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'1‘ WA SX’T a very big
' belt‘l'y, but roomy
I)ng (lrnough for the
5111' bell,
y K“ For i‘ :Wung wav
lenl ” ‘ '
Hi. to the breezes when it htd any-
“S' in‘ ter tell,
at h ten it seemed ter sing for me, when
In; pulled ther worn old rope,
Ions ndin‘ some holy message that was
I all uv blessed hope,
P . tones was sweet an‘ soft like as a
3. M. oman’s when she tries
as sh the wee ones cuddlln' down, an
m. . ose their sleepy eyes.
. Tender as some soft. lullaby that
lbw" other used to sing.
.ult ld make er boy uv me again, to hear
3f t e 01' bell ring.
11151 rlstmas we wuz wedded, an’ ’twas
less en the bell was hung.
of P llect how full uv joy it sounded when
th .t rung,
e ny things it said to us so clear an'
’ESS ll ect an’ strong,
and er heavenly benediction on our path—
,ot '_‘ ay all er-long:
usun whispered soft, "Amen!" e: if
the [was sayin’ er grace,
: op ' so sweet up in my eyes as the snow—
1oy likes kissed her face
,h , peace on earth, good will to men.’
“ he echoes seemed to bring,
onv »lke the song of Bethlehem, to hear
de , be 01’ bell ring.
for , , ,
‘ olden cross a-smnin on the steeple
10m p so high
Dry. like a holy finger pointin’ upward
the . ward the sky;
‘ 1 due by one the stars peepeu out, a-
e leamln' through the night.
Ere " ough Almighty meant each man to
,' dil ev er beacon light.
It bclfry tower seemed hallowed, as a.
.lace midway between
0° "‘ arth below an' heaven above, where
the ngels come unseen;
sed , ’hen they whispered to it the secrets
lrve at they bring
ed tlier rope, and what they spoke I
31d ,‘. eered the ol’ bell ring.
:ars, ,
0190 through all the passin years 9.
1-” “end without alloy.
0 V red with me my burdens. my sorrows
an n' my joy;
the ,- a living thing it seemed, a-swing-
Wil Iv ' to and fro,
me a-pullin’ on the rope an‘ stand-,
3&9 H Jest below;
lgh ch a. heap uv comfort then it sound—
mm; d to me there. ,
f-_ to climb up every night the little
1’3 ' 'indin’ stair,
firm that I might tech it; and, oh! it
n «. eemed to bring
t rty high to Heaven, to hear the ol'
gell ring.
i, ter S. Stranahan, in Chicago News.
53 "5?
th '. age realities, and a chill ran down my into the mold and got
three good bul-
d9 3 r, [back as I realized the probability that ‘lets at the first
smelting, butilost one,’
a“ ‘ Fl 9 l l the pack was now rallying on my trail. which fell to the
ground.I "
W! _ l . I did not doubt that I had heard their Better luck attended three
more‘suo-
l "" r" *’ voices. cessive trials, which gave me 13
bullets,
03 ":5 / l, I took my bearings and went. forward making 15 in all,
which I thought might
rd q. , a at my best pace with for less thought answer my purpose, and I
whipped out
ty ., ~~ M , of hunting than the fear of being hunt- the fire with a
green branch.
30 ‘ ' .. 7/ ,- ./ ,/’ ed. Thus I went on for half an hour It Was
lnow near sundown, so there
01 I hearing nothing but the snapping n was no time to be lost if I was to
get
"3‘1 ~ .4...‘ twigs and swish of branches made by away by
daylight.
1b “ OIN’ pn’tridge ‘
4; ;— huntin’, be ye?"
Hiram Hull asked,
as be poured four
pounds of No. 6
scoop of the scales into
. A" , cm, L
am i the conical paokn es that our
sed to be done up it“: " twrefieep‘
fore the era‘ of paper bags.
on, no. not exoctly hunting,” I an-
gh‘ d‘with the view to the possible
3 t of excuses for an empty bag. “I’m
01‘ " : over to Bradley‘s to spend Christ-
°° , ‘and didn't know but I might see
day lridge." It. would have been “stuck
185’. to call our best game bird “part-
lhe , i” and no one would have recog-
’a°' it under the name of “rufl'ed
Iub 4, a."
fen- 0n hain’t. goin' to hoof it over the
ed ntain?” he asked, with the end of
d the package with a frugal al-
10 cc of packthread. I nodded an
icky; ntion while I silently admired his
y habit. of putting the few spilled
,8 into the box of unsold'shot.
til, then, ye’d better let me put
' a paound or twa o’ buckshot.”
m“ “, sir," I said, in a tone expressive
roof for the suggestion. “I’ve “no
“or buckshot this time of year,"
c close time for deer began with
onth. ‘
course not, but you’d want. some-
»bigger’n number sixes if the
a got‘after'ye,” said Hiram, mak-
gg,‘ persuasive dip into the box of
1042 ' but" . .
tgj‘olvcs,” said I, contemptuoully;
“6‘; , there hain’t been a wolf around
enfor 80 years.”
an, . hi, there is, naow, a packo’k seven,
0’ ,,y,' an’ mebby more. ’Why. hain’t
n t .
beard? Amos Barker seen 'em
m it after a deer an’ counted ’em,
ifi of ’31:. Hi: man at Was helpin’
d . .. on hi; ooo‘lin’ job said there was
e't t Amos reckOned he gee double
0 in unted some of ’em twice, un’
kg '5 lots 0’ folks fat ’3 heard 'cm.
