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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
CHAPTER XVI.

For the next few days the routine of my
life was exactly the same, the morning at
tendance at the cardinals levec, the daily
dinner in public, and long rides with Cas-
tor in the afternoons, in which was some
times accompanied by st. Armande; but
this was not always possible, as he was
closely attached to D'Amboises person.
D'Amboise frequently asked me to accom-
pany him to the vatican; but up to now
had begged permission to decline his invi-
tation, on the plea that, with the business
before me, it would perhaps be well for me
TO live as much in retreat as possible. The
cardinal said, with that good-tempered
laugh OF his, which entirely belied his as
tute scheming nature, that as I was as yet
ignorant of my task need not be 80 care
full. replied to his eminence that it was
just because was in the dark that was
90 circumspect, and he was then good
enough to agree with me. was, however,
naturally anxious to see something of the
vatican, and one of my reasons for refus.
ing, besides that of prudence, was that
was not sufficiently well equipped. This,
however, with the funds at my disposal,
was soon mended, but from some cause or
other, I had up to now not gone. Jacopo
was not so successful as he anticipated he
would be, in raising his men. 1t was, above
all, necessary to have them trustworthy,
audit was difficult to get men of this class for
merely temporary employment, such al
! offered. At last the matter was ar.
ranged, and by the end of the week mus
tered body of six stout fellows, all of them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Drink arain-o

after you have concluded that you ought
not to drink coffee. 1t is not medi-
cine but doctors order it, because 1t is
healthful, invigorating and appetizing,
1t is made from pure grains and has
that rich seal brown color and tastes
like the finest grades of coffee and costs
about 14as much. Children like it and
thrive on it because it is a genuine food
drink containing nothing but nourish.
ment. Ask your grocer for Grain-o o, the
new food drink. 15c. and 25c.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

1.-THE devil! What are you going to do?"
"Only little dinner cxcellency, which 1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Thousands OF people are looking California
ward. They want to know where to 20 to raise
fruit and now to travel cheaply and comfortably.
For Information regarding these questions adj
dress California Bureau of Information. Box
c72. G edar Rapids, Ia, 47w27
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Taken this month-keeps you well all sum.
mer. Drives away Impure. blood. The greatest
spring tonic ever offered. Rocky Mountain Tea.
Smiths Pharmacy and Gregg y Ward.
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Chimnevs Cleaned.

VH1MHeyB V1eHneu.
have got patent devise for cleaning chin
neys. II you want yours cleaned leave orders
for me at Meth Browns or Graham Z, Sons. l
also do all kinds of mason work and white wash
ing, build chimneys and clsterns and do repairs.
Ali work warranted to give satisfaction.
Sn JOHN TOWSLEE.
The times., 1899-10-22

later, and Congress may also look into the
matter. This Call case" he added. may
become celebrated before it is concluded"
As defence Mr.. Victory alleges that
be had agreed to purchase the books in
question from the plaintiff for $500.
AT the hearing which took place in jus
tice Hewletts Office on Thursday afternoon
it was brought out that the books in ques-
tiou were delivered to Victory for mis- in
spectiou, examination and purchase if a
bargain could be made; that Victory. who
had offered 800 for twenty-five sets. and
which offer Gail said was satisfactory
found on examination that instead o. twel-
ty-fve sets Call had delivered sixty-twO
sets. which were incomplete. The books
were on exhibition in Victory's store in
r Street. between Ninth and Tenth Streets.
Efforts were made by Victory to purchase
the entire number He wanted first. how
ever. the missing volumes TO be supplied
before closing the deal. In the mean time
q man named Collins. who testified that he
vas broker i'm public documents visited
Victory place ald made an offer for some
of the sets. but was unable TO buy because
Victory said he had not reached an agree
meut with the party TO whom the books be-
louged. Collins learning that the books
were the property Of Call. sought the for
mer Senator and made him an CIsr. which
vas accepted. When an order came from
Call for the books Victory refused 20 de-
liver them claiming that Call had agreed
TO sell them to him Call then sued out
q writ of repIeyiH and obtained possession
Of the property, giving & bond OF 500 for
any damage Victory might suffer should ths
latter obtain judgment.
The times., 1899-10-22
THE LIGHTING OF STREETS.
Several Petitions for the Extension
Of the SNstem Disnnsed OF.

