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For Example:1 Mr. Brown earns nine dollars a week ho puts one dollar of this into the bank. Do you know, ho scarcely misses that dollar? But he makes the de .posit regularly each week, and, with anxious de light, watches the growth of his account. STATE SAVINGS BANK, MANCHESTER, 1(|- Keen Kutter! TV-,, A Call 4- & jhii 01 Tel. 129. ENTKUKI) AT THR Pobtokficr AT I MANORBTBU, lOWA.AS SECOND-CLaBS MATTER, IOWA. 1,* -11 Kitchen Cutlery, Pocket Knives, and Shears. and see our Complete Line./ Simon & Atwater Jtlunc I We sometimes find that while we have been standing up for our rights, all the more desirable seats .have I been occupied.—Puck. Dying at the age of 03, James P. Smith of Alameda, the oldest sur viving member of the Society of California Pioneers, said to his. doc tor: "Don't let them say I died of old age. Put it down to something else. Old age has not conquered mo." The death certificate said, it was pneumonia. Hiram Cronk, sole survivor of the war of 1812, says in an interview that he feels much obliged to the New York aldermen who are ar ranging to give him a fine funeral and bury him in Cypress Hills cemetery, Brooklyn. Mr. Cronk, who is 104 years old, is feeling very well indeed. He says he has no de sire to sit behind .the "grim rider on the palehorge" of which the alder men spoke, and he begs leave to re mind them that he fought in the in fantry and never was a cavalryman. Representative Needham of Cali fornia was born in an immigrant wagon in Carson City, Nov.,' while his father and mother were on their way across the plains to California. When Needham first ran for con gress in California ho was opposed by the members of that strong Cali fornia organization, the Native Sons of the Golden West. It was stated that Needham was not a native Cali fornian and thus entitled to the support of the Native Sons. "I admit 1 wasn't born in California," eaid Needham, in making his reply to the charge, "but it wasn't my fault. I wanted to bo born in California and would have been if one of mv father's mules drawing his emigrant wagon had not taken sick at Carson City and held the family up there for a week or two." .• «. But Four Kinds of Boysr~s'ua® President Roosevelt has taken pains to install into the minds of his boys an understanding that they are no better than anybody else, and that they" must learn their lesson: and obey the teacher. "There are only four kinds of boys," ho tells them—"tall boys and short boys, good boys and bad boys." S How Niagara Helps Trade. •if (Harper's "Weekly) JHJ gara (luring the winter months by shrewd merchants. Shanties are built 011 the ice about half way to the shore, on the exact boundary line between the United States and Canada, and occupied by traders. As they have neither rent, United States duty nor Canadian license to pay they are enabled to offer their goods for sale at greatly reduced prices. The officers of neither coun try disturb them, because they would first be compelled to prove jurisdiction. This would, be im possible, for by the time the, courts got around to it it would be spring and both the ice and the shanties would be gone. Two New States In Prospect. Tho next important business on the Senate calendar after the Philip pine improvement measure was the bill providing'for the admission of two new States into the Union. Few people, either in Congress or out side of it, seem to understand how much more impfrtant the admission of a new State to the Union is than almost any other possible business that can come before Congress. Tariffs can be made and unmade, and most other matters of legisla tion are subject to amendment or repeal from time to time. But hasty or ill-advised action in admit ting a State to the Union is irrevoc able. At tho very moment the whole moral sense of the community is aroused by questions arising out of the mistake that was made in ad mitting Utah at a time when it would have been far better to keep Utah in the territorial condition. In the Presidential election, in November, Nevada cast a total of 11,820 votes. The admission of Nevada to the Union was a fearful mistake, for which the Constitution offers no remedy. The present bill provides for the restoration of the permanent lines of the Indian Ter ritory that has been temporarily bfblien up by the granting of a territorial form of government to a portion of the Territory under the name of Oklahoma. To the area thus restored the name of Oklahoma is to be given. There are people enough and other conditions justify the admission of Oklahoma as ar ranged for in the Senate bill, ivhicli affords due protection to the rights of the Indian tribes. The bill also unites the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and admits them as one State under the name of Ari zona. These Territories, it jb true, are not ripe for admission to the Union, whether separately or jointly but there are some reasons why the matter may as well be set tied once for all. The chief ad vantage in admitting Arizona and New Mexico now as a single State would be that this would end the mischievous political agitation for their separate admission,—a scheme fostered chiefly by selfish private interests. There is now good rea son to believe that the Statehood bill, as duly reported from the Semite Committee on Territories, will become a law during the present session.