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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
HoPKINroN.

Miss Mae Dunlap has closed her
school at Greeley and is home for the
summer vacation.
John Hawthorne and wife departed
yesterday for Ireland. They will join
Peter Guthrie and daughter in the east
and make the trip in company
Joe Pfeiler, one of the prosperous
farmers living between here and
Worthington, is hauling lumber for a
new barn.
G. c. Pride and family were down
from Manchester over Sunday for q
visit with relatives. Mr.. Pride is very
much pleased with his new location
near the county seat.
Miss Maude Breckon of Greeley came
down Wednesday to visit her sister
Miss Ethel who is attending Lenox.
Ralph and Willie Milroy of Ryan
were guests of their brother Peter Mil
roy Jr. Wednesday and Thursday.
Curtis Blanchard and wife who re.
Gently made trip by wagon up into
Wisconsin returned home Saturday.
Miss Powers and Josephine Thorpe,
of Manchester, visited at s. z. Thorpea
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Invitations have been issued an
nouncing the coming marriage of Miss
Susan Agnes Merriam, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Merriam, to DIR.
George w. Gesrhsrt of Springville
The ceremony will occur on Wednes-
day afternoon, June 19th.-Leader.
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~FwA Mule n, a Life saver,

~ Mule ms a Lie savoy,
The mine mule knows q thing or two
quite as we'll as does the army mule.
In one. Of the mines in the Pittsburg
district. the ever patient mule proved
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an almost human
senseroftcoming- dangerl, One morning
when the full shift was at, work there
occurred <pns unusual. thing. !. The air
currents had seemed defective, and
there was a restless feeling among the
miners, something like the uneasiness
of live stock before a storm. A few
days previous chamber had been
closed on account of gas, and the men
were instinctively thinking of what
that might mean. Suddenly there was
clatter of hoofs, and mule appear
ed. Its long ears We're Quivering, and
it's intelligent eyes were full of terror.
1t gave shrill bray and then was
gone down the entry, broken traces fly
ing after it. The men looked at one
another, and then the feverishness OF
the air moved them with one impulse
Dropping picks, they fled precipltately
making headlong dash through the
labyrinth for the open air. With scared
faces other miners Joined them, ant
while they We're wondering what i
all meant dull, deep explosion Wen
rumbling through the hollow back o.
them, followed by wave upon wave o
noxious vapors. Then they understood
When the bodies of the few poor mel
who had been hopclessly entrappet
were recovered, another was tenderl.
carried out with theirs-that of the lit
tie gray mule that sounded the warn
ing.-Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

The coast Of Japan, Notwithstanding
its long shore line and numerous har-
bors, offers scant allurement to an In
vading army. There is very little
beach. The bold crags and bluffs over.
looking every spot where modern
war vessel can ride at anchor are pro.
tectcd by strong Notifications defended
by the most modern gins.
Yeddo bay. the most feasible blight
for invading purposes, needs careful
navigation even by steamers of moder-
ate draft. When torpedoes are planted,
1t is simply impregnable, says writer
In Golfers Weekly. When the war
with China broke out small steamer
was selected to pilot merchant steam
ers up and down the bay. l remember
perfectly the unexpected curves made
by this steamer, showing plainly the
countless dangers besetting hostile
fleet regardless of the care that may
be used in feeling its way. No lnvad-
ing army could possibly land, and even
If it succeeded in doing so the rice
fields, readily submerged as they are,
would aid materially in thwarting the
advance and in isolating the enemy. A
successful invasion of Japan is simply
impossible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
DYERSVILLE,

Miss Laura Kinney of Earlville Wis
tied with Miss Addie Oehler last week.
Leo Willenborg and his mother of
Petersburg visited relatives here the
fore part of the week.
Messrs. George Link and G. A. Fishel
of Manchester transacted business here
last Tuesday.
Mr.. Herman Koelker, Bernard Keel
ker, j. II. Kramer and Clemans Klos-
termann are back from Adrian, Rem
zen, Granville and other Northwestern
points where they went to look at farm
ing lands.
Messrs. John Hynes, Henry Kirch-
hoff, Robert Fitzpatrick, Tom Hinch
and Henry Nachtmann left for Colfsx
Springs last Monday, where they will
enjoy vacation from business for q
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Ruby of Chicago
arrived here from West Point, Iowa
last Saturday, where they had been fol
a week to visit MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Link
the parents of Mrs. Ruby. They visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rudy at Peters
burg for few days and left for home
on Thursday. While here they also
called on number of relatives and ole
friends in Dyersville.
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GRE ELE Y.

