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NFLHH nnm. -4* MM. :|Pf 4 S^.V^-v $ iV »v 1 1 SP J'' Si m} 'Bi •pi 3 EDGEWOOD. Mesdames H. F. Beyer, 0. H. True and A. Pert were in attendance at a W. C, T. U. convention at Fayette last Friday and Saturday. Myron Alger, Will Sackett, John and Tony Fonk, Henry and Charles Keener and Will Kramer, of thiB city, and Hon. P. W. Conley, of Elbport, were land •eeken in S. Dakota last week. Mrs. Abbie Coolidge departed last Friday morning for an extended visit in the west. She stopped at New Hampton for a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. D. Nichols, and will then leave for Qreat Falls, Montana, where she will remain for several months. Clyde True gave a party to several of his young friends at the pleasant home of bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. True, northwest of town, laBt Thursday even ing, Sept 4th. Light refreshments of icecream and cake were served the vlsittrB during the evening, and a very enjoyable time WBB Manchester, Tuesday morning, where P&i she had been caring for her daughter, :,i' Mrs. W. Wilson, who lives near there, DYERSVILLE. Ed. Krapfl and Art Holbrook re turned from a' hunting expedition Minnesota, last Snnday morning. JakeEngler, of Southfork, was this city, Sunday. Miss Theresa Scbultz, of Bremen townBhlp, was here last Friday and took the train to Parkersburg to visit for a few weeks witb her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Scbultz. Mike Even, Fred Daniels and Mfss es Margaret and Mary Even, of Man- Chester, visited friends In this city last Sunday. Last week the farmer's Union held a meeting at New Vienna. Clemens Boeckenstedt was elected president, B. ...ll Kerper, vice president F. H. Kloster- 'v/-,*" mann, secretary and Joseph Gebhardt, treasurer. This society is organized to promote mutual interests and good fellowship among the farmers. I&' 'Me* i— '•s^4^ :1 i§ Henry Boeckenstedt, Barney Vaske and F. H. KloBtermann, of New Vien na, are In Dubuque on a business visit. Mr. Boeckenstedt is one of the pio neers of Dubuque county and fifty-four years ago drove an ox team into Du buque. At that time the business pBrt of Dubuque did not go above Third street. Where the town clock now stands was then out in the country. Mr. Boeckenstedt iB mm Wr?f »5f ffi had by all. —Journal. RYAN. Jno. Dolphin and C. E. Worley were connty seat visitors last Monday. Miss Ella Lyness Btarted teaching the Duffy school, Monday, and Miss Agnes McCaffrey in the Elliot district. Miss Ella Lyness arrived home Sat urday from a visit with friends in S. Dakota. Miss Anna Beatty has been confined to her home witb illness during the past few days. Mrs. Alvah Miller is filling her place in the school. Mrs. Lafferty and sister, Miss Hooker, of Manchester, were guests at the Ly ness home here, Saturday. The Misses Annie Summers and Maggie Dolphin left Monday morning for Dubuque, where they will attend school at the Academy of the Visit* tlon during the coming year. We are very sorry to say that Mr, and Mrs. I. W. Swlsler have both been quite ill at their home in Dubuque. Their many riendB here will be pleased to learn that they are both improving •t this writing. COGGON, Mrs. Carl McDonald is visiting her parents at West Union, David Patton is taking a course of study at the Cedar Bapids Business Kj- College. Mrs. Bragdon and daughter, MIEB Bragdon, and Mrs. A. H. Scofield, vis Ited relatives In Manchester, Tuesday Miss Lizzie Beddy returned to Des Moines, Monday morning, where she will again engage in teaching, D. Carrudus, of Sliver Creek, visited his daughter, Mrs. T. Swann.laBt week. Mrs. Aldrlch returned from a visit with relatives in Hazel Green, Sunday, and is staying at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. A. Green. '•j, Mrs. Godfrey Dolley returned from t" $?: -a still hale and hearty.—Commercial. HOPKINTOK A. B. WheelesB and wife came home Tuesday from the western part of the state. Miss Claire Dunlap left this morning for Strawberry Point, where she will teach this fall. Mrs. W.J. Breed and daughter Lottie, ofEdgewood, were gueBts of C. H. Ricketts and wife a part of the past week. Mrs. T. V. Hunt, of Delhi, was in at tendance at the misBlonBry convention last week. L. J. Stanger, Andy Ferguson and C. E. Green departed Tuesday for Motley, Minn., where the former will look af ter property which he already owns there, and the others will look for farms if the country suits them. house on the Elibu Todd farm In UriI5ft= township was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon, together witb most of the contents. The fire originated in a defective chimney and spread so rapidly that the building was soon enveloped. The farm is rented by a man by the name of Flemming. A party composed of R. G. Crawford and wife, Mrs. C. E. Merriam, C. E. f?