—From "The Progress of the World," in the American Month ly Review of Reviews for January. MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1905. Easy Enough. '1 is easy enough fo be plna&ant 1/ When your days it. Joyutiuo slip, Hut the man who's worth wlilio Is the man who can sinllo When he has ji i»a«1 dosi« of the £rlp .Tls easy enough to bo ploisant When you're unilor your lucky s' ars, But the JJian who's wort)) wliHe Is thn man w» can dinil Wblio smoking his Christmas cigars. TJs oasy enough to bo jle »8:int When the Jani or keeps np steam, But tho mm who's worth while Is thu man wl-.o can smile Whtn he only gets wurm In a ilrennt. Seed Corn Special Assured. It is officially nnnmi need. tlmt ar rangements have been completed for corn special- to bo run over tho the Northwestern lines in Iowa sumo time in March. The Northwestern company will give this train stops of thirty minutes each being made at every station on the Iowa North western lines. Prof. P. G. Holden, Secretary Wells and others will lecture to the farmers on the value of good corn and good seed in gen eral. Superintendent Whalen, local newspaper men, representatives of the Des Moines dailies, the editors of the three agricultural papers in Iowa and such business men as the special can accommodate will accom pany the train on its tour of this state. The special will be made up of three coaches and a business car and the trip will require several days. The farmers along the Northwest ern lino will be notified of this train and a schedule will bo published broadcast so that all will have an opportunity of listening and thereby profiting by these lectures. A year ago this was tried on one of the Iowa railroads and was very successful tho farmers showing their apprecia tion by turning out in largo num bers. Much good was the result. Next spring if all the railroads fol low the plan of tho Northwestern practically every farmer in Iowa will be given an opportunity of hearing these lecturers and an untold amount of good will be done. Iceaoclasm on the Farm. One by one the old farm ideals are yielding before the march of invention. Long ago it revolution ized the wheat field, has rendered impossible an idyllic glimpse of Matid Muller at the haymow and made prosaic the old associations of the orchard and meadow. Machinery has no sentiment. It is a» cold blooded as a miser and as calculat-' ing as a note-shaver. It reduces! of arithmetic. Much is gained in one way, but much also is lost in another. Speed, economy, time saving, are brought about at the expense of tho leisure in which was embodied much of tho romance of the farm. Farm work formerly embodied much of the social features. Harvest in the olden times were matters of many days, brought to gether all the neighbors and were enlivened by elaborate dinners, con viviality in various forms and jovial gatherings in "the evening for in dulgence in song and dance. All this has disappeared before the click-a-ti-click of the noisy thresher and tlw methodical moyements of the stately stackers. Haying parties log rollings, races behind the cradles jolly gatherings of the boys and girls to pare apples are all things of the past. The latest theater to be invaded was the corn field. It was found difficult to invent machines in this department of agriculture and many of the old features still linger in the harvesting of the universal corn. But at last it has been conquered and scarcely anything remains to be done by hand. The supremacy of the "shucking-piu" has been over thrown and the corn-knife will soon take its place on the scrap pile. Thq corn harvester that cuts and binds the stalks and drops the bundles in windrows made its ap pearance some time ago. This was followed by the shocker that cuts and mechanically shocks and the shredder to supplant other old line methods. Now looms up on the hori zon a great double-jginted combina tion machine under the name of the corn "picker." This monster is drawn by two horses, goes down a cornfield row and carefully picks off tmd shucks the" ear's. In ten or twelve hours a day it is said to be good for from six to nine hundred bushels. It delivers the .corn into a farm wagon that keeps pace with the machine and whose bed is al ways under the elovator. The corn stalks are left standing in the field with few of the leaves stripped off while the husks are automatically dumped. All that is needed for the operation are a team of horses and driver with the necessory wagons to keep up with the machine. Thus corn, the greatest and most expen sive of all crops to handle, though yielding reluctantly has at last been conquered by mechanical genius and the iconoclastic revolution would seem to be complete. What now is to become