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'PHONE 238 )^040KMi0^0^CK) -•i®8 You Do Not Kno\y You Should Know ™firT est line of Groceries, Canned Goods, Relishes and, in fact, every thing that should be kept in a first-class grocery and provision store can at all times be found at Fruits of'every kind during their season. on Christmas? If you in tend doing so you had better consult NOBLE OYSTERS, CELERY, CRANBERRIES. time to call at the store he has a telephone- NOBLE ARNOLD 0JFV'V. A sxirrmo story Amy Life in CHAPTBR I.—Billy Gray, young collet* student, secures a lieutenant's commission on breaking out of Spanish-American war. le meets a Mr. Prime, Miss Prim* and Uiss Amy Lawrence. Canker would only make matters worse —he was sure to refuse and then re emphasize his orders and redouble his vigilance. To ask the consent of the officer of the day or the connivance of the officer of the guard was to invite them to court arrest and trial on their own account. He couldn't do that even to oblige a brother Belt. If only Ned Craven were officer of the guard, some thing might be done—he was a college man, too, and though not a "Delt," but rather of a rival set, he "would under standi** and possibly help. Quard mount was held toward dusk, and that was four hours away, at least*. The prison er'snote and tone were urgent. An idea occurred to Billy: What if he could get Gordon to let him "go on" this very evening? It wasn't his tour. He had "marched off" only two days be fore, as he well remembered, for Canker "had roughed" him up and down about that little error in copying the list of prisoners from the report of the pre vious day. Moreover, he had counted on going to town right after "retreat*" dining at the Palace, an extravagance not to be thought of at other times, so as to be on hand when the Primes and Amy Lawrence came down to din ner. He had planned it all—even to the amount of surprise he was to exhibit when he should discover about when he had finished his own dinner that they were just beginning theirs, and the extent and degree of pleasurable emotion he might venture on showing as he hastened over to greet them, and acccpted' their offer to be* seated with them, even if he had been so un* kind as to dine beforehand, instead of with them. He had set his heart on having a chat with Miss Lawrence as part recompense for all he had lost that morning, and all thiB he was think* of while still fumbling over that dis turbing note. Time was getting short, too there was no telling how much longer they might stay. Mr. Prime had brought his only daughter all that long journey across the continent on the assurance that the boy he loved, with whom he had quarreled, and whom, in hiB anger, he had sorely re buked, had enlisted there in San Fran cisco and was serving in a regiment at the great camp west of the city. He had come full of hope and confidence he had found the young soldier de scribed, and, in his bitter disappoint ment, he declared there was no re semblance to justify the report Bent him by the boy's own uncle, who vowed he had met him with comrades on the main street of the city, that the recog nition was mutual, for the boy had dart* ed around the first corner and escaped. His companions were scattered by the time Mr. Lawrence turned to the spot, after a brief, fruitless search, but pri vate detectives had taken it up and "lo cated" young Prime and telegraphed the father in the distant east. Now, Mr. Lawrence was away on business of his own. Written assur ances that he couldn't be mistaken lost weight, and Mr. Prime, disheartened, was merely waiting the report of an agent who thought he had traced the boy to Tampa. In 24 hours he might spirit* his daughter away on another chase, and then there would be no fur ther warrant for Miss Lawrence's re maining in the city. She would return to her lovely home in one of the loveliest of California valleys, miles away from the raw fogs and chills of the Golden Gate, and would be no more seen among the camps. That, said Billy Gray to himself, would take every bit of sun shine from his life. All this detail, or much of it, he had learned from the fair lips of Miss Law rence herself, for Mr. Prime and his daughter seemed to shrink from speak ing of the matter. Prom the first Miss Amy had had to take the young gentle man under her personal wing, as it were. In her desire to aid her uncle and cousins in every way, and