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REAL ESTATE, LOANING, INSURANCE.

. A ei. Farm and Town Property {handled 6n Commission,

Fire and Life Insurance.

J. G. Armstrong & Co.

PONOKA,

The Pioneer Mere!

BANKERS.

A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED,

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Our new building—the largest store in’ Ponoka

will soon be completed and

—A “PROU RESSIVE

Straight

loans on farm or town property at low rates of interest.

LACOMBE, Alta. |

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we will again be prepared to serve the public with a Complete co of GENERAL vf ot 4 ut ate NDISE..» wt In the meantime we are closing out our old stock of Dry Good and Shoes at Sacrifice Prices, ut ot % uf w w& CALL AND SEE US »& 2 € 2 at Le] ‘ ra. ; r, O51 We cr) e Store. BP toot teotectestentsrtertententertontectecte ebeeds nde trate Mt ax fe rteege rte rhe fe rie ebe nbe nde oe riecteote rts oteste ate ofente nde Ses ¢ Gt Se ya ® Ls $ en war et 3 » { BH t : o y OS. 4) , Ss i e ° r on _ 6 se You want Time Picces :, s that Keep Time. — We a ay have them’ % : 4 a Handsome Sday Clocks hourand half hour strike 1) Sg All kinds Alarm Clocks, Spastoodic culy 82.25 “fe . *" ee ee en ie were - Wd $s ; ut IN WA’ rCHES. e $+ Gent's 18-size Nickel case, open *face, T-jewel Elgin $9 ie + or Waltham works | fe : Gold Filled Case 820.00, 2. 4 Ladies M-karat solid gold 17 jewel Waltham $35.00, “= 2. peo + AARTENETRAS ABA S + SCENES OD GAAS OREO V CEES SERETETRIOND. SUT AS Ag RSET y a tke . eS . : : ° . . <- Agates Full Stock—They're dandies— Right Prices, Ve = ¥. % Silverware Pine line Silver Novelties, ‘$ + 4 #& Ladies Chains, Bracelets and Necklaces, & , ae ife ." , 2 Paes i ++ REPAIRING JH. MeDERMOTT. of a vf oe aks sks ake ake aback ots abeabe ake ake ofect SAL ee ta bn re «yy oye ¢ r bg ope oyu ode ope eye der Hhodyd dys did deal edquadpo VOD 7d ie le i Ge ape egy peeps ope equ cyt ighofodye dys bye dyed siqe ay oe

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eS . — emuamnats =_ s PONOKA, ALBERTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 1902 NUMBER 1 eae ———.---— —-—— - - “-VOLU! VIE Mt, NUMBE 2R 1, ate rte a! 0 nie 2 he obs obo ode ots ete et node aby ala cde Ag ae SP 8 €b | “uM 9 A : &, * | With this iseue the Henan] epi “n | ’ x é ’ jenters upon the third year of its} e&, ’ : + ' ~“ f ; ) \ Yr, ows « +/~ existence For two short yeu 6 Ie Rei \ | ¥ ; ’ a i | y i} : | | . td t uy the HeraLp has grown apace wit! at JM hoe N MY MeO us | the village in which wt ¢ prous| _@, . > } 1 } <r ~ our lot has been cast, till today we > . >, PA a FW remared | believe we can , trutif lny| <9% rt, A 4) yf ¥ i ° : ‘ 4 wi Begs By ry | claimto the fact that Ponok n & ‘a MN 4 4 (j fl ‘ fas good a locel paper as can bel Gr 60 & pen wT AS a @0 ‘° ; ; F P 7 ’ found in a village its size in th iv; yon $ Northwest Though sm ‘ worthwe ; rh whi sma | he e ey Po Ft | the paper has*lony ce ou ; «4 % \ t P » | ? ‘ p its swad el wen i ow | 3" , dice | a i sar , ranks in theadofimany of it.) oy To Arrive about Ist week in a2, contemporaries () column f : ‘ : : | . conta eacn Week more locnt news ° aes | 8 wy Pd a } ter tian n pipe a rm ¢ an va > or, ” x 4 %, F yD , tween Calgary and Hdmon Dene OW dat of ae oD 3 : pvt | bd us I eal te 09 Sod atte ablaclinn Pe ey when 2. we ope dari t fe j " i att ¥ ‘months to again enlarge our read ; Br) «9° Hie Jing matter sp iy e su e s ob 4 he ines We 1.4 ( ted < Sada ithe | eu of Pon Perr, ‘ * v4 | ahi asesA Car Load of. pte } the Tesiden or the ur ina Pi . ) : te ‘ : } ~” ad ee court Our l i 1 &, ee er, a) | exceptior been y ‘ °.e ‘ > > ph ate tre a > jiiberal and appreciative in theit| i? } PLirs i ih este ‘ Al ¢ | 6 Bisa” >) | riiude trad the pape Oaily e, 9 1 =; > — 2 : bor business firm. i vill 6 }? 5, Pears, ag li led to contribu in 8) Su , P % ra Apples, Crabapples, a j ini mo to Une iipore mem of e.° ah > 9 it pauper and ila this wa %~ Tee: ybiiticdiags Of Ponoka, fo Wi 2. Pe Bet ' , by ad 04 9099OF 60009000 0004 fete [iki tt has been au ®, Be jcoutinue to be an ardent labor yt be: in our own way have we work. « e', P 2 UR A) Bp Ri fo DOBRA maar * %, | e FiceSs Will be IKMIPNie. we “SS jay dey oat for Pow 4 S > | { writy and the growth anal ‘ TO exes a - : I wil pay you to Wait. “? “eve " of the ¢ tei th ine ; j the t u 1, an bo h j 9 toy a $ cl re rapla ( t x be yd ' 4 ® 9S OO999 9S 99909006 9000 ° \ J arce of ot nN; ens > ‘. 5 ) 4 ©) fx f ; } po corded , Pi yeah DET hr d co af, rw J | ' . a. NS te So Salted Ler 8 > & aad Py | <apsenmp-quaneinespqnepennssensu aa a + we ° . | () i eout ] ) 3 I i ‘a Pe v d ; Us & bain 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ t oe ’ ’ : ate Ne ) h that t oye sO MD Cpe rag » ” +” oo oe oye oye ow es hews 1) po ' _ _ — — a ! { , A ay ; 2 al- ale ole eo aly abe ob of 2 aba ob ale ate ele ala as i . t ' i i te oe ( Ao XS eet Rear ae) oy y over this matter but | « ak “ “” jie +d ‘ fi . ; li > i matter, for imo ‘ — or bles, than the Oracle or ips : ther of our contemporaric — { ne, The Or l tl a 4 2 pape ably edi d anda va dey le ut Sam uw i ( i urement Pe I ! ( fe Oo Pe A J] ! t ( | a 2? ’ oe ( i 1 itt * t wa 2 i i country ruck . . = 7 ; e i uy ) far from . 1 ’ a if ol { | hopis well equipped Py pp ‘ \ t Were a mipetent ; o { 1 t or hI! ae * . 4 ; m ‘ 4 . & Cornice, tors, Leaders, etc. vw oy d e | ould be tl Ss No one: i} mol } i I ettlie! ” to do it iit 9 ——— ny , q ~4 7 Te a ¥ ay » | : $+ W. H. SPACKMAN, # Ponoka. i ft W > | an sNOV ALeN ex .. .v. 4 we 1 t ‘ fo abe ote he te obs . > Oy GM OFS Oo Od O4d UDe oO) o OOo OFS &9 OPS OHO UYe ofe OHO YS Mr. Armstrong of the firm-—of | a — eee esre ence ceceer amerenenees semen aan Dennett & Arn by, arrived th M bento nd 2ebrede elects ete ber te of “ w NM a clrelerties toot eboods rte eterteets 4 first of the week with their car x 4 mn rf muk fixtures, Chey were at) gy IRIT OAT RE fs 2 y rere A mel wt CLINTON LEED ° pounce placed Wk position and the au = rd ‘ EV banking bus n SS. Barke s. ONVEYVANC % REAL ESTATE : ih ishrer, ha wen | mn ’ | ate 7 ; bank in we “ Nebrash ss % a lp é - ; la 1 nuh eapabk busi se CONVEYANCI AND Li, PORM OF LEGAL BI i VN - A a ) in, esp lin 1"| a ‘ b > ixtu Including the magnific 3. ad . <) 1” .» SUB-AG OC 7 > yaa € “The Real Estate Man.” S28,490nr Somuontanos. ig } pound tle ere Ace ! 7 4 awe .. | it i | 1 j t : ; : c | position by Jones’ dr Ly like GH vjeatrelecprcjeciecfecpespespeaje ry a” wpe eperpreye “ys eye nye Og a bye oye ay 58

" 1K HERALD.

Pub ished at t Ponoka, Alberta, every Friday morning.

EUGENE RHIAN, Proprietor. All bil # rendered the Ist of the month,

Subscription $1.00 in advance.

Alt communnications intended for) | chile lren were in patronizing Pho-| horses for sale.-

pub ication in the current issue shoud] reach this office the preceding Tues: day. Correspondence from surround: ing country earnest y solicited. Ad vertising rates on app teation,

DIRHCTORY.

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D. C. Postoffice of Ponoka.

MAILS GOING NORTH CLOSE AT THIS OFFICE AS FOLLOWS:

Monday and Friday

Thursday

1:5 p.m . ‘ B00 p.m, MAILS GOING SOUTH CLOSE Tuesday, Thurs., Sat. 1045 a. om. Wednesday and Friday O20 4. ev Ottice hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p. tn.

F. kK. ALGAR, P. M

C. & EF. Time Table,

GOING NORTH Monday, Wed, & Friday Tues., Thurs, & Sat,

» 14:50 p.m 16:25 p.m.

GOING SOUTH Monday, Wed, Friday Tuesday, Thurs, & Sat,

10:20, mu, 1isl0asn

Ponoka Churches.

PPRESBYTERI AN, Services at 11:00 a. i. and 7:30 p,m, alterns ting every Sunday. Sabbath school at 10:0) a.m. Christian Eodeavor at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings. All cord- ially invited, J. A. Main, Pastor.

\ ETHODIST CHURCH OF nz | Canada, Services every Sunday at 7:30 p,m, Sunday school at lon acm Prayer meeting SOO p.m. en Friday evenings. The public cordial invited ‘Tuos. fT Perry, Paster,

(° HURGH OF ENGLAND, Ser 7 vives held flest and third Sunday in each month at 3:00 p, mn,

{OMAN CATHOLIC. Ser.

vices in the school house at 10:30 on Ve first Sunday in each month,

al Jie FESSIONAL.

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| Harvesting is the order of the |day this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dick and

tographer Milne last week.

Cole & Linton now have swinging seaffold, with which they are prepared to paint the building with little diffientty

Robt. Hockley, the Crown Tailoring man, was from Edmont lassisted the

popular down

m taking orders and

band boys Tnesday

tight.

Griffith P, Jones and Miss Hamilton were united im marringe by Rev. D. L. Hughes Inst week Inu the

details we

absence of more complete can only add o vood

se of the many friends

KE. H. Matthias, the Moruingside lumber denter, trade,

wishes to the

is enjoying a ood

such us to ¢

His prices are command the patronage of sli pro- spective builders in his section, Chas, Patchett has purciiast lan building site on W, S. Visher’s

addition and hasereeted a bail ting

16x20 which in time will be bailt onto. They moved there Wednes day The tine residence of R i M ‘neon Lauds lowne i\ med b

iuy treated to an attractive coat of hands of J. BF. Sauili

. Tr rt } van. The colors ar LWO Glib tees

paint vt the

of green and very beeonin:

Hugh MeMullen an old school wh

off for a few visit with the

latter the first of the

estate

days’

has made some real invest.

— enemas

( >HAS PATCHETT, , UNDERTAKER Full stock of Funeral Goods, Prices Moderate. PONOKA j \ LBERT E, SAGE UNDERTAKER Fall stock of Coffins and Caskets,

PONOKA ALBERTA

VL NGI 5 A. DRINNAN.

PHYSICIAN & SURGEON

Otticeover Mc Kinnell’s Deag Store

PONOKA ALBERTA

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FPRATHRINAL.

(° \NADIAN ORDER of FOR / esters. Meets on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each month at S00 p.an, A cordial invitation to all Visiting members, WintiamM M, Jontes EvGene RUAN, Chief Ranger, RS. & F. 8.

JOHN OC, RATHBUN,.,

Carpenter.. AND

builder.

Will contract for Complete or work by day.

