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    TniJ OMAHA DAILY JM3T3: WBTy ESTAV. DECEMBCR 12. 1000.
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anil Kitty-Eighth street every toot 01 mo
TABLE AND KITCHEN,
Practical Suoncstlons About Foodand tho
Underground Rapid Transit Ttxes the Skill wav must be carveJ out ot lhe Bm r?c Prepu.tlons ot it.
of Tnnrfr rJ, Nt even the engineers In charge dare --
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TWO MILES OF SUBWAY UNDER WAY
Hovy the OrcatcMt (.'ontrnrt of It Kind
KvtT AMiirili-il In HcIiik Currlcil
Out Mumr I'roliU'tun
in lie Solved.
New York Is putting 23,000,000 Under
(round. All that money Is going Into a hole
In the earth. Yet when this puncture of Man
hattan soil, relates Leslie s Weekly, comes
out of tho crudo and takes on definite shape
iu an engineering problem successfully
olved and completed, It wilt ho spoken of
as tho underground rapid-transit system,
and wilt bo tho most startling achievement
ot Us kind that tho world has ever under
taken. London has an underground railway a
tufty, poky affair, with constant elements
of danger and panic attending possible
breakdowns In the raoUvo power. Uoston
has an underground railway neat, cheerful
and handy, and representing a big outlay.
Yet Boston's cherished achievement In this
lino Is puny when compared with tho great
artery ot transportation that will, for tho
tost part, run Just under tho surface of the
busy, throbbing, enormous metropolis of
tho now world. Tho problems to bo worked
ut In Now York they arc already fully
planned nro numerous, vast In extent ot
flfllculty, and requiring every variety of
Specialized knowledge In civil engineering.
In tho first place, there Is a great deal
f popular misconception as tn tho exact
aturo ot this hugo subterranean affair.
Dy many peoplo It Is termed a subway;
till moro call It a tunnol. It Is neither,
wholly. At tho start, and for a considerable
tlutancc, this great artery of travel will bo
what Is proporly called a subway that Is,
an excavation cut down from tho surfaco
and covered over. Over a portion ot the
routo this method of construction would
not do at ull; hero gcnulno tunneling
plosives that will bo required to ao mo
truly herculean work that this situation
calls for. The dlstanco under gTound of
this tunnel will average obout a hundred
feet, going deeper In sonio places.
Prom One Hundred and Fifty-Sixth to
Ono Hundred and Fifty-Eighth thero will
not be a rocky vault overhead. Thero will
bo a cut along these two blocks, whllo the
portal of tho tunnel stands at One Hundred
and Fifty-Eighth street. Tho subway hero
will bo twenty-five feet wide and sixteen
feet high. At One Hundred and Forty-
Eighth street tho passage under the solid
rock begins In earnest. The heading Is nt
present at about One Hundred and Fitly-
Ninth street. Hera tho tunnel runs about
sixty foot below tho surface Temporary
tracks havo been laid for removing tho
broken-off rock, and blasting proceeds as
rapidly as It can be done.
Through Solid Ilopk.
At Ono Hundrod and Eighty-First slreot
a shart has been sunk that In to be a part
of tho tunnel, standing at right angles with
IL This shaft, after thn first rew feet,
has been cut through solid rock, and its
dimensions are thirty-two by fifteen foot,
with a passago leading to tho tunnel. Thero
will bo two clcvntors running In this shaft.
Peoplo loavlng tho trains will tnko the
lift at tho bottom level of the tunnel, and
will bo carried up to tho outer world.
Those taking trains will land at a higher
level, and use stairs to get down to tho
platform. At this point tho tunnel will
be 120 feet underground.
Ono of the most welcome features nbout
tho rapid-transit system will bo tho run
ning of fast express trains. Whllo the
local stations will bo on an avcrngo from
n quarter to a third of a mllo apart, tho
express stations wilt bo nt least a mile
and a half apart. Trains enco under way
can attain to a speed of forty miles an
hour. Local tralnB will do well to roach
a speed between stations of from thirty
to thlrty-flvo miles an hour, and oven the
advantago ot this speed will bo greatly
THt'KSDAY.
MIEAICKAST.
Fruit.
("Vrivil. Crenm.
Homemade Sausage. Uaked. Potatoes,
Jluekwlieut Cakes. Honey.
