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Great
•Money
Saving
«f
Otllco hours for eyo cases aud fitting glasses
1 00 to 3:tto p. in. Otllco comer Malu and Frank
llu streets.
H. H. LAWHBNCE.
PBYhlClAN
A&UFTU OF IOYA
Shoe Sale!
Our large stock must be reduced before the,
SPRING GOODS arrive. See our shoes, get our
prices and be convinced that we can save you
money.
Look For Prices Later.
Grassfield Bros.
WE FIT THE FEET. MANCHESTER. IOWA. ,t.
Our Business Directory.
ATTORNEYS.
O. W. DUNHAM. K. B. STILES W. H. flORRIS
DUNHAM. NORHS ft STILES.
TTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES
Public. Special attention Riven to Collec
tlons Insurance. ttoal Estate and Loan Agts.
DfBce in City Hall Blook. Manchester. Ia.
C. Yoran. H. F.arnold. M.J. Yoran
YORAN. ARNOLD YORAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, and Real Estate
A- A^eine. OfUce over Delaware County State
Bank, Manchester, Iowa.
O. E. Bkohbon." E. M. CARR.
BRONSON CARR.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Special attention
xV given io collections. Office in Democrat
Builuinc. Franklin Street. Manchester. Iowa.
FRED B. BLAIR.
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'PHYSIOIAWSi
A. J. WARD,
PHYSICIAN and Surgeon, will attend to callb
promptly at all hour.i of ibe uay or a!£hi.
Oarnoot. lovra.
AND SURGEON. Special at
tention given diseases of ohlldren. Have
Mfo mude' a special study of Gyneo
oology,
O 3ietrlcfl, and Roetul Diseases All chronic
Diseases successfully, treated with the aid of
Various •'hormal and Uassag treatment. All
ohromc.s soltuttcd. Consultation free. Office
over Work's market. All calls promptly at
tended. Kesldeucy on Alain Htreet. the old Dr.
Kelsoy troperty.
ALEX. SEFSTROM.
ENKUAL BLACKSMITH, liorsesholng a
\y specialty. Juterl»*rrin« and coruscureaor
no pay. 1'rlees leusoiiuble. and the best of
worn (guaranteed A slm-e of the public patron
lute Is solicited. Shop on Frauklin street, near
the brhlg«.
DENTISTS.
O. A, DCXHAM. 0. L. LEIGH
DUNHAM & LEIGH.
DontUts.
Ofllce in tlie Adams building on
Krankliu street. Telepliouo 215.
C. W. DORMAN.
DENTIST.
Offlco on franklin Street, nortb
of the Qlobe Hoi
Dental Surgery lu all
the Globe Hotel, Manchester, Iowa.
Its branches,
VKTF.RINAUY
Jewelers and Engravers
dealers in Watohes, Clocks, Silver and
Plated Ware, Fine Jowelry,
Spectacles,Cutlery,
Musical Instruments, etc.. Main street.
A. D. BROWN,
furniture etc., and undertaker,
ealer In
Main Htroot.
F. WtRKMEIS ER,
GENERALPicture
DEALER IN FURNITURE.
Coffins. Frames, Etc,
A
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ENTERED AT TUB POSlOrFICE AT I
Manchester. Iowa, as Secowd-Class Hatter.
IS_
aisoataa acmataMiciK»M
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HOLLISTFR LUMBER CO.
LUUiKRand
and all kinds of building materials,
Posts Coal. Cornor of Delaware and
Madison streets.
TH08. T. CARKEEK.
ARCHITECT
AND BUILDING SUPERIN-
TENDENT.S. E. Corner,8th aud Main St.
Dubuque, Iowa.
8CHAT«LGSS THE TAILOR.
MERCHANT
TAILOR and Gents Fnrulshlng
Qoods, Manchester, Iowa.
WM. DENNIS.
