Manchester Democrat. [volume], January 01, 1902, Image 2

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Schneider, of Greeley, 1b a
le home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. E.
-.lies Myrtle Irish returned to
at tireeley Monday evening,
days viBit in the W. O. Ap
me.
id Mrs. N. Scofield started Mon
rning for Pocahontas to spend
tidays with their daughter, Mrs,
iteinhilber but were recalled by
eath of Mr. Scofleld's sister, Mrs.
Sill.—Mail-Press,
EADS GROVE.
1. P. Mosher, having sold his farm
this place will remove to thorpe in
he spring where he will engage in the
tore-keeping business.
Mrs. F. N. Frentress and daughter
Gusta spent Christmas with relatives
at Falrbank, la.
Frank Flahel helped to furnish muBic
for the dance at Greeley, Christmas eve,
John Bay has secured the position of
fireman on the Chicago & Great Wes
tern B. B.
Jake Moser and wife took Christmas
dinner with Ferry Pierce and family at
Osterdock.
Herm Fowler came home from Oel
wein to enjoy the holidays. Herm has
been employed in boiler making at that
place the past summer.
Justice, L. G. Clute tied the knot that
made John Carroll and Polly Culbert
son man and wife on Monday, Dec.
"Floyd Harvey and family spent
Christmas at the home of the former's
father at Delaware.
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PETERSBURG.
Messrs. Geo. and Henry Scherbring,
Andrew Domeyer, John Nurre and F.
H. Bolfe, Jr., transacted business in
Dyersvllle Monday.
J. A. Schnieders aid wife, of Dyers
vllle, visited under the parental roof
Xmas day.
Our village was well represented at
the celebration of the first holy mass,
by Hev. A. Meyer at New Vienna last
Monday.
John Hemann and wife, of Peters
burg, of Nebraska, are here visiting
with relatives and friends, and also to
attend the first holy mass of Bev. F. A.
Brinkmann.
Hy Mosher spent Xmas day at New
Vienna.
Herman Koelker, of Strawberry
Point was noticed here last Friday.
A large delegation went to Dyersvllle
laBt Saturday morning to accompany
the newly ordained Bev. F. A. Brink
mann to Fettersburg.
December started like a roaring lion
and ended like a lamb.
Wm. Saasen, who is attending college,
is spending the holidays under the pa
rental roof.
PRAIRIE.
-J. J. MulvehiU, of Waterloo, spent
the holidays here with hiB parentB.
Mrs. A. Keiser, and Bister, Miss Elsie
Durey, departed for Waverly Friday
morning for an extended visit with
friends at that place.
Mrs. John Antolen, and sister, Mrs.
Kernan, of Placid, la., are guests
at the
Haennig home.
Mr. H. Davis and daughter, Miss
Blanche spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends at Coggon.
Mr. Ed Lyness visited friends at
Byan, Sunday.
Mr. Howard Allyn, who is attending
school at Epworth spent the holidays
here with his parents.
Mr. & Mrs. A. Gould spent Sunday
with friends at Newtonville.
Mrs. J. Scanlon and son, Fred, re
turned home Friday morning after a
two weeks visit, with friends at Brook
lyn, la.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Decker, of Win
throp, spent Christmas here at the
home of the latters parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. McElroy.
Mr. S. Popham departed Saturday
morning on a business trip to the south
ern part of the state.
Mr. T. J. Cummiugs of Cedar Falls,
made a buBiness call here Friday.
Mr. H. McAleer, of Dubuque spent
Sunday with friends in this vicinity.
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DYERSVILLE.
Gerhard Schneiders, the carpenter
and contractor, of Petersburg, was a
business viBitor in this city Monday.
Harry Vorwald, of New Vienna,
spent a few hours with friends in this
city Sunday afternoon.
Simon Thillen, of New Vienna, was
in town Tuesday after his father, who
atrived here from Byan, Delaware
county, and who will visit him until
after the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebler and Miss
Agnes Fitzgerald came down from Oel
wein Tuesday afternoon and vtBited
over Christmas at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Fitzgerald.
Henry Kirchoff, of Bear Grove, was a
passenger to Manchester from this
point last Monday morning, where he
had business matters to look after
Telegraph Herald: Henry Kluesner
and MISB Maggie Iiugglemaun, of New
Vienna, obtained a license today to
wed. The exact date on which the knot
will be tied was not given out by the
couple, who were here together to get
the license.
John Saesen and John Willenborg, of
Petersburg, were in town the latter
part of last week looking after business
matters.
F. S. Vorwald and E. A. Potts, of
Colesburg, were in this ncck-o'-woods
last Saturday looking after business
matters.—News Letter.
LAMONT.
Happy new year.