~ - ~ 4 StitAoA-N ASA tiN
OF the System Disposed OF.
The Commissioners yesterday disposed OF
several petitions for the extension of the
street lighting systems that have been on
file at the District Building for some time
past
The first letter of this kind to be attend
ed to was received by the District officials
late last summer from NJ I. Weller and
related 10 the erection OF street lamps on
square $40 between l and X and Fifth and
Sixth Streets southeast Mr.. Weller stated
at that time that there were no lights on
this square at all and it was thought that
such should be placed as soon as possible.
The letter was referred to the inspector OF
street lighting at the time OF its receipt,
and he made an adverse report on the mat
ter He stated that there W ere no people
living on the square at that time, and,
although a number OF houses were in the
course of construction, none were com
pIeted A few days ago, however, Mr.. Vel
Ter again wrote to the Commissioners, and
, this time upon Investigation, it was fOunI
that the houses which had been erected
during the summer were occupied, and il
was decided to place TWO new lamps on the
| square. The first viii be erected on the
east side of Fifth Street, between l and
K Streets, and the second viii be placed
on the west side Of Sixth Street, between
| and X Streets.
new lamp will be erected on Patterson
Street in addition to moving the one al
ready placed there. This is another old
/ matter, and the Commissioners were in
formed some time ago that a new light
was not necessary because of the absence
| of any houses east of the place where the
old lamp was standing. Houses have been
erected since the first petition was re-
Ceived, however, and orders have been is
sued for the moving of the old lamp and
the placing of the new In such a manner
that the entire street may be lighted.
A letter was received early last week
/ from Mrs, J. B. Foster, in which she re-
quested the erection Of two new lamps on
Randolph Street, between North Capitol
and First Streets northeast. The Commits
sioneTs had been petitionel several times
with this object in view, she stated, and
as they did not seem disposed to grant the
request, she desired the District to erect
the lamps at her expense. An inspe tor
was sent to the place, and his report re
ceived yesterday stated that the lamps
We're badly needed, and the Commissioners
have ordered that they be erected at once
and paid for out of the appropriation for
1880.
In Anacostia the moving of q gas lamp
has caused great deal of trouble. peti-
tion was received at the District Building
some time ago, signed by several of the
residents of Maple Avenue, requesting the
removal Of the existing lamp post to a
more desirable locality. Soon afterward a
letter was received protesting against The
moving of the lamp, and requesting that,
should it be moved, the Commissioners
would erect another in the same place.
Inspector Fisher was sent to this pace
The times., 1899-10-22
CAVALRY HORSES FOR OTIS.
The Animals VIII Be Shipped at
Once TO the PhIIinnines.

Several thousand cavalry horses for ser
vice in the Philippines have recently been
purchased by the Government, and win be
shipped to General Otis as speedily as
possible The horses come from the
States Of Missouri, Texas, Dakota, and Cal
ifornia. They are Of the best breeds, and
have been selected solely with regard to
their soundness. The price paid has ranged
from $50 to $125 each. No mules have
been purchased, as the Government is well
supplied with these animals.
The Quartermaster's Department has
been very successful so far in transport
ing horses to General Otis, only forty hav-
ing been lost so far. This loss occurred
on the transport Siam during typhoon
An officer of the transport Victoria, now
on the way to Manila with a cargo OF 500
cavalry horses, tells a thrilling story in
a letter to q friend who is an officer at
the War Department. He says that the
Victoria stopped at Dutch Harbor, Una
laska. on September II. to rest the horses,
and they were unIoaded, driven to a high
plateau and rounded UP for the night.
The animals were restless after their
long voyage, and several breaks were made
during the early evening, but by singing
to them and constantly circling the nerd
the ships men were able to keep them in
check
About midnight. however the whole herd
broke away and dashed across the plateau
toward the high cliffs surrounding the
harbor In the rash seventeen OF the lead
ers plunged over the cliffs and were killed.
Hundreds OF others halted on the brink
and then turned and galloped inland
1t was impossible to round up the wild
herd, which galIoped almost ceaselessly
throughout the nightl With the coming
of daylight the horses were worn out and
more tractable. and after some difficulty
were driven aboard the ship.
At the Quartermaster Department
nothing is known of the reported loss Of
the seventeen cavalry horses at Dutch
Harbor, Unalaska.
The times., 1899-10-22
a JUDGMENT FOR MR. CALL.
The Former Senator Granted His
Books on q RepIeyin.

