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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
TOWER HILL.


Dave and Jas. McElllott and Patrick
Behan departed for Mount St. Joseph's
College, at Dubuque, last Wednesday
whore they will attend school for the
coming year.
Dave Behan accompanied by his sis
tiers. Misses Nora and Ella, attended
the Central City Fair Thursday.
Martin Ryan sports fine new car
riage purchased of W. P. Hurley.
VIM. McEnany sold carload of oats
to Ryan buyers last week.
Miss Nora Behan leaves for Cedar
Falls this week where she will enter
the State Normal School.
Miss Nellie Preston is enjoying a
visit from her friend, Miss Blanch Ora
ham, of Epworth.
Miss Lizzie Reddy, of Coggon, COM
menced school in the Ryan district last
Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
Resolutions.

Jones Mill Grange, No. 917, met
September 8, 1899, and adopted the
following resolutions of respect.
Whereas, an allwise Providence has
seen fit to remove from our grange
our worthy sister, Mrs. Betsy Chase
Therefore, Resolved, that as testi-
mony Of our respect for the memory
of our deceased sister, that our charter
be draped for sixty days.
afflicted family our fraternal sympathy
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon our minutes and copy be
furnished the family of the deceased
and to the home papers for publication
Mrs. HELEN RUTHERFORD,
Mrs. JOHN HETHER1NGToN, Com
Mr.. j. w. TABER,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
IL MI. sehwietert Comnetentp

The Earlville Phoenix, defending the
nomination of Mr. Schwietert for
county superintendent, says: "All this
talk that political parties are not com
petent to select candidates for county
superintendent goes for nothing in
Iowa where we have the hest schools
and where the pei, cent of illiteracy is
very small"
Political parties may be competent,
but they are not infalible, or less liable
to mistakes than well meaning in.
dividuals.
There is certainly nothing in Mr..
Schwietert's record, as q teacher in this
county, to show his competency for the
position to which he aspires.
He was granted a second grade GER
tilicate in August 1894, by Supt. A. o.
Stranger, upon the following markings
mr. n~roAoc,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
New Improvements on the Far
Grounds.

A corps of workmen are rapidly con-
structing the new two story addition to
the Floral Hall, and making other per-
manent improvements on the Fair
Grounds. Secretary Conger has work.
ed untiringly for these improvements
and is now assured of success. People
who bring to the fair works of art, or
choice articles of any kind, need no
longer fear for their safety while in the
keeping of the Delaware County Agri-
cultural Society. It is only 20 days till
the fair commences. What are you go.
Ing to enter for Q premium this year2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
Horse Sale

at Strawberry Point Thursday, Sept. IA,
at Greeley, Friday, Sept. Is, and at Man
chester, Saturday, Sept. 16, 200 head of
horses, weighing from 1000 to 1900
pounds and consisting of some thor
oughbred Percheron mares, Normans,
Shires and Hambletonians. The finest
lot of horses ever shown in the county.
Also 30 sucking colts.
37w1 GooDHILE & RETz.
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Thursday evening and laid her up SC

Ut ouay oVeHfHS anu faIu Hcf up 30
she could not attend school Friday.
Mrs. A. S. Coon expects to depart for
her old home in Indiana Wednesday
morning for visit with her father,
brother and. sister and other relatives.
She expects to be gone about three
weeks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13

al ANOAoSO OA.. Io11
We understand that the present
State Superintendent has advised
County Superintendents to issue no
second class certificates, unless the ap-
plicant has an average standing of So
per cent, with no marking below IS per
cent, and that in most of the counties
of the state the rule recommended by
the state superintendent is being OBJ
served.
Under the present practice Mr..
Schwietert could not have secured a
certificate of any kind on his 1894 ex.
animation, and that was his last ex-
animation in this county. He taught,
we understand, for year on the second
class certificate, issued to him by Mr.
Stranger IN 1894, but has not attended
a Normal, Or been in any way identified
with the school work of the county fol-
the past two years or more. We are
informed that he has attended college
at Mt. Vernon q considerable portion
of the time since he gave up teaching
but college work is usually outside Of
the lines of common school work.
The schools of the county should
have for superintendent q scholar
who has demonstrated his skill anc
ability as teacher. Section 1874 o.
the Code provides, that q county super
intendent "shsll be the holder of frs
class, or state certificate, or diploma
Does Mr.. Schwietert possess thi
statutory Qualifications If so, whel
and where did he procure itY Even i
elected he cannot qualify and hold tn
office, unless he possesses this qualiil
cation required by the statute.
i There is no necessity for the peopl
of the county to experiment in thi
matter. They can by electing MI
Main secure the services of man
who stands by general consent at tn
head of the common school teachers o
the county.
The common schools are next to tn
homes of the people, and dickerinl
politicians can not bind the electors t.
vote against the interests of their chill
dren in the selection of school super
intendent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
Public
Announcement!

