TIITD OMAIIA DAILY JVET2: FRIT) AT, DECEMBER 1-1.
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THE CASE OF NO. 10.
A TRUE SIOKY OF TIIK HOKK WAR.
Hy JAMES HAKNEb.
(Copyright, 1000, by J, Harneg.)
If you look In a nport tnodo by Ens
land's grcatcot BurRoon you will And under
"Caso No. 10" a concise and detailed nc
count of n bullet wound. Tho course of tho
ball Is traced with all the accuracy and
exactness of a surgeon's terse phraseology
Wo aro told how the merciful little pencil
shaped, nickel stool Mausor bullet passed
through tho body of "Caso No. 10," but who
"Caso No. 10" Is and under what circum
stances ho received tho wcund that Is no
part of a surgeon's report, and so It does
not uppcar. In tho old dnys when the tear
ing, shattering leadon bullets did their fear
ful work, "Caso No. 10" wouldn't have been
a surgeon's case; ho would have boon In tho
obituary list. Ab It Is, thanks to tho cleanly
perforating bullet which cautcrltes Its own
wound, he Ih now allvo and well, though
shot In what used to bo regarded ns a vital
pot. This Is the octual story of how
"Caso No. 10" happened,
It was at tho second battle of tho Tugcla,
nil tho dattt, If I remember correctly, was
the 23d of January. Captain Dnlton, II. A.
II. c. (which means Ilnyal Army Medical
corps), had been called off to attend to a
wounded officer lying on tho flank of the
army, tho rnnln body of which was already
falling back across tho death-plain over
which It had endeavored to advance against
tho hidden riflemen who lay nmong ths
rocks.
It vim qtilto lato In tho nfternoon when
he roached tho spot, and on the way tho
Attendant stretcher bearers had picked up
a badly wounded man. In n corner among
tho rocks tho surgeon found tho wounded
olllccr, Captain do Ilougemont. Near by
him lay another wounded man, and so
Captain Datton found htmsolf In chargo of
a little dressing station nil his own. He
know d Hougrmont veil, and as he bent
over him ho saw that ho was badly wounlcd,
shot throng tho nbdomcn. Tho ollior man
lying near had a wmnil of the snmo char
acter, while tho third man, who had buen
carried along In tho stretcher was shot,
If I romemtor rightly, In two pieces, th ough
the head and lungs. Tho captain for all
Kngllsh surgeons havo military tltlos
bnnt over his stricken friend. Ho saw
that tho ball had gone straight through
him; yet ho felt suro that with great caro
his llfo might bo saved. Hut tha nmbul
nuccfi wero from four to Ilvo miles nvn,
and It would bo almost Impossible to drlvo
ono over tlm rocky, uneven ground, A glnco
at tho other man showed that his caso was
a sevoro ono also. Throo casualllles, nil
In tho category of tho dangerous, would
spell small hopo to tho friends at home
who would rnad tho returns In tho papers.
Threo casualltles and only ono stretcher.
Tho men who carried It' wero not members
of a regular bearor company, but two Tom
mieB'who Had boon pressed for tho nonce.
Tho Burgeon had got out bandages and
was applying thn first aid as iulckty and
daftly as ho could, vhon ono of tho men
Btundlng by shoutod suddcndly:
"My Oawdl Look! Hero they como!"
Captain Dalton raised his head In tlmo
to aeo about forty Hours, all mounted, ride
Into Bight nbovo tho crest of the llttlo
Mil, 2U0 yards or ho In front. Ho only
glanced at. them, for ho thought they must
huvo perceived what he was doing ond
despite the recriminations that had been
Indulged In on cither side, tho Hcd Cross
had nlways becu respected. -He felt mi to
under tho protection of tho Utile bandage
around him arm. So ho wont on with his
work. Thero camo a volley nnd tho cantnln
felt n ohockj go. through him.- l'auslng' for
a minute, Timobltcrt'ilown at4 himself 'nnd
porcolved that ho was wounded In almont
tho sarao place ns the ofllcer whom ho was
attending. Ono of tho soldiers was allot
dend and tho wounded man lying on the
grrund had received n second bullet
through tho cbst. Tho othor stretcher-
bearer hiu' been shot through tho nrm
near tho shoulder nnd had fallen behind a
rock. They wero all raxualtlcs now, him
self Included. Hut Bomchow It may havo
boon tho effect of training or It may havo
been tho surgeou's ohstract' Interest In
tho enso, ho continued working, stanching
thu blood nnd binding up tho wound of his
friend, determined to work us long as ho
wub Ohio. Tho Iloera approached. They
got off their horses nnd wero standing
close about
It's tho only thing that will
They may find us In tho
Yes."
