THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
X. M. BICE , Publisher.
TJLLENTINE , NEBRASKA.
. 01 il . "MIH - fiotu Arizona lliat Salt
Ulver is U be
Some men are so mean that they
don't want ashes put upon an icy walk
because they are hard on shoes.
It Is one thing to bark at the civil
service system , but It requires an un
used brand of congressioiiaS courage to
bite it
1
Piprpont Morpan avers solemnly that
there is no water in his personal tax
list. We can readily believe that the
list was not inflated. |
The King of Sweden is 75 years old. ;
Evidently Sweden doesn't share In the
belief that a man is "a dead one" af '
ter he has passed the age of 35. |
i
Not only are the railroads complain
ing that they are unable to get com
petent men. but already similar mur-
nnirings have begun to be heard from
the leap year girls.
English scientists have discovered a
new poison , one whiff of which would ,
kill n whole roomful of people. Why j
should scientists devote valuable time
to the making of that kind of discov
ery ?
The trouble among the employes of
the L'nSt'nl States Steel Corporation
who invested in the stock of the cor
poration reveals the one weakness of
the profit-sharing idea. The beiieficiar-
; es do not enjoy sharing the losses.
A Pennsylvania mail who is being
t. e < l for § 15,000 for breach of promise
wtys he would have married the girl
if he had been able to earn more than
$3 a week. It is hard to work up sym
pathy for a girl who wants that kind
of a man.
The cable takes the trouble to In
form the world that "great commo
tion" has been caused at the Spanish
court because Prince Louis Ferdinand
of Bavaria dislocated "his finger. " Of
course if he had only one we can un
derstand the excitement , but otherwise
we cannot fancy what words would bo
used to describe the effect on the court
had the prince dislocated his neck.
Those persons who enjoy a good ,
square meal , in spite of what is said
about the advantages of leaving a table
with an appetite for more , will be glad
of the indorsement from an eminent
English physician , who says : "The
human stomach works better wh
slightly stretched just as the lungs
work better with deep inhalations in
duced by bodily exercise In the open
air. "
1 No fewer whips are made in West-
field , Massachusetts the largest whip-
maklkig town in the world than were
made before the automobile became
popular. This seems to prove one of
two things either that there are as
many horses In use as formerly , or
that more whips "are used upon each
> f the remaining horses , because the
automobiles in the road require that
ntfmethiug be done to distract the at
tention of the animals when tiiey meet
the machines.
Potatoes worth seven hundred and
-flfty dollars a pound , or about thrice
their weight in gold , would strike even
a millionaire as something of a luxury ,
an Indeed they would be , for the table.
That price was recently paid , however ,
at a market in England , not for a lux
ury but for an investment The pota
toes which brought this extraordinary
figure of a hundred and fifty pounds a
pound are a new variety , only a few
of which have been raised , and those
few are in great demand for seed. A
single potato sold for seventy pounds
sterling. Another variety sold for
three hundred pounds fifteen hundred
dollars a ton. Hereafter a gold-mine
will be a weak metaphor for a proflt-
xble enterprise.L'he real money-maker
l > e "n perfect potato-field. "
Dncle Sam is now doing a rushing
business as a builder. He has fifty
Rtractures. mostly postonlces , under vi
contract , and nearly three times as viI viI
many more under authorization. The I
cost of buildings still uncompleted will e
be almost a. > much as the total annual o
expenditure of the government a half ll
cenwtry ago , when the supervising ar lla llc
chitect's office was established. The a
construction of public buildings is one a
of Uncle Sam's methods of "laying up y
money. " He cannot put it out at Interest si
sin
terest in the savings banks like an or n
dinary individual , but he can cut off f
rents by owning his OWH business of
houses. Yet he builds so much more t <
substantially and therefore expensive
ly tfinn private concerns that the rents f (
saved ordinarily amount to a very low 84
rate of interest on their cost , often less 84Si
than the rate on government bonds. Sitl
this is not wholly ft dollar-and- tl
-cent matter. The dignity of the fed-
'eral government ; as well tt the con-
Yenience of its officers , is Inrolved In
'taring suitable quarters for the trans
action of public business. The present 81a
supervising architect Is now employ a
ing the style of architecture seen in 11tl
the great Washington buildings , nota tl
bly the Capitol , the Treasury and the tla
/Wfclte / House. This will carry a gov a :
ernment look to the national edifices
la all parts of the country , so that they 01f
may be distinguished at a fiance from f (
mercantile offices and collegiate insti lati
tutions. It Is desirable that some defin tisi
ite and reasonable rule should be ob- sift
* erred In the Bmlection of places where ft
public buildings are to be erected
Some towns of four thousand inhabi
tants have a government building ; oth
ers of fo ty thousand have none. Thil
result comes from Congressional log-
rolling. This evil like the spoils sys
tem will eventually disappear.
