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•Jlfet REPORT INDOOR PRACTICE KIME DISCU88E8 EARLY 8TAGES The following official report is giv en to' The Democrat by Capt, H. G. Utley of the work done ly the mem bers of Company during the sea Bon,, of Indoor rifle practice. The re port is creditable to those participat ing, and some exceptional records jwere made: Those ^hooting the expert course and making out of the possible 43:i are D. A. Preussner, 433 H. G. Ut ley, 431 W. W. Matthews, 430 J. G. Lewis, 422 Paul Lrnsk, 420 A3. Meyers, 402 .M. Ci. Atkins, 391 Ray •Miller, 382 Fred Miller, 381 Jesse O. Youn-g, 373 Albert Howe, 371 Ir "vln Whitman, 369 Clarence Ash, 363 Harle Parley, .352 Wm. Bushnell, 348 Glenn HanlMln, 34G Ed. Gorhanx 34fi Jay Rarr, 340 John Duncan, 328. TAOS'S shooting the sharpshooters course and' making 'out of a possible 343 are Floyd Kling, 293 Roy Joslln, 2Ss0 TomWalker, 273 Oscar Smith 271 Don Ollnkler, 266 Earle Hutson, 265 Ray Atkinson, 262 Carl Smith, 261. Those shooting the marksmen cHarse and making a possible 150 are Ostar EJpps, 128 Lester Pilgrim, 126 Guy Bishop, 123 Lew Franks, 121 -Ed Parker, 120 Floyd Boyland, 112 Clarence Atkinson, 111 Guy Duncan, 111 George Grapes, 110 Harvey Hempstead, 109 Chas. Marshall, 104 Willis Cunningham, 101. The other member of the Com pany did not qualify. Higher records were made this year than twelve months ago. The .outdoor season will commence probably by the l&th of tills month. The company has already received the ammunition and expects to have one of the best teams thts season in the state. Capt. Utley and D. A. Preussner Tjrlif go to Des Moines next month to jpsrttclpate In a six days out door jrttle practice with other experts In 'the,S3rd regiment. The men makln, (the highest score at this practice will (go to Camp Perry, Ohio, in July where professional shooting will be told. DISAGREEABLE PEOPLE. Every day records stories of hu man nature, as I* Is found the world "o'ver. At the ticket window In the Illinois Cehtr-al passenger depot yes terday appeared a. well groomed young man of goodly" appearance ••who' asked an operator for a tele ,-graph blank, which was given him, ifthd on fc wa3 hurriedly written a Message. As the telegrapher war mbout to road over the words, the writer asked that the dlsp&tch be (Charged to his account at the other end. This being contrary to the :rules of the rrmipary the younp :man was thus Informed, hut his Im nnediate outbreak called forth the 3agsengor and ticket agent wiho ex i" plained the matter, but not to the "satisfaction of the stranger. He was told that if the message was sent but not paid for at its destination point the charge would be made .Against'tbe operator who had sent It. The altercation coninued for sev eral minutes, and while the witnesses to the little scene greatly enjoyed the indignant accusations and spirited word combat between the would-be patron and employees of the tele graph contpany, yet the short, one ^ot farce was only a added example ,0f the thoughtless and heedless ex .bibitJoos made in public by people -whose tampers are .things of disgust, rather .than samples of enviable su periority frequently noticed on the "Tt of tra velers who strut about in -publu1 Places- REEN THINGS TO EAT. MORE 'en tu'le 8°°d things to at the local mark- Have you sc eat now for sal ets? The grocer patrons to complete/ vmen Invite their prIce8 are tables and fru ts, and very reasonable, too. the other morning was Bermuda onions, 5c pound cucum bers, 15c each. ISSUING ADVERTISING MATTER. •The Illinois Central railroad, through its department of Immigra tion, is preparing a new booklet, en titled "The Unreclaimed Lands of Louisiana", the matter being compil ed by Capt. J. F. Merry, general im migration agent. Capt. Merry will address a farm ers' convention at Covington, Ten nessee, on the afternoon of May 29, speaking on "Diversified Farm ing" a subject which is arousing gen eral interest among the southern -plMiters and agriculturists of today, •The farmers in Tennessee have been engag«d almost exclusively in cotton {growing, »nd they now want to take .