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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18


punishment. De niger dat stole dem
CHICKENS is a-gwinter burn fur 1t sho.
Yo' hyeah me? De cree has gone
FORTH!
Next morning colored man with
two fine hens came up to the preach
er's door. He said:
'.Parson, hyeah's yo' CHICKENS"
mo, sah," said the preacher, eying
the chickens closely, desc amt nah
CHICKENS"
81 knows dey amt perzactly yo'wn,"
explained the parishioner, "but desc is
to tex de place of yo'wn. Yo' CHICKENS
wuz ct up TO de cree went forth, an
las night after went to bed my con-
shunce hurt me so tell had to git up
an go ovah to Marse Bob's house an
git two mo- CHICKENS. Parson, do tex
desc CHICKENS, an fur de Lawd's sake
TEX dat cree back too."-Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
NOT All reformed.

At dinner given by philanthropist
to the Society of Reformed Criminals a
gentleman complained to his host mid
way through the festivities that he had
lost his watch. The host was man OF
great ingenuity. He caused all the
lights to be turned out. Then he OBJ
served "Some one here has n watch
that does not belong to him. If by the
time have counted a hundred 1t is not
placed on the floor in the middle Of the
room, the police will be sent for" He
counted hundred, and the lights We're
turned on again. Thirty-three hand
some watches lay in the middle of the
room.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
A nemnr1nble banquet Party.

One of the most notorious Hungarian
duelists fought his thirty-fifth duel In
1886 and celebrated the event by ban
quet, to which only those who could
prove that they had participated in at
least six duels were invited. There
was room full Of such warriors. some
with faces scanned with scars, others
minus an ear, an eye or with two az
three fingers missing. The most markt'd
of all was Frenchman who had lost
his nose in an encounter with Count
Andrassy, the statesman. There was
only one relaxation of the rule. and that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Quite Prosaic.

Mr.. Farwest-I met my old school
mate, Lakeside, today for the first time
in an age, and thought from the way
he acted when mentioned you that
you and he must have had some ro-
nance or other before we met.
Mrs. Farwest-No romance about it.
We were married for few years; that's
all.-New York Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
ITO BE CONTINUED
WcARlous RESTITUTION.
The Preacher Got the Hens and the
Decree Wnn Revoked.

The Preacher Got the Hens and the
Decree Was Revoked.
Not long since respectable colored
preacher, who was noted for his abil-
ity to "cuss out" people from the pull
pit, was hurting thunderbolts Of In
vective against his congregation be-
cause of great wave Of lying and
stealing that was sweeping over the
city. Among other things, he said:
mo longer'n las night some one
come an stole de las two CHICKENS dat
me an nah ole oman had. 1 b'lieves
de thief is in dis house fight now, an ]
hereby counterstgns. him to =eHahlashn'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
A Choice of WAYS.

To California is afforded by taking the
Chicago Great Western BY. Close COM
nection is made at Kansas City, with
The choice of two tourist cars via the
different routes may be had via this line.
For further information apply to any
Great Western Agent, or J.. Z. Elmer, G.
P. A., Chicago, Ill. 2-1lw.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
was made IN favor of lady who had
killed her man.
DinIOnlnCy.

"Nebber AK man to lend you %
cents" said Uncle Eben. "Ax i'm fob
SIS jes' to make i'm think dat you re-
guards i'm as capitalist, an mebbe
he'll be ashamed to back down."-Wash-
ington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
short Method.

Caller-Mr. Sharpe. have come to
ask your advice as to the quickest way
to be relieved from my debts?
Lawyer thinking for a moment Of
something else) = Pay them. = Chicago
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Homeseekers, Excursion.

Homeseekers rates to nearly all points
on sale at low rates by Chicago Great
Western Ry. on the first and third Tuts-
day of each month, to April, available
in the through tourist sleeping cars.
For particulars apply to any Great
Western Agent, or J. 7. Elmer, G. r.
A., Chicago, Ill. 2-14w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
rhe ne.ultn rnnlen.nnt.

Wigg-I always like to hear man
say what he thinks.
Wagg-But the people who always
say what they think generally think
such disagreeable Observation-Disclosures
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

'The fools are not all dead yet" said
the angry husband.
Pm glad of 1t, dear" calmly replied
the other half of the combination. Il
never did look we'll in black. Chicago
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

Austria was the first country to adopt
the system of postal cards. This was
In 1869,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
B. C. R. & N. R'y.
CEDAR RAPIDS TINE GARD.

