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OA*'1* ..SON. I. M. OAHR.
vv dRONSON A, OARR.
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.. cle (or publication, as an eyldeno of good faith
of the editor*.
Shoes in stock
like cut, lace or
buckle, are made
from solid leather
and warranted to
wear well, usually
sell for $1.50. Our
price for spring of
1903 only
$1.25.
WB
HIT THB PBBT.
surgeon and Eye Specialist.
Office hours for eye u&aes and fitting glasses
1:00 to 8:00 p. m. Office corner Main ana Prank*
lln streets.
0.0. BRADLEY,M. D. H. M. BRADUST, M.
BRADLEY & BRADLEY.
PHYSICIANS
AND SURUBON8. Franklin
street, Manchester, Iowa.
DlNTIBTt.
O L. LSIGH.
Office in the Adams building on
Telephone 216.
entlst.
Franklin Street.
C. W. DORMAN.
AENTIST. Office on Franklin Street, north
of the Globe Hotel, Manohfieter, Iowa.
Denul Surgery in fall lis bnnohos. Makes
requent visits to neighboring towns. Always
it office on Saturdays.
B. NBWOOMB.
DENTIST.aonM.FranklinClark
Office over It Lawrence's
store street Grown
nridge work specialty. Will meet patients at
Farley Wednesday of each week. Kb
VKTBRINARIAN.
DR. J. W. SCOTT,
ETER1NARY Surgeon, and Dentist.
Main Street. Telephon 280*
A.l.
mis
BROWN
oaler In furniture etc., and undertaker,
Main Street.
F. WURKMBI8TBR.
ENERAL DEALER IN FURNITURE,
coffins. Picture Frames, Eto. A oomplete
stook of 5*urnlture and Upholstery always on
hund, at prices that defy competition. A good
Hearse kept for attendance at funerals. Bart*
rllle, Iowa.
ALLEN 8TORBY.
/"lLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods. Oor
v-s nerXaln and Franklin streets.
lLOTHING and Gents furnishing
Olty Hall Bloek, Franklin Street.
B. CLARK.
DRV
GOODS, Notions, Carpets, Gent
aiming goods, etc. Franklin street.
QUAKER MILL CO.
FLOUR
A. THORPE.
Pder
ROPRIETOR OP KALAMITY'8 PLUN
Store and Dealer In Clothing, Boon,
Shoos, Notions, sic. Hasonlo Block Manches
ter, Iowa.
BOOTS
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1 s. 1
«V «£, '~x y.
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Plow Shoes
It is little early yet for PLOW SHOES, but we have juBt
received our new spring stock, and want to assure you that we
can give you more shoe value than ever.
Men's senmless plow shoes, firstcloss leath
er to wear, and a No. 1 fitter, only
E. T. Qrassfield,
(Successor to Grassfleld Bros.)
ip
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Our Business Directory.-
ATTORNEYS.
.W. DURHAM. B. B. SZILSS W. H. BORWB
DUNHAM. NORR1B STILU.'
1 TTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIKB
-A. pubUo. Special attention given to Oolleo
one Inauranoe, Real Estate and Loan Agts.
fflee In Olty HaII Blook. Manchester, la.
0, YORAS. H. F. ABHOLD. M. J, YORAU'
YORAN. ARNOLD YORAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, and Seal Estate
a. Agents. Office over Delaware County State
BanK, Manchester, Iowa.
G. BBOHSOB. JS. M, OABB.
BRONSON CARR.
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TTORNEYS AT LAW. Special attention
A givon to collections. Office in Demoorat
HuUdlos. Franklin Street. Manoheeter. Iowa.
FRBO 9. BLAIR.
TTORNBY AT. LAW. Office In the Olty Hall
Block, Manchester, Iowa.
PHY8IOIANS.
IftAKCHBaTKB. IOWA^AS SBTOITO^CUH* MATTIR.
$1.65
MANCHESTER, OWA.
HOLLI8TCR LUMBKR OO.
LUMBERand
and all kinds of building materials.
