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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
DOGS ON The STAGE.
Isaping For the Villain. Neck-A
Very Sensitive Animal.

ISaping For the Villains Neck-A
Very Senaitive Animal.
Four legged animals in drama are of
course very common sight today. Al
though they are often of far more i'm
portance thnn the mere super, they
have an affinity to that class, for theirs
is no speaking part, unless one counts
the bark of a dog us such.
A little time ago the writer met an
actor who was taking the part of n vii
lain In play wherein big mastiff
seizes him at the back Of the neck just
as he (the villain) was about to murder
the heroine. NASTY part, that Of yours.
How do YOU manage to escape nightly
being bitten by that big brute of n
dog?" "NCt nice part, 1t is true" he
answered, but the dog is well trained.
he is kept without food for a few
hours before theshow. A piece of cook
ed liver is tied to my neck. He is held
in the wings till the cue comes, then
he rushes On to me for his supper, and
the curtain goes down on very effect
I've tableau. don't object to the dog.
It's the liver"
Z The megtion Of stage dogs brings to
mind an amusing incident that occur
red In q we'll known theatrical agents
office last summer. In came rough
lnoi;in il;.se man wenring q check suit
that once used to speak out for itself,
but was now sllenced by the heavy
hand of time. The man was followed
by dog Of attractive appearance. The
visitor said he did tramp act" as
sisted by the animal. Then they gave
on exhibition of themselves and were
certainly above the average. "What are
your terms?" the agent queried. "Ten
pounds week" "I'll give you two"
The imitation tramp-but he was not
far from the real thing-looked with a
sad, reproachful eye at the agent and
silently backed out of the Office, the
dog meekly following. However, within
few seconds the man returned, quick
ly closing the door to exclude his part
ner, who clamored to get In. "I'll take
it." he said in hurried whisper.
where's the contract? I'm real broke,
so It's clear case of push; but, for
heavens sake, don't mention the price
where the dog can hear you."- Cham
bers' Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
The Rehear.ed wedding.

The wedding was, upon the whole,
an artistic success. The bride particu-
larly evinced unmistakable talent. She
trembled with all the technical accu-
racy Of an aspen leaf and the emo
tional intensity of a startled fawn. Her
trembling indeed was irreproachable.
II she cast down her eyes with some
thing of amateurish gawkiness, the
fact Is easily attributable to her mex
perience, this being her first wedding,
rather than to an essentially defective
method. She was fairly well support
ed.
The bridegroom rose from his knees
too soon and had to be knocked down
by the prompter, but otherwise the
minor parts were carried out credita-
bly.-Detroit Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
MOST PEOPLE LoPsIDED.
Differences between the Legs, Eye
and Ears of Men and Women.

Differences between the Legs, Eyes
and Ears of Men and Women.
The two sides of n PERSONS face are
never alike. The eyes are out of line
in two cases out of five. and one eye Is
stronger than the other in seven per-
sons out of ten. The right ear is also.
as rule, higher than the left.
Only one person in 10 has perfect
eyes, the largest percentage Of defects
prevailing among fair haired people.
Short sight Is more common In town
than among country folk, and Of all
people the Germans have the largest
proportion of shortsighted persons.
The crystalline lens Of the eye is the
one portion of the human body which
continues to increase with the attain
ment Of maturity.
The smallest interval of sound can
be better distinguished with one eur
than with both. The nails of two
fingers never grow with the same ra-
pidity, that Of the middle finger grow
Ing the fastest, while that of the thumb
grows the slowest.
In 81 cases out Of 100 the left leg
is shorter than the right. The bones
of an average human male skeleton
weigh 20 pounds, those of n woman are
six pounds lighter.
That unruly member, the tongue of
O woman, Is also smaller than that of
man, given u man and woman of
equal size and weight. 1t may be ap-
mailing to reflect brt IT ia nevertheless
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

pause. Irving, quite unconscious of
his own mistake, frowned wrathfully
at the young actor, but Mr.. Webster,
equal to the occasion, gave way to a
burst of tears and exclaimed, 81 can
not; you know cannot speak' and
turned his back on the audience
Then Sir Henry picked up his lines
with a start, and it was observed that
Didier's shoulders shook with emotion!
louisville Courier-Jourual.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
When IRVING rorgot Hlm.elf.