's wolves ha’ntin' the maountain,
I'lsay' depend. Better le’ me weigh
bout a couple 0’ pacund.”
,éI gues's it don‘t pay to carry any
weight- on that chance,” I said,
d. ~ , ng the storekeeper’s cunning 8t-
lbv to sell me something I did not
1‘ 1.: “But you may put up that small
h, and that Jack-in—the-box for me.
r at ’re light and they’ll tickle Billy’s
[’ittle shavers. Then put up a half
' crackers and a bit of cheese for
1| ta, fill my tobacco box, and let me
a, an extra pipe. and I’ll be oil. I
at 3 to make the trip by daylight.”
by"; ‘- ope ye will. I n'ly do. I wouldn’t.
lbl to have you get. ketched in the
yin on the mnountain. So you’re goin'
on overfo Bradley’s. be yo ‘2” he con-
ll up. , ns‘he Shufl‘lcd about behind the
, r to put up the articles for me,
i an began rummaging in a drawer
, I and ends. "Now, I wonder if
ouldn't jest as lives take him a pair
,_. t molds ’at Aaron Clark left here
' in, last spring. I guess it was.
to found the molds after a short
, , and, clipping ihem into my
Omit. with the other articles, I re.
“a .80 my bachelor quarters our Miss
5. .ha Gridley's tailor Shop. where,
21,19! ,transferring the shot to a spring-
, -, ,uch, and filling my flask with
l
ic
epskln boots tanned with the
‘r ' "on, which were then the most up-
wlnter footgearnvith my double
n my shoulder to lighten my
ving the little river that. turned
ii: and forge of our village, and
» g the road so for a: it ran in
v
ruin
MOUNT VERNON HAWK-EYE.
my direction. I held across the ficldsling. There was a yelp of surprise
and broke his back. He writhcd ubout,bit-
to tile woods, before entering which I pain, followed by a. general comm.)~
set my compo ss for lny intended course.
tiou among the crew, and when the
\Vlleu the backbone of the mountain {smoke hull llficd above The I caught
was reached and my journey llulf 1K" lg‘limpEcs of the siting
ln‘utc clawing
compliellcd, I had but one partridge, Ellis hch with alternate forcpzlws.
but there was a chance of more In the
stretch of forest that lay before me,
partial glimpses of whiCh I now ball
through the stunted ozlks.ull(l pines that
scantily clad thé rocky ridge.
The weather was exceedingly mild
for the season, a circumstance which
proved very fortunate for Illt‘. (liltl as I
was quite comfortable in tin: \vul'lllth
of the low midday sun, I gzlvc my log:
a good rest while I {ll(‘ my lunch and
lazily smoked and drowned in the
midst of the quietude.
There was not a sound to be heard
above the constant murmur of the pines
and the occasional rustic of am llufilllcu
leaf withered, nor was a living thing to
be seen but a mite of a winter wrcn ex.
ploring the intricacies of a fallen trcc~
top, and a few flies that were buzzing
about the sunny side of a tree trunk.
As I began my way down the moun-
tain a glance at the sun showed me we
were likely to part company before my
journey was ended. Half a mile fur-
ther on, in an old charcoal clearing, I
flushed a partridge, at which I took a
snapshot that knocked a cloud of footh-
ers out of the bird without retarding
its flight; butI was sure it was hard hit,
and began a. diligent search where it,
had disappeared at. the edge of the
clearing.
I fired several times as opportunity
ofl‘vrml. lllll (lCElSli‘d when it lx‘cume
L‘Vltlt'lll that instead of driving oil? my
:leszlilzluis the sting of the small shot
IliZldC them the more szuugely persist—
ent. I tried sluggiug'illc shot I]! :1 curt—
rillg‘c made of it hit of the lining oi? my
coat, lull it amounted to nothing. .15»:-
wailing,r tllc incrmluliiy \vllicll llll(l made
Ill(‘ refuse, the lillClx‘SllUl', l was at my
\vit‘s clul how to rulsc the siege.
Perhaps my supply of provisions
would last till the enemy was sturvevl
out, if the weather dill not turn cold
and freeze me on my roost, which was :1
prospect less agreeable than that of
subsisting on row partridge llf’Sl‘l.‘
Then it occurred to me to climb to
the top and SOC if llli’l‘C was any chance
of making alarm shots hoard down in
the settlements. Slinging my gun, l
begun the ascent. iut ten feet further
up the pine came to an end. for there.
the whole top was broken off just above
a whorl of stout branches onto which
I climbed, but could get no outlook
through the tree tops.
