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Grandma Galloway is reported to be able to sit up for a snort time. Sh- hHS The Populist Catechism. yen, Ot. s. iJ mil fill 0 0 i c.

Special Sale -ON- Columbia Calender tor 1898. For the thirteenth year the Columbia Calender makes its Bppsarance promptly on time for 1S93, and while its general eryie is of the same familiar character, tbe many bright thoughts it contains, contributed by'friends in 'many parts of the country, as well as abroad, are new, and well be appreciated by all who take an interest in bicycling, healthful exercise and good roads. The 1398 Columbian Pad Calendar contains a convenient arrangement of dates and will prove useful to buainess men, and as plenty of it is reserved for memoranda, the pad may be used as a dairy and a reminder for business appointments and obligations. It ia neat in appearance takes up but little room and is both ornamental and useful for the desk, while its stand is of such character that it may be used either upon tbe desk or hung upon the wall. The moon's phases are indicated in the Calendar for the benefit of those who wish to have this information.

The calendar is ready for destribution and all orders for it will be filled apon the day of receipt. It can be obtained by mail pre-paid for five two-cent stamps by addressing the Calender Department of tbe Pope Manufacturing Company Hartford, Conn. an? coming and how are you fixed lo keep warm? Remember we can clothe you from head to foot so that Winter's Blasts will hare no effect on you, especially if you also luy your groceries from us- ri. fine Elgin or Wallham watch freely warranted given free to our customers. For SO days you unheard of the balance of our To Make the Carload of Paper will be in the ist of SALT Will be no object during this sale.

We want the room and will make nrices enrh that, when you see not help but buy. RICBY 8 ss s- Who gave Eve the to to the fall that ete 3iUL? A Mark Harma. Who turned the plague of locusts up on the hutjbftndmsn of Ezypt? A. Mark Haana. Who furnished the water that fiooJed the earth to drown all the wicked? A.

Mark Hanna. Who incited the children of Israel to fall down on their kneas to worship a graven imaee? A. Mark Hanna. Who paid for the feast that Belshazzar gave which was interrunted bv the writing on the wall? A. Mark Hanna.

Who threw the Hebrew children into the fierv furnace and caat. Daniel into the lion's den? A. Mark Hanna. Who'wfts the whale in whose belly Jonah tarried a long time and came out whole? A. Mark Hanna.

Who stoned Peter and sent Paul to prison for having offended not against the laws? A. Mark Hanna. Who dragged the Savior into court to eentpneed by Pontius Pilate? A. Mark Hanna. Who took him into the wilderness for forty davs? A.

Mark Hanna. Who sold him for thirty pieces of silver and who denied him to the scribrs? A Mark Hanna. Who dragged Stephen to bis deBth over the rough cobble stones of his native city? A. Mark Hanna. Who is Mark Hunna? A.

The man that led the battle and won the day 8gainst the combined forces of populism and anarchy. Detroit Journal. 'Ye was askin' about the outlook." remarked the populist committeman from Rattlesnake townehip, us he seated him-sely on the store box Bnd split off a pine splinter whittling purposes. "Well, to be pla'n about it, it's gol durned blue 'n my section. I'm doin' my beet to hold the fellows in line by tellin' 'em the plain, common people have to stand together agin the money power, and reelect our neople, but.

as a matter of fact I aint havin' as good success as I might. In the first place we're bavin' considerable trouble with the democrats. They was willin' to fuse this year, provided we give them ha'f the offices, while, as matter of fact, there wasn't enough offices nor anywhere hear it. to jo around among our own people. Our fellers got bull-headed and wouldn't divide nuthin'.

Then the democrats pulled off and the republicans whipped the tar out of us. But that isn't all. The democrats are swelhn' round right now and throwin' up to us that we can't get along without 'em in our business, and that next year they propose to have a good share of the state offices or else they will pull off and let the republicans capture the state house. That means that we will have to toss a lot of our fellows overboard, and not a one of 'em is ready to be tossed. If we begin tossin' the fellows who are tossed will get hot under their collars and sulk I've bad letters from several of them and they all think some olher member of the administration could be tossed over as well as not but that it will never do to throw them.

