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ATTORNEYS.
G. W DUNHAM. E. B. STILES NOKHI3.
DUNHAM. NORRIS dfc STILES.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES
•.«. Public. Spooial attention Riven to Collec
tions Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Agte.
jfflce in City Hall Block, Manchester, la.
4 c.
YORAN. H. P.ARNOLD. M.J. YOUAN
YORAN. ARNOLD ft YORAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. and Real Estate
rv Agents. OfQceovor Delawaro County State
[Bank, Manc'.iestnr, Iowa.
0' BRONSON. £. M. CARR.
BRONSON & CARR.
FRED B. BLAIR.
A TTORNKY AT LAW. onice In the
City Hall
JBlook, Manchester, Iowa.
PHYSICIANS.
A. J. WARD,
I )HYS1CIAN and Surgeon, will attend to oalls
promptly at all hours of the day or night,
Oamont, Iowa.
H. H. LAWRENCE.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Speolal at
1 tontion given diseases of ahildren. Have
also mado a special study of tiyneocology.
Obstetrics, and Rectal Diseases All chronic
diseases successfully treated with the aid of
various Thermal and Matwagi treatment. All
ohronics solicited. Consultation free. Office
over Work's market. All calls promptly at
tended. Residence on Main street, the old Dr.
Kelaoy property.
DENTIST8.
O. A. DUNHAM, D. D. S.
Office on franklin Street, north
of the Hotel, Manchester, Iowa.
Dental Surgery In ail Its branohes. Makes
sequent visits to neighboring towns. Always
•t offloe on Saturdays.
C. LEIGH. D. D. 5.
enlist. Oflice over Aoder & Phlllnp's Drug
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Store Corner Main unci Franklin streots,
Manchester Iowa. Telophone-185 l7tf
E. E. NEWCOMB.
DENTIST.
Ofllee over Clark & Lawrence's
store on Franklin street. Crown
bridge work a specialty. Will moot patients at
Farley Wodnesday of each week aatf
VETERINARIAN.
DR. J. W. SCOTT,
VETERINARY
Surgeon, and Dentist. Offico
In H. O. Smith's Drug Store, Main St. At
night can be found at rooms over Ralph Con
ger's Store.
MANUFACTURING.
MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
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8 prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
Monuments and Head Stonos of varluuB de
signs. Have the county rlgbt for Slpe's Pat
ent Grave Cover also dealer In Iron Fences.
Will meet all competition. SUM.
Contractor
WM. MCINTOSH.
THOMAS GIVEN,
and builder. Jobs taken In town
orcouutry. Estimates furnished. First
olass work guaranteed. Priccs reasonable.
Shop on Howard street near Franklin, Man
ohester, Iowa, 3»tf
W. N.Bo* TON. J. F. MCEWBN.
BOYNTON & McEVVEN.
WATCHMAKERS,
Jewelors and Engravers
dealers in Watches, Clocks, Silver and
Plated Ware, Fine Jewolry, Spectacles, Cutlery,
Musical Instruments, etc., Main street.
A.D.BROWN.
ealer in furniture etc., aud undertaker,
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Main Street.
F. WERKMEIS I ER,
pBNERAL DEALER IN FURNITURE,
U" Coffins.' Picture Frames, Etc. A complete
stook of Furniture and Upholstery always on
hand, at prices that defy competition. A good
Hearse kept for attendance at funerals Earl
vllle, Iowa.
J, H.ALLEN.
C1LOTHING
and Gents furnishing goods. Cor
ner Main and Franklin streets.
L. R. fcTOUl\
/1LOTHING and Gents furnishing goods.
City Hail""
1 Block. Franklin Street.
KIODELL 5i CO.,
pvRY GOODS, Carpots, Millinery, Hats and
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Caps, Boots and Shoes, etc.. Main St.,
Manchester, Iowa.
