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39
Lavender
Creigfhton's
Lovers
By OLIVIA B. STROHM
(Caprrtght, :90s, by Olivia B. Strobm).
CHAPTER XXXII.—-Continued.
Hiding her amusement at his quaint
speech. Lavender led him u> talk of
himself, of his past, of the hero at
whose name more hearts than his own
thrilled. The old soldier grew elo-
quent "Ah, madame, could vou but
* Napoleon le Grand! You must see
\m> to say 'I have lived!'" And he
gfruck his chest dramatically. "He is
the sun; he shall have the tace of the
•world for his dial."
"But even the sun has his hour for
getting, your excellency," Lavender
ventured, with teasing archness.
"True, gracious lady, but he will
rise again. The world needs the Bun,
madame, the world needs Bouaparte."
"The world is to be congratulated
that it has both, Monsieur," she replied
§weetly.
Winslow Interposed. "Now, having
eatlsfactorily disposed of his excellen-
cy's hero as the light of the world,
suppose we descant upon mine? 1 am
bound on a long journey to see Aaron
Burr."
But he corrected himself, with a
fond look at Lavender. "1 mean, that
is to be a part of our mission."
"Ah, Monsieur le Colonel Burr? Oul,
I have heard that he is—how you say,
trying?"
Winslow and Lavender exchanged
glances at once amused and sympa-
thetic.
Winslow replied, soberly: "He is In-
deed, Monsieur, 'trying.' Trying to
prove that he is an honest man. I
pray that he may succeed to the satis-
faction of the world; It needs no proof
for my Judgment."
Then you will see le General Wilkln-
§on?" the deputy asked.
His gue3t's face hardened. "I may
have business with him. I am told he
ha3 turned traitor to his friend "
The Frenchman raised his hand in
deprecation. "No, Monsieur, Gen.
i
shb placed the letters one by
one upon the flames.
Wilkinson writes that he can do noth-
ing against your Burr in the persecu-
tion—is that how you call it?"
Winslow laughed dryly. "Persecu-
tion—yes, that Is Just what I call It"
The other proceeded: "In the perse-
cution, without the letters."
Wlnalow gave a start " 'Letters!' "
to echoed.
"Oul; he was expecting letters, but
pwhaps Monsieur Burr decided not to
send them. Monsieur Wilkinson is
•orry; he says they would be of use to
the government
Instinctively Winslow clapped his
hand to his waistcoat pocket and fell
Into deep thought
Some Intuition made Lavender
change the subject, and she led the
to other channels.
Then they told the kindly host eome
of the things which had befallen them
•n the new settlement Told of the
quiet double wedding In the little
church with 'the iron finger,' when the
Jw. Balllnger—"who was ever my
friend, made me his debtor for life,"
Wded Winslow, with an adoring
Wftaca at his wife. Seeing interest In
we old soldier's face, Charles told him
further of their plans; how he and
Lavender would return at once to St.
Oharles, whence they all expected to
jjj° home to Virginia. Only Gerald and
Bu*aa would stay behind to watch over
«e school and keep the friends in the
home; to guard the lntei eats left
««re. This led him to speak of the
of his land, and of Hue's, which
hed it This, he explained, was the
of their trip to St Louis.
^fi*pedlency," Winslow concluded.
*.t laugh, "expediency is the weight
holding u. to earth when sentiment
would carry us skyward. It was a mat-
SlS ®TdleQcy that *and be dis-
posed before we undertook our return
bom* Now siace it is found that we
can live, we are flree to love."
The deputy inquired further of the
mission"—that which would take
them from the new territory, and Lav-
ender said, with an air almost solemn:
We are going back in answer to
prayer." And there was a short silence,
while she gazed deeply into her hus-
band's eyes.
Recalled by the mystified air of her
host, she added; "My mother has long
wanted to return home. I have prayed
that Bhe might go; he is taking us
both."
Returning to the hotel late in the
evening. Winslow locked the door of
the little dark, wainscoted room.
"Now," he said, turning to Lavender,
"Now for the letters."
He produced the crushed, soiled
packet, at which both started doubtful-
ly a long time in silence. Outside, the
wind whistled and a dog whined rest-
lessly.
Lavender was the first to speak. She
went up and gently touched his arm.
"Listen, Charles; once before I dis-
posed of writings in a summary fash-
ion, and we have never regretted it.
Why not—see, there is a fire m this
grate, too," she concluded, with a
meaning smile.
