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Took Pains with Manuscript.

Baxter, it is said, kept the manu-
script OF the Saints Everlasting
Rest" in his hands for thirteen years.
revising and condensing.
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Fastest rraIns IN Eurooe.

The Northern Company of France
now boast OF two runs at a speed OF
sixty miles an hour These are the
fastest trains IN Europe
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-31

There Is q pigeon at BinaeId Berks.
England. which Il averred % be 81
years old.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-31

Royalties on Wagner's operas last
year paid $115,0 Yet some Euro
pean royalties never pay.
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Spain has no other statesman the
size of Don Praxades Mateo Sagasta,
now, uRhappily. deceased.
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The king of Portugal is an expert
cook. 1t may be therefore that he is a
hero even to the hired girl
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-31

They are writing German poetry
about Kipling. This is a terrible re-
Venge.
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French Consumption Of Wine.
The annual consumption of wine In
France averages twenty-thrse gallons
to each person
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Mahogany from Australia.

W1sJO8uUy ITOHE Nu3tF1II8s
Liverpool has Just received its hrss
consignment Of Eaahogany from Aus-
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Cost Of sugar Production.

The cost Of producing sugar in Cupa
averages one aud thresfourths cents
pound.
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BelaIans Fond Of Potatoes.

The Belgians are the greatest potato
eaters In the world. and the Erish come
second.
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"RiIl" SewaII of Island Falls, Me-, and
His Camp at Mattawamkag Lake.
No official program has been ar
ranged for the entertainment of Mr.
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HARRY FREEZE. Pub.
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Ever witnessed anywhere for the Cham
pionship of Oklahoma. A magnificent
Races will be greatsfeature. Anumber
gnal Cowboy Band of expert artists who
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This Cowboy Championship Contest brings together the
Oklahoma, Mexico, Montana Dakota and Arizona X
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-07

cation to represent his interests On Mr.
William Belden devolved the task Of In
Producing the visitors; a most congenia1
one he suddenly found it to be.
His friends rallied around him as people
are apt to do with one Of their own kind
when found in a foreign country. They
called him Will, as they used to, and
slapped him on the shoulder. Those among
the group who had not known him before
were anxious to claim acquaintance on the
strength Of his fame, which, it seemed,
still survived him in his native town. To-
night he was the only one Of their kind
N q strange place-his cousin loved him.
they all loved him. The expedition had
the sentiment of frolic under the sever
or political aspect.
In the welcome to the visitors by the
home committee, Mr.. Belden also received
his part, in their surprised recognition of
him almost amounting to a discovery.
1--WE had no idea that you were a nephew
Of Judge Belden," one of them said to
him.
Mr.. William Belden bowed and smiled;
as gentleman, and a rather retlcent one,
it had never occurred to him to parade his
family connections. In the background
stood Mr.. Groper, wet and breathing hard.
but plainly full Of admiration for his tall
ments to him
At last they fled on the platform-the
two cousins together. .
''You must find a place for the girls,
said Henry Belden. "By George, they
would come; couldn't keep 'em at home.
Of course, Marie Wakeman started it; she
said she was bound to ga to a political
meeting and sit on the platform. When
she got Clara on her side, knew that
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The W. L. Douglas Shoe company is in
corporated with capital Of $2,0C0,000;
s1.000,0o0 Of this is common stock. held
by Mr.. Douglas; s1.o0o,000 is preferred
stock now offered at par, $500 per share.
This stock Is full paid and worcestershire,
and pays per cent dividends.
Mr.. Douglas cannot secure a single dol
lar Of the profits Of the great Douglas
Shoe company until this Z per cent has
been paid to the people who buy this pre-
ferred stock. AS the business has not for
twenty-three years failed to pay at least
Z per cent on its entire capitalization,
holders Of this preferred stock are abso-
1utely sure to get their Z per cent divt-
dends. ei..
I Many people want to know why SO large
and prosperous a concern as this should
offer per cent preferred stock to the
public. The reasons are fully explained
| in the prospectus but it is proper to
state some of them here. "....E
This business was founded and built up
to the proud position of the largest con-
Germ Of it's kind in the world by the genius
| and untiring efforts Of its head. He has
now reached time Of life when he feels
that he must set his affairs in order, al
though mentally and physically at his best
and with the prospect Of devoting many
more years to the guidance of the affairs
of the company. This great business
4 must be perpetuated, must be maintained
must remain in future years as it is now
4 the greatest shoe concern in the world
4 One man, even a young man, would need
} much assistance to carry on and enlarge
a business like this, and much capital
much energy and earnest efforts of many
people are needed. A corporation never
dies. Hence this business has been In
!, corporated.
The present purpose is to get the public
4 to become an interested part of the Doug.
!. las Shoe company, and to assist it in 1t:
successful career, not only by their money
but by their help in all possible directions
| There Is no question about the sound
ness of this enterprise. It Is one Of tn,
| solidest concerns in the world. There Il
much more than dollar in actual asset
!, behind every dollar Of this stock, the mag
nificent plant and the great business Of th
l w. L. Douglas Shoe company, with it's 6
stores in As cities-all owned by the com
1 pany.
i This is better than a savings bank. N
savings bank could have the resources be
Z hind it that this company has. The saw
t ings bank will pay you 3 to 3h per cent
This stock pays you per cent. From tn
savings bank you get nothing but you
interest. The Douglas preferred stock !
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THE f1APPIEST TIME:
No. Fairy G0la.
By MARY STEWART CUTTING.
Copyright, 1903, by Mary Stewart Cutting.)

