Semi-weekly Independent, Volume 2, Number 37, Plymouth, Marshall County, 19 March 1896 — Page 2

THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

Three men rode out to the wide, wide world: (SiiJ ho, shi;; Ley, for the merry, merry !! ,v:iy! And the first jim-d the war, where the j : burner was furled; Sin hey. sin;; ho, where the skulls lie And Lbe M'eoud had a post in the court of Kins; : (Sinr ho. King hey, for the bribe and its y,ul he crowed to liiu, for the throne he .; - tried to sir.;; : ".(Hius.hey, sin;.; ho, where the gallows ; winds blow!) And the third, he married a fine bonny wife: (Kiut: hi. sin? hey, for the merry marriage d-iy!) For she spent his money, and led him such i lib-; (Sinj; hey. su lt., to the funeral go!) 8ueh were the ways of these three merry men. (Siii ho, sin;; hey, at the world's sweet way! Borne trilling pleasure, a hope and then (Sin,; hey, sin ho, for the grave below!) Temple lar. THE STUDY OF WOMAN "No," said I. with puissant positivcncss, to my friend Iiasconi; "no, sir, I .hall not accompany you Into the haunts of Iho unmarried woman." "Hut, my dear .Mart ton." argue I Bascom, w.vou ou.iilit to p. Of course, you arc a bachelor of . " "Touch lightly on that ioiut, please," said I. "Society might make a fad of you as a novelty." "Anil sigain. n;y dear Hascom, it mightn't." "How wer. whether it does or not, I want you to get out of the rut of bachclordooi and go with me." "Von are very kind." ' Tor a variety old man. Will you koV "A I said in the beginning, I now reIkmU Wo. sir. " Itascont had been married for several years and I had his frequent asMini uce tliut his entire married life was nothing more or less than a path of Kilver sunshine, through a golden garden of roses. It was a charming metaphor, but it fell upon unappreciative ears, for I knew that Ilaseoiu had written poetry in his youth, and, in addition to that, he was married, and I knew what all married men had to say to bachelors of matrimony, as they bad found it. It was simply sugar spread upon an uncertain condition in order to catch such unwary flies as might be attracted thereby. "Well, well." he said, "have It your own way. 1 a:n sure I can stand it if you can, but, say, will you join me over Senday at my own house? I've told my wife about you and she Is so anxious to sec you that she commissioned -me t invite you out for Sunday." : I bachelor or n bachelor, I could not iifTord to be a boor, and to slight such an invitation as this was inexcusable. So I lK'gan to hedge a bit. "Aly dear IJascom," I said, apologetically, "why didn't you tell me you wanted me to go to your house?" "Well, it hadn't Just occurred to me, I guess," and he laughed. "Of -course." I went on, "it is quite a different thing to go there tlian to KO " "Then you'll go." he interrupted, with Mich an interest that 1 became suspicious. "Are there to be any of the gay and giddy throng about?" I asked. "Summer girls and such?" he replied. "Mostly." "Then I'll be frank with you and say there Is not one on the place." "(Wider these circumstances, then, I'll KO." "Oood for you, old man!" he exclaimed, clapping me on the back. "I'll Ko and telegraph my wife that you will come up with me Saturday evening." Then he went out of my ollice to send his dispatch. It was about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon when he reached his home in the country, three hours earlier than his usual time of arrival, as he had taken me out at that hour so we might have a little loafing spell before dinner, and as the day was unusually tine in the country and as it had not been pleasant in the heated town I was glad euough that lie had been so thoughtful. It was delightful under the big trees of his dooryard-lie objected to calling It a lawn and when he brought out a couple of great, juicy mint juleps and we sat there browsing upon them I don't think I ever felt more at peace with the world than I did at that very moment. Later Mrs. Iiascoin. a dainty little woman, with three as pretty children as children can be pretty to a bachelor of my proeliviiies. joined us and with her came her sister. Mrs. Oilman, a matronly woman of 5, to whom I was formally presented. I confess to an admiration of Mrs. Ililman as soon as I saw her; not that Mrs. Itaseoni wasn't admirable, but that her sister w as older and more substantial to my mind. In fact, Mrs. Oilman was of that pleading rotundity of person which seems to appeal to an unromanlic man of ."o. while Mrs. Has rom was rather spirituelle and reminded one more of angels than of good housekeepers. In addition to her othr attractions, Mrs. Ililman was of the laughing, jolly kind of women, who eeni to carry a surplus of sunshine with llieni for general distribution, and I always had a kind of sneaking fondness for that kind of woman. I went to bed early, as is the custom to the country, and though I was In -ood sleeping trim and 1113' conscience aa lu perfect order somehow I lay

