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IBr "The value of that plea, gentlemen, I leave for yon to decide. Let us pass again to the circumstantial evidence and deal first of all with The Norwegian Knife. "This knife has tho letter 'A' brand ed upon its handle. The knife was in the prisoner's possession, it is agreed, until a few moments or a fow hours be fore the murder. It is admitted that Astray Marsden was with Josiah Mars den on the night of tho murder. It is also admitted that he used the knife to open a cigar box in the presence of his guardian and then left it behind him ready for the murderer, who, we are told, entered the house after the prison er had left it. The value of that plea, gentlemen, is again for you to decida "The murder was first discovered by the woman Margaret Gadsden, who was in the habit of going daily to attend to the domestic requirements of the de ceased. On the morning of Jan. 12 she went, as usual, and gained admittance at the side entrance by the key she al ways had in her possession. 4'You will recollect that between the night of the 11th and the morning of the 12th there was a phenomenally heavy fall of snow, and the woman no ticed that there were footprints leading to the front door of the house, but none leading from it "Becoming alarmed at the unusual stillness which reigned through the house and unable to got any answer when she knocked at Josiah Marsden'B door, Margaret Qadsden hastened to the police station and returned with Chief of Police Dobson. "That man, gentlemen, you have had before you. He has told you himself of his attempt to blind the aims of justice by withholding the most important piece of evidence in this intricate case, the paper that JoBiah Marsden left be hind him. Dobson has expressed his contrition and regret for tho disgrace ful course which he took, but whether that contrition will absolve him from the penalties of his action I very much dv,.ibt I cannot refrain from referring to the supreme and utter idiocy mani fested throughout by Chief Dobson in relation to this case and cannot too warmly applaud the indefatigable en ergy. the zeal and acumen, of Mr. Her bert Darrent, the official who took charge of the case and was fortunately able to retrieve all the errors—I will content myself by calling them errors at present—which Dobson committed prior to his appearance on tho scene. Returning to the events of Jan. 12, you will remember that Dobson and the woman returned together and npon en tering the library found Josiah Marsden lying dead upon the floor, stabbed to the heart By his side was the paper which has had such an important bear ing upon the case, the paper "Which Dobson retained, showing it only to the prisoner, Astray Marsden. You have heard Dobson's account of that inter view—that the prisoner turned pale and trembled and then promised to see lnm later in the day "It is for you to say whether Dobson is a man whose evidence can be relied upon or not But, setting that upon one aide, was the action of Astray Marsden that of an innocent man Ho sought refuge in flight. It is urged that he be came the prey to a spasm of fear, but an innocent man should have no such cowardly emotion. Why did he not defy the blackmail of Dobson and, knowing his innocence, rest contented on being able to prove an alibi If Why? Because, gentlemen, he could not because he was bound to admit that he was at The Grange on that night He owns he was at The Grange, but pleads that he left before the sno.wstorm and left Josiah .Marsden alive. "If the defense could prove that fact, could account for the period that elapsed between the prisoner leaving The Grange and being met by Policeman Thompson, there might be some grounds flor the plea, but not one single witness has been called to substantiate it, and we are asked to believe that he walked about for hours in a blinding snow storm That has been put before you in •contradistinction to the theory of the prosecution that he entered the house after the snowstorm, leaving his foot prints up to the door that the old standing quarrel which it is admitted on both sides existed was renewed and that ho left by the secret passage on to the frozen river, a passage that was known only to those who had lived at The Grange. "Astray Marsden was