Coffee.
l.UNCIt.
Slices of Holleil Steuk. 1 lorscradlsh Sauc .
linked Hananns.
Duttcr Cakes. Chocolate.
DIXKKK.
Crenm of Celery Soup.
United Fowl. Orange Sauce.
Holled Itlce. Stewed Onions.
Cold Slnw.
Queen of All I'uddlr.gs.
Coffee,
I'ltinAY.
hiu:akist.
Fruit.
Porenl. Cream.
Codfish and Potatoes, Stewed In Cream.
corn urcnii. tonne.
Ll'NCH.
Cheese Omelet.
Fruit Loaf. Tea.
DIXNl-Hl.
Stowed Ovsters.
Uaked Deans. Tomato Catsup.
Applo nnd Celery Balnd.
Floating Island,
Coffee.
through solid rock, must bo resorted to, sacrificed, of course, by tho need of frc-
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while farther on, 'up In Harlem, tho tracks
will go over a viaduct ncross Manhattan
valley. A portion of tho road will also
be of tho regulation construction ot an
elovatcd railroad. From beginning to end
t tho road thero Is not a problem known
to railway building that will not havo to bo
olved all ovor again. Many other quos
lions that havo never como up with tho
builders of ordinary surface railways will
havo to bo (net and settled. In tho sub
ways tho construction will ho of steel and
masonry. In the tunnels thero will bo only
tnaBonry, whllo tho viaducts and "L ' struc
tures will bo wholly ot steel.
The southern terminal station will bo at
city hall. Thence tho underground railway
proceed up Elm strcot to Fourth ave
Jduo to Forty-second street. t may turn
hero, or In ono of tho nearby parallel
trcets. That Is a point not yet fully
decided, and will ho a good deal governed
by tho comparative naturo ot difficulties
when (ho engineers reach this point.
Through whatever street tho railway turns,
It will cross over to Uroadway, thenco up
that thoroughfaro and tho Klngsbrldgo
road, stopping at tho brldgo near Van
Cortlandt park. From Ono Hundred and
Ninety-second street the road on tho west
Ido will pass ovor elevated trestles.' At
Ono Hundred and Third street a branch
tunnel will run under Central park, thenco
along Lenox avenue, crossing tho Harlem
river, and passing tho rest of tho way over
quent stops. From tho city hall to Har
lem tho trip by an express train will ro
qulro nn expenditure of only from twelve
to fifteen minutes' time, and oven this
shorter running time may bo cut dowu
when the road Is In good running order
Electricity will bo tho motive power,
Throughout tho entlro length the under
ground portions will bo lighted by clec
trlclty, though by a system entirely In
dependent of that which furnishes the mo
tlvo power. In caso of a breakdown of
mottvo power the lights would still glow
out and passengers could tnko to tho track
until tho r.carcst station was reached.
Ventilation ot tho best kind Is assured In
tho subways and tunnels. Tho rapid mo
tlon of trains will tn Itself bo a powerful
factor tn keeping currents of air In ceaso
less motion. Thero will be nono of tho
smoko that makes London's underground
railway a nulsanco to passengers. Some
dampness may bo expected in the tunnels,
but even this will bo mitigated In overy
way known to science. Along through the
two milos of rock thero will not bo moist
ure enough to bo noticed by passengers
The UnnlnuT tu-Charite.
Ono of tho busiest men In Now York today
Is William Barclay Parsons, tho widely
experienced chief engineer, on whom re
oponslblltty for this wholo gigantic under
tnklng of tho rapid transit rests. Another
equally busy man Is Oeorgo S. Rico, tho
SATt'IltUY.
UIIUAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Crenm.
Kidney nnd Hugs with Ilrown Sauce.
Hashed Whlto Potatoes.
Rolls. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Curried Kkru. Hotted Hlco.
Stowed Vrult. Wafors.
Cerent Coffeo.
DINXHU.
Mutton nnd llarley Broth,
Beefsteak Pie. .Mashed Potatoes.
Mix Vegetable Salad.
Lemon Pie. Coffee.
SUNDAY.
mtrc-AKKAKT.
Fresh Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Fried Oysters. Broiled Bacon.
Creamed Potatoes,
Itolls. Coffeo.
