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PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.
Document Opening to Settlement the Wichita
Aid the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache Reservations.
Follewlst; Is the President's proclama
tion opening the Wichita and ,the Kio
wa. Comanche and Apache reservations
to settlement:
By the "President of the United St4es of
America.:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, By an agreement between the
Wichita and affiliated bands of Indians
on. the one part, and certain commission
ers of the United States on the other part,
ratified by act of Congress approved
jaarcn z, ur a Btat.. ft, 8M), the saia
Indiana eeded, conveyed, transxerred and
relinquished, forever and absolutely, with
out any reservation whatever unto the
United States of America, all their claim.
title and Interest of every kind and char
acter In and to the lands embraced in the
following described tract of country now
in the territory of Oklahoma, to wit:
Commencing at a point in the middle of
the main channel of the Washita river,
where the suth meridian of west longi
tude crosses the same, thence up tne
middle of the main channel of said river
to the line of Ml degrees and 4tt minutes
est longitude, thence on said line of 38
degrees and 40 minutes due north to the
middle of the channel of the main Cana
dian river, thence down the middle of said
main Canadian river to where It crosses
the 36th meridian, thence due south to
the place of beginning.
And whereas air of the conditions re
quired by law to be performed prior to
the opening of said tracts of lana to set
tlement and entry have been, as 1 -hereby
declare, duly performed.
ACGITST THE OAT.
Now, therefore. I, William McKlnley.
President of the United 'States of Ameri
ca, by virtue of the power vested in me
by law, do hereby declare and make
known that all of the lands so as atore.
said ceded by the Wichita and affiliated
bands of Indians, and the Comanche. Ki
owa and Apache tribes of Indians, re
spectively, saving and excepting sections
sixteen, thirty-six. thirteen and thirty
tnree in each township, and all lands
located or selected by the territory of
Oklahoma as Indemnity school or edu
cational lands, and saving and excepting
all lands allotted in severalty to Individ
ual Indians, and caving .and excepting an
lands allotted and confirmed to religious
societies and other organizations, and
saving and excepting the lands selected
and set aside as grazing lands for the
use in common for said Comanche. Kiowa
and Apache tribes of Indians, and saving
and excepting the lands et aside and re
served at each of said county seats for
disposition as town sites, and saving and
excepting the lands now used, occupied,
or set apart for military, agency, school,
school farm, religious. Indian cemetery,
wood reserve, forest reserve, or other
public uses. will, on the 6th day of Au
gust. 1901. at 9 o'clock a. m.. in the man
ner herein prescribed and not otherwise,
be opened to entry and settlement and to
disposition under the general provisions
of the homestead and town-site laws of
the United States. . ,
Commencing at 9 o'clock a. m.. W cdnes
day. July 10. 1901. and ending at 6 o clock
p. m.. Friday. July 26. 1901. a registration
will be had at the United States land of
fices at El Reno and Lwton. In the ter
ritory of Oklahoma (the office at Lawton
to occupy provisional quarters in the Im
mediate vicinity of Fort Sill. Oklahoma
territory, until suitable quarters can be
provided at Lawton). for the purpose of
ascertaining what persons desire to en
ter, settle upon, and acquire title to any
of said lands under the homestead law.
and of ascertaining their quallllcatlons so
to do. Tne registration at each office
will be for both land districts, but at the
time of registration each applicant will be
required to elect and state in which dis
trict he desires to make entry- To ob
tain registration each applicant will be
required to show himself duly qualified
to make homestead entry of these lands
-under existing laws and to give the
registration officer such appropriate mat
ters of description and Identity as will
protect th applicant and the government
against any attempted Impersonation.
Registration can not dc enecieu inruugn
the use of the malls or the employment
of an agent, excepting that honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors entitled
to the benefits of section 2304 of the re
vised statutes of the United States. a.-
amended by the act of Congress approved
March 1. 1901 (31 Stat.. 847). may present
their applications for registration and
due proofs of their qualifications through
an agent of their own selection, but no
person will le permitted to act as agent
for more than one such soldier or sailor.
No person will be permitted to register
more than once or In any other than
Hits true name. Each applicant who
shows himself duly qualified will be regis
tered and given a non-transferable certifi
cate to that effect, which will entitle him
to go upon and examine the lands to be
opened hereunder in the land district In
which he elects to' make his entry; but
the only purpose for which he may go
upon and examine said lands Is that of
enabling him later on. as herein provided,
to understandings Felect the lands for
which he will make entry- ?o one wlil
be permitted to make settlement upon
any of said lands In advance of the
opening herein provided for. and during
the first sixty days following said open
ing no one but registered applicants will
be permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any of said lands, and then
only in pursuance of a homestead entry
duly allowed by the local land officers,
or of a soldier's declaratory statement
duly accepted By such officers.