met by Thomp *Xi soon after 2 o'clock in the morning of the 12th in a very excited condition, still chafing, the defense says, under the insults he had had heaped upon him —chafing, gentl Jwen, after several hours' walk. "I have reviewed tho circumstances that occurred in Norcombe, but it is not upon these events alone that the case stands. Let us turn to Chicago. Herbert Darrent has been before you and given his evidence with exemplary clearness. He has told you the manner in which he succeeded in tracking Astray Marsden to the Royal hotel in Chicago, and he has related tho story of The Arrvat. "The first words of tho prisoner when Darrent entered the room were, 'You have come to arrest me,' and, though warned not to commit himself, he then launched into a heated attack againBt the murdered man, an attack which foreshadowed the line of defense which has been adopted—that of revenge. He charged Josiah Marsden with leaving such a message for tho sole purpose of encompassing the death of an innocent man whom he hated "With that point 1 have already dealt. The idea in itself is too callous to dilate upon. "In the prisoner's confession to Her bert Darrent he accounted for the loss of hiB knife in the same manner that the defense has insisted upon Ho took it out to open the cigar box, forgot it, and it waB left lying upon the table, a handy weap6n for the murderer. To that point of the defense I will but add a word.. "If the murderer of Josiah Marsden came to the house with intent to mur der, would he have left the finding of the weapon to chance, or would he have come prepared? If he came prepared, would he use a chance weapon or trust to the one he knew 1 "Let me now, before you retire to consider your verdiot, put into a few words the whole evidence. Against the prisoner you have the last words of the dying man, the knife, the long stand ing quarrel, the absence of a reasonable alibi, andfor him"— The judge pauses and deliberately turns bade the pu^ea •I Ul lotMb whU» ilk# A Detective Story Of a Chicago Suburb. The Murder at The Grunge and How Its Mystery Was Solved by Darrent, the Araer lean Lecoq. BY NORMAN HURST. Copyright, 1899, by the American Press Association. scorns to throb with emotion. "It's ••. ic.iuui summing up," one lawyer whispers to unmliur "Kintal—d". il against him, poor devil!" Li. i\»:,: mn!on replies, glancing at the prisoner, who, pole as death, I gazes b.f«»!v aim with eyes that see nothing. "While "for him,' the judge impas sively conl. ::.!. ••you have the line of defense that l»^ itsf Tho Grange honro before the junnlor was committed.M The judge closes his book, and wo await his peroration Wo feel that we know what it will be "If yon have no doubt, it is your duty to do your duty—an eye for an 1 eye, a life for a life," and many more ronnded phrases with which a judge 1B usually pleased to torment a man whose life or death is to be Bettled within the next hour. But we are mistaken. "Gentlemen of the jury," he say^ "the case is in your hands." And that is all. The summing up is over. "Poor devil!" some one whispers again, and we shudder. It puts into words what we dared not thiiiir The jury do not move. They only whisper in the box It seems as if they are going to decide without leaving it But perhaps the seriousness of their task comes over them, and they slowly leave, and the prisoner is conducted from the courtroom. "Dead against him!" 1B the general opinion. "Fair and just, but dead against himl He hasn't got a line of defense in his whole case." The judge has retired, but no one else leaves the court The audience feels that it iB not a case of waiting for hours, but minutes, perhaps only sec* onds. The last words of the summing up crash through each man's brain, What do they amount to? Against the prisoner you have—everything for him—nothing I The Terdlet* The jury re-enter the box the judge returns the prisoner, between two deputies, takes his place in the dock. "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon your verdict?" "We have." "Do you find the prisoner, Astray Marsden, guilty or nor guilty of the murder of Josiah Marsden?" "Guilty!" A woman's scream, half stifled in its birth, breaks tho fearful silence of the court—a scream followed by a gasp. The assembled throng breathes hard as what it knew must happen comes. Then the deathlike silence falls like a pall again. "Prisoner at the bar," a voice is say ing, and it seems to come from some where miles away, even to us—what must it seem to him?