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The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24
aged by dock board in the interest of
2 he
Passengers by Steamships.

Passengers by steamship Kansas City
from New York last night-E. B. Renwick
and wife. E. s. Renwick. w. Barthman
and wife, Miss o. P. Pike, I. Haas and
wife, L. B. Parson. Mr.. Damon, F. D.
Rogers, Mr.. Little and wife, w. Butcher
and wife, ]. w. Brady, T. r. Hurlburt
and wife, Miss Hurlburt. F. L. Wyckoff,
H. A. Rapelje, Mrs. Dean and daughter,
Miss F. Baird, S. ]. Shaw and wife,
Douglass Merritt and wife, Miss E. Bar
nard, ]. NJ. Southwick, Mrs. ]. G. Lock-
wood. ]. Ebiing. Miss A. L. Ebling Mrs.
II. L. Porter. Mrs. r. A. Terhune, W. H.
Burgess and wife, Miss c. L. Burgess,
Miss H.. Burgess, Mr.. Baker and wife,
]. s. Hubs and wife, A ]. Derry, Mr..
Elliott, Mr.. BeIden and wife. Mr.. Phil
lips, James Gray. A. Fuller. W. j. Nc
Conville and wife. ]. T. Ayers and wife,
H. S. Wilmont. Mrs. A. Wilmont, Mrs.
Sedgwick. A. H. Levin, H. Heard and
wife, T. Moran, c. T. Helvestein, Miss
f. Lewis, Miss E. Wilbur. w. B. Craw-
ford, r. C. Long. Miss B. Cohen, NJ. Coo
gan, S. N. Fuller, Miss L. Small. M.
Rothenberg Master Rothenburg, Mrs.
Cinchard and child, Miss r, Harlow,
A Maynard. j. C. Given, Miss L. Small,
R Marshall ]. H. Baker E. Williams,
Miss N. 1. Hobbs, NJ. H. Healey and wife,
Mr.. Pemberton, A P. Hamlin, Mrs. II.
Shelton.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24

valued at ss.S35.OOO OF the thirty-four
steamers all but two are freighters, and
their combined capacity on eighteen feei
draught Is 154.7O0 tons. The two excep-
lions are the large side-wheel passenger
steamers that are TO be operated between
Detroit and Buffalo. and which are each
to exceed 100000 in cost"
The expressions lin the street and "on
the street" bear a close analogy to the
expires sions in the boat and ION the
boat" says the Marine Journal Web
sters dictionary says Of the latter ex-
preston: ITO sail in boat was the
only expression ever heard till of late,
when on a boat began to be used, be-
cause we are apt to remain on the deck
of a steamboat In passing up and down
our rivers, bay, etc. Some now extend
the phrase to sea voyages. He came
ION" the Arctic when she was lost ETC..
though no one applies it TO the case OF
sailing vessels. The change is in every
case unfortunate. as tending to produce
incongruity and confusion. When we
travel by means of a ship or vessel chow
ever propelled we are in 1t, and the old
expression is the most natural and APP
propriate"
A time-ban has been erected in Ant
werp harbor for the benefit OF the ship
ping in the port, and it Is so situated as
to be visible from the roads as we'll as
from all the harbor basins. This will en-
able the crews of vessels to verify the
time The balls fall az hour, and ! hour
is equal to 13 hours and ID hours II minutes
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24

Moons Phases for February.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
RYAN,

The town council have passed an
ordinance establishing q temporary
side walk grade. When the work is
completed it will be great improve
ment over the present location of the
side walks.
r. M. Merriam made a business trip
to South Dakota last week.
Miss Name Donahue is fast recover
ing from her recent serious illness.
A number of our citizens took ad-
vantage of the excursion rates and
made visit to Dubuque last week.
M. F. Houlahan who has been station
agent at Ehler for year past has re-
ceiyed notice of his. transfer to Julien
to take effect In few days.
Jacob Rissler ST. has been working In
Hazel Green the past few days.
j.. Thomas spent several days of
last week in Oelwein.
81. Goodhile, of Manchester, was
transacting business here Monday.
w. j. Magirl and wife were the guests
of friends near Anamosa Sunday.
E. E. Todd was kicked by a horse
Wednesday, breaking two of his ribs.
A. Vending, of Coggon, spent Sun.
day at the home of his mother here.
Jas. Ireland of Coggon, spent Thurs.
day and Friday here.
Jas. Delay and family, of Castle
Grove, were the guests of friends here
Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
FLATFlSHEs' EYES.

