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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
THE COPYRIGHT LAW.


First Measure Passed For the Pro-
lection of Literary Property.
April 10, ITO, is noteworthy date
in the history of literature. On that
day came into operation an act "for
the encouragement of learning by vest
Ing the copies Of printed books in the
authors or purchasers of such copies"
This was the first measure passed for
the protection of literary property.
The word Copyright" according to
DR.. Murray, was not used before 1767.
In the preamble of the bill, which is
said to have been drafted by Dean
Swift, the necessity of measure "to
enable learned men to write useful
books" is dwelt upon. BY its pro.
visions two terms of copyright, each
OF fourteen years, We're created for all
future publications. one term to follow
Immediately upon the other If the au-
thor were still living at the expiration
Of the first term.
According to a subsidiary clause, If
any publisher issued a book at price
Judged too high by certain discreet
persons" he was liable to a penalty.
The discreet persons" included, among
others, the archbishop of Canterbury,
the lord chancellor and the vice chan
cellors of Oxford and Cambridge. On
them devolved the somewhat delicate
task Of fixing the books value. This
clause was repealed in 1879, but the
term of copyright remained unaItered
until 1912, when it was extended to the
life Of the author and seven years, or
forty-two years from the date of publ
cation. whichever may prove longer.
England was the first country thus to
protect the rights of authors. France
followed suit In 1903, but in Germany
no copyright law existed until 1870
London News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
coFFIN,s GROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Trip enjoyed a
visit from their son, Ernest and fami-
ly, of Mason City, and niece. from
Edgewood, last week.
Rev. r. w. Hardy, who has been do.
ing mission work in this part of the
county, returned to Chicago last Sstur-
day to resume his work at the Moody
Bible Institute. The prayers and best
wishes of the people of this community
accompany him.
Several farmers in our community as.
sisted in the raising of large barn on
the Barr Bros. farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hermann and MIR
and Mrs. q. Hermann called on their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Tilllbein, in
Middlefield, last Sunday.
The prayer meeting last Thursday
evening was largely attended. This
week the meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Morse, on
Thursday evening All are cordially
invited.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

In recalling the lively and pictur-
esque incidents which the old timers
enjoyed in Washington one is moved
almost to tears over the commonplace
nature of his own times. John Adams
used to battle in the Potomac every
morning at daylight because they had
no bathtub in the White House, and
no one ever pulled a kodak on him.
President Taylor used to walk about
the town and stop and chat with every
one he met, like policeman. A recep.
ton in the White House in these days
is relieved Of monotony only by the
great crush Of guests, who trample the
clothes off one another's backs. An
other president set up in the east room
u six hundred pound cheese and In
vited the multitude to come in and help
itself, which the multitude proceeded
to do
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
DYERSYILLE.

j. H. Allen, q popular merchant of
Manchester, was here on business last
Wednesday.
John Ahlers, of New Vienna was in
this city last Friday.
Henry hammers, of Petersburg, was
down with his automobile last Mon.
day.
Miss Wayne Barry, of Masonville,
who has been visiting in this city for
several weeks, returned to her home
Wednesday.
Mr.. Henry Boeckenstedt and daugh-
ter, Miss Kate, of New Vienna, trans
acted business in Dyersvllle last Fri
day.
Pete Msiers. of Luxemburg, went to
Ft. Madison last Tuesday morning as
delegate to the convention of the r. @.
M. P.S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kramer, of near
Petersburg, transacte d business in by.
ersville last Friday.
Pete Engler was at Worthington last
Sunday where he visited his relatives
and friends.
John White, Jerry Murphy and Geo.
Ham, three prominent men of North
fork, were in town last Thursday, trans
acting business and calling on their
numerous friends.
Frank Rolfes and wife, of Peters
burg, went to Oyene, Iowa, last Tues
day morning where they will spend
some time visiting Rev. Father
Rolfes and other relatives and
friends.
Henry Kirchoff has accepted a posi-
ton as bar tender in the Hynes saloon
on the West Side. His household fur
niture arrived here from Dubuque this
week and Mr.. ard Mrs. Kirchotf will
make their future home in Dyersville.
Their many friends are glad to hear of
their return to this city.
A number of persons in the vicinity
of the Dyersville Mill witnessed q
very sensational and daring feat on
the railroad track last Wednesday. A
passenger train had started for the
west and had attained pretty fair
speed when tramp standing near the
mill jumped on the track and when the
locomotive COW catcher came near to
him he jumped and landed on the same
He climbed to the CROSS bar and seated
himself and soon was on his way to
Esrlyllle. He performed the act of
jumping as easily as an acrobat and
he gave evidence of the fact that he
had considerable confidenc in his abili.
ty. There is not a young man IN by
ersville who would have dared to risk
his life in the manner the tramp did in
order to steal rlde.-Commercial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