CARPENTER,
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
Iain now prepared to Uo all work in my
line in a good and workmanlike manner. Satis
facilon guaranteed. Plans and ertiiiiates fur
nislH'd Work taken in town or country. Shop
near the stand tower ou West Side of river.
C. E. CATES.
CITY
A TXOHNEY AT LAW. Office In the
City Hall
ol Block. Manchester, Iowa.
DRAYMAN. Am prsp&rod to do ail
work In my line. Moviug household goods
and pianos specialty. All work will receive
prompt attention, A share of your
Is solto:ttxi. Charges r'ght. Give
to' ii tnaa vTio coiiio to stay.
B. CLARK.
"HRY GOODS, Notions. Carpets, (Jents Fur-
1J
J. LINDSAY, M, D.,
PnYSH'lAN,
nishlng goods, etc. Franklin Street.
QUAKER MILL CO.
FLOUR
surgeon and Eye Specialist.
aud Feed. Manufacturers of the celo
bi »ted Wlilto Sutlu a .d WhUe Pearl Flour.
LAWRENCE & GREM8.
DRUGS,
Makes
Always
jrequeut visits to neighboring towns,
at oOldb on Saturdays.
6. T. NF.WCOMB,
DENTIST.aou
OfUce over Clark & Lawrence's
store Frauklin street. Crown
Drldge work spoclalty. Will meet patients at
^Farley Wednesday of each week 32tf
VETERINARIAN.
DR. J. W. SCOTT,
Sureeon. and Dentist.
Main Street. Teluption 2%),
MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
IS
prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
Mouumunts aud Head Stones of various de*
slpns. Have the county right for Slpe's Pat
ent Grave Cover also dealer in Iron Fonoes.
Will moot all competition. 9tfM.
WM. MCINTOSH.
W. N. Iioi jpson. 4. F. McEwbn.
BOYNTON McEWEN.
WATCHMAKERS,
complete
stock of Furniture and Upholstery always, on
hand, rvt prices that defy competition.
A
good
Eloarsi1 kept for attendance at funerals. Karl
•llle, Iowa.
ALLEN & STOREY.
C'
iLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods. Oor
ner Main and Franklin streets.
L. R. bTOUT,
C'
iLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods.
City Ilall Block, Franklin Street.
HIDDELL & CO..
DRY
GOODS, Carpets, Millinery, Hats and
Caps, Boots and Shoes, etc., Main St.
Mauohester. Iowa.
A.THORPE.
Pdar
KOPRIBTOlt OF KALAMITY'S PLUN
Store ai Dealer in Clothing. Boots,
Shoos, Notions. ic. Masonic Block Manches
ter, lOWH.
GRASS FIELD BROS
(8uccr snors to Setli Brown.)
pOOTs AND SHOES of all grades and prices.
JL) Custom Work and Repairing given special
\ttentlon. store in City Hall Blook.
GEO. S LISTER,
HARDWARE,
STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
Keeps a flrst-oloss tinner and does all
kinds of ropairing with neatness and dispatch.
Store opposite First National Bank, Hatn St.
T. F. MOONEY.
(Successor to Lee Bowman.)
BLACKSMITHdone
Iowa. Work promptly and In a work
manlike munuer. Charges reasonable. Your
Patronage solicited. i5tf
NSURE YOUR PROPERTY against
cyclones
and to ruadoes In the old reliable Phoenix
niur&nce Co., BBONBON 6 ftABB, AgenU-
Wail J'apAr Stationery, l'alnt?, Oils,
etc. City Halt block.
PETER BOARDW Y.
DEALER
in tlour, foMl, hay straw, Maquoke
ts liine, Muoco, and common and Atlas ce
ment. Telephouu 113. Jxwer Frauklln St.
PETERSON BROS.
KADICKS iN Orocertes, Provisions. Crock
ery, Knllts. eie Main Street,
U. M. PEARSE.
TUSTICKOKTHK I'iSACK AND OOI.LKCT
,J OH. All butjlDOSB fuirudted to him Riven
prompt attention offlce lu City ball block,
8'Coud
floor.
