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ATTORNEYS.
O. W. DUNHAM. E. B. STILES W. H. MORRIS
DUNHAM* NORR.S ft 9TIL.ES.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES
Public, Speiiul attention given to Collec
ons Insurance,(^eal Estate and Loan Agts.
)ffloe 1c Oity Hall Block. Manchester, la.
0. YORAX. H. F. ARNOLD,
YORAN. ARNOLD
C. E. BRONSON. Jfi. M. OARR.
BRONSON CARR.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Special attention
f1 given to collections. Office In Deznoorat
Buildlnc. Franklin Street, Manoheater, Iowa.
FRED B. BLAIR.
-JtyjfY AT LAW. Office la the City H&U
Manchester, Iowa.
PHYSIOIANS.
A. J. WARD,
"pHYSICIAN and Surgeon, will attend to calls
A promptly at all hours of the day or night,
Lamont, Iowa.
J. J. LINDSAY, M. D„
PHYSICIAN,
surgeon and Eye Specialist.
Office hours for eye vases auu fitting glasses
1:00 to 8:ju p. in. Office corner Mala and Frank'
Un streets.
H. H. LAWKSNCE.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special at
A tention given diseases of children. Have
also made a special study of Gyneocology,
Obstetrics, and Rectal Diseases All chronic
Diseases successfully treated with the aid of
Various t'hermal ana ttassag.' treatment. All
ohronlCB solicited. Consultation free. Oflloe
over- Work's market. All oalls promptly at
tended. Residence on Main street, the old Dr.
Kelsey property.
ALEX. SEFSTROM.
/GENERAL BLACKSMITH, horsesholng a
\T specialty. Interfe'rrtnu and corns curea or
no pay. Trices ieuionible. »nd the best of
woru guarauteei'
age is solicited.
the brtdgt.
A «haie of the public patron
Shop on Franklin street, uear
DENTISTS.
O. A. DUNHAM C. L. LEIGH
DUNHAM & LEIGH.
Dentists.
Ollice in the Adams building on
Franklin street. Telephoue 216.
C. W. DORMAN.
TlENTlST. Oflloe on FrankUn Street, north
A/ ot the Globe Hotel, Masohesier, Iowa.
Dental Surgery in all its branobea. Makes
:?3Quent visits to neighboring towns. Always
at office on Saturday**.
E. e. NEWCOMB.
J^ENTIST. Office over Clark & Lawrence's
__ ... Frantuiu street.
bridge work a specialty. Will meet patients at
Farley Wednesday of each week
DR. J. W. SCOTT,
VETERINARY
Surgeon, and Dentist.
Main Street. Telephon 239.
MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
TS propared to furnish Granite and Marble
A Monuments and Head Stones of various de
signs. Have thq county right for Sipe's Pat*
ect Grave Cover also dealer in Iron Fenoes.
Wilt meet all competition, 9tf M.
W. N. BotNTON. J. F. MCEWUH.
BOYNTON MoEWEN,
*v dealers in Watcbcs, Clocks, silver and
P. WKRKMEISTER,
YIBNEKAL
hand, at prices that del,
Hearse kept for attendance
ville, Iowa.
KIDDELL A CO..
T\RY GOODS, Carpets, Millinery, Hats and
Caps, Boots and Shoes, etc., Main St.
Manchester, Iowa.
ROPRIETOR
Store ai Dealer In
*I&
name must accompany any artl
of irood faith ENTERED AT TBS POSTOFMCS AT
MANCHESTER. FOWA. A8 SKCONH-OLA-iS VATTKH.
Spring Shoes!
lou will need new shoes for spring wear, and it is a fact that
n?T\i-e ''e"®r PrePnre(l to please you in STYLE, PIT and
QUALITY than over before, and to make a stronger inducement
for your spring trade, we have marked every pair at a special'
This new golf
pattern is made
from high grade
fine and soft box
calf, which in
sures you per-i
feet comfort and
are neat and
dressy after the
hardest kind of
wear. Look this
shoe over if you
want a big value &
for $
MANCHESTER. IOWA.
