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cUcUM BERs.

The soil for cucumbers should be a
rich sandy loan, rather moist but not
wet. The seeds may be planted in
berry baskets or on sods In the hotbed
and these transferred to the open
ground, or the seed may be placed d.
rectly in the ground. Considerable
time will be saved by starting the
plants in the hotbed. In either case
they should not be placed in the open
until the ground has warmed up,
which will be about four weeks after
the last killing frost in the spring.
They may be planted in hills feet
apart each way or drilled in rows z
feet apart In the rows. 1t is a good
plan to use an abundance of well-rot-
ted manure in the holes or in the rows.
Cucumbers should receive frequent
shallow cultivation until the vines be-
gin to run freely; after this very little
cultivation is required. They are ready
for use as soon as large enough, and
no fruit should be allowed to ripen on
the vines. 1t is advisable to spray
cucumbers with Bordeaux mixture, as
they are quite liable to be injured by
diseases.
For n full discussion of insects and
diseases affecting cucumbers and rem
edies for them, see Farmers Bulletin
S56, entitled "Control Of Disease and
Insect Enemies of the Home Vegetable
Garden"
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BEETs.

The red garden beet may be grown
in any good soil, but rich sandy loan
will give the best results. The seed
may be sown In spring as soon as the
ground is In condition to work. They
may be planted two weeks before dan
ger of frost Is past. II for horse, cul-
tivation, the rows should be from 2h
to 8 feet apart. or wide enough for the
horse to walk between the rows. II for
hand cultivation the rows need not be
more than 12 to 1S inches apart. The
usual custom is to sow the seed some
what closer together than the h"ets
are desired. and after the beets are up.
to thin them from time to time, using
the ones removed for greens until the
beets finally are some to Inches
apart In the rows.
II should be remembered that what
is commonly termed beet seed is really
seed ball, containing several indi-
vidual seeds, and for this reason each
one of these balls may bring from 8
to 4 plants. All of these plants except
one should be removed during the thin
ming process. Two ounces Of the seed
are sufficient to plant 100-foot row.
Beets should be planted in success
sion at intervals of about two weeks
turing the summer so as to have a
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like n man going up to the galiows.
/ met him in the hall rs he opened
the door and held out my hand. and
called him Samuel and said l was
Just dying to see him once more. He
kept his hands to himself and when
he could speak he said:
"Oh, it's you. Is It? A boy told me
back there that some old woman had
come to the house. Did I write you
that we would be glad, Indeed. If you
would pay us one of your pleasant
visits?"
mo, Samuel. you didn't" / replied.
81 did not need such letter.
shall come here when I darn please.
and ! shall stay as long as ! want
to and you have got mighty little to
say about 1t. Don't you begin to cut
up rusty at this early stage OF the
game. or there'll be row to call out
the nre department"
Samuel turned pale. and bit on
what he was going to say and we oil
went down to dinner. 1t was
happy meal. Almost every word
spoke was addressed to Samuel. He
tried to ignore me. but he couldn't
do II. No mOther-in-law with an
iron heel can be ignored by her SON.
in-law. asked after his health. his
business and why he hadn't run up
some day to see me and give me
motherly kiss, and l boxed him up
in hne shape.
Just as we left the table he re-
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LATE CABBAGE.

Late cabbage Is usually grown as a
crop following early potatoes, peas or
some other crop that leaves the ground
free for about one-half the growing
season. The plants may be grown in
the seeded, 1t being necessary to sow
the seed some three or four weeks
before 1t is desired to set them In po-
sition in the garden. 1t is an excel
lent plan to follow early potatoes with
late cabbage, as none of the insects
that affect early potatoes are liable
to molest the late cabbage, and II is
possible to set the plants between the
potato rows some two or three weeks
before the potatoes are dug. In this
manner sufficient time Is gained to
permit the cabbage to reach maturity
before hard freezing weather occurs
in the fall.
The rows should be about 3 feet
apart and the plants some 2 feet
apart in the rows. Slight freezing
does not injure cabbage. but 1t should
not be subjected to repeated freezing
and thawing. Late cabbage can be
stored by taking up plants and pack
ing them closely together in a trench,
placing a frame of boards or poles
around the trench, some supports
across the top, and covering the whole
with straw or corn fodder. The heads
may be removed as needed and the
roots and stems left In position in the
trench. These Will furnish an ubun-
dant supply of greens in early spring.
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Bowser, which Is somewhere along
here. Perhaps you have read of Mr..
Bowser in the papers? He is an awful
nice man. but he has lots of whims
and oddities. think you will like him
II you become acquainted"
"This is disgrace" he said in
desperation, not knowing what to do.
Don't take It so much to heart.
Samuel. You have got the best
mother-in-law In any four states, and
she is only being kind to you. II you
feel chills go up and down your back
bone. and you probably do. let us go
back into the Bewser house."
Mr.. Bowser came back without an
other struggle or a word. and when he
hung up his hat In the hall I knew
had him beaten. He gave gasp and
sigh. and fell into the nearest chair
like bag Of sand dropped from the
much that evening. but sat and glared
at me. and once In while he uttered
"humph" to himself. He didn't show
one bit ofJconceit. and he didn't swell
out his chest and try to play boss. He
was Just silent and very. very good.
and when left home. after five days
visit. he almost squeezed my hand
when he said good-by.
AS said before. Mr.. Bowser Is n
good man at heart, but there is need
of brick house falling on him about
once In six weeks. and am that bricl
house and ! shall continue to fall.
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SW CORN.

