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row in the treasury in years as there
was no man in the department better or
more favorably known. He personally
knew every employee in the department
and every person felt in him a friend. His
kindness and uniform courtesy were APP
preciated alike by high officials and the
most humble employees. He was to one
the same as to another. He had himself
risen from the most humble position In
the big department to one of the best,
and if he had lived he would probably
have been made an assistant secretary.
But for lack of political pull there is nj
tie question that he would have held one
of these positions long before this
A Service of Forty-One Years.
Mr. Hills entered the Treasury Depart
ment as a laborer in 1864, working In the
Office of the register of the treasury for 80
per month He took the first competitive
examination ever held in the department
for a clerkship. That was in 1870, and he
passed well. receiving a cierkship of the
$500 grade. The rise was rapid, but he
had won il and deserved ii, and there was
no objection. He continued TO go up until
May l. 1900, when he was appointed chlel
clerk by Secretary Gage. He filled the po-
sition acceptably to every head of the de-
partment since then, and it was generally
recognized that no man knew more of the
department than he did.
AS chief clerk OF the Treasury Depart
ment Mr. Hills duties involved those of the
superintendent of the building, and these
duties were not confined alone to that par
ticular department, but to almost every bu-
reau of that department, no matter where
located. All furniture contracted for pass
ed through Mr. Hills hands, and 1t was
often said by his fellow clerks that he had
the treasury bureaus at his finger ends, so
far as this peculiar branch was concerned.
While a man of rather austere appearance
he was genial and kindly with those TO
whom he was attached, and his ability to
discern competent and incompetent clerks
won for him the hearty commentator or
his superiors.
Mr.. Hills was born in Waterloo, Seneca
county y. Y, in 1916 his family being one
of the best in the county. The second year
OF the civil war he en- listed in the hospital
service, and he served two years in this
city, part of the time in the Thirteenth
Street Baptist Church Hospital and part of
the time in the Seminary Hospital at
Georgetown. When he was discharged he
went into the treasury, and he had been
there fOrty-One years.
Assistant Secretary Taylor paid high
tribute TO Mr.. Hills He was one of the
best men l ever knew" said Mr. Taylor
'lovable IN disposition and firm in char
aCter He was slow to reach a conclusion,
but when he did so he was tenacious of mis-
views. believing himself right. | don't sup
pose there is a chief clerk in the city who
had the regard and love of those under him
more than Mr. Hills. The treasury sus-
tans heavy loss in his death"
Nc. DeLand's Tribute.
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8oc. BLACK SILK.

T-inch Black Taffeta Silk;
h avy rustling quality;
guaranteed to wear. Quality
sold regularly at 80
SIC. a yard. NC.
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soc. SICILIAN.

4O-inch high luster Cream
Sicilian, strictly reversible
and dust-proof.
r OCULAR SOC. IN
grade. THURS 4WC.
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BABBITTS SOAP.

Rabbits Laundry Soap,
sold regularly at
DC. a C a X e. ~
T H U r S DAY, uDC
three cakes for.
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aoc. SILK GLOVES.

Ladies All Pure Silk
Gloves, in black and white.
All sizes. Perfect quality.
Regular value, ~
39c. ir.THURS- ZSC.
DAY
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BLACK GOODS.

36-inch Black Panama
Suiting; of proper weight
for summer wear; excel
lent quality 90
black. THURS VIC.
DAY
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ALL-OVER EMBY

All-over Embroideries, in
Swiss. Cambria and Main
sock; showing
blind and OPEN 7R
work patterns. d.
THURSDAY......
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WINDOW SCREENS.
Oak Finished Window
Screens. with steel center.
II inches high. ~
open to "a inch II &c.
es. THURSDAY.
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$1.5o TEA SETS.

1S-piece Blue China Tea
Sets, consisting of 6 cups,
6 saucerS and 6
plates; regular 90
$50 value. WSC
THURSDAY.......
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Sax GAS STOVES.

Nickel plated 3 : burner
Gas Stoves, with removable
burners that are easily
cleaned; reg
) =; !: rH S51ss: $1.60
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&c. and 1oc. BRAID.

White Featherstitched
Braid; in a big assortment
of neat and dainty patterns.
6 yards in each piece. Worth
Sc. and 10c. a
piece. THURS sc
DAY.
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FEATHER DUST

Ceiling Feather Busters,
with bamboo ham
dies A feet long; ~
tr ongly made. VIC.
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POTTED MEATS.

