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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-03
Emperor Williams latest spec

Emperor Williams latest speech
bears evidence of close editing. Pro-
badly his remarks were prepared for the
press in advance and, as stenographic
reporters are barred In his presence, it
will have to stand as a faithful trans
cript of what he said. His idea that
Germany's future grouth and prestige
must be gained on the sea is not new
with him, but it is enunciated with In
creased emphasis. A sovereign might
be in much worse business than that of
stimulating his people in the direction
of foreign commerce. Like the United
States, however, Germany is afflicted
with an oversupply of antiquated econ
omists who have no conception of
commerce which Is not hampered by
taxationt. Tariffs, bounties and battle
ships will do something toward the pro-
motion Of international trade, but they
will leave much to be desired by those
who, like the emperor, should be more
interested in promoting the general
good than they are in the enrichment of
favored classes. Chicago Chronicle.
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average rainfall would give the average
water level and accounts for present
lower level, and for this we have no
remedy but to follow it down, and in
doing this we may have to substitute
force for suction pumps. This condi-
ton may happen once in life time
But for the usual every year conditions,
our present system is adequate.
About eight years ago the first canal
was made to flood rice in South West
ern Louisiana. Now over 100 with SOC
miles of main canal and 1000 miles Of
laterals.
Some four years ago wells were first
used. Now 500 are used with SOC
pumps and engines, costing over $780,.
900.
1900 twine binding harvesters and
other first class up-to.date machinery,
requiring the expenditure of over ten
millions of dollars, exclusive of land
values. 1t is easily seen why land
values and prices have risen from one
dollar fifteen years ago to fifty dollars
today. One great advantage Of we'll
irrigation over any other is private
ownership. Wells make homes. Free
holders, voters. Wells place the crown
of ownership upon labor and make
labor the peer of capital.
Wells for irrigation eliminate large
part of the gambling element from
farming in the rice belt and bring US
ss near perfection3s it seems possible
to get.
Water is the largest element in pro-
duction. Its presence changes the
veriest desert into garden. Its the
best known absorber and conyeyor. Of
fertility.
The successful drilling for water
made drilling for oil the great success
that 1t is. The Rice Belt today is the
largest reservoir of irrigating water and
of petroleum on earth, and the surest
and most valuable agricultural belt.
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back to Michigan and married my
mother and with them came to Iowa
On the 25th of May few friends were
Invited In and the "knot was tied" which
united Henry Millen and myself. Then
came the struggle to make living on
the farm. In May of the same year we
organized q Sunday School in log
school house, near the turn In the road
which we pass going to Odell's mill. By
the way, there was no town of Greeley
or mill either then. We met every Sun.
day to attend the church and Sunday
School of which we were members.
Augustus Davis had q prominent place
inthe work. We were very Jealous in
the cause we had espoused and must
always have "thus saith the Lord" for
all of our faith. This was small be-
ginning for Sunday School, but large
trees from acorns grow. Now you can
see every Sunday children coming from
all directions to Sunday School to learn
the way of life and to start their feet
right on the stepping stones to heaven.
Occasionally we had spelling contest
"a real old fashioned spelling school.
Everyone went, married folks and all.
I was in Manchester and attended the
