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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06
The A,d-wint.r Session OF the Della

Ano 1lu-WlnVor session OF tho LOLA
ware County Farmers Institute.
On Wednesday and Thursday last
was held the winter session of our Della
ware County Farmers Institute, and o
happier UT more profitable session of In
stitute workers has never been recorded
In the history of the society.
AS nearly the hour of ten as is usual
in such cases, the meeting was called to
order by President A. 5. Coon's gavel,
and Rev. A. w. Caul offered an invocs-
ton asking divine blessing upon the de-
alterations of this body OF agricultural
ists. The farmers OF the county were
warmly welcomed to our city Dy M. f..
Leroy who spoke of the bankers de-
pendence upon the prosperity of the
farmer and congratulated the Delaware
County farmer upon his industry and
upon the high standard of success to
which he had raised the pursuit of ag.
riculture IN this county. The response
BY + L. Durey gracefully acknowledged
Mr.. LeR0y's many pleasant words and
Mr.. Durey closed by thanking the citi-
zens of Manchester, ON behalf of the
Institute, for the hospitality and cordial
welcome preferred.
The address by President A. s. Coon
was well received. Mr.. Coon Is popular
- the controlling spirit among our
farm friends and his reception BY them
on Wednesday forenoon tended but to
show their appreciation of his efforts
and Q concurrence With his opinions.
II. l.. Ram was heartily spplauded
In the rendition Of an Irish solo, in
which he accompanied himself on the
banjo.
"The Most Profitable Way to Rent OuI
Farms" He said of the two ordinary
ways, renting for cash or renting on
shares, he was strongly in favor of the
latter; for, while the landlord Is relieved
Of all care and responsibility when be
rents for cael, this method presents an
actual incentive to the tenant to get al
that he can out of the farm to compens
ate him for his money outlay and often
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06
ALMIRA.

II :
The merry chime of the sleigh bells
are heard once more.
Seth Hamblin was scaller here Friday.
Neil Sullivan's little girl has the
scarlet fever.
MIR. Savage, of Ehler, was through
these parts on business one day last
week.
Mrs Oh arley Sheppard, Of the. Bay
visited v 18th relatives here Friday.
Several from here attended the big
dance at Ryan last Friday night. One
hundred and nineteen numbers were
sold and q good time was had by all.
Pete Hugh of the Bay was q caller
here one day recently.
John Beacon, of Ryan was through
here last week buying cattle.
VIM. Haigh Sr. has been quite sick
the past week.
Ollie Thomas will have sale in the
near future. We understand that he
will rent his place and take an easier
part in life.
DIR. Donnely, Of Ryan, was caller
here Wednesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06
COCOON.

John Knox and family will start for
their new home at Mission, Washington,
about the 26th of February.
Mrs. Andrew Dewoody enjoyed q
visit from her friend and old school
mate, Miss Maggie Beiman, from Man
chester, the latter part of last week.
John Ward, of Carbondald, Illinois,
will visit his sister, Mag Ward, at this
place one day this week. Mr.. Ward is
chief clerk under b. j. Gillease road
superintendent of the Illinois Central
Railroad.
Master Joe Wilson had narrow es-
cape from drowning last Thursday
evening. He was playing on the ice
which broke through and Joe went to
the bottom, the water coming up around
his neck. His companions helped him
out. 1t was pretty cold at the time, and
he was shivering like good fellow by
the time he got home. He does moi
care to repeat the performance Mont
| tnr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06
Transfers.

julia Duerst to G NJ Andrews lots 10, II
Anna J Sickles and husband to Freder-
ick Zothnam lots l, 2, 3, z, 4 in block l
Wood Il Wo0druff's add to Dundee....-
Agnes Brock to @ II Jacobs and wife
80 feet of lot IL McNamee's add to Coles
Durg ........................
Augusta Il Ames by Exctr to w ID Hogan
lot 276 and e1s of lot 277 Manchester 80. {
VIM J Good and wife to b L First VIZ
nwA except II Il sec IS ond eh neM
except II sec 20 87-3.
Sutton ct al to w II Long com at sw
cor of swi4 sec 2-s85 8 chains 9S 96X-
100 chains W 8 chains 9 96id 100 chains
Carrie Thompson and husband to + B
and Alice j Slauson nwA sex and neN
swN SEQ 2l-87-s.. ...........M.......... I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06
County Finances.