« Merriam jr. and wife, J. S. McConnell •.. /.v.- ttn W jfe, J. J. Klrkwood and wife, Rev. Mackintosh, wife and two daugh ters, Mrs. B, N. Hooking, Finley G. Mackintosh and W. B. Guthrie, drove to the government fish hatchery near Manchester yesterday for the purpose of a day's outing. They report an en poyable day.—Leader.^, $$$* 'Kv County Correspondence. Wstsli^ GREELEY. F. A. Irish was re-elected on the board of directors for the Inter-State Telephone Co. Born to Mrs. Louie Taylor nee Strong, of Salt Lake City, Utah, a girl. Con gratulations. Mrs. S. S. Langford nee Barroou, of Craig, Neb., Is here, the guest of rela tives and friends. Mib. D. ThomaB haB added to our vegetable display, a pair of carrots, that for size and form are beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. O. Wilcox were called to Wisconsin, Tuesday, by the sudden death of their daughter. Mrs. Wm. Hockaday and daughter, Miss Nettle, will leave on Tuesday for Minnesota, where Mra. H. will visit her children.—Home-Press. EDGEWOOD. Mrs. John Scbacherer, of Dyersville, visited her son and family last week. Miss Leora Breed commenced ber school last Monday. School opens-Monday. Arthur Breed spent last Thursday In Lamont. The clasB of 1901 picniced at MoBBy Glen last Saturday. Mrs. Abbie Coolidge left last Friday for an extended visit in the west. MrB. Breed and daughter Lottie, vis' ited Hopkinton relatives last week. Miss May Peck, of Strawberry Point spent several days last week with Miss Ethel Piatt. C. B. Story IB visiting his son Albert Story at Iowa FallB. Rev. Wolcott, who has been the pas tor of the Methodist church of this place has moved his family to Fayette. •The house, commonly known aB, the "Bee Hive" is under going repairs. 0. M. Eaton, who resided south of town had the misfortune to lose one of his work horse. LAMONT Miss Quigley, of Oelweln, came Sat urday to viBlt ber counsin Mrs. May Penbertby. Alfred Anderson and son returned Friday from Dakota. Mesdames Clarence and John Flau cher were Manchester vlBitorB Tuesday September 9. MeBdames Young and Simpson were Oneida visitors Monday, September 8, Harry CowleB waB at Oneida Wednes day, A large number of our people atten ded the fair at Strawberry Point Thurs day. Ed. Bolf went to Busbnell, III., last week to visit. Fred Field went to St. Paul last week on busineBB. Mrs Field and son went to Straw berry Point to visit ber mother and at tend the fair. Ed. Brown returned home from Big Bed, Montana, where he has been for several years on a rancb. George Bracber and John Elliott went to Idaho to look at the country. Died—the youngest child of Alfred Anderson, Thjirsrt ay^f.n art' --Batarday She remitter daughter much better. rranillu, Hie. it. Bi fenw •at-alyl!ltiC6*at the Free Baptist churcb, man and the Misses Cora Hanna and Carrie Franklin attended the connty meeting of the Christain church at La fayette, Saturday and Sunday.—Moni tor. rp-Av: The community sympathizes with the bereaved parents. Miss Blache Bush and Wm. Flaucher and family and several others attended the Van VorB and Sill wedding Monday September 8,1902. Chesley Durham returned home from Dakota, Wednesday, after spending the summer on Hoyt's rancb. Hon. E. P. Seeds and wife, of Wash ington, D. C„ are viBiting bis daughter, MrB. von Oven. Jack and Edna Musical Comedy en tertainment at the Opera House, on September 26. MASONVHXE. H, H. May took his departure for Dubuque Monday returning Tuesday to his old home at Cascade where he spent the remainder of the week visit ing old friends and taking In the JoneB Co. Fair. Miss Katie O'Hagan went to Du buque Monday where she will attend school. Mrs. J. Spang, Mrs. J. Morris and Mrs. M. Maroney were callers at Man chester Thursday. Richard Coil and Wm. Schall return ed to their homeB In Cascade after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends here. Mr. Goodwin and family moved to Manchester Thursday, we are Borry to loose Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin from our midst. John C. PuchB, of Dubuque, was In our city in the Interest of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald on Saturday. Mrs. Hugh Kelly and sister, Ella, of Wlnthrop were visiting friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. Fee were Manches ter callers Monday. Mr. John Spang has rented the John Mulvehill farm for the coming year. We understand that Mr. Mulvehill and family will occupy their Masonville residence, We understand that Jas. Turley has