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®t)c iDtmonrat. ESTAAUl^HEQ. -C. E. Bronson, Hubert Carr. E. M. Carr, Henry Bronson. BR0N60N. CARR A SONS. Editors and Proprietors. 8UB8CRIATION PRICE. Yearly, in advance. $1.5 If not paid in advance.. 3L0 NOTICE—On the slip of paper upor. which the ttame Is ..printed, appears, the date to which the paper Is paid for, ar.d a redewai Is always resentfully so UcltQd. The *writer's name must accompany any article for publication, aa an evi dence of good faith to the editors. E S A CO N TP. RATION Annals of Iowa. The cklld witl) her penny savings banki *1 The small boy with his snjall change, The lady witl) Ijer pit) money savings, The small man witl) bis snjall roll, The big man with his big roll, The big man who applies for a big loan, The man wljo applies for a small loao. The lady witb ber churcb subscription list, -n-. The sri)all boy witl] school entertainment tlcKets. The child with society entertainment tlcKets. profitable banking. 'i I Meet Or Beat All Competition are each accorded the same considerate attention and ex tended the moat liberal treatment consistent with good and 1" The First National- fet Ba^k of Manchester, Misses' and Children's School Shoes. We have given the school bhoe problem our careful attention Now we can offer you one of the finest selections of Little Folk Shoes on the market today. Infants' aa low as 50c. ,'~^x Children's 5 to 8 per pair 65, 75, 85 90c Eclipse S", Eotkiucd at Pokt Oitick at Manchkstbr, Iowa, as second-Class I Xir i:' Children's 8$ to 11 per pair, $1.15, $1.35, 1.50. HiBsea' 11 to 2, per pair, $1.25, $1.35, $1.50, $1.75. P. F. Madden. Usttt-our office^ f" Let us call on you Our prices if you can. We ask is a chance to meet -it v.<p></p>Lumbe Phone 117 Tank Heaters vn.'f -'-a" '•i&i-i: Wc handle the only tank heater made in Dela ware county and we make, it? the only heater that will cause a circulation of warm water throughout entire tank, thereby causing uniformity of tempera' ture neither too hot nor too cold' but Just Right for st"ck to drink. It is called the A. B. G. "Circulating Hot Blast" Call and see it. wH A. E. PETERSON 7 Sells you solid meat SEA.L SHIP! lue Point oysters, Pit for the table of a King Accapt no other than Seal Shpti Oysters, they are not water soaked, The Best In Flavor, Always Fat Solid Measure A. E. Peterson •:sr« 109 Main St. Manchester, Iowa mm, •r-irfir and is the only Heater made in which coal can be burned without grates to give trouble. ... if $ Carhart& Nyc. ESTABLISH MILK CONDENSERY. The letter which follows is dated Jan uary 20, and was sent -to Mr. Joseph Hutchinson, who, in an interview lust Thursday morning, stated to a representative of this paper that he was willing to assist in whatever way presented itself in bringing this con densery to Manchester. Mr. Joseph Hutchinson, Manchester, Iowa, Dear Slr: As you are aware of the fact, that we have had a grand proposition pre sented to us as business men, the establishment of a condensed milk plant in our city, which means a to tal expenditure of at least $75,000.00 and when completed would give em ployment annually to at least fifty hands, as you are a wide awake busi ness man, and have several houses for rent, some of which at this time are standing. idle can you not see what a. plant of this kind would mean to you alone regardless of the rest of our community? Would not this plant when completed mean' an ad dition of at least thirty families from outside, and would not this be a ben efit to each one of-our business men? Has it not been with us in the past, that we took too much for grant ed, with instiutions of this kind, that they would have to locate here, and hasn't it invarlbly been the case they have slipped through our fingers on6 by one. Do we want to see it agairi? There will be no excuse for us this time to offer as business men and citizens, if we fail to have this plant located here, for the opportunity awaits us for the taking, and~ with the beautiful little cly of which we are justly proud, including its light ing system, water power, telephone system and railroad facilities, have we -anything to fear from other neigh boring cities, and as you know a wide awake community with the facilities at our fingers ends, should not be afraid to tackle any of these' enter prises. As you understand these men are not coming