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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-03
STRAWBERRY POINT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Irish were up
from Greeley to attend the dance Christ
mas evening.
INV. Mason left Monday evening,
for Boone and Colfax, Iowa, to be gone
several days.
Dave Opperman and Robt .Gratke
nave purchased the meat market at
Lamont and will take possession, Jan.
Bird.
Nora Schofield was up from Hopkin-
ton and remained over Christmas with
relatives. She returned Tuesday even
ing. 4
Lem Allen hurt himself quite severe.
y last Fridey. He fell, cracking 8
bone in his left arm, SO as to lay him up
for some time.
L. j. Peterson came over from Gel
vein and spent Christmas and severa
days of this week with friends here.
Rev. Mrs. Crum writes that she will
try and be here to hold services, Jan
7th.-Mail Press.
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HARTWIcK.

Mr.. p. Mickles, P. Jackson, Bile
Breach, John Miester, Il. II and Porter
were Delhi visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pelton were Man.
chester callers Monday.
Mr.. Ernest Heath and mother, Mrs
Heath are visiting here.
Mr.. Mickles and son, Geo. Furman
John Hartman, Geo. Davis, Rile Breach
A. Meister, James Smith and family
Chas. Armstrong and son, Mynard were
Delhi visitors Saturday.
We are after all having a good win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pelton visited Mr.. ant
and Mrs. Bartche last Sunday.
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HoPK1NToN.

Ward Kirk and Mrs. j. p. Cramer at
tended tbs funeral of Ralph Kirk at
Cedar Rapids Tuesday.
Miss Mae Dunlap is spending her va
cation at home, She will return to
Greeley upon the opening of the winter
term of school.
John Vesey returned last week from
South Dakota. He was recently mar
ried and his wife accompanied him. He
expects to go to Dakota again soon.
The thirteenth Annual Contest be-
tween the Literary Societies of Lenox
college took place last Friday night as
the closing event of the term. 1t con-
sisted of the.usual oratorical contest to
decide who will represent Lenox in the
state contest to be held at Grinnell in
the latter part of February, 1900, and
the declamatory contest. The former
was won. by Herbert French of the
Clayonian society and the latter by VIM.
Dennison of the Athenian.
Sheriff Fishel, of Manchester, was
down Wednesday on business connect.
ed with his Office. He placed under
arrest John Kelley who lives about
eight miles west of here on the charge
of assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury on the person of Sam
Thompson, which occurred about two
years ago. Evidence of conviction,
however was not forthcoming until the
present. We believe the. circumstances
accompanying the assault was some
thing that bid fair to being free-for-sll
in which Mr.. Thompson was struck
with club of some kind.
Joseph Spence and his sister, Sarah,
returned from near White Oaks, New
Mexico, last week, Miss Spence has
been there with her brothers for sever
almonths. The boys have been pros
pering and a short time ago sold $1,000
head of sheep and 100000 pounds of
wool besides. The wool sold at 10 cents
per pound. We are glad. to say that
they are enjoying good health. Mr.
Spence says that New Mexico affords a
grand opportunity for who wish to
raise sheep, being in reality the only
place where they can be raised to an
advantage
On Wednesday afternoon occurred
the marriage of Miss Daisy Kirkwood
and Mr.. M. a, Macarthur. The pleas
ant event toook place at the Presbyter-
ian parsonage at 4o'clock, Rev. d. G..
Mackintosh.. performing the ceremony.
Both of these young people have spent
their whole lives here and have q large
circle of friends. The bride is the
youngest daughter of A. F. Kirkwood
and wife. She is q graduate of the
Hopkinton High School, being men,
Der of the class of 96. The groom has
been engaged IN the photograph bust
ness for four years and is enjoying
growing patronage. Mr.. and Mrs Mac
Arthur will remain here where his bus.
mess is located. They have the best
wishes for their future joy from the
Hopkinton people.
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LAMONT.

