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mm,m P-.y F. :'•. r: ih: 1 1 .%M LAMONT. Born to Go Larson and wife an. 22, ion. Delmar Windenborg and family spent Jan. 19 in Stanley. Tbe many friends of Delmar Winden borg and wife tendered them a party 'Wednesday evening. Wild foxes have been caught at the Backbone recently. The W. C. T. U. meets Tburfda.v af ternoon Jan. SO, at 2:30, with Mre. D. 51. Blown. A program will be rendered. Elmer Hesner has received another promotion. We are all glad to hear this. Mrs. Peter Garr is getting better rap «uy. MIBS Mary Finley is being eared for by trained nurse from Independence. J. M. Franks and wife spent last week visiting in Manchester. Urs. Wm. Seward is improving rap idly. Mrs. Chas. Blackburn is vlBiting Good Bell's family at Morrison. Mrs. Cbas. Cole entertained the F. W. Baptist Ladies' Aid Society, Tuesday, Jan. 28, at dinner. F. £. Peet spent last week at home. Geo. Brkcher spent tbe past week Tiiltlng his Mason City and Bancroft relatives. Dr. Sheffield of Mason City spent last week in Lamont. Dr. Taylor transacted business in Waterloo, Jan. 22. John Hense transacted business in Dnbuque, Jan. 23. ONEIDA. Mrs. J, J. Welterlen very pleasantly entertained about forty boys and girls last Saturday In honor of her daughter Gladys' twelfth birthday, An elegant dinner was served at noon which all teemed to appreciate, and tbe afternoon was spent with music and games and it Is needless to say all bad a good time. Frank Westbrook, James Clendenvn and Will Hockaday shipped a car of bogs to Chicago Tuesday. Surprise partieB seem to be rather numerous as there have been two the past week. About eighteen young peo ple spent last Thursday evening with Fred Helden. who on account of hiB cent illness has been shut in most of the winter. Dainty refreshments were served and all enjoyed the evening. Several of the friends of Floyd Bundy agreeably surprised him Wednesday evening'. All entered into tbe spirit of the games and did justice to the ice cream and cake which Mrs. Bundy bad generously prepared for them. Will and George Burr were out this way Thursday. Mrs James Cox is on the sick list. F. M. Burbrldge and C. C. Hoag at tended Elk lodge in Dubuque Thursday evening. Tbe W. C. U. contest given here Friday evening was well attended and every one seemed to enjoy it. Mr. New ton Kleckner, of Greeley, won the silver medal with a piece entitled "Old Soapy A. J. Bector Btarted on the M. & 0. Thursday evening to visit his daughter, Mrs. Sargent, at Independence. Masonville. Mr. Havens who haB been very sick is reported some better at this writing. Mr., and Mra. Timothy Taylor, of Waterloo, spent Sunday at the home of his parents. Tbe Ladies of tbe Methodist church gave an entertainment in tbe Opera House, Friday evening which was largely attended. We are glad to hear that Mra. JS'orman Kenyon wbo has been very sick ia Im proving. Michael Penney Btarted for Huron S. Dakota Tuesday, where be intends to make some improvements on hiB farm wbich he purchased a short time ago. Quite a number from here attended tbe Ondler & Smith sale south of town Wednesday. Mr. Moran from VS ieconsin, is the guest of bis brother, W m. Moran and family this week. Harry ColeBon and wife have been in this city tbe past few weeks, llarry being called here on account ot the ilcknesB of his grand parent, Mr. UavenB. Dan Brophy and family, Pat Jjrophy and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. Dully, took their departure from hereTueBilay morning. They have all bought farms in Washington and intend making Washington their future hom«. r-t&r if/ =3* County Correspondence. A dance was given at Fred Timmin's last Monday evening, it being Fred's thirty-seventh birthday. Bruce Hunt returned from Lyons county last Wednesday, where he We notice several of our farmers en night. Alex. Moaer and wife visited rela tivps here laat week. Ed. Robinaon sold a horse to James Winnard, of Greeley, laBt week. Mr. A. L. Mmkler went to Delhi, Tuesday, for a visit with his old friend, Rev. lieeghley. Mrs. liec Peet and daughter Laura were in Strawberry Point last Friday. Mrs. Gilchrist and eon Frank went to Ryan last Saturday and remained until Mr. J. E. Ullman. principal of the public schools of Paulina, Iowa, is here visiting his father, Mr. .lohn Ullman. George Culbertaon waa in Manchester WedneBday. COGGON. fij. Roy Morse spent Sunday in Manches ter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Inman, laat Thursday momiqsr, re a girl. friendB in Coleaburg. John A. Smith and wife returned lrom a visit in Marion Tuesday even ing mends. The Ladies'Aid Society met at (he home of Mre. O. J. Wellman