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Improvement of Corn.

"uncle Henry" wallaceis dev otine a
good deal of space in his paper Wal
laces Farmer to the Improvement OF
Iowa Corn He calls attention 10 the
fact that while the Iowa Farmer has
been improving his live stock for TWEEN
ty wears end more he has given yer,
littie attention to the great Iowa crop
corn Among the msny articles whici
have appeared in Wallace's Farmer OF
this subject has been series by Prof
ohamel, of Illinois, the corn expert
and these are illustrated by a number
of photographs showing different va
r'etlss OF corn, perfect and imperfec,
ears, the most profitable to raise, etc
The average Iowa farmer thinks h,
knows as much about corn as anyhod
does but we miss our guess if he can
not learn lot from these articles il
Wailaces' Farmer.
In this connection we wish to say
that Wallsces' Farmer is one of thu
best agricultural papers that comes tc
this office. 1t is handsomely printed or
paper of fine quality, filled with at
iractive Illustrations, and IN addition
to Its regular features, its editorials by
"Uncle Henry" its departments OF
Dairying, Horticulture, the Hog anC
Poultry, Its Home Department, for thu
women; contains full reports of thu
leading fairs, live stock shows, ant
sales, agricultural meetings, etc. 1t ii
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able in advance and the paper stop
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Much Reading for Little Money

".
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CHAPTER XII.
PRINCESS OLGA BEGINS TO ACT.

EhANSEoo OLGa DE6lNo ~ ASIs
"AY OW, Therese, tell me what
NJ you have learned. Why did
the fact that the picture Of
Alexandra hangs upon the
wall Of Neslcrov's room make you
faint? You have learned something
Tell me-"
Therese was sitting in chair, her
face white and drawn, and in her eyes
was bewildered look.
at was not so much what heard,
princess, as what l knew and suspect
ed" she answered.
II know what you know. suspect
what you suspect. Tell me what you
heard" she said sternly.
at was in the serfs' hail." she said
in reply to the princess. II was eat
ing; no one seemed to ask who was,
and they talked as servants do. Vladi-
mir Paulpoff is in danger of his life"
Princess Olga gave a start. but re-
covered her composure.
$50 on" she said. "Tell me all"
ut seems there is an Americana do
not remember what they called him
but he is IN American who builds
bridges over the rivers for the new
railway. He knows Vladimir Paulpoff.
He is also friend Of that American
girl-you remember-we met at the
fair in Moscow"
"Frances Gordon? remember her.
She gave literally to the charities,
Well?
at would seem from what heard
that the governor is in love with her,
and that she rejected him, These
things are we'll known among the serv-
ants. 1t seems the American and Ne
sleroY had q fight and Neslerov was
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My cousin, 1Dh0m I have reuer seenr'
she exclaimed.
There are some barbarisms, but pre-
sumo you get accustomed to them-in
Siberia"
Eyes, in Siberia one gets accustomed
to almost anything" he answered.
She continued her inspection with in
terest and suddenly came to stop be-
fore painting. Neslerov's face be-
came shade paler.
"My cousin, whom I have never
seenp' she exclaimed, clasping her
hands and gazing raptly at the picture
Vladimir had painted. Surely, Nicho-
las, that must be Princess Alexandra,
who married your elder brother"
II think you are mistaken" said Ne
slerov. you surely must have seen
Alexandra
Yes, when a. mere infant. 1t is only
from other portraits that recognize
her. She was very beautiful. oh,
what terrible sorrow to her! To lose
her child, heir to a fine estate and
princely title, and then lose her own
life, SO young, with the horrible mys-
terry still unsolved us to whether she
died Of grief and broken heart or by
the hand OF an enemy. Oh, that mys.
terry Of Graslov! viii it ever be
solvedw
II fear not" said Neslerov solemnly.
II did not know you had this pic.
ture," said Olga. at is much finer
than any we have at home. It was
done by master hand"
at was" assented Neslerov.
The painting had saddened Olga, and
she passed on, making no more of her
laughing criticisms.
She soon returned to her rooms
where her attendant was awaiting her
The woman's face was pale, and she
seemed to be struggling with emotion
Olga stood before her, with q peculiar
light in her eyes.
"Therese," she said, IAN oil painting
of my unfortunate cousin, Princess
Alexandra. hangs in Neslerov's OWE
ROOM"
"What" gasped the woman, starting
up. Then, us some strange terror over
came her, she shuddered, and with the
J whispered cry 1--WE are lostw she fel
to the floor unconscious.
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find the courtiers at beauty's court all
MS gruff and outspoken as a drosky
driver"
II have met some who were" she
said, laughing pleasantly.
They ate slowly, chatting the while.
You have not quenched my thirst
for knowledge" said the governor. "If
l We're in st. Petersburg and you did
me the honor to ask me to visit you. it
would even then surprise me. But that
you have come to Tomsk, more than
half way across Siberia, to visit me is,
to say the least. amazing.
The princess gave her silvery laugh
again.
you are Us conceited at any other
nobleman have met. did not come
to see you. came. first. to ride on the
new railway: second. to study the con-
ditions existing In this part of the en-
pire. and. third, to look into this new
proposition of the car to induce peas
ants to settle in Siberia along the line
of the railway. 1t is very good idea,
If the country will support settlers"
ut will under proper help from the
government at the start" replied Ne
slerov. II am glad you came to me.
We shall lave fine time making our
Investigations"
II notice that you do not seem to
have the free use of your arm" said
Olga. Have you been i'll or injured?"
"a slight injury. l fell from an un-
ruly horse"
"You must be more cautious. 1t must
have been wild beast. You have the
name of being an excellent horseman."
When their meal was finished, they
strolled together through the rooms Of
the palace.
II am quite interested in your pal
ace" said the princess. 1T is not the
finest have seen, but 1t is excellent.
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right, 1901, by Charles B. Etherinaon

