L
is La ( Useful
for Catarrh ?
Should a list of the ingredients of Pe-
( Tuna bo submitted to any medical ex-
tpcrt , of whatever school or nationality ,
ihcwould be obliged to admit without
ircservo that the medicinal herbs com
posing Peruna are of two hinds. Pirst ,
-standard and well-tried catarrh rcmc-
-dies. Second , well-known and gener
ally acknowledged tonis remedies.
That in one or the other of these uses
they have stood the test of many years'
-experience by physicians of different
schools. There can be no disnn to about
this , whatever. Peruna is composed of
some of the most efficacious and uni
versally used herbal remedies for catarrhal -
tarrhal diseases , and for such conditions
of the human system as require a tonic.
Each one of the principal ingredients
of Pcruaa has a jcputation of its own
u the ciii'Q of f-ome phase of catarrh eras
as a ionic medicine.
The fact ij , chronic catarrh is a dis-
saso which is very prevalent. Many
thousand people know they have
-chroniccatarrh. They have vibited doc
tors over and over again , and been told
that their cae is one of chronic catarrh.
It may be of the nose , throat , lungs ,
stomach or some other internal organ.
There is no doubt as to the nature of
\
the disease. The only trouble is the
remedy. This doctor has tried to cure
them. That doctor has tried to pre
scribe for them.
No other household remedy so uni
versally advertised carries upon the
label the principal active constituents ,
-showing that Peruna invites the full
inspection of the critics.
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JVrirli--u vs. Preaching ? .
"Returned Statesman You can't deny ,
-anyhow , that I have always been in favor
of conspnins our natural resources.
Constituent Have you ? In all the
years you have been in "Washington you
f haven't don anything but spout natural
rsas Into HIP atmosphere.
Mrs.Vinslow \ Soothing Syrup for child
ren teething , .softens the gums , reduces in
flammation , aliays pain , cures wind colic.
-2oc a bottle.
Fresh AH "Winter.
2L clever French process by which
vine growers in France are able to mar
ket fresh outdoor grapes nil through
( .be winter is thus described. Bunches
-o the finest grapes when ripe in
-antumij art' cut in such a way that to
each l > u-"h : i piece of the A'ine five or
six indies Ionic remains attached. From
this ph'ce the stems of the bunch hand ,
sin arrangement vitally necessary to
the sun-ess of the operation.
A large number of the wide-mouth
IvotOes , tilled with water , is ranged in
. cellar aiid in the open end of each is
insert . J the pieces of vine stein , the
benches of grapes handing outside.
The jrrapes tlo not touch the water ,
* Kat are thus supplied with moisture
iJbrousrli the vine stem , which is im
mersed in water. By this process
"rJioice rarities of table grapes are kept
hiyrnTfect condition for the whole win-
er.
er.The
The temperature of the cellar is uni-
- amj and moderately low and care is
taken Qaiiy to supply the bottles with
Llie water lost by evaporation. Fruit
uhus carefully tended is somewhat cost-
.y , but ti ! ° re are many patrons who
jvillingly pay , < ? 2 a bunch for the deli-
jpacy of fyi ) grapes in midwinter.
vtifiajj L.IIIC at Cayo llntterns.
s "jvpe Il.ttrcras is the true dividing
Jjr > o between the North and the South.
"X arlli of it there is not a trace of the
to and other formsof , vegetation
ubtronical iu character , cease
" .chore a'irr . Mason and Dixon's line is
r.7 imaginary sort of a thing in the
Xorth. but ilatteras is the outer mark
of the ival dividing line and it affords
a. Qu" opportunity for study. Forest
Stroam.
. "Merely a Delusion.
* * It hurts , doesn't it ? " asked the sur
geon. probing away.
"No ! " answered the patient , through
set teeth. "I only think it does ! "
SELF DELUSIOIT.
People Decei\-ed by Coffee.
We like to defend our indulginicics
and habits even though we may be con
vinced of their actual harmfulness.
A 111:111 can convince himself that
- -whisky is good for him ou a cool morn-
iug , or beer on a hot summer day
\vuen he wants the whisky or beer !
