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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Ahead, Yet Behind.

The nervous foreigner got up and
went back to the conductor of the
street car.
"pardong. m'sieur," said he, "but zee
car, he run SO slow, and why, II you
pleeZc? Ees it not so?"
yep" replied the conductor 1--WE
can't help 1t, though. You see, the car
ahead is behind"
The foreigners eyes opened wider.
Would you mind saying him AGAIN."
lie asked apologetically.
Il say" replied the conductor, louder
than before, that the car ahead is be-
hind. See?"
The foreigner returned to his seat.
Zee car-r-r ahead, he ees behind?"
said he to himself. "Most wonderful,
most astonishing is els country!"-
Judge. ..-.a-.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
DELHI,

Geo Pulver went to Hopkinton
Monday.
Mrs Hefner and granddaughter
Media, Of Waterloo are guests at G.
D. Stones.
Miss Margaret Fraser was re.
cent Cedar Rapids visitor.
Mrs. Lou Maxwell and Pansy
Griffin Of Delaware visited friends
at this place last week.
Mrs. o. j. Jamison was recent
Ryan visitor.
VIM. Speck and wife are the par.
ents Of daughter.
Leslie Taylor of Earlvilleis work.
ing in d. j. Hopkins barber shop.
Blanche Quart is visiting friends
at Oxford junction.
Mrs. VIM. Moss of Delaware is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fl. Reth
Emmert Allison Of Mason City is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Fred Norman is visiting he,
daughter, Mrs. Frank Coats at Della
ware.
F. A. Doolittle and son, Clyde,
were Manchester visitors Saturday
The NJ. E. Aid Society meets
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Jdkelin.
Mrs. d. ]. Hopkins and little girls
were guests Of Mrs. Cummings at
Hopkinton Saturday.
James Beal returned from Color
ado Saturday.
Mrs. L. Clifton is seriously i'll.
Her children were sent for and ar
rived from Danbury, Nebraska, Sat-
urday, Mr.. and Mrs. q. E. Hold
ridge, Mrs. w. q. Phillips, Will and
Doran Clifton.
Dan Young was down from Man
chester Friday.
Alex Larson was down from Del.
aware Sunday.
A moving picture entertainment
will be given in the town hall on
Monday and Tuesday evenings. Apr
% and %.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Knives Are Tiny Saws.

Knives, no matter how carefully
sharpened, are little saws. Tie grind
ing away of the steel, done by the
stone, is not an even work, but when
the edge gets thin is process of tear
ing away tiny bits of steel by the grit
of the stone. This tearing makes the
teeth. A fine stone makes fine teeth, n
coarse stone coarse teeth. A carving
knife used OH meat is sharpened on q
coarse stone or steel and has coarse
teeth, although its edge is thick. Its
action in parting the meat is more that
Of saw than fine wedge. No matter
how soft it may be it will not cut
easily unless it is drawn over the meat
and not simply pressed down. A razor,
however, with its paperlike edge, will
cut into flesh with simple pressure.
1t is wedge dividing the fibers Of
flesh just as wedge Of iron divides
the fibers of the log it splits. But a
razor is a saw, too, only as it is ground
Oh the finest stones and later finished
with a leather strap, Its teeth are very
fine indeed-humdreds and hundreds to
The inch OF blade.-C. II. Claudy In St.
Nicholas.
AtmosPhe1 70 WeI0ht.
AT the sea level, with the barometer
marking 80 inches and the thermom.
eter 81 degrees r., cubic foot of pure
dry air weighs about 565 grains troy.
The weight of cubic foot Of water
vapor under the same conditions Ia
only 352 grains. When vapor is mixed
with dry air, therefore, the resulting
compound is lighter-that is to say,
damp airuls lighter than dry air. In
stormy weather the air Is lighter than
1t is in fair weather and not heavier,
as many persons suppose. When
smoke hangs about the surface of the
earth, it shows that the air Is lighter
than the smoke. When the air is dry,
1t is heavier than the smoke, and the
latter therefore ascends. The weight
of the earth's atmosphere, or, in other
words, the pressure exerted upon the
earth by the atmosphere, Is about the
same rs would be exerted by food
Of water thirty three feet in height
over the globe. AT the sea level the
pressure of the atmosphere is about
fifteen pounds to the square inch. A
man of ordinary size thus bears all the
time pressure Of about 10000 pounds
but he does not feel 1t, because the
pressure is exerted in every direction.
above below and around him-and be.
cause his body is filled with air and
other fluids that press outward, thus
maintaining state of equilibrium.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
RYAN.