To balances of the different funds on
hand at the close of business Dec. 81
1900 as shown by Treasurer Matthew's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06
to attend his mothers funeral.
Fred Doolittle was q business visitor
ot Naehua lnet vuoelr

Last Wednesday evening j. G..
Eberhart delivered lecture on
ellis Thrilling And Romatic ..lAdven-
lures as a Missionary in Arizona, II
being the third entertainment given
here for the benefit of the school lib sry.
The lecture was very interesting, but
only a few attended as there isIso much
sickne in town. The,next entertain
ment will be given by the Polyphone
February 18.
DE-. Ferry is visiting at Independence.
Epworth League social at E. H..
Blanchard's on Friday evening, Feb. l..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06

ltant NO gooe hunosed Atteot!0n. In
ne velley o. Jesfesl are broed plains
Md every evi9enas Of comfortable |
amount Of agricultural activity. There
are no 1encee. The natives 40 vary |
laving ana M. Yan Aouten concluded |
WITH . icy illustrations Of their mode
cooking AND the economy shown By
mem.
A chorus Of about tventy i've voices
.ang ltalte 70 the delight OF the aud
lence aiIeI which "a adjournment vas
ned until Thufsday morning.
rHupspAy vonrronn
@OAssAsVVSs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

diplomatic bureau. During that
period many important international
questions have been discussed and
reached a satisfactory conclusion. In
many of these, naturally, he has borne
a conspicuous part. As assistant Sec
rotary of state he has immediate
charge of the consular service, direct
ing the more important part of its
correspondence and signing all the
The volume of labor required to per-
form this service intelligently and sat
isfactorily is great.
Mr.. Grid Ter unites executive and lit
erary ability in an unusual degree. He
is not only personally able to perform
an immense amount of work, but has
the facility of keeping others steadily
occupied. Mr.. Cridley is a positive
character, direct in his methods, quick
in his judgment of men and measures,
and has the reputation of being true
to his friends. His friends are all firm
ly attached to him.
His designation by the president as
special commissioner to the interna-
tional exposition at Paris, of 1900,
was made shortly after the death of
Mai. Moses P. Handy, and Mr.. Grid
ler's visit to Paris was for the purpose
of completing Maj. Handy's unfinished
work"in connection with the participa-
ton of the government of the United
States in the approaching exposition.
This was Mr.. Cridler's fourth trip to
Europe on official duty, his last being
with the monetary conference at
Brussels in 1892.
Mr.. Cridler, unlike most diplomats,
is frank, blunt and plain-spoken. He
seldom conceals his thoughts, and
usually says exactly what he means.
His brusque ways are those of the
average American, and have made him
feared as well as respected by the for
eign representatives. Although there
is more red tape in the state depart
ment than in any other bureau, Mr..
Cridler detests frippery and delay,
and would rather cut the red tape
than unite it.
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A complete counterfeiting outfit was To-
Gated by ]. w. Lawrence. of the United
States secret service, and Detective John
Morrissey, at S13 Twentieth avenue south.
in Minneapolis.
The unearthing Of the plant is the re-
suit Of the arrest Of Margaret Brown
while attempting to pass counterfeit S
bill in q Cedar avenue store.
Matron Schaefer Of the Central station
gained the good graces Of the woman, and
from her secured all necessary informa-
ton. The officers then went to the rooms
on the second floor at S13 Twentieth av-
enue. Beneath loose board in the floor
the outfit was found. also several hun
dred dollars worth Of spurious 81, S and
$40 bills.
The workmanship is poor, according to
officer Lawrence. It has been done by
the glass transposing process.
Genuine bills are split. By means Of
acids an impression Is taken on specially
prepared glass and from there transferred
to fine paper. Several prints can be Sc
cured from the one impression.
After the two sides Of the bill have
thus been treated they are pasted to-
gether. In the bills secured the printing
was fairly good. but the pasting was
very poor.
The Brown woman gives her age as 81
years, and appears to be feeble-minded.
She says that she has not been making
the money, but admits being a tool in
the hands Of three women whom she does
not know. She says she has only met
them by appointment in parks, and that
she was allowed'25 per cent for passing
the money.
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GRID LER'S NEW JOB.
viii Represent the St. Louis Expo
@ ~: sition in Europe.
Resigns His Post AZ Third Assistan,
Secretary Of Statc-Peculiarly
Fitted for Any Position
Of Trust.

