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ITO BE coNr1suEp.l
clerk at the speaker. Desk. ]

Clerk Mt the Speakers Desk.
The speakers right hand man is call
ed "clerk at the speakers desk" and is
one of the most useful men in the
house of representatives 1t is his bust
ness to know things, all things; in
fact, everything connected with legis-
lation. He must know parliamentary
law, precedents of the house and must
have them ready at seconds notice,
80 that they may be cited by the 1eak-
er or the chairman of the committee Of
the whole house whenever a point of
order is raised or a parliamentary point
is to be decided. He must know NIL the
members Of the house and from what
state they come in order to tell the
speaker or the chairman how to rec
ognize them when they address the
presiding officer. He must know all
the secretaries Of the president and
clerks of the senate, SO as to tell the
presiding officer when there is mes
sage from the president or the senate
to be received by the house. He keeps
the time on men who are addressing
the house, and the .hammer' falls
when he says that man has consum-
ed his allotted time. OF all these
tasks the greatest is to be well in
formed upon parliamentary law. There
Is no index to parliamentary rulings,
and many points are found by the
man who will delve and dig and study
the subject all the time.-Washington
Post,
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An Ancient Tragedy.

A historical paper in Lord Montagu's
collection in London tells Of strange
tragedy "done in Holborn, little be-
fore Christmas several centuries ago.
IA boy seven years old came up
into gentleman's chamber and pratt
tied to him and drew his sword and
fiourished with 1t. The gentleman,
being in bed, wondered to see the boy
toss his blade SO and said: so, good
boy, thou hast done well. Put in the
sword The boy persisting, the gen
tleman rose and held him the scabbard,
and the rude handed lad, thinking to
sheath the sword, Justify chopt it into
his belly. Company were called. One
offered to strike the child. Let him
alone quoth the gentleman. God is
just. This boys father did kill five
years since and none knew. Now he
hath revenged IT, And the gentleman
diedsthe second dressing
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shellex Liked bread

The poet Shelley was very simple in
his tastes and found his chief pleasure
In long, solitary rambles. Bread be-
came his chief sustenance when his
regimen attained to that austerity
which afterward distinguished it. He
could have lived on bread alone with
out repining.
do you know" he said one day to
friend. with much surprise. that
Mr.. G.. does not like bread7 Did you
ever know person who disliked
bread?" His friend explained to him
that Mr.. G. probably had no objection
to bread in moderate quantity at a
proper time and with the usual adj.
juncts and was only unwilling to de.
YOUR several pounds of dry bread at a
meal.
Shelley had no such objection; his
pockets were. generally we'll stored
with bread. Sometimes he ate with
his bread the common raisins which
he bought at small grocers' shops.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
Mark Twain In n For.

Mark Twain's former lecture man
ager told this story of an entertain,
ment given by the humorist in London
during heavy fog: zone night the
queens concert rooms We're like u
'smokehouse, and saw from my chair
in the royal box a shadowy dress coat,
supported by pair of shadowy trou-
sers, girdled by the faint halo of the
Intellectual footlights. A voice was in
the air, but 1t was difficult to locate 1t
with any degree of certainty. The APP
parently headless trunk of the lecturer
told what he knew of our fellow saw
ages, the Sandwich Islanders, and at
intervals out of the depths assembled
the muffled murmur of an audience in
visible to the naked eye. Mark began
his lecture on this occasion with del
tcate allusion to the weather and said,
Perhaps you can't see me. but 1 am
here.','
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
animal. BECOMING Extinct,


Every century sees several species
Of animal becoming extinct. In the
race for life the weak must yield to
the strong, and because they are per-
sistently sought for food or for feath-
cls not only individuals but whole fam
lilies cease to exist. The disappearance
of the great aux can be laid to the
nineteenth century. 1t became ex-
tinct on the American side of the At
lantic about 1910 and in Europe about
1914. The South African quagga dis
appeared about 1870 owing to the
slaughter by hide hunters. The twin
shelled tortoise of the Galapagos is
lands became extinct in all probabili-
ty about 1876. The black emu Of
South Australia was also exterminated
during the century, though it was
abundant In 1903. The great cormo-
rant was last seen alive about 1889,
and many other species of birds from
all parts of the world have likewise
been exterminated. In the Danish
West India islands, for example, out
of fourteen species catalogued in 1906
only six still exist, and a similar his
tory can be told Of many other local..
ties.
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Sen serpent. nreathe An.