Tax-dodging has become so widerj
prevalent in the United States that its
criminality has almost ceased to b <
recognized. In every community , and
especially In every large city , then
are scor'cs of men whose word as tq
every other matter is as good as theif
bond , but who every year swear otf
or otherwise evade the greatest par
of their lawful taxes. Tax-dodging ii
not only legally criminal , but It inflict *
a moral and material injury on ai
who do not practice it There is a cer
tain amount of revenue that must bt
raised for public purposes , and If the
dishonest part of the community does
not pay its share the honest part must
pay more than Its share. The public
official who tries to check this species -
cies of wrong-doing Is certain to Incur -
cur the 111 will of the individuals di-
rectly affected , but he may repose in
the assurance that his course will be
heartily endorsed by the community
as a whole.
Some are decrying myths and fairj
stones , others are denouncing prosaic
moral tales for children. Dr. LeavitJ
would deny youngsters the "Iliad" and
"Odyssey" and have them devote the
time given to classics to the Bible.
Kov. Fred V. Hawley , secretary of the
Western Unitarian conference , ques
tions whether the Bible is a proper text
book for Sunday schools , to say noth
ing of allowing a child to peruse its
pages according to its own Inclination ,
ilr. Hawley finds many Instances of
wrong-doing in the Bible and he thinks
the minds of children ought not to be *
come familiar with these as they onght
not to become acquainted with the pre *
ceedings of criminal courts. OtheU
Bible stories which he thinks lack a
foundation of truth Mr. Hawley ob
jects to giving to children who are too
young to discriminate. What will coma
of all this Interference In behalf of
children asks the Chicago Chronicle.
Does the child of to-day need such an
Inordinate amount of protection that
the limits of its mental range must bd
rigidly prescribed ? Must it be fas
tened to some secure literary stake in
order that it shall not go astray ? Is it
to be allowed no freedom of choice for
fear it may learn to do evil ? The old-
fashioned plan of admitting a child tea
a good library and allowing It to range
at will and select for itself may after
all be quite as good as the present un
certain method of beginning with lit
erary pap and gradually giving dilu
tions of more substantial stuff as the
child grows older.
Children with large imagination
crave fairy tales , while those more
logical demand that stories shall b < j
true. Must both be forced through
"the mythical period" just becaus *
grave pedagogues have decided that ii
best ? Is a boy to be denied Homei
because there is a strange love affail
mixed up with it ? Is a child to be glv
en a mutilated Bible because humat
0
nature Is found there In all its ex 0V
tremes of good and bad ? If childres V
are to live In the world and to comt
In contact with humanity , good , bai
and indifferent , they will not be seri
ously injured by reading what the :
find in Homer or the Bible. Childrei
are not such weaklings as older people
would have them and a certain lati
tude of reading is better for them thai
too much restriction.
KATE , 1HE BUMBOAT WOMAN
An Odd Old Character Who Uannti
Washington' * Navy Yard. d
Kate , the bumboat woman , is thi
title applied to an old creature wh (
has been haunting the Washingtor
Navy Yard for the past forty years
Her name is Kate Royal , and as fai trVI
back and further than the oldest man VIED
VIU
connected with the yard can rernem U [
ber , Kate has been making daily t ps
with her basket of candy , fruit , and no
tions to sell to the sailors who visit
Washington on Uncle Sam's boats.
Kate has a speaking acquaintance with
all the great men of the army and
navy. She has letters and presents
from the most of them , Including Ad
mlrals Dewey , Sampson and Schley.