As If to second her suggestion the
flames leaped up, and the wood
crackled invitingly.
Winslow smiled satirically. "And is
this all of my mission? Truly, It ends
In smoke."
"But would you place that bundle In
Wilkinson's hands now?"
"A thousand times no. Didn't the
deputy tell us that the general was
waiting for those very letters 10 use as
evidence against Burr?"
"Exactly so. sir. Then the fire Is
their (Uv,jor destination. Don't under-
rate '»»iission,' dear. Vou might
have :*«ofiicterecl, you might Have sent
them, o» ii. some way allowed them to
get into the general's hands. You did
none of these. Your service is of the
'waiting' sort, and that Is often best
you know."
She moved to take the letters from
him.
He shook his head. "Do you realize.
Lavender, that the destruction of these
supposes a doubt of the innocence of
Aaron Burr? For an innocent man
fears no evidence—his every word or
line is for the world to read ana hear."
"Not always. Remember Ahe twists
and turns of the law; remember fhe
quibbling ot lawyers! Remember—but
no, remember nothing but Aaron
Burr's words, 'In the hands of an ene-
my they might do me harm.'"
Pleadingly, tenderly, she extended
her hand and slowly he released the
packet.
She turned, and sinking to her knees
placed the letters one by one upon the
flames, that blinked in a mockery of
presage, until the last blackened wisp
whirled up the chimney.
Charles sighed, but Lavender whis-
pered, softly: " 'They also serve who
only Btand and wait.'"
CHAPTER XXXIII.
"God answers snarp and sudden on
some prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have prayed
for in our face,
A gauntlet with a gift in't."
Scarcely were they home again in
St. Charles when they began planning
for the return to Virginia.
Lavender was all excitement all In-
terest. Was not this the desired end
of her hopes? The direct answer to
prayer?
But her mother watched the prep-
arations quietly, without enthusiasm.
At Lavender's gentle remonstrance
she forced.a smile to hide the sigh.
"Yes, I know, child, we are 'almost
there.""
But the daughter's happy, hopeful
heart did not see the meaning with
which a swift and undeflnable presci-
ence burdened the words.
Once America Bpoke in a muffled
tone of alarm. "Honey, hab yo' no-
ticed dat yo' ma's alius axin' what
time It Is?"
The mysterious manner struck a
chill to Lavender's heart, though the
words seemed senseless.
Rolling her eyes until the whites
were In startling relief against the
black setting, the old woman contin-
ued: "Dey do Bay as dat's a bad sign,
honey."
Then, as she noted the effect of her
speceh: "Nebber mind my fool talk,
chile; come out an" see de nice new
moon."
She playfully pusned the younger
woman to the door. JuBt above the
circle of trees on the western horizon
loomed a mass of clouds, from which
the eunset glory faded fast
"Tu'n 'roun' quick, noney, yo're look-
in' ober yo' lef Bhoulder."
But Lavender did not move. Silent-
ly, miserable,depressed with a nameless
dread, she watched the moon. Across
its glittering crescent was a streak of
purple cloud like a smear of dried
blood. Sne shivered and hurried into
the house, followed by the old negress.
auaklag with superstitious fear.
Toward the close of the next day
they led Mrs. Crelghton out ot doors
for a breath nf h wn air. For It W.
hot and close In the little cabin, il.
she was better to-night
"Much better, are we not, dearest?*
And Lavender nestled in the grass a!
her mother's feet, gently swinging tht
hammock in which she lay.
The night was very still—too still,
Lavender thought. Earth and sky
seemed waiting for something; the
katy-dids, the doves, were silent; no
sound nor stir came from any living
creature; the owl's cry was hushed;
only a bat blundered by with soft
swish of wings.
Lavender reached out her hand for
Charles' comforting clasp. "How still
the night Is," she said. "It awes, It
frightens me. Even so I think it will
be on that dread, final night. The
world will be still—so still, beloved,
that the last waiting ears will hear the
whirling of the globe, the swing ot the
stars in space."
"Lavender!" Mrs. Crelghton's voice
startled them—loud, but clear and
sweet as water over stones.
"Yes, mother, dearest,' and the
daughter clasped the knees of her who
now sat upright In the hammock, her
whole frame tense, rigid. On her face
was a look of unearthly fairness, a
beauty that was young again, with the
last, eternal youth.
Her eyes were wide with expectancy,
a smile parted her lips. " 'Are we al-
most there?'" she murmured.
For one long moment the daughter
gazed, not daring to draw breath-
breath now was precious.