HOLLISTFR LUMBeo CO.
LUMBER
and all kinds of bulldlQic materials,
Posts and Coal. Corner of Delaware and
juadlson streets,
THOS. T. CARKEEK.
A
M.J. YORAN
YORAN
A TTORNEYS AT LAW. and Real Estate
Agents. Office over Delaware County
State
Bank. Manchester, Iowa.
RT'iRmh?VTAuN'£ "U1I.MNG SUPERIN-
LSS'8'E-Corner-8,h
anti
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WM. DENNIS.
riAHPKNTER, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
\j 1 am now prepared to do all work in mv
prepared to do all work in my
nd workmanlike manner. Satis-
faction guaranteed, plans and estimates fur-1,s
nlshed Work taken In Town or eo'UnTry*.1'^ShO'D
near the stand tower on West Side of river.
O. S. GATES.
PITY DRAY MAN. Am prspared to do all
L/ work iu iny line. Moving household goodB
and onoB a specialty. All work will receive
UTJ
la solicited. Charges light. Give your Graying
to a man who nas come to stay.
8. CLARK.
BRY
GOODS. Nations. Carpets, Gents Fur
nishing goods, etc. Fninkiln Street.
QUAK6R MILL CO.
IjlLOUR
auil Kowl. Manufacturers of the cele
to .ted White Satin a'd WlUte I'earl Flour
LAWRENCE A GREM8.
DRUGS,
Wall Papnr Stationery, I'alnta, Oil*
pic. City Hall block.
PETER BOARDW Y.
DEALER
IN
flour, feed, hay straw, Maquok
ts lime, Ktueco, and common and Atlas c
ment Telephone 113. Lower Franklin St.
PETERSON BROS.
DEADERS
iN Groceries, Provisions, Crocl
ery, Fruits, etc. Main Street.
J.M.PEARSE.
TUSTJCEOFTHK PEACE A.VD COLLECT
OR. All business antrticited to him riven
prompt attention. Office in City Hall block.
Swvm) Hn/ir
120 Acre Farm For Sale.
We are agents for tbe sale of
the O.
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4i niy
WM. MoINTOSH.
CfTATOHMAKERS, Jewelers and Engravers !iB^,
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A.D.BROWN.
Dealer
in furniture etc., and
Mala Street.
nd Upholstery always on
defy competition. A good
idance at funerals. Earl-
ALLEN STOREY.
/CLOTHING and Gent« furnishing goods. Cor
ner Main and Franklin streets.
L. R. STOUT.
YiLOTHING and Gents furnishing
City Hall Block, Franklin Street.
Eeen
.THORPE.
OF KALAMITY'S PLUN
aler In Clothing. Boots,
Pdar
Shons, Notions, sic. Masonic Block Manches
ter, Iowa.
GRASSFIELD BROS
(Successors to Setb Brown.)
BOOTg
AND SHOES of all grades and prices.
Custom Worn and Repairing given special
attention, store in City Hall Block.
CEO. S LISTER,
GfARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
AJ. Keeps a first-class tinner and does all
kinds ot repairing with neatness and dispatch.
Store opposite First National Bank. Vain St.
T. P. MOONEY.
f_ (8uocessor to Lee Bowman.)
BLACKSMITH
and Wagonmaker, Delhi,
Iowa. Work done promptly and in a work
manlike manner. Charges reasonable. Your
Patronage solicited, i5tf
NSDBK YOUB PROPERTY against cyclones
and to rnadoes in the old reuable Phoenix
Jortaoa Oo., BRONSON ft OARR, Ace&U.
Uuuerwood Farm of
l2o aero*, situated about 7iuUe*
north east of Manchester.
—. —. There Is a bargain for some
purchaser In ihis property. BHO£ON & CARK
House For Bent.