of the husking bees that from time im memorial have been ornamental features of the harvest of new corn? What of the man or boy with the "shucking.pin" leisurely taking off the husks in the field at so much per day? What of the "cutting up corn" with the old-fashioned corn-knife, the shocking at equal distance and the subsequent operations that fol lowed as time allowed all during tho late full and winter. In back dis tricts, of course this will go on yet for many years, but in the central states, in tho great corn belt, in the localities where scientific farming prevails, we have seen the last of everything poetical connected with the gathering of corn. The whole process now, from the dropping in the spring to the garnering in the crib, is purely a matter of mechanics with its steel fingers and automatic hands and thus the march of com mercialism is felt as an agent of destruction amid all the cherished ideals of ancient agriculture.—The American Farmer. CHANGE THE MENU. Uon't Ilnvo the Shmc Thins :iml Over In the Same Way. S many housekeepers make the mis take of having regular schedules which tkey follow for the week. Yet too much i»ilorlnnce cuuuot be laid upon con stant change. Mutton Mondays,.beef Tuesdays, and so 011, coming regularly, week after week, certainly isn't conducive to ap petite, especially if it's at all finicky. It's bad enough for the house mother to know every one of the "twenty-one tneals a week" in advance, but unless ic's absolutely necessary the same se quences of meals should be avoided. Bonrding houses nearly always have regular meats regular nights—a mis take that is got into by the effort for a system. But system isn't In having the .same things over and over again in the name way. There's system in constant /Change, especially in constant change In menu. Another jnlstake on the same lines is made usually by the very young housekeeper, and that is in dishing up the "left overs" at the very next meal, instead of giving the palate time to for get. Change, change, change. Doctors and taste agree In preaching that, for health and strength have their founda tions in appetite, and appetite depends largely upon change. CARE OF THE NOSE. rhls Feature Needa Special Attention flnd Bally Treatment. In massaging the face the nose needs special attention. It must be kept free from blackheads, and the nostrils must not be allowed to become too wide. Use the rotary massage movement dally about the lower part of the nose after first applying cold cream. This will tend to reduce the thick cartilage. Never use a downward movement in massaging the nose. Always rub up. To make a^ red nose white massage vigorously along the leading nerve of the nose at each side. Use the. tip of the finger, start at the bottom and rub np the nose on either side and then un der the eyebrows. Following the nerve in this way is sure to relieve congested circulation, which js often the secret of that unpleasant redness which comes to the nose. If the nose is extremely using a brisk, vigorous movement This we do in order to take the blood away from the nose. In treating the nose be carefnl never to touch it with water. Instead bathe it night and morning with cold creum. THE CHILDREN. Try reasoning with children instead of scolding them. A baby's weight at five months should be double its weight at birth. Tell your children white lies and they will soon hand you back the other color. Baby's food should be always admin istered at regular hours to avoid indi gestion. Spray tho children's throats occasion ally with a very weak solution of car bolic acid and water. A little application of the old fash ioned maxim about the wisdom of go ing to bed early might do a good deal to solve the problem of the city child's nervousness. When baby pulls at his ear or cries sharply and presses his head against his mother let her beware of earache, a common but dangerous complaint in very young children. Making or Marrlnff a Room. Color makes or mars a and many inexpensive houses have been made "successful" by tho intelligent use of this powerful factor. Harmoni ous coloring does not necessarily imply a room where everything matches. The blue rooms of the eighties, where walls, carpetB, curtains, lambrequins and up holstery were all oue shade, exist to day only in fiction. They were never cheerful, imparting by some subtle power their own indigo colorings to the moods of the occupunts. The blue room pure and simple is not now in favor. But we are all fa miliar with the very green room. Green is nature's own color, and none other is so restful, so desirable, but it can be abused. Nature makes use of russets, of yellow browns, of red browns, of bronze shades, of grays, of soft pur ples, of pomegranate tones. These may be transferred to the walls of our houses, and If rightly placed are very effective.