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WAGES AND COST OF LIVING. Some Facts Regarding “PrPsperlty” ‘ Gleaned from a Reliable oy Source, Dun’s Review of January 4, 1902, contains tables based’ upon quotations for 350 articles, with due allowance for the relative importance of each, showing that the cost of living is now greater in this country than ever before. The following are the “index” figures for January 1, 1890, July 1, 1897, January 1, 1900, and January 1, 1902: b 1890, January I—Breadstuffs, 13.765; meats, 7.620; dairy and garden, 12.675; other foc_)d. 9.935; clothing, 14.845; metals, 16.240; miscellaneous, 15.111. Total, 90.191. July 1 (low)—Breadstuffs, 10.587; meats, 7.629; dairy and garden, 8.714; other food, 7.887; clothing, 13.808; metals, 11.642; miscellaneous, 12.288. Total, 72.455. 1990, January I—Breadstuffs, 13,254; meats, 7.258; dairy and garden, 13.702; other food, 9.200; clothing, 17.484: metals, 18.085; miscellaneous, 16.312;. - Total, 95.29. 1902, January I—Breadstuffs, 20.002; meats, 9.670; dairy and garden, 15.248; other food, 8.952; clothing, 15.547; metals, 15.375; miscellaneous, 16.793. Total, 101.587.

' The totals show that the cost of living was six per cent. greater in 1900 than in 1890; 31 per cent. greater in 1900 than in 1897; and 40 per cent. greater in 1902 than in 1897.,

Judging by the cost of living. we are certainly in the midst of recordbreaking prosperity. This is also indicated by the distribution on the first of the year of the greatest dividends ever made on the Dbonds and stocks of railroads and industrial companies. We may also observe—what even the blind can see—that the last four years have been the greatest trust-forming period in our history. Nearly every commodity is now controlled by some trust and is carried by railroads working in harmony. Of course, we know that trusts cheapen production and lower the cost of living, and that that is their chief reason for existing; n'but somehow prices nearly always go ‘up when a trust is formed, and here we are at the beginning of 1902 with more trusts than ever before and prices at the highest notch ever recorded. ’ o

But of course we are enjoying un-heard-of prosperity! Let no one deny this statement! 1f some pessimist tries to stir up antagonism between wage-earners and employers by pointing to this remarkable increase in the cost of ‘living and by felling the wage-earners that the manufacturers are pocketing all the difference in price and that the wageearners are not earning or getting more money now than formerly, tell this old croak that ‘‘not only are the wage-garners receiving much better pay than at the earlier date, but they are well employed.” This is the language of Dun’s Review,~ which further reassures us that ‘‘the rate of wages is of trifling importance when there is no work. It was estimated by labor experts at the time that 3,000,000 men were unable to find emploeyment. This means that. 15,000,000 persons were living on as little as possible, and consequently the consumptive demand was reduced to the lewest point. At the present time there is little difficulty in meeting the higher level of quotations, for there is full employment, and each man has only his own fanfily to'think of instead of a host of unfortunate relatives and friends, as was the case during the earlier period.” * % # On the other hand, the wage-earner benefits by lower rents and .better accommodations, which have followed the increase of money seeking investment and consequent fall in interest rates.” :

The Review also hastens to remind the 'wage-earner, who may not like the look of Dun’s figures in regard to the cost of living, of the phenomenal growth in the deposits in savings banks and the increased amount of life insurance policies. These it says do not indicate that ‘“‘the manufacturers and the capitalists are pocketing all the profits.” - These statements are very comforting to the millions of workingmen who are too busy to read census statisties but who, although they are working harder than ever, find themselves falling behind from year to year and who are becoming so troublesome that some of the railroads are raising wages slightly to prevent strikes. In fact; not only has the cost of living greatly increased during the last ten years, but wages, money wages, have been declining. |