The Former Senator Granted His
Books on q RepIeyin.
In the suit Of Wilkinson Call former
United States Senator from Florida. against
John F Victory, for the possession Of 400
volumes Of the Presidents messages. Jus
tice of the Peace E. NJ. Hewlett, who con
sidered the testimony in the matter. rem
dered Judgment in favor Of the plaintiff.
Mr.. Victory. however, stated that he has
80 intention Of letting the matter rest as
it is, but will seek redress in the higher
courts Of the District. "AIl the
facts in the case said he. have not been
clearly brought out There are two more
chapters, each more interesting than the
first. 1t Will be interesting to know to
whom the books We're delivered when tax
en- from me. That viii be brought out
The times., 1899-10-22

The rapid organization and maturing Of
plans of the Florida and West India short
/ Line, formerly known as the Seaboard Air
! Line, is attracting much attention among
railway and financial men in the North as
well as the South. The old Seaboard as
sumes by its new move a far larger i'm
portance among Southern railway systems.
/ The new system, as has been announced,
will come into Washington over the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road. and will run through trains by
new arrangement with the Pennsylvania
Railway from Southern points to New
York. 1t will operate its own trains from
Washington and through the capital cities
of six South Atlantic and Gulf States
Richmond. Va, Raleigh \. c., Columbia,
S c.. Atlanta Ga Montgomery, Ala. and
Tallahassee, Fla. 1t viii take in every i'm
portant seaboard from Baltimore to Pen
sacoIa, including Norfolk, Wilmington,
/ Charleston, Savannah Fernandina, and
Jacksonville, on the Atlantic, and Tampa
Cedar Keys, and st. Marks, on the Gulf of
Mexico Immediate connections will be
made with st. Augustine, Palm Beach, and
Miami on the east coast, and it will also
reach the important interior towns and
cities of Durham, Weldon, Henderson, and
Charlotte n. c.; Chester, Camden Clin-
ton, and Barnwell, S. c.; Augusta, Colum-
bus. and Albany. Ga, as well as the lead
I ing places throughout Florida.
The Seaboard & Roanoke, the parent
company of this system, has been in sue
cessful operation for more than fifty years,
and has never been through a receivership,
or required reorganization. For many years
it has been paying guaranteed dividends on
stock, and in one year paid a so per cent
dividend on common stock, in scrip worth
considerable more than par, The fiscal
year Just closed has been the most sue
cessful in its history. The several roads
figuring in the consolidation have also
made a magnificent showing for the past
year. The aggregate surplus after the ay-
ment of interest on bonds has amounted
during the past year to nearly 100 per
cent over fixed charges. That they should
have made such q remarkable exhibit while
operated separately and before they have
begun to reap any of the advantages Of
increased business and of the economies
in operation which viii necessarily result
from the consolidation, certainly promises
well for the future
All of the roads comprising the new sys-
TEN about to be perfected are controlled
III iAiCuu4OIu anu Dbl lNliliCI Z, anu al Z A-'4I-
aged entirely in the South; in fact, this
is the only large system in the Southern
States which is owned and managed by
Southern men living in the South.
The combined bonded debt of the rail-
ways comprising the reorganiZed line is
less than that of any other system Of like
Importance in the United States The
present combined bonded Indebtedness per
mile Of the Seaboard Air Line, Florida
Central and the Georgia and Alabama is,
in fact, less than one-half the debt Per
mile Of the Southern, and about one-third
that of the Louisville and Nashville, the
Mobile and Ohio the Norfolk and Western,
or the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The times., 1899-10-22

