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I" ' W. L. DOUGLAS hand-sewed quacq process OnvLv? > amrs $2.00, $2.50. $3.00,53.50, $4.00, $5.00 WOMEN S S2.50, S3,$3.50, $4 BOYS' $2.00, $2.50 &. $3.00 / f\ THE STANDARD Jf M FOR 30 YEARS Kf&t They are absolutely the BP? most popular and bestshoes JClr for the price in America. P - /y They are the leaders every- v / where because they hold their shape, fit better, A. look better and wear Ion- /i y':fV ffpr than Ath^r yroT<'\ 1# 5hey are positively the most economical shoes for you to bay. W. L. Doaglas name and the retail price are stamped on the bottom ? value guaranteed. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE! If your dialer cannot supply you write for Mail Order Catalog. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mua. TPAPHPRS WASTED. Special enrollraer ICMVnKllw men. Vnprccedenu-d deuiam Outline your ecoid. Ladles with certificates i.k> d?slred. School supply cata lngue free. Southern Teachers' Agtsucy, Columbia, S. C NOT CUT OUT FOR SOLDIEF Widow Healy Indulges In Some Plaii Speaking to Her Devoted but / *. The courting of the Widow Heal: by Terence Corcoran was a tediou: affair to every one in Magray place most of all to the widow herself, wh< tried various expedients to assist he: timid admirer. "I'm thinking I might go for i sojer," Terence annouhced one night when his fancy had been stirred by i newspaper account of a military pageant. "I'm not so old but I conic do It. I was wanst In a school regi ment." "You go for a sojer!" cried th( Widow Healy in mingled scorn anc alarm. "A man that calls on a lorn widow for two years and more, wld out pluck enough to spake his mind hasn't the makings of a dhrummer boj In him." NOT YET INTRODUCED. "Where do you live,? my lass?" "Tee hee! No. 411 Steenth street, but mamma doon't allow gentlemen to call on me jest yet.'* The Weeds Return. "Confound these election bets, any*ray!" grumbled Harker. * .'Xose heavily?" inquired his friend. "No, I won ten boxes of cigars and they were so rank I sold the whole lot lo the corner tobacconist for a dollar." "Well, you made a dollar, anyway." "Yes, but that is not the worst of It ""My wife saw the boxes In the window marked 'A Bargain, $2,' and DOUgfU me wutue iui iu give uic oa ? birthday present." A Question. Vera (eight years old)?What does transatlantic mean, mother? Mother?Across the Atlantic, of course; but you mustn't bother me. Vera?Doe's "trans'' always mean across ? Mother?I suppose it does. Now, if you don't stop bothering me with your Questions 1 shall send you right to bed. Vera (after a few minutes' silence) ?Then does transparent mean a cross parent??Ideas. New Version. * "Nov, Harry," said the Sunday school teacher t? the brightest boy in the class, "can you tell me how Elijah died?" "He didn't die at all," replied the youngster. "He was translated from the original Hebrew." Not Strictly Orthodox. Police Justice?Young man, what is jour religion, If you have any? ChaufTeur (arrested for overspeed lng)?Something like Jim Bludso's your honor?pever be passed on th? highway. The more mystery there Is about a woman the more attractive and scarj she looks to a man. A FOOD DRINK. Which Brings Dally Enjoyment. A lady doctor writes : "Though busy hourly with my owe afTairs, I will not deny myself the pleasure of taking a few minutes tc tell oT my enjoyment daily obtalnec from my morning cup of Postum. T is a food beverage, not a poison like coffee. "I began to use Postum eight year: Kftrtoiiea T tn hrt h(? B?>y? UUl, A UMUWU vv, wuk wv cause coffce, which I dearly loved made my nights long weary periods tc be dreaded and unfitting me for busi ness during the day. "On the advice of a friend, I firs tried Postum, making it carefully a: , directed on the package. As I hat always used 'cream and no sugar,' mixed my Postum so. It looked good was clear and fragrant,, and it was i pleasure to see the cream color it ai my Kentucky friend always wante< her coffee to look?'like a new sad die.' "Then I tasted it critically, for I ha; tried many 'substitutes' for coffee, was pleased, yes, satisfied, with m: Postum in taste and effect, and an yet, being a constant user of It al these years. "I continually assure my friends ani acquaintances that they will like it li place of coffee, and receive benefl from its use. I have gained weight can sleep sound and am not nervous.' "There's a Reason." Read "The Road to Wellville" In pkgs Ever read the above letter? A nev one appears from time to time. The; ? a 1 jr..11 _ x are genuine, true, ana run ui nunmi Interest. Ever read the above letter? A nei me appear* from time to time. The; ?r? srennlnc, true, suil foil of homai later eat. . 