- HALF SICK PEOPLE , ,
Just sick enough to feel heavy heeled , lazy and listless , to have no appe
tite , to sleep hadly , to have what you eat feel like lead on your stomach , but
not sick enough to call a doctor Just flick enough not to know what to do.
TAKE OR , TYLER'S PEPSIN STOMACH POWDERS ,
They will sharpen your appetite and put new "go" In your nerves and
Znuscles. Send today and commence taking them right away.
Price 25c , or 5 for $1. Circulars and testimonials free. Ask your druggist
for It , or send direct to H. P. Hastings , 3143 Monroe St. , Toledo , O.
Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers.
< XXXXK > O < HXXX > < XHXX > < XXXX > < XXKXXXX > < XX > < XX > O
$5,000 CASH and Premium Awards FREE.
&J These 14 letters will spell three different States when <
properly arranged. Each line represent * one State. WhaM
are they ? We intend to divide $200,00 in cash and distribute (
| 4,8CXXOO worth of premiums , consisting of Solid Gold Genuine (
r Diamond Rings. Beautiful Silverware , etc , among those who <
jsond in correct answers. This contest is free. An answer on a postal will do. We reply by
) re turn mail. All can secure an award if they wish without any expense whatever. Answer
> to-day. It costs nothing to try and yon may be fortunate enough to secure a handsome award.
VOOOOOOOHOME SUPPLY COMPANY , DETROIT , MICH.
Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers.
PORTABLE GASOLINE ENGINE
, , , ,
Specially adapted for operating corn buskers ,
grinders , etc. , and. for general farm service. Write
for catalogue and further information.
FAIRBANKS , MORSE Nebraska ,
Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers.
" " The Names and Memory of Three Great
"OUR MARTYRS" est and Grandest Men of the Age Will Live
Forevei
, LINCOLN , GARFIELD AND M'KINLEY
assassinated while serving their country. The lives of these men should be a ,
guide and inspiration for every man , woman and child.
We have finished at a great expense a beautiful picture , size 16x20 , giving
perfect likeness and correct biography of each , which includes the last
words uttered. The artist who designed and grouped this beautiful work of
art has every reason to feel gratified at the splendid results achieved. The
picture will touch a responsive chord in the heart of everyone who sees It.
We want you to act as our representative in your territory. The sales will
be enormous ; the profits large. Ast at once ; tomorrow may be too late. Re
mit in stamps if more convenient. *
Sample copy , postage prepaid. . . ) % .25
Three copies , postage prepaid 50
COMMONSENSE BOOK CONCERN ,
Publishers' Building , Omaha , Neb. .
Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers.
The Chicago Limited
MILWAUKEE
Ticket Off ice , 1504 FarnaroSt ,
matrons of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R. will find in Omaha ,
Chicago and all other important depots the officials of the road present at
the departure and arrival of all trains , whose special business it is to be of
service in every way possible to our patrons ,
COUNTRY PUBLISHERS CO. , OMAHA , Vol. 4-No. 46-1901
Agents ! Free Samples , Favorite Cake Spoon
The holes permit the batter to pass
through , making stirring easier , mix-
" * ing more complete , and cake lighter a
good draining spoon. Sample spoon
and catalogue of 40 useful and quick
selling articles mailed upon receipt of
10 cents in stamps to cover postage
and packing. Address TJ. S. Novelty
' & Specialty Co.U. S. Not'l Bank Bldg. ,
'Omaha , Neb.
Please mention this paper.
THE IMPROVED
KIMBALL BROS. CO. , Mfgs.
1051 9th St. - - - Council Bluffs , la.
1010 llth St.
Omaha Office , - - -
When writing , mention this paper.
Descriptive Literature.
The 'Frisco Line has recently Issued
for free distribution a number of pam
phlets containing carefully selected
photo engravings of scenery , together
with reliable and up-to-date informa
tion concerning the resources and great
possibilities of the country traversed
by the Frisco Line. Write for a copy
of any of the following publications :
"Feathers and Fins on the Frisco , "
"The Top of the Ozarks , " "The Missou
ri and Arkansas Farmer and Fruit-
man , " "Fruit Farming Along : the Fris
co , " 'Oklahoma , " or the "Frisco Line
Magazine. " They can be obtained upon
application to W. C. Melville. N. W. P.
A. , Kansas City , Mo.
CURED
Ab80luteiy
Cured Never To Return.
A boon to sufferers. Acts like magic.
In reach of everybody. A home treat
ment that can be handled to perfec
tion in the most humble home. " Why
suffer so long when you can find out
how to be cured at home by address
ing Loudon Pile Cure Co.Cordova , 12th
& Penn , Kansas City .Mo.
t Please mention this paper.