The undersigned take pleasure in announc
ing that they have entered into co.psrtner
ship to conduct furniture and undertaking
business in Manchester. The senior member.
W. 5. Jones, needs no introduction to the fur.
niture purchasing public. He is one of the
pioneers in the furniture line in this part of
the country, and the new firm will but con-
tlnue the business which he and his former
associates have built up and made mutually
beneficial to both proprietors and the public.
The junior member, j. M. Coolidge, comes
from Edgewood, where he acquired some
knowledge of the furniture trade He has
had Is years mercantile experience and trusts
that he may be able to help increase the bust
ness of the new firm of which he is a mem
Der, and make friend of everyone with
whom he deals.
Old patrons of the house and everybody else
are invited to call and make the acquaintance
of our new member and make themselves at
home at "Furniture Headquarters"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13


membership in the Y. M. G. A. and is a
growing association. Col. j. F. Merry,
during his residence in that city, was
president of the Y. NJ. G. A. He gave
it his personal attention and was in
strumentsl in developing it into large
and useful organization. 1t has mem
bership of about $50 and has established
commodious and comfortable quarters.
Mr.. Champion possesses the qualifica
tions Y. M. G. A. Secretary needs and
has some of the most essential points tc
marked degree. He has happy
faculty of making acquaintance and
engendering friendship. He is always
courteous and affable and he takes an
interest in his work. He is q true type
of pure Christian manhood, and is de
voted to his life's mission. He is 70
bust and healthy, and in the full glow
of vigorous young manhood. He is an
enthusiast in out door sports and is just
the kind of man fathers and mothers
would want their young sons associated
with. He will set them a good exam
pie, not only in his official capacity, but
in his private life. He is ambitious tt
succeed in his work and will devote al
his energy to it. He is kind and sym
pathetic and is sure to have the conf
dence of his young men. The Tele
graph, from an intimate acquaintance
with Mr. Champion, cheerfully commend
him to Manchester and congratulate
that city on having secured a man o.
his worth. At the same time 1t con.
graduates Mr.. Champion on having re-
ceived the opportunity, that is present
ed to him in the call to Manchester
Dubuque Telegraph.
New-York tribune., 1899-03-05