Kate made her first visit to the yard
during the civil war. She was a young
woman In those days , and her bright
Irish ways made her a great favorite
In later years , when age began tc ED
creep upon her , she began to form an EDSi
opinion that she was an active and
Indispensable part of the navy. She
considered herself an enlisted person
and became as .devoted to the cause
as the tuost loyal man. It is just lortj
years to-day since Kate began to con
sider herself a sailor. She has had ten bi
red enlistment stripes , representing
four years each , placed upon a field bitt
blue cloth , and this she will weai
to-day to celebrate the occasion. tt :
Kate Is a picturesque character. Hei
form Is bowed beneath the weight ol
seventy years and her face Is sea met
e :
with the marks of time. Only her eye >
still retain the brilliancy of youth , and al
they sparkle with the same Irish bu
mor and good nature that gleamed
from them forty years ago.
Kate has no regular hours of bus !
ness. She Is on hand with the risinj
sun , and the late hours of eveninj
find her still on duty. She gathers he Jd
little stock of trade around her undei
the forecastle of one of the United
States boa-ts laying up at the yard ,
and with the sailor boys lying around
her on the floor , she will tell them tale *
her youth or croon Irish melodies
for them until the signal for lights on <
passed around and the sailors seel W
their swinging hammocks and Kati
shoulders her basket of goods and van re
Jers home. Washington Post
The Question.
"Wkat are we going to do with the
trusts ? * ' asked the apprehensive citi
ten.
ten."My
"My friend , " answered Senator Son
ghum , "that Isn't the question. Tin
important tiling to be considered Ls ,
what are the trusts going to do with
as ? " Washington Star.
\Vliy of it.
"I wonder why people say 'As smarl
as a steel trap ? " asked the young man
"I never notice anything so remark
ably smart about a steel trap. "
"A steel trap , my boy , " replied th <
sage from Sageville , "is smart because ,
unlike some people , it shuts up at th <
proper time. "
Pacts in the Cnae.
"Half the milk you leave in the pail
every morning disappears , " protested
the female customer.
"You oughts to have a waterproof
pail , " said the milkman.
"Oh , " retorted the woman , "it isn'i
the * water that leaks out. "
Such Dear Friends.
Edyth I just heard something
about you.
Mayme It must be something scan
dalous.
Edyth Why do yuu think so ?
Mayme Because you look pleased.
Figures.
"What would you do if I were to di
and leave you. darling ? " asked th
bridegroom , who was on the shady sid
of 70.
"Leave me how much ? " anxiouslj
asked the bride , who was well , le
us say 21) years and 11 months old.
Still Had a Chance.
She I understand you arc a joki
writer.
He I may be guilty , but I neve !
talk about the stuff I turn out
She That's good. There's alwayi
some hope of reformation when there'l
a sense of shame.
On the Wronj ; Trail.
"It is no more than right that th
strong should aid the weak , " said the
landlady.
"And yet , " rejoined the sarcastic
boarder , "I fail to see how dropping a
hunk of butter in the coffee woulc
benefit It any. "
Sarcasm.
Noozey Hello , Suappe. what an
you going to do with the camera ?
Snappe Going J.o bore an artesiar
well in onr sitting room ; you didn'i
suppose I was going to take pictures
with It , did you ? Philadelphia Txnlger
What SheM
Mrs. Youngwed Marian , the dust ot
the furniture in this parlor is awful
What shall I do about it ?
Mariah Pay no attention to It
mum.
Life * * Little Anomalies.
Clara Pepper , they say , makes pee
pie irritable.
Cora That's queer ; Harry gets ma (
when the pepper bottle Is empty. "
Detroit Free Press.
Positive Indications.
Mabel Did Gladys have a fashion
BJble wedding ?
Maude Very. Why , her wedding
Jress was nearly torn off before shi
jot Inside the church. Judge.
Natural Deduction.
"That singer gets $500 a week , " re
marked the critical patron of thi
raudeville show , "yet she has a vole
Ike a buzz saw. "
"Perhaps , " rejoined his friends
that Is why she makes so much dust'
Telephone Repartee. .
