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salxer.s Homo Builder Corn.

So named because 80 acres produced
30 heavily that its proceeds built q
ioYely home. See Salzer's catalog.
Yielded in 1893 in Ind. l5I bu-. Ohio
1s0 bu.. Tenn 3S bu.. and in Mich. 800
bu. per acre. You can beat this record
In 1901.
WHAT DO IoU THINK OF THESE YIELDS
PER ACRE.
10 bu. Beardless Barley per acre
$40 bu. SalZer's New Nat. Oats-per A.
50 hu. SalZer SpcltZ K Macaroni Wheat.
1000 bu. Pedigree Potstoes per acre.
IL tons of rich Billion Dol. Grass Hay.
GO 900 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep-acre.
$50 900 lbs Teosinte, the fodder wonder.
e. 900 lbs. Salzer's Superior Fodder
Corn-rich. juicy fodder, per A.
Now such yields you can have. Mr..
Farmer, in 1904. if you will plant SAL
xer's seeds.
Jysr SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c
IN stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co.
La Crosse. Wis. and receive their
great catalog and lots Of farm seed
samples. (W. n. u
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22
Peace Slams Are Hard to Find.

1t is difficult to discover a trace OF
si@ns of the possible maintenance OF
peace, whereas those of war are easily
visible and are of foremost serious
ness, says a dispatch from St. Peters.
burg.
It is fact as yet scarcely known
that the entire Tenth army corps OF
Eharkoff, commanded by Gen. Sloutch.
cNsky, consisting of the Ninth divi.
first division of cavalry from kharkoff.
and the Ffty-f first brigade of reserve
iurantry. including artillery, has been
eQnipped With baggage and the corps
ordered to be transported with the
least possible delay to Manchuria
The corps consists of $4,000 men.
simultaneously the government
aatnts are making inquiries for cXten
sj}e transport accommodation of the
lnading shipping firms, asking for
night rates. but they have refused tc
awe advance quotations.
Among the official classes it is found
tho opinion prevailing in Russia is
lrat it is virtually at war with Japan
Though what is actually being done
IH he way of assuming strategical Do
ions is concealed by both sides
When the time comes the Russians
-ag you will find that just as many
X 5sian troops have been smugSled in
r1 desirable points in COrea as Jap
aurse, who are here well known to be
! luiring in.
There are also constant expressions
Of puzzled curiosity as to what Ger
many is doing. Evidently strong
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

(Chief Of tho japanese Navy. Who VIII
Be Prominent in the Campaign by ScaD
II 900 troops present. Nonoficial OBJ
servers however placed the true num-
Der at between $4,000 and 10000. Since
it was Alexieff's purpose to impress
the japanese with the futility of at
tacking such a powerful force as he
had it is not improbable that he drew
a long bow about his numbers. That
has been trick of all generals of all
nations for all time past.
If the viceroy has but 80 600 men
in Port Arthur and Dalny-two of Rus.
sia's three eastern stronghOlds-it is
probable that he has not over $50 900
in the whole of Manchuria. That
would give him 25,00O in Vladivoslok,
GO 900 railway guards" or small gar,
visions along the Transsiberian road.
and $4,000 reserve which might be
concentrated at any point between
Port Arthur, Nladivostok, and the Ialu
river.
To meet this force of 10000. which
seems to be much scattered, Nladiyn-
stok and Port Arthur being over 500
miles apart. Japan has ready for ac,
ton about 100000 troops-wittout
calling ont either her "!andsturm' or
"landwehr'
The reader should be warned
against accepting too readily the cs-
innate of ! 80. 600 for the Russian force
in Manchuria. 1t is, in the nature Of
the case, an estimate or rather guess.
made on most imperfect data. The
best anybody can do is to guess. The
Russians keep military secrets better
than any other nation. If We assume
that the Russians have between lOV,-
900 and 250,oO0 troops in Manchuria
we shall probably be quite safe. OF
course these troops have temporary
bases in Manchuria but their ultimate
base is in Europe, G,0OO miles away,
with only a single track railway for
line of communication. hGGinst the
Russians in hanchuria the japanese
could Immediately assemble. if they
were clever enough at mobilization
and transportation, larger force Of
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