passing in front cf the army Of photographers
and cinematographers who will hand this scene
in all It's discourteous features down TO poster
ity.
on his arrival at the ST Lazare station in
Paris. his reception is more favorable. and
the new President finds his first steps beset
with difficulty. This unhappy Dreyfus affair
which is undermining France and theatens to
destroy US makes itself felt in everything
We do
YESTERDAY OBSCURE. FAMOUS TO-DAY.
Yesterday NJ. Loubet. though President Of
the Senate. was scarcely known to the public;
to-day. after the newspapers have served him
up. thousands of good people are firmly con-
vinccd that he is "Panamist" and a "Drey-
fusard' That is al that is needed 10 assure
his unpopularty
NJ. Loubet will be regarded by the masses as
the exact antithesis Of NJ. Felix Faure. NJ.
Faure was large tall and Of an elegant air NJ
Loubet Is short fat and commonplace in appear
ance NJ Faure had the manner Of grand
segneur NJ Ioubet Is a good bourgeois. who
hates luxury and ceremonial.
His beginning in life was very modest. son or
a little shopkeeper OF Montelimar, he came 10
study law I'm Pars, at which time he lived IN
narrow students quarters I'm the sixth story
of a house facing tie Luxembourg Palace-the
naIace he was destined to occupy himself forty
years later
lie went into poitic, after the fall Of Napoleon
III. was elected a member OF the Chamber OF
Deputies in 1876 and O. Senator in 1885 He was
q Minister several Zines before he became
President Of the Senate II while he
was Minister of the Interior that We had that
series of Anarchist outbreaks in Paris to which
by Charles
stop NJ Loubet has a horror OF ostentation and
&c devoted 10 family life The new life 10 which
no has been called. and which will make 1t I'M
nossihIo for him in futurc 10 take a single step
in Paris without being escorted and in sgh' oi
the nubllc. will doubtless be great inliction to
him. The reception that the people or farls
eave him il IS sa3d has impressed him pain
fully. But NJ LouDet is a good Frenchman ana
@ Good republican; ne knows that the Presidency
of the French Republic imposes a heavy burden
o,d no accents II and will know how TO bear It,
And then too. he will reflect that France Is a
nation Of thirty-six million people, ana 'ha'
.boro ie nothing 10 prove that the agltaloIs
,,bo raised a disturbance and hssed him on his
way from Versailles represent the opinion oi the
majority Of the people, who are. above all else
for peace good order and Industry
NJ Felix Faure will leave an inefaceable mem
or,. because il was in his Presidency tha1 the
Russian alliance was sealed and that We re-
rov,ed our relations OF friendship and our com
-,ercial Intercourse with Italy. NJ. LouDe' mas
o etiu more glorious task before him IN the res
,oration Of peace among the French people II
he succeeds in this task he Will be the most IL
I,str4ous Of Presidents; II he falls he Will soon
have TO Yield his place to another.
40 LOUIS PAULIAN.
New-York tribune., 1899-03-05
like many others whom It is useless TO recall
now.
WHY HE WAS CHOSEN.

But among all these Faleres was chosen first
group Of the Senate and. in the second place.
because he is also a man who has the
TEEN and confidence Of all parties, and because
nobody resent an honor intrusted 20 a man
so disnterested, polite, simple and fair
minded. and who so often had faithfully dis
charged the great responsibilities Of the Gov
ernment He IL not a fine-loOking President
He is somewhat too stout. too fat and too
heavy. and the cartoonists have often taken
him as their target But he is an orator Of great
skin. Moreover ne is a man Of absolute in
tegrity. whose whole career is above suspicion.
Nothing Is more important for a great body like
the Senate. which has sometimes To face un-
popularity, than to be represented by man
whose character is unquestionable and whose
purity cannot be assalled
NJ. Constans. no a month ago was appointed
to the Turkish Embassy, is beyond doubt an
honest man. too. and his political record is
rather more brilliant than that OF Fallieres.
But Constans has behind him career full Of
events and Of accidents Of all kinds He be-
longs TO the race OF great statesmen or OF bright
politicians of whom it is more easy to warrant
the shrewdness and the brllliancy than the
scrupulouS rectitude. Both in politics and out
side OF politics, he has too many foes not to
cndhnSer IN some way the prestige Of the body
which would place him at its head. He is
good Minister in time Of disturbance when it
comes 10 clearing the ground of "A disgusting
rabble like the BOulangist party He is not
man for the Presidency. And anyway. his
friends and admirers who are many (witness
the dinner offered to him. and which NJ.
LOubet presided before he left Paris for Con-
stantinople). cannot complain that he has not
been rewarded for the great services he has
rendered TO the Republic An Embassy In Tur-
key is just the kind Of reward which suits that
subtle Southerncr. who has in himself some
thing Of the Oriental
In laying aside Constans and in electing Fal-
Heres the French Senate has shown that II
still deserves by the sOundness of all its acts,
the confidence which the best part Of France
has always given TO It, 1t may sometimes fail
matters OF detail and yield more than is
necessary 10 the popular cry. but, as whole,
1t is the best bulwark OF the Republic against
both the foes and the friends Of democratic in
stitutiOns. II corrects and repairs many Of the
mistakes and even the follies Of the other
house. In time Of crisis. during BOulangism as
during the Dreyfus agitation. It strikes the
right note and shows the way 70 the mis-
guided citizens I do not know, in the history
Of democratic government, an instance more
striking and more eloquent Of the necessity or
a second Chamber than the role OF our French
Senate during the last twenty years.
OTHON GUERLAC.
New-York. March I, 1899.
New-York tribune., 1899-03-05

