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BRONSON A CARR.
Editors and Proprietors
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A Hot Bargain
In a
Dbck Rubber
and
Felt Boot
Outft For Men
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we PIT THBFEET.
The rubber is heavy duck rolled edge, with splendid felt
boot. The outfit usually sells for $2.60 to $2.75, our price $2.25.
Don't fail to get one of these bargains before they are all gone.
The above is only a sample of our bargains. You are always
welcome, whether you buy or not.
E. T. Grassfield,
(Successor to Qrassfield Bros.)
Our Business Directory.
ATTORNEYS.
DUNHAM. •, B, STILXB W. H. MORRIS
DUNHAM. NORRtS ft STILI6.
TTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES
Public. Speolal attention given to Colleo
ons Insuranoe, Real Estate and Loan Agts.
ffloe In Olty Gall Block. Manchester, la.
Yoban. H. P. Arnold. m.J. Yobah
VORAN ARNOLD YORAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, and Seal Estate
Agents. Offloe over Delaware County State
Bank, Manchester, Iowa.
G. E. BRONSON. i£. M. Garb.
BRONSON CARR
FRED B. BLAIR.
TTORNEY AT LAW. Office In the Olty Hall
ab« cx Blook, Manchester, Iowa.
PHYSIOIANS.
A. J. WARD.
PHYSICIAN and Surg
yon, will attend to oalls
1 promptly at all hours of the day or night,
jamont, Iowa.
J.
PHYSICIAN,tlNDbAY,
Office hours (or eyb eases ani
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 'XI"
Eye
n(*
fitting glasses
Office corner Main ana Frank*
lln streets.
G. Bradley, M. D. B. m. Bradley, u. d.
BitADLEY & BRADLEY.
PHYSICIANS
AND SUKUKONS. Franklin
atreei, MaU'-hester, Iowa.
DENTISTS.
D. A. Dunham. 0. L. Leigb
DUNHAM & LEIGH.
Dentists.
Office tu the Adams building on
FrankUu -»truet. Telephone 216.
W. DORM AN.
.I'-NTibT- Office on Franklin Street, noru
i' of the Globe Hotel, Manchester, Iowa,
'eotai Surgery in all Its branohes. Make*
"^uent viaita to neighboring towns. Always
»t "t Saturday*,
£. NEWCOMB.
Dentist.aonfc.FranklinClark
Office over & Lawrence's
store street. Grown
jrldge work specialty. Will meet patients at
Parley Wednesday of each week. 82tf
VETERINARIAN.
OR- J. W. SCOTT.
ETKRINARY Surgeon. and Dentist.
Main street Telephon 2"
MANOH tSSTHR MARBLB WORKb
I pruparod to furnish Granite and Marblt
I Monuments and Head Stones of vfcrloiu. de
iljrns. Have the oounty right for Slpe's Pu
ert Grave Cover also dealer in Iron Fence*
Will meet all competition. 9tfM
WM. UoINTOSB
V7. N UOiNTON J. F. MOEWlb
HOVNTON A MoEWEN.
aTCHMaKERS, Jewelers and Engraven
V* itealers In Watohee. Clocks, Silver an
.»uHi Ware, Fine Jewelry, Speotaolefl, Cutlen
InHtrumente. etc.. Main street
ALLEN & STOREY.
C•sLOTHING
MANCHESTER, IOWA.
WW WIWUHUflj WWW*V W W WVWkWMimi
HOLLI8TER LUMBER CO.
LUMBER
and all kinds of building materials,
Posts and Coal, Oorner of Delaware and
Madison streets.
THOS. T. CARKEEK.
A
B™EK$3',AN1i
BUILDING SUPERIN-
A TENDENT, S. E. Corner, 8th and Main St.
Dubuque, Iowa.
8CHARLE8, THE TAILOR.
MERCHANT
TAILOK aud Gents Famishing
Goods, Manchester, Iowa.
WM. DENNIS.
rtARPLNTER, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
I aui now prepared to do all work in my
line in a good and workmanlike manner. Satis*
faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur
nished Work taken In town or country, Shop
near the stand tower on West Side of river.