—-"have you any thing to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon you?" All eyes are turned with one impulse toward the dock, and the spectators start with amazement. The prisoner, the man condemned to death, whom they had pitied through out the trial as one so miserable that he could not defend himself, is trans formed. He stands erect, with almost a glow upon his cheeks, nearly a smile upon his lips, manhood and courage awaken ing in his eye. He is condemned to death and stands as though his fetters had been released. We are creatures of impulsa The spectators gaze at one another. The same thought iB in every mind, ••Sup* pose he is innocent)" There is mesmer ism in his glance, and they follow it as it rests upon the girl with her head thrown forward on her arms upon the table. The judge shifts uneasily, moves as though to speak. He seems held power less by that strange force which is npon all. The girl feels the power of that glance, and as if in obedience to its command throws back her veil and rises and faces Astray Marsden, and as she does so even the heavens add to the in tensity of the scena The sun is setting. The room is shrouded in gloom, save for one glorious beam of light which passes over the shoulder of the prisoner and floods the face of the girl with a halo of light They face one another, and the spec tators pause and watch, lost in the mystery of the thoughts that are pass ing between them. "Ethel!" Only the lifting of the face more to ward him shows that she has heard. "Do you believe me guilty? Do you believe that I am a murderer?" "No!" It is only a whisper, but it tfiylUa Where have sophistries gone, where are The girl throws back her veil and rUet. deductions, when compared with the love of this woman who stands thus be-, fore the world "If I were a free man, would you marry me as you promised years ago?" "Yes!" The prisoner turns to the judge, the girl resumes her seat, and the spell is broken. "I have nothing to say, my lord, but that I am innocent" The Sentence of Death. Astray Marsden was sentenced to death because it was the duty of the judge to do so, but every spectator who filed out of the courtroom after the tence was pronounced was troubled with doubts as to the result of the trial. As one spectator expressed it: "Man den was found guilty by the jury be cause the jury could consider the evi dence and come to no other verdict, and the judge sentenced him to death be cause tho judge was compelled to. Bat is Marsden guilty?" CHAPTER VIL DARHKNT MAKES FBB8H DISOOVXBY. It was the morn in* aft* the gnat sensations! trial, -,r- sat i\t his breakfast in the dining room of the Palaco hotel, Norcombe Tho table he had selected was a small one by the window, and he sat thero noKleciinR his breakfast and moodily si-i iUg out into tho street. Then he be gan his meal, but his appetite seemed to havp deserted hiai "Theatrical, theatrical that's all,' he mattered to himself, as if in answer to his secret thoughts. "Done for ef fect" And he drank his coffee and picked up the morning paper, only to throw it down again impatiently as the displayed headlines caught his eye: MARSDEN MUST SWING. A Speedy Conviction the Nor combe Murderer's Fate. DETECTIVE DABSENTS TBIUMPH. Dramatic Seene In Court—Condemn ed Blan'a Sweetheart Declares Her Belief In His Innocence Wonld Marry Htm If He Were Free. The headlines jarred upon him. Why? The detective's triumph! It was a tri umph—every one said so—and yet nev er had he succeeded in a case that had left behind such an unsettled feeling, such a degree of uncertainty and doubt as to whether he was really right after alL He could not understand it him self. Everything had seemed to be as clear as daylight, and the judge and jury—aye. the very spectators—had shared the view that his deductions had led him to form long ago—that Astray Marsden was the culprit "All for effect," he muttered again to himself, his mind still on the final scene in the court, with the last ray of sunlight falling full on the woman's face as she avowed before all her unal terable belief