Mrs. M. A. Hogan and Mrs. P. Nc.
Grath were callers at Manchester Mon.
day.
Mr.. Ryan is having new house er-
ected on his lot.
The fourteen months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Cross, of Winthrop, was buried
in the cemetery here, Tuesday. The
manner in which this little one died is
very sad. Its mother gave it box of
morphine tablets to play with, but the
child opened the box and ate some of
the tablets. 1t dropped into sleep and
never awoke. The parents have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Mrs. p. Gallery is visiting in town
this week.
Misses. Wayne and Emyra Ryan
drove to Independence, Saturday.
A new barber, from Manchester, came
to locate in our city Wednesday.
A number from here are planning to
attend the Carnival at Dubuque this
week.
Mrs. Lavery, of Monti, visited in our
city, Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
AN OWL STORY.
Showing the Tyrannous Eject o
Habit Upon Wild Animal.

Showing the Tyrannous Eject Of
Habit Upon u Wild Animal.
An English publication tells this in
teresting story of an OWL
vague figure appeared out of the
clouds. travelling against the wind to-
ward the spire and looking more like a
ragged piece of newspaper whirled
about the heavens than any living
thing. 1t was n white owl, and after
watching him for some time came to
the conclusion that he was trying to
get to the yane of the spire. A very
idle ambition it seemed, for, although
he succeeded agai and again in get
ting to within few yards of the
point aimed at, he was on each occa-
sion struck by a fresh violent gust and
driven back to a great distance, often
quite out Of sight in the gloom. But
presently he would reappear, still
struggling to reach the vane. A crazy
bird!
But could not help admiring his
pluck and greatly wondered what his
secret motive in aiming at that windy
perch could be. And at last, after so
many defeats. he succeeded and
grasped the metal crossbar with his
crooked talons. The wind with all its
fury could not tear him from it, and
after little Tapping he was able to
pull himself up. and then, bending
down, he deliberately wiped his beak
on the bar and flew away!
This, then, had been his powerful,
mysterious motive-just to wipe his
beak, which he could very well have
wiped on any branch or barn roof or
fence and saved himself that tremen.
dous labor. This was an extreme in
stance of that tyrannous effect of hab-
1t on n wild animal. Doubtless this
bird had been accustomed after de.
vouring his first mouse to fly to the
yane, where he could rest for few
minutes, taking a general view of the
place, and wipe his beak Mt the same
time, and the habit had become so
strong that he could not forego his Wis.
it even on SO tempestuous an evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
THE GIRLS OF KAsHMIR.

Why They Arc Not as Beautiful as
They Once Were.
The girts of Kashmir in former times
We're sold and carried away to the
Punjab, i'll India. They commanded u
large price, and parents In moderate
circumstances for centuries past have
been In the habit of parting with their
daughters to place themselves in easier
circumstances, and the daughters have
generally been quite willing to escape
from life of penury and labor to one
of opulence and ease.
laboring nan in this part of India
cannot earn over 50 or So a month,
while many receive for their daughters
as high rs $1,000. There are some cases
where $4,000 was paid, but the usual
price has been from 500 to $500.
The practice became SO common as
well as so damaging that severe law
was enacted prohibiting any one from
removing any woman from the coun-
try. but it is said that the business
goes on now as it has done for hun
dreds of years, and to that practice
may be charged the fact that the wo-
men of kashmir are not as beautiful
as they once were.
The process of taking all the benuti-
full girls AWAY, leaving only the ordi.
nary and ugly ones to continue the
race, has lowered the standard of beau
ty. Most of the women and girls per-
form field labor us much as the men,
and their dress is of the coarsest and
plainest materials. consisting of Il gar
ment like nightgown made of white
cotton. There is no effort to have 1t fit.
The condition of women in Kashmir
Is very sad one. but one from which
there does net seem to be any present
escape. 1t is Il constant struggle to
live, without the least hope of any ac-
emulation or of ever seeing better
days.
The men only receive about 5 cents n
day and the women generally about 8
cents. and that will provide only the
coarsest ood.-Philadclphia Inquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
RYAN,