a Migration Which Takes Place Aft.
er the Creatures' Birth.
Flatfishes keep their white and blind
side on the muddy or sandy bottom
and pretend that the upper and spec.
killed. side is q part Of that bottom. This
they do to avoid observation, for In
spite of their awkward shape they are
swallowed at sight by pertinacious enc
mics, to the manifest discomfort OF
both. A greedy cormorant curling up
and attempting to swallow plaic4,
which tries to BIO as disobliging as pos
sible, affords an object lesson not soon
forgotten on the way not to behave at
mealtimes. But the bird usually sue
ceeds in Its object. and the fatflsh, In
spite Of persistent efforts to retain Its
natural fairness, Mt last disappears
down the round, elastic throat Of the
cormorant. With view to avoid I'M
pleasantnesses Of this kind, soles are
wont to hide themselves In the sand,
keeping only their eyes above the sur
face to act as sentinels.
In reality the dirk surface Of a sole,
plaice or turbot is Its side and not Ito
back. 1t is true that both eyes are Wis
ible, which is not the case when q
mackerel or conger is laid on Its side,
but this is simply owing to the fact
that one eye Of n flatflsh has since the
creatures birth passed across what we
may call the bridge of its nose to keep
company with the other eye.
The wandering eye begins Its mlgra-
ton at very early age-so early, In
deed, that 1t is a little difficult to detect
It on Its Journey. A plaice a fifth Of an
inch in length and 8 days old carries
one eye on each side Of Its nose. When
three-ffths Of mn inch long and about
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
One Fare Plus 90.

There are still some good lands In
northwestern Iowa, southw estern
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
s. Northern Railway, north of and
including Abbott, Shell Rock and
Waverly at One Fare Plus 50.
Full information relative to these
lands will be cheerfully given upon sp-
plication to Messrs. nten s. Brooks,
our Industrial and immigration Agents,
Ceder Rapids, Iowa.
II 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,
Montens, 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. & T. A.,
b., c. r. s. N. Ry.
Cedar Rapids, la,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
ONEIDA

Several of the Odd Fellows from this
vicinity attended Memorial services in
Greeley last Sunday.
Miss Louis Hayes, of Aurora, spent
last Sunday with friends here.
Oneida seems to be having its share
of various entertainments. Thursday
evening dog show attracted quite a
crowd and on Friday evening theatre
cal performance took the lead.
g. q. Hoag and wife attended the
alumni in Manchester Thursday even
ing.
A. W. Holden and son, Freddie,
spent part of last week visiting former
neighbors and friends at Elkader.
Quite a number from here attended
the q. A. r. encampment in Dubuque
last week.
Mrs. Will Hockaday, Mrs. Arthur,
Mrs. j. 9. Hockaday and Mrs. M. j.
Fitzpatrick visited at the home of Mr..
Clark, near Thorpe, Thursday.
The ice-cresm social held at Will
Hockaday's, Thursday evening was
quite well attended considering the
cold weather. S5.55 was taken in.
II. G. Smith, of Manchester, was out
this way, Thursday.
Carpenters are rushing work on q. B
Cox's new house.
A. A. Chapman, of Volge CITY. IL
shearing sheep for several farmers III
this vicinity.
james Parker and family were Man
chester visitors. Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
Earlv,ilIe.
Undertaking Solicited,
Earlville, Iowa

The large and lncreasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead In this county
Is 9 matter for congratulatiOn to the
publishers and to good farming, fer. 81
all the papers Of Its class in the conn.
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 bean
fortunate enough this season to secure.
terms for The Homestead and ito SDec.
fal Farmers Institute Editions, Together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance journal.
four of the most valuable farm publi.s
cations In the country, that enable Us 10
offer the four in connection with orr
own paper for $3.50 for the entire Eve.
one year. This Is emphatically q good
thing, and no farmer In this county
should fail to take advantage Of this
offer. For q large line Of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals IL. A
county paper, 9 farm paper, q poultry
paper, 9 farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers Isntitufe, all for 81 go
Come In and order them. ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
EHLER.