^p dairying and gardening, for which itU.e soil of that section is particular fly -adapted. Capt. Merry has been •called -upon several times during the jpast year to speak to southeners re jgardlng the cultivation of the land And the advisability of changing the wrop rotation, diversifying the farm work as much as possible, and sat itefaotory results have been noted in pnmy loealities where such methods fcave beeq pursued. IN TUBERCUL08I9. Specialist. Declares Disease Be Cured. It is recognized by the medical pro fession that advanced cases in tuber culosis prove fatal, but when the disease is Intercepted in its infancy and proper treatment administered, the patient stands a good chance for recovery. Dr. Kime used several illus trated charts in explaining progress of bacillus from the time It reach' the lung, either by Inhalation or of digestion, until it Increases itself an millions of baccllli, after weeks and months of development, adhere 'o the tissues or membrane and form a congestion with the blood corpuscles. However, Nature Is using every, pre ventative and until the tubercle breaks through the air duct, there is slight expectoration, and even at that time the sputum is apt to con tain no baccilll. Dr. Klme declared that no phy sician should delay an examination until a patient evidences, through- his sputum, symptoms of tuberculosis, •but ought, when first called give the person a critical analysis, which may be. done as follows: strip the patient to the waist, observe the breathing, which will plainly show irregular movement of the lungs if same are affected with tuberculosis note the color ot face whether it is healthy or palid, also the Hps which may appear pale. The 'emperature will in dicate In an average patient a regis istration of 91 degrees in-the morn ing rormal, or 98 6-10 at noon or be fore 2 o'clock, and in the evening it will rise to 99.5. A dry, hacking, irri tating cough may accompany the symptoms, and hemorrhages may re sult in early cases. Drr Kime dis couraged percussion, or the light, quick tapping of the finger tips on the chest for determining -by reso nance the condition of the organ, but advised that each physician use aus culation, or the act, art or process of listening for sounds produced in the chest to determine any abnormal indications. By this method, more ac curate diagnosis may be ascertained. Skin tests are used commonly in de termining, whether or not, a patient is afflicted with the disease, but, as Dr. Kime said, in every case, the consulting physician should use all known available means In finding out the true condition of the patient and in his final analysis, Relieving that the person contains bacilli germs of a tubercular nature, that immedi ate preparations be made for his im mediate recovery, before allowing the disease to penetrate other membrane^ and tissues. stQre the Bb- •ult'g.'ow11 fou.il "kumquats," a variety of t» in Florida, which has finally" its way to the markets in Ms.vnc^M' ter. The kumquats are funny took" 4ng littfe things, all yellow about the size of a small egg. Tlie.'* are of the orange- family, and may be e&teii as they arrive from the south, without removing the skins or otherwise preparing them. They sell tor 35 cents a quart. A few of the other fruits and vegetables, with prloes, are as follows: Pineapples, 35c each: -lemons, 25c a dozen oranges, 20 to 40c a dozen grape fruit, 10c or 3 for 25c strawberries, 20c a quart fresh onions, 10c for 3 bunches spinach, 15c a pound tom atoes,. 60c a basket lettuce, 5c a bunch celery, a shilling a bunch as paragus, 15c a bunch seed potatoes, a bushel string beans, 15c pound Tihe lecture which was to have been given at the City Opera house that evening by Dr. Klme was post poned on account of the speaker be og unaWe to use his voice properly, n,-. .Klme Will, however, make anoth visit to Manchester, probably on Friday evening, Way 21, and it is hoped ihat large number will bp present to heaf the specialist^ PUMP WATER 0Y POWER. Exit the wind-mill salute the gas oline engine! Along the river road, which winds deviously between email woods and clearipgs, lies "Merryland- a large stock farm owned iby Capt J. F. Mer ry of this city.. The one special de light of the Captain, is in making his farm as nearly perfect as Iowa