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Have you examined our fine line 1 of .^rockery and Glassware? \c Laundry Phone 238 OKJkVCTGnr O. XOTOXKISt. [GspyvfgM, s•*, fey D. A*Mba Al vtffMft wiwiij SYNOPSIS. Chapter I.—Donald ThorndyKe, as «U aln of the schooner Phatitorti, leaves N«r oik for New London with a cargo of teat for continental armies, Jlla m*te, John Lounsbury, proves treacherous after they set to sea and threatens to reveal the char acter of the captain and cargo to British ships then In Bight-and from which they could not escape. Thorndyke strikes htm and renders him Insensible, apparently dead. One of the other two members of the crew attempts Thorndyke's life, but he bests him and throws him into the se%. The other, a negro, he scares Into alieno* He determines to Impersonate the ap- parently dead mate, and: tell the English hat he has taken the ship as a prise and ,ias killed the captain ana all of the crew but the one negro. Chapter II.—When the boat la boarded, he tells his story, which Is believed by the naval lieutenant but le doubted by a dragoon officer, Scammell, who Is along. Phile Thorndyke is proving his tale, Lounsbury shows signs of returning con sciousness. Thorndyke Is taken to the British vessel to repeat his story ts ths captain. Chapter HI.—The Phantom Is taken Tork and there turned over to tho Lorltles. Iroorndyke determines .Jart of a spy, ana when possible escape through the lines and deliver his and there turned over to tho Dritles. 'AorndyJ New king's authorities. to aot the part of a spy, ana when Information to Washington. Chajfter V.—Scammell enters during the rogress of the row and asks to take a iana by relieving the naval officer of Thorndyke. Belden, the naval officer. dlS* covers thAt Thorndyke le the man he is looking for lor Clinton, and stops the flght, after which a challenge still stands do twQsn Thorndyke and RnnTHTOl11 Chapter vi.-rcnnton postpones tho to* torvtow with Thorndyke for a day, and In the meantime gives him papers which state he Is 'to take the Phantom, Still in New Tork 'harbor, and go to Newport with dlspatehes to the British general at that place. Chapter VIL—During a great fire In New Tork Thorndyke assists a atrtot spy to es cape, and from him he gets the nans of 'Res." After returning to his quarters he la surprised by a visit from Soammel. Chapter VIII.—Sbammell has discovered he Identity of Thorndyke and oocnes to ar ras htm as a epy. He 1s armed only with a pistol, and into the prlmlngtpan of this Thorndyke manages to throw water, then, overcoming Scammell, Thorndyke escapee and makes hie way to Clinton's headquar ters, where his real identity Is not yet known Chapter DC.—Clinton gives Thorndyke his instructions and a pass througB-the lines. Before leaving, a girl, Gertrude-King, enters and demands of Clinton that she be allowed to see her brother. Clinton In 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, lire. Badely, Clin ton's mistress, enters with the announce ment that the brother, instead of being burned, has escapea. Chapter X.—Clinton orders Thorndyln to arrest the girl, which he refuses to do, but instead proclaims hts own Identity, then gives her his pass through ths lines, while he holds Clinton until she escapea He follows her and makes hia way to tho picket linsa. where he strikes and pre* sumably kills a sentry. Chapter XI.—Thorndyke atop a at tho Dove tavern for refreshments. The waiter takes an unusual Interest In him. While there a British cavalryman and a can I sharper, whom 'he had met In town a few days before, come in. He remains In ths ing its chance, dropped from tfie position in which it had been held and with a rush tore aft like a spent cannon ball. At the break of the poop it was met by the lifting stern, and, retracing its course, drove against the door of the farecastle hatch with a forcc that split the panel from top to bottom As a ball it sprang from the impact, spinning on its chines for an instant, the water flying in a circular 6bowerfrom its now open bung, then hurrying to larboard amidships, reached well aft in time to be caught by the mounting stern. With a wonderful agility and seemingly with the instinct of one mad to escape environment, even if it ended in 6clf-destruction, it jerked itself on end aa though to look about, tottering and falling again on its side with the life of the bow For a brief space it hung see-sawing and gurgling thickly as though choking, then it shot forward with the fury of a bolt. Noth ing intervened to check its course, and, as though it had wings, it ran up the mass of rope and wreck which had now become jammed near the heel of the bowsprit leaped into the air, cleared the low bulwark, and plunged, shrouded in its own spray, into the frothing sea below. LUQ UbVL ern and tells the cavalryman of a girl he has seen In the woods-to the north. The cavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndyke Is seen by the sharper and a.flght ensues. In which the Quaker kills the sharper as a body of cavalrymen approach, allowing Thorndyke time enough to be concealed by. the waiter. Strvlf«r Chapter Aiu.