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m^y^} •:, 'j" j? $' il fj\ C*Jv *W -*v SIB 'A7fev iff ja^'l r\j«% Oar mall-carrier did not make his trip on Thanksgiving day. Ur. Chambers, of Manchester, waB seen in our vicinity last week. He is working for a Chicago mail order house. ONEIDA. Most of the people in this vicinity enjoyed the Thanksgiving chicken-pie dinner at the hall Thursday. The young people had an oyBter supper and party in the evening and all report a good time. The L. A. Society cleared 925 00 from dinner and Bupper. The L. A. Society will bold their annual church fair In the hall on Thursdav Dec. 11. Articles of every description will be for sale and every one Bbouid at tend and help a ood cause. Don't forget the date, Dec. 11. Mrs. T. Dickson and children spent part of this week with relatives at Del hi. Buel Dunham made a business trip to Arlington one day last week. Mr and Mrs. R. G. Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. LaClare, of Hopkinton, spent Thursday and Friday with friendB near here. Mrs. Howe Is enjoying a visit from her mother this week. Miss Nellie StevenB and brotbor from Illinois, are visiting at tha borne of G. B. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. JameB Hood, of Man chester, spent Thanksgiving with friendB here. The ball presents a very neat ap pearance since it has been treated to some new paper. Harold Trewin, of Cedar RapidB, is visiting hiB cousins, Johnnie and An drew Rector, this week. Mr. and Mrs. C- C. Hoag attended a party in Greeley Friday evening. Miss Frankie Glasscock, of Greeley, visited at the Breckon home Thursday evening. PRAIRIE- Ed. Annis of Prairie and Miss Vir ginia Reinbird of Delaware were united in marriage at 11 a. m. on Thanksgiv ing Day. About Beventy-five guests were present to witness the ceremony "nhioh TWBQ pArfnrmari by Rev. Salis bury, at the home of the bride's parents. .The attendants were J. Reinbird and Miss Rebecca Robinson Tbe wedding gown was blue silk trimmed in lace and '«a& a^ '.* \i, "ti ». *#. ,\'* County Correspondence. EAD'S GROVE. Eliaha Hunt, of Minnesota, spent Thanksgiving at Jim Hudson's. Bert Fowler is husking corn for Jake Moser, Will Frentress has rented fort acres of land of John Armstrong for next year. Henry Parkinson vlBited his brothers George and Tom last Sunday. Will Barrett, of Elkport, paid a viBit to his uncle, J. M. Retherford, last Tuesday and Wednesday. Our schools commenced Monday. Miss Alger, of Edgewood, is teaching in District No. 6 and MIBB Bertha Win nard, of Greeley, teaches the Fitch school. The groom is a prosperous young farm^and has a host of frleods in this moBt cterming and popular young ladies. Tfiieir many friends wish tbem a happy voyage over life's eea. Chas. Duffy of Farley Bpent part of last week at the home of John Mulve hill. Willie Barry of Masonville spent Thursday with friends here. J. F. Haennig and Bisters, Kate and Delia, attended tbe Scanlon—J ohnson wedding at Sliver Creek, Thursday. Miss G. Hines and daughter, Mies Clara, of Chicago, spent part of laBt week at the home of John Annie. J. J. Mulvehlll of Waterloo spent Tuesday here at the home of hiB parents. J. Morris and family of Masonville Visited friends here Sunday. Miss Mame McMahon Bpent Saturday and Sunday here with her parents. Fred Collard commenced teaching in the Hines district Monday. Misses Daisy and Frances Mulvehill visited friends in Middleiield Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Fagen attended tbe Scanlon—Johnson wedding at Silver Creek. Thursday. MASGJTVILLE. Th«& first snow of tbe Beason fell Fri day evening. A number from here attended the Thanksgiving ball at Winthrop. Katie and Ella McKeever took the train from here to Dubuque where they will attend school at tbe Visitation Convent. M. A. Hogan and P. McGrath made a business trip to Manchester Wednes day, whild there Mr. Hogan purchase •Mrs. Atwater's property, giving his lot. John Carmody returned from Kansas City SBturday evening. Joseph Taylor, of Lawler, spent a few days in our village shaking hands with old friends. 