farms can be made. In order to conveniently accommodate the needs of the tenant, E. E. Baitlett, Capt. Merry has awarded the contract for the installation of a gasoline engine, to be used in pumping water from a new well bring dug, and In forcing it through a line of underground pipes to a 40-acre pasture directly across the road from the barns. Two iarge tanks will be placed In the field, where the blooded cattle and horses may be provided with water any time during the day or night. Al though windmills are used in pump ing water from the two other wells on the farm, the gasoline engine as sures the water supply at any time. MODERN WOODMEN PICNIC. The Modern Woodmen of America will hold Its annual northeastern low picnic at New Hampton on Tuesday, June 1. It Is expected that there will be a large crowd in attendance and it Is understood that the Chicago Great Western, railway is considering running a epdclal train for the ac commodation of those in thl* vicinity who Harfw to atteaA THE On last Wednesday afternoon at- neath each saucy curl of that quiet 2 o'clock', Dr. Kime met the members of the Delaware County -Medical soci ety in the Council-chambers, and al though suffering from a laryngeal at tack and a severe cold, spoke about tuberculosis, how the physician may discover symptoms in early cases, and regarding the work of the state board, which hopes to co-operate with the various county medical societies throughout the state, and personal ly, :by the assistance of the family physician, to stamp out the disease so far as possible. "I am here-today," said Dr. Kime, "to talk about early tuberculosis and at the request of state board am going from one county to another discussing with medical societies the best means of identifying the dis ease. My lecture of today will be followed before many weeks by an other, when suggestions regarding the treatment of tuberculosis will be given." GIRL. A gifted poet lifts up his voice and carols this wise: May "The telephone girl sits still in her chair and listens to the voices from everywhere. She -hears all the gos sip, she hears all the news ehe While much has been written and knows w,ho Is happy and 'who has said relative to the spread of tuber-(the blues. She knows all our sor culosis among cattle, considerable ag- 'rows, she knows all our joys, she itatlon is being felt throughout the knows every girl who Is chasing the country in regard to the seriousness boys. She knows of our troubles, of prevailing "white plague" cases, ehe knows of our strife, she knows The state, iboard of health, realizing. every man \frho is mean to his wife, the ravages of tuberculosis, has ap- She knows every time we are out painted Dr. J. W. Klme of Fort Dodge with the boys, she hears the excuse as state lecturer on this subject. Dr. Klme is at the head of a sanitarium in Fort Dodge, where tuberculosis is treated entirely every fellow employs. She knows ev ery woman who has a dark past,she knows every man who is Inclined to be fast. In fact there's a sacret. looking, demure looking telephone girl. If the telephone girl would tell all she knows, it would turn all our fi lends into bitterest foes. She would sow a small wind that would soon he a gale, engulf us In trouble and land us in jail. She could let go a story, which gaining force, would cause our wives to sue for divorce. She could get all the churches .mixed in a fight and turn all our dayB into sorrowful nights in fact, she could keep the whole town in a stow, if she'd tell but tenth of the things she knew. Now dosen'.t it sef your head in a whirl, when you think what you owe to the telephone girl."