Levi Stranger passed through town
Sunday.
Bert Moore and wife, of Buck Creek,
were guests of the latter's parents Sun
day.
Mrs. c. Knox and Mrs. Jas. Patton,
of Coggon, visited at the Montgomery
home Friday.
Rufus Woodruff called on friends
near Hammerville over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Morse, of Man
chester, visited their daughter, Mrs. F.
L. Patton over Sunday.
The social for the benefit of oul
school library, held at II. L. Reeds,
Tuesday evening was we'll attended
and they cleared over six dollars.
James Henderson & Son purchased
two car load of fat cattle Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12

Patriotism and politeness are great
virtues. and a Japanese physician, DR..
Aoyama, owes his life to the fact that
he possessed them both in high degree.
He had caught the plague and was
dying for the need Of the food which,
in his delirium, he refused to take.
His nurse was in despair. but finally
conceived the idea of playing upon his
patriotism by filing glass with liquid
nourishment and then Offering to drink
to the health of the mikado.
This was repeated until. ardent
patriot rs he was, the doctor felt that
he had honored his sovereign enough.
Then his politeness was appealed to,
the nurse proposing a toast and re-
proaching the sick man for not Joining
In 1t. In this way the patients strength
was maintained until the dellrium sub
sided and he became convalescent-
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
THE.HoTELcHEcKPRo

A Question of Whether to offend
r Guests OF Risk Losing Money.
The hotel clerk was standing behind
the desk, with disconsolate look on
his face.
"What's the matterY asked friend.
"AIatter?" said the clerk. "Why, it's
the same old story. I've been stuck for
another check. This check business
causes us hotel clerks more trouble
than anything else in the world. There
is general rule in hotels that no
checks shall be cashed, but very often
travellers run short Of money. It Is
good business policy to cash these
checks when you can be sure that
they're all right. No hotel can afford
to be continually offending guests. At
the same time, If clerk cashes bad
check he has to stand the loss.
1.-THE average hotel clerk has learned
by bitter experience to be a pretty good
Judge of human nature, but every now
and then he slips up. Only a week ago
big, splendid looking fellow came to
me and got me to cash q check for $40.
sized him up and decided that he was
all right and that he was good man
to keep among the steady patrons Of
the hotel. A few days later back came
the check, with No funds marked
across 1t. The result was that was
out 500"
While the clerk was talking q swag-
ger looking woman came up to the
desk and, smiling sweetly at the clerk,
said;
"wil you please cash this little
check?"
The clerk was oil graciousaess. he
took the check and examined II caro-
fully without saying anything.
ooh, it's all right" said the woman,
"Of course, If you don't want to cash 1t
you needn't. Mr.. So-and-so knows me
quite well, and you can telephone him
about 1t If you want to, but 1t would
save me great deal of trouble IL You
could cash 1t for me now"
Certainly, madam" said the clerk,
and then he went over and held o con.
sultation with the cashier.
They decided that the woman was q
good investment and gave her the NJ n
ey. She went away smiling, and then
the clerk said:
"Now. there is just about an even
money chance. II hadn't cashed that
check, she would have been highly in.
suited and would have talked abou,
this hotel as long rs she could remem
Der. If she is I'LL right, she will be g
good customer. but II she isn't am out
another S25."-New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12


glass as It's fellows. In this way was
able to present the will in legible
shape. Its physical completeness es-
tablished my point to the surrogate's
satisfaction, for the presumption that
the placing of the pieces in the envel-
ope and the writing on the flap We're
one res gesta was in my favor. And SO
/ succeeded in probating that will"
To the lay mind the mystery of the
tearing of the will remains no less in
teresting than the curious legal EVIL
dence of its validity. People who
make wills VIGOROUSLY indulge in
strange fancies at times, and 1t may
be that this woman resorted to the ex-
pedient Of tearing up her will precisely
because that was one of the last things
which any one who wished to preserve
will would; be likely to do with it,
and consequently no one who wished
to steal the will would be likely to look
for it in an envelope containing only
minute scraps of paper. Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
Contra
EXTREMELY Lcw.RArEs
Epworth League Convention
SAN FRANCISCO