"We'ro In a bad way. What shall wo
do'"
'Don't move;
savo your inc.
morning." .
Just then a groaning came from whero
the other wounded man wan lying.
"Water," he moaned, "water."
Dalton raised his voice. "Ltd still, my
lad," ho said. "Water Is tho worst tiling
for you. Lto still. What Is your name?"
Tli6 n on gave It and lila number, and tho
captain could almost Imagine that a salute
accompanied tho answer.
"Can you sco those other men?"
"Yes, sir; they're both dead, sir."
Tho soldier's agony wub sunk In tho sol
dierly training.
"Keep quiet and llo still, I tell you. Try
to forget your thirst. Moving around will
only innko you worse'
Tho solulor did not reply.
Tho strange thing of It all was this!
There had been no bitter words expressed
against tho action of the Doers, It had
boon, passed by ns If by tacit consent. TIio
Inhuman part of It, tho surgeon perceived,
trial
"Oo fetch them." The man waa off.
Slowly Dalton began walking In the same
direction. In about an hour he met tome
men coming toward him. In another hour
ho waa Jn a hospital. Tho enly man who
had over walked six miles wllh n wound
that should havo been vital nnd had lived
to tell tho tnle.
IT.CIC lMtUSHYI'd 1IIH DILI,,
the
Cuiuniloilniirr Ucnrrnl root tip
("nut of Oil MIhmv nt I'nrln,
A Washington dispatch to tho Chicago
Tribune -announces that Commissioner Gen
eral I'eck has tnnilo his report of the ex
penses of tho I'urlH Imposition commission
for tho year ending November lr. last It
has been transmitted to congress nnd ns Mr,
I'eck has In'cn crltletst d for his ;xtravngutit
expenses, the report was perused with great
Interest. Tho totul expenditure wus Ww,w
and tho principal Items arc:
Itulldlngs and other construction WA21
KxpcrtH' salaries . MZy'I
flnnnrnl -mtilnVPH 49,5
Jurors S'ii?
Clerks' ealnrle3 , KUlj
at.931
1S.600
20,600
12.6IH
wns not Intended for torture, ho saw
tho enemy had regarded them all ns being lnl0rnco nnd labor.'
practically dead men. ' Eubilstcnco allowance
Ouards
Odlcers' ttnlarlcn
CommHiloners' Nalarlea
Additional commissioner
Hint - .
Traveling expensex of the olllcers.
inrnn ..Ytixrt. I'lnrks. lrunrilti and
other 'employes.... M.t
fclinivriiK.i construction 2U.'iS3
Contingent expcnen MfivO
TaCadca constructed around tho ex
hibit donartment S3,I)S9
nnvi.il nitnlnziH! H.fiMJ
Signs nnd decorations 11.1W
Furniture 11.5"
Insurance lu.'O
Flag, bunting, tor decorating ex-
nuilt miction.
, V,VI4
for govern
I .
smallest r.nd, at the ame time, tho great
est street In the world, bemuse It lies at
th hub of the glKfliitlo wheel whlih on
circles tli clnbo under the name of the
Hrltlsh empire."
ALASKA'S (JIlllATDST CI1II5F.
Utile (1,000 Inilliinx, Hppitl.o UiiuIMi
and Wears Slon- CIoIIicm.
Chief Johnson of the Taku tribe, one of
tho most famous Indians In Alaska, was re
ently In Salem, reports tho Oregon States- '
man. llo haa under his charge 5,000 to COoo 1
Indians, and they look to him as their ruler
lie lias six or seven large stores, located at
Dyea, Juneau and other points nnd practic
ally controls the trade with his people.
l.very three years Ciller Johnson haa a big
, llln.i.l, . ...l.lt. .I..... I. - ..
I'u. ..1,,1, ninvh i.tllV ill f,lY.'9 HWU.
thousands of blankets and oilier things use-
nil to members of his tribe He had a pot
latch In lfW, and It cost him J2o,, and tho
one held hiKt vi-nr WUB a.nioMt ns onii'il.
slvo.
