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,. Mill x«- 3? -r#4 if- im* •si'/sA j"£ J.'° "*«^s A PRAIRIE. On account of the Illness of the usu al writer of these Items, we have not seen any Prairie news in the paper, for some time. lira. R. F. Stewart is suffering from an attack of the "grippe", but truBt that she may soon recover. The moving craze haB Three carloads of the brick for the new cathedral arrived Friday and sever al men with teams were at work Friday and Saturday drawing the brick to the church ground. Mr. Douglas and family of Cedar Haplds arrived Saturday with their household goods and moved onto the M. Mulvehill farm south.of town, f. Misses BridgetMaroney, Josle Hogan andMrSjPjkcUevltt are on the sick B. Grubstlck aBdfpmily moved onto P. McGrath'e farm west of town Tues day. Mr. Schmock who lived there last year moved onto P. Wood's farm north of town. E. A. Middlestadt and G. D. Griffin attendc^the social dance at Winthrop *Mon3ay evening. The entertainment given by the ladles of the Catholic church was well attended, over $70 was cleared, and every one present reports a good time. James Carmody moved his goodB to Winthrop Monday where he will keep a restaurant, Mrs. P. McGrath who has been very sick the pBBt week is reported much better at this writing. Mr. ParkhurBt, our city assessor, is kept quite busy these days, assessing town property. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burns, Feb. 13, a baby boy. Mrs. Frank Gallery and family of Clemy, Iowa, came Feb. 17, and are staying at the home of F. Keegans. Mr. Gallery and the house hold-good are ex pected next week. They will move on to the farm which they purchased west of town. 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. Yet DuBois of Man chester were callers in our city Thurs day. Mr. Cnlligan and family moved to town Tuesday and occupy the house recently built by Thos. Ryan. Richard Coil, M. A. Hogan and iiert Orvls drove to Manchester Saturday. Miss Anna Welch la quite sick at this writing. C. Hennesy and Miss Mayne Mc Mahon, teachers in the Masonviile school, closed a very successful term of school Friday. Mr. HenneBy returned to his home in Strawberry Point Tues day. Chas. Martin, formerly of this place but now of JeBup, and Miss Ola Bloom of Fremont were married at the "home of the bride's parents, Tuesday. Con gratulations are extended. "BAILEY'S FORDT Mre. Cora Porter visited Mrs. It. E. Grommon last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lillibridge tranB acted business in Manchester last Thursday. Miss JoBie Grommon and Mrs. Sbaw were Manchester callers one day last week. Tne young people of this vicinity at tended a party at the home of S. Shaw last Wednesday evening. Mr. Reinbird is moving on the Col lard farm. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Grommon assist ed J. M. Paris while moving last Tues day. John Wilson has moved onto the JDunlon farm. Joe Winnistorpher will soon leave the Wm. Dudley farm now owned by Chas. Thorpe. Jay Lillibridge met with a very pain ful accident Thursday evening while carrying a can of milk. He had placed the can on his shoulder to carry it from the barn to the house. In passing through a gateway the can struck the post and overbalanced him. He fell backward the bottom of the can strik ing in the palm of his hand cutting it severely. Dr. Bradley wis summoned i8WSi IT i^V :re_~ 5i Vf,f '~o* 'County Correspondence. seized the peo ple, and many loads of goods dally. Miss Anna Welch has who were present were very liberal and the ram of 810.70 was realized, which was very gratifying to the pupils and their /teacher, Miss Grace Annie. The last entertainment was well attended and the earn of 832,40 was netted. The program was especially interesting and -much credit Is due Miss Mamie Annis, teacher, and her pupils. EAD'S GROVE. Fred Densmore and Frank Wiley wete buying cattle in this vicinity last week. Sam Way 1b kept almoBt constantly "'Sat the bedside of his mother who is yery low. Charley Bobison's baby is much bet ter at this writing. Three gentlemen from Minnesota were Inspecting thoroughbred cattle be .longing to Ead's Grove farmers last week, Mr. Retherford filled his lce-houEe last week, baniing the ice from Funk pond near Edgewood. Tom Parkinson delivered a One thoroughbred' calf at Earlville last Thursday. Mrs. Howard Smith, of Edgewood, mother of W. A. Smith, of this neigh borhood, not expected to live. She has been an invalid for several years. The kids bad a party at Jake Moser's Wednesday evening. Needless to that all enjoyed a good time. Henry Parkinson was laid up a few 5 days with a carbuncle on his neck, but Is somewhat improved and expects to go to Volga City, March 1st, where he .' has secnred a position for the season. 