services last Decoration Day. After
the services friend and myself went
through the cemetery, looking at the
flowers which were delightful beyond
description. Oh! shall never forget
how handsome and sweet they were.
We were thinking of the friends gone
before, when all at once / came right
facing monument erected to the men,
ory of Lawson Roe and Susan, his wife.
1t would be hard for me to describe the
emotions Of my heart and the thoughts
struggling through my brain. 1 first
thought of the spelling schools in Mich
igan, in which we all took part. Then
of worshiping in the old school house
in Michigan and out here. God save
and keep all the old pioneers of Della
ware county, lowe, is my prayer.
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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. 1t 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 cholera.-For sale by w. A.
Abbott, Drugs, Manchester, Iowa.
31-1yr.
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w fltttu IUE ChTuucFb 1ubtltutc, AAC1u ~ JCAl>
nings, La, June "a, 1901, by
s. L. Cary.
In A. D. 1884 modern improved agri-
cultural machinery was first introduced
to the rice fields. This revolutionized
the industry, stimulated production and
necessitated many other improvements.
The rain fall, 60 inches, was not suffi-
cient to food. Rice could not be grown
successfully without flooding for q
period of sixty to eighty days. This
necessitsted the building of canals and
later the making Of wells. This In
creased production to such an extent that
there must be more mills for preparing
and q broader market to consume our
rice. The rice fields were first flooded
by csnals, getting water from Bayou
Lake, or river. The water supply was
limited and the contour Of the prairie
prevented reaching all those lands for
flooding purposes. Later on 1t was
found that the earth was the great store
house of irrigable water. How to reach
this was scientific problem of large
proportions.
Hydraulic pressure for washing away
the clay and iron or steel casing to fol-
low the washing to keep the quick sand
from filling the well and on through
layers of clay and quick sand to an aver
age depth OF 100 feet when coarse sand
or gravel was reached. Then screened
pipe was used for 80 to 60 feet (making
the capacity of the weIl. These wells
are 6 inch, 8 inch, 10 inch and 12 inch
casing respectively, costing complete in
wells 2, 8, 81 and AZ dollars foot.
Water rises in these wells to or near the
surface.
PUMPS.
Suction pumps submerged or with in
jectors for printing are on trial. This
dry season will tell us which is best.
POWER.
Steam engines (have the floor of diff
ferent manufacture.l The power to be
increased according to size of well.
And as these wells can be united at top
and use one large pump, the power
must be increased proportionally.
The discovery of fuel oil has made
steam the most economical power and
oil the cheapest fuel IN the "Rice Belt. y
EXPERIMENTAL.
The kind of pump, the best engine,
the distance apart of wells, the size
casing, whether to unite the wells or to
have q pump for each well, these and
other interesting questions are likely to
be determined if this proves to be dry
season.
The supply of water for canals and
wells is question of vast Importance to
the further development.
WATER SUPPLY, 1.
of the rice belt. We have had two
very dry harvests followed by compare
lively dry winters, leaving US shor,
nearly or quite thirty inches Of thu
usual rain fall. And the past two
months are eight inches short of the
average for II years. Is it any wonder
that the water level is lower than evel
knownor recorded before? And thai
more or less difficulty has been met IL
starting our pumping plants. Signall
Of distress are made by both canals ani
wells and should the season continue
dry the CRY of Oyerproduction will bl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-03

