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'•r-ffr"imwra"Ti •x5t' u rt FOUR NEW STATES. South Dakota, Hortii Dakota* Mon tana, Washington. On February 22,iss., tho President signed the bill creating South Dakota, North Dako ta, Montana and WallUngion states of the Union. SorTii DAKOTA.—The WASHINGTON.—1The countrv of tall timber, indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean of the Pacific. Do not forget that the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway is the only line which oilers a choice of three routes to the Pacific coast. The Manitoba-Pacific route is the only line by which passengers en route for Taeoma, Portland and San Frencisco can pass through Fort Townsend and Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through without change or delay. Distance to the Pacific coastals same as by other lines, but prices of tickets are five and ten dollars less. Take the Seattle route. For further information, maps, rates and publications in regard to the resources of the lour new states, write to F. I. Whitney, §sn. pass, and ticket agent, St. P, M. A M~. y., St. Paul, Minn. HUMPHREYS' I'R. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFICS Carefully prepared cific ing S E I lias prescriptions used for many years in private- practice with success.and for I HRi:- COT a revealed: Y great prairie state, to Which the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway has three main lines, reaching iillen dale, Abenleen, Huron, Waturtown, and Sioux Falls. Uo to South Dakota via the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway and pass through St. Paul and Minneapolis en route. NOKTII DAKOTA.—There is grown tlio No. 1 hard Scotch life wheat whose healthful cli mate nurtuivs the most vigorous and brainy civilization on earth where single counties raise more wheat, oats and barley than entire states the soil of whose fertile prairies Is richer than the valley of the Nile where the Turtle mountain, Minot and Devlin lake land districts invile the home seeker to secure a free home. Magnificent daily train service to Fanjo, Grafton, Devils Lake, Bottineau and all other places. MONTANAimportant .—Treasures in its mines of pre cious metals wealth in its 4,WV). AK head of livestock profit in its fertile fields, produc ing a larger yield of crops than any other state or territory the richest country JKT Inhabitant o:i earth where prosuerlty is universal which has the best paid labor in the world balmy winter climate,^caused by warm winds from the Pacific. Tli St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway is the only raiiro". I passing through a con us agricultural country from St Paul anl Min neapolis to h'j lliK-ky mountains. It runs through t!ie great reservation of l-*,,!tX),*'0 acres of land," free to settlers, in the Milk river valley. Wood, water and coal in abun dance no irrigation required the only line passing thn-nnh Uivat Kalis, with its 1AK)ii9 horse-power ri'aracts immense coal veins, and surrounding farming country of free land through Helena, the c-i|ital city and commercial"center of Montana, and Butte, the richest mining camp on earth, to San Francisco by the Columbia river valley, Portland and Shasta Iionte, or Oiciien, Utah, to California points. Remember this is the only line running dining cars, sleeping cars and free colonist sleepers of its own from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Great Kalis, Helena and Butte. It is also the shortest line to Butte. over Ihlrtv years used by the people. Every single Spe is a special cure for the disease named. These Specifics cure without drugging, purg or reducing the system, an i are in raet and deed the sovereign remedies ofthe World. U£T OF PRINCIPAL SOS. CURES. PRICES. 1 IFevers, Congestion. Inflammations.. .25 21 Worm Fever, Worm Colic.. .,25 31Worms,Colic,or Crying Teething of Infants .25 4 Uea, of Children or Adults 25 Dysentery, Griping, Bilious Colic .25 Cholera Morbus, Vomiting 25 toughs. Cold, Bronchitis .25 Neuralgia, Toothache.Faoeache .25 Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo .25 Dyspepsia. Bilious Stomach .25 5appre*sed or Painful Periods. .25 Whiles. f.» Profuse Peri' wis .25 Croup. 'U-rh, I'iffieult Breathing. .. .25 Salt Uiienin. Ersvlpelas, Eruptl.iiw..25 Rhe limatisin, Rheumivti. Pair.s .25 S Fev Vgue, Cliills, :.„jna -j( Pi les or Bleeding .50 Ophrlmiiny, or Sore, or Weak Eves .50 Catarrn. nifluenza,Cold in the Head .50 Whooping Cough, Violent Coughs. .50 Asthma. Suppressed Breathing 50 Ear Discharges, Impaired Hearing .5(5 scrofula. Enlarged Glands Swelling .50 (ieneral Debility,Physical Weakness..(3 I Dropsy, and Scanty Secretions .SO :»ea sickness, SicfcnessfroxaRiding .50 Kidney iseasc .50 Nervous Debility Seminal Weak ness. Involuntary Discharges 1.00 ^ore Month) Canker »0 I'rinary Weakness. Wetting Led. .,»0 Painfui Periods, with Spasm .30 Diseases of the Heart, Palpitation 1.00 Epilepsy, spasm, St. Vitus' Dance. l.OO Diphtheria, L'lcerated Sore Throat. ..50 Chronic Congestions & Eruption** .."jii Sold by Druggists, or sentpostDaid or leceipt Of price. DR. HCMPHREYS' MANUAI,, ('144 pages) richly taund in cloth and gold, mailed free. Humphreys' .HedieineCo.H.fi Fulton St. N 1. A' YS (J -VV W-k7.UV O W Hump: n LTsedli 8« tie. A ... .I-N^r-OFi,- Ve TICI-M-.UW' Cat- 1 M-. hrovs" Veterinary Manual I,.TIJO pages on treatment and car.