O. E. GATES.
CITY
DRAYMaN. Am prspared to do all
work In my line, Moving household goods
and pianos a specialty. All work will receive
fs
irompt attention. A share of your patronage
solicited. Charges right. Give your drayloit
to a man who nas come to stay.
LAWRENCE & GREM8.
DRUGS,
M. D.,
Specialist,
tttng glasses
surgeon and
Wall Pap»»r. stationery, Paints, Oils,
etc. City Hall block.
PETER BOARDWAY.
DEALER
IN hour, feed, hay straw, Maquoke
ts lime, stucco, and common and Alius ce
ment. Telephone 113. Lower Franklin St.
A. e. PETERSON.
EADER iN Groceries, Provisions,
ery, Fruits, etc. Mam Street.
4. M. PEARSE.
JUSTICE
OF Tlih. PEACE AND COLLECT
OR. All bUBluess entrusted tu him riven
prompt atteutlou. Office In City Hall block,
secund floor.
ALEX. SEFSTROM.
1 ENEilAL BLACKSMITH, horsesholng a
\X specialty. luterferrlng and corns cureu or
uo pay. Price* reusouable, and the best of
work guaranteed A shaie of the public patron
age Is solicited, Shop on Franklin street, near
the bridge.
Bu.IoeBS Opportunities For All.
Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minne
sota and Missouri on the Chicago Ureal
ivestern Ruilway the very best agri
cultural section of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and busi
ness men successful. We have a demand
for competent men, with the necessary
capital, for all branches of business,
lome special opportunities for creamer)
men aud millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
noteie, banks and stockbuyers. UorreB
pondence solicited. Write for MapB and
•aple Leaflets. W. T. Beed, Industrial
\»ent, 604 Endicott Building, St. Paul,
£01 E
Min^
WbRKMEISTER
IfiNEUAL DEALER/ IN FURNITURE,
Co
(Hub. Picture Frames, Etc. A complete
Hock ot furniture and Upholstery always on
uand, at prices that defy competition. A good
tiearse kept for attendance at funerals. Earl*
vllle. Iowa
and Gents furnishing goods. Oor
uer Main and Franklin streets.
GILDNER BROS.
CiLOTHING
and Gents furnishing goods,
City Hall Block, Franklin Street.
B.CLARK.
DltY
GOODS, N tlons. Carpets, Gents Fur
nishing goods, etc. Franklin Street.
QUAKFR MILL CC.
1'
7M.OUK and Fend. Manufacturers of the cele.
ot tui White Sutlu a.d White Pearl Flour.
Kl.JOELL & CO.,
ORY
GOODS, Carpets, Millinery, Hats and
Caps, ttoots and Shoes, etc.. Main St.
'lKnohonler. Iowa.
A.THOi-RE
|lOVHUSrOl •'.IF KAI,AMITY'S I'l.UN
I (1 »r •iliirc ai litjulur lu CluthtUK. Hoots,
'•honi», SOtlODB.
'.nr. Iowa.
)l Masoulc Block Mauches-
E. T. GRASSFIELD,
BOOTs
and SHOES of all grades and prices.
Custom Work aud hepafring gi
ittentlou. Store In City Hall Block.
(lAftUWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
-1 Keypn a drat-olass tinner and does all
-I- a rqp*4rtaR with neatness and dispatch.
Motional Rank ¥alr
T. MOONEY.
t^uoctssor to Lee Bowman.)
'MiTH and Wagonmaker. Delhi,
»rK ioue promptly and lnawork
niitutiHr. Charuep reasonable. Your
Pitroim^e solicited. tBtf
rVSDHE YOOR PROPERTY against cyclones
J_ aid oruadoei In the old reliable Phoenix
iniur&aotGOn BRONSON ft OJMt AgflOU,
..TJj® '»rge and increasing circulatloii
I he iowa Homestead in this count)
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A, BROWN
furniture etc., and
I n»Hior in
1J Main street.