—Ex. FIGHT AGAIN8T TUBERCULOSIS. The city of Des Moines puposes to support a tuberculosis camp near that town, which will be convenient ly arranged for accommodation of patients who are affected with the consumption germ. It is estimated that between the ages of 15 and 45 years one-third of all the deaths are from tuberculosis, and that between '•he ages of 25 and 35 one-half of all the cieaths are from this disease. The nation-wide movement to stamp out this terrible disease Is being taken up by many cities and is spreading in to the rural communities. Reports show that in every four years, the bacilli of tuberculosis destroys, in the United States alone, over 700, 00 peoi't. TO REMODEL RESIDENCE. Carpenters are at work in remod eling the residence of Mrs. Cornelia Atwater, on Franklin street. It will be remembered that her home was partially destroyed by fire last fall, and during the winter, Mrs. Atwater has made her home with Mrs. W. G. Kenyon. An additional room, which is to be used as -a kitchen, is being erected on the west side of the house, and a bath room wl" be Installed on the first floor. The residnce is to be heated by a furnace, and the rooms will be wired for electric lights. These improvements \yI11 make for Mrs. Atwater a most con venient and comfortable home. Mrs. Susie Breckon and daughter make their home with Mrs. Atwater. WAREHUSE NEARLY COMPLETE. The large warehouse being erected by W. N. Wolcott, for the use of W. D. Hoyt, which is located at the foot of Franklin street, is fast Hear ing completion, the frame work and roof bping in position and the inter ior partly finished. An office room will be situated In the northeast corn er of the first floor of the building, and a large elevator installed at the rear of the warehouse. The outside walls will be covered with steel Bheetlng, and the roof with an as phalt, tire proof preparation. UNEARTHS ELK ANTLER8. After .having been buried beneath rocks and dlrst for many years, per haps since the early days of this section, a pair of elk antlers were found by Thomas Yonda of Lamont along, the river which flows through the Baskhone, about 18 miles north of Manchester. The antlers mea sured 85 inches from tip to tip, but were not in a good state of preserva tion, owing to the fact that contin ual dampness had resulted in decom position, but the horns will be mount ed, by a Lamont curio hunter,s™to whom they were sold, MORE FISH CONSIGNMENTS. Captain E. K. Vernham, with his crew of assistants, left on Car No. 3 Friday evening for Winona, Minne sota, with a consignment of 150, 900 small rainbow and brook trout, which are to be distributed l'n the fresh river waters of Minnesota. The car was loaded with 104 cane. In which were carried thousands of tiny trout, hatched at the United States Fish Hatchery at Spring Branch. Captain Vernham- and his •men will return to Manchester this week to shipment re-load,„for another Jarge ISSUE RAILROAD WANTS TO A S S E S The Illinois Central has commenc ed proceedings to annul the anti pass law.. The company cannot .see why. it cannot be allowed to Issue complimentary trip passeB or annual passes in exchange for services ren dered. The CQpipany considers it queer why It cannot pay its bills in transportation if both parties are agreed. Tito matter will be carried to the Supreme Court of the United State* unless settled by the lower courts. OPEN VARIETY »TORE:. In the Tirrlll building on Franklin street lias been opened a variety store by Mr. and Mi's. E. O. Sutter, formerly of Dubuquo. They have rented a homo on Fayette street near the Globe hotel. The store con tains many articles, which are taste fully displayed. The prices of nearly ail the goods range from 6 to 15 cents. $t BRASS HORNS. lot Is the euphonium, which supplanted drawn" tubes for such instruments as trombones and bonis Is considerable, slnce, no matter how good the join °'ous To bend these thiu brass tubes with- herlng where It is not wanted, and It ported from within, the brass is easiiv !?°m and safely bent to the required shape. the lead being afterward removed by |lp .. heat.—Pearson's. A CURIOUS WORD. In this language the syllable "ba" pronounced with a grave accent means a lady, an ancestor. Tronouueod with the sharp accent, It means the favorite of a prince. Pronounced with the semi grave accent, it means what has been thrown away. Pronounced with the grave cli'cumllox. It means what has been left of a fruit after the juice has been squeezed out. Pronounced with no accent, it means three. Pronounced with the ascending or interrogation ac cent, it uioans a box on the ears. Thus the word "ba," in the order giv en nbove, Is said to mean, If properly prondunced, "Three ladles gave a box on the ear to the favorite of the prince."