John Pemberty was passenger to
New Hampton December "a to spend
the holidays.
There was grand New Years BALI in
the Wheeler opera house JAM
Mrs. Rose Franks Woodruff arrived
in Lamont December 81 for few days
visit in her parental home.
Mrs Grace Benedict spent Xmas and
December Goth in Stanley in. the George
Simpson home.
The NJ. B. AS. will hold their install
lations and banquet January 9th.
G. 81. Jakway and c. N. Bennett
will begin work January Sth. travelling
for the North Western Library Associ-
alton.
Mrs. Emma Flaucher sold her resi-
dence last week for 800.
Chas. Preussner and wife visited in
her parental home, the II. Hilton home,
Friday. Miss Edith accompanied them
home.
Rev. Consnt, Of Dubuque, will COM
mence revival meetings here in the
First Baptist church January 8.
@. N. Bennett returned from indie
pendence Friday, December %.
Geo. Foster went to Waterloo Satur-
day, December 90, returned Friday.
Mr.. Rolf arrived Friday for an ex-
tended visit with his daughter, Mrs. D.
n. Brown.and family.
G. L. Eaton went to Strawberry Point
Wednesday and returned Thursday
his.aunt accompanied him home tc
make them visit.
The Misses Eaton returned. to theil
home in Strawberry Point Tuesday
after several,days visit with G. l.. ant
family.
Mrs. Chss. Little returned YSaturda.
morning after ask weeks visit will
her son, Chas, in. the western part O
the state.
Mr.. Nelson Davis, wife and daughte
visited several days at Ross Porter
home here last week.
Miss Lottie Hilton visited at Chas
Preussner's Tuesday and. Wednesday
Miss Edith came home with her for
several days visit.
EArs. Stevens arrived in town EWed
nesdsy.to visit her sister, Mrs. o. F
Turner.
Bert Bush planned an au fat part
at the Bush farm in honor of Mr.. Henri
Richie and wife. Friday evening.
D.,P.sFowler and wife returned Sun
day after q six weeks visit in the Clar
home ct Forestville.
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EARLVILLE.

FL. j. Pitcher made a business trip
to Dubuque Tuesday.
Sheriff Fishell was in town Thursday.
L. o. Eaton and family, of Manches.
ter, were at l.. G. Hersey's for Xmas.
Mrs. G. A. Wright, formerly resi-
dent here but now of Des Moines WAS
the guest of friends here the first
of the week.
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EDGEWooD.


Mr.. Joe Willard is quite sick but is
reported some better.
j. G. Kirk went down to Cedar Rapids
M oncay evening, to attend the funeral
of his brother there, Tuesday. He re-
turned home Wednesday.
II. NJ. Barr shipped a fine Poland
China of his own raising to John
Georgeon. of Worthington, Iowa, Tues.
day.
A domino party was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w, Forwasd at their pleasant
home on Washington street, Thursday
evening. The ladies were pitted
against the gentlemen, and "for won
der SO say the men, the ladies scored
success. 1t was a brilliant one too
but the gentlemen won't admit that
part. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs c. f. Hesner, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Hubbell, Mr.. and Mrs, F. w. Royden,
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Forward.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Platt went down
to Hopkinton, Friday evening, to take
in the oratorical contest held there.
Their son Loren, who is now soph-
more in Lenox, was one of the con-
testants and won second place, loosing
to senior by few points, which
speaks we'll for his ability. Loren re-
turned home with his parents, Saturday
to spend his vacation.
The executive committee of the
Farmers Institute met in DR.. l..
Blanchard's office, Tuesday, and decid-
ed to hold the regular annual meeting
on January "a aud %, 1900, in the M.
E. church here. The president, L. S.
Fisher, and the Secretary, R. j. Bixby,
will be pleased to answer any questions
asked in regard to it.-.Tonrnal
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Resolutions os Respect.


At the County Teachers Associ-
alton held at Earlville on the 9th inst.
resolutions complimentary to Super
intendent L. T. Eaton were adopted as
follows:
Whereas, Superintendent L. 7. Eaton is about
to retire from the superintendency of the Della
ware county schools, therefore be 1t
Resolved, By the members of this association
that we express to him our high appreciation of
his faithfulness in the discharge of his many
office duties. the characteristics of which are re-
sponsbility, demanding constancy; power, re-
stricted by judgment: confidence, duty, honor,
and trustworthiness. All the reQuirments have
been duly met by the Jealous efforts and con-
scientous labors of Mr.. Eaton.
Resolved, That we indorse and approve of his
progressiyeness. Change is the watchword of
any onward movement. The Initiation of the
Spring Inspiratonal Meeting, which served to
arouse and quicken tagging energies, we deem
great privilege and source of real benefit. The
increasing enthusiasm manifested in the associ-
alton meetings, which had SO visibly raised the
standard of both teachers and schools during
the past four years. is due largely to the untring
zeal and the hearty cooperation Of Mr, Eaton
with the teachers.
Resolved. That his courtesy in his personal re-
latlons with the teachers has done much to win
the confidence and gratitude of those associated
and interested with him In the advancement Of
all educational movements, Though he will nc
longer work with us. we trust that his former
labors in our behalf have not been in vain, And
that his influence may be as beneficial to then
with whom he may come in contact ~ II hal
been to the teachers and people Of Delawar.
county. We heartily wish him the greatest sue
cess in his new field of labor.
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions b,
inscribed on the minutes Of the Association, ant
that they be printed in the county papers and ii
the Delaware County Teacher.
Signed by the Committee.
CLARA M. DUNLAP,
II PROF. T. v. HUnT,
NETTIE ARBUCKLA
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To the Teachers of Delaware County