math* for congratulation to th»
publisners ind to good farming, for, ot
ill the paper, of its class in the coun
try, it is eaBil) the best and moBt help
j!',
B- 55Farmers'
Institute
editions, issued with the regular editioL
the first week in e»ch month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi
cal farmers. Written wholly by farm
ers, they are full of actual experience,
and smell of the soil. We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
termB for The Homestead and Its Spec-
laLFar-Tra',fn8tilu'e
Editions,together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers' Muuial Insurance Journal,
four of the most valuable farm publi
catlons in the couLtry, that enable us to
offer the four in connection with our
own paper for $1.90 for the entire five
one year. This is emphatically a good
thing, and no farmer in this count)
should fail to take advantage of thit
offer. For a large line of thoroughl
practical farm reading nothing hM ever
been offered liefore that equate I..
county paper, a farm paper, a poultrv
paper, a farm insurance paper and thi
Special Farmers Untitute, all for 81.
Come in and order them.
given special
GEO. S LISTER.
CUCUMBER,
And KldPt'Flnwer rmiui is the best protec
tion for the face from the Sprlu Winds. Heal
ing and soothing, it kueps away black heads and
other hlemMi^s.
Guaranteed pure and will not grow hair on
the face.
All kinds of Hair Work done to order.
MHS 11 EATON,
Over Harness Store, Malu Street.
18tf Manchester, Iowa,
F. E. RICHARDSON
Real Estate, Loans and
Insurance.
Office over the Racket Store
Manchester, Iowa.
The "Iowa idea" 1b liable to cbusb
some trouble down In Washington this
winter. The prospect of trouble is more
apparent bb the realization strengthens
that some of the leaders—eastern repre
sentatives—are inclined to discourage a
program of tariff revision. With sever
al recalcitrant republican congressmen
from this state and a live democrat
among them to keep them awake, the
future promises a lively discussion.—
Cascade Pioneer.
The Military spirit must be strong In
France, but it Is also noted that the
other spirit is still Id existence there.
At Tours tbe other night a concert hall
singer was hissed down because she In
sisted on warbling songs not admired
by the soldiers present. The anti-mili
tary part of the audience took tbe s'ng
er's part and a riot followed. In ail
the concert ball songs we have heard, it
baB not been the sentiment of the song
but the quality of tbe singing which
has deserved the wrath of the mob.—
Waterloo Courier.
Gen. Chaffee is of the opinion that
the Filipinos will be civilized in a hun
dred years, but the point is that if they
fail to civilize within that time his bio
grapher will be able to deny that he
ever Bald it. The other point is connect
ed with tbe thought that tbe Americans
may make Buch progress in the same
time that they will refuse to admit the
fact. It is all a matter of comparison.
Columbus would have bpen greatly
pleased to have found a few tribes with
the understanding of the Filipinos when
he discovered America.—Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
Tariff Commission Will Be Useless.
It goes without saying that a nonpar
tisan commission Is not going to be ap
pointed by any partisan who in willing
to tolerate the present method of hold
ing tbe consumer up. Even if a non
partisan committee could be raised its
work would be merely advisory and
would be promptly rejected by a partis
an congreBB or a partisan president if it
did not line up with party policy and
promises. Tbe tariff question must be
settled at last by congress with the ap
proval of tbe president.—Dallas Netvs.
Still a Doubtful State.
There is a dispsition abroad to con
sider Indiana a republican state. Is it
juBtitied? Of course, the fact that tbe
republicans have carried tbe state by
decisive pluralities In five successive
general elections Is one that cannot be
ignored. Hut larg° as Its pluralities
are, it mus tbe remembered th-t in not
one of these elections did the republican
party poll 51 per cent of the total vote.
Ia all the recent elections thousands of
Indiana democrats voted with the re
publicans. These men are almost with
out exceptions vigorous tariff reformers.
Those who think that Indiana is solid
ly and safely republican make tbe grave
miBtake of counting these men as re
publicans.—Indianapolis News.
A Great Heap of Gold.
The day before Thanksgiving a report
was placed In the hands of Secretary
Shaw showing that the treasury hold
ings of gold amounted to 8610,019,926—
sum greater than any government
treasury ever held before, at least since
the days of myth.
It is only natural to suspect that the
report was made to Secretary Shaw and
given out for publication just at that
time as something for which the nation
should devoutly give thanks.