5 MASONVIIXE. Richard Coil of Cascade is transact ing business in our city this week. Martin Crooks, who has been em ployed in the barber shop here returned to his home In Chicago Monday. &fr A -v1 «,s^ j£ ^,.r v£ ^tvU H&fe by telephone and found it necessary to take fifteen Uitches to cloBe the wound. James Sheppard sawed wood for M, S. Banta Friday and Saturday of last week. John Pohlman has moved onto the Ed Hamblin farm. Hub Davis has taken possession of the farm recently occupied by Mr. Pohlman. PBSB beeD seriously 111, but from the last report we learn that she is some better. Her hoBt of friends earnestly hope for her recovery. The school entertainments which were held in districts No. 3 and 4, recently were both successful. Inclement 'weather prevented the attendance of many at the flrBt one, but tboBe John N. Smith has rented Mrs. Max well's farm. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lillibridge are spending a few days with their son Jay, Elihu Todd will soon take poBBesBion of the farm bought of Mr. Shlck. Fred Hicks is moving onto the farm which he purchased of Mr. Todd. Julius Eldredge will soon -be located on the farm bought of Fred Hicks. Mr. and MtB. Jerry Kaster assisted the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Parle, while moving laBt week. Mrs. Chambers Is not much better at this writing. J. P. Belcher was in this neighbor hood last week, taking an inventory of the belongings of the farmers. Mrs. E H. Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jakelin,Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hart man, Mr. and MrB. R. E. Grommon and MiBs Josie Grommon were among those who assisted In instituting a Rebekah lodge at Hopkinton last Friday evening Clem Dunton has taken possession of the place bought of Julius Eldredge. S. Shaw has taken poBseBsion of the L. M. Davis farm. Mrs. Baker Hersey gave a birthday party for her son Dana last Saturday afternoon. EARLVILLE. Mrs. Wm. Hunt bought the block of land lying juBt north of W. T. Wood's residence property last week for 8650, of Wood, Millen & Laxson. A pleasant surprise waB given Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Gladden last Friday evening by their neighbors and friendB when they assembled at their home and spent the evening in games, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Gladden leave this week for Verndale, Minn., near which place they have bought a farm. Bay C. H. Angell visited his parents in Mount Vernon over Sunday. The teacherB of Delaware Co. held an association here Saturday which was well attended and which was an inter esting and Instructive meeting. Prof. Kelley, Supt. of the schools at Cedar Falls, was the principal speaker and his address WBB Rev. R. F. Paxton is in Colorado where he will spend a month recuper ating his health. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hockaday were visitors at the home of S. Ede apart of last week. Clair Whipple, of Edgewood, spent Sunday with his sister Laura. He re turned by way of Independence, where he viBited friendB. Mrs. Will Dudley was down from Spring Branch a part of last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Reding. Miss Bertha Staehle stopped on her way home from Chicago at Dubuque, where she remained until Saturday the gueBt of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Slattery and Mrs. Annie Leekley. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Millen were called to Mount Vernon Friday on ac count of the illness of their daughter, Ciro, who is having an attack of the "grip." Mrs. Millen remained a few The neighbors and friendB of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gibbs gave them a Bur prise last Wednesday evening and pleasantly reminded them that it was the twelfth anniversary of their mar riage. A very enjoyable evening was spent and before departing ail wished them many more anniversaries. Arthur Barre has moved to Dyersvile where he will work on the News Letter. Their many friends here regret to have Mr. and Mrs. Barre leave Earlville but are glad to know that Arthur baa secured a good position. Henry Heiden held an auction sale on Che Ham farm south of town, Friday, which netted him about $2,000. A. LeFevre acted as auctioneer and S. W. Klaus BB clerk. Frank Powell has moved Into the Stoner property in the south part of town. MrB. Carhart, representing the Child ren's Home Society of Des Moines, spoke at the Cong'l. church Sunday morning and at the M. E. church in the evening. DELHI. Joe Michael has moved bis family to Oelwein. A, L. Gleason was here from Water loo last week. We bear tbBt Mr. Glea son will move bis family to this place soon. MisseB Ona Blanchard and Alma Sul livan of Masonviile are guests of Mre. E. H. Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Swinburne visited in Earlville Wednesday. Ed McMullen has moved onto a farm near Hopkinton. Tbe boBrd of BupervlBors took an in ventory at the poor farm last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Maxwell of Delft' ware were In town last Thursday. MrB. Sarah White of Manchester, visited Mrs. Flack recently. Mrs. Berkey and Mrs. Frank Soder of MaBonvllie are visiting Mrs. Rimmer. Mrs. Geo. Angell and two children left for their new home in Minnesota Monday. Mrs. Gustafson is visiting her daugh ter at Rockford, Iowa. Fred Brownell baa moved to a farm north of Manchester. The Epworth League social and busi ness meeting will be held Friday even ing, March 0, with Mra. Gustafson. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Peterson and son Dale of Hawkeye are guests of Mrs, Flack. Mlsa Amelia Jones came down from Manchester Wednesday evening to at tend to some business matters and 1 The Ladles of the M. E. Aid Society have purchased a fine new organ for the M. E. church. The Bible Study Class meets every Monday evening at the parsonage. Jay Lillibridge, living west of town, met with a painful accident Thursday evening. He fell and cnt his band so badly that fifteen stitches were required to clOBe the wound. Dr. Bradley is at tending him. J. R. White jr. Is building anew barn on his farm east of town. About 45 of the members of Delhi Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, went to Hopkinton, Friday evening, and insti tuted a lodge of RebekahB at that place. This lodge starts out with 33 charter members and will be known Waiter Miller bas moved to the Laban Pierce farm. Isaac Ritchie of Hopkinton is mov ing on to the farm recently purchased of Mr. Dunham. Miss Ella Harris went to Greeley Fri day to see Cepba Doollttle. The M. E. Aid Society meets Wednes day afternoon March 4 with Mrs. Erie man. Henry Vesey has bought Cassie Cun ningham's place. Mrs. Cunningham sold her goods at auction Saturday. •WVKS COGGON. goCvW Mrs. Wm. Woods Is visiting her mother, Mrs Callan, of Winthrop. Mrs. D. F. French visited relatives and friends in Central City Saturday. MIBB Supervisors Lindsay and Legasslck were down this week measuring up work and sizing up bridge work that will be required this BeaBon. E. E. Todd from Ryan #r IpaNtimP •f daughter, Mrs. E. B. Johnson, left Fri day for her home In Lake City. Rev. Gilbert held services at the Baptist church Sunday evening. Harriett Day visited friends in town over Sunday. M. J. McEnauy and Miss Maggie Turner, both from this vicinity, were married at Independence Tuesday. Frank Sutherland moved from Mon ticello to the N. Fuller farm north of town, Monday. Mre. Dr. Scofield left Monday night for Washington, D. C., where she will spend some time visiting her mother, Mrs. Bragdon. S. Todd, who has been visiting rela tives in this vicinity for some time, re turned to hiB home in Canton, S. D. Tuesday. Mrs. excellent. The scholars of the school here took a part in the program, one number of which was a dumb bell drill, and was well received. The Ladies Aid Society of the Cong'l church served dinner and supper at the church Saturday. JOB. McNamara died at the home of her son Edward, near Castle Grove, Sunday night. Her funeral was held at the CaBtle Grove Catholic church Tuesday. Mrs. McNamara was the mother of Mrs Thos. Woods Bouth of Coggon.—Monitor. HOPKINTOH. Jim Halgh Is in Manchester today II. Moulton and wife were at Monti cello on Tuesday, visiting with James Ferguson and wife. WBB *&? BB Amon Lodge No. 115. After the lodge work WBB over the guests enjoyed a fine ban quet and report a very pleasant time. in town Monday with a hog for Hogan & Co. The animBl weighed 530 pounds and brought bim $34.45. Mrs. Geo. CrouBe, wbo haB been visit ing for a couple of months at the home of her parents, Peter Lux and wife, re turned Monday to her home at Man chester. W W an if W Petrle and Mre. F. A. Bort viBited with Mrs. H. E. Blanchard at tbe poor farm last Sunday. They report that Mr. Blanchard writes from New Mexico that he Is feeling tiptop and gaining in health, all of which will be cheering news to his friends in this country. a ha re iv no ha he has been appointed as a clerk for weighing mail, and will depart next week to take tbe job, wbich will last about six weeks. His run will be from Marion to Kansas City. Tbe govern ment weighs tbe mail every five years to determine tbe compensation of the railroads for transporting it. —Leader. DYERSVILLE. Fred Engler went to Manchester Sat urday. MeBsrs. Chas. Kramer, Henry Rahe, and Lawrence Jaeger visited at New Vienna last Sunday. John T. Sudmeler of PeterBburg called on bis Dyerevllle friends Tues day. Jacob Engler and Bister Emmerence of South Fork visited relatives In thiB city last