Building

+ FURNISHED, Pricks Work GUARANTERD,

ea TIMATI Riau,

Enquire & A, RELD or address me at

Ponoka, A'berta

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Dentistry

DR. J. CHRISTIE, Licentiate of the R yal Gollege of Dental Surgeons, Joronto

Will visit Ponoka every Friday and Saturday with a view to locating permanently,

When desired Teeth Extracted Without Pain.

ALBERTS. |

dmonton district.

Butte

jmments in the HE | His home is now in Mont

| od. R. Iddings, M, Iddings, T. A. Sackett, M E. and 1K, A

| Towa were

[ddings, W Gray, George Lee Frintress, of |

anion tae lnmelseeke ra here the past ten days Taey are ill ewood citizen mad ype ft see them locate in this 1 Ma. and Mrs. C@ Iver left Monday morning on earne | vacation to the old ou in Ne raskn and other places of thetr younger days, Seven years ol

pioneer life here bav serving of this visit and their

numerous friends trust it

pleasait one

Sinith avenue jis being inuch

improved by property owners there

this week The

cut out and

bush has been vrading done, Th spirit shown by citizens here in the streets

expense is a

proving attheir own most commendable one and augurs wellfor the future

success in the village

team passed

‘he Rex 1 Deer ball Beaytie line in high spirits on having defeated both Fort Saskatchewan and I Monday, and thus

JOSSUSSION of the |

Tuesday, linouton coming into handsome silver cup presented by KE, Raymer Buttertield, of the Kx

is too much for the

‘ho, as pitcher of the

most

ammeteur teams

A good potato hill was our friend J, 8 town a few

dug by Owens east of days ago, The hill potatoes, $1 of which were of good From the fact

were

contained dt enling size that hew potatoes stillsetling on the vine it is not known how many more would have been borne before the of the season Mr,

to hear of any that can

clase Owens wants surpass 'this record,

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The Weekly Peenditp of Items of Local and General Interest to Our Readers,

HEAASESESSASEAERASEES SAESEDSERAAEDEDSESSESEHLOSOALAOS on,

a new | ed lot

mate of John MeGillivray stopped | week, He} City, |

of Mapleton; L.}

FRFIS STIFF ITSF

2&aPAoeoon

Another light rainin this section yesterday,

Twenty of well broken

W.N. Trimpie.

. Allan last week purchas- 8% block 8 adjacent to his |store from Cook Myer.

head

R. K

highest}

The new hotel building of Mrs. | A. Shary, under the able work-| nianship of J. Sitnington is rapid. ly nearing completion, She ex- Oct. Ist,

pects to occupy it by

Anew school district is bein: organized eight miles southeast. | It is hoped to have school started there the coming wirte The

nization meeting is to be held

next Monday.

Cole & Linton are applying the wraph yallery.

making itone of the

paint to the phot most attrac. itive in outward appenvanee in the Village, The iusile woodwork

elso has been ueathy stained and

olorsof King Edward VIL. this being the supplement which they fre issuing to their readers for

ugust in counection with their

plan otf monthly distribution of picture The picture which is 1lOs1O}inehes, is printel in four

io nda) Ifie M in in thostriking wnifor ield

Marshall

No doubt more of the farmers will avail themselves of th» Gov- sensonu

ernment hail insurance next t intent of the

| While it is not the roveritnen for the

| $4.00 per acre would at least pay

to reimburse the loser

full value of his) crop the

the expenses of see vating the crop which in case of damage by hail is) much better than a total loss, The cost is

only LO cents per acre

Mr. and Mrs. F. i. Re ind the writer and wife to Edmonton Friday remaining un- til Monday. Kdmonton, in the expectation of the building of the

»bertson

OUT ME ed

N. Ro therein the near future, is now experiencing a building boomand a very rapid advan inentinthe price of real estate

Some of the prices realized

een ilmost beyond the reasonable value of lots ut suse of the teadily Pisiuy eu wve he

proving yood — investinents for 50 foot lot by the

f Commerce was

their purchasers, One purchased last week for use

Canadian Bank

sold for 80000 while two on which is now being erected a hotel brought the maygnificeut sum of $10,600. New dwellings are being

bit inall parts of town and in

these lots the prices on the out side limits range from $300 to 8500 Among the improvements now in water

progress are the mammoth

works TAGE with a capacity of

100 horse power, which will supply the city with water from the Sas katchewan, and the fine 8-story

brick sehool costing upwards of

P10,000 Ada. Dalton, formerly ol Ponoka, is engaged in contracting and seems to be getting the larger

building, He

cerew of six men and has complet. |

share of the works ed some of the finest residences in the town, T. A. Lavoie, er of the Royal here, barat the Alberta,

begun in

oxemanig- is tending Harvesting is being just that section | yield | although considerable damage has} been done by hail,

with a promise of an ayerage

mn ae eee

Meat to Eat... —_

: We respect the chewing ability of e

the teeth of our Customers, That's why our meats are so tender and juicy,

trial :

Try a choice steak or roast.

One : will :

bring : you : back : again. * & & L.B. MATUSCH.

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HENRY HERTZ...

DEALER IN

Wholesale =:- Liquors.

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2 A Fine Line of Liquors at wholesale.

Cigarettes, etc, at Retail. $ PONOKA, - - ALTA.

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Cigars, Tobacco,

New House and Newly

Rates? Furnished, $1 and $2 per day.

Hotel leland

SELLARS & McCUB, Props.

Special Attention to Commorcial Trade.

Ponoka, Alta.

t7Th: Bu is stocked with a Fine Stock of Liquors and Cigars,

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LAND! L AND!

Thousands of Acres of Choice

o— C. P.R, LAND ‘

For Sile on Eas sy Terms of Payment, PULCHASERS DRIVEN FRiK,

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W. M. JONES, Guide, PONO'NA, PHS HHRS SEES HESS FFIGVY

T. J. WEST, Local Agent. ALBERTA,

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DODD BROS... Harness Saddlery.

We are Up-to-Date in Harness, W ry saa

Saddles, Currycombs, Fly Sheots. Telescopes «nd Traveling Bags.

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A FULL STOCK OF

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At the Fairybank Postoffice,

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..Fine Inside Work a Specialty...

Estimates Cheerfully Given,,

All Work Guaranteed, Siminaton & DAvron,

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J.H. Trimble is in Red Deer on

afew day's business trip.

J.D Skinner and Capt. Inskip of Lacombe attended the political meeting Tuesday night.

Bessie Weitzel of Blackfalds, is the guestof her former school mate, Mabel Matusch,.

F. E. Robertson sold his farm yesterday to Elof Lingren who also owns the Randolph place.

Several parties from Ponoka are representing our village at the ex- hibition at Calgary this week.

A construction train has been repairing the places near the village this week.

The advent of a bright little girl Whit wae tha

at the home of Mr, and Mrs. McCue some ten days ago escaped the HERALD’s notice last week.

J. A. Fairley, secretary of the Liberal Association wa. in attend- ance at the convention of Alberta Liberals at Calgary this week.

Monday morning's train was well laden with Presbyterian minis- | ters who are in attendance at the presbytery meeting at Olds this| week,

J.D. McGillivray this week pur- chased Wm. Laun’s farm, three} miles southeast of the village. Mr. Lawn will return to South} Dakota,

The bank building of Fairley & Walker is being completed in the interior and they expect to have their fixtures in positionin a ve ry | short time.

A unique advertising scheme | was inaugurated by BE. R. Sage! this week in the way of a neatly) printed ad on paper napkins which | were destributed among crowd at the Nebraska picnic. The job was turned out by the

HERALD job plant.

It is understood that the railway | to}

companies have decided not sell any more large tracts of land to syndicates. Thir intention is to handle their land by an extended | system of agencies and thus reap

the benefit of increasing values,

Gilbert McCreath, of Oacoma, | and Henry Raish and D, W, Spalda of Elk Point, 5. D., were here the past week and invested | in land in section 21-44-26, The

first two named gentlemen will be-|

come residents here, but Mr. Spal-| da being in business where he is} will send his son to take possession | of his land here.

The school house hall was_ filled with an appreciative audience at the political meeting Tuesday | evening. R. W. McKinnell, presi- dent of the Ponoka Liberal Associ ation, presided in a pleasing and

dignified manner, The — first speaker of the evening was C, C, Reed, who spoke upon the topic,

“The American Canadian”,

remarks were well chosen and ex-

pressed very fully and logically | the sentiments of the numerous|

citizens of the United States who are now seeking citizenship in the Great West.

Following him came Mr, Peter Talbot, M. L. A., who entered into an interesting historical narra- tive of Canada both from the point of settlement and politically. In summing up his remarks Mr. Talbot cited some of the instances in which the people had been re- presented by the Liberal govern- ment now in power, particularly of the able service rendered by

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The Weekly Round-Up of Items of Local and General Interest to Our Readers.

track in several | 8Pec

the |

His}

the |

present postmaster-general, minis- ter of public works and others. Mr. Talbot has many friends in this part of his constituency and he is always welcome av a political gathering at this place.

Mr. Frank Oliver M. P., the principal speaker of the evening | was greeted with hearty applause.

discussion of political matters in the Territories. He dwelt especial- ly upon the tarriff question, which is evidently to be the leading issue in the next campaign. Mr.

Oliver showed plainly in what re-| re. |

ta the policy of tariff for venue only was of benetit to the agricultural class of the country. first occasion ofa pub- lic speech by Mr. Oliver to a Po. noka audience and to many first opportunlty of his

acquain-

tance other than by the high repu-|

tation: he has been known |The people of this district will be pleased to have occasions to hear jfrom onr popular representative in parliament more frequently in| the future. While here he was | escorted ona drive througha_ por- ‘tion of the country by C. D. Al- | gar and expressed himself as deep- |ly impressed with the rapid ad- bier: made by this district. After Mr. Oliver had concluded ;a few appropriate

al Anthem, After the close of the | meeting abanguet wes had at the} | Royal Hotel, to which about twen- | ty persons sat down

The band was in attendance and made a most pleasing appearance and added largely to the interest

lof the meeting.

SETTLERS’ RE-UNION.

| First. Annual Re- Union a Success. Permanent Organization of an

Association Is Perfected.

The first annual re-union of the

|settlers of this district occurred

last Wednesday in whatis termed | the Nebraska settlement fourteen | The |

miles southeast of Ponoka. day was extremely Nebraska-like,

a stiff wind blowing from the south /west all day and only about 800 | people turned out. Despite the jinclemency of the the day was pleasantly spent in the beautiful grove and the {house in course of

weather

new schoo

A

erection,

‘magnificent picnic dinner was had |

and all kinds of good things to eat spoke in praising terms for the culinary ability of the ladies of the neighborhood,

The program, as far as oratious | were concerned was seriously handi-

capped by the failure of several of the speakers who were expected to putinan appearance, particular people that W. V. Bennett, lyration agent Omaha, Neb., was detained by illness, He, how- }ever sent his regrets aud expressed himself as hoping to meet the people on a similar occasion next year, In the absence of Mr, Ben- nett and others who were expected to add their presence, it devolved upon Clinton C, Reed to deliver \the address of the day. This he |didinan able manner, Upon the subject of “The Settlement of the | Northwest” the speaker held the |careful attention of the audience \in a lengthy and interesting ad- dress. This was followed by fitting ks by Rev, Wallace Johnston,

immi- at

) remar

iA,C, Hare, president of the day, | and©® D. Algar, The following

| His speech consisted of a general |

their|

by |

remarks were} | made by Rev. Perry and the meet- | ling closed by singing the Nation- |

It was a| disappointment to the}

literary program was then render- ed;

Instrumental Music— Mra, J, Hober.

Music—Ponoka Band.

Vocal Music—Ohoir.

Recitation—Mrs, Morrill,

A ~Miss Gardner, —Miss Gardner, | Duet—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clough. Recitation—Three Little Girls, —B, M. Millac, Ly —W., Millac,

Music-—-Ponoka Band. A tug-of-war between Ponoka jand Nebraska proved that the husky Nebraskans by only a few |- | degrees surpassed the villagers in muscular strength. In the ball | game also of Nebraska versus a few | Ponoka boys and the balance of | the club picked up the former wen | by a score of 11 to 6. The Ponoka Band added largely | 'to the entertainment of the day dispersing music at frequent inter- vals. Photographer Milne was on hand with his camera and obtained an excellent view of the vathering which are now for sale at his} | wallery.