But before we can give thanks Intelli
gently we must know something about
this phenomenon—how the gold comes
to be in the treasury, to whom it be
longs, why it Is there and whether we
are better off for its being there.
Of the total 8150,000,000 is the gold
reserve held in accordance with law
gainst certain demand obligations of
the government and $113,320,000 is the
available gold balance. This makes
8263,320,000 belonging to the govern
ment. The remaining *316,700,000 be
longs to private depositors who hold
the government's certificates of deposit
for all of it
Now, we may be thankful that the
treasury holds nearly $347,000,000 ot
old belonging to tbe people, but
there are men whose opinion in such
natters is entitled to respect who think
th-it the government ought not to betL
custodian of the people's money. As
they put it, the government ought not
be in the warehouse busineBS.
We have reason, perhaps, to be thank
ful that the American people have so
much gold to put In tbe government's
keeping, but there is nothing in official
u'teranceB to Buggest the giving of
thanks on that account.
thing to be thankful for this year mure
han auy other year.
There remains the available gold bal
ince of $113,320,000, aud the people
have uo reason to be thankful that this
iu tbe treasury. Ic is part of an
available cash balance of more than
-£201,400,000, including paper and silver
As it is not pretended by treasury or
nanking experts that there is need of a
working balance In exceBS of 850,000,000
all told, we have more than $150,000,000
in the treasury that Ib not needed there
for any public purpose.
This Ib bo much needlessly taken from
the pockets of taxpayers. The most of
it—$149,162,922 on the 20th inst.—is
deposited in banks which pay nothing
for the use of It.
The American people would have
better reason to give thanks if this
money were left in their pockets, where
it ought to be, and if th6y. had repre
sentatives in Washington who would
see that the money Is left where it ought
to be.—Cbioago Chronicle.
ENTKRSD AX THE POSTOIFICl AT I
Mahobbstsr. Iowa, as Skoond-olasb Xarib, MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1902.
Sljc itlandjcstcc tfrmocrnt.
The Rich Boy's Christmas.
Ellis Parker Butler, In Leslie's Monthly for
December.
I
And now behold this sulking boy,
Hl» costly presents bring no Joy
Harsh tears of aueer fill his eye
Tho' he has all that woalth can buy.
What profits it that he employes
His many gifts to make a noise?
His playroom is so ptacod that ho
Can cause his folk« no agony.
MORAL.
Mero worldly wealth docs not possess
The power of giving happiness.
The Poor Boy's Christmas.
Observe, my ohllcl. this pretty pc
iasuro keei
..ypcone,
Ana note tlie air of pleasure keea
Willi wh'ch the widow's orphan boy
Touts h's tin horn, ills only toy.
What need of costly gifts has lie?
The widow has nowhere to ll("\
And timple nnlso Ms horn emits
To drive the widow Into fits.
MOBAI,.
The nhllosophlo mind can see
Tile use of adversity.
The farmer, if he will, can avail him
self of the silo and thus reduce material
ly the cost of feed. A great deal is
known now about feeding that was not
discovered a few years ago. The farm
er can now compound a ration for his
cows intelligently, lie knows what
kind of feed to grow or buy to feed In
connection with corn Bilage to make the
most profitable ration.—Creamery and
Dairy.
Meeting of the North-eastern Iowa
Horticultural Society.
The Eighteenth Annual Meeting of
the Northeastern Iowa Horticultural
Society will be held at Nora Springs,
Floyd county, Iowa, on December 16,
17 and 18, 1802. The purpose of this
society Ib to extend a more greneral
knowledge ot horticulture among lruit
growers, aud especially among tbe
farming communities of the district, as
well as to stimulate an interest in the
work of gardening, forestry, the orna
mentation of public parks and
grounds, and in the beautifying c' home
surroundings. Our horticultual work
ers are earneBtly requested to lend their
hearty co-operation in making the com
ing meeting highly interesting and ben
eficial. Not only is their presence and
help desired but it is hoped also that
special effort will be made to secure the
attendance of others. The citizens of
Xora Springs will provide free enter
tainment to all accredited members and
delegates in attendance who may de
sire such accommodations. A complete
program has been prepared touching
many practical points of interest to all
who may be in any way associated with
the cultivation of fruits and flowers.
