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HE FARM IN- THE HILLS BY FLORENCE nospitlum ana aisaptrettrw into what .was now aloft over the cowhouse. Without moment's hesitation Mas ton ran up the ladder In pursuit, burst open the door of the loft and found himself face to face at last with Ooch Tal. There was enough light left for blm to see the peasant's face as be stood just Inside the doorway. It was Unsh ed, lowering, desperate. The moment he saw that bis pursuer had set foot In the loft he passed him quickly, un fastened the ladder and flung It ont up on the ground. Then he folded his arms and stood towering over the other man In an atti tude of sullen defiance. And Masson saw that In one hand he held the open clasp knife with which be had cut the cords which held the ladder In Its place. Masson drew back a step. Be saw that he was caught in a trap. CHAPTER XI. coon TAL'B STOBT. In the first moment of surprise and alarm, on finding himself thus Im prisoned by the man whose antago nism he had so much reason to dread, Beglnald Masson instinctively glanced round him for some available weapon of .defense. The loft In which they both stood was long and wide and very ban, the sough stone walls being much In the same state as in the time of the monks' occupation, and the roof being of the rudest and most primitive sort. In one corner was a small bedstead. In another was an Iron washatand. This yas all the furniture which could be distinguished from mere lumber. But as Masson looked, the sotting sun, which had been obscured by heavy snow clouds, struggled through the mist ana shining in through the small west window of the loft threw Into strong relief the face and figure of the angry and menacing Coch Tal. For the first time the doctor was able to see him perfectly, and as his eyes net those of the mduntalneer his fears died away. For this wild son of the hills was no dull, brntish creature, such as be had ntpected to see. True It was that the animal was strong In him, betrayed in heavy jaw and full lipped mouth true that the expression of bis face at that moment was fierce, threatening. But to his blue eyes there was light, there was fire they looked out upon the world with a steady, open gase, the so It seemed to Masson, of an All the fear of the savage mountain eer which he might have momentarily felt melted away at once as be looked at him and recognized the charm which this rugged face must have had for his 111 fated brother. It was strange that this very first look be was able to give straight into the eyes of the man he had longed so ardently to meet gave him his first doubt as to the man's guilt. "I am glad to meet you," ha said at last, after a pause, during which they had stood steadily measuring each Other, eye to eye. Ooch Tal never moved. "Well," said he sullenly, "and what have you to say?" He spoke in a rough voice, with a strong WelBh accent, but his tones had In them something of the strange charm of his look and manner. His defiance seemed manly, not coarsely aggressive, and his eyes still looked out Bteaaily as an honest man's should. There was another short pause. "I want," said Masson at last, "to know all you have to tell about my brother." Coch Tal frowned. "You have heard," said he shortly, "from Tregaron all there Is to telL" "Not all," returned Masson firmly, In a tone which showed that he did not mean to be put off. "I have heard his version, but I want to know yours. You accompanied him from Trecoed as his guide, remember that" At this reminder Coch Tal's face Unshed, and be turned angrily upon his questioner. "What can a guide do when a man chooses to go his own way?" asked be Iftey ttood steadily measuring each other, eve to eye. shortly. "And foi' the matter of that you have no way of proving I was his guide, only my own word. He left 7T»ecoed before me." I "But you own you caught him up land came on with him?" Ooch Tal nodded. "Yes, I do own that I came on with him, up into the valley, and there he left me." "He