bought the Atwater hotel and IntendB building a four story brick on the grounds (look up boys.) Dr. Harry Bradley and wife were Masonville caller Friday, The pleasant countenance of J. Williams was seen In our city Saturday. Our city school will commence on Monday with Mr. Hennesy of Straw berry Point aB principal and Miss Mayme McMahon as primary teacher. John Murtaugh, and Lewis Mulvehill took up their studies -at St. Josephs college thiB week. Mr. and Mrs. T. ISulllvan and Miss Nellie Fober were Manchester callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hogan and Mr. and Mrs. P. McGrath were in Manches ter Tueeday where Mrs. Hogan under went a surgical operation which skillfully performed by Dr. Bradley & Son. Mrs. Hogan Is getting along nicely. Mrs. F. Anderson, of Independence claled on friends here Saturday. STRAWBERRY POINT. Born: To Mr. and Mrs. L. Streeter, Thursday, a baby boy. Miss Lutie Davis, who has beaM&'t Ing near Edgewood, return* Friday. p,7. s? x? Ic* Miss Lucy Appleby was an over Sun day visitor with friends and relatives at Greeley. Prof. Fogg of Mt. Vernon, was in town Monday, the guest of Mrs. West fall. E. E. Lang was in West Union, Thursday, acting as judge of cattle at the fair there. Mrs. II. Alderson was called to Du buque, Sunday, by the severe Illness of her sister, Mrs. Ewlng. Dr. C. W. Dorman and daughter Miss Eva, of Manchester, were here, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Dorman, last Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. D. C. Hlndal and daughter, Fern, returned home Saturday morning, from Iowa Falls, where they had been the guests of Mrs. Hindal's sister, Mrs. Ma bel Horsetail, for several days past. Kev. and Mrs. H. E. Newton who have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Newton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Barnes, returned to their borne at Au gusta, Wis., Friday, going by way of Elkader. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barnes and sis ter, Mrs. Wm. Martin, came over from Stanley, Sunday, for a few days visit with the ladles' father, B. F. Gaylord, Mr. Barnes returning home the same evening.—Mail-PreBs. COLESBURG. 1 [Too late for last week.] Nice refreshing shower Monday morning. Corn In this locality looks fine and bids fair to be a good crop, but needs two or three weeks of warm dry weath er to mature. R, H. Bush of Osterdock was In the city Saturday shaking hands with old friends and transacting business. J. K. P. Boislnger is in Strawberry Point this week attending the fair and running a refreshment booth. Colesburg schools commenced Mon day. Prof. Still, principal and Mrs, William AdamB, primary department, John Brown intends to move onto his farm north of town In a few days. Lightning struck the residence of James Prentice during the storm last Friday. It tore off the chimney and damaged the roof badly. Mrs. Prentice, the only occupant of the house at the time, escaped with a Blight shock. Ed Potts, Amos LivingBton and W, S. Page returned from N. D., last Sat urday. Page and Livingston invested in some of the N. D. dust while gone, Elder Peterson of the Latter Day Saint faith is conducting a tent meeting here at present. Clem NehauB of Dixon Settlement took home a line new buggy Monday purchased of A. M. Ilea. S. P. McMahon and wife and JameB McMahon and wife attended the funeral of Peter Flaherty at Elkport Monday, Henry Vorwald of Dixon Settlement has rented his line farm for a number of years. Henry will retire from farm ing and enjoy a well earned rest the balance of his days. PRAIRIE. Mrs. Duncan and daughter of Water loo, are visiting at the home of J. Car radus. Miss Loretta Barry 1B teaching in the Stewart district, this fall. Messrs. J. Devine and A. LynesB of Ryan vUlted friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mra. H. Bushnell are visiting friends in Chicago., Mr. Henry Carroth^n departed for Epwortb, Monday morning, where he will attend school. Mr. London was a Ryan caller, Wednesday. A. Keiser arrived borne Tuesday morning from South Dakota, after an extended visit with friends. MrB. R. Ilaenig and son, J. F., visited friends near Ryan, Sunday. Miss Grace Annis is teaching in Dis trict No. 3, this tall. Mr. Ratchford of Independence made a busineBB call here, Tuesday. Messrs. F. and A. Durey and families attended the Strawberry X'oint fair Thursday. Misses Julia Mullen and Marguerite lloney of Dubuque, are gueBts at the home of the former's uncle, J. Welch. Mrs. C. Carrothers arrived home, Thursday, after visiting with her par ents at Lincoln, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. L. Eicbocker visited friends at Ryan