I filled and lighted my pipe, and,
clmncing to throw the unextinguished
match onto the stub. which was broken
about square across, and was at least
a foot in diameter, it ignited a handful
of dry pine needles that alighted there.
Looking the ground over carefully. The flame lasted but a moment, yet
step by step, I had gone much further llong enough to suggest the idea that
than one who does not know how far a fire enough might be built here 150
roast
mortally wounded grouse can fly would small bits of the partridge, and
close
think it of any use to search, when i upon this followed another, which
gave
trlng between his teeth as he~
heard, far behind me, what I tool: to b:
the piteous howl of a lost hound.
I was wishing the poor fellow might
find my track and come up to me, when
the long-drawn, plaintive wall was re-
peated at a point so distant from the
first that it was evident it could not
have been uttered by the same animal,
and presently it was taken up at an-
other distant point.
Still groping over the ground ill
search of the dead bird, Iwondered at
so many hounds having gone astray
that day. when, just as I found my bird
lying belly up, stone dead, I also came
upon something that gave me a start-
ling enlightenment.
The fallen leaves and the soil were
torn and furrowed and stones and
patches of moss were overturned, in
evidence of a desperate struggle, the
result. of which was plainly shown by
the antlered skull and scattered bones
of a deer and a mat of coarse gray hair
trodden into the mold.
Hiram’s wolves Were no harmless
creatures of the imagination, but sov-
l
l: "'
l
l
\
\-. . . l
t \ ” "v . . ,
I W . §\ ._ .‘T‘ .‘ “ ‘
,my own rapid progress, till a clamor of
jxys broke out 40 rod: in my rear.
As it drew near it was mingled with
the rustle and patter of many swift
feet. I was near the crest of one of the
ledge: that. ridge crosswise the long
westerly meme of‘tho-mountainside,
and, looking backward down the slope,
I now two wolves break through the
undergrowth of whortleberry bushes,
and had glimpse: of miller; behind
them.
My next look was for a tree that
could be climbed, and I “no fortunate
in discovering one close at hand, a low-
branchl‘ng one of more than two feet
in diameter at the base of the trunk,
which for ten feet. up to thle whorls of
‘lturdy green boughs bristled with
stubs of dead limbs that mode con—
venient steps.
My gun was of German make, rigged
with a sling, which till now I had al~
[ways thought a useless appurtenant-e,
but. in this emergency it proved quite
otherwise: when by slinging the gun
over my back I got up, easily and
quickly. None too quickly, for in two
minutes the leaders of the pack were
beneath me, and glaring up at me with
cruel, hungry eyes, having evidently"
seen my ascent, for they were not at
fault a moment.
Others came till there were seven in
all, some circlin abovt the tree, some
sitting on theirbaunches and treading
impatiently with their forefoot, like a
dog waiting for a choice morscl, and
licking their slavering chops; some
gnawed at. the trunk or made prodigi-
ous leaps at the lower branches.
I climbed to a more and comfortable
west on a limb 20 feet from the ground.
and, after getting my breath, and my
nerves were a little settled, I tried the
effect of a charge of No. 6 on one of the
besiegers, as I got a tolerable fair aim
it his uplifted muzzle through an open-
lnc hope of deliverance.
There was the bullet mold in my
pocket, and if I could but. manage to
turn my paltry shot into :1 dozen good
solid balls I would soon rid myself of
the wolves. As I was refilling my pipe
with a view of stimulating invention
my tobacco box gave me (1 clew to a
solution of the problem. It was an old-
fashioncd steel box with a hinged cover
and square corners that would serve as
a spout to pour melted lead from.
I transferred the tobacco to pocket,
made a cut of a small green limb firmly
on to the open cover for a handle, and
had what promised to be a serviceable
smelting ladle. Then, reaching out, I
gathered some dry twigs and bits of
branches, and I soon had a small fire
burning in the center of the stub.
When it was well going I held the im-
provised ladle, with a couple ounces of
shot. in it, over the hottest. place, and,
after some patient waiting, had the
satisfaction of seeing thoseparute pel-
lets becoxne a little, puddle of molten
lead. I managed to pour most of it.
run LEADERS or run PACK wan iaENEA'z-H ME.
The bullets were much too small for
the bore of my gun, therefore 1 put two
in each barrel, with a light charge of
pilot, and descended to the lower
branch, where I seated myself upon the
one where I could get the clearest view
of the. ground.
The wolves greeted my reappear-
ance with a chorus of savage yelps as
they gathered eagerly beneath me,
snapping and snarling, each struggling
for the nearest place that he might be
first at, the expected feast. One grizzled
old fellow, the patriarch of the tribe,
who had curled himself up in the fallen
treetop, to hide my downfall, now had
his philosophical patience overcome
and limped forth from his lair, sneak-
ing around the outskirts of the crowd
with his hungry eyes constantly upon
me. The largest and strongest of the
pack kept the position directly under
me, now springing upward more than
his length, then tumbling back upon
his mates that crowded beneath him.
now standing upfight on his hinder
feet and pawiug the air and snapping
his fanged jaws viciously. While he
“as in this posture I fired one barrel
straight into his mouth.
