fS WORTH OWNING
ACRE OF NEW YORK GROUND
BRINGS $7,000,000.
* I
Tract on Which Fifth Avenue Hotel j
Stands Sold at That Figure—
Once Bought for a Few
Glass Beads.
In Fifth avenue, New York, between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth j
streets, facing Madison square, a I
tract of land a little over an acre has
just been sold for $7,250,000. The |
Did Fifth Avenue hotel, which occupies
this plot of ground, is to be torn down
and a colossal office building is to
lake its place. Since the present build-
ings are to be removed, their value
does not enter into the selling price,
which is simply in payment for the
?xclusive and permanent use of an
acre of Manhattan island.
The first time that this tract of
land was sold its value represented
mly a few beads out of one of the
■strings of glass beads paid to the In-
dians who were in possession of Man-
hattan Island when the white men
same here.
After that there were successive
sales, each one at a higher price,
until in 1859 Mr. Eno bought the
roadhouse that then stood on the cor-
ner and the yards and stables around
it and spent $2,000,000 erecting what
was then the most costly and the big-
gest hotel in the United States.
In 1900, after Mr. Eno's death, the
hotel property was sold at public sale
for $4,225,000. This sale to the of-
fice building syndicate is the third in
50 years.
Long before the Dutch founded the
village of New Amsterdam on Man-
hattan island this tract of land was
here. Since the geological changes
which diverted the Hudson from the
west of the highlands to its present
valley, ever since there has been an
Island bounded by the North, East
and Harlem rivers, this plot of land
has existed in exactly the same dimen-
sions end area.
For the purpose of raising crops it
is not as valuable as it was then.
THIRST WAS FIRST THOUGHT.
Familiar Sound Cause of Young Man's
Bad Break.
John C. Risley of Detroit, at the
New York convention of the Interna-
tional Society of Hotel and Restaurant
Employes—a convention notable for
Its condemnation of the tipping system
—said to a reporter:
"The public thinks that we waiters
get rich off our tips. The public is
very ignorant in this matter. When
I think of its dense ignorance I am
reminded of a political meeting I at-
tended last April. There was a chap
at this meeting who knew nothing of
parliamentary procedure, and, besides
that, he was half full. Well, in the
course of the meeting there was a lot
of excitement and shouting. It grew
worse and worse. The chairman, in
the end, had to hammer on the table
and yell:
"'Order! Order!'
" 'Beer for me,' said the Ignorant
young man."
VERY BAD FORM OF ECZEMA.
Beyond Expression.
G. W. Farlowe, East Florence, Ala..'
.vritef: "For nearly seven years I
vas afflicted with a form of skin dis-
ease which carded an almost unbear-
able itching. I could neither work,
.-•est or sleep in peace. Nothing gave
aie permanent relief until I tried
Hunt's Cure. One application re-
lieved me; one box cured me, and
though a year has passed, I have
3tayed cured. I am grateful beyond
expression."
Hunt's Cure is a guaranteed remedy
for all itching diseases of the skin.
Price 50c.
Farmers—Attention!
Go to Southwest Texas and Look at the Famous
Simmons Ranch.
Suffered Three Years—Physicians Did
No Good—Perfectly Well After
Using Cuticura Remedies.
"I take great pleasure in informing
you that I was a sufferer of eczema in
a very bad form for the past three
years. I consulted and treated with
a number of physicians in Chicago, but
to no avail. I commenced using the
Cuticura Remedies, consisting of Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Pills, three
months ago, and to-day I am perfectly
well, the disease having left me en-
tirely. I cannot recommend the Cuti-
cura Remedies too highly to anyone
suffering with the disease that I have
had. Mrs. Florence E. Atwood, 18
Crilly Place, Chicago, III., October 2,
1905. Witness: L. S. Berger."
Nature's Gift Wasted.
A Scotchman who recently took the
street car trip on the gorge route, the
j New York side of Niagara river, was
much disgusted with the hawkers of
views and "Teddy bears," who make
the afternoon hideous and do their
best to spoil nature's grandeur. As
i he alighted from the car he looked
Its intrinsic value has been further angrily at the shouting venders and
diminished by cutting down the great then at the Whirlpool rapids. "What's
Bobbin Boys' Wages.
John B. Lennon, treasurer of the
American Federation of Labor, deliv-
ered recently an address on strikes.
Turning to the amusing features of
the strike question, Mr. Lennon said:
"I remember a strike of bobbin
boys, a just strike, and one that suc-
ceeded. These boys conducted their
fight well, even brilliantly. Thus the
day they turned out they posted In
the spinning room of their employers'
mill a great placard inscribed with
the words:
" 'The wages of sin is death, but the
wages of the bobbin boys is worse.'"
10 to 640 Acres and Two Town Lois for $210.
Without Interest.
