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HOMESEEKERS, READ his.

Stop paying rent. Same money will buy home.
Have garien. flowers, trees, poultry, and pure
aiE.
ELLASTON TERRACE offers most for least
money High ground right on car line; Is
minutes out; one fare: growing rapidly; 100
lots, $500 up. Houses for sale and built 20 suit
easy terms. Take green cars on G. ST. to Ell
lsston Terrace, Goth St ne. Office on property
ia25-n
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WE HAVE SOME BARGAINS in improved anC
properties, for homes or investments;
Investigate. THE EAST END REAL ESTATE
co. ONC), 9l2 East Capitol St fe8-5t
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front ROOM suit
able TOR two gentlemen; with without board
2Z0 G s.. NV. fatO-or
FOR RENT-Single or double rooms: steam
heat; excellent table. 1880 I 81. NV. felO-3t
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms Will or Iyif6C-7,
board Address ZIG 18th ST. sw. fe9-3t
BOARD AND FRONT ROOM at reasonable
price; desirable for gentleman or couple. So,
18th 81. NV. fee n
FOR RENT - With board, second-foor from
room; modern house; prices moderate; near ali
departments. 5l3 II 81. NV fes-st
FOR RENT-Second-fOor rooms; home cooking:
reasonable 90 Rhode Island ave. fes-3t
SOB X ST. n. W.-Large communicating room,
second hoori home table. fcS-st
FOR RENT - Nicely furnished rooms with
board; modern improvements; steam heat. s2s
sth St. NV. fe4-7t
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sIRDs, Dogs, ETC.

FOR SALE -Canarics, breeding cages, parrots.
cats, dogs, fancy poultry, incubatOrs, brooders
grit, oyster she'll, goldhEhes and aquarums
etc. SCHAnD's PET ANIMAL STORE, 10 I2tb
At NV de2c-tf
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PERSONA.
PROF. WEST
THE ONLY WAY.

Through hypnotsm any person can be attract
ed toward YOU; the mind can be Influenced Ia
any manner you desire except immOrallv
Through hypnotisp an irresistible influence can
be- excr-ed over ihe mind OF ano.her. II Won
are interested in .his branch Of science. can
at the WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF HYPNOT-
ISM 9l4 New York ave NV II
LIVE AND LET LNE'-We do il with the
working man a. one price for a suit or overcoa.
slightly used prices on goods JUSTH,S or n
STAND, go ID 81. fes=+
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
schedule efIective Jannary q. I9O4.

Schedule effective January y. 1904
Trains Leave from Pennsylvania Station
7:sO A. NJ DAILY-Local for Harrisonburg,
Warrenton, Danville and way stations
1851 A. NJ DAILY-Washington and, Florida
Limited. FiTst-cl2zs coaches aAd drawing
room sleeper 10 jacksonville, Fla. Dining car
Il:I5 4. ". DNLY-United states Fast Nail
FIrst-class coaches and drawing room SLEEPER
to New Orleans Dining car service
4;0l p NJ WEEK DAYs-Locsl for Harrison
burg and way st<tions Manassas Branch.
Gao p. NJ DAILN-Laeal for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
6:SI p. NJ. WEEK DAYS. outhern's Palm Linz
tied. Solid Pullman. train. Club, Observation,
and Dining Cars between Washington, Column
bia, Aiken, Augusta, Savannah, Jacksonville.
and ST. Augustine
7:IO p NJ DALY-New York and Atlanta Ex-
press. First-class coaches 10 Atlanta, sleeper
TO Columbus Sa.s via Atlanta Mondays.
Tuesdays. and Fridays, Sunset Route Tourist
sleeper Washington TO san Francisco. Through
sleeper to Pinehurst, y; C., daily except sun
day Pullman buffet service
$3.50 p New York and Florida Express
Through sIeepers and coaches t. Columbia
Dining. car. service
1000 T. NJ DAILY-New York and Memphis
Limited (yia Lynehburgl- First-elass coach
tanoOgs, and Memphis; sleeper TO New Or
leans. Dining car service
1e.g5 p NJ DAILH-w Washington and South
western Limited All Pullman traif club ana
observation cars TO Atlanta and MSeon; sisep-
ers to- Nashville, Atlanta, Macon. Memphis,
New Orleans Dining car service
TRAINS on BLUEMONT BRANCH
leave Washington $40 A. NJ, I;O0 p. NJ. 5-01
P. NJ, 5:a5 p. NJ. 6i25 P NJ Iis40 p. n.
weeks DAYS; 5:O5 p n snd l1.40 p. " for
Leessurg only. Sunday trains leave Washing
ton 0:l0 A. NJ. 6;25 p H.
Through trains from the South arrive Wash
Ifgton e:42 A. NJ, 6:51 A. NJ, 9:45 A. NJ 1O.Ss
A. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ. and $50 P. NJ.
DAILY. 1915 A. NJ DAILY EXCEPT MON
DAY Local trains from HErrisonhurg IS
A. NJ weeks DAYS, and 9:1O p NJ DAILY
From Charlottesville. s:25 A. NJ. and 9:IO p. n.
DAILY.
Tickets, sleeping reservations, and detail
el information can be had Gt ticket Offices. Jos
18th St., oil Pennsylvania ave, and Peansylva-
MIA station. Baggage checked through from no.
tels and residences
phone 1870. p. r. r. Cab Service
G. II. ACKERT, General Manager
s IL HARDWiCK, Gen Pass. Agent
L. s BROWN, General Agent
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SITUATIONS wANrED-FFMAIE.