The recoil almost unsented me, but I
recovered myself with no greater mis-
hap than losing the toys out of my
pocket. The big wolf made no motion
but to sink in a lifeless heap with the
back of his head blown out. The others
scattered a little, but presently re-
turned, sniffing at their dead comrade
and lapping his blood. Poor Dolly got
a cruel bite from one that spoiled her
beauty forever. Another nosing jock-
in-thc~bbx unhookcd the lid, whereup-
on thc little imp filliped his snout, and
I could not help laughing at the fright.
it gave the great cowardly brute.
I fired the second barrel at. the old
grandfather as he warily skulked past,
beyond the others, and the charge
ing the wound a moment, and then,
dragging his paralyzed hinder pzlris,
crmvlcd out of sight. The others were
getting somewhat shy, but plucked up
courage during the cessation of hostili—
ties, while I reloaded, and then came
close under me again.
A third shot killed one nearly out—
right, and the fourth broke the shoulder
of another as he ran. He retreated to
a. safe distance and amused himself
with lllS wound, while the uuhurt sur~
vivors stood off, now regarding: curious-
ly their dead and wounded companions,
llow lllC, \xith growing respect, and evi-
(lop.in doubting whether it was worth
their while to continue any longer in
my neighborhood.
When my gun was reloaded I Settled
the question for them with two shots.
The first one bore such a hole in the
belly of one that. his entrails dragged
upon the ground, and the second stung
another so sharply that he stood not on
the order of his going, but made oil in
all speed in company with his un-
scathed comrade, while the fellow with
the broken shoulder hobbled lifter
them, and the other poor wretcll tried
to follow them, turning now and again
to bite his own: entrails, entangliug his
foot and catching on stubs and stones.
Evening was already deepening the
forest shadows, and I had little time
to sparc in mercy to the merciless
brute, but when I got to the ground I
hastily loaded my gun and finished him
with a shot in the bend.
Then, picking up thé’ toys and taking
my course by the compass and the even-
ing star, 1 held forward at such speed as
the rough and darkening way would
permit. Fortunately, the almost. full
moon was \vcll up in the clear sky, and
i had little diiiiculty in finding my way
down the mountain and reached Brad-
ley’s before their early bedtime.
Little Molly Bradley prized the doll
all the more for the scars which proved
her llairbreadtll escape, and her brother
looked upon the jack-imthe-box that
had scared a wolf as a hero as doughty
as Jack the Giant Killer.
Their father seemed to doubt my
story till I led him to the scene of my
adventure the next morning, and
showed him the four wolves, for we
found the broken-backed patriarch af-
ter a short search.
When we returned with the pelts the
Christmas dinner was ready for us, no
mean part oi! it being the partridges,
much more nicely cooked by Mrs. Brad-
ley than I could have done it co the
tree stump had I been obliged to.
When I went home the next day there
was a full pouch of buckshot in my
pocket, but 1 found no use for it..-Row-
land Robinson, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
GIFTS FOR THE AGED.
They Should Carry by the Thoughtful
Remembrance Year’s Bright-
neon Into the Recipient's Life.
In the Ladies’ Home Journal Edward
“2 link writes that he “would not be
surprised if the dear old ladies of our
land should rebel at the customary
presents which people" send them at
Christmas time," gifts that are severe-
ly practical, and ever reminder of
their years. “I wish at this Christmas-
tide,” he continues, “evi‘ry young girl
might bring her mindfbll out out some
aged saint, and brin
into that life by sonic .
or attention. A bunch‘Of‘lbright flow-
ers can bring a year’s sunshine into a
sunset life. Let the, gift be ever so
simple; the attention ever so small:
but let it. be bright; let it be suggestn
ive of cheer, of hope, of freshness of
youthmsomething that will bring the
sparkle to the eye, the tinge of color to
.the check. It will be a double Christ-
mas for you; fresh, new Christmas
for the old, while to you, my girl, it
will mean more than you think. Weill-
wuyls gain more than we give by asso-
ciating with old people. The poorest
old lady in the land isrricb in knowl-
edge for a young girl. It always docs
a girl good to come in contact with
an old lady. The girl may be the most
brilliant college graduate who ever ud-
tlresscd o. vuledictory‘ to bet class, but
in the comfortable chair before her
sits one who has learned ’from ex.
perience what the girl has learned
from books. As a. man takes off his
hat to ix woman, so I thinkn young
girl should always bow with'respcct
to an old lady. Let our'young girl:
think over this with .tlre‘approacllihg
holidays and,seek to.,thr,ow a bright
ray of sunshine into some old lady’s
life. Let every girl who can, see to it
that it shall be no longer said that
young people care very little for old
people these days. There hre hundreds
01! dear old ladies in our land whose
lives would be lengthened by some
fresh, bright Christmas thought from
the hand and heart of young girl.
