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COSTA RICA’S TRADE. Uncle Sam Should Make Efforts to : Control It. = Little Republic Claims to Be the Most Progressive and Peaceable of All the Central Ameriean States. UR little neighbor, Costa Rica, O has been knocking at our door for attention for many years past, and, while we are just awakening to the fact that her trade may be of varfle to us, we learn that it has been secured almost entirely by foreign nations who offer greater inducements in-the way of long credits; and by sending more traveling men through the country have created a demand for their goods. These are acknowledged to be inferior in value to those of American manufacture, but they are packed more carefully. The number of United States citizens in Costa Rica is small, there being many more Europeans. Now that the interest of our people is-awak-ened, all that will be changed; for the country possesses many natural advantages to attract settlers and financiers which are increased manifold by the prospect of the completion of the canal. |

The. language spoken in business circles is almost universally English, with a knowledge of which one may travel throughout the state without inconvenience, even if he'knew no other. The completion of the Nicaraguan canal would probably make Greytown one of the cities of greatest commercial importance. It has, for years, had the most,gensational booms whenever the completion of the canal seemed an assumed fact, causing such changes in the numbers of the pgpulation that, had a yearly census been taken, the results would have been most surprising. Products from a large portion of the interior of Costa Rica are floated down the San *‘Juan river to Greytown in barges and there transferred to ocean steamers. By special provision of the government this is a free port, that materials for the coenstruction of the canal may be procured economically. It is not yet connected with any d&ther point by rail. Its merchants support the municipality by special tax. It is surrounded by an extensive area of most fertile territory, some of the largest plantations in the state be-

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ing situated here. In Central America 30 stores are owned by one Chinese firm.» The Chinese show remarkable business ability and their methods stand favorably in comparison with those of other mnations. They converse in several languages and many of them wear the European form of dress. :

This state is the most southeasterly in Central America and occupies the entire breadth from sea to sea between New Grenada and Nicaragua. The country is mountainous and the plateaus and valleys lying between are very fertile. The coast along the Caribbean sea is bordered by a nparrow plain indented by creeks and small bays; affording excellent shelter for shipping among the various islands. The mountains are a portion of the Cordilleras range and contain many high volecanic peaks. Turrialba is 12,500 feet high. Toward the Caribbean the descent is very abrupt, while in the direction of

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vegetable matter for centuries has filled the soil with ferti\le»properties. Artificial fertilizers are not required, some plantations having been cuitivated for a hundred years without being unfavorably affected. A home-seeker going to Costa Rica should consider carefully what crop he wishes to raise and then take into consideration the varieties of climate. A locality where great wealth might be gained by raising coffee would be unfavorable for-cocoa or rubber culture. The conditions are most favorable to health ‘in sections where rubber may be raised successfully. The returns from-the latter industry are not immediate, but in time prove most satisfactory. As the wild rubber trees are being fast exterminated, rubber plantations are likely to increase rapidly. These yield a large revenue, the product bringing about $1,500 per ton and the owners living very independently. A quick income is derived from bananas, but in sections where they grow the conditions are most unfavorable to health. The plants mature in about 14 months when they are cut down and the fruit removed. The decaying stumps lying on the low land produce malaria. Over $5,000,000 are paid to- 100 growers of bananas. Cocoa trees greatly resemble our peach trees. A thick growth ‘'of pods much like small melons, in which are 30 or 40 beans, extends directly from .the trunk. Commercial cocoa is obtained by grinding these beans and reflning and sweetening ‘the product. : No one who visited the world’s fair at Chicago can fail to remember ‘the beautiful little Dorie pavilion which Costa Rica erected on the grounds at an outlay of $20,000, and $30,000 more was expended by the little republic to show how its coffee growing and curing are conducted. A traveler desiring to visit Costa Rica would probably take passage at New Orleans, disembarking at Limon, the chief seaport, with a pqgpulation of about 4,000. The building§of this city are modern in appear"a%ce and the streets macadamized. THhe stores are well-stocked with goodsg from all over the world. Many of the steel and cement buildings are constructed under the Standard Oil company’s patents of the United States. 'The city is very prosperous, in spite ot the fact that three times - within three years it has nearly been destroyed by fire.