It's the same with coffee. Thousands
of people suffer headache and nervous-
sess year after year but .try to per
suade themselves the cause is not cof
fee lx > cause they like coffee.
- " ' I commenced
-'While yet a child
using coffee and continued it , " writes
a. Wis. man , "until I was a njuhir ;
-coffee fiend. I drank it every morn-
Dig and in consequence had a blinding
headache nearly every afternoon.
"My folks thought it was coffee that
ailed me , but I liked it and would not
admit it was the cause of niy trouble ,
so E stuck to coffee and the headaches
stuck to me.
"Finally , the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Postuni.
They made it riidit ( directions on pkg. )
2ixl to id me to see what a difference it
rould make with my head , and during
that first week on Postum my old af-
tliction did not bother me once. From
that day to this we have used nothing
injt Posltim in place of coffee head
aches are a thing of the past and the
whole family is in fine health. "
"Postum looks good , smells good ,
txstcs good , is good , and does good to
the whole body. " 'There's a Reason. "
Name iriveii by Postum Co. , Battle
Creek. Mich. Head "The Road to Well-
% iile , " in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter ? A
time to time.
siev/ one appears from
' They are genuine , true , and full of
an interest.
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OS
Trasts ur.il TurlC.
The Republican politicians aixl th
trusts have always , since their unhol ,
par'U'erahip began , tried to befog th
Uriff issue. It must be said the.
have succeeded in doing so to a grca
elent and arc- still working faitli
fully for the same end. It is usoles
for candidate Taft to decide that th
money of the trusts and corporation
will not be received for Kcpublicui
campaign fimd.s. for like Presiden
Uocsevelt when the exigencies of tin
campaign may require a largo amoun
of hioncy to "save the day" he to <
will probably imitate the Koosevcl
policy and call upon a Harrimau fc
nialio the collection.
There would be but few trusts i
they were not protected by the tariff
: : nd there would bo no Diugley lav
if the Republican politicians were no
receiving directly and indirectly par
of the swag. The tariff , therefore , is
not for protection to the farmers am
workmen , but for the legal plundering
of all classes. It Is useless to demanc
the enforcement of a criminal statute
against the trusts if the primary caus
of the organization of trusts the tarlf
law that festers them i § allowed t (
remain on the statute books.
The working-men have been c&lu < lec
lute voting the tn .t ticket , because
the trusts have been forced to Increase
wigos to mrtct the increased cost ol
living cauoDtl by trust high prices. Bui
r.ow the Inevitable panic and fluctu
ating prices have conic and wages are
f all nig. are the laboring men as well
as they would have been with stable
prices and steady wages ?
The high priceof farm products has
not been caused by the tariff protect
ing the farmer , but by the foreign
demand for his surplus crops , or as
with the price of oats by a failure of
the crop here. The great fall in the
price of wool , which is 'the only farm
product that is really protected by the
tariff , shows that the farmers are" more
at the mercy of the wool trust than
Ix-nefited by the tariff on wool.
It is estimated by the most eminent
statisticians that the average family
pays a tax of nearly $ IGO a year on
account the tariff la\v. of which about
20 is received by the government and
ftbout 0 is received by the trusts in
inero.-i ecl profils.
If theo two collectors stood at Vhv
rljor of tlie stores and directly de
manded this tax. there would bo some
Crumbling at the covernment tax col-
ioi-tor , but what would be done to the
tnst collector ? There would be a
riot and if the govern men t should
p r.d troops to enforce the trust col-
J ctions there would probably bo a re
volt. But rho Republican politicians
ami the trust managers have arranged
the law In a more diplomatic way , so
that you pay your tariff and trust tax
In the increased price of what you
buy and the storekeeper pays it to the
wholesaler and through them the gov
ernment receives its tax on the import
ed goods you buy and the trusts re
ceive the lion's share in high prices
for th.-'ir products. This indirect way
of taxing you is quietly submitted to
aul the Republican politicians and the
trust managers smile at your docility
and unsuspecting credulity.
It would certainly seem that the
th.o has arrived for retrenchment and
reform. The Republican tariff has - bet -
> t extravagance ; to reform it as the
Democrats propose will cut down the
: mount of the tax you pay the gov
ernment. and if the cut is deep enough
will entirely obliterate the trusts' tax
of which they now plunder you.