in the innocence of Astray Marsden "Theatrical that was all' And yet somehow he could not shake off remombrance of that final scena Whether it was acting or not, it had made a deep impression on Herbert Dar rent "Shouldn't wonder if it has a good result for him rouses sensation and sympathy, and they may get up a peti tion for life imprisonment It's a clever dodge." He called it "a dodge" to shake his own doubts, and yet he could not help feeling that ttere was no col lusion in that last scene of all Still, it is best to try to delude one's conscience at sneh times as these Dull it, stifle it if it wants to speak and disturb that supremely happy feeling of self satisfac tion that is so pleasant to experience. To be emotional in this nineteenth century is to be weak, or, worse than anything, old fashioned. If something happens in the course of one's daily life that is keen and painful enough to wring one's heart, the formula is—give syni4',:thy a stunning blow and call the whole thing "a dodge" and then go on with life exactly as before. Yes that is the wiser, the better and very fre quently the cheaper way. It's only a dodge that's alL Pass on and forget it Having stigmatized the dramatic de nouement of the trial as "a dodge" in sufficiently stern a voice to frighten away, for the time being at any rate, all his inner promptings, Darrent picked up the paper ag *ln and began reading an editorial—the trial again, of course. It was headed "The American Le coq," and it set forth with abundant praise the ability, the zeal, the acumen, of one Herbert Darrent detective—set it forth in such a florid high flown style that the subject of these commendations would have flushed, except that his inner self had not yet recovered from the stunning blow that had been dealt it by modern cynicism. Then the article went on to refer to the emotional scene at the conclusion of the triaL "Astra nger scene," it remarked, "it has never been our lot to witness." And Darrent, startled from his habitual composure, jumped to his feet, with an exclamation of surprise. Perhaps the compositor engaged upon setting up that editorial had been car ried away by the sensationalism of the trial or perhaps by something else, but in setting that line he had made a pe culiar mistake, which had been passed by the proofreader and now appeared in every issue of that day's paper. He had misplaced the spacing which Bhould have made the division between the words "A" and "stranger," and the sentence which had so startled Herbert Darrent read, "Astra nger scene it has never been our lot to witness." The second combination of letters, "nger," might have been a portion of a cryptogram, it was BO meaningless. The first, "Astra," had a meaning for Darrent that set hiB brain wildly at work and caused a heavy feeling at his heart It was a strange coincidence that the editorial on the trial should contain such a glaring error. Emotional people would have called it "the finger of Providence,but of course it was not It was simply the error of a compositor who perhaps had had too much to drink or at any rate was not at the instant thinking of what he was doing. Let us account for all things natural ly if we can. We abominate superstition in the nineteenth century and really never care to discuss "the finger of Providence" at all "A—s—t—r—a— A stranger," Dar rent muttered. "Suppose old Marsden died before he could write what he in tended to! Suppose another second of life would have altered all things! Why did not the defense think of that? Astray Marsden quarreled with Josiah and left him. A third person entered, and that person was the one who com mitted the deed. Josiah Marsden, dying and alone, remembered. Something warned him that Astray would be ac cused, and he wrote what he intended should prove his innocence. No one can say what were the exact words he in tended to writa 'I am dying, mur dered by a strange man, who forced his way into the house.' It might have been that, it might have been anything after the word 'strange,' the word in the writing of which and before he could complete it death overtook him, and his very handwriting condemned the man whom he had tried to save." The more Darrent thought the more moody became his reflections. Was it possible he had blundered Was