awake thinking what a lonesome sort of life a bachelor's life was and how much cozier and pleasanter a woman could make a man's life, even If she hadn't more than half the chance. After a long time I slept and dream

ed dreams in which there were summer girls a nil other disturbing elements, and when I awoke in the morn- : ing. in response to Ifascom's knock, I was my old self again and laughed at the very idea of a woman as 11 life companion. During Sunday I had several very Interesting talks with Mrs. Oilman, and by night again I was worse than I was the night before, and began wondering why it was that some men were so much luckier than others, and also whether there was much chance of Mr. Ililman departing this life and being j laid to rest with his fathers. I knew ' of a number of pleasant churchyards w here I thought Mr. Oilman might be accommodated with quarters indetiniteIv, and I felt that I could attend his ! funeral with much pleasure, though, as a rule, I abhorred funerals. "Well, old man." said Hascom, as we took the train for town Monday morning. "I Iiojm? you enjoyed yourself." "I never had a pleasanter outing in my life," I answered, with such sincerity that he actually blushed, "and you have my thanks in all their amplitude." "I'm glad you liked it, for more reasons than one," and he smiled rather curtly. "()h. yes, I know," I said, with a laugh. "You think that after my experience of the last forty-eight hours my views on the woman question will undergo a radical change?" lie nodded and smiled at my profundity of observance. "Fess up, now, Marston," he said, "haven't your views changed somewhat by what you have lived in for even so short a time?" "Well," I replied, picking my way carefully. "I am willing to say that as far as your household Is concerned, the prospect is more pleasing than I thought it could bo." "And would you say the Oilman household were any less pleasing than mine?" This with a nudge and a chm-kle that I thought quite uncalled for in view of the fact that Mrs. Oilman w as a married woman, and I had no right to express undue admiration for her or her household, and which made the blood rush into my face. "Of course, that must be included." I said, trying to laugh off my embarrassment. "And still." I continued, "that Is only two. and there are millions which one wouldn't care to praise." "What are they to do?". he retorted. "Ton are not hunting for the millions, but the one." "Apparently I am not hunting one with a great degree of success." "Hut you should, and now that you have positive proof that the life is not as black as it is painted." "It's very easy for you to talk," I contended, warmly. "You have called a lucky turn and so has Oilman. Hut you have exhausted the supply. Now, If 1 could get such a woman as Mrs. " lint I stopped short, for I was about to make a discrimination which was hardly complimentary to my host, and I didn't want to do that. "(Jo on," he urged, good-naturedly. "I don't care if you say Mrs. Oilman. Anybody could see that you had a leaning that way. Even my wife wasn't at all envious of her sister." "Very well," I submitted, "say Mrs. Ililman. If I could lind such a woman as Mrs. Oilman, I am not at all sure that my mind would not undergo a change, and that I could not be persuaded to throw off a few of the trammels of bachelorhood." Hascom let off a guffaw that not only startled me, but it shocked me as well, for I thought I had said something I should not have said. "What's the matter, mau?" I asked, much alarmed. "That's it," he continued to laugh. "What's the matter with Mrs. Ililman?" I was much more disturbed than ever at this queer inquiry. "What do you mean?" I asked, taking him' by the collar. "Why, old fellow, if Mrs. Oilman is your ideal and you think you could be happj with that kind of Ionian, why don't you avail yourself of your opportunities and take Mrs. Ililman?" "Wha wha wha why why " I stammered, utterly upset. "Oh, there isn't any Mr. Oilman, if that's what you are trying to say. He has been in the quiet churchyard for lo! these many years, and Mrs. Ililman has been living with us the last twelvemonth, and I am positive that she Is heart-whole and fancy free, and, what Is more to the point, she is just a little bit tired of living with us. See?" Possibly I saw, and possibly I didn't. Whether I did or not, I spent the next Sunday with Hascom and incidentally with Mrs. Hascom and Mrs. Oilman. The next Sunday I spent principally with Mrs. Oilman. And the next. And there are others. Philadelphia Inquirer. (2 old Find lit Montana. A rich gold discovery Is reported from ITint ('reek, in the (Jcorgetown district, Montana. Nine weeks ago Sam Snider, a destitute and hungry Hutte prospector, trailed a deer over the hills, and accidentally discovered a fabulously rich ledge, which he has been working since alone and in secret. He came to town a few days ago with thousands of dollars' worth of gold and the imports of men who have since inspected the prospect say that "Snider has $1,- ( ioo.OCh in sight, although his prospect hole is only about fifteen feet deep. The vein is only eight inches wide, so far as developed, but Is yellow with virgin gold. More lou' affairs originate In an unoccupied mind than In the heart.