Political Csr
The Republican politicians are evi-
< > jitl.v quiet anxious that tariff reform
shall not be a paramount issue in this
campaign. Unfortunately there are so
many issues that both sides are press
ing that the allied issue of the tariff
n-ul the protected trusts is liable to
l.e overlooked in a great measure. The
issue of corruption of the voters by
Tl' " money of the tariff protected
tnists and other corporations is and
s'lould be a paramcunt question , be-
c..use upon the purity of the ballot
and honest elections rest the whole
political fabric under our Deniccratlc-
Ivc-publican form of government. For-
tinately the political corruption Is
nearly all on one side and with the
promise of publicity before election by
the Democrat ? , the Republican party is
plaml on the defensive and a very poor
defense it can make. The Republican
jr.anagers are opposed to publicity and
mny : of them openly scoff at it and
even the best that Candidate Taft can
promise 5s publicity "after election. "
If there were no tariff protected
trusts and favored corporations there
would bo but little corruption at na
tional elections , for It Is a fact that
but fmv large contributions to political
campaign funds are rarely made un
less the contributor is promised some
personal advantage or Important pos5-
tkm.
tkm.Men
Men will spend large sums to bo
ok'eted themselves to ofilco-biU are not
very free in contributing for the elec
tion of others and the patriots that
contribute from real , patriotic motives
nre few and far bctTrea. It is so
easy to evade p-.blicity of contributions
to political parties , that even the
most stringent law can be foiled and
niadoworthless. . Corporations , how
ever , are more easily bled by the polit
ical collector , as we have Been in the
case of the large sums paid for Re
publican campaign funds by the life
insurance managers and what Harrl-
man collected in 1004 from the rail
roads and other sources at the request
of President Roosevelt.
It Is more important to know how
the campaign funds are expended than
\\lio- furnished the money , and even
that fact would not expose corruption
unless the money was followed to its
ultimate destination. It Is very diffi
cult to prove bribery of the voters even
if the money to bribe them has been
traced to the hands of a notorious
briber.
1C there wore no protected monopo
lists and corporation managers , who
are interested in perpetuating some
special privilege or the secretion of
their way of plundering the people ,
through connivance with officials , there
would be but little political corruption.
It would , therefore , seem that the most
important reform is to abolish all spe
cial privileges and especially the pres
ent tariff protection to the trusts. It
Is safe to say that with the tariff re-
foi'iucd to n revenue basis and thus the
trusts lef : helpless to charge more for
their products than the reasonable
profit that competition would allow ,
there would IK > very small contribu
tions from those who now enjoy il
virtual monopoly. Nor would the
transportation corporations be very
eager to contribute to help the Repub
lican politicians , if the law t control
thorn was faithfully and impartially ex
ecuted.
Is It not to the interest therefore
of the honest and independent Re
publican voter who wants to see politi
cal corruption abolished to join the
Democrats 4n such reform of the tariff/
as well as control of corporations aa
will take from thorn their monopoly
that Republican policies have fostered
and by the force of competition prevent -
vent it in the future. There will be
little political corporation when special
"
cial privileges are crushed oat.
The steam roller that dicl such
derful work at Chicago is still in com
mission. Every observant reader of the
speech delivered at Cincinnati yester
day by Mr. Taft will discern its tracks.
They symbolize surrender to the ma
chine.
It is not to be forgotten that the Re
publican machine is Theodore Reese
velt. Ills masterful domination put
Taft in the place he would have taken
himself If ho dared risk defeat at the
polls , so the Taft acknowledgments
yesterday wera addressed more to the
Master in the White House than to the
Republican party as an organization
superior to any single individual. As
a panegyric of Roosevelt is differs
from the familiar style of recent Presi
dential messages only in the necessary
elimination of the personal pronoun.
An excusable warmth of personal ad
miration , a commendable enthusiasm
of political loyalty , will relieve Mr.