- of Domestic Animals—Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and Poultry Sent free. HUXFBBETB' lCEDlcufE Co.. 109 Fulton St., N. Y. Season of "GUARDSMAN," No. (5097) E. S. S. Book, No. 668, A. S. H. Ass'n. Foaled, 1884 bred by G. Sharman, Spalding, Lincolnshire, En gland sire, "Honest Tom," 1111.— "Guardsman" is a beautiful bay, with extra good bone and well proportioned for a draft horse stands 16 hands and 2 inches high, weighing, in moderate flesh 1^00 lbs. As he is from the noted Honest 'J.*L stock, it makes him one of the best horses of his breed in the country. "BLACK CHIEF,W No. (5516) E. S. S. Book,.No. 756, A. S. H. Ass'n. Color, black foaled, 1886 imported, 1887 bred by J. & E. Dench fielp, of Burston, Ayelsbtiry, England. Sire, Roysterer (3995) g. sire, Prince, (176) 2d g. sire, Dragman (654) 3d g. sire. Samson (19o2), etc., etc. Here is a colt that has to be seen in order to be fully appreciated. French Coach Stallion, SUPERB,'* ft will be in Morris every Saturday and Sunday during the season, commencing April 13th. All of the above horses will be at the GAFFNEY BARN, formerly occupied by Dr. Hardy. The above horses, property of the Minnesota Apicaltnral Cupj, will stand in the Village of Morris from March the 20tli until July 1,1889. TERMS—To Insure, $20.00. All mares at owner's risk. Groom—HENKY COUMNS. i. M. DICKINSON, Supt», mwSOtf *, HANCOCK, MINN. RED POLLED r?-•= dairy iwid CATTLE. good for teef. A few B. "^.STONBA CO.,Biv«wid« Farm, Mor tis, Minn. ''sv* 5US1# 3PVr.r ,s t* vT7*^ from the diary of tourists commercial travelers, business men and others That tho Wisconsin Central has the unqualified rddorseiuent of all That the Wisconsin Central has to-day the most popular lute between Minne apolis, St. Paul and JCilwaukoo and Chicago That the Wisconsin Central is dlaly adding to its admirers as the recognized Pullman line between Minneapolis, St.Paul and Milwaukee and Chicago That the Wisconsin Central touches the most rom incut points ill "Wisconsin, and that it has more important, business centers on its through line than any other railway in the Northwest That the Wisconsin Central has mode an enviable reputation with its peer les: Dining Car Service That the Wisconsin Central runs fast trains on which all classes of passen gers are carried with commodious afld distinct accommodation for all That the Wisconsin Central has repre sentatives distributed throughout the country, who will cheerfally give any information that may be desired and that its terminal agents are especially idstrueted to look after the comfort of passengers who may be routed via its line. For detailed information, apply to your nearest ticket agent or to represen tatives of the road- WM. S. MELLEH, JAMES BARIiE, Ueu'l Maungrr, fJfnl Pass. & Tlokot Agt MILWAUKEE. F. H. ANSON, "Northwestern P»is»enger Ag?nt, No. lit iS'leuUet House Block, Minne apolis, Minn. MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS itAlLWAY, AND Till FAMOUS Albert Lea Route! Two Throi'«?H Trains Daily Kisoil ax. PA. JD MINNEAPOLIS To Otiicago Without fh.ungr, eonr ecilns with the Fast Trains of all Lines for the Easi and Soutlieust. Tho Direct and Only Line running Through Cars between Minneapolis and DES MOINES, IA. Via Albert Lea and Fort Dodfie. SHORT LINK TO WATERTOWN,.D. REMEMBER, the trains of the Minneap olis A r-ff. Louis Railway are composed of Comfortable Day Coaulies. Magnificent Pull man Sleeping (Jars. Horton Reclining Chair Cars,and our justly celebrated Palaoe Dining Cars. fiSSM are scientifically and 50 LliS. OF BAGGAGE CHECKED rKEK. Fare always ns Low as the Lowest! For Time Tables, Through Tickets, etc., call upon the nearest Ticket Agent, or write to H. W. STONE & CO., Proprietors. Keepon hand Two Grades ol Choice Family Flour, as followB: Olioice, Snow Bird. CUSTOM WORK Will at all time receive prompt attention. Grists'dither Ground or Exchanged a«i the owrers prefer. ^GSSlUTION. flS^Care mttgt he taken in Cold We:?t?wr to have .o Flour thoroughly warmed before liiixinsr, also, to keep the Sponge in a warm place until ready for Baking. By carefully ooserving the»e simple precautions you will get good bread every time while, If neglect ed, your bread will be poor and dark,no mat ter how good the flotre. IMlLWAUh '^§TPAUi Owns and operates 5,650 miles of thor oughly equipped road in Illinois, Wis consin, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Dakota. It is the Best Direot Route between all principal points in the Northwest, Southwest and Far West. For maps, time tables, rates of passage and freight, etc., apply to the nearest station agent of the CHICAGO, MILWAU KEE & ST PAUL RAILWAY, or to anv Railroad Agent anywhere in the World. li. MILLER, A. T. H. CARPENTER, General Manager. Gen'l Pass. & Tkt. Agt J. F. TUCKER, Geo. H. HE AFFORD, Ass't Gen'l Man. Ass'tGen.Pass.A Tkt.Agt MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. SSPFor information in reference to Lands and Towns owned by the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL Ma £©»44 GENUINE SILVERINE and wear a lifetime. genuine, AMERICAN MADE THROUGHOUT WATCH! TRENTON 'j A, y. 