And that isn't all. We might juBt as well own up that a rad deal of the talk we give the fellows lH6t year and the year before and for three or four years before that don't go worth a cent this year. There, for! instance, is my neighbor, Silas Long- green, who was a howlin. mamber of the cohorts of reform last year, and who i would argy tor hours at a time that free silver was what we wanted. This year he raised 4,000 bushels of wheat his boys put in the wheat while the old man and me was sittin' here on this box whackin' it to the octopus of greed.

Well, Longgreen and me argued that if McKinley and the gold standard won out the octopuB would have us completely in its grip, and that the prices of things would go down one half anyway, maybe more and wheat would be worth just practically nuthin'. Well, Long-green sold hie wheat the other day for 30 cents a bushel, 23200, and the republican who bought it insisted on payin' Longgreen the whole in silver. There was 190 pounds of it and Silas kicked like a bay steer on takin' it, but the pesky republican said he had heard Sile argue that what he wanted was more silver and he wanted him to have it. Silas got a dray and had the silver hauled over to the bank bat they wouldn't take it on deposit and he had to haul it home and bury it. Silas has quit talkin' free silver altogether and the other day when I went to see him about gettin' our free silver club together he told me to go soak my head; that this free silver business was played out and that he didn't propose to monkey with it any more, and said he had about three bushels of silver in his cellar now and the family had to take turns sittin' up to watch it.

I thoueht sure I could depend on Silas to fight the money Home first, the world afterwards. That is why we look after the interests of our customer and guarantee them against any and all legitimate competition. Honesty is our policy. A bill goes with every order so you can see how much y-u get for your money. Give us a call.

We will treat you right. RENARD BROS. Xew Tori Store. i Vf. llf 0 iy-- 0 0 0 0 0 aoer.

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Lassie Theo. LAIS3 Get Ed. Deniwn to take yourself tnl friend to tnd from Using in his cab. ZUf i ZPW? LOVE'S FLOWER GARDEN. In Love's Flower Garden there is the full-blown rose of married happiness and the holy perfume of joyous motherhood for every woman who takes proper care of her health in a womanly way.

For the weak, sickly, nervous, despondent woman, who suffers untold miseries in silence from weakness and disease of the delicate organ9 concerned in wifehood and motherhood, there are only thorns, and to her the perfume of motherhood is the aroma of death. No woman is fitted for the responsibilities of wifehood and the duties of motherhood who is a sufferer in this way. Every woman may be strong and healthy in a womanly way, if she will. It lies with herself. She needs, in the first place, a little knowledge of the reproductive physiology of women.

This she can obtain by securing and reading a copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. It contains 1008 pages and over 300 illustrations. It tells all about all the ordinary ills of life, and how to treat thetn. Several chapters and illustrations are devoted to the physical make-up of women.

It tells how to treat all the diseases peculiar to women. It gives the names, addresses, photographs and experiences of hundreds cf women who have been snatched from the verge of the gTave to live happy, healthy lives by Dr. Pierce's This book she can obtain free. It used to cost $1.50, and over seven hundred thousand copies were purchased by women at that price. Over a million women now own copies.

For a paper-covered copy send 21 one-cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing only, to World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. For cloth binding, send ten cents extra, or 31 one-cent stamps. remembers how the wretch who burned Wallace's b'g barn was turned loose on the public by the court, last summer. The only way a man can protect himself against euch foul work is to keep well insured.

Jewell HejtuOlican. The Christmas Ladies' Home Journal ells how the German Emperor, witb Empress and the Royal family, spend Christmas Day with their children. he article is written by Mr. N'agel von Brawe. an Bttache of the Court, who was permitted to be present at the celebration last Christmas in order to write this article.