Sunday. Mr. and Mr. John H. Naber of New Vienna were Dyersville visitors last Monday. Henry Willenborg and lady friend of New Vienna attended tbe card party at St. Francis hall In this city last Friday evening. Supervisor LeGassIck and bis wife of Delaware county were here last Tuesday taking in the special sales. They report all happy in their vicinity, though many have bad colds. MeBsrs, Arnold Bockenstedt, Frank Goerdt, Ben KloBtermann, Henry Von Lemden Jr., and H. Lechtenberg were here Monday morning and took the train for Manchester. B. Willenborg of New Vienna and Ben Diere of Granville were here on bueineBB Friday. Mr. DIers will visit a few weeks with hie parents, relatives and old friends wbo are all glad to OUR FIRST FREE SCHOOL. It VM BitabllMhed In Massachuaetta ID tbe Year 1G41. The first free school established In the United States wns In the province of Massachusetts Bay In the year 1041 by order of the general colonial court. In 1047 the same authority declared that free schools should be established within every town having fifty house holders under penalty of a One of £5. This fine was doubled by a declaration made In 1071 and ngnln doubled In 1083. Connecticut established tree schools In 1044 and levied a tax for their support. Maryland established free schools In 1004 and levied a tax on negroes, pelts, furs and berk and pork for their supjrort. Governo&Berkeley declared In ]f§(9 the hope schools would&cver be esta' WBB taken very sick while here. Dr. Dltt mer of Manchester la attending her. The W. F. M. S. meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Fraser. Mrs. Boylea wbo haa been visiting her WW'"1 ,* ii •v tx Virginia, Dut the towns or unarieston and Elizabeth did establish them in that year, and Elizabeth set aside 200 acres of land and eight cows, the in crease from which wns applied to sup port the schools. Four years later the number of cows had Increased to forty. Pennsylvania was settled by Pcnn on the Delaware river in 1681, and tlie some year a free school, which is still conducted under the auspices of the Friends, or Quakers, was established In Philadelphia. Ampng the declara tions of Penn In his "frame of govern ment" he asserted this Immortal truth, long since forgotten by the men who have been responsible for the govern ment of the commonwealth: "Any gov ernment is free to the people under It, whatever be the frame, where the law rules, and the people are a party to those laws. More than this Is tyranny, oligarchy and confusion." This sen tence Is inscribed In a bronze tablet lm placed in the walls of Independence hall. INTENTIONS THAT COUNT. OnlrThoae Pat Into Practice Amount to Anything. The paving of the road to a very un comfortable place Is said to be com posed of good Intentions. Nowhere else has this material been tried for paving, though it Is plentiful enough for almost any purpose. We all know people whose houses burn when they are 'just going to" insure, who lose a cow or a horse when they arc "just going to" mend tbe fence or close the gate, who are "just going to" buy stock when It goes up like a rocket, who are 'just going to" pay a note when it goes to proteBt, who are "just going to" help a neighbor when he dies, who are "just going to" send some flowers to a sick friend when It proveB too late. In fact, they are ''just going to" do things all their lives, but never get them started. "To be always Intending to live a new life, but never to find time to set about It," says Tlllotson, "is ns if a man should put off eating and drinking until be Is starved to death." Under every clock in a factory at Cleveland, O., Is the motto, "Do it now!" Such a motto, lived up to by every one, would spare tbe world much trouble. It would add tliousunds of good deeds to daily happenings, save many firms from bankruptcy through bad debts, paint hundreds of pictures only dreamed of, write books without number and straighten out half the tangles of our complicated social life. The habit of putting off disagreeable duties Is responsible for much needless unhapplness, for these bugbears weigh on the mind and prevent the satisfied content that comes from duty well per formed. Most tasks promptly under taken prove less difficult than we antic ipated, and the joy of accomplishment often compensates for any hardship ex perienced. Don't get to be known for unfulfilled good Intentions. Good Intentions car ried out become the good deeds that make men useful, loved and famous.. Doing things rather than just planning them makes all tbe difference between success and failure.