A permanent organization of an Old Settler's Association was per- | fected with C. D. Alyar as

a

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BOWSER’S OFF WEEK

MHS. BOWSER KEEPS A DIARY OF HiS UNUSUALLY STRANGE DEMEANOR.

His Remarkably Good Disposition Astonishes Her, Causing Her to Seek Advice—It Was All For

Naught, as He In Himaelf Again, (Copyright, 191, by C. B. Lewis.) UNDAY.— When Mr. Bowser got up this morning, he was unusnally silent, and, though his socks, collar, tle and col- lar button were scattered about the room, as usual, he recovered them all without once declaring that this was the worst run house in America, He usually growls about his Sunday break- fast, but on this occasion he hadn't a word of fault to find. I made no sug gestion about his accompanying me to church and was utterly amazed when he announced his intention. I looketl

for a row when be came to dress, but |

there was none, He seldom or never puts on a fresh collar without blasting the laundryman’s eyes, but on this oc casion he even spoke of the work being nicely done, He didn't find the chureh too cold or too hot, the singing too loud

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Thursday Morning.—I got up before Mr. Bowser was awake aud deliberate. ly hid his socks in order to Lear that old faintilar kick from him, but it didn’t

come, He kept looking until he found them and then laughingly remarked

that the rats inst have been frisking them. I charged the cook to overdo his breakfast egg, but he did not seem to notice it. 1 scattered five or six clothespins in the front hall, ex pecting him to break out about reck less extravagance and the poorhouse but he smiled blandly as he over them. TI cailed to see th

| doctor during the forenoon, could not clear up the mystery had known such sudden

or too low, the sermon too Short or too |

long. He seemed well pleased, and be

M5 COLLAR BUTTON HAD ROLLED UNDER THE BUREAU,

did not make one single kick over the Sunday dinner. He read aloud to me in the evening, and, though 1 corrected his pronunciation a few times, he did not lose his temper. 1 am somewhat worried over the change in him.

Monday.—No kick as Mr. Bowser got up this morning. rolled under the bureau, but he got down on his hands and knees and hunt- ed {t up without a swear word; found no fault with breakfast, although I thought the oatmeal was overdone; left the house In what seemed a happy frame of mind, and when he returned to dinner he brought no new fad with him; sat and read a book nearly all the evening, and when I showed him the gas bill that bad been handed in during the day he remarked that it was very moderate for the time of year, I look- ed at him in amazement, but he smiled in return, Two politicians called to ask him to run for mayor, but he quiet- ly refused and would not even go to the nearest saloon to talk matters over; complimented me on the way I man- age the house and Inquired if my pin money was sutliclent to carry me along. I wonder if anything is going to hap- pen.

Tuesday.—No kicks in the morning, no kicks at breakfast, The coffee was surely a little off, but Mr. Bowser sald nothing about firing the cook through the window, He wore bis old hat away by mistake, but be did not come home and blow me up about it. I was rather expecting to see Lim bring home a fire escape, a burglar alarm or a new Idea in medicine chests, but he brought me a box of candy Instead, The cook has observed bis singular change and ts getting nervous over It. She says she had an uncle who made just sucb a

sudden change and died within the week, No kicks during the evening.

We played euchre, and I beat bin eight games out of ten, but he did not call me a scoundrel and cheat, tn deed he frankly acknowledged that 1 Was too much for him, A fakir called ota late hour to try to sell Mr, Bow- ser a snide watch, but he wasn't even threatened, IT have almost a mind consult the family doctor about cue, Wednesday.

to the

Still no kel out of bed, As he caine down to break. fast I saw the cut look ut strange way, and the cook was really flustrated, No kicks over breakfast. As he went away he sald he would bring home tickets for the theater, and he left me dumb with astonishment, 1 felt a premonition of coming disaster ali day, and when a street boy threw f stone and broke a window I got ready to face the Inevitable, There vis no inevitable, however, When Mr, Bowser came home, he sald that such accidents were lable to happen at eny time and that | mustn't worry over ft. In going to the theater we had to 6tand up tn the car and were elbowed and jostied, and the conductor beat us out of 15 cents in making change, but Mr. Bowser made kick, He was much interested in the play, and when we returned home he sald he didn't know when he had spent such a pleas: ant evening, I was delighted, of course, but yet I felt a chill at my heart, Something awful is surely going to happen,

+s he got

ho

Ils collar button had |

mean death within a few ¢ advised me to be watchful Bowser came home frou had a poor dinner for hin, ¢ informed him that ond a water pipe leaking, but that seft sweet smile never left his face

ing the evening he said that he made a fool of liiinself a hundred thiues

THE FLY FAMILY.

A Good Thing Papa and Mamma Only Live Two Weeks,

“Owing to the natu litidence

Mes not much is known of their family

arrangements or how long they live after

they get to be old enough to vote,” says

Harvey Sutherland fa Ainsiee’ “Tt is

. of

estimated, though, that if papa and mamma of the early spriug could hold out to attend a family re m oof their OMspring held tn the latter part of Au

ZOW0.000 of their own uld come to the pienie,

gust blood and kin w

upward of

hot counting n rots in annus, Forty tiately for them, papa and inamma do hot live more than a fortnight. Even a fly's perseverance would be unequal to the task of keeping track of 2,000,000 descendants As Artenus Ward says, ‘This is 2 mutch,’

“Fortunately for us, flies do not live

much longer than a fortnight, for if they were long lived and persevered in their tran would soon be forced to plaice where things were so crowded, and the real estate

would be full of Secure a Planet of

Sore

“ight F

over since our tart . but that be | Own on yM tly Payments.’ had solemnly determined to keep elena “iTowever, it well to point out that of all fads in the future, cook | the saving ela ix estimated,’ cor- called me down stairs and OGIO | ines: me nu : A eet Sel : at A ete know if Mr. Bowser wasn't going t ae Pt { dante at 5 re carry on any more, and when TP said tt question. They have red was doubtful she gave me a week's no | ‘ on the nme tice, Things had become too lonesowe a r the left’ and for her. with impunity Friday.—Same peaceful getting out ge, eye bulging of bed and eating breakfast. 1 insisted | ‘ public: to wag that he couldn't be well, but he replied | fay HL MR a a that his health was never better, He a faate 1 of the ‘It Is esti | had hardly left the house before 1 tele Mn ut the li tory of the fly graphed his symptoms to mother rie or ixon tha , st is hard to asked her opinion, She replied that be]: ine will live, move and would probably try suicide within a] sina : with a gauze week and that I had better lock up all} let in the air and light. All the poisons In the house, When he} (oc? © he ‘ and lodging. ito like came home at night, | was lying on the} oo) es Haat Sleep hh ae Ahly lounge and pretending to have a terri-} photog he fe lo fort wih hahes ble headache, [nstead of saying that] jt, But tit up the most luxurious quar | it served me right for overeating or go- j tei fe flies, well aired and lighted, ing around barefoot and then whistling | st ‘ clicacies of the sta- and stamping around to add to my suf-| ble box, and the in- fering, he sat down and told me how} © : t uP their toes sorry he was and did all he could to} . Wi Ay i oe ; Bist wonders alleviate the pain. I had to get up and} Sate ei Te: L : aba vid se eat dinner with him and pretend to be | NT Ra (ai "atk ;

« gleefully,

cured, We had a little spelling school « his hand during the evening, and, though LU} ¢ Hie thinks it is spelled him down a dozen tines, he} another case ily's persever- only smiled over it 1 told him the; ance He dows not » he cannot un-

cook had broken two plates that da but he replied that all crockery was} made to be broken, I asked for a new | hat, and be gave me the money without | a word about the poorhouse, I tried to} get him to go to the club, but he said! he preferred Lis own home, The cook | went up stairs very much afraid, and} I went to bed to dream of tragedies, |

Saturday.—Still no more morning | kicks, no breakfast k! Mr. Bowser | had only left the house when the cook packed up and followed, She said there were ghosts about. I tewgraphed for mother to come, but she auswered that It was Impossible, I called on the} doctor again, but he sald we could do} nothing. I never put in a worse day in my Ife, and I wag really tl when Mr. Bowser's step was heard at last My heart bounded as I heard him drag. ging his feet. 1 thrilled as Le banged the door open, I jumped up with a laugh as be flung down bis bat in the hall. I realized that he was Mr. Bow- ser again, He stood there in the hall glaring around, and as I stepped into view he began:

“Woman, by the born spoon, I want to know whether this Is a house or a cooper shop?"

Then I fell upon his shoulder and wept. He had returned to himself. He was no longer some one else, but the real, genuine Bowser, and | sang a song of glad thanksgiving as he con- tinued:

“You have driven me to the dead line, Mrs, Bowser, and I suggest that my lawyer see your lawyer and havea divorce arranged for us as quietly as possible,” M. Quan,

Cc ensation,

Highblower—My first daughter mar ried a poet, my second an artist and my third a railroad magnate

Dimpleton—And which couple is the most fortunate?

“Oh, the first two of them. Ther fre supported by the husband of the third.”—Life,

ks.

In Paorsnit of It, Smithe—Hello! Fine day

out walking for your health? Sinythe--Yes; Lam going to the doc

Indianapolis News,

Are you |

tor's

The Sire of Great Uritain,

Great Britain Is only half as big ns | Sumatra and dovole the size of New | foundland, It st s fifth in point of |

z@ in the Hst of the world’s Isiands England without Wales is almost iden tical in point of size with Roumania It is less than one-quarter as big as Ilrance or Germany, The whole Brit ish isles only oceupy the one sixteen

hundredth part of the surface of this Great Britain is widest be tween Land's Lud and Kent. The ut most width Is G25 miles, It is narrow

est between Lock Broom, on the west coast of Scotland, and Bornoch firth, on the east coast The distance be

tveen the beads of these two inlets is but twenty-four miles,

Light mortals, bow ye walk your life minuet over bottomless abysses, di- vided from you by a tlm}

that it is moc with the cry

his failure Did you

RUINS OF UXMAL, YUCATAN,

The Old Artec DPeiests Were Skilled In Mechanteal Tricks,

“In the fall of 1807 I nt several days examining the ancient ruins of Unt in Yucatan.” said a gentleman whe was formerly in the consular serv. ice, “and during the visit I made curious litthe discovery which convinced me Azte priests were | ‘ il cerry, The

main buildings at Us

ered ruins of every iat one point I found a fect column lying in midst of what appeared to be the debris

siuculurly per the

of a small house or temple,

"L conjectured that the colur had probably on the pedestal of som statue or id which had st in th center of the edifice, and cle away the underbrush t a better look at it, It was about & Poet loug by 144 feet in diameter and was covered with ct acteristic carving When | seraped the top clean of enked dirt, | was surprised to find a hole leading into the intertor and large enough for me to thrust in my thumb, T cut a stick, sounded it and found that the hole reached to a point about a foot from the base. There it

connected with another channel running

off at an angle and leading to a small opening hidden in the carving of the base.

“While TI was probing the interior a beautifully polished circular stone plug,

shaped almost exactly like a jug, minus the handle, slid out of the lower hole. It was made of flint and remarkably heavy for its size, What could have been its purpose is all guesswork, but the theory that seems to me niost plausi- ble is that it was a weight and had once been attached to a cord or thong lead ing up through the main boring If there was a figure of some kind on the column, all that sma pretty strongly of some sect cal device, and such is the nion of several well posted

archwologists to whom T have described

the arrangement

“The old Evyptian priests bad idols that shed tears, rolled their eyes and groaned, and uo bet th Astccos were up to the same dade As far as | know, this perforated | Wis the only one

of the kind ever found at

of Sclence,

"Eminent foreign tists have found out that a grasshoppers ears are in its legs

How did they ascertain that?"

’ a ‘hopper’ on a board and

{ ud geotly.” The creature hopped away, Then they cut off its legs, put it on the board gain and tapped the board ¢ before, rnd it didn’t hop away, It couldn't bear the tap, you see,”

“Gosh, whot a wonderful thing sclence

A Good Renson, Mother (at a reception)—Why didn't you

aceon y Mr, Nicefello out to supper? Sweet Girl-l prefer to go with papa Mother—Mr. Nicefello is) devoted to you and seemed much dejected by your refusal, I thought you—er—rather liked him

Sweet Girl (blushing)—I do, Mother—Then why didn't you go out to supper with him?

Sweet Girl—Well, if you must know, it's because I was ravenously bungry.— “ourson's.