A good house situated on Franklin street just
south of my residence, now occup h-i by Burton
wai-k. Jos. HVTCUISSOS.
CYCLONE AND TORNADO
Insurance in first class companies written and
policies issued by BKONBON FT CARR.
Crown
nts
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VETERINARIAN.
THE SURE WAY TO CALIFORNIA.
You can go to California in a through
Tourist car, which leaves Cedar liapids
every Tuesday at 8:40 p. m., via B., C.
K. & N. liy. Our rates are as low as
via auy other route and the service
first-clasB in every respect.
If you are thinking ot making tbe
trip, do not fail to Becure your berthB
ahead through any agent of this com
pany.
NO.
G. FARMER
A. O. P.&l
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B..C.R.&K. Ry.
Cedar Rapide, Xowa.
The large and increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead in this county
atter
f?r
congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for. of
PJated Ware, Fine Jewelry, Spectacles, Cutlery, all the papers of its class in the coun
Mualoal Instruments, etc.. Main street. try ,t e^Uy the beBtaDd moet help
I ful. Its Special Farmers' Institute
undertaker
"n"1?'weeke?
i88,!
wlth the
reKularedition
onaertaser, the first in eacn month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi
cal farmers. Written wholly by farm-
DEALER IN FURNITURE, ERE. they are fall of actual experience,
V* ColBns. Picture Frames, Etc. A oomplete and smell of tbe soil. We have Kwin
Btoolt oi Furniture and
gOOd8.
The (roveroment of Columbia is ap
parently very anxious to have the
United States take over the French
I'oncessioos at Panama.
TMB
Is quite
natural. It would evidently he more
to the advantage of Columbia to do
business with a rich government of In
Unite resources than with a French cor
poration that has to all appearances,
Rhout reached the end of its financial
rope Minneapolis Tribune,
Some men have made money out of
land, but it is well to remember that
they invested it when it was at the
bottom in price. It is now nenrlnjr the
'np and investors may not fare eo well.
Men who are persuaded, or almost per
Ruaded, that they can make fortunes
out of such investment*, had better con
sider these matters more and more
wefnllv. aapriceB GO up. There is lots
of land offered at even 81.25 an acre
that may never be worth any more.
Having failed, after two yeara' strife,
in subduing the insurrection in Batan
cras province, which lies jnst south of
Manila, and having satisfied himself
that lenient treatment of the Insurgents
is productive of no good results, Gene
ral J. Franklin BeJl, the military com
mander in thatprovince,has determined
on the enforcement of the war in the
most vigorous and determined fashion,
involving reconcentratlon in a modified
form, the application of martial law In
all directions and the unsparing pursuit
and punishment of the natives who act
as spies and so-called traitors to tbe
United States.
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SCHARL€8. THE TAILOR.
A|^]^u:^TTAll,Oltand Gents Furnishing
1U. Goods. Manchester. Iowa.
All this appears from a long report to
the war department just published. It
a
reconcentration order and provides
a zone around the garrisons into which
friendly inhabitants are to be required
to come under penalty of confiscation
ami destruction of their property. Tbe
military officers are to fix the, price of
the necessities of life.
But little difference is there between
this order of Bell's and that of General
Weyler, whose operations in Cuba wre
largely responsible for the Spanish
American war.
General Bell justifies his act of berd
'nz the natives like sheep with the plea
•hat it is necessary to bring about a con
Mtion of pacification. General Wevler
'aid the same thing We nicknamed
u*",u
bet^n
fortunate enough thiB season to secure
terms for The Homestead and its Spec
ial Farmers' Institute Editions,together
with The Poultry Farmer and Tbe
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Journal,
four of the moBt valuable farm publi
cations in the country, that enable us to
offer the four in connection with our
own paper for 81.90 for the entire five,
one year. ThiB 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
ractical farm reading nothing haBever
offered before that equals it. A
county paper, a farm paper, a poultry
^aper, a farm insurance paper and tbe
Special Farmers' Iantitute, all for 81.90
Oome In and order them.