Miss Leila Donnelly is home from
school at Iowa City for short vaca-
ton.
Frank Mcclure disposed OF a
horse coming four years old, last
week TO G. G. Bort for 5000.
J. ]. Dolphin, w. Fl. Ward, Tom
Houlahan and Mic Weller attended
a big K. @. meeting and banquet in
Dubuque last Sunday.
A girl baby was welcomed last
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Houlahan, Ed is demo.
crat but he and President Roosevelt
agree on the great national question
at least.
James McEnany delivered three
head Of horses to Monticello buyers
last Friday for the snug sum of
$3.50. this making ten head of
horses he has disposed of during
the past six months at equally good
prices. Jim says it pays to handle
the best.
The stork has been working over
time during the past week. DR..
Donnelly reports the following
births: Mr.. ard Mrs. John Paschong
a boy, Friday; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Mangold, a girl, Monday; Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Mcclure, girl, Monday.
On account of the Odd Fellows
anniversary celebration to be held
at Manchester April 26th the Illinois
Central will sell round trip tickets
from Ryan to Manchester April 25
and 26, limited to April 81 for re-
turn at rate of 30 cents.-Reporter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

What is it that tastes as pleasant
as maple sugar and quickly relieves
coughs and colds? Mothers who
have used it will quickly answer: ,
"Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup"
The pleasant cold remedy that ex-
pels the cold through its laxative
action on the bowels. Conforms
strictly to the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Contains no opiates. Sold
by All Druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
DYERsv1LLE.

Albert Pasker and Herman Eikens
of Dixon Settlement were here on
business last Saturday.
Mr.. Fred Ruby and wife of Fes-
tine, Iowa, were guests Of relatives
and friends in this vicinity this
week.
Mrs. Geo. Walker of Colesburg
spent several days the latter part Of
the. past week with her mother,
Mrs. NJ. Boomer, and sister, Mrs. j.
Fl. Buchanan and family.
J. F. Meffley Of Galena, Illinois,
sheriff of 10 Davis county was in
Dyersville Sunday in quest of a
trio of burglars whom he had
tracked to this city. The men were
wanted for breaking into car at
Galena last week from which they
stole five suits of clothing. Mar
shall j. A. New had one Of the men
in custody. Later developments are
that the men are suspected of hav-
ing also been implicated in the theft
Of an overcoat from the archbishop
residence at Dubuque last week.
At st. Frances church in this city
Wednesday morning occurred the
marriage Of Mr.. Bert Thibadeau of
Earlville to Miss Mary Cavanaugh
of Monticello. The ceremony was
performed by Very Rev. Father
Warning. The bride wore a
beautiful wedding gown Of white
silk. There were. no attendants.
Quite number of relatives we're
present to witness the nuptial cere-
monies. After wedding breakfast
the young couple departed on a
brief wedding trip and on their re-
turn will go to housekeeping on a
farm near Earlville. The groom is
son Of Mrs. Peter Thibadeau Of
Earlville. He is a genial and most
deserving young gentleman and en-
joys the esteem of host of friends.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs James Cavanaugh of Monticello,
former residents Of near Plum
Creek. She is an excellent young
lady possessing many accomplish
ments. She is we'll known in Dyers-
vile and vicinity and has large
circle Of friends who extend their
best wishes to her.-Commercial
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VIM. DENNIS

(IARPENTER, CONTRACTOR 4 BUILDER
~ am now prepared to do all work In my
line IN q good and workmanlike manner. Salts
faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fuxtl
nished. Work takCn In town or country, Sb6s
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MANCHESTER MARsLe WORKS.
prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
= Monuments and Head Stones of various de-.
signs lave the county right tor Sipe's Patent
drave Cover; also dealer In Iron fences. VIII
meet all competition eli a.
W. NJ. MCINTOSH.
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!. N. PEARsE.
TUSTICEOF THE PEACE AN COLLECT.
y Or. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Office In City Hall block
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ANDERs q Phillip
DRUGGISTS AND STATlONEKs. Toilat
~ Articles, Wall Paper, Paints and on.
Corner Main and Franklin streets. 80
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

Or. r. y. BURNS.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. All profaa.
ni,,t sio1 na,. calls promptly answered. day OF
phone l0o. Residence telephone eOl.
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PHYSICIANS.
DR. J. RnMMhi

DR.. L. j. BOWMAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ManchpstsS
y Iowa.. Office in the Conger building O.
Franklin ST.. opposite the City Hall. GailSs
answered promptly. Special attention given
70 diseases Of the eye, ear, nose and throst
Glasses lifted. --'s, '-ss'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Another Election Bill.

