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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Augustus st. Gaudens. the sculptor,
at the outset Of his career was en-
ploye1 by Tiffany. He worked in wax
and modelled designs for their high
grade articles of silver and gold.
st. Gaudcns was working on q wax
figure of an American Indian which
was Intended as an establishment for
q costly silver piece. The model was
well under way when one of the firm
ventured 10 crticise 1t and recommends
ed certain changes. There was a slight
argument over the matter, and it ended
by st. Gaudens smashing the wax
figure tat with his fist. He then
walked out of the building and never
returned there to work.-New England
Home Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

si.drp curve, and / had for
.s-,ttn that the road just beyond had
been mended with large quantities of
broken stone until we were jolting over
1t In the most distressing manner. But
that was passed at last, and we pro.
ceeded several miles without other nd.
venture, save that we attracted consid.
cradle attention from children playing
near various farmhouses who had new
er seen horseless carriage before, and
who ran after us, long. irregular line
of them reaching far back along the
road, evidently under the impression
that we were preceding circus parade.
And then something else happened.
We were bowling along perfectly lev.
ell stretch of road. whercupon dust lay
rather deep. when Theodore said:
"Oh. there comes Mr.. Winfield on his
wheel-now do be carefulw
glanced far ahead and saw the port.
~ figure of our rector astride bicycle,
laboriously pedaling onward, for by
this time the sun was well up, and the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

!, sssia ali three cneereI
,.s Nc arrived. Then the agent said he
would exhibit her fine points," and he
made the carriage go forward and
backward and describe circles to the
right and left and perform other feats
equally interesting with equal ease.
Finally he opened the box containing
the machinery and carefully explained
every part Then he glanced at his
watch and found that by hurrying he
could just about catch q train for the
city.
Better take me down to the station
In the carriage," he suggested "Then
you can run it alone, and can keep an
eye on you"
OF course hailed the plan with joy,
and off we started. my hand on bar
and brake, he sitting beside me. 1t
was no trouble at all to manage the
thing, and when we met a bicycle /
steered by with ease.
you'll do" the agent said APPROX
ingly as he jumped out at the station.
Just be careful, and us n matter of
common precaution glance at the mo-
tor before you start out every time, as
good horseman glances over the har-
ness before taking drive"
He waved his hand in farewell and
ran across the platform and jumped
aboard the train.
glanced at the motor, as he had
suggested, and 1t certainly looked all
right, especially to quiet professional
man, who hardly knows the difference
between cogwheel and bowsprIt.
BY the time had entered the vehicle
again 1T was surrounded by ten boys,
the station agent, three e4pressmen
and group Of loungers. They spoke
audibly and not ut all in compliment
tary terms concerning the new pur-
chase, and one of the loungers said he
was willing to bet two front teeth
against cabbage that 1t would run
away and kill somebody before the
week was out. / think that lounger
is the man to whom Theodore gave
my overcoat few weeks ago under
the mistaken idea that 1t was worn
out. l shall see that he obtains no
more clothing at our house.
had just made a mental note of this
resolution when pulled the bar, and
the carriage began to roll forward,
With certain degree of nervous fore.
boding steered it around the corner
upon the main street and then increas.
ed the speed gradually as the agent
had done. 1t worked to charm. /
found that could make 1t go faster or
more slowly by exerting little pres
sure ana that 1t would swerve to the
right or left with ease. Once l put on
the brake hard and reversed the mo-
tor to see how quickly the carriage
could be stopped In case of sudden
And 1t stopped so sud
denly that l was almost hurled over
the dashboard. The experiment was
and none other was tried,
When l reached home safely and
guided the new purchase up the little
driveway and into the barn, thought
that Theodore might be right after all.
There 1t was, safe and sound, needing
no embarrassing or rubbing down or
water and fodder. If wanted to 20
iway and leave it for week, well and
good. There it would be, needing no
attention. no care. l locked the barn
md went into the house, and during
supper we planned picnic for the
lext day.
We'll start early" said Theodore, /
adiantly happy. 81 can sit beside you
With Dorothy between us on that big,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Vapor
and
Shampoo.