Plant sweet corn about the time of
the last killing frost In spring and
make 8 or 4 successive plant
ings at intervals of two weeks.
From quarter pint to a half pint
of seed is sufficient for hundred
foot row. Plant the seed in drills 8
feet apart and thin to single stalk
every 10 to IA Inches. or plant to
9 seeds in hills 3 feet apart each way,
and thin out to 3 to 5 stalks In a
hill. Cover the seeds about 2 inches
deep. Cultivate frequently, taking
care to remove all suckers from around
the base OF the stalks.
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tunity he shows his love and gratitude
by kissing her. The average son-in-
law, no matter where he is. will grow
wings and fly home when he hears that
his mother-in-law has arrived. He will
wear a coat three years old to present
her with set of furs at Christmas
time. Mr.. Bowser has never done those
things for me. On the contrary. he
started out his married life by letting
me know that couldn't run him. and
that he didn't love me cents worth.
! let him have little rope to gambol
around. and then I shut down on him.
1t was q hard struggle for time but
! conquered him.
arrived at Mr.. Bowser's house
on one of my periodical visits the
other evening. AS afterwards
learned, he had not yet reached his
gate on his way up to dinner when
a boy called out to him;
"Say, Mr.. Bowser. you've got COM
pany at your house."
"And who is TIT" asked Mr. Bowser.
"why. it's that old woman; I guess
she's your mother-in-law."
That was enough for Mr.. Bowser.
All his pleasant thoughts vanished in
q moment. He came up the steps
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marked that he was going to a bowl
Ing club that night and that we
would have to entertain ourselves.
When we got upstairs he was going
to make some change In his clothing,
I took him by his coat collar and
said:
samuel Bowser, you sit right
down here and hear what / have to
say. If you go to a bowling club. l
shall go with you! don't know
what a bowling club is. but want
to learn. 1t seems as II had heard
that they shoot at nine pins or ten
pins at bowling clubs. but i am 60
ing along to make sure. 1t must be
want to see for myself"
You'd look nice at a bowling club"
was Samuel's mean reply.
'I'd look just as nice as you would.
Yon are not the prettiest man In the
world, though you have got whole
CARLOAD Of conceit about you. I can
be ready in two minutes"
"You needn't get ready. for shan't
stir stepl"
"Well, we can pass a pleasant eve
ming here. There are lots of things I
want to talk to you about"
There will be no talking here" said
Mr.. Bowser through his clenched teeth.
"If don't go to the bowling club.
shall go to poker club. My club has
great game on hand tonight"
"Good" l exclaimed. "Poker suits
me better than bowls. You didn't
know. did you. that l played poker?
Well. l do. and have been called the
best player In our town. I can fill a
straight or a flush nine times out of
ten, and have held royal fiushes four
times in one evening. Why. Samuel.
I will play the coats off the backs of
all the members of the club"
"There will be no poker for you
this evening"" said Mr.. Bowser. 81
won't go anywhere II you are going
to tag along after me. Haven't you
any sense of propriety?"
Heaps of 1t, Samuel, but you don't
get away alone this blessed night.
You need me to watch over you. Some
mother-in-laws wouldn't care cop
per If their only son-in-law went to
destruction, but 1t happens that / do.
Mr.. Bowser settled back into his
chair to plan something. His wife,
who was at the head of the stairs
and had heard our talk, threw me
down my hat and cape. that l might
be ready for any emergency. 1t was
very thoughtful of her. and 1t was a
help that come just in time. l had
turned my back to look out Of win
dow when Mr.. Bowser softly sneaked
down the hall. and had got his hat
on when 1 discovered him. He had
not yet closed the door behind him,
when I was at his side. I had cape
and hat in my hand, and put them
on anyway. At the gate Mr.. Bowser
started on a run and I ran after
him. and soon overlook him, for no
sOn-in-law can outrun his mOther-in-
law II she is determined to win the
! race.
"It is a pleasant evening. Mr.. Bow
SER" said as took his arm.
"Say, are you going to make a holy
show of yourself?" he exclaimed as he
came to a stop.
mot unless you compel me to.
Sammy" I replied In motherly tones.
Let us stroll about little while and
see the moon and stars and learn a
little about astronomy. We will after
ward call at the residence of Mr..
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supply of young tender beets at all
times. The beets should be used be-
fore they exceed diameter of 2 inches
as the young beets of moderate size
are of much better quality than those
allowed to make n greater growth.
The beets that remain unused during
the latter part of the season should be
allowed to grow until frost, pulled.
trimmed and stored for winter use. If
not desired for table use. they make
an excellent ntock or poultry feed.
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TROOPS TO ENTRAlN APRIL 2e.
Provost Marshal Crowder Calls $780,.
900 Draft Men to Report.

