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nMIlenM Ennlnment.

Denver. Colo. April s.--The balloon
equipment at Fort Logan and several car.
loads Of camp equipmen, from the same
post win be started cast tomorrow. five
cars we're loaded today. aud viii be sent
through 70 Fort Wadsworth. New York.
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sHoRr OF MACHI>IsTs.
'h"'h 'nn MT Get Mechanics 10
Work In Her Navy

Maurid' April 3,-The arnored cruiser
empsror Carlos Y has been ordered 10
ieaso teday for Ferrol.
Washington. April s.-The navy depa-t-
~ NJ has received dispatch saying tbs,
INC spanish warship Carlos has ben
&c aged from sailing for Ferrol nm IN mia
,ime because she was waiting for the a.
IHs, 81 twenty French machinists. 5 Yen
81 these machinlsts we're selected and
I Esr aoosrd and the vessel dspasted for
ms coniirma the information which the
,has neps'tnent has received freaueni,
Filed with machlnists for war xssse,. ~ !,
France. nen -
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A NOTE TO WooDFoRD.
HE HAS RECEIVED ~ ELEVEN
PAGE CIPHER MESSAGE.
spain Thought i, WAS mn ti,imatum
but washington Authorities shy
n WINS mn Ordinary Note.


lister, General woodford has received from
| Washington reply to SPANS note. 1t
consists of eleven pages in cipher, but its
contents are unknown
Modrid April S.--tNoon.) 1T developed
| upon investigation that the statement in
the newspapers here to tho effect that the
| United States minister, General Stewart L.
| Woodford, had received from the United
| States a reply to the Spanish note is in
correct. The legation today gave out the
following Up 10 noon today there had
| not been received reply to the ultimatuni
of the Spanish government"
General Woodfords cipher message which
be received was not in reply to SPANS
memorandum. II referred to other mat
ters.
Washington, April S.-The best Informal
tion obtainable here is that no reply 10
SPANS memorandum lfcr 1t appears that
the response Senior Sagasta gave TO General
ooodfdsrW' Mo cmfwyp cmfwyp cmtf
Woodford's last report that hostilities must
cease was in the nature of a memorandum
instead of u note) has been sent. The
stnteHIeht WIS uiaue AT INT state uepdit-
ment by gentleman who would most GER
tanly be In position to know. The sup
position that the cabegram described as an
eleveh-page message is n reply is probably
based on the fact that there are. as Madrid
says. eleven pages Of It,, but this is not
significant since the department uses
group cipher, and it is said eleven pages
would be in reality comparatively a short
message and the department has been
cabling Minister Woodford for several
days, sending him information and in
structions. These communications. 1t is
stated, as Indicated in the foregoing. have
not been in the nature of a reply TO Span's
last response, an abstract of which was
given out after Fridays cabinet meeting.
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Washington, April g.. Naval officials he
lug shown the dispatch from Mairid rel
a''ve TO the three vessels sighted going
by the Porto Rico isiands say that !.
spanish superstition that they were Amer
,can vessels Is erroneous. 70. no Amer.
'eah vessels are in that vicinity.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets Al,
arngglsts refund The money If /. ,srs y,
epf. -sr The genuine has l.. a. n,
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Cleveland, Ohio, April II
Hosting and Conveying co ,,;rs
received an order for foisa y \
for four ccaling Citations I,
Mexico. two of which VA, r,,.y
The Dry Tortugas. Ine e'
Sci 600.
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Springfield. III, April s---Goyeruor ran
rer this evening received request from
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Erie. Pa. April a.'--la .eus
niander Everett. coninaho~s z,
States steamship Michigan :, 4
today and ordered to 'olp WI
grove, stationed at MY -"
leave as soon as possible
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Not Amerlrnn Mnrshins.