Representative fruitmen from adjoin
ing states and auxiliary societies will
be in attendance as usual to add their
help and inspiration. Programs and
premium lists furnished on application
to the Secretary, C. H. True, Edge
wood, Iowa.
Care of Poultry.
I can sum up in one word the rea
son why bo many Hocks run out, and
that word iB neglect. There is no crea
ture with which man has to do that
will show its car« or want of care so
quickly bb will the domestic fowl. On
the farm were only a limited number of
birds are Kept, and were the birds have
free range, they will get along with but
little attention and lay fairly well but
the moment you yard them and at
tetr pt tu keep them under artificial
conditions, constant and intelligent care
Is necessary.
Inbreeding is one way in which neglect
shows itself. The birds are left to mate
about an they chooee. New blood iB
not judiciously introduced from time to
time. Now, 1 believe in inbreeding.
All the bent modern varieties have been
obtained in this way. But inbreeding
must be done systematically, according
to certain well defined principles or the
result will be swift deterioration. In
breeding is for experts and not for the
man who has made no study of it. If
there is one thing that nature fights
againB it is inbreeding in a careless,
haphazard way. Why is it that bo many
birds migrate upon the approach of cold
weather? Partly, no doubt, that they
nay reach a clime where it Ib warmer
and food more abundant but, principal
ly, that families may be scattered and
broken up and that constant intermar
riage prevented that would be fatal to
the race. Birds that do not migrate,
like partridgeB, have a kind of rail mad
neps that drives them hither until flocks
are broken up beyond tbe possibility
of ever getting together again.
Unintelligent or careiesB breeding is
another way in which neglect shows it
self. It is a well established principle
in biology that "like begets like." If a
man would keep up the average of his
flock, to say nothing of making advance,
he must inbreed from bis beBt. It is a
great mistake to let good and bad run
together, and then trust to luck to get
good chicks. The farmer who should
pick out half a dozen of his best hens
Ab for the reserve of $150,000,000,
that Ib a permanent thing. It is not a ev ry year, mate them with a good cock
and get all his eg«a for setting from this
pnn, would tie surprised to see how fast
llock would improve. The fancier
must hdv« the courage to the tempting
sum that is uttered him for the pen that
takes the blue ribbon at the great show,
as he will not be able to duplicate hiB
Bucee^s If his best birds are not worth
as much to him us they are to another
man, ht* had better go out of business.
I know m**n who get good records
year after year, but they are men of un
ceasing vigilance, if they have lost
their interest they do not show it. They
apply the same careful, painstaking
methods that they did at first, and never
make the mistake of thinking tht*y
know it all and that hens can get along
without csre. They breed from their
best, k*»ep their houBes clean and free
from tilth, do not allow the ground in
the runs to become contaminated, sup
ply a Bufiicient amount and variety of
food, and have no reason to complain
thanJ^e'r
Ml
cock8 have ruD
out.—Edgar
BIZET AND HALEVY.
fiie Story ot the Origin of a Popa»
lar .Air In "CirmeB."
Bizet, the composer of the world fa
mous opera "Carmen," and Halevy,
his librettist, once occupied apartments
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. As soon as he had finished an
air Bizet would hasten to submit it to
his neighbor, who subjected it to the
most severe criticism. Prom morning
to night the piano resounded in the
composer's apartments. One night
Bizet finished a dramatic bit in which
he flattered himself he had success
fully sketched the pride of a trium
phant toreador after a successful bull
fight. But Halevy listened in silence
and showed but a moderate enthu
siasm. Bizet, somewhat piqued, asked
the cause of this coldness.
"It's good, I admit," said Halevy.
"In fact, it's too good. It lacks move
ment—it lacks snap—in short, it's not
popular enough."
"Not popular enough!" shouted the
piqued composer. "Do you want to
write for the slums?" He went out in
a huff, but soon relented and in an
hour returned with another air. "Lis
ten to this," said he "here is my
toreador idea written down to your
popular level." It was indeed the song
of the toreador, and the only one which
on the first night received an encore
and seemed to move the first night
audience from its torpor.—Chicago
News.
A MONTANA BLUFF."