About 20,000,000 bunches of bananas were shipped from here during the past year, in addition to .other ex:

ports. In proportion to its population, its foreign trade is greater than that of France. A railroad operated by an English syndicate and run by American employes leads from Limon to San Jose, the capital of the country. The city is situated on a tableland elevated 4,500 feet above the sea. It has a population of about 30,000 and is very attractive with its old Spanish architecture (varied by new, improved public buildings), and its beautiful little parks. The streets are paved with cobble stones, but the electric cars are of the latest style and it has all the modern improvements. Several times a week band concerts are given in the parks. The government supports the theater. Its new railroad will soon connect with the Pacific coast. Foreign business yields over $20,000,000 per annum, although its population is less than that of Washington, D. C. Over 690 specimens of birds have been found in Costa Rica-—parrots, pheasants, humming birds and wild turkeys being amomng the number. But the most amusﬁ:g of all the features which attract the attention of the traveler are the tribes of monkeys. { The people are peaceful and love pleasure. The dark hair, sparkling eyes and winning gracefulness of the women render them very beautiful. Columbus discovered Costa Rica in 1502 while on his fourth voyage to the new world. He made severai landings and, because of the numerous fine gold specimens found, named the place La Cos@ica y Castilla de Oro. Behind him~was a strange race of whom relics still exist. Among these is a stone tabfg taken from an ancient burying ground at Cartago. This had been carved from the solid rock, with figures of men, lions and serpents on its legs, representing a belief that man degenerated physically as he advanced intellectually. The work is marvelous. Indications are that these early inhabitants came from China. The country was held as a part of Spain until 1821, when it became merged in the Mexican republic of Tturlide. In 1823 it became part of the Central American confederacy, from which it withdrew in 1840, in erder to become an independent republic. Its . constitution was adopted in 1847, ! EDWARD JULIAN. . Would Please Him Mightily, Her Mother—lf you marry him, you need never expect me to come to see you. : ' : ‘Daughter—Will you put that into writing ? g ; WAt fory - “I want to give it to Fred as a wedding present.”—Tit-Bits, _ ; Nearest She Got to It. “Have you ever,” the girl from Boston asked, “made a critical study of ‘Paradise Lost?' ” | i _ “No,” replied the lady who was up “’ °m‘°’3§’§° Chicago Record-Herald. =

o o s""’&\‘: Y D 21 «/‘J,, ;7{?'?' 0 QD B S Aty V | MaeTeon: (s L AU riaanan IMPROVING A BARN. - Roof Window That Gives a Chance to Unload Hay Into the Loft from the Outside. ; ‘There are thousands of barns like the original of that shown in the cut scattered throughout the country, the roof space in which is but little, if at all, utilized, largely for the reason that the roof space is inaccessible. A barn was recentiy seen by the writer in which this.difficulty was solved by the insertion of a roof window similar to that shown in the cut. This gives a chance to unload hay into the loft from the outside, either by hand or by a hay fork, and whereas the loft before was dark and poorly ventilated, it is now light and airy. The style of window that is shown is much better than the pitched roof dormer win-

= ) =———— ”f’_'..'g-'»/ﬁ" e THE IMPROVED BARN. dow that is sometimes put upon roofs. The style shown admits of having a large square window in front—especially useful if a hay fork is to be used. . The advantage of thus changing a barn is that the loft can be floored over and the hay and straw stored in the second story, utilizing the space clear to the ridge pole. This leaves the first floor clear for a silo and quarters for the stock, giving more room for the latter, and affording a warmer barn, since many buildings are kept cold almost wholly because of the big emply space in the top—heated air always rising because lighter than cold air. With a window in each end of the barn above, and the new window in fronut, the loft will be as light as the first floor, while in summer this means of ventilation, with the loft floor to separate the upper part of the barn from the lower, will cause the lower part of the barn, where the stock is confined at night, to be much cooler than it otherwise could be.— N. Y. Tribune. .