it pos sible that the man now under sentence of death was only the victim of a series of circumstantial incidents that he had so cloverly put together? He turned to finish the breakfast that he had neg leoted, but all inclination for food bad vanished, and he pushed his plate aside and stared out of the window again, and, as he gazed, there continually dinned in his ears one sentence: "Sup pose you've been mistaken! Suppose you've been mistaken!" The repetition grew simply madden ing. He could bear it no longer he would retest every theory he would retrace his steps, go right back to the beginning, follow every clow from a different standpoint and see where it led him—see if there was anything, no matter how minute, that he had over looked. He turned to the newspaper onoe more* and as ha glanoed down the columns a chess diagram caught liis eye, the usual weekly problem, "White to play and mate in two moveB." In an instant Darrent's mind was alert on a new scent So easy had been the trail that he had followed, BO clearly had it pointed to the guilt of Astray Marsden, that he had quite overlooked the robbery of the chessmen. They had seemed to have no real connection with the actual murder, and they had slipped from his memory. Now, and it came forcibly back to hiwi, he had better try to trace them and find what bearing they had upon the case. He recalled how he had built up a theory that if he could only find those chessmen he would be very near achiev ing mate upon the murderer's* game. What step should he take now? He somehow could not disabuse his mind of the uneasy feeling that had possessed it—that perhaps he had put the hemp round an innocent man's neck, and in a few weeks' time, unless he proved himself to have been wrong, to have followed a bad theory to a false end, the noose might be drawn Astray Marsden gone beyond recall He went up stairs to his room and took from his bag the odd pawn and tho piece of tissue paper containing the chip of ivory, his new clews. It was a big, manly task Darrent was going to enter upon, because if he proved that the conclusions he had al ready arrived at were false and that all along he had followed a false scent he wrote for himself and his lauded ability an awful denunciation. If, on the other hand, he only confirmed his first theory( there was nothing further to go on working for beyond self satisfaction and contentment Was it worth while, after all? he pondered. Why not lei things take their course? He Btepped out into the street and paused, irresolute, for a few moments. Then, suddenly making up his mind, he walked rapidly to the railway sta tion and took tho train for Bideford. He. had decided that the first new step he must pursue was to ascertain from Ethel Kingston anything he could as to the real relationship between Astray Marsden and the murdered man and, further, what were the grounds upon which old Marsden had forbidden the marriage of Astray with her. Per haps iu that very refusal of consent to the alliance there might be something that would lead him on a fresh scent, something that would dull or satisfy that aching that had taken possession of his mind, that would allay ihe haunting fear that perhaps, after all, he was wrong When Darrent reached Bideford, he experienced but little trouble in finding the abodo of Ethel Kingston,. for upon a tiny burnished plate on a door in High street he read the name and un derneath the word "Milliner.',' How, wondered Darrent. as* he stood awaiting an answer to his knock, would lie find the woman who had tak en that unrehearsed part in: the dra matic scene at the trial? Wonld she be prostrated with grief and refuse to see him, or would she upbraid and assail him for having so steadfastly pursued and convicted the man she loved, the man whom she believed to be innocent and whom, if he were but free, she had sworn before all men she would marry? While Darrent turned these possibili ties over in his mind the door was opened by the girl herself, who could ill conceal a start of astonishment as he raised his hat. "You have come from him?" she queried. "Yes," answered Darrent as heao cepted her invitation to enter. "I have come. Miss Kingston," he continued, "because today I do not feel qnitis so satisfied as I have been all along About the