VENEZUELAN CHOCOLATE.

liest in the World but Adulterated for Foreign Use. The people of' Venezuela, writes W. E. Curtis, in the Chicago liecord, claim that their chocolate is the best in the world. The cocoa or chocolate bean is found to ben more profitable crop than coffee, and its price is almost as fixed as that of gold. In some portions of the country cocoa beans are still used as legal tender. Coffee was introduced into Venezuela from Arabia by the rrauciscan monks, but cocoa was indigenous to the soil and was used in large quantities by the Indians for food at the time of the discovery. It was not liked by the Spaniards at first, but was introduced in France by the Franciscans, who were always enterprising, and the French cooks at once adopted It into great favor. Cardinal Kichelieu is said to have been the lirst chocolate drinker of anv fame, and to have set the fashion of using it. Tilgte are two kind, the native cocoa, called cl criollo, and an imported plant galled el trinitario that was brought .from Trinidad and other of the West India islands. The former is of greatly superior quality and is scarce. . Not more than .Vmi or C.OUO bags are raised annually, and it is worth-from to Js'iTi gold per bag of 110 pounds. Of the Trinidad variety about lOo.ooo bags are raised, and it sells for -$1S or .J a bag. The native plant requires peculiar soil ami care and grows best in the holtest and most uuhealthful regions, so that there is not much comfort in its cultivation. The cocoa plantations are found all along the coast of Venezuela, and are more profitable than coffee on account of their requiring less attention, as well as because of the greater value of the crop. While coffee can be successfully cultivated under a minimum temperature of 00 degrees F.. the cocoa tree, for proper devlopmeut and remunerative crops, requires a temperature of at least so degrees F.; hence the area of the cocoa belt is comparatively restricted. Resides the conditions of temperature, this crop needs a moist soil and humid atmosphere, and so the lands along the coast of the Caribbean Sea sloping from the mountain iops to the shore, bedewed by the exhalations from the sea and irrigated by the numerous rivulets that course down the valleys, are found to be in all respects well adapted to the profitable cultivation of cocoa. And while the land:, in the interior, possessing facilities for irrigation, may be said to be equally as good for the purpose, yet the absence of roads ami the consequently difficult transportation of produce on the backs of donkeys over rugged mountain paths materially reduces the profits of the crop before it reaches the market. A cocoa plantation is set in quite the same manner as a coffee orchard, except that the young stocks may be transplanted from the nursery after two months' growth. No preparation of the soil is deemed necessary and no manures are applied. The young trees are planted about fifteen feet equidistant, which will accoiunuHlato :joo trees to the acre. Pet ween the rows and at like spaces are planted rows of the bucare tree, that serve to shade the soil as well as to shield the young trees from the torrid sun. Small permanent trenches must be maintained from tree to tree throughout the entire length of the rows, so that, at least once In each week, tin streams descending from the mountains may be turned into these little channels and bear needful moisture to trees and soil. At the ago of live years the plantation begins to bear fruit, and annually yields two crops, that ripening in June being termed the crop of San Juan, and that maturing at Christmas being known as the crop of La Navidad. The average age to which trees attain under proper care may bo estimated at forty years, during which period they will give fair to full crops of fruit; but of course it must be understood that, as in our fruit orchards, a new tree must be set from time to time to replace one that may be decayed or blighted. After careful inquiry it may Ik? safely stated that the average crop of the cocoa plantation at ten years of age and under a proper state of cultivation will amount to öX) or ('00 pounds an acte. Tfee fruit or seed of the cocoa, in form, size and color. Is quite similar to the almond. These seeds, to the number of sixty or eighty, are incased in a pod that, except in color. Is the counterpart of a young lnuskmelon. being elongated and ribbed in the same manner. Its color when green is like that of the egg plant, but on ripening it assumes a reddish hue. A peculiarity of the cocoa Is that it bears fruit "from the ground up," the trunk of the tree yielding fruit as well as the branches. Upon ripening the pods are gathered from the trees and heaped in piles on the ground, where they are left for some days to ferment, after which they burst open, when the seed must be shelled out. After a light exposure to the sun. during which time great care must be taken to protect them from the rain, they are sacked and ready for the market. The good people of Venezuela say that all the best cocoa goes to Europe, and not a pound of the el criollo to the United States. It is a fact that you can get chocolate at the high-priced retail stores for about half the money that is charged at the Caracas factories. They sell the best for SO cents a pound, and tin? retailers charge about $1 for it. You can get a superior article for CO and the ordinary for 50 cents a pound. None can be had for less than that, while in the United States It can be bought at almost all the grocery stores for "ö, r.O and 10 cents a pound. Troubles of the MeKHciiRer Hoy. A telegraph messenger probably sees as much of the other side of human nature as a doctor. One told an, Atch