came up here to see the ruins. You know that" Ooch Tal stared at him with the Wme steady, defiant gaze. "Did he? Tregaron must have told |rou that He didn't come up with 'What do you mean? You must 'jhave known he came? You must have talked the matter over with Mr. Tre garon 1" Hnni.t "What does it matter to you what 1 talked about to Tregaron?" retorted '£)och Tal sullenly. "A man's words In private are his own, as much as his thoughts are. All you can ask about Is what I did and what he did while he was with me. And that I'm ready to tell you." Still, in spite of his sullenly defiant attitude, of his rough and aggressive tone, Masson felt an instinctive liking to. the man. It waB all based upon what he saw, upon something indefi nite In the mountaineer's personality which fascinated and charmed htm. tnaa whom fa* bad A tantai KTftJ A TALE OF Copyright, 1899, by Florence Warden. MYSTERY. ii ~t 1 WARDEN. wuurn a giuny rfrcret mtist be wrung at all costs, now oxercised over blm, In spite of tils doubts, a mysterious charm. For a few seconds tlu\v stood again eye to c\vi\ each examining attentively the face of the other. "Very wr-11. then," said Masson As there was a pause, Masson asked: "And under what circumstances did he leave you?" Instead of replying straightforward ly and at once, as, in spite of himself, Masson had begun to hope that he would do, Ooch Tal for the first time looked at him askance, and, turning a Uttle to the left, allowed his profile only to be seen. "He wanted to climb where I told him there was no safe footing," he answered at last. In a slightly evasive tone. And then he stopped. "Well, you reasoned with" him, of oourse? And, of course, he would trust to your experience and take your ad •Ice?" '•No, he wouldn't," retorted Coch Tal roughly, and turning to face his questioner again. "If he had, he'd have been alive this day!" An exclamation of horror burst from Masson's Hps as he sprang forward and, regardless of the mountaineer's superior stature and of the open knife In his hand, seised him by the throat "Allvet He would have been alive! Then he Is dead! You know HI And you know how he died! You saw blm die!" AB the young doctor blurted out these short sentences, In a low, throb bing voice that seemed to come straight from his heart, the other man turned a curious purplish white and seemed for the moment to be stunned by this fierce and unexpected attack. At last, however, he made a sudden effort, drew along breath and wrench ed himself out of the grasp of his com panion, who, however, returned to the attack. Then Coch Tal raised his right hand. In which was the knife he had been holding. And with his left hand he made an Imperious gesture of warning. "Don't touch me," said he hoarsely. "Don't touch mo, if you're a wise man! You can squeeze lies out of a man, but the truth don't come out like thatl" Masson stepped back and staggered, though he was not conscious of the fact "The truth!" gasped he, "the truth! What Is the truth?" To which Coch Tal answered, with solemn earnestness, as he dropped the hand which held the knife and raised the other higher In the air: "That, sir, neither you nor me will ever know while the breath remains In our bodies." His earnestness made so great an Impression upon Masson, excited as the latter was, that he made no imme diate retort or inquiry. But after a tew moments of uncanny silence be said, in a low voice: "Can you expect me to be content with that? You have told me nothing, nothing. But yon know more." "Not much more," retorted Ooch Tal grimly. "But I can make a guess. And if you'll come with me, you'll be able to do as much yourself. Your brother, as you may say he was—the clergyman—left me In the valley to climb up this hill by a way I told hlin was not safe. I never saw him again." "But Mr. Tregaron saw him after that?" "So he says. But I know nothing of that I can only tell you what I know, what I saw," retorted Coch Tal stubbornly. There was always behind the man's strangely honest and