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Ne. 1.-The Old Mam'sslle's Secret By Il
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TNTTE DISTRICT COURT OF 1HE FIRST
4 Judiciai district % tho state q MoRtanz. Ia
and Tor TIE county ~ evils and Clarke
ln the matter - ths estate 81 Charles A..
Ero-lwlfo.. dacaaaed
hufIce is hereby sIFsu that the applirat on o.
. Lrmas A. MarloN. administrator o. TIE estate
&c tlarl-s a. road aa.er. deceased. Tor a. of
Ger 81 sail court directing aud authorizing bum
60 husFoH money TO- uay n ths charrss DO
Whuds ald nllg-tious 81 ssii e.tets and %
meet tra currs ~ and necsasary erprlses - "a a
eHfH'e. and O. Obj % uEtsuslols aLd rsaa vale q
Ear i.aus % veil 81 eEisfl1g loans, inr l'rIHi
l.t exec lur Two gears, and o. f.frigH cod
tri .f r.u tal.n 7ut remurffrgH 90 HrHH.-
or 90 fht eai.fta= ruaJ o. ueces.arI. IA. eII.s
f.n na4uIruf s| ..Il lasls ana t.n Iu.. r.-f
ff....nu ard o. ar1 exc ufn aur. rl as
r.uH.al lof . GA. .... frIlIenfs Ea.frnr.
and other do .al.-..a may D. uecessarJ I. 20
far ouch loan. r. .Has mi rsl. walls. aI.I o.
l.uHg I'D on Tor hearlns ia the above court 1n fl :
I.t. day OF Iebruary D.. ls.i
Granted and dated this Z3d uuy q January. A.
~. l-sl
Ia4tnI JOHN Kan Clerk
H. ii. j. CAsEDl, DepufI ClerE
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NOTICE TO Co-OwNEBs-To @. KLEIN
~ schmidt W. =. Reed. J. 4. Walsh. Geo.
Etzel. " r. Richards. oo-Owners, and n. h.
Trsrise. purchaser Of the interest Of G.. Klein
schmidt W. b. iced, and J. a.. v Alsh. their
heirs. assigns. executors and administrators.
leu are hereby notified that We, your eo-own-
ere. Thos- h. KILLER. L. A. Walker aud b. IL.
langley have In accordance with section 231i
Of the revised statutes Of the United states. *
pended in labor and improvements uIon The
placer claims designAtsd a. follows: ots and
s. sec 2 ~ IL. nr2 W lots ). q 7. : SEQ TO- ~ II,
nr2w ", located opposite kldoradO bar, an IN
organised mining district IA ths county % LOWS
and tlarke and state Of Montana, the sum OF
two hundred dsllArs being the work required by
Law for the purpose of holding and representing
aid claims for the years Of 1891 ARd 1892.
Now therefore. BE- IL known that uuless You
each contribute Jour hare Of such expenditure
amounting to $25 Apiece for each above one
eighth interest held OF claimed and romit the
came TO the once Of 7. Il Miller. At Helena
Montana In the county Of Lewis and larke
within ninety days after the service Of this no
tios By publication. your interest interests in
the said placer claims will be forfeited and he
come the property Of the undersigned, as pro
vided by said section 2S2i OF the lnitsd States
statutes. THOS. Il. MILLER.
n II. LANGLEY.
/. A. WALKER
first publication Nov. H. lsqa
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STOCKS
NV YonK Feb S. Ar silver. 65A.
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Lead STEADY. domestic, SA2A
Industrias affected by the tariff legislation
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sugar and nistillsrs attracted the most aten-
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4 LAS SUMMONS -I N TIE JUSTICE
- court 20 Helena township county OF evils
ana larfe sfa'e ~ Montana. bsfore T. r.
..rHel. lusucs ~ tie io.ee
oayEglslne. ulaiuta. vs. {. Z Lecs.
"a. far lau.
ie ,ts'o oi uontsna 10 the above namel do
fTf Ihuf Ffst IIlr.
I.l a.e hereby mrronrd 20 be sud appea- be-
Tore me. q. o. butcher Justice q ths peace "a
t.i Tor me county 81 evils ami iarks af ul r
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lonu elton 81 no publication u this summons.
fl. sIt.
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An Exempt Fireman Of Jackson Engine Co..
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1890, he could only take a smell Of dinner, as
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Hood'S SaEsapariIIa

And by Chris mas had a hearty appetite.
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" q. q. FHEENAE. usputy lsrk
\ n. a 4. H. Aclniirs. plaintiffs attorneys
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700 Acres in Potatoes.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
A potato plantation of 700 acres on which
two crops, aggregating about $4,000 bar
rels, or 125,000 bushels, are annually
grown, is difficult to imagine. Such one
exists, however, and its virgin soil is so
rich that abundant crops are raised with
out the use of any fertilizer. This great
potato farm is in Ashwood, Maury county,
Tenn, about six miles west of Columbia
and fifteen miles south of Nashville. 1t
is part of the old Polk estate, owned by
the ancestor of President Polk. Col. VIM.