120 Acre Farm For Sale.
We are agents for the sale of
the O. A underwood Farm of
12:i aerfjs, situated about miles
north euBt of Manchester.
There is a bargain for some
purchaser inithis property, Uko.nson & Cark
House For Rent.
good house situated on Frauklin stroet Just
:h of
my residence, now occtip by Burton
•-s. 11
EOUti
Clailt.
Jos. liDTCUlNSON,
CYCLONE AND TORNADO
Insurance iu first class companies written and
policies Issued by Buonho.n &Carh.
THE SURE WAY TO CALIFORNIA.
You can go to California iu a through
Tourist car, which leaves Cedar liapids
every Tuesday at 8:40 p. m., via 0.
K. &N.K>. Our rates are as low as
via any other route aod the Bervlce
OrBt-ciaBs iu every respect.
If you are thinking of making the
trip, do not fail to secure your berths
ahead through any agent of this com
pany.
NO.
G, .FARMER,
A. G. P. &T. A.
li C.
It. & N. lly.
4 2 3 a a pi I a
The large aud increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead in this county
is a matter for congratulation to the
publishers aud to good farming, for, of
all the papers of its class in the coun*
try, it is easily the beBt and moBt help
ful. Its Special Farmers' Institute
editions, issued with the regular edition
the first week in each month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi
cal farmers. Written wholly by farm*
ere, they are full of actual experience,
and smell of the soil. We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
terms for The Homestead and its Spec
ial Farmers' Institute Editions.together
with The Poultry Farmer ana The
Farmers* Mutual Insurance Journal,
four of the most valuable farm publi
cations in the country, that enable ue to
offer the four In connection with our
own paper for $1.90 for the entire live,
one year. This is emphatically a good
thing, and no farmer in this county
should fail to take advantage of this
offer. For a large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals
Blind Pigs.
In all our exchanges we note tbat
successful raids are being made on
"blind pigs" everywhere. That Is just
and proper. If there is any law breaker
more detestable than another It Is the
man who runs a "blind pig." The law
should be enforced against them good
and hard.—Elmore Eye.
Those who believe, says the New
York Times, that all that is needed to
build up a nation as a great maritime
power Is a sulliclentl? liberal system of
bounties to ship builders and ship own
ers would do well to study with some
care the history of shipping bounties in
France during recent years. Since 1895
the French government has paid out In
bounties and subsides to the builders
and owners of ships a sum equal to
$42,000,000 and yet during this period
of six years there has been no appreci
able increase in the tonnage sailing un
der the French flag,
Those yonng men who are continu
ally finding fault with the work of their
laundry are respectfully referred to the
following letter from a sojourner in the
Philippines: "I want to go home. I
want some washing done. To show
you how bad, I sand you under separate
cover a handkerchief and collar juat
back from the launJry. Take the
handkerchief out and bury it and save
the collar as a Boovenir. They don't
pretend to get the dirt oat of vour
clothes here. They take them down to
the river, hard water and partly Bait,
souse them in take them out, lay them
on boards, and with stones bat them full
of holes and pound the bnttonB off.
Then they smooth out with a plank."—
Nashua Reporter.
," Power Of The Trust Magnate.'
From tlie Commoner.
Tne retail grocers are now being
given a demonstration of the ability of
the trust magnates to make sport of
the merchants of the country. For sev
eral weeks the price of sugar was put
down to a low notch at the trnst's or
der for the purpose of forcing the beet
sugar manufacturers to terms. With
out warning on Nov. 20 the price was
raised and the merchants as well as the
consumers have nothing to do but com
ply with the trust's requirements. The
Indications are that during the coming
winter, the American people will be
treated to a demonstration of the pow
ers and the evils of the trust syBtem,
such as they have never had before.
The commodities-apcifiiirklcb the peo
ple depend for existence are controlled
by trusts, and the people will be requir
ed to pay for these commodities what
ever price may snit the fancy of the
trust magnates.