"Who are you ? "
"Who are you ? "
"I asked yon first"
"Well , I won't talk unless I fcno-y
you are. "
"All right neither will I ; good-by. '
Detroit Free Press.
'Twits Ever Thus.
Jim jones Howells doesn't bar.
nnch to saj about political principle
jlnce b trtts elected to Congress , doe
Samsmith. No ; he's busy looldnj
ifter bis political interests now.
Strennona Infant.
"Thftt baby of mine Is a natural
jorn soldier , " ald the sleepy-lookinj
man.
"Hew's fhatr queried his friend.
"He's always up in arms , " replia
bc weary parent with a sickly grin.
No lancer a Mystery.
"What makes the chrysanthemum s-
sxpensive ? "
"Ifs expensive because It's fashion
ible. "
"But why is it so fashionable T
"TJm that's because Ifs so espen
dve. " Chicago Tribune.
An Insinuation.
She Sir , I never allow a man
dss me unless we are engaged.
H& Don't you lnd it difficult
teep track of all your engagements ?
That's the Question.
"It was only five years ago that (
ftarted hi with our firm at $5 a week,1
Bragg , "and now I earn $50 j In
without any trouble "
"Thafs BO ; Ifs easy to e rn that ;
eplied Newltt , 'but how much do yo
ret ? " Philadelphia Prwa. H
flight Year * of Tortaro.
more keen than
kidney suffering.1
Sick kidneys make
bad blood ; cause
weak , stiff and
aching backs :
cause blind , sick
and dizzy headaches - ,
aches , lack of ap
petite and loss of
sleep ; keep you all
tired out and spoil
digestion.
To have per
fect health , you
must cure the kid
neys. Read how
one man was cured by Doan's Kidney
Pills after eight years of torture : '
Henry Soule , of Pultney St. , Ham-
mondsport , N. Y. , says : "For eight
years I suffered constant agony from
kidney complaint I endured the worst
torture from gravel and the kidney
secretions were excessive and con
tained sediment like brick dust I had
to get out of bed from ten to twenty
times a night and the loss of sleep
wore me out Indigestion came on and
the distress after eating was terrible.
Doan's Kidney Pills effected a com
plete and lasting cure , and after the
symptoms of kidnej * trouble were gone
my stomach began to work as it
should. This lasting cure , especially
In a person of my age. proves the great
value of Doau's Kidney Pills more
convincingly than could any words of
mine. "
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all drug
gists ; price 50 cents per box. or mailed
en receipt of price by Foster-Milburn
Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. Write for free trial.
K11SG EDWARD SBNJJS FI'S BEST
BAND
A cablegram from London , to
Geortfe W. Stewart , manager of tlie
world's fair Music Bureau , announces
tbat King Edward has given bis
approval to the participation of the
Royal Grenadier band of London in
the world's fair musical program.
This baud of 65 pieces will give two
concerts daily lor six weeks beginning
August 29. Eignt band stands have
been planned , some of them designed
to accommodate massed bands of 250
musicians Other bands will come
from Mexico , Frauce , Germany and
other countries.
Dr. George Dock , a professor of
medicine in the University of Michi
gan , gave an address before the
Johns Flopkins Hospital Medical
Society. Jan. 4 , on "Vaccination and
Vaccine Virus. " The historical
aspect of the subject was illustrated
by a large number of lantern slides ,
showing the most impoitiint pictor
ial representations ol the vacine
vesicle from the time of Jenner-
This was follower ! by a description
of Che moaern method of cultivating
vaccine virus , with a discussion of
plycerinization , the comparative virtues - !
tues of different kinds of vaccine ,
and some of the shurt comings of
the vaccine industry in the United
States.
Fame mutch oftener overtakes
men , than men overtake fame.
Positive Order s < I'jl "
bet , said
Uadlej , scornfully , "that you didn't
do the proposing ; dollars to dough
nuts your wife asked jou to marry
her. "
"Oh , no ; yoo'r wrong , " renlied h
ffenpeck.
"Ob , come off" *
"No. She didn't sak me to marry ,
3er ; she told me to. " Philadelphia -
Press. .