The late Baron Fitzgerald, an Irish
judge, who was on the bench for twenty
years never once pronounced capital
sentence, and Lord Morris, who sat for
twenty-five years, never hanged 3
criminal
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How to Drive Trade Away.

1t is only fos few years that the in
terests of any individual are furthered
by Charging all the traffic will bear"
A man is prosperous as long as his
customers are prosperous. Put on the
screws little too tight and production
languishes. Then, II you let up the
pressure little, it is long before indus
try recovers its energy. Old David
Harum was right in saying; "Let the
other feller make dollar"
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Sylvester Toney.

Icame to Delaware county with nv
mother and step.father In October 1851.
There were nine in our party, which in
cluded two besides those of our family.
We entered the land now known as the
Rlaisdell farm, about four miles north
of Manchester, just south of the Glenn
ans farm. There were of course no
improvements on the land, except that
there was an old log house there, built
by a man by the name of Lee.
This house was about 16x18 feet, COW
cred with shakes or rough clapboards
for q roof, with poles laid on to hold the
boards down, for at that time nails
were not used In building, especially
log houses, as at present. There was q
upstairs to the house where we children
always slept. To 60 upstairs there
were number of pins driven into holes
bored in the logs, In the corner Of the
house, making q serviceable ladder. The
floor was made of pucheons, or split
logs laid with the flat surface up. The
chimney was built on the outside of the
house, built of rock to the heigth of z
feet, and the rest of the way laid up
with sticks AMI mudded upout side and
in.
This house, although not perhaps up
to the aspirations of the modern car.
penter, was our home for number Of
years. In the winter, the snow would
drift through the roof during storm,
aud remember that often the children
we're greeted in the morning with sew
eral inches of snow on the floor in which
to dress. After dressing the next thing
| to do was to get brooms, dust pans, and
the boiler and sweep up the snow before
| it had time to melt and run through in.
to the room below.
The first winter that we were here my
step-father cut the rail cuts in the timb-
CT and 1 took o yoke of oxen and haul
ed them out, around 20 acres that we
were going to have broken up the next
season. After breaking in the spring
following our arrival, my step-father
died. told my mother 1 thought l
could split those rails around that 20 acre
piece all right. Isupposed could do
easily enought just drive q wedge in the
rail cuts that had been hauled there.
She thought was rather small to un-
dertake the job, but finally consented
that should try. The first day
worked all day and split 18 rails, and
probably spoiled as many more, not
knowing how to oproperly set the wedge
However, kept at 1t and finally after
considerable hard labor, split railt
enough to- fence that 20 acre piece
Mother hired man to come and lay
the worn" Of the fence, and then sht
and laid up the fence.
In those carly days we did not have
the cyclones which seem to be SO prev
alent now, but frequently had biz
snow storms. We also had to frequent
ly fight prairie fires, which were yer,
much dreaded by the settlers. A fir,
would be carelessly started and gail
such headway that it swept everything
before 1t. We would protect our farm
by plowing several furrows aroun,
them, then plowing several turrow
more about four rods from them an,
burning off the land between. Thi
would form check to the fire.
at haying time, although quite young
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w. A. Roc.