rToH I'eIdWHTe county IeaCher.
AS the time has come to lay down the
duties of this office, l wish to thank
you for your loyal support during the
past four years. You have ever been
ready to carry out my plans for the i'm
provement of the schools, and what
ever advance has been made is due
largely to your effort. shall ever look
back with pleasure to my labor among
you. While in the future my work will
not be in this county, it will still be
among those who are fitting themselves
for the high and noble occupation of
the teacher.
After the beginning of the new year
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NORTH MANCHESTER. NOTES.

NORTH MANCHESTER NOTES.
The Christmas exercises last Monday
night were excellent and did great cred
it, not only to the children but to the
committee also who arranged the pro-
gram.
Last Tuesday afternoon Miss Norma
Butterfield was married to George Mer
win at the residence of the BRIDES par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Butterfield, Rev.
81. o. Pratt of the M. E. church officiat-
ing. They will make their home in Chi
cago in the future. Miss Butterfeld
has been an efficient teacher in the Sun.
day school here and will be greatly
missed.
Rev. L. Hubbell, of Edgewood, visit
ed at Mr.. Connell's last Saturday
Miss Carol, Of Greeley, has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Chauncy Burlington
the past week.
Mr.. Frank Farley and family returned
from their Christmas visit at Farley lasl
Thursday.
Mr.. Seth Cole visited at Mr.. Byron
Smiths last Friday.
VIM. Foster and family visited at Mr.
Pinkley's last Wednesday on their re
| turn from Weterloo to their home Wood
Clayton county.
The annual election for officers in tn
st. Pauls Union Sunday School tool
place last Sunday, when Mrs. Calvil
Yoran was again elected for Superin
tendent, Miss Eva Smith, Secretary an
May Skinner, Organist.
Rev. Harnish preached here last Sun
day. His subject was "Clouds of Glory
and his text, Exodus, 10 chapter, 2
verse was selected.
| Loren Bushnell, of Delaware, visite,
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. W
H. Cornell several days last week.
Rev. futile will preach at the 81
Paul's church next Sunday at the usus
hour.
About fifteen of the members of tn
Sunday school surprised Mrs. E. Smit
last Friday afternoon by calling on he
in body. They brought their own re
freshments and the time was very plea.
antly spent
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I shall be an instructor in the Normal
department of Highland Park College,
Des Moines, Iowa. If, in the future,
can in any way serve you shall be glad
to do so. Wishing you pleasant and
profitable New Year, am as ever
Your Friend,
r. IT RATION
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BUY TOADS AND BATS.
Farmers In England Keep Them to
Destroy Insects.
Whole Communities May Be Kept
Free from Flies and Mosquitoes
By the Ugly But Harmless
Creatures.