to the imperfect action Of the millions
OF pores Of the human body. A bath in
accordance with scientific REQUIRE
ments Is the best preventative and
remedy known. The methods employ
ed by me are the most scientific ever
invented or discovered for dispelline
disease. Results tell the story. Give
me q trial. This is the Conant system
OF baths. A competent lady attendant
In charge OF the ladies department.
ONCE and bath rooms on Franklin
street, opposite Globe Hotel
loti q. p. GATES.
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THE CAMRA!GA!..!.=..a.
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PRODUCTION. 1t has stood for years as
the foremost exponent of Democratic
principles as enunciated in the Kansas
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Its known throughout the state as
containing the ablest editorial page.
The articles from the pen of John S.
murphy are recognized by the press of
Iowa as cogent and reliable expositions
OF JeftersOnian doctrine.
During the present campaign the
Telegraph should be in the hands of
every voter. =
In order to place the paper within the
reach of all, the following low cam.
paign rate. good until Jan. ist, 1901, is
Daily, including Sunday, % cents per
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Teacher giving directions for stand
ins)-Stand with your heels together,
toes turned out, making an angle.of 40
degrees.
This was followed by look of be-
wilderment on one boys face.
Teacher-Well, Tom, do you know
what mean? Do you know what
degree is?
Pupil-Yes, sir.
Teacher-What is it?
Pupil = Sixty-nine and one-fourth
miles.
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must have been pretty expensive, even

Upon journey he carried almost all
his possessions packed on camels, and
when in need of amusement he would
say to servant. Firing me the tele-
scope the Belgian minister gave. me
ten years ago" or the watch the
queen of England sent me-" and the
unsucky man to whom he spoke had to
produce the article If lie unpacked
hundred camels il: the search.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
Compound Vapor and Sham
900 Baths.

Most all dis
eases are caused
by poisonous sec
retions, which
clog the wheels
of NATURE.
The name and,
the symptoms
may be different
but the cause of
disease can u.s.
ua11v ha <roo,5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

"Ah," sighed the long haired passen-
ger; chow little we know of the future
and what it has in store for u.s."
hats right" rejoine,l the man
with the auburn wlliskers in the seat
opposite. Little did think some
thirty years ago when l carved my
INITIALS on the rude desk in the old
country schoolhouse that would some
day grow up and fail to become ia
NOUS '-EXchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

Aau lStGESSu llle ~
hurried out o.
me carriage. which, thus lightened o,
half Its load, Immediately started again
When she saw the wheels revolving
again, Theodore shrleked:
"oh, jump! Do jumpw But made
no reply. Like q flash remembered
that few hundred yards farther or
was sand bank reaching close to the
road' quite near Mr.. Wortsers farm.
house, In fact. l succeeded In steering
the carriage straight into that bank
knew there was whole mountain of
rocks and forest back Of the bank. and
didn't think Theodora's purchase
would penetrate very far. And it didn't.
When my wife and children reached
the spot, they found me sitting ON n
log smoking pipe and observing the
horseless carriage in the interesting
process of kicking itself to pieces. The
machinery was Gathering and wbirring.
the rear wheels We're revolving at n
rapid rate, and the front wheels were
burrowing a feaI feet into the sand
NOW, Theodore is n woman of action
and when she grasped the situation she
also grasped something else-namely. n
long thick stick, one end of which she
Immediately showed into the motor.
But little thing like that didn't dis.
courage the cogs and wheels. They
simply chewed 1t up into fine pieces
ana went on whirring. Then Theodore
and Jack lugged q branch of a tree to
the carriage and damned one end of
that IN among the machinery with a
like result. So Theodore sat down by
the roadside and cried. She dried her
tears soon, however, because Farmer
Wortsel and his wife and five children
and hired man came out and formed
circle with us. And there we sat in
a preoccupied manner, saying very lit
tie, but thinking great deal, While
lheodora's carriage continued to kick
itself into fragments. After awhile the
motor seemed to yawn and stretch 1t.
self. Then 1t gave few last thumps
ana fell to pieces. Mrs. Wortsel took
Theodore and the children into the
farmhouse to eat their lunch, and
Farmer Wortsel and hitched up Don
to the wreck, with which the hired
man was sent to my home, having in
structions to drive back in the surrey
after us.
When we We're quite alone, said to
Wortsel:
"lIow much do you want for that
horse?"
"seventy-hve," he replied.
"I'll give you s6O."
"All right" he rejoined. Then we
went to join our respective families at
the midday meal.
The following Sunday Rev. Mr.. Win
held's discourse was based upon the
text found in Proverbs, twentieth
chapter. twenty-si1th verse: "a wise
King scattereth the wicked and bring
eth the wheel over them"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17