Thursday. Mr. Lyons, of Wortbington, is spend ing a few dayB this week with his sister Mrs. D. Fagan. Mr. May, of Cascade, 1b to take pos session the first of March, of the store now occupied by G. E. Soder, where he intends running a dry goods and gro cery store. P. J. Ryan who baB been suffering tbe past two weeks, of a dislocated ahoulder. caused by jumping off a moving 'rain, is now able to attend to his business affairs, Mrs. JoneB wbo has been seriously ill is some better. Mr. eLwis, of Center .1 iMctiou, bis rented tbe blacksmith shop formerly occupied by Joseph Taylor. Mr. Lewis is a first-class mechanic and it is hoped that be will meet witb great s'j-'f Avery pleasant surprise was (jiven Tim and Ed Eaton last Friday. ,\ bout sixty of their friends gathered at their home but found no one at home ao they went in and took charge of the house. About ten o'clock the family returned from a neighbors, where they had gone to spend the evening, and great was their surprise to find the house packed full of people. The visit ors presented tbeir hosts aud hostess, •ich with a beautiful album as a token o" tbeir friendship. Tn tbe wee small hours tbe party left for home, all having enjoyed a very pleasant evening. Claude Clute is much better at thiB writing. Sam Way marketed thirty-eight very good sboats laBt ?ast week. At the present price of pork this bnnch will net Sam a neit little sum. Fred Moser and family made a week's 'lplt to his wife's folks at Jelfersrille week. MrB. Thomas Henderson and daugh ter, Mrs. Charles Mills ef Valley Farm, visited at the home of Mra. Henderson's parents, Mr. und Mrs. A. L. Wednesday.—Monitor. C. E. Reeve waa at Manchester Mon day to attend a committee meeting ot the Lenox College board of directors, on mattera of Tm-y have the best wishes of all their buaineBB BARRYV1LLE. [Too lute for lust week.l John DierckBen of Kossuth County is I months. here lor a viBit success. EADS GROVE. The literary entertainment held at the Barryville school houae, Wednesday evening, was well attended and a profit able and pleaBant evening Spent by all in attendance: Another \yill be told Wednesday evening, danuaty 22. rs. Katharine LyneaB has rented her farm and with her two daughters will soon move to Manchester. Mrs. and Mrs. 0. C. Barry acted as host and hostess at the last regular meeting of the jovial Hayseed Whist Club, Friday evening Jan. 17. As usual part of their program a jolly time enBued. A seven o'clock dinner was served followed by the usual games of whist. The menu mm A very bright young lady arrived at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Trotter, Tuesday evening January 21st, about aun-down. The little lady received a Willie I hl'arty 1 HOPKINTON. W. P. Lord had business at Manches ter Tuesday. F. E. Richardson came down from Manchester over Sunday to visit with his parents. pertaining to the inatitution. The revival meetings which have been in progress at the Methodiat church closed last Sunday evening. Rev. Cur rau reports 40 accessions to the church as a result of his efforts. H. C. Frederick, of Hazel Green, went to Laurel, Neb last Tuesday, where he has rented a farm and will east Ids lot in a newer country, ilis wife will join him in about three weeks, Their friends here will wiBh them all kinds of good luck and a prosperous future in their new home. l£V ^C|fc ?s she will visit for a time with a sister living there. We noticed an error in a late issne of the Democrat, concerning the meeting of the Six-banded Euchre Club, which was held at the home of Mrs. II. O. Harris instead of MrB. Sherman Harris. Mr. Wm. Denison of Waterloo was a guest several days this week at tbe haB been working since harvest, Charlie Bagsby has been taking charge of Fred Moaer's stock during the latter's absence. Brayton home, DYERSVILLE. H. G. Kramer, of Petersburg, was in town Monday on business. John Wesaels, of Dixeon Settlement, gaged in the occupation of ''breaking" I was here on business Thursday. colts while sleighing is possible. Henry Scherbring, of Petersburg, bad Jim Ash and wife attended the business in this city Wednesday. Rebecca lodge at Delhi last Tuesday! Henry Schnieders, of Petersburg, had business in this city Tuesday. Jacob Krapfl went to Dubuque isBt Monday on business. Mrs. Henry Koopmann was at Man chester the first of the week, visitine Ei. PreBton, who has been working with her old friend Mrs. Theo. Hatch. at Cedar Fulls, for some time is visiting relatives here. £?.