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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
short state Items.

The body of murdered 6-months- old
babe was found by two boys in Oska-
loosa.
Several valuable dogs have been lost
In LeMars through the work of a pois-
oncr.
Several schools in Woodbury. County
may be closed next year for the want OF
teachers.
William Coppock, of Mason City. was
fined $3.50 and costs for selling liquor
without permit.
Rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished July / at Hamburg.
Twenty thousand dollars will be ex-
pended in improving the street car sys-
TEN at Fort Dodge.
There is talk of another savings bank
at Algona, which will make five banks
for that town.
The Kennel elevator at Fremont
which had II capacity of $4,000 bushels,
was destroyed by fire.
The grand jury at Des Moncs is get
ting after slot machine operators. and
five indictments have. been returned.
Mrs. Barney Gill, Of Centerville, had
her right limb broken and received other
injuries by being thrown from Il wagon.
Julius Pingle, a prominent attorney at
Clinton. has been held to the grand jury
to answer to the charge of perjury.
Charles Phillips, a lineman at Fort
Dodge, came in contact with live wire
and fell distance of thirty feet, sustain
ing severe internal injuries.
The dead body of a man was discovered
in the Des AIoines River, directly oppo-
site Ottumwa. A boat was procured and
4 the body dragged to shore. Here it was
I found to be the body of Michael Coyne,
a well-known farmer of 80 years of age,
living about FIVE miles west of Ottumwa.
He had evidently fallen into the river, as
no marks of violence We're discovered on
his person.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
AMERICAN IDEAS IN FAVOR.
England Is Fully Awake to the Value
of Electric Force. N.

EuGAauu ls rully awake to the value
of Electric Force.
England Is beginning to catch up
with this country in the general use of
electricity, the movement being suffi-
GENTLY pronounced to be regarded as an
electrical awakening. The idea has
forced itself into the stubborn and ul-
traconservatiye British mind that the
success of American commercial trav-
elers against their English rivals is in
great measure traceablc to the preya-
lence of cheap electric power in the
United States. One result of this dis
covery is that large demand for
American electrical appliances has
sprung up In England. Already an
American electrical manufacturing
company is building n large factory in
London. In the matter of underground
rapid transit of electricity, however,
London will soon be far ahead of all
cities in this country. The line from
Shepherds Bush to the Bank of Eng.
lRud-six and one half miles under the
busiest part of the capital-is COM
pleted and passengers are being carried
the distance named In twenty-five min
utes. stopping at thirteen stations en-
route. Fresh air is pumped into the
electrically lighted tunnels. Two other
underground electric lines are being
constructed and another is in opera
ton carrying passengers under the
Thames.
These underground railroads are i'm
portant enough, but much more I'M
portant, SO far as manufacturers are
concerned, is the electrical development
embodied in several bills before Parlia-
ment asking permission for the estab-
lishment of power companies to sup
ply large districts with electric power
at low prices. Heretofore Parliament
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
to you this bag of $500 iii gold in ex-