ison Clobe writer recently that a worn an never opened a telegram without turning pale. and. when the message was not alarming, they looked disappointed. He delivered about two death messages a day. four birth messages, a great many business messages, and once in a great while a love message that makes him tired to carry. He carried one ret ently to a young man iu town that read: "How are you to-day, darling?" The answer went promptly back by the boy and was to this effect: "I am better, love." He once carried a message of death to a colored woman, and after reading it, her emotions overcame her to such an extent that she caught the messenger in her arms and soundly boxed his ears. Another colored wont an refused to open or sigu for a message, but walked the floor ami beat lid breast, and screamed, supposing it announced death. When all the neighbors had come in. one more venturesome than the rest read the message. It was simply a notice that the woman's sister would come up from Leaven worth that evening to see her.

CANNIBALISM AT SEA. Desire lo lint Human Hein us Stronger on the Ocean than on Land. Then it comes to pass, when the moment of keenest agony is reached, that the starving man begins to eye his companion with the wolf-glare of a beast of prey. His pangs become paroxysmal. During their greatest intensity there springs up within him a fierce impulse to slay his neighbor that ho may feed on his tlesh and slake his thirst with his blood. This terrible prompting to cannibalism, it may be noted, is, however, rare, save in cases of famine from shipwreck. Although it is customary to regard it as a common feature of starvation, and to make thrilling statements of the frequency with which even mot iters will, under the goad of hunger, kill and eat their children; and though startling assertions to this effect have been made by historians of great sieges, yet It ought to be said that, as a general rule, well-authenticatcif cases of cannibalism among civilized people w ill be found to occur only at sea. They are very rarely found on land. And what is more curious still, whenever famished, shipwrecked men set foot on shore, no matter how desolate and barren may be their rock of refuge, they seem as if by magic at once to banish from their minds the very idea of anthropophagy, or man-eating, and tha;, too, though they might have been resignedly contemplating it as an imperative necessity a few hours before. In the case of Ensign Prent ies, of the Eighty-fourth Regiment, and his companions, who were wrecked on the barren island off Cape Hreton in ITSO. the difference between famine on shore and on sea is curiously exemplified. Prenties records that they were able to endure the most fearful pangs of hunger without ever so much as a thought of resorting to cannibalism for relief, so long, however, and only so long as they kept on land. Hut when they took to their boats ami it was not once merely that they experienced this -in order to escape from their rock-bound prison, though they were not a whit worse off for food than they were on land, yet the moment they put to sea with one accord they began to think of killing and eating one of their number. On the other hand, when they found their attempt to escape futile, and put back to shore, whenever they landed the horrible idea of cannibalism seemed to vanish. Science for All. New Device of" Thieves. This is the latest fad among housj thieves you would better look out for the fraternity: The door bell rings, and Molly, the maid, responds trippingly. A man stands in the vestibule. "Is Miss Howlett in?' he asks. Molly may say "yes," or "no." If she hesitates he continues, hurriedly: "She ordered some goods from "s and the clerk made a mistake in tli; bill in our favor. We find that Mrs. Hewlett paid us $2.0." too much. I have come to return the money. Will you kindly tell her?" He fumbles in his wallet, and Molly, leaving the door wide open, rushes to inform her mistress. Mr. Honest Mao slips into the house, helps himself and departs. The next day we have a story of another robbery. New York Press. Moon Dogs in Canada. Persons who were abroad at an early hour in Toronto recently witnessed a lcautiful lunar phenomenon. The moon herself was the center of a brilliant white cross, while on either side, at a distance of about sixteen degrees, were what might not inaccurately be called great prismatic parlunions. or moon dogs. I ley o ml the ratlins of these and at the opposite points of the lunar cross there were rainbow-colored crescents with their convex sides toward the moon, while all about the sky was "hazed" with ever-shifting swarms of ice particles shimmering in the moon rays. White and Head. A white object of any size may be seen in sunlight at a distance of lT.'-'öd times its diameter; that is to say, if it is a white ball a foot in diameter It can be perceived at a distance of 17,"."0 feet. A rod object is not nearly so visible at a distance as one of white. A rnl globe a foot in diameter can be perceived clearly only at a distance of S.00O feet, and a blue globe a little further. Camel's Flesh as Food. Camel's llesh is the latest addition to the Parisian bilj of fare, Algerian butchers undertaking to provide 'the supply. The meat is said to taste like beef, though white like veal. The hump is considered a great delicacy by the Arabs. The most objectionable feature about love is the poetry that accompanies it