Thomas w. Cridler, third assistant
lecretary of state, has resigned. The
announcement was made at the state
department by Mr.. Hay, secretary
Of 1xtate. At the same time Mr.. Hay
stated that Mr.. Cridler had accepted
place with the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company as European rep
resentative for the exposition. 1t is
believed the vacancy created will be
filled by the appointment of Mr.. Her.
bert H. D. Pierce, now secretary of
the United States embassy at St.
Petersburg, Russia.
Mr.. Cridler has been connected with
the state department for ~ years past.
He has served as assistant secretary
since April. 1897. During his long
term of service he has filled many diff
ferent positions in the state depart
ment, and has met and known init
mately some of the most famous of
American diplomats. He has travelled
on special missions for the depart
mer:, and has met the leading diplo-
mats and public men of Europe. His
Acquaintance: with methods in the
state department is probably not ex-
ceeded by that of any other man.
Mr.. Cridler was born at Harper's
Ferry, jefferson county, Va, now
West Virginia, and entered the de-
partment of state at Washington, D.
c., July 1, 1875, in the twenty-third
year of his age, receiving an annual
salary of 5000. July l, 1880, he was
promoted to class /; November 1, 1881,
to class 8; February 1, 1884, to class
4, and was appointed chief of the dip
lomatic bureau July Is, 1889. He was
commissioned third assistant secre-
tary of state, his present position,
April 8, 1897. Nearly the whole of the
twentythree continuous years of his
official service have been spent in the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
Started Big Fire.

Sheriff Tanner. of Little Falls, arrested
Peter Anderson at Brainerd on charge
of starting the forest fires which caused
such heavy losses to farmers in Crow
Wing and Morrison counties. Anderson's s.
family lived at the time Of the fires In
Morrison county but recently removed to
within four miles of Brainerd.
1t is asserted that Anderson endeavored
to sell straw pile to his neighbors be-
fore moving. They did not care to buy,
and rather than leave the straw for those
who would not purchase. it is said he set
it on fire and went away. To this be-
ginning the confagration is traced
The arrest was made at the instance Of
State Fire Warden c.. C.. Andrews.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

ten years form the crucial period of
a mans career, no matter what his
line of life may be. Success that
comes when young man is still in
his twenties or thirties is due more
to good luck than good management.
The fact that l lost 100000 myself
entities me to speak with some au-
thority."
SAT what age do you consider a
man ripe as business man?'
cat 5O-not before. I think that
the man who starts in life with the
necessary fundamental knowledge
and who has ability, may reasonably
look forward to becoming a success
full man, provided, of course, he pos
sesses those attributes of character
like steadiness, temperance and
perseverance, without which no. man
can succeed. The one thing needful
for every young man is to have a
clearly defined object in view, to find
his meter, to centralize his efforts
on it, and stick to it for better or
worse. With ordinary luck he can
not fail. The greatest evil and the
one most fruitful of bankruptcy is
the fact that the average young man
wants to do too many things at once
and become rich too quickly"
Mr.. Yerkes is of opinion that
parents in the greatest percentage
of cases do not pay sufficient atten-
ton to discovering or fostering par
ticular talent in children.
IF boy" he says, "is meant for
the electric business the best time
to enter it is between the ages of II
and 1s, when. the foundation of
sound education has been laid. The
brain is then plastic and easily
adaptable to the peculiar kind of
mental training and study required
in electricity. Parents have come to
me with their college-bred sons of %
and %, but in singularly few cases
have they proved of much service"
AS to electricity as profession for
young men, Mr.. Yerkes has the
greatest faith as to it's being one of
the greatest of the future.
II have had men of singular talents
judged from the purely. professional
and intellectual point of view whom
could not trust with ~ subordi-
mates, and on the other hand men of
inferior capacity, whom could trust
without instructions with the hand
ling of 10000 operatives"
A statement which was made by
Napoleon about Augereau, Ney and
Murat.
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in the form of brooch, is of deep
sapphire blue, and of the greatest
brilliancy and purity; no other dia:
mond of this rich color has ever been
discovered.
It is believed that this gen. is part
of the same stone which weighed in
the rough 112 carats, and was bought
in India, in 1912, by NJ. Tavernier, the
well-known French traveller and mer-
chant. It was sold by him to Louis
XIV. and continued to be one of the
jewels of the French crown until 1892,
when it was seized by the revolution
lists and deposited in the Garde Men,
BILE. It was, however, stolen from
there in very short time and disap-
peared from all knowledge until 1880,
when the stone shown in the photo
graph came into the hands of a Mr..
Eliason and was eventually bought by
Henry Thomas Hope. Connoisseurs
at once pronounced it to be the stolen
stone brought from India by NJ. Tav-
ernier, but recut so as to render iden-
LITIGATION difficult. Contrary to some
rumors in the states, the jewel is
now, and has for many yours past
been, deposited at PARIS bank. in
Cavendish square, London.
Now that Lord Francis Hope is at
length at liberty to sell the jewel, it
will be curious to see how much it
will fetch, as it is reported to be
worth untold sums. 1t seems most
probable that it will either be pur-
chased by wealthy American or go
back to the land of it's birth as the
property of an Indian prince.
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YERKES ON SUC CESS.
~, W.. - ~ ~" 7 ~ ~ . VTTa3NT
Former Chicago Capitalist Inter
. 49, viewed in London. ~.}>324
says Man In Ripe ut Fifty and Be-
fore That IL an Apprenticeship
an Are for the Young and
inexperienced. 90"