0aucee Minister of War. in Whos'
'hds the Preparations for COnilici
Lodac1)
picion exists in the minds of the
Ssians, aided to which is the pub
ed fact that the latter portion oI
German cmpcror's speech at the
rds' barracks has been suppressed
IS here stated 10 lave referred tC
ma"y's policy in the far cast in the
ut of war, and the conviction pre-
S here that any aggressive action
the German emperor in the pres
crisis would be signal ful
.@ce's Immediate entry upon tA'
&C
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

| the unfortunate ones. Little or no risk
need be run il Pcruna is kept in the
house and at the first appearance of any
symptom of caturrh taken Us directed on
the bottle.
pcruna IS safeguard. is a preventa-
tive, specific is cure for nll cases Of
catarrh, acute and chronic, coughs. colds.
consumption, etc.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the Use OF IerunA.
write Mt once to DR.. Hartman. giving n
full statement of your cHee, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address Dr.. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus,
Ohio
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22
Don't Rent a Earm-Rux!

Colorado farmers can get good irri-
gated land. best Of water rights. splen-
did crops, and pay about the usual
rental for the use Of the land. In three
years they'll own it clear. The best
chance to get a good farm ever offered
In the state. Write to-day to The
Colorado Bureau Of immigration. Zeph
chas. Felt. president. Majestic build
Ing, Denver. Colorado.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

troops. with an uninterrnptable line
OF water com munications. Under these
circumstances, the balance of chances
III the first land campaign would
clearly favor the Japanese, though
later Russian reinforcements might
turn the tide.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

Dealers say that ~ soon as Gus.
toner tries Defiance Starch It is i'm
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. 1t can be used cold
or boiled.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

The Chicago girl. I'd have you to
know. has the whole world at her feet"
Yes; and they cover considerable
share OF it."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

She-And am really and truly the
first girl you ever made love to? He
Sure. Heretofore | confined my love
making to widows exclusively.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22
Say RS W,ll Sweep Seas.

Nayn! and military officers are Levy
lEg the European CAPITALS for the far
el-t in anticipation Of conflict be
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22
A PLAIN TALK
On a Plain Subject in Plain
Language.

The coming winter will cause at least
oneh half of the women to have catarrh,
colds, coughs, pneumonia or consump-
ton. Thousands of women will lose
their lives and tens of thousands will
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an tnfalltbie
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SANUEI.l
Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

A mans life insurance policy is paid
after he is dead. but his lire insurance
is of no use even though he should need
Il.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

acquire some chronic all
ment from which they will
never recover.
Unless you take the nee
cSsary prtcaltionS, the
chances are that you (who
read this) will be one of
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

The most some people do for living is
to breathe.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

A smile of satisfaction goes with one Of
Baxters "Bullhead" scent cigars.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22
Hereford and Shorthorn Bulls

y tn regis, ..d and high grade; also range bred
caves r. sale. Address THE WESTERN BREED
ERS' ASSOCIATION, A. j. Buthwell. General Man
Rerr, Union Stock Yards. Denver. Colorado.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
Uncle Same Penny cron.

Leslie's Weekly: According to advices
from the treasury department the govern.
ment mill at Philadelphia will cease to
grind out pennies for q time, there being
now = surplusage of this kind Of currency
In the country. During the past 1ve years
100000. SsS pennies have been shipped from
the Philadelphia mint. which 10 the only
one that coins the one-cent pieces. to va
rious parts Of the country. Between July
i. 1904. and June i, 1905. S9.e00. 900 cents were
coined. II this hve-year output were coll
lected in . heap It would make a sixable
stage mountain 1t least. Placed side by
side In . straight line 5000, 0oo,0 400 pennies
would make = ribbon over twenty.three
thousand miles long. and would come
pretty near girdling the earth. Piles on
top OF n another they would reach up
toward the stars for Z distance that would
take . good many ElfIel towers to equal.
3og Il would BE- not less thsn 800 miles
az out beyond the point where the force
q gravttation Is supposed to be very nc.
tive. Since, on the ordinary basis Of com.
putatfon. there are supposed q be about
100000 900 children in the world under ten
Year, Of ags. Uncle Sam would be able
from hie present stock q pennies TO Give
each child on the earth ten coppee keep
sakes and have enough left ovor g MI :
good eised savings bank besides. % much
for the penny crop.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
A Dentists Advice.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 25th.-Mr. Harry
l.. Lewis, Dentist, COZ Sumit street,
this city, says: II certainly advise any,
one, no matter how severe they may
have Kidney Trouble, to take Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
II was troubled with Kidney Disease
for several years and Dodd's Kidney
Pills cured me. l had used many 500
called remedies without any benefit.
Four months ago., l was fiat on my
back with this painful trouble and must
say that l almost gave UP hopes of
ever getting any better. Through IL
friends advice 1 purchased six boxes
If Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"4At first l could see but little benefit,
but after two weeks, I could see an inn
provcment. had been gettin. up sew
oral times at night and pains in my
Ducl were very severe. When had
taken six boxes I felt better than [
Fad for years. The pain had all gone
md l didn't have to get up during the
hight at all. l continued the treatment
until l had used several more boxes.
md now I am glad to say that l am
completely cured"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
DESPERATE Man
GAINS HIS LIBERTY
Burned Hole Through Jail Door
With a Red Hot Stove
Poker
a q THIEF SHOT
Deputy Sheriff Caldwell Of Gregory
County Tells Startling Story Of
the Conflict on the Range
Last Week.
A HORSE THIEF SHOT