—'rnornayKeanatne uuane leave the inn and go to a place of conceal ment known to the patriots. Here they meet Miss King and Thorndyke finds his Quaker friend, Ames, is the girl's half brother, the condemned spy. Chapter XIV.—They tell of their escapes from the British. cnapter Av.-^i*nornayKe proposes tnat they slip down the river in a boat to where the Phantom is anchored, overpower the guard and take to the sea. A fog assists them as they start on the venture. jntipier avi .—iftey reach tne Phan torn In safety and find Scammell and Louns bury on board, the guard having gone ashore. The two. men are Imprisoned la the cabin and the schooner cut loose anc, allowed to drift through the fog to the sea. detected by men on a British warship, but the fog again hides them, and they eacape for the time into the onaiL-Sfia. Chupier XIX.—A boat is sent from ths warship, but is beaten off. Then three come, and the schooner Is boarded. In the fight that ensues Ames Is shot and the girl disappears. The small boat behind the sohooner has been overturned by a shot from the war vessel, and, as a last resort. Thorndyke dlvea into the sea and comes Un hlM.th (jlniro.. vnapter JWt.-=jTrom the dingy Thornny* hears the plans made for thersalllng of tht schooner into port with Lounsbury in charge. He also hears that Ames Is not dead, and a surgeon Is sent to care for The girl la not found. pter XXI.—Thorndyke srcceeds reaching the deck of the Phantom and im prisoning the three men of the crew. He has a flght with Lounsbury and kills him. The surgeon accepts por^'e nnd agrees to care for Ainew. who 'l iiflj Chapter icVllr—uncler teom'e sail wrecK age caused by a shot from the British ves* sal, Thorndyke finds Miss King still allVe. He puts her under the doctor's care. A storm comes up and, single-handed, he mans the Phantom. Chapter XXlII.—Thorndyke goes ihto the cabin and drags the drunken doctor onto the deck to sober off. The Phantom con tinues to ride the heavy sea. Since I Tiaff talTen the wMSSy my energy had come back full fledged and in fighting mood, as though the numbness of the past few hours had been awaking slumber from which I had just recovered. The broaden ing day put hope in me, though clearly and with a quick sensitiveness I marked the unger of the sea, the sinister scowl on the face of Nature, and the wild disorder reign' ing aboard the Phantom from her bow sprit's end to her remaining truck. Be stowing a glance on the drunkard, who lay on the wet planking not a whit less com fortably than on the carpet of the cabin floor, I gave my attention to the shrouds, finding as yet nothing had let go or sprung. I then carried oft the main throat and peak halyards, that they might act the part of back stay and give some relief to the stand ing rigging. I was engaged in making fast the lines when there passed beneath us a wave of extraordinary height and sharpness. It was a cross sea, and it well-nigh tripped the schooner, which term betokens a cap size from lack of supporting surface beneath a vessel's bilge. With a twisting lift it bore the stem so high in the air that the deck slnnted like the sides of a steeple, forcing me to drop the halyards and cling to the rail to prevent falling into the bow. For an instant I thought of a surety we would plunge sidelong below tbc following sea, pierce it, and be swamped inside the tenth stroke of my pulse but the send of the water flung us partly out of the trough, and as it passed lifted the bow to a terrible in cline, and, giving us an extra vicious lurch, left us almost stern out to the run of the billows. Had it broken as it reached us, the tons upon tons of water which would have fallen on our dcclc must have driven the schooner beneath the surface as though she was no more buoyant than the lead in her hold. It was