The Excortal The macnitude of the Esenrial, the

great Spanish palace, may be inferred from the fact that it would take four dars to go throngh all the rooms and Apartments, the length of the way being reckoned at 28 Spanish leagues, which Is about 120 English miles,

Built That Way, “The mean thing! 1 don't believe it is possible for the truth to come out 6f her

mouth!’ “Woll, you know she has false teeth.” —Chicago Times-tornld Ot No Impor- tance, “Are they to be married soon?” “Well, he thinks they are.” “Oh, that’s not of the slightest conse-

Obliging.

affair of this kind. What does she think about it?’—Chi- cago Post.

Post Marital,

Mrs. Muggins —-Had you known your husband long before you mar: ried him?

Tourist-Young man, can you tell me the quickest way to yon- der village?

Willie, the Wag— Mrs. Buggins Why, yes, sir; just |—No; not until step off— after we were —Scribner'’s, married,

Millings Was the One at Fantt

‘Your honor,’’ said the attorney or the defence I wish to vel th uc n tl i i nan of quarrel eli onl a to get along rl vd tern

th his neighho No . h entinued, Whose farm is next of voure???

Well," answered the witness, here's the Dillings farm, and th

Stop right there One at a tisne Are vou on friendly terins with Mr. Dillings?’’

I can’t say that Tam.”

\re you even on speaking terms

th him?

No ;

Wh fault is it?

It fauit, I reckon.”’

Oh, ve it his fault, you re ont Ve ne has it been since you haves to him’?

About Td veur as near as T can remember

Now r I want vou to tell this jury Why you have not spoken to Mr Lillings for 14 years

Centlen : suid t} Witness turnis to th ry the reason whs I haven't spoken to Mr. Dill’ngs fourte ‘ t's the ri th of ti !

Pure Coconut Candy for Clildren

Take one pint of sugar, a quarter of qa pint of desiccated cocounut and a quarter ¢ “a pint of mill Boil these ingredients in a granite-ware or porcelainelined saucepan for five

quence, in all capitulate for want of supplies within

minutes Kemove from the fire, set the saucepan in a dish of cold water and stir briskly ontil the mixture is cream: Pour on a lightly buttered | dish and mark in squares while warm so that it may be easily broken when cold, Cocoanut cakes are very easily made, and would be a variety leat the Whites of two eygs to a stiff froth; add @radualty a small cupful of sugar, the same quantity of cocoa nut, either desiccated or freshly erat- od and one tablespoonful of flour Drop oon a buttered tin in small round cakes and bake for five min ites in a quick oven. Ladies’ Home Journal Afforestation in south Afrien

he British Government has lost no time i appliog with the afforesta- tik ' emin South Africa, Recent reports trom the Governinent forest ! mt shich has been laid out pear Thaba Nehu, show that great pro gress heen made More than 100 04 eedling trees, mainly cuca Iyyit pd pine, are now ready for transplantation experiments have

Oo be made in the cultivation of ouk trees, of Which cight acres have heen planted, and the wattle area une de It tion 18 being continually

tended the construction of dams md furrow is proceeding It i fender to establish plintations wet il ado owherever the Govern ul t juin land part of it will be pee i] f tr Nearly evers i ‘ eountry i the world re

th eal importance of forest

] rs !

HOving TMK stains bromo Cloth

ihe removal of in tains j al problem because in “are had ! oO nan proce ‘ Soup an water will remove ome links wh ror ch icals mi littl imap jot on others Che soone 1! tai treated the more easily i removed Washing and soaking n cold water, or in sweet o our mill will remove the greater part of the in' and frequently the stain Spots on Washable articles should be souked in milk or water Kub the Pot and change the liquid frequent ly Aiter two or three da stain remains, wet it with strong solution of oxalic acid and place it in the sun After this rinse very

ae

thoroughly.—Ladies’ Home Journal.

eee mene ee A Missing Adjective.

What Artemus Ward would have described as a hieh-handed outrage in Utice, was perpetrated recently. the victim being a gentleman who prided himself on his grip of the English language A treacherous friend in- duecd him to undertake to name four adjectives ending in ‘‘dious.”’

“Wiy, began the expert, cheerful- haxardous, stupendous, tremen- duous At this point he stopped to think. He is still thinking Yo the three certainly more may he added icopardous, pteropodous, and nefan- dous—though the third is obsolete, as well as ughy and unnecessary Some six more have been sugested but they find inadequate support the latest dictionaries

ST A Japunese Nero,

I recall to mind a story of an officer in the Japanese emperor's army which was besieging a fortvess. Its number was small and a relieving army was coming up, It was of immense mo- ment that they should know how long the fortress could bold out, If it must

in

a week they could stay and win the cumpalign for the emperor, A young Japanese nobleman yoluntecred to go into the fortress and ascertain how long it could hold out. He disguised himself, and In passing learned that it had food and water for only two days more,

As he was going out with this pre- clous information he was detected, and the enemy suid to him, “We are going to crucify you, but we will let you off on one condition—that you go to the wall and tell your people that we have supplies for a week.”

lie said, “Very well,” and went to the wall, His wife and children in the besiegers’ camp saw him, his friends were there also, and he held up both his hands and said to them: “There are supplies for but two days. Con- tinue the siege and you will take the place.”

Iie died by a hundred spear points, but he had done his duty to bis gen- eral

Out of One Clay,

Many years ago before the days of railroads a nobleman and his wife, with their infant, were traveling across Salisbury plain, As the story is told in Mr. A. P. Russell's “Character- istics,” they were overtaken by a se- vere storm and took refuge in a lone shepherd's hut.

The child had taken cold before they could find shelter and the nurse began at once to undress it by the warn cottage fire, As she pulled off one rich silken garment after another the shepherd and his wife looked on itn awed silence,

At last the process of undressing was conipleted and the lttle naked baby was being warmed by the tire. There it sat, with all its splendid outer busks pecled off, its little body beginning to glow in the hut by the tire. The shep- herd drew a long breath and exciaimed, “Why, it's Just like one of ours!

Why We Shake Hands,

To shake hands with a person is rightly regarded us a token of amity, but very few know how this custom arose,

According to a French ethnologist, Whenever two men met in former tines they were accustomed to hold up their

P right hands tn front of them as a sign

that they had no intention of attack- Ing each other, This mark of cont- dence, however, did not prove sufficient in all cases, for a man may hold up his right hand and yet, if he keeps it closed, iIniy have a wenpon concealed In it, and therefore it became the cus: tom for the two right hands to grasp each other, as only thus could full as surance be given that no weapon was concenled in either of them, Formerly, therefore, this gesture, now the token of loyalty and friendship, was one ef reciprocal distrust,

A Story of Mark Twatn,

When Mark Twain was beginning his career as a humorous lecturer, he one day arranged with a ne- quatntance that she should sit ina box nnd start the appliuse when he should stroke his mustache. The lecturer started off so well that he did not need “uy such help, however, for he caught

Wwonulih

the audience from the first, By and by, when not saying anything worthy of portionlur notice, he happened to

pull his mustache, and his anxious ally in the box at once broke into furlous

ippliuse, Mark was all buc broken up thy nilssdventure, and ever after- vurd carefully auvolded employing

The ship groaned

sut the giddy young thing who was talking to the captain was a good sall- or and didn't mind a bit of rough weather,

“Doesn't It seem unnecessarily cruel, captain,” she said, “to box a com- pass?"

“Not any more so, miss.” he replied sriinly, “than to paddle a eanoe.”

And the ship_gronned some more.

At Ilis Feet, All day he scans the far horizon'’s blue And asks, Will earth and heaven ever meet

While all around, deep dyed with heaven's

hue

The violets ure blooming at hi

feet

MONEY HE EARNS GETS HIM INTO A HEAP OF TROUBLE.

THEC.0.D. MAN'S WOES

He Is Taken For Eacapes Subscribes to

He Suffers For It, | (Copyright, 1902, by C. B. Lewis.) AM no kicker,” said the C. 0. D. |

n Millionaire,

Too Much Attention and

Improve a Village.

man as he pocketed the quarter extended to him and hitched

along to make room on the park bench, “but when a dilapidated gentle- man is driven too far he must turn and maintain his dignity. I was making a highway map of Wisconsin one sum- mer when I ran across a village with a new town hall. | “There was some trouble with the | painters, and I stepped in and handled |

| |

“A WIDOW RECOGNIZED ME.” a brush for fifteen days at $2.0 day. I! had tramped on for about thirty miles | when a farmer who had had an old | watch stolen from his vest hanging on }j a tree In a fleld had me arrested as the thief. T was rushed to the nearest yil- lage, asked a few questions by a jus- tice of the peace and sent to the county |

jail for ninety days. In jail I was searched and the ) found on me, | This was grounds for ‘suspicion,’ und I |

was immediately haled before another justice, who tacked sixty days on to | the original sentence and held my cash | to await a clalinant. I took a week to think things over and then got word to a village lawyer, and when we had consulted together the fun began,

“Our first move was to begin a suit | for damages against the farmer who had charged me with theft, and we had him badly scared within twenty-four | hours, Then we went for the consta- ble for arresting me without a warrant. We followed this with charges against the justice, who had refused me coun- sel, and move No, 4 was against the sheriff for not supplying his prisoners with provisions demanded by law, One of the turnkeys of the jail had slammed me around because I had refused to saw wood, and we gave him a sult for | assault and battery. A writ of habeas corpus took me out of jail, and the ex- | citement in that county beat all the circuses for twenty years. If the law- yer hadn't been taken with typhoid fe- ver and died, we might have eventually upset the whole state government, and I would have been sure of a place in a dime museum for life. But his death called a halt, After the funeral 1 was waited upon by a committee, and the result was that I took a night train out of town and never stopped for 200 miles, I took with me $250 in cash and the best wisbes of a thriving com- munity, and I suppose those suits have been dropped from the docket ere this, As I said, lam no kicker, but it's well to let people know that even a tramp has rights In law.”

“And did you use your money to make a new start In life?” was asked as the story seemed to be ended,

“In a way I did,” smiled the C, O. 1D. man, “but It only brought me fresh trouble, I struck a town I rather fan- cied, and I bought me some clothes, en- gaged a front room at the inn and set- | tled down to take a few baths at the mineral springs for my rheumatism, I hadn't put in over three days when the story got around that I was a multi millionaire taking a quiet lay off, and individuals and committees began to eall, The subscriptions I was asked to put down for churches, mill dams, rail- roads, schoolhouses, asylums and so on footed vp tens of thousands, I could have stood these off, but the bund came to serenade me every night, social par- ties were given in my honor, and a widow with a good deal of push to her recognised mé as her long looked for atiinity at first sight. She was a firm bellever in the theory that matches are made in heaver, and she figured ft out to a dot that the angels had killed off her husband and brought me around through the swamps and underbrush that I might take his place. I never was any good at arguing against a widow, and so I solved the matter by taking a skip. It was o mysterious disappesgrance on my part, and I heard afterward that they dragged the river and hunted through the swamps for my body and that the widow put on rubber boots and was foremost in the search,

“I bad a few dollars of the money left, and I was not happy. Raw tur-

| character.

nips don't: taste good to a man who is finanefally able to buy roast beef and fried chicken, and it didn’t seem to be quite the fair ‘thing by other dilapt- dated gentlemen. While in this state of mind I struck @ village which had six mudholes on its half mile of main street, There were wagons stuck In three of these boles as I jogged into town, and the others were occupied by stray hogs. I asked for the president of the village, who was a grocer, and When I reached his store I asked;

“How long have you lived in this town?’

““Porty-five yours,’ hie replied.

‘How old are those six mudholes out there?’

“Well, T used to paddle around in ‘em forty years ago,’

“*And hasn't the town ever made any move to fill ’em up?

“‘It never has, No, them six mud- holes have grofvn up with us and! shared our joys and our sorrows, and I Suppose they will continue on for an- other half century.’

“‘But they must be a big nuisance,’ | says I,

“*They surely are’ |

“Tow much would {t cost to fill) them up with gravel?

“Just exactly $14. I've figured it out |

a thousand times.’ |

“*And won't the town vote the mon- | ey?’

“ ‘Never in this world.’

““Would it objeet to my doing it?

“TI don't think so; but what's your object?’

“Just to get rid of them. Here's the money, and I'm going to hang around | and see the work done’

“Well, it was done,” said the C. O. D. | man, “but I got into trouble over it. | When those holes had been filled up! there was no longer any place for the! Btray hogs to wallow in, and that made! all the hog owners mad. There was no} longer any excitement over teams get ting stuck, and that hurt the feelings | of others, A third party couldn't un- derstand why a tramp should take it upon himself to do such a plece of | work, and {it was finally decided that) I was either a lunatic or a suspicious) They run me into the en- gine house, and two doctors and a com. mittee of citizens took me in hand. The doctors probed for evidences of lunacy, and when they had finished they differed in their reports. One of them reported:

“He talks as sane as any man I ever heard, and it may simply be a case of hereditary aversion to mudholes.’