AS result of experiments with toads
and bats. it has been demonstrated that
a house, or even a community, can be
rid of various troublesome insects, in
Guiding flies and mosquitoes. These eX-
periments were made by Prof. Clinton
F. Hodge, of Clark university, Worces-
ter, Mass. Prof. Hodges first expert
ment was with the toad. Il constructed
a small pen in my garden, he said, "and
in it. in a pan of water, installed male
and female toad. To attract food for
them / placed within the inclosure bits
of meat and bone. The results were as
satisfactory as they We're unexpected.
The toads spent most of the time sitting
within reaching distance of the bait and
killing the flies attracted by it. l
watched one toad snap up Sc house flies
in less than ten minutes.
"One day ! gathered a quantity of
| rose bugs in tin box and began to feed
the bugs to toad. At first / did not
count, but, finding his appetite so good,
started to count. When had counted
over so bugs and the toad showed no
signs of wishing to conclude his meal,
picked him up. Previous to my begin
ming to count he had taken anywhere
from ten to 20 bugs.
II found the toad equally greedy for
rose beetles, canker worms, ants, cater
pillars, moths, June bugs, weevils,
snails and many other insects. So, too,
! III a house, room may be cleared of
cockroaches by leaving toad in it over
night.
"a single toad may destroy over 1000
worms during the months of May, June
and July, and one of these harmless
creatures may well do gardener serv-
ice to the amount of S19.sS each season,
and yet he can raise $4,000 worth of
toads at an expense of not more than 20
cents.
Farmers in England buy them, pay
ing as high as $24 per 100, for use in
| their flower beds and gardens. For
household purposes small number of
toads could be given homes in an
aquarium. At night the toads could be
let loose to XIII bugs, while In the day
they could kill flies. l have built sort
of cage of wire screen, foot wide and
two feet long, the top of which is kept
open. 1t is only necessary to put in two
or three toads, provide them with shell
ters, dish of water in one corner, and
then keep it supplied with bits of raw
meat and any other refuse matter cal
culated to attract flies"
In speaking of the bat Prof. Hodge
said: "We have no animal more inter-
esting and probably none more valu-
able, and certainly none more misunder-
stood and abused, than the bat. They
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side and seems as if he were still look
ing at me.
AT last, do not know how it came
about, but | offer to run as fast as can
in the direction of the castle, and cry
aloud for help"
The peasant woman, still hoping to
save the czarowitz, left him on the
ground and ran to the Cossack senti-
nels at the palace. When assistance ar
rived the czarowitz was dead.
The late Grand Duke George was one
of the most amiable members of the i'm
perial family. He contracted the dis
ease of the lungs from which he died on
board the training ship Svetlana in 1892.
when she was lying at anchor al Cron-
stadt. On that occasion he fell from
the rigging and bruised his chest Sc
| verelv. His condition became worse
and in 1894 he went to Algiers, and aft
erward to Madeira. AT the end of ! S95
he seemed better and returned home,
! subsequently settling at Abbas Tuman,
where he died After his health i'm
proved he resumed his studies. Privy
Councillor kapustin acting as his tn
tor in political economy. He was par
| ticularly interested in naval matters.
and, having an excellent knowledge of
English, studied the latest publications
in that language on naval affairs, even
translating Capt. Mahan's famous work
on THE Influence of Sea Power He
was also a student of astronomy, and
spent large sums on newly invented in
| stru1nents, which he presented to the
Russian Astronomical society. He was
said to be the most diligent newspaper
reader in Russia, his study resembling
an EDITORS office, where the Chief home
and foreign papers were TO be found.
His charity took the form of getting up
concerts for the benefit of the sick poor
who came to the health resort in which
he ived.-Chicage journal.
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Declined with Than ks.

Charles, you know how fond Mary
our cook, always seems of music. WeH
l had ticket to this subscription con
cert this afternoon and | offered it tc
her, and said: Mary, l think there is tc
be little work with a short overture
that you will like And what do you
suppose she said?'
asked for another for the big po
Eceman," said Mr.. Goodenough, smil
ing.
mo; but she said so earnestly:
Thank yer, ma'am, but Olive plinty o
work at home widout goin' out fol
more, over chores or no over chores!'
IN. Y. World.
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are easily tanned, absolutely harmless
when gently handled, and make pets as
funny as tiny monkeys. AS destroyers
of many of our most pestiferous night
fling insects, like mosquitoes, the bat is
almost our sole dependence, and, as he
is known TO hunt insects afoot, as well
as on the wing. he is also of some value
for larvae that do not fly.
My attention was turned to the bat
through the codlin moth, the insect to
blame for most worm-eaten apples. In
an orchard near my home found nine
of the grubs of this insect in a minute.
CHANGING to go into another orchard
hardly mile away, ! found only four
of the grubs in an hours search. There
is an old barn near by, in which live a
colony of between rs and 100 bats. The
ownerin informed me that his apples were
always free from worms.-N, Y. Herald
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Wears Woman,s Clothes,

Henry Smell. of sol North Twenty
eighth street, Omaha, has worn wcm-
ans dress for the last 12 years. He is
a large man, with whiskers, and he did
not put on skirts because he objected
to trousers. 1t was necessity which
compelled him to adopt them. Five
times since he was boy he has been
overcome by heat and be also suffers
from chronic rheumatism. He has
found by painful experience that a
loorH and flowing garment is neces-
sary for his comfort, and consequently
he has adopted modified form of the
Mother Hubbard. He, lives in pretty
little cottage, surrounded by big cot
tonwood trees, and, because of his Pc
culiar appearance, rarely goes Sntside
the door.-Chicago Tribune.
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DEATH OF CZAROWITZ
Fell from 4 Motorcycle Into the
Arms of a Peasant Woman.
Awful End of the Heir to Russis's
Throns-Graphic Description OF
the Horrihed Woman Who
Helped Him.