Suspension of Sentence.
One of the moBt valuable means for
the reformation of first offenders Is the
suspension of sentence. The power of
the court to Buspend sentence when
there is no statute on the eubject is up
held In Bome cases but denied in others,
as shown in a note in L. R. A. 285.
But In New York, at least, tbat ques
tion has been settled by statute express
ly authorizing the court to suspend
sentence in itB descretion. Good judges
speBk very highly of the value of this
provision as a reforming means. One
who has yielded to sudden tempation,
or been overcome by evil Inlluence, but
whOBe character has not been generally
bad, may on conviction be placed by the
judge on his good behavior by a suspen
sion of sentence. The convict knows
that he is under the surveillance of the
court, and subject to Imprisonment at
any time If his conduct Is not satisfac
tory. This gives him one of thestrong
est possible inducements to be a law
abiding citizen. It Ib doubtful if there
is any other possible means of aiding
the reformation of many first offenders
so effective as this simple process of
holding them under a suspended sen
tence.—Case and (Jomment.
it. A
county paper, a farm paper, a
F.
poultry
paper, a farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers' Isntitute, all for 81.90
Come in and order them.
Insurance at Cost.
M. E. Hlalr Secretary of tho Delaware County
armor's Mutual Insurance Co., aud County
agent for tho Io'va Mutual Tornado Insurauce
Co. will boat Fred Blair's ofllco in Manchester,
Saturday afternoon of each week. 94tf
PI^H aphson
Rc
and Wagonm&ker, Delhi,
Offlcc
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Notes and Comments.
President Roosevelt's rebuke of Gen
eral Miles was rather illadvlsed consid
ering the fact that he himself has been
pullty of worse conduct than Mr. Miles,
and the further fact that Miles is a vet
eran of theclvll war. While the presi
dent probably believed he was justified
in so doing at the time It will return
like a boomerang to haunt blm In the
years to come. He has by his harsh
treatment of the highest officer of the
army incurred the displeasure of the
grand army boys and thousands of citi
zens throughout the length and breadth
of the United States. The president
has alBO shown his desire to follow the
dictates of the corrupt ploltlcal ring at
the bottom of the Schley-Sampson con
troversy. He has shown his desire to
disgrace three of the greatest men in
the army and navy of this country.
Such an attitude may be becoming tc
the highest executive of the land, but it
is open to the most severe censure
without regard to politics.
Mr. Miles' record as a soldier in de
fense of his coutry should bBve prompt
ed him to deal gently with him, and the
further fact tbat the president was but
a mere lad when the rebuked general
was lying on a Virginia battlefield
bleeding from a wound Inflicted by a
confederate bullet. It does not strike a
harmonious cord in the breast of the
average citizen.—Waterloo Times Tri
bune.
France is carrying a load scarcely to
be envied. Perhaps her shoulders are
•'"h to bear It, but the crash
rfonoite her confl-
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Unknown Poet.
After quoting from a recent bit of
doggerel that is glorified by the signa
ture of Itudyard Kipling, and asserting
that it would not have been published
had the author been an unknown mao,
the Dubuque Telegraph quotes the fol
lowing poem as one worthy of noticp,
from the Denver News:
Little boy sweetheart, with eyes that shlae
Bluo as tho sky on a summer morn,
Lips that are wreathed with a smile divine,
Velvety oheeks that is pressed to mino,
Life has seemed fairer since you were born.
Fold up your petals, my rosebud white.
Good-night, my baby, good-night,
Good-night.
Little boy sweetheart. I love you sol
How deep tbat love you will uover know.
Night after night, when my work Is through,
Worn out and weary 1 come to you
Bend over your couch until upon my ear
Falls faint music 1 yearn to hear.
Made by your breathing so soft and light—
Good-oight, my baby,good-night,
Good-night. $
Then by your aide as I nightly kneel
To the All-Fathor I make appeal,
That IIo will guide you and guard and ble&s.