Frank Farwell is visiting in Man
chester.
There is a great demand for help on
the new railroad.
The work of grading the streets will
begin next week.
Miss Nettie Fowler has improved
enough to be able to come to town.
Mrs. McAlwsin of Hartley, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Dry.
bread.
Mrs. Radcliff, of Sioux City, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Box.
At the ball game last Friday the
locals were not in it for second. Ne
braska Indians %, Greeley 1.
Chas. Marshsll's barn, on the Hoag
place was destroyed by fire last Thurs.
day night. How it caught is not
known. Quite a bit of farm machinery
was lost, with but little insurance.
Died-at his home in this city on
Friday morning June 7th, 1901, after an
illness of more than q year, Edwin
Correll. Edwin Correll was born in
Allegany county, New York, January
End, 1889, both his parents being ma
tives of the same state. In 1s48 he
moved with his parents to Boon county
Illinois, and in 1849 to Delaware county
Iowa, where they have since resided.
The father dying in 1860 and the moth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

The large and increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead In this county
is matter for congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, fer, 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 JOufnsl,
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 emphstically 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 1t. A
county paper, q farm paper, q poultry
paper, q farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers Isntitute, all for 81. 80
Come in and order them.
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They Were All Tired

The parlor entertainer has some anus
ing experiences, although he is not al
ways good natured enough to tell them
against himself. One who appreciates
joke, however, relates that on q GER
tain occasion he had been performing
Mt an "at home" and responding to so
many en0ores that the programme be
came unusually long.
After 1t was over his hostess with her
young daughter came up to him and,
after congratulating him on the success
Of the afternoon, said most cordially:
"Oh, Mr.. Blank, come and have some
refreshments and sit down for awhile.
l know you must be awfully tired"
"Yes," chimed in the sweet young
daughter, with the best intentions In
the world; "Im sure we are."-New
York Mail and Express.
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one Fare PLUS So.

There are still some good lands in
northwestern Iowa, southwestern
Minnesota and South Dakota, and If
you are expecting to make change in
location, you should take advantage of
the low excursion rates in effect. On
the first and third Tuesday of each
month excursion tickets, bearing 81
days limit, can be purchased to all
points on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern Railway, north of and
including Abbott, Shell Rock and
Waverly at One Fare Plus So.
Full information relative to these
lands will be cheerfully given upon ap-
plication to Messrs. Ilten Il Brooks,
our Industrial and immigration Agents,
Ceder Rapids, Iowa.
If you are thinking of making trip
to any point in Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, British Columbia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado. Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mime
sofa, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi
Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakata, South
Carolina. Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vir-
ginia, Washington, Wisconsin and
Northern Michigan aud Wyoming, call
on agents of the "Cedar Rapids Route
for rates, ETC., or address
JNo. G. FARMER, A. G. P. & 7. A.,
b., G. R. & N.Ry.
Cedar Rapids, la
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
An impartial woman.