Insurance at Cost.
M. E. liUlr Secretary of the Delaware County
Farmer's Mutual lutiurance Co., and County
rfteuS{?L Tornado Insurance
Co. will be at Fred Blair office In Manchester,
Saturday afternoon of each week. A4tf
F. E. RICHARDSON,
Real Estate, Loans and
Insurance. wiitS
Office over the Backet Store
Manchester, Iowa.-
Vevler "the butcher." We were up in
'ms for the Cubans "OghtlnR for fhpir
oprtv." Filipinos are "fighting for
ielr liberty" too and we are up In arms
lealn, but not for the Filipinos.
It does make a difference whose ox Is
gored.—Oeiweln Register.
Our European Friends.
The sudden ebullition of European
friendliness for the United States is
very nattering, but our heada are not
likely to be turned by it. No one doubts
that as a governmental and official ex
preBSlon of respect it is entirely sincere,
and in one or two cases there is no
doubt tbat with respect is mingled no
little good will on the part of those fn
authority. But tbe loud execrations
that greeted American intervention In
Cubs,- ihe charges of hypocrasy with
which our statements that our impul
ses were humanitarian was assailed
and tbe symptoms of popular dislike
for Americans traveling In Europe dur
ing the Spanl-h war are somewhat too
recent to be entirely forgotten, though
they are probably entirely forgiven as
the results of misinformation and ina
bility to understand tbe American na
tional character. Moreover, the wide
spread expressions of hostility toward
American methods and the drastic
measures propssed to put a Btop to the
"American invasion" are matters of al
most current comment. In short, how
ever, much the American people may
be gratified tbat Germany, Kussia and
France have taken the cue ot England,
and are tumbling over one another in
their efforts to prove the priority ot their
friendship and tbat they never had tbe
slightest intention of interfering In our
business with Spain, they are inclined
to accept these profession as liitle
more than a general recognitions of (he
United States as a power worth Ukiug
into account.
Pleasing as this is it is a sort of hoi
low friendship unless backed by the ap
preciation of the people of Europe of
wbat the United States and its people
stand for. The only lasting national
friendships are baBed upon tbe respect
and admiration of one people for anoth
er and a more or less thorough under
standing of each other. That Ameri
cans and American ideals and traits are
misunderstood and disliked by tbe en
tire continent there are too many recent
proofs to permit the hope tbat the pres
ent diplomatic flirtations express popu
lar feeeling toward us. When Europe
baB discovered tbat Chicago is not an
Indian village, that Seattle is not a su
burb of Mew York, that the American
tourist is inclined to be facetious, tbat
American commercialism rests on a
more worthy basis than mere sordid
nes8, and that we are not a nation of
land-grabbers and hypocrites, and when
it has rid itself of some other sapetBti
tutions it may begin to really respect
us.
O
MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
My Creed.
I think that many a soul bas God within,
Yet knows no ohurch nor creed, no word oi
prayer,
No law of U/e save tbat which seems most fair
And true and just, and helpful to Us kin
And bled and holds that act alone as sin
That lays upon another's soul its share
Of human pain, of sorrow, or of care,
Or plants a doubt where faith has ever brei
The heart that seeks with zealous joy tno best
In every other heart (t meets, the way
Has fnund to make its own condition blessed.
To love God is to strive through life's short
day
To comfort grief, to give the weary rest,
To hope and love—that, surety, Is to pray.
—Selected
Butter Production in Iowa.
During tbe year ending September 30,
1901, there were Bhipped out of the state
of Iowa 89,806,645 pounds of butter, a
Those who have gone into the* extreme net increase of 4,425,930 pounds over
dry sections of the north and west may
be sreitlv disappointed In the near fu
ture.—Cedar Rapfds Republican.