Thero are other Indian chiefs In Alaska,
but lions huvo ns numerous ilenptidMitn in
Johnson. Thero tiro probably twenty chlels
in all, tho next In point or number of fol
lowers below him having about 3.000. One
of these chiefs is to Hive a big potlatr.li to
bis people this year, and no chief Johnson,
tho principal In sinews man for tho Indians
of that northern country, has come down to
mnko special purcbasea r blntikotH and
other articles suitable for the extiaordlnary
occasion,
It lias been thn custom of tho eh ef to
como hero annually to mako Ills purchases
mini ino j nonius nay oocii .Mill com
lialiv. It wilh iiunbto to (III hln nrilrr for
o.OOO blankets, as It only had about U.0 pairs
on hand. Theso ho looli and tho remainder
win iio sent later,
Chief Johnson has some members of his
trlbo In tho Chemawa Indian school, nnd ho
will visit that Institution before he returns
to his home In Alaska. This rt nrescntalivo
of our northernmoit possession Is not natls
IIihI with some of the laws which have boon
mndo ut Washington to govern thn Indians,
ne nuieriy opposes me encroainmeui or
tho while tnnii. anil savs that the mmn Is
disappearing from tho hunting grounds and
mo uhii no longer Bwnrm uie HiieaniH, as m
years none liv. lluntini: and llsbtnir are tho
only occupations of his people, and ho sees.
at no instant uate, incsc win ue uestroyeu
and they will be Bunk deeper Into poverty
nnd want than they aro at th present time.
wniii' Hpenking or tne eumiMioii or mo pco
phi he showed a slneeni Interest In tlielr
welfare and a ileturmltmt'nti to do every
thlmr In bis newer to add to their comfort
and hnpplni'ss. He says tho chiefs of the
white men rulo only for money, but he
rales his pcotile without chargi . and they
nbev lit til iin.i love lllm because ll ll I'.iw'd
nnd Just to them. He sayt the whisky IiuhI-
nesn in Ai.'i.sKa is very ticmnii nini to too
Indians, nnd bo would like to see tho prohi
bition law enforced.
Chief Johnson uressei well, wearing a
white shirt and a high ro'lar. and ho hns
tho appearuaico of an Intelligent man. llo
nponKH rair i-;nginn anu if a, close onserver
nini it nlirowd business mini. He Is a man
nt treat wealth, lirobubly one of the rlchcit
111 Aliisita, nuu lives in iii'J nn"si iiounu in
any or tno lioriiiorn chics, ne nas ruieo
IiIm tribe slnco the ill nil of his father
u.lilcli n, cni-pi'il In 1,8 . He m nbout f,0 venrs
of a'i) and Is strong ttiitl hearty, enJoylngH
tno best or ncuitii.
HE BEHAVED FOIl
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ALL THE
WOLD LIKE ON 13 WHO STALKED AN EMENY.
To doscrlboiln detail that night of horror
would bo too harrowing. Captain Dnlton
know that his only chanco of living was In
remaining absolutely still. Since ho hud
laid down ho had hardly moved a muscle,
but poor Do Ilougemont had begun to wan
der. He began to shout to tho Btablo guard
and Insisted that thu horsce were tothercd
over tho hill. Ho raised himself on his
elbows and called aloud tlmo ond again.
Dalton plead with him In vain. Ho would
not listen to renson.
In tho meantime- tho tcmptntlon of thirst,
that overpowering dreadful agony of the
uoVsly.'woundcd.vhid bcen'too jnuch for tn
BOldter. Ue had managed to crawl to tha
body of ono of his companions and had
drained bis water bottlo. In a fow min
utes his agony was Increased three fold and
ho tossed, rolling and wrotchltig, to nnd fro
among tho rocks. In a fow minutes ho was
silent and tho doctor knew thnt relief had
como to him. Cnptaln do Itougemont wn
growing weaker, but a dreadful thirst wns
on him, too. HIb wntcr bottlo was by his
side; dcsplto tho surgeon's remonstrances,
ho took n drink.' It seemed ut first to help
him, for his mind ceased wnnderlng, and
then but why go on? Early In tho morning
his moanliiK cenBed.
Dalton was stiff from lying In tho same
position. It was bitter cold and his Ilosh
him. A sickening feeling was i quivered. He felt ths thirst, too, but his
MY QAWD IIEHE THEY COME.
coming over him and ho fell slowly back
and lay looking up at them. Tho ntigor
that camo over him mado him speak In
cold, severe tones.