# EDGEWOOD. i1'"'j Rev. •y: fToo late for lust week.l George Domayer, of Bear Grove, was a pleasant caller at tblB office MIbb Jennie Langhammer, of Man chest»r, visited at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lippertafew daya laat week. She returned home last WedmsJay afternoon. Gorge Flynn, of n»sr Oulenburg, went to Dubuque Tuesday morning lie Monday viBiting relatives. Mr. and Mia. John Cnrran went to I jng culled there on account of thedeath Hopkinton Saturday evening to viait at 10f his brother, Maj'.r J. R. Flynn. the home of Rev. Curran. ilr. und Mrs. John F. Hoeckeaetedt, of near Petersburg, mourn the loas of their infant daughter who died Jan uary 15,1902 The funeral took place Len Fisher is at home from Highland ]a9tSaturday and waa the largest ever Park College, Des Moines. witnessed for a funeral of an infant, Mr. Jim Morey will hold a public sale 1 at bis home weat of town next Thurs day. January 23 Mr. Lou J. Beauchamp, a noted speaker, will appear in Iiesner's Opera House, Jan. 27. over fifty vehicleB carrying sympath'z- ing friends and neighbors were in the funeral procession. STRAWBERRY POINT. John Seeley, of Mancheater, Joaeph Hunt is visiting relatives and 1 ^on attended a meeting of the officers iendB in Coleaburg. of Frank Sutherland and nifeof Monti cello viBited the at the home of A. A. De- Woody, la8t Thursday night. James DeWoody haB sold his farm west of town to a Mr. Ruff, of Haz-I Green. Tbe consideration was Sf8 per acre. welcome aa ehe ia tbe first grand child ever Uoru Mr. Trotter's father' family. Mother and daughter doing well. Congratulations are in order. The young people of our city enjoyed themselves at various parties last Fri day evening, Mr and Mrs Mike Liddy giving a "Masquerade Party" for Miss Mamie's class-mates, wbich waa a very enjoyable affair, MrB. Liddy with home folks* The Messrs. Armstrong and Buck- Fred Collard attended the teachers' nam accompanied by Misses Arm meeting in MBBonville, Saturday. strong, Lattner and Leigh of DyerB Mr. and MrB. ChaB, Barry entertainedl vlile were among the number who at Mr. K. G. Foster of Armour, S. D., an tended the I. O. O. F. ball Wednesday uncle of Mrs. Barry, several days of tnia night. week. wbb bb follows: Oyster cocktail, Saratoga chips, olives chicken pie, boiled ham, potato loaf, rolls, peas pate, cranberry sherbet, peach pickleB mushrooms on toast salmon salad, wafers plum pudding ice cream, fig cak?, chocolate wafers. The honors of the evening were won by Mrs. Lettie Andrews and Mrs. S. W. Trenchard. Mrs. Betsey Harris being consoled by a little pig. OrriB Miller departed early Tuesday morning for Clayton county for the purpose of securing a bride in the per son of MIbb Etta Stone. The newly married pair will be at home to tbeir friends at the home of the groom's fa ther, Jacob Miller. A number of our young people at tended the hop given by the Mystic Workers at Ryan, Thursday evening. Misses Mabel and Anna True' came down from Manchester, Wednesday, for a visit with friends here. Mrs. Grace Miller departed'Wednes day evening for Davis county where ht laBt waB The Sunday School class of S. W. Klaus gave him a surprise Friday even ing, when they assembled at bis home and with plenty of good eatables spent a pleasant evening. Before leaving they left as a token of their friendship a quantity of glassware. Andy Cole was removed to a hospital In Dubuque Thursday, where an oper ation was performed. Ilis many friends here hope for his rapid recovery. R. Baskerville, of Iowa Falls, is vis iting his mother and brother here. Several of the young people had a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cruise Saturday night, the trip in a bob. Tuc-i day. Frank Herbers and Henry Niggelinr, of New Vienna, were in town last Wed nesdiiy on business. Jake Waite has bought the Lorig property and taken possession. Mr. and Mra. Henry Veaey have a little daughter at their home. Dr. Lindsay was down from Man Chester Friday. Laat Tuesday evening the R-bekah lodge of this place entertained about ilt'ty of the Rebekaha from Greeley lodge. Two candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the degree, the tireeley staff doing the work in fine shape afterwards an elegant banquet was served in the G. A. R. hall. Our Greeley visitors must have got home in the wee. small hours. Come again. Berving aiipter to those present. Another party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs II. Fischer wbich was attended by number of the Lutheran Bchool children Rev. and Mrs. Graf's home waa also the scene of a merry gathering of the Luth eran Young People's Society, who eu jov the evening very much, A most enjoyable time was had at each gather Ing, EARLVILLE. jn Thursday morning occurred tbe death of John, the nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Matthewj, at their home, eix miles north of town. He had