About the middle of December the Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin of New York contained the following statement: , . “Census bulletins for the manufaectures of 24 territories, agricultural states and four small manufacturing states — Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Delaware—show in ten years an increase of %2 per cent. in capital invested and 61 pér cent. in the value of output, of 37 per cent. in the number of wageearners and 33 per cent. in the amount of wages.” . According to census statistics then money wages were about three per cent. lower in 1900 than in 1890. Reports for South Carolina and Tennessee were made public December 30 and 31. The figures for South Carolina showed that averag:e" money wages were 20 per cent. lower in 1900 thar in 1890. Those for Tennessee showed a decline of nine per cent. in wages. Dun’s cost-of-livipg figures show an increase of six per cent. from 1890 to 1900. As compared with the 1800 wage-earner the 1900 wage-earner got 96 or 97 cents instead of one dollar for his labor while the cost of goods had gone up from one dollar to $1.06. = Actual wages then declined over nine per cent. from 1890 to 1900. As both of these "were considered to be prosperous years the comparison is entirely fair. | o The cost of living rose over 40 per ‘ecent. from 1897 to 1902. Have average money wages risen half as much even after making allowance for the greater number of unemployed in 18972 But, the statisticians are telling us, there were more women and children employed in 1900 than in 1890. If so, why? Do we permit our wives, girls and boys to enter ‘the workshop when our earnings are sufficient to support them in our homes and sehools? : Either there is something wroeng

with our statisties or with our prosperity. Can it be possible that, in spite of the assertions of our trust statisticians, our boasted prosperity is, like the handle of a jug, all on one side and that the side of the protected trusts and monopolists?—Byron W. Holt. * A BIT OF HISTORY.

How a Ship Building Combine Work/l Under Cover Until Established.

Moody’s Manual of Corporation Securities, published last fall, econtains three pages of information about the United States Shipbuiiding company, a consolidation of five great shipbuilding plants, with a-capital ot $65,000,000. The five companies included are:

The Newpori News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; the Union Iron works, San- Francisco, Cal.; the Bath Iron works (limited), and the Hyde Windlass company, Bath, Me.; the Crescent Shipyard and the Samuel L. Moore Sons Co., Elizabethport, N. J.; the Canada Manufacturing company, Carteret, N. J. All kinds -of benefits were to flow from the consolidation of these great plants, employing 24,000 men and consuming 275,000 tons of steel annually. Orders on hand amounted to $63,000,000, on which profits of $7,000,000 were estimated. Net earnings for the first three years were placed at $17,335,500. The directorate of the new trust includes, besides many of the officers of the constituent companies, H. E. Huntington, vice president of the Southern Pacific company; E. H. Harriman, chairman of board, Union Pacifie Railway company, and Jesse Stiliman, president of the National City (Standard Oil) bank. The prospectus, which is reprinted in Moody’s Manual, states that “The plan will become operative as soon as Messrs. H. W. Poor & Co. notify the Mercantile Trust company that the corporation has acquired the proper_ties of the constituent companies.” - Strange to say, no other of the many Wall street publications mentions this shipbuilding trust in their lists. Neither have they announced its failure. All information in regard to it appears to be suppressed. "Those of the outsiders who are best informed say that the deal has gone through and that the consolidation is completed, but is not launched and probably will mot be until the present congress has taken action on the pending Frye ship subsidy bill. It was thought that the launching of this trust would injure the fair prospects of the subsidy bill and that it was best to pigeonhole the affair for awhile and to refuse to give infor-. mation to outsiders. In the meantime all hands are working overtime to get the Frye bill through congress. A few minutes, or possibly days, after the president has signed the bill, which will convey millions of our surplus each vear! to wealthy shipping companies, this $65,000.000 shipbuilding trust will |be launched before an amazed country.

SHAW’S BOOM SIDETRACKED.

Roosevelt’'s Appointment of Towa’s Governor to the Cabinet Was a Foxy Move, .

It is pointed out that in securing Gov. Shaw’s acceptance of the treasury portfolio, President Roosevelt has succeeded in putting to death what has been regarded in the west, and particularly in lowa, as a promising presidential boom. This boom,. says the correspondent of the Philadelphia Times, has been in existence for about a year and has been as carefully nurtured and cherished as the ‘Fairbanks boom in Indiana. It has had the backing of many westerners,. an}l the Towa people have always clainied that it was in a flourishing condition. It is taken for granted that Mr. Shaw has given up his presidential aspirations or he would not care to enter the presidential cabinet. 1t is said that this enables the president to count with confidence on lowa’s vote in the convention of 1904.