know ing them to be strangers to the entire camp, she had eagerly sent for him as the lirst familiar or friendly object she saw. Then when he came and was pre sented, and proved to possess little in terest to the careworn man and his anxious and devoted child, it devolved upon Miss Lawrence to make much of Billy proportion as they made little of him, and for three days or so the blithe young fellow seemed fairly to walk on air. Moreover, she had taken him into family confidences in telling him of the missing son and brother, for both her uncle and cousin, she said, were so sensitive about it they could not talk to anyone except when actual ly necessary. They had leaned, as it were, on the general and on Col. Arm strong for a day, and then seemed to draw away from both. They even seemed to take it much amisB the guard Tents. It told Morton of the colonel's orders, issued that very day, and bade him be patient—he hoped and believed opportunity would be afforded for an interview that evening. Then he hunted up a subaltern of his own grade whom he knew would probably be the detail for officer-of-the-guard that evening. "Brooke," he said, "will you swap tours with me if Gordon's willing? have—I'd like mightily to exchange if it's all the same to you." a ray GftT- CHAPTER II.—After a conference in his offlolal tent, Gen. Drayton Joins a company in his personal tent—Mrs. rison doing the honors aa hostess. CHAPTER III.—Lieut. Gray is invited 1 join the Prime party, to go over in Mr. rime's carriage to see the review, but ia denied leave by Col. Canker, whom the regiment had nicknamed "Saueert." Va cant seat in carriage is given Col. Arm strong. CHAPTER IV.—On the way to the re view the Prime party witnesses the cap ture of two soldiers suspected of having been accomplices in the stealing of stores Intended for the soldiers—even of dainties contributed by the Red Cross. No wonder Gray stood for a moment, the paper still in his hands, irresolute, even disturbed. Not to answer the ap peal meant to run counter to all the ten* ets of his fraternity. To answer might mean arrest and court-martial for de liberate disobedience of orders. Canker has no more mercy than an Indian. It was barely 48 hours since he had been publicly warned by an experienced old captain that he would find no "guard ian angel" in Squeers. It would se riously mar his prospects to start now with Squeers "down on him/* and as that lynx-eyed commander was ever on watch for infractions of orders, Billy well knew that he could not hope to see and talk with the prisoner and Canker not hear of it. To ask permission of Brooke hesitated. He had social hopes and aspirations of his own. By swapping" with Gray he might find himself doomed to a night in camp when he had accepted for some pleas ant function in town. Thought you were keen to go in to night—right after retreat," he hazard ed. Well, I was," said Gray, pulling his drab campaign hat down over his eyes to shut out the glare of the westering sun. "But I've got—a new wrinkle.' that her father bad to be absent when they came, though they had sent no word, until late, of their coming. He was on his return, might arrive any hour, but so might they go. Now if Billy could only discover that missing son- Then came an inspiration! Pencil ing a brief note he gave it to a soldier of U* •WPMJT art *ed§ Jrija takt 441g Some bid for Friday? That's your tour, isn't it?" And Brooke began counting on his fingers. "Wait till I look at my notebook. Friday? Why, that's the night of the Burton's card party—thought you didn't know them." 'I don't," said Gray, glad enough to escape the other question. "And yon hate card parties, you know you do. It's a go, 1B it I'll Bee Gordon at once." And off he went, leaving Brooke to won der why he should be so bent on the ar rangement. But Gordon proved an unexpected foe to the plan. "Can't be done, Billy,' said he, sententiously. "Canker watch* es those details like a hawk. He hasn't forgotten you only came off two days ago, and if I were to mount you to night he'd mount me—with both feet.' Think there's any use in asking him?" queried the boy, tossing a back ward glance toward Canker's tent. 