Anna Dassojewa, the peasant woman
of Abbas Tuman who saw the caro-
WITT pass away, furnishes most af-
fecting narrative of his end. ltappears
that the czarowitz' motor tricycle. was
going at great pace when he caught
up to a cart in which was the miikwom-
an. Dassojewa The czarowitz stgUaled,
and the cart drew aside to let him PASS.
The czarowitz bowed, smiled and isro-
ceeded. Ten minutes later the wonln
noticed the czarowitz returning very
slowly. The story, best related in her
own simple way, is as follows:
II cannot forget it. l see it before
me now. There he comes, the bene-
factor, back on his machine. quite pale
and continually splitting. He was not
vet quite close to me when he appeared
as if, sitting on his machine, he swayed
backward and forward. Yes. Now L
think to myself, it is because OF his spit
ting. He first turned his head to one
side and then to the other
"Suddenk l see how all at once he
Sinks on one SiuS: eASh "i'' '''A"Ae 49,
again, and then falls so much on one
aide that he seems to fall quite off. |
think something wrong here. Either
the machine is spoiled or something
else. Wait; / think | will jump down
from the cart. So jumped down, and
at the same moment, pale, so pale that
I cannot compare it to anything, he
nearly falls off, and on his white uni
form coat there is blood.
81 can't contain myself longer. I, a
simple woman, was certainly timid
about speaking to him, but it is as if
somebody says to me: GO near him!
Go near him!'
81 do not know where got the cour-
age. but came near, and just then he
EEL into my hands, his eyes wide open.
II looks st noe, and over his face fly lit
- nnots. One little-spot trick.as, then
.rc4aes fxsy meet and grow. I look
= tle little spots onSis brow. Then
also / hold his hand. His nails seem to
crow darker. His eyes seem to be look
;no at me. and yet he does not see me.
His lipsaare bathed in blood. He sighs
, and aonfaonrs as if something is bub-
bfins, lIewben water boils.
.T1r1 Nny cart, seized an empty
;tche 1Few water.
\ asDt. say, and he raises his
s7W the jug to his mouth it
Ne has clenched his teeth,
ss not hear word from him.
ks = arms became weak and
osetla lips. 1t seemed to grow
M sMyes do not Know
,oa DcMam! 1 weep aloud,
!. Il ead a little on one
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The Age of steel.

In a recent address to the Iron and
Steelinstitutein London, Prof. Roberts
Austin said that steel plates are now
rolled more than 300 feet in area and
two inches thick, and that steel girders
have been made of such a size as to
"iustify the belief of Sir Benjamin
Baker that a bridge connecting England
and France could be built over the
channel in half-mile spans. Youths
COMPANION.
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Couldn't Under.ta nd II.

Yes said the bachelor rel lectively,
II offended her in some way, tat
don't really know how. You see, her
baby was fretful and she explained that
he had been cutting his teeth, whereup-
on l asked her why she let HIM play with
a knife. Chicago Post.
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Way 1t Goes.

How the dickens do you keep your
lawn so free from dandelions, Jones?'
Patent scheme. ] found when ]
tried to raise grass l got nothing bu,
dandelioGs, SO l made change and
tried to raise dandelions."
what good does that do?"
II get nothing but grass."-Harper'f
Bazaar.
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Al. to Military OCCUPATION

Mildred" said her father, 81 am will
ing that the young lieutenant who
comes here should make a coaling sta
ton of my house again this winter, but
if ever he hints at annexation you tell
him | am unalterably opposed to it
Chicago Tribune
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still Suffering.

Higgs-I see Kurmudgeon, Skinnum
& Co., are advertising a fire sale. y
WHAT'S their excuse for that?
Wiggs-A very good one, they think.
Higgs-Why, the firm hasn't suffered
from fire lately.
Wiggs-Oh, l don't know. Old Kur-
mudgeon died last week. - Catholic
Standard and Times.