It may be said, in a general way, says the Binghamton (N. Y.) Leader, that the ‘republican presidential booms that existed when Mr. Roosevellt’entered upon his duties as chief executive of the nation have since given indications of being under the weather, out in the cold or out in the wet, as the thought is variously expressed. The Fairbanks boom gave forth signs of feeling poorly when the Indiana senator whose name adorns it let it be known that his sole reliance for the.nomination in 1904 was the possibility that President Roosevelt would commit a faux pas, which is the Gallic for “bad break.” The selection of Gov. Shaw for the headship of the treasury department looks like a clever tactical move on the part of the president, although that he didn’t intend it to be such is presumptively evidenced in his effort to secure the services of Gov. Crane, of Massachusetts’'in that position. A few more “breaks” like that will put Mr. Roosevelt in absolute command of the republican presidential situation.

OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

——Senator Elkins says that the president recently talked to him in a low tone of voice, but it was only about the é\'eather.-Cineinnati Enquiret. ——lTt is reported that Gov. Shaw is “strongly opposed to dancing and to the use of liquors in any form.” Got to Washington, though, just in time for the Roosevelt ball. He may be able to rescue the president from the cakewa'k habit.—Cincinnati Enquirer.

——Roosevelt seems to be “in the saddie.” That he means to strengthen himself with influences that will assure his nomination in 1904 is evident. His practical surrender to the protected interests, as shown in his message and his appointment of a “practical politician” to succeed Secretary Smith, are straws which indicate which way the wind is blowing.—Atlanta Constis tution. . ' :

. ——The peril of the present system of trust capitalization is plain. The general publicis in profound ignorance of trust conditions. Investors necessarily take undue chances when they buy trust securities. There/should be at least a reasonable guarantee of safety to investors as well as to consumers., This guarantee must be found in publicity as one means of regulation.—St. Louis Republic. e

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KEEPING MILK PURE.

It Can Be Done If the Right Kind of Pail and Straining Apparatus Is Used, :

Poor butter is very often the result of impurities that get into the milk at milking time. Cloth strainers will help matters materially, but first of all thoroughly rub the cow’s udders with a piece of burlap before milking. The best pail for milking with cloth strainers can be made by the tinsmith after the pattern shown in the cut. Lay the cloth tightly over the top of the pail, then press the top piece down inside the rim of the pail. The milk cannot spatter out, and must pass through the cloth into the pail. Probably not one dairyman in a hundred is as particular as he should be in the matter of getting the milk from the cows in the cleanliest possible manner. After visiting many dairy farms and noting the filthy manner in which the cows are cared for and milked, I think my statement of not one in a hundred is not wide of the mark. In many barcs o N e ﬁ'..ji W = ﬁ ; ] | Q J | ! =IN—A = ( e, | L Teee—S—— = | COVER FOR MILKING PAIL. ‘ the corditions are simply disgusting, while one can rarely, find a stable where a thoroughly painstaking effort is made to keep every particle of foreign matter and every foul odor out of the milk. Even under the very best conditions as regards cleanliness it is utterly impossible to keep all impurities out of the milk if the latter is; drawn from the cow into an ppen paily for hairs and some dust particles will be loosened from the cow by the action of the hands in milking. However, with a pail like that shown in the cut and two thicknesses of cotton cloth, or, better still, a layer of surgeons’ absorbent cotton, laid between two sheets of cheesecloth and caught together here and there with thread and needle, almost absolute cleanliness can be secured. A large sheet of such a strainer can be made at once, and circles cut from it for each milking. The cotton mentioned is.absolutely pure, and is of a nature to check the passage of any impurities. By the use of such a device the milk and cream will. not only be practically pure, if all other precautions are taken to keep it sO, but it will keep much longer than milk and eream secured under the ordinary conditions—a very decided ad- | vantage, if one ships his créam away or has a milk or eream route, for there is, perhaps, no more common complaint from customers op 1 milk route than that the milk or cream does not keep from one day to the next.—N. Y. Tribune.

SCIENCE IN MILKING.

Good Cows Are Frequently Ruined by Men Who Do Not Know How to Handle Them,

Milking is an operation which requires skill, as it has an important effect on the amount and quality of milk given. Dairymen know that there are as great differences between milkers as between cows and that cows.will do much better with good milkers than with others. Indeed, good cows are often almost ruined by poor milkers.