For many such it would be it new Christ»
man; a sunrise at. sunset.”
cnms'rmts cnrncmim
Do you see the boy?
I see the boy.
Do you see the boy's glad smile?
I see the boy’s glad smile.
Why does the boy seem no happy?
The boy has just made out a list of
what he wants Santa Claus tobring him
and given it to papa. ,
Can you pick out the boy’s papa?
You bet I can. .
How can you pick him out?
By his end and sorrowful face.-—Cbi~
cago Post.
Why no Promilod.
Brightruwhat made you tell me you
wouldn‘t climb the Christmas tree?
Bobbie Bright-“Cause then I dill.“
think I could do it.——Judge.
A CONFUSION OF NAMES.
It Reunited in Profit to the Book
Agent and Loss to l’p-to-
Dutc Man.
He was looking lllnk and lean; he were
a threadbare suit. of black, and under one
arm lie (‘zll’l‘lml a volume: under the ullli‘l‘
tllcrc Wus llll ulubl‘cllu “'lllt‘ll haul sccn lwttcr
days. llc cntcrml so quietly tllrlt llmlsuu,
who was l)lll~y at his (lCSli, (llll not llclll‘ llllil.
“I llzl\‘(_‘ liltl't“"” lu', lwgnn, softly.
I)0(l.~’()ll wheeled in his ('lllll!‘ and took in
the situation. "I don't (wire Wlielt you
have!" he roared. “Don't you we that,
Sign, ‘l’cddlers and Book Agents Act
\Vantcd,’ or :me you blind 1’"
“The life of Solomon (ltontiuucd the
a cut, with all zlpo ogvtic smi c. ’
g"\\"lly didn‘t you say so before?" soul Dad.
son. sulssulinc.
“In one volume, price $1.50," continued
the long. thin man in lillltili. ,
“I’ll take it,” said .llodaon, shortly. “(Ioml
da sir.”
A) few minutes later A friend of Hudson's
happened in and lucked up the Volume.
“llcllo, old mun!" said he, as ll(‘ looked it
ovcr. “I didn’t know you went in for Bill-
lical subjects.”
“1 don’t; sec the joke,” answered Dodson,
tcstily. “I belich that in times like those
every patriotic American citizen should fa-
miliarize himself with the lives of our prom-
inent men who are at the front making his-
tory for this glorious country. We neglect
these things too long. I propose to keep up
with the times.”
“You will have to hurry if you do,” an-
swered his friend. tlryly. “This particular
Samson without the p has been dead for
3,000 years.”--Dctroit Free Press.
———~...._-__
COMBINATION OF HEALTH AND
WEALTH.
New Districts in Western Canada
Adapted to Ranching and
Mixed Farming.
Calgary, Alberta. Nov. 4, 1898.
To the Editor of the Duluth “Evening Her-
ald." Duluth. Minn.
Dear Sirv—As to many replies to the
home-seeker of Minnesota, I can cheerfully
say that this country is better for a poor
man than Minnesota, if he wants to farm
and misc stock. I have spent one Winter
and two summers which I find more pleas-
ant than only winter I have seen in Minneso-
in for eight years. The seasons are short,
but. the effect of long days of bright sun--
shine produces a very rapid growth ofvcg-
etation. There is good money in taming
coarse rains and feeding to hogs and cattle,
for por and beef always bring a good price
here. Hogs are worth from $4.00 to $4.50
live Weight. per cwt.., and beef about the
same. There is plenty of railroad. land to
be had very cheap and on long-time pay-
ments. A man does not want to thin he
can pick up money on the ground here, but;
there is lots of it in the ground and labor
will take it out.
There is a vast. scope of country'north of
,Edmonton, Alberta, which can be settled,
and a. large scope of country West of Edmon-
ton adapted to ranching and mixed farming.
This country is the best place I have ever
seen for the cure of consum tion. I could
refer you to different people ere who were
in the last stages of consumption, who are
now in perfect health and able to do any
kind of hard work and are very prosperous.
Hoping this may benefit home-seekers
who are willing to work for an honest liv-
ing, I remain, yours very truly,
(Signed) CHARLES M. SCOTT.
Any agent of the Canadian Government
will gladly give information an to settlement
terms and rates. “
______,,__._.__
The great trouble in this World is too,
many fools. Fools have always been nu-
merousfl and there is no prospect whatever
that t e supply will diminnllr—Atchuon
Globe. . ,
WWW-—
THE MAR , r~
, New York, Dec. i"
STOCK—~Stcers.......... $4 40 64; 5 50
ogs..... .. ' ' ‘376
Sheep . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 290 9450
FLOUR-W§M9 Straights... 3 {infill 3 55
Minnesota Patents...” . 3 70 «p 4 00
WHEAT—No. 2 Red..... lfi%@ 77%
March . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...... .. 74%(0) 76%
CORNaNo. ...... ....... .. 419.3% 41'):
393g 40
OATS—No. 2. . . . . . . . .. 32 (w 33%
BUTTER «Creamery 15 21
Factory . . . . . . . . . . . .. 32 l) 141/,
CHE ‘SE . . . . . . . .. 10% ,1) 11
EGG —Southern....~.... 22 61) 25
CHICAGO. , .