The pictures were made on the spot, and approved by the Emperor. A dead statesman appears to have, no rights living agitators are bound to respect. For the past five or ten years every republican whose honesty or sanity has been questionable has assumed the role of "a Lincoln republican." And now, it is a common fad for fiatiets. socialists, and advocates of all kinds of tomfoolery to parade themselves as "Jeffereonion Democrats." Our honored dead ought to be protected in some way from these reputation ghouls. Marion Record.

The Belle Springs creamery Monday paid 22 cents a pound for October but-terfat, the highest point in two years The average test was 4 22 per cent; erage per 100 poundp, 92 84 cents. The range of milk furnished may be seen from the fieures: Two patrons received less than 70 cents perhurdred; thirtv-one from 70 to 80 cents; 178 from 80 to 88 cents; 583 from 88 to 81 00; 134 from 81.00 to 81.20; 59 from $1.20 to $1 30; 8 from 81 00 to 81.43. Last year for the same months the creamery paid seventeen cents and the test was 4.17. Abilene Reflector. A number of our citizens have of late ben swindled out of from forty to fifty dollars by men claiming to be doctors and representing some large medical institution in the east.

These traveling thieves manage to hear of every bad chronic case in the country and then call on those afflicted and agree to cure them for so much. They take a note for the amount then sell it to the first one that will buy it. The note turns up for payment, but the doctors are never heard of any more. Delplios cor. Messenger.

Great Music Offer. Send us the names and address of three or more performers on the piano or organ and ten cents in silver or postage and we will mail you sixteen pages full sheet music consisting of Bongs, marches, waltzes, arranged for piano or organ. Address Popular Music Indianapolis, Ind. tf. xi2te op- The Christmas Ladies' Home Journal will have Christmas stories by Mary E.

Wilkins, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Hamlin Garland, Mrs. A D. T. Whitney, Mrs. Mark Morrison and Lilian Bell.

A car load of groceries were retailed out here on Thursday to the farmers who bad ordered them through the traveling agents. Two hundred and fifty orders were filled, ad it is said no two hundred and fifty people were worse skinned than were those who received those goods of their own ordering. Reports say that the people pay higher prices than they would have bad to do in our own stores, not only that, but they got all kinds of adulterated goods. How the people seem to love the cheap John and bis sly methods. Delphos or- Messenger.

AND ACTIVE pentlemen or ladies to travel for responsible, established house in Kansas. Montbiy ift.OO nn.l expenses. Position steady. Reference. Enclose seif-addressed stamped envelope.

Ihe liommion company. Iepr. Chicaeo. oi not enjoyed good health for some tine. Mrs.

E. Hartwell accompanied Will Hsrtwell back to Hutchison for a few weeks visit. She will also visit ber sister at McPherson. Dr. L3certa is moving to Concordia.

Mr. Nathan M. Brown has been sick for three weeka with the dysentery. He has been suffering also witb a bad carbuncle. Mr.

and Mrs. Kennedy of Topeka were the guests of Doctor and Mrs. Hartwell over Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Kennedy ia a Bister of Mrs.

Hartwell. GLASCO. R. Clarence Brown arrived in Glasco November 19. He came here on his bicycle from Dakota.

He has ridden about three thousand miles since the last of August. Clarence's parents, old schoolmates and friend were glad to see him. Mr. Palmer is having a white coat of paint put on his house. Last Sunday was the anniversary of the escape of Isaac Dalrymple from the Andersonville prison.

Many of his relatives gathered in that day to see him. Master John McMillan got his nose badly hurt at school last week. Mitt Ainswortb is shelling three or four thousand bushels of corn this week previous to feeding it. Dr. Courtney and family started for West Virginia Monday.

The doctor has lived here for many years, and outside hia being a popular doctor, he is known as a staunch republican. The last year or two he has been in very poor health, so last summer he made a trip to bis old home, West Virginia, where his health seemed to improve, and on returning to Glasco this fall, he grew worse rapidly. They will make West Virginia their home. The people of Glasco are sorry to have him leave, but hope he will be better in his new "old home." I Mr. Horn bought Dr.