Like I'LL other serpents, the sea ser
penis, though permanently inhabiting
the sea, are air breathers. The lateral
flattening Of their tails greatly helps
them to swim in any direction, and
It specially enables them to rise rapid
" to the surface of the water to
breathe. That they may do this the
more easily and securely their nostrils
are placed at the very end of tile muz-
Gle. and are furnished with valves,
which secure them from being entered
by the water in which they live.
Unlike other snakes, they cast their
skins in small pieces. Their eyes are
not adapted to see well out Of water,
and thus they cannot when in the air
take good aim to bite. They feed on
small fishes, which they paralyze by
means of their poison, and thus they
have nothing to fear from the spines
OF the fishes they eat.
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synop,sis.

I'D "a bynopsis. .
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sans ~ nlM opsn eesngS 10 the scaoolhouse,
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Ssn g 81 si ~ Hs lives With his daughter
~ ~ bi!ct y sTSssse ana ssls tne preach
- 0Mx ,,. MUTT plous Sootcn.
49, ssnvs vlsW. me rlot arrives
pu OF tne stopping
:iysn ~ sensimsnt WG, aen M,na snd
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'-5m j L. KELSEY, Traffic Manager
Homeseeker's Excursions Via. the

Homeseeker's Excursions Via. the
NJ. & o.
Fen Fen 9 3 : i - 1891 1884, April : IS 1904
The Manchester u Oneida Railway
will sell round trip Homeseeker's Tick
cts at one fare plus $500 for the round
trip except rates to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad, COL, and
Cheyenne, Wyo., will be made one fare
plus 50 so for the round trip. No tick
ct to be sold for less than $500.
For children of five and under twelve
years of age, tickets will be sold at half
of the gross rate.
Tickets will be sold to points in
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Indian Territory, Western Iowa, Kan
sas and Nebraska, 100 miles west of the
Missouri River, Louisiana, except New
Orleans and Hammond, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Soath Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Salt Lake City, and
Ogden only, Wisconsin and Northern
Michigan and Wyoming.
For further particulars enquire of, or
address, the undersigned at Manchester
Iowa.
jill. KELSEY, Traffic Manager,
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CHAPTER XXI.
HOW BILL HIT THE TRAIL. +.

80 HOW BILL HIT THE TRAIL.
iIYI1lHEN .'the crowd" was with us
II In" the Pilot read us all sorts Of
IIzss3 tales Of adventures in all
~ lands by heroes of all ages,
but when we three sat together by our
fire the Pilot would always read us
tales of the heroes OF sacred story, and
these delighted Bill more than those Of
any Of the ancient empires Of the past.
He had his favorites. Abraham, Mo-
ses, Joshua, Gideon, never failed to
arouse his admiration. But Jacob was
to him always "a mean cuss." and
David he could not appreciate. Most
of all he admired Moses and the apos-
tie Paul, whom he called "that little
chap" But when the reading was
about the one Great Man that moved
majestic amid the gospel stories Bill
made no Commensurate was too high
for approval.
BY and by Bill began to tell these
tales to the boys, and one night, when
"a walk, mebbep' said HI in delight
ed expectation.
II hold tile opinion that you have
mentioned I'M unconlmonly valuable
remedy better N pain killer almost
Bill rose innguidly.
II say he drawled tapping the
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CHAPTER Xxx.
HOW BILL FAVORED .'HoME GROWN M
DJJsTRIEs.',