—Chicago Record-Hei'ald. Two Previout. A Rickujuiid woman has in her em ploy little darky. Miff Cole. Onedaj Miff became confidential and told Ills mistress he w#s "goln' to the clmitery next Sunday." But, Miff, that's a long walk. You know it is wore than five miles." 'Ob, missus, I ain't, goln' to walk. I's goln' to ride." "How is that, Sllff?" f* "I's goln* in a kerridge t' my uncle's funeral." All day Saturday Miff could talk of nothing but the approaching affair. Sunday bis mistress excused him, and she expected that ,on Monday she would bp regaled with a full account of the fiinepa). But S|iff turned up with a most melancholy face. In an swer to her inquiry he said: "I didn't go, missus. He ain't dead yit,"—New York Herald, Decay of Building Stones. The causes of decay In building stones are various and depend on the physical structure of the stone, Its composition and the nature of the sur rounding atmosphere. The most de structive agent to which the stone Is exposed Is rain or a inolst atmosphere and alHO l» a fnluof degree wind,, frost and smoke. The air of large towns is usually charged with various deleteri ous acids,- Tliese acids are dissolved by the rain, which penetrates the stone lu a greater or less degree, according to Its physical structure, and combines with the constituents of the stone, causing it to decay, so that any con trivance that will check the admis sion of water will be most likely to succeed In arresting' decay.—Building World Cab Hire. The pFlcp that one pays for a taxi today is just little different frouj what was paid for, say. the hire of a sedan cbalr in days of old. lu the do mestic accounts of "Mistress Nell Gwyn" we read: "For chairing you to Kirs. Knight's and to Mrs. Cassell's and to Mrs. Churchlil's and to_Mrs. Knight's,4shillings. For chairing you. yesterday and waltiug eleven hours, 11 shillings pence. Paid 18th Oct.. 1675."—London Chronicle. A Golfer's Tools. One of the most striking features of modern golf is the variety of clubs used to persuade the ball Into tbe hole. As a matter of curiosity I kept count of the different putters used by my partners and opponents in the course of a fortnight's play. The total num ber of species observed is over twenty. —London Pest, Diplomacy. "Do you expect people to believe ev erything you tell them?" asked the constituent. 'Certainly," answered Senator Sor ghum, "so long as I am careful not to tell them everything I believe."—Wash ington Star. Anticipated -Causs For Sorrow. Ina.came In from the country on her fifth birthday to visit her cousin May. At night they were put to bed early. An hour-passed, when -heartbreaking sobs were beard from the children's bedroom. "What Is the matter, children?" ask ed May's mother, entering the dark room. i'l Sufficiently Qcwplsd, A story is told of a polonjl lu Gen: eral Lee's division in tbe late civil war who sometimes indulged to more apple. ,ns jack than was gooo wr mm. him one evening leaning against a tree, tbe.general said: "Good evening, colonel. Come over to my tent for a moment, please." "S-s-custT me, g-g-en'ral, s-s-cuss me," replied tbe colonel. "It's 'bout all can do to stay where I »m."—Pbila* deipfcla fiEETHOVEN. Th* Way th» Thhi, Setmlatt Tubs* Composer's Own Story of How Ht Ar# Bent Without Injury. Became Deaf. Saxhorns, so called after a famous .Charles Neate, on a visit to Vienna Belgian family named Sax, who In- was either commissioned by certain vented and Introduced these lnstru- Englgh authorities to induce Beethoven ments about the middle of the last ceii-' *o visit England or was persuading tury, are the mainstay of all modern brass bands. They are manufactured bIm to do so on his own account, and as nn allurement he spoke of the'su- in many different sizes, from high so- Priority of the English aurists in their prano to the huge contrabass or bom- treatment of ear disease and held out bardon, and the most Important of the llolea that were Beethoven to consult thcm 1)6 the now obsolete "serpents" and oplii- relief. Hoot ho von shook his head, zleldes. The tallest saxhorn ever made "Xo,"' lie wild, "I hnve consulted all stands elgjit feet high and contains kinds of doctors and followed their more than forty feet of tubing. Prescriptions. I