WANTED-Woman wishes Offices to clean. or
similar work. Call 72t 9th NV il
WANTED--By FIVE reliable colored women
places to do general Homework: inquire today
NEW YORK HOTEL AGENCY, s2S 9TH st. NV
].
WANTED-By colored woman, washing to do
al home. 1880 I'd ST. NV II
WANTED-By colored woman, washing to take
hoee 1929 2d s. sw. 1t
WANTED-By colored girl, general hOuseworK.
Address 1921 lth st. NV, MARIE MCDONALD.
],
as cook. Inquire IOI3 81.
NV feS-2t
WANTED-By Young oolored girl, general
housework in small family. ass st. NV.
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
3. s50-NEAR NM YARp.

New two-story and cellar pressed brick DWELL
ings, in splendid condition; near two car lines;
six large rooms and tiled bath; large concrete
cellar, with furnace heat; lots rs feet front by
IS deep TO alley. Terms only $500 cash. balance
small payments.
JOSEPH I. WELLER,
Realty Broker.
Tel. E. s5s No. COZ ST. " W
feT-tf
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wANTED-AGENTS.

We WANT 10000 AGENTS Tor greatest house
mold seller ever invented; best money maker on
record actually sells 70 every home. Send I5c
,E complete sample and two mammoth cata-
l l.s . agen,s' supplies SOUTHERN MER.
CAMILLE Co, Dept. i6. Houston. Tex jaiI-oOt
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
AMERICAN LINE.

AMERICAN LINE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G-SOUTHAMPTON.
~ 1-teb. IL, $3.50 am lPhila. Feb. o. $3.50 am
ST P-Feb. S09:s0 am. st. L.. Mar. 5, $50 am.
RED STAR LINE.
NEW YCRK-ANTWERP-PA
Nad'Pd Feb- g. 1O;3O a. m Zeeld Feb o. 10 goa m
kr Feb 20 1890 am iFin'I'd Mar 8 IO:sO a I'M
CoAPANY's AsHiNGToN OFFICE. 1876 st
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STEAMBOATS,.
NORFOLK & WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT COMPANY