The milker should avoid handling the cow more than is necessary, and he should make it a rule to do his work quickly and thoroughly. He should never go from a sick to a well cow without first cleansing his hands. The habit of wetting the hands with milk is filthy in the extreme and should never be practiced. Some people think it is necessary, but this is a mistake. The hands should be kept dry. If they are not, it is impossible to prevent drops of milk from constantly falling from them into the pail. The pail should be held close to the udder, so as to expose the milk to the air as little as possible. The further the streams fall and the more they spray, the more dirt and bacteria they collect. Contamination from the foremilk must be avoided by discarding the first few streams drawn, or less than a gill in all. This entails little loss, as the first milk drawn is always poor in butter fat, ‘and if it happens to be badly contaminated, as is frequently the case, much injury and trouble may be saved.—Farm, Field and Stockman. : : When Buying: a Churn, The following points are to be considered in buying a churn, says M. H. Watts, in Kansas Farmer: “The most complete churning possible in a proper space of time—from one-third to one hour, according to the condition of the cream and room temperature—easy filling, emptying, examining and cleaning. The material of which the churn is made should be of some hard, close-grained wood, made solid or firm and fitted with a suitable arrangement for warping. Each churn has its own working capacity, but is generally limited to| about one-third its actual measure. Instantaneous churning is mnot advisable, for the reason of too great a loss of butter fat in the buttermilk and an inferior ‘quality of finished batter,” i ey

ALFALFA OR LUCERNE.

Gerald McCarthy, M. S, Says It Gireg a Yield Surpassing Any Otherp : Hay Crop. :

Alfalfa Medicago Sativa is one of the oldest cultivated crops. It has been cultivated for 25 centuries. Its native home is supposed to be that of the primitive Aryan stock from which all the European nations are descended. - Mr. Gerald McCarthy, M. S., says that alfalfa is a very long-lived perennial plant of the pulse or leguminous family. It roots very deeply going from 6 to 30 feet deep, and as a consequence is practically drought proof when once well established. It requires a rather dry soil, rich in lime. The plant is tender and feeble when young and requires a mellow surface free from weeds with plenty of soluple plant food at hand. On worn lands this erop usually fails to catch unless the soil has been given a good dose of stable manure or bone meal just previous to sowing the seed. Once started a sowing lasts from 10 to 30 years. The dry valley and mountain lands of the Rocky mountains seem to be the home of this plant in America. It also succeeds well on the Pacific slope and in the Mississippi valley. It does well on the lighter soils of the Atlantic coast and gulf states, but requires great care to get it started. It is usually sown broadcast in early fall using about. 20 pounds of seed per acre. No nurse crop is desirable. When well cared for the yield of this crop is enormous, exceeding any other hay crop. In New Jersev four cuttings per year are obtained; in the gulf region eight cuttings are the rule. The vield is one and a half to two tons of air dry hay per cutting. giving a total yvield for the year of 6 to 16 tons per acre. : One ton of this hay contains the following amounts of plant food: NIEPOEEIL o, Loo i ovas s aincens. . 438 IDS Phosplobleacld....ic.coiiiinss o, 2192 bB, Polah -oo iannn 08306 IBs, As with all other legumines the nitrogen comes from the air. The potash and phosphoric acid come from the soil and to keep up the yield an annual dressing of these substances equivalent to that which has been carried off in the hay must be given. Taking the average yield at six tons per acre we obtain: Nitrogen, 262.8 1b5................w0rth §31.53 Phosphoric acid, 61.8 11b5.........w0rth 2.47 Potash, 201.6 1b5..................w0rth 8.06 Total fertllizing va1ue.,...............542.06 To replace the above amounts of potash will require 403 pounds of muriate of potash. To replace the phosphoric acid requires 425 pounds of superphosphate. But where the growing season is long and the temperature favorable. the yield may be larger and the fertilizer must be increased proportionately. =~ A good normal fertilizer for alfalfa is as follows: Muriate of p0ta5h............ 500 to 1,000 lbs, Superphosphate .............. 500 to 1,000 Ibs. Jadme 0 ie s BDOITO 1,000 bs, MILK STOOL AND PAIL. The Combination Here Described Is Held in High Esteen by All Who Have Used It,

We have tried several kinds of stools and have seen all styles in operation in various parts of the country, but nothing suits us so well as the style shown here, says a Michigan farmer in Hoard’s Dairyman. We made the first one when we commenced dairying. The cut shows how to make itz The board A should be about 22 inches long for a tall man and about eight inches wide. The two end pieces, B and C, can be cut and adjusted to suit each milker. We made the stool soo as to have the seat D about ten inches high.