also, and filed his report yesterday morn
ing. He states that the lamp should be
moved, but that another should be erected
He does not believe, however, that it is
for the best interests Of the District to
place the lamp in the spot from which the
old one was moved. The corner of Maple
Avenue and Monroe Street he regards as
the most desirable place 10 put the new
lamp, as it would light Maple Avenue and
would also serve as a post for the placing
OF street designation sign which is very
badly needed at this corner. This view
was approved by the Commissioners. and
orders were issued to have the work com
menced Immediately.
The times., 1899-10-22

Heuhchs beer is the very ecstasy Of pleasure.
Phone G3s, Arlington Bottliug Co., for . case
OF LaeIzea, Senate or Lager.
The times., 1899-10-22
Increase In Road aIiIence.

The statements contrast the situation In
lsso-the first year Tor which the Inter
state Commerce Commission published
statistical repUrts-with the year 1885.
and show that while the number OF miles
Of railroad in the United States has In
creased ls.06 per cent their capitalization.
including both bonds and stock. has in
The times., 1899-10-22
cloudy us to Dntes.

The Attorney General and the Comp
trolIer Of the Treasury have both been ap-
pealed TO by the Industrial Commission to
settle the question as TO when the Commits
sion began its existence. The date is
thought 10 have been somewhere between
the 1Ith Of September and the 10th OF De-
cember Of last year but there seems to be
no way Of fixing the date from the act Of
Congress which created the Commission.
The officials appealed TO have both de-
clined 10 answer the question. They are OF
the OPT ion that the matter is one for Con
greSs TO settle.
The times., 1899-10-22
stenmers From spain to reru.

Stcnmers FrOm spRIn 10 FerU,
The Secretary Of Legation at Lima Mr.,
Neiu, under date Of September 8, 1899
sends the State Department an article
from Eel Concrete" Of that city treating
Of the proposed line of steamers between
Peru and Spain. A representative of the
transatlantic Steamship Company, Of Bar
celona. is now in Lima. This company
# appears, has just made a contract with
the Chilean Government 70 give monthly
service to Valparaiso in return for mod
crate subyention. Low freight rates Will be
charged on cargo for Chilean ports. If the
voyages Of these steamers were extended
from Valparaiso to Callao, says the artice,
it would benefit not only the Peruvian
Chilean trade, but also the trade OF Peru
with Spain.
The times., 1899-10-22

All s il k
Lined Diagonal Chew
lot Street Suits; both
Black and Blue, all
wool and fast color;
coats are cut in box
and tight fitting styles.
with stylishly draped
skirts. We want to
call special attention
to these Suits, for they
are simply remarkable
for the price asked.
The times., 1899-10-22
THE FLORIDA SHORT Ling
Much Interest in the ReOrganiza-
ton Of the Old Seaboard.

TO Furnish Quicker Route From
This City and the North to Many
Southern Points - Through Trains
New York 10 Jacksonville - own
ed in Richmond and baltimore.
The times., 1899-10-22
THEIR LABORS At An END
Last Session Of the Industrial Com
mission Held Yesterday.

Presidents john Il. Covven. of the
Baltimore and ohio. and stuyves-
Hnt Fish. Of the Illinois Central.
Throw Light on Intricate Railroad
ProbIem~-Fass Question Discussed
The times., 1899-10-22
Children in German Factories.

Under date OF Frankfort. September 16,
1893 Vice Consul General Hanauer writes
the State Department that in the official
report Of the Government inspector Of fac
tories for Coburg-Gotha, details are given
KS TO the labor OF children under fourteen
years engaged IN their homes in making
buttons. toys. etc IT. appears that in this
district 3 {55 such children are employed.
They work from four and one-quarter to
six hours per day. and earn in button max
ing from 4 TO 90 pfennigs (ffteen-six-
teeuths Of q cent TO ceutsl In making
dolls, , Is to is 1-2 cents in work on
toys, 1 rs 20 "A cents.
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Our Trade in Locomotives.