3yN./ID it 0 5 M- rnmwj* HE southwestern section \United States is a p ) ra that presents many * H |r characteristics of ph; /Jf PI UU climate, resourct 1 y rnfc, capabilities which are y,]\Yl pjS 1 j/\j/ well known as they des I be. The term "souths j usually applied to New P J Arizona and southern 3 nia, an area of about t '? of New England, New York, Penns; J Maryland and the Virginias. Much pu r tention has of late been attracted to . and New Mexico in connection with tl 1 mission to statehood, and one gratifyinj of this has been a greatly increased i 1 in their resources and conditions. Excluding the populous and thrift} ' region of southern California, the south the most thinly populated and least de portion of the country south of Alasl : this condition is due mainly to a clin ' arid that but little can be raised withe ? gation, its future development is to b( I a i... f f a roof vol ureu uy me uuu^auuu vi wc flood waters now going to waste. This can be applied to millions of acres c lands with rich soil, which with the ui sunshine of its mild cli- ______ mate will respond with large and profitable Unfortunately, there is not enough water BK;; ^ for all the land, but ; there is sufficient, if all were utilized, to support a population IfilMli a. i 1 I many times as large Sp&p as the present one. The government is now spending $12,000,000 in reclamation projects in Arizona and New Mexico which supply water for nearly one-half million acres of fertile lands. This will give great impetus to devel- ||V opment, and in time, when settlers take up the reclaimed land, there will be a laree '*Yv! Increase in its agricul- . tural productions. In the great coast miil&MffiBm region of southern California, with a population of nearly G00.000, the principal product is the orange and oth- Gj5ANl> Gi er fruits, with a value HEAR THE of about $20,000,000 a year, while in the inland districts the i industry is the largest source of revenut tions of the southwest are richly produc various minerals, notably those of copp< recently southern California has becc heavy producer of? petroleum. The va tho copper, oil and other products < ground aggregates about $75,000,000 a y It is probable that further explorath disclose large additional supplies of c various kinds, especially those of low which will prove profitable under im methods of reduction. The southwest presents a variety o graphic features, and many of its ec< resources are closely 1 elated to them, is great range in altitude, with corresp variation in climatic conditions. One most salient features Is the wide, high ] of northern Arizona, which reaches a tud6 of 8.000 feet. It is surmounted b ous volcanic peaks, notably San Fr; peak, which is 12,011 feet above sea lev To the east this district merges ii irregular series of high plateaus, const 1 the western half of New Mexico, i To the west and south it drops b: steps Into the great region of desert or bolsoms of Nevada, western Arlzon southeastern California. These deser 1 wide, long plains, lying between mc ridges of varying lengths and heights, which are all very rocky and mostly t and trend north and south. Diagonally across southern Californii extends the long curving ridge of the Madre and San Bernardino mountair f tween which and the ocean lies the larj area known as <he valley of southern ? nia. This valley is the great citrus fr trict, and Los Angeles. There are two great rivers In thev west, the Colorado and the Rio Grande Colorado river has been compared to tl and the similarity is notable. Bot ' streams of the first rank, rising in high ! tains, and finally crossing a broad re: ' semi-tropical, nearly rainless deserts. ' empty into seas in nearly the same 1: ' and their lower courses are through wi ? tas of fertile soil. The annual overflo new sediments fertile with plant food s a time favorable for the crops. The agricultural capabilities are similar, but while much of the