Provost Marshal crowder Calls $780,.
900 Draft Men to Report.
Washington.-On orders from Pro.
vost Marshal General Crowder the
following quotas will entrain for the
cantonments for the five-day period
beginning April 26:
Idaho, 604: Nebraska, 1,46O; New.
ada, 17s; Utah, 61S; Alabama, 1901 /;
Arizona, 470; Arkansas, 2.735; Cali.
fornia. 1853; Colorado. 1929: Con
necticut, 2.279: Delaware, 141; Dis
trict of Columbia, 492 Florida. 1850;
Georgia. $3.50; Illinois. S,801; Indiana,
5.96s; Kansas, 1921; Kentucky. 1896;
Louisiana, 4,54s: Maine. 91s: Mary
land, 2,120: Massachusetts, $50;
Michigan, $3.50; Minnesota. 3,513;
Mississippi, 2.004; Missouri, 4.07s;
New Jersey, 2.137; New Mexico. 405 {;
New York 1911; North Carolina, s..
054 North Dakota. 1887; Ohio, TO-
3O2; Oklahoma. 2.291; Oregon. s23;
Pennsylvania. 1886; Rhode Island.
s51 South Carolina. 1868; South Da-
kota. 72O; Tennessee, 4.751: Texas. Il
817: Vermont, 421; Virginia, 1865 !;
Washington, 1896; West Virginia. L.
039; Wisconsin. 3.736; Wyoming. 1886.
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WORK FOR PATRIOTIC WOMEN
Food Supply Of Nation May Be Greatly
Supplemented by Production Of
Chicken Flock.

The women in the farm homes Of this
country may greatly supplement the
food supply of the nation by rails
ing all the poultry and eggs they can
this year. Every fowl and every dozen
eggs raised and consumed on the farm
will release meat and other foods for
our armies and those OF our allies. Pa
triotic production of poultry will pay
profits to the patrons of the nation.
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REMEMBER
U.s~Qse'r. or AosleyIrUse
HOWI0G
w TOMATOES: 2


The tomato is one of the most salts
factory of all the garden crops and one
that is found in practically every vege-
table garden. No matter how small
the garden space available, 1t Is always
advisable to have few tomato vines.
Tomatoes will grow In almost any
good soil, but the soil should not be
too high in nitrogenOus matter, as this
will cause the plants to go to vine.
rather than to fruit. The plants should
be started in the window box or in the
hotbed. some six weeks before time to
set them in the open. For best results
they should be transpianted at least
once. 1t Is possible to secure crop
much sooner by carefully growing the
plants indoors In pots and transplant
Ing to the open ground as soon as con-
ditions permit. They should not be
set in the open until about two weeks
after the last killing frost. II set
sooner than this, they should In all
cases be protected from frost with a
muslin cover or with boxes covered
with glass or by other means.
The pOt-grOwn plants are especially
oesh uDie' us thts ihuy I've DIouShl "
the blooming period by the time 1t is
warm enough to plant them in the gar-
den. II the plants are not to be
trained, but allowed to lie on the
ground, they should be set about feet
apart each way. If trained to single
stalk and tied to stakes or trellis.
they may be planted In rows feet
apart and IS inches apart in the row.
If to be used for table purposes only,
% plants under good conditions will
supply the average family. If for can
ming, from so to 100 plants will be nee
essary. One hundred plants should
supply sufficient tomatoes for present
use. and enough to can at least 100
quarts.
Under favorable conditions tomatoes
will continue to grow and bear for
the entire season, and it should not be
necessary to set late crop
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GARDENING NOTES

The more blIsters you raise In
cultivating, the less water your
plants will need.
Weeds waste moisture and
plant food. And they're not
even pretty. -..
Have you filed your hoes?
Some sticks to mark the rows?
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Prices for Metals.