—Success. SCIENCE NOTES. A body weighing one pound on earth would weigh twenty-seven and & halt pounds upon the eun. shed In The highest mountain In the moon fis at least 85,000 feet In height that 1* 6,000 feet higher than Mount Everest Vanadium Is a rare metal which oxi dizes in air with great dfflculty, melts at 2,000 degrees and becomes red hot in hydrogen. Perfectly transparent bodleB are only visible by virtue of nonuniform illu mination, and in uniform illumination they become absolutely Invisible. A transit of Venus occurs only four times in 283 years. It is most impor tant to astronomers because it gives them an opportunity of measuring the distance of the earth from the sun. The sun and the earth are both prac tically spherical in shape, and the earth is evidently only a small, cooled off or frozen sun. The sun has a shell of glowing metallic clouds the earth has A shell of solid opaque rocks and metals. A Hard Hearted People. Filial piety finds no place In Tibet- AO character. It is no uncommon thing for a son to turn his father, when too old for work, out of doors and to leave him to perish In the cold. The superstition that the souls of the dead can, If they will, haunt the living drives their hardened natures to gain by the exercise of cruelty the promise of the dying that they will not return to earth. As death approaches the dying per son Is asked, "Will you come back or will you not?" If he replies that he will, they pull a leather bag over his head and smother him If he says he will not, he Is allowed to die in peace. —Edinburgh He view. A Very Ancient SnAlte. The African cobra ranges from Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope. That it was known In northern Africa thousands of years ago la shown by its familiar ap pearance In Egyptian hieroglyphics. Near Cape Colony It is almost extermi nated, and its destruction Is much pro moted by that curlouB and valued long legged hawk known as tbe secretary bird. Six or seven species of cobra have been distinguished, three of which be long to the Indian region. Rot Bee him. Mrs. Georgen of Rockville came up here Saturday and took the train to Manchester to visit ber son John Georgen, the county clerk. She reports her son Charles getting BOme better. He hai just recovered from a bard Bpell of sickness.—Commercial. Yet Ripe. The physicians were holding a consul tatlon beside the cot of the man sup posed to have appendicitis concealed about his person. "I believe," said one of the surgeons, "that we should wait and let him get stronger before cutting Into bim." Before the other prospective operator* could reply the patient turned his head and remarked feebly: "What do you take me for—a cheese?" —Baltimore American. Used to Cramped Quarter*. Husband (Inspecting house and lot, with a view to purchase)—The lot Is ab surdly small, my dear scarcely big enough for a flower bed. 'Wife (fresh from flat)—Er—couldn't we have a folding flower bed?—Smart Bet. Why the Preseller Vailed. "So the Rev. Mr. Goodley was a fail ure at that church, eh?" "Yes, he tried to bring the congrega tion Into harmony with his ideas in stead of bringing hie ideas into harmo ny with the congregation."—Eixchange. Merely a Saneatlon. "Man proposes and woman disposes," remarked the young man who gets quo tations twisted. "Well," replied the beautiful blond on the other end of the sofa, "I'm disposed to do my part If some man will do bis.1 Three minutes later she had him fanded.-Ghicago News. 4is§r^ ilSSfi A SWORD OF HONOR. It Wm the Menna of Bringing Mi»r Nlinl Ney to Death. A saber of honor brought Marshal Ney to dishonor and death. When Na poleon entered Cairo on the22dof July, 1703, he wns presented with three swords of honor richly inlaid with pre cious stones. He. brought them back to Europe, and in 1802 he gave one to Ney and another to Murat, keeping the third for himself. Ney received his at an Imperial reception. The sword passed from one to another of those present, among whom was a young subaltern of the Auvergne regiment When Napoleon escaped from Elbe, Ney left the king and took sides with his former chief. After the allies en tered Paris, Ney made preparations to get out of the country, but his wife and a friend persuaded him that there was really no danger, and he decided to ro mnln in France. Then came the order for his arrest. He fled to a castle in the possession of some friends and suc ceeded In reaching it without his pres ence being known. One day, feeling tired, he threw himself on a couch, first taking off Ills oriental sword, which he always Wore out of affection for the emperor. Hearing voices, he sprang up and hurriedly left the room, forget ting his sword. A minute later a par ty of women and men entered the room, one of them being the young subaltern of the Auvergne regiment, now a colo nel. He at once recognized the sword and, calling in some gendarmes, pro ceeded to search the premises. Finding that he was discovered, Ney gave him self up quietly. On Dec. 