reassuring man ner this suspicious, undoubted reti cence. "And that was the last you did see of my brother—dead or alive?" "That was the last I saw of him, dead or alive*" "Yet you took it for granted be was dead! How was that?" The man was silent "Had yon any reason to suspect foul play?" "No more than when a man who cant swim throws himself Into the sea where lfs ten fathoms deem" re sponded Coch Tal grimly. "You mean that when he left you, you never expected to see him alive again 7" "I may say 1 do mean that—aye, I may say that, sir." There was a terrible pause. "In fact, you gave him up for dead when, In spite of all your warnings, he persisted In having his own way and In going up In spite of you?" "Aye, I may say that" "Yet, when you missed him, wnen he never came back, you did not even look for his body?" After a moment's silence Ooch Tal uttered a short laugh. "1 don't think, sir, as you quite un derstand," Bald he in a grave tone. "This place isn't London, and the mountain ways aren't quite the same as your paved streets. Come with me." Although the ladder by which they had both ascended Into the loft had been thrown down, there was another way out. Coch Tal pulled a piece of tarpaulin away from a square hole In one corner of the floor and revealed another ladder, more rickety than the outer one, by which he proceeded to descend Into the cowhouse below. Masson followed. The beasts, whose had been strain Ml tkrtoft tzren went on chewing the'etid at tneir stalls. When they got out in the open air, the sun was RO ucar ills setting that only a few red rays came struggling through the nills, dimmed by the gath ering clouds. Coch Tal glanced up and pointed with his thumb. "There'll be more snow before morn ing," said he. Then he led the way among more fragments of the ruined buildings, to a bit of smoother ground beyond, at last, noting oven as he uttered the words the chauge which had come Jnto his own tones. "Tell me Just what happened while you were together." "In the first place," said Ooch Ttal, "I caught up with him about a mile from Trecoed on this side, making for the hills here." "He had engaged you beforehand," Interrupted Masson. The man gave him a quick, Inquiring glance. "Oh, I know that, for he wrote to tell me 80." A slight frown crossed the face of Coch Tal, who was silent a moment, as be apparently tried to fit in this state ment with the facts in his possession and to consider It from the point of view of his own advantage. At last he said abruptly: **0h, he wrote that, did he? And what else did he write?" "Not much more, beyond saying that you were to see him safe through the hills safe, mind!" "I saw him safe as far as I saw him St all," retorted Coch Tal sullenly. /MB| Coeh Tal proceeded to descend tmto th* cowhoiise b€lo\v. which sloped gently upward. It was all one undulating white sheet, untrod den by any footsteps but their own. Maseon had begun to speak, asking some further questions about his brother, when Ooch Tal, who was now walking by his side, called out In a warning voice: Take care, sir." And then Masson turned sick and al most giddy, as he fell back a step. For not many Inches from his feet he suddenly perceived a narrow chasm, not more than five or six feet across at the top, but some 60 or 60 feet deep. It was hollowed out and half choked with snow. And at the bottom, foam ing and swirling among sharp pointed green and gray rocks, ran a mountain stream, milk white with froth and foam. "Here's one place," went on Coch Tal energetically, "wliero a stranger might come by his death without a mo ment's warning. And I can show you a dozen such. There's been four men lost In these hills since I've lived here, that's seven years. And only one of them's ever been found. And if you want to know where they're lying you must dredge Llyn Foel. And that's bot tomless, so they say!" And, grimly shrugging his shoulders, Coch Tal turned away, and Masson, shuddering with ugly fears, followed him. CHAPTER XII. "A VISION OP DEATH.