It is a remarkable condition of thinpB
that the United States, which is able to
produce refined sagar enough to supply
all the markets of the world, and do ft
in competition with any sugar-produc
ing country on the face of the globe,
should be afraid to let down the bars
and ndmit Cuban sugar free! Afraid
of Cnhan competition! This republic
with thirty Etates, either one of which
can produce more sugar than cart Cuba,
and do it cheaper than Cuba can, afraid
of Cuban sugar! This country can man
ufacture sugar and sell it to the Cuban
planter cheaper than he can produce it
in h1« own door-yard.—Independence
Conservative.
the year previous. These figures have
been given out by the state dairy com
missloner and will form a part of his
annual report. They w'll prove sur
prise to many dairymen who have been
predicting that the butter shipments in
Iowa during the past year would fall
away, Tbe large increase over the year
1900 Is attributed by the state dairy
commissioner largely to the rapid
growth in tbe manufacture of process
butter in the state.
During tbe past year process butter
factories have sprung up over the state
very rapidly. Nearly all of the butter
which is received by these factories and
worked over comes from outside the
state, so that the butter shipments as
listed by the dairy commissioner do not
represent the actual number of pounds
manufactured in Iowa. The above fig
ures represent the gross number of
pounds shipped out of the state. The
net shipments for the past year were
75,437.582 ponnds. In 1900 the net ship
ments were 71,719,329 pounds.
Reckoning on this basis there were
shipped out of the state 1,437 pounds of
butter per square mile during tbe year
1901. During the previous year the
shipments averaged 1,280 pounds per
square mile, making an increase for
this year of 67 pounds per square mile.
Comparing Milk.
The Maryland Station has recently
conducted a series of experiments for
the purpose of testing the comparative
digestibility of raw, pasteurized, and
cooked milk. We bave not time nor
space to enter into tbe subject fully
but content ourselves with giving the
conclusions drawn by tbe station, which
perhaps in tbe present lack of interest
In dairying, due to good times, is about
all that our readers will care for. The
conclusions are as follows:
1. Raw milk is more easily digested
when fed to calves than either pasteur
ized or cooked milk. 2. Contrary to
theary, cooked milk when fed to the
calveB used in these experiments caused
violent scouring in the majority of
trials. 3. A majority of physicians in
charge of children's hospitals corres
ponded with favored tbe use of raw
milk for infants when the milk is
known to be in perfect condition, but
favored pasteurized miik under ordi
nary conditions. 4. With one excep
tion all tbe physicians corresponded
with discourage the use of cooked or
Bterilized milk for infant feeding. 5.
Skimmilk was ")und to be as digestible
as wbole raw milk.
It should be said in this connection
that by cooked milk ts not meant
warmed milk, uniformly recommended
for calves. Warming up to the tem
perature of milk when drawn from the
cow is meant, and that is not cooking
it.—Wallace's Farmer.
Care of Cattle.
The rules for taking care of tbe
cows are so few and simple that we
wonder why we should repeat them
each year, but each ye^r we see so
many who do not practice tbem, that
we cannot refrain, hoping that we may
reform some of them. One of tbe first re
quisites 1b a warm barn, not only for the
comfort of the cows, but for tbe profit of
the owners. When we think of some of
the bams we knew when a hoy, where
the snow blew in through the cracks
behind the animals, and their tails
were, perhaps, frozen down into the
mannre, we do not wonder tbat farmers
thought they were "tail sick" in the
spring, or had a "wolf" in the tail.
Luckily there are not man such barns
now, for the farmers have learned that
it took good corn meal to keep up the
heat of the system, and that was more
expensive tbBn shingle, and as tbe cold
grew inside tbe barn tbe milk yield de
creased. If those barns remain the
cracks have been covered, and perhaps
our modern barns now err in the other
extreme, of being too tightly closed as
to lack sufficient'ventilation, a fault
that can be remedied by the use of ven
tilation tubes from near the floor be
hind the animals to some point where
tbey can carry out tbe foul air above
the hay.
