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By Cofkuvd& Omio* Bs* N. DAK. WILLISTON. PRIVATE MONSON By LYNN ROD* MXEKINS. (CbpxrlshUd by D*lly Story Pub.Co.) TT WAS in the midst of the civil if war Harner went out to take a last look at the field. A battle would be fought the next day. His |own inferences had been corrobora i't-ed by a hint from the headquarters to which he was temporarily at tached. •:«Sfcertainly When he first appeared as a war correspondent, full of the romance that his work promised, he waited for the fights and then threw into his de ascriptions all the resources of his ready pen and prompt vocabulary, but it would not do. He soon found that by the time his copy was ready the other fellows held the wires and he was left to receive pleasant messages from the home office about his dis patches being quite good, but some 'what ancient, with an occasional re minder that the paper he represent ed was not a monthly publication. So he learned to gather and arrange the preliminaries and then to dash in the details while the cannons were vbooming and the bullets were scoring their points with human lives in the great and glorious game of war. Even with the swiftness that experience .had brought him his lot was far from happy. He did not mind hard work —that was a part of the business— but after he had run through one of 'the hottest and prettiest skirmishes he had ever seen, had witnessed won derful deeds of valor and had taken ^his own life into his hands and made a bold dash across country to a tele «graph station only to receive in ac knowledgment of his superb descrip tion the message: "Adjectives are .cheap and telegraph tolls are not," his feelings were honestly hurt. True it was that the skirmish was but an incident in the mighty conflict be tween the great sections of a great country and history has not found •space to mention it, but Harner knew that it was more savage and pictur esque than many of the battles to which pages were given, and he wrote as he saw. Then, too, there was the restraint of his work. When a soldier is fired at he has the satisfaction of firing •back, but it is never pleasant to have the other fellow do all the shooting. As a correspondent Harner was a noncombatant. He was shot at as much as any of the soldiers and a great deal more than some of them, and he simply had to stand it without the privilege of returning the compli ment. But he had become used to it all now and the battle of the morrow must be attended to. He knew the locations of the commands he be lieved he had the plans of the fight, and he wanted to get the field of op 'erations so clear in his mind that hirf account would be as accurate in its geography as in its other important particulars. He had permission to rove within the lines and he was on his way to the line. As he turned into a path which would save him some of the distance a young soldier overtook him. He was hand some and young, with the rosy health of perfect physical manhood. Harner viewed him closely and into his mind came a pity that such hope should be used as food for gunpowder. "My name is Monson, of company C, Eighth volunteers,", he said, "and I want you to do me a favor." "Very glad to do anything I can," re plied Harner. "Your paper goes to our town and anything that is printed about us will be read there," he went on. "What I ask may seem a little strange, but I know that you can do it without much trouble to yourself." "Well, what is it?" "In your dispatch about to-morrow's fight, I want you to report as dead Wil liam H. Monson, private in company C, who enlisted from Spring Falls." Harner took a more careful look at the young man, but there was nothing in his countenance to indicate that he was either insane or insincere. But it seemed to be a jest, and Harner smiled. "How would you like it put?" he ssked. "I don't understand." "Of course, you want to die a hero's death. Shall I have you leading your company oveT the enemy's rampar4s or dashing forth to grasp the flag from hostile hands or picking up a burning bomb or throwing yourself in front of your captain to save his precious uniform from an approaching bullet— or shall it be just a plain case of dead in the line of duty with only an empty knapsack and a visiting card to tell the story of a life cut down in the bloom of jouth?" "You can fix it as you please," said the young man, solemnly. "I suppose ou newspaper fellows have to put things in to fill up and as I am going to die it won't make much difference how it happens. But I'll be satisfied with THE WISE MAN WHO FELL. There was a man that people said Was wonderfully wise He knew the names of all the stars That twinkle in the skies. The telescope and spectroscope He wisely used to give Men knowledge of the smalInessoI The sphere on which we live. He know the number of the tons That distant Neptune weighs. He knew exactly to the dot The length of Saturn's days. This