BIT DRAWING.
The order In which, during the first
sixty days following the oenlng. the reg
istered applicants will be permitted to
make homestead entry of the lands
opened hereunder, will be determined by
drawings for both the El Reno and Law
ton districts publicly held at the United
States land office at El Reno. Okla.. com
mencing at 9 o'clock a. m.. Monday. July
2. 1901. and continuing for such period as
may be necessary to complete the same.
The drawings will be had under the
pupervision and Immediate observance ot
committee of three persons whose integ
rity is such as to make their control of
the drawing a guaranty of its fairness.
The members of this committee will be
appointed by the secretary of the Interior,
who will prescribe suitable compensation
for their services. Preparatory to thes
drawings the registration officers will, at
the time of registering each applicant
who shows himself duly qualified, make
out a card, which must be signed by the
applicant, siaung me iana district in
which he desires to make homestead en
try, and giving such a description of the
applicant as will enable the local land
officers to thereafter identify him. This
card will be at once sealed in a separata
envelope, which will bear no other dis
tinguishing label or mark than such as
may be necessary to show that It is to
go Into the drawing for the land district
in which the applicant desires to make
entry- These envelopes will be separated
according to land districts and will be
carefully preserved and remain sealed un
til opened In the course of the drawings
as herein provided. When the registra
tion is completed all of these sealed en
velopes will be brought together at the
place of drawing and turned over to the
committee in charge of the drawing, wha.
In such manner as In their Judgment will
Wat atfAnrlswf uf ttS Ar)tlr ftk Irnasa
equality of opportunity, shall proceed to I
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THOUGHTS FOR EVERY DAY.
Inopportune consolations increase a
- deep sorrow. Rousseau.
Fortune does not change men; it
unmasks them. Mme. Xecker.
If you can not do what you like to
do. try to like what you have to do.
Two good rules for life are: Never
be discouraged; never be a discour
ager. Ariel.
Shun idleness; it is the rust that
attaches itself to the most brilliant
metals. Voltaire.
If all hearts were frank, just, and
aoaest, the major part of the virtues
wrald be useless to us. Moliere.
How many languish in obscurity
who would become great If emulation
aad encouragement incited them to
exertion! Fenelon.
If people would but do what they
have to do, they would always find
themselves ready for what came next.
George Macdonald.
Beware of him who meets you with
a. friendly miea, and. in the midst of
a cordial salutation, seeks to avoid
yoar giaace. Lavater.
Life often seems but a long ship
wreck, of which the debris are friend
skip, glory and love; the shores of our
xlsteace are strewn with them.
Mme. de StaeL
- The emigrattea of Russian peasants
to eastera Siberia, and especially to
the Ussari territory, is going oa at a
ferariaa rata. Daring the first three
of the present year nearly
left Odessa for Vlaaivoa
aagle.steamer carried 8ft
aaajgnats to the far east Mostoftha
an from outaara Russia.
draw out and open the separate envel
opes and to give to each Inclosed card a
number in the order in which the en
velope containing the same is drawn.
While the drawings for the two districts
will be separately conducted, they will
occur as nearly at the same time as is
practicable. The result of the drawing
for each district will be certified by the
committee to the officers of the district
and will determine the order in which the
applicants may make homestead entry
of said lands and settlement thereon.
Notice of the drawings stating the name
of each applicant and number assigned to
him by the drawing will be posted each
day at the place of drawing, and each
applicant will be notified of his number
by a postal card mailed to him at the
address, if any. given by him at the
time of registration. Each applicant
should, however, in his own behalf, em
ploy such measures as will insure his
obtaining prompt and accurate informa
tion of the order in which his application
for homestead entry can be presented,
as fixed by the drawing. Applications for
homestead entry of said lands during the
first sixty days following the opening
can be made only by registered appli
cants, and in the order established by
the drawing. At each land office, com
mencing Tuesday, August 6. 1901. at 9
o'clock a. m.. the applications of those
drawing numbers I to 125. inclusive, for
that district, must be presented, and will
be considered in their numerical order
during the first day, and the applications
of those drawing numbers 123 to 250. in
clusive, must be presented and will be
considered in their numerical order dur
ing the second day. and so on at that
rate until all of said lands subject to en
try under the homestead law. and desired
thereunder, have been entered. If any
applicant falls to appear and present his
application for entry when the number
assigned to him bv the drawing is
reached, his right to enter will be passed
until after the other applications assigned
for that dav hax'e been disposed of. when
he will be given another opportunity to
make entry, falling in which he will
be deemed to have abandoned his rlgnt
to make entry under such drawing. To
obtain the allowance of a homestead en
try each applicant must personally pre
sent the certificate oi registrant" i""c
tofore Issued to him. together with a
regular homestead application and the
necessary accompanying proofs, and with
the regular land office fees, but an hon
orably discharged soldier or sailor may
hie his declaratory statement through the
agent representing him at the registra
tion. The production of the certificate
of registration will be dispensea wnn
only upon satisfactory proof of its loss
or destruction. If at the time of con
sidering his regular application for entry
It appears that any applicant is dis
qualified from making homestead entry
of these lands, his application will be
i ejected, notwithstanding his prior regis
tration. If any applicant shall register
more than once hereunder, or in any
ether than his true name, or shall trans
fer his registration certificate, he will
thereby lose all the benefits of the regis
tration and drawing herein provided for.