Touch you with love and unseltlshness
Mold you and lead you life's path along
That you grow manly and truo and strong,
That He may grant you a future bright—
Good-night, my baby, good-u'ght, 5
Good-nighi. $
Sometimes in days that are yet to bo.
In the l&st hours you shall come to me:
You shall stand at your life's proud prime:'
I whose head shall be touched with rime.
There shall wo part for tho last, sad time,
Then, aa the world recedes from view
On your dear face I will turn my sight
And out of death I will call to you, «.
Good-night, my baby, good-night,
Kjsaw Good-night.
em
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When we take into consideration the
quick growth of the mulberry, its fit
ness for the lawn, the hedgerow for
wind and snow breaks, and the abund
ance of its sweet, berry like fruit, wo
consider that It is worthy of more gen
eral planting. The fruit mixed with
some other good tart kind, is really very
good, and if not needed will feed the
birds and save the more valuable kinds.
—Farmers' Tribnne.
Feeding Dried Blood.'- Si
In a recent article or two we called
attention to the investigations that have
been carried on during the past year by
seme of the experiment stations In re
gard to the expediency of feeding dried
blood to calves, either for the preven
tion or cure of scours, or the bringing
Into a condition of thrift stunted calves
that have suffered, either because ot
orignal want of vitality or insufficient
feeding before weaniDg time. In the
article to which we refer a number of
icfJapRea were cited where for both of
these purposes the feeding of dried
blood had been attended with the hap
piest results. Quite a number of In
quiries have been sent us in regard to
the subject, a number of which ask
where dried blood prepared for feeding
can be obtained, Some of our corre
spondence is from those who had tried
the plan suggested In the articles, ani
of these we give the following from Mr.
O. O. Uhlhoro, of St. James, Minnesota.
After referring to the articles on the
subject published by us be Bays:
"I was greatly Impressed with the
idea of feeding blood to cBlves, and at
once wrote to Swift & Co., of St. Paul,
for prices and other Information. I
herewith enclose their reply, and will
also give you my experience with feed
ing it. I bepan feeding the
blood as coon as the calves drink well,
say when about three or four days old.
I put about a teaspoonful of it in the
milk and shake the pail so as to mix It
well. The blood, however, Is quite
heavy and will settle to the bottom,
and If the calves do not lick It out 1
put a little more milk in the pall and
pour into their mouths so that they get
the taste of it. It takes some little
time for the calves to grow to like It,
but when they once know they will lick
Italioui. The fourth calf which was
dropped in my herd this fall was not
fed dried blood as long as it was fed
whole n. Ilk. I did not know, indeed,
whether it waB advisable to uee the
blood in the case of so young a calf.
Presently it began to scour very badly
and would not drink. I put about a
half a cup of blood into a vessel and
add about out) and a half cups of
milk and poured it into the calf's
mouth, repeating the operation In the
evening. The next morning the calf
was perfectly well and seemed very
hungry. It has always been well since,
aud has a hearty appetite for every
meal, and is quite thrifty. This has
been my experience, and If any of your
readers have tried feeding blood, I for
one shall be glad to learn what their ex
perience has been. I think I should
feed dried blood to calves even though
too, Bball be glad to have the experience
of others who have fed the blood. The
letter of which be speaks from Swift &
Co., of South St. l'aui, Minnesota, is as
follows:
"We are very glad to note that you
are interested in feediug dried blood to
cattle. The blood we sell for feeding
purposes Is prepared especially for that
purpose. Wo put the ground dried
blood up in five pound packages,
twelve to the case, at S3 per case, free
on board, South St. Paul, Minn. Dried
blood Ib not bulky, hundred pound
Bugar sacks hold about 115 poundB of
It."
The cost of the article seems to be
somewhat greater than we were led to
believe. Ae, however, it is not fed as a
food, but is used only in very small
quantities, teaspoonful-wlae, the larger
cost than we bad anticipated cuts but
little figure. Readers who live nearer
-.to one'of the other markets where
acking is done on a larger scale would
lo well to order from one of the large
^packing concerns at thelr_nearesl
eket.—Homestead.