been sick only aince Sunday and death The. schoul board hopes to take pus-1 resulted from croup. The funeral waa session of the new primary building held from the home Saturday forenoon next Mouday. The contractors have liev- Paxton conducting the services, been hurrying the finishing touches The I. 0. O. F. and Rebekab lodges with that end in view. The new build- helfl their iug will be a welcome relief to the over Wednesday evening, Jan. 22. The af crowded condition of the primary de- anuusi bail and banquet on fa'r was an enjoyable one and most of partmeut in the high school building "'e number who received invitations and teachera and' scholars have been I were in attendance. The Belolt OrclieB looking forward to its occupation pleasant anticipations. with Itra of Waterloo furnished the mtiBic. Rt v. R. F. Paxton and family re turned fron. Wahpeton, N. D., TueB day. Mrs. Paxton and little son have been visiting at that place for Beveral Caro Millen and Emma Staehle were visitors at Epworth and Dubuque last week. Baney tbe hypnotist did not give tils entertainment here laBt week owing to the inclemency of the weather. Mr. and Mra. C. W. Fishel of Chic*iro weie in town Friday. Mr. Fiahel ii employed aa mail clerk on the C. B. & Q. railroad. Mrs. W. 1. Millen and children have been visiting Mr. and Mra. C. G. Dake at Epwortli the past week. iB a Mrs. U. II. Bush and daughter Vi ginia accompanied C. B. Hush to l)e Ka'b, III,, Tuesday, and wiil make short visit at that place before return ing to their home in Elgin, Iowa. The Standard Telephone Co. of buque has bought out the Interests or the local telephone company wbich was organized a short lime ago and will put in an exchange here and connect witli the surrounding country This arrange ment will result in better service than could be secured by a local company The Standard Company will commence work within a month Mrs. 1). F. Laxson was at Epworth Wednesday visiting her daughter, Orra who ia in achool at that place, The Knlgbts of Pythias and Rath-| bone Sisters will hold a winter picnic next Wednesday evening, Jan. 20, at their halls. Tbe mandolin club will furnish music. Booths, a merry-go round and all amusements found at a summer picnic will be on tbe grounds. Rev. Gruell, formerly M. E. pastor at Oelwein, now. In work connected with Cornell Collie at Mount Vernon, preached 1n tpa M.B. churcb Sunday both mornini^Mlevenlng, The Rcoaon. A German professor who is given to great uciiDcrntiou of speech and has uever been known to increase its speed under the most compelling circum stances had an amusing experience in a restaurant not long ago. tho guest of friends in our city, the first of the week. Mrs. B. 15. Davis who has been on the aick Hat for some days past Ib much better. Clint Kleckner, of Greeley, waa trans acting business here ttie greater part of the week. Charley Dutton and Ed. File were Cedar Rapids visitors last Thursday. Mrs. 11. C. Merriam visited in lijan, I K(lKewo°d, and R, G. Graham, of Friday. Greeley, directors of our Fair Aasocia- Sam Sager, of Lamont, L. S. Fieher, Fair Association here, Friday last. Leslie Chase and Will Pettit have re 'urned home from Nebraska, where they went to look over the country witb a view to engaging in the sheep businesB. The gentlemen were not very well suited with the country and their intention now is to visit Dakota with the same object in view. The waiter had brought him raw oys ters, and, to his dismay, he saw that the professor had apparently no inten tion of tasting them. 4fci cannot cat these oysters," said the German slowly, without raising his eyes to the anxious waiter. The man seized the plate and bore It out of eight in an instant. He was a new waiter, and it was with much trepida tion that he laid the second supply of oysters before this discriminating pa tron. I cannot eat these oysters," said the professor after one glance at tho plate which had been set before him. 1-—I think you'd find them all right, sir," faltered the waiter. "I don't think there's anything wrong about them, sir." He looked miserable, hav ing been told that the German was a frequent and valued patron of the res taurant and must be well and quickly served. "I cannot eat these oysters," an nounced the professor for the third time, with the calmness of IhorUs In a tragedy, "because as yet you have fur nished me no fork."