'Jf (No imitation.} An 18 size Jeweled, Sti —/r,,'-isUn.1"win^' lever-set, quick-train. night-line escapement improved ..rk rnehct, in a DUEBER SIL VERINE CASE, heavy,strong and a goo-.l iinicr. (Cut one-thira size.) tULi^Y WARRANTED. Send 50c. for express charges and I will send it for examination. If sat isfactory and as represented you can pay for it, other /. fpr- it will be returned. In the case is cer tificate of President Dueber Watch Case Co., that it ir a case, will keep its color SPECIAL 25C. OFFER. I wart j-oti to have my 2oo-pag-e Catalogue with I.700 illustrations, and therefore, for a limited time, will send it with 1 pair Rolled GOLD PLA TED Lever SLEEVE BUTTONS, or 1 Ladies' LACE PIN, or Gents' SCARF PIN, for 35c. Cat alogue FREE. Can use stamps. /atches, etc., Wholesale JewelrvfSiUx-^arP V^' 90 FIFTH AVE.. CHICAGO, ILL. References: Feljenthal, Giossu. Miller, Banker, 108 La fa!le St. Chicago Mr. Gross, Ex-State Treasurer of Illinois. £«Always mention this paper. r™rr» t.H." SoliO fioli! if?1... --''•HiXX fui'lforClJJO.until a V' ,tin.per. Solid «ol« Vfatcli. wa,''h until lately. 1 the world. tl18 ii y/K'.i ^.J .'.1 1.1 •»T WC.-J -in «d. Heavy Solid Gold Both ladies' frrnts sizes,with work» .iivl inn of cquJ valua. One Jt*ci'«oninMch lo tufpther ATiili onrfirft aM *ai ra'ulp If no of Hon*ehoIl this valuable device. Eveiything on U: and substantial as possi diseases of the skin there are tome 2 or 15 classes, in each class from two to four varieties. These are mod ified according to the particu lar condition of the blood, for disease of the skin means dis ease of the blood. These are either the result of stom ach, liver or kldnejr difficul ties, and for a cure depend upon a hcalthj action of these organs. T. fia^SOLID THROUGH TUAINS^f —BETWI:EX— MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS and the Principal Cities of the Mississippi Valley,connecting 3u Union Depot for all points South and Southwest. MANY HOURS SAVED, And the Only Line run ainp Two Trains Daily to Kansas City. Leavenworth and Atchison, making connections with the Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railways. figg^Close connections made In Union De pot with all trains of the St. Paul, Minneap olis & Manitoba Northern Pad tie Ht. Paul A Duluth Railways, from ajid to all points North and Northwest. I Erfdpelas,« St tattiq's Fire Containing S. F. BOYD, Gen'l TI t. it Pass. Agt, Minneapolis, Minn. 11. One and Three-Quarters Miles South*JSast from Morris, RestauranT M. J. FOLEY, Prop. A COMPLETE LINE OF FANCY GROCERIES, FRUITS, CONFECTIONERY, CIGARS, TOBACCOS, ETC., Constantly 011 CHAMPIGff BINDER. Thi1 most xuccaufut and matt durabh of all harvesting machinos. ffantaint evory ddvico nsodsd to tnako a machino porfoot* Afado of tho boot material and in tho best may, tight draft and easy work for driver and Hand. GIVE US Easiest raised and lowered of any harvester. There is no weight on the horses' necks 110 tearing of canvas or straps, for I create wrings to relieve tlio rtraiu caused by shrinkage no choking at front of eksvatorB. for their is a relief rake to prevent it. No other Binder has ironi 01 eieviuurti, iui r»T vrr THE WARDER, BUSHHELL & BLESSHER COSPMY, •PRINOFIBLD, OHIO. UAitJFACTUBERS A POSITIVE CURE FOR SKIN DISEASES 0 Is the result of an Impure condition of the blood, and for a cure depends, primarily, upon the condition of the stomach, liver and kidneys, and, secondarily upon the condition of the blood as manufactured by these organs. HIBBARD'S RHEUMATIC SYRUP, POKE, BURDOCK, MANDRAKE, CULVERS ROOT, and others of the best Blood Remedies, very carefully and scien tifically compounded, strikes at the root of the evil and eradicates the disease, whether of a Scrofulous, Rheumatic or Syphiletic Taint. It is a never failing remedy. Six weeks since I was attacked with Erysipelas ray eves were nearly closed, my head and face terri WT inflamed. Two bottles ol Hibbard's RheumaUc Syrup cured me. B. F. KNAPP, Wolcott, N. Y. Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup UNRIVALED in merit. It is a Safe Family Medicine because it contains Children, invalids and delicate persons will find it the best medicine and tonic they can use. A SURE CURE FOR Rt-fEURflATISWI. ALL MEALS AT HOURS! A CALL! Morris Meat Market ALL KINDS OP W FRESH, SAW SMOKED KXPT CONSTANTLY 1»AND. Tour Patronage is Solicited JOHN CAIRNEY. ROBERSON & NELSON, nhant Tailnrs, Mer RAILWAY COM PANY, write to H. G. HAUGAN, Land Commissioner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hai/e Just Received Complete Stock ^t a In the Latest Styleir PERFECT FITS GUARANTEED! Qir e Them a Call. THE KCJSSL GEAR Practically Ina^stractiMe. Ko WoocJl lo s'-.rink. break, iiscay or wear our. No bolts, tor clips to become icese cr rattlo. A gear ma lie entirely of steel, riveted teseiher, 0M Mt bt biokan, win last forever. MANUFACTURER WT THE ABBOTT BUBBY CO., BmCHBO. JQHH J, PIMM Has Two 2- seated Buggies for sale Cheap. H« is agent, fc the Abbott Buggy Co., and iris Stone's Pat* mt Steel Oear Buggy. t!i«m n jroar home ftr 0 0^110 Pftl BlaCkSIIlithillg-* who may harocalled, UPPTbecomeyour own prope I v.iio writ* at one* etn 99 fiaro of rcccivfce th« dtcb Done as visual, at old stand, 1 Sixth **0*9, Morris, Xinxu Hi "'•v VjV.jf". irtfokJe -sKifcV V'S.