Sunday. Mr. Harte Davis recently purchased the Cooley farm, consisting of 200 acres south of Manchester consideration, $12,000. Mesdames Anderson and Graham of Ida Grove, la., are gueBts at the home of their mother, MrB. Ann Carrothers. Miss Edith Cowles of Freeport, 111 visited friends here, Friday and Satur day. Mr. J. McGuire and family visited friends in Masonville, Saturday. Miss Mame Annis is teaching in the CarrotherB district. Mr. John Mulvehill, having decided to quit farming, rented his farm to Mr. J. Spang last week. Mr. Mulvehill and family will make their future home in Masonville. Howard Allyn is attending school In Manchester. Miss Nellie Sullivan spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Man chester. The peach sociable at A. Reiser's, Friday evening, was largely attended Mrs. J. Mulvehill and danghter, Miss Daisy, viBited friends In Middlelield, Thursday. Itoy Delf visited friends at Sterling, 111., laBt week. EARLVILLE. MrB. ChaB. Staehle, Mrs. Geo. Hunt and Harry Staehle, who had been out nutting, had a runaway Saturday after noon, throwing them out and breaking a bone in Mrs. Staeble's wrist, but not hurting the others. The team ran into J. M. Dunn's, breaking a buggy that waB there. Wm. Fuits returned from hiB visit at S. Wayne, Wis., Saturday. MIBB Alice Irmscher was visiting friends here last week. WBB Rogers' and Soper's nines met on the ball diamond, Friday afternoon to play for the championship, which was won by Rogers' nine. While Geo. Davey was cutting corn In his field Wednesday, be found a bad ly broken bicycle, which was proved to be the wheel that was stolen from John Volt a short time ago. A. M. Cloud went to Dubuque Wed -esday. T. L. Cruise and MIBB Mae FOB- jpp«"wi~«t ".,y« V: VM^r :1S^1I1 11*. ter went to Farley, Wednesday. will attend the Cascade fair befoi turning. y. "\Tbey lefora re- Geo. Staehle, sr. went to Dubui Wednesday to attend the Democrl conference. Burt Millen left Monday for Vernon to attend college. Mrs. Geo. Staehle jr., and daughb Caro, went to Dubuque Wednesday^ where the latter will remain and take a course in college. J. C. and W. F. Wood left Thursday for Hartley. Miss Mary Bichardson, of Epwortb, arrived Saturday for a two weeks visit with her siBter, MrB. W. D. Millen. \V. D. Millen went Tuesday of this week to Ashland, Wisconsin, on land business. He was accompanied by Henry WeBCbe, James Bramley and Anton Westmeler. Sanford Smith of Greeley had bus! nesB in town Saturday. F. L. Carpenter and wife and Wm, Smock and wife of Almoral were in thiB neck of the woods Monday. Michael Putz of Petersburg came down Monday to make bis final report as administrator of the estate of I'eter Knittllng! deceased. J. U. liector had business in town Saturday. Dan Carpenter bought a farm in North Dakota last week. S. W. Klaus and W. 1. Millen had business In Bremen towuBhip Friday. A.chinese lady will lecture in the Methodist church Thursday evening. MrB. Clara Gould and baby of New tonville are visiting relatives here. Mrs. John Oaker spent Saturday with friends here. J. Diamond had a sale of his farm implements Saturday. The Vlcloom Lnttn Quarter*' 'After two years of life In tlie Quap- tlcr Latin," siiys Charles Theodore, Murray, "where I got my studies ofi Frcm-li character for 'XUlo. Fou cliette,' I may freely say that It Is the worst place in the world to send a young ninn or woiuan If you enter tain any hope of meeting him or her In heaven. "I liave had much experience In the role of journalist and have investi gated the slums of London and Liv erpool, know the 'Tenderloin' of New. York and the 'attractions' at Berlin and Vienna, but for downright Satan ic ingenuity of viclousncss and gilt edged debauchery you must go to tho Quartier Latin, for it is hero that im morality Is accepted as a virtue, and] real virtue has no line of demarcation! to distinguish it from immorality. "No young man or young woman can, survive such environment untarnished, and many are ruined for life. That which, like London slums, is repulsive' Is not dangerous. It is attractive vice, sugar coated Immorality, which Is dangerous, and that is what young, men and women find in the Quartier Latin." Ilonr Coal WM Fir.t Xlimed. Curiously, tho word coal was ID uso long before as well as long after the commencement of the cool trade, with a meaning quite different from that which it now has. The term originally belonged to wood fuel and was applied in particular to wood which had been charred, or what Is now called char coal. When the trade In mineral coal be gan, this was usually distinguished by the singular name of sea coal. It would seem that from having been gathered In early times on the sea sliol land, along with si5?..