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i THE DREAMER. "Come down!" we cried to him. "Leave off thy lonely Watch on the mountain height Belike the foeman comes, and wilt thou only Be missdng from the fight?" No word he answered, yet we knew when ended The long day's doubtful -war We had not won had he left undefended His lone outpost afar. 'Come down!" we cried again. "Our streams are failing. What dost thou mid the stones On the bar* hillside? Hear the children wailing! With thirst the. whole earth gioans. "Drink, tnen!" he laughed to us, and rested glowing BesdrJe his well-used tools, And down the rocks unprisoned fountains flowing Sang into sudden pools. He was not one of us. His rapt eyes, shin ing Like moonlight veiled in showers. Had the seer's vision, outward far divining Horizons beyond ours. We heard the waves break, he, small wa ters, welling In darkness 'neath the sod, And what to us was but the night wind swelling ,He called the voice of God. And eft when Sorrow sighed, or we in watches Of Feai's long night our wrongs Told in the dark, he 'wildered us with snatches Of strange and haunting songs, Our souls enthralling with a potence under The music's ebb and flow, Like far-blown echoes of the trumpet thunder That stormed walled Jericho. But now a silence falls, and we awaken Dim is our dawn, and late! The prophet-voice we thought a reed wind shaken Hath passed within the gate, And our dull hearts now read aright the 6tory Our Creamer always knew Life's best is dreaming best, and Heaven's own glory, Man's dreams anrl God's come true. William Hervey Woods, in Youth's Com panion. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCKXXJOO The Sentimentalist's Surprise CLARE HOWARD 0XK)XKOXX000000 \NE was a young person of great sensibility and imaginative power, lier enemies said she was sentimental, but that was only half true. Jane, hav ing read countless romances in which love appeared to be the highest state of bliss, decided that if life were to contain anything important for her she must fall in love as soon as possible. This may seem an easy matter to the simply amorous, but to a strict roman ticist it presents many difficulties. Jane's life led down a city street to school and home again. I is true that many young ladies* in Madam Esrtelle'b seminary flirted from the windows with young gentlemen on the .corner, but this innoce nt vulgarity was of fensive to Jane's sense of romance. She continued reading and bided an auspicious occasion for the bestow al of her heart. I her fifteenth ear Jane's parents went to spend the summer in the AdT*ondaeks. Jane decided that this summer should certainly mark the great ye ar of her life. Some one must at once be found upon whom to hang her affections. Had not Juliet lived, loved and died before she was sixteen? Jane made a calculating survey of her self before she launched upon her quest. Her blue es, black hair and pensive, drooping mouth were encour aging, but there was something of fensively prosaic about her short, blue linen dress and large laced boots. A limp white muslin and a pair of sandal slippers are what Jane would have liked. For many days Jane viewed the male population of the lakes with a search ing eye. She looked at the venerable beaux with patent leather shoes and cynic smiles, he college men with blatant tongues and sweaters, the stodgy heads of families, the choicely dressed and vacuous looking youths from city offices, the agile derisive lit tle boys who moved in gangs. He heart misgave her. Was it possible that ladies still found heroes in this throng? Still she did not despair. The re might yet beat some soul of sen timent under a flannel blazer. 1 One night as she was standing on I the wharf the little boat that brought new visitors to the hotel presented to her eyes a likely subject. He was lean ing against the door of the steamer in a rather graceful way, with a soft hat almost imperceptibly tilted on his head. There was, to Jane's eye, some thing both subtle and dashing about his appearance. Her hopes beat high. was shaking hands with an oldeT girl whom she knew. There was to be a hop at the hotel that night. Perha ps the older girl would ask him to dance with Jane. The would-be heroine was pink with excitement that evening. She watched the new gu^st as he crossed the danc ing space. had dark ey es with shadows under them and shadows roa nd his mouth. Jane thought he most work very hard. She leaned over and touched her older friend. "Willwill you introduce me to that tnan she shyly whispered. *Of course," said her companion, ga\ ly beckoning to the loiterer. "Miss Craves letm* nresentMr. Carson." "Delighted," said Mr. Carson, in a weary voice. "May I iiave the pleas- ure?*' and he-led Jane out to dance. Afterwa rd they repaired to two veran da seats in the moonlight. Jane wait ed anxiously for the hero to speak, and the hero spoke. told Jane that she had danced beautifully that it was the best dance he had had that evening. "Be jeered languidly at the college stu- ctive Page dents and said it must be very dullher for a pretty girl. He broke off to ad mire a blond lady going pa st them. Jane once more felt ijje pangs of dis appointment. Alas! his romantic ex terior belied him. He was only rude and billy. She looked sadly athim. was leaning back with drooping es. "Beg pardon, but I have such a head- ache," he murmured. "I am very sorry," said Jane. "Jove, what a smile!" said the joung man "it's enough to ma ke a fellow well again." Jane rose. "There is my next part- ner," she said, stiffly, and led the way across the room. Never, never again would Jane make a mistake about dash ing voung men with shadows under their eyes. So Jane had begin her search again. There came upon her horizon an 18-j ear-old schoolboy by the name of Robert Smitha tremendous young giant, with blue eyes, 3 ellovv hair and a face devoid of expression. Jane con versationally sounded him. was sweet tempered and polite, but seemed quite colorless in mind and heart. Could not Jane tincture him to suit herselfconvert this raw material into a hero? She would try. Robert soon got into the habit of seeking Jane to dance because she did all the talking. Then he began to take her rowing in the afternoons. Jane's heart began to warm to "Robert. It wasbetter to have a man say nothing than to let him spoil thin gs with commonplace remarks. She made him row her to shady nooks, where she would take a little volume of Lord Tennyson and read it to him. Sh would gaze at him silently and mysteri ously. Robert began to be listless and pale. The silence and poetry and ad oration of Jane were enervating him. But whenever he made an attempt to take anyone else out rowing Jane's ejes would give him to understand that he had stabbed her to the heart so pool* huge, sweet-tempered Robe rt was finally bound hand and foot. followed Jane all day long, let himself be read to, quarneled with, admired, and often showed sparks of real emo tion. .Still Jane was conscious of a sense of disappointment. Itwasheavy work-this draggi ng of Robert through the proper paces. At last her home-made hero was obliged to leave. Jane brightened up. Here was an opportunity for a touch ing farewell. That afternoon she and Robert rowed to a beautiful little is land where, on a moss grown ba nk above the lake, they watched the set ting sun "for the last time," as Jane said. "Robert, let's carve P. L. on this log," she cried, enthusiastically. "P. L.?" said Robert, in solemn as tonishment. "Yes, for Paradise Lost!" "What's the joke? The Black Cap. The blackcap has no specific relation to the hanging of a criminal. Its sin ister reputation, its color and the fact that a judge when pronouncing a cap ital sentence alvays wears it, have combined to attach to it a meaning and symbolism which it does not possess. It is really nothing more than a part of the full dress of a judge.Genea logical Magazine. Foes without are less to be feared 1 than fault* within. .-"c*^asssr&fts^- ^8-t-^ ^mram^ntt^^nfiffiJ'^^Hy usy-ny-niv^i 'he asked. Jane felt it would be useless to ex plain. The next morning as Robert depart ed on the little steamer Jane watched jintil she could no longer see shining on her hero's co at the silver heart he made him swear keep for her sake always. Then she gave a little sigh of relief. Robert, indeed, was heavy work. Jane now felt that she was either one of those to whom real love never come s, or that since romance was dead she would not continue to be its sole upholder. She beg an to join the other girls in singing coon songs in the even ings, and to play tennis with a shaggy, red-haired college boy Sh often made attempts to go to the Lost Para dise and mourn in pensive solitude, but this red-haired oy was always getting up a par ty to fish or dig for worms, and dragged her with them. The red-haired boy was ugly, head stro ng and had no ear for Tennyson, but he had a smile like those for which comedians on the stage have been known to receive large salaries. One day the hotel guests hired the little steamer and toured the lakes 01 a picnic. The red-haired boy sat by Jane on the back deck and made puns. At luncheon he beat a oy over the head with a chicken bone because he didn't pass the cakes to Jane. When it began to rain, as it always does at picnics, he seized Jane by the hand and made her run along the road un til she begged for mercy. Reaching the steamer, he pushed her into his oveicoat, wrapped her feet in a potato sack and composed himself beside her to play the banjo all the way home. It wasn't at all romantic, but very pleasant in its way. Jane wished she had not wasted so much time looking for a heroic hero. "How long do you stay here?" she asked. "Till to-morrow," he answered. "Only to-morrow!" she cried. The red-haired oy stopped singing and smiled at her. He wasn't such a very ugly boy. "Sure on the 5:30 boat. Wave your hand as we go past," he said. In the early morning following Jane was waked by a toot from the steam er. Jumping out of bed she seized a towel and flapped it from the window. As the boat rounded the corner she could see the sunlight shining on the red-haired boy. waved his straw hatand he was gon e. Jane crept back to bed and wrung her hands in pleasurable anguish. "To think I loved him all along," she said, "and never even knew it."Columbia Literary Monthly. $?j$'^*"x?eiF^T^,fF:irWT' THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS FOR WESTERN CANADA. "There will be thousands of Amer icans coming up here in the Spring," was the remark made by a farm er from the vicinity of Langdon, North Dakota, when he arrived in Winni peg, Manitoba, the capital of West ern Canada, a few days since. Rts wais the advance guard of a large body who are following-him, and he has already invested in several farm ing sections for himself and others and purposes to take up his perma nent abode in this country. went on to say: "Hundreds are coming from my district alone. I know this to be a fact, for many of them are* neighbors of mine. The,chi ef topic of conversation with the farmers is the coming immigration in the spring." "The impression general in the part of Dakota where I live that farmers can get from 10 to 15 cents more a bushel for wheat on the. American side of the line than on the Canadian, has not prevented peo ple from turning their eyes to Can ada as a place to live in. They know they can get land in this country which is every bit as fertile as that in Dakota at about one-quarter the price. I is safe to say that the exodus from Dakota into Canada this ye ar will exceed he expectations of all Canadians." The Government has established Agencies at St Paul, Minn. Omaha. Neb. JKpmas City, Mo. Chicagj, 111. Indianapolis, Ind. Milwaukee, Wis. Wausau, Wis. Detroit, Sault Ste. Marie, and Marquette, Mich. Toledo, Ohio Watertovvn, S. Dakota Grand Forks, N. Dakota and Great Falls, Montana, and the suggesti on is made that by addressing any of these, who are he authorized agents of he Government, it will be to the advantage of the reader, who will be given he fullest and most authen tic information regarding the results of mixed farming, dairying, ranching and grain-raising, and also supply in formation as to freight and passen ger rates, etc., etc. Boiled It Down, An amusing story is told of the editor of a go-aheaxl London evening newspaper, v\ ho, in the eternal rushing to press to get ahead of the opposition, was constantly im pressing upon his reporters the necessity for condensing all news. A terrific boiler explosion had taken place on board a big ship ljmg at Ports mouth. "Get down there as hard as you can," he said to one of his men. "If you catch the 11-40 from London bridge you'll be theie toon after two and can just wire us something for the fifth edition, but boil it down." And the reporter went. Soon after two o'clock that afternoon they got a wire from him. "Terrihc explosion. Man-o'-war. Boiler empty. Engineer full. Funeral to-mor row."London Tit-Bits. New Care for Lame Back. Rutledge, Minn., Feb. 16th.Mr. E. C. Getchell of this place relates a happy ex- Sy erience which will be read with interest all those who have a similar trouble. It appears that last winter Mr. Getchell was seized with a lameness and soreness in his back which grew worse and worse till at last it became very bad and made it very difficult for him to get about at all. After a time he heard of a new remedy for backache which some of his friends and neighbors said had cured them and he determined to try it. The name of the remedy is Dodd's Kidney Pills and Mr. Getchell has proven that it is a sure cute. He says: "I used two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills according to directions and my lame back was entirely cured and I am all 0. K. again. Dodd's Kidney Pills are as good, as represented." This remedy is very popular here and has woiked some remarkable jrares cf Backache and Kidney Trouble. His Idea. Mrs HenpecqueMarried men live lone er than single men. HenpecqueYes and it serves them right Detroit Free Press. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cureJ. W. O'Brien, 322 Thiid Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn Jan. C, 1900. A man's own gooll breeding is the best security against other people's ill-manners. Chesterfield. The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure one minute. There is no power sufficient to make a man out of putty.Ram's Horn. Iowa Farms $ 4 Per Acre Cash, bal. Jcrop till paid. Mulhall, Sioux City, la. The blacksmith is a blow hardwhen his fire is low.Farm Journal. If you want creamery prices do as the creameries do, use June lint Butter Coloi. Paint does not make a painter.Ram's Horn. Faith overcomes many failures.Ram's Horn. rr I fft How? 67 soothing and subduing the pain, that's the way St.JacobsOi Cures Neuralgia Price, 25c. and 50c. Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic EspeciallyAdapted to the De clining Powers of Old Age. The Oldest Man in America Attributes His Long Life and Good Health to Pe-ru-na. Mr. Isaac Brock, of McLennan coun ty, Texas, has attained the great age of 114 years. is an ardent friend of Peruna and speaks of it in the fol low ing terms. Mr. Brock says: "After a man has lived in the world as long as I have he ought to ha found out a great many things by ex perience. I think I have done so. "One of the things I have found out to my entire satis faction is the proper remedy for ailments due di rectly to the ef fects of the cli mate. "For 114 years I have withstood the changeable climate of the United States. During nay long life I ha\e known a great many remedies for coughs, colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. I had alwaj supposed these affections to be different diseases. For the last ten or fifteen years I have been read ing Dr. Hartman's books and have learned from them one thing in .par ticular: That these affections are he same and that they are properly called catarrh. "As for Dr. Hartman's remedy, Pe runa, I have found it to be the best, if not the only reliable remedy for these affections. It has been my stand' by tor many years and I attribute my good health and my extreme old age to this remedy. "It exactly meets all my require ments. I have come to rely upon it al most entirely for the many little things for which I need medicine. I believe it to be especially valuable to old people, although I have no doubt it is just as good for the young." Isaac Brock. I RELY UPON PE-RU-NA FOR, ALL CATARRHAL DISEASES." A New Man at 79. Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Side, Hannibal, Mo., writes: "I am professionally a newspaper correspondent, now 79 years old. I have watched the growing power of the Peruna plant from its incipiency in the little log cabin, through its gradations of success up to its present establishment in Columbus, Ohio, and I conclude that merit brings its full reward. "Up to a few years ago I felt no need to test its medicinal potency, but late ly when my system needed it, your Peruna relieved me of many catarrhal troubles. Some two years ago I weighed 210 pounds, but fell away do wn to 168 pounds, and besides losp of flesh I was subject to stomach trou bles, indigestion, loss of appetite, in somnia, night sweats, and a foreboding of getting my entire system out of or der. During some months I gave Pe runa a fair trial, and it rejuvenated my who le syste m. I feel thankful therefore, for although 79 years old I feel like a young man."Major Frank O'Mahoney. Back up AVE MONEY Buy your goods at Wholesale Prices. Our 1,000-pagc catalogue will be sent upon receipt of 15 cents. This amount does not even pay the postage, but it is sufficient to show us that jou are acting in good faith. Better send for it now. Your neighbors trade with uswhy not also? CHICAGO The house that tells the truth. A 50 Cent Hat BY MAIL TMsUatmeltherstyleof finish sent post paid on receipt of 50 cents in casli, postal oier or stamps. Money I acle it not MEN'S HAT NO. I In soft rough finish. Color*! satisfactory Weref.rtothe r. MI* ,nA nit Ml* First National Bank of Middle Grey Mix and Bile MI*. ,_ N Sen fo In smooth finish. Colors: JoBtie fo j, Men* and Black, Brown and Steel. Boy's hatso,t MIDDL.ETOWN HAT CO., aa MILL ST.. MIODLCTOWN. N. Y. GREGORY'S For to jcara tho sT^k^2 standard for nit O E a wJ W ability. Always the Lent New titttoni' fr"e J. f. II. Gregory dc San, Marblchead, Ma** DF WINCHESTE ss^y -inrirfarprtgnyHTmi Tiffrtttscsi IvMeuBBVsfitf^t&J ^^s^^P^^i-p TPIFyaK A VENERABLE PASTOR CURED BY PE-RU-NA. FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS I old age the mucous membranes become thickened and partly lose their function. This leads to partial loss of hearing, smell and taste, as well as digestive disturbances. Peruna corrects all this by its spe cific operation on all he muco us mem branes of the body. One bottle will convince anyone. Once used and Peruna becomes a life long stand-by with old and young. Mr. Samuel Saunders of Blythedale, Mo., writes: "My disease was catarrh of the urethra and bladder. I got a bottle of Pe.-ru-na and began taking it, and in a few days I -n as relieved and could sleep and rest all night. I think that Pe-ru-na is a valuable remedy. I had tried other very highly recom mended medicines, but they did) me noi good. physician told me that I could not expect to be cured of my trouble, as I was getting to be an old New Rival" "Leaded "Repeated you are looking for reliable shotgun am munition, the kind that shoots where you point your gun, buy Winchester Factory Loaded Shotgun Shells: "New Rival," loaded with Black powder "Leader" and "Repeater," loaded with Smokeless. Insist upon having Winchester Factory Loaded Shells, and accept no others. ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM ZIlZZnTbfZu^ SKKr'5? yyou humanity."Rev. J. N. Parker. Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, 111., writes: "I can recommend Peruna as a good medicine for chronic catarrh of the stomach and bowels. I have been troubled se verely with it for over a year, and also a cough. Now my cough is all gone, and all the distressing symptoms of catarrh of the stomach and bowels have disappeared. I will recommend it to all as a rare remedy. I am so well I am contemplati ng a trip to Yellow Stone Park this coming season. How is that for one 71 years old A TRAVELER AT SEVENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. to the fire to-night and have some one rub your LAME BACK with Mexican Mustang Liniment You'll sleep like a top and have a good, sound back free from pain in the morning. mm SHOES UNION MADE I W.L. Douglas mmkmm mnd mmllm mora men'm GoodymmrWrnlt (Hand* Sowod Proommm) mhommthmn any other manufmctupor in thm world. $25,000 REWAKD will be paid to anyone who can disprove thU tatenwmt. Because W. L. Douglas Isthe largest manufacturer he can buy cheaper and produce hla shoes at a lower coat than other con cerns, which enables liiin to sell shoes for $3.50 and 83.00 equal In every way to those sold elso wherefor84ond $5.00.' W. L. Douglas $3.50 .-x-..-. and$3shoosarewornhythousand8ofmcnwho have been paylng$4 and $5,not believing tbey could get a first-class shoe for $3 50 or $3.00. He has convinced them that the style, fit, and wear of his $3.50 and $3.00 shoes is just as good. Give them a trial and save money. Notice Increase /18W Sale: 5^?..??.* a Btulnesit \MXBPalet: R,0*M*4,0 A gain of ,880,4SO.'J'9 in Four Years. W. L. DOUGLAS SAJBO OILT EDGE LINK, Worth S6.000ompared with Other Makes. The beat imported and American leathere. Heyl'M Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf. Vlel Kid, Corona Colt, and"National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyelets. faiiflnn 3Ch Genuinei have W. h. DOTJOLAS UflullOn i name and price stamped on bottom. I Alio* by maxLSSe. tx^a.lllt. Catalog free.. W 1 UOVeLAH, BKOKTOS, I man (57 years). I feel very thankful for what Pe-ru-na has done for me." In a later letter Mr. Saunders says: "I am still of the same mind with re gard to your Pe-ru-na medicine." Strong and Vigorous at the Age of Eighty-eight. Rev. J. Parker, Utica, N Y., writes: "In June, 1901, I lost my a?"**0* hearing entirely. My hearing had Tf- been somewhat Impaired for several y*rs, but not so much affected but'-Mi***^J^ZVllZ^he^r hive been to'sutferlng In a later letter &he says: "I am only too thankful to you for your kind advice and for the good health that I am enjoying wholly from the use of your Peruna. Have been out to the Yellow Stone National Park and many other places of the west, and shall al ways thank you for your generosity. Mrs. E Little. If you db not derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Pe runa write at on ce to Dr. Hartma n, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, Preside nt of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus* Ohio. WESTERN CANADA HAS FREE HOMES FOR MILLIONS. upwards of 100,000 Ameri cans have aettled in Western Canada during the past 5 yours. They are CORTKNTD, HAPPY, AND PKOSPEKOUa, and there is room s'.lll for MIIXlONa. Wonderful yields of wheat and other rralrm. Th best erasing lands on the continent. Manincont olimato plenty of water and fuel KOOCI schools, excellent churchm splendid rallwav facilities HOMESTEAD LANDS of 160 Acres FREE, the only charge being 110 for entry Bond to the following for an Atlas and otherllter ature. as well as for certificate giving you reduced railwny rates, etc. Superintendent Jacltson & ration, Ottawa, Canada, or IS. T. HOLMES, Hi Street. Hi. Paul, Minn. T. O. CUKHIK,. Callahan Wdg.,Milwaukee, Wis W. H. Koqnus.ttJr Box 110. Watertown,8o. Dakota C. 'i' g Korku. North Dakota J. M. MArhACiu.AH. I7 Third Hi., Wausau, Wis. authorized Canadian Govern ment Agents. i/rTr'pii M-V sr*sr~ COSTS Oreateet. Cheapest Pood on Earth for Sheep, Swine, Cattle, eto* Will Jw worth 100 to you to read what Salter a catalog y about rape. Billion Dollar Grass will poihlrcly make yon rich 11 una of hay and Iota of ptutura per acre, to alio Bromut, Peaoat, BpclU, Macaroni %heat for arid, but toln, 03 bin. per acre. Mth Century Oitt. 230 bu. per aera and Teonlnte, Yleldl 100 tons Oreen Fodder per aero. For this Notice we mall big catalog and MoTelUei.fullyirerUiflOtogetaatart. ir.i LlflHMA^AIZER SEED C0..tA^?5dCI'iu.BeamlOodFar01an FREE TO WOMEN To prove the nc&ling and cleansing power of Paxtlne Toilet Antiseptic we will mall a largo trial pnekago with book of Instructions absolutely free. Obis la not a tiny sample, but a large package, enotigb to convince anyone of Itq value. Women al over the country are Sals raising Paxtinc for what is done in loc al treat ment of female Ills, cur ing all inflammation and discharges, wontierfnl at a cleansing vaginal douche, for sore throat, nasal catarrh, as a mouth wash, and to remove tartar and whiten the teeth. Send to-day a postal card will do. old by drasrarlat* ttm aent postpaid by as, SO eenta, large box. Satisfaction sraairnnteed. THE JX PAXTOX CO.. SOI CommbnaAT. Boston, Mass. I ^MMssMWMMMMssWMMyWMtsWMMsisstalsi I POTATOES$2.50 Bbl. Olrtcncap. jnauDMunet" w.tfdBipl* Tcaointc, Spelts. Macaroni Wheat, V** a.. Giant Clover, etc .upon receipt of tOe portage. JOHN A. S ALZERSEEDCO. 1 Croase, Wis, Aw^VVVWrV'atVWr^fnWrV'IrVWrV^rV A. N K.-O 1957 PIS.O-'S CURE. FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use In time. Sold by druggists. O N SUMPTION i -fei