—-House Beautiful. Jewel Don'ts. Don't wear your rings all the time. Leave them off while working, writing or sleeping. If worn constantly they deaden the expression of the hand. The slightest pressure pushes back im pulse. This is the chief evil of modern dressing. Don't, if your past has been densely populated and your heart sentimental, make an emotional junk shop of your hand with unrelated souvenirs. Don't wear all of your rings at the same time. Save costly gems for spe cial occasions. Don't wear too many plain circles. Complex and pointed effects running up the' hand help expression, while straight lines shorten the fingers. Animals That Never pie. At the" very bottom of the scale of nature lies a vast class of organisms so simple in form that naturalists hes itate whether the vegetable or tho ani mal kingdom has the more right to number them among its subjects. These animals may be said never to die. Their constitution Is so simple and so easily adaptable that they nev er suffer from disease, and the laws of their being forbid them to grow old. Sexless, they propagate themselves by fission, separating into two or more segments, each of which Is perfectly aUve and Independent. WE HAVE A very large stock of Felfs, Overs, German Socks, Leg gons and Overshoes bought at the right price. W E iiH AVE Over •The Exclusive sale on 1?, E. Stout's Patent Snag Proof Footwear. H. L. Main, Hopkinton, Iowa. Buy your Lumber, Soft Coal, Mill Feed, Etc., of ADELBERT CLARK, Dealer in General Merchandise, Thorpe, Iowa. F. E. RICHARDSON. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Office over the Racket Store Manchester, Iowa. DELAWARE COUNTY Mac) Manchester, Iowa. ABSTRACTS. REAL ESTATE. LOANS AND CONVEYANCING. Office In First National Bank Building. attention. We have complete copios of all records of Delaware county. ENNIS BOGGS. all sizes kinds and styles, Ladles, Gents and Chlldrens Rings from DIAMONDS, OPALS, KMBR ALDS, PEARLS,ETC., down to PLAIN GOLD BANDS. WEDDING RINGS. SOLID STERLING SILVER FORKS, TABLE, DESERT and TEA SPOONS, NAPKIN RINGS, ETC., ETC., ETC Also large line of Best Brands of— SILVER PLATED SPOONS, PORKS, KNIVES, TEA SETS, WATER SETS CAKE BASKETS, BUTTER DISHES, ETC., ETC. CARVING KNIVES room, and TEL CLOCKS, SILK UM13REL LAS, GOLD PENS Come and see the many things we have not Bpace to list. W. N. BOYNTON. are All you have to do is to put away a little of what you, earn every week or month. Most of tho rich peo ple in the country did not strike oil gushers— they accumulated their wealth by systematic saving. Open an account with the bank and enjoy the opportunities it affords for saving money. First National Bank... TELEPHONE 139, 1 HANASKB. W. N. BOYNTON, HAS Ladies and Gents Gold Watches in PORKS, LADIES GUARD CHAINS, GENTS VEST CHAINS, EMBLEM RINGS, CHARMS, LOCK ETS, GOLD SPECTACLES, MAN SSfeSSSI VOL. XXXI-NO. 1. €l)e H5emflcrat RATES OF ADVERTISING. 8PACB. 1W in 3U 6M One tnoh (too •15ft ts Commencing to-day, we*pla^all our mag nificent yard and a half CARPET SAMPLES on sale at less than cost. ma These samples are all new and bright, the edges bound, and they make the nicest kind of a rug. This is a rare opportuninty to buy a rug at a very low price. Come quick, before the as sortment is broken.^ The Furniture Man. aal mp As die Jiuman machine is stoked so,wi!l it go. vV -BREAD MADE FKOM White Pearl or White Satin flours contain more nutriment than three times their weight of "health foods" ancl are the best fuel for all mankind. QUALITY OF FLOUR, THAT'S THE THING. Our buckwheat flour is as good and pure as ever, and it makes cakes that taste like buckwheat, too. Quaker Hill Company. |School Books Supplies- ib Hi \b 0/ TABLETS, WRITING PAPERS, PENS, PEN HOLDERS and PENCILS. \h Hi im iii DENTON & WARD: WMWWWtWitWWWIIMI ESTABLISHED 1867. Capital $60,000.00. Surplus $30,000.00. DELAWARE CO. STATE Manchester, Iowa, Wsi. C. CAWLEY, Presider CHAS. J. SEEDS, Cashier. R. W. TIRRILL, Vice Pres. O. W. KEAGY, Ass't Cash. INTEREST paid on "TIME DEPOSITS" at curr.ent rates. Said deposits may be made in any amount from One Dollar up. A progressive and conservative banking institution which offers superior facilities for the transaction of your banking business. 11 ft) 80 f«80 Two InchQs.. 1?4) 211 aM •r»7R 000 Three laches. a sm 4 $10 00 .16 on W) HO 700 IS 00 Poui-inches.. UftO *75 IV 7fl 1000 1fi00 Five Inches.. Blrf 4 no 1 00 00 90 00 35 00 ST (10 40 00 Column.... 450 0 *0 A 00 won If CO Si Column,... A ISO 900 00 2ft 00 40 00 One Column., U50 1800 2fi 00 6000 80 00 (ft ((l 126 «Q ^^Advertisements ordered discontinued be fore expiration of contract will be charged ae cording to above scale. Business cards, not exceeding six lines 95.0 per year: Business locals, ten cents per line for the Qrs Insertion, and flve.centt per line for each subte quentinsortton. At Less Than We Wish to Call O A E N I O N To our complete line Heating* Stoves and Ranges, The best on the Market. Carhart & Nye, FBANKLIN STREET. IDOL FLOUR 4! is still winning friends every day. It's such a good flour, and sells for !jl.3o per sack. The quality of the flour will please you. BANK, 1 SPECIAL. SALE ON LADIES' •H' Heavy and light soles, new and pretty styles, regular price $3.00, your choice Tfa ^4" $2.50 E."p. Gfassfield We Fit the Feet.