-cco— wreckage east up by the 'wnve?'to jjn ^merits peculiar substance was supi°ac Making: It Plain. V- A writer in the Lancet, says the Chi cago Record-Herald, generously sets himself tlie task of giving out valuable Information as to the amount of food one should cat. He proceeds to make the matter plain to the masses by say ing: "If you desire to know how much you ought to cat per diem, you must tirst determine whether you are tem peramentally anabolic or katobolic. Then, taking into account your age, sex, size, the amount of exercise you get and the temperature of the atmos phere, you should calculate the amount of food necessary to maintain the min imum weight of the body consistent with the best health of which you are capable." Hereafter there should be no excuse whatever for overeating or undereat iug. The DiMcovery of Florida* Juan X'once de Leon, sailing from Porto Itico in search of new laud, dis covered Florida on March 27, 1512. He landed near St. Augustine, planted the cross and took possession in the name of the Spanish monarch. In 17C3 a treaty ceding east and west Florida to Great Britain, in exchange for Ha vana and the western part of Cuba, was ratUied. lu 1781 part of Florida was receded to Spain, and in 1783 Great Britain ceded east and west Florida to Spain. On Feb. 22, 1819, east and west Florida were ceded to the United States by treaty and pur chase, Spain receiving $5,000,000. The Way lie Gloated. Two buses were traveling down Re gent street in close proximity when the conductor of the foremost one took off his badge and dangled It in the air, to the obvious annoyance of the rival driver. "What did you do that for?" asked a passenger. "Why," said the conductor, pointing a derisive thumb at the infuriated driver, Ms father was 'ung."—London Tit-Bits. Appetite and lluiiffcr. "Most persons do not discriminate between hunger and appetite," said a doctor of long experience. "Appetite is what makes a man drink or smoke and what makes most mi'ii and wom en oat. Many go through life never knowing what hunger really is. I often fast sixty hours and never feel the worse for it. A friend of mine, a physician in Brooklyn, goes without food sixteen days at a stretch and keeps up his work meanwhile. There isn't an or '.'-'*' that ea:i contract any disease 'von lack of' food. Most of thein do heccme diseased through the efl'ort to take re of lo-j inuc-h food. They are all in belter tone after a fasti} Another thin", l.un or is felt only in* the mouth «:nl li-roat. That gone feel ing that many complain of is not hurt* fr iV^-v .Tt5?-- J.V SlBf ::v-^r5*!rn'SfT~^'i»-r IP 7-5 IS The Greateat Mon.. /., It would be a difficult task, if not nil impossible one, to persuade any half dozen men casually brought together into unanimity of opinion concerning ]the greatest man who ever lived. Most \f them would agree no doubt with &rd Brougham that .lullus Ctrsar was tllo greatest man of ancient times," but how many of the six would accept Professor Gardiner's estimate of Crom well as "the greatest Englishman of all times?" Each of them, we may be reasonably sure, would accept Shake speare as the greatest poet, yet Lord Lytton once spoke of Milton as "the greatest poet of our couutry." And where will be found two mon out of Scotland to agree with Charles Mackey when he says of Burns that he was "the greatest poet —next perhaps to King David of the Jews—whom any age has produced?"—Leslie's Weekly. PortMmontli llarlior. There has existed a harbor at Ports mouth, England, resorted to by fight ing ships from the most ancient times in our history. The Romans undoubt edly used it when they had their stronghold at Portchcster, and they appear to have named it Portus Mag nus, or the Great Port. The footsteps of the Roman provincials and of the Baxons and Normans may be traced, and from these times onward the name of Portsmouth occurs frequently In our history. The place had attained some measure of Importance In the reign of Henry I. Richard Cri-'ur do Lion set sail thence when last he left the shores of his kingdom, and in the time of bis successor a naval estab lishment existed at the port.