Forty-nlne years next month my
father and mother left Buchanan, Mich.
for Delaware County, Iowa. We
Travelled by team across the swamps
and corduroy roads of Illinois. We en-
countered many serious Inconvenience.
One of the worst was bad water and so
many mosquitoes. The season was
wet, and as rule we could only get
surface water, which was filled full of
wigglers,.ss We called them. remem-Y
ber that mother strained the water to
get the worms out of it SO that we could
drink 1t She would then make lemon
ade to disguise the bad taste, which the
water had, as it seemed stale.
We arrived at the Mississippi river
after many days of hard travel, and
father signalled. the ferry, which was at
the landing on the Iowa side, and the
horse ferry came after us and conveyed
us to Dubuque. We drove out to a
place some eight miles distant where
we camped for the night. The next
day we continued our journey and on
July 23rd, we arrived at Watson Roe's1
home, some three miles north of Man
chester. Watson Roe was my grand
father. He had come to Iowa the year
previous. We were indeed glad to see
him and sit down to grandmother's
table and get such good food as she was
known to serve, and am sure she felt
we paid her compliment-if such you
might call it-by the manner in which
we put away the food, as most of us
could after some four weeks journey on
the road. My grandfather and my
father started out to buy US home
and were not long in doing so, buy
ing some two hundred acres from q
gentlemen named Daniel Brown, at the
upper end of Esde's Grove Mr.. Brown
was q blacksmith as we'll as farmer.
He had log house, one part of which
was one and one-half story high and
one part was one story and the other
part about half story high. And all
of which was covered with sod and q
portion of the outer walls were banked
up with sod. remember how when a
hard rain came the muddy water would
come down inside of the house In tor.
rents, so to speak, through the seams of
the sod on the roof, and mother would
hurry about to move the beds from one
place to another to save them from ruin
| My eldest sister, your treasurer, Mrs.
Morse and l, planted pumpkin seed on
the sod roof and they grew nicely and
all went we'll until on rainy night the
soil washed from under the pumpkins
and they rolled off from the house, pull
ing the vines with them, and our one
half grown crop was all lost aud think
such loss as that to-day would result
in petition to be placed in bankrupt
cy, as it was all we had and we were
proud of them.
Continued on End page.
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cut into strips and dried and hung in
the attic where we slept so that we
could reach out at any time of night
and feel 1t. 1t was all the meat we had
We had SO much of it then that /
could hardly eat it now, and 1 tell our
folks that if they have johnny-cake
too, only once in ten years, and happen
to be away from home that day, 1 will
be suited just exactly as well.
Our corn we purchased from old Mr.
Hardy and paid S1,25 per bushel for it
all the winter long. 1 remember at one
time of taking load of corn with two
yoke Of oxen, to Colony Mills, within
three miles of Colesburg, to get it
ground for ourselves, and Mr.. Roe and
Bell our neighbors.
When we wanted sugar we went to
Delhi for it. Wouldtake the oxen and
wagon and go down and get sack, 100
pounds, of New Orleans sugar, as black
as could be, for which we would pay SIS.
When we wanted lumber we had to
go to Dubuque after it. 1 went once in
company with Jonathan Roe, each tax
ing two yoke of oxen and wagon after
some lumber. We were gone four days.
At night we unyoked our oxen turned
them out with belle on their necks and.
slept under the wagons.
There were plenty of Indians around,
camping at times quite near US on their
hunting and fishing trips. There was
plenty Of game, deer being seen at
times z or 8 together, prairie chickens
without number.
l remember the first flour we got.
When we got the bread it was to US
children like getting a piece of pie, to
get piece of wheat bread. The bread
though was quite sticky, made from
grown wheat, and you could take q
q piece of bread and throw it against
the side of the house and it would stick
there.
A little later, when the country be-
came a little more settled, for our
amusement we used to hitch up the
oxen to our sleds and go to dances in
the neighborhood, shindigs as we called
them. 1 remember one time at one of
these gatherings young fellow by the
name of George Bliss went out doors
with me, it was bright moonlight
night, and he spoke to me and proposed
to count the teams hitched around
there. We counted out of curiosity, and
were 18 yoke of oxen turned around to
the sleds eating hay from them, and
two teams of horses. We used to have
great times at these gatherings, and 30
far as ! see the oxen were just as good
to take young lady home with as any
thing the young men drive today. I
remember Of taking my wife home once
In our counting days with . team Of
oxen and q sled and I'll warrant we had
just as good q time as if it had been an
automobile. at the dances, good
strong cowhide boots and home made
clothes were plenty good enough, and
the fellow who could make the most
noise was the best dancer. If there is
any doubt in any of your minds on this
latter proposition refer you to Ben
Kellar and I'll prove it by him.
Though our life in those days was
full Of what would be considered hard
ships in these times, we were not with
out our eDjoyments, and did not seem
to mind the rough experiences as much
perhaps as the young people might now.
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For milk COWS on dry feed, Ravens
Stock Food increases milk flow and
makes better quality. 1t makes cows
healthy and prevents alteration. 1t
cures scours in calves. For cattle not
doing well, 1t aids digestion, cures all
blood and kidney disease, saves feed
and they fatten we'll. 1t keeps COWS in
good order and will make calves grow
one third larger the first year.-For sale
by w, A. Abbott, Drugs, Manchester,
Iowa. 3l-1yr.
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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-
taining the purest and best ingredients to give
the best possible results. EUOALINE 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,
17n Manchester, Iowa.
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DENTISTS.

o. A. DuNHAM. Q. L. LEIGH
DuNHAM q LEIGH.
nentlsts. Oifice in the Adams building on
u Franklin Street. Telephone 2i6.
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Irrigation by Wells as Related to the
Development Of South West
Louisiana.

Written for Farmers Institute, held at Jen-
nings, La, June "a, 1901, by
g. Il. (yary
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Our Business Directory.
HOLLIsTER LUMBER co.
r UMBER and all kinds Of building materials,
~ Posts and Coal. Corner of Delaware an
Madison streets

sCHARLEs. THE TAILOR.
MERCHANT TAILOR and Gents Furnish
Wing Goods. Bradley b Sherman bldg, Man
chester. Iowa.
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PETER BoARpWAY.
nealer In flour, feed, hay. straw, Maquoketa
~ lime, stucco and common and Atlas cement.
Telephone 118. Lower Franklin Street.
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c.w.poRMAN q.