DINNEB.
Noodle Soup.
Boast Oooso, Applo Sauce.
Sweet Potatoes. Caullllower.
Lettuce and Celery Salad.
Grape Whip.
Coffeo.
SUPPEIl.
Potato and Sanllno Salad.
Cream Cheese. Wafers. Cocoa,
FISH AS A VAI.UAIILIS FOOD.
Qunlltlrn of the Principal Vnrleilrn
DreHwhiK Hint Cooktll
Well-authentlcatod tables show that tho
relative valuo ot fish as compared to tho
meat ot other animals, varies llttlo In tho
ebscntlal nitrogenous mutter, except that
In amount of nourishment to bo gnlned
without an unduo proportion of waslo tbo
balanco is In favor ot fish meat
Another strong point of recommendation
Is tho fact that It Is Icsb stimulating than
other meat. This, coupled with tho knowl
edge that most 11 all Is more easily digested
than other meat, makes It a diet better
suited for brain workers, children, thoso of
noivous temperament and persons ot woak
digestion
All fish, whether fresh water or salt, may
bo broadly divided Into two classes, the
rcd-llcshcd fish of which tbo salmon Is a
type, and which aro rich In fat and thcro-
foro not so digestible, and tho Whlto-tlcshcd
fish. All fish In which tho fatty matter or
oil Is Interspersed through tho muscular
fibers and found In considerable quantity
undor tho skin nro much richer In flavor.
but should bo avoided by thoso who do not
possess strong digestion. Mackorel, her
ring, and eels havo a groat deal ot fat mixed
with their flesh. Fresh cod and haddock
aro not very dlgostlblo, tho former often
being ratbor hard and tough. When cod la
In season It Is rich In albumen. This Is no-
lant It ho Is careful to select foods Bulted
to his weak powers. The protelds of fish
nro lacking In this stimulating qunllty, they
being n nitrogenous food that is strictly
nourishing.
Co in lil n eil ulth Ntiirehr I '.
On nccount of tho highly nitrogenous
character of this class of food It Bhould bo
accompanied by an abundance ot starchy
substances In order thnt a proper propor
tion of tho heat-glvlng elements nrc con
sumed with tho flesh formers. Hero again
naturo seems to olnt to n sultablo
combination, nnd elect the whlto po
tato as our moat agreeable nnd valuable
type of starch food; and fish without po
tatoes would Bcern like a man without n
shadow.
Tho popular belief that fish ts an Intel
lectual or brain food has much more than
a modicum of truth In It, although, to
qtioto Louis Agasslz, "llsh Is a food re
freshing to tho organism, especially after
Intellectual labor; but Its mo cannot turn
an Idiot Into n wlso or witty man: never
theless a fish diet cannot ho othcrwtso
than favorable to brnln development.
Phosphorus, which abounds In fish, nnd
Is the element predominant In ncrvo tis
sue, Is also found In other ment; often In
greater degree. Consequently It is not ro
much duo to tho presence of this clement
In llsh ns to tho nbsenco of tho waste
products found In other meats that over
tax tho powers and clog tho system of
thoso who cxcrclso tholr mental powcrn
only. Muscular cxcrclso and ptenty of
oxygon nro required by the consumer of
butchers' meat to prevent that dullness
and loss of mental 'activity so distressing
to the man whoso brains are his capital.
It Is Impossible, to nnmo tho many va
rieties to bo found In nil the markets of
largo cities at nny season. Ench locality
has Its favorites. In tho south wo find
tho sheep's head, shud, Spanish mack
erel, crevallo and pompano reigning fa-
vorius. Tho two latter aro very deli
cious, but aro seldom found In tho north
ern markots, although n cold weather llsh.
Tho best of fresh-water llsh caught In tho
Interior nro tho Lnko Superior trout nnd
whltefish. Coming from tho cold waters,
they keep well, and tho latter Is tho moot
delicate, has fewer bones, but closely ro-
embles shad. Thcso fresh fish trom tho
waters of tho lakes, nro sent to tho coast
markots and xalmon, fresh cod nnd other
cholco vnHctles from tho cost and west
nro transported to tho Interior. Tho long
dlstanco makes theso high In price, however.
Selrctlnir l'lili.