CATTLE—~Chrlstmas Beeves $5 90 @ l5
Texas Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 so (24/ 4 in
Stockers ......... 260 @350
Feeders.... . 380 @435
Bulls ...... .. . 3gp (“>4le
HOGS —- Light.. . .. '5.) @ 3 3.;
Heavy Mixed. 3 34) (a; 3 421,5
SHEEP . . . . . . . . . .. 200 @430"
BUTTER -— Extras. .. . 19%? 20
Dairies ................... .. 12% ii 17
EGGS-Fresh .......... .... .. 2i 21%
POI‘ATOES—~Ncw (per bu.). '26 (q) 35.
PORK“’.\MLY
LARD~May ..
HiBS—Méw . ..
GRAIN~ he t,May.
Corn, May . . . . sell
Oats, May................... 26%?!) 267
Rye No. 2, Cash...‘........ Elke?)
Barley—Fair to Good..... 44 o) 46
MILWAUKEE. , ,
GRAIN—Wheat. Northern.. ‘ 65%? m;
gals ~ V ... 4f
yo, 0. .. ,3 <2 ‘
Bantam-NOR $8le is
GRAINe—that, No. Hard. 8 611,569 6:!-
Corn, No. Mixed ..... 32” £25
Outs, 'NO. 1'. White......... 27-%(“ 28’
Rye, No. 491.5% to
“AT L13 N isms 13m)“ L 90 3
(_, T, «~i'at ve t at ..... ,, 5
Texas Steers .... .l..:ll..’.a"u til) 85;.
HOGS~Packers..... 5...» $30 3:40
Butchers ...... ..........._.. 8 13 3145
SHEEP—native Muttons.... 8 35 4' ‘00
OMAHA. ‘
CATTLE~Native Steers..... 54 2t) 5 50
Cows ..... 3 do bl ll 90
Feeders , . . . . ..;. 3 ml 4 40
HOGS- Heavy...x............. Tia @ 3 30
SHEEP~Natlve Muttops.... 3 ‘50 «a? 4 35
TllB EXCELLENCE 0P SYRUP 0F F165
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but. also
to the care and skill with which it. is
manufactured by ccientiflc processes
known to the CALIFORNIA Fm Srnor
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the (Museum; Flo SYRUP Co.
only, a. knowledge of that fact will
assist. one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par“
ties. The high standing of the CAL!‘
FORNIA Flo Srnur Co. with the medi-
cal profession. and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
for in advance of all other laxatives,
as it. acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken-
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauscotc. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company-—
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
DAN FRANOIIOO. 0"-
uonunu. 1.. out your. 3.2.
.
$100 Reward $100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that. there is at lcast one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all itu stages, and that. is (Iatnrrli. llall’s
Ctllill'l’ll Uurc is the only positive cure
known to llll.‘ modicle fraternity. (futurrli
bculg a. constitutional discanc. requires a{
constitutional tl'cutnlcut. Hall’s (‘uturl‘h
Com is taken lntCl‘ilallly, acting directly
upon the blood and lnuvous H11l'l':lccm:>ftl1c
system, tllcl‘clly destroying the foundation
of the (linealmu and giving the pliticllt ‘
strength by building up the consiitut ionand
assisting nlli’urc in doing its work. The,
pi‘olll'lt‘lvrl'r have so lllllt’ll lzllili in its cum- 1
live pom-rs that they ollcv (luv llumlrcll
Dollars for any misc that it falls to cure.
Semi for list, of fwtimouiuls.
Addrcus l“. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold l>v Druguiuhz, 75c.
llull‘s Family Hill; are the best.
._ ,,_,.. I“.
The Modern Idea.
A teacher in a local prilllnry school in'
an endeavor to illculcslic ll moral lmeon in
the receptive minds ol' lief“ little ('lliil‘lIGSl
asked them what lllvl' would do if they had
a great deal of mono)". With rcmzlrkablel
unanimity the pupils replied , that. they
would donate it to pleasing oillcl‘s. Tlle
didn't say so in chorus, but the answers ran
down the line in About this fashion:
“I‘d lluy ll pl‘cwut for papa.”
“I‘ll get son‘lctliing nice {onmmnmaf’
“I'd spend it for my baby brother."
“I’d buy a nice cloak for grandma."
And so it ran on until it rcnc‘licd little
Jimmie Peters. the last boy in the line.
“\lel, Jimmie," queried the teacher
“what would you do if you had lots 0
money?”
“Burn it," said Jimmie—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Very Low Rates Via. the Missouri,
Kansas on Texas Railway.
Semi-monthly emulsions to the southw
~ lines Your
‘ “can lithe ?
. Are your nerves weak?
Can’t you slee well? Pain
in your back? Back energy?
Appetite poor? Digestion
bad? Boils or pimples?
