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Democrat, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. 6 QR0N80N. 8. M. OARR. QRONSON & CARRj Editors and Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Yearly, in advance ....M 50 If not paid in advance 9 00 NOTICE.—On the slip of paper upon which the name 1b printed, appears the date to which tho paper is paid for, and a renewal la always respeotfully solioltod. The writer's name must accompany any arti* do for publication, as an evldeno of good faith o£ the editor*. Great Saving Shoe SLidOni-' Look For Bank, Manchester, Iowa. E PIT THE FEET. MANCHESTER, IOWA. Our Business Directory. ATTORNEYS. O. W. DUNHAM. K. B, STILES W. (I. NOBHIS DUNHAM. NORRLS STILES. ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES A- Public, Special attention given to Collec tions Insurance, Roal Estate and Loan Agts. Dfflce in Oily Hall Block. Manchester, la. C. YORAN. H. P. ARNOLD. M.J, YORAN YORAN. ARNOLD AYORAN A TTORNKYS AT LAW. and Roal Estate xi. Agents. Office over Delaware County State Agei-.-. O. E. BBONSON. J2. M, CARB. BRONSON FT CARR. A TTOKNEYS AT LAW. Special attention A. given to collections. Ofllce In Democrat UullainiE. Franklin Street, Mauohester. Iowa. FRED B. BLAIR. PHYAIOIATY#. A.J.WARD, PHYSICIANat and Surguoo, will attend to calls PHYSICIAN,LINDSAY.and H. H. LAWRENCE. TJHYSiOlAN AND SURGEON. Speoial at J- tentlon given diseases of ohlldren. Uavc *180 mado a special study of Gyneooology, Oostotrlcs, and Rectal Diseases All chronic Diseases successfully treated with the aid of Various Thermal and Massage treatment. All chronics solicited. Consultation free, Ofllce over Work's market. All oalls promptly at tended Rcsldenoe on Main street, tho old Dr. Kelsey property. ALEX. SEFSTROM. ENERAL BLACKSMITH, liorseshoing a \JC specialty, luterturring and corns cureu or no pay. Prices reasonable, and the best of worts guaranteed A slmie of the public patron age is solicited. Shop on Frauklln street, near the bridge. DENTISTS. O. A. DUNHAM. Dontists. c. WATCHMAKERS, L. LEIGH DUNHAM & LEIGH. Office in the Adams' building on Franklin street. Telephone 215. C. W. DORMAN. r\ENTIST. Office on Franklin Street, north of tho Qlobe Ilotol, Manchester, Iowa. -Dental Surgery in all Its branohes. Makes y^jrgquont visita to neighboring towns. Always office on Saturdays. E. T. NEWCOMB. \1SNTIST. Office over Clark & Lawrence's store ou Franklin street. Crown «ldge work a specialty. Will meet patients at arley Wednesday of each week. 82tf VETERINARIAN. DR. J. W. SCOTT, VETERINARY Surgeon, and Dentist. 601 Main Street. Telephon 289. MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS IS prepared to furnish Granite and Marble .J Monuments and Head Stones of various dc {sirns. Have the county right for Sipe'e Pat ient Grave Cover also dealer In Iron Fenoes. Will meet all competition. W. N. BOYNTOS. 1. P. MCEWKS. BOYNTON 4 MoEWEN. Jewelers and Engravers dealord In Watohon. Olooks, Silver and MANCHESTER. IOWA, AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER,f il3HWBooT TV $L:°T!Z'. 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, -r Grassfield® Bros. Pll mm ,,, Prices Later. HOLLISTER LUMBER CO. LUMBERand and at) kinds of building materials, Posts Coal. Corner of Delaware and Madison streets. THOS. T. CARKEEK. ARCHITECT AND BUILDING SUPEUIN TENDENT.S. E. Corner, sth and Main St. Dubuque, Iowa. SCHARLES, THE TAILOR. MERCHANT TAILOU and Gents Furnishing Goods, Mauclioster, Iowa. WM. DENNIS. CARPENTER, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER. 1 am now prepared to do all work In my line in a good and workmanlike manner. Satis faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur nished Work taken In town or country, Shop near tho stand tower ou West Side of river. O. E. GATES. CITY A TTORNBY AT LAW. Office In the City HaU vi^BlOQk. Manchester, Iowa, DRAYMAN. Am prspared to do all work In my line, Moving household goods and pianos a specialty. All work will receive prompt attention. A share of your patronage fssoltcirAd- Charges rlghtv Give your draylni to a man who nas come to stay. B. CLARK. DRY promptly all bour.i of the day or altrhi, Oamont, Iowa. J. M. D„ surgeon and Eye Specialist. Office hours for eye cases littlDg glasses l?00 to 8:00 p. m. Office coruor Main uutl Frank lln streets. GOODS, Notions. Carpets, Gents Fur nishing goods, etc. Franklin Street. QUAKER MILL CO. I1lLOURaml Keod. Manufactuiers of the cele- biuted White Sutlu and Wlilto Pearl Flour. LAWRENCE & GREM8. DRUGS, Wall Pup^r Stationery, l'aiuts, Oils, etc. City HaU block. PETER BOARDW Y. DEALER IN Hour, feed, hay straw, Mauuokc is lime, stucco. and common and Atlas ce ment. Telephone 113. Lower Franklin St. PETERSON BR08. DEADERS Plated