'Not unless you're suffering for an other snub. That man loves to say no as much as any girl I ever asked, and he doeBn't do it to be coaxed, either. Best leave it alone, Billy." And then the unexpected happened. Into the tent with a quick, impetuous step, came the commanding officer Elm self, and something had occurred to stir that gentleman to the core. His eyes were snapping and his head was high. "Mr. Gordon," said he, "here's, more of this pilfering business, and now "Will BOO swap totus with mi If Godot's willing?" they're beginning to find oat it isn't all in my camp by a damned sight, want that letter copied at once." Then with a glance at Gray, who had whipped off his cap and was standing in respects ful attitude, he changed his tone from the querulous, half treble of complaint. "What's this you'd best leave alone?" he suddenly demanded. "There are dozen things you'd best leave alone and a dozen you would do well to cultivate and Btudy. When I was—however, I never was a lieutenant except in war time, when they amounted to some thing. I got my professional knowl edge in front of the enemy—not at any damned charity school. You're here to ask some new indulgence, I suppose. Want to stay in town over night and fritter away your money and the time the government pays for. No, sir you can't have my consent. You will be back in camp at 12 o'clock, and stop and report your return to the officer of the guard, so that I may know the hour you come in. Who's officer of the guard to-night, Mr. Gordon?" "Mr. Brooke, sir." "Mr. Brooke 1 Why, I thought I told you he was to take those prisoners in town to-morrow. He has to testify be fore that court in the case of Sergt. Kelly and it saves my sending another officer and having two of our lieuten ants away from drill and hanging around the Bohemian club* Detail somebody else I" "All right, sir," answered Gordon, imperturbably. "Make any odds, sir, who is detailed?" Canker had turned to his desk and was tossing over the papers with nerv ous hand. Gray impulsively stepped forward, his eyes kindling with hope, It was on the tip of his tongue to launch into a proffer of his own services for the detail, but Gordon hastily warned him back with a sweep of the hand and a portentous scowl. "No. One's as bad as the other. Next thing I know some of 'em will be letting prisoners escape right under my nose, making us the laughing stock of these damned militia volunteers, (Canker entered service in '61 private in a city company that was mil itia to the tip of its spike-tailed coats, but he had forgotten it.) "I want these young idlers to understand distinctly by George, that the first prisoner that gets away from this post takes some body's commisison with him. D'you hear that, Mr. Gray?" And Canker turned and glared at the bright blue eyes as though he would like to blast their clear fires with the breath of his disapprobation. "Has that young fel low, Morton, been put in irons yet?' he suddenly asked, whirling on Gordon again. "Think not, sir. Supplies limited, Officer of the day reported half an hour ago every set was in use. Sent over to division quartermaster and he an swered we had a dozen more'n we were entitled to now. Wanted to know *f we meant to iron the whole regiment—" "The he1! he did!" raged Canker. 'Til settle that in Bhort order. My horse there, orderly! I'll be back by lour, Mr. Gordon. Fix that detail to tauit yourself." And so saying the ImmIM* MlMMl Aaat Mbwlf Ml «C the tent and into hiB saddle. "You young idiot," said Gordon, whirling on Billy the moment the coast was clear. "You came within an ace of ruining the whole thing. Never ask Canker for anything, unless it's what you wish to be rid of. Tell Brooke you're for guard, and he's to go to town instead." "Hopping mad," as he himself after ward expressed it, Col. Canker had ridden over to "have it out" with the quartermaster who had ventured to comment on his methods, but the Bight of the commanding general, standing alone at the entrance to his private tent, his pale face grayer than ever and a world of trouble in his eyes, compelled Canker to stop short. Two or three orderlies were on the run. Two aids de-camp, Capt. Garrison and a com rade were searohing through desks and boxes, their faces grave and concerned. The regimental commander was off his horse in a second. "Anything amiss, general?" he asked, with soldierly salute. The general turned slowly toward him. "Can our men sell letters," he said, "aa well as food and forage? Do people buy such things? A most im portant package has been—stolen from mj tent." CHAPTER VI. The great thoroughfare of that won derful city, seated on more than her seven hills, and