Posts Coal. Corner of Delaware and
Madison streets.
THOft. T. CARKEEK.
ARCHITECT
AND BUILDING SUPERIN­
TENDENT, S. B. Corner, 8th and Main St.
Dubuque. Iowa.
6CHARLEB, THB TAILOR.
MERCHANT
TAILOR and Gents Furnishing
Goods, Manchester, lowa.
WM. DBNNI6.
CARPENTER,
CONTRACTOR ft BUILDER.
I am now prepared to do alt work In my
Une In a good and workmanlike manner. Satis
faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur
nlshed. Work taken In town or oountry, Shop
near the stand tower on West Side of rfver.
O. 8. CATB6.
Krompt
A. J. WARD,
DHYSICLAN acd Surgooo. will attend to Mils
promptly at all hours ox thj day or night,
bamont, Iowa.
J. J. LINDSAY. M. DM
attention. A share of yottr paUonaie
solicited. Charges right. GL
to a mkn who nas come to stay.
Give your draylng
LAWRKNCK A QRBMB.
DRUG8,City
Wall Paper, Stationery, Paints, Oils,
etc. Hall block.
A. I. PKTKRSON.
DEADER
IN Grooeries* Provisions,
ery, Fruits, etc. Main Street,
D.
J. M.PEAR8E.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT
O OR. All business entrosted to him glyen
prompt attention.
second floor.
Offioe In City Hall blc
ALEX.
&EP8TROM."
/1BNERAL BLACKSMITH, horsesholng
U" tpf-'-*—
no pay.
work gu
age Is solicited,
thr
specialty. Interferring and oorns cured or
ly. Prices reasonable, and the best of
guaranteed A share of the public patron
shop on Franklin street, near
be bridge,
CYCLONE AND TORNADO
'Insurance in first class companies and
policies issued by BBOMSOMwritten
ft CABB.
Bualneu Upportonltlea For All.
Locations
Id
601B
MANCHESTER MARBLB WORKS
prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
1 Monuments and Head Stones of various de
aims. Have the county right for Blpe's Pat
ent Grave Oover also dealer in Iron Fenoes.
Will moot »U competition.
lows, Illinois, Minne­
sota and MIeaouri on the Chicago Ureal
Western Hallway the very beet 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.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
generalbanks
WM
W. N. BOYNTON.
WA'l'OHMAKERS,
merchandise, hardware, harness,
otels, and stockbuyers. Corres
pondence solioited. Write for Uaps and
Maple Leaflets, W. T. Beed, Industrial
Agent, 601 Endicott Building, St, Paul,
Mir
nn.
Jewelers .nd Bunven
dealora In Watobes, OloskB, Silver ind
Plated Ware, Fine Jewelry, 8peoUol«e,Cmtlerj.
Uusloal InBtruments, eto., Main street.
Most Liberal Offer.
&
AH our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bing offer we this year make, which in
cludes with this paper The Iowa Home
stead, Its Special Farmers' Institute Ed
itions and The Poultry Farmer. These
three publications are the best of their
class Bnd should be in every farm home.
To them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price of the four one year only $1.80.
Never before was so small an amount
of money. The three papers named,
which we club with our own, are well
known throughout the west, and com
GlLDNER BROS. mend themselves to the reader's favor
(oodsi able attention. The Iowa Homestead
Is the great agricultural and live stock
paper of the west The Poultry Farmer
and Keed, Manufacturers'ot tKe oele
brated White Satin and White Pearl Floor.
T. GRASSFIELD.
AND SHOES of all grades and price,,
Worn and Repairing given special
store In Olty Hall Blook.
Gust,
attention.
GEO. 8 LISTER.
(TARDWARB, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
£1 Keeps a nrat-olasa tinner and toea all
kinds ot repairing with neatness and dispatch,
Store opposite Nrot National Bank, Vain St.