to you this bag of $500 iii gold in ex-
change for the notes.
THE sole condition he makes is that
you leave England and attempt an
honorable career abroad. If you re-
main in England you will be prosecut-
ed, with the result you may easily an
ticipate.
DO you accept the terms?" he asked.
Yes, sir" answered Hampton. II am
very grateful to Mr.. Silverton. am
truly sorry have done what have
done, hut with the help of tile money
lent to me l will keep straight"
Mr.. Golden handed the bag to the
younger man and received the notes
which he casually compared with the
list of missing notes received, of course,
from Mr.. Silyerton by telephone.
Golden accompanied Hampton to his
office door, and warmly shook him by
the hand, and wished him good luck
and success in his new life.
Where do,I come in, you ask" said
Inkster, pausing in his narrative.
We'll, you see, don't appear until
near the end, which will probably be
rather n surprise to YOU"
There happened to be a very smart
but rather curious young lady In the
telephone exchange. and 1t also hap
pened-by accident, let us say--that she
heard the telephone conversation be.
tween the bankers. Whether 1t was the
result of her suspicious nature or wom-
ans intuitiveness is quite immaterial,
but she rang up the London bank her
self and asked them if they had heard
distinctly when talking to Liverpool
The bankers were surprised at the
question, and said they had not spoken
to Liverpool that day.
~ must have mistaken the NUMBER
she quickly answered. Il beg your par
don for troubling you."
Then she rang up the detective office
and detailed the supposed conversa-
ton to the chief. who laughingly called
out to me:
Here is your man. Inkster, and run
to earth by a telephone girl"
81 was in Liverpool at the time after
n troublesome gang of forgers," inter
polated Inkster.
On being told what Miss Telephone
had said, was soon in II hanson and
being quickly driven to the bank. The
cab pulled up with a jerk. and just as
alighted Hampton walked out of the
premises into my arms.
The roll of notes We're very clever
forgeries. of course, and he would have
been amply repaid for his labor had
he received $500 cash for them, but he
will not be allowed to visit the States
for very long time yet.-Indilnapolis
Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

seemed beside himself with excitement.
He dashed ahead to the stable door, and
the instant it was opened rushed In
side.
Mr.. Baldwin released one of the
horses. and after some difficulty sue.
ceeded in leading 1t out of the stable.
Then he hurried back for the other
horse. AS he was forcing his way into
the midst of the smoke and flames Bru.
no appeared, leading the horse, the end
of the halter-rope dangling between his
teeth.
Investigation showed that the st
Bernard had chewed off the rope. 1t
was his friend, his fayorite horse,
whose life lie had saved. Mr.. Bald.
win doubts II he himself could have
reached the animals stall. so tiercely
was the fire raging.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
His Proper Introduction.

Really, your face is very familiar,
sir; but you seem to have the advan-
tage of me in names"
And she looked at the distinguished
stranger with puzzled air.
Il fancied," lie said, that you would
know me. My name is Bangs and four
years ago had the honor to be your
butler"
The face of the lady blazed.
But remarkably lucky series OF
stock investments" he went on, ..haye
enabled me to become your next door
.neighbor.'
The lady's face softened.
$50 pleased to renew our acquaint
ance, Mr.. Bangs" she smilingly said
New York Telegram.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

sides wealthy heritage of cleverness.
Their mother, the late George Drew
Barrymore, was a brilliant woman and
the possessor of a keen vein of wit.
When her health became impaired Mrs.
barrymore removed to California,
where she died. While she was there
in idleness n benefit was planned for a
charity and Mrs. Barrymore was asked
to appear. AS she was under contract
to Mr.. Frohfnan and could not play
without his permission. she wired him
Mt length requesting permission to give
a performance. In reply to her wordy
dispatch came one from the manager
which was as abnormally short MS hers
had been long. No" was all 1t said.
Mrs. Barrymore forthwith sent an ac-
acknowledgement of her managers mes
sage. 1t simply read "Oh!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
TRAINED ALLldAToas row his BOAT

Jefferson
Inc most team the eeir It is team Of asaors that Mr.
Mr. Lee has to go six miles down the river to his posto and
pull He
him
abound in the ST.
o
pulling
When he
through the BY
in
direction great among his
neighbors and agato
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
LAND is IN DEMAND.
Executive Council Surprised at Desire
for Meandered Lake Beds.