lower N 5 ley is utilized the Colorado valley is j ginning to be settled. The watershed the Colorado, with its two head branch 1 Green and the Grand, is over 200.000 5 miles, its course 2,000 miles in length, annual discharge is 11,000.000 acre-f 1 enough to cover that number of acres o deep. 1 The sediment which it carries eac 3 into the gulf is estimated to be suffic 1 cover 53 square miles one foot deep. ] miles of its course across the high pla northeastern Arizona it cuts the wc 1 Grand canyon, which in places is n< I mile deep. South of the canyon it flows 7 in broad valleys, but cuts through seve i MAINLY MATH A ? t j The men in Germany do not marry j 9 Llltr^ ttic lliaillCU, tucj ai^ uivic \JI less passive articles of sale, which stand in rows in the matrimonial shopi. window with their price labeled in v large letters in their buttonhole, waiti ing patiently for a purchaser. They n are perfectly willing, even eager, victims; they want to be bought, but * their position does not allow them to \ grasp the iniattive, and they are j > . ' ADTMVII. (Creo/o4ka/S of the VftAVAJO ( irovince GffU2C2? V special %pp02)UCT vsiogra- Qp :s and SHOJlOTf ^ not as erve to # V, est" is ? k Mexico, M &L Califor- B if he size M ' i'M ylvania, B s?| ^HY'Off TUB GoVO&ADO I tfANC? Trail ' I mining ert ridges, final- j i. Por- ly passing out I tlve of into the wide del- I ;r, and- ta plain extend- /fl&ssdl )me a Ing to its mouth. Imnsi ilue of The Rio Gran- /Jgj|| of the de Is a large ear. river rising in >n will the mountains of /riirir~~ ires of Colorado, t r a v grade, erslng New Mexproved ico from north to eouth, and finally IjpPPlS f topo- constituting the Dnomic boundary line beThere tween Texas and onding Mexico. of the The definition GAPIXL Dlateau of a desert given n altl- by the dictiona- ^ y varl- ries, "a dry, inclsco 6andy region without vegetj el. tants," Is defective, and the id q(o an essarlly flat Is erroneous. J ituting tbe average desert bear an e somewhat widely SDaced. fior 7 huge regions contain aumerous sett valleys hara desert for Instance hav: a, and 2,500,000. Loose sand is ts are lind niuch more prevalent on t juntain along the bottom lands of ri' ridges wide areas of bare rocks, anc reeless erts Include mountains, ridges, canyons. a there The deserts of the souths Sierra of very scanty rainfall, parts iS, be- only three inches a year am ?e oval eighty inches or more. Califor- ThjS canyon js the miie.d uit dis- c0icracio river across the northern Arizona. The viev , SOIith' reveals the most stupendous i. The inable, for one sees into an a le Nile square miles filled with an ei are most rugged topographic forn moun- tjjuj co;org oil the sky-lin< r th miIes away, is the edge of a v Both teau> fln(j Jn tlie jpjjfjjg groui atitude, flows the Colorado river, nea ide del- . one s feet. ws add . . , and-at features are so gi^ant in view that all sense of scale closely not until one ^as ^een down ile val- the canyon at lhe r'ver !^vel t ust be- sense proportion can be g: area of The canyon was discover les, the ' wh? went to its edge in 1510 square from Coronado's expedition, oi and its tained by Tovar from the He eet, or original name given to the >ne foot Spanish for firebrand, and it 1 that the name has not been i :h year the present confusion due to :ient to the same name as the state. For 200 Coon butte, another of the teau of in our country, is also situat nderful west, but owing to its distan ;arly a road it is- seldom visited. It mostly like bowl in the plateau, abou ral des- of Canyon Diablo station. EROFBARTER ? i thankful when at last some one comes | along and declares herself capable ! and willing to i ay the jrice. The girl and her mother, with their I purse in hand, pass the articles in review, and choose out the one which best suits their means and fancy. "I shall marry an oflicer," one girl told me some time ago. with the easy confidence of a person about to order a new dress; and lo! and behold, be r?AJTE&rr ARizanar^ ition or inhabl- pinnacles and mom ea that it is nec- tures appear also lost portions of sandstone on the : xtensive, though presslon through ^ a. Many desert crosses the contin< lements, the Sa- One of the most r< Ing a population wall is fancifully 1 a minor feature, Few persons w] he seacoasts and west reaiIze that \ iTers. There are there are enormouf 1 the larger des- an(j ^at the iUmt?c , mesas and deep ^ry jn territc forest reservations vest are regions zon&> the Coconin< of them having square miles, is Jit 1 pvannratinn nf TTnlta^ Sruf-na served in Arizona' ! T gorge cut by than 24,000 square high plateau of there are 10,971,711 v from the rim square miles. So panorama Imag- several large reser rea of about GOO The Coconino adless variety of part of the great ] 1:5 of many beau- Canyon is cut, and s, ten to fifteen canyon, t'lde-reaching pla- The visitor to t id of the picture keen interest in tt rly a mile below 0us net only aleni but in many remo ic and so plainly notably the Apacl is lost, and it is troublesome until lo the bottom of have become famoi hat any adequate terially retarded t lined. and western New ed by Cardenas, is Peace and tranqi on a branch trip pecially eastern c 1 information ob- counts of uprisings pi Indians. The quarrels with a fe river was Tlson, The Indians of s to be regretted kinds, differing gr< retained to avoid acteristics. One is the river having ed by the Apachei pagoes and Pimas greatest wonders other is the puebl ;ed in the south- of 20 pueblos, or ce from the rail- central and wester Is a great crater- Hopi reserve, in 1 t ten miles south Probably there "The crater" is in the pueblo peop fore the year was out she was walking proudly on the arm of a dragoon lieutenant. I even knew of three women who swore to each other that they would only marry geniuses, and here also they had their will. One married a great painter, one a poet and another a famous diplomatist. That they were all three peculiarly unhappy is not a witness against the system, but a proof that geniuses may ?occasionally?be very uncomfortable partners. In this case the purchasers were rich. and popular?and could, rS~~ ?i???? aw?? ?m PCJEBLO or Zc/m, wzstegk J> ^ b x. 1 1 - _ _ J /* A A ) ieei wiae uua uuu uecp, permaneu regular encircling rim of religious fragments irom 120 to 160 ana pictu eral hunr :rlfied forests attract many or adobe specially the most acces- rising in outh of Adamana, a station rles, with tta Fe railroad a few miles peaceful Dlbrook. There is a large by irrigai the material in sight here, sheep, ai In large logs. One of these their gar! a small draw as a natural pations. Work possesses a very plctur- and worn ural bridge of limestone farming, 'ine creek, in Gila county, hunting,' _ Gteoos<tEZ> Guttle. 7 ?O&G Ifazz&yr, Gazifoizi I 70 miles south of dry air i I Flagstaff. It does come fan I not, however rl- those hav I val tliD great gans. T1 I bridges recently Mexico, i I discovered 1 n would be I Utah. Its span those wh< is 80 feet, its necessary mxl height about 125 greatly i HbI feet, and its favorable 8?l length up and which is |f/ down the creek sible. B is over 400 feet. Many 81 money ii ml Canyon d 6 resorts.* I/ Chelly is one of ilents ic [/ the most notable friends j '/ scenic features in ' suitable I Arizona, but it is to susta ' so far off the against i main line of trav- ,pke c el that it is rare- siderable , ly visited. It is wjnt cut deeply Into where bl cnft sandstones, onn Qvv uaj ^ which rise la ver- warm. j, tical walls, with decidedly many outlying even lmcutu. Some of these fea- ^ su]tr. in the great wall of red central i north side of the wide de- laborers 'hich the Santa Fe railroad The i sntal divide east of Gall?P- tected fr 3mafkable pinnacles of this termed the Navajo Church, ^ Jg ope ho travel across the south- liar conf q Arizona and New Mexico fornia cu 3 forests of valuable timber near Poi :rlng is an important Indus- ern Calil jries there are several large about ter , and one of these in Ari- This j forest, with nearly 6,000 gjani le largest single reserve in made Ca The total forest area re- fornia fi is 15,250,130 acres, or more large an miles, and in New Mexico fruits cc L acres, or more than 17,000 thig busi uthern California also has developn: ves. Th0 , forest in Arizona occupies southern plateau in which the Grand 30,000 c? extends to the brink of the more tha East he southwest usually takes nla jg a] ie Indians, who are numer- jt wjtho I the main lines of travel, reached te villages. Some tribes, The mcs hes, who continued to be gallon d< a relatively recent date, few yeai is for the misdeeds that ma* ding regi