"Look what you hnvo done," ho said.
"You havo shot mo, a surgeon performing
ha duty, and you havo fired upon tho
wounded. Do you cull that war?"
"Wa'ro very sorry, sir," said a middle
aged bearded fellow In good English. "Wo
dldu't boo who you wore. Wo thought you
woro lying thero nnd wero about to flro
on us."
The others stood about silently, leaning
awkwardly against their saddles, The man
who wub slightly wounded trrough tho arm
Btood up; ho began to swear. Tha captain
silenced him and ho sat down on tho rock
nursing his wounded arm. And now cornea
the strangest part of tho story nnd ono that,
if It had not boon verified, would bo hard
to bolleve. Tho Hoers went over and ex
amined tho wounded man. They shook their
heads. The cuptnln felt his senses going,
tho weakness was becoming overpowering,
Someone spoke In Dutch and u hcrscraau
mounted. Tho captain looked up nnd asked,
lowly: Who Is In command here?"
"Well, I flupposo 1 am," Bald a, low
browed rultlan, who spoko' English,
"Well, for henvon'a sako, let this slightly
wounded mau go nnd got help for us."
"He's our prisoner," said the boarded
ono. "We'vo got to toko him along. Wo
can't stuy horo."
"Surely you're not golns to leavo us In
thla plight?" Thoro was no answer,
Tho next thing tho captain remembered
wo Bomeono tugging nt his feet and then
tin hoard a sound of horses' hoofs going
away over tho rocks. Ho lost conscious
noss. When ho camo to himself the oun
vas down behind tho hills and tho cold
evening shadows were coming on. Ho
know now what the tugging at bis fect had
meant. His epurs wcru gone. Captnln de
Ilougemout, lying btsldo him, was talk
ing. "JJalton," ho Bald, "can you hoar mo 7"
mnnt mnnlmna. 4.R77
Eleetrlcnl installation o,?''?
Telegrams and cablegraniB 7..3S
Klectrlo llglits VXi
Cnb, omnibus, car nnd onrrlugo hlro.. WIS
rlntlnir u.iu
Stntlonerv
Postage liSKi
Camera
llintnirnniti mnllnt Inir. tlPHlLtlVeS.
tirints nun nintcM o,u."j
nnicn nniinllen l.uOi:
NowsnnnerB ami newsnaner clippings
ttntif nf IvtinwrtUm MtinnllpH mill rn-
pulrs 1.210
Ilronze Hon L9W
Tho commissioner ceneral to I'nris naB
linen in hot wntpr over his cxneiiBO account
nvpr Mince ho una ntmolntcd 11 nil the sched
ules submitted are not likely 'to mako mat-
tors any easier for him. Ttio money nan
been appropriated, however, nnd Mr. I'eck
nnn innrniv nnent wmiL wns uiven in mm.
Tlinrn Ih nntl will he sreat criticism retard
ing many of tho Items wlilcli aro consiucreu
grossly extruvngant.
Thn Htrnnirent criticism of tho commls
sloner cenoral. however, came drat of all
from His illspositlon to lump ins nccouniu
In such a. wny that no Intelligent analysis
of thorn could bo made, Now, however, ho
imu i!fmizcii hin Hcneiiuics to a mricer ex
tent, but his reports overlap each other
In Hiich n. v.'iiv that the ntithurltles In coil-
gress nd It Impossiblo to follow his system
of booKKccpmg. ,, ,
It Is likelv that sir. I'nc wi no cniicu
unnn for a comnleto Itemized account from
tho dato of his nppolntmeut to tho end of
his service. Tho present report Is for tho
year ending; November 15 last and there
foro it m-cr (ins and includes his last regu
lar report, which waa for tho llrst three
months of llsio. Hcsldes thnt, things wero
lumped In tho Inst account which are
Itemized In this and vlco versa.