Prices for Metals.
Bar silver, 81 Nc.
Copper. S2312h
Lead, $7.76.
Spelter. $7.09.
Tungsten concentrates, per unit.
$z4.50
Boulder. Colo. Tungsten concern
trates. so per cent. $4,000 q 22.50 per
unit; crude ores. 60 per cent. $22.O0Q
$500; 25 per cent $12.00U12.50; 10 per
cent, 39.40Q12.20.
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Liberty Bell Rings for Loan.

Concord, Mass. - The old bronze
bell that summoned the farmers of
Concord to arms In 177b to fight for
their country's liberty rang again
April 6 to call forth the resources of
citizens in support of the country's
Liberty loan.
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Boston Wool Market.

Boaton.-wool-Scou basis:
Texas-Fine, twelve months. 1850
1.72; fine. eight months, Si.55 q 1.60.
Territory-Fine staple. Sl.S2Q1.85:
half blood combing. 3I.70Q LIS; three
eighth blood combiny. 81: LBS: fine
clothing. sheo@i;s5 fine medium
Pulled-Extra. 3l.sOQ1s5: AA. $1.7o
81.s0; A supers. $16091.55.
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BY M. QUAD.
! am Mr.. Bowser's mother-in-law,
and share of the public has known
1t for long time.
When Samuel Bowser asked me for
my daughters hand looked long in
to his face. l saw that which made
me believe that he would make man
full of whims and crochets, and that
he would dream wild dreams. and
determined, then and there, to put
forth strong hand. and have ex-
ercised the iron heel ever since.
Mr.. Bowser differs greatly from the
average son-in-law.
The average son-in-law just dotes
on his mother-in-law. He is thankful
to her: he loves her; at every oppor-
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Kansas city Produce.

Kansas City.-Butter Creamery,
4ohc: firsts, 3shc; seconds. 3sc: pack
ing, sic.
Eggs-Firsts. 32Hc.
Pouitry-Roosters. zoe; broilsrs, Csc.
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Substitutes for Wheat.

1t Is possible to make potatoes and
beef scraps, meat trimmings from the
kitchen, or cut fresh bone take the
place of high priced wheat.
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HIDES AND PELTs.
Dry Hides.

Flint butcher, lb............. %
Flint. fallen. Id. lb................. 21
Flint. bull and stag, lb. b.......... L.
Flint, culls and glue. lb. 80. =. -. IL
Salt hides, Id. .O5 q O6
Horse hides w to 2/s price of green
safted.
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No Chance for Good Butter.
1t Is impossible to make sweet. clean
favored butter from old. unclean
cream.
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Supply and Demand.

Are the markets regulated by sup
ply and demand?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax. ''The
latest system Is based on limited
supply of stuff and n large demand for
money"
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SEED AND SUCCEED

Early to seed bed-early to
sprout.
A time for everything, espe-
cially for planting.
Some seed left in that packet?
Ask your neighbor.
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ChicaEo.-Hogs-Bulk sI7.400I7so;
1899; q ., = h.syy: Ii:.toS I7.sS: rough.
Cattie-Native steers. 10000 1885;
stockers and feeders. $500 I2. 90; cows
and heifers, $500 1850; calves. S1l.00
@16.75.
sh:epmshsep, .12a561z1o; lambs.
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Many mans belief in his superior
wisdom makes fool of him.
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Calf and Kip, Green snIted.
Green s.Ited Peits.
Dry Flint PeIts.

Mooi peIts ..,:.'.'.'.'. 20
Short wool pelts ............- 28
Butcher shearlings. No. l..... 20
No. murian shearlings.- ..... 10
Bucks. saddles and pieces at value.
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Two AsaIs.ant War Secretaries Named

Washington.-Presid Wilson ap-
pointed Edward r. Stettinius second
assistant secretary of war. and Fred P.
Keppel third assistant secretary Of
war.
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More veoet.bIe, and FruIt..

