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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-19

Houston is going TO issue directory TO
prove that her population is 5000. That Ia
all right. She wants TO take her directory
names and her school census aud her voting
registration and pool their figures and cnl-
CT late from these ns a common factor be-
fore she can properly estimate her real num-
Der. Dollars TO dimes that upon tho returns
Of city limits as they were ten years age
San Antonio 10 the most populous city in
Texas by some $4,000. This Is a corker for the
little ones.--san Antonio Light.
The Light Is always the funniest when II
tries to be serious and the most serious when
1t tries to DO funny. Houston is the largest
city in Texas and the census will show It.
Make a note Of this and see.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

The large and increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead in this county
is matter for congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for, OF
all the papers of its class in the coun-
try. 1t is easily the best and most help
full. Its Special Farmers Institute
editions, issued with the regular edition
the first week in each month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi-
cal farmers. Written wholly by farm
ers, they are full of actual experience,
and smell of the soil. We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
terms for The Homestead and its Spec.
ial Farmers Institute Editions, together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance journal,
four of the most valuable farm publ
cations in the country, that enable us to
offer the four in connection with our
own paper for $3.50 for the entire five,
one year. This is emphatically good
thing, and no farmer in this county
should fail to take advantage of this
offer. For large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals it. A
county paper, . farm paper, a poultry
paper, a farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers Institute, all for 81. 80.
Come in and order them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
Through Tourist sleeping Car
Service to Texas, Old Mexico
ord roI;SorrSc

City, and Missouri Kansas & Texas, San Anton-
10 and Arkansas Pass and Southern Pacific
Railways through Dallas. San Antonio, Ell Paso
through car line from the Northwest to Texas
points and connecting ut Spofford Junction for
all points In Old Mexico. These cars are in
charge OF an experienced official and leave DEL
VEN every Saturday at 200 a. M, reaching
Dallas the following Sunday, San Antonio on
Monday. Fl Paso on Tuesday. Los Angles Mt
noon wednesday and San Francisco early
Thursday morning. These are Pullman Tourist
cars, similar to those run on all transcontinental
lines and the charges for Derths are about half
those regularly charged. To persons who have
made the trip to California via other routes.
this Southern route will prove a most delightful
Ghange, and to persons contemplating a trip to
Iexas or Mexican points. 1t furnishes fatalities
by any Chicago Great Western Agent, or F. FL.
Lord, q. T. & 7. A., 1ls Adams ST.. Chicago.
As to Dec. 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

"a
Prospective land buyers ci,n secure no better
rates than those offered by the Huntington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry.. n,Hr can they IND
contiguous thereto.
On September 4. is. October2, 49, NJWember
8, 20. and December 4, IS, round trip ticket;
bearing q days limit. can be secured to All
pc ntS on this line north of and Including A n
bot, Shell Rock and Waverly at one fare plus
This territory includes the rich farming coun-
Try traversed by our new lines. Messrs, Ilten
q Brooks. located AT Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are
our lnuslrial and Immigration Agents, and
are IN position to give full information relative
On same dates, our agents are in position to
ticket you to other various parts of the country
at low rates.
For rate, time of trains. etc., call on nearest
ticket agent or address.
Jno. G. P. Farmer. A. G. P. & T. A.
O. Il. IN. Ry.
s7wl Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