Tho first point In selecting Is, of courso,
to choose tho kinds giving tho largest
amount of nourishment, compared bulk
for bulk with other meats, particularly
when llsh Is to substltuto thcso meats In
your dietary. Tho amount of phosphates
In llsh varies nccordlng to tho habits of
tho animal. Thoso hiivlng more muscular
power possess moro of tho muscle-making
element, tho nitrates; whllo tho most ac
tive llsh havo moro phosphates, tho food
for brain nnd nerves.
Tho flesh of fresh fish should bo firm
and hard nnd clastic wlion pressed with
tho finger, tho eyes bright and full, tho
scales or skin fresh-looking and gills pale.
Fish In tho grcnt lnkca nro caught In
large nets laid down miles apart, several
days being occupied In laying them and
In hauling In. Often fish In tho first net
aro smothered and have been dead for
como tlmo when they reach the market.
Theso nro unfit for food, and tho meat la
soft and watcr-soakqd,, Unless fish Is
frozen, never allow It to soak In water,
as It will become soft. Clean and wash
thoroughly, dry and keep In n. cold place,
but not directly on Iccv .
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park. Thus tho two outermost limits of tho
city will ba reached. From city ball to
One Hundred and Third street tho undor
ground railway will bo a four-trnck affair,
Through tho two branches that extond from
thero northward tho two-track system will
prevail.
Surface mid Tiiiiik I.
In all thero will bo twenty miles of rail
way, of which somo three, will bo tunnol
Tho rest of this great stretch of track will
bo divided between subwuy, viaducts and
"L" structure. So far, only about two
miles of tho wholo dtstunco aro bolng
workod upon. Tho other partlons will bo
each begun as tholr turn comes and tho
need for tholr excavation, boring, or con
ilruction arises
Down town, In Elm strcot, (ho work of
.digging dowu from tho surfaco has been
barely begun. At Tenth street and Fourth
YVyeouo there Is a deep cut, and blasting
Is ot dally occurrence. Hero a depth of
betwoen thirty and forty feet has boon
HWlftly from point to point, Inspecting work
and listening to or reading tho reports ot
subordinates. Tho disbursement ot great
sums ot money rests with them. Under
their direction are now some eighty civil
engineers. As tho work takes on a larger
aspoct thoro will I o moro than n hundred
subordlnato cnglncors, and, oven with this
number, every ono of tho corps will bo ex
trcmely busy during tho four lycars that
will clapso beforo Now York can hopo to
see Its modern wonder completed.
Thero Is not a slnglo perplexing feature
of railway building but will haunt tho en
glnoer corps. Added difficulties that do
not confront above-ground railway builde's
will bo found in such puzzles as what to do
with sewors that aro In tho way. Somo of
theso can remain In place over tho root of
the subway. Others will have to be modi
fied and still others wholly removed from
butween tho flakes In tho form of whlto,
curdy matter. Salt cod 1r easily digested
and Is recommended tor many curttlvo pur
poses, formontatlvo dyspepsia, acidity of tho
stomach and rheumatic tendencies. Salt
fish Is certainly a blood purifier.
Flnli Munt lie Frrnh.
Fish, llko eggs nnd table linen, must be
abovo suspicion. To bo wholesome It must
bo perfectly fresh. With a very few excep
tions fish cannot bo cooked too soon after
catching; for, unllko other moat, tho fle3h
nnd llovor Is not generally Improved by long
keeping. Tho flesh of nearly nil fish In al
ways tender, and, whllo cold storage pro-
serves them for a considerable length of
time, tho evanescent flavor of tho moro
dellcato varieties Is lost, though tho food
valuo may not bo destroyod. Fish, having
bo many advantages over other meat.
should substltuto It more frequently and
Pure Food
1 None but Advertising of Thoroughly Re-
liable, Pure and Healthful Foods Will
Be Accepted for These Columns.
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the routo of tho underground railway, more generally.