Madrid, Arril s,--A dlsTatsh from Porto
Rico announces that three large vessels
are passing that island going westward. It
y added that they are bsiie,et TO b,
American ships.
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Madrid, April s. "A ho,,~,
heats and torpedo beat ass. - d
prepared for active serYi''
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Nadrid. April .. "A deere gee Az. y
zetttd creating 225, OOo, ooo I, 4
e,arantee of the right
stamps. !.
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WASHINGTON Nos'

Washington. April the .s W
tlcc Brewer OF the snpremv "A
night.
President Mckinley did 70 "a l,
today. but was busily .,crail
sage. Quite q number OF ~ ~
were at work during the ua5'El
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NOTES ON THE siTuN
lWhai the Vessels OF HON
Arc Now Doing

Key West, Fla, April 81,
passed quietly and there w. n,
ments of the fleet. TonlgnI Y Y
will take the patrol and A. III. y
IRENE vigilance is malntal, Y.
message over the new cao y,
West to the Tortugas was n
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Washington, April 4i y.
cruiser Vesuvius left here ~ \.
folk. 1t is said that ron -
go to Key West.
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Alfalfa and Swine-Breeding In Ne.
bruska.

Mr.. G. H. Gould, in recent letter from
Republican City, Neb., says:
| came to this country from Iowa in April
1872, settling on a homestead near Republic
an City, Harlan county, Nebraska, wishing
to begin farming on my own account. 1t took
all my means to get here, and had to start
in empty-handed, having no team or stock
except one COW and one hog. The COW
strayed off and was lost, so was left with
the one hog. With that started in to make
my way in the new country.
/ raised few hogs through the first years,
and in 1888 / bought some Poland China
pigs, and commenced breeding that variety
of swine, which l have continued ever since.
l am now raising one hundred and fifty to
two hundred hogs year, have $50 acres of
land, thirty acres in alfalfa, from which the
hogs are fed the year through. In the win
ter they are fed the hay, which they like az
well as the green pasture, and for the young
stock think it is better than the pasture.
In 1895 raised one hundred and fifty pigs,
which were fed through the summer on al
falfa exclusively, having no grain to feed
fall. l never had pigs come out as well as
they did, and they were the easiest fed out,
and cheapest lot of hogs ever raised. sold
over one thousand dollars worth at public
sale Nov 10, 1895, and fed out the balance,
over seventy-five head, for the pork market.
The hog has made more money for the west
ern farmer than any other farm animal, and
] am not sure but what he has made more
than all others combined. The present low
prices OF young hogs with the cheap land to
be had) puts the business within the reach
of the men of small means as well as the
rich.
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Ouerstudv.

first box he began to- improve. When
he had taken nine boxes he was completely
cured. This famous blood and nerve
medicine had accomplished what all his
former expensive treatment failed to ac-
complish. Mr.. Kemper says his catarrh
has entirely left him; he is strong again and
weighs nine pounds more than he ever did.
He gives the, pills the entire credit. He is
starting teaching again and feels abundantly
able to continue the work. To prove that
the above is true in every respect, Mr.. KEN
per makes an affidavit as follows:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
the 10th day of September, 1897.
r. p. WATT, Notary Public.
We doubt if these pills have an equal in
all the range of medicine, for building up
run down and debilitated system.
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LIGHT FARM GATE.