7, 1S15, the marshal, whose sobriquet was the Bravest of the Brave, the hero of a hundred battles, was shot. Scarcely two months after tbe owner of tbe sec ond sword, Murat, had met his fate in the same way. LOCATING JOHN. The Fat* Tlg*r Hunter and Hli Rctarn Home. A story is told of a young man named John P., who, being in poor health, went to India. His family had instructed him not to spare expense, but to cable three times a week how he was and what he was doing. The first cable message ran: Am w«U. Have native guide, Injo. Hunt tigers tomorrow. The next communication did not ar rive till two weeks later. It was this: John dead. Killed. Tiger. "What do? Some mistake. Some mistake. You send a tiger. Where Is John? The following information was soon received: No mistake. No mistake. John Inside tiger! Nature's Monument to Wathlngton Among the many monuments to Washington is the one which every vis itor to the Cape Verde islands will re member as one of the most colossal and marvelous freaks of natural sculptun in existence. Along the farther side of the harbor of San Vicente, the principal town, rises a bold ridge of dark gray volcanic rocks, the cres£of which forms an exact likeness of our immortal George, seemingly lying face upward, as if in a peaceful sleep. The hero's large, bold features, the backward wave of the hair, his mass ive shoulders and even the frill of the shirt front are all reproduced on a gi gantic scale with wonderful exactness. The strange monument, sharply out* lined against the deep blue of the trop ical sky, is one of the first objects that meet one's eye in approaching the is land. Its gigantic proportions, with the boundless ocean for a background, form a portrait wonderfully true to na ture and overpowering In its magnifi cence. Sand Danes In Gaacony. One of the most interesting and re markable of the many regions for the observation of saud dunes lies between Bordeaux and Bayonne, in Gascony. The sea here throws every year upon the beach, along a line of 100 miles in length, some 5,000,000 cubic yards of sand. The prevailing westerly winds con tinue picking up the surface particles from the westward Blope, whirl them over to the Inward slope, where they are again deposited, and the entire ridge by this means alone moves grad ually Inward. In the bourse of years there has thus been formed a complex system of dunes, all approximately par allel with the coast and with one an other and of all altitudes up to 2&0 feet These are marching steadily Inward at a rate of from three to six feet a year, whole villages having sometimes been torn down to prevent burial and rebuilt at a distance. Beanttfal Tree 8uake». Among the most attractive of the many kinds of serpents are the delicate and beautiful tree snakes (dendrophis), which very rarely descend to the ground, as they find food enough among the birds and those frogs and lizards which also dwell in trees. The grace ful form of the body, tbe elegance and rapidity of their movements and the exquisite beuuty of their colors have excited the lively admiration of those who have bad the good fortune to watch them in their native haunts. The larger kinds attain to a length of over five feet They are frequently adorned with the brightest colors, green being, however, generally the prevailing tint. They are active by day. Saw tbe Whole of It. Alexander weeping because the world was so small has a counterpart in an old Inhabitant of Luss, a pretty litti* village on Loch Lomond side, Scotland, who at last has been persuaded to climb the mountain wbich has filled so large apart of his horizon all the days of his life. In Luss he has lived, as his fathers lived before him, and from Luss he has never had the ambition to journey, even as far as Glasgow. But some one got him to the top of Ben Lo mond the other day. "Eh, mon," said he, with great self congratulation, "but the world's a big place when ye come to view the whole of it!" Renllatlc. He—I had a realistic dream last night She—Indeed! What was it? "Oh, I dreamed I had proposed to you and you had turned mo over to your father." "Yes, yea. And what did father say?" "Oh, I don't know. I only know 1 woke up and found myself on the floor."—Yonkers Statesman. &^'s*s'\' 1 -~y MC ^'-r .