- Every day in TIE year from foot OF 7th
St for TT Monroe, Norfolk, Newport
- News, and all points south, BY the su-
- perb powerful steel palace steamers
- Newport News, Norfolk" and sWash-
- ington-"
Lv- Washington. $3.50 pm Lv. Portsmouth I: 90 pm
IL. Alexandria. = 100 pm Lv- Norfolk-...6:OO pm
Ar = Monroe. = 200 am.LT- Fl. Monroe. 200 pm
Ar Norfolk. s: 100 am Ar Alexandria 30 am
Az. Portsmouth. s. 80 am Ar. Washington 100 am
- IzIIhrougb connections made at Nor
- folk with steamers old Old Dominion
- Steamship Co. for New York, and Mer-
- chants and Miner Steamships for Boston
l@-tor further information apply at
49, general ticket Office, Bond Building. 14tn
- and n. Y. ave. telephone Main-2aoO or
- 9Th st. wharf telephone Main-749 and
- ZOO
JNo. CALLAHAN, Cen Mgr.
W. II. CALLAHAN, Gen. Pass. AIT.
de29-H
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LEGAL NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. HOLDING A. PRO
BATE COURT No. 1892. Aiminis-
tration.
This is 70 give notice that the subscrib-
er. of the District OF Columbia. has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of the
District o. Columbia letters of admin
istratiOn on the estate of Ellen Gala.
CHER, late Of the District OF Colunbia
deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warn
ed TO exhibit the same. with the Vouch-
er thereof legally authenticated to the
subscriber. on or before the I'd DAY OF
FEBRUARY A u. 1905 otherwise they
may by law be EXCUSED from all bene-
MT OF said estate.
Given under my hand this I'd day of
RICHARD J. GALLAGHER.
GIG Maryland Avenue northeast.
Attest: JOHN r. RoJZER
Deputy Register of Wills for the Dis
triet of Columbia. Clerk OF the
Probate Court.
p. r. billiard, Attorney
1e5.lO,lf
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. HOLD
ING A PROBATE COURT IN RE
ESTATE OF CONRAD WILLIAMS.
DECEASED. No. 1924. Administra-
ton Doc 20
Jesse l.. Potbury. administrator of the
above estate, having petitioned this
court to raufy and confirm the sale
made by him of part of lot 10 and part
OF lot IL in square 5i2 more particu-
larry described in the decree ordering thu
sale of said real estate. and the improve
ments thereon. the same being PREMISE
1907 and 1909 Fifth Street northwest. iu
the city of Washington. D. c. for thir-
ty-three hundred (S3, 300) dollars cash L.
is this 25th day OF January. A ID. 1901
ordered and adjudged that the said sale
be ratified and confirmed. unless cause
to the contrary be shown on or before
the SD DAY OF MARCH, A D. 1904
Provided copy of this order be pub
lished once a week for three successive
weeks before the last mentioned date.
in the Washington Law Reporter" and
The Washington Times
WRIGHT. Justice.
(Seal)
A True Copy: Test:
JOHN r. ROUZER.
Deputy Register of Wills
JESSE p, POTBURY, Proctor.
Jazz. feb3. 10
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Canadian Pacific RaiIWaV

lra1lsoontinental route TO the Canadian North.
west connecting at Vancouver with the finest
Inc OF steamships on the Pacific, for Japan. thi.
Australia, and New Zealand
ID. II. MORSE
1923 Pennsylvania Ayeaue
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WALL PAPER.

FEW DAYS-Room Papered, Sl.75 up; work
guaranteed. HUM 467 C ST fec-st
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

2
wANTED-Young white man from country; $50
month Call at lo06 NV, Room ? II
WANrED-Bread and cake baker at WILKINS,
g2i 9th st. NV. IL
/ WANTED-Man understanding stove and roof
repairing Apply 2o2o 18th st. NV. 1t
wANTED-A good white barber at once. 81
and G,nw. Il
WANTED-Two frst-class restaurant walters.
six qishwasherS, three light wagon drivers, man
iGT uoStor, three store porters, three house men.
SliAI hLEtOkDS, SOC ST NV. Il
WANTED Bellman; also elevator man and
young man Tor clothing business; Sl2 week 942
= i.N- L
WANIED-Another boy (white): age is; bring
references; run errands and be useful in shop.
g2z d St. NV. GOLDSMITH SIGN co. II
MANTED-Colored man 20 wait on table and
clean around bar. Apply a29 ia. ave. NV. II
WANrFD-Tw0 buffers. SIS: housemsn. cooE,
Eeaa dining room man. 1885 An st. nv II
lWANTEB-An experienced instailnent coliec-
tor address BOX si2. this office. II
NANTED-Laborers and teamsters. Apply at
Jitl ST. NV. feiO-3t
wANTED-Boy to attend to horse BOG II st.
ne. 1t
wANTED-Cood colored barber TO take charge
] OF coiored shop Call at once. 70 Fenton ST.
ne. II
WANTED-A boy at soda fountain. sol Yer
WANTED-Men OF ability, who are willing TO
hustle; good pay to right man. Call 6l6 st.
nw. feQ-st
| WANTED barroOm porter. Apply 206 9TH
81 sw. fe9-3t
WANTED Experienced lunch counter man;
white. zoos Pa fe9-3t
WANTED--A thoroughly reliable man. to act as
special representative for company which
offers unlimited opportunities for advancement:
the best OF references required. Address BOX
~, tins Office. fe9-7t
WANTED-General blacksmith; one that can do
I horse shoeing WM. RElSER, Brookland D. G.
feo-2.
] WANTED-Boy or man for country place Room
p, Ames Building, l41O st. fes-3t
/ WANTED - Young white men 10 drive milk
wagon. lOs Florida ave. NV. ieS-3t
| WANTED-Carriage washer. SHAW'S STABLE.
rear SO st. Sc. fes-st
lWANTEp-Man to permanently represent thor
oughly responsible mercantile house; cooperative
plan; SIS week first year: 500 cash and full
| time required; fine opportunity for hustler CO.
| OPERATIVE, Box so, Philadelphia. fe7-st
WE HAVE POSITIONS OPEN for ssiesmen. ex-
ecutive, clerical, and technical men; 81 900 to
| $1,000; call or write for booklet. HAPCOOD'S
! 7OS Colorado Building. A23-Sst
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WANTED--ROOMS.
FOR RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS.