THEY NEVER COMPLAIN.

But That Is No Sign That Horses Do Not Feel the Neglect to Which / They Are Subjected, :

Horses are the most abused of animals; not only beecause they happen to be the most used and the most useful, but also, and perhaps even more, because nature, for some mysterious reason, has denied them the power of audibly expressing pain, such as is possessed by the cat or the dog. Under extraordinary circumstances, says The Road, they have indeed been known to overcome the impediment. The extremity of terror, as when they have been attacked by savage beasts or the sudden shock of agonizing pain, as when they have been horribly wounded on the battlefield, has sometimes extorted from them a piercing, dolorous, almost human scream, which nobody who has heard it can easily forget. Most horses which die in pain expire in silence, or utter merely a moan or whine. :

The galled jade may wince, but utters no ery. The cart horses of our busy cities make no audible complanit under the lash of the whip, the strain of an overload, or the stupid jerkings of the reins by thé iEno»rant drivers. It cannot be that they lack the will, but they have been denied the power. A few exceptional instances no more affect the general truth -of this rule than the case of Balaam’s ass provides a proof that all asses (of the four legged variety, be it understood), possess the power of speech. Practically their dumbness is absolute.

TIMELY STOCK NOTES. It isa good plan to have heifers drop their first calf at about two years old. ~ Pulproots or mangels, carrots, sugar beets and the like should form a part of each day’s winter feed. Weed out the poor cows, sheep and fowls. They are a source of loss continually, and good for nothing when spring comes. : A ration of three parts of corn ensilage, by weight, with one part of oats straw, is adapted to maintain health in the animal. . The temperature of the stable has much to do with the fattening of the beef animal or the quantity of milk from a milch cow. : If the heifer is to freshen in the spring, feed her well in the early winter. Add four quarts of bran daily to the coarse fodder. As the heifer nears the time of dropping the calf give her a little corn meal in addition to above and a little linseed meal to keep digestion free. S At an experiment station in Canada it was shown that an average two-year-old steer would eat its weight in different materials in about two weeks. ! Don’t keep the cows in milk the year around. They should have a month’s vacation at least, and if you can arrange to have that month in August, do so. It’s fly time then.—N. Y. Tribune. . Make the Collar Fit Well, A sweat pad is undesirable if a wellfitting collar can be secured, says Farm and Fireside, Itiswarm anditsprings the collar out of shape. A hard, smooth leather surface is probably as good as anything for the shoulders. The fitting is best done, by soaking the collar and then pounding any place or places that unevenness of the shoulder may demand. The shape of the hames has much to do with the fitting of the collafi- o o - ~ Exercise the Brood Mare. - The brood mare should have regular SRS bail: shools oeves DY ome

CARE OF CORN FODDER.

Much Depends on the Way It Is Picked, Otherwise Ice and Snow Will Injure It, 7

More corn fodder will be fed this winter than ever before. For this reason it will be necessary for the farmer to rick up his _fodder in a way to keep well and still be easily handled. The use of the shredder, if proper storage room is available, will greatly simplify matters; but there will be many farmers who will feed fodder extensively without shredding and who will’ therefore welcome any hint as to the best and handiest methods. The following has several points to recommendit:. s ~ Set a row of posts about eight feet apart and as many as the amount of fodder will require, in a place out of the way and still as near to the place where the fodder is to be fed as may be. From one of the posts to the other, spike or wire poles or two by! four scantlings. These should be about five feet from the ground. The tops of the stalks are to lie or lean against this with the butts standing on the ground. Both sides can be built up simultaneously, building one section at a time. By having the butts stood about a foot from the perpendicular on each side, a good-sized space will be left the whole length of the rick. This will give perfect ventilation to the pile and the dog and cats about the premsises will take advantage of this and see that the mice and rats do not trouble the fodder. The rick can be built up as the fodder is hauled in from the field. Put up in this way the stalks will shed the rain perfectly. Only the outside stalks will be exposed and the butts on the ground are the parts that are never eaten. In feeding, the rick can be opened at one end and only as much as is needed be taken down, leaving none exposed by so:: doing. There ié\;w loss in this way, and the fodder is hAlways dry and free from jce and snow.—Ohio Farmer. o