Polk, originally of North Carolina, Rev
dictionary officer, took up 5000 acres of
government land in 1877, and gave each of
his sons 1000 acres Among the SONS was
the Rev. Leonidas Polk, once the Protest
ant Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, who
was Confederate general during the Re-
bellion, and was killed at the battle of Pine
Mountain, GA His 1000 acres and an
equal number owned by one of his broth
ers, were secured by Clawson & Stevens, a
firm composed Of two enterprising young
men from Indiana, about ten years ago,
with the intention of ultimately using it all
for raising potatoes.
S. S. Clawson, senior partner of the firm,
was seen recently by Tribune reporter,
who gathered much interesting information
from him. When Mr.. Clawson and his
partner acquired their 1000 acres of land
it was in "A state of complete neglect and
densely overgrown with shrubbery and tan
gled briars. The native whites laughed at
the young "Hoosiers" and predicted their
complete failure. The partners set reso-
lutely to work, however, cleared the land
and cultivated it as fast as possible. The
first crop of the year is from $4,000 to
30 900 barrels, and the second crop, for
which only 500 acres are planted, from
90 900, to $4,000, making total of about
so 900 barrels, or $4,000 bushels a year.
Clawson & Stevens employ about 100 ne
groes, many of whom are women, and have
eighty-fve giant mules. They have fac
tory on the plantation in which all the bar
rels used by them are made. Mr.. Clawson
says their present crop is unusually large
but that, as the crops of Kansas and Mis-
sissippi are short, he expects to find ready
and profitable sale for entire product.
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A LII Who Are Suffering With
"A PILES, Read the Following:
Bun HILL. Mn. June 9TH. 1897

BIRD HILL, Nd, June 9TH, 1898.
DR.. John S. Natbias-DeGr Sir II feel
as though it would be a duty left undone-
and one | owe to yourself and to suffering
humanity-ifI did not tell of the wonderful
benefit received from your kind treatment.
l suffered for about twenty years with Piles
for the first seven or eight years, not so
severely, but for the last twelve years | suf-
fered more than | am able to describe on
paper. Indeed had them in their severest
form. l applied to number of doctors, and
tried every remedy that heard OF, only to be
disappointed, and in nearly every instance
not even temporary relief. Indeed, was in
pitiful condition when l called on you.
Think of nine large tumors protrpding, capable
of bleeding fully pint at every time they
bled. was so weak and nervous from loss
of blood and from intense suffering, that
did not think life worth living any longer.
But thanks to you and your kind treatment,
can say that the Piles are a thing of the
past | cannot find language to express my
gratitude to you for your kind treatment and
attention in my case, and humbly pray to
God that your life may be a long and prosper
Gus one. Let me say in conclusion that can
with confidence recommend any sufferer, no
matter how bad his case may be, to go to
DR.. JOHN S. MATTHIAS and be cured.
You are at liberty to use this letter as You
see fit. Every sufferer wishing to know
more about my case can find out by ad.
dressing at my postofiice. Very truly yours,
HOWARD r. SMITH.
REFERENCES.
Hon. Chas. B. Roberts, Chas. B. Roberts, Jr.
Chas. T. Reifsnider, j. II. Zepp,
Col. VIM. A. McKellip, Frank King,
VIM. l.. W. Seabrook VIM. r. Anders,
Magruder Wilson, Geo. +. Beaver,
Jeremiah Geiman, Howard r. Smith.
mr3l
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Disappearance of the Apple.
From the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
"Watermelons are beginning to come up
from the South in quantities so enormous
that it will fairly take ones breath away as
The season reaches its height, said Arnold
Baker, wholesale fruit dealer, recently. "Of
course, the first shipments of any size are
sent from Georgia and Alabama. The
demand for them up North is SO great that
the railroads find it difficult to provide cars
for the transportation of the fruit. The
Americans are great fruit eaters, and it has
always been matter Of amazement to me
that more attention has not been given by
the farmers and landholders of the Middle
States to the raising Of fruit, instead of
improbable crops OF cereals.
1.-THE country is rapidly approaching the
time when there will be permanent scar
city Of the finest fruit that grows. mean
the apple. The apple orchards in the
United States have been allowed to go
slowly but surely TO ruin, and lower Canada
is now depended almost entirely upon to
supply the Atlantic coast market with ap
pIes. In Northern Michigan there has
been a considerable increase in the orchard
acreage, but this side of the Allegheny
Mountains no apples are now raised that
are worthy Of the name. The famous Al
bemarle pippin is as scarce nowadays as the
Swiss winesap that William Tell shot from
the head of his son. And all the other fine
and hardy varieties Of the fruit have de-
elined in the same way. There are thons-