A. THORPE,
PROPRIETOR OF "KALAMITY'S" PLUN
dor Btore and Dealer In Clothlug, Boots,
Shoes, Notions, eto. Masonic BlooU, Manches
ter. Iowa
MARTIN GOLLOBITZ
MERCHANT
TAILOR—Fine suits mado to
order and guaranteed to lit. Trices reason
able, Shop first door uorth of Globe Hotel. &tf
GKASSFIELO BROS.,
(Successors to Setli, Browu.)
ROOTS AND SHOES of all grades and priccs.
X) Custom Work and Repairing given special
attention. Store In City Hall Block.
INSURE
YODR PROPERTY aaalnatcyclones
and tornadoes in the old reliable Thoenlx
Insurance Co., BRONSON & CARR, Ageuts.
A L. S EVERTSQN.
HE ARTI9T1U TAILOR. Shop In Ma
sonio block, Manchester Iowa.
HOLL1STER LUMBER CO.
UMBER and all kinds of building materials,
J-i posts and Coal. Corner of Delaware and
ftadison streots
MANCHESTER LUMBER CO.
UMBE c. Builders Matorials, Po«ta abd
•i Con ituawr depot.
ENTERED AT THE POSTOrPICE AT I
ItANCnESTKU. IOWA, AS SBCOM-Cr,ABR MATTER. 1
Shoes For Ten
der Feet.
V-M
A Superior Shoe
FOR DRESS OR ANY WAY YOU CARE TO USE
WE HAVE ALL STYLES, FROWI A COIN-
LACE AND CONGRESS
Old Man's Comfort
$2.25
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THEM-
TOE TO AN
PER PAIR-
GEO. S LISTER,
tTARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
,, Keeps a tlrst-class tinner and does all
kinds of repairing with neatness and dispatoh.
Store opposite First National Bank, Main St.
THOS. T. CARKBEK*
ARCHITECT AND BUILDING SUPERIN
TENHENT, S. E. Cor. 8th and Main St..
Dubuque. Iowa
WM DENNIS.
nARPENTER, CONTRACTOR & BUILDRR.
I am now prepared to do all work in my
lino In a good and workmanlike manner. Satis
faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur
nished. Work taken in town or country. Shop
near the stand tower on Wost Side of river
E. S. COWLES.
/"11TY DRAYMAN. Am prepared to do all
V, *k In my line. Moving household goods
and pianos a specialty. All work will receive
prompt attention. A share of your patronage is
solloltt*. Charges right. GIvo. your draying
to a man who has come to stay.
CLARK A LAWRENCE,
nRY GOODS, Notions. Cnrpots, Gents fur
nlshing goods, eto. Franklin street.
QUAKER MILL CO.
EiLOUR and Feed, Manufacturers of tho ceie
rated White Satin and White
Pearl Flour.
GREGG & WAPD.
TVruggiats and dealer In Paints. Oils. Wall
J7 raper, Stationery & o. Atwater's block,
Franklin street.
W. A.ABBOTT.
T^RUGS, Wall paper, Stationery, Paints, Oils
etc. City hall Ulook.
PHILIPP & ANDERS.
,ealors In Drugs, Wall Paper, Stationery,
lalnts, Oils, etc. Cornor of Main and
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OfUce over Carhart fc Adams'
hardware storo, Franklin St. Manchester.
Iowa,
C. W. DORMAN.
Franklin streets.
PETER BOARDWAY.
Dealer
in ilour, food, hay, straw. Manuoketa
Uine, stucco and common and Atlasconient.
"telephone 118. Lower Franklin Street.
RACKET STORE.
T)BY GOODS. Clothing. Hata, Caps, Boots,
-t-/ Shoes, notions, oto. West side Franklin
street south of Main.
NOBLE ARNOLD.
ROOERIES, Provisions, Fruits, etc. First
v* door north of Delawaro County Bank.
PETERSON BPOS.
Doalors in Groceries, Provisions, Crockery.
Fruits,etc. Alain Street.