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MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1902.
SPRINGS IN THE SEA
FRESH WATER 8TREAMS THAT BURST
FROM THE OCEAN'S BED. •••'.
lit. Origin or (he Underground Riv
er. That Have an Outlet Under the
Periitaa Gulf Una Never Been Satis
factorily Rxplnined.
Along ihc shallow bottom of the
ocean, not very far from the land, a
number of openings have been discov
ered in various parts of the world
through which water as pure and fresh
as that of any bubbling spring mingles
with the salt water of the sea. Anoth
er remarkable class of fresh water
springs Is those that sink out of sight
or perhaps never come to the surface,
but follow hidden channels under the
land and under the sea until they final
ly come to the open air on an Island.
Both of these typos of underground
rivers are perhaps most remarkably Il
lustrated near and on Bahrein Island,
In the Persian gulf, a place that Is also
noted as one of the chief sources of
pearls.
Bahrein Island, the largest of the
group of Islands bearing that unmet Is
about twenty miles off the coast of
Arabia in the Persian gulf. As the Is
land has almost no rainfall It is a
dead level of sandy desert relieved only
by palm groves and patches of vegeta
tion where water springs to the sur
face from the mysterious underground
channels. In many places the water
does not reach the surface, but Is found
by sinking wells, the water being rais
ed to the surface by donkeys and bul
locks and poured Into the channelB
from which the date palms and other
crops are Irrigated. These springs can
not possibly be derived from the Island,
and It Is no more likely that they come
from the sandy wastes of neighboring
Arabia. The Arabian shore as far as
can be seen Ib low and devoid of water
except at El-Katif where similar
springs are found.
Arabs say that these streams come
straight from the Euphrates river
through an underground channel by
which the great river. In part, flows
be|
neath the Persian gulf. Geologists,
however, have dismissed this theory.
Though the origin of the springs has
not yet been satisfactorily explained,
the most favored theory Is that they
come from the well watered slopes of
the Persian mountains far to the north.
If this theory is correct, it means tL.it
the rainfall sinks Into the earth's crust
until It reaches Impermeable rock
strata along which It Is carried for a
great distance to the south out under
the sea until the rock, sloping upward,
again brings the water near the sur
face on Bahrein island. Some of the
wells that are thus supplied are enor
.^mouB, and one of them, the Adarl,
Suites for the Irrigation of many miles
of date palms through a canal of an
cient construction. The Adarl well Is
one of the great sights of Bahrein, be
ing a deep basin of water 22 by 40
yards In size. The fact that it comes
from a far higher source is shown by
the force with which It enters the well.
Divers, driven back by the strong cur
rent, are unable to reach the bottom.
There belug no wells within miles of
some of the coast towns of Bahrein,
tliey obtain water from springs that
ltsue from the bottom of the gulf not
far from the shore. These springs of
course have the same origin as the
wells. Divers, with goatskins under
their arms, dive through the salt water
and fill the skins with the cold, fresh
liquid at the bottom. The water ob
tained In this way usually contains
a slight admixture of salt water, so
that the mixture Is just a little brack
ish. At some of these opeulngB at the
sea bottom the bead of water entering
the sea is so strong tbat when hollow
bamboos are puBhed down Into it the
water rises through the tubes, deliver
ing the fresh water directly Into ves
sels that are held by men and women
who are sitting in the boats that
brought them from the land. The
force of some of the streams as they
come from the earth Is so considerable
that It pushes back the salt water, and
the spring Is not mixed with the sea
water for quite a space around the
place of entrance.