Taft from apology for his exaggerated
laudations of Roosevelt. In this spirit
of charitable allowance for the obliga
tions enforced by his environments we
can concede that it is natural Mr. Taft
should have found it inappropriate to
condemn by specific declaration , or.
oven by any form of softened implica
tion , the outrageous insult to the Federal - j
oral judiciary involved in the offensive
criticism of the Standard Oil reversal
to which President Roosevelt gave ex
pression last week. And yet it remains
a stubborn fact that Mr. Tnft will be
regarded as accepting the Roosevelt
view , however much he disapproves ,
unless he finds some way to put him
self right before the public.
His entire speech of acknowledgment
is couched in the same spirit Paragraph - |
graph after paragraph unfolds the
story of acceptance an a matter of
political expediency of policies his In
dividual judgment condemns. So Mr.
Taft expands with refined distinctions
in his endeavor to explain his party's
rebuff of the reasonable appeal of the
working classes for legislation to pre-
\ent a misuse of the power of Injunc
tion and its flat refusal to pledge the
enactment of a compulsory publicity
law.
Facing the tariff issue Mr. Taft bows
to the edict of "standpatism" which
even Roosevelt himself must obey.
Toft the tariff reformer disappears in
Taft the candidate , obedient to the
party mandate and willing to defend
even the prohibitory duty that protects
a trust. The measure of tariff reform
to bo expected under his administration
would obviously be that meted cut by
the tariff barons themselves.
Read discriminatingly for the lesson
It carries between the lines , the Taft
speech is a Democratic document. In
very large part it Is an Ingenious ef
fort to prove that the Republican plat
form means what the Democratic plat
form says. The American people must
decide whether they want that party to
rule which says what it means or will
trust the welfare of the country to a
party which dared not say what it pretends
tends to mean. St. Louis Republic.
How to Meei ) Water Cnltl.
,
* 'Having tried it , I recommend tin
following mode of keeping ice wate :
for a long time in a common pitcher , '
says a writer In Women's Home Com
panion. "Place between two sheets o
thicl : brown paper a layer of cotton uat
ting about half au inch in thickueus
fasten the ends of the paper and bat
ting together , forming a circle , the ;
sc'.v or paste a crown over one cud
making a box the shape of a stove-pin *
hat minus the rim. Place tVs over ai
ordinary pitcher filled with ice water
making it deep enough to rest on the
table , so as to exclude the air , and yor
will be astonished to FCC the length oJ
time that the ice will keep and the
water remain cold after all the ice ha ;
melted. "
: ierric. : Ci
Have your jars perfectly clean anil
flrr , then take equal parts of fresl ;
berries and sugar , and mix and mast
thoroughly. To accomplish this , says
the Women's Home Companion , tnkc
only a small Quantity in a dish at a
time , that you may be sure every berrj1
is mashed. Put into the jars , and seal
immediately , inverting the jar for a
short time before putting away. The
work is easily and quickly donef aa
there is no heating. My berries canned
lu this way last summer'kept perfectly
and have preserved their delicious
flavor unimpaired. Strawberry short
cake equal to that of the summer has
[ icon an enjoyment whenever we wished
through the winter.
Goonelierry Crcnm.s.
This is a delicious cold sweet , and
very simple to make. Required : One
rjunrt of green gooseberries , 2 ounces cr
more of sugar , four yolks of eggs , a lit-
j tie whipped cream. Wash , stalk and
i stew the gooseberries until soft , in just
enough water to prevent their burning.
Xext rub them through a hair or wire
sieve. Stir into the pulp the castor
ugar and beaten yolks of eggs , stir ilus
over a slow fire for a few mimitos to
cook the egs , but do not let thp mi-
i ture actually boil or it will curdle. Put
it on one side until it is cold. Then
lieap it up in custard glasses , and put
a little whipped and Ikivore : ! cream 0:1
; ach.
t.Dricti ! ITI Su&ar.
Peel and cut in halves some ripe
apricots : remove the stones and w M.2li ;
I lie fruit. BoH fruit for a few inhnitos
hi water ; remove , drain and put thi'm
In : i bowl. For every pound of fruit
piace 1 pound of sugar in a keitle with
one-half pint of water for ca-'v'i pound
of sugar , and boil to a soft ball ; add
tie apricots , let them bo/1 / up twice ,
fcen pour them into a bo\vl. Tweury-
four hours later drain the apricots in a
gieve and dust them with sugar ; then
transfer them to a dish , dust thr-m. with
sugar again and place them in a cool
oven ; . tnrn them , add more sugar ; continue
tinue- this way until they are dry.
