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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

There is a one-legged man at Wheel
ing, w. Va, who has had another one
legged man arrested ON the charge of
stealing the formers wooden leg. This
shows that while people may be willing
to respect one another's misfortunes
they are seldom inclined while so doing
to ignore chance to help themselves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The new president of Amherst Col
lege casts down the gage boldly. He
says the English language contains the
best literature in the world, the classics
to the contrary Notwithstanding. There
fore correct understanding of the En-
glish tongue and its capabilities is the
prime essential of a liberal education.
All of which makes it appear that AM
herst's new president is right up in the
van of progress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
THE STATE OF IOWA.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Business Man Disappears Mysteriously
Precedent in Bankruptcy Cases
Railroad Meme Home May Come to
Fort Dodge Tragedy at Knoxville.

Frank Mellholen, member of the mon
ument firm of Bateman & Mellholen Of
Monticello, has disappeared. A few days
ago Mellholen collected money belonging
to the firm amounting to $500. He stated
that he intended driving to Coggon to
transact some business. He drove to that
place and left his team in livery stable.
Nothing has since been heard from him
and his movements after leaving Coggon
are unknown. Before leaving Monticello
Mellholen paid few small bills he owed
about town. He went to Monticello from
Dubuque. He is young man and I'M
married. The circumstances of his dis
appearance have caused surprise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Sir Thomas Upton says he will chal-
lenge for the Americas cup again I'M
less some other Englishman does SO.
In view of the treatment that Sir
Thomas received there should be little
trouble in finding somebody else who
would like to come over and get beaten.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Drayman Shoots Wife and Self.

While driving his dray along the street
near the G., B. & @. depot at Knoxville
John Dawson, drayman, leaped to the
ground and fatally shot his wife, who
was passing. He then shot himself in
the head and died. Dawson was about
80 years old, and was jealous of his
young wife, from whom he had been sep
Iarated for some time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

At Dubuque Judge Shiras refused to
grant Dwight H. Skinner discharge
from bankruptcy. On the trial of n
civil case in State court it was shown
that Skinner had transferred his property
to his wife, without consideration, and
with intent to defraud his creditors. AZ
ter doing this he filed petition in bank
ruptcy. The property transferred to his
wife was not included in his schedule of
assets, and for this reason the court de-
clined to grant him discharge. The
ruling establishes precedent in bank
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Newfoundland Tobacco.

Fhe jacotars, or French Canadian
half-breeds of Newfoundland, smoke
the inner bark of the red willow when
they cannot procure tobacco. White
settlers often use this for seeming to-
bacco. 1t is called Killikinicl in the
Indian language.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Win or lose, it seems to be the fash
ion the world over to give naval officers
something that win Indicate the esti-
nation in which they are held by their
country. In the United States they get
swords. in Spain they. give them the AK.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The richest milk is that which comes
near tile close Of the milking. A test
disclosed that the first half pint Of milk
at milking contained only 1.o7 per
cent. of cream, while the last half pint
eontatped 1885 per cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Water Cheap In tilasr ow.

In Glasgow ELS householder obtains
for lid per annum continuous. never
failing, unrestricted stream of the
purest water in the world, delivered
right into his kitchen, washhouse and
bathroom. 1t is calculated that $50
gallons Of pure water are delivered to
the citizens of Glasgow for every PEN
ny paid. And 1t is water of such pecu.
liar softness that the householders Of
Glasgow can pay their water rate out
of what they save on soap.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

on one side and fas- LiFE-sAvINa Buor.
ten together on the other. The case is
fitted with pockets on the inside, which
hold supplies of food and water for
twenty days. AT the top dag floats
as signal to passing vessels.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Suicide at Fort Dodge,

Robert Hoffman, son of Mrs. Rather
inc Hoffman, died at the residence inst
north Of the Fort Madison city limits
from the effects of dose Of paris graEn,
taken with suicidal intent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Ventilatine Tunnc 8,

Various devices have been used in
Europe for the ventilation of tunnels.
In some cases oil-burning or electric
locomotives have been substituted for
the trip through the tunnel and in other
cases artificial ventilation has been
uSed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

er on the ends of their legs, which are
used to grasp inequalities invisible to
human eyes.
Under the microscope the polished
surface of plate glass is shown to be
really a mass of inequalities. The
naked eye, the touch, will not reveal
them to man. Under this same instru-
ment the feet Of the common house fly
is shown to be REINFORCED by hooks
small enough to find Judgment In the
inequalities of the glass surface. The
foot of the mosquito has a wonderful
double hook which gives it the power
of holding to almost any smooth sur
face. In fact, the foot is frequently
entangled in some meshes which to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Negro Laborers Return Home.