The man who trust ? to Ink will
got beat ; just 39 J rnes out ov 40.
DOCTOR DID IT.
i
Tut on 36 lb . by Foojl. >
Feed n pbyslclnn back to health an *
ho gains an experience that ne can usq
to benefit others. For this reason f
Grape-Nuts food is daily recommended tl
to patients by hundreds of physician ! tls1 tlA
who have cured themselves of stomach s1
trouble. One doctor says :
"Although n physician and trying to PI
PIni
aid and assist my fellow beings to en ni
joy ? oed health it must be admitted 1 niqi
formerly did not enjoy the best ol qipi
health myself. In January , pipi
only weighed 119 pounds. At this tira BJ
I wns living in the Ohio valley anfl
began to think I had about seen my Kf
best days. One day about 3 years ago =
I had an opportunity to try Grape- th :
Nuts food for my breakfast J liked \ \
BO ivell tbat I ate three teaspooufuls
three times a day and hnve regularly
used it up to the present time , and 1
now weigh 15.5 , a gain of 30 pounds ,
and enjoy the best of health. ka
"Not only has Grape-Nuts made this
wonderful change in me , but through
It I have Iped iny friends , relatives i
and patient \ The sustaining power oj n
this food is i mply TvonderfuL tla
"I have one patient who Is a section tlFJ
hand on the C. & O. R. R.who cats FJ
iVthing in the morning but four tablespoonfuls - th
spoonfuls of Grape-NnV and yet does cc :
his very hard irork up to lunch tinn rodi
and enjoys the best of health and di
strength. of
"I could name a great many eases lope
like this and I still prescribe Grape- pe
Nuts in my practice every day. " Name Ln
given by Postum Co. , Battte Creek , be
Mich. Df
Ask any physician about the scien afw >
tific principles on which Grape-Nuta w ;
food is made. Hell tell you the princJ. fo
bles are perfect. tic
Then a 10 days' trial proves that tha AJn
principles are carried out in the foofl n [
"all the good of the grains so treated InW
that anyone can digest It all" ) . Shown W (
renewed physical strength asd brain
energy. pe
"There's a reason. " pete
Look in each pkg. for the tamows te
Httle book. "The Bead to
NOT THE LANGUAGE OF OPERA.
Btosgleton Heard It in English and
Prefer * German or Italian.
"Well , " said Mr. Stosgleton , "now
I've been to hear grand opera In En
glish , and I can't say I like grand opera
In English as well as I do in German
or Italian , i
"Romantic opera , opera of the 'I
dreamed that I dw elt in mar bid
halls , ' and 'When other lips and other
hearts , ' and 'Twas the last rose ol !
summer' variety , I do like better In
English ; but grand opera I do prefer"
in German or Italian.
"Now , In grand opera In English
when I see the tenor come out in a
tunic and top boots , or whatever hla
costume may be I confess I don't
know much about the costume end
of the opera business and wearing ;
a rapier at his side , and I see him rest
his left hand on the hilt of his sword
and raise his right hand nnd hear him
singing passionately :
"O woel
j
/ O woe !
Now I must go ,
To Tuckahoe , to Tuckahoei
and I see the basso come stalking
majestically on from the side scenes ,
wrapping his toga around him as he
advances , and I hear him Pintrinsr. ou
a descending scale :
"To Tuckahoe.
To Tuckahoe ,
To Tuck a hoe !
and I hear the invisible chorus cuuie in ,
with "Tucka Tuckahoe. Tuckahoe .
hoe hoe , Tucka Tucka-hoe !
honest , it dosen't impress me.