CHAPTER I.-Pr,nce Nesleroy wants to mar
~ FRANCES Gordon, the charming daughter of
an American o is building the Transsiberian
railroad Frances Is int rested in the for
tunes OF Vladimir PaulpOff a stalwart Russian
blacksmith. She asks Neslerov to use his influ-
enee for vladimir. II,-Neserov goes to Vladi.
mfrs ut. The blacksmith has talent and shows
Ne-ler"ya picture he has painted. 1t Is the
portrait of a woman Of rank copied from min
ature. The prince is excited and asks for the
original Vladtnlirs father says 1t has been lost
TO Vladimir Old PaulpOf cOnfesses that he lied
70 N.slerov and still his the miniature. Ill
Neslerov has the Paulpons sent to Siberia az
nihiiists Frances Gordon goes tn the forge
with DO ks for Vladimir. AT the door Of the
ione nut she encounters Neserov. The prince
presses his suit violently, and Frances stuns
aim with a pis Of shot In the head V.-Gordon
wishes sis daughter to marry Jack Denton, an
mtrtsan bridge engineer. Frances demands
TIA H. father Mt rcede with the governor for
Vladimir. The, start 70 OIL N-sierov DO ,rds
thes M trail which reaks n tw nt " g.
leroy Il Frances one in his over, VII
Nesi.r,v trays fr tncrs belos, pr e,l anu b dis
m :, psrlnrm marriage ceremony Jack
en- M Wild n on nearly kills NeAleroy in u
,insis vIl lack promises Frances to save
III hlackselth. IX.-.Iack pairs a disabled
engine aud llauls car containing tile wounded
prince ana frances toward Obi On the rond
they meet Gordon, returning with special car
for his daughter. Frances will not expose Mes
lerov's haseHess. X.-Nrslerov sends his crea-
ture .Jansky. chief of police. to the Siberian
mines to recover the original of Vladimirs Dic.
ture from the Paulpoffs; also to put Denton out
OF the way, sec, city
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| vt Is a mystery. First 1re recetDe one
| command then another"
Else why should we receive secret or
ders to capture-arrest. if you like-an
American and convict already punish
ed and-well, see that they become lost
to the world?"
Princess Olga gave gasp as she
heard this.
"There is one thing about it." said
unsgethop. who was now getting drunk
enough to be Independent and indis-
Greet. IF something is not done soon
shall wash my hands of it. l don't
like the looks of it. OF course one
might kill blacksmith convict and no
inquiry would be made, but that Amer
ican-that is different"
Keep quiet for few days. Have
you not seen that the governor has a
guest?"
"Yes, n beautiful one.'
"That is Princess Olga of the great
and powerful Neserovs. She is dis
family related to the governor. And,
since you are interested, will tell you
the story as know it,
"Oh, there is a story, then. thought
So"
"There is story, and it is one which
the governor would not like to have
brought into prominence while the
princess is here. The elder brother of
NeslerOv married Alexandra, a cousin
Of Princess Olga. This was something
like twenty-three or twenty-four years
ago. No; think it must be twenty
five or six. Well, they We're well mated,
those two. Prince Alexis was the heir
to the great estate of Graslov and his
hereditary title, besides being Prince
Neslerov, was Duke of Grasloy. A
year or so after this happy marriage a
son was born to this couple. He was
named Alexis, after his father. He
was a fine young fellow, SO l have
heard, and grew sturdily. When he
was year old, or perhaps two, Prince
Alexis died. Now, it SO happened that
the old Duke of Graslov, who was still
living, had had quarrel with Princess
Alexandra. Her branch of the family
was not friendly to his, and things did
not go right. and they quarreled. Just
what that had to do with the story
do not know, but am telling you what
j everybody in Perm knew at that time.
cat that time Prince Nicholas, now