MAIN LINE GOING EAST AND SOUTH.
Arrive Leave
$50 p m No. 2. Chicago Passenger. :. 40 p m
1910 m No. 4Chi. & Burlt'n Pass....il 100 a m
$40 m No. 9 Chicago &, St.Louls Elk. $3.50 IN
Laos ngt No. Chicago Fast Express. l.Oi ngt
No. 10 Burl. s. Daynp't. Pass 1925 p m
No pullman sleeper, free chair car and
coaches to Chicago. No. 6-Pullman sleepers
and through coaches to Chicago and st Louis
Chicago; Dining car will serve breakfast from
Joliet to Chicago.
Mcknight.
MAIN LINE GOING NORTH.
1885 m Mol Minneapolis Pass.... 8:O5 IN
1908 p m No. 8 Rockford Passenger. $3.50 p m
1905 ngt NO. 8 Minneapolis Express. 1920 ngt
6:45 m No. Is Chicago Passenger.
1890 p m No. 10 Chicago Passenger.
No. Free chair car and coaches to Al
bert Lea. No. 5-Wide Vestibuild Pullman
Buffet sleepers and coaches to Minneapolis and
DEBORAH DIVISION.
9:l0 M. DEBORAH PASSENGER. -. $40 m
1880 West Union Passenger. 40 NJ
4:06 p m..... DEBORAH Freight........ $3.50 m
IOWA FALLS DIVISION.
1880 p m Iowa & Minnesota Pass...... 900 IL
l:05 q. M. Minnesota & Dakota Pass. 1890 m
IOWA CITY, DAVENPORT, BURL. AND CLINTON.
10 Of Burl. Il Ia City Pass. sos p m
7:45 p H.. Clin., Ia City, Dvpt Pass..-.7:1b m
7:35a m-.....Burl. & Ia City Pass .....9:40 p m
Trains numbers s, s, 8, ls, 10, and MINI &
Dakota Pass run daily. all other trains daily OK
cept Sunday" No % daily between Cedar
Rapids and West Liberty.
JNo. G. FARMER, w.H.DUTToN,
Genl Pass d Tiki Agt. Ticket Agent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Appearances Deceptive.

-
be trusted.
Brady-That's so. lisa mighty bright
book that lives up TO its cover.-Boston
Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Through Sleeping Car from Chicago
to Jacksonville, Fla, via
10. R.R.

Commencing Sunday January II,
1903, q through sleeping car from Chi.
csgo to Jacksonville, Fla {, will be run
on the Illinois Central Dixie Flyer,
leaving Chicago at $3.50 p. m. daily via
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta.
2tf II. G. PIERCE, Agent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
California.

The Chicago Great Western Ry. Of
fers the choice of three through tourist
cars via different routes making fast
time and having every comfort. Ask
for booklet about them. 2l1w.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
Letter Perfect.

Letter Perfect.
A girl who was awfulIy VS.
Net an old man with love In his is.
He fell on his knees
And said, Marry me, please"
She soon did o. K. that lively old !
On account Of his Ks ana va.
Judge.
Settled Him.
Hewitt-You don't seem to be in the
swim.
Jewett-My boy. I have owned more
dress suits than you have ever hired
New York Times.
The Fair Graduate.
Love knows not the words
That the red lips speak.
But they win their way
To his soul IN Greek
And bloom like the rose
On the dinplsd cheekI
Atlanta Constitution
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
att Inter LIZ VIA IL nahse.-

Cit N ele parceeslan, believers: its always
dc foremost what wins
Presidents kissin lie babies: fetch On de
triplats En- tWinsl
Moses EN- Aaron
En- Js-h0s-sbhat
Don ron ha hidin'
No faces Tax dati
CIT Inter line
Wnar are babies Is att:
Cit inter lina wid de bnbSesi
Cit In de gercession, believers: don you
fan CIT d da track.
De here er as country Is babies. don't
keer ef aeg b0wIeg en black
Joshua SD Jonah
En Washin ton Jones.
Don't sea DO hidin'
En- maxim so maanss
Come ter a. kissiH
Lava bless Us. sweet honssl
Git inter lire wid de babies!
Den lis 81 da rereessian. believers. en-
bring ail DE babies along.
On de back 81 dc boss Ter ole Bammery
cross ter ds nursery jubilee sangs
Moses Ed aaron
Napoleon az RIVE,
Sho' De 8n han
Wen dH big train arrived
Come ter da kissIn's
Bless Ga8 sos 8llve1
Git inter lire wid de habiesi
Atlanta Constitution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