rooms. This Little Place" must have door
with lock and key. and there must be force
of fifty soldiers TO carry out the presidents
orders.
Is that all? BY no means the printing Office
that must be set up in the palace under the
presidents hand is TO be thought of. Then the
lighting Of these immense halls whore there is
neither gas nor electricity. must he provided for.
and "a thousand lamps must rc sent from Paris
for the purpose
After about twenty hours ~ hard work the
furniture seems to he AN in place. The palace
has been aired all the chandeliers have been
lighted. in the drcplaces big logs are blazing
thousands Of inllstands stand ready for the pen
that is To- write the name of the victor.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARIS.
Then comes the problem Of putting Versailles
into uninterruptad and certain contact with
Paris Here is where the greatest trouble is
found. Telegraph and telephone communica-
tion between Paris and Versailles is practically
oaught; hut on the day the Congress meets
about forty thousand dispatches will have to
ne sent i'm n few minutes. The lines already in
existence cannot begin TO perform such task;
ouck. let us put up new lines. These lines are
composed Of long cables strung on the trees IN
New-York tribune., 1899-03-05
THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD ANp To-pAf'S f'Fe0'''
Washington March 4-The Southwest s'or" h-S '1
trpei i,s Glow progress northeas'ward ln''as'ns "
tensity and ia ceptral tonight ~ f'S'''n
1-,tb the exception NJ in Ne" fnFlah' a"' WI -
ern New York general rains have resulted iF''" ''
states northeastward except on The s'uih Au"""' ~
In tie Middle Mississippi VALLEY the f"N mas ''
SNOW during the DAY. Frequent thnndrfslf rms nave "'
r.1 cast and south ~ the storm centre There nave
also leen light local in the extreme N''n"'.
There has tfen a decided fall in the temperatures " |
central valleys and Guif States although th'y are
,,ocb.re ,insea.onahv low. They are hifh IN nc III
Il- and southern Atlantic states. and have NHil
,,. irreqflarl, IN th. Northwest IN the fa'n' '."
ana plateau regions s rom = 90 y H'AI''H 49,, a.,
80 80 weather has become general snow "i i..'H
indicated IN Ncp England. and min ~ th" Mhne
e..te1 lower lake region and ohio valley. P"l'5 ~.
ioV,c8 t, clearing weather. except from Ne" l"'h '
,,srf C.r.rally fair weather VIII pf"Nhl over "'- l
naming disfrofe with lower temperature W u' W.
ON, valley south Atlantic and fast Gun HltL's
,rnds are indicated on Atlantic Coast E'I any
cycen, along the southern portion. Wher, my va. e
from south 10 storm signals are pltlh -
ne Atlantic Coast from savannah t9 i"iN'p'i'' an
Nev, Orleans and Port Eads and cold "hN" sA'aiS NJ
Miles Sifv ana Rapid city.
New-York tribune., 1899-03-05