T. F. MOONEY.
(Successor to I.eo Bowman.)
BLACKSMITHdone
and Wagonmaker, Delhi,
Iowa. Work promptly aud In a work
manlike manner. Charges reasonable. Your
patronage solicited. i6tf
C. E. PRATT.,
PAINTINGto
AND PAPKK HANGING. I am
prepared do paper hanging aud paintlug
on short notice, In town or country, will give
estimates on alt work In my Hue. Leave orders
at U. C. Smith's drug storo
J. M. PEARSE.
TUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLKCT
OR. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Olllco in city Hall block,
second lloor.
Geo. 13arbe, Mendota, Va., says,
"Nothing did me ao much good as
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Oue dose re
lieved me, a few bottles cured me." It
digests what yon eat aud always cures
dyspepsia,—II. C. Smith.
Announcements!
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
New!
Something*
NEW FIRST-DLASS LINE
CHICAGO-OMAHA
over new tracks recently built from Tarn, la., In
connection with tho Central's through western
Hue from Chicago. Through dallysoivlco
BHIXG INALMU'lJATKI) JAN, MTU. 1000.
FROM CHICAGO, JANUARY IWTU. FROM
OMAHA,
I Lv. Chicago
Lv. Omaha
7 3f n. m.
Ar. Chicago
10:20 a. m.
"THE I.IMITEIJ" Ar.^Omallii
I K:ij a. in
A fast whlo vestibule train making principal
stops only and with new equipment
throughout, consisting of bullet library smoklug
car, Pullman sleeping car, reclining chair car,
Lv. Chicago I LV. Omaha
i0:!Jop. ui. I 7:35 p. in.
,THli.KXl,UE8S,f
Ar. Omaha I Ar, Chicago
4:QTp.m. 7:00 a. ui.
A fast vcstlimlo train doing more or less local
work. Included In this equipment Is a through
sleeping car between Chicago and Omaha and
dining car service enroute. cwi)
on South Franklin Street, does
HORSESHOING and GEN
ERAL Repair Wotk, guar
anteeing satisfaction. Experi
enced workmen.
HARRISON & SMITH
Ernest L. Kubank, rich and own«r of
a fine farm near Slater, Mf„ has been
sent to a sanitarium at St. Joseph to bo
treated f^r kleptomania, lie has de
veloped an uncontrollable propensity
for stealing hogn.
It is noticed that nearly ail the re
publican papers are lining up on the
side of England, while th« democratic
papers faror the Hoera. The republi
can papers are simply following the
dictates of Boss Hanna,—Clinton Ad
vertiser.
A barrel of nails costs as much as a
barrel of4 Hour, A few months ago a
barrel of Hour cost four times as much
as a keg of nails. IJut the farmer has a
part in tha making of the (lour, which
perhaps explains why Hour ha-t kept up
with nails in the mattar of prkM.—
Omaha World Herald.
Dreyfus is still in southern France,
where his health shows continued im
provement. His brother says: "lie
has lately hid s«ver*l distressing fits of
blues, but he has now regained his
health t»nd .ill his faculties, aud at the
present moment ho is absolutely happy
with his wif* and children."
Neutrality means that the iioers
have just as good a rignc uuder inter
national liw to buy mules aud all sorts
of supplies in the Portuguese territory
that adjoins them, fur the purpose of
their war against the Euglish, as the
English have had to buy mules iu the
Uuited States, and vast quantities of
canned meat and other provisions from
Im^rican packing houses for the sup
ply of their roes in the war againft
the Hoors. There i6 small reason to
support) thai Euglaml W'll support the
rnistak zeal of her naval ollicers in
the Delagoa Uay region to the extent
of bringing on gerioua complications
with any neutral power. The German
people are so much in sympathy with
the Hoi-re as against the Knglish, that
the friendliness of the Germau govern
ment toward England is a sutliciently
ditlicult thing for the emperor and his
ministers to maintain in the fac« of an
adverse public opinion. England
would not unde1* such circumstances,
therefore, run the risk of further in
llaming the anti-liritish eeutiment of
the Germau people and press by sus
taining the policy of improper seizures
of German vessels carrying on trade
with Delagoa Bay. In short, England
must not count on defeating the 13oer&
by the indirect process of starving
tnem out or keeping them from getting
a supply of powder aud 6hot.—From
the "Progress of the World," in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for February.