WILL BURY THEM IN THE CON
VENT GROUNDS.
Omaha , Neb. ( Speclel. ) Within fc
few weeks arrangements will be com
pleted whereby the Sisters of Poor
Clare when they die will be Interred
in vaults standing in the convent
grounds , although the convent is In
the midst of the residence portion of
Omaha ,
This is strictly In keeping with the
rules of the order , although the rule
cannot always be observed. The Poor
Clares form one of the strictest relig
ious orders in the whole world. When
a novice takes her final vows she bids
farewell to relatives and friends , never
to see or hear from them again. She
is also never to leave the convent dur
ing life , and , as'intimated , the rule of
the society is that even her dead body
shall not be carried outside the en
closure. This latter has not been ob
served in Omaha in.the past , but a
burial vault capable of holding fifty
corpses Is now being erected within the
convent walls.
The life ojE the Poor dares is a strict
one. All communication with the out
side world is through the superior and
when notice is received of the death
of a relative the bereaved sister is
never notified. Instead , the superior
calls the sisters together and publicly
announces that the father or , mother
( or whatever relation it may be ) of one
of those present is dead. None knows
but it may be , herself that is bereaved
and , consequently , at each announce
ment each membr of the house suffers
in silence.
When one visits the convent on busi
ness he sees not a soul. Entering a
hallway he hears a voice from the
other side of a wall asking his name
and business. Looking in the direc
tion from1 which the voice comes he
seees a turnstile upon which he places
his card. The shelf is revolved and
the card passed Into the other room
without him being able to catch a
glimpse of * the one who has spoken ,
or she of him. If an interview is to
be granted he is directed "to pass into
a little closet , probably six feet square ,
in which a chair is placed by an Iron
grated window communicating with
the room from whence the voice is
sued. This grating Is about two feet
square and behind the bars is a close
meshed black wire screen and behind
it a heavy black curtain. The conver
sation is carried on through this close
ly guarded opening , and such a conver
sation makes the outsider feel some
what as if he was talking to a corpse
in a grave.
Even the chapel in which the sisters
hear mass every morning is closely
protected in the same manner. Im
bars rail off the portion of the chapel
where the sisters kneel , and these iron'
bars are also covered in the rear by
heavy black curtains. The sisters can
hear , but they cannot see the priest
or servers , neither can the priest and
servers see them.
Yet , notwithstanding the rigor of
their life , statistics show that the sis
ters of Poor Clare live longer than the
members of other orders.
There is a curious belief current
among Roman Catholics of Omaha in
regar dto these sisters and the pro
tection they have given the city in
the past. It Is a fact that while cy
clones have devastated the country on
alll sides of Omaha and have some
times come within a few miles of the
city , one has'never touched the city it
self , and Catholics believe this is due
to the sisters of Poor Clare who , with
in their convent upon the hill , pray
every day for the safety of the city
and its preservation from "the powers
of the air. "
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.
by local applications , as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness ,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
inflamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing , and when it is
entirely closed deafness is me result ,
and unless the inflammation can , be
taken out and this tube restored to'its
normal condition , hearing will be de
stroyed forever ; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh , which is noth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness ( caused ty
catarrh ) that can , not be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu
lars , free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , Oa.
Sold by Druggists , 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
You may slight the warnings of con
science ; but you cannot escape its re
ward of remorse.
LIVER TONIC
CANDY CATHARTIC
lOo. NEVER
25c. 50c. SOLD IN BULK
ALL DRUGGISTS
* * * * * * * * mil bowel troubles , appe c9.11110.1-
P 11 D L css , bad breath , bad blood , wind on the
I 11 K sT stomach , bloated bowels , foul mouth , head-
U II11 ! ache , indigestion , pimples , pains after eat-
lig , liver trouble , sallow complexion and dizziness.
When your bowels don't move regularly you ore getting
sick. Constipation Mils snore people than all other
diseases together. It Is a starter for the chronic ail
ments and long years of suffering that come afterwards.
JSo matter what ails you , start taking CASCARET8 to
day , for you will never get well and be well all the time
until you put your bowels right. Take our advice ;
tart with CA8CARETS to-day , under B absolute
cmmraatee to cord cr money refunded *
TO CURE : Five yearg asp the
first box of CASCAKETS won
GUARANTEED sold. Now it is over six million
boxes a year , greater than
any similar medicine in the
world. This is absolu _ 'eatrneritj and our best testi-
monial. We have faith and sell _ absolutely guar
anteed to core or money refunded. Go buy to-day , two OOcbox *
es , give them a fair , honest trial , as per simple directions , and
if yon are not satisfied , after using 'one 5Oc box , return the un
used fiOc box and the emp "
from whom you pure *
boxes. Take our adv „
Health will quickly follow and yon will bless the day yon first
started the use of CASCAKEXS. Book free by mail. Address :
STJEBLCfCt KK3TKDY COn STEW 1TOBK er CHICAGO
I
j ' - : - FARM NEWS NOTES.