For the Annual National Convention of the
Epworth League Society, 10 BIZ held at San Fran
CISCO. Cal. July 1921. tho lllincis Central It,lIi-
road will sell Excursion Tickets at EXCEPTIONAL,
low rates. The rate from Dubuque and points
on Main Line as far west as Webster City is only
$4035; from points west OF there the rate is
graded down to Sl5 at Sioux City, Council Bluffs
and Omaha.
Tickets will be on sale July 6is, inclusive, lin
tied to August 3lstfOr return. stop overs will
be allowed I'm both directions at points west of
of Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
Passengers may use one route going, and re-
turn via another route without extra Charge
extra amount can have tickets routed in one
direction via Portland, Los Angeles, aud other
Indirect routes,
For further Information call on or address
your nearest Illinois Central ticket agent.
]. +. MERRY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent,
Dubuque. Iowa,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
DELHI;

Chas Morgan was down from Edge
wood visiting his brother over Sunday,
Miss Kate Mcclure closed success
full term of school at Stony Point last
Friday.
Children's Day Program at M. E.
Church Sunday June 9th.
The pupils of our public school had
basket social at G. A. r. Hall We'd
nesdsy evening. A good time is re-
ported. Proceeds to be used to buy
books for scho Of library.
Thos. Simons and E. q. Perkins went
into Dubuque Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. III. Blanchard and
Mrs. j. B. Clark attended the Con-
fesing of the Degree of Chiyalry at
I.O. o. F. Hall Manchester Friday
evening.
e. R. Stone took business trip to
Dubuque and Bellvue last week.
Miss Alice Clark has new bicycle q
birthday present that she values very
highly.
John Porter Jr. has been spending
the week at Strawberry Point with his
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Noble.
J. B. Clark spent Sunday here with
his family.
james Quart Jr. is very low at pre-
sent with little hope of recovery.
Rev. Salisbury attended Commence
rnanf Of Eruortk II, .,,oop~
ION and Harvey Quart from the
west, Mrs. Danbermsn of Oxford, Mrs.
Dillon and Mrs. Kratzer, are all here
called by the serious illness of their
father, James Quart.
Miss Addie Oehler of Dyersville is
visiting relatives in town.
Bert Burlington and wife were Sun.
day visitors in town.
Our schools closed Friday with a
picnic on the school grounds.
Alex Mexican of Scotch Grove visit
ed friends here recently.
WILDER EIDE graduated at Epworth
last week.
1. o. o. F. Memorial Day Sunday
June 10th.
E. G. Perkins is. enjoying visit from
a brother whose home is at Pomeroy,
Iowa.
Barney Sherman is sick with lung
fever.
Oscar Holdrldge went to Dyersville
with two loads of wheat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
GREELEY.

Born, on Tuesday June 4, 1901, to
Mrs. Ed. Taylor, an 8 pound boy.
Artie Vaughn has been visiting his
parental home here for a week past.
That glorious good rain we have
been looking for 30 long, came on
Tuesday night and saved the hay crop.
The rock crusher will begin work
here this week, preparing rock and the
streets will be mechanical.
Mrs. B. a. Baker and daughters, of
Wayne, Illinois, are visiting relatives
and friends in this place.
Mrs. NettieV Clair Lewis writes from
Glasgow, Scotland, under the date of
May ed. saying she had only just
landed, and was in splendid health.
William Davis and wife were in Ep-
worth today attending commencement
exercises of the Epworth seminary.
Their son Charles graduates from that
institution today. Home Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
AN ABANDONED FARM,
1t Surely Was Hard and Stony Land
md No ExnEgcratiOn.