* The sight of the chasm, sprung upon his vision so unexpectedly, had had so great an effect upon Masson that at first ho was inclined to take the view suggested by Coch Tal and to believe, that his brother had met with his death in some rash exploration, under taken at his own risk and against the advice of his guide. Granville, though frail of physique, had been stubborn of purpose, difficult to advise or to lead. But then, on the other hand, there had never been in his character any taste for wild or rash adventure he, In his delicate state of health, was the last person who could have been expected to lose his life in a mad attempt to climb to an Inaccessi ble rock or to dash forward with such precipitancy as to lose sight of the fact that a chasm lay across his pro posed path. Besides, the farmer had said dis tinctly that Granville had come up to explore the ruins, and then that Mer rick had "set him on his way." He turned at this point in his thoughts abruptly to Coch Tal. "So, when you Baw him attempt to climb a path you knew to be unsafe, you went on your way and never tried to find out how he fared?" Ooch Tal frowned uneasily and again looked at his questioner askance. "I was only a paid guide and was dismissed when he sent me away, sir," said he. "And you didn't watch him as he went?" "I did. I watched him out of sight. And then he was safe, safe, I tell you." "And can you show me the way by which he went?" "I could, I can—as soon as the snow's cleared away." "And this was after be had been up to explore the ruins?" Coch Tal hesitated. "I suppose it was," he said at last. Maseon did not question him again. He saw that It was useless to hope to get at the truth among these people, who told him different and Inconsist ent stories, who evaded inquiries which they did not choose to answer, whoso one object In speaking seemed to be to throw a mist of doubt and un certainty about every fact. Before such a determination to hide the truth as ht seemed to feel everywhere around him he felt that he was power less. They had reached the back of the farmhouse before either of them spoke again. Then Masson saw Coch Tal glance up at the drawn curtains of Gwyn's sickroom. "I must go up stairs now," said the doctor, "and see how my patient Is." "She's better, they tell me," said he shortly. "Yes, she has had some sleep," an swered the doctor. He entered the house and Coch Tal followed, with the Bame sullen and menacing manner. JuBt as the doctor reached the foot of the stairs Coch Tal apnifft again: To be continued. What do the Children Drink Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It Is delicious and nourish ing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-0 you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems, urain-0 1b made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the ohoice grades of coffee In the District Conrt of Town, In nnd for Dela* ware County. February Term, A. 1). ERWIN E. MCCI.OUD.1 [li)i S and Jonx KIKIJ.Y, *-. N vg PlR,nl,ffs* loRIOlNAL NOTICI! PKTElt GONSOLKY, OT al. defendants, To Peter Gonsoley, Mrs, Peter Gousoluy. Pet er 0. Gardner, Maroa K. Gardner. Joseph W. Taft, Dexter S. Sergeant, Amelia K. Sergeant, diaries Brady, Benjamin F. Ellsworth, Mrs. Benjamin F. Ellsworth, John Blgelow, Mrs. John Blgelow, W. C, Beach, George w. Palmer, D. M. Brown, Peter S. Johnson, Mrs Peter 8. Johnson, W. J. Millet. Elmer Millet, Maria Olemans, Rufus Millet, Anthony Kellar, John Mackenzie. Mrs. E. H. Stearns. Alexander W. Stearns, Samuel A. Thompson, Mary A. Thomp son. Joseph P. Slack, Henry H. Folsom. Lorenzo Sergeant, Henry Thompson, Henry F. Bond, Samuel 8' Piantz,Mrs. SamuelS. Piantz, Thom as Maxwell, Mrs* Thomas Maxwell, Daniel Leonard, Sarah A. Leonard, Samuel Mathers, Mrs. Samuel Mathers, John Smith. Mary Luck enblll, Ezra Luckenblll, Elizabeth Grapes. Sim on Luckenblll, Mrs. George Detrlck, Matilda White, Fred Luckenblll, Charles Barr, Mrs. Charles Barr. Edmund Fuller, Edmund Fuller, jr., Thomas Rogers, Thomas Rogers, jr. Mich