Ware, Fine Jowelry.Speotaoles, Cutlery, all tbe papers of its claBB in the COUn try, it is easily the best and most 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 ers, 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 Musical Instruments, etc., Main street. A.D.BROWN. Dealer lu furniture etc., and undertaker, Main Street. F. WBRKME1STER, IN FURNITURE, Frames, Etc. A complote ri ENERAL DEALER VJ Coffins. Ploture Fram stook of Furniture and Upholstery always on hand, at prlccs that defy competition. A good Hearse kept for attendance at funerals. Sari* ville, Iowa. ALLEN & STOREY. piLOTBING and Gents furnishing goods. Oor ner Main and Franklin strectB. L. R. BTOUT, riLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods. City Hall Block, Franklin Street. K1DDBLL & CO., ~\RY GOODS, Carpets, Millinery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, etc.. Main St. (an Chester, Iowa. A.THORPE. ROPRI ETOR OF KALAMITY'S PLUN der Store aL'l Dealer in Clothiug *IOHS, Notions. lc. Masonic Block 5 r, Iowa. IN Groceries, Provisions, Crock ery, Fruits, oto. Main Street. J. M. PEARSE. UST1CE OF TllK I'BACE AND COLLKCT OU. All business' entrusted to him (riven prompt attention. olUce in city HaU block, second floor. .r 120 Acre Farm for Sale. We are agents for the sale of the O. JC uuderwood Farm of 120 acres, situated about 7 miles north east of Manchester. There Is a bargain for some purchaser In this property. BHONSON & CAHIC. House For Rent. A good house situatod on Franklin street just south of my residence, now oocup ml by Burton Clark. Joa. IJUTCHINSOX. CYCLONE AND TORNADO Insurance in first class companies written and policies Issued by UUONSON ft CABK. THE SURE WAY TO CALIFORNIA. You can go to California in a through Tourist car, which leaves Cedar llapids every Tuesday at 8:40 p. m., via B., C. It. & N. Ity. Our rates are as low as via Buy other route and the service first-class in every respect. If you are thinking of making the trip, do not fail to Becure your berths ahead through any agent of thiB com pany. JNO. G. FARMER, A. (i. P. & T. A. B., C. K. & N. Ity. 44w23. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The large ana increasing circulation of The Iowa Homestead in this county is a matter for congratulation to the publishers and to good farming, for, of Farmers' Mutual Insurance Journal, four of the most valuable farm publi cations in the country, that enable us to offer the four in connection with our own paper for S1.90 for the entire five, one year. This is emphatically a good thing, and no farmer in this county should fail to take advantage of this otter. For a large line of thoroughly practical farm reading nothing has ever been oifered before that equals it. A county paper, a farm paper, a poultry paper, a farm insurance paper and the Special Farmers' IsQtitntj}, all for 31.00 Come in and order them! Hoots, inches- GRAfiSFIELD BROS (Successors to Seth Brown.) OOTs AND SHOES of all grades and prices. Custom Work and Hepulrlug entlon. Store In City Hall Block. ilrlug given special GEO. S LISTER, YRDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC. Keeps a first-class tinner and does all Is of repairing with neatness and dispatch, re opposite First National Bank. Main St. T. F. MOONBY. (Successor to Leo Bowman.) AOKBM1TI1 uud WaEonraaker, Delhi, Iowa. Work done promptly and In a work like manner. Charges reasonable. Your inago solicited. lGtf Dl" "C YODE PROPERTY against cyolonei ad rn&does In the old reliable Plioenlx at Oo„ BBONSON ft 0JJIB. AgeaU, mmmim Insurance at Cost. M. E. Ulalr. Secretary of tho Delaware County Farmer's Mutual Insurance Co., and County agent for the lo*n Mutual Tornado Insurance Co. will be at Fred Blair's oillce In Maucheater, Suturday ufternoon of each week. 34tf F. E. RICHARDSON Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Office over the Racket btore Manchester, Iowa Ki There is some talk of asking the Email minority of democratic members in the bouse and senate to vote with the republicans and give Senator Al lison an unanimous renominatioo, a distinction seldom given to a senatorial candidate. There is no question bui many democrats would be pleased to honor thiB distinguished Iowan, bat can they do so without sacrificing their own political views? Mr. Allison repre sents a principle of protection, which Iowa democrats will not endorse. He entertains different views with regard to the treatment of the Filipinos than do the democrats bis views on trusts are antagonized by democrats, then fore, should democrats vote for him, It would be In a measure relinquishing their own principles and adopting those of Senator Allison, which would be a great political mistake. The people of Iowa, regardless of politics, honor Senator Allison as a man, but demo crats cannot assist in bis ro-electlon without stultifying themselves.