here asking for aid or selling stock, simply desiring our cooperation showing them that the business men desire this manufactur ing plant to locate here and give them -their support. Then, what an opportunity this is knocking at our door. Now the question is, shall we open the door and let them in or shal we again add another bar and keep them out. Will you not take it upon yourself as a busineess man and one interest ed in this matter to use all of youj. Influence oli "whom you meet, and who are opposed to the proposition, and should not these men when they again visit our little city, be shown all due attention, and extended every courtesy, thus conveying to them in every possible way that- a mass meet' ing be called for the benefit of all o£ our business men and citizens to further thiB W •us -.rmj -Xv, st-v: proposition to a success ful end. I remain, At fi'| Very respectfully, 4^ V, "A Citizen." In explanation of this letter, it can be stated that In promoting this contemplated industry, that it must be necessary to obaln definite infor mation from the manager or a com mittee who has the matter in charge, before any Manchester man will ac tively engage himself in supporting It. Mr. Hutchinson said that he had attempted to obtain a statement from several paries here as to what was really expected of the city in order to secure the condensing plant. I: these New York parties are de sirous of locating in Manchester, it would be fitting that they give out in a public way what their wishes are and advise the people more fully in the matter. ..~ PRAYER IN COLLEGES. The week of prayer for the colleges in this country was universally ob served the 'past week. In the thous ands of schools in the United States daily prayer meetings were held dur ing class hours and special address es glveen by visiting ministers and churchmen. The practice is a charitable one. The life of the student body is the one topic of prayer and devotion, above all else. Of course, the suc cess of the institution is remember ed in the many petitions which are uttered,, but that which '.prompted the minds- of educators in setting apart a certain week each year, was for a purpose good in itself—that of Influencing the thoughts of the young men and women along spiritual things and invariably, each college or uni versity reports conversions and con secrations as a result of these few days of sober and serious attention to things holy and right..' ILLNESS LIGHT THIS WINTER. In conversation with several phy. sicans in the city, it was stated by each of them that this season has been an unusually healthful one, few attacks of severe colds being report ed, .and no epidemics or diseases pre valent. Pneumonia, "at all times a dreaded sickness, has not as yet vis ited the community, and very few fevers have been treated. The checkered weather conditions would have ,seemed to create more lllneBS than has been noted, but owing to certain precautionary methods taken, which are recommended, not only by physlqans, but lierqlded in the daily of their bodies MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1909. ARMENIAN LULLABY. If thou wilt shut thy drowsy eyes, My mulberry one, my golden sun. The rose shall sing tljee luilabys, My pretty cosset lambkin. And htou shait swing in an almond tree, With a flood of moon beams rocking thee— silver boat on a golden sea. My velvet love, my nesting dove, My own pomegranate blossom. The stork shall guard thee passing well All night, my sweet ,my dimple feet, And bring the myrrh and asphodel. My gentle-rnin-of-sprlngttme. And for thy slumbrous play phall twine The diamond stars with an emerald vine To trail in the waves of ruby wine. My myrtle bloom, my heart's perfume, My little chirping sparrow. And when the morn wakes up to see My apple bright, my soul's delight, The partridge shall come calling thee, My jar of milk and honey. Yes, thou shalt know what mystery lies, In the amethyst deep of curtained skies, If thou wilt fold thy onyx eyes, You wakeful one, you naughty son, You cooing little turtle. —Eugene Field. ANOTHER STORY OF A FIRE. The life of a newspaper reporter is one of sadness. In a village of sev eral thousand inhabitants, news, such as will interest the readers of one of the weekly papers. Is not plentiful, and when something of importance, large or small, occurs, especially on an evening or the following