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Sioux Falls. :. d., July l3.-lSpecial. r.
The people of South Dakota have IN the
last four years, paid of $4,000. 900 OF their
debts, said one of the beat known loan
agents of the State, and they are now
paylngoh alta very rapid rate. As things are
now going the people of the State. aud espe-
cially the farmers, will soon bc well out OF
debt. The large crops of the last few years.
coupled with the close times. have had the
effect ct giving the people an appetite for
getting out OF debt. and fortunately has also
gwen them the ability TO do so"
Another agent who represents a loan COM
panN winch has several million dollars
loaned on farm property in South Dakota,
adds has testimony. but the agent complains
that he cannot find takers for one third of
the amount lac would like TO loan.
Our company has 800 loans in this State
on farm lands, said the agent above re-
ietred To. and we have not had over fifty
foreclosures in seven years. The company
does not own a foot OF land i'm the State and
never lost a cent on a loan. - Chicago Trib-
unc, July Ia. 1871
That portion of South Dakota which is
traNersed hy the lines of the Chicago. Mil.
wankec \ st. Paul Railway ia the finest
agricultural and stock growing section of the
western country. For Letters from Farm
ers, printed in pamphlet form. finely illus.
tratcd, aud descriptions of farm lands. ad.
ircss Geo, H. Hcatiord, General Passenger
Agent. Old Colony Building. Chicago, IN.
Now ~ the time to look for homes in South
Dakota where land is cheap and good
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CHANGES WROUGHT BY TINS.
Nos 81 Noticeable when Relative.
See Each Other Daily.

"rhcre ought To be a law that families
shall live IN communities. aud not 20 strag-
CLING apart TO the ends of the Garth. said
the woman who was reading a letter m the
car 70 her friend who accompanied her.
What led To that remark" asked her
friend; anything m that letter.
YES. II is from my sister Amy, whom |
have not seen SINCE shc went west. That
WAS IL wears ago. She writes me that her
hair - perfectly white and she weighs ~
pounds more than she did when | last saw
her. rs she only weighed 100 then. she will
not bc immense now, but | think ot the
change \ slight. fragile young woman q,
n tairyllkc physique and the lovchcst black
hair--whN, she Is simply another person.
but she would have changed rs much II
she had stayed here. IN all probability" said
her friend. trying to comfort her.
Yes, but the change would have been 50
gradual that | would not have noticed Il.
Now | seem To- have two sisters, one with
coal black hair aud one with snow white.
Onc Is a stout. healthy. middleagcd WON
an. the other dreamy eyed romantic girl
whose waist | could span with my two
hands. Probably her face is lined with
care and her character changed as much as
her features"
What OF yourselfs" inquired the friend:
has time stood still with Nuul'
II! MYSELF | never thought of that,
Yes, have changed, too. and no doubt Amy
will Toe ns much disappointed m me rs I will
he with her. But that gives another arpu-
mcnt IN favor OF families keeping in touch
Or # that ~ not possible then let them re-
main separate on as strangers. There u
enough ot the pathetic IN lite without these
shocks of reunion.
Aud she thoughtfully folded her letter
while her FREUD looked out of the car Win
dow and was s,lcnt.--Chicago Times Herald.
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The Baltimore q Ohio. in connection with
the Continental Line aud Central States
Dispatch fast freight lines, has inaugurnted
another fast freight schedule To the west,
To bc known as Train %. IL will be made
up at Baltimore, and IL put on especially to
accommodate import business by way of
Locust Point. and at the same time gives
TO Eastern manufacturers aud wholesale
dealers "A rapid service TO the west The
running time of the train IL so arranged that
II will make 10 hours To Chicago. 30 To Gin
oinnati, 20 To Cleveland, - To Columbus, llS
to Dallas, Tex, 80 To Detroit, 90 to Duluth,
Mimi. "a to Indianapolis. 7S 10 Kansas City,
10 To Memphis, 30 TO Louisville - To Mil.
waukcc, SO 10 Minneapolis Oh To Peoria,
H.. 20 TO Pittsburgh, 80 to st. Louis, VI to
u. Paul, 80 10 Sanduslly. 23l To San Fran
CISCO, - To- Toledo, and corrcspondingly
quick time TO other western and southern
points.
The Freight Department expects TO make
% rs popular and reliable a train M "a. which
makes the run from New York to Chicago
and St LOUIS IN 90 hours
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A CASE IN EQUITY.
BY FRANCIS LYNDE.
IcOpyrghi. rs9s ~ J. B Lippineou Col
NII.-CoNriNurD.