. r (. = / =. l ;
He had not wanted to go out that even
ing at all. and, being only too. conscious
of the comfort Of the sitting room lounge,
upon which. after the manner of the sub
urban resident who traveleth daily by rail,
ways, he had cast himself Immediately
after the evening meal The lounge was
in proximity to the lamp on the table,
SO that one might have the pretext Of
reading to cover closed eyelids and gen
eral oblivion Of passing events. On a
night when a pouring rain splashed out
side on the pavements and the tin roofs
of the piazzas, the conditions of rest in
the cozy little room were peculiarly at
tractive to a man who had come home
draggled and wet, and with the toll and
wear Of long business day upon him.
I hate to ask you to go, William dear,
but there really is not a scrap in the house
for breakfast, and the butter man does
not come until tomorrow afternoon. 1t
really will only take you a few minutes. "
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was doomed. Now, you couldn't get them
to do a thing Of this kind at home; but
take a woman out Of her natural sphere
and she ignores conventionalities. just like
a girl in a bathing suit. There they are,
seated over in that corner. I'm glad that
they are hidden from the audience by that
pillar. OF course, there's that fool Of a
Jim, too, with Marie =. 5 ,...
you don't mean to say she's at it YETI"
said his cousin William.
".At it yet,' She's never stopped for
moment since you kissed her that night
on the hotel piazza after the hop-do you
| remember that, WHIP -. ..~.-- s.. -.
William Belden did indeed remember it; ;
it was a Sc lutte that had echoed around
their little world leading, strangely enough
| to the capitulation Of another heart-it
had won him his wife. But the little in
| innate conversation was broken Off as the
cousins took the places allotted to them,
and the business Of the meeting began.
If he were not the chairman, he was
| appealed to so often as almost to serve
/ in that capacity. He became interested
in the proceedings, and in the speeches
| that were made; none Of them, however.
/ quite covered the ground as he under
| stood It. His mind unconsciously form
ulated propositions as the flow Of elo-
quence went on. It therefore seemed only
right and fitting toward the end of the
evening, when it became evident that his
honor the mayor was not going to appear
4 that our distinguished fellow citizen, Will
1 liam Belden, nephew Of Judge Belden o1
Barnet, should be asked to represent the
interests Of the county in a speech.
i He stood for q moment silent before the
/ assembly, and then all the old fire thai
had lain dormant for so long blaZed fortt
in the speech that electrified the audi
ence, was printed in all the papers after
ward and fitted into q political pamphlet
A power unknown before had come tt
him. and it was with an exultant thrill
that his voice rang through the crowded
hall and stirred the hearts Of men. Fo
the moment they felt as he felt, ant
thought as he thought. and a storm o
:; applause arose as he ended.
He made his way to the back Of tn
hall Tor some water. and then. half ex
hausted, yet tingling still from the ex
citement, dropped into an empty chat
, lby the side Of Miss Wakeman.
''Weu done. Billy, she said, givin
him a little approving tap with her far
, upward glance from her large, dark eyes
t ..Do you know you haven't spoken to m
, | tonight, nor shaken hands with me?"
!. LET us shake hands now he sait
, smiling, flushed with success as he locke
5 into the eyes Of this very pretty woman.
IT shall take of my glove frst-suc
: old friends as we are It must be re-
3 ceremony =
: She laid a soft, white, dimpled han
E covered with glistening rings, in his ou
; stretched palm, and gazed at him wit
? coquettish plaintiveness It's! SO love
; to see you again! Have you forgotten tt
a night you kissed me-? {.
e II have thought Of it daily, he replie
e i giving her hand a hearty squeeze, Th,
4 / both laughed and he took surreptitiol
# 4 peep at her from under his eyelids Mar
y Wakeman! Yes, truly the same. and wi
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to retrace his way, when a man pacing
leisurely up and down, umbrella in hand,
caught sight Of him.
Us that you, Belden?" said the stran-
ger. What are you doing down here to-
night?' ~
II came out on an errand for my wife,"
said Mr.. Belden sedately. He recognized
the man as a young lawyer much ident1-
fed with politics.; g. mere acquaintance,
yet it was night to make any speaking
animal seem friend. .'~'~
waiting for q. train3" he said.
20, thunder, yes!" said Mr.. Groper,
| throwing away the stump Of cigar. Il
have been waiting for the last half hour;
| it's late, as usual. There's a whole depu-
tation from Barnet on board, due at the