&-IIA fe W9|W,I '. JMMMg horses. has been made a3 simple sii, o l«r cuards, or as many and as good knives, 01 us su o.i0 "uorv pie a method of driving the Binder, nor as go-xl p.an ^5 the bundles. The CHAMPION Butter Is unlike any other, and is supeiior to them ftll. The CHAMPION will cutall kinds of small grain that grow no matter in what condition it is lighter draft than any other Harvester doing the same work jt is easilv managed by any farmer it will cause less trouble and expense ^°r/^Pnir'' tfwiU make ^e33 delay in harvest time, and it will do more work and be mor. durable than any other Harvester and Binder that is made. cutter bar a^ld and adaptable reel, or as sim- 8^u^f CHICAGO, ILL. THE FIRST NATIONAL BAN^ OF MORRIS, Jftorr*s, Stevens Co., Minn. To Loan On Improved Farms in Stevens, Pope and Big Stone counties. Money Advanced the day Application is Made, if Secnritiefl are Satisfactory tons. County Orders and School Bonds Purchased at the Hlgnest Market Rate*. RAILROAD. Direct Lias between §t. Paul, Minneapolis, or Duluth AnU all Points in Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington Territory, British Columbia, Puget Sound & ALASKA. Express Trains Daily, to wliich are attached PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS And V' ELSQAITT DINING GAM* y N O A S Between PT. PAUL AND PORTLAND, On any class of Ticket. EMIGRANT SLEEPERS FREE The only AU-Rnil Line to the YELTjOWBTONE PARK! For foil Information as to Time, Rate?, IStc., Address, CHARLES S. FEE. general Passenger Ajient, St. 1'ftDl. TI W. M. KOM1NE, Agent. Morris, Mlnii. ITEW We have opened a Branch Photograph Gallery in the Rooms over Q. J. Croon ^qulsV» Storp^v In Morris, twhere kUYX& we will be pleased to see everybody come and have their Picture Takeii. We do First-Class Work, ?nd Guarantee Entire Satisfac tion at Moderate Prices. Will be Open Every Day. Give us a Call. v Respectfully, CARLSON & WOLD, Willmar, Minn j. BH3ns:i3sr' l'i "iirietor of tho TiiE MONARCH Wilms, niNM. Dealer la And Cigars. Kil vaalee Bottled Beer. 7 bled IV1 .-ere Skin Disease, with intense itching and burning, which constantly grew worse until nis tace was covered with scabs. Seeing Hibbard's Rheumatic Svrup advertised to cure skin and blooa diseases, we tried it, and to day our child's skin is as clear and smooth as ever. We believe Hib bard's Rheumatic Syrup is a posi tive cure for Skin and Blood Dis eases. MRS. EDMOND PALMHR, SS Summit St., Rochester, N. Y. SALT RHEUM I have been troubled with Rheumatism for years, and Salt Rheum has been nearly all over my boay. I have used nearly every remedy but found no rehet except from Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup. I could not lie in bed at night. Have taken ten bottles, and am now a well man. It is truly a great blood puri fier. NELSON MOORE, Wolcott, N. Y. A Whole Family Cured ALPENA, Mich., March 1, 1S87. My wife, and babe fourteen months old, and boy five years old, have suffered with Scrofula or King s Evil, it being hereditary. They would at times, break out in sores. I have employed the best physi cians, without the4east benefit. We have used four teen bottles of Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup, and to ray r1r^rm'shTT"?pfr \vc are all well. \Vords cannot describe how highly we value your medicine.. JOHN MUKLLERWBISS, Dealer in groceries and provisions. No remedy known so highly endorsed by its home the treatment of Rheumatism and all treating Jtlood Diseases. Our Mcdical Pamphlet, on all diseases, sent free on application. RHEUMATIC SYRUP IS»BA«I IWII»III «B=BE»EZ«3SSKS: CO., JACKSON, MIOH. 41.WAYS ON HAXD I I CURE FITS! When I sav CURB I do no. r=n:rdyto stop them tor a time, and thea 1... e Uie:u re turn ugain. I mean A RADICAL HOW c..ir ,-!u 1*190*8 JH., opiates. No home C, FLATNER, Proprietor. Dealer In all kinds of Fresh, TWed and Salt Meats, SAUSAGE, PISH, AC, Shop OB Sixth Street. A2¥ERIK^ on advertising spaca when i HEAD I »JNI III receiving a cure. F»r a 1 reot se and a FFLEE HOTTLB H::IIBDY. Give Express ."Miii.ie V: testa yon BO thing for a -t ''an. you. AdSresa C^R ?.U.O.,' i 33 PEARL ST., HEWYMK Piso's Cure for Con sumption is also the best Cough Medicine, If you have a Cough without disease of tlio Lungs, a few doses are ail you need. r.t if you ne glect this ea^y means of safety, the slight Cough may become a serious matter, and several bot tles will bo required. REMEDY FOB CATAKRII gives immediate relief. Catarrhal virus is soon expelled lrom the sys tem, and ilie diseased action of the mucous membrane is replaced by healthy secretions. The dose is small. One packago contains a sufficient quantity for a long treatment. A Cold In the I Toad Is relieved by an application of I'iso's remedy for Catarrh. The comfort to be Price, got from it in this way is worth many times its cost. ''Easy and pleasant to use. 50 cents. Sold by druggists or sent by mail. E. T. HAUXTINE, Warren, Pa. K0BRI8. MINK. e o.':,-v!