T. P. MOONBY.
BLAOKSMITHdone
(Successor to Lee Bowman.)
and Wagonmaker, De
Iqwa. Work promptly and In a work,
manlike manner. Charges reawmable. Your
Patronage solicited. IMI
rNSURB YOUR PROPERTY against cyclone.
I and tornados. In the old reliable Phoenix
tyiiurai^s Co., S0AU.ACVUS.
8 the moBt practical poultry paper for
the farmer, while The Special Farmers'
Institute Editions are the most prac
cal publications for the promotion of
good farming ever published. Take ad
vantage of this great offer, as it will
hold good fof a short time only. Sam-
Ey
KIDDBLL CO.,
TVCT GOODS, Oarpeta, Mllllnerj, Hats and
Caps, Boots and Shoes, etc.. Main St.
Manchester, Iowa.
les of these papers may be examined
calling at this office. 53-w21
CUCUMBER,
And Elder Flower Cream Is the best protec
tion for the face from the Spring Winds, Heal
ing and soothing, It keeps away black heads and
otiier blemishes.
Guaranteed pure and mil not grow hair on
the face.
All kinds of Hair Work done to order.
MBS.C.B. BATON.
Oyer Harness Store, Main Street.
IStf Mauehester, lowa.
P. E. RICHARDSON,
Real Estate, Loans and
MV Insurance,
1
•v.
The Waterloo Courier ti&B Qgared It
oat that the average wages, per day, of
all school teachers
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Iowa Is
Their Sincerity Open to Doubt*
[St. Louis Republican.]
Roosevelt and his forces are carefully
preparing the way to avoid all blame for
a failure of trust legislation. Whether
they really desire effectual legislation Is
much to be doubted. Roosevelt's sin-*
cerlty upon the trust question cannot be
gauged with any degree of accuracy,
since be has assumed three distinct at
titudes toward it—one during the fall
campaign, another In his message, a
third at present. -Chicago Chronicle.
Power of the Trusts.
(Pittsburg Post.]
A striking illustration of one power
acquired by the formation of a trust
and one brazenly announced in academ
ic essays on the virtues of such organiz
ations Is the shutting down of the re
fineries of the sugar trust at WllllamB
burg, N. Y., throwing out 5,000 em
ployes, and thus depriving dependent
families of support. The closing of the
cooper shops, an incidental sequence,
will almost double the number of the
unemployed. The reason for the clos
ing is the regulation of production.
That Is, to follow out the process, to
maintain prices and secure more profits
to enable payment of larger dividends.
—Chicago Chronicle.
fgg May Lose Mail Routes.
Routes not np to Standard Will Be Taken off.
A dispatch from Des Moines to the
Cedar Rapids Republican says:
Patrons of rural routes in Iowa will
do well to keep a sharp eye as to future
developments in the service on the part
of the government postoflice depart
ment, if they would keep in force the
routes that are now established. The
government is going to cause quite a
little flurry when It makes known its
position along certain lines, and Iowa,
the foremost stBte in the union in the
way of rural mail routes, does not want
to be forced to take a step backward.
Iowa has established today more rural
routes than any other state in the
union, 1,100 being in operation. In
some of the states, and certain portions
ot Iowa are no exception, the routes are
not doing sufficient business to warrant
the expenditure the government Is put
ting into them to assure their mainte
nance. Consequently a movement is on
foot looking to the discontinuance of
all those where business is Inadequate.
A route of ordinary proportions
should handle each month between
5,000 and 6,000 pieces of mail. Some
reach
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rock
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Office over the Backet Store
Manchester, Iowa.
high as 10,000 in more thickly
settled communities, but many others
fall down to an average of about 2,000.
It is this class that the government will
Investigate, and It Is up to the farmers
on snch routes to show why the service
should not be discontinued. If the bus
iness is found tube less than it should
be, in the minds of the special agents,
recommendations will be made first as
to what should be done to remedy the
difficulty. Then If the business does
not pick up the routes will be ordered
discontinued.