"The Wooden Hen." The illustration shown herewith is smal. In si.e, but really large when we consider tha- die "Wooden Hen" is no larger, than a live hen, yet his, double the cap.ic'ity. It weighs only l." pounds.Mias a capacity of 1!S eggs, an t ri hile not a toy, is just as "amusing, Nvidcs I eing in-tructive ;s well. Wc suggest that every icaderof this write Mr. (ieo. IL Staid, Quiney. III., and ask lor a copy of his hatulsonv lhtle booklet "C," describing the "Wooden Hen;" also his lame catalogue of the MctH Excelsior I11cuhator. All sent free. Mention this paper. COMMANDS A SHIP AT 18. Joseph IF. York Is the Youngest FullFledged Sea Cuptatii A P. oat. The youngest sea captain that ever entered the port of New York in charge of a vessel, and probably the youngest commander in the world, is Captain Joseph II. York, of the tree-masted schooner Charles .1. Wilhird. Captain York is eighteen years old. He is a native of .South Portland, Me., and his father is Captain Coorge York, his grandfather is Captain .1. C. York, ami his brother is Captarn Franklin C. York, all masters of vessels owned in Portland and well known in New York. Young Captain York went to sea in IKK), serving before the mast of the schooner be now commands. The vessel was then in charge wf his W rot her, F. C. York, who was promoted to a larger vessel. Young York made but one trip before the mast, lie noted every movement of his superior, and soon learned how to work the schooner. On the next trip he was made first mate, and before he had been on the vessel a year he was promoted to master. His first voyage, after he was given command of the Charles .1. Willard, was to Porto Pico, and it was most successful. All last summer and fall he was in the Atlantic coastwise service, and one of the quickest trips between Prchmond, Ya., and New York, in a sailing vessel, was made by young York. He covered the distance between the ports named in the remarkably short lime of fortyone hours. Captain York is six feet tall, weighs ITS pounds, has very broad shoulders and a handsome, clean-cut face. The next trip of Captain York will be from Portland. Me., to the West Indies. Young York from early baby hoot I had a taste for the sea. and devoted much of his time iu building tcy boats and sailing ihem on ponds adjacent to his home. "When he was ten years old he ac?omp:iniod his father on an extended voyage t South American couutries. It is his ambition to command one of the big liners, and he is thinking of entering the service of some of the transatlantic companies. Lawyers in Congress. Of the s; Senators now holding seats, (k5 a re la wyers. Of the 3Ö0 Itepresentatives. L'T are lawyers. Tennessee's Senators and 10 Kepresentativcs are all lawyers. Of Ohio.. 2 Senators and "I