reform meeting in town tonight, and I'm
part of the committee to meet them here" !"
Where is the other part Of the commit
tee2' asked Mr.. Belden
"Oh, Jim Crane went up to the hall to
see about something and Connors hasn't
| showed up at all. What kind of a meet
ing we're going to have don't know.
Say, Belden, I'm not up to this sort OF
thing. wish you'd stay and help me
| out-there's no end Of swells coming
down, more your style than mine"
why, man alive, can't do anything
for you,'' said Mr.. Belden. Here comes
the train now, you will get along all
right"
Nevertheless he waited as the train
slowed into the station. He was curious
| to see the arrivals. Barnet had been the
home of his youth, and there might lbe
some one whom he knew. He had hall
intended, earlier in the day, to go himself
to the reform meeting. Yes, there was
/ quite a carload Of people getting out
) ladies, too. 5
'sWhy, Will Belden!" called out voice
from the party. tall fellow in a long
| ,1sfo forxx or1 RI is ha
"You don't say it's yourself come dowr
to meet us. Here we all are, Johnson
Clemmerding, Albright, Cranston-all Of
the old set. Rainsford, you've heard o
my cousin, Will Belden. My wife ant
Miss Wakeman are behind there; bu1
you'll do all the talking afterward, i
you'll only get US of for the hall now.
.sWell, I am glad to see you, Henry,
said Mr.. Belden, heartily. He thrus
, the pound of butter hastily into a larg'
pocket Of his macintosh and found him
self shaking hands with a score OF men
He had only time to assist his cousin
wife and the beautiful Miss Wakemal
l they were all rolling away toward tn
3 town hall, with little Mr.. Groper runnin
3 frantically after them, ignored by tn
visitors and peacefully forgotten by hi
8 | friend.
! The public hall Of the little town
t winch called itself a. c1ty--WaS all aDlaZ
4 with light and well filed, notwithstandin
: the weather. There were flowers on tn
o platform where the seats for the dis
tinguished guests were placed, and gen
!. eral air Of radiance and joyful import pre-
t vailed. It was a gathering Of men fro1
8 all political parties, concerned in til
9 welfare Of the state. Great measures wei
2 at stake and the election Of governor
n immediate Importance. The name
a i Judge Belden Of Barnet was prominent
i. mentioned. He had not been able to a
: tend but his son had come with del,
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on the most conservative basis worth 5000
share to-day, instead Of s100, and will
continually increase in value.
Send for prospectus which fully ex-
plains all these things. With it we will
send a little folder which describes the
great plant Of this company, the business
which has been done and is now being
done, and shows you just what you are
putting your money into and just how you
are safeguarded In every possible way.
A large proportion Of the preferred stock
offered was Immediately subscribed for.
and subscriptions are coming in con-
stantly, many Of them being very large
sums It is impossible to say at what
time all the stock will be subscribed for
and the opportunity gone. The safe way
is to fill out the attached coupon, stating
how many shares you wish to purchase. in
case investigation satisfies you. Upon re-
ceipt Of this coupon an option certificate
will be forwarded to you. emitting you to
purchase the number Of shares indicated,
at any time within thirty days. This en-
| tails no obligation on your part. but sim
ply makes 1t certain that you will be able
to secure the stock provided you so desire.
It gives you an opportunity to read over
the prospectus and investigate the mat
| ter. $3.50 = ..-
/ Address for prospectus and information
and send subscriptions and certified checks
i to
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dren were clothed in the best, as was their
due.
He was too wearied at night to read
anything but the newspapers, and the gen
tie domestic monotony was not inspiring.
He and Nettie never went out in the eve
nings; the children could not be left alone
He met mis- friends on the train in that
diurnal journey to and from the great
city, and she occasionally attended a church
tea; but their immediate and engrossing
world seemed to be made up entirely Of
persons under 1s years Of age. They had
dwelt In the place almost ever since their
marriage, respected and liked, but with
no real social life. If Mr.. Belden thought
Of the years to come, he may be pardoned
an unwonted sinking Of the heart.
He mechanically purchased the pound
of butter, and then found himself stepping
up on the platform Of the station, led by
his engrossing thoughts to pass the street
corner and tread the path most familiar
to him. He turned with an exclamation
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-07