a wonderful view I had of the ocean from the height of the mighty comber. The sharpness of its ridge foretold the com ing cascade, and, though it drove us down on our beam's ends and made the schooner groan like a suffering mortal as she recov ered, it was not evil in its effects on me or mine. Two things on deck there were which seemed to catch the infection of motion, one being the surgeon, who was shot into the scuppers with a violence which did some thing to sober him, for, like a man waking from a deep sleep, he threw out an arm and began rubbing his eyes, muttering wordB that might have been a protest at hia rough usage. The other was the runaway scuttle butt which had been captured by the flukes of the spars anchor. Aa the stern of the Phantom sank to the hollow and the bow pointed higher than it had ever bean my lot to *m jK ktml. Ilikt» (Mw ,-s 'A* HSf** (,N T'v r. .A' Msfc' .as# •-v-. s-a ,«:iz ~. I would sooner have fought the three pris oners than been forward in the path of that insensate thing, and, though I was aware that our available stock of fresh water-went with it, I was glad to see it spring off the deck. CHAPTER XXIV. V-V. A SMALL TRAGEDY, The scuttle butt had barely disappeared, and I was about to get back to the«&bin to see how had fared its inmates, wh6n my ears were assailed by a violent hammering forward, and I at once perceived that my prisoners had assaulted the weakened panel of the forecastle door. With my blood well up, 1. got myself hand over hand along the bulwark, and by a leap from the cathead came to the hatch and boldly threw 1ack the slide. The three were jammed on the lad der at work together, but the suddenness of my move caused them such a surprise that they tumbled from the perch as though struck. The lamp was out, and from the black hole came a hot and reeking smell that was suffocating. 'What's amiss there?" I roared, hanging on to the hatch with one hand and with the other showing the barrel of my pistol. They scrambled to their feet and looked up, little but their white flesh showing in the wan light entering the half-open hatch The sailor with the pigtail whom I had pitched below was a trifle in advance of the others, and, stepping a pace forward, he ahoutcd' back: "Wot's amissT Everything's amiss! Wot kind o' treatment is this to give a man Split me! but I'd rather go overboard and stifle in a jiffy than smother by inches. Wot's amiss above, man? Who be you! Where's the cap'n?" "Never mind ms!M I answered. 'Tis enough that I am master here, Lounsbury being some two leagues back. Pass up your arms! You are prisoners to the colonics, and the first finger that lifts in fight be longs to a dead man! Pass up what you have below there!" "Prisoners, is it?" said he of the pigtail, turning to his fellows. "Heard yea sign the gang that boarded us? Cuss me, mates, but they must ha' come on wings then, for the sea was as smooth as a pan 0' warm grease two minutes afore 1 was hurled on to ye, an' not a speck in sight, barrin' the Sprite! Prisoners, is it? Cuss me, list to that!" "Ay, prisoners it is, and to the colonics, so no more palaver. What have you. be low?" "I care not a damn for colonics or king was the reply. "There be no arm* here. D'ye think three men were sent hither to beat off a boarding party, an' the schooner in consort D'ye take us for sea-loafing ma rines? We be sailors, we be—that's all, Here's wot I have, an' I'll trade it for air! Saying this, he pulled his knife from its sheath, and, taking the steel by its point held it toward me. "Will you swear to no other arms, each of you?" I cried. "Ay, that's God's truth!" spoke up one of the others. "Ye say ye are of the colonies —well, so be I. I'm aNew Bedford lad, sirj ain' I'll thank ye to hold a grip on ms that I may not be taken from ye." "An' that's God's truth, too, yer honor! broke in the first speaker. "There was naught viciouB in the rumpus we was raiBin1 A man has a right to air, an' 'twas all was cravin'. So be I'm a prisoner, I'm con tent if it means grub an' water an' a chance to breathe!" Now I know little of the nature of the black sailor save that his anger is apt to show in treachery, but with the regular white salt I am better acquainted, and have found that the English seaman, be he Yan kee or liriton, argues his point with a square fist and a flashing eye. Though there may be wars and wars with the mother country, it will be open and without back-stabbing by those of the Saxon