Ouce upon a tiiu^ an American citi
zen wuo wis at one time thn leading
character in our history —said unto his
fellow citizens:
'•No man is good enough to govern
another mau without that other man's
cousent. When the white mtn gov
erns hiiU3iJlf tint is self-government,
but wiien ha governs hiunelf aud also
governs atioihor una that is more than
self-^over mont -that is despotism.
Our reliance is in the lovo of liberty
which God 1MS planted in us our de
fease is iu the spirit which prizes lib
rty as the heritage of all men, in all
larfls, everywhere. Those who deny
freedom to others deserve it not for
themselves, and under a just God cannot
long retain it."
When this utterance was given the
speaker was hailed as the greatest man
of his time. Ue is dia 1 low, and per
haps it is utell for nis fame that he is.
Had he lived uutil now, harboring the
same sentiments as are expressed in the
above, he would be denounced as a
"copperhead and a 'Tagar' by the
great statesmen oftoday —statesmen
like Hay, 1) Quay, Lioot, Hanna,
Grosvenor, iievaridge, Griggs aad Gag**,
lie would be accused of lending aid
ani encouragement to the onamies of
the nation by urging them on iu a
hopeless tijht tor independence when
their best interests demanded that they
submit themselves to a government by
schemers who are looking for the al
mighty dollar.
The man who ut'.ered the above sen
timent died years ago. the victim of an
assassin. His namb was Abraham
Liucoln, Omaha World-Herald.
The Junior Partner's file Too.
Our Washington correspondent com
ments as follows upon the hostile atti
tudeof the administration toward the
South African republics:
Montague White, consul general of
the Transvaal to Great Britain, has
been in this city for several days. Yes
terday he called on Secretary ilay, and
stated that he came merely as a citizen,
haviug no credentials authorizing him
act as agent for the Boer govern*
ineut, as hnd been supposed. Unfor
tunately for the administration, semi
ollicial warnings had ulready been giv
en out by the state department to the
eil'ecf that he would not be received,
the excuse being that England was the
"suzereign" of the Transvall aud that
consequently the latter country
could not be considerel indepen
dent. This excuse was evideutly
a mere subterfuge, designed to prevent
Mr. Whitft frem obtaining a place of
vantage from which he might obstruct
the British in their efforts to use this
country as a depot of military supplies.
The excuse that tho Transvaal is not
independent was a most remarkable
one in view of the fact that the United
States has for years accredited three
consuls to President Kruger, all of
whom have acted under exequaturs is
sued by his government. However,
when tho senior member of the Anglo
Saxon partnership makes demands on
its junior partner, it can aluays de
pend on the present administration
responding, no matter at what sacri
fice to th^ liberties of other people. Mr.
White, by the way. was consui-sreneral
of the Transvail in London when the
Jamieson raid took place, While lying
ill in bed his house was attacked by a
mob and he was forced to flee for his
Ufe. This furnishes an excellent ex
ample, o£ the English ideas of fair
play.
"('Iiavgr of the Trant Brigade.'
Half a hta^uo, half a loaguo,
ilf a i»Mcuo onward
All in tho valley of debt
»le the six hundred.
"Forward tho Trust Brigade!
Charge high!'* Mark Hanna said
Into the vnllry or de»-t
Itorio the six hundred.
Trusts to the rhhi of thf-m.
Trusts to tho left or Ihem,
Trusts to tho front of them.
Still on they blundered,
Prices went up pell mell.
Burdens began io hwclt
Into the valley of dobt.
Into the mcuih of hell, -.5
Rode tho six hundred.