ONE BREED IS ENOUGH. For the Average Farmer There Is No Mone,wlain Raising a Dozen Kinds of Poultry. v A single breed (js better to have about than a dozen different kinds. There are many reasons for this. When considered from the fancier’s standpoint, a single breed is about all one person can successfully care for, unless the fancier’s whole time and attention are ‘given to them. If this can be done, then as many varieties as there is space to accommodate may be kept to advantage. But even then it will be found that the fancier who puts his whole energy into one variety will progress more rapidly than the one devoting himself to many varieties. When taken from the standpoint of eggs for market, it will be found that it is more attractive for customers to have all the eggs as near alike as two hens’ eggs can be; when for market poultry, it is to the credit of the seller to send to market a whole killing that are alike; and when it comes to the care of the fowls, one soon learns the habits and eating capacity of the one variety, and thus in feedjng and treating them all alike geod average resuits will be realized. But when they are in the flock, the active Leghorn with the less active larger breeds, when fed together, the active fowl will get too much, while the slower moving fowl will not have gmough. For this reason, when keépt in yards or colonies, it is better to keep hens to themselves and pullets to themselves.—Country Gentleman. -

CURVED METAL DRAIN.

A Little Convenience, the Usefulness of Which Is Too Apparent to ; Require Comment,

The cut shows a shallow, curved metal drain that can be placed behind a row of horse stalls, and the liquid manure led away to a convenient imanure heap. This shallow drain can be washed out with a pail of water atanytime. Anarrow,removable board can be fitted at the rear end of the

- R, "‘;/":-( VT > A ) i N ”%"’ ~ CURVED METAL DRAIN. platform so that no solid matter can fall into the drain. Do not make the openings between the ends of the planks large cnough to let any solid matter through.—Farm Journal. - ' Feeding Corn to Hog's. It is hard to understand why hog growers of the west are rushing hogs to market half finished. The price of hogs is about $6.40 to $6.50 per 100 live weight, and that of corn 55 cents a bushel. Experience has shown that a ‘bushel of corn makes about 11 pounds of gain, live weight, when fed to hogs. That would make the corn worth about 70 cents a bushel when so fed. It doesn’t cost the difference between 55 cents and 711, cents a bushel tomarket corn fed hogs, by a good deal. Otherwise also it is a mistake to rush hogs to market half finished, as it breaks down the market, both because of quality and quantity.—lndiana Farmer, Hints on, Wintering Ewel. I do not think it advisable to keep the ewes too much confined. lalwayspermit mine to run on the pasture during the day time, when the weather is suitable, and when they can get at the grass. At the same time I feed them some corn fodder. At night also, if the weather is mild, Ileave the doors of the barn open, so they can go out and in at will. As to feed, I always give them all the clover hay they will eat up clean. For 100 head of sheep the grain feed consists of two bushels of oats and corn, mixedin the proportion of one-third corn and two-thirds oats.—John H. Henn, in Farmér’s Review. : B . Good Monmey in Mutton, ~ Farmers who at one i'dmua abandoned sheep are again bringing them on the there is more money in mutton than ; : e e