Prof. Sutton spent his vacation in
Des Moines, Corrydon and other plactB,
Miss Klein at Marion, Miss Quigly at
McGregor, Miss Otis at Manchester,
Mrs. Kelsh in Lam on t.
A baby arrived at the Julius Winden
berg home last week.
A. E. Brown and family, of Fayette,
spent Xmas week with their Lamont
relatives.
B. W. Fry and family, of Aurora,
atp" ""^ypeals in Lamont.
iuju i'aet and family, of Edgewood,
it Xmas here In Lamont.
D. York and family and Mrs. A. 1
•eking,of Aurora,spent Xmas with
'^laon and family.
ew presented tbe German In pentraJ City.
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Xmas,
Mrs. E. H. Clause held the winning
number on the organ at Crews'.
Eighty-five numbers were sold here
at the Xmas dance.
Mrs. Nancy Windenberg arrived home
December 24 after a two month's visit
in the east during which time she took
in the Buffalo Exposition.
Wm. Lombert and wife spent XmaB
at Onerda, with J. Z. Benedict and
family.
W. O. and Shell Tuttle were here
visiting H. B. Tuttle and family last
week.
Stella Rich is home from Des Moines
College to spend the holidays
Mrs. E. U. Halm went to Eldora to
spend Christmas.
Yince Zemanek and family spent
XmaB in Oelwein.
B. Porter and wife entertained Frank
Porter, of Strawberry Point, John
Whitman and wife and Nelson Davis
and wife, of Manchester, Xmas.
The O. G. Kenyon house, occupied by
Bert Crew, was sold to Mose Nederau
last week. Cansideration @1,009.
Worth Bond and Will Saeer are
home from U. I. for the holidays.
GREELEY.
Wm. Hockaday 1B working a gang of
men sawing up great piles of top wood
and slabs.
Bert Beohm has sold bis farm north
of town to some party near Petersburg.
C. C. Tupper is visiting at his old
home this week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Trowbridge were
op from Manchester Monday.
Supervisor Lindsay was here on Mon
day settling with the town council.
Treasurer Matthews and Benj. Miles,
Jr., were up from Manchester Friday.
T. W. Hatlleld has received his com
mission as postmaster and will assume
the duties on the first day of January.
ChBS. Davis came yesterday to spend
CbriBtmas with the folks at home.
Harry Burbridge is spending his holi
day vacation here.—Home Press.
HOPKINTON.
J. G. Dickey, S. J. McNeil and 1'.
Stevens are home from Chicago to
spend the holiday season.
Mrs. J. M. Davis and daughter, Mar
garet, came down from Cresco Tuesday
night to spend Christmas with home
friends.
James J. Belknap and Miss Margaret
MUroywere married yesterday, (Wed
aesday) at 11 o'clock a. m., at the home
of the bride's father, Peter Milroy, near
Byan, the ceremony being performed by
Bev. Louis Meyer, pastor of the bride,
in the presence of near relatives of the
contracting parties. A large reception
in honor of the newly married couple
was held from 12 to 6 at the spacious
home of the parents of the groom, Mr.
andMrs.Geo.Beiknap,near Golden. Six
two guestB partook of the sumptuous
dinner after the ceremony. The pres
ents were numerous and valuable. Mr.
aud Mrs. Belknap will reside with Mr.
Milroy until the first of March, at
which time they will remove to Carroll
county to take charge of a large farm
owned by the groom's father.
Benjamin M. Ferguson and Miss
Minnie M. Keith were married yester
day at noon In Hopkinton, the cere
mony being performed by Rov. A. B.
Curran of the M. E. church at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Garvin.
Friends and relatives to the number of
neerly forty were interested spectators
of the auspicious event which united the
lives of two popular young people, and
at the close of the ceremony showered
hearty congratulations and well wishes
for their future happiness. The groom
is engaged in farming and is a steady,
straightforward young man, who has
won an amiable helpmate
to accompany
him through the journey of life. The
Leader joins the hosts of friends in ex
tending congratulations.—Leader.
EARLVILLE.
Chas. I'eterBon, of Manchester, was
in town on business one day last week.
Dr. Parker waB at home from the
north, last week.
John Dalrymple, of Hopkinton, was
in town early last week.
Mr. and MrB. Frank South and
daughter, Ida, left Tuesday night for
Hartland, Shelby County, to visit dur
ing the holidays with Mrs. South's
father.
Ht 4
G. Hersey and family spent
Christmas at the home of Freeman
Hersey in Cedar Fails.
MisB Mary Bichardson spent Thurs
day at the home of W. I. Millen.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Laxson drove to
Elkport Thursday, remaining for a few
pay's visit at the home of Mr. Laxson's
mother.
Prof, and Mrs. Dake, of Epworth,
were in town Thursday and Friday of
last week, renewing acquaintances here.
