Sylvia Banner from Sylvia, Kansas • 4

LOCAL MENTION. Mrs. Henry Allison is quite Jeff Bower mide a business trip E. EL. SMITH, THE GRCGER AND A.

T. S. F. TIME CARD. WESTWAKD.

No 311 Mixed Daily 10:15 a. m- Xo 1 Cal. Pasegr. daily 11:25 p. m.

EASTWARD. No 2 Passgr. daily 9:51 p. m. No 4 Passgr.

daily 7:17 a. m. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON SYLVIA, KAN. Treatment of Ruptures a Speciality. URNISHER.

A. R. VYGLE. BLACKSMITH Plow work A J. W.

-ALLISON, GENERAL REPAIR SHOP. All Kinds of Eepairirig Neatly done. Guii Work Included; SEEDS! J. S. LEfiT.

MACHINE SHOI a Speciality SEEDS! 7, A GL.OTHES wagon woplij: SHOP RjjRTH MAIN ST; THE SYLVIA HARDWARE CO: Has just received a full line of Mi mm Vi wvi no QUI Dealers in all kinds of Seeds. Alfalfa, Brodiii Corn, Cane, Kaffra, Millet and Milo Maze 6ii liaiid aiid tor sale. All kinds bt seeds bought aiid iii any quaiiity: i i TEAM AND I WORK HARNESS Havs Your me mmamm YRMfc tn Nfiola Thnrsrlav. nnrnH.Kruflsr was rinvrn trnm the north Thursday. Miss Bessie Bontz has been quite tick this week.

Josh McLsan spent Sunday with relatives in Hutchinson. D. F. Seward and family visited Will Markle's Monday. John Black of Touron was doing business in Sylvia Thursday.

Miss Ethel Butler is visiting with her sister, Mrs. B. Willson. Dave Paul haS jjut tin his good clothes and to Sylvia to stay for awhile. AustiQ ani gmUh were doing business in Wednesday; The soliciting agent for the Kansas Citv Star wa3 in town Wednesday.

John Melvillj a prosperous bach- elor farmer from the north was in town Wednesday. The word sinnsd spelled back wards ia the name of the man who refuses to advertise. A number of our citizens are making preparations to 0 to the strip when spring opens. Winter iz resting a lit tie though not, let us hope, with a view of catching its second wind. The latest reports are that the wheat has been considerably aged by the cold weather, How dear to our heart is the face on a dollar, when some kind sub scriber presents it to view.

in our primary department, was in Hutchinson last Satuidav. I a. ui uiuvGiunwuiu uuvsi are I ein3 tried helcre squire Jiur-! gjyne today for horse racing. I ening piows ana listers, getting tne i farmers ready for spring work. -n 11 "eiP? iuuiease us, circulation uy Bp5aKing good word about it to you friprida I MoQora i with their families, took dinner witn L.

Hudson in the country ounaay. 1 I Fred Groshon will go-. to Law- rence net weeh to attend the I. snnn'r teim of school at the state university. Va Wa UM.V& t.

eni at rievna-uno wui lurnisi: 1 PveeK3 lssue- I I made to Order A complete line ol John Deer Plow Co's. Implements in" is a. jL00 (pbicago iercbnt Tljey GUarotec to fcit nn3 PItisc You. LARGEST VSSORTnENT. PRICES.

jL60rt AtTHtJR feAHPttS AT, VENOIG CO'S, Tnpn iiannemnss ui ii xnj -nvv I a Week. Picked up hy the Banner Young Mail. Crepe tissue paper at the Drug Store. Potatoes 65 cents per bushsl at itead "Craiy'1. Iiegginger's new ad this week; Ball Vaili Hutchinson a visit Monday.

J. J. went to Lawrence mis weeu on uuSmc. H. E.

Smith Sid business in ilutchinsoil Wednesday W. L. Hudson was doing business in ritiifford Monday. We are still wanting quite" a nuniber of correspondents Don't forget the entertainment Ut the city hall this evening. Professor Hiiirrian visited the county capital last Slaliifclay; Will Brown has been "sti eking" type on the BanxeIi thX treek.