in the humble opinion Of the News,
Gov. Mccullough II making d mistake,
common with governors of this as well AS
other states, I'll exercising too freely bis
pardonlng power i'll the cases of parties
serving ln states prison Tor grave Grim
inai offenses Northheid News.
What the News says On this point il,
according % the belief Of the Times, en-.
tirely correct. we have courts to try per-
sons for criminal offence. Those courts
adiudge person guilty Of the crime
charged against him. The criminal Il
given prison sentence commensurate
with the degree 81 his crime. After the
criminal has been behind the bars for d
short time, possibly 4 few years. along
comes man who makes business 81 get
ting criminals pardoned. lie works upon
the sickly sentimentallty Of the people of a
community, who III few years after the
crime IL committed lose light Of the enor-
nifty of the offence, and gets mp petition
praying for the release 81 the criminal
Armed with this evidence Of the criminal i
general good character etc, the pro.
fessional criminal freer goes to the gov
afnur and secures the pardon 81 the crime
inaI Thus all the work Of the courts Is
unaone, justice i thaarted and j man
generally not IL FOR society il turned
loose There ought ID To q cheek to the
power u paSdoning Else u what good
are our eonrtsa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

Up to date. Andrew Carnegie has sue.
cseded in giving away something Ike
s90.00o,00o ii his attempt TO die without
the disgrace d being rich, There are a
good many Of MS, III fact, millions, who
would lend hand to Carnegie that he
might live up to his ambition, but the
Scotchman would turn the other way. How
many more scores Of millions Carnegie has
got Up his sleeve il Is difficult 10 ascertain,
but we venture the opinion that Carnegie
will never be able to fulfil his ambition, so
long as he keeps his stock in steel, The
dividends viii multiply 70 rapidly that i
would b practically impossible for any
man, whether Il be Carnegie or not, to
keep down the increase We have no
hopes If Garnegle's dying d poor man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
ABOUT THE STATE.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.
There i an epidemic Of measles inBris-
toll
Work will be begun at once on the
Thomas Thompson hospital in Brattle-
boFo. II is expected that about $50. 900
viii be expended In building the hospital.
Mrs. Hattie Louise Palmer, Of Uuder-
hill, past department president of the ~.
III Gil, has accepted an invitation 10 deliv-
er the Memorial day address before Han
cock post and corps Of Montreal.
Newell Breckenridge OF yergennes. SAYS
be distinctly remembers a season some 10
years ago when not good sized shower
fell from May to September and farmers
were obliged DO cut their corn in July in
order 70 save the fodder.
Mrs. Susan Gllfillan De West Barnet,
broke her hip number Of days ago She
suffered a dizzy spell and fell to the floor
Mrs Gillian Is almost ad years old ard
for this reason the accident may prove Sc.
rious. She Is bright and cheerful and heT
head Il perfectly clear, notwithstanding
the injured hip Mrs. 6ilailan has always
been an active woman aud her mind il
| exceptionally clear for one of her years.
/ Irving st0ekwell, who was arrested IN
Manchester last week charged with horse
! stealing, and afterwards released after
i giving UP the rig and paying the expenses
/ incurred, Is now wanted for desertiOn. He
claimed to be cadet from West Point On
q Through but Il was shown that he was
not. StoegWell enlisted in the regular ar.
my last year. He came home % fur
Tough Of two weeks, averstayed his time,
and instructions have been issued for his
| apprehension wherever found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
2,0O9

copies, the largest paid circulation Of any
daily paper in this section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
rIeesFie naiiway 81 aioat nlanc.