wise man made a map of Mars And marked the seas up there k{e wrote on Martian density Aad eke on Martian air. when the wise man crossed the street T»ro fools shot guns one day it wise man stayed to see, instead PtO Of tarrying away. t"£ The focls shot all their weapons off, Aad aben they shot no more Men gathered up his corpse that they, •v Had deemed so wise before. Klscr, la Chicago Record-HeraM. just a line—just say I'm dead. That' all I ask." «I suppose," hi said, "that you have never taken time to consider why my papier keeps me out here or why I stay. It isn't for the fun of the thing, I assure you. They are not paying me a salary and expenses merely to spend their surplus or to enable me to tele graph bogus news. If you had had four years of the work only to get com plaints from alleged editors, who sit in easy chairs and think they rule in the country with a headline or a double-leaded screed and who know more than all the generals and corre spondents in both armies you would understand things better. It's hard enough to persuade these omnipotent* to recognize real news when they see it much less to send them statements which are not true." Harner's sarcasm went for naught. The soldier did not comprehend it, and apparently did not care to. His only reply was vaguely put. "I suppose I would," he said, "but you'll do this for me, won't you?" "Of course not." "Why won't you?" "Simply because I won't,** Baid Harner, with emphasis. The soldier stood as if undeter mined what to do. Then he looked up and said: "Well, never mind, for you'll have to do it, anyhow." "I hope not," replied Harner, and more seriously, "you're too young to die. Your country needs you even if your sweetheart doesn't." Blushing deeply and stammering something which Harner did not un derstand the soldier turned and walked rapidly away. The battle was fought. Through out the conflict Harner was here, there and everywhere getting facts and names and details. There was no time in that awful slaughter to notice trifles. Human lives were as cheap as grass and were mowed down as mercilessly. So it happened that it was not until several days later when the papers containing the reports reached the moving army that Harner observed his own re port: "Monson, William H.—Private, com pany C. Enlisted from Spring Falls. Shot through shoulder while saving company's colors." In the next issue was a dispatch from Spring Falls saying that Mon son was one of the litest young men of Spring Falls and that his death was universally deplored. "Well, that beats me," said Har ner, "I wonder if my memory served me a trick. I'll see." The command had moved many miles but the com pany was still with it and he immedi. ately sought out the captain and asked him about Private Monson. "Poor fellow!" was the reply. "He "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU." was the bravest fool I ever saw. I suppose they buried him with the rest." After the war Harner did not re turn to his paper. The editors who had mutilated his copy and against whom he had an accumulated an tipathy equal to that which Gen. Sherman had expressed against the war correspondents, whose useful ness Harner could prove, was first pointed out by Gen. George Washing ton, was still in charge and he did not feel like coming directly under their orders. So he t'ried other things, but as the years went by and the other things did not make him rich he succumbed to the inevi table and entered journalism again. To him was given a roving commis sion to visit and write up the places where the conquests of industry were making the wealth that was to pay the debts of war. In the course of time his duties took him to Spring Falls, a village which had become a city, with its splendid water power utilized, with great manufactories on every side. He saw it all, and finally he saw upon the side of a large mill: "William H. Monson." The name seemed strange ly familiar, and yet he could not place it. It was gone amid all the thousands of forgotten things in the crowded years. But the next morning it came like a flash. And then the story. Col. Monson told it at his own fireside after Har ner had been presented to his wife as the man who had refused to report him dead. "But I did report you dead," in sisted Harner. "Yes, but it was all a mistake. They thought I was, but I wasn't. In fact, it was almost as untrue as the report which reached me the day before the battle that a certain young lady had thrown me over." And after that came the experi ences so interesting to hear in times of peace that were so hard to know in the days of war. From an Anther's Jonrnal. Following is an extract from the journal of an author who has not been fortunate enough to write a successful novel: "Bose at five and thought out plot for a short story. "At eight I rang the breakfast bell, moved the chairs'around the table and rattled the knives to fool the neigh bors. "Wrote two poems on the world as a great place to fast in also a short ar ticle to prove that appetite is a mere delusion. "I then went to the post office to hear the clerk %ay there had been a wreck on the road and my check for a late manuscript wouldn't arrive until after Christmas. "The clerk observing that it was 'a beautiful day,' I went out and dined sumptuously on the climate."