In connection with the investigations
of the agents the good roads question
will be carefully considered. -If the
routeB are found to be in poor shape,
and not maintained with the Idea of as
sisting the carriers in every possible
way, that fact will cut considerable fig
ure in the recommendations of the
Free Silver at 32 to 1.
President Roosevelt's message to
congress constitutes a most remarkable
recognition of some of the monetary
theories advanced by Mr. Bryan. Ac
companying the president's communi
cation were notes received from Mexico
and China requesting the United States
to join with them in an international
movement to establish a standard for
silver, the depreciation and fluctuation
of which was causing untold
IOBS
to the
countries named and to the Philippines
and French and British colonies. In
view of the fact that demonetization
Jias resulted in so serious a depreciation
of sliver, It Is suggested that the ratio
now be fixen at 32 to 1. The president
requests that he be empowered to take:
the steps suggested. He has also re
quested that congress authorize the ap
pointment of three commissioners to
meet with commissioners from the
countries named and an effort will be
made to enlist the co-operation of Great
Britain and France. Addressing him
self to the subject of the proposed plan,
a leading member of tbe senate, and
one who has most vigorously opposed
every theory advanced by Mr. Bryan,
said:
"On Its surface the plan appeals to
me. If we were to Insist on a gold
basis in the Philippines and it were to
become necessary tor all the silver using
countries to follow suit, It would cer
tainly prove a severe strain on the gold
supply of the world and would probably
result in an appreciation of our own
currency. Of course, this la not a
scheme for a silver standard but for a
gold standard with practical blmetaliem.
The gold would be the yard stick by
which the silver would be measured.
Tbe increased and steady demand for
stiver would probably prevent further
depreciation of the value of that metal
which is affecting all silver using and
producing countries. As great produc
ers of silver we are, of course, vitally
Interested in anything which can be
done for silver. 1 hope and believe that
the scheme will be found practicable
and that all tbe silver uBing countries
and all countries having silver using
colonies will agree on establishing the
value ot silver on a bub of 82 to 1."—
Clinton Advertiser,
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The Newspaper Man.
v-1 $
He seldom Is handsome or natty.
And has none of tlio clmnns of the ilade.jx^A
Is oft more abstracted thi.n chatty.
81.01.
Wonder why the great state wastes
that extra cent OD Its teachers? Why
not make the wages 81 straight Or
mark it down to 08 cents straight? it
may not be amiss to say that nowadays
that bell boys and errand boys get
about as much as the teacher who is
set over a school room full of young
sters.—Cedar Rapids Republican,
And sometimes unbearably rude.
He courts us. Utfn Kllght* us and grieves us,
As muoh as ho |osRtbly can
He kisses us. lov* us. and loaves u»—
This perfidious newspaper mnn.
Our mothers won't have him come calling.
Ho's no earthly good a •'catch:'
His morals (thoy say) are appalling
His finances usually mate]).
He's rollicking, reckless, uncaring:
Lives but for the hour, tho day
Ho's danserous. dub ous, daring—
Not fit for a husband, they say.
But, somehow, wo girls aro forgiving,
I'erliaps he but ntods us the nioiit
Because tie goes wrong In the living.
And knows the old world to its core.
8o we pass up the dude and the schemer
Who lead In society's vau.
And cherish the thinker and dreatnor
Enahrloed In tho newspaper man.
—Marie M. Remstreet In the Blue Pencil Maga
zine.
DELAWARE COUNTY FARMER'S
INSTITUTE.
(Tontlnned from last week.)
Heredity.
Hy Dr. J. W. Scott.
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen.
In addressing you today upon the sub
ject of "Heredity" it is not my design
or expectation to convey to you Bny
knowledge which you do not already pos
ses, but rather that 1 may remind you,
and more distinctly impress upon your
understanding, some of those things
which you already know, but which
many of you apparently dismiss from
your minds, as being nnwortby of oc
cupying such an exalted position, at
the very moment that they could and
should be turned to profitable service.