Ib'presenta lives, both of the f tinner ami 11 of the latter are lawyers. Texas has ' lawyers in the Senate ami 10 out of a possible PI in the House. New York gets along with 1 lawyer in the Senate ami 1." out of "1 in the Housj. Massachusetts lias '2 lawyers in the Senate and only -1 in the House. O of her Kepresentativcs being merchants ami manufacturers. Maine has H lawyers to represent her in tile Senate and ". in the House. Capt. P.outelie being the only Representative she has who is not a lawyer. Mv. Dingley, however, has not practiced law for many years. A Pbilatlelptiian's Cancer Fad. For a fw days iu e;ery year the Street cars of Philadelphia are decorated with selections from the llible. The verses are printed on the same sort of cards as those used by advertisers ami appear in the same rack. The quotations are put in 1.000 cars at an expense of Jj.O a day and run about a month. Who is it that thus advertises scriptural verses has never been discovered. If the hair has been made to grow a natural color on bald heads in thousands of cases, by using Hall's Hair Uenewer, why will it not in your cae? That which seemeth most casual and subject tt fortune is yet disposed by the ordinance of heaven. Sufferers from coughs, sore throat, etc., shtuld U' constantly supplied with "lirown's Bronchial Troches.'' Avoid nutations. He who has not a good memory should never take upon himself the trade of lying. For lung and chest diseases, Piso's Cure is the best medicine we have used. Mrs. J. L. Nor.fheolt, Windsor, Ont., Canada. Hope without action is r. barren undocr. WliHt an ante! has lwn Mil for rl ypars In splto of f inix'tiil.'ii ami Hkmp Imlt jIIoiih, It must liae mi-If-rmr quality. JMMiih' J-;J rlc Soap liu lf 11 0iinanily n-ule an I mMil Kineo 18 55. Atk your grocer tor it. Ib bi ot 11. riT.-,Ml ritsKtorprd free ly !r. Kline's 1 e it tS'orve l.'toi er. No Tits attor fitt lav'n us. Marvelon curOH. 'J ii iUh' Hint M.( trial hottl Iren to l it Abt s. Stud to Pr. hlüie.WU ivli St.. l'üila. 1'. Mr. AVnlow'ft Sonram Syhcp for TiU1ren toftliinx; ölten t') cum.", reauce iirtlamiu&tlon, fcilay piiiu. cure wind colic, Centn a bottln.

"A Handful of Dirt May Be a Houseful of Shame." Keep Your House Clean with

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Married by Her Mother. A very odd wedding occurred a fevr days aj;o at the residence of lie v. Mary T.Whltn?y, in Boston. The groom was Pev. Carl O. Horst, the pastor of the Second Fnitariau Church of Athol, Mass. The bride was Miss Fmily Aitken, of Posten, and tin; officiating minister was Uev. Martha C. Aitken, mother of the bride. Cases where a father marries his daughter are not infrequent, but this is, perhaps, the only instance on record where a mother haa married her daughter.