—London Globe. Prnctlcnl Inquiry. The town couucll of a thriving burg in the west of Scotland recently ac quired a piano for their town hall and appointed three of their number to in spect and report on the purchase. Tho councilors were not musical experts, but one—a joiner—bending down and applying his eye to the several corners of the Instrument, remarked, "I'm nao Judge of music, but I'll warrant ye a' the boards are plumb." gj So Satisfying Her. "Women are hard to understand." "Think so?" "Yes I told her she carried her age well and she was offended." "Yon don't say!" "Yes and then I told her she didn't carry it well, and she wouldn't Bpeak." —Philadelphia Record. Profanity of His Profe«»lon. "Who is that scientific gent in room 15?" asked the scrub lady. "I dunno," answered the broom gen tleman "but he's a funny one to swear. You ought to hear him. When he saw a lot of mold on top of his ink, he said, 'B'clllus!' just that way.' —Chicago Tribune. The Orlffln of Many Kuinea. The popular terminations of pet names in earlier times were in, on, et, kin, cock and others. Emma was shortened to Em, and for love's sake it became Emmott or Emmet. Matilda waB first Til, then Tillot. Bartholomew was Bart then Little Bart or Bartlett. The popularity of these pet names is seen in the great number of them which eventually became family names. The Tlllotsons, the Emmetts and the Bartlctts are numerous in England and [ea^ although few dream that and urnames. lierore the use on^, ily names it was often neccssary to that the sameiMMWWK^nfrequently given to two or three children of tho same family. The original of the sur name Robinson Is the pet name of Robin or Little Robert. ,.nR Uieir Hi of murine origin. not sun stance and its resemblance coal in color and burning propertiesir obtained the name of sea coal, by which it was so long and so widely known. Then In the course of time, as the new fuel gained upon and su perseded the old, the simple name of coal becamo universally transferred to It As Germans of today add chen to children's names as a term of endear ment, making Anna Annchen, Eliza beth Lischen, so our English ancestry used the equivalent kiu. Watkin was Little Walter, Slmkin Little Simeon, Perkin Little Peter. Terminations in kin and cock were in use among the lower orders—that is, among the An glo-Saxons—while the diminutives in, on and et were more aristocratic and used by families of Norman blood. Ran Airay From Doctor. Tho family hope and pride, five years of age, was out of sorts. He dldn' eat well, and he had a slight cold. Mamma thought the doctor should be sent for, and papa concurred. The doc tor looked at the little chap's tongue, felt his pulse and left some little pills. The next day he came again. The boy' cold hung on, and so did the doctor. At the end of the sixth visit, however, the father thought the patient well enough, so he paid the doctor off with the understanding that he need not come again. Nevertheless, the next day saw the doctor arrive, and the day following. Not wishing to offend him, the family thereupon bundled up the boy and went away for a visit. Tho doctor could not charge for a visit to a locked up house, and tliat was an easy way to escape his attentions and his bill.—New York Press. Hope Spring* Eternal. The patience of fishermen wno reauy love the sport Is the theme of many stories. One Is told by a man who, traveling on foot through part of Eng land, came upon a solitary fisherman who looked as if time and the world might pass away without disturbing liis content. "Have you fished long in this stream?" asked the traveler. "Eighteen year," was the calm sponse. "Get many bites?" was the next question. The fisherman scarcely turned his gaze from the rod in his hands. "Five year ago in this very spot had a fine bite," he answered hope fully. lie Wnn Only the Master. "George," exclaimed Mrs. Ferguson, with flashing eyes, "am I the mistress of this house or am I not?" "You certainly are," replied Mr. Fer guson, with alacrity. "What's the mat ter now?" "I've discharged that impudent hired girl, and she refuses to leave. I want you to go to the kitchen and bundle her out, neck and crop!" "Settle it between yourselves, Laura," said Mr. Ferguson weakly. "I won't have anything to do with it. I'm only the master of the house."—Chicago Tribune. ^c" '"lui'va (•cueroaitr* Iu ISuj LW/.i on a tour in the French provinces, lie arrived at the little town of to give a concert, "iimouncr-d. iwtt ibe inhabitants appeared to take but little interest in Kf Ij£ Sf ,s, ,| V*\'Vi w.^ vt N ger tliat Is a rorm of G'isonse. tr per BOIIS would eat only when they were hungry and only as much as bunker, not appetite, culled for—well, we doe tors would have to fast."