FOR RENT-s Small furnished room; s.. 211 D
st. NV fe1O-3t
FOR KENT-Central bright. well-fIrnished
front room; suitable for two; also housekeeping
room, furnished OF unfinished; transients
taken "a 5-h st. my. fel0-2t
FOR RENT-one furnished room; second floor;
light housekeeping. 400 New York ave.
fe10-3.
FOR RENT-warm rooms; light housekeeping;
near pension Office. 2lSls Z NV. fel0-St
FOR RENT-Furnished hall room. 30 c ST.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room and boarl.
FOR aENT-Rooms; sl.75 week. 225 Sd NV
FOR RENT-One or two rooms well heated:
furnished or unfinished; $ up; transients, SOC.
WI s.. NV. ielO-2t
FOR RENT-Near War Department; large and
small nicely furnished rooms: heat, gas, porce-
lain bath; fine location; line. 1904 =
St NV. II
esl L ST. n. w.-Two furnished rooms; $40 It
FOR RENT-Furnished, heated front room; rea-
sonable. 2O5 NV fel0-4t
FOR RENT-Large hall room; heated; SO per
month. $50 lS.h st. NV IL
FOR RENT-One or two rooms; all modern i'm
proyements. 500 18th st. Sc. felOlS
FOR RENT-Two large rooms; furnished; COM
murieating; housekeeping permitted; SIS per
month. ll0l sth St. NV. fe9-3t
FOR BENT-Fmnished room; 81 week. es1 L
81. NV. fe9-5t
ron RENT-A very desirable at Of three rooms;
single or en- suite; gentlemen preferred ia
9th St NV fe9-St
FOR RENT-Two beautiful communicating front
rooms; furnace heat; cooking gasS adults only.
llle 9th g., NV. ieg-St
FOR RENT-Fmnislied hall room, IS month;
table board, sol 18th St NV. feg-3t
FpR RENT-Two nicely furnished rooms. 71s
~ 3. NV. fes-St
FOR RENT-Large furnished second-hoor room;
heated. GIG st. NV. fes-8t
FOR RENT-Two rooms, second floor. front room
newly furnished; adjoining room partly fur
nlshed; heat gas, bath. 2307 NJ st. NV. fes-3t
52S THIRTEENTH ST. N W.-Ne,vly and con-
iortably furnished rooms; $40 per month and up;
steam heat trsnsients accommodated. fe7.7t/
FOR RENT-UNFURNISHED ROOMS.
FOR RENT-suite of three pleasant and desr-
able rooms; moderate terms. +. p. DALEY,
DO ION s.. NV. fel0-3t
FOR RENT-4ls I'd NV, two front unfurnished
rooms for light housekeeping. fel0-3t
FOR RENT-one or two unfinished rooms 900
7th 81. Sc. fes-3t
FOR RENT-Unfunished room; heat gas, bath:
southern exposure and elevator; terms very
moderate. Ills 9th st. NV. fes-3t
FOR RENT-Three rooms. third door; gas; sl2.
l5O0 North Capitol St fes-St
FOR Observation-Disclosures rooms for light house.
keeping. 81 lst st. NV. fes-3t
FOR RENT = Two -large unfurnIshed sunny
rooms, second floor; BATH. gas. heat 1929 PENN |
sYlvania ave. NV feT-st
FOR RENT-FURNISHED AND UN-
FURNISHED ROOMS.
FOR RENT-One room, furnished or unfurnIsh /
ed. 5i6 ST. Sc feg-zf
FOR RENT-Two hrst-hoor rooms suitable for /
serving meals or living rooms; one third-hoor /
room. furnished. 40 G st. NV. fest
FOR RENT Furnished or unfinished rooms
suitable for liPht housekeeping. eco st. sw. 1
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wANTED-SALESMEN.