Thn Items which havo caused tho most
criticism are those of traveling expenses of
various employes, amounting to 562,63a, una
tho sum of JH7.0H for tlio salaries of ex
uerts. IteFililes this thero has been n creat
deal of laughing over such items ns $1,839
for newspapers anu newspaper cuppings, to
say nothing of tho extraordinary sum or
JH.rdS for cab, omnibus, car anil carriage
hire. This, aa will bo oeen readily, will bo
an nveniKO of over $20 for Intramural tranB
portntlon for Mr. iecK ami nis associates
for every wonting nay uuring ine inni year
So, too, It can bo figured out ho spent nbout
5.& a uny lor telegrams jinn eanio messages
Tho total nniiroiirlntlon for tho renrcsen.
tation of the United Stntes at Paris
amounted to Jl, 148,786. Thla total was
reached bv n number of penurnto annronrla
Hons riinnlmr over n nerlod of threo years
Tho report presented by Mr. Peck accounts
for nbout two-th rfla of that aiiiironrlatlon
and II Is nsHiimod that It will, with money
expended before, wipe out tho entire sum
set asldo for tho nurnoje.
Congress will havo a chance to overhaul
the items, tiecnuso sir. rccic waB given
decoration by tho French government, nnd
no will nnvn to aptieai to congress ror per
mission to accent It. When ho makes tha
ronuoHt It Is likely thnt the whole subject
will do gono over.
X A .11 E3I1 I'OH AM Kit I CA N.
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will power was strong and, strango to sty,
tho overpoworlng weakness was leavlr.y him
and his brain was clear to think." His
thoughts wero not pleasant. He remembered
the great birds whoso shadows ho knew
would bo swooping over tho ground tho
next morning. Ho know that tho army had
gono back, and he reckoned gloomily tho
chance of being found, llo know It waa not
ono In a thousand.
Tho aun roso and carefully ho raised
himself and looked nbout; ho was tha only
one alive. Slowly, Inch by Inch, he raised
hlicsclf, until to his wonder and amaze
ment ho found that ho could stand. Ho
took a step, holding himself as straight as
pobslblo. Ho took auother. He found that
ho could walk. It took him half an hour
to go 200 yards to thu bottom of tho hill
where the ground wnB more level nnd thero
ho found a path. Ho begnn to have tho
Interest uf tho surgeon In studying his own
caso. How far would ho bo ublo to go bo
foro tho deadly pnng would aelzo him?
Steadying himself boforo each movement
ho wont on. Ho saw no living thing. There
woro a fow bodies hero and thero where
tho troops had advanced, Tho sun roso
higher and higher' and soon tho sweeping
shadows appenrcd. He did uot turn his
head to look to right or left, nor did ho
dare to rest. Soon, down In a hollow, ho
saw a moving figure. It was a Kaffir
working about a llttlo lonoly hut, He'
raised IiIb volco. The man saw him. but !
Instead of coming to him tho black made
off. Again he called. Ho was afraid to
wave his arm to beckon, for the move
ment might mean dfath. Tho Kaffir turned
and approached him. Ho circled nearer
Ho behaved for ull tho world like ono who
stalked an enemy. Tho captain all tho
time stood silent, At last tho man camo
ntnr enough for the cantnln to tnlk tn him
nnd then he saw the reason of the whlta H"0!',81' m"?08.! pnirlf i rl,mll' 1,0 '"0d and
Mr. Clmnte Tel In nil Knullali Audience
KomiMliliiK of DinvnliiK Street.
At a bannuet recently given In Oulld hall
Amliassanor josenii n, ('nonte was one
the spoukerH nnd retailed tho following bit
or nistory. which, ir new to many Knzltsu
rren. as. Mr. Choate BtiggcHteil, must also
Do Bomewiiat new to not a few Americans
In referring to nowning street a nam
commonly used as n synonvm for tho Hrlt
Ish government, because tho olllelnl homo
of the premlor is Rituateil on that thor
otiKiirare air. t'tioato sain:
"I doubt whether many within thn sound
or my voice a now wny it is cniieii Downln
street, now at tno scnooi nt which I hn
tho good fortune to attend In Massa
ohusetta the best colony that waw ovc
Planted unuer mo imgusn img nmi ninntc
In tho best wny. bccaimo you ilr.nvo them
out to sunt ror iiicmseivos at mat school
over tlm nrenwar or entrance, mere were
inscribed tne wows, nenoiri punilea prima
the llrst school organized In Mnsaarhu
Bftts, Underneath wur Inscribed tho name
nf Ocorgo Downlnir, tho Drat pupil of that
school, Then at Harvard rolleKO wo Ilnd
him a graduate of that Institution In iho
llrnt year that It sent any youth Into tho
world iho year 1CI2.