ruling the western world, was thronged from curb to curb. Gay with bunting and streamers, the tall buildings of the rival newspapers and the long facades of hotels and busi ness blocks were gayer still with the life and color and enthusiasm that crowded every window. Street traffic was blocked. Cablt CBTB clanged vain- and the police strove valiantly. It was a day given up to but one duty and one purpose, that of giving Codspeed to the soldiery ordered for service in the distant Philippines, and, though they hailed from almost every section of the union, except the Pacifio slope, as though they were her own children, with all the hope and faith and pride and patriotism, with all the blessings and comforts with which she had load' ed th. foremost ships that sailed, yet happily without the t*ars that flowed when her own gallant regiment was first to lead the way, San Francisco turned out en masse to cheer the men from far beyond tfce Sierras and th. Bockies, and to see them proudly through the Golden Gate. Early in the day the guns of a famous light battery had been trundled, decked like so^pe rose-covered chariot at the summer fes tival of flowers, through the winding lanes of eager forms and faces, the can noneers almost dragged from the ranks by the clasping hands of men and women who seemed powerless to let go. With their little brown carbines tossed jauntily over the broad blue shoulders, half a regiment of regular cavalry dismounted, had gone trudg ing down to the docks, cheered to the gateway of the pier by thousands of citizens who seemed to envy the very recruits who, only half-uniformed and drilled, brought up the rear of the col umn. Once within the massive wooden portals, the guards and sentriesholding back the importunate crowd, the sol diers flung aside their heavy packs, and were marshalled before an array of tempting tables and there feasted, com farted and rejoiced under the ministra tions of that marvelous successor of the sanitary commission of the great civil war of the sixties—the order of the Bed Cross. There at those tables in the dust and din of the bustling piers, in the soot and heat of the railway station, in the jam and turmoil at the ferry houses, in the fog and chill of the sea ward camps, in the fever-haunted wards of crowded field hospitals, from dawn till dark, from dark till dawn, toiled week after week devoted women in every grade of life, the wife of the millionaire, the daughter of the day laborer, th* gentle born, the delicately reared, the social pets and darlings, the humble seamstress, no one too high to stoop to aid the departing soldier, none too poor or low to deny him cheer and sympathy. The war was still young then. Spain had not lowered her riddled standard and sued for peace. Two great fleets hsd been swept from the seas, the guns of Santiago were si lenced, and the stronghold of the ori ent was sulking in the shadow of the flag. but there was still soldier work to be done, and so long as the nation sent its fighting men through her broad and beautiful gates 8an Francisco and the Hed Cross stood by with eager, lavish hands to heap upon the warrior sons of a score of other states, even as upon their own, every cheer and com fort that wealth could purchase, or hu man sympathy devise. It was the one feature of the war days of '98 that will never be forgotten. At one of the flower-decked tables near the great ."stage" that led to the main deck of the transport, a group of blithe young matrons and pretty girls had been busily serving fruit, cof fee and bouillon and substantial to the troopers, man after man, for over two hours. There was lively chat and merry war of words going on at the moment between half a dozen young officers who had had their eyes on that particulartableever since the coming of the command, and were now making the nlost of their opportunities be fore the trumpets Bhould sound the assembly and the word be passed to move aboard. All the heavy baggage andammunitionhad, at last, been swung into the holds the guns of the battery had been lowered and securely chocked the forecastle head was thronged with the red trimmed uni forms of the artillerymen, who had al ready been embarked and were now jealously clamoring that the troopers should be "shut off" from the further ministrations of the Red Cross, and broadly intimating that it wasn't a fair deal that their rivals should be allowed a whole additional hour