How Four Truopcru Made Seventy
five Filipino** Flee.
What is regarded as 0119 of the tallest
bluffs ou record furnished Captain Ed
gar Bussel, chief signal officer ih the
Philippines during the insurrection,
with a story which he told as an exam
ple of western nerve.
"Wo were outside of Manila in some
little scrap," said tho captain, "and
about seventy-live natives were lying
in a trench ahead of us, shooting away
merrily, but not hitting anybody, By
and by I noticed a little disturbance in
our front. Presently four Montana
troopers trotted out of our lines and
started straight for the Filipinos. Ev
erybody looked at them with wonder
and waited to see them all killed. Bul
lets whistled all around them, but they
never halted. Slowly, just at a trot,
they jogged on toward the enemy. The
natives tired and lired, but for some
unknown reason did not hit. On and
on went the quartet, disdaining cover.
At last there was a shout, and to our
utter astonishment we beheld the sev
enty-five Filipinos suddenly jump out
of their trenches and take to their
heels in mad flight. The nerve of the
Montana troopers was too much for
them. When they had all fled, throw
ing their rifles awny as they ran, the
troopers came back, their arms full of
guns. That is what the army called 'a
Montana blufl? It's the sort of nerve
that lets a tuan open a jackpot on a
pair of deuces."—New York Tribune.
The Women of Luti^uiii,
Woman supreme—without the ballot!
And this feather which London An
swers sticks in the cap of woman is no
less brilliant because she is allowed to
wear it only in the town of Langum.
In that little Welsh village man
neither is nor pretends to be. In other
villages he sometimes pretends to be,
but in this sequestered nook 011 the
Pembrokeshire coast he is simply An
nie Williams' man or Mary Jones'
man and recognizes himself as such.
In Langum woman is the dominating
force in tho market* she is the house
hold financier, the family accountant,
and in fact fills all the positions which
in any other community, civilized or
barbaric, are established by precedent
given to man. Whether he of Langum
has resigned or been divested Qf all re
sponsibilities of life is 110 part of this
story.
There is another important fact in
Langum life-oysters. The place is fa
mous-for them. But Langum oysters
are In no sense rivals of Lauguin wo
mankiud their proverbial dumbness
precludes that.
Jfewiiort'* Architecture.
The cottages of Newport afford a
strange commentary upon the con
trasting tastes of the American na
tion. Their heterogeneity were impos
sible in a race of settled culture, in a
race of common blood, in a country of
limited extent. But the United States
is a nation of nations. Its people are
not Americans, but Englishmen and
Scotsmen. Frenchmen aud Germans,
Italians and Spaniards of the third or
fourth or tenth- generation, says the
Smart Set. Their taste in architec
ture is a taste that was born on the
sunny Mediterranean shore, in cozy
Normandy orchards, in classic Spain
and Italy, in baronial Scotland and
England. It is revealed in the cha
teaux, the castles, the villas, the log
gias of Newport. Seville and Wel
beck, Florence and Falalse, here stand
side byslde on the same strip of grass,
separated only by a grille from Venice
or Antwerp.
Noah Left the Arlc on April 2D,
Saturday, April 29, is the day marked
In all ancient calendars as being the
one upon which Noah and his family
quitted the ark after having withstood
the siege of tho great deluge. The day
is marked in all ancivnt calendars, es
pecially British, as egressus Nore do
area, the 17th of March, the day upon
which Noah, his family aud their great
floating collection of natural history
specimens set sail, being designated in
the same class of early printed litera
ture asjutroltus Note in area, "the day
of Noah's entrance into the ark." Why
these days were chosen as the ones
upon which the supposed einbarkution
and debarkation were made are enig
mas which the antiquarians have not
yet solved.
ttepudlnteii It.
"Where did that child get her man
ners?"
"Not from my side of tho house."
"Why not?"
"Because she hasn't any." —Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
In writing a letter the great genius )s
the one who remembers what should
be left out.—Exchange.
There Ib no crime. All crime Is Igno
rance. Its remedy is education.—Free
S3o,
HOW THE INDIANS VOTE.
They Are Very IU!21jor«to niui Then
Have i.Ua:i le Method.