1, Mr. and Mrs, M. Mulvehlll were call ers at Manchester Friday. Married—at the borne of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fober, their youngest daughter, Nellie, to J. ,1. Williams, of Delaware, both are well and favorably known. Congratulations are extended. A number of young folks spent a very pleasant evening at tbe home of MIBB Nettie Carmody last Tuesday. All present report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. E. Gallery spent the Sabbath with relatives in our city. MiBB Maggie Hogan, of Omaha, came to make her brother, M. A. and family, of this place a visit before taking ber trip to California. News was received here from Cali fornia thiB week telling of the death of Wm. Woodland at that place. Our college boys and girlB all return ed to thler studies Sunday evening. Biddy Maroney Sundayed at home. COLESBURG. About four inches of the beautiful fell here last Friday night and Saturday WBB quite stormy, I. N. Lochridge, an old resident of thiB place, died last Tuesday of old age and WBB buried Thursday from the M. E. church In tbe cemetery east of town, Rev. C. W. Rodgers conducting the funeral. .0. Perkins of Delhi had legal bUBl '0,wn last Wednesday, funei —J' ':W.u«u WBMn .-T*- Clem Nebaus and F. S. Vorwald of Dixon Settlement brought their poultry to our market last week. Lena Smith, who is working at Edge wood, lows, spent Thanksgiving at this place. R. H. Bush and wife of Osterdock was In town doing some trading with our merchants one day last week. Reason Locbridge of Dubuque was in town laBt week to attend his father's funeral. Levi Fishel of Wood, Iowa, WBB do ing business in town last Thursday. Tom Hodges of Guttenberg waB over last week visiting his mother and brolb er at this place, Clem Xlosterman of Petersburg was in town on business last week Thurs day. Clifford Giimes, who is attending scbool in Manchester spent hiB Thanks giving at home. R. A. Gull and A. Landis attend ed the Eastern Iowa Buttermakers and Creamery Association held in DyerB viile, laBt Wednesday. Mr, Sprague of Hazelton, Iowa, has been in town several days in the iuter est of a Minnesota land compauy. DELHI. Mrs. Frankie Sherman has moved in to Mrs. M. E. Stone's houBe. J. W. Swinburne transacted business at Manchester Tuesday. Harlan and Roy Stone and Miss Gladys White Bpent Thauksglving with MIBB Opal Stoner at her home near Edgewood. The W. F. M. S. meetB The W. C. T. U. meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs E. H. Blanchard. Married, at the home of the bride Thanksgiving day, Miss Virginia Rein bird and Edward AnniB, Rev. H. R. Salisbury oiliciating. Congratulations are extended them. MiBS Nellie Keith goes to Cedar Falls this week to attend the State Kormai. The lipworih League business and social meeting will be he'd at the par sonage Friday evening, Dec. 5. At the home of the bride's parents on Tha'ikBgiving day, occurred the mar riage of Mi6B Gretcheii Jakelin and T. W. Patterson, of Des Moines. Rev. Salisbury performed the ceremony. The beBt wiBhes of all go wiih them to their new borne in Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Blanchard visited relatives at Masonville Tuesday. Mrs. Laban Pierce Buffered a severe stroke of paralysis Saturday evening and has been in an unconscious con dition ever Bince. Her death is hourly expected. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, of Manchester, are at Laban Pierce's. DUNDEE. fToo lute for lust week.] The McKliutock Entertainers showed to fair houses here last Friday and Sat urday evenings. They were well re ceived and greatly appreciated, being first CIBSB artists in the vaudeville work Our landlord was out exercising his uncle, hauling hay, last Monday. The County Superintendent of Pub lic Schools, of Delaware County met the school directors of this district last Monday at the hotel, but took dinner at T. W. Schures. He must have it in for our landlord. There waB a grand birthday party at J. Phee's, east of town on Monday evening, it being Mr. Lee's 50th birth day. About 50 friends, some of them from this place, attended and wished him many more happy birthdays, They all reported a good time. Andrews & Stephen6on, our poultry dealers, seem to lind 6ome poultry, if it is scarce. They pay the highest market price and are UrstclasB men to deal with. Our business men report a good trade tlila fall, which goes to show that the farmers are finding out that Dundee is the place to trade, and sell their pro duce. Markets—Hogs, S5.05—Dairy Butter, 24cts.—Creamery Butter, 2(5 to 28ctB,— Eggs, 20cts.