General observation teaches us tbat
the principle of heredity is almost, If
not quite,
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securely fixed as are any
of tbe laws which govern and control
the universe, or which in any way exer
cise their lnfluen.ee over the destinies of
the human race, and a circumspect
study of BtatisticB compiled on tbe sub
ject by men who have conducted care
ful investigation along these lines gives
additional evidence of tbe perseverance
of this principle in following its fixed
course.
We cannot mingle with the kindred of
our acquaintances without being aware
ot many resemblances in features and
expression which exist between them,
and this similarity as yon all know is
not confined to physical appearance,
but is just as perceptible in tbe manner
and disposition, and Is also manifested
in the passions and appetites, and it is a
fact well established tbat not only a tend
ency to disease, but that some diseases
themselves are often transmitted from
a parent to his offspring.
Congenital deformities, that Is, de
formities which existed since birth, are
ofteti transmitted from parent to child,
but I know of no testimony favoring
tbe belief tbat those resulting from ac
cident and violence can be thus trans
mitted, and indeed were these heredit
ary, children with artificial legs and
glass eyes would be numerous. But it
is the sentiment of a great many who
have made a special study of this sub
ject that all bodily and organic defects
which are not tbe result of accident
Secretary Wilson also said: "One of
tbe greatest triumphs of the Agricultur
al Department was the Introduction of
Busslan macaroni wheat into the Unit
ed States. About 2,000,000 bushels were
harvested In 1902, and the demand can
not be supplied. This wheat yields from
one-third to one balf more than the
other standard wheats in the same
locality throughout tbe great plains
region."
Wheat is wheat tbe world over, and
why should one variety yield more than
another grown on the same soil and sub
jected to the same preparation before
the seed Is sown I answer, because of
abetter and stronger parentage, as the
hardy nature, the good deep root, the
sturdy straw, tbe drouth and disease re
sisting character, the large head and the
plump grain of the parent plant is
transmitted to the offspring, and with
qualities of such .superiority In the par
ent, be it man, animal or plant, tbe ex
cellence of the progeny Is assured.
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birthday gift from some predecessor.
Predisposition to Blcoholism, Insanity
and suicide are unquestionably heredi
tary, and the following taken from the
Medical Press, compiled by Professor
Belman, of the University of Bonn,
gives the strongest evidence of the truth
of the adsge, "Like begets like." He re
lates the career of a notorious drunk
ard who was born in 1710, and died in
1800. Her descendants nnmbered 834,
of whom 709 have been traced since
youth. Of these 7 were convicted of
murder, 76 of other crimes, 142 were
professional beggars, 64 lived on charity,
and 181 others led disreputable
I will not further intrade upon your
time by offering arguments, or reciting
cases to prove tbe influence of heredity
on human stature and character, but
will proceed to tbe lesson which
knowledge of these things Bhould bring
to you as agriculturalists and breeders.
TbiB principle of heredity isfarreacb
lng, and 1b of Interest to you In almost
every transaction pertaining to the busi
ness of tbe farm, being juBt as strong In
tbe lower animals as in the human
family, and is also evidenced in your
crops of grain, vegetables and grass. It
is no longer disputed by tbe most Intel
ligent farmers, and has been abundant
ly proven by teBts made at the experi
mental farms of the country, tbat the
quality of your potato crop depends In
a meaBure on the quality of the seed
planted. Tbe Bame Is true of vourcorn
and small grains, and if your seed is
well selected your hopes of a harvest
corresponding with the richness of tbe
soil and the season's weather conditions
will be surely-gratified, and tbe quality
of the grain will be satisfactory in
weight and in feeding value.
Secretary of Agriculture WilBon In a
statement to a reporter of the Chicago
Tribune a few days ago said: "We have
succeeded in crossing the sea island
cotton with the product of India^ and
have produced in this country as a result
of the experiment an excellent quality
of cotton. Each succeeding crop BeemB
better than the previous one."