—New York Pres9. V? The offer was unanimously accepted, and Liszt treated his guests not only to a splendid concert, but an excellent supper into the bargain. Next day, when the illustrious virtuoso appeared to give his second concert, the hall was not large enough to contain the crowd which claimed admittance. The Profcaaor* the Lady and the Cow. It is told of a certain professor whose absentmlndeduess about equaled his learning that he was one day, crossing the college campus, absorbed to such degree in a book of his that had just been published that he was loBt to everything else. Suddenly he bumped up against an object, and looking up he saw that he had collided with a cow that had rudely strayed In his way. "Get out of the way, you cowl" he exclaimed irritably, prefixing an Im polite adjective to "cow." Tho next day as the professor was again crossing the campus, immersed in his reading, he again ran into an object "Oh, that confounded cow!" he exclaimed. Then, hearing an In dignant "Sir!" bo looked up hastily to discover that this time he had come up against the wife of a fellow pro fessor. It hanlly made matters better to assure her that he had taken her for a cow, and It required the good offices of the entire faculty to restore an era of good feeling. A Lndlcroaa Word Ttrlater. Professor William Archibald Spoo ncr of Oxford university has become famous as a ludicrous word twister. Once at a special service, seeing some women standing at the back of the church waiting to be seated, he rushed down the aiBle and addressed the ush ers as follows, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, sew these ladies into their sheets." Be ing asked at dinner what fruit he would have, he promptly replied, "Pigs, fleas." This is the way in which Dr. Spooner proposed to his wife: Being one afternoon at the home of her fa ther, Bishop Harvey Goodwin of Car lisle, Mrs. Goodwin said, "Mr. Spoo ner, will you please go out into the garden and ask Miss Goodwin if she will come in and make tea?" The pro fessor, on finding tho young lady, said, 'Miss Goodwin, your mother told me to ask you if you would come in and take me." A Soft Answer, Dibbs (rather shortsighted, overtak ing total stranger and slapping him on back from behind)—Hello, old fel low! How are you? So glad to see you again. Who'd have thought of meet— Stranger—Confound you, sir! How dare you strike me in that blackguard ly manner? You ought to be more careful -that you've got the right per son. Dibbs—Really, sir, I must apologize, but I took you for the Earl of The likeness is really won— "fpur-1" jy'y -n^- Akw UTusicai matters, for Wttcn tne musi cian appeared on the platform he found himself fade to face with an audience numbering exactly seven persons. iszt stopped very cnliuly to the front and, bowing respectfully to tho array of empty benches, he delivered himself follows: "Ladies and gentlemen, I feel ex trcmcly flattered by your presence here this evening, but this room is not at all suitable the air Is literally stilling. Will you be good enough to accompany me to my hotel, where 1 ill have the piano conveyed? Wo shall be quite comfortable there, and will go through the whole of my programme." Somehow, people never act as yon think they should.—Atchison G*olp.. Mrs. Dozzle—And will you love me when I'm old and unlovely? Doozle—I suppose so. You see, I'd be old and daffy then myself.—San Francisco Bulletin. Work Is the inevitable couditlon of human life, the true source of human welfare.—To 1 to I. The Fairy Lnmpllffhter. Affection often inspires Ingenuity. In a life of Joseph Severn the narra* tivc of the artist's care of the poet Iveats In his last Illness includes a graceful incident. Severn, worn out with watching and tireless service, would sometimes drop asleep and al low the candle to go out, thus leaving the sick man In darkness, which he dreaded. Realizing that this was lia ble to occur, Severn hit upon a happy devlco to keep the light still burning. One evening he fastened a thread from the bottom of the candle already light ed to the wick at the top of another unlighted one set ready near by. Not being sure the experiment would succeed, he had not mentioned it, and when later on he fell napping as the prst candle was burning low the in» valid was too considerate to awako him, but lay patiently awaiting the ex tinction of the fluttering flame. Sud denly, just as he expected gloom and blackness, *he connecting thread—too fine and distant for him to see—caught fire, and a tiny spark began to run along It. Then he waked the Bleeping nurse with an exclamation of joyful surprise. "Severn! Severn!" he cried. "Here's a little fairy lamplighter actually lit up the other candle!" But it was only the good fairy of many sickrooms—loving forethought— that bad lighted the candle. *•-4. Stranger (greatly mollified)—8ay no' more, sir, I entreat. I quite see how the mistake occurred. Magnificent weather, isn't it? Good morning to you good morning.