—Tamo Hay, 87.00-Qats, 30 to 3uctB., and everything elBe as good. If you have anything to sell, bring it in. You will get the top of the market. GREELEY. Mrs. If. W. Ilatiield has been on the sick list for several days. Miss Mina Corbett of Scotch Grove, 1B viBitlng MIBB Maud liobison. Frank Matthews reports that his corn is splendid and Is turning out 50 bushels to the acre. Neal and Harry Robison ate Thanks giving dinner with their pareutB. Paul Hatfield has been under the doc tor's care this week. Mrs. Carrie Wolf and son of Lamont are spending today at the home of A. Lillibridge. Mrs. James ltetherford has brought in therecord breaking turnip. It weighs 7?.f pounds.—Home Press. DYERSVILLE. Frank Goerdt waB in Manchester laBt Saturday. John Vorwald, Jr., of Holy Cross, waB here over Sunday to visit his par ents, Mr and Mrs. Frank Vorwald. Miss Clare Brinkmann, of Northfork, was a passenger to Rockl'ord laBt Fri day. Mr. Theo. Scblichte, of New Vienna, was a passenger to Dubuque Saturday on business. •trJ^,^er &*»i W, Thursday afternoon, .December 4, with Mrs, F. B. Doolittle. Perry Thorpe is having the old camp meeting boarding hall torn down. He will move it on to his farm to be used as a barn. Geo. Pnlver went to St. Paul and Minneapolis last week and purchased four car loads of oil meal and six cars of feed. Mrs. A. L. Gleason and baby Eliza beth ot Waterloo are gueBts at the Beal home. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. lleeder of Earl ville spent Thanksgiving at J. W Swinburne's. F. M. Byerly had a brother from Des Moines visiting him last week. Fred Durey was in town Friday. Mr. and MrB Fred Norris are visit ing in town. MisseB Gwen PerkinB and Dorinne Corhin were up from Lenox to spend Thanksgiving. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ricken was burled from St. Francis church last Tuesday. Arnold Boeckenstedt, of Dixon Settle ment WBB in the city on business Fri day. Herman Fangmann and his son Frank, of Bancroft, who were hare to attend tbe funeral of the late Mr. F. H. FangmBnn, returned home last Friday and on the way stopped at New Hampton to visit Joseph I. Forken brock and other relatives. COGGON. Mrs, J. T. Robinson, of West Prairie, was shopping in Coggon, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. LutherGass, of Alzada, Montana, were over Sunday visitors with A. J. demons and wife. F. E. Dutton and W. D. McTaviah were in Maquoketa the lirst of the week. A. D. Hunt spent Tuesday and Wed nesday with his Bon, Duane, In Mt. Vernon. MIBB Clara Haeberle, of Manchester, was an over Sunday visitor with ber sister, Miss Fannie Haeberle. Miss Edith Ellis returned from Edge wood, where Bhe had been visiting her sister, MrB M. Peet, last Thursday. The MisseB Vida Blanch and Emma Joslyn visited at the home of theMiBSeB Martha and Florence Belcher, ot Golden, last Thursday and Friday. An old fashioned busking bee was enjoyed by a number of young people from Coggon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Main, jr. on Saturday. Refresh ments were served and all report a sood time.—Monitor. HOPKINTOK. Mrs. Jos. Guthrie and daughter,Sadie, visited in Coggon, Tuesday. Perry WheeleBS is down from Fay ette to eat turkey at home and enjoy a visit with friendB. C. E. Merriam and wife have returned from Springviile, Mr. Merriam iB re ported on tbe convalescent liBt and is expected soon to be able to take up his regular work. Mrs. G. K. Nasb was the victim of a painful accident which occurred in Place & W liBon's Btore yesterday. She tripped over a cuspidor, and in falling struck with her head on tbe corner of one of tbe counters, tbe contact cutting a long gaBh in her forehead. It requir ed the assistance of a surgeon to bring the wound together. F. A. Bort.Frank Andrews, F. A. Stead, E. F. Main, S F. liently, R. A, Milroy, Sol. Bowers and John Glanz composed a party of Odd Fellows who went to Delhi last Saturday night. They took W. W. Blanchard along with them as a neophyte and gave him the grand bumper of tbe order in tbe mostapprov ed style and with the latest patent im provements.