, governor of Tomsk, was fifteen years
, Of age, and was the favorite of his
, father. 1t was commonly reported that
, the duke preferred to see his younger
son inherit the title and estate rather
, than have 1t go to the son of the prin-
cess. Anyway. one day, twenty years
ago. the young prince then about three
r years old, or perhaps less, was drowned
in the Kama. AT least that is what
, was said. The boy wandered away
: from his nurse and walked to the
: river. Some of his garments were
l found on the river bank, and 1t would
seem as though the little fellow had
: intended to follow the example of the
: boys of the serfs he had seen and was
e going to take river bath. However
i the body was never found and the
poor princess was broken hearted. Ii
3 q year she. too, died. and at the time
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not because Olga feared. She was too
| powerful herself to fear injury in the
palace of Neslerov. If the governor
suspected the purpose Of her visit, she
would be no longer welcome, and the
solution She had so long sought would
be delayed.
| Silently she crept down the great
winding stairs into the main hall. This
was wide, high apartment, and from
it opened many doors into other apart
ments. On one side were the offices of
the government of the province, on the
other the living rooms Of the govern
or's household.
The doors upon the left, leading to
the reception room, the governors
room, the great ballroom and the din
ing room, were closed. Two of those
| on the right wCle open. In one room
there was light, and from it came
the subdued voices oil Two men and the
odor of tobacco The other room was
dark.
The princess remembered these
rooms. She had seen them in her in
| spection Of the palace. That from
which came the voices and in which q
light was burning was the office of the
superintendent of police. The one next
to it was a smaller room, connected
with the other by door, which was
locked. This small room had been in
tended for an office, but was now used
for the purpose of storing books, rec
ords, police material and desks. 1t was
part of the suit allotted to the superin-
tendent Of police.
Olga stood In the hall and listened.
She heard the name of Paulpoff. With
a futtering heart she darted into the
darkened room and took up her posi-
ton near the closed door between that
and the office.
The two speakers sat near that door.
with round table between them, and
upon the table was supply of liquor
! and cigars.
/ The work of preparing the palace for
the festivities on the following night
did not come under the supervision Of
the police, but all connected with the
palace were interested, and these two
were the last to retire.
Il Ae SRGdhGIS LII llkdl OlleE EOOu were
Jansky, superintendent of police, and
Inspector Unsgethop.
"The whole thing is complete mys-
terry to me-" said Unsgethop, speaking
somewhat thickly, having drunk con-
siderable liquor ut is mystery.
First we receive one command, then
another, and we do not know what to
do. The governor is not wont to act
thus"
you are not the first to have felt
the influence Of this great mystery"
said Jansky. 'The governor is dis
Greet"
ooh, said complete mystery.
would not call it a great mystery. That
would bring it to the dignity Of cele-
brated case"
$50 it is. 1t is one Of the most cele-
brated cases in all Russia"
'That is too much. One of the most
celebrated cases in all Russia, and they
have not been in the dungeons more
than three days! The matter could
scarcely have gone beyond Tomsk."
Nevertheless spoke truly"
''Then there is something about it l
do not know. When l reflect, it seems
Of course that this must be the case.
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Kodol Dyspepsia Cure