-,Q -.vish to exarrtn) li? or »stim»tes h:c 'g-3, will find it on fit* ftt SlilTS EMULSION OF PORE COO LIVER OIL |LNP HYFOPHOSPBITBS Almost as Palatabloas Milk. So disgulstd that it can be taken, lleested, and assimilated by tho moi^ ^•nsitive stomach, when the plain oil Cannot foe tolerated and by tlio conh fctnation of the Oil with the liypopH— i phitos ia Boch more etScaciosia. Bemarlial'ic as a Scsh prc-dTjce?. Persons gain rapidly while taking it* SCOTT'S EMULSION is acknowledged by physicians to be the Finest and Best prepa* lation in the ^orld for the relief and curs ol CONSUMPTEAJS, SCROFULA. GENERAL DEStU'i'Y, WASTfJIO DISEASES, IEff,AC-?ATiO^, COLPS and COUCHI. The great remedy for Otmsumptian, and Wasting in Children. Sold by ail Druggists. ss:t cnlng-MjichiiH1" at once s n 1 i z in all pam, by •iucinp our inacbm*sj_ id poods \vhcr« the people can wt tbcm, we will send I'ree toon# person in each locality,the very best scwinponinchine made la world, with ull tho attachment*. Wo will also send free a complete line of.our costly and valuable art [samples. In return wo ask thai yoa show what wc send, to those who mav call at your nnd after 9 months all *hall become your own ipropcrtv. This arand maihina it made after the patents, hich have run out: before patents nm out it sold for $(!&. with th« ntr-ichments, and now «ell» for Beat, strongest, mostfuse* fulm^-'hine in the world. All is free. No capital required. Plalo, I hose who write to us at once can ruro IVec the best aawing-machine in the world, and tha finest line of works of hlfrh art ever shown together in America. XKUE A CO,, llox 740, COLD] IN Ausuetu. Maine* CATARRH AMBAU feFiVER a?. j.ac«ia»miaton Ti/the Cur F'y's Cream Balm' Cleanses the Nasal Passages. Al -3 iDilaramation. Heals the Sores, stored tho Senses of Taste, Smell 'idf iiig. ti apiHe«l into each nostril and |e. Price SOc. at DroggliM or tar i Warren St.,New Yorlu The Great War Syndicate. FRANK R. STOQgm Autlior of tton. "Builder ORSNGE/' "Amoi KLL* bright." 'Ttie BM Man All own CURES. I have inadn the disease of FITS, BPSXEPSY ov FAILING SICKNESS, A l'fo-loiis I ATIHANT my remedy to OlT'K ths'tv'jrr-r. ense-. Because others L.avo WflH is no roatou lor no-, of Orn," "TBM ClirUtuia* Wreck," "Th® OR TB« Tle«r." "TLI® IMU MM. Nail," I)IIN»NT«H," etm. (Oupyi IEHUNJ by P. F. WNUK. HIIII "The Hundred tli Man," "The Cwitli« -Away of Mr*, L.ccka AOD Nn. Aienhlna," "The Collier, of Collier's Once published by special arrangement WITH LIUII HIROUBH the /Unerlcan Preas rijfhui Aasocia reserved.| Tho captain of the Craglevin was a, very different man from tho captain of tho Acl.ui.uant. He was qiiito .ns brave, but he v. us wiser-and more prudent. He saw th:,I tho transport had been cap-, tured and forced to lay to ho saw that fche repoller mounted two heavy guns at1 her bow, and whatever might be the' character of those guna, there could be so reasonable doubt that they were euf ficient to sink an ordinary mail steamer. His vessel was entirely out of his control, and even if he chose to try his guns on the spring armor of the repeller, it would probably result in the repeller turning her lire upon tho transport. With a disabled ship, and the lives of fo many men in his charge, the captain of tho Craglevin saw that it would be wronpj for him to attempt to fight, and I he did not fire a gun. With as much calmness as the circumstances would permit ho awaited the progress of events. I n a very short time a message came to him from Repeller No. 11, which stated that in two hours his ship would bv' destroyed by instantaneous motor La!uL3. Every opportunity, however, would, be given for the transfer to the mail steamer of all the officers and men cn board the Craglevin, together with such of their possessions as they could take with them in that time. When this had been dono the transport would be allowed to proceed on her way. To this demand nothing but acquies cence was possible. Whether or not there was such a thing as an instantane ous motor bomb the Craglevin's officers did not know but they knew that if left to herself their ship would soon attend to her own sinking, for there was a terri ble rent in her stern, owing to a pitch of tho vessel while one of tho propeller shafts was leing extracted. Preparations for leaving the ship were therefore immediately begun. Tho crab was ordered to release the mail steamer, which, in obedience to signals from the Craglevin, steamed as near that vessel as safety would permit. Boats were lowered from both ships, and the work of transfer went on with great activity. There was no lowering of flag3 on board the Craglevin, for the syndicate attached no importance to such outward signs and formalities. If the captain of the British ship chose to haul down his colors he could do so, but if he preferred to leave them still bravely floating above his vessel, he was equally welcome to do that. When nearly every one had left the Craglevin, a boat was sent from the re