*VV* An Alliterative Poeoi on Plga. One of the book collectors of Phila delphia lias in his library volume of Latin jokes that was printed in Ger many in 1703, says the Philadelphia lteeord. The name of this volume is Nugtc Venules," and it contains a poem 300 lines long wherein every word—every single word—begins with the letter "p." Even the title page of |he poem con tains only "p's." It reads: "Pugnii Poreorum, per Publium Por eluin, Poetniu" ("The Battle of the Pigs," by Publliis l'oreius, poet). Here are two lines of the poem that show liow strange alliteration, so heav ily laid on, appears: PerleBC poreorum pulcherrlma proella, potor: Potando poteris plaeldum proferre poeslm. Almost incredible is the patience that must have been required to compose this work of 1,500 words, every one of which begins with a "p." Spoiling a Trnmctly. INJA. Back went the tearful message: Send on body. A month later there was delivered to the keeper of the receiving vault of M. cemetery a box or coffin so large and heavy that it might have been the home of a second Cardiff Giant. Sus picion having been aroused, a permit, was secured and the sealed coffin opened. To the consternation of those present there lay the body of a magnif icent Bengal tiger resting on white satin. The following message was soon racing across the Atlantic: Among theatrical anecdotes a time honored chestnut Is that which belongs to the tent scene in "Richard 111." The story is told of Barry Sullivan, to whom it probably occurred. Anyhow the narrator has thrown iu a repartee that Is characteristic enough of the fa mous Irish tragedian. AVho's there?" exclaims Ulchard at the conclusion of his dreaming. Cates by In his excitement stammered out his answer and abruptly stopped in the middle of his phrase, 'Tls I, my lord, the early village cock." Sullivan surveyed the bewildered as poet of the officer for a few seconds with a sardonic grin, as if enjoying the actor's agony, and then growled in an audible tone, "Then why the mischief don't you crowV" TcunyHonV Memory. Tennyson when a young man had a strong liking for Gray and classed him and Burns as the two greatest lyric poets of any age or country. He much loved some of Burns' poetry. But be fore all Teunyson placed his Bible. He had also a great liking for Dante's "In ferno" and knew it line for line. He would boast in ills pleasant way that if any one read one line he could give the next from memory, and he invaria bly did it. An Effnilvc Combination.' Waggsby—Gnicious! If young Got rox and Miss Blublud are so fortunate as to have their marriage blessed with children, the rising generation will be terrible talkers. Nnggsby—Why so? Waggsby—Why, if "money talks" and "blood will tell," their progeny will In herit two mighty strong inducements to be communicative.—Baltimore Amer ican. What »l«l Ho Mean? Patient (after giving the doctor $8 and receiving a prescription)—But sup pose, doctor, tills doesn't cure me? Doctor—In that case come back, and I'll relieve you again. Detroit Fred Press. AtOne Half the Cost Uoifi Coffee has better strength and flavor than many so-call cd "fancy" brands. Bulk coffee at the same price is not to .be com* pared with Lion in quality. In 1 lb. air tight, sealed packages. Notice of Appointment of Adminis trator. STATE OF IOWA, I ua Delaware County NOTICE IS HKRKDY GIVKN. That tho under signed lias been duly appointed and qualified as Administrator, with the will annexed, of the Estate of C. A. Lewis Tupper. late of Dela ware County, deceased. All persons indebted to said Estate are reqested to make Immediate payment, and those' naving claims against the snrne will present thorn, duly authenticated, to tho undersigned for allowance. s. E. M. OAKR, Dated February 14th. t003. Administrator. 7-3w. Poultry and Eggs. Henry Perclval, manager at Man chester, Ions, for tbe wholesale poultry ana egg house of S. P. WADLEY, of Dubuque. Can be found at A. 1), Work's Meat Market. 30 6 mo. Special Bates to California and Ari zona. Via Chicago Great Western Hallway Tickets on sale daily from Feb. 15th to April 30tb, Available in touriBt sleeping cars. For further particulars apply to any great Western Agent or J. P, Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, III. 5-wl3 ill" Notice to Contractors. The city of Manchester, IOWA, having deter mined to build a sewer in naid city as follows: Commencing at tbe center line of Franklin street, at a point directly east of tho center of tbe alley as now located between Lota 284 ucdSOofthe city of Manchester, Iowa, aod extending westward to said alley and aloni the center line of said alley to Lot of sale city, and westward along and through tbe center of said Lot 1C to tbe south side of tb« east end of the alley between Lots 1 and 16 of Block 4 of Toogooa & Bethel's subdivision of a uart of Lot 1 of the Iowa Land Compa subdivision of a part of tbe village, now ... of Uuicbester Iowa, asd extending westwau along said alley to tbe center oi the alley be tween the southwest corner of Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 14 of Block 4 of said Toogood & Bethel's subdivision In accordance* with tho nlaus and ipeclUcatlons now on file In the office of U. It. Robinson, clerk of said city, notice Is hereby given that sealed bids win bo received by said