Awakened the “Sleepless” Pastor. There is a point to this story: A burglar whose night entry into the parsonage awakened the sleeping pastor, said to his helpIgss victim: “‘lf you stir you're a dead man! I'm huntmg_ for money!” “Just let me get up and strike a li%ht,” pleasantly replied the dominie, “and I shall be glad to assist you in the search.”—Boston Watchman. e I — ‘ ; To Florida, Through Pullmans Chicago, Cleveland Detroit, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Louxsmna_an(i Cincinnati to St. Augustine Queen & Crescent Route daily. - % A, A . Teeth.—“ One’s teeth rechire lags of looking after, don’t they?”’. *““Yes. Ma mislaid her upper set yesterday and it took usitwo hours to find them.”—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. e — - Pl'easz}nt, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs is Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. i He that thinks he can afford to be negligent ils not far from being poor.—Johnson. —— e < Piso’s Cure is the best medicine 'we ever used for all affections of .the throat and lungs.—Wm. O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind. Febh. 10. 1900. - e o The minutes saved by hurry are as useless as the pennies saved by parsimony.—C. B. Newcomb. : e G e Queen & Crescent Route. Through trains, diners, observation cars, palace daiy coaches, fast schedules, through sleepers from the North to New Orleans and Florida. B e —— Better to lose your argument than your friend.—Ram’s Horn. ' : e Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price2sc. g ; = e Flatter the g\i‘rl and spoil the woman.— Chicago Daily News. —_— PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are fast to sunlight, washing and rubbing. g THE TAG ENDS OF THINGS. The area of Greater New York is now 318 square miles, against Greater London’s 700 square miles. The advance in wireless telegraphy was the chief scientific event of last year. The agricultural department now requires a larger appropriation for its administration than any other department except the treasury. ~ A new and effective treatment of tree scale is in use in California. The tree is sprayed with oil, which smothers the scale insect, and the oilis then converted into soap by spraying with a caustic alkali solution.

THESE ARE PLAIN WORDS. Marshfield, Mo., Jan. 20th.—Mr. J. F. King of this place makes the following statement: “I have suffered untold agony for twenty years with Lame Back and Acute Kidney Disease, and in that time. have never been two days together clear of misery, and for some of the time I eould not walk a step or even sit up. “Last spring, after trying mdany doctors and every remedy that could be thought of, I began a treatment of Dodd’s Kidney Pills. The good results were almost immediateand for the last seven months I have seen more comfort and pleasure than I have for twenty years before. : “Any one with Kidney Disease or Lame Back that will not try Dodd’s Kidnev Pills deserves to suffer.”

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EDITORIAL NOTICE.—Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and | Bladder remedy, is so remarkably successful that a special arrangement has been made by which all our readers who have not already tried it may havea sample bottle sent absolutely free by mail. Also a book telling all about kidney and bladder troubles and containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured by Swamp-Root. In order that your request for sample bottle may have immediate attention be sure and mention reading this generous qffer in this papér when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.

°oo°: ‘ » «© Bringing With it Catarrhal Diseases of ~ All Kinds—-Pe-ru-na Cures. S 0 mLI ) - Cric < - /;\\g.'\ ’\J‘_,{ ‘ ”’__.:’—Tﬁw'v\,;?': — LM | e ] o 3 Q GeP ) N i v‘x‘\?] 2;‘ ) s N = M «\\\ el T i/l DR =Ol N 3 | TN L S e S e iog (\C oA !\%% ;s > ’ ) AR 2 - ?:l\f;.. . ‘ A Smger S w et . “\é;:} } A A . R ' y RS > (”'("3*\\‘,‘ Experience : - ﬁ» ZXPErICNCe. | MISS MAUD PALMER 2 >"Bdi o~ | - Tl S 8 Miss Maud Palmer, “The Willows,” /@%/ G- Cor Y ‘.:‘}i‘f-.;;‘w"f‘)f' Cataraugi, Ont:, is a singer of local ! ?‘ii’ ir GG P,tﬁ; {«"iﬁ note. She writes: i 2 q' b ,}L«,&\("}}i& ~«] acknowledge with thanks the VAN 757‘ l%:_;‘?’l 28 3o value of Peruna as a splendid remedy - >Si 417"~y S e in case of a severe cold. Last winter = t{\?ﬁ A j:‘.f I caught a cold and did not pay the- N W - - \,,\ ”é/% proper attention to it until it got so bad | L \, v O‘§ : that I could not attend to my regular . /= R AN SN work. My aunt advised me to try Pe- = s == runa and I commenced taking it at / S ( e once. Within three days I found great ./ . oaaEl i . relief. In ten days I was not entirely &— = s well but my system was toned up, and @- =" o& ‘9 - I felt much stronger than I had before. :’_"_‘L"—l(é We keep it on hand, and if any mem- v —— . ber of the family feels sick a dose or two of Peruna is all that is needed to cure.’’ 3 MISS MAUD PAIMER.