The Chickasaw Indiuus cast their
vote differently from the way the
white man does it. They meet the day
before the election, and none but
Chickasaws by blood is allowed to
vote. No white man or intermarried
citizens have the right of suffrage.
They go off to themselves and have a
powwow. They decide for whom they
will vote after considering the matter
for twenty-four hours.
The polling place is quite unlike that
of the white man. There is a great
sheet of paper, while, yellow or brown
as the ease may
ho,
The Indian is thoroughly deliberate.
Hfe takes his time when it comes to
voting. He proceeds to tho polling
place, looks carefully over the poll
sheet, and if he is ready to cast his
ballot he calls out his name, and the
clerk records it on the sheet. Then tho
clerk reads off the names of the can
didates for governor. The voter delib
erates awhile, calls out the name of
the candidate for whom he desires to
vote, his vote is recorded, and the
Jnames
of the candidates for the next
office are called out, and so on through
the list, till all the offices represented
are voted for.
Thus it is that every voter knows
exactly how every other voter has cast
his ballot, and there are no remarks,
no suggestions and no quarrels over
differences of Opinion.
POSTAL STATISTICS.
In 1853, the year in which stamped
envelopes were first issued, 5,000,000
were used, while in 1901 the total was
772,839,000.
The registry system was started in
1855, and in that year the registered
pieces numbered 029,322. In 1901 they
numbered 20,814,501.
From June 30, 1847, to June 30, 1851,
4,003,200 postage stamps were issued,
while in the single year 1901 4,329,
273,690 stamps were used by the peo
ple of the United States.
In 17S9 there were only seventy-five
postotfices established, the length of
the post routes being 2,275 miles and
the gross revenue of tho department
being only- $7,510. Tho expenditures
were $7,500.
There were in 1901 70,594 postoflices
in operation, 511,808 miles of post
routes, 400,140,059 miles of mail serv
ice performed. Tho gross revenues of
the department were $111,031,193, the
expenditures $115,039,607.
RHINOCEROS HUNTING.
The Killing of Dig Rhino on tho
Bnnka of the Nile.
I was dashing along, confident that
tbe rblno must be far ahead, when Zo
wanji whistled. I could see nothing till
he poluted out the brute lying quite
close to me. The sun beating on her
mud caked hide made it blend so per
fectly with the red earth and yellowish
grass that 1 should have walked right
up without seeing her. She sprang to
her feet. We both fired. She made a
short dash toward us, but thought bet
ter of it aud rushed down a small slope
on to a flat bed of short reeds. Here
she turned again and defied us. Again
the heavy guns roared. She spun round
and round several times, staggered, re
covered and dashed off only to stop,
however, under the next tree. The .303s
cracked, and in a wild chorus of thank
ful yells she toppled over, rose again,
spun round and finally subsided into
the grass. We went up quite close to
finish her. She fought hard to rise and
have a last charge, but the little pencil
like bullet again sped on its sad errand,
and the game old relic of prehistoric
times breathed her last. We were sad
men as we gazed upon her grotesque,
misshapen form. Somehow one feels
such a blatant upstart iu the presence
of the pachyderms when one thinks of
the uubroken line that dates back un
changed into the unthinkable ages of
the past.—Ewart Grogan in Outing.
The Pcrqntwitce.
Strange aud unreasonable laws guar
anteed to the headsman his full share
of emoluments. He was well paid for
his work and' never suffered from a
dull season. From the towns he re
ceived poultry and fodder, from the
monasteries fish and game. The Ab
baye de Saint-Germain gave him every
year a pig's head the Abbaye de Saint
Martin five loaves of bread and five bot
tles of wine. Cakes were baked for him
011 the eve of Epiphany. For each leper
in the community he exacted—heaven
knows why—a tax at Christmas time.
Les titles de jole were his vassals. It
was his privilege to seize in the market
place as much corn as he could carry
away in his hands, and the peasants
thus freely robbed submitted without a
murmur, crossing themselves with fer
vor as he passed. lie had the power to
save from death any woman 011 her
way to the scaffold, provided he we're
able and willing to marry her. He was
the first official called to the body of a
suicide, and, standing on the dead
man's breast, he claimed as his own
everything he could touch with the
point of his long sword.—Agnes Rop
pller in Harper's Magazine.