W ANTED-Salcsmen by up-to-date cheap Jew
elry and novelty house Of Chicago; state expe-
rience. territory, and references. Address BOZ
345, this Office feIO-7t
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TRAINS on BLUEMONT BRANCH
Leave Washington $40 A. NJ, 100 p. NJ. 5-O1
p NJ. B:a5 p NJ, 6;25 P NJ, Ti.40 p "
weeks DAYS; 5:O5 p n. snd Il:g0 p " for
Leessurg only. Sunday trains leave Washing
ton o:lO A. NJ. 6.25 p. n.
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FOR SALE-LoTS.

FOR sALE-An eligible building lot in Ocala.
Fla; typewritiDg machine will be taken In
part payment Aidress p. o. BOX l07, Ken
slngton, Nd fe1O-3t
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NINE. THEO.

Card Reader, Palmist, Medium; removes spells
reunites the separated; gives luck: German,
spoken. gIy So NV ieT,sl0.u
NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY. Suite 994
second noor, Colorado Building, 18th and G SIS
Never closed; absolutely reliable and conaden
tat " BR ADFoRD. Superintendent fei-SOt
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wANTED-APARTMENTS

rent an apartment within scye-.i
squares Of Patent Office. or three rooms and
bath in private house Address BOX 347, this
office. fef1 ~
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MONEY nc LOAN ON REAL ESTATE


MONEY TO LOAN On APPROVED CITY REAL
estate at 4, AZ, and per cent interest. Speclai
privileges with respect to prior payments Large
amounts speciality. TYLER RUTHER-
FORD. l50I ST. my. ocIO-tf
MONEY TO L0AN-s25o TO $500 600 on ID. C.
Real Estate Interest low and ali transactions
conducted with economical consideration FOR
bCrrowers
wM. H. SAUNDERS & CO.. 14o7 st nv.
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STORAGE.

WHY PAY MORE? We store for Zoe a load
UNITED STATES STORAGE CO., ns-420,sg2
10th %. NV. fe7 2pt
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WANTED-Thoroughly posted corset
saleswOiBen; also saleswomen for our
toilet and druggist sundTies department.
Apply 10 Superintendent, 5. KAHN.
SONS & co. feIO-2t
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NANTED-loung white man from country; $50
month. Call n 1905 Z NV. Room = IL
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WANTED-A girl for homework Apply after
o'clock in the morning at 220 New Jersey
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ZOE RENT-TYPEWRITERs.

FOR RENT-No. Remington typewriter;
per month. Address BOX rs. City Postofic
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FOR RENT-APARTMENrs

FOR RENT-Furnshed apartment to rent M
Stoneleigh Court; two rooms and bath; piano.
electric chatting dish, etc; month or longer
Address BOX 331. this Office. feg-9t
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/ wANrED-Bread and cake baker at WILKINS,
g2f 9th st NV 4,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-10
THE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNClsELY
CONDENSED.
Block of Business Hou,es Burns in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In Mine at Eos.
ter Kills Two--Two Persons Burn to
Death-Towns May Unite.

Fire which started from chimney de-
stroyed nearly half of the west side of
the square in Charlton and did damage
amounting 10 over 100000. Abba was
calted on for assistance and responded
by sending her whole department. Tho
destroyed buildings will be rebuilt. The
blaze started in\ n chimney of George
Won Behren's gro&ery, burned the gro
Gerry, Dependencies clothing store,
Brown & Lutz's drA goods store, Hal
finger & Larimer's' hardware store, d.
e. Stories drug store. lockwood & Sons
iewelry store, Dalin's tailHg shop and the
Adams express office. Oh the second
floor Mallory's opera house, Smiths pho
tograph gallery, Barger's law office, Lori
mer & Crockcr's abstract office Were de-
stroyed. On the third floor DR.. Stories
hospital and medical rooms and former
club rooms of the Noxall Club. AN the
buildings were three-story brick except
Lockwood's, which was frame. The three
story Charlton National Bank building
stopped the flames. Loss on buildings,
$4,000: loss on stock, $4,000; insur>
pnce. S5OOOO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-10
A Lincoln Story.