Chamberlain, S. d., Jan. 22.-"Shorty"
Dunlop, a former harness maker in F..
A. Metcalf's harness shop. who has
been confined in the Jail here since
Christmas on the charge Of breaking
into and attempting to rob the Metcalf
hardware store Christmas evening,
broke out last evening and no trace
OF him has been found The prisoner
secured his liberty some time between
the hours Of 2 o'clock and 1890 %. M.
effecting his escape by the use OF the
stove poker, which he had heated and
burned holes around the bolt in a de-
fective door. David Ringhorse. a young
Indian who Is serving time in Jail for
horse stealing. did not attempt to es-
cape.
Christmas eve Metcalf's store was
broker into n n number Of valuable
pocket knives. four revolvers and two
shotguns were carried away. Tools on
h floor near h safe indicated an at
The goods were taken, apparently, after
efforts to break open the safe were
futile.
Dunlop was easily traced up the rail-
road track by the authorities and he
was found sleeping in a claim shanty
q little Over a mile east OF the city.
about II o'clock the nex morning. He
was still suffering from the effects of
a debauch, but refused to go with the
sherlf when he found he had no war
rant. He then walked to Pukwana,
where he was arrested about 8 o'clock
that evening.
Dunlop. in addition to being a com-
petent harness maker Is q telegraph
operator and has frequently had charge
OF the station here during the agents
absence. He a drank more or less
since his arrival here two years ago
and about all of his wages went over
The bar and gambling tables.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
SOME MODERN uToPlAs.
Fortunate Countries Where People
Ought to 30 Very Good.

Golden Penny: Denmark claims that
there Is not a single person in her domain
who cannot read and write. On the north
east coast of New Guinea, the island Of
kutaba, surrounded by a wall of coral
400 feet high IN one side and from 80 to
100 feet high on the other. maintains thir-
teen villages OF natives, to whom war.
crime and poverty v been unknown
since the beginning of their traditions.
The most peaceful and comfortable COM
munity in Europe is the m OF the
Canton vaud. in Switzerland. Nearly ev-
eryone is we'll off, and there are no pau
pers. INLAND is q realm whose :nhab-
ltants are remarkable for their inviolate
Integrity. There are no banks M no
safe deposits, for no such security IL es-
sential. You may leave your luggage
anywhere for any length of time and be
quite sure Of finding 1t untouched on your
return, and your purse full Of money
would be just as secure under similar
circumstances. The F.nns place their
money and valuables In holes In the
ground and cover them with a big leaf.
Such treasure ia scarcely respected by
all who pass 1t, but. in the rare event of a
man wishing to borrow Of his neighbor
during his absence. he will take only the
smallest sum he requires. and place a
message In the hole telling of his urgent
need and promising to repay the amount
on q specified date. And he will Invariably
keep his word. for the Fin Is invincible
In his independence.
Agneta Park, near Delft, in Holland. ia
another Utopian example. A tract of ten
acres has upon 1t 15e houses. each with its
little garden and with certain common
buildings and ommon grounds. The
houses are occupied by the employees of a
great distilling company. who form a cor
poration which owns the park. Each
member owns shares in the corporation.
and pays renr for his house. The sur
plus. after all expenses have been paid.
comes back to him as dividend. If he
wishes to go away, or II he dies, his
shares are bought up by the corporation
and sold to the man who takes his place.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
We Send Thorn Mathematics.