When one begins TO argue with his
conscience il - foreordained conclu-
sion that conscience viii get the worst
of IL. Lest Philip should be set down rs
a poor figure OF man, prone to do weak
things as are the sparks TO fly upward.
let it be said that he did only what
seemed at the time To bc good and
right. Love. or what passes for love, is
not always accountable TO logic or TO
common sense; IL may. perhaps. Ice the
adopted child Of the intellect. but il is
begotten and nurtured 10y the senses.
Propinquity. contact. daily association.
the fairness of one object and the near
ness OF another. all these influences
were, in Thorndyke's case. opposed to
what was uncOnsciously becoming day
10y day more Of an abstraction-his
fealty TO Helen. And. besides. when
one firmly believes he has made his
salaam TO the king of terrors. the con
Viction may so distort the mental and
moral vision as 20 make one practically
color blind
Half an hour after Elsie and Philip
had disappeared in the forest, Protheroe
rode up TO the gate with a packet of
letters for ThorUdy<e. When he
learned that the invalid and Elsie were
on the mountain together. he seemed
quite as anNious To get away from the
farmhouse as he had just been 20 reach
IL. ON the way back to town he had
another impatient argument with him
self, coming out OF il as on former oc-
casion. with a certain measure OF philo-
sophical resignation, for which he paid
rather dearly in the coin OF disappointed
hopes.
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upon Ie''''''"e curiosity Knew not
" here"i ne SP'ke. rs compared with
me greed FOR enlightenment which as
S"''' '''. ''''S'" ''"' MN" at the bare
S'e''' OF IT. mystery ilr curiosity OF
""i''''" ID ""' q Se""' l'e. fhIIp was
ID" N''P'l"n 10 the rule governing lis
@'N' "n" 'h' pa'h"N in EIsie'a voice Wa
"',"",,"R quite irresistible.
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fAos. fANcLgs 40 fAcr.