"This Is the grave of the most impair
tiM woman on record" said the guide
in Cave Hill cemetery to party who
visited the beautiful cemetery the 9TH
er day. away over that second knoll
there is lot containing only two
graves, and the headstone of each is
marked Father
"The woman who is buried here was
married twice, and the two graves in
that lot are the graves Of her two hus-
bands. She tried her best to treat her
second husband as she did the first,
and even when he died she had no idea
of showing any preference. But she
was sick when the funeral service Of
her second husband was held. She d.
rected that the partner of her second
matrimonial venture be laid by the
side of the first, but that enough space
be left to bury her between the two.
"By some hook or crook n mistake
was made, and when she visited the
cemetery she found tina they were
buried side by side, with / space be-
tween.
"Well, sir, she didn't know what to
do. She argued that If she should be
buried by the side of her first husband
1t would not be fair to the memory of
her last spouse, and vice versa. What
did she do? Why, when she died she
left request that she be buried in an.
other lot, away from both of them, and
1t was needed" > Louisville Courier
Journal
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May 1 ask what he's doing?"
The Common frog


If traveller were to announce that
he had discovered in some remote part
of the globe an animal whose tongue
was rooted in the front of its mouth,
the tip pointing down the throat, and,
further, that the creatures manner Of
breathing was so peculiar that tho sur
est way Of suffocating 1t was to keep
Its mouth fixed open, there would be
some little curiosity about the find"
If the dlscoverer went on to say that
the creature began existence as fish,
breathing by means of gills and hav-
ing heart of only two chambers, but
had undergone transformation, discard
ing gills and gradually acquiring lungs,
adding n third chamber to its heart,
and so in the truest and most literal
sense passing from the order Of fishes
to the order of reptiles, the public
might even become excited about this
extraordinary animal-until 1t came out
that 1t was no other than the common
or garden frog. Then probably 10 per-
sons out Of 20 would instantly cease to
take any interest in the subject, if they
did not feel some resentment against
the man who had contrlved to draw
their attention for time to such o
common r, ptile.
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PETERSBURG,

Herman Koelker and son, Barney,
returned from an extended visit to
Adrian, Lismore, and other western
points last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ruby, of Chicago,
visited their parents tor few days.
A class of 8 boys and II girls received
their first Holy Communion last Sun.
day.
The Misses Ida Vorwald, Kate and
Mary Bockenstedt, of New Vienna,
were noticed here last Sunday.
.lBarney Tegeler, of Hickory Valley,
shook hands with friends here last
Sunday.
Glenn Klostermann and sister Kate
returned from Remsen last Wednesday.
MI. and Mrs. f. H. Rolfes jr. visited
relatives in Bear Grove last Thursday
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of John Hennekes to Rosa Vsske
june %.
Mr.. and Mrs. lily. Willenborg snd
daughter Rosa were in New Vienna
last Wednesday.
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1t was probably in the character Of q
healer that the serpent was regarded
by the Milesians, since most of the To-
calities of Ireland connected with ira
ditions of these reptiles destroyed by
st. Patrick We're esteemed places Of
healing. To these spots, generally holy
wells, the people of the poor and igno-
rant classes still resort as pious pill
grims taking relief from their infirmi-
ties. They drink of the sacred waters
and circle about the fount on their
knees while repeating their prayers,
and 1t is n curious fact, MS we are in
formed by an old time traveller in Ire
land, that this circling was formerly
done "groveling on hands and knees or
even lying fiat on the ground and wrig-
Cling like snake" This must I'M
doubtedly have been relic of the an.
Client rites, though the people had moi
the slightest idea OF its origin or even
that such religion had ever existed
on their island.
In the same way they still on Bel
tame eve Bel-tinne, or Bells fire. kindle
"bale fires" on the summit of every
hill and send flaming wheels rolling
down their sides, though ignorant that
they are celebrating day consecrated
| to Bel. or Baal, by their Ph9nician and
Irish ancestors, who observed 1t in {
| precisely similar manner.-New Lippin
| colt.
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rrnn.,ntor., stumbllne Blocks.