kimball Graphic: A correspondent,
of a Kansas City newspaper has been:
out among the Kickapoo Indians and
learned hat they nave a peculiar mar
riage custom. They simply select their
wives. and II the selection is mutual
they reside together as man and wife,
and nothing is said. There are no scan-
dals among these people. Husbands
and wives are true to each other, and
the quiet understanding Is considered
sacred as our marriage vows. There
are few facts that a be termed GRIM
inal among this small band Of Indians.
Murder Is seldom heard of, and death
IL the penalty for the crime. Robbery.
from each other is unknown. All their
possessions could be piled together in
the street, n no M would think of
taking the property. Their religion ia
the same as Columbus found among
the Indians when he first landed in
America. and yet we send missionaries
to that kind of people.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
Some tests recently carried out on
tho ootDium lamp by DR., w. Weddtn6

Some tests recently carried out on
The oet1ium lamp by DIR. w. Wedding
at the Technical college. Berlin, go to
show that this method Of illumination
IL making progress. In the experi-
ments two groups consisting of six 81
volt lamps each were connected in SER
les across q 220-volt circuit. In group l..
o the first 3,l32 hours the average life
Of the six lamps were 1858 hours, and
the average candlepower fell from 3O.1
to 23.7. The mean consumption per
c~andlepower ROSE from LAG to 1.7S.
After $40 hours the first lamp collapsed.
and after 1874 and 3.940 hours. respect
lively. two other CAV out. the remain-
three still burning after 1878 hours. In
group ,, which consisted Of six 25-
candlepower lamps. the report gives the
average life al 1879 hours, the CANDLE
power dropping In 2.19S hours from 25.1
to 1879 and the energy consumption in
creasing from 1877 to 1.75 watts per
c~andlepower,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28

I summary which are recorded we ma!
know 1t to nave been Il mode sermon
First. it was from the bible, and borr
of full knowledge of the book. The
text was timely and of immediate in
terest. The preacher expounded 1t fully
and applied 1t practically. He did not
preach over the peoples heads; every
person in that company was intently
listening, and every ms felt the thrust
of ruth.
The world still needs just the gospel
that Jesus announced himself as sent
to deliver-good news for the poor. re-
lease for all who are in any sense cap
tives. sight for souls that are blind. lib
erty for the bruised in heart, and the
announcement OF . great hope. That Is
the message which Is today winning
this weary old world Back to God.
This was a model sermon, too. in
It's hammer of delivery. All who heard,
wondered at the words of grace which
proceeded out of his mouth" Jesus was
the personification Of winsome religion.
He was gentle. gracious. persuasive.
He made the gospel attractive by his
personality. for he was the worlds
finest gentleman
AN INFATUATED CONGREGATION.
With all this tenderness. courtesy
and grace. Jesus was bravery persona
fed. When n hostile spirit OF incre-
dulity began to spread abroad among
the congregation, and they began to
whisper s%neeringly. rs not this Jo-
seph's son ?"-the fact that he had been
their neighbor seeming, in their eyes
to brand him as commonplace-he
courageously challenged their position,
declaring that mo prophet is accept
able In his own country"
The peoples antagonism grew more
marked as he went on, and he pro-
ceeded, by singing Illustrations, to
convict them of their unworthiness. AS
Elijah and Elisha had ministered to
heather. because the latter were more
deserving than n Israelites, SO he
could do In Capernaum what he would
not do in Nazareth. because they were
not worthy. Thus scathingly and an
sparingly did his son of Nazareth re-
ject the town that rejected him.
The people, maddened by their W
smallness and pride, and by the speak
er's assumption Of superiority, as we'll
as by the biting words he had spoken,
thereupon broke through all bounds.
and mobbed the preacher. They laid
violent hands upon him and carried
him forth beyond the borders of Naz-
areth, intending to throw him headlong
over a cliff. But he. either by his ma
tive majesty or by the exercise Of SUI
pe%rnatural power. passed through their
midst unframed. He had come unto
his own, and his own had received him
NOT.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
DR.. FED HIMSELF.