which, seen through a mist of tears,
were awful In the extreme. AS stared
down at the pale face could not quite
realize that this was death or what
death really was, but a vague, sicken-
ing sense of loss numbed all my ener-
gies and filed the world with vague
desolation. 1t was the first time had
gazed upon death. and tried to learn
its meaning. She was there. my moth
er, the sweet soul had known so long,
had loved SO dearly. Save for that I'M
wonted pallor, those fixed eyes, there
was no difference in her. Yet she
knew me not: she would know me no
more. | might weep, I might pray, but
she would heed me not. And though
in life was her all In all had passed
from her, as 1t were; ! was that of
which she knew not. This was death.
See" said my uncle, whose voice
was low and charged with deep emo
ton, ..she has been strangled" And
he pulled back the nlghtdress from her
white throat, and saw that it was
encircled with a hideous purple band.
The murderers had done their work
deftly.
By this time my eyes had cleared of
the mist, and had courage really to
look my mother in the face. Across
her forehead a great lock of loose hair
had fallen, and as with loving fingers
my uncle pressed 1t back he gave a
sudden start as though he had been
stung.
"Heavensv' he cried. "They were
not satisfied to kill. They have mutt
lated her as we'll"
pressed forward and saw distinctly
brown circle on her forehead, red
dish brown circle which looked as
though it had been burned by some
acid. looked again, and the circle
formed itself into an ellipse or oval.
started. What did this remind me of?
had seen something like this before,
but where?
Reverently my uncle covered up the
poor white face. drew the blinds and
led me from the room.
To be continued.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
Washington n. q

Genessee Pure Food Co., Leroy, N. VI:
Gentlemen:-Onr family realize SO
much from the nee Of Grain-O that /
feel / must say . word to induce others
to use it. If people are interested in
their health and the welfare of their
children they will use no other bever-
ere. l have used them all, but Grain.O
4 have found superior to any, for the
reason that it is solid grain.
Yours for health,
G.. F. Movers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
The New York World.
Thrice-a-Week Edition.
Almost a Daily At The Price Of A
Weekly.

The presidential campaign is over
but the World goes on just the same
and it is full of news. To learn this
news, just as it is-promptly and i'm
partially all that you have to do is TO
look in the columns of The Thrice a.
Week Edition of The New York
World which comes to the subscriber
l56 times year.
The Thrice-a- Week Worlds diligence
as publisher Of first news has given it
circulation wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken-and you want it.
The Thrice.a-week Worlds regular
subscription price is only $l.OO per
year. We offer this unequalled news
paper and the Manchester Democrat
together one year for S2.15.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is $3.50 2ltf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

For growing colts Ravens Stock
Food purities the blood, regulates the
kidneys, cures scours and exterminates
worms. ltcures colds, coughs, distem-
per, pink eye and hesyes in horses. 1t
is good for oyerworked horses and old
horses, and prevents mares from drop
ping their colts prematurely. 1t gives
good appetite and fine spirits, makes
bone and muscle and glossy coats.
For sale by w. A. Abbott, Drugs, Man
chester, Iowa 31w1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

Help is needed at once when a per.
sons life is in danger. A neglected
cough or cold may soon become serious
and should be stopped at once. One
Minute Cough Cure quickly cures
coughs and colds and the worst cases
of Group, Bronchitis, grippe and other
throat and lung troubles. Smith Bros.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
Personally Conducted Tours to Cali
fornia in Pullman Sleeping Cars

fornia in Pullman Sleeping Cars
via Chicago Great Western Ry to Kan
sas City and Santa Fe route to Los An.
geles and Southern California. Only
line having new Pullman Tourist
sleeper equipped with wide vestibules,
steam heat and gas light. One of these
new sleepers leaves Waterloo at 3:47 p.
M, every Monday, via Chicago Great
Western for Los Angeles and Southern
California via Kansas City and reaches
Los Angeles the following Friday
morning. These tours are personally
conducted by an experienced official,
who accompanies the train to its des-
tinati0n. The cars are well equipped
for long journey and are as comfort
able as the standard sleepers, while the
price for double berth is only about
one half.
Full information furnished by any
Chicago Great Western Agent or F. II
Lord, General Pass. and Ticket Agent,
lib Adams street, Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
Personally Conducted Excursions to Gallo

Personally Conducted Excursions to CaIifor-
MIA every Tuesday.
Every Tuesday during the winter season there
viii be pullman 10 tourist sleeping
Lea Mt $3.50 p. M, which will run through to
California via Kansas City Colorado Springs,
the scenic route and Salt Lake City
outfits as found in first-class Pullman sleepers
and are accompanied by porter to keep them
In hrst Glass order Al obllglng conductor also
party to look after their every wish.
The rate per berth. accommodating two per-
Wayerly inclusive Is s. 90; from stations south
thereof 35 60. First and second class and
round trip tickets are honored in these cars.
adrees snr aha @ IN
JNO. G. FARMER, A, G. p, ETA.
A. 9w Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