he development of Arizona ?qj( Mexico. Now, however, all settleraei aillity. The newspapers, es- acreg of ines. occasionally print ac- known ? , but these prove to be local developir w individuals. Ical clim the southwest are of two tained w ;atly in most of their char- One ( the nomad type, represent- region is 3, Navajos, the Yumas, Pa- shipment i, and smaller tribes; the a millioc o type, which is comprised 400,000 a villages, scattered through iCan line n New Mexico, and in the The g lorthwestern Arizona. southern is greater popular interest creasing le, for their settlements are largest p therefore, make their choice. Others of lesser means would have had to content themselves with an officer, cavalry or Infantry, according to the "dot," or a lawyer, or a doctor, or a , merchant, and so on down the scale.? ( From Miss Wylie's "My German ( Year." , ( Wu at the Top Again. ] The wheel of fate has turned an- i other full circle, and Wu Ting-fang 1 conies to top again in China's politics, j I having just been appointed a council- ' ] r? T?r 1 if?? i^rxi ^ ?^W lY/JZJU^U it and mostly very ancient, and their ceremonies are extremely elaborate resque. They live In villages of sevlred Inhabitants, In substantial stone houses, some of which are In groups, tiers to a height of four or five stostreets and central plaza. They are and Industrious, raising crops largely tion. They have herds of cattle and id spinning, weaving and making nents Is one of their important occuappears evenly divided between men an in the queblos. .The men do the tend to the cattle and sheep, do the build the houses, and have many smaller trades and occupations. The women do the houseIcorn, make pottery, blankets and generally impressed people and pleased with the agreeable home life and sim I The interesting features of the C7; southwest, notably ^ the beauty of the .-dV; coast region and the ' special climatic ad^ large number of tourists and hea'th' seekers, especially -<i in winter, and every year sees a substanYZd. t,a^ lQcrease in the influx of visitors. Because of Its ind mild climate the southwest has belous as a health resort, especially for ing tuberculosis of the respiratory orie percentage of cures made in New Arizona and California, great as it is, much greater if a larger proportion of J are seeking health came in time. It is r to come before the vitality is too diminished and then to live under J conditions, the most essential of to be out of doors as much as poshealth-seekers spend most of their 1 railroad fare to reach the desired Physicians do a great wrong to pa i sending them so far from home, ind care without means to provide quarters, nourishment and attention in them while making their fight leath. limate of the southwest presents convariety, but in all the lower lands ers are delightfully mild, and everyue sky is in evidence for more than i in the year. The summers are a the southern desert area they are ' hot for several months, but the dry then is much more endurable than y summer weather of the eastern and states. Sunstroke is unknown, and continue their work without distress, valley of southern California is proom the cold northern winds of winter mountain ranges, while to the south n to the Pacific. Owing to the pecuiguration of the coast the cold Calirrent from the north is deflected west nt Conception, and hence the southornia shores have waters warmer by 1 degrees than those to the north, beneficent climate is responsible for t industry of fruit growing which has niui ma lauivus u?ci iuc giuuB. irnishes the major part of the very lount of oranges and other citrus jnsumed in the United States, and ness has been the potent cause in the lent of southern California. Drange and other citrus fruits of California have an output of about irloads a year, with a net value of .n $15,000,000.' of tne mountains in southern Californ extensive desert country, much of ut water, but large areas can be by ditches from the Colorado river, t notable district cf the sort of in the esert, near the Mexican boundary. A s ago this was a lonely and forbidon, but now, by aid of irrigation from ;rado river, it has several thriving its, with 100,000 people and 200,009 cultivated land. That portion of it is Imperial valley has the greatest lent, anxl with rich soil and semi-tropate