But if A hear these same tilings sung in
German or in Italian , which I don't
understand at all. why , there's room
there for the imagination ; and , If the
singers all look solemn enough , I can !
easily make up my mind that whali
they are singing is very sad , or very
aweet , or-very serious , as the case may
be. k
"Or , suppose that In grand opera in
English , I should see a man In plumj
colored velvet jacket and doublet and
hose as I said before. I am undoubtedly -
edly lame on the costume side of the .
opera , and I may be wrong In that
description but suppose I should see KlK
him rush out on the stage and holler
to th < > basso. 'Back to Hoboken , ' why , N
I should have to laugh , I couldn't help tc
it. But on the other hand , if I should tt
see that same man come out In the ui
same plum-colored . 'ackct , and the same
yellow doublet and hose , and sing , fc
'Bock , weisc-nbock. or 'QuI quella , da ot
capo I' or something like that , why I tc
shouldn't know what it meant , and I tcE
shuold be moved according to the voice
and manner of the singer. ,
by
"So when it comes to grand opera ,
and however well it might be sung ,
I should choose to hear it not in En-
glish. but ' .n German or Italian , or S.i
Tl
ri.ayl.-e in some one of the Scandinavian >
tongues , or , perhaps. In some form of to
the Arabic. " New Tork Sun.
Thiril Hail a Protection.
A protected third rail , which has so
often betu advocated for the elevated
system in New York city , but has as
often been judged a practical Impossi du
bility by engineers of the Manhattan for
Elevated compnny , is permanently InJ
s-tailed for seventeen miles on the electric
I > r
tric road in Switzerland between Le if
ifwi
Fay el and Ghainounix. This protected wi
is entirely successful and has * a
been beset by none of the difficulties
put forward by those opposed to its lo-
for
al adoption. 1 he protection Is afford- mil
Hl by an insulated box of paraffined She tn
hf > t-h. which makes contact with the
-aS ? impossible except through the nar-
.ow slit at the side toward the car ,
h rough which the metal connection
with the motor of the car is estab-
islu-d.
The top of the box is fixed with iron
distance pieces which support It only
n tJo ; off side of the box , thus allow
ing the above-mentioned opening. No
I
ronneclion would be established , there
fore. with the live rail unless some $
thing was forced in through this slit
Anyone could walk over the rail by 8l
stepping on the box with perfect safe ea
ty. Although it might naturally be an
supposed that such a support would qt
not possess sufficiently high Insulating tl
qualities for the pressure employed to w
prevent considerable leakage , it is com wTl
puted that the maximum loss in this as
S4
system is less than one ampere per di
rard. However , the leakage , It rs as
serted. decreases with a fall of rain or Lc
TIOW , owing to this action washing off
he dust and accumulations that have Co
lnken from the strength of the current be east
-New York Press. Wi
Finns for Alaska.
An organization known as the Alas
Colonization Company has been
mrsuing extensive investigations as tc
Jie soil and products of Alaska , witi
view to locating a colony of Finns
the territory. It has been found
Jiat the soil and agricultural possibili-
Jes are greatly superior to those of
Finland , while tbe Finns would bear
lie change well , being a hardy race
om.ng from the extreme north ol Eu-
ope , with a latitude and winter eon-
litions very similar to the southeast
Alaska. The Finns are a liberty-
oving people , and opposed to the im-
eriaJ rule under which they now live.
immense immigration of Finns haa
een steadily flowing into the States v SJ
Michigan and Washington , and tens I
thousands more are ready to follow
vhen transportation has been arranged
them. The Finland Steam Naviga-
ion Company is co-operating with the
Uaska Colony Company In this work ,
"he Finns make excellent citizens , be-
industrious and honest , while the
vomen are ideal mothers. The conse-
luences of a large immigration of such
eople , alret < ? 7 acclimated , into Alas-
. must result la making thdr terri-
osy worthy of Statehood in a rarprto-
of * .
ODD THIHHaS Olff THE PI ]
AT THE WORLD'S FAIR
Japaoeso trees witb fcuman ant
animal shapes.
Eight hundred wild animals roafi *
at large without bars or any screes
between them and the Public.
Chinese Theater with troupe of
Chinese actors io drama. '
Dublin's famous band of sixty
"sober" musicians. j
Eajab festival of Hindustan with
elephants and goldei ; cars.
Statue of awakening waocfn stands'-
forty-two feet high.
Famous Rag-maklag eirls of Japan,5
ten to twelve yeais old. . .
History of the Coiuffre Illustrate *
through all the centuries.
Battle S2ip Texas shooting * t
Swimming target on real water.
New sunset effer.t with lengthening
,
shadows and ranging angles.
{
Atlantic liner 600 feet long a nd
jigbty feet wide.