Don't He Too Late for the Ste.imer, And don't omit wln-n you are pa-kln up your rftYcta enonratory for tlie vy;p 0 lm-lndt' anions tWm u Htipjdy f Hostrtter' Stomach Itlttors, tln errat remedy for set Kit'knrs. Trnvrlora for tltiisnre or Imidnrs srokltiR fori-turn ellmos, r who loromote by Htrambo.it or train, brsidrs yacht men nnl tiiurlnrrx, tedfy iL t ho romediul and preventive eftVacy of th" Hlttr. which Is Inrom-T-araM foV nansr.t. l.eadacho, dyspepsia, biliousness, rucinuatlMii? nervous aud kldaey troül'le. The Land of Fternal Cheapness. A person can be a nabob in Japan for twenty-live' dollars a month. This includes rent of a comfortable house, salaries of two servants, and a larder stocked with the "fat of the land." This is the nation that is going to send over twelve-dollar bicycles next season "as good as the best." How's This 1 Wo ofTer One Hundred Dollars lletvanl for nny ease of Catarrh that cannot bo curod by Hull's Catarrh t uro. 1'. J. CllKNKY & CO.. rrops.. Toledo. O. V.'e the undtTij:n'd have known 1'. ,1. Cheney for tlio last 15 vears, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and tiuanclally aMo to carry out any obligation mado by their tlna. West & 1 lie ax, Wholesale Drucs'ists-. Toledo. O. Vamino. Xinnan & Makmn, Wholesale Driijrslsts. Toledo, . Hall's Catarrh Cure Is- taken Internally, aetini directly upon the blood and mucous Mirfaces of the tuin. Price 7.v. per Lotüö. bold by aU DrucsUts. Testimonials free. Texas' Immense Wheat Fields. The wheat-growing lands of Texas are in the region northwest of Fort Worth, and the average crop about 8.000,000 bushels. It is said that tho frequent and .abundant rains that have fallen since the growing crop was seeded give excellent promise for the yield of 18'Jd. All About Western Farm Lands. The "Corn Pelt" is the name of an illustrated monthly newspaper published by the Chieap). 15urlint.n and Quiney It. It. It asms t" give information in an intcresti:iS way about the farm iands of the West. Send ""e in postage stamps to the Corn Pelt, "Oil Adams btrttt, Chicago, and the paper will be sent to your address for one year. Cost of a London Fog. It has been computed that a fog costs the city of London from 50.oo to 100.. iMMl a day. A Targe proportion of this is borne by the railway companies. Free to Comrades. The latest photograph of Hon. I. N. Walker, Commander-in-Chief of the (t. A. U. Writhe to F. II. Ird, Quiney PuiMing, Chicago, and yuu will receive one free. The truest self-respect is not to think of st If. P.cecher. u u u u Jj Is the season for purifying, cloanin, and renewing. The accumulations of waste everywhere are being removed. Winter's icy grasp is broken and cn all sides aro indications of nature's returning l:f renewed force, and awakening power. Is the time for purifying the blood, cleansing the system and renewing the physical powers. Owing to close confinement, diminished persi'iration, and ether eauses, in the winter, impurities have not passed cut of the system as th y should, bufliave accumulated in the blood. Is therefrre the best time to take Hood' JSarsapnrilla, because the system is now most in need of medicine. That Hood's arsaparilla is the best blood purifier and Spiing Medicine is proyd by its wonderful cures. A course of Hood's Nitsaparilla now may prevent great suffering later on. Sarsaparilla Is the Ono True IU od Purifier. AlldrucRists. $1. lYepared only by 0. 1. Hood & Co., J-owe'.l, Mass. e Hood's Pills cure fiver Ills; eav to take, rasy to oprmtc. ':5c. TIIJB AKRMOTOR CO. doca half th tfortd'i windmill busings, becaafo it has reduced the cost of Wind pwor to io what It.- It lias many branch v.ftifinousca, Mia supplies lis coods and repairs w viu '.. mm 1.11 im uw9 IUI uiau , bettor auiclo I .r lees mooe j tlian CUepv It makes I'umrmc ana Ueared, SteeL Uilvanlte1 aftrI Completion windmill. THUmt ''fr Frames, Steel Feed Cutters ami Feed X J3k Ortnden. On application It will name ono Sil of these articles that It wUi funJsli until January let at 13 U-.e usual prtca- It Also make TankVantl Pump' of II fclnrt. iM'itd for r&taloffu. Factory: 12th. Kock well end Fillmore S:rccts,vChlcar r Successful I v Prosecutos Clnlmo. L&i CrlnciD! Kiftmlnor U.S. Pension Bura.ti. 1 3yrnluhut warlSatjäiUcaUug claims, atty fiiuco. H5

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