See A.N.iont when wanting any fire or tornado insurance. We will hae a grist of news from Grove township next week, Sixty-fife cents cash buys a buihei of potatoes at Degginger's. Mi-s Blanche has been slightly under the weather this week. ise Uiilesrue lycqfc wnuy TTrmrTinnmf nmi Tntn frir nrmcrVic I Some good firs-, mortgage real rcort YAAita irntitnil Vrtmmi'fl ff I -p I Mis. J.

Ball vas quite sick last Saturday but is now able to be about ajrain. I I Who could nicer weath- enhance have had the greater part of this week. commissioner xNoiana nas rent- p.d Dnrt of his farm tn Pa Vi Jolm-1 son for this year. 4 orsDnng worthy using uilles- yic nir xaur.se i uuuers. Ci TT I J.

W. W. Brown and Mary I linwn, visited at llenry Henshaw's in Uie couniry Wednesday. i ifutchinsop lean nrpnt. wns hiisiMMi, Jn Svl.

j. w.i viu. auu wmjuj ucuucDuny. grocery stoci: into the post office Duuains tae ursi 01 tne raomn, l. 1 .1 I I u.pureweroi iMCEerson came in last Saturday.

Me wi.L tiit I k-dtuxucij. uau nere uuui uie ursi qi next montn The sidewalks between the main part ot town and the: depot have been repaired on both sides of the street. V. A. Austin rnr -lkapri a rar nf wheat tii's week from Hpnrv Hen.

hw! A north of town. We are tery thankful to all who! came in this week snd deposited the usual amount for a years good reading. Who will be the nsxt? There vere two or( three men on pur streetllast Saturday that.Fere a little hilailolisf but -then, we wouldn't mention the fait for anything. 4 I We recognise atty one's light to subscribe or not to subscribe, but you may be very sure we feel better towards those who support us than towards those who don(-t. 1 About the worst thing in this world is vorry.

If the merchant has it he ehould try the advertising jeinedy. It will increase his business so that he won't have time lor A number of in-this vicinity are.preparhig to irrigate on a small scalQthiC tipring. One acre of ground irrigated properly will produco ad much as three would otherwise OneMhird of the fools' of the qouatry think they can beat the lawyer fa expounding law, one-half think they an bat 1 the healing the sick, two-thirds of them think they Ciah beat the araachirid the gospel, and all of ow the can beUhe editpr inning a netfsDaper. at a I No 342 Mixed daily? p. m.

No 36 Stock Impress 1VA0 a. m. No. 30 carries passecgers between Dodge City and Hutchinson. Trains marked, thhs, are daily ex cept Sunday.

Wells Fargo Co's. express rhbney orders for sale at same rate as postomce orders. J. E. Kirk, Agent.

Back number people are always taking back seats. The greatest merchants of today are the great-est advertisers. The boy wb.3 sparids his time running around town shooting off his mouth, and vho is always trying to b'8 sHadrt by making a gig-ling idiot out of hirhs'slt will never become president. The difference between the man who advertises and tne one who don't is that the one finds his floors crowded and hii shelves empty, and the other finds his sheh es crowded and his floors empty. Henry Thompson will training his fast horses tha first of the month.

He has employed a driver for the season who will be here next week. Mr. Thompson's four fillies are exceedingly well bred and will undoubtedly make a good record this yeai. One of.Syhia's yonng ladies, in an unguarddd motneut, was heard to remark: How glad I am that will be out of the way beioie ray little sister becomes grown." when asked to explain she blushed profusely taid said "Oh nothing." ft would greatly satisfy our curi- 03ity tne. proper young i would come and explain.

man iLt juxc ts- Kina neartea ana noerai. ex- change tells of a subscriber who died and left fourteen years sun- IscriDtion unoaid. The editor of A "JB er uwluer wu! UUT coffin lid and put ir. linen duster, thermometer, a rmim leaf fan and rpint fnr making ice i ADe peacUer nmsan 13 ucm" more common every aav. xcese felloW3 who traVel over the coun- rv KplHny nnvthina for which A nf all atp tr of tongue and put in their time "working" som3 one and they sesm to succe3d.

ineirgooas are usu- ally sold at a higher price than COUIU D6 Oiuaineu ioi mc store, oeiuuz uu iuc iuotum. plan seems to. oe a lavume bcuclu. Lf npddlPt-nnvthinrr vou can buy VI 11,11 LIlTIll AJWWVyA. IU I Ul A Otul A' A.

