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f SCHOOL notice: l N THE CORRECT BOOK LISTS 1 111 * rI Uy Are those issued DIRECT from the Public Schools 111 At the rsquest of Mr. Harry Rawlins the Rome |j|| n public schools inserted the wholesale prices of books C . iJhB ■■l g . .. . .. u 'iin LTJ ayjj in their lists. . • < 1/11 |U| v This caused the prices on school books and school* |U| yU j supples to be lowered. We respectfully solicit your patronage, MR yy • • yy M HARRY RAWLINS&CO M ■ • ’ S 3 E m 302 Broad street. • Medical Bulldino. IKg? ’zaSw . ffibg 7,s -a - -g- g- s-s-g-s - f ■■!■■■— ■ ■■■—■ ■ ——— ———: —— l — 4A.’ POINTS FOR WOULD- Mfe- i BE COLONISTS.t W&ai fti (Cos'dss ie O"ye m Owr MLamulliS. / For the*first time in history a t of the United States has t an opportunity to try coloniza- j tion in the tropics under his own flag. ' The nearest of the new lands < to come under the denomina tion, of Uncle Sam is Porto Ri- i co. There is only one direct line ’ to this island, and that is from I New York. You may go by ei- 1 ther sailing vessel or steamer, as you see fit, and according to the price you want to pay. First class passage to Porto Rico by steamship, occupying from five and one-half to six days, is S6O Second cabin is S4O, while the steerage is S3O. The landing places are San Juan and Ponce. Each passen ger is permitted to carry 150 pounds of baggage free. Freight charge on household goods is 16 cents per cubic foot. If you want to go byway of Havana the expense is about the same. Cuba’s attractions. While Ris true that we can not say that Cuba is a posses sion of the United States or about to become so, we are un questionably going to have a great deal to do with the devel ment of that country. • It’s true that Porto Rico is the nearest of our possessions to be, but if we consider Cuba, as it certainlv will be, a great field for the em- the cost and methods of going there will be of interest. It takes just four days to go from New York to Havana, and the cost is $37, 25 and. 15, according to the quarters the passenger engages. There is no direct line to San tiago, all passengers proceeding via Havana, the time occupied by the journey being seven days. Cost of passage is $56, $45 and S3O. Vessels sail for Havana from all along the Eastern At lantic coast, and if the person going there is willing to submit to very plain fare and a certain amount of discomfort he can make the passage at about one third the rate given above, pro vided he will take one of the I little trading vessels. The person who wishes to go to the Philippine Islands will save time and money by going either across the continent by rail or via the Isthmus of Pana ma. In either case the fare will be $250 to the city of Manila. To reach Guam, the one is land of the Ladrones where our government seeks to establish a coaling station, as routes of travel exist at present, one must either pay from SSO to $75 ex tra to induce the Manila steam er to stop there dn its way out, or else must stop at Hong Kong and await an opportunity to take passage in a vessel going to Guana. COST OF LIVING, Most Americans who go to Ponce, rent roomsand dine at some other place . In the sub urbs, where houses are most ea? sily obtainable, a good house cost from $25 to S3O a month. A suit of two rooms in the city, furnished, costs from $2 to $3 a week. If it is desired to keep house, one must pay $7 a barrel for an inferior quality of flour. As for maat, poultry, eggs, etc,, all are very plenty rnd at about one half the prices charged in the United States. As for clothing, almost every one wears linen suits, which cost $2.50 to $3 each. Naturally it is necessary to have a number of these, but the Porto Rico women will wash them for very little—so little that to the Amer ican it seems nothing at all. In Havana, Santiago and oth er Cuban cities the cost of liv ing in hotels averages $2 a day. In American boarding houses the charge is from S3O to S4O a month. Outside the cities the cost of living is much less than in the United States. Potatoes are very