city for the con struction of said sewer, In accordance with said plans and specifications, at tho office of the clerk of salu city, up to twelve o'clock noon of Monday, March 16.1008. Said sewer to be laid with first class Vitri fied tile, with all joints sealed and all man holes and connections placed, located, and constructed. In a workmanlike manner, In ac cordance with said plans and specifications now on file in the office cf the clerk of sale: city. Said sewer shall belaid nnder the supervl sion and direction of the city council of said city, and its duly appointed engineer. The work of constructing said sewei Ing the replacing of materials removed, shall be completed on or before June 1st. 1903. Tbe payment of tbe contract price for the construction of sold sewer shall be m&de on April 10. 1W. The contract to be entered Into between said city and tbe successful bidder for the con struction of said sewer iball contain a claove binding tbe contractor to keep tbe sewer In good repair for a period of one year from and after Its construction and acceptance bj said city. 9 All bids most be sealed and accompanied with a certified check payable to the order of U. Seeds. Treasurer, in tbe sum of Fifty Dollars, as security that the bidder will enter Into a contract for the doing of the work, and that he will glie the bond crntemplated by Sections 814 and 815 of tbe Code of Iowa. Said bids will be considered by satd city at a frpedal meeting fIts city council, to be held In tbe councli room on Monday. March 16,1003, commencing at 7:30 o'clock p. m., and the city resor?es tbe right 10 reject any and all bids received. Tbe checks of unsuccessful bidders will bo returned. Dated at Manchester, Iowa^tbls Ust day of January. 1003, B. rTbOBINSON l«w City Olerk. 1 •"«tP-*?»C«T"^n^if JTJ? **. 5 s- 6 priw.- The Surest Seeds Why not turn doubt into certainty, and plant the seeds whose 50 years of crops of luscious vegetables and beautiful flowera have made their name surety of seed success. Seeds by which all other seed quality is measured—the standard of all seeds— Ferry's are the surest seeds to sow. Your home dealer— almost every store—sells Ferry's Seeds, becausc they sell best—grow best—yield best. Get Ferry's Seeds at your home store, und be sure what you get will grow." 1003 Seed Annual moliril free. D. M. FERRY & COMPANY, Oetroit, Mich. illllllllllllllllllllWWWINIIIIIIIIlllHlWitflllllilHimiHIl ALL THE NEWS IN i'- MS! The Democrat, For special low rate to Lisbon, North Dakota, apply to your local agent. A J* J*«- %. ,1 $1.50 PER YEAR. mtfM iiillillliiliilfti RANSOM COUNTY The Banner County of the State of North Dakota for Diversified Farming and Stock Raising. RANSOM COUNTY is situated in southeastern Nor Hi Dakota. The general lay of the country is level to rolling. The soil is a heavy black loam, three or four feet deep, underlaid with a clay subsoil. Kainfall averages from 20 to 22 inches per annum. Ransom county will be the future dairying and diversified farming county of North Dakota, and is now being rapidly taken up by a prosperous class of farmers from southern Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. These people have made a success of farming in their different localities and are recognizing the future of Ransom county. Besides, the farm ers that are selling lands in these old localities all the way from $50 to $1.50 per acre recollect that from ten to fifteen years ago their land was elling from $15 to $30 per acre, and this is to be repeated in Ransom county. Ransom county this year harvested one of the finest crops of corn, wheat, oate, barley and flax in its history. Hundreds of the best farmers of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and eastern South Dakota are selling their high priced land and are buying farms in Ran som county, where the soil is as rich and the climate as good as in their former homes. A visit of inspection invariably convinces -the land seeker that Ransom county offers greater inducements for profitable farming and dairying than any other section in the' northwest. Write us for maps or any information you want concerning Ransom county. We will gladly respond to all correspondence." 1 Price Branson Land Co. LISBON, RANSOM COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. Drugs. and Druggist's Sundries at Denton & Ward's! Are you going to paint? Yes. -V. -V-V .V Where will You Buy? Grams' Of Cowse. They have the finest stock in town, and they will treat you right. If you don't believe it go and see them for yourself, and be convinced. And for PAINT, the Paliners & Sargent paint,s, the B. P. S. paint sold. Also a complete line of Red Seal Lead and the best oils at bottom prices. Brushes &c. City Hall Pharmacy, Lawrence & Grems. J, sMfl Jffj^ 4 r~ ISm