Armour's "Veribest" Pot
ted Ham and Tongue, sod
~ : fs5 e.: TH Ct S: 2Hc.
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25c. GARDEN
TOOLS
75c. BLACK SERGE
HOSE SUPPORT
ERS.

leiner "Hook-On"
Hose Supporters; made with
plain or fancy frilled elias
tic. All colors.
Regular 25c. val WC
1Ie THITR SDAY - So
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1oc. HAIR NETS.

Silk Hair Nets; In correct
shapes and shades; -
sold regularly at l0c. Sc.
each. THURSDAY
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1oc. PILLOW SLIPS.

Fancy Autographed Pill
low Slips, in a variety of
attractive de-
signs. Regular ~
value, 19c. each. VIC.
THURSDAY.......
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S1.oo SAD IRONS,

Set of Mrs. Potts Sad
Irons, consisting of three
irons, stand and
handle; regular rs
800 value. MWC
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1oc. BAKING pow

IOC. BAKING POW
DER,
Hoods Baking Powder,
sold regularly
at 10c. a tin.
Offered tomor- AT
row instead ZuAC
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SCREEN DOORS.

Walnut Finished Screen
Doors; all sizes, complete
with fixtures, ready for put
ting up. Bring <~
measure. THURS 6WC.
DAY ..............
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MEMS soc. SHIRTS.

Special lot of Mems Color
ed Neglige Shirts, in light
and dark patterns. Neat
designs. Some with sepa-
rate cuffs. None N~
worth under soc. ,6VC.
THURSDAY......
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1oc. and 2sc. WAIST
SETS

White Pearl Shirt Waist
Sets, genuine ocean pearl;
plain or fancy carved.
small, medium and large
sizes. Regular 10c. 80
and 25c. values. NC
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ity Sardines, in oil; the kind
you pay 12c.
S 4h g.. sf E; .6Rc.
1oc. BAKING pow
DER.
Hoods Baking Powder,
sold regularly
at 10c. a tin.
Offered tomor- ~UP
i ssv instead .2Rc.
BABBITT'S SOAP.
Rabbits Laundry Soap,
sold regularly at
&c. a cake. 40
T H U R S DAY. QDC.
three cakes for.
$2.25 GAS STOVES.
Nickel plated 3 burner
Gas Stoves, with removable
burners that are easily
cleaned; reg
;2;2$: THURS $1.0O
FEATHER DUST
ERS.
Ceiling Feather Busters,
with bamboo ham
dies 4 feet long; o.
stron gly made. VIC.
THURSDAY...........
$1.oo SAD IRONS.
Set of Mrs. Potts Sad
Irons, consisting of three
irons, stand and
handle; regular <~
S1.O0 value. 0QVC
THURSDAY. .....
$1.5o TEA SETS.
1S-piece Blue China Tea
Sets, consisting of 6 cups,
6 saucers and 6
plates; regular 90
$50 value. WSC-
THURSDAY....
25c. GARDEN
TOOLS.
Choice of Steel Garden
Rakes and Hoes, extra
quality; sold reg
ularly at 25c. 49,
each: THURS L nc.
DAY
75c. BLACK SERGE.
5O-inch Atwood Black
Storm Serge; guaranteed
non-shrinkable. Superior
quality, sold regu-
E I1s'S THURS IL: soc.
HOSE SUPPORT
ERS.
X ! e n e r It's "Hook-On"
Hose Supporters; made with
plain or fancy frilled elas-
tic. All colors.
Regular 25c. val WC
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1oc. HAT PINS.

lUC. INA L IN y.
Fancy cut Crystal Hat
Pins, large heads and gilt
stems. White, amethyst,
topaz, garnet and emer-
aid. Regular 1oc. -
kind. THURS sc.
DA \
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STANDARD PEAS.
Standard Brand June Peas,
$ fs5i;siss pss s4s.. 5Hc.
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1oc. SHOE LACES.

Extra quality black Tubu-
lar Shoe Laces: sold regu-
larly at Toe. and 12c. a
dozen. Made of su- -
perior grade mohair. SC.
Dozen at.
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nc. and Ioc. BELTS.