Ben Webster, an English actor, told
good story of how he held his own
when Sir Henry Irving happened to be
absentminded. In the Lyons Mail"
there is touching scene between Le-
surques (played by Irying) and his
daughter Julie, of which Didier (AIr.
Ben Webster) is u perfectly silent wit
ness.
One night Sir Henry. instead Of max
ing his long speech, appealed in trem-
bling tones to Mr.. Webster: "Speak to
her, Didier; speak to her!" Didier was
dumfounded. There was an awful
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
Don't Neglect Writing Home.

=
Boys, young men, young women, who
are away from home, write to your
parents. Write to them often. Tell
them about your plans, your life, your
disappointments, your successes, all
about your affairs. Neglect it, and the
day will come when their death will
cut you off from the opportunity.
A young man of this town has re-
Gently received from his mother, en-
closed in letter, the following:
If you've q gray-haired mother
In the old home far away,
Sit down and write the letter
You put off day by day.
Don't wait until her tired steps
Reach Heavens pesrly gate,
But show her that you think of her
Before it is too late.
If you've tender message,
Or a loving word to say,
Don't wait till you forget 1t,
But whisper 1t today;
Who knows what bitter memories
May haunt you if you wait?
So make your loved one happy
Before it is too late.
We live but In the present,
The future is unknown;
Tomorrow is mystery,
Today is all our own.
The chance that fortune lends us
May vanish while we wait,
So spend your life'a rich treasure
Before it is too late.
The tender words unspoken,
The letters never sent,
The long forgotten messages,
The wealth Of love unspent-
For these some hearts are breaking,
For these some loved one wait;
So show them that you care for them
Before it is too late.
Rural Visitor. Fremont, N. c.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
what Puzzle. Young Amer,c,.

WHHt FuzzIes YOUNG America.
1t is a puzzle to the modern youth
how so many old buffers managed to
get along in the world without the
knowledge of things in general pos
sessed by the modern youth.-Boston
Transcript. q.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

For brood sows Raven Stock Food
has no equal. The pigs will be strong
and have plenty Of milk. 1t cures
scours in pigs and lambs 1t removes
worms from hogs, cures colds and
fevers; prevents pneumonia and disease,
and makes them do we'll. It aside di.
gestion, gives good appetite and makse
rapid and large growth. When freely
fed to hogs and pigs it will surely pre-
vent hog cholers.-For sale by w. A.
Abbott, Drugs, Manchester, Iowa.
21-1vr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

have been evolved by man in the past
century from the hidden mysteries
where man was said to be forbidden to
tread. But we are not sleeping on our
laurels, having dlstanced all competi-
tors. Our success has opened up new
fields. Out of possible l,400 varieties
of rice. we have tried possibly a dozen.
Our patron saint, Hon. Henry Wilson,
United States Commissioner. of Agri-
culture, has commissioned one of our
ablest professors to go around the world
in search of the best varieties of seed
rice, and any useful knowledge of this
most valuable crop.
eternal vigilance, the price of lib
erty' Is also the price of success.
The experimental stages in modern
rice growing have each and all been
tried 'seo as by fire. y The importation
of fresh seed will doubtless be full of
danger. We imported circulio with
peach trees and the cottony cushion
scale with the orange tree, and the Car
olina weevil with the Carolina seed
rice. All experiments are full of dan
ger and dollars.
Our success, bought by labor, has
been great. Has only just begun and
is to be far excelled in the near future.
We can set no limit to progress in this
commercial era. Rice is the king of
the cereals in its history, its wider dis
distribution, its better adaptation ss
food for man and beast. Its cultivation
takes less from the soil, and its use
gives more to man; and its growing is
more profitable than the growing of
any other cereal.
It's the hardest, will stand more
abuse, more drouth, more storms, and
has absolutely no waste. Its hulls to
burn, its bran and polish for stock and
starch, its straw for coarse feed and
fine paper, its roots for brushes.
Then If 100 canals and 500 irrigating
wells being success, what shall we.
call 1T with 500 canals and 5000 wells
sure to come In the near future.
The history of modern rice growing
is the history of the "Iowa Colony"
A party of old men, of limited means,
in search of homesteads in A. d. 1884,
soon followed by their families and
neighbors; these put their machinery
and labor into the rice crop and made
it what 1t is to day.
Avery important factor in this pro-
gress has been the Southern Pacific
Company and the resident Acadian set
tier.
TheJ. B. Watkins company, Duson
Bros, Rev. Cline. of Lake Charles, Rev.
Ellis, of Roanoke, and A. ID. McF Farlain,
of Jennings. with many others have
been the wheel horses of progress pus
leaders in the road to success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