for NIeandered Lake Beds.
Bids are still coming in for leasehold-
ers Of the meandered lake beds which
We're recently advertised for by Secre-
tary Davidson of the State executive
council, but it will be some time before
it will be possible for any negotiations
to be entered into with the applicants.
When the council decided to ask for
bids for the rental of the land it was
for the purpose of protecting the States
claim of title.
No member of the council expected
that any considerable demand would he
found for this low land, as its only value
at this time is for the slough grass hay
it grows. In this supposition the State
was mistaken and now that it is swamp
ed with applications for the property the
question arises as to the value. This is
something that the members of the ex-
ccutive council know little about. They
fnve the State surveys and know how
many acres Iowa has, but as to its value
they are not informed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

shoes are too big that we know the foot
has undergone the change Just de-
scribed. Then explanations have to be
given, but the shoemaker doesn't mind
that so much, for a woman as she
grows older likes to be told that her
foot is getting smaller.
"After 10 the feet of woman 20
back to the fat and tabby state, and
herein grows the trouble of the shoe
maker, who has to state in explanation
why the last pair of shoes do not fit
that the cause lies in the fact that her
feet are getting bigger.
NO, | don't think that cycling in
creases the size of girls foot. True,
one or two of our lady customers have
asked lis to make their new boots a
shade larger, but this difficulty is got
ten over by making them full We
have never altered the length" Chi
cago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
NEW ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE TO BE USED IN LONDON
has held that electricity, like water,


has held that electricity, like water,
and often gas, ought to be provided by
municipal rather than private enter
prise. Consequently many English
towns manufacture their own electric
light and power. But 1t is contended
that electricity can be manufactured
and transmitted. even to long dis
lance, much cheaper in quantities large
enough to supply half a dozen towns.
Consequently several companies, each
intending to sell power to large manu-
featuring districts, are besieging Par
lament and if their requests are grant
ed 1t will not be long before the total
Of electric power produced in England
will be increased by third, and, ac-
cording TO the applicants, reduced in
price by third.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
One Execution.

81 have stupid lot of students this
year" said the professor of chemistry,
gloomily.
Here's paper which shows plainly
that the boy who wrote it doesn't un.
derstand that expansion and contrac
tion are contradictory terms
"rhey aren't always said the pro.
fessor of economics, quietly. Now III
my classes l find it necessary to state
explicitly the fact that the constant
contraction of debts is sure to result
in their expansion"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
Barrymores Arc bright.

Maurice Barrymore, the unfortunate
actor who has entertained tens Of
thousands in his time, but is now hope
lessly insane, had fund of anecdotes
with which he never wearied of enter.
tanning his friends. One of the last
stories he told at the Lambs Club was
of Il wordy encounter between himself
and an Englishman who believed as do
SO many Britons, in the entire supe-
riority of everything English to what
is American. You outstrip us in only
one particular" said Barrymore. in
England there are better Englishmen."
The foreigner then spoke of differences
in the spelling of words. For in
stance" he said, 1.-The word honor
should be spelled honour, but the
Americans spell 1t honor. Yes"
replied Barrymore, when we spell
honor we leave you OUT
Barrymore's children have on both
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
CALL FOR CONVENTION.
Democrats of Iowa Notified of the State
Enfberju~

DChoSTat6O1 1OWu NOIluesl OF JuC NIatC
Gathering.
Chairman G. H. Huffman and Secre-
tary a. e. jackson of the Democratic
State central committee have issued Il
call for the State convention which will
be held in Des Moines at 10 o'clock on
the morning of Aug. 2I~ The call says:
"All voters who believe in the princi-
pies advocated by the Democratic party,
and who ere in favor of an economical
and constitutional government are COR
daily invited to participate in the Sc
lection of delegates to the State conven-
ton" The convention will contain 1.245
delegates, and will nominate candidates
for the office of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, judge of the Supreme Court.
Superintendent of Public Instruction and
Railroad Commissioner. Each county
will be entitled to two delegates and one
additional delegate for every 200 votes
and fraction of 100 or over cast for w.
j. Bryan for President in 1900.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
=
ABOUT THE FEET OF GIRLS.
AT Certain Ages the Pedal Extremities
Arc AbnormnlIY Lnrrc.