—Leader. A MODERN DRESSER. ,-V Old On Modeled on tlie Linen of En^liiih Style. As tlio twentieth century marches its strenuous way one of the no* tieenblc characteristics of its progress Is the development of taste for the an tique, particularly in the line of fur niture and artistic accessories for home decora rion. Not that the antique design is followed in all Its detail it simply servos as a model, and the product of piodern ingenuity represents the best of the old type modified to meet the requirements and conform to the standards of the present day. With the increasing demund for au tique furniture the decorative possibil cn MODERN DRESSER IN FUMED OAK. ities of the old English dresser have come in for recognition, and examples are sought after with an eagerness that would have caused considerable surprise a lVw decatles ago. Whether a genuine antique or a modified type, the dresser is seen at its best In a mod erate sized room and with furniture that is in accord. Under such circum stances It makes an admirable substi tute for the highly ornamented side board that has been so much In evidence during the past few years. As a me dium fur the display of a collection of old pewter or antique china or pewter ware a dresser modeled on tlie Hues of the old English household treasure can hardly be excelled. The modern ex ample here shown in fumed oak is one of the best designs of Its kind obtain able. Tile impression of strength and solidity requisite in a piece of furni ture of this kind is enhanced by the stout turned pilasters supporting the upper and middle shelves and the hinges and luck plates of hammered Iron. The design is also in keeping with tin* tendency toward simplicity observable in modern taste with re gard to furniture. Tki- i.ovt* of Mutlierw. Among tiie lower animals the moth er's luve for ber offspring lasts only until the offspring is able to shift for itself. The hen will fret and light for her downy chicks, but when they become feathered and commence to do their own foraging the mother hen becomes indifferent to them and thinks only of hatching another brood. The mare loves her foal and the cow her calf only during the suckling pe riod. Canine dams cease to show af fection to their progeny after the pup py age, says the San Francisco Bulle tin. So through the entire animal kingdom below the human species the maternal instinct endures only while the youug ones are helpless and ceases when they have grown up. IIow different is the love of a human mother for her children! That love never dies and seems to grow more in tense according as the children become less and less worthy of it. The black 6beep is often the best beloved. A Vonu'louN Spider. It is a curious study to watch the little white, brown specked spiders which hover anions plants seeking what they may devour, it-seems al most incredible that they will conquer and carry off to their dens insects twice their a.ze, but this is just what they do, capturing flics of the largest kiud. They will hide under the petals of the llowers, and when Mr. Fly comes buzzing along they will spring out at 'i- & J% -*r him, and the next thing ne knows ne is being dragged off to be served up at a spider luncheon. They grip the fly by the neck, if he has a neck, and dart down tbe leaves, skip to the grass and away, sometimes taking flying leaps of a foot and a half, then disappearing no one knows where. If the old story of the Bptder and the fly, only tbe spider doesn't stop to coax, but boldly carries oil his booty without saying, "By your leave." Caught Nnpplnir. All the four pages of the directory being taken up with this familiar pa tronymic, our student won hli bet in One style.—From the German. Healtk ant Beaitr, It is not BO much the amount food our appetites crave, but rather the amount our systems require that is couduc^ve to health. Overindulgence in eating and lack of exercise are ruinous to health and beauty. They produce all kinds of ills, chiefly obesity. It is said that Mine. Pattl walks several miles each day whether the weather be favorable or otherwise. This is one of the secrete of her graceful figure and youthful appearance. Women who ven ture out in all kinds of weather are not so prone to catch cold, and they enjoy a happier frame of mind. Bxesfe air is one of the vital necessities of life, and we cannot have too much of it Health means so much we should cultivate every means to attain it. to it a charming manner and a refined personality, and you have a woman who is a source of comfort and joy. On IkatM In HwUataS, The average Dutchmuu of the eovth of Holland, though he cuu skate very well, looks rather foolish on the Ice. His short legs and wide breeches ase admirable adjuncts to his nose, his thin cocked beard and the luxnpialmese of his expression. To he sure, this breadth makes him look Important, hut if he were less muscular it would he a sad hindrance to him In battling with the wind, which In winter In apt to make skating in one direction some thing of a trial. The Frieslander, however, is taller, better proportioned and in all respects a handsome fellow. The yelVow beard he sometimes