DUETRIES."
1T[1 HE building Of the Swan Creek
church made a sensation, and
~ all the more that Bronco Bill
was in command.
when 1 put up money stay with
the game" he announced; and stay he
did, to the great benefit of the work
and to the delight Of the Pilot, who was
wearing his life out trying to do sew
eral mems work. It was Bill that or
gained the gangs for hauling stone for
the oundation and logs for the walls.
It was Bill that assigned the various
jobs to those volunteering service. To
Robbie Muir and two ,stalwart Glen
garry men from the Ottawa lumber re-
gion, who knew all about the broad
ax, he gave the hewing down OF the
logs that formed the walls. And when
they had done, Bill declared they were
"better AN a sawmill." 1t was Bill,
too, that did the financing, and his
passage with Williams, the storekeeper
from "the other side" who dealt in
lumber and building material, was such
as established forever Bills reputation
In finance.
With the Pilots plans in his hands
he went to Williams. seizing time
when the store was full of men after
their mail matter.
what do you think Of them plans ~
he asked innocently.
Williams was voluble with opinions
and criticism and suggestions, all Of
which were gratefully, even humbly,
received.
Kind Of hard to figger out jest how
much lumber II go into the shack, !"
said Bill. "Ye see, the logs makes a
difference"
To Williams the thing was simplicity
itself, and, after some figuring, he
handed Bill a complete statement OF
the amount Of lumber Of all kinds that
would be required.
Nov, what would that there come
tor
Williams named his figure, and then
Bill entered upon negotiations. ~
II amt no man to beat down prices.
No, sir; / say give man his figger.
or course, this here amt my funeral;
besides, being gospel shop, the price
materially would be different" To this
the boys all assented and Williams
looked Uncomfortable.
"In fact" and Bill adopted his public
tone, to HIS admiration and joy, this
here's public institooshun" (this was
Williams' own thunder), "condoocin' to
the good of the community" (Hi
Il n HI kl.f. n ~
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that he won Tame as a preacher OF rare
eloquence when he was but fifteen
years Of age. Pascal wrote treatises
on acoustics at twelve, at which age he
was busily occupied In constructing
elaborate circulating machines, and at
sixteen he published his treatise on
"Conic Sections" which Descartes re-
fused to believe was not the work Of a
great master.
John Stuart Mill was studying Greek
at three, had practically mastered the
language at seven and year later
was acting rs schoolmaster to his
younger brothers and sisters. John
Ruskin actually produced a manu-
script work in three volumes before
he reached his seventh birthday.
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As I left her at her door. she thanked
me with courteous grace.
You have done a, great deal for me, .
she said, giving me her hand. ut has
been a beautiful, wonderful, day.
When | told the Pilot all the days
doings lie burst out:
What stupid and self righteous
fool I have been! l never thought
there could be any canyon in her life.
How short our sight isy' and all that
night could get almost no words from
him. .s
That was the first Of many visits to
Gwen. Not a week passed but Lady
Charlotte took the trail to the Meredith
ranch and spent an hour at Ovens
window. Often the Pilot found her
there. But though they were always
pleasant hours to him he would come
home in great trouble about Lady Char
lotte.
"she is perfectly charming and doing
Gwen no end Of good, but she is proud
as an archangel. Has had an awful
break with her family at home, and 1t
is spelling her life. She told me SO
much. but she will allow no one to
touch the affair"
F But one day we met her riding to-
ward the village. AS we drew near
she drew up her horse and held up a
letter.
"Home| she said II wrote 1t today,
and I must get 1t of Immediately
The Pilot understood her at once, but
only said:
"Goodv' but with such emphasis that
we both laughed.
YES, | hope So" she said, with the
red beginning to show In her cheek. Il
have dropped some seed into my can
yon.'
II think I see the flowers beginning
to spring." said the Pilot.
She shook her head doubtfully and
replied:
II shall ride up and sit with Gwen at
her window
DO" replied the Pilot, "the light is
good there. Wonderful things are to be
seen through Gwen's window"
Eyes" said Lady Charlotte softly.
"Dear Gwen! But fear 1t is often
made bright with tears
AS she spoke she wheeled her horse
and cantered off, for her own tears
were not far away. / followed her in
thought up the trail winding through
ataaAs- -rauud topksa,d
through the golden lights Of the can
yon and into Owens room: could see
the pale face with Its golden aureole
light up and glow MS they sat before
the window while Lady Charlotte
would tell her how Ovens canyon
looked today and how In her own bleak
canyon there was the sign Of flowers
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Improving on Hor.e power,