Mr. and MrB. Will Dudley and New
ton Wilkinson spent ChristmaB at Mrs.
Dudley's father's, Mr. A. J. Reding.
S. W. Klaus was in Dubuque on
business Friday.
Mrs. Frank Zeitlar and daughters,
Beulah and Georgia, went to Dubuque
Tuesday night to remain over Suuday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Armstrong aud Mr.and
Mrs. Garretson, both of Martelle, visit
ed at the home of Bev. B. W. Soper
over Sunday.
Chas. Ailous aud family aud Will
Locke and wife, all of Manchester,
spent Christmas day at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J&cobB.
Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Van der Veer
and Mrs Court, of Dyersville, attended
the public installation of ollicers given
by the Eastern Star here on Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Tobie visited at
the home of Mr. Tobie's father at Coles
burg on Christmas.
Mr. Linn Coe and son, Bert, of
Mason City, arrived Tuesday night to
remain several days visiting their rela
tives and frieuds here aud in the vicin
ity
W. I. Millen had business in Greeley
Tuesday.
Christmas was observed in the Lu
theran, Methodist and Congregational
cburcheB with appropriate and enter
taining exercises. Each church had a
tree loaded with glftB which were dis
tributed among the immense audiences
which were present.
Howard Lynch, formerly assistant
depot agent here hBs assumed chargeot
the statloA again in the absence of Mr. 1
Clark who, with Mfs family is visiting
flnd
urcb wfth a of elegant organ
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ily have gone to Des Moines to make a
short visit among relatives.
Misa Mable Van Anda is visiting her
grandmother at Manchester.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrich and family
returned Monday to Dubuque after a
week's visit at the home of Mrs. Wood
rich's brother, Adam Schaller.
George Schaller, of New IlamptoD,
spent Christmas at the home of James
Cousins.
The many friends of Mr. Sam Vir
tue were glad to see him here OD Satur
day. Mr. Virtue is now living in Web
ster City but was formerly a much re
spected citizen of Earlville. It is with
pleasure that ho is greeted here when
ever he linds opportunity to come.
Mr. James Brodie is visiting at his
home in Fredrickaburg:
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur lteeder enter
tained their friends, Mr. Hollm 111 and
Miss Gwen Perkins, of Lenox Colleij.',
on Saturday.
Clyde llundell, now Jiving near Spirit
Luke is visiting reiativos here.
Miss Lillian Kahl and her mother Hie
visiting at Webster City and nr.. ex
pecting to remain several weeks.
DELHI.
Ed McMulien was quite badly ii'jur
ed last week by being cut with a buzz
saw. He is getting along nicely at
present.
l'eter Jakelin had his barn raised last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Porter and son
John spent Christmas in Strawberry
Point.
Mr. Lemuel Boardman and Miss Ada
Thorp were married at the parson, gf
December 18, by Rev. H. B. Salisburj.
Mrs. H. C. Gustafson is visiting rela
tives at Haverhill and Council BlulTs.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. 15i u.chard and
son dale spent Christmas with relatives
at Winthrop.
Miss Eliza Burton is home for va
cation lrotn Algona.
MisB Lizzie Beal entertained a com
pany of her young friends Wednesday
evening.
Miss Hattie Bich, of Manchester,
visited at Geo. White's last week.
Mrs. Chas, Simons and baby boy, of
Des Moines, spent the holidays with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jakelin.
Will Turner is home from Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beeder, of Earl
ville spent Christmas at J. W. Swin
burne's.
John McGuire iB visiting friends in
town.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Daker and
daughter Clara, of Clear Lake are visit
lug friends near town.
Miss Hilda Jakelin from Cedar Falls
and Miss Gretchen Jakelin, of Des
Moines were home for the holidays.
Mrs, Lewis entertained a company of
young people Friday evening.
Miss Gwen Perkins visited Saturday
and Sunday at Earlville with Mrs. A.
J. Reeder.
The M. B. A. Lodge elected the fol
lowing oflicers for the coming year Fri
day night: President, J. W. Swinburne
vice pres, B, Erysman secretary and
treasurer, B. A. Stone conductor, G.
M. Himmel chaplain, E. H. King
watchman, A. Meister Bentry, Ed Mc
Mulien.
Mrs. Tollerton, of Westgate, is visit
ing relatives in town.
Miss Maggie Fraser is home from
Hopkinton.
The Epworth League Social and busi
ness meeting will be held Friday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. FrBnk Stimpson.
Change to Chnnjve a Quarter.
"IIow much does it take to change a
Quarter?" asked tbe bartender. "Twen
ty-five cents, eh? Not on your life. It
takes seventy ceuts to do the trick.