Two hundred and fifty negroes who
have been employed on the construction
Of the Fort Dodge and Omaha have been
shipped from Fort Dodge to their homes
in Mississippi, from which point they
were brought early in the summer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

We are indebted, after careful and
patient enumeration, TO $4,000 con-
temporaries for the pleasant informa-
ton that Columbia is still gem of the
ncaan
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The youth Of American should keep
the example Of Dewey before their eyes
and Impress the picture well on their
minds. They can learn from 1t that
everything Is possible in a country like
this where the Individual must make or
mar his own fortune. They can learn
from 1t that he who is faithful over
few things will be given control over
many. They can learn from.it that the
world is always waiting for men of
serious thought and earnest effort and
that spasmodic brilliancy avails not.
There are thousands of men who are
endowed with richer gifts than is Dew
ey who never make their marks. Con.
scious of their own powers, they abhor
drudgery and painstaking and are al
ways waiting for opportunities to ex-
plot themselves. They are looking for
short roads to fame, for Kohinoors, for
great things that come suddenly and
which are mastered without effort.
Foolish and futilei Character is the
basis of all success and character is
like the coral reef, slow and painful of
building, but indestructible when built.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Another reason for England not
thinking of throwing up the sponge in
an affair of this kind is its needing it
to wipe Transvaal off the map.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Man" says DR.. Parkhurst, sis moth
ing more than a gorilla with con-
science" And some men lack even the
conscience.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

When you think man is talking
nonsense. possibly he Is talking sense.
and you are unable to comprehend him,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Electric street SWeepers.
Electric automobile street-SweepiDg
machines are being prepared to clean
the streets of Paris. The old clumsy
dirt machines now IN usc arc to be dops
away With.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
THIS MAY SAVE. MANY LIVES.

An Invention of Great Use In Case of
Wrecks. IS
Moved by the many recent accidents
at sea, with the resulting loss of life,
Charles Elias, who lives at Great Neck,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

A Pittsburg paper says that Ameri-
cans use up 25o,OoO 900 poker chips an
nually. Now who can tell how many
Americans are used up by poker chips?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

In noting the growth and conquests
Of the English language one is re-
minded of that eloquent description by
Joaquin Miller of the spirit of progress
with King James translation under
It's arm making the circuit of the globe.
Less than century ago the English
language was spoken by hardly more
than 100000 people. while to-day it
is the one commonly used by more than
2O0,OOo,O00. Nor has there ever been a
time when the spread OF, our native
tongue was more rapid OF when It had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Not 70 treat serious subject too
lightly-the two busiest bees that we
know of at this time are the Briton and
the Boer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Attends the Quaker Wedding.
A recent Chicago visitor to the East
writes thus descrlptiyely Of q Quaker
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Henri Rochefort, the editor of Paris
LIntransigeant, has fought 210 duels.
On several occasions he has been
wounded slightly by accident.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Don't buy any maps of the Transvaal.
There are likely to be changes.

The first qualification of the gentle
men who are to take the census in the
Philippines should be ability to sprint.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Of all the fuss and worry attendant
upon a moderately elaborate wedding,
when one can have such a sweet time
as that was without themYn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Miss Butt went to New YORK from
Dayton, Ohio, to tell DR.. r. w. Plum
mer, of Chicago, good-by when his ves-
sci sailed for Manila. When she went
aboard the vessel was coating, prepara-
tory to start. Dr. Plummer suggest
ed an immediate marriage, she agreed
and the ceremony was performed in
the preseuce of the ships officers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Chicago's Great Drainage Canal.

The Chicago river has the first the secondary
agency Chcagos great commercial growth and ascend
ency the lake. of course being primary There
hundreds of better sites for city along of Lake
Michigan but the Chicago river deep and sluggish
winding in and great fiat upon which
the city is built has afforded unending safe and
convenient docage lakegong vessels Thousands of
vessels can elevators mills and fac
tories which line the banks snuous sluggish stream
However the atness of the ctys site has
age peplexing expensive only but lack of cur
rent in the river so vessels, has
suited in fouing for miles out. The
great drainage becoming sanitary necessity was
finally dug in connection The discovery has
been made that when opened the river will be ruined
through from the lake Illinois river, and
eneers are trying to figure remedy. This and
swift river and the other is going
to diminish materially, of water which
over Niagara Falls through
The St Lawrence this diversion of
mayprove beli Hawever that may be- what
that city gains sanitary will lose
1nerclaI way great surgical opera
being continually astonished
by doctors. operation ends fatally
or that the patient dies figure. fatality
only ALL casually being of particular
consequence doctor did the cutting and slashng. as
described being the whole thing. Chicago has
fully performed operation cutting
traffic which all?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Daily eagle
The TopoIobampo Pop and Prophet.
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.