—Youth's Compan ion. The Public TnMe, Several kind Workers pooled their Efforts to insure the Waifs a happy Holiday. They rounded up the little Hlckeys at a Mission and gave them a Free Show. Every Swipes in the Place was a Monday Night Gallery God, so the Church Talent was going against a knowing Proposition. A pale young Man with amber Fire Escapes sprang a line of Parlor Magic that would have queered even a Sup per Show. The Bunch advised him to back off the Dump. When a Young Lady with Glasses tackled "Stabat Mater" 01. tup p^W{yM^ i^ji.iiftji)»aij)i,..rjM ,nnyHW Tbey made DELHI. Fred Carey waa down from Mancues ter on lnaurance business Friday. Miss Allie Cnmmings visited in Strawberry Point laBt week. Frank Stimson and wife entertained few friends Wednesday evening. Mrs. Elijah and eon have gone to their home in Rockford, Iowa, after Bpeuding several months here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Gustafson Quite a number from here attended KragenbrinkV sale Friday. Everything sold well. the Violin they broke her up with Cat Calls and told her to tear off some Bag Time. They bleated at the Amateur Elocutionist and acted Rowdy when a Stout Woman got up to read a Fairy Tale from Hans Chris tian Andersen. Thou they began to yell for Mulligan aud Illcks to come on aud save the Show. Whereupon two pug faced Kids came forward and did a Hottentot Song and Dance with a Buck aud Wiug finish that killed them dead. Moral.—The Waifs cannot be expected to lift themselves mauy Notches above tho Public Taste.—New York Herald. A Testimonial Worth Ilavlnff. An Inventor, having produced a won derful hair iuvigorating fluid, sent a case of bottles to a bald editor, with a request for a testimonial, lie got it In these terms: "A little applied to the inkstand, has given it a coat of bristles, making a splendid penwiper at a small cost. We applied the lather to a twopenny nail, and the nail Is now the handsomest shaving brush you ever saw, with beautiful, soft hair growing from the end of It some five or six inches in length. "Applied to doorsteps, It does away with the use of a mat applied to the floor, It will cause to grow therefrom hair sufficient for a brussels carpet. A little weak lather sprinkled over a shed makes It Impervious to the wind, rain or cold. It is good to put Inside chil dren's cradles, sprinkle on the road side or anywhere that luxurious grass Is wanted for use or ornament. It pro duces the effect in ten minutes."—Col lier's Weekly. Africans Wash, bat Never Wipe. Great attention Is given In most of the African tribes to the care of the body. The teeth are cleansed with a stick which has beeu chewed into a kind of brush. The hands are washed frequently, not by turning and twisting and rubbing them together one within the other, as with us, but by a straight up and down rubblug, such as is given to the other limbs This manner of washing is so charac teristic that an African might be dis tinguished by it from a Europcau with out reference to the color. The sun Is their only towel. The KnrllcMt Cltfnra. The eurllert mention of cigars In English occurs in a book dated 1735. A traveler in Spanish America named Cockburu, whose narrative was pub lished in ihat .var, describes how he met three friars at Nicaragua, who, he says, "gave us some sccgars to smoke 'these are Leaves of Tobacco rolled up in such Manner that they serve both for a Pipe and Tobaoco It self 0 tbey know no othe? way here, fo there is no such Thin# as a Tobacco Pipe throughout New Spain." A Change. "We must economize," lie sail per emptorily. -'I'm so glad!" bis wV.p. exclaimed. & \v !V^ Vv&"' jr-/v. frvi ft ,* "tf -i." You tn'..tl!1-' ntiuouneeiiient luoro good naturedly thau usual. Yes It's pleasant to hear you use the plural pronoun. Ordinarily, when there Is any economizing needed, you expect me to do it all." Quite Loud. Tudor—Harris gets all his clotUea ready nintluuow. "v Sutton—So he told you too? Tudor—Ho told me uotliing. didn't have lo.—Boston Transcript A white object can be seen at a dis tance of 17,250 limes its own diameter in strong sunlight—that is to say. a white disk a foot across can he seen 17,250 feet away. The Koreans as a people are better developed physically than the Japa* neae. They are taller and mentally arc liberally endowed. A l¥e1frlilor*fi Grief. Mr. StutBon—'They tell me Neighbor Harris' cat is dead. Mrs. Stutson—Oh, I'm so sorry! It used to take up Fido's time so pleas antly barking at her. Boston Tran script. once had a trainer, an old Irish man, who had served in a British regi ment iu India aud who knew the ways of tigers in every detail, lie taught three of them to do more work In the show arena than I have ever seeu done by tigers. 