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Satisfactory Work at the Same Kind of Prices. •m iltl PROPRIETOR ^r To send your linen to the -v» *r Manchester Steam Laundry DON'T YOU THINK SO?: Phone 238 You Do Not W&B&m Know You Should Know est line of Groceries, Canned Goods, Relishes and, in fact, ever) thing that should be kept in a first-class grocery .and provision store can at all times be found at 1 Fruits of every kind during their season. Peterson iBros.-'"-"',.'5'- P. S. Have you examined our fine line of Crockery and Glassware? 0M l"5T OHAtTNOT O. HOTGHKlit. [Capyritht. •*!.. ty D. ApfMoa A1 ricta mwwlj BrNOPSIS. Chapter I.—Donald Thorndjrk*, aa au imln of the schooner FhantMi, 1 MI vet N#r 1 oik for New London with a cargo of tor continental armlet. HJa mate/John Lounabury, proves treacherous after they «et to sea and threatens to reveal thechar-' aoter of the captain and cargo to British •hips then tn afght.and from which they could not escape. Thorndyke strikes htm and renders him lnsenstble» apparently dead. One of t!he other two members or the crew attempts Thorndyke** life, bjut he him ana throws him Into ths The other, detr— he kill but the one negro. other, a pegro, ho scares into allaae* determines to Impersonate the atf tntly dead mate, and tell the EngllAi has taken the ship as a prise and ed the captain and all of the ctow Chapter II.—When the boat Is boarded, ha t«Hs his story, which Is believed by the naval lieutenant but Is doubted ^a^oon officer. Sbammell« who by HUM Thorndyke Is proving his tale. Lounsbury shows signs of returning con sciousness. Thorndyke ts taken- to the British vessel to repeat his story to tfee captain. Chapter III.—The Phantom ts taken LUthorlties. TWiorndylte dH escape through the lines and deliver his ork and there turned our to th* es. rraorndyke aVtei New king's authorltlei irmlnes sslble Intormatlon to Washington. to aot the part of a spy, and when Ch&pler V.—Scammell enters during the progress of the row and asks to take a nana by relieving the naval officer of Thorndyke. Belden, the naval officer, dis covers that Thorndyke Is the man he Is looking for for Clinton, and stops the light, after which a challenge still stands oe* tw$*n .IfcoQiflyJfcs *pd BgftimU, Chapter vi.—canton postpones 3tho teU 01 unapter AV.—rnornayke proposes tnat they slip down the river in a boat to where the phantom is anchored, overpower the §iem uard and take to the sea. A fog assists as they start on the Ventura. soapier AVi.—iney i^apn tne Fhan com in safety and find SfeamfneU and Louns- on Jya1?' the guard ha\Ong gonf I ^t11 8X0 Imprisoned la the cabin andlthe schooner cut loose and allowed to drift through the tog to the sea. Jpkajrter.XVn.—They are detected by men KMJL RRITLSH but the fog again ^«y escapelor the Ume into the op«a ssa. Chapter XIX.—A boat is sent from tho warship,»but is beaten off. Then three come, and the schooner is boarded. In the flght that ensues Ames is shot and the girl disappears. The small boat behlnl the schoonfer has beet? overturned by a shot from the war vessel, and, as a last resort, Thorndyke dives into the sea and comes un haftoath the dlnffV" A sudden- cry from the bow, soon followed by the sound of metal striking metal, told ine that the prisoners were out and being freed from their irons. Belden, without vouchsafing to answer my defiance, hung hesitating, evidently awaiting the arrival of his superior to direct future movements. Disarmed save for the bare steel in our hands, we were an easy prey to him had our deaths now been his object but as there had been no show of force after boarding us, the peppery royalist, still smarting from the disgrace under which had been the means of placing him, felt sure of his ultimate tri umph over me, and, giving the order to hold us where we 6tood, turned toward the point of the disturbancCforwurd and hurried off. was a step in advance of Ames, who still leaned against the wheel, when I heard his voice in my ear. "There's a