A ride in a Jinricfeasna. a jauntIng -
Ing car , a sompan or a kajavak.
Russian theater with troupe of"
fortv native actors In Characteristic'
national amusements.
Six thousand performers on thfr
pike and 1,500 animals.
A single chain of boats that carrr
1V500 oas'senuers at one load.
Free to Twenty-Five Ladles.
Ibe Defiance Starch Co. will
B5 ladies a round trip ticket to tbffi
Be. Louis Exposition * to five ladies
In each of the following states :
Illlnius , Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas an $ !
Klissnurj who will send lu the largest1
number of trade marks cut front
ten cent , 16 ounce package 3f Da-
tiaoce cold water laundry starch.
This means from jour own hons8 , |
anywhere in the above named states * *
These irade marks roust be mailed ,
to and received by the .Defiance
Ktarch Co. , Omaha , Nebr. , before
Kepteruber ( 1st , 1904. October and
November will be the best months !
visit the Exposition. Remember
that Defiance is the'only starch pui
up 16 oz. ( a lull pound ) to the pack
age. You fcefc one-third more starch
for the same money than of any *
other kind , and Defiance never sticks
the iron. The tickets to the
Exposition will he sent by registered
mail September 5th. Starch.for sals
all dealers.
IOOOO Plnnts for lOc.
This is n remarkable offer the John A.
Snlzer Seed Co. , La Crosse , Wis. , makes.
They will send yon their big plant and ;
ced catalogue , together with enough seed
grow
3,000 fine , solid Cabbages , ;
2,000 delicious Carrots , } \iJ *
2,000 blanching , nntty Celery , -fp
2.000 rich , buttery Lettuce , 1 -
1,000 splendid Onions , > k
1,000 rare , luscious Radishes , *
1.000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made hi order to It *
3uce you to try their warranted seeds
when you once plant them y a will
fcrow no others , and
ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE ,
providing yon will return this notice , and
you will send them 20c in postage , they
tvill add to the above a package of th
famous Berliner Cauliflower. ( C , K. U. }
Twenty Five Barrel Roller Mill M *
irreB of alfalfa and timber Hnd D < Jgli-roOEn < -8lHn
sale ; good 'eodlng station lor cattle cr ritorpi
hascood pat nonage i Pric * 13,600. Also bargain *
ImpTOTed : farnm. J. T. CAilPBELL ,
ieriuxn coTintj. Nebraska.
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment
cures Sprains and Strains ,
L. DOUGLAS
$3.ii&s3SHOESH ;
W. Ii. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style ,
easy-fitting , and
superior -wearing
qualities , achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes In the
world.
They are just as good
those that cost yon
to S5 the only
difference ] is th e price.
Sold Eoerymhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
Doticlas uses Corona L . . . .
DoltBkinwhich i everywhere conceded to
the flneHt Patent leather yet produced.
: Co'or Eyelets used. Shoe * bymail.2of.extnu
Write for Catzlwr. W.L.DouxIa * . Brwktflu. Mau-
500,000 BUSHELS51
S ALE CHE A R ,
Larxeft seed potato zroiccrsin the bortdl
Elegant stock. Tremendous yields.
Prom 400 to 1000 bushels per acre.
FOR 1O CENTS
and this notice we send yon lota of farm
seed Bamptes and bl ? catalogue , telling
all about Teoslnte , Epeltz. Peaoat , Aerld
Land Barley , ilacaronl Wheat , Bromoa
Earliest Cane , etc. tend/or same today.
JOHN A.&AUER.
O CO. LA CROSSE , WIS ,
- " r * r < * 'SM ' j
GOOD !
In price , leper pkfc
- _ and up , postpaid !
fuostrated catalogue
printed sent FREE. EngraW
ings or every Tariety. A Rrea *
, , lot of extra p&KS.of seeds , mere
.sonn , presented free with erarr
order. Borne sorts onions only 65 *
per Ib. Other seed equally low ; '
* 0 years a eeed grower and dealt *
aadaJlOTstomerssatigfled. No oil'
vNe-w , fresh and reliable every
Write for bis ? PBSE catalogfaV
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