day after the edition has been printed, it is a veritable occasion of sorrow and 1am entation. One feature alone compensates that presumption, wherein the paper which has lost out in getting a "scoop," has from six to seven days to work out its salvation and make a -story which people will read again, concerning the same thing. The people of Man chester all know that the coal elevat or in the Illinois Central yards was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday evening at about 6 o'clock. Everyone either heard the weird screeching of the fire whistle and the stirring Jangle of the bell, which called to gether the fire department and that the-truck and hose carts were drawn to the .scene of the fire, which was extinguished after having burned it self nearly out. The company Is looser by nearly three thousand -dol lars. Then, too, town folk generally knew that an explosion of gasolene caused the ignition, and that the" quantities of fine coal dust, thickly settled on every girder and timber of the frame building, served- to spread the fire- more swiftly. All that is now history, and peeople are won dering if the., ra,iTroad company will You know, when a fire alarm is given, every patron of a telephone is of the opinion that he should ask "central" where the fire Is, and some times you have to wait your turn be fore receiving an answer. There are only three girls to answer as many hundred calls when -fire breaks out. By the time the fire boys have start ed the heavy trucks rolling down icy or muddy streets, a long procession of kids are streaking it for the fire and any number of women forget to tie on a bonnet or put on galoshes only desiring to watch the fire at as close range as possible. Did you noticve how the sidewalks were lined up with folks Wednesday night between Marion street and the tracks on Third street? As Howard Smith was anxiously waiting to know whether the burning brands flying through the air were going to settle or the roof of a big barn in which Mr. Smith had several thousand dol lars of valuable horse flesh, a couple of hundred girls and women stood bareheaded or with shawls around them, watching the pillar of fire il luminate the sky for miles and as the top of the 40-foot structure sunk down into a bed of white-hot coals, a long, drawn-out sigh of relief was heard from the onlookers. The houses just north of the elevator were closely watched, for fear the sparks and burning pieces of wood might ignite the-roofs, -although the drizzle and half-Tain during the afternoon pre vented any danger of such alarm. Bnt after the fire was out, and the people turned back to finish their interrupted suppers, the thoughts of the gossipers were -turned loose. "How do you *spoBe it started," and "wasnt it beautiful to watch the thing bmxi" -were the most frequent excla mations given "voice, and-then a dis cussion of what might have happened had it not rained, and if the depart ment Jiadn't responded as quickly as it did, was kept going until the little groups. of people were divided and went to their homes. A fire Is always a topic of much conversation, not only in a small tont but in a great city. The village sol1 dom affords an opportunity for its volunteer firemen to distinguish him self for brayery, nor fs there a loss o' life as is reported in large confla grations, -but just the same, when that ungodly whistle blows and the fire bell rings, it sets a .body's heart and nerves throbbing and thrilling.. COURIER IS FIFTY YEARS OLD. The Waterloo Evening Courier cel ebrated its golden or fiftieth birth day last week, and in this connection published a four part paper of Gi pages. The edition contained many historical sketches of the city of Wa terloo, and a variety of half-tone cuts ct the office buildings, churches and l'ubllc schools. J. C. Hartman Is paper and monthly magailnes, it is editor-and president of the publish believed that the people of this counting company, and with his staff, try will gradually educate themselves made the anniversary number 'one as to how they may take better care that and minds. is justly entitled to well deserv- led mention. Slim Womon of Hungary. The women of Hungary regard small waist as the greatest- possible beauty, and they will endure anything In order to put ou an appearance of be ing pmall walste'd. Tight lacing is car ried' on to an extraordinary