—N. X. Telegram. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. Uncle—"Yes, Charles I laid the foundation of my fortune by saving cab fares." Spendthrift Nephew—"I didn't know you ever drove one, un« cle!"—Punch. Amy—"Jack told me last night he had given me his heart." Mabel— "Well, it is damaged goods. He told me last week that I had broken it.**— London Tit-Bits. "My hand itches what is that the sign of?" asked the country editor. "Oh, I guess you're going to get some kindling wood," replied his wife.— Yonkers Statesman. Something in a Name.—"The clever name that Biggsly adopted has proved a little gold mine." "Yes, it's been a regular nom de plume for him."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Caustic Minnick "I sent some verses to that magazine, but I don't think the editor read them at all." Sinnick—"Ah! they were accepted, were they?"—Phiadelphia Press. The Slow Payer.—Magistrate (to the Chinaman)—"What's our complaint against this young man, John?" Chinaman—"He's too muchee by-and by."—Baltimore Jewish Comment. From the Automobilist's View.— First Chauffeur—"Have any bad luck during your trip yesterday?" Second Chauffeur—"Oh, I ran over a man, but don't think I hurt the machine any." —Ohio State Journal. Scandal Spoiled.—"Did you hear that Mrs. Uppstreet was separated from her husband?" "Mercy, no! Tell me about it." "Well, they were down town shopping together yesterday, and they got separated in the crowd." —Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. WAR ON MOSQUITOES. Reeeat Reports Show That Good Re* rail* Have Been Obtained by Havana Authorities. It is several months since the pub lic has heard anything of particular interest concerning Havana's war on the mosquito. Possibly some persons have imagined that because the sub ject ceased- to figure in news dis patches this method of preventing yellow fever had been less successful than it promised to be. How errone ous such an idea, if it exists really is, is proved by the contents of the last report of'Maj. W. C. Gorgas, U. S. A., chief sanitary officer of Havana. This report is for the month of October and shows that whereas this month has been ordinarily one of the se verest of the year so far as yellow fever mortality is concerned, this year there was not a single death from the once much dreaded scourge. During the last ten years the maxi mum number of deaths from yellow fever for the month of October was in 1S96, when a total of 240 was reached. The minimum was in 1899, when tht deaths numbered 25. The average for the month during the ten years has been 66.27 deaths, and it is evident, as Maj. Gorgas observes, that complete exemption of the city from fatal cases of yellow fever is not the result of mere chance, says the Troy Times. Maj. Gorgas declares with emphasis that the real reason why the yellow fever mortality is less is that a re lentless war has been waged upon the mosquitoes that have hitherto trans mitted the disease from one person to another. It is true that the sani tary conditions of the city have been much improved, but this has contrib uted only in a small degree to the ex cellent results. The October figures alone are cause for congratulation, but when Maj. Gorgas adds that there has not been a single death from yel low fever in the entire city of Havana since April 1, although the average for these months had been 362.16, it is evident that results almost ap proximating the miraculous have been secured. It must be admitted that Maj. Gorgas is the best author ity as to what produced these re sults, and his findings should, there fore, encourage the world to fight with vigor that the mosquito may be exterminated. Expensive Books. The largest sum of money ever paid for a book was 250,000 francs, an amount equal to $50,000. This sum was paid by the German government for a "Missal" formerly owned by Pope Leo X., and by him presented to Henry VIII. of England, along with the parch ment which conferred on that monarch the title of "defender of the faith," a title which has since been borne by all Saxon rulers. In the time of Charles II. the "Missal" was presented to the ancestors of the famous duke of Ham ilton. The duke's library of rare and curious books finally fell into the hands of Sotherby, Wilkinson & Hodge, Lon don book auctioneers, who disposed of the relic to the German govern ment for the price stated. As long ago as 1512 a syndicate of rich Venetian Jews called upon Pope Julius II. and attempted to purchase from him the celebrated "Hebrew Bible," which is now kept in the Vatican. They made all kinds of propositions, finally offer ing its weight in gold. It weighs 325 pounds, and would therefore have net ted Julius something like $100,000 had he consented to sell it.—The Bookman. Large Alaska Xngget. The largest nugget ever found in Alaska is the one picked up by Edward Johnson, of Ishpeming, Mich., while working on Discovery, Anvil creek, about four miles from Nome, on a claim belonging to the Pioneer Mining com pany. It weighs 97 ounces and is val ued at $1,552. Johnson was working on the night gang and found the great nugget early in the morning of Sep tember 14 while putting a post under the sluice box. He was alone at the time and could, it is claimed, easily have kept the rich find. Chicago Chronicle. A Half-Million Dollar Poem. It is stated that "The Absent-Mind' ed Beggar," by Rudyard Kipling, has realized in various ways about $4S5, 000 for the families of the British soldiers who have fought in South Africa, or somewhat more than $10, 000 for each line.—Ladies' Home Jour nal. Lawyerless Conntlea in Texas. There are 40 counties in Texas which fcave to seek legal advice outside their limits, as they have not a single at tor mtj of their own.—Chicago Chro&ide, •»4BKWi£r FEEDING CONTROLLER. Excellent Device for Keeplnu Hog* Out of the Trangh While Pour ins In the Slop. A good device for keeping hogs out of the trough while pouring the slop in the trough is made in the following manner: Have the trough setting parallel to the fence and close to it. If you have an old door as long as trough it will do very well. Drive a post in at each end of the trough and ii i.U -c TWOUGH HOG FEEDING CONTROLLER. fasten a scantling to the top ot these (a). Fasten a pair of hinges to the side of the door and hinge it to scant ling, then take two small pieces about 2x1 inches and one foot long, (b) and nail them on the door about two inches apart as shown in cut. Take another piece (e) about the same as other two and put a pin in to push it backward and forward with. Put this in be tween pieces (b) and put two pieces, (d) across to hold it on. When you want to put slop in the trough pull up the bolt and swing the door out so that it covers the trough and push the bolt down outside of the trough and put in the slop and swing the door back and bolt it again. It is best to put a board at each end of trough to keep the hogs from getting into the trough at the ends.—Agricultural Epitomist. MUST HAVE GOOD ROADS. Their E*tal»ll»limeiit la Kiiaentlnl t« the Maintenance of Rnrnl Free Delivery Route*. Good roads are one of the features necessary to the establishment of rural free delivery routes. It is evident that the post office department meant busi ness when it declared at the start that no free delivery routes would be maintained over poor roads. Not only must the roads be good in the begin ning, but they must be kept in proper Drder, or the route will be abolished. An eastern postmaster recently re ceived the following letter, which shows plainly the attitude of the post office department: "lleports recently received show that the roads traveled by rural carrier from your office are in bad condition and likely to be impassable in bad weather. You will please notify the patrons of routes one and two that the present lack of attention to these roads will, if continued, be likely to en danger the permanency of the rural free delivery service there. 'A rural carrier cannot possibly make regular time or perform efficient service over poor roads, particularly during the winter and spring months. The summer is the time for mending these highways, which are really serv ing as post roads, and which should always be in passable condition for the transport of mail. It is the hope of the department that the patrons who are receiving the benefit of the service appreciate it, and that an ef fort to repair all deficient portions be fore winter sets in, so that the perma nency of rural free delivery service may be insured."—Orange Judd. Farmer. BREAKING WINTER ROADS. Homemade Implement Suitable (or Use on Country Roads, Village Street* and Sidewalks. Much energy is wasted in breaking winter roads. Pushing the snow out at the sides of the road makes a deep cut which soon fills with drifting snow and does not give a hard track for travel. The cut shows an excellent homemade road breaker. It can be made wide for farm roads or high- SIMPLE ROAD BREAKER. ways, or narrow for breaking paths or sidewalks-. Two plank runners are planked across under the front end, as shown in the sketch. Cross braces and a board on which to place a box seat complete the contrivanee, with the excep tion of two staples in front for the attachment of chains. This machine rides over the snow and packs it down, giving a firm roadbed without piling up snow at the sides. Any desired amount of weight can easily be placed upon it. The runners keep this road from slewing from side to side, as is the case with many snow plows. E. G. Hale, in Farm and Home. A Note on Winter Feeding. The farmer who has a silo filled with good corn ensilage, a little mixed hay and some eorn in the crib can settle the winter feeding question easily and economically, since all he needs to sup plement the farm products is a nitro genous concentrate, says a corre spondent of National Stockman. The feeder who lias neither silage nor roots will find it more difficult to de cide in regard to his winter feeding, for, instead ofiiepend.ing upon the lax ative effect of ensilage to keep the cattle in good condition, he will be obliged to use some commercial by product for this purpose. Of these, linseed meal and bran have this effect upon cattle in a pronounced manner. Although both these feeds are at the present time very high, more or less of one or both of them must be fed, since it is absolutely necessary if the best results are to be obtained to keep milking cows or feeding cattle in a good normal condition. QUESTION OF PATIENCE Stubborn Calves Are Kot Vanqnl*u«4 by Stubborn Feeders, But Readily' Yield to Kindness. The skim milk calf has come to stay. Men have learned by experiments-and by careful feeding that skim milk is the cheapest and best feed for a calf, espe cially for the dairy calf. The greatest trouble is the danger of over-feeding. Most people seem to think that because skim milk isn't -very rich they must give the calf lots of it, so they pour it down him by the bucket, without stopping to think what a calf's stomach is like, and the result is that they soon have a lot of "pot-bellied" calves, writes J. L. Smith in the Kansas Farmer. When the calf is a few day6 old he is taken away from the cow and put into a pen or shed to be taught how to drink skim milk. Then the fun commences. If the calf will not drink the mi'.k right off, and is a little stubborn, the fellow who is trying to feed him usually gets mad, jumps straddle of the calf's neck, backs him up in a corner, grabs'hold of the calf's head with both hands, and rams it down in the milk to the bottom of the pail. Then the calf get3 mad and bawls, and tries to get away, gets strangled, and finally succeds in spilling the milk. It is best to have a little patience with the calf, and remember that it does not have very much sense at first. After it has sucked the cow two or three times it should be taken away and put in a good, clean pen and fed on its mother's milk for a week or two. Then begin to gradually reduce the whole milk and add a little skim milk each day, until within a couple of weeks it will be on skim milk alone. A good substitute for the fat removed is a little cornmeal given after drink ing. This will also keep them from sucking each other. Over feeding, ir regular feeding, or feeding cold, sour milk is apt to cause scours with the calves. To feed skim milk fresh from the hand separator on the farm is the best way, because it is always warm and sweet. The skim milk from the cream ery is all right, but in warm weather it will not keep sweet very long unless it is sterilzed well and thoroughly cooled when brought home. TANK WATER HEATER. Almost Indispensable on Farms Whose Owners Take a Pride in Their Live Stock. For warming water the plan por trayed herewith is very useful. One end of the trough is partitioned off and over a square opening in the partition is tightly fitted a galvanized iron box, the water flowing freely out into this iron box. Under this iron box a small oil stove is placed, admission be- TANK WATER HEATER. ing had by means of a small door !n the front of the trough. With a tight cover the water in the trough can have the chill removed very easily. It is es pecially important to have the iron box as low down in the trough as pos sible. so that the water at the bottom of the trough may be warmed, as well as that at the top. If possible let the end compartment extend below the main body of the trough, so that the iron box may open into the lower part of the trough. As the water is heated it will rise and the colder water from the bottom be drawn in to be heated in its turn.—E. L. Henry, in Farm and Home. FRUITS AND FLOWERS. Viburnium macrophyllum is a good plant for Easter forcing. llural New Yorker thinks the Keif fer pear is taking a back seat. Estimates of the Florida orange crop this year vary from 1,000,((00 to 1,250,000 boxes. Palms and ferns of large size are now in high favor with professional growers and people generally. Hardly a more popular and hand some yellow chrysanthemum can be found than Col. D. Appleton. The decorative asparagus in winter should not be kept too warm. Sixty degrees F. is enough, and it should be regularly supplied with water, the plant having good drainage. Every day syringe the foliage. The Cow in the Klondike. The dairy cow has invaded the Klon dike. ,Last spring a man by the name of Cox succeeded in bringing in 17 milch cows. He at once went to sell ing milk in Dawson at $2.50 per gal lon. The feed was buffalo grass pas ture, and cost nothing. Now that win ter has come, some people are won dering what will happen to the cows. Doubtless the problem of housing and feeding them through the winter will be so great that it will be found more profitable to turn them into beef than to keep them. Even as beef they can be disposed of on foot at 60 cents per pound, $60 per hundred weight. Government Scab Inspection. Much attention has also been given to the repression of scabies in sheep. The number of animals inspected in this service was nearly 8,000.000, and over 1,000,000 were dipped in a proper liquid for the cure or prevention of the disease under the supervision of our inspectors. The effect of the regu lations bearing upon this disease has been remarkably beneficial, the num ber of diseased sheep reaching the markets of the country having been greatly reduced.—Report of Secretary Wilson. Sheep Eradicate Daisies. Sheep are fond of the oxeye daisy, either as pasturage or hay, and will eat them so closely as to kill them out. In some parts of England they sow the seed of them to make sheep pasture. Those who have fields where they pre vail might do well to pasture them with sheep one or two seasons, then plow. We have eradicated them by two seasons of liberal manuring, keep ing the land in hoed crops and then re seeding, but they would come in again as soon as the land became poor.—Wool Markets and Sheep. UNITED 8TATES 95585SSSSS Catarrh has already become a na tional curse. Its ravages extend from ocean to ocean. More than one-half of the people are affected by it. It has become such a serious matter that it has passed the boundaries of the medical profession and become a national question. Sen ators are talking about it Congress men are discussing it. They are not only considering the extent and chronic nature of the dis ease, but the possibility of finding a na tional remedy to meet this national ca lamity. The catarrh remedy, Peruna, seems to be the main expectation in this di rection. Dr. Hartman, President of the Hart man Sanitarium, devised the remedy, Peruna, over forty years ago, and the remedy as a catarrh cure has been lure Ilga of Small Man. "I can always tell a man who thinks he'a I treat." said a commercial traveler, facetious y, "by the way he speaks of other great men. For instance, when he alludes to the 5'uller resident as "Teddy," to Chief Justice as 'Mel' Fuller or to Senator Cullom as 'Shelly,' 1 know he must be something of a person, at least in his own estimation. Such fellows, I imagine, had they lived in Egypt at the time of the exodus, would have spoken of 'Mose' and 'Josh' as familiarly as if they were everyday companions."— Chicago Inter Ocean. Same Old Trick. After six months of darkness the arctic •nn creeped shyly over the edge of the gla cier. Mr. Ojibiwockky had just returned from the Eskimo club. "What time is it?" asked Mrs. Ojibiwockky, suddenly waking up. "Quar'er pash February," replied Mr. Ojibiwockky, somewhat thickly. It was in reality half past May, and having no desire to pry into family affairs, we will draw a •eil over the scene that followed.—Phila delphia Record. Altogether Too Earnest. "Avoid him," said the girl in blue. "Why?" asked the girl in gray. "He's too earnest and too unsophisti cated," answered the girl in blue. "Why, he's the kind of a man who will ruin what might be a lovely summer resort flirtation by proposing to you within the first two weeks of the season."—Chicago Post. His Preference. Head of Foreign Missionary Bureau— Where would you prefer to locate as a mis sionary? Young Missionary—Well, if possible, where tne natives are vegetarians.—Brook lyn Eagle. An Explanation. He—Your friend, Miss Dashaway, has quite a military air about her. She—No wonder. She has participated in no fewer than 17 engagements.—Chicago Daily News. Qaeen A Crescent Route. Through trains, diners, observation ears, mUw day coaches, fast schedules, through sleepers from the North to New Orleans and Florida. Each succeeding year finds the unedu cated million less surprised to hear that diamonds and coal are the same substance. —Puck. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Sprains, Bruises, Soreness, Stiffness. asc and 50c. CONQUERS PAIN 300000000000000000 SENATOR THURSTON, The Brilliant Statesman from Nebraska, Hakes an Important Public Utterance. Mi INTERIOR OF UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER. Ex-Senator John M. Thurston, of Omaha, Nebraska, is one of the most^promi nent and influential men in the country-. He made the speech nominating President McKinley at the St. Louis convention, and was made permanent Chairman of this convention. He was also made Chairman of the convention that re-nominated President McKinley at Philadelphia. He was recently appointed by President McKinley Chairman of the St. Louis Exposition Commission. This prominent gentleman recently wrote the following letter to The Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio: Washington, D. C., April 6, 1901. have used Peruna at various tlmea during the past year or two with most satisfactory results. 41 it entirely relieved me from an Irritating cough—the result oi excess Ive effort In the presidential campaign, and I am a firm believer In Ita efficacy tor any such trouble."—Jno. M. Thurston. growing in favor steadily all these years. It stands to-d'ay before the nation as a thoroughly tested, accurately sci entific internal remedy for catarrh. There are practically no medicinal rivals in the field. Peruna is not a local application or temporary relief it is a permanent cure. .Peruna is a systemic remedy. It eradicates catarrh from the sys tem. It cures catarrh wherever lo cated. Its cures are radical and last- Therefore, Peruna is receiving the indorsement of the leading statesmen and history-makers of the day. Address the Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O., for a book of testimon ials, containing letters from prom inent men and women concerning Peruna. FLORIDA—CUBA—BAHAMA ISLANDS. Winter Changed Into Summer—Visit New and Delightful Place*. The Daily Pioneer Press of St. Faol will this winter take out a limited party for a 80-day tonr of the Sunny Soutb, through the Bast and West Coasts of Florida, Cuba, and the Bahama Islands. Two weeks at the Famous Florida East coast Hotels—a week in Havana and In terior Cuba—five days at Old Nassau and the Bahamas. 4834 miles by rail and steamer. 800 miles on the ocean. Palatial special train of Pullman sleepers will be run direct from St. Paul to the Gulf of Mexico without change via the North Western Line, Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Evansville & Terre Haute Railways. Tickets for the tour including all expenses only 1298—Less than $10 a day. Representatives of the Pioneer Press and the Railroads will accompany the party to attend to all details of travel. Above cost of the trip includes all hotels, carriage drives, meals and berths on trains, etc. The Pioneer Press is arranging this tonr for the benefit of its friends, and the cost Is based on the actual expenses. For tickets, berth reservations, itinerary of the trip, pamphlets describing places to be visited, and all other information, ad dress Cvbtiss L. Hoshek, T. W. Teassalb, Manager of Tonr, Gen. Pass. Agent, Pioneer Press, North-Western Line, St. Faol, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. Bnt Pew Experts. The life work of most of us consists in making a living, and it is deplorable how comparatively few experts there are in the business.—Puck. Oaeen A Crescent Soitl, Excellent through service from Cincin nati and the North to New Orleans, Bir mingham, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Charleston, St. Augustine. Most Important, to Ca, Teacher—Tell me some of the most impoi* tant things existing to-day which did not exist 100 years ago. Tommy—Us.—Stray Stories. Base Insinuation. First Milk Dealer—Do you aesire. ilxAmS'ist^lS InasarS Snsksltnt then If you aia* what you shoot you miss waas yon snoo. at. you may b* sura (ha huH was not with the powder." put water pOStuTClT start Wit stnd this •dr. with stantre- ltef and POS1T1VB. LTCTBIS piles. im building. Hew York. HBADOV HI DBOimT fltes llfKllwa W quick n)ie( and curs* wont in jrour milk? Second Milk Dealer—Sir, you insult me! I use ice—not to dilute the milk, but to make it eold.—Ohio State Journal. jnsi or ni Even farmer hi* own lanmori. no encum brances. his bask account increasing year tj year, land value Increasing, stock Increasing. splen dld climate, excellent schools and churches, low taxation, high prices for cattle and arsis, low rail war rates, and ever? possible comfort. This Is the condition of the farmer In Western Canada—Province of Manitoba and districts of Asslnlbola, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Thousands of Americans are now settled there. Reduced rates on all railways (or home seekers and settlers. New districts are being opened un this year. Tbe new forty-page A.TI.AS WESTEKN CAX ADA and all Other Informa tion sent free to all applicants. K. PEDLBY, Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa, Canada, or to BENJAMIN DAVIBS, 815 Jackson fit.. St. Panl. Minn. T. O. CURRIE. Callahan Bid*..Mil waukee. Wis. W. H. ROGERS.Box WiWatertown, South Dakota WILLIAM RITCHIE. Grafton. North Dakota Canadian Government Agents. Sailer's Rape fires Rich* rcen SPELTZ Whatlsifi SPECULATION IN STOCKS FRKK PROM RISK. Bend for a fall and complete explanation otaow make roomy for oar cmrtomers absolute!/ wltlfcout risk to them. nmBTmwwwsMiiii —iimna, raoms anmsa mcb mnuc. Highest references glTen.and full information fnr nlwed Jk feathway, •mkiM.U. COR sale—snora RHJMI. K*B.. VM, Corn and Alfalfa farms: best for list. Wklixsgtow Laxs Co.,Wellington.writeKan.-worldthein A. N. K.-4} 1899