Another election bill of prime i'm,
portance is that which gives cities of
25,O00 or more population the Calves
ton commission form of government
If the voters desire to avail themselves
of the system. This bill provides for
the election OF mayor and four COM
missioners, all chosen by the voters at
large and having direct legislative and
executive power over all departments
of the city government. Civil service
is one of the tenets of the newl law aud
the referendum is provided for SO that
the people may ratify or condemn the
work of their governing officials. All
elections under this bill are to be alb
solutely non-partisan.
Then there is the Municipal league
bill for remodelling the government of
all cities. The chief import of the bill
Is that 1t places direct responsibility
on the head of the mayor in cities and
towns and calls for stricter account
ing from all city officials.
The primary election bill provides
for the application Of the law to cities
Of the first class and will result in in
jecting partisan politics in many cities
where for years parties have not been
taken into account in choosing Of
ficialS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

j. }. LINDSAY, M. D..
Surgeon and Eye Specilist, OF.
L 90 nee hours for eye cases and fitting glasses
lin streets. ' - y : $50 -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

C. r. BRONSON, HUBERT carr
e. NJ. cAhR. HENRY BRONSON
BRONSON. CARR q SONS.
A TIORNEiS AT LAW. Special attention
a given to collections. Ofiice in Democrns
Building, Franklin street. Manchester, Iowa.
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c. YoRAN, II. F. ARNOLD, NJ. j. YoRAN
YoRAh, ARNOLD d YoRAN.
A TTORNEYs AT LAW. and Real Es,ate
a Agents. Office over Delaware County Rtate
Bank, Manchester, Iowa. 'f..'o
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ALEX. sErsTaoM,

GENERAL BLACKSMITH, horssshoeipe .
" specially. Interfering and cOrns cured or
no pay. Prices reasonable, and the bess Of
work guaranteed A share Of the public patron.
age y solicited. Shop on franklin street, nesf
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BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
ATTORNEYS.

G. w. puNlIAM. Il. Ii. srlLEs, w, IL. NoRn1s
DURHAM. NORRIS d STILES.
A TTOhNEYS AT law AND NOTARIFa
q Public. Special attention given 10 Collect.
Ing. Insurance. Real Estate and Loan Agents.
once In City Hall Block. Manchester, la.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

q CHE! Property in this city
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r, WERKMElsrER.

r OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 70
q ENERAL. DEALER IN FURNITURE.
~ Co1ins. Picture Frames. etc. A complete
hand, at prices that defy competition. A good
vile, Iowa. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

L. Z. NEWcoMe. ~
ilENTIST. Office over Burton CLARKE
" store on Franklin street. Drown
bridge work q specially.
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poRmAN HRos.

poRMAN BROS. u
DENTISTS. Office on Franklin street. portS3x
y OF lhe Globe Hotel, Manchcster' lows
Dental Surgery In all It's branches. Makes ire (
gneLt visits to neghboring towns, Always at
ONCE on S tturd4ls. 80 =
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DIR. H. HEYKEhs.
DENTIST. Once in Adams Bldg. Telephone
-, si' Successorto F. Leigh. German spo.
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THos. GIVEN
CARPENTER AN Bull FIR. Shop ON
" Howard st., east of Merits barn. Tei, $50
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VETERINARIAN.