ael Slattory, Mrs. Michael flattery. Alblthea Richardson, Chajles Schultz, Fred Schulrz, J. Frank Bruce, Alice I. Loban, J. Arthur Bruce, Preston T. Bruce, Carrie P. Strong. Alma Bruce. Ernest L. Bntce, Gottfred Donatn, Mrs. Gott fred Donath, Samuel Webster, John A. Cooley. George Dean. Walter A. Blrkett. The unknown claimants of tne southwest quarter (U) of the northeast quarter (H) the east half (K) of the southeast quarter (H) of the southwest quarter (H) the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter (M): the northwest quarter (k) of the southwest quarter u] the nontti haifAo of the southeast quarter the south half [KJ of the utheastquartor [$4fof the northwost quarter [fc] the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter [K] of the southwost quarter [kl and tne south half of the southwest quarter [Ml of the northwest quarter [fc] of section nine [91. The southeast quarter [Vfc] of the southwest quarter [Ml the southwest quarter [ii] of the southwest quarter Ifc] of the southwest quarter the southwest quarter [Jf] of the south* ast quarter [H] of section ten [IOJ the north three of the northwest quarter (it of the -it quarter f$43 of section fifteen U6]. Also a tract of land commencing at a point forty NA1 AAB* A# A ... .1. k.. ,t [40] rods east ot the southwest corner of the southwest quarter 1*1 of the northwest quarter [Ml of said section fifteen [15], running thence east to the southeast corner of said forty 1401 acres, thence north alone the forty acre line to the Maquoketa river, thence northwest along said river to the west line of the east half I 1 of said forty aores to a point dlr?ctly north or the placo of beginning, thence south to place of beginning, except one acre in the southeast corner thereof owned by Wlntaker. Also commencing at the northeast corner of the west quarter (X) of the southeast quarter Lfcl of the southwest quarter [*4l of said section fif teen [1M, running thence south 40 4-5 rods to the center of highway, thence westerly along center of highway to the west line of said ten aeres, thence north to the northwest corner of said ten acres, thence east to the place of beginning, all being In said section fifteen. Also Ine south 4 91 of the north 21-40 of the southeast quarter [kl of the northwest quarter [!*J the northeast quarter Ifc) of the northeast quarter Ik] the west half [41 of the southwest quarter LUl of the northeast quarter [HI of the southwest quar ter LKJ of section 16 tie], all being in township ninety [90], north range six [01 west of the rth P. M., In Delaware county. Iowa, and George H. Dubolse, John Dubolse, S. V. Dubois©. Mary French, A. Dubolse, Jane Commerford, Mrs. Joseph W. Taft and Mrs, Charles Brady, de fendants: You and each or you are hereby notified that there Is now on file In the office of the Clerk of the District court of Delaware county, Iowa, the Riat etltlon of the above named plaintiffs, claiming they are the absolute owners In fee of all and each aud every parcet of the real estate above described. Tnat they became such own ers by purchase from LorUig R. Loomls and wife, tnat said Lorlng R. Loomls and Belle, his wife, on the 7th day of October, 1899, made, executod and delivered to the plaintiffs a warrantee deed of all of said real estate That, said deed was filed for record In the Recorder's office of said Delaware couuty on the 10th day of October, 1890, and Is recorded In Book "43'r of Deeds on page 473 in saU Recorder's office. That said Lorlng R. Loomlfl obtained title by several conveyances made to him and his grant ors by sundry and divers persons, all being shewn by the Abstract of the Title to said prem ises attaohed to their petition herein, and made a part thereof. That the plaintiffs and those under whom they claim title to said premises now are and for more than ten years preceding the commencement of this action have been in tte actual, undisputed, open, adverse, exclusive, visible, and notorious possession of said prem ises tinder color of