shall never be cured. The advantage of seamless or "solid "''sbt at least find some sort 1 *'m ,el1 5'0U bow the thing happened! was writing an opera. I had to deal wlt.'1 a ver.v tiresome and caprl- teu°r. may be, sooner or later the action of sreat arias to the same words, neither the breath will wear away the solder. I had already written two wll'cl1 Pleased him, and also a third, wk'cl1 'lc "I'd not care for the first time out splitting or denting the metal wa-s tried it. although he took It away at oue time very difficult but. thanks llnl' 1 was to a most ingenious artifice, the opera- done with him and had begun to tlon is now both safe and simple. The Be tube Is first washed out with a cbem- 'al(' "'anklng heaven I myself to something else which ns,lle. leal substance, sucb as is used bv an hour before I heard a plumbers to prevent solder from nd- 1 u"k I had hardly worked nt tlie door- MSS® which I recognized na of my tenor- Is then completely filled with molten sprang up from my table In such lead poured In from a ladle. Thus sup- rase t,lat as tlle Itlan came fluns Into the nl5'self uP°n the floor, as lhc sta8c" (here he threw nrms aml In Twists That May Ba Given to UB«' the Chines* Language. In the Chinese language the same word may be glveu several different meanings by the modulation of the voice. The same thing may happen to the English "Yes," which may lie pro nounced so as to mean "1 usseut to that," or "I am doubtful." or "Indeed?" An eminent authority on philology gives an amusing illustration of- these modulations In the Anuainitic lan guage, a monosyllabic tongue spoken by the people of Tonqnln and Cochin China. gesticulated in illus- tra tlon). "but 1 fell upon my bands When I got up I found I was deaf, and from that moment 1 have remain ed so. The doctor said I injured the nerve."—Dlehl's "I.lfe of Beethoven." GRAFT IN RUSSIA. KSSS Removing the Difficulties In an Army Officer's Transfer. A youug Russian officer wished to be transferred to another regiment and took Ills request In person to one of the lights of the Russian general staff, That powerful officer shook his bead I and declared the matter very difficult to arrange—nlmost Impossible. Then! his glance fell suddenly upon the shoes of the lieutenant. To the amazement of. Ills visitor, the senior officer said that the lieutenant's (Thoes were not nearly good enough for an officer and that ho would strongly advise him to buy new shoes of a sboomaker whose I address he gave. Then, telling his vis itor to return in eight days, he dis missed him. The latter was clever enough to realize that be could not re turn without the new shoes, so he hur ried to the shoemaker. On hearing who had sent him the shoemaker said that the lieutenant could bare the shoes In five days for the sum of $250. Much nstonlsbcd, the officer went to a comrade for advice. He was told to pay half of this sum nt once and the rest when his shoes were finished. This the officer did, and, wearing bis new boots, he duly kept his appoint ment with the general staff officer and learned to his joy that all the "grave difficulties" in the way of hTs transfer bpf) beet successfully remove^. #. His One man with an odd hobby Isn't a person who gets much ma'll, and what ho has or expects to bftve be can keep in mind very easily. Probably be never had a letter which went astray. Yet every time be sees in tbe news papery the list of advertised mall sent out from time to time by the general. postofBce In New York be turns at once to the initial letter under which his nn me comes and runs carefully through the list. He never yet has found any letter that might be sup posed to be for him and, furthermore, jiasn't found any that might be for any of his relatives, He takes an odd pleasure lu doing it, however, something with that eager ness which impels a man to grub through a packet of old letters iu hopes that he may come upon some rare variety of stamp. Beally, if ever he found hts name in tbe list it proba bly would kill his enjoyment of the hunt forever thereafter.