1t Surely Was Hard and Stony Land,
and No Exnggcration.
She was on the witness stand in her
own behalf, being also defendant in the
action. She was sturdy widow, hard
working, shrewd in deal and garru-
lous. A landlord was suing for back
rent on little farm she had abandon
ed.
"You say that the land was hard and
sour and sterileT suggested the attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
sThat's what said, only wasn't so
persniffity about 1t, and I'll say more
"Just moment, please. We want
evidence, not opinions. Did you raise
anything on this land Of ours?"
"Land of oursP' with sniff. "You
never owned a thimbleful Of 1t. Yes,
did raise things on it. 1t took two hills
to raise bean and whole row Of
corn to raise nubbin. raised q cab
in, I raised plgpen, and L tried to
raise goat, but 1t starved to death,
poor thing! That ground wouldn't raise
dog fennel or even Canada thistles."
Dout eAuSSerdes, pleuse. Aou suy
the soil was souri,"
II couldn't exaggerate about that
ground If was a lawyer. In the morn
ing when the dew was steaming off in
the sunshine you'd think you was liv-
ing next door to pickle factory. l
kept my sugar in an alright JAR"
'Pshaw! That's ridiculous. sup
pose the ground was so hard you could
not blast it7"
"Nuthing Of the kind Pm here to
tell the truth. But I'll tell you how
hard that ground was. I had TO crop
my set onions out with q Ratchet, and q
big gander bought broke his neck try.
ing to pull q tuft of spear grass" The
landlord did not recover.-Detroit Free
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
bedroom. ana breathing,

While no scientist, think, will rec
ommend less than seven cubic feet of
air each minute for an adult, DR.. Reed
gives ten as the smallest amount that
will meet the wants of the body. All
Of this, OF course, is not absolutely
used, only needed that purity may be
secured. The average room-12 by 10
and 8 feet high-even IL the room is
empty, will consume only 600 cubic
feet or enough to supply air for one
person for about two hours. Now,
when two or even four persons occupy
such a room. the doors and windows
closed to keep out the supposed "poi-
sonous night air" 1t is not strange that
the stencil of vitiated air is overpower-
ing to one who enters the room after
breathing the pure air Of heaven, such
as the good Father intended for USE
Weekly Bouquet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
lockwood.

Miss Laura Whipple has closed her
years school duties at Earlyille and is
at home for vacarion.
E. E. Durston and family went to
Ionia, Monday to attend the funeral of
Elmer Moody.
Miss Jennie Forward spent Sunday
with her parents at this place. She is
q student at Lenox.
Miss Florence Haines, of Brandon, is
visiting her friend, Miss Harriet Hage-
man.
Miss Blanche Sherman, who has been
employed in Mrs. James millinery
store, returned to her home at Greeley,
Saturday evening.
James Williams, q former resident of
this neighborhood, but now of Butler
County, is visiting friends in this vi
cinity.
A. j. Arthur was a Cedar Rapids
visitor Friday morning.
James Boyd returned home from
Kansas Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley circuit are the
proud parents of new girl, born Mon
day night.
Chss. Morgan went down to Delhi
Saturday evening to visit his brother.
T. w. Morgan was Strawberry
Point visitor Tuesday afternoon.
Misses Ina Sission and Arley Young
of Greeley, were in town Tuesday after
noon.
Earl IngersolI, one of the 1901 class
left for Angler, Mich. Friday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barrett, of Elk
port, were the guests of their daughter
Mrs. w. D. Robinson several days las
week.
A. j. Caller returned home from th,
northern part of Illinois last Thursday
Miss Belle Whipple visited over Sun
day with her parents at this place.
| VIM. Kramer and wife visited rela
tives at the Point Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Duncan Sunday
ed with relatives at the Point.
George and Abbie Munger, of Elkad
er visited their sister, Mrs. Ed. Gate
the first of the week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
The ostriob,. Lea..

Although the ostrich has powerful
legs and can kick like mule. his limbs
are very brittle and are easily broken.
He has two toes ON each foot, one being
armed with horny nail which he uses
as his principal weapon Of warfare.
When an unarmed man is attacked by
one Of these birds, the chances are
very much against the man unless he
can climb q tree or Jump over q Ave
foot wall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
Four Dollars Worth for One

"The Des Moines Daily News" q
complete daily newspaper with the full
Associated Press dispatches by leased
wire, including daily market reports
and all the news of Iowa and the world,
is sent by mail for 81 year, rs cents
for six months, 80 cents for three
months, % cents for one month. The
News is family paper, free from
abuse and fair to all. Its children's de-
ipartment alone is worth the price of
the paper and its literary features are
unexcelled. Its circulation exceeds
that OF any four other Iowa dsilies com
bined. Address, "The News DeR
Moines, Iowa.