extent, and the waist Is compressed by. force until one would think that the owner could hardly breathe. Yet in this conliuod state the women will plunge into the wildest of Hungarian dances, known as the czardas, and prance frantically like ballet dancers until at the end they sink, gasping, exhausted and well nigh suffocated, on a sofa. As they grow older most of these slim beauties become enormously stout, and then they are regarded lis quite old. The Hungarians, though they resemble the Turks In many ways, have not the Turkish admiration for fat women or the English admiration for elderly made up belles. Hungary Is a laud of slim young women, and when they lose their figure they lose their attrac tiveness and their power.—Modern So ciety. "Timts Ch*ng«d." "Tes, slree, Bill times Is changed since you an' me was doln' our court In',". said Adonlram Clover, with a note of sadness in his voice, to old Andy Closer, who had come over to "set a spell." "When we was doln' our courtiu', Andy, a gal thought she was bein' treated right harnsom If a feller bought her 10 cents' wuth o' pep'mints once In awhile, an' if he tuk her to any doln's in town she didn't expect him to go db^fp into his jeans to the tune of a dollar or two for ice cream an' soda water an' candy at fo'ty cents a paound. My son St tuk his ducksy daddle to the band concert in town ylstiday, an' there wa'n't a quarter left of a dollar bill he struck me fer time he got home. Beats all the way young folks throw the money away nowadays. I tell ye times Is changed mightily since we was boys, an' the Lawd only knows what the end will be with a feller layln' out 75 cents on a gal in one day!"—St. Louis Republic. The Innocent Young Thing. The manufacturer of a moving pic ture machine was explaining to a grotjp of acquaintances how he had ob talnpd a series of pictures showing a celebrated massacre that had once tak^n place at a western army post In the days when Indian warfare was a horrible reality Instead of an exhibit on 4 Broadway stage. "The commander of the post," he saidi "hnd a detachment of .soldiers and| another of Indians re-enact the scene for us, dressed exactly as In the old days, so our machines could secure every detail—the onslaught of the In dians, the defense by the white sol diers, their massacre and the dostruc- Ion .of the fort.' jnay be very Interesting," said not, Wg.itis t0.be. care to see it in even a pictuip." was Laurence's reply to this, "I'llcure The sweet young thing listened with wide eyes. And did they really kill the white soldiers for you?" she asked, breath less.—New York Press. Two Arctic EnomlM.' Since the beginning of time uiere probably has been enmity between the polar bear and the walrus. Except for the walrus, bruin's reign over the arc tic regions has been almost unchal lenged since the race of mammoths passed. All the hardy flesh eaters that Inhabit the bleak, unfertile northland are his natural prey. But most of all he depends upon the seals and sea lions for his food. There is only one animal that Is powerful enough to defend itself and offspring agiUnst the polar bead's attack, the huge and cum brous walrus, but its movements are so slow and awkward when out of the water that often it is impossible for the bulky animal to retard the swift attack and retreat of Its smaller opponent.—Frank Stick In St. Nich olas. Three of Them Know. According to the Philadelphia* Rec ord, a boy of eight said to his mother: 'Well, there were only three boys in school today who could answer one question that the teacher asked us." "And I hope my boy was one of the three," said the proud mother. You bet I was," answered the young hopeful, "and Sam Harris and Harry Stoue were the other two." "I am very glad you proved yourself so good a scholar, my son it makes your mother proud of you. What ques tion did the teacher ask, Johnny?" 'Who broke that glass in the back window?'" .v In Different Sete. It is but seldom, one imagines, that a good joke is made about an oyster. Edmund Yates, however, In his "Re collections and Experiences," relates one. "I was walking with Thackeray one evening from the club," writes Yates, "and, pausing a fish shop in New street, he noticed two different tubs of oysters, one marked *1 shilling a dozeu' and the other 'Is. 3d. a dozen.' ,4How they must hate-each other!' said ThAckeray." London's Bridget. Few people are aware of the extent to which the city of London is bridged over. In all, it seems, there are no fewer than seveuty-five bridges. Of tfiese nineteen are railway bridges, three are bridges over roads (such as Holborn viaduct), and fifty-three are bridges which connect private prem ises.