RRAC7I-suddenly, his residence. No se5 SUSSEX
Funeral services a, hia late residence No 395 sussexave.
Monday. March q. @ at y n, m .s. family
I7nadephia and Orange County N. y papers please
copy.
Aiyrsd = b Guion' ,,i,ii'' aged 20 years.
Relatives and friends and members % OF sn HaTaa t5s ns
erces At the church Of Ascension. Mount Vernon
on sunday March 3 at 2.3o O'Clock
Oakland and san Francisco papers please copy
HANsON-At his residence. No 8lis West @ I2th ct, on
March T. Is99 James II. Hanson, in the S2d year Of
Nd,ise nis az 81 funeral in Mondays papers.
HrGEMAN-At the residence OF his so9,in.aE 'Tas' }ses
Ig..nS udSemsn srdss n hIs R'iT9 Ss ysaT @e 0'''
t,nsl from his late residence No 200 Pennington-ave
r1Seas sls viii meet friends at Passac main station. for
train leaving Chambers ST. via Erie k X az p ii
23d ST.. 12.55 p. m.
BoBARr-At No. o7 North Grove-st. East Orange N IT,
o11i Thomas NIn3a Thar IN ms 0islSck Sts' yea"
Ifsi, si,irg and Cleveland papers please copy
HYDE-At her residence No 81 East 45thss NeT-Xor X
Saturday. March Maria LeuIsT =. hs Sns"' wiz '
farral ssrl-es AT he cburch OF the Heavenly Rest
IuterInent AT Woriiawn
,lAsox-sudaeny. in New York cry On THURSDAY IssaS
ssrh l5gg J.sePS M,ss rsra aged 9S0 70 year
- Mes'n aS ys o az his late residence Selleave Plain
d., ~S n ana J f@as5 asa3 msss M" papers please copy
MrAp-on Friday. March =. Julia Beden Mead in the
r1sI si yer te-ces vi s at her late residence No. ls VII
i1ughby-ave Brooklyn, Monday March o. al II
7ni~rment Tir,-1 at greenwich. Conn.
MEAp-suddenly in her 10th year. Carnda s Mead
r,ara service az her ats home No l46 Fast 36th-st'
N,v York on sunday at 430 o'clock.
Iuterment a Greenwich. Conn
NoDRE-C,1 the morning Of March 3, Alfred lockwood
infant son of James Robert and Helen Pine homes
Finera services the residence Of his parents No s+A
McDonolch-st Brooklyn. on Sunday, March D. a.
=. M ..51n Ne, r,orn staten Island
Elizabeth y. J.. papers please copy.
NOrITON-Ou THURSDAY. March AT the residence oi
hls sister Mrs James Alexander Striker No 1<5 west
5is,-st Gary j. son Of the atf James 7. M0ultpn .
Relatives friends and members OF Idlewld Lodge N~
OS5 r of H.. also New-York Council No bss, n A.
re invited 10 attend tho funeral service on Sunday
March o. $50 m.
Intarrnent at convenience OF family.
NIcHoIs-At Newark. y. J.. on March q 1890 Mary
wife II the late Horace Hn-d6e N"hos aso ~
years and 10 months
ft.f,t,-At Mauaroneck Y. Saturday, March 1880
~ dnhtherla curtis Gedney Peck. only son or curtis
n and Helen Gednry Peck. in his 2lst year.
Funeral private -. =, , .,o-. rt,oso .or,-
ppENT1ss- March g. Andrew Morgan Prentiss. in
the 9th year OF his age -, - -. ,-.N
Funeral az the Brick Church chapel oh-aVe anu "''h-
y, Monday. March g. AT O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1899-03-05

the park and run into the windows Of the palace
Two hundred telegraphers hold themselves III
readiness to send dispatches while the news
papers themselves organize service Oh a"''-
mobiles and carrier pigeons
is that all. now? Not yet, for the Anarchists
and revoIutionists must be thought Of; they may
Try to wreck the parliamentary special trains
and then rreparations for escorting the fIesl-
dent t. Paris must be made.
To prevent any Anarchist attempt TO wreck
trains on the two railroads between Versailles
and Paris the lines are guarded by troops. AT
each bridge. each tunnel each switch each
block signal the regular force II employees ls
doubled Dy detachment Of engineer troops
Sentines are posted along the entire route
AZ Versailles from the station TO the palace
there 4. "a double line of infantry ana ca'a"E' ;
Al Paris the St Lazarc terminus and the entire
route between this station and the hysee fdiace
are occupied by soldiery.
on SATURDAY AT 10 O'Clock I'm the morning the
movement begins. An army Of curious foik
sets out for Versailles; thcn come the detach-
rnents or police. the guardians Of the peace
three hundred newspaper men, thousand per-
sons provided with cards of admission TO the
session TWO hundred telegraph operators, four
or five hundred employes. ushers and servants
~ all sorts: then the secretaries. the stenogra-
49, as,,.1s tho attaches Of all the
t,..,..or.ai 5.-,artr,ents and finally the agi-
tstors. who a. a. given signal will burst ont
with manifestations Of their indignation or thelr
....,
.,1 = l.o,.t- ,r. eassior IS opened VI
r..-.s,u. 80 ,,.o Senate and q candidate
,, t,t, ra,,ro rreeidos At once
,t, ,.,,.. ID, sr,.a1 that N. Mtline. the second
candidate has Withdrawn. Some shout their
,.~.,e,s ,+,.,s ,beir annroval and the disorder
,...,,,,as erf,,,+c,i n ropbet rightly or wrong
ID. is ALLEGED ~ no favorable 10 the Dreyfus
s ...,.a 80, ,,.,.o e,iolded certain peo-
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