cheap. Land is about the same price as in the United States. Flour is $7 a bar rel. Beef, with the bones in, costs 12 cents a pound ; with the bones removed, 20 cents a pound. All kinds of fish are plentiful and much cheaper than here. The milk is of very poor qual ity, and the American who wants to start a dairy farm will practically have the field for his own. American condensed milk costs 25 cents a can. The native vegetables are much cheaper than in the United States, of a better quality, and always in season. Rice costs from 8 to 10 cents a pound. Enough sweet potatoes for a big family in the city can be bought for 5 cents, and in the country less than half that. Fruits—those of the tropics—are very cheap. PLENTY OF DWELLINGS. There is no scarcity of houses in Cuba, such as they are ; and a very good one, indeed, can be secured for sl2 a month. L nen is the principal clothing w >rn. and here a suit costs from $6 to $7. Theji naterial in irj comes from France, Germany and Bel gium. Very little silk is seen and no heavy clothes at all. Shoes cost about the same as in the United States. Straw hats aie cheaper and very much better . The favorite materials for wom en’s dresses are lawn ahd percale and these cost from 25 cents to a dollar a yard. Percale comes from the United States. A very good servant can be hired for $5 a month, the very best only receiving sls. The cost of living and the facts concerning the clothing worn in the Philippines are much the same as in Porto Rico, with the exception of the fact that occasionally heavy clothing is needed bjcause of the fearful storms th-H every now and then burst upon the islands. In every one of the places where the raising of the Stars and Stripes has attracted the eye of the emigrant a person with a desire to make money and a de termination to economize can succeed The emigration move ment has already begun. The Texas soldiers who trav eled 8,000 miles without seeing a Spaniard will get even with cattle rustlers and republicans when they get back on the fron tier. RELIABILITY is a quality some newspapers have lost sight of in these days of “yellow” journalism. They care little for truth and-a great deal for temporary sensation. It is not so with THE CHICAGO RECORD. The success of THE RECORD rests upon its reliability. It prints the news—all the news—and tells the truth about it. It is the only American newspaper outside New York city that has its own exclusive dispatch boat service and its own staff correspondents and artists at the front in both hemispheres. It is the best illustrated daily newspaper in the world. Its war news service is unapproachably the best. Says the Urbana (111.) Daily Courier: “We read the war news in the other papers, then we turn to THE CHICAGO RECORD to see how much of it is true.” • Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions received by all postmasters. Address THE CHICAGO RECORD, 18 Madison street, Chicago. Como, Wis., Hyannis. Nebr, Jan. 10,1898. Jan- 2 - 1 W I would not be 1 without piso’S CURE t CERE for CON- WHhnt'~ALL ttst fails. ST " 1 SUMPTION for any J| ** & h e b^ s g £ uw H best CoughJJ thing. For a bad I»J J■EB cine on thew Cough or Cold it is T HU br.ving uned n beyond all others. 15 years. Mrs C. REYNOLDS. J. A. WESTOV# “The Best Cough Medicine. 4N¥E HAVE NO AGENTS W*- 7 but have sold direct to the con- '<774 jSSSr • l\ euiner for 26 years at whole- . \ | \ j \ sale prieee, saving him the XsjA '1 tL L mbLmh t| dealer's profits. Ship any- s'"? Kht‘”’TS j- /.vA V /I j whore for examination. '/iw?. A * V'-ISR/ ' t Everything warranted. / Ik i 1\ ' 118 stylos of Vehicles, [. IM ) JWi'J styles of Harness. I 1 vn\v il\\ ir \ ilw Top Buggies, f.3»j to |7O. XL t/ II )) // I" Surreys, |50t0f125. Carria- \./yf x v J \ / x ’ Phaetms, Traps, Wagon- "** ettes, Spring-Road and Milk fa. TV. Surrey Hara ess. Price, |lf 00. Wagons. Send for large, free No. 606 Surrey. Price.J' As good as sails for |26. Catalogue of all our styles, shade, apron and fenders, r > p[is. lIKHABT (RV'UAGV >•>«' UAKMCBB MF«. CO. W. B. PKATT, »«•*/■ ELKHAM 1