Winter is half over. People are continuing to catch colds, and not a house but hears the winter cough. People are trying to get something to cure these troubles which are almost inevitable at this time of the year. It can safely be said that nine-tenths of the people in the United States have a cold some time during the winter. There is one remedy which will prevent colds and cough and cure®them with certainty when contracted. This remedy is Peruna. Taken with regularity during the wirnter months, it will entirely prevent -<colds, coughs, la grippe, consumption, bronchitis or pneumonia. It will also cure without failure catarrh and recent cases of

7 E A Bore. : Mrs. Latto—How did Mrs. Bilkins ever get the reputation for being such a bore? Mrs. Barkey—She tried the experiment of making it a point never to say anything but good of anyone behind their back.—Brooklyn Eagle. ; . o To the Great Northwest, The Wisconsin Central Ry. will take you %here in proper shape. Daily trains at convenient hours, leave Chicago from Central Station, 12th St. and Park Row (Lake Front) for St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ashland, Duluth and the Northwest. Pullman Sleepers are attached, and meals in dining cars are served A La Carte. Nearest ticket agent can give you further information. Jas. C. Pond, Gen’l Pass. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis. E i 7 1t is not wise to believe all youhear; but it is well to use discretion in your declarations of incredulity.—Puck. 7

S DOCTOR AFTER DOCTOR. ““None of Them Suspected that the Cause of My Trouble Was Kidney Disease.” . . : Vin Ton, Towa, Jury rsth; Igor. In-the summer of 1893, I was taken violently ill. My trouble began with pain in my stomach, so severe that it seemed as if knives were cutting me. I was treated by two of the best physicians in the county, and consulted another. K’ona of them suspected that the cause of my irouble was kidney disease. They all told me that I had cancer of the stomach, and would die. I grew so weak that I could not walk any more than a child a month old, and I only weighed sixty pounds. Oneday my brother saw in a paper your advertisement of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. He bought me a bottle at our drug store and I took it. My familg'l could see a change in me, for the better, so they obtained more and I continued the use of Swamp-Root regularly.” I was so weak and run down that it took considerable t%)me to build me up again. I am now well, thanks to Swamp-Root, and weigh 148 pounds, and am keeping house. for my husband and brother, on a farm. Swamp-Root cured me after the doctors had failed to dome a particle of good. : MRS. GERTRUDE WARNER SCOTT.