THOS. T. CARkEEK.
A RCHITECT AND BUILDING SUPERIN.
"A TENDENT. s. e. Cor. sth and Main st.,
DUBUQUE, lows
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Wanted.

Every mother to investigate the superior re-
suits obtained from the use Of EUCALlNE
Toilet Powder over the cheap talcum powders
SO freely accepted and used to the detrlment of
the child. EUCALINE Toilet Powder Is
thoroughly antiseptic, entirely harmless, con-
tanning the pnrest and best ingredients to give
the best possible results. EUCALINE Toilet
Powder is equally as good for the toilet as the
For Sale by all druggists. iew25
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Mason Work.
am prepared to furnish estimates and guar.
antee satisfaction on all kinds Of Mason work.
C. P. MILLER,
176 Manchester. Iowa,
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osTEoPArHIc PHYSICIAN.

\ II II. MCGEE, d. o. OsTEopATHY is a
~ system of treating diseases without the use
( Of drugs. For Information call or write. LA
GRIPPE is successfully treated. Office oYeI
Gregg u Wards Drug store.
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o. 3. BRONSON. u. M, CARR.
BRONSON q CARR.
4 "A TTpRNEYS AT Law. Special attention
"a given TO collections. ONCE in Democrat
Building. Franklin Street. Manchester. Iowa.
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Our Business Directory.


HOLLISTER LUMBER co.
UMBER and all kinds Of building materials
~ Posts and Coal. Corner Of Delaware ar
Madison streets
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Q. YoRAH. h. r., ARNOLD. MI, YoRAN-
YORAN. ARNOLD q YORAN
"a TToRNEYS AT Law, and Real Estate
Bank, Manchester, Iowa.
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ENSURE YOUR PROPERTY against cyclones
and t0rnadoes In the old reliable Phoenix
Insurance Co.. BRONSON 4 CARR, Agents.
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5 = FRED b. BLAIR.
"a TIORNEY AT Law. Once In the City Hall
"a Block Manchester, Iowa. =.
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n. II. LAWRENCE.
DHYSlCIAN AND SURGEON. Special at.
tention given diseases of children. Have
Also made special study OF Gyneocology,
ohstetrics. and Rectal Diseases. All chronic
diseases successfully treated with the aid of
various Thermal and Massage treatment All
chronics solicited Consultation free. Oflioe
over Works market. All calls promptly at
tended. Residence on Main street, the old DR..
KELSEY PROPERTY. '' - "
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l.. r. STOUT.
.(sLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods.
" City Hull Block, Franklin Street.
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ATTORNEYS.
CIV. DuNHAM. =. b. STILES w. n, NORRIS
DUNEiAM. NORRIS q STILES.

b ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES
81 Public. Special attention given to Collec-
lions Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Agts.
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1 MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
rs prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
Monuments and Head Stones Of various de-
signs. Have the county right for Stpe's Pat
eGt Grave Cover; also dealer In Iron Fences.
VIII meet all competition at 81
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DENTISTS.
VETERINARIAN.