Female calves are the dairy recruits
and on their proper rearing largely de
pends their futtrre usefulness. Some
dairymen of scant experience imagine
that , when a calf develops into the
proportions of a cow , no matter what
vicissitudes she encounters during her
growth , that she then is ready to be
come a paying animal. Dairymen
should banish such false notions from
their heads if they desire to possess
cows of any merit.
Remember that calves cannot be
raised too well. It pays to force their
growth all that you can.Do not slop
them much with sour whey or old but
ter milk. Feed both to them In a
fresh state. They should have the free
run of a partially shaded pasture , in
which there is a. good growth of mixed
grasses containing some clover. Of
fensive surroundings , like proximity to
a born yard or stable , are inimical to
the healthy development of growigg
calves. Sweet * skimmed milk as it
comes from the separator of creamery
will make bone and sinew for calves
especially if a little oil meal is added
to it.
Never try to raise a calf that lacks
eood natural vitality. There"are plenty
enough animals born that can ' be
grown into profitable , healthy cows ,
'without trying to raise the , puny ones.
One farmer was so economical that he
put his calves and pigs in the same
enclosure. What was the result ? Why ,
in a short time the poor calves were
in such a scrawny state that , although
speedily transferred to a fresh pasture ,
they never fully recovered from the
effects of swine companionship all the
summer. The troughs of buckets out
of which calves are fed milk or whey
should be washed and scalded at least
once daily. Neglect in this direction is
of frequent occuprence and is one
cause for failure In the rearing of good
calves.
Another thing not a-bit sentimental ,
and when put in practice of great
practical value , is to make pets of the
calves. These young animals are very
amenable to kind , gentle treatment ,
and i fdaily fondled at feeding time ,
will grow up to be docile cows , which
adds to their commercial and milking
value at least 25 per cent. If you do
not believe so just try the plan and
see.
Some criticism has been expressed
in different agricultural journals be
cause the reports supplied officially do
not take into account the value of
the skimmed milk. Skimmed milk
doubtless has a value , and the herd
that gives the largest amount of milk
would naturally' have the largest
amount of skimmed milk to their cred
it ; but.against this should be charged
the labor of handling , feedeing or oth
erwise manipulating the same. As
there are no prizes offered for skim-
milk alone there has been no competi
tion on account of it , and the records
have not been encumbered with the
additional figures because of 'the con
fusion that it would leadto. . Figures
are given , however , that set forth
the total milk as well as the total sol
ids , though it has been impossible 'to
work up even this in detail because of
the mass of figures it would require.
Very complete records are kept in the
Model Stable that are open at all times
to the inspection of those interested ,
and the closest inspection solicited by
all stockmen.
As a matter of fact , the value of the
skim-milk is of wide variation. Some
judicious feeders value it as high as
15 cents per 100 pounds , while others
are so careless and indifferent that the
probabilities are that the labor of the
handling eats up all the profit. Com
mercially the price of 10 cents per 100
might be Considered a fair valuation.
The greatest drawback ( almost ) to
successful stock raising is the want of
continuous care of the animals. This
is the lesson which needs to be drilled
into the.-minds of farmers line upon
line ; here a little there a good deal ,
and is head and shoulders above the
matter of improved , pedigreed stock as
an essential to success. Improved an
imals * have reached their excellence
by judicious selection and generous
feed and care. Common stock will en
dure greater privations with less loss
of flesh than Improved animals , for
the. reason that common stock are
more self-reliant than improved ones
whose wants have been anticipated
and supplied for generations with but
little exertion on their part. Under
the restrictions of increasing price of
land and a corresponding decrease of
grazing area per animal , the keeping
of live stock has largely increased the
duty of the farmer toward his stock.
Under these circumstances he must
adopt the system of feeding stock from
other fields , and this needs to be done
with the same strict regularity which
must characterize successful winter
feeding.
After young turkeys have passed the
danger period they are then very hardy
and "will take care of themselves with
but little assistance. They are natur
ally great foragers and are therefore
liable to destruction from dogs , foxes ,
and other enemies. They will always
prefer high roosting places , and in
alighting therefrom they sometimes be
come tame. Even when well advanced
in growth they sometimes succumb to
the attacks of the large grey lice ,
which are found under the wings and
on the skin of the heads and necks.