Tt -aiM that a man who won't take a paper because he can borrow antnii hv which he can book his dinner bv the smoke from his neighbors chimney. This same fellow sits in the back ne'v in church to save interest on his contributions, and always borrowing a ride to town to save the wear and tear on his own horse flesh. Ye3 we know him. He isifirat cousin, to the man who never wlnd3 vip bis watch for fear of bieaking the spring. He undoubtedly was a near relative to the man'who went into the back yard during the recent cold snap cheat the baiber out of a hair cut.

VTe her the bluebi 'da twitter -In Jeafy, branching tf3es. We hear the gentle sighing Of the balmy southern breeze: We hear he brooklets gurgle ASadown the dell it winds; We Hear he bese a -humming yes, We hear em in our minds. Silver. Send 25 cents to the Kansas City Weekly Journal And Agricultural- ist for a trial order of six months. Samples free.

u. Fcr tho vVhite Metal. The Kanias" City Journal is the representative silver paper and has bppn fnr frrtr vpnra Spnd cent lor a order of six montha tor tne Meezly ournal And Agri- er- Samples free. ldtice. rcricoris itidebted to the BaSsek oidieT management are "VTr ofnand settle'as svjpn as possible 't iivi i 1S I cohtemplats some to my claini Ed.

Wh a farmer SW a tfi.L. 1 (III 4 "i i 1 la 11 tlte Spring trade. AUSTIN, MANAGER. i Pot Sent business conducted for Moderate Fcrs. 1 Cob Office is Opposite U.

S. Patent Office 5 and we can secure patent iu less time tUau those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or with descrip- tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee not du.

till patent is secured. 1 A Pamphlet, "How to Obtain with cost of sa" in the U. S. and foreign countries 5 seat fre3 ldrcss, i C.A.8MOW&'COJ Opp. Fatent as;" icto.

iS Nature's effort to cpel foreign sub. pfaneea from the bronchial passages. Preqiifeiitty, this causes 'lllflamination mtl the need of an anodyne. No other pectorant or anodyne is equal to Iyer's Cherry Pectoral. It assists Mature in ejecting the mucus, allay? Tritatlon, induces repose," And is tin: nost popular of all cough cures.

Of prepaj-atic'is before tbe jfdlic th ciire or colds, cougJii bronchitis, auu kindred diseases, ther within the' rang of reliable Chetry Pec (oral! For years I was snbject to colds, 'joiiowed by ochs. About fomr roars ago, when afflicted, I was to AyerV Cherry Pectoral and to lay another tl medies aside. I did arid witiin a was rell of my joid and cough. Since then I have 'ilways 'kept this preparation in the yctise'and feel comparatively recur." L. ti.

Miss. "A teir year took A severe cold thich affected ngs. I had a terrible cough, and passed night after Tight without slee The doctors gave ge up. I tried Aj er's Cnerry Pectoral, fchich relieved my lungs, induced sleep, Hd afforded rest necessary for the fecovcry of riiy strength. J3y the Con Snual use of the Pectoral, a permanent sure was effected." Horre Fairbrother, Eockingham, Vt.

flyer's Cherry Pectoral, Dr. J. C. Ayer St, LvMtt, Mass. all DruggiKU Tiic.6 $1 ix bottle, I IF ot reiliedietl'iil'ieasorii'fs liableto become hahituand chronic.

Dra-tic purgatives, by Weakening the bowels, confirm, rather than cure, the evil. Ayers Pills, beinJcild," effective, and strengthening in their action are generally recommended hy the faculty as tha tiest of aperie'nts llaring heen subjeut, fdr yer.rs. tt constipation, without i being, able to riOr; much relief, I at, last tried Ayer'a Pili- I deem it both a duty and a ileasu4 tn t.pstifv that I have derived great ben efit from their use. For over Vbo yeai -itow -hPT Aver's Pills and using. them in iny fa riiy since ISl'7, 'and cheerfully rccdmmiid them to all in need of a safe butt ffectur.Vcathartic." Johu3I Boggs, Lpujville, Ky.