IIow many ways do you suppose
quarter dollar can be changed? Just
exactly eleven. A fellow of limited
means may like the Jingle of coin in
his clothes. In that event you can give
him twenty-five pennies or twenty pen
nies and ':ne nickel. He may like to
have a little sprinkling of silver in hla
clothes, aud you can accommodate him
with fifteen pennies and a dime or ten
pennies, a dime and a nickel.
"If he prefers to have change handy
for a beer and a car fare, why, fifteen
pennies and two nickels will fix him
up, and if he wants a cigar in addition,
besides having a little stock of cash
in his jeans, give him teu pennies and
three nickels. That makes six ways.
Now, then, a fellow with a quarter can
trade it off for five pennies and two
dimes, five pennies and four nickels,
two dimes and one nickel, one dime
and three nickels or five nickels, Just
as he prefers. And to accommodate
him in any way that he might select
you have to possess twenty-five pen
nies, two dimes and five uiekels—sev
enty cents in all."—Philadelphia Unc
ord.
Pound FOOIIHIIIICNH.
One of the commonest forms of pound
foolishness is countenanced by many
high authorities. This Is lie purchase
of certain household provisions in large
quantities. lVw writers on domestic
topics fall to lay stress upon the econ
omy of buying groceries in bulk. That
sugar and flour, potatoes and apples
should bought by the half or whole
barrel, cereals by the case, butter by
the tub and other things in like propor
tion is one of the early precepts in the
"Young Housekeeper's Complete Guide
to Domestic Economy."
The ignorant young things buy the
provisions first and the experience aft
erward. The flour grows musty, the
cereals develop weevils, the potatoes
and apples rot long before they cau be
eaten, and the cook exercises a lavish
r.ess in the use of the butter and sugar
she would never show were they bought
in such limited amounts that the house
keeper could hold close watch over
them. Even after these events the
young mistress feels as if she were ab
solutely reckless and no manager at all
when she so far departs from house
hold law as to buy food in small quan
tities.—Independent.
liUncliitcHM and Health.
A medical Journal lias of late been
discoursing on the indigestion of lone
liness. Hy this title is meant to be in
dicated the disorders of digestion which
are believed to follow the practice of
taking one's meals in solitary state.
The topic is by no means an uninter
esting one. Thousands of men and wo
men living alone are compelled to take
their meals for the most part without
company. Week in and week out they
feed themselves without a soul to talk
medical Journal devotes its
to, aud
energy
j£rs xucaa and fam-
Showing that the practice
it Is likeJv to
escape from ills loneliness into tlie so
ciety of his follow men. Herein, It is
held, lies a danger to health.
DUcovcry of Conl In Wales.
During tlie reign of Henry VIII.
many attempts were made to discover
coal in north Wales, and a Shrewsbury
man, named Richard Gardner, was the
only person who succeeded. The old
records read: "He atteraptyd and put
into proofe to fynde out coles about the
town (Shrewsbury) in soondiy pliu ys,
and in one place especlall raillyd I5nia-1
tine Haye, hard by the sayd towne.
The Ruftalan Climate.
The Russians count upon their cli
mate as one means of defense, as It
was when Napoleon invaded Russia.
Tlieir troops are accordingly trained In
winter maneuvers. Including loading
a battery, with its war transport and
material complete, upon sleighs, mov
ing It for some distance over a diflicult,
snow covered country and bringing It
Into action again.
A Cnrloun Eating Custom.
The Dj-aks divide in pairs when the
hour arrives for taking food, the father
and mother at one platter, two sisters
at one and still two brothers at anoth
er. When the family is not equally
divided as to sex, a brother and sister
may eat together, but this must al
ways be the youngest and oldest of the
family.
ner Pet Name.
"Ah!" he sighed after she had blush
ingly whispered "Yes" in his bosom.
My own Mehitabel! Ob, that name's
so formal! Surely your friends use
some shorter one. some pet name!"
"Well," she murmured, "the girls at
boarding school used to call me Pic
kles."—Philadelphia Press.
Hi» Mistake.
"What curious mistakes men make
sometimes^ I've just been reading, for
Instance, that Columbus imagined that
he bad discovered the Indies."
"Ah. I made a worse mistake than
that! When I married my wife. I
thought I'd discovered paradise!"
His First Business Venture.
An American capitalist who has
made a fortune runuing far Into the
millions likes to tell a story of his first
business venture and how he saddened
the local grocer. At this lime lie was
fond of frequenting a public salesroom
near his home where all sorts of bar
gains were offered:
One day I noticed several boxes of
soap of a certain brand which I had
often been sent to buy at the corner
grocery. 1 thought to myself, "That
will go cheap." so I ran to the grocery
and received a promise from the man
In charge to buy as much of the soap
at a certain figure as I could furnish.
Of course he never suspected that I
could furnish any of it.