The remedy is to apply a little melted
lard , as grease of any kind will de-
stro ythe lice ; but , if to much is
used it will also injure the young tur
keys. An occasional dusting with in
sect powder will also be found , bene
ficial. . -
The smallest tree in the world is the
Greenland birch. Its height is less
than three inches , yet it covers z. ra
dius of two or three feet.
> * * * # # # '
i MONEY BRINGS MARRIAGE OFFERS :
Colorado Springs , Colo. ( Special. )
Laid at the feet of Miss Nellie Lewis ,
whose breach of promise suit against
the late Sam Strong was settled by
Mrs. Strong for $31,000 , are a hundred
proposals of marriage. They come
from more than half the states in the
Union , and some of them are strangely
unique , while others are quite laugh
able.
But they have all been refused , for
Miss Lewis will never wed , so she
says , and the love missives will remain
unanswered.
From the time that the news went
abroad that .the damage suit , which
had been pending in the court for some
time , of Miss Lewis against Sam
Strong had been settled , letters have
been pouring In with wvery mail , and
even the letter carrier on that beat
has threatened , to resign if there was
not a change.
Nearly all of the letters that com *
are love letters , and the writers are
desirous of an immediate marriage. A
few of them come from real estate
agents , Insurance men , piano dealers
and furniture men , but the majority
are from men who seek her hand in
marriage.
These letters come addressed In ev
ery conceivable manneV. Some are sent
to Cripple Creek , others to Denver ,
and not"a few come in care of the
attorneys in the case and the district
court. But yesterday one was fc-r-
warded from Denver. It was from a
man in West Virginia. He had heard
that Miss Lewis had won her suit , so
to speak , and hastened to offer con
gratulations. At the same time he at > -
sired to open a correspondence with
a view to matrimony.
But not all the proposals Miss Lewis
receives are by mail. Not a few of
them have been in person. There are
at least a dozen men who have trav
eled from Kansas and Iowa to tell to
her their love. Like the writers ofhe
GUNNER PRAISES SCHLEY ,
Iowa City.Ia. ( Special. ) James Hav-
ilik , Jr. , second gunner on the battle
ship Oregon during the sea fight off
Santiago , having resigned from the
navy in order to marry an Iowa girl
and settle down , says there is nothing
to prevent him from discussing the
conduct of the Brooklyn as viewed
from a turret of the Oregon. He was
found at his home , seated on pillows
made by his wife from captured Span
ish flags.
"We all loved Schley , " he volunteer
ed after considerable questioning , as he
patted reminiscently a five-inch shell
picked up on the Colon after the sur
render. "Schley had a heart as big
as an ox and was popular with the
men , because he always seemed anx
ious to provide for their comfort and
entertainment. He always seemed to
want to know if the 'fellows below'
were having a good time. At least
that was the name he had among those
on the flagship.
"After the fight of July 3 , the Brook
lyn passed us and Schley shouted loud
enough so that we all could hear , 'Bul
ly for the Oregon. She did it. all. ' The
men liked this spirit and every one
of them cheered until they were
hoarse.
"Sampson was a cool , reserved fel
low whom we never liked. It would
be difficult to Imagine him coming up
alongside the Oregon and conceding us
the credit the way Schley did. We
never considered that he would try to
claim any credit for the battle , as he
wasn't in It. He never came up until
after it was over. The men never
thought much of him anyway. j
SAVED HIM PROM PRISON ,
Taylorville , Ky. ( Special. ) Standing
before a bar of justice , which a word
from a girl had changed into a tribu
nal of mercy , Frank Leathers married
Lizzie Hopper , the 14-year-old girl he
had abducted. To save him from the
penitentiary the girl faced judge and
jury and a crowded court room to de
clare her love. And yet she had never
known the man until one day last Au
gust when by force he carried her off
into the mountains.
Lizzie , the pretty daughter of a
farmer , started for the grist mill , car
rying behind her on her horse a bag
of corn. That evening the horse came
home riderless. The corn was found
scattered alopg the road. Among some
bushes were signs of a terrible strug
gle. Otherwise all trace of the girl
had disappeared.
Half crazed by grief , the father
sought his daughter. For six weeks
the search kept up. Armed friends
helped him. One day the party stum
bled on a brush hut far up a half-
hidden tortuous ravine. The sound of
a woman crying attracted them. Then
creeping close , at the head of his men ,
big , Will Hopper almost stumbled over
his daughter , Lizzie. With her was a
man. His friends prevented big Bill
from committing murder. t
The man , who gave his name as
Frank Leathers , was brought to town.