Charles T. Yerkes was interviewed
in London by reporter for the
Morning Leader, to whom he talked
entertainingly about young men in
business. +
"From the age of Fl succeeded
fairly we'll in my schemes" he said
to the reporter. by the time I was
IS I had accumulated q fortune of
some $1,OOO,0OO, which in those days
was looked upon as large fortune.
Then, by a stroke of ill-luck, l lost
it all, and had to start the world
over again. This, of course, is moth
ing extraordinary for Americans,
who frequently make and lose half
q dozen large fortunes before they
finally consolidate their position. 1t
also as frequently happens that ad-
verse strokes of fortune prove a
mans best friend, inasmuch as he
comes out of each failure all the
stronger for the lessons he has
learned. Hardship, in my view, often
proves part of young mans good
luck"
1t was to gather his views as to
how the young business idea should
be taught to shoot rather than to
CLEAN personal details that the Morn
ing Leader reporter availed himself
of the Americans offer to be of serv-
ice.
1T is the fashion to talk of this
ora nc heinp an ACE Of vOunp men,"
said Mr.. Yerkes. personally, how
ever, I cannot take the view that
there is ever an age of youth which
is really and overwhelmingly sue
cessful. The few exceptions simply
attest the general rule that young
men in their careers are in their ap-
premiership till the age of 40. At
that age they begin to see the mis-
takes they have made, and the next
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

Gather Mt Kansas City ana Discuss
=, Am, q, the Conduct OF Peniten- XIX ss
rG%* :@&" - tlaflea. 5y F;aE8 .8SEE N

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 12.-sfany
of the most noted wardens and
prison officials in the world assem-
bled in the parlors of the Grand
Avenue Methodist church Monday
morning to attend the annual meet
ing of the National Wardens' associa-
ton, the first business session of the
congress of the National Prison asso-
citation.
The presidents annual address was
delivered by Otis Fuller, superintend-
ent of the state reformatory of
Michigan. Capt. Samuel c. Lemly,
of the United States navy, delivered
an address before the Old Mems asso-
citation at the public library Monday
afternoon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
Increase i'm Railway Mileage.

The average increase in the length
of railways throughout the world is
about 1900 miles per annum, equal
to nearly 2h per cent. of the total
lines existing, which at the beginning
of this century embraced nearly $780,
900 miles. Of the increase during re-
cent years 400 miles per annum are
added to the European system, $500
miles per annum to the American sys-
tenn, while the addition in Asia is at
the rate of 1880 miles, in Africa 1,l0o
miles,; and in Australia 1Go miles per
annum.
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Win freSlCenL LlnCOlN.)
presence suggested happy thought
to the confederate leader. Request
ing their use for moment he care
fully sheared off lock of his abund-
ant hair, and, placing it in a sealed
envelope, asked her to see that the
package was delivered in person to
the president. Consent was easy, and,
strange to say, the messenger car
ried out her pledge, handing the en-.
velope to Lincoln, who, on opening it.,
read: Here's lock of my hair.
hope in few days to have the priv
ilege of carrying away your entire
head"
Lincoln was equal to the smer-
gency, for, with the same shears, he de-
tached a lock of his own and sew
eral days later succeeded in deliver.
ing it to his elusive correspondent.
The answer accompanying it was:
"Thank you for your kind intentions,
but l take pleasure in sparing you
the trouble"
Gen. Mosby has carefully preserved
the epigrammatic reply, which he
cherishes to-day as the most precious
souvenir of the war. He declares the
story has never been told, but vouches
for the accuracy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
Stolen Money Orders.