Courtney's house. Mr. Shull moved in and occupied it Tuesday. Houses are now at quite a premium. Next Sunday is temperance day, thers will be a program in the morning and evening.

Mr. and Mrs.Bernard and Miss Bertha Marlatt are attending the district associa tion at Junction City Thanksgiving. Mr. Stahley was called east to the bedside of a sick mother last Friday. Miss May Ward is the new clerk in Stahley 's store.

Left over from last week. Mr. George Ott entertained a number of people Thusday. The Thanksgiving dinner was the principal feature. Chas.

Brown moved into the house lately occupied by Mr. Shull. Mies Adah and Allie Palmer visited in Minneapolis last week. Misses Allie and Myrtle Woodward, and Lillian Burnett visited their parents duriDg Thanksgiving vacation. Waldo Gray and Chas.

Lee are reported as being quite sick. Guy Bernard and wife, and Miss Bertha and Mary Marlatt returned from Junction City Saturday night. They report a pleasant and profitable time. The recent cold weather has devel oped a number of severe colds and sore throats. Glasco has dry goods stores, one grocery, two bock stores, three restaurants, two drug storee, a shoe maker and harness Bhop.two blacksmith thope, two meat markets, and five places where one can buy shoes.

We understand from good authority that one of Concordia's fair school ma'ams seriously anticipated eloping last Saturday. After boarding the wrong train, and upon the urgent re quest of friends in behalf of her pupils, she decided to go to Beloit and Sunday to return to Concordia. How she escaped the vigilant eye of A. B.Carney, we can not understand. We suggest that the Cancordia school board dele gate one of its members as chaperon when it permits its echoolmaama to leave the city.

CLYDhi CLIPPINGS, The Misses Lena and Lola Moody visited friends in Cuba over Sunday. Rodney Hermon is home from collegi to spend vacation with his parents. Mrs. Dr. Reynolds of Pittsburg, is visiting here this week with her daugh ter, Mrs.

Frankie Evans and others. Earl Fry is still down with malarial fever and is considered seriously ill Miss Mabel has about recovered. Rev. Moulton visited the city JameBtown last week, stopping over night with Wm. ADsdell and family.

It is rumored that Miss Mae Hostut ler will soon move her millinery goods to California where she will continue in business. The transfer will be made fo the purpose of improving her health Miss Mae has many friends here who unite in hoping tbe change may be most beneficial. Clarence Stimson came up from Man hattan Thanksgiving to visit at home a few days. He is at work in a restauran there and is getting good wages. Mr.

Davidson has been on tbe eick ist for several dajs. Mrs. Davidson being sent for, has come and is taking care of him. Notwithstanding the cold north wind on Sunday morning a number of the Ames congregation attended services at the M. E.

church. Col. Sargent Bnd wife have charged their plane about coming tome. Ihey have rented a house in Denver and have gone to housekeeping, ineir return here will be somewhat indefinite. James Hendryx and eon of Grand visited the Billings' the latter part of last week.

The son, young man. will remain ior an extenaea isit. Mr. M. is a Drotner-in-iaw or W.

and Homer Billings. Mrs. Jennie Montgomery was down from Concordia over Sunday calling on Id acquaintances. It seems that Charlie Brown imbibed too freely of something that waso good for him Saturday, and becoming too demonstrative was taken by the marshal and placed in the cooler; whereupon he proceeded to break win ow lights and kick the panel out of the door. However he paid hie fane and was duly liberated.

EJ Vicing, eldest eon of the widow ining was buried Sunday at 2 p. is Dooy Deing iaia in jiouni iiope cemetery, there being no funeral ser vices as requested by the relatives. lis sickness was malarial fever. Miss Eva Delaplain of Concordia was the guest of Myrtle Lako the latter part of last week. The second of the gospel temperance meeting given by the "Good Templars" was held Saturday evening with fair success.