“The report of the other was:

“I don't like his talk, He uses more! or less Latin, and when asked what) lunatic asylum he escaped from a cun- | ning expression caige to his eyes, He! may not be dangerous, but it would be} as well to keep an eye on him.’

“The committee of townsmen fired questions at me for three straight! hours,” said the dilapidated, “and It |

|

ended by their solemnly shaking thelr heads and declaring that a tramp who had $14 to pay for filling up six mud- holes in a strange town must be plan-| ning the murder of at least a dozen citizens. I was shoved Into the lockup over night, and next morning a con-| stable led me forth by the arm and saw me a mile or so on my way toward the next town. As we walked up the street I saw that all the gravel had| been thrown out of those mudholes during the night and that the glad | hogs had returned to their wallows. | There are some things in this world you can’t beat, and one of ‘em is a! pastoral village with hogs and mud- holes picturesquely scattered about.” M. QUAD.

Not After the Military Fashion,

“The sentry was relieved of his) watch,”—Chicago Tribune,

Analynin,

She-—After all, what is the difference between fllusion and delusion?

He—Illusion is the lovely fancies we

have about ourselves; delusion is the

foolish fancies other people have about

themselves,—Life, —

Don't broo” over the past nor dream of the future, bat selze the Instant aud Get your lesson from the bour,

Kind to Kida,

‘Ito's a kiud heurted automobilist, isn’t he?” “Exceptioually so, [never knew bim to run over even a child unless be was

ju a hurry,”

; you

MAJOR CROFOOT, G, P.

OUNNED FOR $4, HE OFFERS THE COLLECTOR A POSITION.

ee

The Major Unfortunately Forgets Hin Checkbook=—The Exeuse Does Not Go, However, and the Bill In Cel- lected by Force.

(Copyright, 192, by C, B, Lewis.)

AJOB CROFOOT, grand pro- |

morer-and general origina-

tor, had reached his office

and hunted up a cigar stub left over from the day before and just settled down to enjoy it when his door Was banged open and a stranger enter- ed. The stranger was a man of liberal build and aggressive look, and he sat down on a chair without invitation, took a paper from his pocket and bluntly remarked:

“Here's a bill of $4 against you for |

laundry work, and I want the cash

ip. d.q.”

The major was taken by surprise, and for a minute the room whirled round with him, but only for a minute.

| Then he rallied, worked up a beautiful

sinile and arose, with outstretched hand, to exclaim:

“What a coincidence! What a coincl. dence! Upou my word, but it is one of three or four trifles that had slipped my mind, and Iam glad you came tn, Have a cigar?"

“Twill.” replied the collector.

The major felt in his pockets and looked around on the floor at his feet, but found no cigar to offer, This fact

didn’t put him out, however, and he |

rudbed his bands and smilingly con tinued:

“Yes; I'm glad you called, because 1 want to send word to the estimable woman who runs the laundry that I had carelessly forgotten the little ac rount and ain sorry if she has been put to any worry, I wonder where my checkbook is?”

“You haven't got any!” replied the

collector in tones so blunt that anoth- |

er man’s feelings might have been

hurt.

“I may possibly bave left it home. If |

60. I shall Lave to ask you to wait un-

“SNELL OUT OR TAKE A LICKING.”

til T can fetch it. Yes; I think I dla leave it. It was my night for giving my landlady a check, you know.”

“You are lying to me!”

“My dear man, I trust that I mfsun- derstand your words—I trust I do. This {s, as I understand it, a meeting be- tween gentlemen, You have called to collect a trifling account. I stand ready to pay the same, I see no need of acri- mony.”

“Oh, there {s no acrimony,” replied the man, “You've simply got to pay this bill before I leave here, I know you for @ smooth tongued bilk, and none of your soft speeches will go down, When you are ready to haul out the cash, hand it over,”

The major had put on his hat to leave the office. He removed it, sat

; down, and, working up the same old

Liand smite, he leaned forward and bald:

“Another curlous colneldence. Just wondering where I ¢ould find a inan Ike you, Let me tell you some- thing on the quiet. My latest thing tp

corners—and I bave made fifteen of

I was

them in the last two years—is to gob-|

ble up the entire horseradish crop of

} the year, This includes Europe as well aa Americh, Yes, sir, I've got the thing}

dead to rights, and about a month from now there'll be the greatest hullabaloo ever heard of. Ilorseradish is used for thirteen different purposes, as you may huve beard, and nothing can take the place of it, The world has got to have horseradish or go out of busl- ness, You can buy a pound of it now for 20 cents, but a8 soon as the squeeze takes place the price Jumps to GU and stays right there, That's a clear profit of 45 cents on every pound, and the number of pounds used annually ts 8:

000,000, Just do a little figuring, will

you?"

“I'm figuring.” grimly replied the man,

“It will be a trust, of course,” re-

sumed the major, “the most soulless sort of a trust, and we may expect a how! from the public. We shall not be swerved by howls, however, Sixty cents a pound or no horseradish, We want an aggressive, determined man

| for manager, one who will face eriti- cism and stand to his guns, You are the man for us, and you may consider yourself engaged from this morning. Your duties will not be onerous, and as towsaliry’—

“1 couldn't take tt.”

“And as to salary, we will say $25,- 000 per year to begin on, If you devel- op the qualities expected, the sum shall be doubled the second year, Can you} take the position at once, or do you} want a week to settle your outside mitters? In elther eave here te my hand, and permit me to offer you my henrtiest itulations. It always fakes me happy to throw na good thing in a friend's way, If the salary isn't up to your expectations” —

“Oh, the salary is all right,” smiled the collector, “but you are a day or two too late. I closed with an offer yester- day.”

“You don't say? But you can throw } it over, however—you will throw it

|

| over?” “I couldn't do ft. IT am engaged as | the manager of the Old Bilk Cellection agency, und I must stick fo It for a | year, It's to collect debts from men | like you, you know. In addition to the | silary, there's a good deal of fun to be | | got out of it. About that $4, major?” | “How would it be if we threw you fn | $59,000 Worth of stock as a present? Your dividends won't be less than 40 | per cent. Man, don't miss a good thing |

When you have it right under your thumb.” “I don't propose to, I shall get 20 per cent for collecting this bill of you.” } “Hal? exclaimed the major as he got up and walked about, “1 see how it is with you. I have not offered you sal- ary enough, I don't know what the bourd of directors will think about ft; but, knowing you as well as I do, I | shall assume the responsibility of mak- ing It $50,000 for the first year, and I believe you will be cheap at that. | While we have coopered the horserad- ish crops and got the bulge over red peppers, the corner must be rightly handled to make a success, 1 won't | even ask you to lend me the $2 neces. | | sary to complete the articles of incor- | | | |

i |

poration. My friend, accept my band and my congratulations, I'll take you right over to the bank and introduce | you.” |

“Not just yet,” replied the man as he | rose up and pulled off bis coat and re- moved his cuffs.

“Are you too warm?” solicitously in- quired the major, though a look of anx- jety rested on his face at the same | time,

“Not at all. I am simply getting ready to lick that $4 out of you. If} you don't shell out within tive minutes, | I shall turn loose on you,” |

“My dear man, I fail to understand | you. You call here to collect a trifling account. I acknowledge the correct- ness of it; but, unfortunately having left my checkbook at the house’—

“Will you pay?"

“I will of course hasten to my dom. | cile and get the book and draw you a check, but really I must against’—

“You won't hasten anywhere. Shell | out or take a licking.” “My dear sir, 1’—

“Shell out.” |

The major shelled. It took him five |

| |

protest |

long minutes to go through his pockets and find $4, and he was left with only 9 cents to face the cold world. The col- | lector signed the bill, put on bis cout and cuffs and walked out, with only a/| wink and a nod. When he had depart- | ed, the major sat down and reviewed the case from beginning to end and} | counted and recounted the 9 cents, and | it was with a deep drawn groan that | he leaned back at last and whispered | to himself: | “That's the first bil I've had to pay | in two years, and I don’t understand! how I came to pay that. I must be | losing my cheek.” M. QUAD,

Capttaliats,

“You are constantly putting some eapital in the wrong place,” eald Mr. Cumrox'’s daughter as she read over one of his letters,

“Well,” was the contented reply, “it's lucky I do that in my writin of my business; otherwise you mightn’t be tn cise,”

nstead

my

dear, i position to criti ~Washington Star

No Wonder, “What started the fuss at the mi! men's ball?’ “Some blamed fool ¢

k

aked one of the|

men if be had brought bis pumps; | along.”—Chicago Tribune. ‘here thi tre Net h of No n ‘ tailor int pra | he had nef In th u | of Fut bh 8 we ' tik observed: “When | Ood cont. 1 4 i ha them t ' | the hop he hey t do you attend n eb? | VO Was th a y I} want to hear y wood sO] to Loncou. They janke them there | London Af Lees Cool,

Briggs—It ian’t the man who cuts off the most coupous who cuts the most ice,

Griggs—He doesn't have to, His cool thousands answer well enough for Lim, |

| —Boston Transcript. '

| to bet that she won't do th

Vehicle of the Future,

“I hear that Gazzam is thinking of buying a horseless carriage,” said Man- hattan.

“Indeed?” queried the Brooklynite. “And what have they named the baby ?’—Judge.

Only One More, “Daddy found a snake in his slip. per.” “All right. Let bim tumble it fn his boots, ‘long with the rest of ’em!"~At. lanta Constitution.

Look Out,

There's a nolsy dragon coming, so, my dearic, have a care!

The fate of other boys and pirls it may be yours to share

A goggled eyed fanatic, with a thirst for blood and power,

Is raging down the highway, whom he may devour

80 lose no time, my dearie, for beyond all shade of doubt

The auto man will get you if

you

seeking

don't watch out!

Ne tyrant ever sat a throne so witless or £0 cruel

Oh, woe to Iittle boy too close his fuel!

No shatme sits on that brazen brow, no Jaw shall say him nay

His pleasure is the only ¢ him, night or day

So lose no time, my dearle, and take heed the warning shout;

The auto man will get you If

you

1d girls who sniff

d that moves

don't watch out! —Lifa

Suggestive.

Jones—Why are you so mad with the doctor?

Mrs, Jones—When I told him I had a terribly tired feeling, he told me to show him my tongue.—New York Jour- nal,

Country, | It pears to me that Providence with alrth is out o° tune; It freezes us in winter an’ burns us up in June Yit wouldn't ewap this country fer the icetielda o° the moon So we'll still shout hallelula In the morn- in’!

Thar's allus somethin’ bitter In the sweet- est o' the springs, An’ politics is jarrin’ when a bird In blos- soms sings, But I wouldn't swap my politics fer Saturn an’ his rings, So we'll all shout hallelula tn the morn-~ in'! It's hurry an’ it's worry from the re@ spring to the fall, The sweetest apples hangin’ yer neighbor's wall, But the country's still the the best one o' ‘em ail Bo we'll all shout hailelula in the morn-s

just within

country, an’

in’! —Atlanta Constitution. lin Mistake, Ode to His Wife. ‘John,” sald

the poet's wife, “I am sorry to inform youthat the lard is out, Do write a lit- tle love song and get some.”

“Lard for a love song!’’ groaned the po- et. “Ove gods! Hlow much Is the beastly lard f pound?’ —At. lanta Constitue tion.

“Tully gee, but I'm | The fusy body,

Qf beaut! Here I've “That Mre gone an’ played hooky | Beaks doesn't from Sunday sehool | know her own fan’ this is the day } tata.” that) the thekets fer | “Perhaps not the candy festival is | but she knows to be given out!’—l/everybodg New York World | else's,” } Cereals with ees or vegetable off fu ball the food eloment COOMBALY tO sustiin aotnatt ty tn no matter how laborious tis occupation

To Be Bapected,

“She says she's golng to do Europe this suminer.”

“Well,” replied the landlord regret. fully, “if she gets over there | gucss she will, She did me, and I understand

she did the grocer, and 1 wouldn't cute steamship on the trip

company in

ovey,”

BOIMe Wily

A GIRL OF GRIT.