guilt of Astray Marsden." "And yet it is due to yon, and yon alone, that he is condemned." "I only did what was my duty.. 1 only pieced together facts, and the jury decided upon those facta Today I come to you because I feel that one of those very facts is weakened, and its weak ness weakens the whole chain.." "Pray go on It is life and death to him—to me Darrent took a seat beside her and drew from his pocket the paper that he had been reading that morning and said "Miss Kingston, when Astray Mars den asked you in court if you believed him guilty and you answered Betook from hit bag the odd pawn. but this morning I felt depressed, nd when I opened this paper, out of your very words of yesterday, out of the very episode that had momentarily shaken my confidence in his guilt, had grown another incident that, ansnperstitiotu as I am, seemed nothing short of a mi raculous coincidence. If yon had not spoken yesterday, these words that I am going to show yon now wonld never have been written, the mistake could not have occurred, and it might never have entered my mind that juatdoe bad perhaps miscarried." He placed the paper on the table and pointed to the editorial with the mis placed space, "Astra nger scene it has never been our lot to witness. 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Telescope Drinking Cup. This article is prevented from fall iru npart by its unique construction. JSicuel-plated and highly finished. A very uneftil article in the house boldtind on the farm. Brass esse, nickel- plat '•dl'nm tape fitly feet long, Sent post paid on receipt of ti cent postage paid on rereipi oi cent postn«c piiHtutfe slump and stamp and is signatures cut from inrcs cut from wrap wrappers of Arbuckles* Iioasted Colfee. buckles' Roasted Coffee No. 83 An one Book of the following Hit will be not pnt-pMNitMlpt of a 2 cent postaga stamp and 10 signaturat nrt fWB tho wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted CotfM. No. 78 An Album of Illustrated Natural History. Fifty colored pictures of Animals ftr uf _1A 0,NE NIGHT MY8TERY, and two other gvsatDsUctive Stories, Ly "ULibLicuxu." 85 ADVENTUHE8 OF A BASHFUL BACHELOR, to? CLARA AUGUSTA. A mirth provoking utory, 06 TEMPEST AND 8UN8HINE. NoT«l,bT Vullllv J. jioLMt-s. ihe must popular female writer of fiction of lite age 07 THE SUNNYSIDE COOK BOOK, by Masu HARLAN. Handsome cloth, varie gated figured pattern *ith frioge, 32 inches. Sent post-paid on rocoint of two ccnt poeiuko Mtnmp nnd 'i5 nitron tnrcs cut from wrappers of 1 Arbuckles' Roasted CofTce, Arbuckles Roast* Jed Coffee, It. ihelr beauty and rarity. *»»«W en reccipt of 3 stamp and 10 sic ca! from wrappers of "Bos* id Co**. No. 79. and Salt Enclosed to emboss ednlckel ivofwwA cover no WftS: 1 AKSHSSWIII larger than HSB^ WFISARMIL^ ORDL* 3 nary watch when tele scoped, when tended holds as much ns a coffee cup. Sent pimt-pnld on receipt of 9 cent piintutfu stamp and 13 slna um cut from wrappers or Ar- I:.:G ID one of the most comprebenslTS. common tenso Cook ewr pubitebed. 08 OLD SECRETS AND NEW DI8COVERIES. This book takrstlio rt'u'luroutof iho beaum tracks of knowMM^aad will be found both entertalulng and useful. OP ™,N THOUSAND THING8 WORTH MOOUR5,E No. 94. A Dasket of Beauties. A magnificent picture of Jtoses by Paul d« Lougpre. the great painter of flowers. We believe this to be oue of the handsomest The original was painted by Jeercy Moron. TH ID reproduc* tlon in 11 printings Is a genuine work of art. Size ltt'.x 25,4 inches. Sent post paid on receipt of two cent postace Uower pictures ever offered to the public. It Is inohu.-) in size. Sent post-paid on receipt «»f-2 cent postage stamp aad 10 HiBiintureM cut from wrappers of Ar« buckles' Rousted Coffee. No. 08 hair Pin Cabinet A metal Ikx N0.9S Threa BeautMM Flower Pictures. Kach measnrlag NfSlf Inches. The Summer A VsssofI41lfla."aBfl "Fresh and BVNi' These three pklamaB go together, and wttbt sentpest-pelj saw, celpt al SI ace lUapullilit natnres cut doei pers of ArlltkHi* a Pocket lllhocrnphed in colors, containing One Hundred Uair l'ms, as* sorted and styles straight, crimplod and In. visible. The different styles are in separate com partments. Sent post paid ou receipt of ccnt poMtnge ntnmp and 10 riignnturea cut from wrappers of Ar buckles' Itoasied Cotlee. white metal Seat reeelpt af wrappers of \om—You can't expect to do away with blemishes In a week's time. Keep on to itncky Mountain Tea, You'll hare a loTelv com. plex'on.