Although being again disappointed by the minister failing, who was to deliver the lecture, the program wbb good. G. I. Clithero and Will Joines each made a short address appropriate to the occasion. Mrs.

D. Lake perpetrated a cruel on Dacford last Thursday evening. She invited a number of his gentleman friends to spend the evening without asking his prmissin. However he mads the best of it and several hour were passed most pleasantly in social games and conversation. Refresbmen's were served, which were, as all of Mrs.

Lake's lunches are, of a first class order. Mr. and Mrs. Ike w-re ea -h presented with a handsome rocker as a token of friendship by the guests. Altogether it waa a most pleasant affair.

Wide-Awake. Remnaxts: We have a lot of Remnants of Carpets, Matting, upholstering goods and draperies that we will sell at great bargains. Rjoby Jt Wllsos. About six weeks ago Frank Jaquire lost a hog weighing about 90 pounds and inquired all over the neighborhood but couldn't get any trace of her, Yesterday he happened to look into an old well on tbe place that naa gone ury here ha found the loet hog. It had been in a well over six weeks without thirir to eat or drink and had fallen awav ntil it was nothins but skin an bones and only weighed about pounds.

Ihlpltos Republican. 15 HALFWAY. A.A.Mann has been rebuilding part of his house and fixing up in general wav. Will Abbev was home to attend th weddiccr of his sister Jessie. A series of meetings are being held at the Baptist church.

Kev. anwormei conducting them assisted by Rev Yoggie of Wisconsin. Mr. O. DeLong is the first one to say "I have finished huskine corn for this year." Protracted meetings are still bein held at the M.

E. church at Macyvile. Married at Halfwav. Kansas, Nov. 25th.

1397. at the home of the bride parents, bv Rev. W. P. Vanwormer, Jessie E.

Abbev to Bvron E. Wheele of Buffalo township. Fifty relatives and neighbors witnessed the ceremoDy and partook of the Thanksgiving dinner served. Numerous presents were ceived, and the young couple were fairly launched upon the matrimonial sea, to realize the pleasures and sorrow that are incident to married life. -May heaven 1 choicest blessing rest upon them.

Mr. Brassfield of your city sold a Kim ball onran to Don Abbev last week. Jesse Goodell and family have moved on the farm occupied by them before their recent trip to Missouri. Jimmi Key has moved on the Gorsuch farm. Max.

oa 1 2D 1 tu 2. CD rt- CD cr 03 CD 13 CD CD JAMESTOWN. Left From Last Week. Born to Mr. and Mrs.

A. R. Montgom ery, on Monday Nov. 17, 139i, a daugh ter. W.

R. Ansdell had the misfortune to lose a milch cow one day last week Sh waq taithful. handsome Bnd accom plished, fully understanding the art of self milking, thereby saved W. R. the necessity of much trouble and parleying th a better-ha as to wno snouiu nerform that daily ceremony.

She, the cow, will be greatly missed by the young V. R's as a goodly supply ot tneir aany beverage is gone, and they bemoan their Iosb. Clifford Zimmerman died on Thursday of last week from abcess in the head. He was laid by the Bide of his mother in the Fairview cemetery. The meetings at Macyville conducted by Rev.

Trueblood are well attended and much interest shown. There have been six names added to the church roll since the meeting began. The ladies of the M. E. church are arranging for an elocutionary contest to take place in Jamestown.

The contest will include all the surronding districts as well as our own. Those winning will receive handsome prizes. There will be two Bets of contestants. One from the age of 9 to 12. The other from 12 to 16.

Not more than two contestants from each district. The teachers are always interested in this kind of training and will do much toward the success of the undertaking. Fitzgerald's are building a large room east of their wagon Bhop to be used for storing seed. There Will be a union Thanksgiving service at the M. E.

church Thursday night. We are pleased to announce the recovery of John Hamell. He has had a long hard siege. Gert Gertson now livea on the old Anedell clace. and is having it cleared of weeds and fixicg it up in tine shape, Mr.