—Clin ton Advertiser. Are Colonies Profitable. A book has just been issue! by the treasury bureau of statistics in which an attempt is made to show that colon ies are profitable. This is simply a campaign book issued by the imperial ists In power at Washington. In this book they attempt to show that colonal ism has been proQtable to Great Britain and other countries. The book gives figures to show that Great Britain haB built 15,000 miles of railway in India and doubled the mile age in her other colonies in the last twenty years. The commerce of IndiB it appears from this book has been so profitable to England that the nations of the world have been called upon time and again to feed the starving mil lions. The expense of the brutal war fare in South Africa has been overlook ed, but that of course is only a trifle— say a million dollars a day. All the figures the administration can present) will not convince the American people that colonalism is profitable. The lives of our soldier boys sacrificed in maintaining that sys tem are worth more to the people than the millions a Rockefeller or Morgan might syndicate. And there is another phase of the matter. Even if profft able, government of subject races is not right. It 1B repugnant to American principles and the theories of govern ment. In the words of that great com moner, William J. Bryan, ''a people that would deny to another the right of self government cannot long expect to enjoy it themselves."—Boone Countjj Democrat. Why We Need No Subsidy. Those who want the government at Washington to pay them a big bonus out of the national treasury for build ing and sailing ships may not be great ful to Tjard Schwartz for his high compliments to American shipbuilding Ilerr Schwartz is a German naval con structor who recently was in the United States in an oillcial capacity investigat ing shipbuilding here, lie reports that the materials for the construction of steel ships are cheaper here than in any other country—a statement for which Mr. llabcock's steel truBt friends will not thank him. He further says that American workmen are the best in the world, earning wages 30 to 50 per cent higher than workmen in Britain re ceive, and 100 per cent higher than they get on the continent. Bot he adds thut the wage bills in America are counter balanced by economical processes of machinery which are not found in the European yardB. He might have added that Americans get higher wages be cause they are worth more, BO that we have an advantage apart from machin ery. Uerr Schwartz further states that freighters are being built on the great lakes as cheaply as tramp steamers are built in Great Britain. When the American taxpayers read these statements pehaps they will won der more than ever why they should be compelled to contribute toward the building up of the private fortunes of American shipbuilders.—C a Chronicle. Money no Measure of the Man If there is anything disgusting or in congruous to be seen in life, it is the vulgar display of wealth by those whose personalities lie very close to the brute —who are undeveloped, coarBe and re pulsive. How often we see refined and beautiful characters, and charming per sonality, Bhown by a servant in the family of a brutal, vulgar millionaire, There are servants in thousands of wealthy American homeB who are IDII nltely superior, from every possible standpoint of teal value, to those they serve. Those servants are often com pelled to live in hot and ill ventlllated kitchens, and to sleep in stilling, unat tractive roomB. They are the only pearls, perhaps, in the entire household, and yet are unappreciated, unrecognized —trampled in the mud by the hoof of roe bw?t who' has managed to grasp and wrench frcim others his vulgar mil lions. Many a hod carrier is superior -to tne owner.of the bricks be staggers under many a coachman on the box is worth a thousand times more than the man or woman inside, the' carriage, when measured by every moral meas urement. We shall never have: a trfle measurement, ventures Succtss, until we cease to gague a man's worth lay his bank account or his business, or to es timate a woman's real standing by heir apparel, her jewelB, or the cost of her entertainments. Rulfans often wear broadcloth, and Bensual women fre quently rustle In silks and blaze with jewels, while real worth does its work in coarse serge or cheap calico.