1 have seen him sitting 2own between two of tlieui at rest times during rehearsals and examining their claws to see if any of them were sore or split. Any one who has ever tried that with even a house cat knows that it strikes the feline nature as an unwarrantable familiarity, but they never did more than show their teeth and whiue, and that in half playful ness. One day he got very drunk. I had never known him to transgress before. Before he was noticed on his return to the cage he had gone In with his ti gers and fallen In a heap on the floor. The other keepers tried to ..ike him out of the cage, but to have done so would have meant a bitter and bloody fight with the three striped ones. They guarded him all night in his drunken slumber. The next time he put them to work, however, they balked, and he could neither persuade nor drive them. They had ceased to trust him, or some thing of that Bort, and his usefulness with them was at an end completely.— F. Bostock in Frank Leslie's Trouble For the Tourists. The poor Saxon "towrlst"—what he may suffer in the Emerald Isle! There is a story on record of three Irishmen rushing away from the race meeting at Punchestown to catch a train back to Dublin. At the moment a train from a long distance pulled up at the station, and the three men scrambled in. In the carriage was seated one other pas senger. As soon as they had regained their breath one said: "Pat, have you got tli' tickets?" "What tickets? I've got me loife! thought I'd have lost that gcttin* In th' thrain. Have you got 'em, Molke?1 "01? Begorrah, I haven't!" "Oh, we're all done for, thin!" said the third. "They'll charge us rolglit from th' other solde of Oireland." The old gentleman looked over his iiew»pni« nml mild. You are quite safe, glntlemen. Wait till we get to th' next station." As soon as the train pulled up tho little gentleman jumped out and came back with three first class tickets. Handing them to the astonished stran gers, he said: "Whist. I'll tell you how I did It! I wlnt along th' thrain. 'Tick ets, plaze tickets, plaze!' I called, and these belong to three Saxon towrlsts in another carriage."—Ilarrv Furniss Strand. St. Paul "It Is curious," savs tho London Chronicle, "how St. Paurs, aicnougn the first cathedral church in England that was built actually for tho observ ance of the Anglican ritual, manages nevertheless to retain something of a foreign and a Catholic nature In the way. It offers shelter to the tired pas serby. Apart from the restless groups of sightseers, there are always plenty of people there who have gone in sole ly for the sake of its wonderful peace and quiet. "They would have found neither, by the way, in old St. Paul's of the fif teenth century, for while mass was being said in one chapel, a funeral serv ice in another, and so on, all sorts of commerce was carried on In the middle aisle, from the hlriug of servants to the transaction of legal business. "We have altered all that nowadays, and St Paul's is the quietest spot In the noisiest city In the world." Ills Half. An old Maryland colored man was summoned to court by the controversy over the ownership of a mule. "Who bought the mule?" demanded tbe judge. "Clem Smif and Ah each bought half ob him, sail," responded the old man "Where is Smith now?" "He ain't nebber cum dowu yit, sah. He went to curry his half when his half was In a bad humor. Now Clem's chlllun wants to get deh fatheh's half away from my half, en deh half am dess half"— "Stop!" roared the judge. "Dismiss the case."—Chicago News. --y Pens, Paper and Royalty. Whenever the signature of an Eng lish king or guceu is required in a vis itor's book or elsewhere It is custom ary to provide anew pen, which is not used by the hosts or the other guests unless it be handed them by the royal visitor. Another point of etiquette conuected with pens and paper is that a letter to a sovereign is written thick white paper, Ahead There. "I hope," said the drummer, "you were quite satisfied with my report for the past mouth." "Well," replied the head of the firm "there was one part of it that really exceeded our expectations." "Aud what was that?" "Your expense bill."—Catholic. Stand ard and Times. -v"®'" A Scott I'un. Calling one day tm a Miss Ferguson and observing a line honeysuckle In full blossom over the door. Sir Walter Scott congratulated Ills friend on Its appearance. She spuke of it as tI'LIIU pet honeysuckle. "Wool," said Scutt, "ye'll never come out o' your uin door without a flourish trumpets!" A DlNthiftJon. Exchange. 