—Pall Mall Gazette. Placing Him. "May I ask you what your profes sion isV" "Certainly. 1 cure people of the blues by hypnotic power." "Oh, I see. You're what you uilght call a cheerupodist." Mean. 5 4 a Husbands to Burn. The elderly spinster in tiu rear of the drawing room ear had no nioro than settled in her sent v. Is.- ,- li.r at tention was attracted to a woman a little farther front who was garbed In the deepest mourning. As Miss Spinster adjusted her nose grabber glasses for a better inspection of the one In widow's weeds slit saw tha conductor lean over and converse with her earnestly for several minutes. When the conductor got back to ber seat taking the passenger's tickets Miss Spinster was consumed with cu riosity about the woman in mourning. "Conductor," she asked in her sweet ost-tones, "what's the trouble with the lady up there in widow's weeds?" "Oh, that's Mrs. Gettom!" replied the obliging conductor. "She's just taking her third husband out to a crematory." "Oh, how dreadful!" exclaimed Miss Spinster. And then In a faraway voice she added: 'And just think of it! nere I nm past fifty and never had a husband In my life, while that woman up there has,them to burn!"—Xew York Times. Strong Monosyllables. Instructors in the art of literary composition usually condemn a string of monosyllables, but in the well known hymn "Lead, Kindly Light," written by a master of the English language, you. may count thirty con secutive words of one syllable only. They offend neither the eye nor the ear. Milton often uses a series of mono syllables. In the second book of" "Par adise Lost" we lia\ The flend O'er bog or steep, through strait, rousth denso or rare, With head, hands, wings or feet pursues his way And swims or sinks or wades or creeps or flies. Such lines are not uncommon in the book: Hocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens and shades of death. And again: Of neithci t.eu nor shore nor sir nor fit-o. —London Notes and Queries. Courtship In Ireland. An Tnsu uoy marries when ho has a rid house aud an Irish girl Jnst when she pleases. Sometimes she so pleases while yet her years are few at other times she is content to wait upon wis dom. In the latter case, of course, she makes a wise choicc, but in the for mer almost always a lucky one, for luck is tue guardian angel of the Irish. "You're too young to marry yet. Mary," the mother said when Mary pleaded that she should grant Lau rence O'Mahony a particular boon. "If *yon only have patience, mother, I'll cure meself of that fault," was Mary's reply.1 "And she's never been used to work. Laurence,", the jnothev said to the suitor discouragin^ly. reply her of that fault." And ho did too.— Seumas MacManus In Lippincott's. The Nervous Mother. An Atchison woman who is very nervous aud inclined to worry is the mother of a boy. She recently read of a boy who was killed while roller skating and immediately put her son's roller skates in the fire. Another newspaper told of a boy who was kill ed riding the street cars, and as boys are frequently killed while walking by street cars runniug over them she chained her boy to the front door. Then she read of, a boy who died of blood poisoning caused by his shoe rubbing his heel, and her boy's shoes and stockings came off. The story of a boy who bit off a button on his waist and choked to death resulted in her taking off her boy's clothes. lie had left only a flannel shirt, and she is reading now that wearing flannel shirts Is the cause of great mortality and Is thinking of removing that.— Atchison Globe. The Bloom on the Egg, "I know these e'ggs at least are fresh," said the youug housewife. "As I took thein from the basket a white bloom, like the down of a peach, came off on my hauds." Her husband, a food expert, gave a sneering laugh. "In that case," he said, 'Til forego my usual morning omelette. That bloom, my dear, proves your eggs to be a year or so old—maybe four or five years old. "The bloom, as you so poetically call it, Is lime dust. It shows that the eggs are pickled. Lime dust, which rubs off like flour, is the surest test we have for pickled eggs—a not un« wholesome article, but not' to be com pared with the new l^ld sort."