I returned to the salesroom, and
when the soap was put up I bid it in,
and it was knocked down to me. My
name was demanded, and when I gave
it in a shrill voice everybody laughed,
for I was then only eleven years of
age.
Amused as they were at the sale, the
bystanders were amazed when I bid'in
the whole lot of twenty-two boxes. 1
had them carried over to the grocery
and received the price agreed upou.
The grocer wore a weary look when he
heard bow I had obtained the soap.
Qe said:
"Well, I guess I could have done that
myself."
I replied that I guessed he could, too.
but ho hadn't.—Youth's Companion.
Man Who Named America.
Few Americans are aware of the fact
that the name of their continent Is due
&> a German scholar. In 1507 Martin
Waldseemuiler, also known as Hyla
comylus, of St. Die, in the Vosges,
edited a book called "Cosmographhu
Introductio," In which he gave a trans
lation of Amerigo Vespucci's descrip
tion of his voyages.
That was just the time when Ameri
go's fame filled the world, while Colum
bus' disgrace overshadowed his merit,
and evidently his name had uever
reached the quiet village in the Vosges
when Amerigo trumpeted forth his owu
glory. So ilylaeoinylus proposed thai,
since the new continent was. after all.
not a part of the Indies, no name would
suit it better than that of his famous
explorer, Amerigo.
The book was read far and wide, and
so quickly was the proposition accepted
that, when later on the true discoverer
was known, the name was already
rooted too deeply in general use to
be abolished, and was even extended
to the uortb part of the continent, while
llylaeomyius had only meaut it for
the present South America.—National
Geographic Magaziue.
Tor Tired Ryes.
Eyes will be greatly strengthened by
putting the face down into a glass or
eyecnp of water the first thing in the
morning and opening them under wa
ter. Tills Is somewhat dltiicult to d.
at first, but if the water for two or
three days be tepid and uradually made
colder by imperceptible degrees uutil
it Is no shock to put tiie face into quite
cold water it will soon become quite
easy and Is very invigorating and re
freshing.
If done regularly every day. this
treatment alone will preserve the sight
Into quite old age. There Is a right
and wrong way of wiping the eyes
after this, too. and the right way is to
pass the soft towel very gently from
the outer angle Inward toward the
nose.
If after a long day the eyes feel so
hot and tired that they seem dim when
one tries to read or to do a little neces
sary sewing for oneself, they should be
bathed with cold tea from which the
leaves have been removed.
It Jarred Hint.
"Pleasant otlices you have here," said
a policy holder who visited a life insur
ance office in the Postal Telegraph
building in New York to pay his pre
mium. The windows overlook the -ity
Ilali park and the Nathan Hale statue.
"Yes." replied the insurance man.
•'but the inscription on that Hr.l stat
ue, patriotic and inspiring thuigh it
Is. strikes a discordant note in the
soul of one who is underwriting: risks
on men's lives. Look at It—'My only
regret is that 1 have but one life to
give in defense of tny country.' "—New
York Times.
Donllnc In Future#
Mr. Newed—I have an opt
Blank avenue house. IIo:
like it for our home, my
Mrs. Newed—Oh, itV
but you know it is sr
irnmina says she
•he door
•Mr:'Newed—That settles it. I'll close
the deal for It the first thing in the
mornliig.—Chicago News.
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Arnl Muiilc. •...
Aro^ nnisle has been described as the
singing of a prima donna who has rup
tured her vokv in trying to sing a duct
with herself. Each note starts from
somewhere between a sharp and a flat,
but does not stop even there and splits
up Into four or more portions, of which
no person can be expected to catch
more than one at a time.
I10
found by his great dyllgence and trohall
great store of see cole, the which Is
lylce to come much eommodltle botlie
to the riehe and poore. that he Is not
only worthy of eommendaeou and
mayntenauee. but also to bo had Ir. re
membrance for ever."—Cardiff West
ern Mail.
To Snve Time.
Visitor—No, 1 won't come lu. Could
I see Mr. Jones for two minutes?
Servant—What name shall Oi say,
sorr?
Visitor—Professor Vondersplinkentoo
tlcheimer.
Servant—Ocli, sure ye'd better step in
and bring it wid ye, sorr!—Punch.
Not Xeeessary.
"When you are at a loss for a suita
ble word, do you ever apply to your
wife?"
"No," replied tbe writer "I don't
have to. Her entire vocabulary is
coming my way most of the time."—
Chicago Post.
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Dor
and Wolf.
There has been some dispute as to
the descent of the dog—whether it is
an improved progeny of the wolf or a
distinct variety. That it is a different
species Is proved by tho fact that the
dog and the wolf will mate and pro
duce offspriug. Nevertheless it is prob
able that tho dog is merely descended
from the same original stock with tho
wolf.
Gulzot's Father.