Payable $10 per Month
The Plain Plucker.
If a burn or a bruise afflicts you rub it
on, rub it on.
Then before you scarcely know it all
the trouble will be gone.
Fqf an aching joint or muscle do the
same.
It extracts all pains and poisons, plucks
the stings and heals the lame.
Hunt's Lightning Oil does it.
Of the Cabbage Patch.
Cigar Maker—Here's a new cigar
I've just been putting up and I haven't
any name for it. Suppose you suggest
one.
Friend (after smolKng it)—They're
naming a good many after characters
In fiction now. Why don't you call
this "Mrs. Wiggs?"
In Self-Defense.
Gabriel—Say, what did you let that
pestiferous party in for?
St. Peter (wearily)—He used to be
an insurance agent and 1 either had to
let him in or be talked to death.
Read the Following:
El Reno, Okla., April 11, 1907,
Dr. C. F. Simmons, San Antonio, Texas: .
Dear Sir—1 have just -returned from a visit to your lands in Atascosa
Count v. 1 left El Reno on the 2nd of this month, for the purpose of look-
ing over Southwest Texas, and especially jour land, with a view of locat-
ing in Texas, if suited.
1 spent two nights and a day on your ranch, and while there 1 was in
the Musgrove, Brown, Turkey Creek, Muley cow and Frenchman pas-
ture?, and m;ide ns complete an examination of the property as I eoulit
within the limited time that I had to spare. I consider your land the best
body of land that 1 have seen in Southwest Texas, and I have looked over
considerable lands in Texas.
I was agreeably surprised at the quality of the soil on this ranch. It
was much better than I expected to see, and I consider it a most favor-
able opportunity for a poor man to get a good home.
The soil is what I would call dark and red chocolate loam, with occa-
sionally a little sand, which I consider a benefit in some respects, rather
than a hindrance. .
1 have betn engaged in farming an<l ranching about all my life, and
have had much experience in raising alfalfa in Kansas and Oklahoma, in
my mind there is no question but that the black land on your ranch is
especially adapted to the successful growing of alfalfa, which I consider
tlie most valuable farm crop that any farmer can raise. While in San
Antonio, I saw fresh alfalfa hay on the wagon, and it was selling for $17.00
per ton, loose hay. With the long seasons you have in Texas, and proper
irrigation, you should get at least seven or eight cuttings of alfalfa a year
oft' this land, and there ought to be a yield of at least a ton to the cutting.
1 saw the large artesian well at-the Headquarters ranch, and I must say
it is the finest artesian well I ever saw, and is fully up to your representa-
tions in every respect. ,
If the land is underlaid with artesian water, as I am satisfied it is, I
do not see why alfalfa and all other crops grown upon that land cannot be
made a success.
1 consider that you are giving the people a great opportunity to secura
cheap homes.
As for as I have seen, I am perfectly free to say that you have repre-
sented your property fairly, and that the description you give of ft in your
literature is not overdrawn.
If you desire it, you have my permission to refer any persons inquiring
about this land to me, and 1 will be very glad to answer any inquiries made
of me with reference to it.
I appreciate the kindness extended to me while on the ranch.
With best wishes, 1 remain, Yours very truly, C. E. HULIT.
Write for literature and views of the Ranch, and name of nearest agent.
DR. C. F. SIMMONS,
215 Alamo Plaza, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
trees which grew there.
Why is this land worth so much?
Because it is in the center of Man-
hattan island.
And the area of Manhattan island
is worth so_ many billions of dollars
because so many millions of people
live and work here. If there were
j wer millions of people here the
land would be worth fewer billions of
dollars. If the millions of people here
continue to increase by further mil-
lions, the value of the land will con-
tinue to increase by further billions.
the use of having a big livpr like
that," he asked, "if you don't drown
those fellows in it?"
Do You Itch?
If so, yon know the sensation is not
an agreeable one, and hard to cure un-
less the proper remedy is used.
Hunt's Cure is the King of all Skin
remedies. It cures promptly any itch-
ing trouble known. No matter the
name or place. One application re-
lieves—one box is absolutely guaran-
teed to cure.
It Cures While You Walk.
Allen's Foot-Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S: Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
Our character is but the stamp of
the free choices of good and evil we
make through life.—Geikie.
The Walls of Jericho.
Prof. Sellin's excavations on the
site of the ancient city of Jericho j
are yielding unexpected rich treas-
ures. In his last letters to the Vienna
Academy of Science the professor
writes that over a hundred men are
digging at Ave different points. One
of the most interesting finds is the his- j
torical city wall, built of burnt lime !
bricks. It was some ten feet in j
thickness, rising from a stone founda-
tion. On the western side of the
city the wall was nearly 40 feet in
width. At another point a private i
house was found built over another
house of still earlier epoch. Other
discoveries include lamps, plates, cups,
neeiles, weights, mortars and mills
of bronze and stone, some of rough '
and primitive handwork, and others
finely executed. In the inner city
re.-nains of rows of houses have been i
uncovered. The ancient Hebrew let-
tering proves that the old Hebrew
characters were in use. Prof. Sellin
ni*pes to renew the excavating work
next winter. In the meantime he
says that the work already done has
Horrible Example.