wears seems to put frt™ at once on a footing of affinity with the other members of that respectable Anglo-Saxon family to which we our selves belong, quite as much as his provincial speech and his blue eyes. He is a most masterful creature when once he has put on those qwii&t old fashioned skates of his, and thinks nothing of making a score of miles from one village to another before you and I are out of bed. As for the cold, what cares he for it? He knows he must rely on that lusty circulation of his to keep him from being benumbed, though he clothe ever so lightly, and seems more regardful of his he&dr— which a sealskin cap takes care of— than of his well shaped' hedy.—Cham bers' Journal. Roiled Dotvu. An amusing story Is told of tbe edi tor of a go-nhead Londou evening newspaper, who, iu tbe eternal rusbing to press to get ahead of tbe opposition, was constantly Impressing upon till reporters tbe necessity for condensing all news. A terrific boiler explosion bad taken place on board big ship lying at Portsmoutb. "Get down there as bard as you can," be said to one of bis men. "If you catch tbe 11:40 from London bridge, you'll be there eoou after 2 and can Just wire us something for the fifth edition, but boll it down." And the reporter went. Soon after 3 o'clock that afternoon they got a wire from him: "Terrifle explosion. Mau-o'-war. Boiler empty. Engineer full. Funeral tomorrow. No flowers."—London Tit Bits. Fame. "When 1 grow up," remarked Bobby Toughmuscles, "1 am going to be tbe people's choice." "Pugilist or president?" asked Tom my Sharpboy.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. The Old Lady and the Inoabator. An old lady visiting an exhibition went to see some incubators which were on show and, complaining of the expense of keeplug fowls, said that if they were cheaper she would buy an egg hatching machine. After she had asked various questions the gentleman iu attendance proceeded to show her the drawers in which were deposited the eggs in different stages. On these the old lady looked in astonishment. "What!" she exclaimed indignantly. "Do you use eggs?" "Certainly," was the attendant's astonished answer. "Well," said she, "I consider it a per fect swindle to pick the pockets of honest, hardworking folks by selling them those frauds! Why, anybody can batch chickens with eggs! I can do it myself!"—London Globe. Murrclonii Medicine. A patent medicine vender in a Coun try village was dllatiug to a crowd upon the wonderful efficiency of his iron bitters. "Why," said he, "Steve Jenkins had only taken the bitters one week when he was shoved into tbe prison for mur der, and what does Steve do but open vein in his arm and tuke iron enough out of his blood to make a crowbar, with which he pried the doors open and let himself out. Fact!"' The Wuodchnuk. Perhaps no wild animul is more fa miliar to country people than the wood cliuek. Every hillside-and meadow Is dotted with the small piles of earth which mark tbo doorway to Ills home. The woodchuck prefers hillside or a knoll In which to dig his hole, for here he can easily make the end of his den higher than the beginning, thus avoid ing the danger of being drowned out What could be more unlike in general appearance than a woodchuck and a squirrel? Yet they are cousins, both belonging to the same family of mam mals. The trim body, sharp claws and agility of the squirrels make It possi ble for them to lead an arboreal life, jumping recklessly from branch to branch, while the flabby form and short Lgs of the woodchuck belter adapt him for digging than for run ning or climbing. The nature of the food of the wood chuck Is such that he cannot lay up gtoreg.aa_tlie nhlnmunka do. nnr la it •ft? -r^ IfcSi •v such"a kind that it iu be obtahird during tbo wiiUcr. The ease of this creature during tbe winter seems to be, therefore, one of "sleep loug and soundly or starve." Duriug the win ter's sleep or hiberuatlon life processes go on very slowly. Breathing is re duced, and the heart beats become so slow and feeble that they cannot be felt. They come from their winter's sleep about March 1 In New York.