GRIFFITHS,

By MAJOR ARTHUR

Fenno & Co.

ik

alk of the

Copywright by R. F

oe

lidn’t much like the t ! could see that.

police They wight wil how there about lim than le < eto tell. That settled bim, 1 think, for he dragged ine up to the carriage d opened it and shoved me in i sew the iy, the sate dona, was there and by y side a bigebundte of some- thing, a figare of am man it might ‘a’- been, all wrapped up fu rugs and blan- kets and things. Might ‘a’been a dead un. ‘Then the feller begau talking for-

elgu again to the dona, aud she an- swered back the same, and there was @ Breay shindy,

“It was all about me. IL guessed that. And the enc was that the feller hoisted me on to the front seat and said to me mighty sharp:

“*You stick there, Don't move, If you try to get out, | sball see you from

the box, and you won't get far even if |

you don’t break your neck leaving the carriage Watch him, Susette, She's ponsible for you, my lad, and she what I'll do to ber if you play any tricks.’

“With that he left us, and we rolled on,

“Who sent you? asked the dona dl- rectly he'd gone. ‘Do you come from Lis friends?) She nudged the bundle alongside, ‘Do you know Captain Wood?"

“Ha, you see!” tean up among those rugs.’

res

knows

interposed the Amer

The others were compelled now to ‘ it the fact, and they did so un- i tingly. As for me, my heart was beating fast, for L felt that at last I had come upon the track of my love.

“What did you tell her? Go on, my good boy,” | said breathlessly.

“You see, miss, I'd never heard tell of no captain, but | wouldn't let on,”

“The bosa ‘ere bad only told ine to watch, saying it was a cross job, but he mentioned no names, So lL ups and asks, ‘Is that Mr. Wood? and I could ‘a’ sworn that the bundle mov- ed,.and there was struggling like In-

Joe continued,

‘Gagged, of course, in,

put in the Amer- tes

Joe went on “‘'Anyway, | am his she says, ‘I donut mean be shall come to harm, And | want blm’—the bundle moved again—‘him and others to know that, and I'd ike you to tell ’ “o When you get out of this mess.’

em

“When'll that be? L asks, a little bit on the bump, you know. ‘Now, if you're z hop out, I'm not a-going to

stop you, and she was for turning of the handle then and there,

But | considered a bit, and the thought came in my bead that now I'd got «et bad ought to stick ‘ere, There was the gentleman opposite me—as | judged-—and if | was to do any service to bim ‘twasn't by cutting away. I'd

to see the thing right through—

“ here they took tim, what they did to who and what they were,”

Nf a brave lad,” | sald, stretch.

fing out and shaking hands with bim,

and indeed | should tbave liked to bug Him, dusty and dirty as he was,

mn,

u're

Thank you kindly, tiss,” be an ewered shyly, and went on. “The only way out of it was to say L was afeard to jump. The cove on the box was a-watching me, | says, and a lot more Phen the carriage settled it by turning

nh private place it look. Kuve me no thine to py from the box came lown directly we stopped and bad me ut in a fifty,

$;4 48 he snys, do with you, two ot

re,’ ‘we've got first to Lay bold on him, Then rchaps grabs me by the arms

and rushes me head down, Jam, ram;

Straight into on durk bole that smelled of moldy straw and) garbuge—some fort of cellar=where they locked a door on ui not was Laid up io tinbo like a rat ina trap “It took me hal hour or so to shake myself t fst thing that gave me henrt was a streak of lavilght up atop of the calaboose, and | uck oo mateh | found it ecomed through an old tron grating, which | soon overhauled. “worn't set

6 tight that | couldn't soon loosen a briek, although | tore my tands a bit before | got the thing right out Then Vda job to lift myself up by any arms, but I'm strong in the arwas, and by and by TL serambled through that grating— thats what tore my clothes—and out on to the yard above, It was the one as we'd druy into-a stable yard at the back of a tall bouse all shut up, Windows shuttered, blinds down, No

one at bome, you'd say. The stables was empty-no horses, helpers, no traps, | couldn't tind that the stables

Jolned on to the house neither, but I Judged it was better not to bang about too long or they'd be copping me again, So | makes for the yard doors, They was only barred on the Inside, and | got out right enough tnto the back lane, That's about all | comed on then straight to you, sir, to make my report.”

“You were In a monstrous burry,” said Colonel Bannister, “Why didn't you mark down the house, the nelgh orbood, the exact spot?"

Mr. Snuuyzer took hie part. “Joe

“You bet that wis our man bid |

knows bis business: yes, sir, as well

as the best professionals. Tell us, Joe,” “The stables was In Featherstone

mews, No. 7. To tiake sure | chalked something on the doors, The stables wis at the back. of Featherstone Gar-

dens and belonged, | should say, to No, 7"

In a few minutes more we had start- edoin cabs<1 in a lansom with Sir Charles -«straignt for Featherstone Giardens RR enine with us We were the (rst to nurfiee bot the ethers bad cone rend evecoted by due, to the

back of the house so na to verify the mews and the situation exactly, When they Jolued us at the entrance of the gardens, Colonel Banuister, who now took the lead, dismissed the eabs and said in bis brief, ordering kort of way:

“We can't all go up to the house, It might create a seandal The whole thing tuay be a mistakes FU take this lad first Ife may perhaps identify somebody, and then we shall be eu- tilled to act.”

“And ime, yes, indeed,

too.”

Ile shrugged his shoulders, and we three, with Roy close at tiny heels, soon stood on the doorstep of No. 7. The house was all shut up, the chain was on the door, and tve walted a long we While some one inside fumbled with it and several bolts,

“Well, what fs it?’ asked an old man who at last opened the door, but held it ajar. Hle was of very respectable appearance, with white blair under a black skulleap, and wore a decent blue and white striped jacket, the type of un old servant in a good family. “May L inquire

“We wish to see your master,” said the colonel promptly.

“Lam afraid that is lmpossible, str, replied the man celvilly. “The family have gone out of town, The duke left yesterday for Spat

“The duke?"

“The Duke of Ticrra Sagrada, He Is my master, sir. If you will leave your card I will see that It Is sent on to him, or any letter. 1 have bis ad- dress,”

“In S;

please,” I added. “Oh, Colonel Bannister, | shall

Ce

ter

vain?” “Certainly, Casa Huerta Her- mosa, St. Sebastian. They have gone to the seaside. No, please’—this was to me, for | was quietly trylng to get Roy past him into the house—"that dog mustn't come In. My orders are strict against dogs.”

“Call him back, Miss Falrholme, at once,” sald the colonel In a tone which I resented, but he cut me quite short. “This farce bas gone far enough. I wash my bands of it. Good night"= this to the old manseryant as we walked away. “And if you will be guided by me, Miss Fairholme, you will do the same. It’s all bumbug from tirst to last, | give you my word, I do not believe one syllable of this sto- ry, except perbaps about the papers, and even then | am not quite satistied, for they were sent to Captain Wood ip the dispatch box. ‘That we know’—

“But not at Captain Wood's re quest.” L said hurriedly.

“His man thinks not, and I admit the box was not speeliically mentioned tu the letter, but the letter sald papers, and the expression was seemingly one that Wood used, for the nan, as a mat- ter of course, sent the dispateh box.”

“But what do you Imply?"

“Just this, that Captain tended to keep out of the sons 1 do not presur and while out of the way to go on with his work, He'll turn up in good thne, take my word for it, and will give bis own explanation of his It may not be absolutely satisfactory, his excuse may be bad, but he will mako one, and you will have to take it or leave it,” were the cynical police colo- nel's last words.

1 hated and loathed him for taking this view, and | turned

sir.

ne

Wood tn- way—for rea- ne to conjecture—

absence,

tiny back on him, Sir Charles did not console me, for he was thinking more about the

omicial papers than Willle’s disappear-

| ance,

“By the Lord Harry, we shell be In Queer street If they don't turn up,” sald with much emphasis no Wood, we've got to get there will a jolly row; a question, egad, and the devil's own complications, The matter can't rest here. So cheer up, Misa Frida. We'll oll do our level best,”

"Why, certainly,” ‘we don't depend colonels, and this mighty clever, I've got to get on the inside track of this business, and Vil do it yet, you bet your bottom dollar,”

It was kind of them, but I would not be consoled, When | got to Hill street, I crept up to my room, very and sick at heart, and cried myself to sleep,

Next morning while I was dressing they came and told me that Mr, Snuy- zer bad called, He bad something tm- portant to tell me, and was rather tp a hurry,

he "Wood or them,

be cubluet

added Snuyzer, entirely on police

one is not #0 al

[TO BE CONTINUED.) The Pacts Coming Out,

“But,” the

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‘ther by the

a, clothesline, long

purvey alrugging bis shoulders, *

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sorrowful |

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endons Growth

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Some notable figures are proscnted regarding the huge metre; olis, Lon- don, in the official census repert, Which has just been issued. The cen- sus Was completed on March 81, Ol, and that during the ury then completed t! ula- London da increas d and stands at 4 i; In the the ine was as the , over period red. 401,000, the indications are that the migration from the city in the meantime exccedid 180,000 For the vear endcd March 1, the city of London shows a decline of 67,000, but greater London expand- ed aun enormous rate, the the er bei V4A7,000, Which number the outls districts fur- nished 639,000, Of the country tor- oughs, Wandsworth shows the lari- est growth, having now 180,000 in habitants In 1801 there Were niv two boroughs with a population of 100,000 ther ar tine the s Was ta ten centenarians in the t two have died since then, oldest of those living Mrs za Murtough of Mayall road, ton, Whose age is 105 yea has a daughter red S4 One notable disclosed in the figures female population more rapids than the present time there more women than these Wor Spinsters, Watt asked in marriage, while 197,517 lonely widows, under 21 years of be induced jake life partners As avainst the marricd women there are aehe it why they ch os» rethoen Taking the point of view, are 185

whom

shows

tion of 0.000, 541

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now

lust 808

ten years 224, but deaths in that

at ase of

now censt there city, The ii Ibrix- She

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fact t the

is increases mich the male At are 250,000 in London 105,842

men 1,- to there 73 of age, new un

2 504

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and of

are

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be wre whom who might

are

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is another fit it », 000

ires tre shown foreign

ace but it m- some of thom left thet country’s 5,000 minist denom:t

in anotmnoer

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there don, of O00

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sti to So,- Russians, that country for There are pel ard «a similar while the city and solicitors, to attend to school-teach number O00, of whom 8,000) are wemen while the journalists and connected with literature’ 1,000. The drama contribut 254 and 2,900 actre cluding, of course, both th are and those who think they are, Additional figures refer to

are probable their wood ers of nations

various number

boasts

of physicions, of 6.000 har

with 9,570 them

risters clerks

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notable

the barmaids, who are entered on the returns as barmen.”’ The wants of thirsty London are attend