— Plain Dealer. £$$ MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1902. The Plodder's Petition. Lord, lot mo not be too content With 'ifu In trllllUK service spent, M»ie ir.e aspire! Whe daswith pretty cares are fineu Let me with fleeting thoughts bo tbruied Of something higher. Help me lo long forinen'al grace strugglo with the coinmonplaco daily And. May little deods bring rot to fruit A crop or llttlothougiits to sult. jy A Mhriveled mind. 1 do not ask for place amoug N" Great thinkers who have taught and suug. And scorned to bend Cnaer tho trifles of the hour, I ouiv would not lose the powers v.'.- To comprehend. —Independent. Rural Carriers' Duties. The first important iessson for rural carriers to learn is that of absolute se crecy regarding mail matter passing through their hands, which means that they are forbidden to gtve any informa tion as to mail matter carried by them, or ollicial business transacted, to any person, other than the peison to whom such mail matter is addressed, or with whom the business is transacted or to exhibit any mail matter except to the person to whom it is addressed. The instructions are to abstain from drinking intoxicating liquors while on duty, and to maintain sobriety at all times to be civil, prompt and obliging, quietly attend to their duties, and un der no circumstances to loiter or stop for unnecessary conversation on their routeB. They are permitted to carry parcels, to receive subscription tor newspai ers, and perform various private commit, slons for the accommodation of the pat rons of their routes, with each othtr and the business interests of the towiiB from which they start, so long as their doing BO doeB not interfere with the regular performance of their duties. They are not compelled to perform this extra service, but if rendered the pat rons must pay, therefor, and the com pensation iB one of private arrange ment. iiut they shall not act as agents, salesmen, or solicitors for expresB com panies, letter box manufacturers, wholesale houses, mail order houies, corporations or firms, nor engage in any business or avocation which wpuld interfere with the proper performance of their ollicial duties. They may also carry passengers, but no person thus conveyed must, under any circumstances, be permitted to handle the mails. ltural carriers will take with th^Bi en every trip an ample 6upply, of DOMajrp stamps, postal cards, stampwvenvrwpa', etc., to accommodate their patrons and when unstamped letters, etc., are de posited iu thu boxes with the requisite amount of money to pay for the pos tage, they are authorized to allix the proper stamps thereto. They must also carry the ollicial rubber stamp furnish ed by the department and cancel all stamps on mail matter collected, keep daily account of the amount thus cancelled, also a record of the actual number of peices of mail delivered and collected each day, on blanks furnished and report the same to the postmaster. They are not to bring to the pOBtollice from which their- routes emanate, mail matter collected by them, which may be delivered to patrons at points furth er along their routes, and they must ex act 2 cent per ounce rate on all first class matter, except postal cards, with in such delivery. The "drop letter" once cent rate postage does not apply on rural routes. They are required to register all mailable matter when requested by pat rons, take applications for money ord ers, and give official receipts therefor. Also take receipts for registered and special delivery matter delivered. The special instructions of the department regarding these matters must be rigidly obeyed. The department regulations strictly forbid rural carriers furnishing liBts of nameB and addresses to their patrons for pay or favor. The regular carrier must carry the mail regularly every day of the year, Sunday alone excepted, save when sick, or on leave of absence granted by the department, and theylarejto make de liveries strictly according to instruc tions and route descriptions. No change of routes or direction of travel will be permitted, except on orders from the department at Washington. A carrier that drives oil his route, for pay or favor, to make delivery, is sub ject to severe penalties. The aim of the department is to best serve the greatest number of people in a given distance traveled. It is a mutual ser vice on tne part of the department and the people. The department In a ma jority of cases travels much more than half way. Those not ^directly on the route, to secure the service, must of necessity go to the route. Mail will not be delivered or collected by carriers, except to and from approv ed boxes properly placed on poBts by the roadside and immediately accessible to the carriers without dismounting. The poBt master general, through a commission, after an examination of nearly one hundred styles of boxes, se lected and approved fourteeu different kinds, and it iB Cresco required that those de siring the service, on routes hereafter to be