Electric Nakiway en- aiont Bbanc.
Plaus hage heen drawn Hp for an
eleetric railway from I.e Fagef, about
twelve nllles from ehamoanix, u the
summit II Mont Blame says The Gene
~ correspondent of tic New York
World The first section ii he CON
strncted II Il include II IT. stations
the Motivon. the Col de VEGA, Mont
T.aehat- Les Ragnes and Iete Rouse.
the provisional terminus being TAI.
grille jill Gouter. at 1850 feet above
the mean level az the sea Later tile
line Il IL be prolonged to the summit,
1880 feet above the sen level. Tho
municipal council IF 81 GeFvais has
approved the scheme and granted the
concession,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

White House Resembling Monticello.
Representative Jefferson NJ. Levy
Of New York, who owns Jefferson i
Ola home near Charlottesville, Va.
says, according to the Ptftsburg Dis
patch. that the White House Il get
ting 10 look more ard more like Monti-
cello. The architects who remodeled
the executive mansion recently asked
him il the mirrors III the salon Or Mon
teelio could be bought for the White
House, and he wrote that while be did
NOT feel like selling them he vas will-
iag they should ha copied. This VIII
re done The mirrors IL question were
purchased il france hy Jefferson
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

A considerable distinction comes @
NoFthhaId through the appointment Of one
Of It's citizens, Frank Plumiey, as q mem
Of the referee committee Of the United
States to settle the venezuelan inbFoglio.
Northfeid is something else now than the
coolest town Ia this section Of the eoun-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

out with his name if son have.a candi-
date for governor, and let him join the in
Vulnerable caravan Of the mentioned
The latest to benamed is General Gilmore
Of the Vermont National Guard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
Hack Numbers.

There II d colony Of COO cave dwell.
ers at Modica, Sicily. They are basket
makers and are 50 primitive in their
customs that they make no use Of mon
ey, but exchange their baskets directly
for bread and cheese.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

Jay spooner-Tm going to kiss you
when ! 80.
Miss Passe-You're sure TO forget It
If you wait that long.-Town Talk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
FOREST FIRES In NEW YORK.

Men Enough tn right the Fire cannot he
Found.
Glens Falls, y. III, May la Forest
fires are raging ii the Inzerne Mountains
and flames threaten Cd extend to Lake
George Enough men q dght the 1res
cannot Do found I'D this neighb0fhood
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
4 Real philosopher

NY cat is a philosopher.
With claws upon the paws Of her,
And that's the only way 70 be
An adept IN phi-lo-so-phfe.
New Orleans Times-pemocrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20
JINGLES AND JESIS.
NntnrnI mlsfnrr.

Natural History
The fly, they say, has a thousand eyes
10 hunt up things 20 vex:
No wonder he is So careless. then,
As to where he leaves his specks.
st. Louis pcst-Dispatch-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

II want to marry your daughter, sir"
s'You can go TO the devil"
"But your daughter told me to come
to you. New York Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-20

see on line q lace hose for zoe per
pair. Yeale \ knight.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07

tight, refuses to take any new-fangled
medicines in the way of reforms, and
sets his attendants to sharpening
up the scimater. When the surgeons
actually arrive we shall see what we
shall see, of course, but judging from
past experiences there promises to
be many dead, and something doing
at the wake If the unspeakable Turk
really elects to fight the unpronounce.
able Russian it will be far more than
a shattering of syllables. The Turk
may be tottering as they say, but II
past experiences are any criterion he
will no sooner be actually attacked
than he will show an astonishing live
illness. Europe has been about to eat
up the sultan and his domain for a
good many years. but 1t hasn't hap
pened yet. Turkey is an ungobled
gobbler, still"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07
Began Life as a Blacksmith.

Congressman Tawney of Minnesota
is the son of one blacksmith, grand
son Of another, and learned the same
trade himself in Mount Pleasant town.
ship, near Gettysburg, where he was
born in 1855. At the age Of twenty.
two he went by boat to Winona, his
present home, where he landed with
just twenty-five cents in his pocket
Two hours later he was at work az
blacksmith and machinist. He re
NAMED in the same shop four years,
meantime studying law. He practiced
for some time after being admitted to
the bar and was then elected to Con-
gress, where he has been for nearly
twelve years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07
GRAVITY OF EASTERN CRISIS
NOW GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD

The Birmingham iEng.) Post says
it learns from reliable source that
the Creusot-Synder firm, well known
German armament manufacturers, has
received orders for arms during the
past four months from the Bulgarian
government. The first condition was
that the weapons should be delivered
expeditiously. Moreover, the orders
were accompanied by financial assur-
ances, which is rather unusual in the
case of contracts with Macedonia and
other eastern countries, but which was
a sufficient stimulus to induce the &C.
ceptance Of the conditions.
The correspondent of the London
Daily Mail, who has arrived at Vienna,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07

on his return from Servia, telegraphs
that while in Belgrade he was receiv.
ed in audience by King Alexander. He
quotes the king as saying: THE Mace
DOMAIN question Is not nearly as
serious as the Albanian question. The
latter is the real danger to the peace
of the Balkans, and the murder Of NJ.
Stcherbina, the Russian consul at
Mitrovitza, has made the situation
more critical. When Ibrahlm, the
Albanian soldier who shot Stcherbina
is executed for his crime, the vendetta
will fall on the sultan and the Chris
tians who forced him to execute the
murderer The present seeming quiet
is only a temporary lul, as the Al
banians are merely waiting to see
what steps will be taken against them.
Further trouble is certain to come"
AIbanlans In Deadly Earnest.
"a mans life in Albania is worth
one penny-just the price Of a cart
ridge" an educated Albanian once
concisely said. He referred, however,
to times when the Albanians were
simply amusing themselves, and his
saying must not be given too much
weight today. Just as present the
Albanians are serious. They have
declared a truce to their blood feuds,
abandoning the ordinary pastime of
Albanian life, and they are turning
their frank and open countenances ex-
pectantly toward Constantlnople. No
wonder Europe is alarmed, and no
wonder the King Of Servia is reported
as saying that the Albanian question
has become much more serious than
the Macedonian question.
The other day the ambassadors Of
Russia and Austria did Abdul Hamid
the honor of a Joint visit to urge upon
him the necessity Of suppressing the
Albanian disorders. Unfortunately
for the sultan his ENJOYS to his AL.
bantam subjects were even then be-
Ing held as hostages at lpek What
answer he made to the ambassadors
NhhtA Ahb NAlNhAloAduNtH HOUUul mas
had the temerity to make public.
Abdul Hamid is moving large de-
tachments Of his Kurd troops into the
Balkan provinces. The Kurds did
the sultan's work Of expert butchery
in Armenia. They can, however, ex.
pect no meek necks stretched to the
knife in Albania. II the worst comes
to the worst the world is as apt to be
plying the poor Kurds" as the
poor Albanians."
Conditions are Unbearable.
A returned missionary, writing in
the Christian Herald, thus describes
the situation In Macedonia:
"The snarchy. insecurity and intol.
erance Of all creeds calling them
selves christian. which prevail wher-
ever the Turk has full sway. sufficient
Iy accounts for conditions in Mace.
ionia. There is no foreign influence
there 10 restrain Turkish greed. licen-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07

tiousness and cruelty. The Albanian
Moslems, who are brigands by nature
and training, prey on the Christian
Macedonians from the western bound
airy, while Turkish levies from Asia,
whose idea Of soldering is comprised
in murder and plumber, inflict all sorts
of outrages on the wretched inhabi-
tants whom they are supposed to pro-
tect. Violence has provoked violence,
until the Macedonians regard revenge
as the only means of redress for Turk
lsh crimes, and if Macedonia is not in
continual revolution, it is only be-
cause the winter season is too severe
for active hostilities.
"The horrors of Turkish warfare
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07
1hounht He Know Too Much,

Secretary Shaw, Speaker Cannon
and some others were discussing
weighty matters in the treasury de-
partment when senator came in and
shifted the conversation to poker. Mr..
Shaw was reminded Of a poker story
and in telling 1t spoke of bluffs, antes,
draws and raises. That's a good
story. Shaw" said Mr.. Cannon, but
seems to me It amt quite the thing
for a steady-golng church deacon to
know quite so much about the techni-
cal terms Of such a sinful game as
draw poker"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-07

inflicted upon their captives by North
American Indians. Worse than death
is the treatment of the Bulgarian
wives and daughters by the brutal
Turkish soldiery. The Bulgarians, on
their part, do not spare the Turks
when the latter fall into their hands,
and massacre by one side or the other
is che usual termination of con
flict."
Situation Summed Up.
A writer who has long studied the
Eastern question thus sums up the
situation:
There are certain well-defined in.
dications that the sick man of Europe
is about to throw another fit. The
heather is afre, as they used to say
in Scotland, out in the Balkan PENN
sular, and Roumania and Bulgaria and
the other provinces whose names
sound like new varieties Of old cheese,
are about to revolt. Austria on the
one side of the invalid, Russia on the
other, are mobilizing their troops and
preparing to descend upon the cata'
clasm. Meanwhile the patient sits