race, and, believing this, I thought I saw a way of scoring point, and that with little danger to myself, The truth of the statement that they were unarmed appealed to my reason. For de fense three men armed or not would have cut no figure, and, as the Sprite had in tended to act as consort, the necessity of force on the Phantom had not been con sidered. Being satisfied that my prisoners possessed no weapons other than the sailor's universal knife, and holding that a bold face will carry a man further than a too open allow of caution, I flung back the door and: grasping the slide, hung over the hatch opening and dropped into the forecastle, "Now," said I, as I gathered myself and clung to the woodwork, "if you mean fair by me we'll soon come to terms if foul, take the last chance you'll have to settle! Who comes first, or come you all?" "Look a' here, mister," said the spokes man, who scarce shifted his position as dropped near htm, "I spoke ye fair, an'" I boarded ye alongside I would be enough in the fight, mind ye, an' 'twould along 0' the leftenant's eye on me. But as be, I care not for blood. If I fight, 'tis from bein' forced to it. I was shanghicd into business, an' that's the truth an' if I get out without stakin' my neck as a de sarter, I'm willin' enough. Ye say we be prisoners? Say no more. Do ye drive us to work for rat-ions? Why so be. We knew naught about bein' tooken captive, an' only wanted to bpeak ye fair an' get a breath. That's why we carved the hatch. Ain't that bo, mates?" "Ay„ that's gospel!" came from the who had snoken while the third held his peace, leauingiwith folded armB and a skillful balancing of his person against one of the bunk uprights. "You say you area New Bedford lad?1 said I, speaking to the man who had made the statement. "Yes, sir New Bedford, sir," came his ready answer. "I was pressed in Ports mouth three years agone, sir, whileon shore leave from the Sallie Mull, trader, sir. been sailin' in these here home waters for nigh on two year, sir, with never a chance to run. I say it boldly, sir. Ptit me in three miles 0' the coast an' give me leave, sir, an' I'll go over the bow, damn me, an1 swim ashore. But I won't join the Yankee navy, sir. No, sir. I don't want to hang but, for God's sake, sir, don't get taken, else back to the Sprite I'll have to go, an' I'd as soozr go to hell for a spell o' sufferin'! 2 looked sharply at the third mail, ex* Mtiac mm *ui fete, ikiM eye from mine, giving me something like sneer and shrugging his bony shoulders, but vouchsafing nothing in the way of words. He was a dogged looking rascal, ith a broad1, red scar across nose and cheek, a saber slash without doubt. Raw boned and light of weight, he looked like a sleeping cat as he lolled against the up right, his lack of brute strength probubly balanced by great activity. 'Come, lade!" said 1, ignoring the attitude the silent man, 'Til be frank with you. 'ra Douald Thorndyke, of the American forces. The schooner was taken by me sin {le-handed, and the Sprite is beyond all bearings. Lounsbury is overboard, there are two sick in the cabin, and the surgeon is at my mercy. So are you if you nlrdcnot, In the Heart of the Storm. by the terms I offer. The schooner is io danger, and unless yon turn out 'tis like you'll find- the forecastle a coilin. If 1 make no mistake, we're in for a waft that will come nigh to blowing us out of water if wc don't roll our spars out before. Get on deck and work the schooner under my command until we make Holmes Hole in- the Vino yard, an' when you set foot ashore you are free men. 1 have no rations and no water. The scuttle butt has launched itself over board, and I am afraid of the supply in thr forehold. There's not a shilling in it forau of you, but 'tis a fair way of escaping the king's navy without deserting, for I'll put you on parole. I tell you, lads, I'm a bad one to foul, but you'll find I have an easy helm and never miss stays if handled hon estly. Now choose betwixt this hole and the deck, and choose in a hurry! If you arc to save neck and freedom, throw dovvn your knives as a sign I've no more time to waste." The two who had spoken looked askant each at the other, and the knife of the original spokesman fell to the deck. As ti6 hand of the Yankee sought the sheath the third man spoke, unfolding his arms and scowling like thunder as he gave vent to his words. "Ye two be domned fools to be trustin' a rebel an' runnin' yez head into th' noose. Be yez a couple o' babbye not to mark hia firearm is useless wi' th' wet? 'Ee's in our ands! Wot's to 'inder our takin' the craft an' gettin' th' price that lies on the 'cad of this 'ere—" He got no further. I strode up to him and snapped my fingers in his face, then, thrusting my eyes close to his, I thundered "On deck with ye, ye blatherskite! I'll see that ye sing a tune with old iron in it ere sunrise to-morrow! Oni deck, I tell ye!" Notwithstanding the din already exist ing in the forecastle, my voice rose far above it, its violence and the suddenuess of my move making the man shrink back as though frightened. But he was not cowed. Gather ing himself, he uttered a curse aud sprang past me, placing himself 'twixt me and the ladder then whipping out his knife, he called aloud to his companions: "Take th' chance, lads, while yet we 'ave 'ira! 'Twill be th' makin' 0' us, au' 'tis fifty puns to each! Stand by, bullies-! we'll make meat o' th' cussed spy!—Up, Larry, an' close the 'atc-h on 'irn! I'll 'old the gangway." His action and outspoken hostility was so sudden as to take me by surprise, and, had the others responded to his call, would surely hav« gone hard with irie. But instead of springing to the succor of ihei mate, they remanied standing as though the quick shifting of the situation had for the moment dazed' them. The earnestness of the fellow's purpose shewed in the rapid change that came over his face. Kroui sulky expression it had altered to one of wide-awake ferocity, and the listless droop of arms and shoulders given place to tense muscles and rounded chest, through the hairiness of which the perspiration stood out in beads. Even with this menace before me I could but think what a simple fool the man was, Instead of quietly following my lead and getting me at a disadvantage, he had chosen to beard me against the odds of my cutlass and the lukewarmnoss of his mates. At the same time, it was no case for argument, uor would it do to temporize an instant. Ere the promise of reward for my capture or tho easy chance to regain control of the schoon er could act upon the slowly moving tuindfl of the well-disposed seamen, I had nipped the mutiny (if it could1beso called), and had the ringleader begging for mercy. Without drawing my cutlass, I advanced upon the fellow as though to close with him. I mind me now that he was left-handed, and, aa the fist holding the knife swayed aloft and came down, 1 seized its wrist and with a violent turn whipped his elbow out joint as one twists the left from a well-cooked fowl. As iny hand stayed his he clutched my throat with his right, but as his joint parted he gave a howl of agony, dropped the knife and my collar at once, and sank to hi£ knees roaring like a bull. Physically the man had been no match for me, and I might have hammered the life from him and met witli little opposition or resistance. Holding him for a brief space, that my power might impress his companions as well as himself, I dropped him, and he sank to the deck with a moan that made me almost regret my act. But the demands of war, self-preserva tion, pride, and the safety of others leave little latitude for the sentiment of pity time of action. Had I in anger alone dis jointed the groaning man my conscience (which, thank God, has never been seared into inactivity) might have upbraided me, but now I felt no great pang of remorse I sprang up the ladder, calling the two follow. If the plucky resistance of the disabled seaman had impressed the others, such im pression seemed to have disappeared as they came with me into the air above. Like owla suddenly brought into- sunshine, blinked in the now broadened light, and, hanging on/ to the halyards of the foremast gazed with plain interest at the tumult about them. Sailors though they were, would have wagered that never had they faced such a Bight from so small a craft, and this was made certain when the named Larry bawled at me, while for a raent I gripped the same rope with him: "Barrin' an ease o1 breath, ye might well ha' left us below. The craft can't long this way here. 'Tis a matter 0' wind Davy Jones, an' ye had better whistle the first, let it come high or low. Belay itilj an' 6tund by!" had fast be it oi himself as a Yankee, His exclamation was eaused by a sudden jerk of the schooner, followed by a sidelong dip, and a whole green sea eame aboard the starboard bow. The full force of was broken by the house on the forecatttta hatch, but the bulk swept over all obstacles like a cascade, and, rising to our hips, dr us clear of the deck in a twinkling. In bunch we hung on to the halyards until the rush subsided and let our feet come to the planking once more. I saw the flood sweep aft and foam over the break of the poop, while torrents poured down the gal ley and into the forecastle. It wa9 the worst drenching the craft had yet expe rienced, and a few more such visitors would send enough water into the hold to make her loggy, and that would have been the last straw, as I guessed the putnps to be useless for want of care. Had I had a full crew, nothing could have been done to our state or rentier our position* leas paril Mi. Th» fist tint th. hum aty «*n oisterous, though the calm had lasted above an hour, told me that a vicious force was still at work over the breast of the ocean. Though the sunt might have been fairly up by this, there was no certainty of the fact, for the light was a greenish gray, and the clouds hung low and in furrows, fold on fold, to where the horizon was blotted out in thick foglike haze. No land was in sight, and all about nothing showed save the hell* ish turmoil of the sea and the 'owering menace of the sky above. How long the schooner might have lived thus* there can be 110 surety, and even to knowing as I did the soundness of each beam, rib nnd treemiil, it was a wonder she had thus far held her spars and timbers so bravely. But she had no longer to test a broad side battering. Having at present nothing to fear from the men (for even had they been given to plotting it were against human na ture to strike at me while death threatened all), I was about descending into the cabin after ordering the two to take the limp sur geon forward and stow him in a bunk. For moment I stood and watched them careen ing along the deck with their burden, won dering if it were wise to allow them to come in contact with their disabled mate. I saw the passage made in safety and turned to go my way when, on casting my eye over the taffrail, I beheld a wall of spray tearing along the sea off the starboard quarter. The line of its advance was as clear as that of thunder gust, and I had barely time to cast loose the main sheet and raise, my voice when the squall struck us. Terrible as waB its appearance, it had not the weight of the blast that had opened the ball the night be fore, but it heeled us far on our beam's ends, while sea after sea planted themselves against the bilge and) rolled on deck until I feared wc would founder under the sheer nounding of the brine. Like lightning the oom had flashed to larboard, and that spar with most of its canvas lay on- the waves. I had grasped the wheel and hung on for my life. It seemed that we would never right again, and I .was watching the flood pouring over us when, with a clap like the discharge of a cannon, the staysail burst, cloud of rags blowing away to leeward Mutiny. like wads from a gun. The very angfe of Uis vessel saved her from carrying the tons of water that had beaten in, and, as the headsail let go, as an animal goaded to des peration, the Phantom rose and, gathering way, fled before the gale. We fled before the gale, and like the apin nimg spoondrift picked up by the wind and scattered broadcast without form or consist ence so also fled my notice of details. Of the three terrible days during which this atorm lasted I mind- me only of a few poig« nant facts standing out against a back ground of remembered misery. The second atage of the tempest was fiercer by far than was the first, and the wind came from quarter almost exactly opposite the point from which it broke on the night of August U—namely, southeast. And with it came rain—a pent-up deluge that laced the sea and sky with parallel lines like strings of polished steel wire. While we held the wind astern it was endurable, but later, when we bore into the gale, one's face could not suffer long exposure to the blast that drove the liquid pellets before it like volleys of buck shot. We had not held our way for long when it became plain that to escape by runninj was impossible, as the following seas reaches a height and speed that threatened to. poop the scbooner at any moment. It had finally came to laying to or being wrecked out of hand, and every opening in the vessel waa closed as tightly as possible in preparation for the move. It was an anxious moment when the ma* neuvcr to come about was made. Each one was lashed to his post, and, when I gave the order to jam down the helm, I knew that aalvatiou or destruction might lie in the coming brief minute. The wind with which we had been fleeing fell as we struck the trough of the sea, the mountainous billows making a fair lee to the deck. I had closed my eyes as the wheel flew over, and when from an instant of com ?arative calm the gallant vessel ros£ and felt the solid blast in my face instead of on my back, I shouted a thanksgiving, and in the ecstasy of my relief from long nervoua tension shook hands with the sailor by my aide as though he had been my lifelong friend instead of an enemy on' whose death I had determined the night before. Even though we were 6afely hove into the wind the gale so increased in force as to make it impossible to carry even a double reefed mainsail, and there were no means at hand for further reduction of canvas saving to take all in. 1 met the difficulty, by mak ing a sea anchor of the wreck of the top hamper, binding the mass together and heaving it overboard with a line attached, then, by stripping the vessel of its last rag, to this drag we rode across the fearful bil lows with less straining, now pointing squarely into the wind's eye. CONTINUED How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars rewaru I'or any case of Catarrh tbat cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for tho last llfteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their tlrm, AVKHT & TitUAX, wholesale Druggist,Toledo, O. A\auuno, Kinxan & Makvi\ Wholesale arugglsts.Toiedo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is takon Internally, acting directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces or tho system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family I'Uls are the best. Very Cheap Tickets. Are on sale daily at all ticket offices of the Chi cago Great Western lty. to points In Oregou British Columbia, Idaho and Montana. A good opportunity to travel cheaply. Consult any Agent of the Chicago Great Western lty. for rates, time tables, etc. or address, F, B. Loi General Pass, ana Ticket Agent, us Adams bt. Chicago, 111. Cement Walks 1 am prepared to put down first class cement walks, also do all kinds of plastering and stucco work. All work guaranteed to Btand and also guaranteed as to workmanship and material. man mo* live If you have any work in this line call or address !. 4 VS* W. A. Whitman wagon wheels Oct a box ana learn why It's the l08t yrt'aw ever putou an axle. Sold evurywhere. Made by STANDARD OIL. CO .«c»- .f Railroad Time Table., ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Illinois Central TImo _.nl»le No. 21, taklnc of feet at 12:00 o'clock noon, Sunday, July s, 1898. Main Line Passenger Trains. west Bound. 05 p. 43 a. Arrive :0° .v- I Leave ...tNo.31, CHpper tNo.a, Day Express.... *No. l. Flyer 1Q:'J0 p. 6:26 p. in 8:43 a. 10:25 p. I Leave Kast Bound. 40 a. io p. 22 a.-m ...tNo, 82, Clipper 9:40 a. in ..tNo. 4, Day Express.... 8:10 p. .. *No, 2, Flyer 8:2P a. Freights Carrying Passengers. Arrive West Bound. Leave J^26 p. ml.. ..tNo. 01, Way Freight...11:05 p,m P- .tNo. 71, Through Freight. |2:80 p. Arrive Hast Bound. [Lcavo •\°r Jn O^tWay Freight... 10:66a.m :15 p. .tNo 82, Through Freight. Il2:g0p.m CEDAR RAPIDS BRANCH. Houtli Bound Uet Cedar Rpds North Round Leave— an»Manchester —Arrive 5Jo/303J):45a.m No 881 0:30p.m No. 8515:80p.m •Dally. tDally Except Sunday. ...i Passenger. ..tPassenger.. ....tFrelglit... NO.301C:10 p.m No. 8228 a.m NO.8511:4:86p.m H. G. PIEROB, Station Agt. CnioGoGRttr WESTERNRt "The Maple Leaf Route.'* Time card, Thorpe, Iowa. CMoaco Special, Dally, Going EaBt 7:40 a Day Ex -'ess, daily except Sunday a:oipm Way Frelcfct, dally ......11:85am Golrg West, North and South. Way Freight, daily 9:35 pm Day Express, datly exceptSunday.. .. l:5Sp St Paul & Kansas City Exp, dally ... 5:4ia ir Information ana tlokets apply to J. L. O'HARROW Agent Thorpe. C. M. St. P. Ry. IIKI.AWAUE TIME CAHI). North'Bound & West, Passenger, 0:08a.m Boiraa wk^i2h?,.Ka.nsas.c?!!':.rr.-.:•:iS S: S B. C. R. & N. R'y, CEDAK RAPIDS TIME CARD. ATX LINK GOING NOttTII. Arrive I a S Cedar Rapids Iowa. PURE-BRED COTS WOLDS. Flock beaded by choice IM-... PORTED RAMS. Will fur nish Cotswolde and grades, singly or by carload. A .choice lot of young rams •for fall trade. Buy our bucbB now and fit them up for work to suit yourself. Best and cheapest at W. J. STRAIN & SONS, Masonville, la. ALEX SEFSTROM, LACKSMIT Makes a Specialty of Horse Shoeing* Interiering and Corns Cured or no Pay. Do All Kinds of Work in Iron— Maohlnery and all kinds of Farm Implements and Machinery repaired. The beat of work guaranteed. PRICES REASONABLE. A share of the Publlo Patronage is solicited. JLl«x Suooessor to Peter Meyer* Compound Vaoor and Sham ooo Baths. Most all dis BATHS eases aro caused by poisonous sec rations, which clog tho wheels of NATURE. Vapor and 3hampoo. The name and Ihe symptoms may be different but tho cause of disease can us ually be traced to the impuriect notion ol the millions ol pores of the human body. A bath in accordance with scientific require ments is tho 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. Givo me a trial. This is the Oonant syBtem of baths. A competent lady attendant in charge of the ladles department. Office and bath rooms on Franklin street, opposite Globe Hotel Htf Q. D. QATE3. The Old Reliable Blacksmith, F. J. Roohe Can be found at his abop on Franklin street during business hours, with a competent force of workmen to do all kinds of BLACK SMITHING Horse Shoeing a Specialty. Corns and InterferlngCuredor no pay. Satis* faction Guaranteed, Bespeotfully, P.J.Roche. r- pr- FARMS FOR SALE Choice Farm Lands, easy terms, very desirable property at low prices. Large list to select from. When you want to- buy or sell call on H.C, HAEBERLE, Manchster, Iowa* DELAWARE COUNTY Abstract Co., Manchester, Iowa. ABSTRACTS?* REAL ESTATE. LOANS AND Loai :05 1 a pm a E 8 12:30 in No.3 Waverly Passenger... 3:80 v?' :sopm ©M,Imeapoll« Express.. 12:50ngt B.45 a No. 18 Chicago Passenger. llj45 No. 19 Chicago Passenger. chair car and coaches to Minne f* **°,\ 6—I*ullman sleepefs and coaches to Minneapolis and St. Paul, MAIN lilNK GOING BAST AND SOUTH, 2Chicago Passenger.... 8:40p o:i&a 5f0, I'Oula Passenger.. 8:06p .o il?£J°v0' 5£!,!caf?0 & St.Louls Ex. 3:80am 12.20 ngt No. 8 Chicago Fast Express. 12:30 oct No. lOPassenger 0:06pm No 12 Burlington Passenger 7:15 am No 2—Pullman sleeper, free chair car and coaches to Chicago. No. o-Pullman sleepers and through coaches to Chicago and St. Louis. No. 8—Pullman sleeper to Chicago A.- Chicago 7:69 a. m. Ngt-nlghtT DECOKAH DIVISION. Decorah Passenger. .... 8:16a 4:06 Decorah Freight G:20p IOWA FALLS DIVISION. Pro .• Spirit Lake Passenger.... 8:80am 12:20 ngt ..Sioux tails Fast Express .. 12:80ngt IOWA CITY, CLINTON AND DAVKNl'OltT 2 :80 ni.... Paestngfr 7: 85 nr Passenger l: 6 a Passenger 8:06 7:15 8:40 6:05 7:16 ... 7:16 a Passenger 7:60 Clinton Passenger. 7:60 in....Davenport Passenger.... CONVEYANOINQ. Office In First Natio na Bank Building. Orders by mail will receive careful attention. We have complete copies of all records of, Delaware county. ENNIS BOGGS, MANAOKBi You'r not so warm one of our negligee Shirts. A fine line of soft shirts for sum mer wear. Call and examine our line. F. M. FOLEY arrives RYAN, IOWA. J. E. DAVIS, Manchester, la., Maip St., North oi Court House. MONEY U1 "Trains numbers 6, o, 8,18, 19, and Sioux Falls Fast Express run dally, all other trains dally ex Mnnrinv ept Sunday." MORTON. J. A. LOMAX. Gen'l|Pass & Tkt Agt. Ticket Agent. ..t?OKAYn...5VO I am making first-class farm loans at 5 and 6 per cent., with privi leges. ABSTRACTS furnished at a rate meeting all competition. J. E, DAVIS, Abstracter, EATON I HOGKADAY. Successors to A. W. Stevens & Co (CITY HALL BLOCK.) vv: We have on hand all kinds of FRESH HEATS Oysters in season. Fish, sausage and the best cured meats. SHOP CLOSED ON SUNDAY. 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 pleaBe the most fastidious. Diamonds, Opala, ilubies, Emeralds, Pearls,Engage ment and Wedding, Society Em blem Rings, Masonic, Odd Fel lows, Knights of Pythias, etc., etc. LadieB' watches, Gent's watches, Boy's watcheB, Chains, Charms Bracelets, etc. Large variety of patterns in Solid Sterling Silver Spoons, Forks, etc. Souvenir Sil ver Spoons with Court House or Fish Hatchery engraved in bow Call and see them! Boyotoo & McEwen. Jewelers. Our Spring Suitings have arrived, and those desiring $5$ SUITS GOOD MJAHD STYLISH Should not fail to call and examine our stock. Our Suits Overcoats St) p*,?' o- are admirable In fabric and in lit, in winsom 'i ness and in workman! I ,ahip. Nearly a quarter of a century in business in Manchester ought to be a guarantee of our com petency and qualifica tions to give satisfac tion. S & S S a re in vi to in -Aspect our stock and get Htm* JfourprUm IT* A. WOLFF. \,