She watched the last faint sign of
color fade from her mother's face,
leaving it gray as a wasted ember.
Only those eyes burned bright with the
fire of the deathless soul.
Then waves of grief enveloped the
young, untamed heart, her whole being
ached with agony as in a flash the
thought confronted her. She had not
prayed right; she had blasphemed; she
had demanded of her God this boon.
And now the cup was at her lips, but
she must not taste—the Promised Land
was In sight, but she must abide oa
Plsgah.
"Too late! too late!" Lavender
moaned, as she lay, face downward,
hidden in her mother's Hands—those
restless hands that, for the flrst time,
failed In a responsive caress.
"Where are you, daughter? Come
home with me. Look! We are almost
there! See, the larch by the gate Is
dead, and the tiny nest still swings on
the withered arm. That is the nest
which the lazy blackbirds stole, do you
remember? How tall the grass Is, and
see, they—they have let the—weeds—
grow, but—" her voice was fainter, and
the daughter's tears failed to warm
the shrunken hands. "But I shall—
have it all—lovely again." And her
head dropped slowly back.
There was yet no sound in earth nor
sky. Only the hoarse breath of the
mother and the daughter's crying dis-
turbed the peaceful night
"How good the children arel They
are taking me home—home."
Then her voice sank to a troubled
whining. "But we—we cannot get In.
The gate—the old red gate Is—is
locked."
And when the others came they
found them together, and for one^
Death had opened the gate.
THE END.
CHARACTER AS AN ASSET.
It Has Much to Do with a Man's
Credit and Standing in the
Business World.
"Did you ever stop to think just how
much character has to do with a man's
credit In the business world?" asked a
man of the Milwaukee Sentinel. "While
It is not regarded as good business
principle from a banker's standpoint
to loan money out without sufficient
and good property security, still it Is
done a great many times. A man will
enter a bank's doors with the request
for a loan and if be is sized up as hon-
est and possessed of business acumen
he will hardly ever fall to get credit
for any reasonable amount
"That 1b not so true In the east aa
It Is out west In the east a different
atmosphere prevails, while in the west
men of means will take a man's char-
acter as his principal asset That fact
has had a great deal to do with the de-
velopment of the ccun'ry. In Scotland,
I am told, a man with a good character
and known to possess business ability
can secure any reasonable amount ol
money to start In business without
giving any security other than hla
promissory note.
"The same principle prevails to a
great extent In selling goods on the
road. Some houses will not deliver an
order unless the buyer Is rated highly.
But I have sold many an order and at
the Bame time written my house that
the buyer Is all right, although his
financial standing is not known. Ths
house will often take the salesman*
word for It
"Of course, sometimes the man who
risks on no security comes out at the
little end of the horn. But it is ths
exception rather than the rule."
To Bore the Rockies.
Another attempt will be made
bore the Rocky mountain range wt
of Denver, In Summit vountjr, fo*
pining and railway tunnaL
Didn't Know Wlfe'e Purse.
response to an advertisement
fainted in a local paper two women
£a'led on J. H. Noble, a grocer of Oak
*~ark, Chicago, and claimed a pocket-
which he had found In his store.
Gtore the grocer had time to solve
^ Puzzling problem his wife entered
® store and seized the purse, ex-
claiming;
wt thatB m,ne* <wlh®re <J,d y°u
Jhe other two women left the store
I further argument.
"I hope, John, you will consult me
after this before you try to give my
money away," Mrs Noble said to her
husband. "You ought to know your
wife's pocketbook."
Royalty's Generous Tips.
King Edward disburses a good deal
of money In tips every year. Each
visit to one of hla subjects costs him
from $1,000 to $3,000. At shooting
parties the gamebeoters get $16 each
and the gamekeepers $26 to $50 each.
When he goes abroad he doeB still bet-
ter. On the occasion of his rocent
visit to the kaiser he gave away near-
ly $10,000 In this way. When the czar
visited England he left behind a check
for $15,000 to be distributed among
servants who attended him.
Gyer—That man at the bar celebra-
ted his golden wedding last week.
Myer—His golden wedding! Why,
he doesn't look to be more than thirty
years old.
Gyer—He Isn't; but he married an
heiress.
9
fifteen lives are lost TheOpportunityof aLife Time
TORNADO SWEEPS ACROSS THE
GULF STATES.
RUIN MARKS FRIGHTFUL PATH
Portions of Four Towns Are Devasta-
ted, and Countless Injury Done
to Farms and Crops.