' 'I'ota to 3Icn l. "
Tins is an excellent way to mate a
Srolcon enainelware pot as good as now :
Take equal parts of soft putty , flnoly
sifted coal ashes and table salt. .AT'rc
and paclt it well into the hole , or on
the place whore the enamel is worn or
wearing- . Plaice the pot on the siuvo
with a little water in it , until the
cement hardens. It will last a lor.g
time. And take notice that this recipe
calls for nothing tfiat cannot bo easily
obtained. Buy a nickel's worth of putty
from any plumber.
EST - : m < l Tomato.
One pint tomato juice , two tab'les-
spoonfuis bultor. two tablespoonfulfr
Hour ( creamed together ) , one-half tea-
ppoonful salt , dash of popper , five eggs *
Heat the juice , then add the creamed
butter and flour , salt and pepper , and
cook five miuutos. Butter a baking
tlish , put in the egg ( not beaten ) , then
cover with the cooked mixture. Put
bread crumbs on top and brown twenty
uiinutes In oven.
Canned I'luitia.
Canned blue plums will make delicious -
cious winter pies. To T pounds of fruit
ndd 31potuids of brown jiugar , on&
pint of good vinegar and 1 c-unce eat'li
of cinnamon , cloves and allspice. Scald
them about three times and jar them.
Short
To whiten tallow for toilet purposes
add a little alum or saltpeter.
In lighting candles hold the match to
the side of the wick , and not over the
top.
top.If
If you will varnish your linoleum
about every three months it will last
much longer than without the- coats of
varnish.
v
Try using celery seed instead of cel
ery salt for soups and salads and you
will observe a decided change in cho
flavor.
Cliug peaches should be preserved
whole. The skins can be removed with
boiling water , the same process used
for peellug tomatoes.
To clean your gilt picture frames rub
lightly with hot spirits of wine or oil
of turpentine and apply with small
sponge. Use the liquid sparingly.
If a few drops of glycerin be added
to the starch for linens , it will be found
that the iron will not stick and that
the linens will have a beautiful gloss
after they are ironed.
Use a clean brick to stand the iron
on when Ironing , instead of the usual
ironing stand. It has no holes under
neath to admit the air and the irons
will retain their heat much longer.
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fiSSa /fe.fes&V / . *
IIII
13SS Earl of Douglas killed and "Hot
spur" ' taken prisoner at battle ol
Ottcrburn.
1521 Cortcz retook the City of Mexico.
15SS The Spanish armada becalmed be
fore Dunkirk.
1GS7 Prince Charles of Lorraine de
feated the Turks at Mohacz , Lower
Hungary.
175S The New London Summary was
published at New London , Conn.
177S Fort Booncsborough invested by
Canadians and Indians. French
fleet dispersed in a gale off Rhode
Island.
17S2 British evacuated Savannah.
17S7 First bishop appointed in Nova
Scotia.
1704 Poles defeated the Prussians at
battle of Wilna Battle of Belle-
garde , between the French and Span
ish.
1S03 Agra taken by the British.
1SOG Miranda abandoned his conquests
on the Spanish Main and sailed to
Aruba.
1807 Trial trip of Fulton's steamboai
"Clermont" was made.
1811 The British took possession of Batavia -
tavia and a part of Java.
1S12 The ruitetf States troops under
Gen. Hull evacuated Canada and en
tered Detroit United States frig
ate Essex captured the Alert , the first
vessel taken from the British in the
War of 1S12 Gen. Brock arrived
at Araherstburg to oppose the inva
sion of Gen. Hull. .
1311 First meeting of the British and
the American commissioners at
Ghent , to treat for peace.
1S20 EiiF.i Bonaparte , sister of isTapo-
leon , diedl
1S22 An earthquake devastated' a large
part of Syria.
1S20 The Centennial of Baltimore cele-
brat cl Hoj-alists came into-power
in Frarice.