No other pills can equal DeWitt's
Little Early Risers for promptness,
certainty and etliciency.-Smfth Broe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
THERE IS "HARMONY.''es
Friendly Relations Between tho g. n. and
" N. ?. The Voting Trust III
n I'm u to End. n N; a$ M


"A new York telegram, commenting
the dissolution Of the Northern
PaciflC voting trust, says: % 343
It 10 generally understood that the
principle Of community Of ownership
Ia to be further applied to large
western roads, important steps In
this direction having been taken this
summer. The Great Northern fplays
a part in the north west similar to
that Of the Pennsylvania In the east
In that 1t largely dominates the
the Northern Pacific, and this is sure
to-. result in harmony, OF policy,
action and management. That any
thing closer will result is unlikely
and that any arrangement FOR a
merging OF Great Northern and
Northern Pacific has been made is
untrue. Moreover, it will probably
be found that whatever agreement
has been made between the two com
panies refers to matters of traffic
and territory, and are of Important
mainly as matters OF detail. ~ ~
President Mellen says. that the
traffic arrangements with the Union
Pacific are not essentially new,
though the relations are closer. :
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
TO BE DEPoRTED.

xSsuits Laesmakers From Be.stou. Eng,
Denied Entry to This Country.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l4.-Twenty.
i've emigrants, who come here as "a.
loon passengers on the American line
steamer Waestland, have been denied
admission to this country by board Of
inquiry of the United States immigra.
ton commissioners on the ground that
they had violated the contract labor
law. The party consists Of s mon,
women and II children. Under exam.
ination the men and women admitted
that they were lacemakers and came
from Beaston. small manufacturing
town near Nottingham, Eng. 1t was
proved that a frst.class passage had
been paid for them by John Alexander
Dowie, the ''divine healer" Of Chicago.
who is about to found city called
'Zion" near Waukesan, nls., where
he intends to establish lace. produc.
ing plant. The board learned also that
. complete lacemsking plant il also on
it, way here. - = '.=s
The identity Of tho lacemakers was
made known. by the agents Of the
Amalgsmated Lace and Lace Curtain
Operatives who followed them here
from England: %&"> j, ~, 4
I. The board decided, as lacemaking ID
not new industry in this country, the
emigrants should be deported. $*>.5% *
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
\ jssLAsHED, ii HER THROAT.
Female Barber It Cas- Lake Attempts
SUICIDE Logging On Rsserva- ts&
s$;::s. 4s Sl tj0n. III 1.tt$$5l 4t .S$s2

Cass Lake, Mimi, Nov. l3.--Mrs
Fl. J. McTaggart, owner u q barber
shop, attempted to commit suicide
by cutting her throat with q razor
She was shaving q customer at The
time, and without any apparent
cause FLASHED her throat with tbs
razor. The person who was be
Ing shaved wrenched the razor from
her hand, but not before the woman
had cut herself badly. She will re
cover. IS XII .T3,5S1;t, .S5t>t !. Is
Word has been received from Cap
tain Mercer, Indian agent at Walker,
who has been In Washington during
the past ten days. that the depart.
'ment at Washingtonwill allo " some
logging on the reservation this win:
ter. Dead and down logs will be
cut and sold on the bank scale, al.
lowing the small loggers an equal
chance with the larger corporations.
This means much for Cass Lake and
other places on the Chippewa Indian
reservation. 49,. 1.. -. ..y.s :. ~. j.:
The water is still at q high stage
in Cass Lake and Pike bay, and the
Glenmont and Neils lumber com
panies are using pumps and syphons
to keep the water out of the fire
boxes in the engine rooms.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
FELL FIFTEEN POINTS.