Ravens Poultry Food is positive
cure for chicken cholera, roupe, grapes
and all diseases of poultry. 1t regu-
lates the bowels blood and digestive
organs; produces bone, muscle and
larger fowl, and makes hens lay eggs
in winter. Young chickens will grow
rapidly free from disease. 1t increases
production of eggs, prevents all disease
and makes fine large fowls.-For sale
by w. A. Abbott, Drugs, Manchester,
Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
Illinois Central
EXCURSION RATES.

For the meetings listed below, an excursion
plan has been named from interested territory.
For dates of sale and limit Of tickets inquire Of
any Illinois Central ticket agent, or address the
undersigned.
Des Moines, Iowa, annual meeting. Iowa state
teachers association. Dec. 1928. On sale Dec.
22-28, limit January i, 1901
Des Moines, Iowa, annual convention, Iowa
implement and vehicle dealers assn, January
"a. On sale Dec. 90 to January 4, limit January
8,
Salt Lake City. Utah, annual convention nat
i0nal live stock association. January 1918. One
fare plus a. 90. on certificate plan. On sale
January 11-l7, limit January 81,
Chicago, Ill, annual tournament American
bowling congress. January 7-l2. On sale Janu-
AIRY SO, limit 18th.
J,F. MERRY.
Asst Gent Pass Agent, I. @. r. r.
Dubuque, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
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fail to notice that my mother gave
her consent with just little reluc-
tance-a reluctance which know my
uncle failed to perceive. Indeed, 1t
was no unusual thing for me to spend
days together with him when
was home for my holidays, and am
sure the thought that she might not
want me to go never for a moment oc-
CURED to him.
fancied that she held me longer In
her arms than usual when the time
came to say goodby. Her great eyes,
too, wore sad, wistful look as they
met mine, and think now, as pic
ture that scene afresh, that the strange
light which noticed In them must
have been caused by unshed tears. And
though knew no cause for tears /
recollect well that she touched some
point of tenderness within me and that
kissed her again and again. and that
even when half way down the little
path, moved by some unaccountable Inn
pulse, turned suddenly round, rushed
back to her and threw my arms about
her neck.
"Come on, you baby" cried Uncle
Jim, who stood smiling by the open
gate. but as passed him he laid his
hand affectionately on my shoulder,
and saw a great gladness in his eyes.
He loved his sister no less than l, and
that formed sweet bond Of sympathy
between the three.
Then sprang into the cart, and I'm
Gle Jim came tumbling after me. Saun-
ders, the aforementioned wizened old
man of ID, let go the horses head, and
away we went. My mother, standing
in the porch. pretty, pathetic figure in
white gown, waved US last fare
well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
California
Excursions


Weekly to Los Angeles and San
Francisco via two different routes.
One through Tourist Car leaves
oelwein every Monday at 2:55 p. m.
running via Kansas City and Santa
Fe Route to Los Angeles; another
leaves Oelwein every Saturday AT
Ia. m. running via Kansas City,
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass and
Southern Pacific Railways to Los
Angeles and San Francisco, be-
ing the only through Sleeping
Car from the Northwest to Texas
points. Both of these cars are
brand new, wide vestibule and
steam heated, and run from St
Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas
W w a hn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

The most effective little pills made
are DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They
never gripe.-Smith Bros.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
dainty little pills, but they never fail
to cleanse the liver, remove distractions
and invfgorate the system. -Smith
Bros.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
To be continued.

Houses TO Rent.
Two Houses in the southeastern part of the
city for rent on reasonable terms. Small barns
Il s 49, ''-e BRONSON & CARR.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

Don't use any Of the connterfeits Of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. More of
them are worthless or liable to cause
injury. The originsl DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is a certain cure for piles,
eczema, cuta, scalds, burns, sores and
skin diseases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

Speak, latil What has happenedY"
two years., but the window was shut,
the blind down. l tapped loudly on
the glass and then passed on to the
back door. Trying the handle, l failed
to open It. knocked: no answer. 1
knocked loudly; beat the panels with
my open hands; even used the toe of
my boot. But there came no patter of
feet, no unbolting OF locks. The echo
sounded drearily for moment and
then all was still.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-21
The Army Canteen.