John w Breidenthal who has proved smart enough to
od on to his Office through successive Republican admins
traons and in spite of the majority party to
GUST him. has become considered the smarest Pop
n his puddle at least by party Whenever Breiden
thai delivers himself political representation his words
of wisdom are heraded the Galena zinc mines the
silver borders of Colorado few Republican papers
politicians the state wont to dlate the sup
posed superior political the Of
Topolobampo Breidentha interest of the Pop party
and examiner watching the trend of
political events in Ohio Waiting till the last day before
election, line under his Of figures and
summed up which he announced in his wise
impressive the effect that if good weather held
in the Buckeye would carry Ohio by the
Democratic and Popus vote which would reegate Nc
nley as presidential candidate that the
Ohio campaign had been strictly national
issues enough proved delightful not
witstandng which advantage and the advantage of Jim
Tapp golden rule platform candidacy Fusion was
beaten out sight and Mckinley and the
national administrations policy roundy endorsed Breden
thai will continue salary state bank exam
aner no doubt but political expert he would his
betting friends dollars by subsding
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
FitZhugh Lee on Cuba.

No enjoys share of the confidence of the
Cubans and has better opportunity judge as
existing conditions Pearl than Cen
eral Fftzhugh Lee.
His view of the situation decidedly hopeful He de-
cares that life and property protection of the
United States are now absolutely in Cuba There
little friction the inhabitants people are wisely
restrained the civil military authorities without in
any way being inundated or oppressed.
Nevertheless, General Lee emphaticay Declares when
they have adapted themselves the changes their
dtons he feels strongly that pledge to
grant independence should be fulfilled as
swiftly is practicable"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Lyddite and It's Terrific Force.

shell full of lyddte thrown into regiment on ex-
plOding produces the effect that charge dynamite
thrown into pond does The terrific conclusion
manges lungs bursts hearts to death men in
direction General Joubert the Boer
forces declares that the English using both yddt and
dumdum bullets. Against Of the former he sent
protest to the English general White Lyddite which
safe to handle gives off sickenng fumes and can be
fired from ordinary shells without danger Of ex
posion from conclusion 1t is made treating carboic
with nitric acid It is pcrc acid But pierre acid
enormously explosive its impulses as to be Incapable
Of even Of handling. In the manufacture Of
lyddte pierre acid subjected to secret process which
renders 1t safe handle ordinary gunpowder without
in the least impairing its terrific explosive force
Lyddte is the destructive explosive that can be
handled with safety by its user ounce for ounce is from
five to times destructive than nitro-glycerne
and from forty fftysx times more powerful than the
best gunpowder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
The War 1uIe.
a battle.

The mule is not pretty to look at and he is trfe shy
along the line posterity; comes
to war he is there with all four feet
the is lame from the long ago there was
in southern court, in which man
backed mule into the vicinity of enemy then
tekled the mule At the trial nothing proved
against the mule but its grand jury
for carrying dangerous weapon-to-wt said
within the meaning Of the law the condition
chief witness for the proved
judge to be founded in fact and strong sense,
not in numerous precedents. circum
stances the mule reputation that
ling to hear that General Otis arms keep
the Filipino wolf from the door has
plenty Of mule; while South Africa
British for this is equally And this
too, at time when automobile caissons prance
through the illustrated guiltless of
days and the mule are said to be
numbered On the contrary another peace
mules will be worth more than automobiles.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
PerpIexing to the Option Dealers.

the production Of wheat who watch the market for
that grain and its products forced to take wide
of the world They cannot attention only countries
which wheat in The crop in the
gentne Republic of the important raised
anywhere because most of it is always available for
portation to western Europe It rpens winter and
the crop of 1900 is advancing toward maturity
Australian crop is not large influential
the grain markets. but it is be Also
harvested in December and January Then the
half of the globe in the calendar
India cutting wheat in February and March, and Egypt
busy with still earlier harvest There season
neglect of by who try keep informed
regarding the worlds supply of breadstuffs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

ance The total receipts of the Coney Sporting club
for the fight pulled off, between the preachers and
the sonofagun known Sailor Sharkey s66,S4S.
OF this the fighters bated for thirds
AS the winner Jefes received hreequarters Of that
amounting to $33423 Sharkeys share s114. Jeres
victory although netting him small fortune
more thousands for him in theatrical engagements For
showing Roster Biars week, receive s5oO
sharkey who also appears place. receive
$1,000 week Jeres share of receipts the largest
in actual cash received by prize fighter
a battle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Along the Kansas Nile.