American Liusssd Oil Stock tho Cante,
Of Panioky Activity.
CHICAGO, Nov. A.-American linseed
oil issues were the center of panioky
activity on tho Stock Exchange here,
slumping six points on the liquidation
Of 1000 shares Of preferred shares the
first Is minutes. During Monday
session the preferred sold al high a
52A, but the close was at 46. Tuesday
morning the market for these shares
opened at 45 and dropped under enor'
nous pressure to 10, the lowest price
ut which it had ever sold. This makes
. drop of 15H points during the last
five sessions Of the Stock Exchange.
The liquidation started on rumors that
1T the meeting Of tho directors in New
York the quarterly dividend Of IA
cents. due Thursday, would DO passed
and the money held to sustain deals
which the company has in faxseed on
the board Of trade. -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
POSITIVE PROOF.
Should Convince the Greatest skeptic in
4 ~. Little Falls. IT, =. r..

Because it's evidence In Little
Falls. n A%l%f.s - - ~ sa}&
E# It's from q citizen, perhaps q neigh
bor. - ~ w. # %s~ &c
Investigation will confirmit.
VI Mr.. Chas. Lemieux- Of Kidder
street, corner OF Second avenue,
south, says:-''I had for two years,
pain through my loins and Kidneys,
rendered much worse whenever I
caught cold. At such times I could
scarcely stoop or lift any thing heavy
/ soon tired from sitting or lying in
one position, often felt In the morn
4 Ing as unrested as when I went to,
bed, the kidney secretions were. I'M
natural and deposited g. dark sedi-
ment. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills
recommended, I went to Wetzel's
pharmacy and procured a. box.
1 The helped me right away; In a few
DAYS Z was entirely free from the
trouble, and have felt well ever
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. sS Foster-Milburn company,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States. Remember the name
.--Doa1l's sand take no. substitute.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
SAVING! 4 \ 4 81 q / ION CT sED !.
The Pine re Lumber Company's Saw
s3s . l[ill Shut Down Tues .#. 4.
\ ~ Night. \.

The Pine Tree Lumber company's
4 West side mill was shut down Tues
day night for the winter. This sea
son has been q successful one Ia this
city. Although no figures could be
obtained today as to the exact
amount cut, 1t was stated BY one
+of the company to be about the
same as last season. .:5g# 5$
The mill began work April IL, and
has run continually until Tuesday
night. with the exception 81 about
two weeks in the summer when 1t
was shut down on account OF low
water. The company hoped to be
able to run all Of this week, but the
cold weather Monday night. and
Tuesday compelled them to shut
down. s5%s5 Il; + ~ mmztE;5
The company has a large supply
5oflogs in the river above the mill to
begin operations on in the spring
and will begin as soon as the ice is
out Of the river. This supply will
last them until the new logs reach
this city. .2E Hun x. ~
: Supt. Warren will begin : at
once the work Of repairing the mill
and states that nearly the whole in
side OF the mill WILDE taken out and
new timbers put in. This work will
take nearly the entire winter. ,
"a. A large: uuunbor u the crew Of
men, employed by the company,
will be sent at once to the company's
lumber camps. The company will
do an extensive logging business
this winter, and hope to be able to
cut as much If not more this winter
than last. They now have a:large
crew Of men and teams on the Crow
Wing river making preparations for
the winters cut. - r.. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
MAY NOT RECOVER.

Burglar Mskss Vicious Assault on .
q Wealthy Chicago Woman. ,-...
CHICAGO, Nov. IA negro burglar
forced his way TO-, the apartments of
Mrs. Orrin w. Potter, wife. of the mil.
lionaire steel man and banker, at her
home, 1870 Lake Shore drive, shortly
after a. n,., and, when discovered In
the act Of applying sponge saturst.
Cd with ohloroform to tho nostrils Of
his victim, struck her fierce blow on
the head with a slungshot. The shock
Of the blow rendered Mrs Potter Nm.
conscious and the doctors who were
called fear that she may not recover. .:
Last April the Potter residence was
entered by porch climbers, who secured
$4,000 in diamonds and jewelry and
escaped without leaving clue. This
time. however, nothing was obtained.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with local applications. as they can.
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is q blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must Ike internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces HALLS Catarrh Cure 1s not
a quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular
prescription. 1t IL composed of the
best tones known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting d.
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect com bination of the two in
gradients is what produces such
wonderful results In! curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free. 4 \ y s II !.
F, j.. CHENEY g. CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists,
price 75c: Halls Family pills are the
best. - @gtrs.EE3 - W fl
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16

