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POWER OF ATTORNEY
TO SIGN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The undersigned, Directors of Advantus Horizon Fund, Inc., Advantus
Spectrum Fund, Inc., Advantus Mortgage Securities Fund, Inc., Advantus Money
Market Fund, Inc., Advantus Bond Fund, Inc., Advantus Cornerstone Fund, Inc.,
Advantus Enterprise Fund, Inc., Advantus International Balanced Fund, Inc.,
Advantus Venture Fund, Inc., Advantus Index 500 Fund, Inc., Advantus Real Estate
Securities Fund, Inc., MIMLIC Cash Fund, Inc., and Advantus Series Fund, Inc.
(the "Funds"), appoint William N. Westhoff, Eric J. Bentley, Donald F. Gruber
and Michael J. Radmer, and each of them individually, as attorney-in-fact for
the purpose of signing in their names and on their behalf as Directors of the
Funds and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Registration
Statements on Form N-1A, or any amendments thereto, for the purpose of
registering shares of Common Stock of the Funds for sale by the Funds and to
register the Funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Dated: October 22, 1998 /s/Charles E. Arner
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Charles E. Arner
/s/Ellen S. Berscheid
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Ellen S. Berscheid
/s/Ralph D. Ebbott
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Ralph D. Ebbott
/s/Frederick P. Feuerherm
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Frederick P. Feuerherm
/s/William N. Westhoff
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William N. Westhoff