title ana claim of right. That the claimed Interest of said defendants and each of them, Is shown by the Abstract of Title at tached to and made a part of said petition. That diligent SF-arch has been made and the plaintiffs have been unable to learu whether the said defendants, Peter Gonsoley, Mrs. Peter Gonsoley, Peter G. Gardner, Maroa E. Gardner, Joseph w. Taft, Mrs. Joseph W. Taft, Dexter S. Sergeant. Amelia E. Sergeant, Benjamin F. Ellsworth, Mrs. Benjamin F*. Ellsworth, John Blgelow, Mrs. John Blgelow, W. C. Beach, George W. Palmer. Peter S. Johnson, Mrs. Pet er S. Johnson, Michael Slattery. Mrs. Michael Slattery, Alblthea Richardson. Gottfred Donath. Mrs. Gottfred Donath, Samuel Webster, George Dean, Walter A. Blrkett. Thomas Maxwell, Mrs Thomas Maxwell. Daulel Leonard, Sarah A. Leonard, Samuel Mather, Mrs. Samuel Mathei John Smith. Charles Barr, Mrs. Charles Barr. Edmund Fuller, Edmund Fuller, jr., Anthi nv Kellar, John Mackenzie, Samuel A. Thompson Mary A. Thompson, Joseph P. Slack. Henry B Folsom. Lorenzo Sergeant, Mrs Charles Brady. Henry F. Bond, Samuel Piantz, Mrs. Samuel S. Piantz, Charles Brady, or either of them are now living. That the places of residence or whereabouts of said defendants, or either of them, or their heirs or any of the heirs, of either of them or any of them, are unknown to the plaintiffs, and that thevcan not name or more particularly describe said unknown defendants, aud the unknown claimants of said real estate or parts thereof. And the plaintiffs in their said petition asv that tho mortgages on parts of said real estate made to and In favor of the defendants, Charles Brady, John Mackenlze, Samuel Webster, John Rle And was It conceivable that a guide would warn a man that the path he was taking was unsafe, and then shrug his shoulders and leave hjm, and then trouble himself no further as to what had become of his companion? laware County, be decreed to have been paid In full and satis fled. That the title of the plaintiffs In and to all of the real estate described, and to every part and parcel thereof, be established and confirm ed against the adverse claims of the defendants and each and every one of them, and their heirs and aslsus, and the heirs and aslgns of each or them, and against all of the unknown claimants of said real estate or any part thereof. That each and all of said de fendants, their heirs and asigns, and the heirs and assigns of each of them, and all unknown defendants and all unknown claimants of said real estate or any part orparts thereof and all per sons claiming by, through or under them, or any of them be barred and- for ever estopped from having or claiming any right, or title adverse to the plaintiffs or either of them In and to said remises, or any part or parcel thereof, and that tide to all of said real estate be quieted In the plaintiffs, and for such other and further re lief as may be deemed equitable In the premises. And that unless you appear thereto and de fend on or before noon of the second day of the next February, 1900. term of said District Court, of Delaware County,Iowa,to be begun and holden at Manchester, In said County, on the --31 ou and judgment 1 a 12th day of February, A. D. iOOO.defai entered against you and judgment and decree rendered as prayed In plaintiffs' petition. Dated this 26tn day of December, A. D. 1890. BRONSON & CARR, Attys, for Plffs. I. A. S. Blair, Judge of the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District of Iowa, do hereby approve of the foregoing Original Notice, ana I do hereby order that the same be published in the Manchester Democrat, a weekly newspaper f61consecut!ve iubllshed at Manchester, In said County, for six weeks. Dated this scth dav of December, A. D. 1690. A. S. BLAEK. 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Satisfaction guar anteed why pay more. None but FIRST-CLASS WORKMEN employed. PETER DRESS PROPRIETOR. "I rnmrnatimtimM Arbuckles' Coffee Is the Standard of Coffee Excellence by whic': 1 Coffee Quality is Compared. No. 53. A Dress Patter. 