Why should the crossing of these two
varieties of cotton produce a better
yielding and hardier, offspring than
either of the parent plants
This IB a question to which I am com
pelled to give a conjectural answer, as
I know but little regarding the meritB
or demerits of either variety ondet con­
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MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1903. VOL. XXIX—NO. 7.
sideration, but as I do know something
of the methods usually employed in
plant breeding, I will presume that there
was no departure from the orthodox
rule in this case.
Prior to the time that this cross was
accomplished the sea island cotton was
considered to be tbe beet variety of this
commodity grown in America, but the
experimentalist saw tbat In Bome re
spects it could be Improved, and for
this purpose selected for a companion
plant tbe India cotton, another excellent
variety which differed from the former.
In tbat Its points of particular strength
were in the features in which the other
was found deficient, so that In tbe child
plant the weak feature of one parent is
counteracted by the strength of that
particular feature in the other. In other
words, tbe good qualities of both par
ents are transmitted to the offspring,
and the goodly heritage becomes more
and more manifest In each succeeding
crop.
To the breeders of live stock, I would
aay, If you expect to be eminently suc
cessful, you must employ similar meth
ods to those wbioh bring success to tbe
husbandman in his efforts to improve
the varieties or breeds of plants. You
must pursue the same policy of careful
selection in your choice of animalB to
become the Bires and dams of your
herds, and it is certain if this selection
Is made wisely and persevered in, tbat
vast Improvements In the quality of
your farm animals will be accomplished,
for has it not been amply proven in tbe
experience ot every observant breeder
that the production of a good colt or
calf is not due to accident, but is the
natural result of the mating of two ani
male, bo„f of which are endowed with
superior quality of bone and muscle,
good style and carriage, and a symmet
rically constructed body, together with
a healthy condition of the organic sys
tem and when these conditions prevail
in the parent animals nine times out of
ten tbe offspring will be at leaBt as good,
and may surpass in value its progeni
tors.
When selecting your brood animalB
you should carefully note every point of
strength and weakness in both sexes,
taking care that where any weakness
exists in one parent tbat tbe
correspond
ing part in the other shows a remarka
ble development, so tbat In the young
enough of the strength of one to coun
teract the weakness of tbe other may
be Inherited, thus ridding tbe family of
an anatomical mistake, and bringing to
the animal breeder an experience simi
lar to that of the cotton farmer who by
a continued, prudent selection of seed
was able to produce a better yielding
and abetter quality of cotton each sue
ceedlng year and those desirable results
must emanate from tbe same cause
namely—the transmission of the ele
ments of a gradually Improved heredity.
liveB.
Tbe family cost the German govern
ment for maintenance and costs in tbe
courts, alms houses and prisons no less
a sum than 91,250,000, in other words,
juBt a fraction less than $1,500 each. It
would probably be bard to find a more
remarkable example than this of the
evil effects of the transmission of hered
itary defects, but we must not overlook
tbe fact tbat tbe elements of good he
redity are just as potent as are those of
bad and if they predominate they will
counteract tendency to disease or crime,
which would otherwise occur in the off
spring.
We will now v.ery briefly consider
whether or not the farmer horse breed
ers of Delaware county are making use
of the motto—"The selection of tbe fit
test for the purposes
of propagation,''and
the most available means of securing ev
idence from which the facts can be ascer
tained is to make a personal inspection
of the farm horses congregated on the
streets and in tbe livery stables of this
city from day to day. Tbe result of
such Bn Inspection would be a continu
ous and unimpeachable reply in the
negative, and the verdict arrived at by
tbe person making tbe Inspection muBt
necessarily be "not guilty," and 1 think
this should be accompanied with a plea
for mercy.
How many horses do you imagine
are driven into Manchester each month
wbich would, if offered for sale, bring
tbe sum of 8100, even In these days of
high prices?
There are undoubtedly quite a number
tbat would bring this figure, but you all
know that when numerically considered
with those wbich are worth from forty
to seventy-five dollars they are few.
Now, this condition of affairs is all
wrong, for it is just as easy to raise a
horse worth 8150 as It Is to raise one
worth only $40, and only the way in
which you have any reason to expect
your horse to belong to the former class
is by the wise application during tbe
breeding season of your knowledge of
the principle of heredity.