consumption, and often in advanced stages. ; Everybody should have the 64-page book onm-catarrh and winter diseases which is being sent free by Tdwe Peruna ‘Medicine Co., of Columbus, io. If you do rot 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 gratis. .. Perund can-be purchased at any firstclass drug store at $l.OO per bottle. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. s JUST THINK OF IT ® ’ S ~ Every farmer his own 76£-A§RE’ Sll Ilandierd, no encum--5 > brances. hisbankdccount ] R R increasing year by year, £ 4 land value increasing, Y 5 5 D stock increasing, splena -4 did climate, excellent Bﬁ schools and churches. low G ’ R ¢#B taxation. high prices for . i ,F e M cattle and grain. low railo ; 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 homeseekers andsettlers. Newdistrictsare being ozened up this yea . The new forty-page ATIAS of WESTEHRN CANADA and all other information sent iree to all applieants. F. PEDLREY, | Superintendent of ]mmigration. Ottawa, Canada, or to C. J. BROUGHTON, 927 Monadnock Bldg., Chicago. Ill.; M. V. MCINNES, No. 2 Avenue Theatre Block, Detroit, Mich.; JAMES GRIEVE, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.; C. A. LAURIE, Marquette, Mich:; T. O. CURRIE, Callahan Bldg.. Milwaukee, ' Wis.; N. BARTHOLOMEW, 306 Fifth Street. Des “Moines, la.; BE. T.HOLMEKS. Room 6 Big Four Bldg., f Indianapolis. Ind.; Canadian Government Agents.

SR nueD D) @O CLOVEREE -\ %@Largcst growers of %\7\\\*///}s’_ B Clover, Timothyand W . § Grasses. Qurnorthern grown Clover, § { for vigor, frost and drouth resisting B properties, hasjustly become famous. § SUPERIOR CLOVER, bu. $5.90; 100 Ibs. $9.80§ & La Crosse Prime Clover, bu. $5.60; 100 ibs. $9.20 Samples Ciover, Timothy and Grasses and great 2 Catalog mailed you for 6c postage. : JOHN A.SALZER AN ? NN d)'S SEED C€o.Ed\ > \\X\\ 72 LA CrossE, Wis. & 0 \ &gy W/ e TO NORTH DAKOTA. We own 100,000 acres in eastern Morton and other North Dakota counties where the greateat flood of landreekers are going. Rich, nutritious grasse deep, black soil; pure water in aprings,atreams anz wells; conl %1 per ton; 160 ACRE FREE HOMESTEADS ADJOINING. Price 24.50 to #7.50 per ncre. We will sell in large or amull tracts; aplendid for stock raising or general farming. We want relinble real estate men to form colonies. Go now, don’t wait untilapring. THE HUSTLERS, WM. Hl Bﬂﬂwn & co. Devils Lake, No: Pak., or 155 La Salle Bt., Chicago. ‘ FEED THE BABY : “Ridg ¢’s Food” : as it is the. oldest, cheapest and best food produced. Makes the BABY healthy and happy. Invaluable to _the Dyspeptic and Convalescent. All Physicians recommend it. Send " for free samiple and bookliet. WOOLRICH & CO., Palmer. Mass. | e # e .;._u V;’ff‘ e . = ; . AR e There is absolutel% no g e e mtro-%lvcerine in HAZARD B .S SMOK. II;EaS.S P%Z&&ER; ‘3l: ; S - < }iegurv‘:ﬁichgl:rxnukes ?t ps%fe ! and uniform, second to none : ® in shooting qualities: in fact there are no objectionable features in the pow--der. Accept no other; if your dealer does not ‘have it, lusist that he getit t'oryou. GUN POW N ! : ‘ % CANDY CATHARTIC 10e BEST FQR-THE BOWELS All 85e. 50, > Druggists Genuine stamped CC C. Never sold in balk. - Beware of the dealer who tries to sell - “something just as good.” LIVE STOCK AND MISCELLANEOUS IN GREAT VARIETY for sale at & ~the lowest prices by A.N.Kellogg Newspaper Co. Z 3 West Adams Street, Chicago. E ANAKESIS 758 1o 3 st.agt Telief and POSITIVE- : ; LY CURES PILES. ie BTG e - une building, New York. 2\ NEW DISCOVERY; gives DROPSY quick relief and cures worst R k of Free oS i Gaan ! 32 SRR A NKs=A 1901

SR koo eV 810 )S Gl 35 URES WHERE ALL ELSE FA 3 Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use N _Lel in time. Sold by druggists i e VT Rl