Hitchcox receipt for making coffee is the besi. Every oce desiring the beet should call on him. (This ad is not paid for.) The recipe will be accepted in payment for the ad. Ed. TheRebekaha elected A.

J. Zimmerman, N. and Miss Lena Layton, V. at their last meeting. Rey.

Mr. Lockwood waa in Jamestown in the interst of the Bible society. Mr. Tidball's have moved into the Smith's part of town. Most torturing and disfiguring of itching, burning, scaly skin and scalp humors is instantly relieved ly a warm bath with Citi-crRA Soap, a sinpie application of CcTicrKA (ointment), the grreat skin cure, and a full nose of Cuticlka Kesoi.vet, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures, when all else fails.

Titiciira I Wld th WHlfhOPt tfa WOtM. Foma TRro kWT Chim. Co hrop Botoo. How to Curt Bait Kium," fre. FALLING HAIR Pimply Fieri, Baby Cared by Clticcba hoxr.

The Empire. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1897. Subscription Price tl CO Per Year The National Educational association will meet the coming eeason in Washington D. C.

The date fixed is July 9 to 14. Everybody will go to Washington then. T. M. Potter of Marion, who was prominently mentioned last year for tte republican nomination for governor, wbb elected state president of the Y.

M. O. A. recently, and now some of our exchangee are declaring that he is barred from all future chances in that direction. A man who cannot roll out a choice list of oaths on the slightest provocation could never till the place now occupied by J.

W. Leedy. THETopeka Independent, published by Albert Griffin and Frank A. Root, after a six month's pull in favor of socialism, resubmission, Bryanism and pessimism has suspended. It was ably edited, for Griffin is a smart man.

Ite suspension simply signifies that Kansas is now headed toward republicanism. temperance, McKinleyism and optimism and hasn't any hungering and thirsting I after calamity and its doleful com pamons. Owe week our exchangee will be full of notices of a foot ball game to be played day or two later between a borne club and one from a neighboring town. The next week a'column or two will used to revile the visiting players, score the umpire and referees, and to give vent to effusions of bad temper generally. In some cases a one week's spasm ends it, but in othera it is drawn out into a regular Kentucky vendetta and the townB make faces at each other ss they paes by.

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I A rec ent encyclical of Pope Leo sets forth the authoritative view of the RomsnlCatholic church as regards the worship of the Yirgin Mary when compared with the worship of other saints, I He says the Virgin Mary was pre-11 eternity to be "Mother of the Incarnate Word," that she was eyer honored by the Son of God, associated with him in two miraclee, and commended by him when he was on the I cross to the care of the beloved disciples. After commending societies that offer prayer to the Virgin he says: i "From the fact that this warfare of prayer is enronea uuuer wo unu the Mother of tresh efficacy and fresh honor are thereby added to it. Hence the frequent repetition in the Roeary of the 'Hail Mary' after each Our So far from this derogating in any way from the honor due to God, as though it indicated that we placed greater confidence in Mary's patronage than in God's power, it is rather this which especially moves God, and wins his mercy for us. A'e are taught by the Catholic faith that we may pray not only to God himself, but also to the Bleeeed in Heaven, though in a different manner; because we atk from God as from the Source of all good, but from tht saints as from intercessors. Now, of all the Blessed in Heaven, who can compare with the aueust Mother of God in obtaining grace? Who seetb more clearly in the Eternal ord what troubles oppress us, what are our needs? Who is allowed more power in moving God? Who can compare with her in maternal affection? We do not pray to the Blessed in the same way as to God; for we ask the Holy Trinity to have mercy on us, but we ask all the saints to Drav for us.