Use nothing but the best and strong
est of horses, both male and femBle, as
animals of propagation, and under no
consideration should you use an animal
suffering from any unsoundness, unlesB
It be a barbwlre scar, or some other
condition whicb you know to be tbe re
suit of accident, and one wbich you are
well assuted cannot Impair the animal's
vitality, but if there Is any question of
tbiB do not give tbe animal the benefit
of the doubt, but refuse his service.
A great many breeders entertain the
erroneous Idea that mares of an ad
vanced age, when too stiff, too wea£
and too
Blow
to be of further service In
the harness, are good enough for breed
ing purposes, forgetting that the laws
ndV
ot heredity demand around andVvigor-
ous dam in order to insure active, heal
thy, thrifty progeny. ThiB, of course,
Is also true of the sire, but it is much
less frequent that the latter is patron
ized if broken down and diseased, so I
more particularly caution you regaiding
the former.
It is
BIBO
erroneous to put mares to
breeding too young. They should be
fully matured, and this condition is not
usually reached until they are four
years of age. To breed earlier than this
the growth of tbe mare
IB
Tbe principle guiding your action in
this important indUBtry should be based
only on a knowledge of the laws of
heredity, always remembering tbat
when both sire and dam possess a due
amount of vigor, and a desirable dis
position, are sound and healthy in bone
and muscle, have a robust organic sys
tem with a normal functional activity,
strong feet with good quality of horn
tissue, a desirable color, a glossy coat,
thuB insuring a healthy skin, the off
spring by combining In itself tbe distin
guished qualities of tbe parents, must
be at birth a model foal, and If acciden
tal blemishes are avoided, at maturity
the animal will have reached that de
gree of eminence which Is characterized
by the sporting fraternity as being "all
hoss" Bnd will demand in the market a'
price fitting a sobriquet so flattering.
HUNTING CARIBOU
One, Shot Through the Heart* Itan
ISTO Hundred Yar«la,
The caribou Is very tenacious of life.
Bays
S. W. Watts in Collier's Weekly,
writing about bunting these animals
In Newfoundland. My companion used
a 30.40 Winchester and the writer used
an .8 Munnllehcr. With such strong
guns we were seldom able to stop a
big stag with a single shot, even when
hit In a vital spot. One that the writ*
er shot through the heart ran with the
rest of the drove for 200 yards, as
though he had not been touched, be
fore collapsing. When we opened him,
he had only one bullet hole and his
heart was cut In two. Another went
about the same distance on the jump
with l"»u fore shoulders broken and a
bullet through the neck. On several
other occasions the stags when hit
went off vith such strength that when
they fell they dug their antlers In the
ground and turned complete somer
saults.
The first caribou we killed was
fawn. V.'e picked him out because we
wanted meat, and, being young, we
thought he ou&'M to-oe tender. In fact,
however, his meat was almost useless
—lean, tough, stringy and very dark
in color. This was dllBcult to under
stand, and the guides, for some reason,
were unable to offer an explanation.
However, I learned the reason later.
It appears that during the mating sea*
son the fawns are weaned. The old
stag, driving the fawn away from the
mother, will strike him with his horns
and chasc him half a mile. As soon
the stag gives up the chase and
turns back to the doe the fawn will re
turn then the stag will chase him
again. This is kept up for eight or ten
days, with the result that from worry,
violent exercise and change of diet the
meat of the fawn becomes for a time
unpalatable.
THE APOSTLES.
Emblems llentowed Upon Them by
the Mcdlteval Artlnta.
The medUeval artists, having no Idea
of the personal appearance of the Sav
iour's followers, adopted a set of signs,
or emblems, for each, which soon be
came familiar to all. The emblem of
Peter was either a large key or two
keys crossed, which is readily explain
ed by referring to the words of Christ
(Matthew xvi, 10), "And 1 will give un
to thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven." The emblem of Paul was a
sword and a book—the latter to remind
the beholder that he was a teacher of
men, the former to ludieate that he was
beheaded with a sword. St. Andrew
was usually ligured standing by across
shaped like a letter X, that being the
form of the cross upou which legend
says he was crucified. The emblem of
St. James the Great was either a sword,
referring to the fact that he was also
beheaded, or a pilgrim's staff, ho being
a great traveler.