Digests all classes of food, tones and
'trengthens the stomach and digestive
1rgans. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
stomach Troubles, and makes rich red
blood, health and strength kodni re-
builds wornonttissues, purifies, streugth
ems and sweetens the stomach Gov. G
w Atkinson, of w. Va, says: have
used number of bottles of Kndol ard
have found it 10 be u very effective and
indeed, powerful remedy for stomach
ailments. l recommend it to my
friends. Smith Bros.
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An InfnllibIe Result.

Briggs-My wife has had wonder
full cure She has recovered her voice
after being unable to utter Il word for
nearly six months.
Griggs-You don't mean it! How did
1t come about?
Briggs-In the most unexpected way.
We happened to call ut Il neighbours
where they were playing cards We
thought we might as we'll take Il hand.
What was the result? In less than five
minutes my wife was asking in Il
strong, clear voice, Whats trumps?"
boston Transcript.
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fro BE Continued
Hi. EARLY Promise.

docs my boy" inquired the parent,
"seem to have Il natural bent in any
one direction?"
Yes, sir" said the teacher; she gives
every indication of being captain of
industry some day. He gets the other
boys to do all his work for him.''-Chi
cago Tribune.
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What's IN a Nam ?

Everything Is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. Il G. De
Witt u CO. of Chicago, discovered,
some years ago, how to make salve
from Witch Hazel that is specific for
Piles. For Piles, eczema, cuts, turns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salye has no equal This has given
rise to numerous worthless counterfeits
Ask for DeWitts-the genuine, Smith
Bios.
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Versatile.

Mrs. Bjones Your husband, hear,
is quite versatile.
Mrs. Brown-Smythe- Versatile is no
name for it. Why, he can actually
stuy out late every night in the week
pnd not give the same excuse twice.
PHILADELPHIA Record.
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Report from The Reform soboo

j, q, Chuck, Superintendent, Prunty-
town, w Va, writes: after trying all
other advertised cough medicines we
have decided to use Foley's Honey and
Far exclusively in the West Virginia
reform School. find it the most eft
tectlve and absolutely harmless" Sold
by Denton Il Ward
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Farm For Sale

4 fine Stock and Dairy farm of 200 acres 8
station and creamery Comfortable. house.
coDd horse and COW barn, hog house corn cribs
and other out buildings. a fine well of water
timer miles east OF farm will be sold with
raineif desired. For terms inquire of
ABNER DUNHAI OR
GA. DUNHAM,
SGtf Manchest, r, Iowa.
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The fore cast of sudden changesin thu
%tather STRIVES notice that a foarse
voice and heavy cough may invade
the sanctity of health in your own
nome Cautions peoplehave bottle OF
One Minute Cough Cure always a,
hana E III. W Use. Madison, Ga, writes
~ am Indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure fnr my present good health, and
probably my life. 1t cures Cough
Colds. L.tirippt, Bronchitis, Pneumonis
nd all Throat ard Lnug troubles
One innte Cough Cure cuts the
nhlegm, draws OUT the Inflammation,
heals and soothes the mucous mem
hranss and strengthens the lungs
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a Timely Topic