Some amusing instances of trans
lators' misunderstanding are mention
ed by the London Daily News. An
Italian paper not long ago turned Mr..
Rudyard Kipling's "Absentminded Beg
gar" into "Distracted Mendicant."
A footnote to the same version explain
ed "son Of Lambeth publican" us a
reference to Mr.. Kruger! Tie trans
lator who explains is often lost.
Another Italian editor who translat-
ed a passage from an English paper
about man who had killed his wife
with a poker added an ingenious foot
note to say, I'VE do not know with GER
tainty whether this thing 'pokero' be a
domestic or surgical instrument"
In the French version of one OF
Scott's novels a Welsh rabbit has to be
dealt with. The translator, never hay
ing met with that article of food, nat
urally turned 1t into "un lapin de
Gales" Unfortunately he had some
doubt whether his countrymen would
understand this and added n lengthy
footnote describing how the peculiarly
delicious flavor of the rabbits of Vale:
created n large demand for them II
Scotland, whittier they were exported
in bulk that would compare with thu
trade Of Ostend.
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Requirements of Good stroke Oar

Requirements of n Good Stroke Oar.
During practice good stroke is one
who is regular in his rowing and easy
to follow. He must give the big men
plenty of time to finish the stroke out.
He must keep them swinging steadily,
and in a trial over the whole or any
portion of the course he must get ev-
cry possible ounce of work out Of them,
so that they are completely rowed out
without having got short or Hurried on
the way. In a race he must know the
capabilities of his crew and must be
able to feel how they are going, when
they want easing off and when they
are capable Of higher pressure, while
above all he must have that degree of
generalship which will enable him to
decide In well contested race when
to put the pressure on In order to take
the advantage of station ut certain
point of the course, when to ease off
If he is holding his opponent ut q
slower rate Of stroke, how far 1t is
necessary for him to save himself for
an effort at the end and especially IN
really close contest the exact mo.
ment at which he should make the
"grande attaque." Review.
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er in 1873. The deceased commenced
business, first as clerk for William Cat
tron, in this city, and in 1928 he emu
barked in business for himself, but in
1861, when his country called for de-
Tenders of the old flag, he willingly
responded, and served in Co. F., 18th
Iowa Infantry and served until No
vember 1864, when he was honorably
discharged. On his return he began
farming, and in October 1872 he was
united in marriage to Miss Louise
Chapman, and to them eight children
were born:-Park b., DunhamS., Harry
Nettie, John, Edwin, Charlie aud Ava,
all of whom survive. Besides he leaves
one sister and six brothers.-Home
Press.
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LAMONT.

Mrs. w. s. Hewitt will entertain the
Ladies Aid Society of the Free Will
Baptist church, Tuesday afternoon
June IS. Supper will be served, and
everybody is invited.
Mrs. Jennie Simpson, of Stanley, is
in town for an over Sunday visit to her
mother, Mrs. Benedict.
Grant Jewell will work for j. M.
Franks as Jeweler, this summer.
sc. Irvine and FL. A. Burdick, of
Stanley, transacted business here on
Friday of last week.
Rev. +. H. Wyrick attended the U. L.
U. commencement on June ID.
l.W. Knettle transacted business in
Elgin, Ill. last week.
| Frank Hilton spent several days OF
last week in Manchester.
Mrs. E. Wing and daughter, Miss
Nellie and Miss Hilton visited the Carl
Preussner family near Dundee Friday.
d. M. Whitney and family are visit
ing Cedar Falls and New Hartford.
j. H. Shute, of Pingree Grove, ILL
nois, arrived here Saturday to visit the
Bracher family. He reports his daugh-
ter, Jennie Potratz, in poor health, she
taking treatment in a hospital.
Mrs. Geo. Foster returned from
Waterloo Saturday after two weeks
visit.
B. Davidson is very sick. His daugh
ter from Mason City, visited him June
18th to 18th inclusive.
Fred Field returned from Dakots
Friday.
Will Seward is in Manchester wher,
he is taking treatment.
Mr.. Seward and wife ST., of Dundee
visited Lamont Wednesday.
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----.--
HARTWICK.