—New Orleans Timcs-Pemocrat. The Riddle. Here is a strange riddle which wo have never met before. It is sent us by a friend from Jhansl, India: Divide 150 by o. Add two-thirds of 10. So ends the riddle. Here is the auswer: CoLENSO. C—100. L—50. EN—two-thirds of TEN 1 Maud (before the laughing hyena's cage)—How provoking! Here we've been twenty minutes, and the hyena' hasn't laughed once. Ella—Strange, and he's beeu eying your new hat too! Hi* Qr«mt Lov*. She—Darling, do you love me?1 He (kissing ber rapturously aud repeated ly)—Do I? I wish you were a two headed girl. That's all I can say.—Lon don Tlt-Blts.. A N 1 SO—ends the riddle.—London Scraps. Changeable Names. Tom—Belle is a strange girl. She doesn't know the names of some of her best friends. Maud—That's nothing. Why, I don't even know what my own will be a year from now.—Boston Transcript. The Process. "You are a pretty sharp boy, Tom my." "Well, I ought to be. Ta takes me •ut in the wood shed and straps me three or four times a week."—Har jer's Weekly. J_iteral Thirst For Work. The lawyer wlio made a bluff nt a big practice turueil hastily to part from his companions. "I am sorry, but I must go," he said hurriedly. "I have a enso at home which I must absorb to the last de tail." "I guess," said one of the party, "It's a case of beer."—Baltimore American. Nowbere with moro quiet or with more freedom does a man retire than Into hi* own,»oul.—Marcus Aurelius. .. r. vA i-T VOL. XXXY.---N0. 4. Established Phone 113. Phone 107 €t)e iDemucrot RATES OF ADVERTISING Space Accurate Construction, Good Fitting and Easy Running Drawers,! Proper Finish Throughout, First-class Trimmings. We might say more, but if you will kindly give us an opportunity we will show you. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Win. C. Cawley, President. R. W. Tirrill, Vice President. Clias. J. Seeds, Cashier. ^3 C. W. Keagy, Asst. Cashier. .i Jos. Hutchinson, M. H. Williston, J. F. Merry, H. F. Arnold, Geo. W. Dunham. CAPITAL, $100,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS, $25,000 Your business solicited on a strictly business basis. K*C+0+0+0+0+W+0+0*0*0+0+OK+0*0+0+0+0+0*0+0+0*0+0£ DEALERS IN Pine and Hardwood Lumber POSTS, WOOD, ETC. GAY STREET, MANCHESTER, IOWA. Farmers, Take Notice. Having installed a Grist Mill, I am prepared] to do custom grinding at reasonable prices. Can grind your grist while you do your trading. Bring in your grist,any[amount from one bushel up, to the Corner Feed Store, west of Court House. lw 2w 3m 6m lyr fl 00 11 SO $2 50 14 50 9B50 110 00 1 50 2 !S 8 511 5 75 9 (Ml 15 00 20U 3 00 450 7 0C 12 00 SO 00 2 5(1 3 75 5 75 10 OU lti(JC 25 00 (K 4 5(1 700 13 0(1 20 00 30 CO 65(1 0U 15 OU •£00 40 00 &L 90(1 18 0(1 40 00 66 00 12 &0 18 00 iS (JO 50 00 80 00 125 00 One inch :Two Inches-..- .Three inches.. Four inches—. IFive Inches.... .X column |H column .One column... 'ed According to above scale. I Business Cards, not exceeding sis lines 15.00 per year, Business locals, ten cents per line for ,the first insertion, and five cents per kline for each insertion after. I iy? A BIG SPECIAL SALE OF .. BEDROOM FURNITURE.. fevi »ro making Special Prices on Bedroom Furniture ...... Suits, Dressers, V, 'A Dressing Tables, Commodes, Beds IN OAK, MAHOGANY and BIRDS-EYE MAPLE. Quality—with with the right price" of course—iB'our watchword. The following are some of the features that help to make our quality BROWN. The Furniture Man Sells Cedarine Furniture Polish. New Feed and Coal Store., We have opened a Feed and Coal establishment in the Board way building on lower Franklin street We have purchased the coal business of C. H. Paaker, and are prepared to supply your wants with all kinds of HARD AND SOFT COAL at lowest possible prices. We also carry a full line of Mill Feed, Chicken.Feed, Lime, Cement and Plaster. Try some of our "BEN HUR" FLOUR. Every sack guaranteed. Call and see us. We Eolicit a share of your patronage. GEO. E. PACKER TELEPHONE 171 XS07. Delaware County State Bdill^ Manchester. Iowa. Doiijg a Commercial anTSavings Business. C. H. PARKER. TOWSLEE'S EXCELSIOR OINTMENT TRIED-SURE—VALUABLE A reliable application for Cuts, Sores, and Bruises. Made and sold only by R. A. DENTON., iJ Been here 41 years, A 5§ *^5 •C I fl V*f „'V» '•S