Lucky.
"No use o' talkinV said Mr. Erastus
Pinkley, "dat brother o' mine is a
mighty lucky man. Me alius has mon
ey."
"But you must remember that he is
much more'industrious than you are.
He Isn't at all afraid of work."
"Datfs jes* de point. He were lucky
In bein' born industrious."—Washing
1 1 1 iin'niMmi—111111 Fig
VOL. XXVIII—NO. 49.
a! out three feet
square. Upon this sheet of paper are
a vast number of cro^s lines, regularly
ruled off with a pencil. Then down
ouc side of the sheet of paper are
placed tho names of all caudidatcs for
office, beginning with the candidates
for governor and running on down to
precinct officers. At tho top of the
sheet are the number of blank spaces
that will be required for the names of
the voters. The judges of election sit
by and pass on those eutitled to vote,
and there is a certainty that no illegal
votes are cast.
The brains of Inventors have been
•""•SoWofloor""#^
Don't Forget
the
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RATES OF ADVERTISINO.
SPACE.
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Shoti«toK?!l0i£"tmos.ttto,Pr?.d"ce
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slide In 'and out SaHtran'rlK 'f"
poiniter-'goi(IcuSS'"J|nif|°E 'sold "only by,drled
I
The number of pieces of matter of all
kinds mailed increased from 500,000 in
1790 to 7,424,390,329 in 1901.
The first year's issue of postal cards,
1873, numbered 31,094,000, while in
1901 G59,G14,S00 were issued.
Jn 1SC5 money orders to the amount
of $1,300,122 were issued, while in 1901
the total amounted to $274,n4G,0G7.
PREMIUM COFFEE.
I W. W. FORD.
Fragrant Antiseptic Toilet Cream, 1
is the subject of our talk, because
the rough and damp weather of this
time of the year plays havoc with
the hands and lips.
I Fragrant Antiseptic Met Creai,
is the finest "preparation for chap
ped hands, face, lips or other rough
ness of the skin, and may be used
at any time as it is soothing and
healing every time you use it. A
large bottle for 25 cents at
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lal)or
preserves the fuli strenctVoftea"rofffamany needless steps. It
virtue when oxpo.H'd to tl^e atmosnhnrn Kplfi«, 1 Iff
removable, and can bo cleaned iiiiS alrpd »hnr?m !,'ilnc
hardwood cirtinp boards that «1Ipm in in! eupboard with three shelves, and two
Clipboard are» IlK^ f,1'6,'°S"r/™f- la
are two shelves each protected iiv «Lii
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opening and closing. On the rkOi£ Origin tw-i»«
other
makes
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Centra! Pharmacy.
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We have a Ladie's Knit House Slipper
in red or black at 75c.
This is less than cost of material. We
have also the best line of ladies' felt
slippers in the city. A good one in
black we quote at $1.00
We have a better one in black or green,
fur trimmed, at $1.25
Notice them in our window.
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KITCHEN
CABINET.
The Housekeeper's
Best Friend.
The great economizer of woman's
tuno and strength. It affords a con
venient place for all utensils us well
as materials used In cooking. The
tin lined flour chests and spice boxes
protect tho contents from mice,
dampness and waste. Every part
cau be readily donned, and nothing
about its construction to get out of
order.
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saving tools
attention has been
the best devices
7— utensils, used In
In,,!ter,als
that lose their
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AUSTIN D. BROWN,
THE FURNITURE riAN.
Come Down Prices That Will Make You ComeS
Down To See Us. You Will Find Them
jj| 0" Everything At The
Racket Store.
kinds of blankets, underwear, shoes, overshoes, felts and
T* overs at prices tlmt touch the bottom.
j* f°1' Tip Top Oats and get a handsome silver or cut-'
glass present.
finished In the
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doors. In these cabinets
prfveHt tin^re
larger drawers, oxtix'c Inches V»in .#'f? tin spico boxes. 3x3x5 Inches, at 1 two
to tho shelves, making ulVti UrauirV wood«n drawers In addition
tarioca, salt.sugar,
from falling out in
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