Farmers are busy working their corn.
Both corn and oats are doing fine.
Mrs. A. Meister and daughters were
shopping in Manchester Tuesday.
L. Davis of your city was here Tues
day.
The milk route in the south part of
this township has been discontinued.
o. Hartman, Harry Conner and
Eugene Meister took in the base ball
game at Manchester Tuesday.
Our school closed Friday with pro.
gram of speaking and singing by the
little ones, and picnic dinner. Many
visitors were present. Miss Grace
Annis, the teacher, has given excellent
satisfaction and has been employed to
teach the fall term.
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Obituary.

"From the group of little faces-one
is-gone,"-a we realize the fact that:
"There is no flock, however watched. and
tended.
But one dead lamb is there;
There is no firesde, h0wsoe'er defended.
But has one vacant chair
Although we feel that the good hus
bandman may pluck his roses, and
gather in his lilies, at midsummer, or in
the first summer months; or transplant
them from the lower ground, to the
higher, where they may have more Of
the sun, and more free air, still we feel
sad to record the passing away of
darling little Burdette, the youngest
son of Henry and Matte Brsyton, of
Bsrryvllle, who was i'll with measles
for one brief week, when the disease
turned into spinal trouble, and brain
fever, and on Tuesday morning, June
IL, the little spirit winged its flight to
the Land of Life, aged ten months, and
two days.
We would say to the bereaved parents
that your child, though dead, is still
yours, and your six sons are all still
living, only the youngest lives with
God.
Little Burdette is but gone an hour
or two earlier to bed than the rest of
the boys, but he can not be to early
in heaven, especially in that land where
all the inhabitants have everlasting joy.
This tender bud was smitten, and
withered e'er it bloomed. The little
light was extinguished just as it began
to shed its cheering beams over an
earthly household. But small as it
wae, 1t was an event sufficient to SEND
desolation, and grief into this family
circle.
We might expect the scar leaf of
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COCOON,

q. E. Smith and wife of Manchester,
were over Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Ware.
Mrs. Chas. Smith of Manchester, and
Mrs. Erastus Smith, of Central City,
visited at James Ireland's last week
Thursday.
Mr.. Elton Doollttle and wife went to
Westminster, Connecticut, to spend the
summer with old friends and relatives.
The Coggon base ball team went to
Prairieburg last Friday and played
their second game with the Burg boys
and came home victorious. They still
hold their record of winning every
game they have played 80 far this
spring.-Monitor.
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PRAIRIE,

Junel Month of roses, weddings,
commandments and vacations.
r. F. Stewart was q Chicago visitor
last week.
Misses Daisy and Frances Mulvehill
attended the Ringold-Trainor, we'd
ding last Wednesday at Middle6eld.
The announcement of the sudden
death Of Mrs. Kate Lyness, which oc-
Cured on the 9Th inst, came like a shad.
ow of sadness over the people of this
community. Deceased had been in the
best Of health, and on the 18th, departed
for her old home at Prairie du Chen
Wisconsin, for an extended visit, and
the day after her arrival there, was
taken i'll and died suddenly. She is
survived by four sons, and four daugh-
tiers, Arthur, Eugene, Edward and Mrs
d. Keenan, of Prairie, the other children
residing at Prairie du Chen, Mrs. Ly
ness was q resident of this vicinity fol
over year, and was true Christian
lady, possessing q kind disposition, and
an abundance of beautiful traits, that
made her many warm friends, who will
mourn her loss. Interment was made
at Prairie du Chen.
Mr.. Andrew McElroy and sister, Miss
Rosetta visited friends at Independence
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Clara Simpson departed fol
Delhi Tuesday evening, to be present al
the wedding of her brother, Frank
Simpson to Miss Jennie Wragg of thai
place, Wednesday.
Miss Grace Annis closed very sue
cessful term of school at Hartwick
Friday.
Joseph Haennig and sister Mis-
Katie. were guests of friends in Man
chester last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Davis visited friend
at Hopkinton last week.
Mrs. T. Barry and sister Miss Jetti
DEACON of Masonville visited friend
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Jacobs Of Manchester made
business call in this vicinity Friday.
Mrs. Cora White and Miss Allen {
Morristown, Illinois, visited at th
home of Mr.. r. F. Stewart part of lai
week.