In 1896 we exported 312 locomotives,
in 1897 34s, in 1898 $50, and the con-
tracts for 1899 already exceed that
number. 1t will not be long before
American locomotives are used on
every great railroad in the world, be-
cause they are universally conceded to
be the best made. Consul Smyth, of
Hull, in a recent letter to the Secre-
tary of State says the announce
ment that the Midland Railway Com
pany had closed O large contract for
new locomotives with American build
ers 'fell like a thunderclap among
British manufacturers, and the man.
agers were compelled to make an ex-
planation through the newspapers.
They said that orders placed with
British manufacturers in 1897 for
forty-eight engines had not yet been
filled aud that they could get no def
mite satisfaction as to their delivery.
Locomotives ore a necessity to the
company, he continued; eve must
have them, so the directors decided to
ask tenders from America, ten engines
each from two firms, the Baldwin and
the Schenectady, to be delivered
within ten weeks from the receipt OF
the order. Chicago Record.
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hole in the wall" their seamaaship is
likely to be tested. The reason fol
this is that unit, that point is reached
the southwark sweep OF wind and wave
is more or less modified by submerged
challows such as the Grand Banks and
other ridges that are revealed by deep
sea soundings. It is not surprising,
therefore, that the accumulated force
of a protracted winters gale is some
thing terrific when it breaks on the
sandy headland that forms the e1'
tremity of Cape Cod.
On one of the nigh sand dunes thai
form this promontory stands the High.
land Light, looking out to sea, and
from sunset to sunrise, year in and
year out, sending its rays over leagues
of restless ocean to give warning oi
the dangerous sand-bars that arc
formed by waves and current all along
this coast.
The Government observers of ocean
phenomena, in their forecasts of North
Atlantic weather for the winter
months, habitually predict gales OF
greater or less severity at intervals oi
about seven or eight days covering all
this zone and extending southwark as
far as Hatteras. or perhaps even till
they melt away into the gentle
trade winds OF the tropics. But not
even the photographic Office ventures
as yet to predict very far ahead the
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It Reused His Ambition.

The fat boarder groaned softly as he
watched the landlady hand around the
cold chicken. He saw his finish. It
would either be section of the back,
or leg joint. He wasn't much of a
fayorite with the landlady.
"I am not" he sorrowfully re-
marked, "a man Of ambitious long
ings. I care nothing for the cares of
state, or the applause of thousands.
But it never struck me 80 forcibly as
it does this evening that would like
to be President.
"And why this evening?' inquired
the unsuspecting landlady.
because the President" said the
fat boarder with an unctuous fervor,
"because the President, whenever he
dines-and it's an old and beautiful
custom-is invariably waited upon
first."
And he took his section of back
with heavy sigh.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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ReliGious but not PfOus.

Many Christians are trying to avade this
law; to slip through the Christian life with
out letting any virtue to 60 out OF them.
They want TO be religious, but not pious; to
have enough religion to save them In thu
next world. but not enough to save them In
this world. They want Christianity that will
not cost Such religion is worthless. Cheap
things are cheap in more senses than one. Ii
we would have Christianity that Is Christian,
religion that will save US and be our strength
and Joy, We must work at 1t 80 that We can
perceive that virtue has gone out OF our
souls. Cost is the law OF the church. That
work done costs energy expended is as true
OF church as of steam engine. To carry
on the complex work ola church with vi2oi
and success, all the members must be at il
and always at It. Many are trying to
escape this law. They wish to use the church
rs they would use palace car, which can
also, when they like it, be converted into .
sleeping car They want to belong to q re-
spectacle working church in which they may
furnish the responsibility while others fur
nish the work. They like to sun themselves
in the church without letting any virtue go
out Of them. This weakens the church and
turns 1t into hospital for the sick or GEM
etery Of the dead.