New Orleans La., April 6.—Prob-
ably fifteen lives were blotted out ye»
terday by a tornado which swept
across parts of three Gulf States,
which was distinctly traceable for a
distance of 300 miles and which took
about eleven hours In crossing this
zone. The tornado moved from west
to east, crossing the southern extrem-
ities of Louisiana and Mississippi, and
Btriking into Alabama for a short dis-
tance. Portions of four towns were
devastated and damage probably ex-
ceed a half miliion dollars was done,
for in addition to the places in which
the tornado manifested fatal violence
the disturbance did general damage to
property, crops and telegraph wires
throughout its 300-mile course.
The tornado began at Alexandria,
La., soon after 1 o'clock in the morn-
ing, instantly killing four persons
there, probably fatally injuring three
more and seriously injuring thirteen
others. Soon after daylight it neared
the Mississippi River, instantly kill-
ing five persons at Jackson, La., while
at Bayou Sara. La., at least half a
dozen others are reported killed.
There was one fatal Injury at Jack-
son.
The tornado appeared at Carson,
Miss., where great property damage
was done, and the last heard of it was
about noon near Selma, Ala., where
the inhabitants saw whirling clouds
rise Into the air as they crossed the
river. One death, a negro, was /e-
ported near Selma.
Later.
The death list from yesterday's tor-
nado will reach twenty and the injured
will number fifty in Louisiana alone,
according to reports late last night
A remarkable report comes from the
State Insane Asylum at Jackson, La.,
where nearly al of the patients were
left without shelter, twenty of them
seriously injured. Several cases of
chronic hysteria are reported to have
been shocked into what their physi-
cians declare may prove permanent
recoveries.
Gov. Blanchard has rubied tents
and cots from the State military sup-
ply for the temporary housing of the
asylum inmates. The Governor Issued
a statement that the damage to tihtf
asylum is not above $100,000.
Authentic reports from Bayou Sara
place the number of dead in that vi-
cinity at one white Woman, Mrs.
Charles Coiins, and three negroes.
Clinton, La., reports damage from
the tornado. A cotton house was lift-
ed from its foundations and blown Into
a nearby woods.
Monroe, La., suffered from a cloud
burst, many stores being flooded.
The family of Matt Dunne, another
of the killed at Alexandria, had a
miraculous escape. Mis. Dunne and
one child were found pinned under
the wreckage some distance from the
house, another child was half burled
near by, while two more children had
landed in a stunned condition in an
open space.
Scores of Alexandria residents had
escapes almost as thrilling, a number
of them being blown an uncomfort-
able distance through the air.
Omer Beck, one of the white men
killed at Alexandria, met a horrible
death, being blown with his bed out
of his falling house and across the
street, where one of the bedposts was
driven through him.
Former Congressman G. A. Grow
died at his home in Glenwood, Pa.,
Sunday afternoon as a result of gen-
eral breakdown, due to old age.
The Brown Cracker and Candy Com-
pany commenced the construction of
a $150,000 addition to their factory in
Dallas last week.
New Road Incorporated.
Austin: The Attorney General has
approved the articles of Incorpora-
tion of the Southwestern Railway
Company, which is to begin to build
from Henrietta, in Clay County, and
run in a southwesterly direction
through Clay and Archer Counties, a
distance of thirty-five miles. The In-
corporators are Ed S. Hughes and
Henry James of Abilene, M. G. Deal-
son, John W. Broad and E. H. Hol-
comb, of Fort Worth and Henry J.
Scott of Toronto, Canada.
About' thirty speakers and organiz-
ers are engaged in soliciting members
and in organizing Farmers' Union Jo-
cals all over Texas.
Thursday night about 10 o'clock, the
house of Brister Reed, a negro, who
lives two miles east of Holland, was
destroyed by fire, and two of hid chil-
dren were burned to death.
While cleaning a well in the vicinity
of Gay Hill, the veil caved In on Mose
Lochrldge, a well known negro, about
40 years old, and killed him.
95,000 acres in the "Garden Spot o!
the World," is now being opened up
to the American People.
DR. CHAS. F. SIMMONS'
Atascosa County (Texas) Ranch now on the MarKet,
Opportunities like this seldom occur.
$210, payable $10 per month, without inter-
est, buys two lots for a home or business in
town and a farm of from a 10-acre truck farm
to a 640-acre farm in balmy South Texas.
President Roosevelt said:
"TEXAS IS THE GARDEN SPOT OF
THE LORD."