—London Answers. Took It Calmly. A Baltimore physician was" once called hurriedly to see the sick child of colored parents In the vicinity and per ceived at the first glance that the in fant had but a few hours to Uve. Ex pecting an outburst of anguish, he broke the truth as gently as possible to the child's mother and was met with the sterling rejoinder, "That's all right, doctor there's plenty of room for him up yonder, but we're dreadful scroueed down here." She Was Blaster. Father (left In charge)—N v, uu vtui' not have any more cake. (Very seri ously) Do you know what I shall have to do if yon go on making that dread ful noise? Little Girl (sobbing)—Yes. Father—Well, what is that? Little Girl—Give me some more cake! And she was quite right. Hurrah. "Hurrah!" It used to be "Hurray!" and the cry is as old as England. It is the battlecry of the old Norse vikings as they swept down to burn and murder among the peaceful Brit ish. "Tur, ale!" was their warcry, which means, "Tbor, aid!" an appeal for help to Thor, the god of battles. Left Helple«a. Mrs. Brown—So your girl has left you? What for, for mercy's sake? Mrs. Black—Absolutely for nothing, Mrs. Brown—Oh, that's it. I remem ber you told me she wouldn't leave you for anything.—Boston Transcript Row tb® PrMldent la Paid. In the apportionment of the salaries of all United States government em ployees the year is divided into quar ters and each quarter subdivided ac cording to the number of days in each month, but the president receives prac tically the same amount every month. Thus, if a president should die at the end of February, after receiving his salary for that month, his successor would in reality receive less than the full amount due him in March because his predecessor had, in effect, been overpaid the prior month. Inasmuch as the president's salary may not be divided Into exactly equal parts, it is necessary to pay the chief magistrate $4,100.66 on some months and $4,166.67 on others. On one occasion during the Oleveland administration a mis take was made, and there were sent to the chief executive three successive warrants for $4,166.66. When the error was discovered, the treasury de partment hastened to dispatch to the White House a warrant on the United States government for a cent, made out in Mr. Cleveland's favor, though the president never cashed this check. —Argonaut. y,-- The lights in the theater set the men a good example they seldom go out be tween the acta. A Terrible Threat* Customer—That tea service costs 50 marks. That is more than I can pay. His Wife (whispering)—If I should have a fainting spell among all this china, It would cost you fa»* more Fliegende Blatter. Wisdom. Wisdom consisteth not in knowing I mauy things nor even in knowing them 2^111 111 111 1 .thoroughly, but in choosing mi WW ft*- rU A rnJbrn lowing what conduces the most tainly to our lastlug happiness and true glory. lmp«ovciuti.t of Corn, Uncle Heory" Waiiaee.is ot-Noimg a fcpod deal of space in his paper al iac%s' Farmer to the improvement of lowUCoru. JJ© calls attention to the t«ct tMauwhile the Iowa Farmer has been improving his live stock ior twen ty years aud more he has given very little attention to the great Iowa crop, con.. Among the many articles which have appeared in Wallace's Farmer on this subject has been a eerUa by Prof. Shamel, of Illinois, the corn expert, and these are illustrated by a number of photographs Fhowing different va rieties oi com, perfect and imperfect ears, the most proUtable to raise, etc. The average Iowa farmer thinks he knowB as much about corn as anybody does but we miBS our guess if he can not learn a lot from these articles in Wallaces' Farmer. In this connection we wish to cay that Wallaces' Farmer 1B one or the best agricultural papers that comes to this office. It Is handsomely printed on paper of fine quality, filled with at tractive Illustrations, and addition to its regular features, Its editorials by "Uncle Henry," its departments of Dairying, Horticulture, the Hog and Poultry, Its Home Department, for the women contains full reports of the leading fairs, live stock Bhows, an(* sales, agricultural meetings, etc. It published weekly at Des Moines, lov at $1.00 a year, all subscriptions pi able In advance Bnd the paper st when the time is out. We cau sfjjgf Wallaces' Farmer and the l)emo^ both one year for only 2.25 and you»v one of our nice premiums. App! the Democrat office. Notice of Appointment of Admin tnx. STATE OriOWA,)tlc Delaware County NOTICE 18 HKKKBY GIVEN. WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT •Ready made suits tliat nt like tailor made, but we haven't seen them. A perfect fitting suit is not an accident. 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