Mr.. Belden smothered groan, or per-
haps something worse. The butter ques-
tion was q sore one, Mrs. Belden taking
only stated quantity of that article a
week, and always unexpectedly coming
short of it before the day Of replenish-
ment; but no argument ever served to in
duce her to increase the original amount
Cannot Bridget go" he asked, weakly.
gazing at the meek yet inexorable eyes
looking down at him.
Bridget is washing the dishes, and tho
stores will be closed before she can get
OUT <.s5-sa Z.
'Can't one Of the boys He stopped.
There was in this household a god who
ruled everything in it, to whom all pleas
ures. all individual desires were sacrificed
and whose Best Good was the greedy and
unappreciative Juggernaut before whom
Mr.. Belden and his wife Frustrated them
selves daily. This idol was called The
Children.
'Wiliam" said his wife, severely, ST
am surprised at you. John and Henry
have their lessons to get and Willy has q
cold; could not think Of exposing him to
the night air; and it is so damp, too"
Mr.. Belden slowly and stiffly rose from
the sofa.
The night air was damp. AS he walked
along the street the water stopped around
his feet and ran in rills down his rubber
coat. When he was youngster, he re-
hected with exaggerated bitterness, boys
were boys, and were not treated like
precious pieces Of porcelain. He did not
remember, a a boy, ever having any
special consideration shown him; yet he
had been both happy and healthy, healthi-
er, perhaps than his over-tender brood at
home. In his day it had been popularity
supposed that nothing could hurt boy.
lie heaved sigh over the altered times,
and then coughed little, for he had q
cold as well as Willy = !'.r. ~
The streets were favorable to silent
meditation. The boughs of the trees
swished backward and forward
In the storm, and the puddles at the cross
ings reflected the dismal yellow glare OF
the street lamps He thought with grow
ing wrath Of the trivial errand on which
he had been sent. 'In happy homes he
saw the light" but none Of the high pur-
pose Of the youth of Excelsior" fame
stirred his heart-rather dull sense OF
failure from all high things What did
his life amount to, anyway, that he shoult
count one thing more trivial than an
other? He loved his wife and children
dearly, but he remembered time wher
his ambition had not thought of being
satisfied with the daily grind for g. living
and dreamless, sleep at night.
He had been one Of the foremost in hi
class at college, an orator, an athlete, {
favorite in society and with men. Grea
things had been predicted for him. Thel
he had fallen in love with Nettie; pro
i fessional career seemed to place marriag
at too great a distance, and he had joy
fully yet with some struggles in his pro
testing intellect, accepted a position tha
was offered to him-one Of those position
which never change, in which men di
still unpromoted, save when a miracle in
tervenes. It was not so good a positio
for a family of six as 1t had been for
family Of two, but he did not complain
He and Nettie went shabby, but the chill
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-07
Write Today, DO Not Delay.