These are sure signs of
poxsomng.
From what poisons?
From poisons that are al-
ways found in constipated
bowels.
If the contents of the
bowels are not removed from
the body cash day, as nature
intended, these poisonous
.' substances are sure to be
i absorbed into the blood, al-
' ways causing suffering and
frequently causing severe
disease.
There is a common sense
cure.
r... ,
west. The greatest; opportunity to visit
Texas, the Empire state of the Union, un-
paralleled do to resources and products and
with an area. exceeding all the Eastern and
Middle States. The Statistical reports of
products, as compiled by the commissioners
of Texas, indicate this section as having the
ll
They daii insure an easy
,oervme of. Falkner:
'. stance amuse saloons
greatest. possible advantages in it‘s mild and
equablc climate and in the variety and pro-
ductiveness of its soil. For further infor-
mation, descriptive pamphlets and dates of
excursions, applv to II. A. Cherrier, N. 1’.
A., Room 316, Marquette Bldg, Chicago,
Ill., or T. B. Cookerly, Dist. 1’. A., Des
Moincs, Ia.
w...“
Opinions or a Pessimint.
After, a man has proved that he knows
something it doesn’t matter how he combs
his hair.
A woman who never weeps is of no more
account than a pump without a handle.
It is better to have a consistent enemy
than a friend who doubts you.
He who hesitates is lost if he has written
any letters committing himself.
I
of
real; expectations have made an idler ‘
many a man with ood stuff in him.
Men who build up t cir owu fortunes often
forget to fit themselves for the positions
into which their money lifts them—Cleve-
land Leader.
“4.
Can “You Solve This Punle Verse!
“A simple go-between am 1,
Without a thought of pride:
I part the gathered thopghts of men,
And liberally divide.
I set the soul of Shakespeare free,
To Milton’s thoughts give liberty,
Bid Sidney speak with freer speech,
Let Spenser sing and Ta lor preach.
Though through all learn ng swift I slide,
No Wisdom doth with me abide."
If you can solve the foregoirig, and send
the correct anSWer to Geo c . Heefiord,
General Passen er Agent, 0 icago, Mllwaw
kee do St. Paul SR..-lilway, Old Colony Build-
ing, Chicago, together with _a two-cent.
stamp, he will send you what it calls for.
Diplomacy.
Tommy—Pa a, what is that diplomacy
the papers tal so much about?
Papa-Dlplomacy is the art which on-
ables one man to inform another that he is
a scoundrel-mihout giving him a chance to
3,9; "3; bedtimevChleago Evening N am.
,,.,,.,..,..._...
I «3 'wlnter-season themooio
. -' {labia le,Railroud Company has
improved itszt ready erfect through
c d t ' “ll “lied Slim-“3
, n, ay colic es rom lncln-
lash)?“ le St. Lotus and Chicago, to
Mobile, , ew Orleans and the GulfLoast,
Thomasvule, Gm, I‘ensaéola, Jacksonville,
Tampa, Palm Beach and other points in
Florida. Perfect connection will be made,
with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico,
Nassau and Want Indian ports. Tourist:
and Home—Seeking excursxon tickets on sale
at low rates. erte C. P. Atmore, General
Basscnger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for par-
tlculars.
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Cohenstein——“I vonder vy volks say dot
eezness vos peezness?” Mrs. Cohenstein-w
‘Vell, ain’d ld?” Cohenstein-“No; pecz~
ness vos bleasure.”-——Puck.
M“
When a. man concludes he is too smart to
work he comes to the conclusion thet has
made more thieves than any other thing on
p earth.—-Atchison Globe.
,——-—-o-——--
Tropble get! into many a home by means
of a. night latch key—L. A. "W. Bulletin.
PIN
orinc
und
mum; mm c n
Karon ‘
you loo
d for
an! 91-31%: mikgbfi a ‘3
7H. MURAL
,0”?
r MMBA P‘hmbla
WA‘LLSEGEILINGS
OALGIMO FRESOO TINTS
foil oscomm vans and r mum glycerol calclmo
from our ocu- or point dealer and do your own kolpomluinf.
on y machinery and milled in twentptour tint. and I
Eli-bly be made bé hum. To
a cud r you comet purcbm this mutation from
MY 'NIW:
. and natura movement of
the bowels.
You will findthatthe use of
Ayers"
fli’Sflpfll’lfla
with the pills will hasten
recovery. . it cleanses the
blood from all impurities and
is a great tonic to the nerves.
Walla tho Doctor.
Our Medlcal Department has one
o! the most eminent; physicians in
the Ulpited States. Teal tine do?“
not ow on are an era . on
Swifigectolvtitho’gfit medic: advice
w n cos . ran
on. J. c. AYER.
Lowell, Mus.
HEADACHE.
“Both m wire and mgulrhuvio been
nun OAS ARETS and I: e ore the belt
medic no we have ever had in t a house. Last
wank my wife was frantic with heldnche (or
two dayr. she tried some of yourCASOARETS,
and they relieved the pain in her head almost
lmmodlovoly. We both recommond Quench."