Guizot lived through the most event
ful periods of modern France. He was
born in 1787 amid the mutterlngs of the
revolution- Guizotfs parents were mar
ried by a proscribed Protestant pastor,
and his birth was never legally regis
tered. His father, who was au advo
cate, used his talent for public speak
ing in the interests of the persecuted
Protestants and became a marked man.
After living for several weeks in dan
ger of his life he was at last arrested,
unwillingly enough, by a gendarme who
know and respected him.
"Shall I let you escape?" said the
man.
"Are you married?" replied M. Gui
zot
"Yes. I have two children."
"And so have I," replied the prisoner,
"but you would have to pay for me.
Let us go on."
They went on, and M. Guizot died on
the scaffold a few days later. At this
time Francois, tlie future statesman,
who was the elder of the two children,
was six and a half years old and al
ways preserved the recollection of go
ing to see his father in prison, or what
was euphemistically called the house of
Justice.—Gentleman's Magazine.
Illne Predominant*
He was from the country and stood
helplessly before the haughty young
lady clerk of tho downtown store.
"What do you want, please?" she de
manded icily.
He gulped down his embarrassment,
for he was hopelessly youug and shy
and awkward, aud she was a most su
perior looking creature.
"I want twelve yards of blue predom
inant," he finally said.
"What?" demanded the startled clerk.
"T-twelve yards of b-b-blue predom
inant," he stammered again.
"I'm sure 1 dou't know what you
mean," said the clerk. Then, womanly
kindness and intuition getting the bet
ter of her hauteur, she said, "Tell me
just what It was your mother or your
sister told you to bring."
He gave a sigh of relief and said:
"They wanted some wash goods for
my little sister's dress. They said they
were not so particular as to quality and
color, just so I got blue predominant.
Can't I get it here?"—Memphis Scimi
tar.
Not In Order.
In a certain Lanarkshire village a
meeting was called to consider the ad
visability of erecting a bridge over a
creek which had been heretofore cross
ed by means of stepping stones.
The schoolmaster, who presided over
the meeting, warmly advocated the
erection of a bridge in an eloquent
sppech, when a local worthy, who was
something of a character and noted for
his outspokenness, got up and inter
rupted:
."Hoot, toot, schuleinaister, you're fair
haiverln', mon! Wha wad gang an'
put a brig ower siccan a wee bit creek
as yon? Losh, mon, I cud cross it wi'
a stannin' jump!"
"Order, order!" exclaimed the chair
man angrily. "You are clearly out of
order."
"I ken I'm oot o' order," rejoined tlie
interrupter amid the laughter of the
audience. "If 1 was In order, I cud
jump as faur again!" Loudon An
swers.
It is queer how ironclad is the hold
of convention and conventional con
lideratlons. They have a tighter grip
and a wider influence than law,
BOU, sentiment or ethics Itself. A wom
an whose marriage may be termed
medlumly successful admitted can
didly not long ago that at the very last
moment never, never would she have
married her husband had it not been
for the thought of all the conventional
considerations involved.
"On the way to our wedding," said
the woman, "we had the most awful
kind of a row that made me vow in
wardly never, never to marry him.
Then at the thought of the ceremony
to come off at a friend's house, the
breakfast that, thanks to her, was pre
pared and the invited guests, and how
they would all talk at any change of
plan, I grit my teeth and weut through
it. But it was the thought of the con
ventions alone that kept me up. No
other possible pressure could have in
duced me to many him after such a
tow as we bad on our way to the wed
ding."—New York Sun.
To Dwarf Trees.
To dwarf trees as the Chinese do you
must follow their methods. They take
young plant, say a seedling or a cut
ting of ccdar when two or three inches
high, cut off its taproot as soon as it
has enough other rootlets to live upon
and replant it in a shallow pot or pan,
allowing the end of the taproot to rest
upon the bottom of the pan. Alluvial
clay molded to the size of beans and
Just sullieient in quantity to furnish a
scanty nourishment is then put Into
the pot. Water, heat and light ure per
mitted on the same basis.
The Chinese also use various me
chanical contrivances to promote svm
nietrv of -s-~
el
a that
you
I
HE FEARED HE HAD LOST
"When Wu TingTang, tlio famous Chin
ese Minister to Washington, irritable and
somewhat forgetful from a severe cold,
missed one day
from the front of his cap the
immense diamond ho always wears there,
he was dreadfully frightened. A friend
pointed out that tlio statesman had inad
vertently donued his turban wrong side
before, and that the diamond was safe in
the rear. Had "VVu Ting Fang been wear
ing a Benson's Porous Plaster on his chest
or back to cure his cold, he never would
have doubted its location. Ho would have
felt it doing its work,—warming and mak
ing flexiblo the torpid muscles, extracting
tlio pain and soreness, promoting tho free
circulation of the blood, stimulating the
skin and lungs to proper action, and so
dissolving and banishing the malady. Thus
we perceive, beloved frionds, that
THE BIG DIAMOND ON HIS HAT
while a pretty thing to look upon, was of
no practical use. But Benson's Plasters
are supremely useful. They relieve and
cure gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, colds
on tho chest, lame baok, etc., so quickly
and completely as to make you wonder liow
it cau bo. Better noioy—well to-morroio
that's tho way they work. Got the genu
tno. All druggists, or we will prepay post
age on nny number ordered in the United
States on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NX
CHKAP—Residence Property in tilts city
Euijutre of Uronsou Si Carr.