peller, which lay near by, with a note requesting the captain and first officer of the British ship to come on board Re peller No. 11 and witness the method of discharging the instantaneous motor bomb, after which they would be put on board the transport. This invitation struck the captain of the Craglevin with surprise, but a little reflection showed him that it would be wise to accept it. In the first place, it was in the nature of a command, which in the presence of six crabs and a repeller it would be ridiculous to disobey, and, mor ™, he was moved by a desire to ki ^. no thing about the syndicate's mysterious engine of destruction, if, indeed, tr 1(1 a thing really existed. Accordingly, when all the others had left the ship, the captain of the Crag levin and his first officer came on board the repeller, curiously observing the spring armor over which they passed by means of a light gangboard with hand rail. They were received by tho director at one of the hatches of the steel deck, which were now all open, and conducted by hhn to the bombproof compartment in the bow. There was no reason why the nature of the repeller's defenses should not be known to the world nor adopted by other nations. They were intended as a protection against ordi nary shot and 6hell they would avail nothing against the instantaneous motor bomb. Tho British officers were shown- the motor bomb to be discharged, which, externally, was very much like an ordi nary shell, except that it was nearly as long as the bore of the cannon and the director stated that although, of course, tho principle of the motor bomb was the syndicate's secret, it was highly desira blo that its effects and its methods of operation should be generally known. The repeller, accompanied by the mail steamer and all the crabs, now moved to about two miles to the leeward of the Craglevin, and lay to. The motor bomb was then placed in one of the great guna, while the scientific corps attended to the necessary calculations of distance, eta The director now turned to the British captain, who had been observing every thing with the greatest interest, and, with a smile, asked him if he would like to commit harikari? As this remark was somewhat enig matical, the director went on to say that if it would be any gratification to the captain to destroy his vessel with his own hands, instead of allowing this to be done by an enemy, ho was at liberty to do so. This offer was immediately ao cepted, for if his ship were really to be destroyed, the captain felt that he would like to do it himself. THIS BRITISH CAPTAIN DESTROYING HIS OWN SHIP. When tbe calculations had been made ,tnd the indicator set, the captain was •shown the button ho must press, and stood waiting for tho signal. He looked over the sea at the Craglevin, which had settled a little at the Btern, and was roll ing heavily, but she was still a magnifi cent battle ship, with the red cross of England floating over her. He could not help the thought that it this motor mystery should amount to Nothing, there Trr.s no reason why the Craglevin should not bo towed into port, and bo made again the grand war shin that she had been. s "Hwi'&'v *. K V "4 -cv nm^rn •afawMii Now the director gave the signal, and tho with hiscycs fixed upon his ship, touched the button. A quick shock ran through the repeller, and a black gray cloud, half a mile high, oocupfed the place of the British ship. The cloud rapidly settled down, cover ing the water with a glittering scum which spread far and wide, and which had been tho Craglevin. The British captain stood for a moment motionless, and then he picked tip a rammer and ran it Into the muzzle of tbe cannon which had been discharged. The great gun was empty. The instan taneous motor bomb was not there. Now he was convinced that the syndi cate had not mined the fortreaaes which they had destroyed. In twenty minutes the two British officers were on board the transport, which then steamed rapidly westward. The crabs again took the repeller in tow, and the syndicate's fleet continued its eastward course, passing through the wido expanse of glittering scum which had spread itself upon the sea. They were not two-thirds of their way across the Atlantic when the transport reached St. Johns, and the cable told the world that the Craglevin had been anni hilated. This news was received with amaze ment, and even consternation. It came from an officer in the Royal navy, and how could it be doubted that a great man-of-war had been destroyed in a mo ment by one shot from the syndicate's vessel! And yet, even now, there were persons who did doubt, and who asserted that the crabs might have placed a great torpedo under the Craglevin that a wire attached to this torpedo ran out from the repeller, and that the British captain had It was now generally admitted that one of the syndicate's crabs could disable a man-of-war that one of the syndi I cate's repellers could withstand the heaviest artillery fire, and that one of the Tho crabs might disable some men-of war, tho repeller might make her calcu lations and discharge her bomb at a ship or a fort, but what would the main body of the