spaced, make the gate just feet high
and the calculation is based on that
number: Six horizontal bars, by by
II. equals 20 feet; two diagonal braces,
by by 6Hs, feet; four upright braces
and latch, 1 by by s, feet; total
amount of lumber, 3s feet, at $3.50 per
hundred costs 81 cents; bolts and
hinges, rs cents; nails, 5 cents; hang.
ing and making 1.-TWO hours) 20 cents;
total cost of gate, $1.07. This does not
include posts, as they are IDENTICAL with
those used with other kinds of gates.
In this locality two good black locust
posts of proper size would cost about
20 to Is cents each. The one to which
the gate is hung should be put at least
: feet into the ground.-Cor. Breeders
Gazetteer.
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of garden that he saw in the Edmonton dis
trict says:
ION August 23d we had the pleasure Of
visiting the model seven-acre garden at Ed
monitor owned and operated by Donald
Ross, typical Scotchman, and as whole
"souled, good-natured old gentleman as you
often meet. He gave the Yankees each q
hearty handshake as we were introduced
in succession by the Canadian Government
Agent, who was our guide and pilot while
''at Edmonton, and to whom we are in
"debted for many courtesies conferred. Mr..
Gross informed us that he cleared from $500
ito 81 900 annually from the sale of roots,
vegetables, flowers and plants. We here
state that we never before saw such q
growth of vegetables at that season of the
year. He said that he raised $50 bushels OF
onions to the acre. Beets were growing as
Large as your arm, turnips the size of one s
head, and cabbages as large as patent
pail. Following are the prices that Mr..
Ross gave us as receiving for his produce:
tSBeets 90 cents per bushel, carrots 40 cents,
onions SIPS; turnips S., cabbage cents
atomatoes 81 so per bushel, potatoes IS TO 30
Y'cents, caulifiower $l.00 per dozen, cueum-
''bers Is cents per dozen. Strawberries rs
cents per box, squash cents per pound,
aand other produce in proportion. He kept
"a dollhouse 12xlS0 feet heated by furnace
"by means of fiues. One man beside himself
attended this garden, except at time OF
gathering the crop"
Agents OF the Canadian Government are
now located at different points in the United
States, and using their efforts towards Sc
curing settlers on the fertile lands of West,
ern Canada, adjoining the gold belt.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
IMPROVING THE SOIL.
Glover wall Do 1t When All Othel
Means Have Failed.


Glover Will Do 1t When All Othes
Means Have Failed.
Clover succeeds well on all soils where
here is sufficient moisture. 1t grows
In the eastern anG.central states, and
~ far north as Minnesota, but succeeds
best on the heavy clay lands and dark
soils of the south. 1t also succeeds well
on soils too poor to produce any other
crop of value. On cold clay uplands il
succeeds well if the surplus water is re.
moved by the drainage. 1t grows most
luxuriously in DARN loamy soils with
gravel or sand drainage, not too close
to the surface. Still by artificial drain
age, and the application of stable and
barn yard manure, it can be made to
produce heavy crop on stiff clay lands.
In any system of first-class farming. on
soils that will produce grain crops reg.
Olarly, it can be made to play an i'm
portant part and produce profitable
crops. Its successful growth in the
west is only limited by the lack of mois-
ture. It is out of the question to grow
1t on soil too wet or too dry. 1t can be
grown successfully in rotation with all
farm crops-and we doubt not with
many of the garden crops. The part il
takes in a rotation depends very much
on the section of country in which it is
grown, and the CROP most in demand
Suffice it to say that we cannot get toe
much of it. AS a rule farmers are sat.
isfied with too little. The shortest rota.
ton profitable, running through a
series of years, is one in which it occu
pies the land every third year. Say in
rotation of corn, wheat and clover; OF
ofpotatoes, wheat, and clover; or of corn
rye and clover. Where the hay crop is
. profitable one, clover and timothy
can follow wheat. In the first crop OF
hay the clover will predominant, the
second will be timothy in the main, the
fertilizing benefits of the clover stimu.
latfng the timothy TO a remarkable de-
gree. 1t should be understood by farm
ers that in our great farming area,
where mixed farming is practiced, that
clover reaches the highest state of per.
lection the second year after sowing.
Leaving it to occupy the land longer
than this results in loss. Very seldom
is the third years crop as good as the
second. Usually not much more than
one-half as good, aftentimes nearly a
complete failure. If there is farmer
who grows wheat, corn and timothy on
his land, and thinks he cannot grow
clover, the best thing he can do is to
know why he cannot. By his system OF
farming he or his progeny are sure to
come to want with the Increasing pow
erty OF the soil. On such lands, clover
will certainly thrive if the land is put
In proper mechanical condition. twill
do work in improving the soil that no
other known agency will accomplish az
well and perfectly.-John NJ. Jamison
N Prairie Farmer.
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ehIpED Her MOTHERS SPIRIT.
Practical Young Woman Didn't want
10 he Aroused at Night.