M'jst thoy tho burden bear,
Praying for light and air,
Trusts to the right ol them,
Trusts to the left of them,
Trusts were behind them. V'""
Which gloeful'y plundered
Priyata Dairying.
It was my good fortune recently,
writes II. Hayward in The National
Stockman, to spend the night in Ches
ter county with perhaps the most suc
cessful old fashioned private dairyiran
in the Btate, a man using modern, up
to date methods in his farming while
using the same methods in making his
butter that were in vogue 40 years ago,
and which have done so much to make
Chester county butter famous the world
over. That his butter is good is evi
denced by the fact that all the but
ter he can make from a high grade herd
of thirty cows commands a price of 32
cents a pound. Butter from his dairy
at the Pennsylvania Dairy Union's
meeting last winter scored 96 points.
This is still another proof that just as
good butter can be made in a private
dairy as in a creamery, but the sad fact
still remains that it is seldom so.
Like most dairymen in that famous
county of Chester, he is blessed with a
never failing spring of pure cold water.
The milk is brought from the barn and
strained into large, shallow pans which
will hold a single milking and still not
lie tilled more than four inches in
depth. Under the pans is cold spring
water, which quickly cools themilkand
maintains it at a constant temperature.
When the cream is skimmed, the
milk is clabbered. The cream is put
into the cream can and set iu cold wa
ter uutil enough has been gathered for
the churning, which is done three
times a week, while tho skimmilk is
made into a very line quality of cot
tage cheese, which commands a price
as much highei than that paid for or
dinary cottage cheese as the price his
butter commands above the market
price. One reeson no doubt why he
Btill uses the old shallow pan rather
than the separator is the fact that the
skimmilk containing a little more fat
than would remain in separator skim
milk makes a finer quality of cottage
cheese, whicli more than makes good
any loss that may occur in the skim
ming. StiU he claims that his better by
being made in the "good old fuhloned
MANCHESTER, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 7. 1900
1
Forward the Trust BrJgid*!
Was thorn a man dismayed?
Not though the people knew
Hmna had blunden-d.
Tholrs but to wondor why
Gods wore so awful high
And they must pay or die,
Into the valley of debt
Rode the six hundred.
1
Wh'lo tho trusts dobonslr
Robbed them and plundered?
Robbed when thoy "took a nmoka,"
Robbed '(II they all went broke,
Merotiant and workinun
Reeled from tin heavy stroke.
Shattered and sundered,
Bankrupt aud boaton were
All tho six hundred,
4
r.
•Til tho consumer fell
Like acr.ieked peanut shell,
Out of the jaws of HI,
That's all thero Is lo tull
Of tho six hundred.
—Chicago t)lspatch.
Shrinkage of Oram and Roots.
Oct. IU, 18118, the Iowa experiment
station put 7,000 pouuds of corn In a
crib of about the usual size, or 13^
feet long and feet wide. This corn
Wis weighed once a week for the year.
While the shrinkage was not regular
from week to week, owing probably to
variation of moisture in the air, they
found that in the lirst three months it
shrauk 030 pounds, or 9 per cent. In
the second thtee months there was a
further loss of 3i)0 pounds, from. April
19 to July 19 a shrinkage of 220 pounds,
and from July until October it shrank
190 pounds, making a total loss of 1,430
pounds, or a little more than 20 per
cent on the first weight. Farmers who
store grain or roots over winter to
obtain higher prices often think they
gain by so doing, when tbey really lose
money, besides labor of handling.
Most roots shrink 15 to 20 per cent in
weight during the winter of five
months, or from harvesting to spring
sales. ......
Potatoes For Cows.
The editor of the Michigan Farmer
comments on the theoretical value of
carrots, sugar beets and ordinary beets
as feed for stock and, remarking that
he has no personal experience iu feed
ing either, asks whether potatoes can
not be substituted for these roots, al
leging that the potatoes are much more
easily growu and would therefore be
more generally used as s*ock feed ii
they are as good as the roots named.