—Smith's Pharmacy and Gregg ft ward. TO BENT. The suite of rooms In tbe Atwater building over Gregg & Ward's store. Rooms are desirm ble for offices or housekeeping. Enquire of Mrs, &Ward. a. F. J. Atwater or Gregg Dr. W. Wixson, Italy Hill, N. Y, says, "I heartily recommend One Minute Cough Cure. It gave my wife immediate relief in suffocating asth ma." PleaBant to take. Never falls to quickly cure all coughs and colds, throat and lung troubles. -H. C.Smith. 8w\2 ENCYCLOPEDIA BR1TANNICA--: Will weigh from one ounce to S pounds. -?ent bp express, ehitrcee prepaid by us* receipt of ft coat PO«ft i«e stamp and '100 slgna turv.H cut from wrappers of Ar buckles' Roasted Colic*. When ON derlng name your nearest Express Office as wsll as your Post office. of German Silver without or Joint except where tops •crew on and off. Heat post-palil #,f„9 .cent postmce •tassp and 13 nlcnatnres cut trom -r.pp._r. of Arbuckles' No. 01 Tho Flrat Prayer. Abeautiftil Imported JKKNTE KNOWING, br uuUmr of "Moore .I Universal Asststaat.** till book Is an encyclopedia of highly useful information IncoMtaMBd form, SO THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT, and Ml by KOUYAHO KlfLtNU. Picture l!x» inehfts in also. Scut Post-paid •n reoelpt •f 9 eeit postage stamp ead 10 slcaa* tares oat from wrap* psra of AfbocklM' Boastsd coflNk No. SO. Noah'a Ark. A msascsrts, 'rf of il paUa sf Almals—Kepbaats, Camels, Deer, Borsss, Otttls, Donkeys, Goats, Lions, Bears, Tigers, ad Cats. Bach pair is coupled aad alone. Tbey are lithographed la colors on hsavy cardboard, cat eat and embossed. Every ftoatureofthe Animals distinctly shown. The elephants ate 7 high and 10 inches long, and tbs otbsv re proportionately largo. Seat on receipt of 9 coat postage aad IS slfaataros cut from of Artooekiss' Boasted dollss. No. IOO Safety Pin Book contains twenty-toor nickel plated 6afety»Plns three olses which enter the shields from either •Ids, requiring no guiding when being secured or re leased. Seat post-peld OB receipt af 9 oentpeetace acaap aad S slaaatares cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Boastsd Ooffss. Tble repreeeattjoM M* of a List whtoh is foatul In eaeh pound packaca of AmcKlee' Roasted Cofffce, and with eaoh paokage in wntahttaa List is (band the purchaser has bought m. article to be selected by him or her lite pa/t of some article to be selected by him or her tie Liet. eahleet only to the condition that the signature package Is to be eat out and returned to Arbuoue Broa. as a voucher, In Moordanoe with the directions printed in connection with 4Mb Item Illustrated and descrlbedin the This List will be kMt |eed oal till Ma? 31,1M0. AaottS page of thu LUt wB .ppw In tbls psper ibortU. MANCHESTER, IOWA. This Store of ours isn't a rich mans store Tl^ Notice—Life Imuranoa eompanlet will. the rate ss par cent to all who agree to use Mountain Tea. A wise measure. 85 Smith's Pharmacy and Gregg & Ward. Work. I am prepared to furnish estimates and ruar antee satisfaction on an kinds of Mason work. C. P, Mnxm. 17tf "I wouldn't be without DeWltte Witch Hazel Salve for any consider ation," write* Tboe. B. Rhides, Center field, O. Infallable for pilea, cuts, burns and akin dlseasea. Beware ot counterfeits.—H. C. Smith, ALWAYS ON TOP is where we are when it comes to selling coal. Honesty with cus tomers as to quality, weight and price insures steady patronage, self-respect, profit and advance* ment. We have never represent ed our coal to be anything it was not. The coal we are offering now is good coal. First-rate coal, in fact better coal than you can buy elsewhere at the price. It will pay you to order a few tons, prices may go up any day. MANCHESTER LUMBER COMFY It's a store tor everybody. It's a a place where the poor man's dollar will buy the biggest one hundred cent's worth he ever saw and wher the stylish man's money will pur chase the latest styles. Needn't take our word for it. Look around ftw/l vlnoe yourself. Aftn- New Fall Hats are here in the greatest variety. L. R. Stout Postofflce Bl'k., Franklin St. Largest stock of clothing be tween Dubuque and W aterioo