DENTIST. Once on franklin Street. north
~ Of the Globe Hotel, Manchester, Iowa.
Dental Surgery in all Its branches. Makes
.ssquent visits TO neighboring towns. Always
et ofnce on Saturdays.
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w. A. ABBOTT.
DRUGS. Wall paper. Stationery, Paints. Oils
u etc. City hall block.
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osrEoPArHIc PHYSICIAN.

II II. MCGEE, d. o. OsTEoPATHY is a
u. system oftreating diseases withoutthe use
Of drugs. For Information call or write. LA
GRIPPEis successfully treated. Office over
Gregg d Wards Drug store.
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). N. PEAReE.

j. M. PEARSE.
TUSTIUE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT
u OR. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention, Ofice In City Hall block,
second floor,
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PETERSON BROS.
Dealers In Groceries. Provisions, Crockery,
Fruits. etc. Main Street.
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LIEN b STOREY.
NLOTRING and Gents furnishing goods. Coz
" ner Main and Franklin streets.
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QUAKER MILL co.
ELOUR and Feed, Manufacturers Of the cele
brated White Satin and White Pearl Flour,
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CAL. ATKINSON,
DEALER in Groceries, Provisions, Fruits, etc.
~ Masonic Block, Manchester. Iowa.
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MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
rs prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
II Monuments and Head Stones Of various de.
signs. Have the county right for Sipe's Pat
cot Grave Cover; also dealer in Iron Fences.
WIN meet all composition. 81 9.
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nENTIsT. ONCE over Clark 4. Lawrence's
III store on Franklin street. Grown
bridge work a specially. VIII meet patients at
Farley Wednesday Of each week. S2tf
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WIN. BOZ NToN. J.F. MoEwHH.
BOYNTON q MoEWEN.
NJATCHMAKERS, Jewellers and Engravers
w dealers in Watches, Clocks, Silver and
Plated Ware, Fine Jewelry, 6pectacles, Cutlery,
Musical Instruments, etc., Main street.
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ATToRNEYs.

A.sJs WARD.
DHYSICIAN and Surgeon, will attend 10 calls
promptly st all hours Of tho day or night,
lamont, Iowa.
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VETERINARIAN.

DIR. J. w. SCOTT.
VETERINARY Surgeon, and Dentist. ONCE
in Il. q. Smiths Drug Storo, Main St. At
night can be found at rooms over Ralph Con.
ser's Store.
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F.WERKMElSTER,
GENERAL DEALER IN FURNITURE,
VI Cofnns. Picture Frames, Etc. A complete
stock Of Furniture and Upholstery always on
hand, At prices that defy competition. A good
Hcarse kept for attendance at funerals. Earl
Vile, Iowa.
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B. CLARK.
DRY GOODS, Notions. Carpets, Gents fur
" nishing goods. etc. Frantlin street.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
TAKEN TO MOTBER's DEiTHBED
~ WHICH THERE ARE MANY
IDLE OFFICIALS

Kitte Reichenherger. twenty-five years old. who
was convicted few days ago OF forgery. was
yesterday 10y Recorder Con the Reform
atory for Women Bedford. Westchester County.
Her husband. John. twenty-four years old. was
convicted on similar charge and has been sen
tenoed 10 Sing Sing for TWO years and six months.
II was charged that April 10 the couple passed
a worthless check on the Garfield National Bank
for $50 The Recorder said yesterday:
will send you 10 the ReFormatory FOR Women at
Bedford WestChester This Is a reforma tory
and Vet there have been no inmates. There are
outside guards ans twentY-one Interior officers
who living in luxurious loneliness. III send you
up there because one Inmate might make them
busy. ] hate TO send you there because they may
want 10 keep you.
The woman's counsel then told the Recorder that
her mother was dying and that she would like 10
see her daughter before her death He asked per
mission have the woman taken 70 the bedside OF
her dying mother. The Recorder replied that the
court had power 10 make such order. but
that II Captain LOoney. OF the court squad, and
Mrs Foster desired accompany the woman 70
her mothers bedside, the court would not take
coPniZance OF that fact. The prisoner was taken
her mothers bedside.