Found the Food that Saved HE Life.
A good old family physician with .
lifetime experience in saving people
finally found himself sick unto death.
Medicines failed and-but let him
tell his own story: For the first time
In my life Of 81 years I am impelled to
publicly testify to the value OF a large
~ advertised article and I certainly
would not pen these lines except that.
what seems to me a direct act of Prov
idencc, saved my life and l am i'm
pressed that 1t Is a bounden duty to
make 1t known.
"For 3 years l kept failing with.
stomach and liver disorders until lwas
reduced 20 lbs from my normal weight
When I got too low to treat myself, 3
Of my associate physicians advised me
to put my house in order for l would
be quickly going the way Of all man.
kind. Just about that time l was put
on Z diet Of Grape-Nuts preligested
food. Curlously enough 1t quickly be-
gan to build me up, appetite returned.
and In is days I gained Q lbs. That
started my return to health and really
saved my life.
"A physiciau 10 naturally prejudiced
against writing such . letter. but in
this case ! am willing to declare it
from the ~housetops that tho multiplied
thousands who are now so Iering as
did can 6pd relief and heath @ easily
and promptly by Gripe-N1ks. II they
only knew what to do. Sincerely and
Materially yours" Name Of this
prominent physician furpished by
Postum Co.. Battle Greek. Mich.
Look IN each package for 1 copy OF
toe tllcns uttie beck; sssFhs Read 70
K0lly3lle"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28

Denmark suffers from a quite mediae-
paucity of surnames, and SO in
convenient IL this fact becoming that
the government a announced its in
tentton of presenting a bill to the legis-
lature sanctioning and encouraging the
adoption OF new surnames. Sue names
~ Hansen. Petersen and S%verensen are
overwhelmingly frequent. 1t is even
aid that there are towns Of 10000 in
habltants among whom there will not
be found more than twenty different
surnames. as many as a thousand diff
erent people having the same
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28

In order to protect themselves from
forgeries Of their pictures some Brit
ish paintess have taken a leaf from the
scientists. and In addition to their sig
NATURE impress the mark Of their
thumbs on the wet oils or water colors
Ia one corner Of the picture. The idea
Of Identifying people by the impression
Ct their finger tips was introduced by
Sir Francis Cation and has been prac-
ttced OF late for the detection Of GRIM
i0nln.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
BELIEVED they WERE oupEp
N. !. prishard. Farmer Who p;sap
poarod, Lett Bad Accounts.

Aberdeen. Jan. 32.-It has developed
that w. J. Prichard, the farmer livinG
uorthweat OF here. and who disappeared
- beltove he had met with foul play.
had not been straight with the owner
- the farm on which he lived. and that
besides hauling on his own feed and
grain and selling the lot he had dis
posed OF the owners property and was
Into him about 800. He had been mnr-
but = few months and Il IL said
condition, Borrowed money from her
mother and then left them and the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-28
A HoRseTHIEF SHOT.
Vas Killed BY Owner Of Stolen Horse.
and Cattle.

Chamberlain. s. D., Jan. 22.-Deputy
Sheriff Jack N. Caldwell of Gregory
county. a former resident OF this CITY.
arrived late last night from a week 9
ride on the range. bringing the start
ling Information of the killing of a cat
tie thief by Don Robey on the Rose
bud reservation about noon last Sun
day.
jim Raymus, the all around rustler
and thoroughly bad man. was killed
by Rohey at q point on the reservation
near the Nebraska line on Deer creek
about thirty miles west Of Gregory,
county. Raymus. It IL said. was caught
by Roby driving away some Uf ni8-cats
Ase.sand In fact was riding one of
Immediately arose which resulted in
the exchange of shots and the death of
h thief. Robey then rode to Spring.
view, Neb., and gave himself up, wiz
ing the deputy United States marshal
at Deadwood to come and get him.
Raymus was q half breed Sioux In
diam, and had long been -regafded-oHe
OF the worst sneak cattle and horse
thieves on the reservation.
On the other hand Mr.. Robev, hin
slayer, Is well and favorably known
by many on the range. He was in
Chamberlain less than a month aga
visiting a few days with his old friend.
Mr.. Caldwell. He IL a son of ex-Sherif!
Robey of Gregory county and lives In
Nebraska on q ranch near the Rosebud
where he ranges his stock. He is re,
garded ~ q good citizen and his friend
feel confident that while he did tina
killing. It raj forced upon him.
His father, too. 1t is said, when ha
was sheriff several years ago.. was com.
PEELED to kill q horse thief who wa3
resisting arrest on Whltestone creek.