Yet our manner of praying to the Blessed Virgin has something in common with our worship of God, eo that the church even addresses to her the words with which we pray to God: Have mercv on The members of the Rosary Sodality, therefore, do ex ceedingly well in weaving togemer, aa id a crown, so many salutations and prayers to Mary. For, so great is her dignity, so great her favor before God, that whoever in hii need will not nave re course to her. is trying to fly without wings," The Orange Judd Farmer is advocat inor mnnt. wnrthv entemrise that we believe would add many millions to our exports yearly. It is a move to introduce the people of Europe to our corn.

Europeans generally show a discriminating taste and reasonably good judgment of table articles but they haven't learned to like our corn. The reason is evident, They don't know how to pre pare it for the table. If the average Russian or Pole or Frenchman or Spaniard or Swede or Irishman or German cr blue-blooded Britisher could be served for breakfast on a cold morning with a big slice of hot, crisp, nicely browned mush, made of KanBas white corn, fresh from the griddle, with milk and beef gravy for dressing, just aa a Kansas houstw.fe knows how to get it up, he would surrender forthwith and write down "fried corn mush" as his break fast bill of fare for all time to come. Corn is king in Kansas and 6uch a foreign market as it would have were its virtueB known would make Kansas easily king among the agricultural states. Here is a summary of the Orange Judd Farmer's plan: A grand national exposition in 1899 devoted to corn and new uses for the grain, fodder and fi ber a cooking school in connection the affair to be a leading feature of the United States exhibit at the Paris exposition in 1900 to be shown also, with its cookirg school, at London, Berlin, Vienna, Bombay, Calcutta, etc.

CongresB to authorize the United States department of agriculture to expend $100,000 in increasing the consumption of corn at home and abroad how such investment will be worth millions to American agriculture not a dollar of new appropriation requiredtake the $100,000 from the government seedshop humbug, where it is now worse than wasted. a it J. S. BEACH The Tree Agent. I understand there are certain tree agents representing to the people tnat the Crosby peach cannot be sold for 10 cents.

I say in all candor that such representation is absolutely false. 1 am selling the Crosby for 10 cents and am willirg to put up sufficient bond to pay $10 for every tree so sold that does not prove true to name. These agents are like all other agents who come in to a locality to play skulldugery. They get in their work and are seen no more. Farmerp, there is no use of you being skinned any longer.

It will be to your interest to consult me before purchasing elsewhere. I will not be able to thoroueMv canvass more than 'Buffalo, Grant, Sib'ey. Lincoln and Summit townships this winter. I can be seen by anyone living outside of these townships on any cat urlay. I hope by fair dealing to merit your patronage.

W. B. Williams. The way (o have a Merry Christmas Is to make others happy. Make them happy with suitable gifts.

But where to tied the gifts? Our Btock answers that question answers it fully. Something for every age, something for every taste. Novelties without limit, Suitp and Overcoats for men and boys. Neckwear, Gloves. Hats and Caps and everything to make you happy.

Come and see. A. 11. Bolinger. See Rigby ifc Wilson for tbe best and cheapest Sewing Machine on the market.

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR VACATION. To Whom It May Concern: Tiikp nutire that the un'lfrsierned will pre-st-ni to the Honorable Board of County lom-misi. iters of loud county. Kansas, at their next regular session to be heid according to law In January a petition praying aid ountv Commissioners to vacate all that Dart of Kobinnon's addition to the citv of Concordia Cmtu county. Kansas.

descrued as follows All tiic lot-, biocks. Hirpets and adev included in the west half of hlock Two. all of Biock Tbrre of said addition, all of street. (same bein a ftreet extending north and south between said VV'H of Biock -2andBlock 3t ail the alley running north and south through Block 3. the east half of street fbeiny a street extending north and south alonsr the west side of Block Three) and all that part of r.jevemn street extending east ana west along the Bo'ith ends of all above lots, biocks.

streets and aiieys adjacent thereto, all said property icini! in an 1 a pirt of Hobinson's addition to the city of Concordia. Cloud county Kansas as hwn by the plat thereof on hie in the officeiof ReiriMer of Deeds, Cloud county, Kansas. Nov. J. J.