CHAS. Srnnnrono.
Pimhurz Sale 8: Deposit Ca. Pin-burg. Po
CANDY
CATHARTIC
run: mu ammo
, mum; ram “Good.
Good, Never stallion, taken. or Gripe. 10c, 25mg:
... OURE GONS‘I'IPATION. .u
Iltflllf Rel-Ody Count-y. Chic-co, Hatred. new York. 811
ID-TO-BAB Ella ‘éi‘lail’iz’difii‘ll’lo‘n‘ill‘é.’
‘ ALLENB
u cc.chle SALVE. ~
Is the only sure cure in the world for Chronic m2
(zero. Bone Ulcers. Scrollulouo Ulcer-I, Vary-
co-e Ulcorl. Gangrene, Fever Sores. and all.
oldfloreo. It never fails. ' Draws out. all poison.
Slvcs expense and euflerlngb. Cures permanent.
Best salve for Alsace-oe- lleo. Burns, Cute,
and all Pro-h Wounds. fiymall amn.ll.33c: lam .
on. Book tree. a. r. AI.th unnlcmi
00.,It. Paul. lllnn. Sold by Dragging.
Thu but: Wind. Steam. or Horn
4“, Power. We on" the
: l ‘, WEB-TEE 2%th horse power
GAS EN INE
for I 50,1”: 10 . c.diucoum: for
h. In“: on interghwgowle pun.
mm or be“ mouriul. Raisin lots or
g» therefore we cut mute the price.
0: (or obi menuwoight no normal.
Mode for u oer inn. Also flora-
, Bantu E cine: no whom mar.
: Write for Spam 0M
mflfllmw. m“ H K
cmoadroan’i. "‘
his material iomado on iclommo
on o'rlor to on concoction 0! Glue
mix with Co d Water.
the woyotobumlng it.
omowrou I. l..- lllw YORK.
3,.»
f.
.,,,, ‘..~..v.
’ .,~. * ‘ llv ‘
TO SAVE TIME Is 1‘0
x no YOU VALUE LIFE?
THEN use
A”
....lr\.(\
I "'i."./
LENGTHEN LIFE.” i
...,l . .1, ..
STAR
L. & M. NATURAL LEAF PLUG
CLIPPER
CORNER STONE PLUG
SLEDGE! PLUG,
SCALPING KNIFE PLUG
a
Not Made
TRUST or
CO'MBINE!
LIGGETTY& MYERS TOBACCO COMP’Y. Manufacturer.
Don’t Ellen!
ESTABLISH A
HOME OF
YOUR OWN.
You can do it. The finest agricul-
tural land in the world lies West of the
Mississippi River. Prices are low and
farmers are prosperous. You can get
valuable information by reading "Tun
Conn BELT." which is the bandsomeat
form pa r ever published. It is bonu-
tifully i lustraled and contains exact
and strictly truthful information about
the West. Issued monthly. Send 25c.
for a year's subscription to "To: Conn
Barr," 209 Adams St. Chicago. Ills.
A Ghrisimas M3 :5... £3
Do you want to earn somethi for Christmas! We
can put. you in the way of rank 9‘ 1‘. Without in.
terteringvvith regular occupation. on chi
ldren can
earn 35 between school hours. Something entirely
napspd Xvi incl. No onuvnudng.lnd no on ital re-
9 rm.
out!" will ha: I nrecoi loi' -
Itnmp. Poutoflice Mix 2434. unwpvomcfig'i‘rt.
D DISCOVERY: elves
quick roller And cum want
cues. sonu for book or testimonials and 10 dnn’
treatment Frau. In I. It. Inn’s ultimatum“-
“Nothing but. wheat. :3
turns thee ooould roach
on either do: what. you
might. "call o son. or
wheat. m whotaleot.
mol- speakin of West»
v em Cannons: dwhllem—
{pl-ring to t.th country.
Ivor particulars as to
motiongoanygpms. am"
app on an v-
rnment Asem, De srtment Interior 0:33...
walla. orto OJ. B ouou'rog onmuock
kittenwwu‘nnsan ‘J‘ .‘i‘ -9
. ,;..c .o.!oll 0.
Detroit. D. L. CAVENS, Bad Axe. ad? 0 k
AME:
GRIKVE. Rood CH. . Mlch.: N.
9th Street, Des Molyneo. Iowa. “Ergo unw'
READERS OF THIS PAPER
v DESIRING TO BUY ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS.
SHOULD INSIS'I‘ UPON HAVING
WHAT THEY ASK FOR, REFUSING
ALL SUBSTITUTES 0R IMITATIONS.
PISO CURE FOR
l" i m ‘
U Boot Ooh Syrup.
(3 ~. Tum 00d. Use
mums. Bolde .3, Ms.
C ON 5 UM PTION
Willi? WRITING To ADVIITIDIIBC
please lento that you «or m Advorllw
no“ In can your.
, .6:
',.ow1 . any A,“ .,
,a Imam?»
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