New rarasols arc of taGcta and MORE
lined with shirrod chiffon. Theribs in.
side are loosely strung with haif-incb
ribbon Of the prc'ailiug color and are
completely hide 90.
The qucerest crc for snake skin r.
for corset material An elegant Par.
isiau corset IS evolved from The skin OF
q yellow scrpcr notified iG black. lined
with dainty ~. fadour brocadc.
Praycrbook ,.wadnv. ore oNtrcr.c.
ly gorgeous The covers are Of 10.
pousse or pierced gold or silver with
% color glowing beneath They are aI.
so enamclcd COR icw.,rd In sacred EN-.
blcms. Others are OF pale Kid or mo-
rocco with corucrs OF Russian enamel
Some have ieveled monographs
Mis- five cents worth OF oil of lavcr-
Ter .n am equal quantity of water. put
10 in glass perfume atomi/cr and
spray about the room ~ "a house-it
will keep away flies The odor IS ex.
tremcly pleasant. but flies Go not like
IL. j. may he sprayed over bed and
table linen and the furniture 20 freshen
the atmosphere
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peasCd when. an hour beyond the rhodo-
dendrun. they cams out upon the rim
of Il crater-like valley cutting deep
cash in the mountain. IL was clliptical
in shape. with wooded sides slanuny
down from the base of the cliff line u
4 small corntield in the center; but there
vas no sign Of 4 house. nor Of any road
leading down from the level OF the
plateau. \ clear stream gushing from
beneath a Hat bowldrr mt the foot of the
southern slope splashed riotously
through the length of the valley. TO van
ish again into the mouth of a low
browed cave at the base OF the northern
cliff
The happy valley OF Rasscla~. with
the inhabitants left out" said Thorn
dyke. lis this the Pocket"
Yes; the Devils Pocket, the noun
tainecrs call il"
why DEVILS asked Philip.
I'm sure | don't know; father saws
it's because some people like To- nan,,s
things after their patron saint"
That's a quaint idea; but the name
fits rather better in this case than il
usually does. Their, is always some
thing suggestive OF the weird and uu-
oanny in valley that has no visible out
let. How does the man who hoes that
corn ever get down 10 ito"
"Oh. there are several WAYS TO get
down. though not very many people
know them
Il suppose YOU know some OF them:
can't we explore ito
Il think we'd better not try. it's get
ting late. and"
Who was that interrupted Thorn
dyke. pointing toward a great bow ldcr
standing like "a sentinel over the corn
field.
- didn't see anybody" replied Elsie.
looking troubled.
But I'm sure I did; while Won were
speaking | caught a glimpse OF a man
standing in the shadow of that rock
just beyond the stream lie looked like
another Rip Van Wrinkle" Philip
stopped and sent his memory back over
the last few days in search OF sometime.
81 know now" he went on; IL was sure
I'd seen him before He was IN the gar
den with your father one mo- ning when
! came downstairs. and hc ran away
when ne saw me. Who is he?"
II can'ttell YOU; its his secret and my
fathers. shouldn't have brought YOU
here when | might have known YOU
ask questions. VIII YOU forgive me aud
promise you won't say anything about
what you've seem"
THAT is very feminine to asl, for
givencss and exact a promise all in one
breath; but I'll overlook it this time
and promise TO Ice as dumb as an oyster.
Only | wish YOU would tell me about
him; you've aroused my curiosity until
] shan't Ice able To sleep tonight"
Elsie shook her head doubtfulIy. Il
mustn't tell anybody. | should never
forgive myself II any harm came - him
through me"
But don't understand hope Won
don't think that I'd hurt any friend of
yours. On the contrary. I'd be glad Ia
help him. II he needs help"
"Oh, hc does; hc needs friends 80
much He's poor, lonely old man.
and he's afraid Of everybody: ! can't
even make him understand that Mr..
irothcroc wouldn't hurt him"
Whoever first pointed the sarcasm
which has resulted in turning proycrb
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Thun,Irr-I.iIsr Tones.

II really couldn't afford To let YOU board
with me this summer said an old farmer to
city man with very deep bass voice.
why nott' roarcd the basso.profundo
in tones that ratified the dried sQuashcs in
the rattCrs.
Because whenever YOU talked or sang
Your voice would sour all the milk IN my
cellar. judge
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Lawyer IBID you sec the beginning of this
trouble
Witness Yes, sir; I saw the very com.
mcnCrmcnt II was about two years ago.
What do YOU mean"
why. when the minister said win YOU
take tins man TO be- your lawful husband!
and she said: i will. '"-UptoDate
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BOSTON Girl Uuclc Gavps. do Won
think my photographs 10 me Justice?
Uncle GawPc critically En-
cline; justice without mercy. Demo
cst's Magazine.
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II suppose said the stern parent. YOU
know that the inan who takes my daughter
takes her as she stands. without "a penny. "
ou don't say So replied the rmpctuous
lover; I'm that ease | shall he doing the
dear gul great wrong. | love her too we'll
~. To- take her under such conditions"
And the stern parent embraced the impctu.
GUS lover. and folded hun To his breast and
SAID unto him: You are the mnn | have
been looking Tor. You are an easy going
liar. and You have tact. Boston Iran
script
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Galen Clark. who has just resigned
the post Of guardian OF the Yosemite
valley. went there about 40 years ago.
expecting 10 die in year or two Of con
sumption. IIe is now 80 years old and
hale and hearty
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The tourist has hit the town again.
said Slug Seven. THAT fellow Is u tvpc
mt hc!' Type responded Slug Elcv.
en-; lie rs case. Typographical Jour
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what an immense amount Of laziness
there ~ going on in the name oil poor health.
-Ram's Horn. 'N'I'Nl'
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As pathetic thing as one secs is boy
trying to be a dude on a two dollar a week
eaIarV $3.50 " "~~~
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Some Toledo iremen enjoy the eight
hour day.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-09
HER FATHERS
VICTIM.
A Story of Western Life.
BY THoMs =. MoNFoET.