3^%- 'i H&p*. -r :'ai- *r, Colltag tbe Honrs. There is on* place in London, and only one, where the ancient custom of keeping a watchman to call 6*ut the hours is still maintained. This is at New inn, which in spite of its name is one of the oldest inns of court The servants there are quite proud of tho age of the place, and It was one of them who said one day: "Why, sir, this inn was here in the time of Charles I." He After a long pause, to allow this stun ning fact to percolate through the brain of the hearer, he extended his arm and added with emphasis: And it was here In the time of Charles II.!" Some vague notion of the disturb ances which intervened between the two reigns had probably been floating through the man's mind, but how an existing institution could possibly hare dated from the reign of Charles I. with out coming down through the reign of Charles II. he failed to explain. Beginning at the stroke of 10 o'clock every night, the watchman in the yard of New inn "calls the hour" in a sten torian but musical voice: "Ten o'clock, and all's well!" Tbe words are heard In the adjoln Ing chambers and offices. Tenants in Clement's inn, whose rooms look Into the pretty yard and garden of New inn, may hear these words every hour through the night if awake. New York Times. The Imllnn Dnck Trick, This very ingenious trick depends upon the fact that In the bottom of the vessel there is a minute hole through which passes a hair. One end of this is attached to the duck the other're mains at the disposal of the performer and Is attached, by means of a pellet of wax, to his tomtom or to one of the hands with which he beats it. When he wishes the duck to dive, he pulls the hair. When he desires it to rise, he relaxes the pull. There is naturally some amount of leakage through the pinhole, and to cover this the performer takes care, when filling the pan, to accidentally spill a little water. The ground being thus already wetted, the fact that It gets a little more* is not noticed.— Chambers* Journal. The Thine to Itln Aiva- 1V1' Slllnr. Wealth Is a relative term. One man may bo passing rich on £40 a year, and another may be miserably poor on £400. This was beautifully Illustrated to me the other day, when, driving past a popular Ayrshire "place of drinks," I was lmiled from the roadside by a man who claimed friendship on the strength of "living next door when we were boys." He was getting married, he said, and on that, I suppose, was feel ing unusually happy. "Man, come on In aud let me staun you something," he said. "Don't think I've nae money. There's a pound note. Would you believe It, no" a week sin' had hale £3 but, what wl' buying furniture and tilings, I've spent the lther twa. Aye, and afore the wad den's ower I believe that pound'll be melted tae. By gore, gettln' marrled's the thing to rin awa' wl' slllar. But come on In and hae a drink."—Glasgow Times. IIIn Three Good Deed.. A certain business man noted for his grasping methods came Into his office one day and told his partner that he was very happy because he had done three good deeds that morning. "In tlie Urst place," lie said, "I meta poor woman who was weeping bitterly be cause she had lost the $4 with which she had Intended to pay for the bap tism of her baby. I gave her a ten dollar bill, telling her to have the child baptized aud give me the change as I came from my club. Charity was one good deed. Saving the child's soul was the second." "And what was the third?" asked the partner. "Oil, the third was that I got six good dollars for my green goods ten." A City of PadlockH. Irkutsk, Siberia, is a city of padlocks. There arc more padlocks on the shut ters and doors of an Irkutsk shop than can be found in an English city of 200,000. There are as many as three padlocks on some shop doors, and ev ery lower story shutter bears from one to live. The padlocks weigh from oue to fifteen pounds. The popular size is five pounds and two and one-half Inch es thick. €f* f-i.-ii abM tFL THEY CRUSH THE POWERS This Is written in mid-Ootobw. Tho loag, oppressive summer is quite gone. Fading leaf, withering tree and the rustling corn in the fields are signs of the season* Fog, frost, rain, snow,—they are coming. You remember last winter of 1900 and 1901. The weather was cruel. Ah 1 the thous ands it killed, and the hundreds of thous ands it maimed and crippled. Oh, the rough grasp it laid on men at work, women at home, and children in cribs and cradles. Coughs that began before Thanksgiving Dav are racking and tearing them still ves, ana growing worse as they dig deeper into the poor, tired throat aud lungs. Many were cured by using Benson's Porous Plas ters. For the soothing and healing power of these Plasters is wonderful. They con. quer the oomplaints THAT ARE KILLING THE PEOPLE. No other plaster, no other medioine or ap plication, compare with them. Coughs, colds, backache, rheumatism, lumbago, kidney and liver troubles, asthma, influ enza,—they all go down before Benson's Plasters like a snow image in the sun. You can't throw money away on a Benson's Plaster. Everybody is going to nse them this season. But make certain you get the genuine. All druggists, or we will prepay KMtage on any number ordered i& th# Jnited States on receipt of 25o. each. Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, KX Money to Rates. A little tin or earthen pan or some times half a'cccoanut shell supported on throe stouos is filled with water on which is sptiukiod a red powder, ren dering it practically opaque. A little duck*of wood or porcclalu Is placed upon the surface, where It at first floats, but at the command of the per-' cMlored former suddenly dives, remaining sub merged uuttt again ordered to rise. i\\ ifj\ ImprciiMlvc Condemnation. Speaking with a farmer about one of his neighbors, I said, "So-and-so is a good man." lie looked at me steadily without making any reply. "So-and-so Is a good man," I repeated in a louder tone, fancying he must be deaf. Then the farmer answered, "I heard what you said."—New York Herald. Terrible Effect of Eloquence. All unfortunate man has obtained no cess to rich Baron Knplncau. He de picts his misfortunes, his misery, in so moving a manner that tho baron, with tears in. his eyes and his voice choked with sobs, calls to his servant: "Jean, put this poor fellow out in the street! He is breaking my heart!"— Exchange. Amusing: Superstitious, If you count warts, you will increase their number, or to handle a toad will cause warts. If two persons wash in the same water or dry their bauds on the Hmnc towel, they will shortly quar rel. To bore a hole In the door frame and put in it the hair of a colored per son is supposed to cure whooping cough. The rattle of a rattlesnake, if carried in the pocket, will prevent rheumatism or, if placed in the bureau drawer, will keep away moths. 011 011 one side only, and is placed In an envelope large enough to contain the letter unfolded. The SUrew. The slircw was originally the shrew mouse, which, when lier young were helpless, would light desperately In their defense, aud so well known was the courage of this little animal, which would even go out of its way to seek an enemy at times when the nest need ed protection, that the word became applied to a woman who was ever ready to seek a quarrel. ji He Objected. "No, Bull, Mlstali Doctahman," ob jected the gentleman of color —"no, suli doan' yob go ahead en vacsumate flat ole 'ooman er nilue. Doan' yob do hit. lies plunk dat air stuff In my bote arms, hut doan' llx hub so she gwlne liab er so'e arm en caln' ten' ter de white folks' washln', kase ef yoh "I am told," said the friend, "that the mauager you have left was paying you a fabulous salary?'' "No," aswered Mr. Stormington Barnes, "not fabulous imaginary."- rze'^InteaFy go7tw go'toVukl"- 1 Baltimore American. BOYS Mi Loan at Low Hubert Carr. Much Reading for Iilttle Ifoney, The New York World has got tbe cost of printing down to a minimum, ItB latest offer of Its monthly newspa per-magazine Is Interesting if from no other cause than it shows the acme of "how much for how little." The Month ly World IB a 32 page magazine wltb cover. Its pages are about the size of the pages of the Ladies Ilome Journal, and It is copiously illustrated in half-tone. The illustrations are the results of the best artistic skill, aided by all the latest printing-press appli ances, making a magazine unrivalled in the quality of its contents and its ap pearances. Each issue contains stories of romance, love, adventure, travel stories of fiction and fact stories of things quaint and curious, gathered to gether from all over the world tbe re sults of scientific research, and editor ial reviews. It numbers among Its contributors the leading literary men and women of the day. A feature each month is a full-page portrait of the most famed man or woman of the moment in the public eye. In collect ing and preparing for publication the literary matter and art subjects for tbe Monthly World no expense is spared. The New York World will send six numbers of this newspaper-magazine on receipt of fifteen cents in stamps. Address The World, Pulitzer .Building, New York. 5 l.bptc Liable. Burns, bruises and cutB are extreme-. painful Bnd if neglected olteu result blood potFODing. Children are ee •Hh liable toeucb mishaps, because lot so caref ul. Asa remedy DeWitt's ucli Hi zel Salve is urn quailed.Drawn •i He file, slops the pain, soon heals '(•wound. Beware of counterfeits, •lire cure for piles. "DeWltt's Witch I -it I Salve cured my baby ef eczema 1 two physicians gave her up, writes mes Mock, N. Welipter, Ind. "The •res were ro bad hhe soiled two to live '••m'b dm."— Sn llh liros. iiusincss Cpporrunltica For All. 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