Dwight J. Carpenter, aged "a, junior
at the state university. was arrested at
Red Wing on a warrant sworn out by
the local postof1ice authorities.
Carpenter appeared before Postmaster
Rasmussen and tried to cash two money
orders for 500 each, written in favor Of
E. S. Gardner. His manner was not re-
assuring and the postmaster finally be-
came suspicious and telegraphed to Ok
ford, Wis, from which Office the orders
came, and was promptly advised they had
been stolen.
Carpenter made full confession, impli
eating two others who are at large, but
who will no doubt be in the net in the
course Of a few days. He also admitted
he had cashed two orders at La Crosse
and had others-ten in ALTO cash at
Winona, Mortified and Eau Claire.
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WILLIAM D. WASHBURN.
Famous Minnesota Man Elected Head
of the National ORGANIZATION
OF Universalists,

William Drew Washburn, of Mime
sofa, who has just been elected presi-
dent of the Universalist general con-
vention by the delegates at Buffalo.
is one of the wealthiest manufacture
ers in America and well-known citi-
zen of Minneapolis, where his large
flour mills are located. Mr.. Washburn
has participated in political life since
1861, when he was appointed United
States surveyor general of Minnesota.
He was subsequently elected to con-
gress for three terms, and in 1889 was
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
FAITHFUL ELEVATOR MAN.
Faces Death Mt His Post While Ho
Carries Women from Upper Floors
of Burning Building.

New York, Nov. 12.-Fire in the
carpet-making plant of the Planet
mills in Brooklyn Monday endan-
gered the lives of 800 women at work
on the upper floors of the building,
but they were all rescued. Will
liam Stewart, an elevator man, kept
his cage going until the last woman
had left the building and then fell
unconscious from the smoke and fire
fumes he had inhaled. Three fire.
men were overcome by smoke and
were rescued by their comrades. The
loss was $4,000.
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HOPE BLUE DIAMOND I'M:
IT. Present Preseason, Lord Francla
Hope, II Now Authorized to d"
Dispose Of the Gem.

Here is full-sized reproduction OF
the famous Hope Blue diamond
which is again being brought into
prominence by the fact that the pres
ent owner, Lord Francis Hope, OBJ
tanned an order of the court author
izing him to sell the jewel. On &C.
count of it's size, color and interest
ing history, this diamond is consid'
cred unique among all existing jew
els of the world, not excepting those
belonging to European or eastern
royalties. The jewel, which is now SET
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15

0sn. John >. Mosby Tells = Lineoln
M Anecdote Which Has Never
a8% Deen Printed.

5 Gen. John S. Mosby, the famous
guerrilla, relates an incident Of his
visit to Washington during the war.
He went there with the intention of
trapping President Lincoln, but his
plans were circumvented at the last
moment. Gen. Mosby had reached
the confines of the capital and had
halted on hill overlooking the city,
when he met an old German woman
who was going in with her mornings
marketing. She displayed a pair of
shears hanging from her apron. Their
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-15
Founder of the Carthusians.

Cologne has just celebrated the
eight hundredth anniversary of the
death of St. Bruno, the founder of the
Carthusian order in the original
Chartreuse near Grenoble. The cele.
bration was held in the Church of St.
Cunibert, where Bruno was school
boy. It came just at time when the
monks of the Grande Chartreux had
made up their minds to seek authori-
cation from the French government
and to remain in France.
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FRENCH IS PROMOTED.
Succeeds Gen. Sir Redvers Butler in
Command Of the First British
Army Corps.

Mai. Gen. John Denton Pinkstone
French, who has been appointed to
succeed Gen. Sir Redvers Butler as
commander of the First British army
corps, is one of the comparatively
young soldiers who have risen to
high positions in the British military
service. He had fought in the Sou"
dan and in the east previously. to his
appointment in 1899 to the command
of the cavalry division in Natal. He
is one of the two or three British
generals who have fought the Beers