/,,\\ < lmm,’ ’//// —m I — " MILK STOOL 'AND PAIL. All pieces are about eight inches wide. It is a pleasure to use this stool. One can sit comfortably without bracing. No need of hugging the pail; simply let it rest between the knees. The pail should be tilted slightly, and, thus arranged, a good, rapid milker will spatter very little milk. This stool keeps the pail oft the floor and thus keeps it clean. We prefer a heavy tin pail. slightly flaring and of good depth. A flange at the bottom is a protection and strengthens the pail. TIMELY DAIRY NOTES. ~ Do not change the feed suddenly. Salt should always be accessible. Read current dairy literature and keep posted on new ideas. Have the herd examined at least twice a year by a skilled vetérinarian. . Observe and enforce the utmost cleanliness about the cattle, their attendants, the stable, the dairy and all utensils. - _ _ Clean the entire body of the cow daily. If hair in the region of the udder is not'easily kept clean it should be clipped. :

Never allow the cows to be excited by hard driving, abuse, loud talking or unnecessary disturbance; do not expose them to cold or storms, Promptly remove from the herd any animal suspected of being in bad health, and reject her milk. Never add an animal to the herd until certain it is free from disease, especially tuberculosis.—Farmers’ Review.

Feeding Corn to Calves,

It is a fact not generally realized among the raisers of calves, that these animals can assimilate whole corn at a very early age. As early as when. the calf is two months of age, whole corn will: be readily eaten and completely digested. This remains true up to the time the calf is a year old. During this period of about ten months the calves digest corn more perfectly than ever after, their stomachs at that time being fitted for the using of highly concentrated feed. This fact is especially valuable to those that are trying to raise calves on separator skimmilk.—Farmers’ Review, :

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Amos J. Cummings, Congressman from Tenth Congressional District, New Yorl. Congressman Cummings. of New York. in a letter written from New York city regarding the merits of Pe-ru-na, says the following:— “Pe-ru-na is good for catarrh. ¥1 have tried it and know it. It relieved me immgnsely on my trip to Cuba, and always have a bottle in reserve. Since my return I have not suffered from catarrh, but if I do I shall use Pe-ru-na again.” . : AMOS CUMMINGS.

Judge A. T, Goodwyn.

Hon. A.T.Goodwyn. Congressman from Alabama, in a recent letter to Dr. Hartman. says:— *1 have now used one bottle of Pe-ru-na and am a well man to-day. I could feelthe good effects of your medicine before 1 had used it a week.after suffering with catarrh for over a year.” -

FACTS BRIEFLY TOLD.

Chicago prohibits the gathering of cigar butts. » , The human lungs usually contain about one galion of air. The value of Spain’s mineral production in 1900 was $57,714,651.

Cranberries are grown in bogs that cost from $3OO to $5OO an acre. : Ambulance stations are being placed along the Paris streets, supplied with all the requisites for “first help.” Of all money transactions in England 97 per .cent. are transacted by checks, only three per cent. by notes and gold. The Alps cover a space of: 90.000 square miles. In them rivers have their source, flowing into the North sea, Black sea,and Mediterranean. Some idea of the vast wealth of Londonmay be gathered from the fact that the fire insurance carried by the metropoiis isnow $4,550,000,000. Canada’s fire insurance amounts to $756.257.098.

There are 20,000 square miles of ggricultural land in Natal alone, which carries a population of but one to the square mile, The same paucity of farming population prevails over the whole of South Africa.

AN IMFORTANT DISCOVERY. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 13th.—A sensational statement is made by Mr. Benjamin Major, whose home is at the corner of Jane and Hurlbut Ave., this city. : Mr. Major says that he has found a remedy which will positively cure all Kidney and Bladder troubles. He suffered himself for a long time with these diseases in the most painful form, and during his illness experimented with a great many medicines without getting any relief. Finally he tried Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and to his %at joy was cured completely. ; The statement he makes seems to have ample confirmation in reports being published every day of wonderful cures by this remedy. '