Investigation will show that this
95,000 acres comprises one of the
finest bodies of Agricultural and Truck
Farming land in the entire state, com-
mencing about 36 miles south of San
Antonio and about two miles south of
Pleasanton (the county seat of Atas-
cosa County), and extending through
Atascosa and a part of McMullen
Counties, to within 17 miles of my
60,000-acre Live Oak County Ranch,
which I in four months last year, sold
to 4,000 Home Seekers, on liberal
terms, without interest on deferred
payments, which gives the poor man,
from his savings, a chance to secure
a good farm and town lot for his home
In town. I will donate and turn over
to three bonded Trustees, $250,000
from the proceeds of the sale of this
property to the purchasers, as a bonus
to the first railroad built through this
property on the line which I shall
designate.
This property is located on that mid-
dle plain between East Texas, where
it rains too much, and the arid section
of West Texas, where it does not rain
enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio,
the largest city in the State, with a
claimed population of over 100,000, en-
hances Its value as a market for Agri-
cultural and Truck farm products far
beyond the value of similar land not
so favorably located.
Topography.
Level to slightly rolling. Large,
broad, rich valleys, encircled by ele-
vations suitable for homes: 90 per
cent, fine farming land, balance pas-
ture land.
Forestry.
Ash, Elm, Gum, Hackberry, Live
Oak, Mesquite, Pecan, abundant for
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About 60 per cent, rich, dark, sandy
loam, balance chocolate or red sandy
loam, usually preferred by local farm-
ers, and each with soil averaging from
2 to 4 feet deep, with clay subsoil,
which holds water.
Climate.
Mild, balmy, healthy, practically
free from malaria, few frosts, no snow,
no hard freezes: continuous sea breeze
moderates extremes of heat and cold,
producing warm winters and cool sum-
mers. Average temperature about 62
degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, It Is
safe to assume that the rainfall on this
property has been fully 35 Inches per
year, which is more than some of the
old States have had, and is plentiful
for ordinary crops properly cultivated,
and for Grass Growing.
, Improvements and Water.
This property is fenced and cross-
fenced In many large and small pas-
tures, with four barbed wires, with
posts about 12 feet apart. Also a
number of fine shallow wells.
Also, a number of fine Lakes and
Tanks.
Also, a number of fine flowing Arte-
sian Wells, whose crystal streams flow
for miles and miles down those creeks,
whose broad, rich valleys, irrigable
from these continuously flowing
streams, make it the ideal place for
the Marketing Gardener who desires
to raise from two to three crops of
marketable produce on the same
ground every year.
Farming and Truck Farming.
Seasons never end.
This land is adapted to profitable
culture of Beans, Cabbage, Celery,
Cucumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets,
Carrots, Onions, Radish, Squasn,
Strawberries, Cauliflower, Okra, Oys-
ter Plant, Peas, Raspberries, Turnips,
Apricots, Cantaloupes, Grapes, Irish
Potatoes, Olives, Sweet Potatoes, Ba-
nanas, Dates, English Walnuts, Figs,
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, Blackberries,
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums. Tobac-
co, Alfalfa, Rye, Oranges, Peaches,
Pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats, Wheat,
Apples. Pears.
Page 63 of the book entitled 'Beau-
tiful San Antonio." officially issued by
the Business Men's. Club of San An-
tonio, dated May, 1906, says:
"It Is readily conceded by all those
who know anything about Texas that
the most prolific agricultural section
is that which recognizee San Antonio
as its logical center, particularly that
portion directly south of San Antonio,
with the Gulf of Mexico bordering on
the southeast and the Rio Grande bor-
dering on the south and west.
"Within the last four or five years,
In the territory named, special atten-
tion has been given to growing vege-
tables, they maturing at a time when
they secure the maximum prices on
Northern markets, which markets they
virtually Invade without a competitor.
The profit in growing vegetables in
this territory will be seen by an exam-
ination of the following figures, se-
cured from reliable sources, showing
Net Earnings Per Acre:
"Watermelons from $75. to $200.00.
"Cantaloupes from $40.00 to $75.00.
"Cabbage from $125.00 to $225.00.
"Cauliflower from $75.00 to $225.00.
"Beans and Peas from $100.00 to
$125.00.
"Tomatoes from $125.00 to $400.00.
"Potatoes from $60.00 to $150.00.
"Onions from $150.00 to $800.00.
"Tabasco Peppers from $500.00 to
$900.00 per acre.