DR.. }. w. SCOTT,
" EIERINAR9 Surgeon and DENTIST. b0f Z.
Main Street. Telephone 239.
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A, e. PETERS

nEALER in Groceries. Provisions, Creek
~ cry, Fruits. etc. Main Street,
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w. N. RoYNToN,
WATCHMAKER. Jewelsr and Engrayer
w dealer In Watches. Clocks. Silver and Plat
Musical Instruments, etc, Main street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

stifton, OF Cedar, and Representative
Mcdonald, Of Carroll, members of tire
subcommittee to draft the committee
bill, and Senator Saunders, of Pothl.
wattamie, who supported the 80 per
cent. idea.
In brief tho bill makes the follow
ing provisions:
Statewide in application and pro-
vides for direct nomination of all
candidates from presidential electors
to township trustees, with an express
sion of preference on candidates for
United States senators.
First primary to be held first Tues
day after first Monday of June, 1903.
and biennially thereafter.
Nominations to be made by not less
than 35 per cent. of vote cast for all
candidates for any certain office.
Fictitious to be circulated and filcd
by candidates in order that names may
appear on ballots.
Party affiliation declared at time of
accepting ballot at first primary, but
may be changed by statement ten days
previous to succeeding primary: or on
primary day by making affidavit that
change is in good faith, when chal-
lenged. II not challenged no affidavit
is required.
Convention system by counties, dis
tricts and the state maintained.
County delegates chosen by precinct
votes Mt primary. District ana state
delegates chosen by county delegates.
All nominations where no candidate
has received 35 per cent. or more OF
the popular vote at the primary, to BE-
made by conventions and conventions
are unhampered as to their choice.
Judges of supreme court and district
judges who are exempted from pro
visions of law will be nominated by
convention.
General operation of primary e'ec-
ton same rs for regular elections and
laws governing regular elections rs 70
fraud, illegal voting and otherwise ap'
nly to the urinary
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DENTISTS.

Or. Q. S. LISTER,
DENTIST. Once over Boynton's jewelry
Ae'opnone $50. -.
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missioners who shall conduct an m
vestigation and report their findings to
the governor. Evidence secured by the
commission cannot be used against the
roads in case of damage suits.
a hill giving the railroad commits
sioners right to prepare ana put into
effect n joint freight rate schedule
wns adopted. MS was also a bill giving
the commissioners an appropriation Of
$1,000 to he used in thorough In
vcstigatinu OF freight rates M Iowa
lines With power to act on same.
A bill known as the shelter law"
was passed. which compels railroads
operating double tracks to provide
shelter for passengers over both tracks
Mt stations.
Went into the Ditch.
A number of railroad bills went into
the ditch during the last week of the
session These include the reciprocal
demurrage bill. which passed the
house early IN March. hut was side
tracked ut once in the senate: the
Doran speed limit bill which was in
tended to compel stock trains TO main
tain an average speed of eighteen
miles an hour: and the bill reguat ne
and reducing the rates for service in
Pullman sleeping cars. Both these
bills left the house with clear track
orders, but ran into an open switch
in the senate railroad committee room.
Two freak bills. one to compel all
trains to stop whenever and wherever
signaled and another to compel agents
to keep all telephone stations posted
as TO the arrival and departure of
trains, We're brought out in the house,
but were promptly squelched.
Shy at Liquor Legislation.
Both house and senate exhibited
fear in regard to legislation affecting
the liquor situation in Iowa. Only one
bill of much Importance was enacted
into law that will change present con-
ditions. 1t is intended to put a STOP
to the G. o. ID. shipments of liquors
into prohibition centers of the state
and provides that express companies
handling this traffic must pay the reg
nlar mulct tax of $500 year for
every place of business where such
traffic is carried on. There i said to
he question as to theconst nationality
of the law, in reference to state inter
ference with interstate commerce, but
# it is constitutional it means the
death kpell of liquor business Of this
character in Iowa.
A bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
within three miles of Il military reser-
walton was passed, as was n bill max
ing more stringent the law against tbs
sale of liquor to minors and hahira
drinkers.
The bill asked for by the mann
facturers of the state and by the
wholesale and iobbing liquor inter
ests. known as the shipping BILL
was killed in the senate. This bill
would have given Iowa manufactur
ers and dealers the same right to shil
liquors into Iowa that are possessed
by dealers outside the state.
The senate also killed the state mar
shall bill which was to divide the state
Into seven marshal districts for the
enforcement of the liquor laws. Til.
bill has been before several sessions
Of the legislature and its sponsors de
clare 1t will be brought out again ii
1909.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-31
EXTENDING The MIL
ROUTES IN AMHERST
Beginning Tomorrow, People
Twenty Miles Inland VIII
Get Daily Mail