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R. and be as- Le |twenty-four hours ba! was better, | sured of SOLID COMFORT, Du Cheiha's Animale | . . surging ceases | 7 7" * ] long my , i ret ( } the vomiting and purging ‘ a 1 and | First-class C. P. R. Sleepers na long re of Pa i Du h ' he regained strength rapidly I have | on all through trains edt “Th World of the Great ror ] used the Tab'ets for other ailments | U8 4 ont Pho Spectator, London d'since and always with the happiest | Through Tourist Sleepers - the best. clares the hook’s py tt to8 the | results. L can sincerely recommend | sopra sh at ips i 4 hin | them to mothers as a medicine that Tourist Rates quoted to all points re '’ Wants to know abou its in ‘should alwavs be kept in the house coe | , ‘ f 1 vd are _ 1 ero <= > ; i ; and feathered heroes and ber | Little ones thrive, are good natur- | East, W est, South, “ED tho hippopotamd of tt Woat{f@ and grow plump and rosy in | The Old Country, " , . ; homes where Baby's Own Tablets are Coast river really go across country i | > for ; 1 see ii KA ‘ sntia on moon Reis Children take them as readily | The Orient, tht nights asks The Spectator | as candy, and crushed to a powder | The Antipodes. Where is the ‘land of plenty’ ty | they can be given to the youngest in | jis which the monkeys migrate? What |fant with the best of results, Sold} tre the fish whieh regularly travel |at drug stores or you can get them | Those desiring information in re up the rivers from the sea in the dry | post paid at 25 cents a box by writ- | 84rd to any part of the world reach- season to spawn? Where is the place|ing direct to the Dr, Williams’ Medi- ed by the C. P. R. or its connections where the forest eagles cross thet/cine Co., Brockville, Ont., or Schen- dh requested to apply to any ©, P, great continent to year their youns? | ectady, N.Y |R reprenontatre or to Nhese questions are among many | ——_—-—— C. BE. McPHERSON rested by the book ; The United States post ofce ck Gen. Vas Agt., Winnibex the description of the bathing of|pariment is doing effective work in the hippo trippers,’ from thei} various parts of the countrys in evutious entry into the sea to thelr |breaking up fraudulent endless | The good ty die young, but it return at 4 acm when cach familys |echain’’ schemes carried on through clear that the bad Vive foreye mt back to its shoal,’ hardly bears | the mails {tombstone epitaphs tell the truth guioting, but the idea is novel and | Pre | ae SES CE SR ta vba The illustrations of the} Winnipere bank clearings for July | It is as dithentt for some vo life of these creatures and of their | increased 85,000,000 jinen to slow down rapidly as it eoside party by Mr. Gleeson are} lfor others to make haste slow! really admirable eo Nanpal | in biped aed I'he native names of most ani MINARD'S LINIMENT ‘Releves ner Pat AMTADIVG TINT DY a eatee he Hats are short An exception is that | Mit VARY'S LINTMEN for Sale Sale Breryy Where the great forest eagle, the mon- The Scepter, eat It one of the crested The scepter was the emblem of pow: | mA = \ eagl of which the native! er, As the silver wand, so farlilar in Thy ays th Alo halls 9} nune is ‘guonionien.’ The dificulties | cathedrals, was once hollow, eontalning | 7h +g S68 aes with Jhdian cus: 4 1! ' at i P | Hy oO now ¢ ’ 7 one F f those birds! life when monkeys ave] che “virge” or rod with which chastise: | fc ‘th rs ti ld tt th religi cone ree ! wer 0 7) “ 0 t | athe 1 he relig ‘ 80+ th Ke POM ' ae f°) ment was inflicted upon the chorist olal ik, Beni eh tt Nt daa and 80 t tho “f Nahe f ee int and younger members of the found ticularly among the Ni hg ee ie dow: tr m “4 rie in fat sat ge ie tion, so the royal scepter represented gbion are Hed B ‘ ihe Ko hea FT ieita Raa ate ahi Mt the | the right to intct punishment, Hence vA § jese plume emblems be- ‘ ‘ monkey on. the at - eee soentept | leved to have the utmost efticacy for troe-tops, of their hovering over the | the expression “to sway the scepter good or bad tops of certain trees on which fruit] Implied the holding of regal dignity All about any Puebl tow grows Which the monkeys. will» prob-| The scepter with the dove possessed the in ee ragilig’ Bas ear ow nay be ably come to guthorare all fresh} additional signification of the Holy} J), ACaIT By Fi hy sticks, each and vivid."’ Ghost, as controlling the actions of the pat ie hy feathers, gener- —_— bey fed y : ually white ones, bound at the top of it Waa mace sovereign, The sume idea was con- They aro inrayer atick ° i sey veyed at Reims by the beautifu. cere- y are prayer sticks and are quite An Englishman went Into a restau- mony of letting loose. a number. of as curious as the prayer wheels of Pi a New Engla wn and was 4 Burma a » pape re rant ip a New Ragiand to A doves at the coronation of the Brench| © 1 and the paper prayers of the served for Lis first course with a dell- Chinese,

cacy unknown to lim, so he asked the walter what jt was, and the walter re

plied: “It's bean soup, sir,” whereupon the Englishman in bigh Indignation re

sponded: “Lt don't care what {t's beenj I want to know what itt ta”

fngs.—Good Words,

Encouraging.

Mistress of House—Bridget, do you think that policeman who calls here se often means business?

Bridget—Yis, mum, I think Le do, Me la bexun to complalu abyut my cookin’ already.

The feathers, stick and man- her of tying the feathers vary accord. ing to the nature of the prayer, Tho Indian who wishes to ask a favor of the “Trues” prepares his feather prayer with great secrecy, Then, tak- ing it to a proper spot, he prays to those above, and, planting his étick,

leaves it to continue bis petition,

The Bell telephone system in Mon- treal is handicapped by an epidemic of matrimony among the girls in the employ of the company. In one otlice the company have found it necessary to replace sixty operators within the last few months, and in the majority of cases matrimony is given the cause

I bought a horse with a supposed-

ly incurable ringbone for $30.00, cured him with $1.00 worth of MINARD’S LINIMENT, and sold him in four months for $85.00, Pro- fit on Liniment, $54.00, MOISE DEROSCEH, Hotel Keeper St. Phillip’s Que., Nov. 1st, 1901. The longer a man lives the more

lost opportunities he has to regret.

Some men are pleasant enough to talk to, but rather disagreable listen to

Minard’s Liniment Cures Burns, Ete.

The man who takes up a lot of your valuable time is seldom able to take a hint

It is the vaulting ambition of an acrobat that enables him to achieve success,

A big woman can go through a small man’s pockets without any sleight of hand business

STREET CAR ACCIDENT—Mr. Thos

Sabin says: ‘‘My eleven year old boy

to}

| MARKET REVIEW.

) or

(Compiled from The Commercial)

GRAIN AND PRODUCE The local market has been quiet but firm all week, with a very small

business doing. the week the

In the fore part feeling was somewhat stronger. While buyers were scarce holders were not disposed to reduce prices in order to sell, and on Wed- nesday No. 1 hard was worth 76 fe, 1 northe:n 75¢ and 2 aorthern 7T2}c spot or July delivery, in store Fort William, With the easier markets outside the feeling here is easier too and at the end of the week prices were practically the same as they were a week ago, viz., 1 hard 764e, 1 northern 74$c, and 2 northern 724¢ in store Fort William spot, July first haif August delivery.

FLOUR—Demand is market is unchanged Ogilvie’s Hungarian, §& 98 Ibs Alberta, XXXX,

MILLEFEED — Bran is firm and worth $15 per ton in bulk. Shorts firm at $17 per ton in bulk, deliver ed, subject to usual trade discounts

GROUND FEED—We Out

ol

and the

as follows 2.05 per sack ; Glenora Patent, $1.90; Manitoba, $1.60;

light

quote.

| |

chop, per ton, $28; barley chop, $24, |

mixed barley and oats, $26; chop screenings, $15.59; oil cake, $80 OATS—The market for oats is un- settled, Business is quiet and most- ly confined to local account. We uote: No, 2 white, 40}¢ per bushel, for carlots on track here; fe grades, 387 to 88c. At countiy

points farmers are getting 3lc to 3ic No.

for 2 white oats, Street oats are not offering. BARLEY—AIl offerings are now be

ing taken for feed at 4Ue per bushel The movement is very light

SPELTZ—Dealers are doing a lit

|} poses at 50c per bushel of Solbs

|

HAY—Demand is fair and the mar-

had his foot badly injured by being run|het steady at $7 to $8 per ton for

over by a car on the street railway at once commenced bathing the foot Dr Thomas’ Eclectric Oil, coloration and swelling was removed, in nine davs he could use his foot

We with

anc We

always keep a bottle in the house ready | follows :

for any emergency.”’

Good sense—never the product of a single mind—it the fruit course and collision

of inter-

Ili-fitting boots and shoes cause corns

Holloway’s Corn Cure is the article to use. Get a bottle at once and cure your corns

Never put off till to-morrow what sou can get someone else to do to- day.

So rapidly does lung irritation spread and deepen that often in a few weeks a simple cough culininates in tubercular consumption Give heed to a coup

is alwa danger in delay, ge

of le Anti-Consumptive - rup and ¢ vourself, It is a medicine unsurpassed for all throat and lung troubles. It is compounded from several herbs, each one of which stands at the head of the list as exerting a wonderful influence in curing consumption and all lung diseases

When a mans

woman throws herself at a

head she seldom hits the mark

WHY HE CONSENTED.

The Former's toasonn Were Cer tninls tu lin Advantage,

“We were rt “on troiiey car line along 1] ire highway last | sul iid electrical engineer,

and while we ad the right of way we tried to be ¢ th the farmers Whose guites We pri We tinally struck one old fellaw, a widower, who

swore he'd shoot the first man who put and sl the ground, I the usual arguments, but with- and thially | said: know the

two miles below

pick ovel into used out effect Perk Litmpheare, here’ “‘T do,’ says he. “Very nice woman,’

ps you

living

In't object to marrying again,

ints what's I've heard too,

don't see why she and you shouldn't make a mateh,’ | continued, Waal, I've sometines thought It

micht come around,’ be replied, with a sulle ‘| seo only one drawback, There gre two or three others after her, and »of them may get ahead of you.’ ‘Um! DT never beard of that, “That is the case, Suppose you are working In the Held some day and all of a you make up your mind to ask the widow to be yours.’ *'Mebbe L shall do that very thing,’ Well, it will take you an hour to walk down there after you've got on a clean shirt and greased your boots, What may not bappen In that hour? Suppose some other imag is ten minutes ahead of you, Suppose, owing to this electric road, which runs right by the widow's door, you were landed there aliead of all others by half an hows, The widow 1s yours, her farm is yours, and you are made happy for life, Oth-

dO

sudden

erwise’—

“-There’s po otherwise about It,’ he chipped in, ‘You jest go abead with your old railroad, and the quicker you finish it the quicker I'll step aboard and buzs down to the widder's and bave this bisness all settled, I don't know much about electricity, but if it's to bring me a wife and a farm

we

M. QUAD,

goln’ let ber come by the barre:

when the dis | 1

Widow |

carlots on track here for fresh baled

ROLLED OATS—Milling compan- ies report their prices unchanged us 80lb. sacks, $2.20; 40Ib

sacks are worth $2.25; 20 $2.30; and &s, $2.60 with cove Twotb,

packages, $83.60 without case. Gran- ulated and standard oatmeal is un- changed at $2.75 per 981Ib. sack.

POULTRY—The market Live chickens bring 70 to pair, and turkeys are worth pound, live weight.

Is quiet 7T5e pei te per

BUTTER—Creamery—Receipts are fairly large and prices hold steady at 16$c¢ to 17¢ per pound for choice creamery, f.0.b., factory

BUTTER--Dairy—Dealers are of- fering as high as 18e¢ per pound, com- mission basis, for choice table but- ter in boxes or tubs, and from that figure the market ranges down to 10c¢ for low grades.

CHEESE—The market is steady

and purchases have Sée per pound, The is from 8c to 9c per

made at of prices pound deliver-

been range

} tle business in speltz for feeding pur- |

Plasters, oils, liniments on the out }Side and doses of all kinds and des criptions taken nternally seem to have but one result. Ile was no bet- ter

Finally through read ig an adver- tisement he was led » the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills e says

Dodd's Kidney Pil were so Nih- ly recommended for Kidney Trouble | that afters reading some testimonials I concluded to try them according to directions

I had tried so many things that I was very skeptical and had but lit the fait) that Dodd's Kidney Pills or would help ne Hlowever, 1 did not use then long before [ found that thes wee a and more than was claimed f then

I } ee ree ived 1 ue y t tr i them than from vy other medicine i have ever used for they seem to have made a complete cure of my case

I feel as well as ever I did and have not the slightest trace of the Kidney Trouble that bothered ime ever so much

“T want to say that I believe that Dodd's Widney Pills are the right medicine for Kidn Trouble.’

Mr. Belvea is very well known to everybods in this neighborhood und there are but few who have not been ;aware of his serious illness

Everyone is delighted at his im- proved health and his published statement has done much to make Dodd's Kidney Pills even more popu- lar in this neighborhood than they have been

TO PREVENT MISTAKES

Employer (to new office bo

George, if anybody should ask vou, I'll te back in half an hour

New Office Boy (running after hin Mr. Jacobs how soon'll vou he back if nobody a tit ;

Mr. Thomas Ballard, Syracuse, N. Y writes I have been afflicted for nearly a year with that most-to-be-dreaded dis- ease Dyspeps and at times worn out with pair Pp, and after trying almost ommended, I tried one box Vevetable | s Tamt and bel they wil ure me I would not be out them for any money.’

The cost of battleship ner ng. The Bulwark, | it. «= Des }port will repre t an outlay

PLASTERS FAILED.

|LINIMENTS, OILS AND MANY OTHER MEDICINES DID NO GOOD A New Brunswick Postmaster Tells

of His Efforts to Cure His Kidneys to Cure His Kidney Trouble -He Suilered for Years and Tried Many Medicines, but Only Recently Found the Right One

Lower Windsor, N.B., Aug. 4, (Spe ]

cial. )—Mr T. H, Belyea, postmaster ol this place, has made a very inter-

esting statement of his experience in

his efforts to te cured of Kidney ‘Trouble which has bothered him for iInany years

At times he would have very bad spells, and when these came on he was almost laid up

He tried several doctors and used many medicines, but nothing seemed

to help him in the least

O82.805

AD

MINARD'S LINIMENT Cures Dandrof.