"The Chicago Record Herald pub-
lishing the following Individual experi-
ences In South Texas:
"Men who came here with $500 and
$600 a few years ago are now Inde-
pendents rich.
"A young man who came to this
country , for his health bought 18
$1,000 Reward will be paid to any
one proving: that any statement in
this advertisement is not true.
C. F. SIMMONS,
215 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Tex.
Boston Well Guarded.
"Boston is one of the roost strongly
fortified harbors In the world. The
forts are so located that they can
train their guns to make it almost Im-
possible for any warship or fleet of
war vessels to get within striking dis-
tance of the city," said Brig. Gen. J.
Franklin Bell, chief of the general
staff. He had made a tour of the forts
of the harbor in company with Brig.
• Ion ArLlur Murray, chief of artillery.
H
acres and in one year cleared over
$6,000 from it, which was $333.33 per
acre.
"Another man. 65 years old, from 79
acres, sold $5,000 worth of produce,
from which he realized $63.29 per acre
and then raised a Cotton crop on part
of it, which made him $35 per acre,
which made the same land net him
$98.29 per acre for that year."
"Another man from 80 acres In 1904
realized as follows: From Onions,
$2,226.91: from Cotton, $1,800; 200
bushels Corn: 12 tons Hay; 5,000
pounds Sweet Potatoes.
"Another made $3,200 from five
acres of early Cabbage, which was
$640 per acre, and grew a second crop
of Corn and Peas on the same ground
that year.
"Another realized $27,000 from 90
car loads of. Cabbage, averaging $300
per car, which was $207.69 from each
of the 130 acres he had planted.
"Another netted, above all expenses,
$60 per acre on Potatoes, and planted
the same ground in Cotton that year
from which he realized $35 per acre,
which made that ground yield him $95
per acre.
"Another realized $32,966 from 230
acres in Melons, which was $143.33
per acre.
"Another netted $21,000 from 35
acres in Onions, which was $600 per
acre.
"Another netted $17,445, or $79.25
per acre from nine cuttings of 220
acres in Alfalfa, which yielded in one
year 2,475 tons and sold at $11 per
ton.
"Another received $900 from one
acre in Cauliflower; sown in July,
transplanted in August, and marketed
in December."
The same authority quotes the fol-
lowing statement from the Hon. Jos-
eph Daily, of Chillicothe, 111., who
owns thousands of acyes In the Illinois
Corn Belt. He says:
"I am one of the heaviest taxpayers
on farm lands in Mason and Tazewell
Counties, Illinois, and I have been fa-
miliar with the conditions around San
Antonio for 12 years. Any thrifty
farmer can get rich, and make more
money off of this cheap land, acre for
acre, than any land in the State of
Illinois, that sells from $150 to $225
per acre."
Come to the land of beautiful sun-
shine and almost perpetual harvest.
Where the people are prosperous,
happy and contented.
Where the flowers bloom ten months
in the year.
Where the farmers and gardeners,
whose seasons never end, eat home-
grown June vegetables in January, and
bask in raid-winter's balmy air and
glorious sunshine.
Where the land yield is enormous
and the prices remunerative.
Where something can be planted
and harvested every month in the
year.
Where the climate is so mild that
the Northern farmer here saves prac-
tically all his fuel bills and three-
fourths the cost of clothing his family
in the North.
Where the country it advancing and
property values rapidly increasing.
Where all stock, without any feed,
fatten winter and summer, on the nae
tive grasses and brush.
Where the same land yields the
substantial of the temperate and the
luxuries of the tropic zones.
Where the farmer does not have to
work hard six monthlt in the year to
raise feed to keep his stock from dy-
ing during the winter, as they do in
the North and Northwest.
Where there are no aristocrats and
people do not have to work hard to
have plenty and go in the best society.
Where the natives work less and
have more to show for what they do
than in any country in the United
States.
Where houses, barns and fences can
be built for less than half the cost In
the North.
Where sunstrokes and heat prostra-
tions are unknown.
Where sufferers with Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Catarrh, Hay Fever and Throat
Troubles find relief.
Where, surrounded by fruits and veg-
etables, which ripen every month in
the year, the living is better and less
expensive than In the North.
Where the water Is pure, sofe and
plentiful.
Where the taxes are so low that the
amount is never missed.
Where Public and Private Schools
and Churches of all denominations are
plentiful.
Where, peace, plenty and good will
prevail.
Where it is so healthy that there
are few physicians and most- them,
to make a living supplement their In-
come from other business.
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