The farm would lose much of its
value as a place to live, enjoy life and
rear a family without plenty of fruits
and vegetables. .
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pl,ESsnD rouLTnY.
Live Poultry.

uricen net FOB. Denver)
BOOSTERS, Id. ..........23 925
Junk ..-....- 20
Turkeys. 10 lbs. or over. ....26 03v
Geese ......... .....:.:...2s Gas
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TEUToNS HURL MASSES OF
TROOPS AT ALLIES REGARD
LESS OF BIG LOSSES.
JAPS AT vLAD|vsTok
GERMAN RAID ON AMERICAN
TRENCHES AT ToUL coLLAPsES
WITH HEAVY CASUALTIES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Paris, April s.--Heavy fighting took
place in the Ore and Somme regions
but all the powerful German attacks
Saturday were repelled by the French
troops, except on the left bank of the
Oise, where the French were forced to
withdraw to positions previously pre-
pared, according to the war office an
nouncement
The Germans are continuing their
plunging tactics in the Amiens battle
area, with their operations rapidly de-
veloping into "a greatly magnified Yer
dun.
The similarity with the classic ex-
down an enemy by sheer force is
daily growing. This development OBJ
trudes itself because of the narrow
ing of the area involved in the attack
and the practice of hurling great
masses OF troops at the defenders OF
narrow front, regardless of sacri-
fices.
Saturday. the main attack was de-
livered on the allied center, after the
blow launched south of the Somme on
Thursday and that driven in to the
north OF the river on Friday, had spent
themselves.
Field Marshal Haig's report says
that German attack on the British
lines opposite Albert Saturday was re-
pulsed and that British counter at
tacks in Aveluy wood placed the Brit
ish in positions formerly held by them.
The British on Sunday engaged in
sharp local fighting at various points
and repulsed German counter attacks.
They also drove off by artillery fire
two German attacks launched In the
neighborhood of Bucquoy.
West of Noyon, a German detach-
ment which had gained a foothold in
the French lines were forced out by
q counter attack.
The second phase of the great bat
tie along the Somme. which the Ger
mans began on Thursday last. has died
down and there are signs that the en-
emy is about to thrust again on q big
scale"
London.-According to q semioffi-
cial dispatch from Moscow, the fol-
lowing official statement has been Is
sued there: In reference to the land
Ing of Japanese at Vladivostok, the
council Of peoples commissaries is
undertaking political steps and at the
same time orders all the soviets In 81
beria to offer armed resistance to an
enemy incursion into Russian terri
tory"
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company says that
1t is officially reported that in the cap
ture Of Tammerfors the White Guards
lost 1000 men. while 10000 of the Red
Guards were either killed or wounded
or taken prisoner.
With the American Army in France,
April S.-Two German raids on differ
ent sectors of the American position
northwest of Toul were repulsed with
enemy casualties. The Germans were
driven off before reaching the Ameri-
can trenches by accurate machine gun
and automatic fire
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Butter. Esss. Pots

1utter. E8Bn. rotatoes and RoOsters.
Chicago. - Butter - Creamery, $40
40hc.
Eggs-Firsts, 330sshc; ordinary
firsts. 31Q3ahc; at mark, cases In
ciuded, 3z@S2hc.
Potatoes--wisconsin. Michigan and
Minnesota, bulk. so0s5c: do sacks, ssc
0ei.oo.
Pouitry-Roosters. young, CSC.
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Price of sugar,
Chicago Live stock Quot.tiou..

New York. Sugar - CentrifugAl
s.oobc; fine sranulated, 7.45c.
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With the American Army in France,
April S.-Two German raids on differ
ent sectors of the American position
northwest of Toul were repulsed with
enemy casualties. The Germans were
driven off before reaching the Ameri-
can trenches by accurate machine gun
and automatic fire.
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Eggs.

Eggs. graded No. net. f
y. B. Denver. 80
Eggs: graded No. net. +.
o. B. Denver ....g...... IA
Eggs. case count. misc.
oases, less .9.259 $50
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Butter
Fruit.
Vegetables.

Apples, Colo. new fancy. box. 1.0002.5o
Pears, COLO. S.O0
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HAY AND GRAIN MAuxEr.
tF. o. d. Denver. Carload Price.)
hay,

hungarian patent. 9S lbs. sacked,
subject to discount ........... 1890
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BOWSer'S
Mother-in-law
Tells Why She Puts
Forth the Strong Hand
BY M. QUAD.

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