"Ho soon found his wny to England. Iln
became chaplain to Colonel Onkloy'a army
ttndor Cromwell nnd soon began tn display
tho most extraordinary faculty Irt the art nf
diplomacy of any man In his day. It waa
tho old diplomacy. Ho developed Into a
wonderful master In tho art of hoodwinking
- In which that kind of dlplomncy chleilv
consisted. In Iho llrst rdnco, ho hoodwinked
Cromwell himself, which Bhowod that ho
waa n very astuto young man, and per
suaded him to send him ns ambassador to
Tho Hague, Well, after tho Protector died,
ho tried his arts upon the, Hump anil he
hoodwinked tho IUimn and they appointed
him ambassador to The Hague, When the
Restoration camo he practiced his nrts
upon tho Merrv Monarch, soon after his
return, nnd Induced him to send him ns
ambassador to The Hague. Jl made lots
of money nnd llnallv ho Induced tho Merrv
Monarch to grant him a rent tract of land
at Westminster, provided, for so the grant
ran, 'provided that the houso to bo built
unon tho premlFOH so nenr thn royal palueu
shall be hatul3omo and graceful.' So he
built him a house opposite Whitehall and
ho built a lot more mansions between there
and Westminster abbey and tho ehl nnnnli
of that tlmo describe thnso hotiea us
'lUeafiiut mansions, having u back front
man's strange behavior.
"Troops, baasT"
"Yes, whero aro thoyt"
Tho Kaillr pointed.
by his will devised his Immense estate nt
IVestmlnster t- his children. Non- they are
nil gone, leaving no wrack behind except
that little bit of ground 100 ynrds long ami
SO yurds wide, sometimes narrowing to la,
whLji bears his Illustrious nume. it la the
Poison M
Poison
are among the best known
of the many dangerous
wild plants and shrubs.
To touch or handle them
quickly produces swelling
and inflammation with in
tense itching mid burning
of the skin. The eruption
soon disappears, the suf
ferer hopes forever; but
almost as soon as the little blistern nnd
.pustules appeared the 'poison hail reached
the blood, and will break out at regular
intervals and each time in n more aggra
vated form. This poison will loiter in the
system for years, nud every atom of it
must be forced out of the blood before you
can expect u perfcct,ipermaticnt cure.
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Nature's Poisons.
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Ivy, and all noxious .plants.. It is com
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worse. Don't experiment longer with
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Mr. S. M. Mnrtiall, bookkeeper of the Atlnntn
(Ga.) O.ii J.lRlit Co., wai poisoned Willi I'oHon
Oak, He took Sulphur, Arsenic nud various
ttlier drug, nnd applied externally numerous
lotions mid Ktlvei wilh no benefit, At times the
swelling snd iiiflatmnntlon.was o r cvere be was
almost Mind. I'or eight years the poison would
break out every sea ion. Ills condition was much
improved after taking one bottle of S. H. S , nnd
n lew bottles clenred his Mood of thr poiou,nnd
all evidences of the disease disappeared.
Teople are often poisoned without
knowing when or how. Explain your case
fully to our physicians, nud they will
cheerfully give such information and ad
vice as you require, without charge, and
we will send nt the s'anlc time nn interest
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These prizes will be awarded in a contest which any one may
enter in .securing .subsoriptioim for The Twentieth Century Farmer. The contest will
begin January 1st, 1901, and will end as soon as 10,000 orders luive been turned in
to the publisher by the contestants.
The person sending in the largest, number of orders before
he close of the contest will receive the lir.st 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 regular order the next five will each receive $50.00 each and the following teu
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 thin reason send in your orders early.
Good Pay for Your Work
Whether You Win
or Lose
You get a large commission, besides, for every order you
turn in so that you will be well paid for tho work you do in the contest whether you
win or lose. Write to us for particulars and for sample copies, and also state that
you wish to have your name entered in the contest, so that 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
Century Fan
The Bee Publishing Co., Props.
OMAHA, NEB,
The Twentieth
Century Farmer
is an ideal agricultural and family weekly published by The
Hee Publishing Company of Omaha, Neb., In mugazine form, containing twenty
four pages or more.
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. Ilcsides 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 flowers, and matters
particularly pleasing to her; while the children have a department edited for their
exclusive benefit. Four or five pages are devoted to a complete review of the news
of the week, covering both the happenings at home and 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
lampB are lighted and the day's work is done.
How the Prizes
will be Awarded, i
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Mr
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