Comfortable, Convenient Trains with Pullman Sleepers and dining cars attached, leave Chicago daily from Central Station, 12th St. and Park Row (Lake Front) via Wisconsin Central Ry., at convenient hours for St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ashland, Duluth and the Northwest. Ticket agents can give you further information. Jas. C. Pond, Gen’l Pass. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis, . eI (A Making Others Happy. Cholly—l don’t know what to do with myself this afternoon. Algie—Nor I. Say! Let’s each go and call on some girl or other and propose.— Somerville Journal. — e Best for the Bowels, No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will' never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy, natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine put up in metal boxes, every tablet%leas C.O.C stamped on it. Beware of imitations. — e : Fast and Loose. She—Don’t you think your friend Smily’s manners are rather loose? He—Possibly; but Smily himself is nearly always txgbt.—éhicago Daily News. —- : - To Florida, Through Pullmans Chicago, Cleveland Detroit, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Louisiana and Cincinnati to St. Augustine Queen & Crescent Route daily. — e Is he a rich man? He hasn’t endowed any universities.—University of Michigan Wrinkle. r it it Queen & Crescent South, Excellent through service from Cincinnati and the North to New Orleans, Birminﬁham, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Charleston, St. Augustine. : —— ) e When in doubt, if possible, get out.— Puck. : | S e | Queen &_Oreueent Route. . Through trains, diners, observation cars, palace dafv coaches, fast schedules, through sleepers from the North to New Orleans and Florida. S i 4 Pertly—“ls your wife entertaining this winter?” Smartly—No ey udge. 4 e o e

Representative Sheppard. of Texas. Congressman John L. Sheppard, of Texas. writes the following commendation of Pe-gu-na from Washington. D. C. Congressman Sh&pard uses Pe-ru-nain his family and says:— i ) “1 have used Pe-ru-na in my fami'ly and found it tobe amost excellent remedy forall catarrhal complaints.” -

Chicf Justice William Lee Chambers.’ In a recent letter to The Pe-rn-na Medicine Co., Chief Justice William Lee Chambers says the following of Pe-ru-na:— s 1 have tried one bottle of Pe-ru-na. and I can truthfully say it is one of the best tonics I ever used. and I take pleasure in recommending it toall sufferers who are in need of a good medicine. 1 can recommend it as one of the very best remedies for catarrh.” W.L. CHAMBERS.

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$ 200 -ﬂi l"' ' 0 I. $ 250 . D SHOES 3~ UNIONAIADE. (=1 T ” % N N 4 NN =7 KN/ £ N\ P \ ez ¢ : =L R == o s ,-.-'.:‘“‘ e = =) /0 I AR R N Wl 75 Bhe\ e L. WA INTS Y B S N W e : BN AL S W e | = : }%‘J - 1-3 R D R '5’,% // =f : o ¥ ;:'{;' “3" : o r : » ‘Z-'-.: ERTNE M~ B NSNS W LI TR TR A A -R\ e > i .:::j.-;:.::.: 24 AT \ S L s GUANGIAN = /(4 I i}"/’/,* Gy AT A Pragl N Vb SN AN, N\ RS R AR ASIANGY L 8 RN\ AAN N SO Ty i ARG ;f-i ?)“ S, RE A R -';“J::»"’?w"‘" '-72':“‘" ¥ RRF -| s GREATE NS B/4 WwO! AKER. : St THE ot £ SH g Sold by 63 Douglas Storesand the bestshoedealersevery where, CAUTION! Thegenuinehavenameandpriceonbottom Noticeincrease of sales in tablebelow: 1888 == 748,706 Pairs. R AR i : ; 1889 = 898i182 Pairs, : 1900 = 1‘259i754 Pairs. : » 1901 =— 1,566,720 Pairs. Business Moore Than Doubled in Four Years. THE REASONS: : \\ﬂl,. Douaas mal?ea and gellsmore men’s s3.ooand $3.50 shoes than any other two man’f’rs in the world, W. L. Douglas $3.00 and sg.'x.lo shoes placed side by gide with $5.00 and $6.00 shoes of other makes, are found to be just as good. They will outwear two pairs of ordinary $3.00 and $3.50 shoes. Made of the best leathers, including Patent Corona Kid, Corona Colt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyclets and AhnLyl Blaek Hooks used. W.L.Douglas $4,00 ‘Giit Edge Line” cannot be equalied, Shoes f mail 25¢. extra. Catalog free. -W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass.