Washable White Duck and
Fancy Pique Belts; in crush,
pleated and tailor-made eff
fects. Finished with gilt
buckles. All sizes. Regu-
lar 15c. and 19c. hn
values. THURS Il WCe
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TURKISH TOWELS.
GIRLS $1.o8
DRESSES.

xrST.x xx'xS'S r **'*STw,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16

came. The party knew 1t wss dooinsi
to pass another winter in the Arctic
without any hope OF rescu'. iolld leo
fields stretched In every direction II
was plain that no help could coms uS-
til another season.
But at home there was one girl who
had hope. And when spring came
again, there was one man who had
made up his mind to obey to the letter
the parting injunction OF william
Ziegler, even then doomed to death:
Don't come back without Fiala-
Bring him back dead or alive"
Mr.. Champ knew what that meant.
and he resolved to do 1t. While Fiala's
! men were fast losing hope, tie Terra
Nova was making her way northward
almost by inches. She sailed from
Tromsoe, Norway, on June IS last. She
encountered tremendously thick ice all
the way. She encountered rerils that
would have driven back almost any
one save an American.
From Tromsoe she shaped her course
direct for the ice fields, which she
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16
GOOD SEED BEDS PAY.
The Careful Cultivation Of the Soil
Has Its Reward In Fuller
and Better Crops.

Some years ago the writer had a
three-acre plat ready" for oats. but
when he started the drill he found the
rubber pipes so worn that they would
not allow the seed to run down, 80 he
started the hired man to narrowing the
land again and went away for new
drill hose. The hand spent an entire
afternoon with harrow and two horses
on less than three acres, after II was
considered fitted for the crop, and the
result was that the crop on the we'll
fitted land was fully so per cent. bet
ter than on the small patch drilled be-
fore going to town for new drill hose.
On our present wheat crop we have a
plain case Of the value of good culture
Of the sofl before planting. The writer
was fitting the land with plank, drag
and harrow. and the boys had gone to
a neighbours for a few bushels of seed
wheat. Something detained them so
we kept the drag and harrow going
along one aide Of the field. The wheat
at this writing is rs per cent. better on
that strip than on the rest OF the field
and the stand Of fah-sown grass is
fully so per cent. better.-Prairie
Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16

But in 1904 he sent his secretary, Will
lam S. Champ, from Trondjhem on the
steamer Fritjof, but Champ returned
without tidings. This year. just before
ne died, Mr.. Zeigler sent two expedi-
lions. One was commanded by Mr..
Champ on the Terra Nova. the other
by DR.. oliver l.. Fassig, Of Johns Hop
kins university, on the Belgica. On
August Z came message from Shan
non island. from DR.. Fassig, stating ne
had found no traces of Fiala. Four
days later came word from Champ. He
had found Fiala, and all were well.
One of the Norwegians had died OF
natural causes, that was all.
1t was long weary wait for the
girl.
1t was not the wait of a girl who can
reach her sweetheart by mol or tele-
graph. 1t was not the wait Of girl
whose affianced might be on the other
side of the globe and yet able to COM
munIcate with her. For two years she
never knew whether he was alive or
dead, whether he was achieving the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16

first expedition under Evelyn B. Bald
win In his quest to attain the farthest
north. When young Fiala applied for
a place he was accepted. Mr.. Ziegler
found that the young man had already
an enviable- war record In '98, when he
went to Porto Rico with troop c, and
was also an accomplished artist. pho
tographer and stenographer. So the
young man got one of the coveted
places.
Two years later he came back.
The. expedition had been a failure.
There had been dissension among the
officers of the America: which finally
stirred up spirit of mutiny even in
the men. Little was accomplished; the
chickering's which had been bred In the
Arctic we're kept up when the expedi-
ton arrived back in New York. Mr..
Ziegler was Disguised. He spoke his
contempt for the men who had wasted
his money In no uncertain words. But
Anthony Fiala was not one Of them. He
had done good work, and when II came
time for the baking powder millionaire
I'd cast about for . man to lead . Sec
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16
FEEDING WESTERN LAMBS.
Suggestions BY an Eastern stockmani
for Profitable Bearing Of Lambs !,
for Neat