Kansas City has at least one young mar
ried woman who takes very prosaic view
of ghosts and so-called spirit manifestations.
She was forced to spend night alone in Q
st. Louis hotel, her husband being detained
elsewhere by business. In the dead of the
night she was awakened out of a sound sleep
by tremendous noise in the wardrobe. 1t
was such a sudden and unearthly uproar
that the woman, sensible and practical
though she was, was frightened. The noise
ceased, then returned The woman jumped
up, lighted the gas, and made a thorough
search both of the wardrobe and the room.
There was nothing so far as the evidence of
the senses went which could account for the
racket. The woman put out the light and
went back to bed. The noise was not re-
peated.
Six months afterward, however, the
woman was in San Francisco, and for the
first time in her life, and solely out of Gu
riosity, she attended Spiritualistic meet
ing. Almost Immediately the medium, a
perfect stranger, turned to her and said:
The spirit of your mother is present, mad
am, and she says that six months ago mann
ing the precise date) she tried to communi-
cate with you by means of the wardrobe in
the Blank hotel, st. Louis"
The woman's practical good sense did not
desert her.
"Well, you just tell my mother" she said,
that the next time she wants to communi-
cate with me not to make such an awfufrack-
ct in the dead of night and brighten me half
out OF my enses."-Chcago Chronicle.
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NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS.

Sheep fertilize the pastures.
Sheep are death to wild mustard.
Eastern Australia has 100000. 900
sBheep.
Don't keep a flock in unventilated
quarters.
The Merino natures too slowly for q
profitable mutton sheep.
The demand for stock sheep has been
rery strong this season.
Second growth clover IL highly recom-
mended for lambs after weaving.
When the price of wool Is high buy
ers are very exacting as to quality.
Once in awhile the stables should
have an extra and thorough cleaning.
If sheep accidentally get wit, taks
the utmost pains to dry them as soon
- possible.
Dry feed and nothing else will likely
cause sick sheep before spring. OH
meal Is . remedy.
The ram is by no means coward and
We have sees one put up successful
fight against dog.
To compel the eve to raise lamb
and grow big fleece the same year IL
too much work for her.
The breeding of lamb rams Il = seri-
Gun mistake TO both breeder and on,
tomer, sayv . AockmasteF, Westerp
Plswpaa
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Hov's . Thisf

for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, 0.
Waiding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Escape the rigors of the winds this month
by going South over the Louisville 4 Nash
vile Railroad. This line has a perfect
through-car service from c.sies Of the North
to all Winter Resorts in Georgia, Florida,
along the Gulf coast in Texas, Mexico and
California.
The Florida ChautauqLa now in session
which is simply perfect. Very low rates
for round trip tickets, on sale daily.
Homeseekers' Excursions on the first and
third Tuesday. Tickets at about half rates.
For full particulars write to c. P. Atmore,
G.. P. A., Louisville, KY, or Geo. B. Horner,
D. p. A., St. Louis, Mo.
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A Grecian GAG.

Virgil occasionally INDUCED in humor at
the expense of his friend, Maecenas. He
made at one time pilgrimage to the oracle
at Delphi, and on his return said to Mae.
cenas:
IT was awfully bored while was away"
"So?" said Maecenas, "and what was il
that bored you, amicus mens"
'..The augurs, of course" was Virgil
quick response.
This incident goes far to prove the in.
ventive genius of the Greeks and Romans,
since even at that early date augurs and
gimlets had come into use.-Detroit Free
Press.
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HORRIBLE DEPRAvITY.
The Shameless Creatures Husband
Worked for a Living.