Another point Is a comfortable bed,
to protect them from cold, the bard and
often cold floors.
Of course good food and enongb of it
IB necessary, but tbat
IB not all. The
food should be varied in such propor
tions BB to make what is called a bal
anced ration. Enough grain so mixed
with the rough fodder as to keep tbe
proportion of protien to carbohydrates
at about one to five, but BO much de
pends upon the breed, and more upon
the animal and its condition, that there
can be no exact rule given as to tbe
best mixtures or tbe exact amount.
Any farmer can get from the experi
ment station bulletins giving tables of
the value
of feeding
stuffs, and figure out
rations for Mb animals to suit himself,
watching the results and varying them
BB he finds It necessary.
After food natursliy comes water*
This should always be pure and clean,
and with the improved tank beaters it
In tbe meantime none of us are costs but little to keep tbe water warm,
likely to lie awake nights.—St. Paul and the stockman who does not do this
Fionew frees. Mc
1
Is behind tbe times and is not handling
"I
MAR*
his stock to the best advantage.
A few more general rules mBy beadd
ed to these. Always feed at regular
hours. To stand watching and wait
ing for food that should have been
readj before is conducive only to worry
aad that dn^s not make milk or put on
fat. Feed no more than can be eaten,
Hud if any ia left, clean the troughs or
mangers as eonu hb they seem to hBve
had enough la the Bhort days of win
ter two good feeds a day have been
found better than three. Do not feed
before daylight or after dark, and do
not disturt them during the night un
less the burn is on fire. When wb say
regular hours, we do not mean by the
clock, for the cows have no clock and
measure the day by the amount of day
light. They want the hours of dark
ness for Bleep or rest They will be the
better for a carding and brushing every
day, not only for cleanliness sake, but
it puts the blood in circulation and in
vigorates them. Always treat them
kindly and gently, because kindness Is
a good Investment. Follow these rules,
and there will be but l'ttle use for vet
erinarians or cow doctors.-Farmers'
Tribune.
Many of the islands of the western
Pacific have in their streams nud lakes
largo numbers of eels of immense size
which seldom are used as food by the
natives, who seem to have a horror of
the snakelike creatures. The eels of
Strong's island, one ot the Caroline
group, are peculiar in that they hiber
nate roguUtly and seek for their place
of hibernation the loftiest places which
tbey can find.
These eels sometimes will climb
mountains 2,000 feet high and select
tbe summit as the place for their win
ter's rest. They select or make a de
pression in the soft, moss covered soil
and lit themselves into It snugly, re
maining for months at a time abso
lutely motionless and Inert. Sometimes
the eels are covered with moss or vege
table debris and at other times tbey
are found exposed to view with their
broad, flat heads doubled baqk upon
their bodies. After their season of
rest upon the mountain tops tbe eels
wriggle their way down to the val
leys and, plunging into the rivers and
lakes, begin to feed upon the craw
fish, for which crustacean they bave a
fondness which is shared by tbe na
tives. These eels are excellent eating,
but nothing will induce tbe natives to
touch tbem, alive or dead.
Relieved.
It was along ride through a desolate
and dangerous country, and the politi
cian sought to relieve the monotony by
philosophic musings on his recent vic
tory emfrfirniFctmfutts that even
success brings.
"Hold up your hands!".
The stagecoach gnre in'rcn and
stopped. The ray of light that shot in
to the vehicle turned the spattering
rain into myriads of evanescent gcm9.
"What do you want?* asked the pol
itician, with firmness that showed
that he had faced danger before.^
"Your money."
"Here it is."
"Your watch and diamond ring."
"They are yours."
must say you're good natured any
how," said one of the highwaymen.
"Not at all. Are you sure that's all
yon desire?"
"What in thunder did you think we
wanted?"