AtCertatn Ages the Pedal Extremities
Are Abnormaliy Large.
A fashionable shoemaker whose Gus
tom comes from the best circles of So
ciety, declares that girls between the
ages of 10 and is generally have big
feet. "Their feet are" he says, Eat
such periods of their lives disposed to
be fat and flabby, but at 90 remark.
able change takes place. The foot then
completely subsidies, the flabbiness dis
appears, the flesh Of the foot becomes
iirmer, the muscles and tendons get
stronger and the bones become well set.
Altogether great difference is notice.
able.
Yes, we have great difficulty with
girls of about II or thereabouts, for
then they require n shoe large as a
full-grown woman. When they get
older and the foot becomes settled new
boots made on the old last will he
found too large, and 1t is only when the
young ladies complain that their new
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

Frederick I.
Balngton Booth
the
has called Boohucker
In
after heatoea
Illustrations is be
the "haleuah methods
ago .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

John w. Booge. prominent farmer
of Pocnhontas County, said to be worth
$4,000. was convicted in the United
States Court at Fort Dodge of frauddu-
lently receiving pension money under the
name of John NJ. Brown. He was SEN
fenced to six months in the penitentiary
and fined $1,000. His conviction has
caused stir, as Booge is prominent
member of the Methodist Church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

One impeachment in the use of the En-.
glish language by the Japanese is that
the latter have no letter "l' or the
sound it represents. Nevertheless, they
borrow English words containing the
letter, changing railroad" to .reiru,'
tunnel into "tunneru," linen into
"rinneru," and dollar into ''doru."
The final 'u' is tackled onto many
words to meet the Japanese idea of
euphony. The use of Roman letters in
japanese publications is spreading.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

Drake University, Des AIoines, grad-
unted sixty-nine students. Gen. Francis
NJ. Drake, founder of the university,
was present at the commencement exer-
cises and offers to continue his agree
ment to give $4,000 for every $25,OGO
the university can raise for the endow-
ment fund. j. A. Lord of Cincinnati
was the commencement speaker.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
Henderson Library Is Begun.

The closing exercises of commencement
at Upper Iowa University took place the
other day at Fayctte. Ground was brok-
cn for the David b. Henderson Library,
for which Andrew Carnegie contributed
$4,000. DIR. James Ii. Potts of Detroit
delivered the commencement address, on
"'rhe Modern Miracle" During the year.
under the administration of President
Guy r. Benton, $4,000 has been added
to the permanent value and endowment.
S. B. Zieglcr of West Union, consul gen
eral to AK In Chnppelle under Harri-
sons administration, is elected president
of the board of trustees, vice DIR. Il.
Fuller, deceased
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

Department Commander Metzgar of
the G. A. r. has issued general orders
appointing George A. Newman OF Cedar
Falls, assistant adjutant general; l.. b.
Cousens of Council Bluffs, inspector: J..
S. Lothrop OF Sioux City. judge adyo-
cate; Nj. II. Erwin of Dubuque, chief
mastering officer; Il. Il. Hutchins of Des
Moines, chief of staff, and G. G. Horton
of Muscatine, color bearer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
EGYPTIAN MEN AND WOMEN.
What Can Be Learned of Them from
Aucient liza xxiuua