PEG o B s PR s S r 3 N Fory N 3 A T R S HAZARD, both black and § i e AN smokeless powders never v IRI vary. The contents of anf; 3 package is the same as of all gacka.gea of the rame brand. T ol That fact has produced confi- — dence and ex?luns in part @8 why Hazard Powders are so popular. Use what i the majority use, and inrist that your dealer B carries Hazard Powders in stock. § y L ER 1 e e AR

HOUSEKEEPERS 2 ATTENTION 2 For advertising pmigosas we are nrepared to GIVE AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE % mﬂn'lb‘er ofsElegnn*Gol,n-g,)NEn SlLthis advertisement 20 70T DA lo.daY For Jastionlars PHE WIDOWS BAKING WDER €COO., ROCKFORD, ILL. (A,

l .Men of 'prominence all over the { United States are recommending Pe!'Aruna.- Over forty members of Con*v zress have written their indorsement of it. Scores of other government officials spealk in high praise of it. Thousands of people in the humbler * walks of life rely upon it as a family i medicine. Send for free book of testimonials, 1f you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. | Hartman. giving a full statement of your case. and | he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice i gratis. L = l Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman i Sanitariym. Columbus, Ohio.

JUST THINK OF IT. TG B 9 Every farmer his own P?QﬁC,RE S b {landlord, no encumY N brances, hisbankuccou&n AR R increasing year by year, o T land vaiue increasing, s p g stock increasing, splenﬁ ﬂ § did climate, excellent w aa schools and churches. low G 3FR @Bl taxation. high prices for el e cattle and grain. low rail. T way rates. and every possible comfort. This is the condition of the farmer in Western Canada—Province of Manitoba and districts of Assinibo’a, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Thousands of Americans are now settled there. Reduced rates on all railways for nomeseekers and settlers. Newdistrictsare beingopened % this vear. The new forty-page ATI.AS of ESTERN CANADA and all other information sent free to all applicants. F. PEDLEY, Superintendent of Immigratlon. Ottawa, Canada, or to C. J. BROUGHTON. 927 Monadnock Bildg., Chicago. Ill.; M. V. MCINNES, No. 2 Avenue Theatre Block, Detroi., Mich.; JAMES GRIEVE, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.; C. A. LAURIE, Marquette, Mich ; T.O. CURRIE. Calinhan Bldg.. Milwaukee, Wis.; N. BARTHOLOMEW, 306 Fifth Street. Des Moines. la.; E. T. HOLMKS, Roem 6 Big Four Bldg., Indianapolis. Ind.; Canadian Government Agents. STEREOTYPING All kinds of Job Work, Book.Pag:s, etc., Electrotyped or Stersotyped in the best manner known to the trade, _at reasonable prices. Send for circular describing our patent improved Base for electrotypes or stereotypes. : Reading Noticas, etc., set up in Long Primer, Brevier, Minion or Nonpareil much cheaper than you can do it by o hand. Also composition for Special Editions, Pamphlets. etc. : We solicit your orders. A. N. KELLOGG NEWSPAPER CO., 71-73 West Adams Street, Chicago. ACR Es at SACRIFICE in CHICAGO . . SUPERIOR and DULUTH. Chicago acres at $3OO an acre. Old price, 81,500 an acre. Little cakh. Balance 10 years. Acres adjoining city limits of Superior only 837.50 an: acre. Old price, $6OO an acre. A sure fortuae. NELSON THOMASSON, 85 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. Refer to Chicago Banks. en's uvicerine vaive Cures Chronic Uleers, Serofulous Uleers. Varicose _Ule:::- h';n.;ut Bm‘.l‘.mmn, White Swelling, Milk Leg. Fever Sores, all old sores, Pnlthd{:':fdhn. no matter how long standing. By mail, 68¢. J, P.ALLEN, Bt. Paul, Minn, ~ & DRO SY NEW DISCOVERY; gives quick rlege‘tlmdfnmwons cases. Book of testimonials and n; treatment Freg.& Dr‘: H. H. GREEN’S SONS, MD.K.MI‘A.GA. 5 A. N. K.—-A ; 1900

L ¥ URES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS én g Best Congh Syrvp. Tastes Good. Use PSS ot in time. Sold by druggists. 3 RN ® (o) N R ULV Li O] Nt