navy be doing meanwhile? Over whelming, crushing and sinking to the bottom crabs, repeller, motor guns and everything that belonged to them. In England there was a feeling of strong resentment that such a little fleet should be allowed to sail with such in tent into British waters. This resent ment extended itself not only to the im pudent syndicate, but toward the gov ernment, and the opposition party gained daily in strength. The opposition papas had been loud and reckless in their de nunciations of the slowness and inade quacy of the naval preparations, and loaded the government with the entire responsibility, not only of the damage which bad already been done to the forts, the ships, and the prestige of Great Britain, but also for the threatened danger of a sudden descent of the syndi cate's fleet upon some unprotected point upon the coast. This fleet should never have been allowed to approach within a thousand miles of England. It should have been sunk in mid-ocean, if its sink ing had involved the loss of a dozen man of-war. In America a very strong feeling of dis satisfaction showed itself. From the first the syndicate contract had not been popu lar, but tho quick, effective and busin like action of that body of men, and the marked success up to this time of their inventions and their operations, had caused a great reaction in their favor. They had, so far, successfully defended the American coast, and when they had increased the number of their vessels, they would have been relied upon to con tinue that defense. Even if a British armada had set out to cross the Atlantic, its movements must have been slow and cumbrous, and the swift and sudden strokes with which the syndicate waged war could have, been given by night and by day over thousands of miles of ocean. Whether or not these strokes would have been quick enough or hard enough to turn back an armada might be a qui tion, but there could be no question of the suicidal policy of sending seven ships and two cannon to conquer England. It seemed as if the success of the syndicate had so puffed up its members with pride and confidence in their powers that they had come to believe that they had only to show themselves to conquer, whatever might be the conditions of the contest. The destruction of the syndicate's fleet would now be a heavy blow to the United States. It would produce an utter want of confidence in the councils and judgments of the syndicate, which could not be counteracted by the strongest faith in the efficiency of their engines of war, and it was feared that it might be come necessary, even at this critical juncture, to annul the contract with the syndicate, and to depend upon the American navy for the defense of the American coast. Even among the men on board the syn dicate's fleet there were signs of doubt and apprehensions of evil. It had all been very well so far, but fighting one ship at a time was a very different thing from steaming into the midst of a hun dred ships. On board the repeller there was now an additional reason for fears and misgivings. The unlucky character of the vessel when it had been the Talla poosa was known, and not a few of the men imagined that it must now be time for some new disaster to this ill starred craft, and if her evil genius had desired fresh disaster for her, It was certainly sending her into a good place to loci for it. But the syndicate neither doubted nor hesitated, nor paid any attention to the doubts and condemnations which they heard from every quarter. Four days after the news of the destruction of tho Craglevin had been telegraphed from Canada to London, the syndicate's fleet entered the English channel. Owing to the power and speed of the crabs, Repel ler No. 11 had made a passage of the At lantic which in her old naval career would havo been considered miraculous. Craft of various kinds were now passed, but none of them carried tfte British flag. In the expectation of the arrival of the enemy, British merchant men and fishing vessels had be£n ad vised to keep in tho background until the British navy had concluded its business with the vessels of the American syndi cate. As has been said before, 7 -1, y the British admiralty had adopted a new method at fer mt wtm mi -I#*?# pollers of naval vessels against the tacks of submerged craft. The work of", constructing the new appliances had been* pushed forward as fast as possible, bu so far only one of these had been flnishe§ and attached to a man-of-war. 7 Tho Llangaron was a recently builir ironclad of the same size and class a# the Adamant and to her had been at)* tached the new stern defense. This wai an immense steel cylinder, entirely A closcd, and rounded at the ends.