"My dear," said Mrs. Strongmind, "I
want you to accompany me to the
town hall to-morrow evening."
"What for?" queried the meek and
lowly other half of the combine.
"I am to lecture on the 'Dark Side
of Married Life,'" explained Mrs. S.,
"and I want you to sit on the plat-
form and pose as one of the illustra-
tions."
Places of Interest Neglected.
Two of the most attractive places
for instruction in New York city are
I he Metropolitan Museum of Ar* and
the American Museum of Natural His-
tory, yet there are thousands of resi-
dents of New York who have never
been in them, and more than half of
their daily visitors are strangers in
the city.
RHEUMATISM
CAN NOT BE RUBBED AWAY
It is perfectly natural to rub the spot that hurts, and wlien the muscles,
nerves, joints and bones are throbbing and twitching1 with the pains of i
Rheumatism the sufferer is apt to turn to the liniment bottle, or some other
external application, in an effort to pet relief from the disease, by producing
counter-irritation on tlie flesh. Such treatment will quiet the pain tempo-
rarily, but can have no direct curative effect on the real disease because it
does not reach tlie blood, where the cause is located. Rheumatism is more
than skin deep—it is rooted and grounded in the blood and can only bo^
reached by constitutional treatment—IT CANNOT BI? RU3BIJD AWAY..
Rheumatism is due to an excess of uric acid in the blood, brought about by
the accumulation in the system of refuse matter which the natural avenues
( of bodily waste, tlie Bowels and Kidneys, have failed to carry off. This'
, refuge matter, coming in contact with tlie different acids of the body, forms
I uric acid which is absonicd into the blood and distributed to all parts of the;
  body, and Rheumatism gets possession of the system. Tlie aches and pains
j are only symptoms, and though they may be scattered or relieved for a ti ti: a
6^ K [I fc i.y surface treatment, they will reappear at the first exposure to cold or
dampness, or after an attack of indigestion or other irregularity. Rheuma-
p . , ,, , tism can never be permanently cured while the circulation remains saturated
osi ve > curet y jn-itating, pain-producing uric acid poison. The disease will shift:
from muscle to muscle or joint to joint, settling on the nerves, causing
nD I inflammation and swelling and such terrible pains that the nervous system
i a mi t i '* >' h e a r' y is often shattered, the health undermined, and perhaps the patient bccomcs
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 e.i, Drowsiness, Had — t-„-f-n,„ c,it warms and invigorates the blood so that instead
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Bad
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Saved Wounded Pigeon.
The archdeacon of London, in an
address on the growth of what he
called the "instinct of rescue," told of
something he had done recently that
bad given him great pleasure. Coming
out of the house of commons one day,
he noticed a pigeon that had been run
over lying in the road. He called the
attention of a police constable to the
littje heap of crippled feathers, and
asked what were best to be done.
"Best to kill it," said the constable.
"But I couldn't do that," said the
archdeacon. Picking up the bird, he put
It inside his coat and took it home. He
managed to set the broken bone of
the leg, and after tending the patient
tenderly for two months, had the
pleasure of seeing it restored to its
former condition and fly joyously away
to rejoin Its comrades on the root
of the house of commons.
Golf Player Lightning's Victim.
During a thunderstorm near Glas-
gow a golf player named George Har-
rie was struck and killed by lightning,
which ripped off his clothing, includ-
ing his boots, and extracted all his
teeth. It made a hole three feet deep
where he had been standing.
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of CA8TOHIA,
a sofo and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that It
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Group of St. Mary's Churches.
Therd are in London a round dozen
churches named after St. Mary, near-
ly all of them belonging to a single
grbup closely packed together, show-
ing that they all came from the one
great parish of Aldermary.
DOXT SPOII, VOU It CLOTIIF.S.
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Million; Practice Thrift.
Ten million people have opened ac-
counts with the post office savings
bank of England.
A man's ideal must he his guide,
as well as his goal.—Ainsworth.
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flammation , allays pain, cures wind colic. 25e a bottle.
Who builds on the mob builds on
sand.—Italian.
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Very Appropriate.
" Pullman Porter,'" commented tho
strauger. "That's a queer name for
cigarettes. Why do tliex_ bear that
name?"
"Because they are silver-tipped,
*ir," reolled the tobacconist
LA CR cOLL
Becaitse of those ugly, grizzly, gray halra
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