The Shameless Creatures Husband
Worked for n Living.
Il didn't see Mrs. Tavistock at your par
ty," Mrs. Highrocks.
No." replied Mrs. Washington, Il didn't
why, thought you used to be such
There wal. time when thought she
was rather nice, but was deceived. /
wish to forget her."
Indeed, your words surprise me very
much. wish ! had known all this before
'It was unfortunate. Still, there's no use
only ones who were deceived. The only
thing. we can do is to ignore her hereafter,
and in that way show her that we have
found out the truth"
'sBut you have not told me what the
shameless creature did. I do hope there
will be no scandal in which our names will
have to figure"
l supposed, at first, that her husband was
wealthy" -
"And now It turns out that h, is mere
Y working on a salary, and small one at
'Merciful heavens! And she has my card
in her basket!"-Cleveland Leader.
The BID Was Undersi.e.
A bright little boy-one of the pages of the
senate-sat at one of the senate entrances
the other day, when lady approached him
with visiting card in her hand
'Will you hand this to Senator Blank"
she said.
II eannot," replied the boy, "for all cards
must be taken to the east lobby"
The woman was inclined to be angry and
went away muttering. Then thought
struck her, and taking out her pocketbook
she found 25-cent piece. With it in her
hand she went back to the boy.
Here, my lad" she said. in coaxing
tone, here is a quarter to tase my card in. )"
Madam" said the boy, without mo-
ment's hesitation, Il am paid larger sal.
airy than that to keep cards out. Nv Washing
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nisoualiaed.

"Oh, yes, Miss Birding is a cultivated
singer, but she will never pass for great
artist, you know"
And why not, pray?"
because she can sing in nothing but Eng
lish."
ooh, deari Is That so,"
eyes, and it is abominably good English,
too. You can understand every word she
says."-Philadelph Bulletin.
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Philanthropist-"You appear to be in
very straitened circumstances, my poor
man. Are you very, very sad?" The Poor
Man--"Oh, no, l am content with my cir
cumstances, as / can't make them any bet.
ter" PhilanthroPfst-"T l won't offer
you money, but perhaps you have a quarter
everybody that can take things as philosoph-
ically as you do, you know" BOSTON Trans.
cript.
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'The fact that / was good musician"
said the lady from Johnstown, "was the
means of saving my life during the food in
our town few years age" How was that?"
asked the young lady who sang. "When the
water struck our house my husband got on
the folding bed and Aoated down the stream
until he was rescued" And what did you
do!" well, accompanied him upon the
piano."-N. Y. journal.
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1t was the eve of their bridal day.
Perhaps, after all" he faltered, gazing
tenderly yet seriously down into her lus-
trous eyes, I'VE shall make a mistake in
marrying"
ssHow YOU brighten me, Edwin" she ex-
claimed, with SILVER Come, let us re-
hearse again, and make assurance doubly
sure. Detroit Journal.
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Rather Discouraging. Slim Hunting
the house in = SeryantM2No; She's gone for
q policeman" "What are the terms for
board here?" Cash" 81 mean how much
week." "Ten an fifteen week, 'cordin' to
room" II presume she makes a reduction
for people who stay a month or twoy" II
don't know. No one ever stays that long.
IN. Y. Weekly.
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suggesting . remedy.

Mrs. Jaggs-I'm at loss to know what
to do for my husband: he suffers almost
continually from headaches.
Mrs. Naggs-Why don't you try to per-
suade him to resigne
"Resign from what?"
"Why, from the club, of course."LChi.
cago Evening News.
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No one need to go to Paris now to see all
that is marvellous in hypnotism. In the
hypnotic wards of many hospitals of this
country are hypnotic subjects that mere
glance, it is said, throws them into the
trance state But in order to. overcome
ent use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
necessary. Use it also systematically for
malarial, bilious, dyspeptic, rheumatic and
nervous diseases.
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Uncle-It's been a very hard year, and
I've had to contract lot of debts!
: Nephew-Why, that's too bad, uncle, for
had lot of ready-madc debts that could
have turned over to you! = Humoristiche
Blaetter.
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Wanted-Agents to Sell Murat Hal.
stead's Great Cuba Book;

All about Cuba, Spain and War; great ex.
citement; everyone buys it; one agent sold
Eighty-seven in one day; another made
$500 in enc hour. 900 pages; magnificent
Illustrations; photographs, etc.; low price;
paid: 20 days credit; outfit free; send 8 two
cent stamps to pay postage. THE BIBLE
HOUSE. 224 Dearborn St, Chicago, III.
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would be greatly reduced II every home were
supplied with bottle of DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey. The great lung strengthened and
kidney affections. All druggists sell it.