— Country Life lu America. poor Uncle—Dear me, Carl, what memory you have! Nephew—A poor memory, you gay Why, I can repeat four pages ef tbe names in the directory after reading them through only one*! Uncle—I'll bet you a hamper of cham pagne that you can't do It. The nephew sends for a directory, attentively peruses four puges and shuts up the book. Uncle—Well? Nephew—Muller, Muller, Muller, etc., ad luflnitum. A Plant 1,000 Years Old. In the town of Ilildershclm, Ger many, 1b probably the most unique plant In the world. It is rosebush 1,000 year old and sprouts from its branches have realized fabulous sums. Some years ago a rich Englishman of fered $250,000 for this entire tree, but the sum was indignantly refused. This wonderful plant clings amid thickly grown moss against the side of the fa mous old Church of St. Michael. It is claimed that it has bloomed perennial ly since the days of King Alfred, and this statement has never been disput ed, for Its record has been as carefully kept as the pedigree of the bluest blooded family in the kingdom. It is supposed to have been discovered by some mysterious means through the medium of King Louis ot Hilder sheim as far bnck as 1082. Maddenlnir. The wife of an Edinburgh Journalist said to a young uumarried friend: Fannie, take my advice and never marry a newspaper man." But your husband Is a newspaper man, and you seem to get along very well." But wc don't. Every evening he brings home a big bundle of news papers from all over the country, and It nearly drives me crazy." 'How so?" 'I read about the bargain sales in London, Manchester and other places a hundred miles off, where 1 can't get to them."—Scottish American. Rather Dlseotirnjirtnff. "She told me she had made studv of palmistry." "Well?" "Well, she offered to read my palm, and 1 let her." "Naturally." "And then she told me that I was go ing to suffer a disappointment in love, hut would get over it and marry a poor girl." "What did you gay':" "What could 1 say? She's rich, and I intended to propose to her that very evening." What Answer Could Slie Slake Mother—Elsie, your sister tells me you took a second helping of pudding at Mrs. Brown's today. Little Elsie—So 1 did, mamma. "Do you think that was right, Elsie?" "Yes. You know you have often told me not to contradict any one, and Mrs. Brown said. 'I know Elsie will have a second helping to pudding.' and 1 couldn't contradict her, could I?"— Washington Star. Tit POP Tnt, Algy—When he married the widow, he stopped smoking. Maud—'Why? Algy—Well, she gave up her weeds for him. and Ue gaw up tlie weed for u»r. Feathered Highwaymen That Do Their Fishing In the Air. The man-o'-war hawk is a somewhat large bird and ai« expert Usher, but he does most of his fishing in the air. When tbe booby bird comes home from abroad, he tlnds the man-o'-war hawk "layin' for hiin," and, however persist ently he may seek to escape by dashing flight, with much screeching and screaming, he finds that before he can safely &ct foot on the land he must dis gorge a fish or two, which the swift pursuer adroitly catches In the air. It seems, however, to be generally un derstood as a modus vivcndl between the fisher and the pirate birds that their contentions were only on the wing and that once on land they should-dwell peacefully in their sepa rate camping grounds. The boobies are awkward and un wieldy on land and may be easily cap tured. They rarely seek to escape when a man approaches but, accustomed to meet the demands of their familiar en emy, the man-o'-war hawk, by disgorg ing a flsb in the air, they frequently re sort to the same process and lay at the feet of the Intruding stranger what stock of fish they have available. The man-o'-war hawks turned this practice to their own advantage by following after any man who might appear among the nesting birds, circling In the air just overhead, ready to pick up the fish which the frightened boobies might give up as a peace offering. The man-o'-war hawks were generally ea ger for anything and would hover closely, ready to take from the baud of a man whatever be might toss in the air. On one occasion one of these birds swiftly snatched a notebook which lay for a moment on the ground and sailed away, dropping it, however, 011 finding it to be neither fish nor rat.