phenomenal results have been ob hen water Is applied. Di the best known products of this \e canteloupe, of which the annual s are over 1.S00 cars, bringing nearly i dollars. This valley contains over cres of land, and just across the Mexare 200,000 more. reat oil fields of California are in the part of the state, and with rapidly inproduction they promise to be the roducers in the country. lor to the foreign office. Wu TingCang alternates submersion and emergence with a frequency and regularity that is fascinating to behold. Now you see him at Washington, and now you ilon't. Now he is influential with the closest advisers of the emperor and nnw hf> Is in rilsfnvnr has nc monv official lives as a cat, thanks to a longevity born of a good constitution and the practisp of vegetarianism, and to the fine habit he has of not knowing when he is down and out.?Roston Herald. ? '. M,l,< canyon's ' Witch Hazel s4^,Soap - < B is more soothing than Cold I TO. Cream; more healing than I any lotion, liniment or salve; mo;e beautifying than any cosmetic. I Cures dandruff and 6tops hair from falling out. Zmm 1 ^ ?????? l?????m AWFUL. r ...I*-' fTno/LC OUsO Blanche?Poor Grace! She out-married herself. Maude?Indeed! Blanche?Yea. She married a duke, you know, and didn't have enouglf money to pay his bills. Flirting With Fashion. That innate tendency on the p$H of the fair consumer to flirt with fashIon, playing fast and loose with varl- s ous commodities, is responsible for the uncertainties that have prevailed during the month. There was such a lack of confidence as to the ultimate acceptance of the various lines prepared by distributers and consumers that buying was somewhat minimized. Prosperity or adversity has nothing to Jo-with the millinery business. Fashion alone makes or breaks.?Millinery Trade Review. i . St. Louis Lady Cured of Eczema. W39 Vernon St., St. Louis, Mo. I have Iiad Eczema for four years, and have tried everything possible to cure It, without success, until I tried Tetterine. Your medicine has cured me after six months' trial. Miss A. B. King. Tetterine cures Eczema, Itching Piles, Ring Worm. Dandruff and every form of Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterine 60c; Tjetterlne Soap 23c. At druggists or by mail direct from The Shuptrlne Co., Savannah, Gai With every mail order for Tetterine w? give a box of Shuptrlne's 10c Liver Pill* free. Anticipated. ' * Margaret?Did you tell the girls at the tea that secret I confided to you and Josephine? Katherine?No, truly I didn't. Jo sephlne got there first?IIarper'? Bazar. TO DKITE OUT AIALABIA AND BULL) UP TBLZ SYSTEM Takfl tbe Old Standard GROVES CHILL TONIC. You know what yon are taking. Tbe formula Is plainly printed on every bottle^ showing It Is simply Quinine and lcm in a tast> less form. The QuliJne drives out the malaria and tne Iron builds _j> tbe syxtem. Sold by all dealer* tor bU years. Price ?0 ctiiu. A Contradiction. "Queer, wasn't It, that water In th? place you went to made tbe folka there sick?' ^ H "Why was it queer?" "Because It was well water." For HE.1DACBG?Hicks' CAPUDINV Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or Nervous Troubles, Capudlne will relieve yoo, It's liquid?pleasant to take?acts Immediately. Try it. 10c., 25c.. and 50 cents at drag stores. Generosity. The Backer?Go it, Billy, yer aln'l half licked yet m The Fighter?Well, you come and fi 'ave the other 'arf. I ain't greedy!? g Tit-Bits. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Chlldrea H teething:, softens the (rums, reduces lnfiamuu* R tlon, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottl*. H I hold it indeed to he a sure sign I of a mind not poised as it ought to be fl If it be insensible to the pleasures ol 9 home.?Lex. 3 Bermuda Onion Seed. fl Direct from Teneriffe. We are head> B quarters. Write for prices. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. S Bookkeeping. - D "Is Bliggins a good bookkeeper?" Hj "He used to be. I never lend him 9 any more." Efij Jwp began its career of healing /f Man & Beast. Its just as good It to-day as then. Same formula * M used because it couldn't be improved, r Careful folks have it always handy. Buy a bottle to-day?NOW. 25c. 50c. $1 a bottle at Drug and Gon'l StorM. to remember Q. _^>^when you need a remedy SH ^>^Tor COUGHS and COLPSl H