—New York Run. |gg THE BEE'8 8TIN8. An Ugly Weapon Something Like'1' a Three Bladed Sword. The bee's sting' is made up of three separate lances, each with a barbed edge and each capable of being thrust forward Independently of the others. The central and broader lance has a hollow face furnished nt each side with a rail or beading, which runs its whole length. On the back of each of the other two lances there Is a longi tudinal groove, and Into these grooves fit the raised headings «f the ceutral lancet, Thus tbe sting Is like a sword with three blades—united, but sliding upon one another—the barbed points of which continue to advance alternately Into the wound, going ever deeper and deeper of their own malice afore thought after the luitlal thrust is made. It Is a device of war com pared to wnlch the explosive bullet la hut a clumsy brutality, Yot this is not «U. To make its death dealing powers doubly sure this thorough minded ama zou must fill the haft of her triple blade wltb a subtle poison and so con trive its sliding mecbanlsm that the same Impulse which drives the points successively forward drenches the whole weapon with a fatal jqlce from "The Lore of the Honey Bee?' liyJJJckner Bdwardes. if The Weathtr House. A very Ingenious contrivance for foretelling the weather Is the old fash ioned "weather huuse," largely made In Switzerland. I la arranged in such way that two figures act iu response to the twisting of a piece of cat&ut. The material, supported by a wire, con trols tbe movements of a little plat form on cither end of which is placed a model. Excessive moisture lu tbe air causes the catgut to twist and turn the platform round, so that tbe man emerges from one of tbe doors in the front of the house. Reverse conditions of the atmosphere bring about the con traction of the catgut, and the plat form swings back, thus bringing, the figure of the woman into prominence From under the bedclothes Ina sob- ,, bed out, "May won't give me any of |)PF peanuts." "But May has no peanuts," replied tier aunt. know that," sobbed Ina, ''but she said If she did bare peanuts she WPldn't give me any,"—Peiinpator. a weather house is quite an easy mat ter. "Spoken English Very Ssod." From an advertisement of a Punish hotel: "Tbe hotels charmingly situa* tlon, surrounded of a nice garden tbe good cujslne, tbe kindly accommoda tion with moderate charge and good conveyances, with psay occasion fop salmon and trout fishing, tbe ascend of ,bf, good for Dim, Passing surr0Hna|ug done o( trw Stains has iace ^ell-known aud praised douetuls plaw well .knoWn pralsea vollera, N, B,~The landlord is spokep English very good."—Lahore Civil and Military Gazette. Some men are rich enough to afford every luxury except a clear conscience, —Philadelphia Record, •-.WCWK'S/'JJ THE PIGEONslHiS Got- In-Spite of Clipped Back on The colonel was sou^&iiMk/.''itif a pigeon fancier and hadV'%)iiit&k',con fidence in a certain strila of ijpmers he was making a hobby, that when Us friend the major proposed a .wnger the colonel removed-the'limit. "We'll make it a suppuhjv said the major. "Yo" black boy will toteu paiah ovah to the cyalis an' sb'tiMlio'ijv to St 1 Louay, whnah they ah lo.bs libjlliinled on ahrlval. I wngnh they iili urn buck In two days, sail." Jhe colonel accepted, crated -his fin est pair and Included a iioto to (lie ex press agent with the chnr.ws. Mean while the major commuucd with 'Joe, the colored boy, and after' ifrTieildcr' ing of a certain half dollar'im4-'[ i-uu Ises of Immunity from,-thfrY^nse quences of the colonel's \vr Uii later Joe agreed to clip the pigeoti&V AVluss sub rosa. Two days passed, and he1 miijor- pre sented himself duly at the colonel's. The colonel eyed him with suspicious narrowness. "Have they ahrlved?"'askeiivjhe ma jor gayly. "They her, sah," said'. tli£ Vdionel, with dignity "they bev, but ttiuW two pidgins, sah, hev the so'est feet evali saw on a bird, sah."—Browulng's Mag azine. BE SURE YOU'RE RIGHT. Then Taks a Long Think and Mind Your Own Busjnpst, The other day a man tra,veilpg'.-on a shore line train noticed, protruding from an overhead rack, a dress suit case which be recognize^ a&\bj to a friend. He knew tf 10 a mend. He knew tlmV\w? friend always got off at the '^tl^ji'Aylhlch they had just passed, aA^'ps?^.' was not In the seat the concl'uiibb/A\-as In evitable that he had jumped/Ait the train and forgotten It. 'V', The man called the conductor! and explained the case to hlm.^'Aifcrsonie discussion and a mild protest'.tjfr the part of the conductor that ft. Wash"t a part of his duty, the suit ca^e/'ivas put off at the next station, with instruc tions to send it back on the first trniu the other way. Vi.-..• •. The man, feeling that fc'feff-'ioue an able and friendly act, settled ilpwn for the rest of his journey, But not for long. The face ofi his friend, who had been In -.tlw'-knibkcr and who happened on that ^iifiiwilar afternoon to be goiug on to Lon don to attend a dinner party-^loouied before him, The moral of this is, of- course -iiuite evident. S?-LTAN '-'"."V- Be sure you're right and then mind your own business.—Life. ~i! Overboard. "Overbonrd" is engraved on a ipctal label fastened to many articles of-'pnra phernalia seen about the, doi-ka' bf a modern war vessel. It means -that the article so marked should life thrown overboard whenever action with nn enemy's ship becomes lmmlriut/ AI- I eoliol chests, turpentine tanks,'paints. I spare spars, unnecessary batches-' and other articles easily destroyed )r splln tered by shell fire are thus'labeled. I The president of Occident college Cal ifornia, Is said to have given 'the('Word a new meaning lu civil .Ufa, w^'jsji he UBed it to Indicate those wbb\are Unfit, useless or Inapt in the struggle-o .life, It is a strong word and as suclr'cuu be appropriately applied to men and things which when a ship must ^0 to battle are pot necessary or material to the ppd desired.—Army aid Nary Life. H«r Own Docter. A Washington woman recently hired a negress. Going to the kitchen one day, she was amazed to find fli^ ne gress sitting ou tbe floor, with her hair standing out from' her bend. like a black nimbus. Tbe girl whs'.-pull lng one curly lock and then anotU'er lu such a way as to suggest that she bad suddenly lost her reason. "What on earth are yfiU doing, Mary?" gasped the lady of the house.' "Nawthlu', ma'am only 1 has got a sore throat an' was jest tryinVto find de lock dnt would pull mah palate up an' relieve de tickle."—New York Her ald, Probably Nbt7~^v/v1'-' "I hate, to be poor. Now ^'-million aire can walk right in and order what hie wants without bothering about'tbe price." "He can," stated the -weary sales man, "but he seldom doea,'V«Snn8at City Journal. ... en avay by th$.- fl! fc p%4 :s\ 'W* PURE BRED BELGIAN DRAFT STALLIONS. PORTE DRAPEAU (Am. 945,) (Foreign 15818) is a bay, pure bred Belgian, low down and blocky, lots of I quality, and bone to spare, one of the best sires in Delaware county. dc KKEMEXHE 'Phone 3J4s on 4. I 1 I if Contest Manager v. Town and P. 0. State One goes^^lrne country girl one to a Manchester girl, and votes are all that it takes tb/win. ,000 Free Votes Go with evpjr^ ^0 turned in by May 8th. No one has a cinch yet any good worker may wj^j^-'getting new subscribers to The Democrat or collecting from old subscribers^Kpep busy if you want one of these beautiful pianos to be giv- (Am. 3391,) (Foreign 37430,) is a pure bred Belgian draft, blue roan, has a large number of colts in this county that speak for themselves. Each of these horses weigh over a ton. I TERMS:—$15 00 to insure a live colt to stand up and suck. Own ers disposing of mares,, service money becomes due at once. Mares bred at owner riak.^v -*v EDWARD COOK, MANCHESTER, IOWA Manager and Keeper. JULY 26 to AUGUST 1 To the Friends of Contestants. Hi I#: The time to help your favorite candidate is now by your subscription to The Democrat. For convenience, use the blank below: ''"y.V"Tl 's' Date. 1909. Find enclosed to prepay subscription to Tho Democrat fori§fc®^K?^. __years beginning HftS 1909. Please credit voteB in your prize contest to tho following named contestant: Address of Contestant. Name of subscriber jftSlj Street and number Name of Contestant.®® and send the paper to the following address? NEW or OLD subscription (indicate by striking-out super fluous word.) 1 a"* CONTEST CLOSES MAY 29. v,,Un*,V -v .. ,C "V -s Vr ay 1 The Last Day Is Coming. Two Fine Pianos are to be given away May 29. W ing girls. -n? Manchester Democrat. 3 T* 2$ ,» A4 Kit 4^ 4 4 1 "s -S Ai A I"' *£4 T5 JC 44 Xr -*0*1 il