—Century Magazine- York Tribune. MATT. J. JOHNSON'S failed. by 0f mm Persian Cuitomi, In Pcraia, as well as in Turkey And throughout the orient generally, mod ern waterworks arc unkuown, and in every Persian town tbe women and girls may be seen at daybreak on their way to the common wells just us In old Bible times. They carry their pitchers on their shoulders and bring water for the household uses of the day. The well is tbe general clearing house for news. Another commou sight lu Persian towns is the tea seller. He carries a big brass teapot in either hand, the one full of hot water, the other of tea. His cups are in a tray, which is fastened to his belt. He cries in a singsong tone: "Hot tea! Sweet tea! Tea of crimson color!" His tea is prepared villi herbs and has a deli clous thymy odor. Wine is carried about in bccfikins, which, plumped out to their origin.il form by the fluid with in, present a startling appearance to the novice. It is one of the Impossible things for the western barbarian to at tain adinissiou to the Persian roya harem, but the rage for photographs has penetrated even that sequestered spot, and photographers have lately been admitted for the purpose of pho* tographing the royal infants.—New Anxious to Do Rtcht. The children hod quarreled, and Wil lie had struck Tommie. Instead of re turning the blow Tommie turned and ran down the hall. "Where are you going, Tommie?" asked his mother. "Kitchen," answered Tommie tersely. "What for?" "You said if anybody was mean to me to heap coil Is of flre on bis bead, and I'm goln' for the con 1h."—-Chicago Post. W. II. Howell, Houston, Tex., writes— I have uBed Little Early Riser Pilieln my lamily for constipation, sick headache, «tc. To their use I am indebted for tbe health of my family. Smith Bros. A Choice Way To California is afforded by taking the Chicago Great Western Hallway. Close connection Is made at Kansas City with the finest trans-continental "Llmfteds The choice of three through tourist cars via different routeB may be had via thlv line. Ask any Great WeBtern Agent about them. 47-7w. Illinois Central Excursion tickets will b° sold by the Illinois Oontral, to the points, and at rates, as follow- Pare and one-third on Certificate Plan. Now Orleans, La.,—Annual Convention Natio nal Hardware AKS'O, November 19-21. New Orleans. La., annual Meeting American Public Health Ass'n, Di e. 8-13. OPEN RATE OF ONE FARE PLUS $2."*' Homo-seekers' Excursions,West, South South east and South-west Nov. 4 and 18, Deo. 2 an* 10. Jan 6 and 20, Feb. 3 and 17, March 3 and 17. April 7 and 21. New Orleans. La.—Annual Meeting, Ameii can Bankers' Association. Nov. lt-18. Chicago 111.,—International Live Stock Ex hibltlon, Nov. 29-Dec. 0. LESS THAN ONE FARE. OQ» Way, Second-claas, Colonists1 Rates to points lu the 4outh,tfout&-ea*t and South-west, at a rate of one-half of the tlrst-claae one way rates, plus 92 00, ticket on sale Nov, 4 and 18, Dec SaudlO, Jan. 6 and 20, Feb. 8 and 17, Murcb 8 and 17, April 7 and *1. J- F. MsitRY Asst. Hen. Pass. Agent Dubuque, Iowa. R. W. TIRRILL Is Loaning Honey as head any person or «»n»» tioo. DOUGLASS, the Phot. grapher. Go *0 Doug fa TIN! !V W 3WB W. J. 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Sin Swill have .--,^l^,v^vv- -••^'f .. t," ^-v- ?X JT Christmas Games FREE In each pound package of from now until Christmas will be found a free game, amusing and instructive-50 different kir-', Get Lion Coffee and a Free Game at Your Grocers. THE DEMOCRAT. MM#******#*!!*#***#**#***# LAUNDRY. Go to the Excelsior, for genuine satisfac tion all lines of laundry work. Telephone# cans win receive prompt attention, and all work 9 be called for and delivered. Phone No. 195. EVA A. ROWLEY, Prop.} A Big Cut in Fall Suits and Overcoats. We have cut the price way down on Fall Suits, owing to the late fall season. There are still many fine pieces of heavy woolens, which we will make up in the latest up-to-date style, with first-class linings at the following low prices: $30.00 Suits For $25.00 $25.00 $20.00 $20.00 $15.00 Its time for heavy overcoats, we are going to clean up our stock of overcoatings at cut. prices. Any Heavy Overcoat in the House for $22.50. Remember we employ five tailors, and every 2 garment we send out is cutTand made in our own shop. SCHARLES, THE TAILOR. Great discount in prices in carpets and carpet samples for a few days to make •room for new patterns in ingrains. These built our business. These sustain it and will increase it to still greater proportions. We look back on the past with pride and satisfaction, and forward to the future with hope and confidence. A larger and more varied stock, better values cannot be found 150 samples at cost. 1\ V~v*t t"£.* $ & •m & tf* si. £iS|! ®g j&X ,\ai 1 -a, 1 f, •rv "tf/M Elastic Cotton Mattress, Equal to tlie best hair at one fourth the price of the hair mattress. A trial of 60 nights with privilege of returning if not satisfactory in every respect. 1.1 •i-p "•It lUbidtlr.i 7% IP ir? 451 7 *3 Yr .1