of lingering farewells. Lingering farewells there certainly were. Many a young soldier and many a lass "paired off" in little nooks and corners among the stacks of bales and boxes, but at the table nearest the staging all seemed gay good humor. A merry little woman with straw-col ored hair and pert, tip-tilted nose and much vivacity, and complexion, had ap parently taken the lead in the warfare of chaff and fun. Evidently she was no stranger to most of the officers. Al most as evidently, to a very dose ob server who stood a few paces away, she was no intimate of the group of women who with good right regarded that table as their especial and per sonal charge. Her Bed Cross badge was very new her garb and gloves were just as freBh and spotless. She had not been ladling out milk and ore am, or buttering sandwiches, or pinning souvenirs on dusty blue blouses ever since early morning. Other faces there showed through all their and sweetness the traces of long days of unaccustomed work and short nights of troubled sleep. Marvelous were Mrs. Frank Garrison's recuperative powers, thought they who saw her brought totti ift the PvittM1 atyliak nswif» adventure of the previous day* She had not been at the Presidio a week and yet she pervaded it. She had never thought of such a thing as the Bed Cross until she found it the center Qf the social firmament after her arrival at San Francisco, and here she was, the last comer, the foremost ("most for ward" I some one desoribed it) in their circle at one of the most prom inent tables, absorbing much of the attention, most of the glory, and none of the fatigue that should have been equally shared by all. Adios!" she gayly cried, as the "as sembly" rang out, loud and clear, and waving their hands and raising their caps, the officers hastened to join their commands. "Adios, till we meet in Manila." Do you really think of going to the Philippines, Mrs. Garrison queried much older looking, yet younger worn an. "Why, we .were told the general said that none of his staff would be allowed to take their wives/' "Yet there are others!" laughed Mrs. Garrison, waving a dainty handkerchief toward the troops now breaking into column of twos and slowly climbing the stage. "Who would want to go with that blessed old undertaker? Good by—bon voyage, Geordie," she cried, blowing & kiss to the lieutenant at the head of the second troop, a youth who blushed and looked confused at the at-. Oh I I thought perhaps your hus band," began the lady, dubiously, but with a significant glance at the silent faces about her. "Who? Frank Garrison? Heavens! I haven't known what it was to have a husband—since that poor dear boy went on staff duty," promptly answered the diminutive center of attraction, a merry peal of laughter ringing under the dingy archway of the long, long roof. "Why, the Portland has only one stateroom in it big enough for a band* box, and of course the general has to have that, and there isn't a deck where one couple could turn a slow waits. No, indeed! wait for the next flotilla, when our fellows go, bands and all. Then we'll see." But surely, Mrs. Garrison, we are told the war department has positively forbidden officer's wives from going on the transports"—again began her in terrogator, a wistful look in her tired eyes. "I know I'd give anything to join Mr. Dutton.1 "The war department haa to take or ders quite as often aa it givea them, Mrs. Dutton. The tiling is to know how to be of the order giving side. Oh, joy I" she suddenly cried. "Here are the Primes and Amy Lawrence—then the regiments must be coming! And there's Stanley Armstrong!" Far up the westward street the dis tant roar of voices mingled with the swing and rhythm and crash of martial music. Dock policemen and soldiers on guardbegan boring a wide lane through the throng of people on the pier. A huge black transport ship lay moored along the opposite side to that on which the guns and troopers were embarked, and for hours bales, boxes and barrels had been swallowed up and stored in her capacious depths until now, over against the tables of the Bed Cross, there lay behind a rope barrier, taut stretched and guarded by aline of sen tries, an open space close under the side of the greater steamer and be tween the two landing stages, placed fore and aft. By this time the north tide of the broad pier was littered with the inevitable relics of open air lunch ing, and though busy hands had been at work and the tables had been cleared, and fresh white cloths were spread and everything on the tables began again to look fair and inviting, the good fairies themselves looked ask ance at their bestrewn surroundings. 