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other cause than it shows the acme of
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sults of scientific research, and editor
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contributors tbe leading literary men
..nd women of the day. A. feature
each month iB a full-page portrait of
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Address The World, Pulitzer Building,
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J— BEACOM'S
CUTIgLBflR
THB ORKAT MIOIOAL •ttOOVMV
Cures ECZEMA, SALT RHEUM,
ALL 8KIN ERUPTIONS AND PAC8
BLEMISHE8. IT HA8 NO EQUAL.
Sold by
druggists or sent express prepaid upon
receipt of prioo 75c. Address
V- N. BE
A COM. MANCHESTER. Fowa
Sold by
Denton &Ward, Manchester, Iowa.
Johnston, Delhi, lowa.
Dr. H. Livingston, Hopkinton, Iowa.{
J.l'.Strelcel Ityan, Iowa.
K. F. MulvehiU, Masonvlllejowa.
0. A. Kendall, EurlvlU«, Iowa,
Kerper & Meyers. Petersburg, Iowa 3
T, Armstrong, (Jreeiej, Iowa.
F. Hoyden, Edgewood, \ozrr. 1
Wlinelfr & Eaton, Lamont, Iowt».
Jumes Musser. Almoral, Iowa.
J. V. Bush, Colesburg, Iowa.
K. B. Rrlggs & Co., I)UDdee, Iowa.
Original Notice.
In the District Court of Iowa in and
for Delaware County.
Amos It H'theriD(Uon
& Mary A 1'rowse,
Plaintiffs
vs
Maplll, Denton & Co.
FobruaryTerm, A. D,
mi,
Defendant
To said Defendant.
You are hereby notified that there Is now on
file In this office ot the Clerk of the District
Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Delaware
Couuty. tho petition of Amos Iletherli'Rton
and Mary A J'rowse, plaintiffs lu which
they allege that they are the ownern
in feo of lot No. 15 of tho sub
division of lots 14ti and lf7 lu Manchester, Iowa,
that the certain mortgage thereon made by
Ozias Iteeves und wife to said defendants,
on or about the 25th" day of October i860, has
heHi ful paid that said mortgage is a cloud
upon their title to said premises, and asking
that the samo be adjudged canceled, aud for
uther and further relief.
And that unless you appenr thereto and de
fend before noou of tho second day of the uext
term being the February term of said Court,
which will connnenc at Manchester, Iowa, on
the 10th day of February 1908 default will be
entered against you aud Judgment and decree
rendered thereon, as provided by law.
Dated 24day of December A. 1), lixn.
HKONSON & CAKIt
C2-4 .. Attorneys for J'laintifTs
House and 7% AcreB of Land in Man
cheater for Sale.
I will sell on reasonable terms my place In
Manchester, which consists of 7% acres of land.
I he Improvements are a Ave room dwelling
house, a barn, buggy shed, chicken house, Ice
houso any other small buildings. For pirtlcu
lars enquire on tho premises of
40 tf. ALEX. PURVIS.
For Sale!
76 thnromrhhred Poland Cliloa pigs of
both sexes.
males
females, fid.
to $15. cli.
r- 'J\»
,& ms At
iii
year-
yearling hog.
Write
Mymouth rock
wan i&. ur Islt my herd.
chickens $1.00
W. F. DftUMMY.
48tf Ityan, Iowa.
Improvement of Corn,
"Uncle Henry" Wallace,is devoting a
good deal of space in his paper, Wal
laces' J'urmer to the improvement of
Iowa Corn, lie calls attention to the
I'act tlmt while the Iowa Farmer has
(wen improving his live stock for twen
ty years tnd more he has given very
little attention to the great Iowa crop,
corn. Among the many articles which
tiave appeared in Wallace's Farmer on
thlB subject has been a serlaB hy i'rof.
Shame], of Illinois, the corn expert,
and these are illustrated by a number
of photographs showing different va
rieties of corn, perfect and imperfect
ears, the most profitable to raise, etc.
The average Iowa farmer thinks he
knows as much about corn as anybody
doeB but wemlBS ourguesB if he can
not learn a lot from these articles in
Wallaces' Farmer.