There aro water pipes and gas pipes, steam Fish, whon compared In prlco with tho ex-
licat conduits, electric wires and fire alarm penslvo cuts of butchers' meats, Is a cheap
conduits, Incandescent and telephono wires (food; and, considering tho waste even In so-
reached, and hero somo of tho best samples
ot tbo engineering difficulties of tho work In short, all tho adjuncts ot our complex called cheaped parts,
aro to be aeon. Thero aro water mains,
Bus mains and sewer pipes a llttlo way
below tho surface. Under all of thcso
unlcsB It bo found expedient to shift them
the subway must run. Great quantities
ot timber nro hero In position, both to
V'jBlioro up" tho sldeB ot tho street, and to
furnish a Btructuro from tho top of which
Cn'PBslvo chains hold up the great Iron pipes
from which all the sustaining earth has
been dug away. Steel columns are already
in place, and tho steol girders aro bolng
riveted In position. Tho columns rest on
tnatonry, under which Is a stratum of
wuler proofing, and under this still moro
muEonry, tor theso columns tnust be stanch
(or all time, with no danger ot undermining
by water. Tho "roof" of tho subway will
go on at a lata stago In tho work, and hero
again all tho skill ot engineers will bo
culled Into play.
Up at Thirty-fourth strcot and Fourth
avonuo something much moro wonderful Is
to bo seen. Horo tunneling will bo resorted
It Is a question
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civilization that aro thrust under ground whether fish Is not still the least cxponslvc.
betweon working points. Thero are things In other animal food vro havo a stimulating
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that were put under ground early in the
crniury--am sewors mat nave lonir aeo
been abandoned; tho old-fashioned water
mains mado by boring through logs and
fastening them at tho. ends by bands ot
Iron; other things of which men today
hardly know tho use. And at every point
the tollers under ground must bo prepared
to know tho uses of tho things they en
counter. Everything that Is of use todav
must be taken caro of and abandoned
underground sowers and mains must bo
moved out of tho way for nil tlmo.
It Is yet too early to estimate tho num
bcr of mon who will be employed on tho
worn. John B. McDonald Is tho contractor,
Ho has S3.,000,000 for expenses nnd profits,
A million and a half more will bo expended
on what is broadly -known as "equlnment."
winch, in the main, means the price to be
paid for land that will havo to bo con
demned. Mr. McDonald Is lettlms tho work
to and tho peculiar feature of this work out In parcels to a host of sub-contractors
many or wnom navo not yet been called to
thclr shnro In tho task, for the reason that
tho details of what they aro to do cannot
yet bo fully determined. Mr. McDonald
holds tho largest contract of tho kind over
awarded to one man.
wilt be tno aigging of n tunnol under a
tunnel. Hero tho present surfaco cars run
underground almost to Forty-second street
and the rapid transit must havo a hole still
deeper down and must build It without
interfering with tho present traffic. To
speak mora accurately, two tunnels will bo
dug. Thoy will run somowhat under tho
present ono, but a llttlo to either side, In
BUch way as to support tho surfaco road's
tunnol Instead of undermining It. Hero the
work Is bolng done through tho solid rock.
Tho drilling, blasting and removal ot rock
at this point will be a long nnd tedious
task and will havo to bo prosecuted with
tbo utmost caro.
Underground l'rolilcm
quality allied to tho protelds which wise
naturo may possibly havo furnished as a
promoter In assisting tho ment cater to dis
pose of tho heavier, less dlgestlblo material
Just ns a whip urges tho horso to greater
offort In accomplishing his task. Upon tho
Individual enjoying robust ncrvea and
Btrong digestion this spur has llttlo effect..
But tho dellcato cater needs no such stlmu-
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question wises in the family
every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
Jell-O,
n delicious and healthful dessert. Pre.
pared in two minutes. No boiling I no
baking! add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp,
berry and Strawberry. Get a packago
m your grocers io-uny. jo cis.
Up at tho Clrclo, near the park entrance,
hugo mains havo boon uncovered. Thcso
are supported by timbers underneath and
by chains from overhead. Here, too, at ono
point, tho excavation passes under tho sur
face railway, but so well has this work
been done that the tracks are as steady as
If tbo solid earth wero underneath them,
The subway will pass under a portion ot
the masslvo pedestal ot the Columbus
monumont. There was some Idea ot moving
the monument a short dlstanco, but It has nci wouu 8Uppiy protection to great multl-
jg oren rounu mai mm win noi do noccssary. tudes of New Yorkers during devastating
fy At this point will bo ono of tho principal shell fire. Troops could be moved u safety
BiuiiuuB ui iui uuuurKruuim railway, nun
One Great Valne.