established, must put up boxes to be selected from the list. Carriers are not required to serve those whose box es are so erected that they must drive on a bank, in a ditch, shovtjl away snow, or dismount to exchange the mail. Under no circumstance can a carrier present an acceptable excuse for extending the service to those who have wooden or other unapproved boxes or to those with improperly or inconveniently erected boxes. Carriers are instructed to insist that boxe. should beerected on solid, smooth posts, inches in diameter, placed two ant one-half feet in the ground. The post'ihould lean at least twelve inches toward the road, and the tcp should be beveled so that the box when fastened will stand perpendicular, and the bottom be just four feet from tfe ground. Boxes so erected will enable the carrier to drive the front wheel of his vehicle under the box without catching the whippletrve on the post, and exchange the mall with ease and rapidity. In addition to the above, if the posts are painted whita and thn name of the post office aud number of the route are stenciled thereon, it will materially add to the appearance and be a valuable landmark. The ultimate success of rural freede livery depends on good roads. It is therefore made the special duty of the rural carrier to report to the postmaster from whose office he starts dangerous and impassable conditons of roads and bridges, and the failure of the proper authorities to keep the same in repair. DANGEROUS FISHES. THEY ARE NOT ALL CONFINED TO THE SEAS THAT ARE SALTY. Spearing parties had now and then reported seeing a very large fish with out being able to strike it, but no one gave credence to the tales until one night several years ago, when a party of sportsmen from Chicago went on the lake spearing in charge of an old resi dent named Armstrong. Armstrong was the only one that re turned to tell the story. He said the party was spearing in shallow "water when they saw an enormous fish that resembled an overgrown pickerel. Two of the Chicago men were standing in the bow, and at first supposed the fish to be a log. Then one saw his mistake and struck with all his might Tbe fish gave a dart that made the boat jump aa though a Bto*cm engine were pulling It. If the man had let go of the spear, all would have been well, but he bung on, and tbe fish gave a mighty flop to right angles with the boat The man still held to the spear, with tbe result that the boat capsized, and the men found themselves standing in mud and water up to their waists. The light went out when the boat up set, and, the night being dark and cloudy, not one of the party bad any idea of the direction to be pursued in reaching shore. Tbe shallow water oc cupies a large part of tbe lake, and they could wander in any direction without being able to tell whether or not they were nearing shore. Arm strong said afterward that nothing could equal the awfulness of tbe expe rience that followed. They made their way in one direction after another and wandered round and round, going half way to their knees In mud at every step. To make matters worse a cold, steady, drizzling rain began to fall. They were soon numb to the marrow. Then one of tbe sportsmen dropped without a word, and no one went to his help. Little by little the three that re mained were separated. Armstrong he himself became unconscious after a time and remembers noth ing that happened until be was roused by feeling solid ground beneath his feet and finding tbat the water was more shallow than It bad been. He kept on und fell upon tbe shore. Then on hands and knees he crawled to camp and gave the alarm. Search was at once made for his companions, and their bodies were recovered. Since that time the big fish witb a scar on his back has twice or thrice been seen by spearing parties, but they have passed It by. There Is one species of fish in tbe south tbat is feared only little less than its salt water contemporary tbe shark. This is the alligator gar. It grows to enormous size and has a bill hard and bony and much broader than the bill of the common gar of northern waters. One who goes out upon the lakes of Louisiana and Arkansas will see them jumping and splashing like enormous trout. Their usual food con sists of fish, and they not only make endless trouble for those who go fish* Ing with minnows, but have been known to round up and tear to pieces bass which the sportsman has hooked. Bathing in the lakes is considered dan gerous. A negro was sitting In the stern of a boat on a lake near Helena, Ark., let ting his feet hang over tbe stern, when a gar grabbed blm by one leg. The man bung to the boat until rescued, but his leg was horribly gashed. Tbe Qsh have been known to attack in like manner negroes who