Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-16
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,4 1880 ( NI1kgu,
The board of control has lately been re-
ceiving the biennial reports from the
State institutions. They cover the latter
half Of the biennial period or the first
year under the board OF control. The one
from the hospital of the insane at Cla-
rinda is interesting. Its statement Of ex-
penditures from general support fund Is
$113,534.19. The balance remaining June
80 to credit of contingent fund was
$l62.SS. Tho balance remaining of gem
eral support fund June 80 was $1O.-
753.6S. This makes total Of $124,-
5000. The total amount received from
July I, 1898, to June 80. 1899, was
$1O1.S0; total expenditure, $539.5s. max
ing balance of $162.22 July i, 1893,
there remained in hospital care AL men
and 314 women. There were admitted
during the year 1876 men and 184 women,
making the number. under care 637 men
and 44S women; 80 men and IS women
were discharged recovered; 81 men and
II women partially recovered, 4 men and
women discharged unimproved, SO men
and 81 women died. The present attend
ance Is 400 men and 361 women. The
death rate was unusually large in the
winter and spring months, but only nine
are reported to have died Of organic dis
ease of the brain. The superintendent
makes strong plea for patients with
diseased brains being given care at the
earliest possible moment.
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The State historical collection has been
enriched by the recent arrival Of five
original volumes of the earliest editions
OF Horace Greeles's famous weekly,
New Yorker" This is valuable ac-
QUESTION to the collection and inspected
with great interest by Curator Aldrich.
he states that the original first volume
Of the Log Cabin" publication COM
menced by Greeley few years after tho
New Yorker" and published contempt
raneously with it until both were merged
into the Tribune" in 1910, is owned by
Uncle Dick" Clarkson of Des Moines,
who refused an offer OF $1,000 for It
which he had one time received from
Whitelaw Reid. Mr. Aldrich enjoyed
personal acquaintance with the great ed
itor, and ut one time called upon him in
his Office. Mr.. Greeley never had the
slightest trouble in obtaining marvellous
calculations for his publications and his
traditional failure to make them profita-
Bile was wholly due to his lack of execu-
tive ability and inattention to the BUSH
ness management. One cannot wonder
at the prodigious circulation of the New
Yorker, although its subscription price
was 81 per year, when he glances at the
contents and notes the immense superb
ority over present-day publications of
similar nature.
So
The report of the pension agency in the
city shows that during the last fiscal year
there was paid out in pensions the sum
of $77S2, 1850. OF this sum $685.
.O5 was for first payments on original.
increase and for renewals. There are
two invalid and sig widows pensions for
the Spanish-American war on the list.
The amount paid out on account of the
war with Spain was $1,000. There are
fifty widow pensioners of the war Of
1912, 22S widows and 37S survivors Of
the Mexican war and 90 survivors of the
Indian wars who draw pensions through
this agency. The total number of pen
sioners on June 80, 1903, was 57,915 and
81, 941 on June 80, 1899, a net increase of
26 for the year.
Gov. Shaw has issued commissions for
several officers of the Fifty-first Iowa,
now in Luzon. They are: Edward w.
Hearne, to be first lieutenant Company
II, 70skaloesa; .prowoted from second
lieutenant. Guy b. Kissick, to be second
lieutenant same; promoted from sergeant.
Promotions necessitated by the resigna-
ton of Lieut.. w. II. Poynts to enter the
regular army. Matthew A. FINLEY, 20 be
first lieutenant Company L, Council
Bluffs. He succeeds Lieut.. Moore, who
committed suicide; promoted from second
lieutenant. Lieut.. Fred Van Arnam, to
be second lieutenant same company; pro-
noted from sergeant
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The annual report of the bureau of la
Dor statistics will Show that in 1898 a
wonderful industrial gain was made over
the previous year. About 25 per cent
more labor is reported employed and ina
considerable proportion OF cases wages
are increased from 10 to 10 per cent per
hand. Not only this, but the number OF
employing institutions in the State has
increased more than ever before reported
in one year.
Gov. Shaw has pardoned Mark Halli-
nan of Clinton, who six years ago was
convicted of manslaughter. Hallinan's
brother did the shooting. in political
row, and then escaped. Mark was tried
and found guilty as an accomplice. Pub
lie opinion favored him and when he APP
pealed, the case against him was never
perfected. Gov. Shaw was presented an
influential petition for his pardon
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II. A. Balm, assistant State geologist.
has recently returned from work in Du-
buque County. Mr.. Balm says the zinc
and lead mines there are having great
boom. New miles are soon to be opened
up and old ones are beng re-opened and
developed. The miners wages have in
creased over ten per cent and there is
difficulty in getting enough men.
Girls Will Learn by Heart.
Thus runs an ancient rhyme:
Married in white,
You have chosen all right.
Married in gray,
You will so far away.
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back.
Married in red,
You'd better be dead.
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl,
You'll live in a whirl.
Married in yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow.
Married in brown,