Thoro Is ono uso to which this under
ground railway system may bo put somo
tlmo In tho future, und ono that probably
has not occurred to ono person In a thou
sand of tlioso who havo looked curiously
on at tho excavating and blasting. In tlnip
ot naval bombardment or siege this Im
mense, underground artery of New York
llfo would furnish a "bomb-proof" big
enough to shelter hundreds of thousnnds
of New York's non-combatant population
from tho shells of tho enemy. Iu the streets
where tho subway-top Is but a few feet
below tho street this would not be the
case. It a shell were to explode on Impact
with tbo ground at such a point It would
undoubtedly cause a covo-ln that would In-
volvo a frlghttul loss ot llfo. But In the
deeper cuts ot tho subway thero would be
absolute safety, and thero aro to be mites
of such deep cuts. The three miles of tun
ning undor ono cornor of the pedestal will
bo a statiou 300 feet long, at which there
must bo every facility for handling the
vast crowds that will entrain nnd detrain
thero on Sundays and holidays. It Is ex-
peeled that this will bo one of tho busiest
points ot the road. Thero Is a difficult
bed of rock at tho bottom ot this trench,
J. for which reason tho work here wtlt be
1 slow In the extrome, as caro must bo taken
In the blasting not to undermine the bed ot
the surfaco railway.
. Yet the real wonder work ot blasting Is
H found over on tho West Side, In tho
tretah from Ono Hundred and Fifty-Sec-
from one point in tho city to another, and
bo safe from tho enemy's fire In transit.
But the chances aro all against the neces
sity of any such use of tho subways nnd
lunueiB. tney win Btanti, instead, as one
of tho blessings of peace. The underground
rapid transit will bo an enduring proof of
tho marvelous Ingenuity and Industry ot
man, a solution of the congested conditions
of passongor traffic that now make our rush
hours a by-word, and unquestionably a
largely determining factor tn pushing New
York forward In wealth, In population, and
In happiness. The underground rapid
transit will be the nineteenth century's
marvel-gift to the twentieth.
No time to
pull the corJktn
Emergencies call for act ion.
Judgment calls for
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It contains departments particularly interesting to the farmer,
devoted to livestock, farm crops, the dairy, poultry yard, orchard and garden, farm
machinery, veterinary topics and irrigation. The market page is one which is both
complete and can be relied upon. Besides this there are a number of special arti
cles each week by the most competent specialists in every branch of agriculture.
The farmer's wife too has her share of space with receipts
and suggestions on cookery, dressmaking, fancy work, care of llowers, and matters
particularly pleasing to her; while the children have a department edited for their
exclusive benefit. Four or live pages ore devoted to a complete review of the news
of the week, covering both the happenings at home nnd abroad, and news in partic
ular interesting to the great farming west.
Everybody in the household will be eager for the stories and
Frank Carpenter's letters, and all the good things that one likes to read after the
lamps are lighted and the day's work is done.
How the Prizes
will be Awarded.
These prizes will be awarded in a contest which any one may
enter in securing subscriptions for The Twentieth Century Fanner. The contest will
begin January 1st, 1901, and will end as soon ns 10,000 orders have been turned in
to the publisher by the contestants.
The person sending in the largest number of orders before
the close of the contest will receive tho first cash prize of 1,000.00. The person
sending in the next highest number will receive the second cash prize of 500.00. The
next five persons having the highest number will each receive a prize of $100.00 each.
In regulnr order the next five will each receive $.r0.00 each and the following ten
will each receive a cash prize of 25.00.
At least 1,000 persons ought to enter this contest. But say
only 400 should enter. It would take only an average of 25 orders for each agent
to make up the number and the one sending in the highest number will get the first
prize, and so on. For this reason send in your orders early.
uooa fay ior i our w orK
wnemer iou win s
or Lose
You get a large commission, besides, for every order you
turn in so that you will be well paid for the work you do in the contest whether you
win or lose. Write to us for particulars nnd for sample copies, and also state that
you wish to have your name entered in the contest, so thnt orders will be credited
to you when you send them in.
The price of the Twentieth Century Farmer is one dollar
per year. Every farmer everywhere wants it.
The Twentieth
The Bee Publishing Co., Props.
OMAHA, NEB.
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