went swimming in the Mississippi below New Orleans. One spring the writer was visiting a rice plantation on the "lower coast" of the Mississippi when an old negress came wailing to the bouse and said ber five-year-old boy was dead. He bad been playing at the edge of a bayou and was lying on tbe bank extending his arms into the water when a gar came with a rush aud. grabbing tbe youngster by the arm, pulled him into the water. A youug negro with a shot gun was standing uear watching for rlcebirds. He ran to tbe bank. The fish found it bad undertaken a bigger task than It could well manage, and a wild struggle was lu progress between the gar and the dying child. The negro shot the fish, but the cblld died before it could be taken from the water.—New York Times. SBiPPv'"" A Under tlie mogul emperors extensive systems of roads were constructed in India connecting all leading points In the peninsula. .jj* The Commoner. (Mr. Bryan's Taper.) The Commoner has attuined 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 unparalleled growth of this paper dem onstrates that there iB room In the newspaper field for a national paper devoted to the discussion of political, economic, and social problems. To the column" of the Commoner Mr. liryan contributes his beBt efforts and his re view of political events as they arise from time lo time CKU cot fail to inter est those who study public questions. The Commoners regular subscription price is 81.00 per year. We have ar ranged with Mr. Bryan whereby we can furnish his paper and the Democrat for one year fot 82 20. The regular price of the two papers when subscribed for separately is S2.50. tf. Coal. $ The AUiivntor Gar Is One Freah Wa ter Species That Is Feared In the Soatli—A Mysterious Monster That Inhabits Michigan Lake. So fax* as any danger from tbe game Is concerned, fresh water fishing .has always been looked upon as about as safe as any sport in the world, and the fresh water fish has gone on record as harmless and nonreslstant But there are Instances now and then when the fish turns the tables. The inhabitants of Osceola county, Mich., who live in the neighborhood of Lake George, an inland water about three miles long, are almost superstltiously afraid of a certain fish that inhabits that lake. No one knows what sort of fish it is, and opinion locally is divided as to whether it is a giant muskellunge or a stur geon. With the advent of the M. & O. R. R. and the comlpetion of our new coal sheds on that line, Harness, Saddles, 5-A Blankets Robes, Whips, Prices Right. 1. H. Elk VOL. XXVIII—NO- 3. :i to offer special induce ments to the users of Indiana Block Coal. Other grades of Soft and'Hard coal delivered promptly. \iS H0LLI5TER. LUMBER COMPANY. !i§i Manchester, Iowailel •4$ For the 0404040*0*0*0*0* jj If an extra good Boz Calf Shoe for Men at the with heavy exten sion soles. Don't miss this chance at -The b:li Stai Sk- RJ. For Honest Footwear, r2S2m: $ iThis Space ^Belongs to •mn- BATES OF ADVERTISING. Column.. Column.... BROWN, The Furniture Man's SPECIAL HOLIDAY FURNITURE SALE, Yours for Fine Furniture for the Entire Year BROWN, The Furniture Man. I Finch & Lillibridge, Can show you something new at very mod' est prices this week. Art Squares, 7x9 to 9x12, 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." ', «'¥, Farm For Rent! We offer for rent on shares our farm west of, aud -. adjoining Manchester. This farm has never been leased and is one of the best farms in Delaware County. It lias good buildings, and consists of 280 acres, of which 110 acres is under plow. This is f: a chance for the right party, not offered every day. Joseph & W. H. Hutchinson, ltf Manchester, Iowa. READ THE DEMOCRAT. The Prairie Farmer The Oldest aud Best General Farm Paper. Weekly—10 Pages or More. ONE YEAR FREE liy special arrangement we can furnish tuis great tarm weekly, FREE I'Oll ONE YEAH, tn every one of our subscribers. AH you have to do iB to renew for this puptr for next year, and tell us that you want THE 1'RAllUE FARM Kl{, and we will order it sent to you one full year free. We will also Bend THE 1'RAIRIE FARMER free for one year to every new subscribers who pays OB one year in advance. Or if you prefer, for S2.00 we will send you the Democrat and Prairie Farmer one year and give you in addition your selection of either of the line premiums we are giving our advance paying subscribers. Don't put this off if you want to get this great farm paper free next year. 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Special prices will prevail in all depart ments, the week between Christinas and New Years Anew 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, kH v\'^ A '•{It '•jS & 4 4 4 4 at 4 4 4 Watch for Bargains j- 'r, 4 6 a.6* A.- »V