The oldest inhabitant talk but

deal, he doesn't ma much

soundest

noise

us

inhabitants

Pv

ry tine na ron were

ot of old eloth are asthe jhe searches ther although he finds anything

Mrs. Smitt 1 cit N ti mutton has si away almost to nothing Willie Suit Perhaps }trdinina, it aine off the as iny flannel did

The unbe ‘ 1 the French arn ha ecotne » large that the cause he nvestigated by a leading journalist A system of cruelty and | alit ee! to have grown up, whiel makit life i bearable to vung t

————

During recent uptions of Mount Vesuvius the clouds of vapor were found to be stronuls charged with

eda here,

EGGS—Receipts are moderate, and the market holds at 18¢ per dozen } jfor choice case eggs Celivered in Wine | |nipeg |

DRESSED MEATS—Receipts are improving, and the market is easy We quote Beef, city dressed 7h to 8jc per tb.; veal, 8 to 9c; mutton | spring lambs, each, $3.50 to 84 | hogs per pound, 7} to She | | H DES—No, 1 city hides, 6}c; No. !

4 No. 8, 4jc. Kips and calf | tho saine price as hides; deakins, 25 | to d0c; slunks, 10 to 15c; horsechides | i40c to $1. |

WOOL—Pvices range from 6 to 6% hper pound | SENECA ROOT—The top price is | now 40c per pound for good clean | root | LIVE STOCK | CATTLE The range cattle arenow in condition, and shipping for export | in Commencing, There is a good de hand for export cattle, and prices | ) are high, con-equently we may ex- | pect to see an active movement from | }row on. There is alo a good de | mand from local buthers for lef cattle Choice export cattle are worth 4fc¢ per pound off cars at} ; Winnipeg, and butchers’ grades from | 13} to dhe

SHEERP—Receipts are more liberal, | jand prices range from 4 to 4$c¢ per | pound, off cars, here, Lambs are | worth 3) to 4e, |

HOGS—Live hogs are coming in| freely, and the market is easy at fe | per pound for best packing weights, off cars, here,

MILCH COWS—Cows are scarce Good milkers readily bring 845 in this market, the range being from $35 to $45 each

HORSES—There is a steady de mand for general purpose horses, and as these are scarce, prices are high

The elevator capacity of Western Canada is 4,000,000 bushels greater than last year

The C, N,. R. have decided to in- crease the capacity of their tank sys- tem of elevators at Port Arthur, from 1,600,000 to 2,000,000 bushels

Oil has been discovered in Jamaica and the property is being developed by Canadian capital,

hydrochloric

oo

To Recognize Purity.

Adulteration has grown to such @ @ne art, that it is almost Impossl- ble for a woman now-a-days to de- tect the false from the true; but a chemical analysis will always detect adulteration. Prof. W. Hodgson Ellis, Official Analyst to the Domin- fon Government, after a number of analyses, reports that “ Sunlight Soap is a pure and well-made soap.” Try Sunlight Soap—Octagon Bar— next wash day, and you will see that Prof, Ellis is right. No one should know better than he, 210

THE OCILVIE FLOUR MILLS CO., LTD. TRYING TO MAKE HIM STEP

in and order a bag of Ogilvie’s flour bn

her tinually hi

for ing the housewife is asking her husband, he forgets she will order it for the lover o% good, white licious bread will use any oth- after she the satisfac tory results of Owilaie’s flour it is made choice wheat and milled by the best Always ask for Onilsie's,

cone but herself, and de

never er experiences from

process

NY ROYAL WARKANT Millors to H.R... tho Prince of Walos

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same time avoiding dampness. Write our agents—

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Of course you read rut that horse breaking the record tiood- ness ' I don't see how a horse ceuld le so faust

Oh! 1 don’t know Look at the clas people has to assoviate with at the race tracks

Rion?

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hdward No artist has ever been inspired to

— paint a bald-headed angel

Wek No, 388

—_—

A lazy man never gets ahead unless

The lord chancellor of Treland is

nomeons pute a head on him the most highly paid holder of a ju-

The average man is charitable to- | icial office in the British empire tward all women except his wife His salary is £38,000 per annum

Correspondence, eee

Asker,

There was a small

hail storm passed over this neighborhood recent

ly. A few of the farmers in the northern part of the town sustained a very slight damage to their crops but they will get more than an aver age crop nevertheless,

There was acrew of surveyors out here surveying up the old Hobema and Buffalo lake trail.

Haying is fast progressing and every bSdy will have some pretty fine hay to put before their stock this win- ter,

W. Gregory has harvested a ve ary | fine field of barley. }

The Phillips Bros, are busy putting | up hay these days, They Bore } bought a new Improved Acme Stack- er. This makes the secoud hay stack- er in the settlement. R. Ramsey | having the other. |

EK. Krefting has built a new house for Miss Emma Carruthers on section | one,

oeesee sessesece BSODDS HOSS OSS H4O4F6SFE OF

Grorge Asker is helping Mr. Rams | Biy in the hay fleld. }

T. Wiltse is confinedto the house on |

account of sickness. He bas been! poorly fora Jong time but lately he| has got alittle worse. KE. Krefting |

& there doing his work.

WANT COLUMN.

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Wanted

Ten jand,

acres breaking. Good ope n! Will pay 84 per acre, Apply to) F.C, Case.

Strayed.

From Ponoka on Monday night} Sept.1. two pigs weighing about aud 100 pounds. One black sow aud one black and white barrow,

A. COLE

Estray.

Came to my place southeast of Po noka about July 20th., one iron gray | cayuse gelding, dranded with indis tinct brand on both hips. Owner! please call and take same away.

Jenny _Donov AN. | School Seals. The HeraLp pe is now in a}

position to acceptorders for seals for secretaries of school districts, or others desiring official seals at! popular prices, Satisfaction with | every seal guaranteed,

Auction Sale } | W. D. Piteairn will conduct an auc- tion sale on the well-known farm of Martin Wright, 24 miles north of Ponoka on SEPTEMBER at ll o'clock a.m, The property includes the following: 2 head of cattle, 4 horses, 8 dozen chickens, 1 mower and rake, 1 Bain wagon, 1 bob sleigh, All kinds of farm implements aud| household goods, 45 tons good hay in stack, 42 acres good grain, 1 first clans lunch

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Free on grounds, Terns |

cash,

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Are You

GOING TO

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Painting and Paperhanging io my profession and L gaar- antee all my work, I have located permanently in Po- noka and solicit #« shave of the work in my line.

My Prices are Right.

J. F, SULIVAN

PONOKA.

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Lumber Yard

HANOLES

umber

Lath, Shingles

Building Material

Gomplete Stock. Low Prices.

E.H. MATTHIAS

Morningside, Alta,

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BUILD? If So Call on,

$M. L. DEWAR, Contractor *%4

Builder. |

BOOSH FOOSE POOTOOHOOSOOOD

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PONOKA ALBERTA Plans and Estimates Furnished.

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W. D. PITCAIRN 2 | Real Estate Agt. $ |

Has the following Choice Propertics: = 2s 2 «+ s ~ss FOR SALE.

{80 neres south oof Bobtail resery hey) 6 WOL ond | water per ace... BO

160 acres with #000 tnpts, Ty | ry mi. from Morningside .. 38

4 sec, 22, 42, 26, per acre... 87 uw} 2, 42, 26, per acre... $7 ] nw} 2, 42, 25, peracie... .&

Sec. tine fark with siapete five mi. from town... 85

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30 acres hay land see. 17, 44, 2, per avcre cece eee Bt | TOWN LOTS. | Corner lot Stuithave. . . S125 }

Lot with mone Wales Railway street, ’ . 450

_ TO RENT. Farin close to town,

W.D. PITCAIRN, Real Estate Agent.

OPPICE: Chipman Ave. | OOOOSOOS $900000 609000

STOCK PUMPS. GEO HORN,

Local Agent for

TheCelebrated ANDERSON

Double-Acting Force Pumps. |

| These pumps differ in principle and

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>Saw Mill.

‘Tom in Oyeraion fi the Seaton,

W. D. PITCAIRN “ecfeopabe ob pooh

Notary Public, Conveyancer, Auctioneer.

Naturaliza’ oncluding Noststration °

- $2.00.

CHIPMAN AVENUE. Ponoka « Alberta,

MRS. A. SHARY, Proprietress.

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The Popular Stopping Place for Lundseekers.

...Rates $I per Day.

MURAI MMAR NAAIM HARA

Barber Shop

Next door tou Case's Shop, UITST Eight Shavos 81.00, Hair Cut 25c. So

JAKE HUBER, Proprietor.

Moresants Bauk of Canada

Head office:

MONTREAL,

$5,000,900. $2 600,000

apital (paid up) Reserve Fund

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LACOMBE BRANCH’

Interest allowed on Deposits. A'general Banking Business

Rr TAYLOR, Myr.

THE PONOKA

| ..CUSTOM SAWING... | Five Dollars per Thousand,

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Patronize home industry by

| construction from any others, They fare positively anti-freezing and never require prhulog, The only punmip aan ufactured that bas no sucker, no stuff,

ing box or reds of any kind inside the |

condueting pipe.

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LAGOMBE, Alta

WATTIMAAER,

Leave work with

A, REI D, Ponoka,

Experienced

A trial

| Can do your work Convinces,

after others fail.

Prices right.

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Reasonable prices, Easy terms, Gen- eral managers Osler, Haumond & Nanton, Winnepeg. ©. 8S. Lots, Calgary, Agent.

For maps, prices, etc, apply to

T. J. WEST, ©. P.R. A., Ponoka.

buying your lumber at the Ponoka Saw mill.

— } | Be sure to bring your sr Permits wo |We cannot saw your logs without.

| sf er Loewen & Co.,

Proprictors,

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Ponoka

‘WOOD YARD.

| Wood Bought and Sold

| Wood delivered in the village at 90 | cents per rick, Custom sawing at lreasonable prices, Iam here to stay and solicit your trade,

LEAVE ORDERS AT JONES’ LIVERY, W. G@ MERKLEY,

.COLE & LINTON... | House and Sign = Painters

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STARKEY & CO.—< Guarantee their work In all lines of... ,

General Blacksmithing

‘Best Equipped Shop in the village. Yoars of Experience in our Line

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YAIRI UREA Ir ARIE HRI MUNIN | WwW. IN. TRIMBIA, 4“ PROPRINTOR # City Livery Barn Dominion ‘Land Guide 20 Head Well-Broken Horses for Sale. W.N. TRIMBIKE ~= PONOKA. KAMARA NAAANANAM KANMA AAAMARAIMAAAAAM ARKAARHAM MAHA

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A Large Supply of _u<

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Prices as Low as the Lowest.

SraRAihineHAve. McGillivray & Herrick.

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BC ALLAN:

¥ Cockshutt Plows & Dics. McCormick Machinery.

§ Minneapolis Threshers.

A Car of 2-point Barb Wire.

GURNEY’S STOVES.

For Good § alt

To preserve or restore it there is no letter men, women aod children than Ripan’s Tabules, 1. cy ave easy totake. They are made of wcombination of medicines approved andu ed hy every physician, Ripan’s Tabules ave widely used by all sorts of people--but to the plain, everyday folks they are a verituble friend in need, Ripan'’s tabules have become their They ave a dependable houcst remedy

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standvrd family remedy with a ior mths successful record, to cure indigestion, dyspepsia, habitual and stubborn constipation, offensive breath; heartburn, dizziness, palpitatron of the henrt, sleeplessness, oasenlar rhea. matin, sour stomach, bhoawel and liver complaints, They stren- gthen week stomachs, build up rin down systenia, rest Ore pure blood; good appetite and sounh, naturalsleep, Everybody eerives constant benefit from a veguli arouse of Ripan’ 8 Tahules. Your druggist sells them. The 5 cent package is enough for an ordi nary occasion, The Family Bottle, 60 cents, contains a supply

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For the...

CELEBRATED

FOR SALE BY

Decorators. AAS

Our prices are reasonable and all our work is guaranteed, Give us your or-

der to paint your building, A. COLE or J, LINTON, Tue PoNnoKA PAINTERS

McGILLIVRAY & SPACKMAN, <s—Ponoka, Alberta.