! wish to give some facts about the
ins.us CT an industry new to this coun-
try and In which are the least possible
risks. with the hope Of Interesting cap
italists. x
I believe. WRITES w. 4. Armstrong. Of
New jersey. IN the Country Gentleman.
! may claim to be the original advo-
cate Of the English system Of sheep
farming as suited to the American soil
and climate. My views in this branch
Of farming haze been supported BY the
foremost authorities In this country.
My remarks refer to . system OF feed
ing. ETC.. which will result In the de-
velopment Of . thick. lean. juicy NUT
ton CARCASS Of finest quality and d.
gestibility, having q peculiar turnipy
flavor, pleasing to the palate. the cpl
cures delight
The questions may be asked: What
are the requirements? VIII the cost
exceed present western systems Of
feeding? How can the sheep be pro-
cured? I.
Ordinary farm land, about one third
Of the farm or farms, should be plant
ed with turnips. yielding 10 to 20 tons
per acre. according tor quality Of tho
soil. costing about so cents per ton to
grow. Roots are the mainstay, about
is pounds each day per head being fed,
with q very small quantity OF hay, also
bran, peas. linseed and cotton cake.
oats. etc., all or part mixed In bulk
eatima ting ono mint or m zach dsv) mar
head, with about two quarts Of hay
chaff, possibly a little water and rock
salt. Movable fences are necessary to
enclose the flock in new patch OF
roots each day, passing over the neld
bit by bit, leaving the land richly but
tered with humus.
The corn In the west Is cheaper than
are the above-nmed mixed feeds east.
but the turnips, which play so impor-
tant part. will fully make good on
the side of economy. Feeding sheep
on arabic land affords an additional
item Of return equal to many tons OF
city manure per acre. enriching the de-
pleted soil and saving expensive fevtil-
izer bills. The English grow their fine
quality mailing barley after sheep, and
It may yet be discovered that a aner
quality OF tobacco can be grown In this
country after such a preparation.
Western lambs can be bought In tho
Buffalo market or shipped direct from
the west costing about three dollars
per head.
The feeding period may range over
two IN three mOntha during which
time the animal will thicken and grow.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16

found on June 10. Then she slipped
along eastward until June 81, when
she began to drive her way through
the foes. On July rs, four weeks later,
the Terra Nova struck open water.
But this was only for brief spell.
On July 20 she again hit the ice.
Champ had experienced navigators
with him and they were agreed that
they could never, reach Fiala. Some
even doubted that they could get back
themselves until next year.
Keep on" ordered Champ quietly,
and the resolute men set their faces
still to the north.
On July 20 they sighted Palmi island.
Next day, after a 24-hour battle, they
reached the island. Then they knew
they had won. There they found six
members Of the expedition which
Fiala's foresight had left there. Then
Champ knew that his mission was
successful, for the six told him where
headquarters were at Cape Dillon, and
that Fiala and the rest of his men
were alive and we'll there.
Out went the sledges.
They bore joyful news to Fiala-a
rescue ship was waiting! Fiala told
them where the rest of his party were
at Cape Flora, and on July 30 these
were found, too. Some of the men
were mere skeletons. worn down by
the hardships they had endured for
two years, but no one was in such a
bad way that good food and plenty Of
rest would not bring him around all
right. On August all the parties
were gathered together and the start
made for Norway. where everybody
arrived safe and well on August 10.
1t took six days hard work to get out
or the ice-pack-the rest of the sail to
Norway was easy. The sturdy ship
that had rescued the men was I'M
harmed.
Miss Puryear, the girl who has wait
ed, has been teaching school In Ten
nessee for the past FIVE years. She is
Strikingly handsome, talented and cul-
tured. She moves In the best Nash
vile society. Mai. John Reid, of vir-
ginia, is her grandfather; the family Is
well known throughout both Tennessee
and Virginia.
Miss Puryear was too modest to say
any thing to a correspondent about her
romance.
I'VE will be married In the winter"
was all that she would vouchsafe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16

an dogs. 30 Siberian ponies, ten tons Of
horse food. Al tons Of dog food, 100
pounds Of tobacco. 1000 pounds of gun
cotton, 5000 rounds OF ammunition for
rifles and shotguns, So sledges Of spe-
tial design, two specially built canoes
IL feet long, made to take apart in sec
tons for transport on the sledges. tons
OF the most skilfully prepared concen-
trated food Of all kinds, and so ON
without limit.
Fiala took 81 men with him. two OF
them Norwegians Injured to Arctic cold.
The America sailed from Tromsoe.
Trondjhem. Norway, ON June %. 1908.
for Franz josef Land. where Fiala in
tended to spend the winter, Dispatch
Ing thence dog sledges with small par
ties farther north. The last heard from
him before the cables brought the
news of his rescue the other day was
IN October. 1908, when whaling yes
sci brought the news that the America
had failed TO make Franz Josef Land,
but would try again the following
spring.
Mr.. ziegler discredited the report
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16