There are in thes statements so many
erroneous ideas that we feel moved to
reply. It is not, we think, true that
potatoes can be more easily or cheaply
grown than beets, either sugar or the
common fodder varieties. So theprem
ises of the question of substituting one
for the other fa'l. An acre of beets or,
what are as good, mangel wurzels, will
yield three to live times as much weight
as most acres of potatoes. And for
feeding to cows, at leaBt, and we think
for other stock also, the beets are far
preferable. Carrots are harder to grow
than either beets or potatoes, as they
require more hand work in weeding
while small. But an acre of carrots
will so far outyiold the potatoes that
the mouey cost per bushel is less for the
carrots.
way." has better grain, and that he
does not have to work it so much to
get the same result, as with the sepa
rator proceBB.
The cream is churned in an old fash
ioned horizontal barrel churn that hai
been in ue 60 years, and, judging by
Its appearance, It is good for 60 more.
The butter ii salted by the "handful"
instead of by weight and is worked
twice. It it all printed in round printu,
wrapped in parchment paper and is
sent three times a week to market.
POISONS IN MURDER.
THE USE OF THE SUBTLER DRUGS
SELDOM BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
Strychnine and Araenle Arc Clanny
A«ents ot Death, ns Their Tvaoea
Remain In the Victim Indefinitely
P«Uonn In Rvvela and Plays.
44A
recent newspaper article/' said a
physician, "called attention to two
curious facts, or rather, alleged facts,
about poison. First that it la so sel
dom resorted to by murderars, and,
second, that its use Is almost invaria
bly followed by detection. One might
answer both statements with the Ques
tlon: How do we know? How do we
know that the few clumsy cases that
ooiue to light represent tho sum of that
kind of crime
"It Is undeniably true that there are
certain drugs which, if administered
with skill, would be almost Impossible
to detect. Their symptoms are practi
cally identical with those of familiar
diseases, and a little while after death
they decompose, change form and dis
appear.
,(It
would be possible, too, to lnnocu
l&te a victim with the germs of some
deadly malady. He would then go to
his grave with a real case of consump
tion or pneumonia or lockjaw, and
thore would be nothing to arouse the
shadow of suspicion. I believe firmly
that such crimes are committed and
never discovered, but 1 believe also
that they are very rare. The real safe*
guard of a community lies in tl)e fact
that so few murderers possess the req
uisite skill.
"Educated people seldom commit de
liberate murder," continued the doctor,
"and the uneducated mind Instinctive
ly associates poison with two Bub
stances—arsenic and strychnine. They
are the deadly drugs most familiar to
the public, and fortunately they are
easily detected. Murder by arsenic Is
Infinitely clumsy. To begin with, the
symptoms are marked and peculiar
being a metallic product, its traces re*
main In the body an Indefinite time.
"Last summer a woman In Barce
lona^&paln, confessed that she had
poisoned her sister with arsenic 15
years before. The grave was^opened
and the coffin found to contain nbthlng
but dust and ashes, but a chemical test
showed unmistakably the presence of
the drug.
"Mrs. Maybrick was accused of kill
ing her husband with arsenic, and the
test revealed it plainly not only In the
remains, but In certain medicines. The
demonstration was so conclusive that
she finally aroso In court and admitted
giving him a 'white powder,' but Insist
ed that she followed" his own express
directions.
"One of the most Ingenious cases of
poisoning I ever heard of occurred
somo years ago In another state. A
young physician plotted to kill a
wealthy farmer. He knew the latter
was taking quinine for a cold and,
meeting him one day, asked to see
what size capsules he used. While
pretending to examine them, be slip
ped in one containing strychnlnc. The
farmer happened on It nearly a week
later and died In convulsions. An au
topsy revealed the poison, btit the of*
fair was a deep mystery until the doc
tor committed suicide, leaving a wrlt»
teu confession.