DIR. j. w. SCOTT,
VETERINARY Surgeon, and Dentist. once
in H. O. Smiths Drug Store, Main St. At
night can be found at rooms over Ralph Con-
ger's Store.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

First. the writer wishes to state that
the unsuccessful dairymsn's name was
not Jones, and to say to any Of his &C.
quaintances or neighbors that if this
article is them, it isn't the writer's fault.
But to the story.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

ALLEN & STOREY.
'GLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods. Cor
" ner Main and Franklin streets.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-24
Lower INSURANCE Ratese

We think it worth while to call at
tention once more to the recent message
of Mayor Fox in which he speaks of
our exemption from fires during the
past year. Our town has a population
of about 10000 and there were twenty
eight still alarms answered by different
companies, but as the Mayor says:
"Not more than one half of these
cases was there destruction of proper
ty amounting to hundred dollars
though in one case there was loss of
life. The aggregate loss for the year
was not more than 81, 500. Nor can this
exemption from disastrous CONGREGATIONS
be attributed entirely to good luck; it is
in greater part to be ascribed to the en-.
ergy of the Fire Department in taking
things at the start"
This is certainly remarkable record
and it is one which will be noted with
interest by insurance men. Is it un
reasonable to claim that prices for insur-
ance should be less in Morristown than
in other places?
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-24

Clan Murray Lodge No. 4S of this city
will participate with a number of other
clans in series of Scottish sports at
Paterson on Memorial Day.
That large tract of land known as the
Hackensack meadows, the sale of which
had been rumored for some time, has at
last changed hands, the price paid being
about SO, 000,0 900.
The time table issued by the Lacka-
wanna so far as it concerns trains run
ming west of Morristown. is justly I'M
popular. 1t is to be hoped a change
will be made SO that the public will not
be Inconvenience as at present.
The jury enpanelled by Coroner
Samuel Leonard to inquire into the
death of Frank Wackisk returned a
verdict last Monday that the man was
accidently killed by his step-brother,
Joseph Waclisk.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-24
MATRIMONIAL.
Young.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert D.
Young, Phoenix avenue, was the scene
Wednesday evening of a very pretty
home wedding, at which time their
daughter Carrie Sybilla Young was
united in marriage to Rufus Quimby
Nixon of Newark. The ceremony was
performed by an uncle of the groom.
Rev. Eugene Quimby of Salem Pa.
assisted by DR.. j. l.. Hurlbut; the
wedding march was played by Miss Lucy
Whitney of Irvington-on-the Hudson.
The bride was prettily gowned in white
batiste with trimmings of lace, while
her sister, Miss Helen G. Young,
who acted as bridesmaid, wore white
organdie trimmed with pink rib
bons and she carried pink roses and
narcissus. The bridal boquet was of
white roses and narcissus, and the floral
bank in front of which the ceremony
was performed was of white lilacs.
The bride was also attended by two
flower girls and one flower boy, Evelyn
Day. Helen McNair and Wilbur Day.
Harry Nixon, brother of the groom
acted as best man.
After the service, a most excellent
wedding supper was served by Day.
About seventy-fye guests were present,
many of whom were from out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs Nixon will after their
wedding trip return to Morristown
where they will spend the summer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-24
GOING WEST.