away harrow does good work at chop
ping OF the roots, and spring-tooth
will uncover many Of them, but in or
der to be effective tool must reach
down under and rip the roots out. Two
grass-root diggers are mentioned In
this bulletin-they are shown In the
accompanying diagram. The upper one
is used by George M. Clark, Of Connec-
ticut. In preparing sod land for reseed-
ing to grass. With the best blowing
and narrowing some roots of old grass
will be left In the soil. To destroy
them Mr.. Clark uses this tool like q
one-horse cultivator. II works deep
In the soil. gets under the roots and
snaps them off-often reaching the
side Of the field covered with broken
and dragging roots. Mr.. Clark says
that he cannot At an old meadow as
1t needs fitting without using tool OF
this sort. It seems to be indispensable
In destroying Johnson grass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16
The Long Wooing of Anthony
FiaIa Is Soon to End.
BACK FROM THE NORTH TO CLAIM A BRIDE
Wooed for Eight Years. a Pretty Southern Maid
Will Wed an Ardent Lover-Her Word
Given as He Sailed Northward
Two Years Ago.

ond expedition In 1908, he selected
young Fiala, then but 33 years old.
"Northward, always northward," was
Mr.. Ziegler's Injunction, as he intrusted
the young man to the command OF the
America, the best ship that ever ground
her way through Arctic ice.
Fiala promised.
He sailed from New York in May with
the members of his party. The other Of
ficers with him were: r. r. Tafel, OF
Philadelphia; Charles l.. Seitz, OF
Evansville, Ind; William J. Peters, Of
the geological survey, second in COM
mand; Francis Long. Of the weather
bureau. the meteorologist of the expe-
dition: DIR. G. w. Shorkley. of Camden,
Me-; J. Collin Waugh, of Forest HILL
N. j.; Charles e. Rellits, of st. Louis;
John vedoe, of Boston; Spencer W..
Stuart, of Brooklyn, and H., III. New
court, of Milford, Mass.
When he sailed there was little
party of women to see him off-his
mother, one or two relatives and the
girl from Nashville. She had relented
at last.
when you come back" she whis-
percd, as he started up the gangplank
of the steamer that was to take him to
Norway, II will marry YOU"
when l find the POLE answered
Fiala, 'Tll be back"
But nobody knew that either had
promised the other l:vas only when
the brief dispatch came on August II
that Miss Puryear told her secret-she
was to marry the intrepid young arctic
explorer when he could come back to
her. Wooed six years and his promised
sweetheart for two years more, she had
kept her secret well. For two years
lacking less than a month she had not
heard a word from him. Her last let
ter was dated in September, 1903. when
the gallant little band passed out Of
reach OF the mails for almost 12 months.
The expedition cost $250,000. The
party were taking everything possible
for the prosecution of the search for the
pole. Everything that science or COM
fort could suggest found place aboard
the sturdy ship. There were 210 Siberi-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16
How crocodiles Are Caught.

In some parts of India the natives
dig crocodile pit which they cover
with sticks and leaves. The pit sur
rounds little island or mound Of
earth and Is close to a stream where
crocodiles abound. On this mound
they fasten young goat, and Its
bleatings through the night attract the
crocodiles who break the frail floor
of sticks with their heavy bodies and
fall into the pit prepared for them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-09-16
THE LIVE STOCK.

Whatever you may feed your horse,
feed judiciously and regularly. Use
system.
While It is always an item TO feed
well. young pigs may easily be stunted
by overlooking.
Keep breeding sows by themselves,
and feed them according to the de-
mands Of tho condition.
Hogs furnish ono Of the best me-
diums for marketing the bulky prod
ucts Of the farm in . concentrated
shape.
When stabbed for the room feed. It is
comforting and cooling to the tired,
sweating horse to be relieved of all
harness.
II Is the hogs that make the best
growth In the shortest time and upon
the smallest amount OF food that re-
turn the best profit.
A tablespoonful OF copper sulphate
dissolved In hot water and given with
q gallon Of milk to the brood SOW will
stop soours in little pigs.
Owners of waste. brushy land would
md q flock Of Angora goats very
valuable a, iuisltion. They are money
makers as wei rs land clearers.
In selecting q young animal for
breed,ng purposes one with a gentle
and tractable disposition should be
chosen rs nearly as can be judged.