AT this season oil coughs and colds il
IS well 10 Enow that Foley's Honey and
lar is the greatest throat and lung re-
medy. IL cures quickly and prevents
serinus reenlts from q cold. Sold by
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a Thousand Dollars Worth of GOOD
a. H.. Thurnes, we'll known coal
operator OF Buffalo, o, writes, 81 have
been afflicted with kidney ard bladder
ttouble for years, passing gravel or
stones with excrucisting pain. | got no
relief from medicines until / began
taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the
result was surprising. A few doses
started the brick dust like fine stones
and now l have no pain across nv
Kidneys and | feel like new mar,
IT has does me $1,000 worth of good y
Sold by Denton q Ward.
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The newest lighthouse on the French
coast shows a b, 'sm visible at dis
lance of 80 naL'tic miles in clear
weather. 1t is sit fuated on the Isle
Verge, off the French coast, to the
northeast OF Ushant, the lantern being
ga feet above sea level.
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a recent report shows that 2,599
Christians were murdered in 1901 by
the Turks. In only 81 cases were the
mufderers punished, and then with net
more than four yesrs' imprisonment.
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Eternity.

An unconventional preacher under
took to give his hearers vivid con-
ception of eternity. This is the way
he did it: 'If little sparrow were to
dip its bill in the Atlantic ocean and
take one drop of water and then take
one hop Il day across the country and
put that drop in the Pacific ocean and
then hop back to the Atlantic, one hop
n day, until the Atlantic was dry us 4
bone, it wouldn't be sun-up i'll hades."
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An industrial and agricultural school
for colored youths of Maryland was
opened last month near Laurel, in that
state.
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A melon patch in cornheld will
sometimes nentralize the work of the
local Sunday school.
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Boys Life Saved from Memprauous
CrOun

9. W. Lynch,a prominent citizen Of
Winchester, Ind writes, "My little boy
had severe attack of membranons
Group, and only got relief after taking
foley's Honey and Tar He got relief
after one dose and feel that it saved
the life of my boy Refuse substitutes,
Sold hy Denton X Ward.
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Russians who are religious do not eat
pigeons because of che sanctity con-
ferred on the dove in the Scriptures
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Smith Bros.

The largest done in the world lis that
If the Lutheran church at Warsaw.
Its interior diameter is 200 feet. That
of the British museum library is 1870
feet.
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A kidney or blade trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's kidney
Cure i'll time. Sold by Denton & Ware
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Bad Beginning Makes auicls Ending

DO tIIc GIIStSVIHeIIt vi
Yes; she advised him to practice
economy, and he started in by getting
her an imitation diamond. Detroit
Free Press.
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coughs, colds, and Go nstipst.on,

Coughs, Colds, and Constipation.
Few people realize when taxing cough
medicines other thsn Foley's Honey
and Tar, t..atthey contain opiates which
aIe cohstlpatlng besides beng unsafe,
particularly for children. foey's Honey
and Tar contains no opiates, is safe ana
sure and will not constipate. Sold 10y
Denton Il Ward
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Better lose your argument than your
Horn.
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Foley's Honey and Tar positively
cures all thro at and lung diseases. Re
fuse substitutes. Sold by Denton 4
Ward.
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The records left by the Phoenecians,
Assyrians and ancient Persians show
that among all those nations the use OF
perfumes was very common.
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In France it is illegal to catch frogs
at night.
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A Gold Wave

Meat originally meant any kind OF
food.
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Don't be imposed upon by taking
substitut ss offered for Foley's Honey
and Tar Sold by Denton & Ward
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Capital and Surplus 100000.

Steamship Tickets for sale to and from AL,
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