fair chance for a leap, Donald." l.e whispered. "The last tie is gone. 6e thee ready?" "Nay, lad," I answered softly. "We arc not yet parted. I still hang to my oath. I have seen nothing of Gertrude. Where can she be?" "She is past the sightof this, thank God!" he returned. "She is dead, man dead and gone, and wo will soon follow her. I saw her—" Again he was interrupted, this time by a wild yell from the bow, and the man who ut tered it started aft chased by half a dozen marines. It was Scatnmell. WUh little upon him save a shirt and his smaH clothes, he broke through the half circle that com passed us, halting just within its limits. He was a horrible object. His hair hung tan gled over his shoulders his eyes were fierce and bloodshot his face was distorted by rage, and its pallor was startling. Without a word of warning he called me a vile name, and witti an oath raised a pistol1 he had probably snatched from some one and, level ing it at me, fired. The ball passed betwixt my body and elbow without touching the skin, but it struck Ames, who was just be hind mc. I heard a deep groan as the youth fell to the deck, IUB head striking the plank ing with a heavy blow, and a number of hands sprang upon the infuriated officer and drugged him backward. .It was done in an instant. The shock and suddenness of the attack came liko a thun derbolt, and yet I retained my presence of mind.. With my eye still fixed on my ene mies, I stooped to one knee and felt for the hand of my friend, calling on him to speak but no sound' came to my repeated appeal, and the hand I found gave no answering pressure. He was dead, past doubt, and had quickly joined his sister, who, in some man ner unknown to me, had gone before him. It was the culminating wave of disaster, and for the moment I felt like sinking be neath it. Within a quarter hour by Tip* lence I had beep bereft of my two com panions, and thus was I suddenly froed from my obligation to live. With none left for whom to combat, surrounded by triumphasi enemies, and before mo ruin in the shape of the noose, it was now iny right, as well ax considered duty, to preserve myself from tho disgrace of being hanged as a spy. 'Twould he but a short struggle, a moment's wild agony, perhaps, and then the end. I hr&cod myself for the ordeal. Rising to my1 fest, 1 gave a last glanoe around, my aye taking ia the vast sweep of the sea, on deck the ma* r'nes stUl wrestling with the murderous rwaUfttk t»4» fcvegrtat «ft JtoUN* Ty Lounsbury. aloft, I bad slightest mental effort, without the slightest IMI flfc* tervlow with Thorndyke for a day. and in the.mean time gives him papers which state he is to take the Phantom*- still in New York'harbor, and go to Newport with dlspatohm to the British general at that place. Chapter VII.—During a great Are In New York Thorndyke assists a patriot spy to ee oap*, and from him he gets the nam* of "Rex." After returning to his quarters he is surprised by a visit from SoammeL Chapter' VIII.—Scammell has discovered the identity of Thorndyke and oomes to ar rest him as a spy. He is armed only with a pistol, and Into the prlmlng'pan of this Thorndyke manages to throw water, then, overcoming Scammell, Thorndyke escapes and makes his way to Clinton's headquar ters, where his real Identity Is not yet knpwn. Chapter IX.—Clinton gives Thorndyke his instruct!' lines. Before uctions and a pass through the .'ore leaving, a girl, Qertrud*Klng, enters and demands of Cllntonth»t she be allowed to SM her brother. Clinton Chapter X.—Clinton orders Thorndyke to arrest the girl, which he refuses to do, but instead proolalms his own identity, then gives her his pass through the lines, while he holds Clinton untlTshe^esc^pes. He follows her and zriakes his way Co the where he strikes and pre sumably kills pioket lines. jmably kills a sentry. Chapter XI.