It has been practically determined
within the past few years that the wa
ters of a small river In West Africa
which disappeared in a fresh water
swamp that has no visible outlet find
their way by an underground channel
Into the Atlantic and mingle with the
sea through an opening In the bottom
that has been discovered a few miles
from Cape Verde. A channel has been
found on the sea floor which, appar
ently, was cut by some fresh water
stream. During some soundings that
were made in 1895 for the purpose of
finding and raising a broken cable the
vessel engaged In the work was sur
rounded by swamp vegetation tbat was
continually rising to the surface. It
was evidently brought through the un
derground channel from the swamp.
The breaking of a cable oil the mouth
of the Rovunia river lu East Africa
has been attributed to the destructive
notion of a strong current of sweet
I n\ IVU 14 Oik uujj u4 vu 1/4 vv.
It cost a good deal more than It does." water entering the sea level several
Mr. Uhlhorn seems to be entirely sat
isfied with the results of feeding blood
where scours occurs, and also to pro
mote thrift in his young calves. We,
miles from the land. Another remark
able example of a submarine river Is
found to the north of the city of Arlea
on the Pacific coast of South America.
A river from the Andes that is grad
ually swallowed up In the Band has
been found to make its way Invisibly
Into the sea, with which It unites some
miles from the land.—New York Sun,
Brain Welsh!.
It Is stated by an authority that the
weight of a mail's brain has nothing to
do with bis mental power. It is a ques
tion of climate, not of intellect. The
colder the climate, the greater the size
of the brain. The largest beads of all
are those of the Cbugatshcs, who live
very far north, aud next come the
heads of the Lapps.
Sandy—And will ye tak' a drap o'
whisky afore ye gang hnine, Tammas?
TammaB—Ah, weel, just a wee drap
ple.
Satidy—Then say when, laddie.
Tammas—Nay, mon the glass will
say when.—London King.
A TborontfbUred.
jshe—
he—Is It true that when you pro
to me yon didn't know whether
worth a penny?
e—Absolutely. But I always was
willing to take chances.—Detroit Fre«
Prei*-
pised
I |was
|He—.
J=5SN
fitter
The Commoner.
(Mr. Bryan's Papor.)
With the advent of the
M. & O. R. R. and the
comlpetion of our new
coal sheds on that line,
.i we shall bn in position
to offer special induce
ments to the users of
Harness,
Saddles,
5-1 Blankets
Robes,
Whips,
Prices Right.
E. H. Eaton.
0404040404040fH
7ou Can Obtain
an extra good
Calf !k
for Men at the
Lov Price of $2.50
with heavy exten=
sion soles. Don't
miss this chance at
-The is ta,—
11
For
VOL. XXVIII—NO.
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The Commoner has attained within
six months from date of the first issue
a circulation of 100,000,a record proba
bly never equaled in the history of
American periodical literature. The
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newspaper field for a national paper
devoted to the discussion of political,
economic, and social problems. To the
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contributes his best eiTortf and his re
view of political events as they arise
from time to time can not fsil to inter
est those who study public questions.
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one year for $2 20. The regular price
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separately is S2.50. tf.
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promptly.
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LUMBER
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Yours Ttn-I%ie Furniture
for the Entire Year
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BROWN, The Furniture Man's
SPECIAL HOLIDAY FURNITURE SALE,
t&rpeo
er will appreciate. Special prices
meiits, the week between Christinas and New Years.
A new lot of those
Genuine KARPEN
Guaranteed construc
tion Couches are in
and they are Beau
ties. Come in and in
spect our stock and
prices, and you will buy the goods,
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llor "no tor the tlrsl'
XfcCent,Per
line for each subse
Will continue for
several days yet, and
there nre many Rare
mid Exceptional Bar
gains in Furniture,
which the close buy-
will prevail in all depart-
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Can show you something new at very mod/
est prices this week. Art Squares, 7x9 to 9x1
India Lace Curtains, all different shadings $1.00,
to $1,50, per pair, Couch Spreds and upholster
ing patterns. Don't forget the fine selection of
Pictures, Frames, Moldings, and a store full of
"Fine Furniture at Fair Prices.^
Start the New5
Year Right,
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