and will le precluded from cnterinlg or
settling upon any of said lands during
the first sixty days following said open
ing. THE NEUTRAL STRIP.
Because of the provision of the said
act of Congress, approved June 6. 1900:
"That the settlers who locate on that
part of said lands called and known as
the 'neutral strip shall have preference
right for thirty days on the lands upon
which they have located and Improved."
the said lands In the "neutral strip"
shall for the period of thirty days after
said opening be subject to homestead en
try and townslte entry only by those who
have heretofore located upon and im
proved the same, and who are accorded
a preference right of entry for thirty
days as aforesaid. Persons entitled to
make entry under this preference right
will be permitted to do so at any time
during said period of thirty days follow
ing the opening without previous regis
tration, and without regard to the draw
ing herein provided for. and at the ex
piration of that period the lands in said
"neutral strip" for which no entry shall
have been made will come under the
general provisions of this proclamation.
The intended beneficiaries of the pro
vision in the said acts of Congress, ap
proved, respectively, March 2. 1893. and
June 6, 1900. which authorizes a qualified
entryman having lands adjoining the
ceded lands, whose original entry em
braced less than lfiO acres, to enter so
much of the ceded lands as will make
his homestead entry contain in the ag
gregate not exceeding ICO acres, may ob
tain such an extension of his existing
entry, without previous registration and
without regard to the drawing herein
provided for. only by making appropriate
application, accompanied by the necessarv
proofs, at the proper new land office at
some time prior to the opening herein
provided for.
Any person or persons desirlnz to
found, or to suggest establishiinr. a inrn.
site upon any of said ceded lands at anv
point not in the near vicinity of cither
of the county seats therein heretofore
selected and designated as aforesaid, mav.
at any time before the opening herein
provided for. file in the proper local land
office a written application to that effect
describing by legal subdivisions the land
intended to be affected, and stating fullv
and under oath the necessity or propriety
m louiiuiiiK or eMuiJiismng a town at that
place. The local officers will forthwith
transmit said petition to the commis
sioner of the general land office with their
recommendation in the premises. Such
commissioner, if he believes the public
interests will be subserved thereby will
If the secretary of the interior approve
thereof, issue an order withdrawing the
lands described in such petition, or any
portion thereof, from homestead cntrv
nnd settlement, and directing that the
same be held for the time being for town
site settlement, entry, and disposition
only. In such event the lands so with
held from homestead entry and settle
ment will, at the time of said onenimj
and not before, become subject to settle
ment, entry, and disposition under the
general townslte laws of the United
States. None of said ceded lands will be
subject to settlement, entry or disposi
tion under such general townslte laws
except in the manner herein prescribed
until after the expiration of sixty days
from the time of said opening.
TOWNSITES.
Attention Is hereby especially called to
the fact that under the special provisions
of the said act of Congress, approved
March 3, 1901. the townslte selected and
designated at the county seats of the
new counties Into which said lands have
been formed can not be disnosed of un
der the general townsite laws of the
United States, and can only be disposed
of In the special manner provided in sai-J
act of Congress, which declares:
"The lands so set apart and designated
shall, in advance of the opening, be sur
veyed, subdivided and platted under ths
direction of the secretary of the interior"
into appropriate lots. Mocks, streets, al
leys and sites for parks or public build
ings, so as to make a townslte thereof:
Provided. That no person shall purchase
more than one business and one residence
lot. Such town lots shall be offered and
sold at public auction to the highest bld-
cr. under the direction of the secretary
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WISE OR OTHERWISE.
No philosopher can give a reason
for half that he thinks.
A man without a conscience is a
man without principle.
The high premium on honesty
proves that it is the best policy.
Pride and folly cost some people
more than their actual necessities.
Spite enables the fool to believe he
is happy in his unhappiness.
A good business qualification is the
ability to attend to one's own business.
No man is truly great who is unable
to realize how insignificant he real
ly is.
Good humor is the blue sky in
which the stars of talent brightly
shine.
Some people seem to think they are
bestowing a favor every time they
smile.
Physicians sometimes enable men to
postpone the payment of the debt of
nature.
The smaller the wife's pocketbook
the oftener the husband is called uoon
to fill it
The man who tries to do his neigh- i
bors imagines they are always trying
to do him.
Lawyers, preachers and tomtit's
eggs, there are more of them hatched
than come to perfection.
Since the Louisiana and Texas far
mers learned to raise rice by irriga
tion they have Invested $5,000,000 in
1.500.AM miles of canals, capable of
fioodlag 300,008 acres, and spent $1,
70,900 in building -30 modern rice
mills. Under the new system the rice
lands pay a net profit of $15 an' acre.
f the Interior, at sales to be had at the
opening and subsequent thereto."
Air persons are especially admonished
that under the said act of Congress, ap
proved March . 1901, it is provided that
no person shall be permitted to settle
upon, occupy or enter any of said ceded
lands except in the manner prescribed
in this proclamation until after the ex
piration of sixty days from the time
when the same are opened to settlement
and entry. After the expiration of the
said period of sixty days, but not before,
.any of said lands remainlnig undisposen
of may be settled upon, occupied and en
tered under the general provisions of the
homestead and townsite lawa of the
United States in like manner as if the
manner of effecting such settlement, oc
cupancy and entry had not been pre
scribed herein in obedience to law.
It appearing that there are fences
around the pastures into which, for con
venience, portions of the ceded lands
have heretofore been divided, and that
these fences are of considerable value
and are still the property of the Indian
tribes ceding said lands to the United
States, all persona going upon, examin
ing, entering, or settling upon any of
said lands are cautioned to respect such
fences as the property of the Indians and
not to destroy, appropriate or carry away
the same, but to leave them undisturbed
so that they may be-seasonably removed
and preserved for the benefit of the In
dians. The secretary of the interior shall pre
scribe all needful rules and regulations
necessary to carry into full effect the
opening herein provided for.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be .affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
4th day of July, in the year of our Lord
1901. and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-sixth. .,
WILLIAM McKINLET.
-By the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
IN THE FLOWER GARDEN.
Many Groans Deserve Greater Attention
Than They Rscelve.
Among the most popular flowers of
to-day are the lovely peonies in va
ried tints of rose, pale crimson and
purple. The petals of some varieties
are as large as saucers, and being of
a satiny texture, and drooping in
graceful folds, they attract a good deal
of attention. It is pleasing to know
that these tree peonies will grow in
any good soil without much trouble,
consequently the whole tribe should
be found a place in every garden.
They give a fine effect in beds on
la'wns, or may be grown in pots and
taken into the conservatory at the
present season when at their fullest
beauty. Some of the newest kinds
measure nine inches across the bloom.
These peonies die down, in autumn,
and start growth with renewed vigor
in spring. The gold-flowered Ethio
pian lily is another beautiful thing
that ladies procure as a fitting com
panion to the pure white variety
There is also quite a novel pink flow
ered form, but as yet quite rare; it was
discovered recently in Rhodesia. Many
dwelling houses are now adorned with
the lovely climbfng Wisteria sinesis,
which is unequalled for the purpose
when in flower. The fine pendulous ra
cemes of a rich lavender color remind
one of a bunch of grapes from the way
they hang on the branches. They are
produced so freely that at the pres
ent season there seem more blossoms
than leaves. The Wisteria is quite
hardy and its stems extend to a great
length each summer. Young plants
can be bought very cheaply, and va
strongly recommend this elegant
climber to those who do not know it.
A group of pretty flowering plants
that deserve greater attention than
they receive are the double-flowered
ivy leaved geraniums. Few plants
compare with them for balconies or
window boxes or to hang down from
stagings in the conservatory or from
baskets; the foliage alone is handsome,
whilst the flowers which are produced
so freely, right through the summer,
are both bright and lasting. They look
magnificent when trained along trellis
work in sunny positions.
THE PRICE OF CHOCOLATE."
Mach
Cheaper In America than la
Coaatrles Where Grawa.
When, on drinking your cup of choc
olate at breakfast, you find a sediment
deposited in the bottom of the cup,
you may feel sure that this insoluble
stuff is the adulterant with which the
chocolate is cheapened to such a de
gree that the beverage far from its
source of production costs less than it
does in the place where it is produced.
In Sou m America the retail price for
the better grades of chocolate averages
about $1 per pound, while in Italy.
France. England and in the United
States the better grades sell at a much
lower price. In America the ordinary
chocolate sells for about one-third of
the price that is charged for it where
it is produced. The cause of this, the
producers say, is that the original
product is adulterated greatly before
reaching its final market, a cheaper ar
ticle than the cocoa bean constituting
the large proportion of 90 per cent of
the chocolates of commerce. The cocoa
bean from which chocolate is manu
factured is produced in its finest form
in Venezuela, though various other
parts of Central and South America
grow and export large quantities. Two
crops of the bean are gathered each
year, and the manufacture consists
simply in grinding up the beans into
meal and then adding sugar and arrow
root, with the necessary flavor usual
ly vanilla or cinnamon. The mass is
moistened until it is in a semi-fluid
state, after which it is run into molds
of the proper shape. New York Press.
Maurice Barrymere's Witty Retort.
The clever wit .of the recently de
mented actor, Maurice Barrymore, is
still the foremost subject in the circle
of the unfortunate man's friends. On
one occasion, when Barrymore was
visited by a number of friends, one
of them dropped a 50-cent piece on
the floor, and, search --high and low,
the money could not be found. "Won
der where it went to!" one remarked.
"Went to the devil, I guess." said the
loser. "Trust you for making 50 cents
go further than any one else," said
Barrymore. New York Times.
Never Preaoenced Capital Paatshsaent.
The late Baron Fitzgerald, an Irish
judge, who was on the bench for twen
ty years, never once 'pronounced a
capital sentence, and Lord Morris, who
sat for twenty-two years, never hanged
a criminal.
Weight ef Crack Oarsmen.
At an unofficial weighing in London,
the University of Pennsylvania ?rew
totaled 1,274 pounds, an average of 159
pounds. The Leanders average 174
pounds.
Ore from a Town Let.
At.Hermitos, Merced county, Cal., a
young man has unearthed a hidden
ledge on a town lot, where work wa3
done years ago, and is taking out $S0
rock.
"Mister Gubbs, you'd ort t raise my
pay." "Raise your pay? Yon iaake
more mistakes than any other clerk in
the office." "Well, but I've heard you
say that lots of my mistakes have
saved you big money." Chicago Record-Herald.
Flghtug Files
This Is getting to be about the time
of year when the humane man and
more especially the woman of tender
sympathies takes note of the myriad
Insect pests of the animal kingdom and
seeks for some alleviation from the
suffering entailed upon the cattle of
the farm. But at the same time there
are many decent folks who say they
would not see their animals suffer if
they could help It, but who are not at
all sure that flies cause any very great
irritation to cattle and are not con
vinced that it pays them to go to any
great expense or trouble to ward off
insect attacks. What they are begin
ning to figure up is the possible loss
of flesh, or milk, or growth, or pos
sible decrease of such commodities as
wool, losses which may be properly
set down as being the result of fly at
tacks and constant irritation during
the summer months. It must be con
fessed that they are quite unable to
arrive at any definite conclusion as to
the amount of loss entailed in actual
marketable products when flies are al
lowed to practice their tactics unop
posed nor are they able to set down
a figure showing a profit from treat
ment with various dopes and devices
intended for the destruction of flies or
their prevention from attacking. This
being the case they are very apt to ar
gue that as the fly preventing work does
not show a palpable profit.it is scarce
ly worth following year after year and
we believe candidly that this would
be found true if we were to figure up
the expense and bother and time util
ized in attempting to smear, or dip, or
screen or scrape or blanket, or other
wise protect tr treat cattle during fly
time with the object of protecting them
against insect pests. It then simmers
down to almost pure humanitarianism,
this business of fly destruction or pre
vention. And surely that is worth all
of the trouble and expense, and with
out any elaborate calculations as to the
cost in time and money we think the
pleasure of knowing that the poor
dumb beasts are more comfortable
than they would otherwise be more
than offsets the cost and trouble. And
there are advantages in fly prevention
that are not usually taken into account.
For instance it must be concluded that
as every animal eats a certain amount
of grass and other food daily a certain
increment should 'be expected from
food consumed but when flies bother
milk is reduced in amount, fat is wast
ed in fighting and running, lack of
peace in summer means wholesale
waste of flesh put on in times of peace
and plenty during winter time, hides
are injured materially by puncture in
the best parts, seen where the back
has been infested by the "warble" of
the insect known as hypodermis bovis
and considered from every aspect flies
are an abomination and injury and
torment to animals that deserve the
protection and sympathy and attention
of their owners. Fly destruction is
then in the opinion of the Farmers'
Review not to be considered wholly in
the selfish light of mere dollars and
cents but as a humane matter first and
as an economic policy second. Shel
ters and shades should be supplied in
every pasture; screens should be upon
the doors and windows of every horse
and cattle stable; applications should
be made to the backs of cattle by spray
pumps, dipping or other methods for
the keeping off of flies, and after all
is done the work will not be so very
difficult nor the expense very great
considering the bliss and comfort and
enjoyment of the animals relieved.
There are many applications nowadays
which may be used for the purpose in
dicated in the above and of these the
cheap tar product sheep dips adver
tised in our columns will be found
easy of application, effective and eco
nomic. Other effective applications
have been suggested by each agricul
tural experiment station and bulletins
upon the subject may be had from these
sources on application. The humane
man will stop figuring the cost and con
sider the comfort of his stock in these
days of prosperity, profit and plenty.
It is to be hoped that he will prove
the truth of this assertion!
Agricultural Note.
, Farm tenantry is doubtless increas
ing in the United States, and this fact
is one with which we must constantly
reckon. As a result of tenantry, social
conditions become yearly worse in
many of our farming communities. The
tenant does not feel that he is a fixture,
and takes little interest in the com
munity. The owners of the land in
too many cases prefer for a tenant a
man without children, as there are in
that case none to increase the district
school tax. This is another new prob
lem that must be faced.
American agriculture is slowly
emerging from the state of chaos in
which it existed during the era of free
and cheap lands. Hitherto we have
required of the soil but meager har
vests; now we are requiring good
-yields and are learning how to get
.have been published that are very val
uable to the man wishing to grow only
the crops suited to each soil.
If there was ever a time when the
farmer should be a student that time
is now. The whole system of supply
and demand is rapidly changing, and
the man that does not study the new
conditions is sure to be cast aside by
the logic of events. He may indeed
die before he feels the adverse influ
ence very heavily, but death is the only
escape for him.
Birds to Discard.
The breeding season has nearly
passed and there will be found a num
ber of hens and possibly male birds
that will be of no further use to the
breeder, and consequently, will be in
the way. Especially is this true with
those who have but limited accommo
dations, and as such fowls must have
room, and consume food, and litter
and foul the yards, the better plan is
to dispose of them at a nominal price,
even, rather than to keep them later.
If they are to be sold iu market, they
will be in better condition for that
purpose now than in early fall, as af
ter moulting begins they usually drop
off in flesh. Fanciers' Gazette.
The Thoroughbred Cross. We are
pleased to know that there is a more
general inclination this season among
breeders of trotting stock to experi
ment with the thoroughbred cross than
has prevailed since the standard craze
swept over the country some twenty
years ago, says the American Horse
Breeder. This seems to us, a sure in
dication of an Improvement in speed
In the future. No practical breeder, in
fact, no theorist who has studied the
subject of heredity, can find any
ground for claiming that the introduc
tion of a carthorse cross has ever im
proved the speed of any horse, no mat
ter what gait he or she may have
id opted. All the improvement in the
speed ability of the light-harness horse
rhat has ever besn effected has come
from the speedy, thoroughbred race
aorse. Increased ability oust come
from the same source.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME.
Notre Dame Iaalaaa.
We call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Notre
Dame University, one of the great ed
ucational Institutions of the West,
which appears in another column of
this paper. Those of our readers who
may have occasion to look up a college
for their sons during the coming year
would do well to correspond with the
president, who will send them a cata
logue free of charge, as well as all par
ticulars regarding terms, courses ot
studies, etc.
There is a, thorough preparatory
school in connection with the univer
sity, in which students of all grades
will have every opportunity of prepar
ing themselves for higher studies. The
Commercial Course, intended for
young men preparing for business,
may be finished in one or two years
according to the ability of the student
St Edward's Hall, for boys under thir
teen, is an unique department of the
institution. The higher courses are
thorough in every respect, and stu
dents will find every opportunity of
perfecting themselves in any line of
work they may choose to select. Thor
oughness in class work, exactness in
the care of students, and devotion to
the best interests of all, are the dis
tinguishing characteristics of Notre
Dame University.
Fifty-seven years of active work la
the cause of education have made this
institution famous all over the coun
try. What is public opinion? An echo,
for every man, of his own opinion.
If yon wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
uso Red Cross Ball Blue. Large S ox.
package, 5 cents.
Wa Will Make the Eagle Scream.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, has accepted the invitation to de
liver, an oration at Independence
iquare, Philadelphia, on the coming
Fourth of July. He was to have
spoken there at last year's celebration,
but the condition of affairs in China
at the time caused him to withdraw
his acceptance.
Astronomy Stakes Them X.oag Lived.
At a meeting of the Astronomical
Society of France the well known as
tronomer, M. Flammarion, said that
by calming the human passions the
study of astronomy seemed to have a
very beneficial influence. At any rate
the French astronomical society, com
posed of about 2,500 members, pos
sessed one member 105 years of age,
a dozen over 90 and a very large num
ber who had already seen their 80th
year.
Football and Feasting.
About 100,000 people witnessed a
game of football at the Crystal palace,
London. An idea of the extent of the
feasting which followed may be gath
ered from perusal of a few of the
principal items of the list of edibles
prepared at the palace, which included
thirty cattle and fifty sheep, 600 fowl3,
22,400 pounds of potatoes, 10,000 pork
pies, and less substantial articles suf
ficient for an army corps.
Sterilized Honey.
Owing to the existence of a scarlet
fever epidemic in Keene, N. H.. the
local bank now sterilizes all the money
which passes through its hands. The
notes and coins are placed in a gal
vanized iron oven, lined with asbestos
and heated by means of a Bunsen
burner. A thermometer is provided to
show the interior temperature at all
times. The oven is heated to 300 de
grees when in use.
A Royal Dauber.
The king of Portugal is clever with
the brush and has been awarded sev
eral medals at exhibitions for his pic
tures. As a rule, however, he works
in pastel and spends thus many a
leisure day sketching favorite spotc
along the coast.
Costly Charges.
It costs $827 to fire a single shot
from a 16-inch rifle, or more than
enough to pay the wages of a private
soldier in the regular army for five
lond years. Even an 8-inch rifle cost3
$125 each time it is discharged.
Brother Johnson's Sllsliap.
"At the baptizing last Sunday," says
a Georgia exchange, "Brother John
sen was caught by the left foot by an
aligator, and will have to be baptized
over as soon as he is able to be out."
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for our famous aad well knows sraoes of Blmder Twlae as follows:
w WHrrs siIai- per lr 7Ho
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SIRAFFE MANILA MIXED, PER LB 9MO
These prices are for say aaaatlty aot less taaa a 50 pound bale, free oa board
cars. Mlnaeaaolls. Mlasu, sad are aot ssbject to discount. Terms: cask to ac
company order. The above sra ear aaezcelled Twines, pronounced by all who
hare heretofore esedttesa. to seta BEST 13 THE ITOBLD. They are prepared
with special care from ins aaaHtr selected aemp. very ball bain separ
ately taste Lfac vvnnejM ana taxtlls strsnath before beta allowed to
leave factory, keaea It M sbsoiatsly perfect aad Is reputed the Tery best binding
twine la tae starker. T. M. Bekarto' Bassly BToase, ttisaaspaUs, MIssC
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Serlstsrs Back ef the Kieker.
The Chicago Newa points out that
the use of the word "kick" ia the
sease of protesting or complaining has
the authority of the Bible. In I. Sam
uel, 11:29. Jehovah is made to say:
"Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice
and mine offering, "which I have com
manded in mine habitation?"
Schlatter Is New Dr. Chas. McLean.
Schlatter, Jhe bogus Messiah and' di
vine healer, now registers at a Sioux
Falls hotel as Dr. Charles McLean. He
formerly professed to work miraculous
cures without compensation; now he
claims to have drawn a $15,000 fee
from Richard Croker, the Tammany
leader.
Froatahle Bananas.
An acre of bananas will nroduce. in
weight, 133 times as much as an acre
oi wneac Banana flour is coming Into
use. Brewers are experimenting with
bananas as a substitute for barley.
From the fiber of the plant rope, can
vas and thin clothing are being made.
After Forty Tears.
Alpheus B. Stickney. president of
the Chicago Great Western railway,
marnea tne otner day Miss May
Crosby, of Dexter, Me., with whom he
fell in love more than fbrty years ago,
when he was a poor young clerk in her
father's office.
Progress l the Sonth.
A fair Idea of southern progress in
business is afforded by the fact that
in the last six months 127 banks have
been organized and commenced busi
ness in the southern states. Texas
heads the list with thirty four national
banks and five state banks. Virginia
and Georgia come next with twelve
banks each.
A?k your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 ox. package for
in rants All ..... tn .. a
--".. uiuci xv-cent Hiarcn con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaraa-
Institutions are garments, the older
they are the better they fit.
ARK YOUR CLOTHES FADED?
Use Red Cross Ball Blue nnd make them
white again. Largo 2 oz. package. Scents.
The true liberal suffers his neigh
bor to be illiberal in peace.
Ask your grocer ior DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starcn con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
Young men are very apt to tell
what secrets they know from the van
ity of having been trusted.
,, aKr Wlaelows soothing Syraaw
ff .?" JewtSig, soften, tne gaaa., reduce. !r
SsauaaUoB. slimy. pals.curea wind coUc KcabotUe.
When respect disappears so does
everything else worthy of respect
FITS Prrassasat.'y Curse. Tnfmnrn.rTniisjwii.ria
fret day's cm of Dr. Kline's Oieat N.rr Kmtorac?
Brad for FREE B2.00 trUI bottle and tiwulse.
Urn. B. H. KUKE. Ltd.. HI Area St. railMhlshK. ra.
Many people resemble glass
smooth, slippery and flat.
I do not believe Piso's Care for CoBstptk
has aa equal for coughs and colds. Joan W
Botbb, Trinity Sprins. Ind., Feb. 15, 1900.
To be without enemies is tn lie un
worthy of having friends.
Hall's Catarrh Care
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
Originality is simply a new way of.
expressing an old thought.
The Omaha office of the Remington
Typewriter Co., at No. 1619 Farnam
bt., are circulating an attractive and
unique folder representing a train of
cars, giving the car marks of the dif
ferent roads and the number of type
writers used by each. It can be had
by asking for it.
AH that is best and purest in a man
is but the echo of a mother's bene
diction. GREATLY REDUCED RATES
via
WABASH R. R.
$13.00 Buffalo and return $13.00.
$31.00 New York and return $31.00
The Wabash from Chicago will sell
tickets at the above rates daily. Aside
from these rates, the Wabash run
through trains over its own rails from
Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago and
offer many special rates during the
summer months, allowing stopovers at
Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
Ask your nearest Ticket Agent or ad
dress Harry E. Moores. General Agent,
Pass. Dept., Omaha, Neb., or C. S.
Crane, G. P. & T. A.. St. Louis, Mo.
Some people never accomplish any
thing because they have too much pa
tience with themselves.
;;fI4N-.4Mf:Ric.N Exposition.
BEAUTIFUL LADIES
GIVE VALUABLE ADVICE
TO SUFFERING SISTERS.
Peruna the Great Tonic Cares
Catarrhal Dyspepsia of
Summer.
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KATHLEEN GRAHAM.
Miss Kathleen Graham. 1459 Florida
Ave.. N. W. WaslL, D. C, writes: "At
the solicitation of a friend I was ad
vised to use Peruna and after the use
of one bottle for dyspepsia I felt almost
entirely cured. I take pleasure in rec
ommending yonr remedy to anyone
who needs an Invigorating tonic."
Kathleen Graham.
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tOCk In the United States. Liberal Commissions paid. Cash advanced weekly. Write
today for particulars. glTing refereaees. Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, Oregon
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Nothing can get square with an
ill-natured woman but a good-natured
calamity.
When in doubt use Wizard Oil for
pain; both suffering and doubt will
vanish. Your doctor and druggist
know it.
Most women would rather be called
stylish than sensible.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
EDUCATIONAL.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAHE,
NOTRE DAME. INDIANA.
Classics. Letters. Eceaeaalcs sssi tHstarv.
JoaraaHsa. Art. Science. Pass
CivH. rieckaakal and Electrical
Architect ore.
Tberoaga Preparatory and
Coarse. Ecclesiastical students at special rates.
ReoeasFrce. Junior or Senior Year. Collegiata
Courses. Rocbl to Rent, moderate charges.
St. Edward's Hall, for boy's under 13.
The S8:hYcarwill open September ietb,l9,
CataJecars Free. Address
REV. A. MORRISSEY. C S. C. PrasMcaC
SOZOOMTfK its TEETH 25c
TV caa nAil oovao naltKn a mftTi nnr
a nation; .the abyss attracts.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaraa
tea" or money refunded.
Of old there was society, today we
have only crowds.
9laWmaaaaaSmmma9atSmaa 2maau.
For Ills Peculiar to Women.
Peruna is an Invaluable
Remedy.
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FLORENCE ALLAN.
Miss Florence Allan.75 Walton Place.
Chicago. 111., writes: "As a tonic for a
worn out system Peruna stands at tho
head la my estimation. Its effects aro
trely wonderful in rejuvenating the
entire system. I keep it on hand all tho
time and never have that 'tired feeling
aa a few doses always makes me feel
like a different woman." Florence Al
ias. r. Ohio.
will tmkm ckanre ot aa
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Rheumatism. Neural
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lams. Seres and all Pain.
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lfne does not fcII it, wil
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trouiiir. wa will Crsa
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IN 3 OR 4 YEARS
II IHEPEnENCE ASSURED
If you take up your
home in Western Can
ada.the land of plenty.
Illustrated pamphlets.
Klvlnjr experiences or
farmers who have be
come wealthy in k'row
Intf wheat, reports of
delegates, etc.aml full
Information as to reduced railway rates can bo
had on application to the Superintendent or
Immigration. Department or Interior. Ottawa,
Canada, or to W V. Bennett, 801 New York
Life mis-, Omaha, Neb.
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withG&JTires. Full of life ami speed
easy to repair when punctured durable and
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