—1Thorndyke steps at the Dove tavern for refreshments. The wader takes an unusual Interest In-him. While there a British cavalryman and a card sharpsr, whom he had met In town a few days before, oome In. -He remains In the .231 ^JuaKw'emera u.. u... ern and tells the cavalryman of a girl he has seen in the woods to the north. The cavalryman leaves to And her. Thorndyke Is seen by the sharper and a fight ensues. In which the Quaker kills the sharper as a body of cavalrymen approach, allowing Thorndyke time enough to be concealed by, the,, waiter. Sfcrvk«r chapter JLui.—Thorndyke ana tne uua*e» .eave the inn and go to a place of conceal ment known to the, patriots. Here they meet Miss King and Thorndyke finds hi* Quaker friend, Ames, is the girl's half brother, the condemned spy. from?hrBrtufe:Th'y Then tunning my thoughts aloft, I bad a revelation, without the binding of the mind toward any^Vefuge this side of the great unknown, a possible—ay, probable—way of escape opened before mc. Aa the angel of the Lord at the last moment called on Abraham to desisttfrom the saeri fee of his son, so burst this light out of thick darkness and showed ine ray work was ot yet finished. More than willing was I to t,rasp this more than chance. As though a stone bad been rdll^i from my chest, I took a deep m-eath, and quickly unloosing my tclt, threw both cutlass and scabbard to the deck, then turning, with a stride I reached the rail and cast myself headlong into the 6ca.. CHAPTER XX. THE SHELL OP THE DINGY. Never was my love of life or the cer tainty of my saving it greater than when 1 shot beneath the surface of the ocean. jSiki a plummet I went down, the air bubblee carried with me roaring in my ears like a cataract. As I'loet the impetus of the dive I turned and looked up. Having gone over at the starboard quarter, I was almost under the stern, and the clear green of the water magnified the groat shadowy hull of the febooner at she stretched forward into seeming infinity. Like a blot on the sil very surface above me lay the overturned dingy, still held to the vessel by Its painter, and in her lay my salvation. With a few vigorous strokes I swam un der it, and, regulating my rise as best I could, came to the surface within the shell of the wrecked boat. The move had been luoceesfuL If the trick was unsuspected, I was safe. Letting go my pent breath in a bhot, I thanked God for His sudden inter vention, and prayed that His hand bo not re moved from me. Settled low so was tho. overturned dingy, my head barely cleared her bottom, but that wsa sufficietk. Sustaining my position by a light hold op the thwart, that i8y weight should not prevent the regular and natural roll of the waeck, with nerves now tuned to their highest pitch, I hung and aitaitod de velopments. The hole in the boat'o bottom furnished Ae with air, and, to my astonish ment, this v«nt in the hollow which now sheltWed mo gavo to my retreat tho char' acter of a trumpet, and every sound was magnified, though its quality was changed to the deep sonorous roar such at one hears come from the heart of a conch held to the car. It was an indistinct babble of cries and oaths that fint greeted me, and from the few wocdol could disentangle I guessed that -the T^hole host had rushed to the schooner's side in the hope that I would rise. Had I still courted death, I might earily have met with It by means of a bullet through my head, for through the confused bumming of voices I distinctly heard the sharp click ing of gunlocks, and knew thfet had I ap peared I would have been made a target for a score of muskets. LA- forms her that her brother was condemned as a spy, and while waiting for execution was burned to death in the fire of the day before. She then demands a pass outside the lines, proclaiming at the'same .time her loyalty to America. lfrs.'Badsly, Clin ton's mistress, enters with the announce ment that the brother, instead of bolac burned, has esoaped. The sound of voioes decreased as the mo ments flew, and when at last it seemed cer tain that 1 had gone to the bottom, there came a general awakening, and a sharp or der was given to search the hull, strike the