Duluth What will probably be
the biggest cargo Of grain ever
loaded out of Duluth is being taken
on at Elevator X, 81 the Cargill sys-
TEN, of Supeior, by the steamer
SimonJ. Murphy. 1t will consist OF
100000 bushels of barley. The grain
Is being loaded by the Cargill Com
mission company for Buffalo parties
and is valued OF $50, 900. ...
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
Grass Plant to Start.

West Superior, Wis, Nov. a.
There is now a hope that the grass
wire plant which was completed
about q year ago and has never
started up, will be operated by the
first of the year. William Dickmann,
superintendent OF the Northwestern
Grass Irvine company's plant at
Oshkosh, has been named as super
intendent of the Superior plant also.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
Chambers in Benton County.

St. Cloud Times: About two
months ago there was some appre.
henston that CHAMBERS had got
ten among horses in Benton county
and DR.. S. H. Ward of this city was
called out to Investigate the matter.
He went out and found the disease
among the horses belonging to An
thony Lukinbill. The doctor at once
ordered two of the horses killed.
Again the same contagion has brOk-
en- out and the doctor had been sent
for. 1t IL reported that the horses
on the same farm are affected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
L. o. +. n. Sunshine Club.

The ladies' OF the Maccabees re-
quest you and your friends to make
a bee line for >Maurin's hall Tuesday
evening, Nov. 20, that they may en-
terrain you at their social buzz
A sweet time is anticipated and you
will wax the stronger for the hours
thus spent. Ike. ~
s>. TO eat you will have * ..
III n Sandwiches and cake : j."
y With lac from the kline;
: Sweet crystalized cake. / q. =,
%l The FRUIT Of the vine; ..::: +. s., I !.
/. !: A nice cup st coffee, =, d; =.
q And q good social time, :
/. All Tor 10 cents. /: 5$$5 y ..4% -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16

. The Junior Sewing society OF the
Swedish Lutheran church will meet
at Miss Annie Anderson's, ON the
West side, tonight. All young peo-
pie are invited. Refreshments will
be served and a good time is pro-
missed E -" - - &>1a s*,. ..'.r
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16

/ Married, at the Methodist parson-
age, by Rev. A. l.. Richardson, on
Tuesday evening, Nov. IS, g. O'Clock,
Herbert @. Flyers to Florence Il.
Gorst. The contracting parties are
both from RoyaltOn.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
For an Autartio Rx :, y,

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1.-The Nor.
denskojld. has purchased the vessel
which carried Lieutenant. Amsdrup's
expedition to the Arctic and intends
to use it in an Antarctic expedition.
The king Of Sweden viii support the
enterprise financially. Es%
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
Government Closes Its Case.

4 NEW YORK. Nov. l4:-The hearing
in the case Of Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr.,
late note teller in tho First National
bank, who is charged with having ON.
'bezzled $3.50, 600 from the institution
whore he was employed, was continued
before United States Commissioner
Shields in the federal criminal court
room. After tho testimony Of two wit
nesses Assistant United States District
Attorney Baldwin declared the case for
the government closed and the exam.
ination was adjourned to Friday next.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16
Berlin Pres. Eu,oe,.s. vi.,srd.

BERLIN, Nov. l4.-The papers uni
versally deplore the death Of Mr..
Henry Willard and publish eulogies of
bis character and career, praising es.
pecially his kindness aoi, philanthropy
toward the people Of his native city,
Speyer. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16

Towne, Pettigrew, and a few
Others of >tfat has been class as
sembled in Minneapolis Tuesday
and agreed that the country had
gone to smash.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-16

The st. Cloud Timesconcludes
that Bryan is a Clay and a
Blaine, and can never b: presi-
dent.