2 yards Printed Or gandle, 29 laches wide, 0 co' ors to selcLt from. Ph ordering. be Mire color desired No aaiDi'lc* will and 65 sig natures cut from wrap pers of Ar buckles Roasted Cof- strle, grain leather tao color Hi tn. wide, nickel plated buckle. Bulls are following sizes only, pire size in inches when ordering, from 22to2a In.: from 27 to t2 in. from 33 to 36 in. Seot post paid on receipt of a 2 cent pom ace stamp and 20 signature* out from thswrappersot Arbuctcles' Roosted No. 64. A Kitchen Knife. Roasted Coffee. No. 08. An X-L Revolver, •igheet grade material aad workmanship, 32 calibre, centra-fire double actios. Sent by sxpress, charges prepaid by us, oa reeelpt of 9 cent postage stamp aad 150 slgnatares cut from wrappers of Ar buckles' Roasted Coffee. When ordering Kz press Office as well as yoor Post Office. Thlt It picture ot the sig nature ea Arbuckles' Roasted Gelee Wrapper, which you are te cut eut and send to us at a veachtr. Will cot bread, slice bam and saw the bone. Serviceable, and should be In poor nearest taim* all ossMiunioatioss to ARBUCKLE BROS., NOTION DEPT., NEW YORK CITY, HELL DO WE HANDLE THEH? Well, we should'ejaculate! IS Kl NS W. D.JlIoyt. Well, We are busy now. New Stock Firm —OF— Hoyt 6c Davis. We have formed a co partnership for the purchase and sale of hogs, at Man chester, Iowa, and invite all persons in this locality to give us a chance to bid on their r.tock. We expect by fair deal ing to secure a share of the business. Hoyt & Davis. ill No. 66 Six Handkerchief. Blue, Blm Pearl anu Nile Green. I Sent receipt of 2 ccr »:ntnp nnd MiiiiififiutiniiTiiiinij lOOnjann* lures cue from wrap- pera of Arbiicklcs Hoaati-d Lotree. be No. 84. APairof Window Curtains. Each Cur- wide two and three-quarter yards long Sent post paid on re ceipt of 2 cent post- Six Ladioe* Pookti Handker chiefs, hemstitched, colored bord* ers,sizei2xl3incbes. Seat post paid on receipt of cant postage stamp and SO sift* natures cut from wrsppsrs of Arbncklea* Roasted Coffee. A Pair of Shttra. Of the host American make, 8 Inches loog. Sent post-paid on receipt of 2 centpostnee stamp and 15 sliiataros cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coflfcs. Ho. eo. Lady's Belt. No. 61. Man's Belt. No. e. A Oarvlng Knife and PorluP Grain leather, tan color, nickel-pJated buckle and rings. When ordering give size of waist in lnchoa. Belts run from 3-i to 42 inches in length. Sent pont-pr.id on rcceipt of2 cent po»mac Ntamp nnd 20 signatures cut fr wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. A Butcher's Knife. No. 63. •Ix loch blade, hard wood handle, good muterlnls and well tlnished. *onr Sift J.5" yecof *tpt nf 2 cent poMtnee ntninp and 20 signature* cut from wrappers Arbuckles' Roasted Lutleo. every kitchen. Scnt poHt-paid oii receipt of 'i cent poiitTge stuiiip nmi signatures cut from wrsppsn 1.4 euputtures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. cf Arbuckles' Roasted Coflhe. No. OS A Lady's Pen Knife. I Tla* two finely finished K1a4— Handle beautifully variegatsd I in imitation of onyx. Seat post-paid oa receipt of 9 u. crnt potftane stamp and SO No. 69. A Gentleman's Watoh. The "New XIaven"ls a watch of the ordinary slaa. wind and stem set, duet proof, nickel-plated case, *^"1 back. Quick beat movement, highly polished Bteel pinions. Modsisd after a standard wutch. reliable time-keeper. The printed guar tre of the mak iu.-cump:u*iea each watch. Sent post-paid on receipt of 2 cent postage stamp and 90 slgaataree cut from wrapjera of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffes. No. 70 A Porcelain Clock. Imported jiorcelain frame, beautifully de corated. Movement made by New Haven Clock Co., guaranteed by them a Koei time keeper, S inches hi^h, same width. Sent by express* charges propuid by UH. tin rcceipt of 2 rent pontagn stamp and 115 Nignatures cut frum wrap H*rs of Arbuckles' Routed Coffee. Wheu ordering name your nearest Express Office as well as your Post Oillee. Cooper Buggies, Surreys Road and spring Wagons But we must cloy, chem out. POSITIVELY WILL NOT Carry them over until next Season. NO! Do we need the money? WE We will give them awifty First or sell them so cheap you'll think it's Christmas and we are Santa Claus. Do we want much Dro fit,? JL 'T| TOO BAD to have to sell them so cheap, but we must. Not a job on hand January 1st, No. SB Four Handkerchief*. FoarGsa* No. 50. Razor mad* by J. R. Torray. The J, R. Torts? 