IS31 Barbailoes swept by a violent hur
ricane.
184.0 The Smithsonian Institution
founded at Washington , D. C.
1831 Litchfield. Conn. , celebrated its
200th anniversary.
1SGO The Prince of Wales visited Char-
lortetown , P. E. I.
1SG1 Gen. Lyon killed at the battle of
Wilson's Greet , Mo.
ISG4 Twelve p&rs&ns killed by an ex
plosion on the- steamer "Racine" in
Lake Erie Fort Gaines at Mobile
bay. surrendered to Farragut and
Granger.
1SGS Body of Thadcfens Stevens lay in
state in the capftol at Washington.
1870 Marshal Bazaine appointed com-
mander-in-cliief of the French army
in the war with , Prussia.
18S7 Hawaii adopted a new constitu
tion.
1SSS William C. Tan Home succeeded
Sir George Stephens as president of
the Canadian Pacific railway.
1893 Charles P. Crisp of Georgia elected
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
180-1 Congress passed the Brice-Gorman
tariff bill.
1807 Hon. Wilfrid Laurier , Canadian
premier , received the order of the
Legion of Honor from the President
of France.
1808 Spanish surrendered Manila to the
Americans. Protocol signed ending
hostilities between the United States
and Spain.
1800 Second court martial of Maj. Drey
fus begun at Reuncs.
1007 Opening of the International Es
peranto Congress at Cambridge. Eng
land Several persons killed by an
explosion of nitro-glycerine in the
town of Essex Center , Ontario.
Commodity Prices Still Ili rli.
The Bureau of Labor of the Depart
ment of Commerce nnd Labor has issued
a report covering the price movements
for the pa t two decades , or from 1800
to 1007. From this it appears that , in
spite of $10 financial drpression of the
last six months , prices were higher in
most lines at the err. p of the year than
at the beginning. The average price for
all commodities decreased only a little
over one point for the period. The whole
sale price average reached a higher point
in 1007 than at any time during the pe
riod. The hucroase in the farm group * of
products was tne greatest namely. TO.O
per cent. It was ! . < > per cent increasu- for
food. o.O for clutliir.s. 2.4 for fuel. i .l
for metal ? , -1.0 for huIMinj : material. S.3
fo- drugs , O.S for house-furnishing goods
. " > for the miscellaneous group.
A Pov.lcriu' ; GTII for V.i ? .
The latest sensation in the realm o !
mechanical invention is a working rr.ode'
of a powderless giin with a possible 'Ks
charge of HOOJO shots a minute. TI : : : .
5:1:1. which is al > o : : oii.eer-s ] , is th < - in
i-ention of William Parrcn of New York ,
[ t is fired by cenn-ifngii force. All tluve
is to it is a big wheel with a crank to
it , the inventor getting his idea from see
ing a big fly wheel burst. The ballots
ire poured into the gun : : ml then as thr
K-beel attains a certain velocity they bc-
fin to pour out in a soHu sti ap of lead
BETTER FACILITIES FCH HAND-
I.IXG STOCK. . I
Suburb Hotel Accon-.rr.ortntions larg
er Premiums r ntl Cash Prizes
Bates
Arauscniwits
High Class
September 7-112. Inclusive.
ol
Every year since the organization
the Interstate Live Stock Fair Associa
tion at Sioux City. Iowa , the manage
ment of the fair have been making -
improvements. The Interstate Fair ,
as most people know , is a private institution
aid.
receive state
tution and does not
It never has received aid from any
one except the business men of Sioux
City. It has , therefore , been forced to
gradually. Even
make improvements
the railroads have not been so liberal
as they should have been ; they have
and
not boon supplying unloading
loading facilities at the fair grounds
that were entirely -up to standard.
This year , however , the Milwaukee
railroad is busy laying new tracks and
it to
to enable
new platforms so as
handle the business for the fair -with
dispatch. Formerly only one or two
cars could be unloaded at a time.