Leave Morrstowu for Dover. s 3s, 10.l am;
LIZ, 8 81, A 40, 554, 6, 49, 1928, $50 p, m.
s3s a. m. train connects at Dover with main
line for Scranton, Binghamton,
Al Denville for Boonton.
At Waterloo with the Sussex Branch for
Newton and points on Sussex Branch
10 10 a m train connects at Dover with the
Chester Branch at Washington with the
Queen City Special for Scranton. BINGHAM
ton Syracuse 0swego, Ithrca, Utica, Buffalo,
Chicago, st. Louis Kansa- CITY and all points
West. Through car to St Louis.
1877 D. IN. train connects at Denville with the
Boonton Branch; at Dover with Chester
Branch, at Dover with the main line to Scran
ton Binghamton. Syracuse Buffalo, Chicago
and ali points West; through to Chicago with
out change
4.40p. IN. train connects at Dover for Ches-
ter; at Waterloo for Sussex Branch and at
Dover for Scranton and points on the Blooms
burg Division.
5.54 D. M train connects at Denyille with the
Boonton Branch.
$40 .. M train connects at Dover with main
eago and all points West; through to Chicago
without changes,
7.ss D. m. train connects at Waterloo with
Sussex Branch.
$50 D. m train connects at Dover with main
line for Scranton, Binghamton, Syracuse,
Rishfald Springs Oswego, Ithaca, Utica BUR
falo, Chicago and all points west.
Sleening car reservations can be obtained At
thu ticket office.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-24
Court News.

An investigating suit for $4,000
damages was begun in the Supreme
Court Tuesday before Justice Garretson.
On December "a; 1891, the East Jersey
Water Company proceeded to lay water
pipes on the property owned by A. j.
SIingerIand, the father of the plaintiff,
Miss Aletha Slingerland, in Pompton
Plains. Mr.. Slingerland was in Jersey
City at the time having gone to that city
to look after legal proceedings being
conducted in chancery chambers to pre-
vent the crossing of his farm by the
pipe line.
Miss Singerland was left in charge Of
the property and when gang Of Italian
laborers in charge of Thomas Gillespie,
commenced operations to lay the pipe
line, the young women placed herself
in front of the large iron pipes which
were to be rolled into a trench and de-
fed the men. This however, did not
deter the laborers for they rolled the
pipes until they hit the plucky young
woman and she was physically forced
away. She returned to the scene of
action and was struck many times by
the pipes.
A short time later a telegram arrived
from Mr. Slingerland informing her
that the work must proceed as the court
had decided against him. She inn
mediately entered the house and short
time later was taken with an attack of
hysteria and was afterwards very i'll.
Riker & Riker, her lawyers, claim that
the pipes injured her for life and that
from being robust young woman,
Miss Slingerland has, for the past ten
years, been an invalid.
Much interest was manifested in the
present suit, as at a previous trial before
Chief Justice Magic a jury rendered a
verdict awarding Miss Slingerland
$4,000 damages. Through some tech
necalities the court Of errors and appeals
set aside the verdict and ordered the
case back to the Morris County Supreme
Court for retrial.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-24
IN MEMORIANI.

At the regular meeting of George Washing
ton Council, No. 359, Knights of Columbus.
held on Monday evening, May 10, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were adopted
Whereas, This Council mourns the death of q
beloved, honorable and active member, the
late Thomas F. Clifford; and
Whereas, The decease of husband and
father Is sad, and especially so in the case of
our brother and associate, who by his kind
heart, genial manner and devotion to home
duty won for himself the respect and admira
ton of all those with whom he came in contact;
and
Whereas, While We bow In humble submits
sion to the will of Him whose ways are right
and Just, we grieve because by the decease of
our beloved friend and associate each member
of this Council feels personal loss, and fur
Their, because a useful, honorable and promis-
has lost valuable member, the community
deprived of an illustrious and upright citizen,
and the family of the deceased loving hus-
band and devoted father; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That in extending our sincere and
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family OF
our late brother and associate, we commend
them to the keeping of our loving Saviour for
strength to bear up under this their sad tattf1c
ton; and, be 1t further
Resolved, AS an additional mark of esteem,
that copy of these resolutions be spread in
full upon the Minutes of this Council and q
copy sent to the family of the deceased, and
likewise publishep in newspaper circulating
in this vicinity.
DAVID r. O'KEEFE.
VIM. ". DUNN,
j. C.,WHITE,
1908 Committee.