Lincoln used to be fond of telling a
story which he got from Mr.. Connant, OF
n lawyer in Western town who desired
the nomination for county judge. On the
morning preceding the evening on which
the county convention was TO meet he APP
piled to the livery stable keeper in his
village for n horse and buggy in which
to drive to the county town, sixteen miles
distant, where the convention was to be
held.
Give ME the best and the fastest horse
you have, SAM" said he. $50 that l will
have time to go around and see the boys
before the convention comes in"
The livcryman, however, was support
ing rival candidate, and gave the law
yer horse that outwardly appeared per-
feet, but which broke entirely down be-
fore half the journey was completed, so
that when the candidate arrived the con
vention had adjourned and his rival had
been nominated.
On his return to the stable, late the fol-
lowing afternoon, knowing that it was
useless to resent the trick played upon
him. he said to the owner:
Look here, Smith, you must be train
ing that horse for the New York mar
ket. You expect to sell him to an UNDER
taker for hearse horse, don't you? Well,
it's time wasted. know from his gait
that YOU have spent days training him to
pull hearse, but he'll prove dead fail
ure. Why, he's so slow he couldn't get
a corpse to the cemetery in time for the
resurrection" Los Angeles Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-10
PeRcYs VALENTINES.
He Sent Only Two, but They Mad
More than Trouble Euouph

He Sent Only Two, but They Made
More than Trouble Enough.
Percy Simmons, or Persimmons, as his
intimate friends fondly call him, decided
that this year he would send only two
valentines.
One of these, really comical picture
of an orchestra leader with big feet and
n funny mouth, he would send to Fid-
dleby. Fiddleby played the violin, and
he was such an awfully funny fellow
himself that Percy knew lie would be
ticklcd whole lot when he received the
valentine
The other valentine was n sweet. little
poem in which thine" and "mine"
rhymed with valentine" 1t was printed
in gold on pink perfumed silk and had n
beautiful border of white paper lingerie.
Percy intended this one for Miss Syr-
uppe-Miss Mabel Syruppe us he made
bold to call her when he was alone.
Percy loved Mabel, and he felt that
Mabel loved him. But somehow he
could never quite bring himself to the
point of definitely finding out. This val
entine, he thought, would be just his
chance.
So Percy carefully directed the two en-
velopes in his own handwriting, so that
Fiddleby would give him credit for the
fine joke, and that Miss Mabel might
have no fear that the tender poem came
from some one else.
He then placed the valentines, each
in its proper envelope us lie thought at
the time, sealed them carefully. and gave
them to James to mail.
Two days later he received two letters.
One of them read this way:
Percy Simmons: Your valentine
reached me yesterday. The delicate
charm of the verses and the refinement
of the whole thing marked you ut once
as the sender. With nppreciative thanks
am, FYLE N. FIDDLEBY.
The other said
Percy Simmons: Luckily l CHANGED
to open the insulting valentine i'd
dressed to my daughter. She tells me
that from the handwriting on the en-
velope she has no doubt that you are the
perpetrator of the outrage. 1t goes
without saying that you need no longer
consider yourself among my daughters
acQuaintances. Very truly,
STICKNEY SYRUPPE.
"Ye gods!' exclaimed Percy. when he
had read the letters. "Now have made
u mess of it! Nothing would do but that
must get the wrong valentines in the
wrong envelopes. Oh. dear! Oh, dear!'
But Percy was mistaken. He had not
placed the wrong valentines in the wrong
envelopes, 1t merely happened that Fid-
dleby didn't have the awfully keen sense
of humor that Percy had given him
credit for; his letter was meant to be
sarcastic and cutting. While as for the
note that Mr.. Syruppe had written, that
was inspired by the thought that n good.
for-nothing little cad like Percy Sim
mons should have had the brazen au-
dacity to send love valentine to his
daughter Mabel. And the thing that
makes this story particularly sad one
is the fact that Mabel Syruppe fully
shared her fathers feelings.-New York
!, Sun.