[Copywriqht, 1871. a. y. Eelloy \. Col
At last after driviI lg for days and
days across the green, rich prairies in
Tested by the cattlem en-. and marked
about by the stakes of different cor
porations, John Green, with his wife
and child and their shac king old white
topped wagon, halted on the sandy
plains of western Kans as and precmpt-
ed a claim in the alliali desert and set
tied down to combat W ith drought, hot
winds and malaria.
When John had selected his claim ana
got his preemption papers all arranged
he began the construction of a sod
house, and in a short time the new
house was ready for occupancy. He
was disappointed in the result of his
trip, and he knew that Mary was also
though she had never breathed a word
to that effect. He felt that they had
better remained east, and had ominous
doubts of the outcome of the move.
But it was done, and since to retreat
was impossible, he resolved TO 60 on
and make the best of it.
So he plowed the sod and planted the
crops, and in time the seed sprouted
ind came up. Then he cultivated the
ields early and late, and as the growing
,orn sprang up higher and higher and
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-09

enough that Green would be glad to
Ret the money on any terms, so it was
Tot necessary for him TO use any argu--
Ilent or waste time or breath in the
matter. With calm indifference hee
turned his attention to some other af--
'air totally ignoring John Green's
presence.
John and Mary left the office and on
he outside they talked the matter over.
,or several minutes They agreed that.
twas an outrage to be forced to SUBJ
nit to such highhanded, heartless theft.
but they could see no way to avoid it,
Il was simply that or starvation.
wen have to accept his terms,
John" Mary said, ''for we're in. his
tolls and he knows it. Wen have to-
submit, and pray the Lord to help u.s."
yes, we'll have to submit" John re-
Peated, I'VE have no choice in. the
matter Come ON and let's get the
thing done" John led the way back to,
the Office. Scraggs was busily writing
at his desk, but glanced up as they en-
,ered.
rWell have to take that money, Mr..
6eraggs," John said
80 you've concluded to accept tho
accommodation, eh?" Scraggs replied
as he again brought forth the papers.
NO" John said, I'VE have only con-
oluded to get robbed"
"Wen call it what you please, Mr.,
Green" said Scraggs, "but it is an ac-
commodation, just the same. If we
didn't let you have the money you'd
snffer, for you can't get it anywhere
else on any terms"
John had no inclination to argue the.
matter, so he made no reply, and.
Scraggs proceeded to draw up the
papers. In few minutes the writings
were completed, signed and delivered,
and John received his money. He and
Mary Immediately left the office, and.
with sorrowful hearts walked down the
street, and after making some purchases
at the store drove home.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-09

the field became sea of waving green
Johns courage returned and hope rode
high in his breast
1--WE shall come out all right yet
Mary he remarked one evening as
they walked out to look at the crops
"We shall come out all right, and soon
have a nice home; and it will all be
ours. 1t will only take a little time and
little patience.
"Who cares for the time, John?n
Mary replied. 'Tm sure that l don't
mind the waiting and the work, only SO
we get home at last"
And thus contented to work and wait,
these brave pioneers, like thousands of
others, submitted cheerfully to every
hardship and inconvenience, and bore
uncomplainingly on against adversely
and misfortune.
For three years they kept steadily to
their purpose, contending against
drought and hot winds, which every
year destroyed their growing crops and
left their fields parched and brown.
Then John took down with malaria,
and all the spring and all the summer
was unable to work, and want pressed
upon them, and the wolf of hunger
drew near the door of the sod house,
placing them in the condition where
the opening of this story found them,
driven to the necessity of mortgaging
the claim for food.
CHAPTER Ill.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-09
CHAPTER III.
bad concluded rs IfSnofRrnce the farm