"The poisonings that occur in novels
and on the stage are usually very
amusing to a student of toxicology,"
said the physician In conclusion. "I
remember in 'Sam'l of Posen,' which
was produced with such success by M.
B. Curtis, the drummer hero was tem
porarily knocked out by a poisoned ci
gar. He took two or three whiffs, and
over he rolled. I would like very much
to know tho name of the drug that
would produce that sort of effect
"Nearly all the polsonlug In fiction Is
equally surprising. There is a well
known English romance In which the
heroine Inhales the fragrance of a
bunch of roses and instantly falls dead.
Needless to say. the poisoned perfume
is wholly unknown to science.
"Another story— But I could keep
on citing instances all night History
Isn't much better. Most of the yarns
of the Borglas and Medlcls are pure
moonshine, especially those about poi
soned gloves, poisoned tapers and oth
er applications of drugs or things that
are touched or handled.
"The tale of the book which was
anointed on the margins with some
deadly substance that killed the per
son who moistened his fingers to turn
the leaves has possibly a foundation In
truth, but I coufess, I would be pua*
zled to know how to prepare such a
volurao. Almost auythlng that might
be used would Instantly betray itself
by its taste.
"In the middle ages powdered glass
Is said to have been a favorite material
with which to 'doctor' food, and you'll
find some Interesting data on the sub
ject In the autobiography of Cellini,
the goldsmith. It is occasionally used
"by negroes right here In the south. Of
course, powdered glass Isn't a true
poison. It sometimes kills by setting
up internal inflammation. Oftener It
has no effect at all." New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Waste of Water.
Occasionally the typical Pat has a
brilliant afterthought sometimes it is
not so luminous as he fancies.
"Are you going to move the well,
sorr?" inquired a mau of all wotflc,
whose employer bad anuouueed his In
tention of building new house in a
uew and more convenient spot
"No," answered the gentleman brief
ly, his mind full of his own plans.
"Now that was a foolish question for
me to be axin, sorr," said Pat, after a
few moments' reflection. "Sure, and
why didn't I think? Av coorse, lvery
drap of water would run out and go to
waste whiles you were moving Itl It's
Dotting but a blundering gooM 1 ami"
What do the Children Drink?
Don't give them tea or coffee. XIave
you tried the new food drink called
GRA1N -0? It is delicious and nourish
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give thechildren the
•nore health you distribute through their
systems. Grnin-0 is made of pure
grain*, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee
but costs about as much. All
grocers sell it. lr.c, and 2ac.
Quaker
Mill Co.
The ever
increasing demand for
QUAKER MILL FLOUR
is sufficient evidence
that it is the
FAVORITE FLOUR
of the household.
Try it and you'll not deny it.
A QUAKER ON EVERY SACK.
Quaker
Mill Co.
W MILES. Prest. F. LeROY,Cashier
B. P. MILKS, Asst. Cashier.
It.<p></p>First
ROBINSON 2d
V.<p></p>Nations
President,
H. C. HABBEULE.lst V. President.
9
BANK,
MANCHESTER. IOWA.
CAPTAL. $50,000
General
Banking
Business
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
3AFLTY DEPOSIT BOXES
H. tfOMtUMJU,
I W. MUe*.
S Carr,
DXKSCTOSS.
M. V. LeRoy,
W H. Norris,
A Granger,
H. P. Mileu,
'.VM. C. CAWLEV, CHAS. J. SEEDS,
President. Cashier.
K. W. TIRRILL, C. W. KEAGY,
Vloe President. Asri. Cashier.
DELAWARE COUNTY
State Bank
CAPTAL $60,000
—DIRECTORS—
Wm. C. Cawloy. H. P. Arnold.
W. G. Knnyon. R. W. Thrill.
Edward P. Seeds. G. \V. Dunham,
Chas. J.
Seeds. M. H. Willistou
C. w. Keogy.
INTEREST PAID on Time Deposits.