1—or fs| is the best mads to the United Ststss. The piloted gssraatm of the maaafao tsrsr goes with seek war. Soat post-paid mm 'i receipt of2 cent postate stamp nnd tfcwa tares sat from eiappsissf titiasklw Roasted Coffee. A flrat-clau set, moaol, 8 inches long. Sent by express, obareos propeld, oa reeelpt er 2 cent postace stamp aad slgaatares sat Item wmppam of Arbuckles* Roosted CoOSa. Whm Office as well as yoor No. #7. PIMfro Framt. sOTarplatsd. post-paldeare* eelpt ef esai pesiago stamp aad 12 -'j- tares sat fvem wrapped ef Ar backlss' Coffee. This represent, on. put of Liat whlah 1* (band In Moh iot Arbaokli ... pound packag. ot ArbuoVlM' BoaaMd Coflto, an4 wltb men package In which lb. List la toud tta. por.kaMr hu taught a definite part ol urn. artlol. tm b. mIMM by klat »r hw (rom the List, iubJ*ot only to th. oondltloa UM Ika atKutar. on the package la to b. out oat and That's what we are aiming fort ntarmti IS A HOT PLACE, BUT THE "WARMEST" THINGS YOU ever heard of those Go odsGuaranteed? cot?PKRSJ That's Guarantee enough. YOU ASK? Daily Paper $1.00 a Year. The l)es Moines Daily News is sent to mail subscribers for $1.00 [a year, 75 cents for six months, 50 cents for three months, 25 cents for one month. The Daily News is a member of the Asso ciated Press and publishes all the news of Iowa and the world condensed for buBy readers. Fullest and earliest war news, congressional and Iowa legisla tive news, telegraphic markets ana all the features of a metropolitan news paper. Address, the NEWS, Dee Moinee, Iowa.fi cd til Residence Property for Bale. A good house, barn and large lot in Manchester for sale at a bargain. Long|time given'on half of purchase money lldesired..^.* cn 1 1 inquire of BRONSON & QA.BR AJbukl. Broa. as a voucher. In aocord.no. with th. dlraotlana printed la connection with each Ham ftlloatratod anddaaorllMdla th Thla List will be k.pt g..d only till Haw *1. IMT page of thla List will appear la thla paper ahortly. You know it! And what's More, WE NEED THE ROOM. Notacent We expect to lose money on some jobs because we must sell them al 1900. COO PERS.' WHATMORECOULD Come in and we will talk to yoa. IF YOU'VE HEART TROUBLE, be careful. Our price* are SUDDEN SHOCKS. Your's busily, DUERST & DUERST, DUNDEE, IOWA. THE BUQOY flEN i: ii )f r. I if I 1 tlemes's Baadker-' ahlehL hemstitch ed, It r) oolored borders, sits lb£f Ittglnebea P«st- receipt of 9 coat postals -i •tamp and-' 4 ii3 SO sl«* natures eat from wrappers ot Arbucklee* 'tf $ Roasted Ooflss. $ 1 it IM fv¥ fa I •a No. 71. Enameled Alarm Oleok. Highest standard of Alarm Clock. Ssaailess Crams, otaamsatal hands, Visach pettsra and sscsad hand. WSU ma tatrtg heamwtth oas wind lag. Seat by expreea, obarges prepaid* oa reeelpt ef 2 oeat peerage stamp aad slaaa tarce out from wrappata of Ar buckles' Roasted CoObs. When or dering name jour nearest Sxprsm Offlcs sad yoor Post Office ss wsll. 'h WiJ •J 't'l 3 jl •t. 1 !, 'J Wi -"W* vm£ il :u it i1 ~.f sV I j.] Sag': ii!r SSI to YKARB* •XPBRIKNCI $•' ,V* Trademarks DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS Ao. Anyono sending a Hketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention la probably patentable. Commnnlea* tioruntrlctly confidential. Handbook on Patents sentfroe. Oldest agency for eeourlngpatenta. Patent* taken through Munn &Xo. receive tpeciai notic*, without charge, In the Scientific JlHKrkan. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any solentlflo journal. Terms, $8 a year four months, Bold by all newsdealers. tou&r=Ai!' ,v*