The girl told how he had dragged her
from her horse and carried her a pris
oner into the mountains. She seemed
to hate him. The time for the trial
arrived and Lizzie Hopper was the
state witness. There seemed to be no
doubt of the result. Then years in the
penitentiary stared Leathers in the"
face. The jury had reported-and the
Judge was about to pass sentence.
\
letters , their excuses for calling the
first time have been many and varied.
but in the end their business has beet
told , and like the others they have
beeen refused. ,
One rather unique proposal whlck
Miss Lewis has received during the
past few days Is from C. F. KInzer
of Wythevllle , Va , According to the
letter , Mr. Kinzer is a practicing phy
sician , and while going from his horn *
to Washington , D. C. , had to change
trains. The train which he was t *
take to the capital was late * and he
took occasion to stroll down on the
beach. There , written upon the sainf.
he says , were the words :
"Miss Nellie Lewis , Colorado Springs ; ,
*
Colo. "
Curiosity had compelled him to write
to her , he said , and he had made up
his mind that if the girl whose name
was inscribed on the sands of the sea
shore was living he would willingly
place his hand and heart at her feet.
A girl whose name had withstood th < l
ocean waves he thought good enough
to link with his , and If she would but
say the word he would wend his way
to Colorado Springs and carry her
away to his old Virginia home.
A New York man who bears the
same name as Miss Lewis said that
he was arranging for a trip to Paris ,
and that If she would but accept his
hand In marriage they would journey
thither on their honeymoon. He had ,
read her story in the Now Tork pa
pers and had become convinced that
she was the girl for him.
A Kansas man in fact there ar % a.
number of Kansas men asks her hanfi.
in marriage and tells her that while he
was wedded once and his first wife
was 'jfntrue to him , he is sure that she
will remain constant. He feels that to
wed her would be the fulfillment of
his life's dream. The maid herself
says that the dream will never be re- "
alized.
"I was gunner in the after-star
board eight-inch turret during the bat
tle. The two eight-inch guns on .our
side were the ones that did the busi
ness. The men on the Oregon saw
the Spaniards coming before anyone
else. We fired sixty-one shots alto
gether. Lieutenant Miller , in the for
ward port turret , was so anxious to
hit , the Maria Teresa before she goi
out of range that he nearly blew our
pilot up by firing across the ship. But
we didn't blame him , and I don't think
Captain Clark did either , though ie
gave him a big wigging for it.
"The Oregon got a whack at every
ship as it went to the west. When
the Colon beached and struck her col
ors ten of us were ordered aboard her.
j >
The dagoes had opened all the flcxod-
cocks , and I was nearly drowned try
ing to close fhem. We found one
dead man on a stretcher. Three of Jis
tied a couple of five-inch shells to him
and dumped him overboard into Davy
Jones' locken-
"During the fight we noticed the loop
of the Brooklyn and did not like it , for
it seemed to leave us alone with the
Colon and we felt at that time we
were going to get the worst of it in
the matter of speeed. TheBrookljm
was a twenty-two-knotter , you knotty
while we were only a sixteeen-knotter.
But after the battle I was talking with
some of the prisoners we got off the
Colon and they said it had been their
scheme to lead the Brooklyn away
from the rest and then sink her. They
called the Oregon the "white devil" for
the way shp pounded through the sea-
ter after them. "
"Have you anything to say ? " .he
asked the prisoner. Leathers looked
up.
up."I
"I did It because I loved her , * * Jhe
said.
said.There
There was a stir and a slender girl
ish form arose.
"Frank , Frank , I didn't mean it ! '
love you , Frank ! " and the next mo
ment Lizzie Hopper was crying ia the-
arms of the prisoner. The court was
plainly perplexed. At last a bright
idea struck the judge.
"Why can't they marry ? " he said.
The county clerk quickly procured a.
license. Another man brought a min
ister. He took the place the judge va
cated and made Lizzie Hopper .the safe
of the man who had abducted .her.
"And may God bless the .union *
said the Rev. Mr. Handy as he fir
ished.
An experiment in co-operative
roading on a small scale is in progress
in Indiana. The employes of the Ch > -
cago & Southeastern railway , a. com
mon carrier plying between Muncie
and Brazil , are running the road with ,
the full consent and approval of the
management. The cash on hand has
not been sufficient to meet the pay
roll for some time and the directors
told the employes to take the property
and run it until they got their 3333-
out of it.
The Amoor , the great stream < jf
China and Siberia , is 1,500 miles Jons ;
but for nearly nine months in the year
is ice-bound.
Taking the distance as the crow flieg ,
Sydney , 10,120 miles , is the most dis
tant of large cities from 'London. '