When the present improvements will
which will be
have oeen completed ,
two weeks before the fair opens , ten
cars can be loaded or unloaded at a.
time. This news will be especially ap
preciated by the breeders who intend
to show live stock at the fair. Formerly
frequently been de-
merly they have
ayed form one to two days on the fair
jrounds after the close of the show-
before they could get their stock ship
ped out. This inconvenience will not
obtain this year. On the other hand ,
they will be able to ship their stock
late Saturday afternoon immediately-
after the stock parade which will take
place as usual in front of the grand
stand.
Better Facilities Everywhere.
What applies to the stockmen also
applies to machinery exhibitors and
others. It is confidently expected by
the management that the improve
ments which the Milwaukee railroad is
putting in will greatly increase the
exhibits at the fair this year as well
as make the exhibitors better satisfied.
The Interstate Fair management
are to be congratulated upon the
many other improvements they are
marking on the grounds. Barns are
being repaired ; walks are being fixed
up and better drainage is being pro
vided for the grounds in ger.er.il. This
will be a very great improvement and
will be especially noticeable in case
there should bo a rainy day or two
during- fair week. Teams with drags
and rollers and other paraphernalia
are at work on the race track every
day arrd they will continue to work
until tire fair opens. This is done in
order to maintain the track in first
class condition , and if possible to make-
it faster than ever.
Good Hotel Accommodations.
One of the thing1 ? prospective- visit
ors want to know about is whether or"
not they will be able to find comforta
ble sleeping quarters in f'o city ; should
they decide to attend the fair. It may
oe stated in this connection that hotel
accommodations in Sioux City this
year are better than'ever , many new
hotels having been built since last
year. There is no city in the northa
west that has better hotel accommo
dations than Sioux City. A bureau of
information has been organized , one
branch of which will be located at
! ; he fair grounds and another in Sioux
inty , either In the Iowa building an-
icx in the Commercial Club rooms , or
n the T. M" . C. A. building. This bu-
* eau of information will have a com
plete list of private homes where vis-
tors who cannot be accommodated in
loteis will be cared for. Anyone ,
: herefore , who reaches the city at a
: ime when it is difficult or impossible
: o secure rooms at the hotels shoultl
sonsult the frurcau of information ami'
> e directed to some private home.
A'ith new hotel facilities it is not like-
y that a great many will have to go >
o private homes unless they so de-
ire.
Larger Premiums and Purses.
To induce a larger number of > breed
ers' to make exhibits at the Interstate-
'air the management have increased
he total amount of premiums offered
ery materially. The classification of a
mmber of the breeds has been re
arranged FO that instead of offering-
our premiums for individuals and
lerds as has been the case in former
ears , six are now offered in many of
he breeds. This is true at least or
he Short-horn , the Hereford and the
uigus breeds of cattle. The purses
or the different races are also very
iberal and will serve to interest an
mmense number of horsemen. Over
50 horses have been entered for the-
ifferent race events and among them v
re some of the fastest on the turf ,
'he race program is said to be one of
he best in the northwest by those fa-
liliar with racing events all over the
ountry. The races will not be allowed
o \drag at any time , but will be con-
ucted as in former years with a
nap and vim so characteristic of the-
lany races that have been pulled off
n the track in Woodland Park.
Siall and Pen Prices.
Stockmen will be interested in
: nowing the price to be charged for
tails and pens. Box horse stall will
e $3 for the season ; stalls not boxed ,
2 ; cattle stalls that will hold two
ead will cost $2 ; single stalls cannot
e purchased. Hog pens SxS in siza
, -ill rent at 50 cents for the season and
o will also sheep pens. Stall space .
eservation should be made at feast
fteen days prior to the opening of
lie fair , September 7. Breeders v.-ho
esire to bring sale stock to the fair
lay do so ; for this purpose a reasona-
le number of stalls , at twice the
rices mentioned above
for show ant-
lals , will be provided. A conside'r-
ble amount of sale stock has always
een on the grounds in former years
nd no doubt there will be more thla
ear. In view of this farmers who are
joking for some good foundation
tock with v.-hich to found new herds
r improve grade herds will have a
lost excellent opportunity to find
: hat they want during fair week ,
'here are many advantages in buying
tock at a fair , prominent among
rhich is the fact that nothing but
le very best cattle , horses , sheep and
wine are ever taken to the fairs