President Mckinley procured more
than a year ago an expression Of opin-
ion from every officer in the United
States army in regard TO the canteep.
or the whole number there were less
than five who thought it should be
suppressed. There is much less
drunkenness than under the old sys.
TEN. Beer and the lighter wines are
sold and it is against the regulations
to sell an excessive amount TO one
soldier. Camps the world over, are
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-21

w otbCi 10 Nh'
the activity and tie glorious record o
the First Nebraska. The regiment
was maiLly composed of Nebraska
farmer boys and l have it from Colo
mel Stotsenburg's own authority tina,
never finer regiment took the field
After il was rid of all the pay sol
dier nonsense, after drilling, stand
ing guard, and learning obedience
and becoming reconciled TO the ETH
quette Of officer and private, the First
took the field like veterans. And YET
they we're not veterans. They had al
the fire and dash of youth. Under
fire they were steady but impatient
for the command to charge. And the
charge Of the First Nebraska was q
saying in the Filipines. Once start
ed nothing could stop them until the
ditch was won, not even the habit OF
discipline. In spite of Colonel Stot'
senburg's military genius he could
not have trained and inspired a
wooden lot Of men to the deeds Of the
First Nebraska. The farmer boys
that joined the regiment were anx.
ious to learn their duty and do it,
They were teachable and their quick
response to discipline was the reason
why the First was continually select
ed for the positions of the greatest
danger and responsibility.
There are many thousands OF peo-
pie in Nebraska who will be glad to
give to this fund. know of no way
0f reaching them except by the chain
letter. So far the response to the
appeal has been limited. On last Sat
urday l received from Mrs. Charles
Francis Roe OF New York City, one
hundred dollars. Mrs. Roe wrote
that the money had been raised for
this purpose by some women in New
York City.
1t is Nebraska's duty to look after
this woman and her children. Cali
fornia has easily done it for Mrs. Law.
ton. Are we who sent out such a
magnificent body Of troops deficient
in gratitude and appreciation The
few letters which have come to this
Office have expressed generous hope
that the series would be successful.
1t will fail, however, if only few Of
the letters fall into the Indifferent
hands OF men or women who disap-
prove of chain letters and have not
reflected upon the fact that it is the
only way yet discovered to ask great
many people for small contribution
to an exigent fund, at small expense.
Blessed be those few supplemented
childlike people, who are willing togive
a little aid to many, those who are
not diStrustful of all the world, who,
rarely asking for help themselves are
willing and anxious to put their own
shoulders, however tiny against the
wheel Of mired wagons. And it is
the united energy Of these unnum.
bered tiny strengths that keeps the
wheels moving. that helps the crippled
and the widowed and the little chill
dren. The Carnegies and the Rookie
fellers give millions to Libraries and
schools, but their benefactions are
trifling to the sum of the gifts Of
those poor in spirit and in pocket; the
unsophisticated. the unsuspicious, who
respond to appeals with the same
born compliance to nature as flower
yields perfume.
The Army Canteen.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-21