"X was afraid"—and the politician's
voice trembled a little—"you wanted
an office!"—Philadelphia North Ameri
can.
Inaect Peats In Brnsll.
I should take small gang of prac
tical coffee planters from Ceylon with
good digestious to be not afraid of
chigoes, ticks and Berne flies, to say
nothing of the dear little mosquito.
The writer had extracted during four
years in Brazil no less than 200 chig
oes from underneath every toe nail
of both feet.
Of all the vile insects on earth the
Berne liy is the worst. She lays her
eggs inside your flesh and hatches
three very ugly Insects an inch long
with three rings of bristles round the
body and with sharp nippers. They
take about six weeks to develop un
der your skin, then commence to turn
somersaults just when you want to
go to sleep after a hard day's work in
the sun.
The natives of Brazil adopt a novel
way of extracting the brute when full
grown. They tie on apiece of raw pork
and the Berne comes out of your skin
and takes a header into the piece of
pigskin.—Ceylon Observer.
Li Hung Chang's "Souvenir,"
When Li Hung Chang was in Paris,
he went to visit the Credit Lyonnais
and showed lively interest In its hails,
Its stairs, its safes and the room where
the bonds of the last city of Paris loan
are kept. Me was tfrst shown bonds
of 500 francs and 1,000 francs and then
of 5,000 francs. Taking them in his
hands, he serutiulzed them, exclaiming
frequently. "Joil, juli!" Then be finally
thrust them in his pocket, saying,
"Souvenir de Paris!" The governor of
the Credit Lyonnais went to the min
ister of foreign a Hairs with a list of the
bonds aud asked'what he was to do.
It was agreed that it would not do to
ask Li to give them uji. and the foreign
office refunded his "souveuir de Paris!"
Firearms lti Russia.
As an illustration of how closely
everything Is watched in Kussia, take
their system of registering lirearms.
When a weapou of any kind is pur
chased a permit must be secured from
the local authorities. The name of the
man who makes the purchase, with the
number of the weapon, is recorded. If
the purchaser ever wants to dispose
of the weapon he must notify the au
thorities and cause the transfer to be
recorded on the books of the firm
which sold it.
He Had the Requirements.
Wife—What are some of the require
ments necessary to make a successful
poker player, my dear?
Husband (thoughtfully)—Well, a man
must be cool, calculating, crafty, de
ceitful, selfish, sly aud have a touch of
meanness in nis disposition.
Wife (shocked)—I shouldn't think you
would care to play with such people.
Husband—Oh, I nearly always win!—
iChicago Becord-Herald.
in 1901. Complete TJnitf States census.
Anarchist statistics ot the United State,
and Europe, etc., to the extent of over
1,000 topics.
The 1902 World Almanac and Ency
clopedia is on sale by all newsdealers
throughout the country for 25 cents.
When ordered by mail 10c extra for
postage must be inclosed to the Woild,
New York.
Money to
Rates.
Vapor
and
Shampoo.
to the imperiect action ot the millions
of pores of the hiiman body. A bath in
accordance with scientific require
ments is the best preventative and
remedy known. The methods employ
ed by me are the ~.t scientific ever
invented or discover 'or dispelling:
diBease. Results tell tnD dtory. Give
me a trial. This is the Conant system
of baths. A competent lady attendant
in oharge of the l&diocidepartment.
Office and bath rooms on Franklin
street, opposite Glolv Hotel.
8"
With the advent of the
M. & O. R. R. and the
comlpetion of our new
coal sheds
011
-T^P
that line,
we shall be in position
to offer special induce-
ments to the users of
Indiana Block Coal.
Other grades of Soft
and Hard coal delivered
promptly.
HOLLISTER
LUMBER
COMPANY.
Manchester, Iowa.
an extra good
Calf Shoe
for Men at the
Low Price of $250
with heavy exten
sion soles. Don't
miss this chance at
Sta Sm-
ILI.
For Honest Footwear.