"For eight years I as Tvith constipation, which at- last became so bad that-the doctors could do.no more for me. Then I began to take Ayi'c Pills, and- soon the bowels, recdverea their natufil and regular action, so that now I am in excellent, health." S. It Loughbridge, Bryan, Having used Ayfet's Pill3, With good results, I fully indorse them for She pur. for which they are T. Conners, M.

D-iCentfe Bridge, Pa. Ayer's Pills, PBElAtlID fcT Dr. J. C. Ayer St Mass.

Sold by ill PrncgiBtB atid Defcler la i WORK 'SHOPS WITHOUT STEAM POWER BY FSIWO OUTFTM OF BARNES' PATENT FOOT FOWES. MUinerV can compf" eteam power, sold rs't Metal And woodworkf-: W.r.A JOHN oc A' hoc i T1 I unroll Vat past I have, taken one 01 mese puis every night befpre retiring. jvould not williDgly be without tlteuu "-tU. v. 26 Ettst Main Pa.

Will we ready tor W. A. In the strip in the early spring and must have what is due me. Jeff Bower 7T Entered. lieath's Door, Mr.

James G. Curran died at his residence ih Hutchinsoni Wednesday evening at six o'clock. Mr. Curran wTas well known in this neighborhood and leaves many warm friends to mourn the loss of such a good citizen and neighbor. The Banner joins the large circle of friends in extending heartfelt sympathy.

Notice. On account f.high rent on Main stretir, I have decided to move my livery stock one block east, and will be found at the Blue barn, where I can afford to hire you good rigs for two dollars -a day, a less price than ever before. I wiU give my customers the benefit of reduced rent. When in the city see me before livery. J.

L. Ball, Liveryman. rrt 4 Litter List. Letters remaining uncalled for in the Sylvia pest office for the montji of February. Griindville Church, William Kromack, Mrs.

Lanta Bron, 'JJ John Demick, J. Jacob J. W. Unsucksr, J. C.

Helmerck, Henry Munroe, Melinda Motter. Parties calling for the above letters will please say advertised. H.bVAucm, P.M. TO THE FAIiitERt Take yoiir hdbie first, then fonie Weekly Aire. Kansas CUT 1 Paper roit the tatszel 25 Cents a -Year.

THE KiflTSAS CITY ST AH. DAILY A 1 YFAU, f4, Every attierJMwaaverrtl lLttt' GUIDE. 124 gricfl sL'Jsp Report SbTeetbiTranrt, 1 I cxauu, fmrtl.T 1 I 11-- 3I na5 uuuus wnn oia menus r'vv J. -H. Ball repairing the Blue Parn this week to which he wl11 remove his livery ctock the tirs of March.

The Epworlh League and Ladies Aid Society will eiva an entertain, ment at the Citv hall th? fiVAniTur. I All are invited; The, Salvia lodge K. ot P. had Ian wterestmg, meeting Wednesday night and conferred degrees cn one for two candidates. Mnjviv.Jv Hoppp.r, had I 1 6alL and I kNb Me 1 Tillnl IH ffl 1 :1 li ll fli it it 4 4 r4 -A r4 Halra been.Visiting ber father -at head in water, let" it place for a week returned Saturday I freeze then broke it off in order to :en.Visiting her father -at soaked i DAMN CB get prio mIiples: til to her home in preston.

N. D. Wolf of Plbvha. "retres-n- the Fair fe Shaak Krainl company at place, was doing Lbusmes3 the cit Tuesday. Ilenry Henshaw, of Huntsville, 'was in Sylvia Tuesday, cn his way home from a jrecrea tion and busi'-nes? trip to the southern part of the state.

FredYust.has been appsinted guardian of ths minor heirs of Charles Yust, the" heirs ijaving re cently been allowed a pension of over $800. A little item in a ndffspaf er will sonietimes make aiyen'emy to a)a- Fper for life, but it won't slrm him rr t. irom rsaaing iz. it merely Chang es him from a subscriber tn a bnf r05V.er irci jncusani, um3 wza 3pent at t.np nnmn nf TVTr cWT TnU.n.n Robert; Wednesdav GVenincr utiuuu ulOitl JU1CS Thopresentwere, Missed HatUe y.nieIs, Chatle Au Vti wa w-ii -l'r r- a-' VllaM Kirk I I I I I I i.