In Venezuela many years. ago a
wealthy agriculturist was appointed
minister of marine. Being hard
worker, he asked Mt once for particu-
lars of the fleet The secretary brought
him particulars about the only war
ship. The details gave length, tonnage
and horse power. At this last the min
lister stopped the secretary and babe
him write down quickly an order to
the chief of customs, Take out these
100 horses at once, and will send you
good mules in their places" explaining
that mules were much more econom-
ical, both as regards food and ability
to Withstand fatigue.
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SUCCESS IN THE SOUTH
For Northern Farmers.

d y u Il a a
Circular No IL issued by the Paasen-
ger Department of the Illinois Central
consists of twenty letters written BY
Northern farmers from nine different
Northern states, who are now located
at points on the lines of the Illinois
Central and Yazoo u mississippi Valley
Railroads in Tennessee, Mississippi and
Louisiana. These letters tell Of their
success in farming under new con-
ditfons and ina new climate; how they
ike the country and the people; and
give just such information as is desired
byanyone who is thlnking of making
change in location, and complete set
of Southern Circnlare. For free copy
of this Circular No. IL, Nos. to III
inclusive, address the undersigned.
J. f. MERRY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. ACT,
4Sw4 Dubuque, Iowa.
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Apollo,s Fnvorite In.trument

Apollo was the old god of music, and
his favorite instrument, the Tyre, was
invented by Mercury. When the latter
was four hours old he found the shell
of tortoise and made it into Tyre
with nine strings in honor of the nine
muses.. This instrument Mercury gave
to Apollo, who became wonderful
player upon it. The Tyre was used by
the Greeks in olden times, and from it
was fashioned the harp
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

4Atn't yo,t got1l' to stick to your deal Pr
1 believe in standin' up for local trades
and manufactures" There were mods
of approval on all sides, and Williams
was forced to accept, for Bill began
arranging with the Hill brothers and
Hi to make IN early start on Monday.
1t was great triumph, but Bill dis
played no sign of elation. He was
rather fullso sympathy for Williams
and eager to help on the lumber busi-
ness as local .institooshun."
building enterprise stood Lady Char
lotte, and under her labored the Hon.
Fred, the Duke, and, indeed, all the
Company Of the Noble Seven. Her
home became the center of new type
of social life. With exquisite tact-and
much was needed for this kind of
work she drew the bachelors from
their lonely shacks and from their
wild carousals and give them taste
of the joys Of a pure home life, the
first they had had since leaving the
old homes years ago. And then she
made them work for the church with
such zeal and diligence that her hus-
band and the Duke declared that
ranching had become quite an Incl
dental interest since the church build
ing had begun. But the Pilot went
about with radiant look on hts pale
face, while Bill gave it forth as his
opinion, Though she was leetle high
In the action, she could hit an uncom-
mon gait
With such energy did Bill push the
work Of construction that by the LIST
of December the church stood rooted,
sheeted, foored and ready for windows,
doors and ceiling, 80 that the Pilot be-
gan to hope that he should see the de-
sire Of his heart fulflled-the church
of Swan. Greek open for divine service
on Christmas day.
During these weeks there was more
than church building going on, for
while the days were given to the shap-
ing Of logs and the driving Of nails
and the planning of boards the long
winter evenings were spent In. talk
around the fire in my shack, where the
Pilot for some months past had made
his home and where Bill, since the be-
ginning Of the church building, had
come ''to camp Those were great
nights for the Pilot and Bill, and In
deed for me, too, and the other boys,
who, after a days work ON the church,
We're always brought In by Bill or the
Pilot.
Great nights for all Of us they were.
When the pipes were lighted then came
yarns Of adventures. possible and i'm
possible, all exciting and wonderful,
and all received with the greatest ere
dulfty. NJ
Happy nights, without care, but
that the Pilot would not get the ghast-
ly look out of his face, and laughed at
the idea of going away till the church
was built. And, indeed, we would all
have sorely missed him. and 10 he
stayed.
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Infant Genila,.e.,,.