mad concluded so mortgage the farm,
and so, worn out with restless night,
John was astir in the morning at an
uncommonly early hour. Upon dress
ing and going out the first object that
met his eyes when he opened the door
was a small bag of corn meal sitting
on the door step.
lie and Mary wondered great deal
at this, and many suggestionsas as to how
1t came there were offered by one and
the other but after due consideration
they were all dismissed as untenable,
and eventually they decided that old
Markham had become convinced of
having acted wrongfully and had in the
night stolen over with the meal, being
ashamed to let his presence be known.
Louise had another and more correct
opinion regarding the matter, but as in
all other cases where Paul was con-
cerned she resolved to keep quiet.
However the meal came there, il
proved very acceptable gift, in fact
perfect Godsend to the Greens, for
otherwise their breakfast would have
oeen very meager affair. As it was,
they had some corn cakes and some
parched meal coffee, and these were
sare delicacies in those DAYS and had
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-09
CHAPTER ".
THE RI.ATCHFORDa.

When old Farmer Green announced to
the world that he had disowned and dis
inherited his son he felt he had put the
finishing stroke to his duty. When he
Numbered forth the awful edict he ended
his connection with this story, so we
gently drop him out of its pages feel
ing that his absence can well be spared
Blatchford, however, cannot so read
lily be disposed Of, since he figures in.
the narrative to the end, therefore it is
necessary to go back and give little
further account of him.
AT the time John and Mary married..
Hiram Blatchford had been widower'
for two years, and he remained so until
after his daughter removed to Kansas
Soon after that event, though, he met,
Miss Sarah Spicller, an elderly splnster,.
and asked her to share his home. Miss
Spicklcr having been on the matri-
monial market for good many years
with no bidders for her hand, was des-
Derate enough to accept any sort OF
offer, and accordingly she snapped
Blatchford up in short order.
Miss Spickler was anything but.
pretty, and her temper was soured and
her intellect none of the strongest vet
she had not been in the Blatchford
home a week, as Mrs. Blatchford, be-
fore she had her husband under her
thumb, and held complete sway over
everything and everybody about the
place.
Blatchford was her slave from the
first, and with him her word was law.
Whatever she wished she had, and
whatever she commanded to be done
was done without delay. She married
Blatchford for his money, and she was.
determined from the first to have it.
A month or so after his marriage
Blatchford began to study about his
daughter, and the more he thought OF
her the more he became convinced that
he had i'll treated her. In short, after
so LONG a time he came to the conclu-
sion that he was as much to blame as
Mary, and, knowing that she must be
suffering priyations he decided to ex-
tend to her the hand Of friendship and
offer to her and John some pecuniary
assistance. Having come to this con-
clusion, he hastened to mention the.
matter to his wife for her sanction.
Sarah listened until he had unfoldedi
his plans, then with uplifted hands and,
staring eyes exclaimed:
well, did ever hear Of such a thing
as that! Hiram Batchford, have you
lost all your senses"
why, Sarah" Hiram replied, takeu
back, what's the matter?"
'Matter?n Sarah repeated well, Ea
never believed it, never"
Never believed what?" Hiram asked .
"Why, that you could ever have been
taken with such fool notions, Hiram.
Whoever heard of the like of it?"
"Why, +" Hiram stammered and
stopped.
why, you" Sarah put in, want
to be fool, Hiram Blatchford, regu-
lar out and out fool, you do. That's all
there is of it. The idea Of gou making
The first step towards a reconciliation
between you and your daughter, when
she threw you away for the sake Of
John Green. Yes, if asyou would.
rdgo and get down on my knees to her,
and own that | was in the wrong Yes
lA do all that, and beg her Hi ieara
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a sllutary effect on John, since with n
full stomach some of his old-timc pride,
independence and courage returned,
and after partaking of that breakfast