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VOL-
A Little Book of Great Importance.
Do you ever wiah for a book that can
be relied upon to answer correctly ali
the little questions and knotty problems
tbat present themselves day by day—a
book that will quickly decide all argu
ments on all subjects? The 1902 Woild
Almanac and Encyclopedia, which 11
now ready, Is exactly this kind of book.
It takes the eame position In the world
of facts and figures as does the diction
ary in the world of words.
ThiB little volume contains over 600
pages of well priuted agate type, every
line containing some fact that you will
sooner or later want to look up.
The World Almanac should occupy
prominent place in every progressive
American household.
The 1902 edition if
more complete than any of the former
?nes- It contains facts on many sub
jectB that have recently been brought to
the public notfee and which every up
to-date person should have at htB fin
gers ends.
Among the features of the 1902 Al
manac are:
The millionaires of the United States,
a list giving the names of nearly 4,000
Americans who possess over 81,000,000.
The great American trusts full particu
iars of 163 leading industrial organiza
tins. Organized labor enlarged sta
tistics of the strength of labor unions
and the present condition of tbe labor
movement. The Nicaragua Canal and
'he Hay-Pauncefote treaties with Great
Progress of aerial navigation
XXYIII—NO
1
Loan at Low
Hubert Carr.
Compound VaDor and Sham
ooo Baths.
Bahts
Most all di»-
are caused
Cut
by poisonous seo
retlons, which
clog the whee'«
of NATURE.
The name ana
the sympl
may be differe
but the
disease can
ually be tri
Q. O.-GkATC:
Coal.
{ti
These goods are made
Up-to-Date Style.
ltf
vLtlje Rlemacrat.
Do not let this opportunity pass.
Yours Truly,
'*$30.00
$25.00
$22.50
BROWN, The Furniture Man.
in
OP ADVERTISING.
BPACK.
One Inoh.....
I Two inches..
Three forties.
1100
1 fiO
900
9 50
3 00
4 50
99 60
850
4 50
6 75
1 00
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18 00
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During this month I will make Suits at
-the following prices:
•, $40.00 suits now
$35.00
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V*J A. I.
ft 50
5 75
TOO
10 00
13 00
15 00
26 00
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tSf Advertisements ordered discontinued be
fore expiration of contract will be charged ao
cording to abovo scale.
Business cards, not exceeding six lines |5 00
per year.
Business locals, ten cents per line for the firs
insertion, and live oentt per line for each subse
qiient Innert'OL.
BROWN, The Furniture Mans
Clearance Sale of Last Years' Styles,
At Way Down Prices.
We cordially Invite all those who have not attended and taken ad
vantage of our great clearance sale to come in and see us this week. We
have made special efforts, and the wbole week will be one fraught with
money-saving opportunities in FURNITURE, extraordinary values in
carefully made patterns from the best materials obtainable. We guar
antee every article purchased will prove more than satisfactory when in
your home a fact that should be borne In mind in determining when a
bargain really ia a bargain.
This clearance of last season's styles ie a vast help to finding other
owners for the one or two too many pieces, or odd sets, or pieces that
would have gone (at full priceB) had you wanted them before.
Tbe saving to you is something to be considered, but its full pur
port cannot be fully realized until you have seen the goods.
up in my usual'
Scharles the Tailor
Farm For Rent!
W of re ha re a of a
adjoining Manchester. This farm has never been
leased and ts one of the best farms in Delaware
bounty. It has good buildings, and consists of 280
acres, of which 110 acres is under plow. This is
a chance for the right party, not offered every day.
READ THE DEMOCRAT."
J. rw
I
Chamois Vests prevent colds, coughs and!
pneumonia.
For sale by "*r
The City Hall Pharmacy.
Telephone
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Pil
$
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$34
$30.00'
$25.00'
$20.00
$16.00.
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Joseph & W. H. Hutchinsonf
Manchester, Iowa.
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