When he was but schoolboy in the
Jesuits' college at Dion Jacques Bos-
suet was known as one of the best
classical scholars In Europe.
At eight Louis de Bourbon, prince Of
Condo, was a perfect Latin scholar.
Three years later he published a work
on rhetoric, and at seventeen he was
appointed governor Of Burgundy.
Fepelon displayed so much preeoclty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

Many queer customs and usages are
prevalent among the Cossacks. No man
changes his clothes on a Monday On
Thursday no fat or flesh meat must be
picked or corred. Wool is not spun
on holiday. A hen is always given
an uneven number Of eggs to hatch,
never an even number. Bones left from
q dinner at a funeral are thrown into
the river, and at the same meal no
one dare cut bread; 1t must always be
broken.
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won't you, next week, BillY said vii.

won't you, next week, BillY' said VIII.
liams.
"What sheetin' s thatT
why, for the church. Amt the
logs up?"
Yes. that's so. 1 was Just goin' to
see the boys here about gettin' it
hauled" said Bill.
"Hauled!" said Williams, in amazed
indignation. "Ain't you goin' to stick
to your deal?"
Il generally make 1t my custom to
stick to my deals" said Bill, looking
straight at Williams.
"Well, what about your deal with
me last Monday night?' said Williams
angrily.
Lets seel Last Monday nlghtv'
said Bill, apparently thinking back.
Cant say as remember any pertick-
Ter deal. Any of you fcllers remem-
ber?v
No one could recall any deal.
You don't remember getting any pa
per from me, suppose?" said VIII
iiams sarcastically.
paper! Why, believe I've got that
there paper on to my person at this
present moment said Bill, diving into
his pocket and drawing out Williams
estimate. He spent few moments in
careful scrutiny.
'srhere amt no deal on to this as I
can see" said Bill, gravely passing the
paper to the boys, who each scrutinized
it and passed it on, with shake of the
head or a remark as to the absence Of
any sign of a deal. Williams changed
his tone. For his part, he was indif-
ferent in the matter.
Then Bill made him an offer.
"Of course believe in supportin'
home grown Industries, and If you can
touch my figger I'd be uncommonly
glad to give you the contract"
But Bills figure, which was quite 80
per cent lower than Williams best Of
fer. was rejected Ms quite impossible.
Thought I'd make you the OFFER"
said Bill carelessly, "seein' as you're
instltootin' the trade and the boys
here II all be buildin' more or less, and
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Illinois Central
EXCURSION RATES,

Excursion tickets will be sold by the Illinois
Central, to the points, and at rates. as follows:
TOURIST RATES
Tlcketes on sale every day during the winter,
limited to June !. 1904; for return; to Hammond
Lbs, New Orleans, La, Havana. Cuba. and
many other Tourist points In Porto Rico Cuba,
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana. Texas Mexico
Arizona and California.
Write for rates and free copies of New o.
leans pamphlet, Hammond folder, Cuban fold
or, California folder, Cuban folder, California or
Florida folder.
Fare and one-third on Certificate Plan.
Des Moines, Annual State Farmers In
stitute and Agricultural Convention, Dec. 7-l0.
Des Moines. Iowa.-Annual Convention Iowa
state Teachers Association, Dec. 1881
New Orleans, La,--Annual Meeting American
Historical Society and American Economical
Society. Dec. % to Jan 1,
OPEN RATE OF ONE FARE PLUS $500,
Home seekers Excursions, West South
Southeast and southwest, Dec and 10, Jan.
8 and 10, Feb. 2 amt 16, March and 10, April s
and TO- -
LESS THAN ONE FARE.
One Way. Second. class. Colonists' tickets to
points In the South and South west on the same
dates as Home seekers Excursion tickets
For particulars as to oates of sale, rates, ETC.,
apply to any Illinois Central ticket agent, or
address the undersigned.
j. F. MERRY Asst. Glen. Pass. Agent,
Dubuque. Iowa.
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Report from tho Reform school.

j. G. Gluck, Superintendent, Prunty-
town, Va, writes: aAfter trying all 9TH
er advertised cough medicines we have
decided to use Foley's Honey and Tar
exclusively in the West Vira liz Re-
form School. find It the moss effect
i've and absolute harmless Sold by
Denton & Ward.
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1Tz1HE building of the Swan Creek
church made a sensation, and
rs all the more that Bronco Bill
- : w0a In cnmmand ls