The Republicans elected their entire
ticket in Cowley county.
The Republicans Of Edwards county
got everything but the surveyor.
In Leavenworth county the vote was
the lightest cast In twenty years.
In Rice county the Republicans won
everything but the county treasurer.
Reno county and Cowley county have
made pronounced Republican gains this
year.
In Pawnes county the Republicans and
the Populists divided winners. each party
getting half.
Kansas can be counted as a Mckinley
state for next year. He viii get big
majority here.
The situation IN Harper county seems
to be slightly mixed. Both sides got some
OF the Offices
The Republicans carried Atchison ooun-
~. but lost the county commissioner in
the city district
The Republicans Of Lyon county elect
ed their whole ticket with rajoritles
ranging from % TO 40.
The Republicans Of Mcpherson county
carried everything. Simpson Is reelected
district Judge By about so.
The way Nebraska went Is pretty good
advertisement 10 the east that Nsorsska
IS not as prosperous as Kansas.
A missionary IN Bulgaria has made =
translation ~ Reverend {. N shei6on's
book into the language OF that country
The election returns IN Kansas counties
are mixed The Republicans mace TIE
big gains ard got the bulk az the eazdi-
dates 60
In Marion county the Republicans elect
81 every tAing 5y about 80 majority. er-
cept the sheriff. which E4s lost % >se
Democrats.
I.eavenworth rather owes TIE state Al
apology. Il Beat the Eepah.icsn cazsf-
date for saeriT. . member q. iae Tween
tis;a Kansas
There vas more scratching f. Eazsas
last TusS8ay thaa or any election day Il
her history Ta1 scratching 145lt s. c1z-
staztly growing
Il Kansas 81 Is ;he szue Cd story.
vaen any q t5e fsssou isckef Vas elect
"a 4 was usually tAe Dgn1seratlc car
dl5ztss fhere3a-
E,zthuslssm n politics Is vorta =
weight T. god TIE big Reyusllean "a
torttiss n S1aTaes county we're greatly
ewing 70 t1st TEsasieth recesfssa
s5zehow He7g5iicaz sAeriTs j. Kansas
thrsvs CO n<hts- IN Topeka ~ sFfncs-
pal aght vas male - TIE Eegzciez-
scarf Was I'D BIS taekas b "a y
SedEs1ck e1satF sisser sEhs Vas zszss
zzal-st tzs Republican sEsEaz szz e Fzz
EAsa1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Wants Prohibition Abolished.

Albert Griffin writes article the Mail and Breeze
in favor of aboshing prohibition has been lifelong
temperance agator and in the early days one of
most bitter and proscrptive prohbitionists He
that when he work in the of the
league he canvassed twenty states and he says he
found that the liquor power grown everywhere and
that the drink habit spreading says that from Is
to IS cent Of and from per cent of women
drink He lays the blame the fact that legal suason
had taken the place almost entirely suason-that
under prohibition the latter practically abandoned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Annex the CanuCk.

Not only political reasons call the annexation of
Canada but commercial interests we'll There is much
of financial advantage of prestige in the acquisition Of
British colony The
pnnion declares that Canada becoming very strong
competitor with the United States exporter While
only articles. it industries which
have brought into the United States millions of
lars during the past few He the exports
ter cheese to $S94OOOOOO
The largest item of export
but cheese which direct competitor
the United States to $21S2h262 The butter
exported amounted to s5S46O4 and flour to s61s4O1S2
The export of cheese from has
to S152 6S1 in 1898 The
cheese exported from the United States
last year amounted to only Ss2676O7.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
Pugilistic Punching Paws.

There is money in the ''many q seIfdefense" or
otherwise in being able opponent of the ring
Of countenance same time knock him out Of
wind, there is also per Tor the fellow who
receives the Of enable him
TO be counted knockout" The national game Of
football may be- in drascaly brutal stin the
prize fight conceded to be pretty tough perform
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Grover Cleveland stood the polls and police.
man ordered him away and Cleveland obeyed apprec
ated the joke. Cleveland is a pretty good American
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Agunaldo and Ned Atkinson will have to adjust their
spectacles good many times they will get any en-
enlargement out Of last Tuesday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

It would about time that Republicans of Ohio
showed Messrs Bushnell and Kurtz precpice
them to step off.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Kentucky is no longer Democratic state It is Re
publican and the Kentuckans generally be congrat
uated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Joe Wheeler expects hand for congress but he
is lingering in Luzon hoping that he good fight
out Of the Fiipnos
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Mr. Mclean o1Ohio could feel great easier today
II he did not think his constituents in Washington D. c.
disappointed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

The vote throughout the pretty good sign
that the United America and incidentally of Asia
is still o deck with the flag flying.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Kentucky managed pull of her election without a
single man losing a nose a tooth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

The Democrats of Ohio and Kentucky spent the first
part of Tuesday night making claims gains and the last
part of Tuesday night trying hide themselves
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

Ohio expansion. So is all the north and all the
west with the exception OF Nebraska
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09

The ordering out of the militia Kentucky was an
error America should be able hold elections vio
lence.