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Way Freight, dally 9:85 pm tention thereby centered upon him and I dally exoept Sunday.. .. 1:58 who would fain have shaken his fist, For information!an5iek appVto rather than waved the one unoccupied hand in perfunctory reply. "When I go I'll choose a ship with a band and broad decks, not any such cramped old canal boat as the Portland/ 6:41 a J. L. O'HABROW Agent Thorpe. Passenger 6:05 7:50 Clinton Passenger 7:15 a 7:50 m....Davenport Passenger.... 7:16 a "Trains numbers 5.6,8,18, 19, and Sioux Falls Fast Express run daily, all other trains dally ex cept Sunday." JNO. G. FARMER, J.A.LOMAX. Genl Pass ft Tkt Agt. Ticket Agent. Cedar Rapids Iowa. R. W. TIRRILL Is Loaning Honey as cheap as any person or Corpor ation. DON'T YOU NEED A THROUGH our line of horse iur nlshings—a complete line of Ai goods. H.R.EATON ALEX SEFSTROM, LACKSMIT Make* a Specialty of Horse Shoeing: Intenering and Corns Cured or no Pay. Do All Kinds of Work in Iron— Maohlnerr and all kinds of Farm Implements and Machinery repaired. The best of work guaranteed. PRICES REASONABLE. A share of the Public Patronage is solicited, JU Suoeesaor to Peter Mever* Compound Vapor and Sham ooo Baths. 4 mr|n eases are caused 1# It I LI by poisonous see llft I rill re"®"8. M.M.VJ olosr the FOR SALE Choice Farm Lands, I terms, very desirable propel! low prices. Large list to si from. When you want to bu sell call on H. C, HAEBERLE* .-v.'v Manchster, Iowa* DELAWARE COUNTY Abstract Co., Kan cheater, low*. ABSTRACTST" HEAL ESTATE, LOANS wheelB olog the wheels ol NATURE. The name and the symptoms may be different but.the cause of disease can us ually be traced Vapor and Shampoo. to the imparlect action ot the millions of pores of the human body. A bath in accordance with scientific require mente is the best preventative and remedy known. The methods employ ed by me are the most scientific, ever invented or discovered for dispelling disease. Besults tell the story. Give me a trial. This is the Oonant system of baths. A competent lady attendant in charge of the fadiesdepartment. Office and bath rooms on Franklin street, opposite Globe Hotel 16tf Q. D. QATeS. The Old Reliable Blacksmith, P. J. Roohe Can be found at his shop on Franklin street daring business hours, with a oompatent foroe of workmen to do all kinds of BLACK SMITHING Hoist Specialty. jjtoiitfrirg,wayftjfcrtrw..*,-,, t,..faJ,i,, ft rf-, AND OONVEYANOINO. Office In First Nations Bank Building. Orders by mail will receive careful*. attention. We have complete copies of all reoord* of Delaware county. BNNIS BOGGS/ MANAOKK.: Felt Boots! Snag Proof Overs ARCTICS. MITTENS, UNDER* WEAR, ETC. We' are better prepared thur ever to supply your wants in the above goods. Prices away down. F. M. FOLE\S I RYAN, IOWA. ABSTRACT J. E. DAVIS, Manchester, la., Main St., North of Court House. MONEY..™od*Y" .5°/o I am making first-class farm loans at S and 6 per cent., with privi-v leges. ABSTRACTS furnished at a rate meeting all competition. J. E. DAVIS, Abstracter, EATON I HOCKADAY. Successors to A. W *i Stevens & Co. (CITY HALL BLOCK.) We have on hand all kinds of FRESH HEATS' Oysters in season. Fish, sausage and the best cured meats. 8HOP CLOSED ON SUNDAY.' EATON I HOCKADAY]' TELEPHONE 261. Chicago News Stand is now showing the largest and choicest line of fancy Chocolates, Bon Bona, Mars mallows and Counter Candle* ever shown in Manchester. Before buying your Christmas Candies call and examine our line. Wis ean:'' please you In quality and price, ALSO AdENT FOR WEBSTER CITY STB Ail LAUNDRY largest and beet equipped laundry in the state. Nic Malven. Ot Wink Map* have arrived, and those desiring GOOD Most all die' 8UITS 8TYLI8H wWoh Should not fall to call and examine our stock. I '*s Our Suits Overcoats are admirable in fabric and in fit, In winaom 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 qualifica tions to give satisfac tion. You areinyited|to in epect our stock and get •our prioea. L. & A. WOLFF. SatlS' Corns and InterferlngCured or no pay. faction guaranteed. Hespeotfully, P.J.Roche. PATENTStW ADVICE A8 TO PATENTABILITY I Notice in Inventive Age I Book "How to obtain Patent*" I