Ancient Drawings.
In face the men and women were
very much alike, but there is subtle
charm about the female faces that is
replaced by placid dignity in the
male. In both the features are delicate
and of a somewhat aquiline type, and
the figures are tall and slight. There is
very little indication of muscle, but the
men are broad-shouldered and thin
tlanked while the women, in spite of
their stiff attitudes, are graceful and
refined. In both the forms are soft and
rounded. The resemblance between
the men and the women is, of course,
increased by the men being always
,lean-shayen.
In the paintings and bas-reliefs there
are certain conventions which do not
apply to the statues, and for these due
allowance has to be made.
In early times all drawing and paint
ing on the fiat (and bas-relief is but a
form of this had to serve two pur-
poses, says writer in the London
News. One was to convey informa-
ton, the other to be ornamental. 1t is
doubtful which is the earlier of the
two. The man of the stone age, when
he scratched his realistic mammoth on
a piece of reindeer bone, either wanted
to convey to his brother man that he
had seen fine specimen of this inter-
esting animal, or else he did it because
he thought it pretty, or he may have
had both motives. In any case, we
have here the common origin of art and
writing.
The information picture dwindles
down through hieroglyphics to mere
symbols of sounds, the pictorial origin
of which is entirely lost. The decora-
tive picture gradually loses all wish to
convey information, and subsists en-
tirely for Its pleasure to the eye. But
the Egyptians had not got so far as
that; when they drew man, there had
20 be no mistake what it was He had
all to be displayed, as it We're, to the
best advantage. The legs were shown
sideways. so as to give the whole
length of the feet, and one leg was put
in, front of the other. so that neither
should be concealed. Then there came
u difficulty about the body; if that
were sideways, too, one shoulder would
be lost, so that the body must be seen
frontwass. The arms, again, are best
seen sideways; fortunately, as both
shoulders are shown, they do not inter.
fere with one another. Again, profile
is more characteristic than full face,
but profile eye is poor, foreshort-
ened thing.
So in this profile we insert an eye
seen to its full extent, and then we
really have done the man justice. This
eye, seen full face while the head is
profile, gives naturally peculiar ex-
preston, which makes people talk of
the long. narrow eyes of the ancient
Egyptians. They very likely had moth
ing of the kind. Then, again, the
twisting of the body makes the Shout
ders seem too broad. The ideal is GER
tainly broad-shouldered, but not Sc
much so as this would make it appear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
Corsets on school Girls.

Prussia has issued an edict against
schoolgirls wearing corsets; to which
the Alliance of German Corset Makers
retorts that corsets worn by girls under
II years are harmless, as they are never
tightly laced.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

IBID you succeed in arousing any in
terest in your recent political cam
paign!"
81 did better than to arouse interest,""
answered Senator Sorghum. 81 man,
aged to stir up n few dividends."-
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

Grant, and almost
every member of
which rose to the
rank of a Rriga-
der eral.
I Ii ere are now
but three living
survivors of the
class. one of
them. the Rev.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

The shades of night had fallen fast
AS DER the stage there proudly passed
A chorus in glad toys arrayed
And Of what was this chorus made?
Excelsior.
baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
Survivor of a Famous Glass

Perhaps the most famou, class which
ever graduated from West rcint was
that of 1913. which included General
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
Boyish counterfeiters released.

Boyish Connterfeiters Released.
Will English, Frank Fenstinmaker,
Will Fenstinmaker and Mike Hubbard,
the parties arrested by Sheriff Law and
charged with manufacturing counterfeit
money, and who were arraigned before
Justice Mears at Waterloo, were dis
charged from custody after short invcs-
tigation of the case was made. There
was no evidence that the boys had at
tempted to pass any of the counterfeit
dollars, and under the State law the jus
tice could not hold them. AS the inyes-
tigation of the case proceeded 1t became
more and more evident that the work
done by the boys was carried on only in
the spirit of boyish experiments.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

The hardest thing in the world to re.
place, after 1t is once worn out. is a
welcome
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26

Dashaway-I hadn't been in Boston
twelve hours before had terrible
chill. Cleyerton-A girl?-Life,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
A Happy Condition.
-. .1-,.sA ,.,t.,1

NO, not my kind. AT the present
am in love and out of debt Philadel,
phia Bulletin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-08
McKINLEY's PICTURE.

McKinley's likeness, which Is 10 app
pear on new postal card, will also
probably have place on one Of the me-
series of postage stamps 80 be Issued
in the spring. 1t is likely that McNm-
ley will replace Webster on the Decent
stamp, which, next to the one ana two
cent issues, is most in use, There Is also
a suggestion that Benjamin Harrison
win succeed Jackson on the thrce-Cont
stamp, Sherman on the eight or clay on
the 10. Still another statement, made
with some show Of authority, Is shat Tho
long familiar profile portrait Of wash
ington viii be superseded by a fun OF
quarter face view.