Prompt atteuilon given to all business. Pas
senger tickets from and to all parts of Europe
direct to Manohester, for sale.
I .uxa TIME MORTGAGE [.PANS
Made. Bought and Sold.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
For the storage of valuable papers,
etc. for rent.
an
king
House
Henrv Hutchinson
Hutchin-ji't Building. Manchester, Iowa.
CAPITAL. S70.000
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON, Cashier.
COLLECTIONS
DEPOSITS
on Time, Interest Al­
lowed and other deposits received.
DRAFTS
sold on New York, Chicago
and tmhuque: ul.sn on Great Britain aud Ire
land uiid European Cities.
TICKETS sold to and from all European
port vhi «'umirii or *IIim nr White Star
Steamship Mm
O S W O S
Flock heatJed by IMPORT
ED HA.MS. A nice lot of
breeding ewes and a dozen
ram lambs FOlt SALE.
Eight hundred head to se
lect from.
W.
J. STRAIN & SONS,
IVIasonville, la.
VOL. XXVI--NO 6.
Women's lined shoes (3)
Transacted.
M. Beebler,
A. B. Blake,
H. C. Haeberle,
F. Atwater.
COSeSESFOlTSElTTS.
first National Bank. Dubuque, Iowa.
Central National Bank New York City.
Commercial National Bank. Chicago, Ills.
Reproduction of the
$5.98 SUIT
Other Styles are Here
Up to $0.00.
4"
r,
®lje democrat.
RATES OP ADVGRTItlNA.
SPACK. lw 9w 1 SM IT
One
V-vu 11*
WE ARE
still offering goods at the old prices, and will continue to do
so as long as our present stock lasts but owing to the sharp
advance on furniture the first of the year we will be unable to
ofier such pri.=s after we have disposed of the stock we now
have on hand. In fact, we were particularly
FORTUNATE
in placing our last orders before the January rise and intend
giving our customers the benefit.
AUSTIN D. BROWN
Wipte|" Shoes fit
Gut Prices.
We must clean out our winter shoes to make
room for spring goods.
Men's heavy sole shoes $3.50 grade
Men's heavy sole shoes $400 grade
Men's heavy sole shoes $5.00 grade @.
Women's kid button shoes coin toes $3.00 grade
Another Carload LAND^EMENT
"fl
9% 90 00
fi 76
A Special Drive in Couches! We are selling LOTS oi
them. When you see our selection and the pricos you'll not
wonder
WHY?
M50
too
$1*00
15 00
'C« ..ic •«. uu Ji OU soo Ml (0
--rinches.. awi
ft
"IS IB 1« 00 1ft AO tfl no
Five inches.. A U) 4 1 on 1H an nti 30 no
14 Column 4-fi()
ft
(XI 15 00 40 on
Column.... 50 1.1 (Ml 0(1 40 00
to
00
Que Column. ia bo 18 00 26 00 AO 00 80 00 1» 00
fore expiration of oontraet will be «h«rv*4 ao
oording to above aeale.
Business cards, not exceeding six ltnee, 95.0
per year.
Business locals, ten cents per Una for the first
insertion, and five cents per line for «Mk nbee
quest insertion.
1 81
5
.75
3-25
2.35 jj
$1.29,1.39 ETC.
8L
1-89
grade
1.39
in a few days.
Also Louisville Cement kept on hand. Maquoketa Lime,
Stucco and Callolite Plaster, Plaster Hair.
Flour and all kinds of Feed,
Hay and Straw, Wheat
and Wheat Screenings.
MY FARM, of 240 acres, in Prairie Township for sale.
Call and see me before buy
ing elsewhere.
I
wwm»
Peter Boardway.
To Dress
Well
Visit the Clothing
House of J. H.Allen
All the latest and finest
Novelties in
Men,
Boys' and
Children's
Clothing
Shirts
In all new designs, and
Neckwear of every
description.
We Will Satisfy
Any
taste in our large
selection
J. H.
Allen
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