flag, and sbist the British ensign. The tlioking of- boot heels and the rattling of arms were more distinct than words, but the marines had barely scattered tcTobey the last command when, above ell 4m, I hesrd an unknown voice: "Overhaul thsit carrion, and then pitch it overboardl" This I knew mart refer to the body of my poor friend, but before I could realise "The btfll struck Ames. the necessity of the order thus brutishly given, as clear as tihe order itself roee the voice of Scammell: "Look, look, Belden! Damn me, but I thought I had brought down a buzzard in missing the hawk, when, after all, I have struck but a peg lower than Thorndyke him' self! By the crime of Judas, I wish it had been the' other way! If- this young, old broad-brim be not Beverly Ames. I'll lose: fafty pounds to uy one of you! Quick, man! See, he is not dead! 'Fore Qod, but mayhap he can yet give us some news of his sister! Overboard he gom not! must be taken to plinton, else your com' mission is in danger! Know you not that he is connected with Mrs. Bad sly? Send off tor help! Is not that long-kgged irishman jet aboard you?" Here a number of voices joined in and turned to a confused roar all words at once following. In the space of a few minutes I heard, a boat putting away front the aide, the thud of oars in the water making ajar on my car drums almost painful. For a time there reigned cAnparative silence, and then came what was doubtless a marine's report. "The bold is dear of all life, air. Nawthin' tut lead below, an' oabin an' forec'sle all cleaned out barrin.' some arme an' the cap tain's old clothes." "How's this, Scammell!" said Belden, evi dently turning to that officer. '^Ve saw three men aboard, and but two are ac counted for. Thorndyke has gone to hell ever the aide, and this ladjof yours is/like to join him by another route! Where's the third?" "There was no third," came th« sharp response. "Two it waa that smothered us btlow. I know of none other! no more does Lounsbury.' "Nay," said that worthya speaking for the first time, and with a thick burr to his speech, "there was never more than four legB to the lot. Mayhap that piant split hjsself in two for the sak»V looks—there was enough o' him. Thank God for his loss! I would ne'er sleep easy again knowin' him alive/' Hers words fell to a murmur until Louns bury again spoke, evidently addressing him self to the one who waa in authority on board: "Now take It. that by rights this emft la mine.7' "Ay, oniy be right 0' prize, I mean," was the answer. 'Twas I who first laid hand on her, en' got a split skull for my pains, un* not a damn sovereign to help heal it, neither so much" glory as shines from the buttons o' yer coat. Prize be cussed! Now, if yer capting wills to lot me take her into port—as I came nigh doing awhile agone— 'twill go far to put mc right with the ad miralty an' get me a job, .mayhap, like that lost through Thorndyke takin* my name, damn his soul! D'ye see?" 'Ay, I see, ye sweep! And is that all? No prise money?" Ay, all, all. Only to sail her home no wore." "No more, eh? Ye are a cursed deep villain, but I'll touch the captain on it. Go get the grime from your fnce and look less like a toad. Had he seen you, 'twas no wonder Thorndyke launched himself over the rail. What now, Scammell? Does the lad still live?" "He lives, indeed," was the answeT, "but whether or no he will bide long I cannot cay. He was better on deck than he i9 be low. The cabin still stinks. I hope 'twill 1 ot be forever before the doctor gets here. \Vat he drunk at mess? It is possible he can told the lad's life long enough to allow him to speak he does little now but moan." At this the two walked forward, and I heard nothin? but tho murs* vnicpsof the marines as they sang out to one another or laughed uncouthly. The knowledge that Ames stiK lived gave me a quick sense of relief—a relief which fled on the instant as I thought of the prob able future in store for him. My own posi tion was infinitely better than his, even were he not suffering from a wjrand, and, as for his sister, after all was done, was she not better off than cither? But was she dead? If not, what could have become of her? 1 had heard that the vessel had been searched without finding a trace of the third party to whom Belden had referred. On seeing all was lost, was it possiblethatshe had thrown herself overboard that she might not wit i.tss her brother's tragic end? It was like litr. It would have been an act showing her strength of character, as well as the weakness of her sex a natural recoil from j.-hysical and mental suffering without purpose a heroic self-sacrifice. It were as well she had not suffered captivity and long-drawn misery. With her brother at death's door, or perhaps saved to die by military law her property confiscated, with out a home or relatives and at the mercy of Clinton's heartless mistress, life would have held no more for her than the doubtful ben efit of mere existence in confinement for fen indefinite period. And yet was my reason against the idea of her self-dlestruction. There was mystery in her disappearance, but its solution lay not in tnat. The attacking party had boarded us fiom either side, yet not an eye had seen her cast herself into the sea. There was more than this to make' me doubtful. For her brother's sake she had sacrificed herself be fore Clinton, yet on my hand was placed her last kiss. Had ahe left the world thus, without a word to him, without a warning to me? It was unnatural, unholy it was mon •serous to think of, and yet— The possible solution of the riddle as it drove into my brain had scarce time to find lodgment be fore it was put to flight by the voice of Bel den, which seemed to come from directly overhead, his words showing that the con tinuance of my present safety was not as sured. "Think you that dingy could be hauled aboard and repaired? 'Twas a neat shot, tnd the ball seems to have cleft her like a knife.1 The last worda were an order probably given to a sailor, for presently I heard the splash of the severed line. At the same moment a boat swept by, and from the few words I could gather I guessed the Irish sur geon had arrived and gone aboard. After that more boats passed and re passed as time dragged on, and finally the bulk of the vessel's captors returned to their own schooner, for, saving now and then the sound of a single roan tramping the •deck, the stillness was unbroken. It was with mighty satisfaction that I had heard the final order to out the tie binding refuge to the schooner. I gave no thought to what might come of my being adrift on the broad ocean. Beyond each moment as it came and went I seemed to bave no interest. The future was blank, nor need I consider it so long as the wind held off, for in the calm the dingy and schooner would not part company, and un til darkness fell' I would be compelled to remain in my present pinched quarters. Hooded as I was, up to the present my hearing had been my only sense brought into play, but with the departure of the last boat load of men I used tny eyes for the first time. The interior of the shelter under which 11 hung was lighted ulmost entirely froui be low, and a delicate greenish-blue tint played over the planks and ribs of the wreck. Shielded from direct light overhead, the shell gave all the effects of a water telegcope, jor, on turning my eyes downward, my sight pierced the ocean for fathom after! tathom, the color of the depths growing from the most tender blue to a clear and then dark green, showing me that the bot tom lay beyond vision and far below. It was enly by turning to the hole in the keel that 1 could guess the hour, nor was it long be fore the sun had set and darkness came on apace. By the natural attraction of float ing bodies, the boat had drawn near the •schooner, and, as they struck and crunched together, I heard the voice of the surgeon as I he left the cabin and came on deck. I "Well, by the powers, I suppose I must I obey orders. If the boy is moved, he dies— that's flat—an' by 111c soul, he may go, spite o' me skill! I must bide here the night, must I? Ay, well send aboard a couple o' bottles, Belden, or, by the piper, I'll mutiny. Why should a dirty rebel be worth more Dead or"alive he4 than our men? Is Scammell to bide with me?" "No," answered Belden "he's sent for by the captain. I'll fix the liquor, McCary. Now, Mr. Lounsbury, you have hearu your instructions. Follow us as soon as the wind r.:ses you will have it ere long—the glass has fallen. We will stand near you. Are you ready, Scammell?" There was suppressed conversation after this, and then another boat put away. In perhaps an hour it returned and was hoist-1 ed to the davits, and then again there was silence—a deep, brooding silence, such as is only known in a night calm on the sea. CHAPTER XXI DE PROFUNDI?. AB 1 have said, I had given no thought to the future or what consequent* my present situation might entail should the schooner follow her captor. But as the darkness deepened and a chill due to my protracted submersion struck to my bones, I realized that, except for having put myself beyond t.he sight of my enemies, 1 had accomplished nothing. True it was that 1 might have laid a course ere this, for I hud hung unmolested f«r a number of hours but, instead of turn* ing to my own" interests, I had let my brain play over the mystery of the disappearance of Miss King. What this portended I had iailcd to dwell upon Knowing that for myself there remained nothing to do but sjay where I was until chance should open away for me to gain the shore or mischance deliver me a prisoner or send JIU tn imrttintey. -MI uncertainty nrougnt mcup -wutr a tuuuu turn, and I gave attention solely to my tfWh affairs. Further than that I must leave my shel ter and gain the schooner, I could not pro ceed in laying my line of action. To use tho wreck as a support and push the un manageable thing for an uncertain number of miles to the Long Island coast would re sult, in my present condition, in collapse dt.d death. It did not take me long to de termine that my only hope lay in the near-by schooner a forlorn hope atbest, for the at tempt to board her would immediately place iny life in jeopardy. Nor would I have tunuxKa thought to her had 1 not over heard that she would be manned by Louns bury and three hands only. This handful of men (the doctor counting as nothing in my eyes), the calm, and the probable total iack of discipline which would follow the transfer of the sailors from a vessel of war to a half-dismantled prize under unofficial command, might allow me to gain foothold en deck. Ay, 1 thought, by some possibility I may reclaim my loss and become master of the situation, only let me fairly see the chance. CONTINUED Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the smelt and completely ileraimo the whole vystero I when entering it through the mucous surfaces.1 Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputslile physicians, as the damago they will do is tenfold to UIH good you can possibly derive from them, Ilall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J. Cheney & Co.. 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In the face of our being short-handed, the idea is not bad if the villain can be trusted." "He'll scarce run off with the schooner, answered Beldfen, "and lead is no tempta tion, though I'd be shy of trusting him with anything more valuable. I know him of old. He was scavenger to Clinton, and to Howe before him. Here, lad, cut away that painter." JLHESNER Blacksmith Does a general line of blacksmith-1 ing HORSESHOEING and PLOW WORK. All work done in first-class order and guaranteed. Prices able SHOP. WEST SIDE OFRIVER Near th *lge. Good Advice. When you want anything In the llnu of Furniture do not lorget to write us or examine I our stock and priceB. We have nc room for shoddy goods, but with forty years of experience can guarantee you noneBt goods at fair prices. Remem ber this and you will profit by it. Vo F.arlville, Iowa Mr CALL'S MAGAZINE1 (W« lw AHCTwct Nlim.) ?iv° V- II Ctt. uck-ooo. klfbo. THB McCALL CO.. 1ts-14« Wait 14th SL, New Ye*. tornmmmmmmm Subscriptions received at the Demo crat otiice. We will furnish McCall's Magazine and The Democrat one year for $1.80. Iltf DON'T YOU NEED A NEW HARNESS We have the right kind at the right kind ofjprices. Come in an£ LOOK THROUGH our line of horse lur nishings—a complete line of AI goods. H.R.EATON Preserves t—fruits, jellies, pickles or ca'toup are •fc mord easily, more quickly, mora healthfully sealed with ttettned Parafflne wax than by any other method. Dozqps ot other uses will be """"""Refined to the bottom, I had racked my fancy for a solu tion of the one question regarding the lady. A» a reward for this constant effort, I had h?t upon what I thought to be the correct answer to the puzzle, but to verify it had I en thus far beyond possibility. Now tha 1 Paraffins Wax In every-household. It is dean, I tasteless and odorless—nlr, water and acid proof. Oct a pound cake of It with a list of lw maoy use* from your druggist or grocer. Sold everywhere. Made by 8TAMDAUO OIL CO. 1 Railroad Time Table. ILUNOI8 CENTRAL. Illinois Central Time able No. 21, taking el feet at 12:00 o'clock noon, Sunday* July a, i8i»8- Main Line Passenger Trains. West Bound. Arrive 6:06 p. 8:48 a. 10:20 p.m I Leave tNo.81, Clipper..., tNo. 3. Day Express.... 'No. 1, Flyer 0:25 p. 8:43 a. 10:26 p. Kast Bound. U:40 a. 8:10 p. 8:22 a I Leave 0:40 a. 8:10 p. 8:25 a. in tNo. 82, Clipper ... tNo. 4, Day Express.... *No. 2, Flyer... Freights Carrying Passengers. West Bound. Arrive I I Leave 12:26 p. roj... .tNo. 91, Way Freight....... p. iqj.tNo. 71,Through Freight.|2:i 1:05 p, 111 V'111 Arrive East Hound. 10:10 a. ml...No. 92t Way Freight...[10:55a.m 12:15 p. m|.tNo 82.Through Frelght.|l2:00p.m CEDAR RAPfDS BRANCH. Bet Uedor Rpds anj Manchester .. .1 South Bound -Leavi NO. 80S 0:46 a.m No 881 6:80p.m No. 851 5:80 p.m North Bound —Arrive No.804 0:10p. in No. 8228:85 a.m No,3511:46 p. ill Passenger.. .^Passenger... ...tFreignt.... •Dally. tDally Gxoept Sunday. H. G. PIERCE. SUtton Agt. CHICAGOGREATWEIERNRI "The Maple Leaf Route." Time oard, Thorpe, Iowa. C-icaKOSpecial, Dally, Qolng East 7:40 am Day Ex ess, daily except Sundav 3:01 WayFrelcbt, dally 11:35 am W N or an So Way Freight, daily 0:85 pm DayBxpress dally except Sunday.. .. 1:53 pm St Paul Kansas City Exp, dally ... 5:41am For Information ana tlokets apply to J. I,. O'HARROW Agent Thorpe. C. M. St. P. Ry. vilKLAWAKE TIME CARfrV North Bound St. Paul & West, Passenger. Way Freight 7.... South Bound 9:03 a. m, ..ll:G9a. m. Davenport ft Kansas City, Pass u:07p.m. Way Freight 10:20 a. m. B.C. R- 4 N, R'y. CEDAR RAPIDS TIME CARD. MAIN LINK GOING NORTH. Arrive Leave 7 8 5 am N 1 in a is E re 8 0 am 12:80 No.sWaverly Passenger... 8:80pm I2 I3 ngt NO. 6Minneapolis Express..12:90 ngt R:45 a No. is Chicago Passenger. 11:45 No. 19 Chicago Passenger. No. 1—Free chair car and coaches to Minne apolis and 8t. Paul. No. 5—Pullman sleepers and coaches to Minneapolis and St. Paul. MAIN LINE GOING BAST AND SOUTH. 8:20 No. 2Chicago Passenger.... 8:40pm 10:16 a No. 4 St. LouisJZassenger.. 8:05 pm 8:10 a No 6 Chicago AnKxouis Ex. 8:80 am 12:20 ngt No. 8 Chicago Fast Express. 12:80 ngt 1 No. 10 Passenger 6:06 No 12 Burlington Passenger 7:15 am JNo^2—Pultaan sleeker, free chair car and and through coaches to Chicago and 8t. Louis. No. 8—Pullman sleeper to Chicago arrives Chisago 7:69 a. m. Ngt.—night. DECOttAH DIVISION. 8:10 Decorah Passenger 8:16 am 4:06pm Decorah Frektht 0:20pm IOWA PALLS DIVISION. Gen'l I'M! A Tkt Agt. Ticket Agi nl Cedar Baplds Iowa. PURE-BRED G0TSWQLDS. Flock beat'ed by choice 1M i'OKTEDRAMS. Willfur ntBh Cotawolds and grades, singly or by carload. A choice lot of young rams for fall trade. If you want something good come to the Delaware County Sheep Farm. I w. F. Werkmeister, if—^inrnnnrnnnninminniirnniiniiwiiiaMWi A FREE PATTERN (yoor owtt selection) to every Mfc scribcr. Ooly 5D oeate a year. A LAMES' MAOAZWE S wk hoMahold blau fcctioo, etc. So? wjw toy, or, w. for Utaat nil. LMra|NM«Mtii Mflartmn .SWffc,Sellable, Siaiala, ga 1 tnflERHS J. STRAIN & SONS," Masonville, Ia. ALEX 8EF8TROM, LACKSMIT Hakes a Speotalty of Horse Shoeing1 Inieriering and Corns Cured no Pay. Do All Kinds of Work in Iron— Machinery and all kinds of Farm Implement and Machinery repaired The best of work guaranteed. PRICES REASONABLE. A share of the Public Patronage ts 2Ll«X. Ssffctrom,solleiteo. Suooi asor to Peter Merer* Compound Vatforand Sham 9/ ooo Baths. BATHS FARMS 8:80 am 12:80 ngt 2:60 m—Spirit Lake Passenger.. I2:ae ngt ..Sioux Falls Fast Express IOWA cm', CLINTON AND DAVENPOllT. 2:80 Passenger 8-.U5 7:86 Passenger 7:16 a ni 1:6 a Passenger 8:40 pin Passenger fi:06 7:60 Clinton Passenger 7:16 am 7:60 m... .Davenport Passenger.... 7:15 a "Trains numbers 5. c, 8,18, 10, and Sioux Falls Fast Express run daily, all other trains daily ex- J. A. LOMAX. v\ FOR SALE Choice Farm Lands, easy terms, very desirable property al low prices. Large list to select from. When you want to buy or sell call on H. C, HAEBERLE, Manchsfer, lows. DELAWARE COUNTY Abstract Co., Manchester, lows. ABSTRACTS. REAL ESTATE. LOANS ANO CONVEYANCING. Office In First Natio na Bank Building. Orders by mail will receive careful attention. We have complete copleB of all records of Delaware county. ENNIS BOGGS. MANAOKR. Celebrate the 4th in one of our negligee Shirts. A fine line of soft shirts lor sum mer wear. Call and examine our line. F. M. FOLEY RYAN, IOWA. J. E. DAVIS, Manchester, Ia., Main St., North of -. Court House. M0NEY.T?ODAYn ..5°/o I am making first-class farm loans at 5 and 6 Alost all dis eases aro caused by poisonous sec retlons, which clog the wheels of NATURE. Vapor and -Shampoo. The name and the symptoms may be different but the cause of disease can us ually be traced to the imparled action ot the millions of pores of the human body. A bath in accordance with Scientific require ments is the best preventative and remedy known. The methods employ ed by me are the most scientific, ever invented or discovered for dispelling disease. Results tell the story. Give me a trial. This is the Conant Bysteih of baths. A competent lady attendant in charge of the ladies department. Office and bath rooms on Franklin street, opposite Globe Hotel IBtf Q. D. QAT=3 The Old Reliable Blacksmith, P. J. Roche Can be found at his shop on Pranklln street during business hours, with a competent force of workmen to do all kinds of Horse Shoeing a Specialty. Corns and Interfering Cured or no pay. Satls faction Guaranteed. Respeotfully, P.J.Roche. per cent., with privi leges. ABSTRACTS furnished at a rate meeting all competition. J. E, DAVIS, Abstracter, EATON I HOGKADAY. Successors to A. W. S & (CITY HALL 1SLOCK.) We have on hand all kinds of FRESH HEATS Oysters in season. y' Fish,sausage and the best cured meats. SHOP CLO8EDON 8UNDAY. EATON & HOGKADAY. TELEPHONE 261. may be larger than ours in size, but Saturn isn't in it when it comes to Styles, Kinds and Qual ity. We have rings to please the most fastidious. Diamonds, Opals, Rubies, Emeralds, l'earls,Engage ment and Wedding, Society Em blem Rings, Masonic, Odd Fel lows, Knights of Pythias, etc., etc. Ladies'watches, Gent's watches, Boy's watches, Chains, Charms, Bracelets, etc. Large"variety of patterns in Solid .Sterling Stiver Spoons, Forks, etc. Souvenir Sil ver Spoons with Court House or Fish Hatchery engraved in bow Call and see them! Boptofl- & HcEwen. Jewelers. Our Spring Suitings have arrived, and those desiring GOOD SUITS 8TYLI6H Should not fail to call and examine our stock. Our Suits Overcoats are admirable in fabric and in lit, in wlnsom ness and in workman ship. Nearly a quarter of a century in business in Manchester ought to be a guarantee of our com petency and qualilica tions to give satisfac tion. SMITHING You are invited to in spect our stock and get our prices. L.<p></p>WOLFF. & A.