* It waft-. about ten feet in diameter, and strongly^ braced inside. It was suspended by chains from two davits which projected over the stern of the vessel. When sail ing i ..ia cylinder was hoisted up to tho davits, but when tho ship was prepared for action it was lowered until it lay, nearly submerged, abaft of tho rudder. In this position its ends projected abouli fifteen feet on either side of the propeller blades. It was believed that this cylinder would effectually prevent a crab from getting near enough to the propeller or the rudr der to do any damage. It could not bf( torn away as the stern jacket had been, for the rounded and smooth sides and ends of the massive cylinder would off or no hold to the forceps of the crabs antfe approaching from any quarter, it would bd impossible for these forceps to reach rudder or screw. The syndicate's little fleet arrived in British waters late in the day and early the next morning it appeared about twenty miles to the south of the Isle of Wight, and headed to the northeast as if it were making for Portsmouth. Tho course of these vessels greatly surprised the English government and naval au thorities. It was expected that an at tack would probably be made upon some merely fired the torpedo. But hour by comparatively unprotected spot on the hour, as fuller news came across the 1 ocean, the number of these doubters be- came smaller and smaller. In the midst of the great public excite ment which now existed on both sides of the Atlantic—in the midst of all the con flicting opinions, fears and hopes—the dominant sentiment seemed to be, in America as well as in Europe, one of curiosity. Were these six crabs and one repeller bound for the British Isles? And if BO, what did they intend to do when they got there? British seaboard, and therefore on the west coast t^e syndicate's motor bombs could destroy a i ite strength with the greatest strength vessel or a fort. But these things had been proved in isolated combats, where the new methods of attack and defense had had almost undisturbed opportunity for exhibiting their efficiency. But what could a repeller and half a dozen crabs do against the combined force of the Royal navy, a navy which had in the last few years regained its supremacy among the nations, and which had made Great Britain once more the first mari time power in the world? of Ireland and in St. Georgefa channel preparations of the most for midable character had been made to de fend British ports against Repeller No. 11 and her attendant crabs. Particularly was this the case in Bristol channcs, where a large number of ironclads we*# stationed, and which was to tavo beott the destination of the Llangaron if til# syndicate's vessels had delayed their coming long enough to allow her to around there. That this little fleet should have sailed straight for England's great naval stronghold was something that tho British admiralty could not understand. The fact was not appreciated that it wai object of the syndicate to measure of the enemy. Anything Less than this would not avail its purpose. Notwithstanding that &o many vessels had been sent to different parts of tho coast, there was still in Portsmoij^h har bor a large number of war vessels of va rious classes, all in commission and ready for action. The greater part of these had received orders to cruise that day in the channel. Consequently it was still early in the morning whan around the eastern end of the Isle of Wight there appeared a British fleet confe* posed of fifteen of the finest ironclad^ with several gunboats and cruisers, a&d a number of torpedo boats. [TO BE CONTINUED.] The Strawberry Boom. The main strawberry crop of the soolli begins to open late in February. Bytfi* middle of April it is at its height In Louisiana. By that time it begins to be tolerably plentiful in the markets of the north cities. In these days of rapid transportation the strawberry crop is bo coming a large interest in the south. Louisiana is the state whence the largest shipments comq north. The crc)j this year has been larger than it ever wai be fore there. From the 12th to the 17th of April from one railway station in the parish of Tangipahoa 1,240 bushels of berries were shipped. Some of these berries measured over four inches in di ameter. Until within a few years straw berry culture was never attempted on a large scale in Louisiana. Sunday fbr Railroad Men. Two of the great railroads of thecoui| try are taking measures to secure Sunday rest for their trainmen. For many years Sunday has been a great day for moving freight trains. Tracks were compara tively free from passenger trains that day, and tho freights had a clear field, Competition was so sharp between the various roads that that road fared best which could move the most freight the quickest. Consequently freight trainmen generally had Sunday abont the hardQRl day in the week. Now there is a prospect for a change. Hie Pennsylvania road has issued an order that a considerable number of its freight trains shall cease to run on Sun day. The New York Central road has gone even further. April 28 its Sunday order wont into effect. On that line and its branches no freight is offered or ac cepted during the twenty-four hours be ginning at 6 o'clock Sunday mornings with the exception of live stock and per ishable goods. The number of Sunday freight trains is thus reduced Toper cent, on these roads. Trainmen on Mr. Depew's road and on the Pennsylvania too will have time to take a bath and a Sunday morning nap like their employers. 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