Any sufferer from URETHRAL OBSTRUC-
TION and its offspring, VARICOCELE, WEAK
ENING DRAINS and NERVOUS DEBILITY, is
invited to cut out the coupon herewith, write
st. James Med. Assn. 50 St. James Building,
Cincinnati, Ohio, and they will send their illus
Male System involved
sseufsiy i ss;th;sa :s.l.s' sii9ss5:: FRE: FREE
PAID. .ts--... = -
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rect, local and positive application to the entire
tract
Gran-Solvent is the wonder of the century.
Discovered by the Chemist Fabrion. it quickly
Interested the great Scientist and Physician,
Eardman, who developed it and proclaimed that
marvellous action in Urethral Ailments which
electrified the world.
At enormous expense outstripped all COM
petitors and secured exclusive control on the
estern Continent. -~~s
Gran Solvent is not liquid. 1t is prepared
IN the form of grayons or Pencils, smooth and
neXlDle, and SO narrow as to pass the closest OBJ
struction. :
The great virtue in the method Of application
Is Its direct and positive action. No vile, drastic
The crays are ann ana
dlssolVing by the heat and secretions of the body
in three hours, which is sufficient time to pene-
trate and dissolve urethral distractions. dis
lodging the granular mass root and branch, to-
gether with the false membrane upon which it
reducing Enlargement and contracting the Ejacu-
a1Gry Ducts f9rever stopping drains and losses
convenience, in fifteen days days. "'' pAiN - ~
The steratiye and antiseptie action Of Gran.
| that infest the Bladder and Gland.
wrecks were cured-20 46s men born again to
begin life with fresh vigor, full of strength
and the consciousness of restored health Under
the influence of this sovereign solvent urethral
days.
| From time immemorial, cutting and dilatins
! have filled up the brutal, fruitless record OF
! treatment in urethral DISTINCTIONS and yet there
has never been one cure by such savage methods.
| The eagerness with which medical men are ap-
plying for this Solvent is an open confession Of
| their error in the past Over 500 leading physi-
clans in the United States and Canada have
abandoned the knife and are employing ''Gran-
Solvent in their practice humane and
failing agent.
| Varicocele is an accumulation of sluggish blood
in the veins, due solely to imperfect circulation,
and has its origin in diseased Gland. Opera
tions in this disease are only temporary, and no
mechanical device yet discovered has cured
single Gran-Solvent heals and restores
healthy circulation Varicocele disappears and
the sluggish accumulation is replaced by pure.
hoo
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-07
w. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass

All stock sold this month will
receive six months dividends
july 1, 1908.
Dividends are paid Jan. i and July I. If
you do not want to wait for the pros
pectus, send the money and certificates Of
stock will be sent you by return mail. g.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-07

You can be cured while
you sleep. In fifteen
days. "Gran-Solvent''
dissolves urethral OBJ
structions like snow be-
meath the sun, reduces
enlarged gland, con-
tracts and strengthens
the parts, forever stop
ping drains and losses
fifteen days.
No drugs to ruin
the stomach, but a d.