St. John's emblem was a caldron, re
ferring to his experience in the boiling
oil. St. Philip's emblem is an enigma.
It waB a spear and a cross, yet it is
known that he was hanged. St. Bar
tholomew, who was "Uayed alive," is
represented with a knife and his skin
hanging over Ills arm. Matthew's em
blem Is a square, supposed to have
some reference to Christ's calling. St
Thomas, having been "pierced with a
dart," is pictured carrying a spear.
The emblem of James the Less was a
club, he having been "beaten to death
with a faggot St. Matthias an ax, he
having been beheaded. Simon's em
blem was a saw. The legend says "he
was sawn asunder."
Courtesy Amonff the Swedes,
The Swedes area quiet, taciturn peo
ple. There
IB
isflliss
hindered, the
sustenance which she needs for her own
development being given to tbe colt,
consequently she
IB
dwarfed, and the
colt growB up a puny creature—of in£
eufllclent value to compensate for tbe
injury done to tbe dam.
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of our
women's
$3.50
shoes
for only
Men's or
women's
$3.00
shoes for
no jostllug even among
the lowest classes. When a train leaves
a platform or a steamboat a pier, the
lookers on lift their hats to the depart
ing passengers and bow to them, a com
pllment which is returned by the pas
6cngcrs. You are expected to lift your
hat to the shabbiest person you meet in
the street, and to enter a shop, offlce or
bank with the hat on Is considered a
bad breach of good manners. In retir
ing from a restaurant you are expected
to bow to the occupauts. Bowing and
hat lifting arc so common that the peo
ple seem to move around more slowly
than elsewhere In order to observe the
courtesy.
Iler Diagnosis.
Mamma—You must be awfully care
ful, darling. Tbe doctor says your sys
tem Is upset.
Little Dot—Yes, 1 guess it is, mam
ma, 'cause my foot's asleep, and peo
ple must be terribly upset when they
go to sleep at the wrong end.—Phila
delphia Inquirer.
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BROWN,
The Furniture Man.
Please do not forget tbat we carry a full line of all goods I
carried in a first-class Hardware Store. We are agents for $
Lisk Anti-Rust Tinware, Rochester Nickle Plate
Electric Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Shears
in prices to please all. Call and see us. £1
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February Shoeisale?
Our regular February Clearing Shoe Sale is
now in full swing, and will continue untiT
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28.
We a
Terms, Strictly Cash.
ive you your choice
ines of men's and
«l®e
Men's or
women's
$2.50
shoes for
$3.00
Men's or
women's
$2.00
shoes for
$2.50
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RATES OP AOVKRTI8INQ.
SPAOB, IW sir 1M 3M or It
One laotu.... •100 •1 SO •*60 •4 80 $•60 •10 00
Two inches.. ISO 28 860 5 TB BOO in 00
Three Inches. too 8 00 4 60 700 12 00 20 00
Four Inches.. ttbO a 7ft 5 75 1000 1«00 20 00
Five tnehes.. 8 flU 4 50 1 00 1* no 20 00 20 00
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Business earda, not exceeding six lines f&.OO
per year.
Business locals, ten cents per line for the first
Insertion, and five cents per line for eaoh subse
quent insertion. •.
Just Received!
A large shipment
of elegant extension
tables. Prices rang
ing from $6 to $25.
It is worth your
while to call atid see
them.
Central
Pharmacy.
PLAY FLINCH!
Its the Popular Qaiiie of the
season. We have a large
stock of them, smooth fin
ish and decorated backs.
Get a set and
PLAY FLINCH!
ANDERS
& PHILIPP,
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Central
Pharmacy.
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