MckTRNEY. 4t Petitioner. First published in Empire Dec. 2. SHERIFF'S SALE.

In the District court of cloud county, Kansas. L. Conklin, Plaintiff. A tramst Martin A. Hover.

Mattel Hover, Olive Pansy Hover, minor n-irs of C. Hover, de ceased. Lefendants, Not.ce i herehy given that I will offer for sfliear.1 sell to the highest and bidder, for ca-h in hand, at the et front door of the Court Motive, in Concordia. Cloud county. Kan sas.

on Saturday. the lth day of Liecemi er A.B. U7. at tne hour of iO o'clock a. m.

of sid day. the following described real estate situated in said county, to-wit: The west half of the northeast quarter and the half of the he northwest quarter of sction twenty-eiifht ''), township eight (n). outh of range nve i of tne principal merid- n. situated in Cloud county. Kansas.

aid property is taKn and wUl be sold us the property of the above named defendants Martin A. Mover, et al. under and nv rtue of an order of sale issued out of ihe District Court of ald county in tne above en titled action, to me directed and delivered Criv-n under my hand at Concordia. Cloud j'jety. Kansa6, this loth tlay of November.

A. MORI-SETT. J. Patterson I. A.

Rijrv. sheriff. Attv for Plaintifl. Firt published in Lmpire, lath, 17 -Dealer a. GROCERIES, HARDWARE, QUEEKStYARE, STONEWARE, TINWARE, POWDER and SHOT.

REPAIRING AND JOB WORK DONE pTO GRDERi Gasoline and Coal Oil.Always on Hand. -r ft If you have not seen the slock of new goods just opened at CLITHER0'S, jusl call in the first lime you are in town, in fact it will pay you lo make a trip purposely. 0 UR DRY GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES. power, but he don't come here to taik and whittle and spit any more. Maybe the cholera or grasshoppers or something will strike this country between now and next campaign and help us out, but if it don't I'm afraid we're gone up." And with a weary sigh the committeeman Bhut his knife and moved slowly away.

Mail and Breeze. It seems evident that there is another fire fiend in Jewell county and Esbon township baa been getting the full benefit of his operations, five barns having been burned within eleven miles of each other since last July. George Yapp's good barn which cost 8800 was the last to go. It was tired in the loft Tuesday night just after dark. There were 12 horses in the barn, 7 were Yapp'6 and 5 belonged to corn huskers.

All the men were at supper when Mr. Yapp's little boy shouted that the barn was on fire. All bandB rushed out and succeeded in getting out the last horse and all the harness just as the loft fell. No one had been in the loft for two hours. A door that had been fastened when the men went to supper was found open and pitchfork that had been used below when the horses were fed had been car- ritd to the Lft and there eyioently used to rake together what little hay thtre was on the upper tloor.

When the floor I fell that fork came down with it. There was no insurance on the horses nor bar ness but the barn was insured for i5j0, I which will be promptly paid. This is i the second barn that has been burnea in Jewf 11 county during the past week, and is only a few weeka ago that one of Mr. Yapp's near neighbors lost his barn and horses in the same way. It would not take long to gst up a neck-tie party out in Odessa town6hip, if tbe fire bug waa known.

hen a man sees the accumulation of ye ar3 swept away in a few minutes it riles him, eepccialiy when he fvVIT PFTFNfi WITH DKSTINV. 3 are all such a display you don I often su in a western store. Our shies end patterns are up lo no old slock. The, Alliance slock vent at just one-half price aM so docs all stock we have that gels out of fashion. Ji No man can tell when it will II come along.

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Use it and thereby encourage home manufacture. Every sack bears proof of its oh worth. Buy no other THE HIGHEST PRICES PAID F03 MjXGDE CLIjXE 0 est wonder is thai we don't gel all the trade in P) TAMFS HMTHFRO. 4 A A -w oo:.