AMHERST. Va. Januar. cH-Tln
FIRST quarterly meeting OF the Amherst
Circuit Of the Methodist Confer
ence was held in tic church here
on Monday. Good reports were made
from an tic churches In the
circuit Ana increase OF So was
made in the salary OF the pastor. Eev.
Beginning with tho FIRST day Of Fch-
ruary. the three rural delivery car
ricrs. who go out from Amherst. VIII
leave lcro 20 S o'clock instead Of $3.50
A. NJ They viii gct tho mail from
train 30. IS. northbound on the south
ern. This train brings the Lyn,h1urs
morning paper. Carrier Ne. T. who car-
rics the mail TO tho Saudidge section.
there connecting with two other rural
routes viii reach Sandidge at 1880.
The sandidEe mail carriers viii immr-
diately take the mail out ON their
routes Tho result Of che new scAcd-
uls is that people twenty miles from
Amherst can get a daily mail service
direct from Amherst.
s li.,1e See IS being harvested ut Am
hcr~t on This season. Only a few OF
tho houses will be filed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-31

London. Moreover. through It's medical
cNicer tSir shirley Murphy and his ar
sistants. the committee keeps IN touC(-
VITA the administrative action OF the
various author rifles. seeking to learn
where amendment and Improvement can
ue made in the law or IN the action OF
these bodies. and when the latter fan
m their duty tho council. on occasion.
uses ITS powers OF representation and
suppression to attain better conditions "
But the County Council is the watch
dog for an health purposes IN London.
and IL has performed valuable public
servics. In 1926 IL discovered that
cholera was due 90 tho water supply and
that tho river floods caused typhoid fever.
steps were taken nj once to remove tho
cause. the result being a corresponding
decrease i'm disease. Tho committee fights
against the invasion OF London by cpl
demic diseases. and whenever a man from
somo other country arrives with an in
fictitious disease. he is run down and
qgarantiued. Tho committee pays special
attention TO cleanliness in tho slum dis
rIcts. and has wrought a great work
u that direction Its street forces re-
move the garbage from the promises
Of the poor befD they become offensive
or dangerous. ana the sanitary coudi-
ton OF residences ia the poor dis
tr.cts has been greatly improved. 1t Is
tho duty OF the committee 10 look after
tle COW narns. Co inspect tho cows. and
to see that no milk from diseased cows
is sold or consumed.
As result OF these precautionary
measures the death rate since 1881 has
ef f..r.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-31
HOLD YOUNG MAN
ON FORGERY CHARGE


MONTEREY. VA. January 50.-Charlcs
Miller colored man, who recently came
from Mcdowell 20 the Monterey COM
munity. IS now in Jail charged with
forgery.
on Saturday last be presented a note
for so on the Bank Of Highland. drawn
i'm his favor with Mr.. a. /. Jones Of
Mcdowell. as hrst endorsor and Air. J..
r. Whitelaw, merchant. OF this place. as
second. The fact that the word -four
was Incorrectly spelled aroused suspicion.
and the cashier. before discouutng 10.
communicated by phone with Mr.. Jones.
the endorscr. whose signature was clever
ly initiated. 1t was pronounced a for
gerry and Miller was arrested. His pre-
llminary hearing came OFF to-day. and the
case was a very plain and strong one
against him. IN view of this, Justice
Wilson fixed bail at $1,000. in default Of
which no was remandcd 20 await the
action OF the grand jury IN April.
Highland county jail so long empty.
now has three prisoners. the charges
against them being murder, burglary and
forgery, respectively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-31
% Women Love Handsome Men?
PEasoNAL 40 General.

State Senator Ernest Il. Alderman. Of
TianfeII j. is now one Of five stamp
t..I-...Is 90 fhis country who have a right
.. r. ru. of Fellow OF the Royal Phila-
fr'.r -n.. -tr o. London.
Tae kosciusko statue TO be erected OPP
pue.ie le White House tn Washington rep
f..enfs fhe famous pole az an engineer.
.I'. a map go ono hand and a giass in tac
ntN.r
tf.r MONEY OF Mississippi has de-
i.......l f1 retire from public Ife solely
......a of li~ inability thus far 30 obtain
permanent relief from the iecurrcnt
aI...I. nf neuralgia. from which he has
Deem s.0sIrl FOR several years
'... is ralorite naToriug Tor beverages
.. '.. Mediterranean countries in Ntner.
brand. puuuiar DRINK. and is
s..H ..f auIr at cafes. but also bN street
.r....f nho cnIfs their glasses in hclt
Denr.. tlIN therefor
M-o- ,.ra.I. th. versatile. has ,urncd neg