SO llJt.e is the demand for anything
but illustrated editions de luxe for
wedding presents or as brio "a brac for
the centre table in the drawing room.
Mrs. Henrotin suggested to the
members of Chicago WOman's club,
recently assembled in the rooms of
the Fine Arts building in Chicago,
that the mems clubs should have a
little ante or waiting room where wO-
men who desired to see their relatives
might be conducted instead of being
obliged to wait in the halls stared
at by the club servants or in the
streets. Mrs. Henrotin also said that
the new club houses women we're
building for themselves should make
provision for the occasional rare man
who might want to see his wife. his
sister or his daughter. (No others
need apply In the discussion which
always follows Mrs. Henrotin's trench
ant suggestions some of the women
expressed the fear so often heard that
women are deyOting so much of their
time to books that in a few genera
tons they will far outstrip the men.
The fear is an idle one. Competition
whets mems minds and the struggle
for the possession of the dollar hard
ems their muscles and keeps them i'm
training for any sort of match. Men
may not be able TO pass creditable
examination on the causes of the fall
Of the Roman Empire or upon the
latest Egyptian excavations but they
know all about the Puerto Rican
question. They talk intelligently
upon and listen critically to discus
siOns on national, state and city polity
They know the geography of the world
the products of the principal countries.
They have a working knowledge Of
all Of these subjects. Some men have
highly vitalized command of all the
knowledge necessary to make a mil.
lion, and they have the determina-
tiOn and the muscle. Such an equip
ment wins and is because of its iu-
SEPARATION and initiative superior to
mere book learning
Thompson
Mr.. Thompson denies that he is
tied to Mr.. Rusewater, who, i'm turn
says, that Mr.. Thompson's ambitions
are nothing to him. Meanwhile all
the enemies of Mr.. Rosewater's now
include Mr.. Thompson in plans of re-
ve1ge and all the enemies which the
latter has accumulated have become
Mr.. Rosewater's heritance. The al
lance is not popular one. News
paper editors make enemies easily
and permanently and an Omaha
editors enemies are particularly vir-
ulent ard active. The long feud be.
tween the editors Of the two Omaha
daily papers has Kentucky persis.
tency and intensity that only stops
short of shot gun ferOcity. In as
'uming Mr.. Rosewater's vendetta, Mr..
Thompson is brave but scarcely dis
erect. Some of Mr.. Thompson's
friends have complained that The
Courier's analysis of Mr.. Thompson's
life was severe. That analysis is as
'alling dew to the vitriOl splashes
Mr.. Thompson's career will receive
when Mr.. Hitchcock begins to review
The life of Rosewater's friend and al,y,
Trades Unions.
The cruelest and most tyrannical of
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-21

throw the old papers into the street
or leave them to accumulate in a hole
like that on N and Twelfth streets
for the wind to whirl into the air
and over the neighborhood.
80
Literary Crispness.
There is one phrase that appears in
every club ddmonition or address
from the national president of the
G. F. W. c. 1t appears iD the COM
munications addressed to State Chair
men of correspondence by members
of the local Biennial board who are
preparing for the meeting at Mil
waukee. 1t is used in nearly every
summary made by club women.
When women make speeches on phil
anthropic or religious. subjects they
lean upon it and reiterate it. 1t has
got on my nerves. as it has upon the
nerves Of every editor of a wOman's
club department in this country. 1t
is vague, slipshod phrase. Besides
if it were the most telling and graph
ic, which it never was its triteness
would long ago have put it out of use.
The phrase is, "Along these lines
social. educational, religious, ETC., etc.
As sex, l think, we are fond of
vague high sounding phrases. This
one has crept into so secure and CEN
trail place in club vernacular that
it is most difficult to dislodge it. The
NJ. S. reader on The Courier has for
several years cut it out of club re-
ports. Its recurrence is, however so
incessant that occasionally it slips in.
Unless an adjective belongs to the
noun it cOlOrs, limits or expands it is
better to use none at all. Splendid,
dainty, awful. horrible, fine, cute,
magnificent, bowling, have been so
often hitched to nouns they have no
relation to, that discriminating and
conscientious writers no longer care
to use them to describe occasions,
phenomena and feelings they were
especially created for. In purifying
the language club women should have
part. The simplest report may be
written with nicely. So many club
women write papers and reports in
che midst of their family chattering
about all sorts of things. Select"
writing cannot be thus accomplished.
The legend Of Harriet Beecher Stowe
has induced many women to believe
that it was their duty to write let
tiers and reports in the midst of quar-
reling or frolicsome children. But
there are few women who are Beech
ers and the sloppy English of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" emphasizes the need of
seclusiou while writing. Nothing
worth while can be accomplished
with divided attention. The anna
teur essayist or reporter should either
give her whole mind to her work or
none of it.
Literature Per Sc.
Writers and professors of bellies
lettres devote themselves to litera.