In this connection we wish to say
that Wallaces' Farmer is one of the
best agricultural papers that comes to
this ollice. It is handsomely printed on
paper of line quality, filled with at
tractive illustrations, und in addition
to its regular features, Its editorials by
"Uncle Henry," its departments of
Dairying, Horticulture, the llog and
Poultry, its Home Department, for the
women:
TX'Wi, .V
He Won
Tbe Cold Medal
At The
FMUnil.
in spite of the "would-be competitors'" fiercest opposition, wlio imag
ined tlint everything was fixed to come their way, mid who hnd a lawyer
in their interests almost constantly at Buffalo but, oh! what a disap
pointment when they were not the "Only Pebble on the Beach."
(Jui would-be competitors," the DeLaval Separator Co., re
hearse at great length their view of how the U. S. Separator beat them
at the Pun-American, but tlie fact remains just the same that the U. S.
did beat them by its work in tlie Model Dairy.
Now to draw attention away from the actual workings of the
Separators, these "would-be competitors" begin to shout "fire" and talk
much about sparks that caught in the roof of some boiler-house, instead
of giving the actual tests of the Separators.
These "would-be competitors" go back to the World's Fair, Chi
cago, and state "they received the gold and only medal awarded by the
regular jury. Everybody who knows anything about that Fair knows
that the l)eLaval Company received no Gold Medal, and all they
got was a Bronze Medal,
It is true they did have the jury fixed to their liking, and that
jury turned everybody down but themselves, but when it was shown to
the air officers that this jury was made up of DeLaval agents and
partisans, they immediately appointed a new jury, and that jury
awarded the Vermont Farm Machine Company
twelve medals of highest merit
Every International Exposition
where it has been exhibited since its manufacture.
We are always pleased to send illustrated circulars for asking
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO,, BELLOWS FALLS, VT.
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on its different articles of
manufacture twelve times as many awards as our "would-be competi
tors," the DeLaval Company got.
At Paris, 1900, the DeLaval Separator Co. had no exhibit or
Separators. Iheir foster-father, the Aktiebolnget Separator of Stock
holm, Sweden, did have a big exhibit, but
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by the regular or class jury. When (lie class jury was examining the,
separators, our representative urged that the separators be tested to
prove our claims of superior merits, and also presented a written re
quest that such tests be made, but was informed by the jury that the
DeLaval Company's foster-father, the Aktiebolaget Separator, objected
to teste, claiming that it would take six months,(three in Winter and
three in Summer) to make reliable tests.
Every one new this was only for a bluff to prevent tests, and the
jury so looked upon it, and gave the Aktiebolaget Separator no prize,
and the official list of the prizes published and distributed at the Paris
imposition did not contain any award to the Aktiebolaget Separator or
the DeLaval Separator Co.
The Aktiebolaget Separator Co., of course, were dissatisfied, and
appealed to tho Grand or Superior Jury. They got the King of Sweden
to make a personal appeal to the jury for them when he was on a visit
to tlie 1 aris Exposition, and also the Swedish Minister to France, and
tlie Swedish Commissioner-General to the Exposition made personal
appeals to the Grand or Superior Jury in behalf of the Aktiebolaget
Separator and its child, the DeLaval Company, and made it a political
matter, so that it is now reported that when the revised list of prizes,
which is not yet published, is issued, it will contain notice of an award
to the Aktiebolaget Separator Co.
The above statement can be proved as correct. The DeLaval
Company and their foster-father had to get the King and Minister and
the Commissioner to use their political influence before they could get
an award at Paris, and then only on an appeal to the Superior or Grand
Jury.
We,ask the dairy public how much that reflects on themerits of t^
IJeLaval Separator, and who it is that does the "after pulling and haul
mg which unsuccessful exhibitors always resort to?"
The United States Separator has been awarded
the Gold Medal or the highest prize at
prize was awarded them
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ve you in addition your selection of either of the fine premiums we are
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loy's School Stiil
April 1,1902
•?,&
IP:
Ju
Parents me getting the bays
ready for school,
They have to
have a suit,
pair of pants, a \f!
fWi
shirt and hat. We have them cat
for you.
We are selling boys' JSrt
two piece suits from $1.00 up.
"I
Boys three piece suits from
$2.50 to §7.50. Boy's longSj?
pants suits from .58.00 down to
§2.75. We have the shirt with p?
two collars at 50c. 1'
Hats and caps from 25c to§?
JSi
51.50. Big line of knee pants j^v
25c ti §1.25. We have our over- &
•oatf all in and ready for in-
spection.
We have a ruler for every boy and
the county. GIVEN AWAY
•Si
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ALLEN & STOk
THE WORLD'S LEADER: