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A TF A TT.T.TTarpT ? A rr Tm September 10. 1809. Gold Medal Chocolate 1,2 , : i and 5 Bon Bens pouiul boxes Ily (10. ( : a pound W. S. Hulduir , 1JV2U Fiiriiuiu , Oiiialm A Ladies' Perfect Shoe < " $1.95 Send no money wo want you to see the Hlioe bo- fnro you buy It. Wo will hond.lt to any nddruss for Inspection and If you do not pronounce It the best shoo in vestment you ever made , you many return It to us without a cent of expense. If ac cepted you pay express charges. Tills la No. 30915 in our Great Fam'.ly Mall Order Book of ECO pages and Is but one of 10,000 equally us peed money saving bar gains. The shoe Is nnndsome nnd durable- built on graceful lines , conforms easily to the contour of the foot nnd gives a dressy nppearnnco at all times. Bettor In every respect than the advert'sed $3 oboes. Made from Foerderor's best Viet Kid. Well fin ished in every respect. L-aco or button , WldthH A to KB. Sizes nnd half sizes 2'/4 to 8. Bo sure to mention size and width when you order. Drop a postal for our fiGO 1'ngo Fnm'.ly Mnll Order Book. It will bo sent free. MABIB , WHHELBR & CO. , 200 Mndlson St. , Chicago , 111. "COI.UMIIIAN" 1'OSTAI , SCAMS , For olllce. store or llbrnrj' . It gives in CENTS the amount of postage riMiulred on letters , Books , Merchandise and Newspapers. The now "Columbian" Postal Scale weighs up to 2 HIM , by Vi oz < 3. Beautifully made in steel , japanned , or in brnn < , nickel plated. Warranted accurate. "Time IH money , " u.avo both by using the "Columbian" Scale. Send for catalogue Of BCUlCH , Pfliiiixo HcMilf A M'f'lC Co. , 133-139 So. Clinton Street. CHICAGO. A Catalogue Containing half-tone Il lustrations of every style and kind of leath er the celebrated Regent $3.50 Shoes are mndo up in , bo mailed free to any one sending name ami address. These shoes are 1110 acme of high grade footwear , am : by buying from us you get the same qual ity shoo others chaVgo $5.00 and SO.OO for our prices , f.60 ! and 13.50 We guarantee a fit. Regent Shoe Co. 205 South 15th , Omaha. Write for Illuitrat d Catalogue. Uncle Sam's Nev Fruit Garden ( Continued from Seventh Pago. ) 1,875 plants , which should bear annually nero than 890,000 bananas. Now , suppose ho bananas net one-tenth of a cent each , which la certainly low. and you have an annual Income of $890 out of every eighteen acrcfl of land. I have scon other figures which scorned to prove that banana planta- lens might not $300 per acre , but I should 10 afraid to assort this as a fact. Among fruits which might pay to culti vate are the guavas. Factories have been established for making guava jelly for the markets of the United States. The probability Is that our eastern cities will soon got their winter egotablcs from Porto Hlco. The now potatoes , onions and cabbages which come to us from the Ber mudas should bo grown here. You can eeo all sorts of fine vegetables ID the Porto RIcan markets all the year round. I have seen egg plants In San Juan as big as pumpkins and luscious tomatoes the size of your fist. There are squashes of all kinds , and , In fact , every sort of veuotnblo. I understand that the Agricultural depart ment will soon establish an experimental hod been torn by shot and shell from the Alabama. Dut it was necessary to hurry home from the luncheon in question , for many of the ship's company were to dine with us , and go In the evening to hear Adellna Pattl in the over popular "Barber of Seville. " This Indeed was no ordinary event. Pattl had been booked for the first time ( and for one night only ) In Marseilles ten days before the arrival of the Kearsargo , and all the siats to the utmost limit of the opera house had been sold. The boys were wild to hear Pattl , for wo claimed her as an American , but admission without seats could not be ob tained. What was to bo done ? Pattl , the divine , arrived In the city. Mr. Van Home and mystelf went to call on the famous diva at the hotel. She seemed so glad to sc us , and was most cordial and demonstrative We found her to be a loyaly llttlo woman with velvety black eyes , a profusion of soft dark hair , Intensely scarlet lips , one of those pearly colorless complexions , and dazzling teeth. Her voice and conversation were like liquid music. When she heard of our di lemma , she turned to her manager and brother-in-law , Strakosch , and told him that he must make room for tbo offlccro of tne Koarsnrge. Ho replied that It was simply Impossible , and emphalszed ila words with shrugs. Pattl remarked , "No seat0 , no HOW THEY EAT COCOANUTS IN POHTO RICO. etation In Porto Rico. It will test the Island as to all kinds of fruits and vegetables nnd will do everything to develop it along these lines. Uncle Sam has a large amount of property hero which has come to him from Spain , Including thousands of acres of land. Some of this land will bo turned Into ex perimental farma and within a few years wo shall know just what Porto Hlco Is and what U can do. liivcHtnifiitN for Siunll CapltallHtH , ThU letter has been written for the man with smalt capital. It seems to mo that the best opportunity for him hero Is along the lines of vegetables and fruits. He can not do much , however , without ho has money to employ labor , nnd ho should not como to Porto Rico unless he can buy his land , stock It and afford to wait a few years for the big profits which , If his in vestment is properly managed , are sure to come. I see it stated that there are good op portunities hero for American mechanics. I doubt it much. Labor is very cheap , and while the Porto Rlcans nro perhaps not as good workmen as our mechanics , they know what the people want and can satisfy them at wages upon which an American would starve. In short , no man who has not at least $5,000 of clear cash shoutd think of com ing to Porto Rico , and however much the capital , ho should not make any invest ment without visiting the island nnd lookIng - Ing Into the matter for himself. FRANK O. CARPENTER. Dewey and Patti Mr. George W. Van Homo was one of Abraham Lincoln's consuls In Europe. Ho was In the city of Marseilles , Franco , from 1801 to I860. Ho was perhaps the youngest man In the consular son-Ice , being only 27 , \\hllo I , his wlfo nnd the writer of these luomork't ) , was but 18. In the month of January , 18CG , the boom ing of cannon In the oiling told of the ar- uvnl of some foreign man-of-war. In the Lourso of a oouplo of hours v group of naval ulllcors entered the consulate , the spokes man introducing himself as Lieutenant George Dewey , stating that the Kearsargo was In i > ort , that ho and his companions had como to pay their respects to Undo Sum's representative nnd that others of the ship's ofllcors would follow. Lieutenant Commander lm\oy was a man of Homo twenty-eight years , of middle height , with black hair , eyes nnd mustache and n dark skin. Enwgy was shown In every jiiovemont , Ho had a kind smile , but for the most part was grave and serious. I liked him from the first , he looked so good , so trustworthy. Hlu extreme neat ness , too , Impressed one. He was "natty" from head to toot. The Kenrearge's ofilcers were mostly young fellows of twenty-two nnd twenty- three , full of life and delighted nt being on shore. Lieutenant Dewcy was like an elder brother to thorn In everything and they looked up to him accordingly. Wo lunched one day on board the Kcar- eurgo nnd were shown over the ship , tUo placw being pointed out where the vessel opera. " And she meant It , too. It was finally arranged by Patti herself that the party from the ship wore to have seats on the stage behind the scenes. On cur bid ding her adieu , she thanked us effusively for the privilege of conferring a fxvor on our sailor boys , and gave me a warm kiss and her photograph , both of which I dearly prize. Mrs. Morse , the vice-consul , and myself went to eeo the mayor , a personal friend , to try nnd procure a seat for Lieutenant Dewey in the mayor's box. An a great favor he let us have two for that evening , Dewey shar ing It with the mayor nnd hia wife. It fell to mo to do the most talking , a ? D.wey ( modest then as ever ) did not seem lnclln ° il to air hlB French. Wo looked from the box , which was In the seccnd tier above the stage , and waved our hands to the bays below us and heird and saw Pattl at her best. Answered His HisOwn Own Letter A certain young railroad man who has charge of a department In the auditing branch of his company's business had occa sion'recently to dictate a letter to the head of a corresponding department of another rend , relates the Chicago News. There was 11 point in dispute between the two rallrrotds involving money and this young olficlal nad taken a stubborn ground that the other ofll- clal was totally at fault and advanced what scorned to him unanswerable arguments to piovo it. A short tlmo after ho had for ward CM ! the letter ho received a proposition from' headquarters of the other railroad , which ho accepted , and within a few days ho became the head of the department with which ho haU boon In dispute. The first letter which ho found on file ready to bo answered was his own on the point In ques tion. There was only one thing to do. Ho immediately dictated an answer to his own loiter , refuting and repudiating Its argu ment , and wound up by a heated insinuation that the writer of it was an unmitigated donkey. Of course , the letter was ad dressed to himself nnd signed by himself , but In his enthusiasm for the Interests of his now employer ho did not mind n llttlo thing llko that. Grounds for Action Chicago Trlbuno : "Let us understand you clearly. You want a divorce from your wife. Is she dissipated ? " "No , your honor. " "Has she abandoned you ? " "No , your honor. " "Has any other man won her affections from you ? " "Not BO far aa I know , your honor , " "Does she neglect the famllv ? " "No , vour honor. " "On what grounds are you applying for a divorce ? " "On account of the way she amuses her self , your honor. " "How does she amuse herself ? 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