j. P. Smith has completed the foun.
asa8R- and has the frame raised for his
hew house.
John McElmeel's new residence is
completed.
The drillers who have been sinking
the town we'll for the past few weeks
have struck good flow of water at q
depth of 256 feet.
9. T. O'Conner and wife departed
the latter part of the week for Dubuque
where they will make their home in the
future.
R. M. Merriam disposed of the +. B.
Dickey stock of general merchandise
last week to Bacon Bros. who will con-
tinue the business at the old stand.
Rev. Leahey, of Otter Creek was the
guest of Rev. Z. ii. Ryan Tuesday.
Mrs. Lincoln of Independence was
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Parker,
Sunday.
w. j. Magirl and wife departed Sun
day morning for several days visit
with relatives at Elkader.
Chas Swindle has moved into the
house recently vacated by G. I. O'Con-
nor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
EHLER


Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Anna O'Haro to MT.
Thos. Kinley.
Nathan Patton returned home Tues
day after ten days visit with his
daughter at Washington, s. d.
VIM. Montgomery entertained the
teachers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Preston visit
ed the latter's sister at Hopkinton over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Morse and MI.
and Mrs. VIM. Crosier spent Sunday
with F. Z. Patton and wife.
VIII Ehlers has completed the new
barn which he has been erecting on his
place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
Useful Purposes of no.in.


There are many useful purposes to
which rosin can be applied outside of
those of general practice. AS nom
conductor of heat it is used in the pro-
lection of water pipes, particularly in
crossing bridges, where the pipe is laid
in the middle of long box and the
whole filed with melted rosin. Resin
is also used in supporting basement
floors in machine shops, which may be
laid over some dry material. MS spent
molding sand, which is carefully lev
eled off, and the. planking laid upon
temporary supports separating it about
two inches above the sand.
Numerous holes about two inches in
diameter being bored through these
planks melted rosin is forced through
them by means of tunnels until the
whole space is solidly filed, and then
the upper flooring is laid upon these
planks In case the floor is subjected
to shocks sufficient to break the rosin
it rapidly joins together again in much
the same manner as the regulation of
loo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

people are looking.-"A Double Bar
relied Detective Story"
OCCASIONS everything, but the rub is
to know an occasion when you see it.
"The Lady Paramount"
I'd be slow in advisin' anybody to
go crooked, but when We feel ye're in
the hands of sharpers it's the only
way ockhaven."
The master poets love to deal with
the victory of the vanquished, which
the worlds thinkers know to be great
er than the victory of the Victorious
Nathan Hale"
Be sure, before you give your love
and your trust, that you are giving
them not only to one who deserves
them, but to one who really wants
them.-"Many Waters"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

small for them, fix a horses harness,
restore damaged mechanical toys. wres-
tie with refractory beer shoppers, i'm
provise suspenders. shovel bonbons. in
spect gas burners, saw cake. jab
tramps, produce artificial buttons. hooks
and eyes; sew. knit and darn. button
gloves and shoes, put up awnings. doc
tor an automobile. In short, she cun
do what she wants to. She needs no
other instrument
If IL woman went into the Robinson
Crusoe line. she could build n hut and
make her coat OF the skin of goat
by means of the hairpin. She will rev.
olutionize surgery with 1t in time.
Meanwhile the male Outrageous are
doing the best they can. but 1t is not
to be believed that they have mastered
the full mystery of the hnirpin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
County Correspondence.

married October End at the BRIDES
home at Aurora. After spending sew
eral days in Chicago they returned Sun
day and will be at home to their friends
either at the store or the residence of
James Hood.
Mrs. Loren Reynolds and children
have just returned from Colesburg
where they have been visiting friends
the past week.
Mrs. Lee Burbridge and daughter
Leila went to Waterloo Saturday to visit
Mrs. Burbridge's sister, who is very ill
at that place.
Our road-boss, Mr.. Miller, has been
quite busy lately working roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Durham of Al
moral spent last Sunday at Jas. Cox's
Adelia Cox and Madons Breckop
were GreeleSy visitors Friday afternoon.
we understand james Benedict has
sold his house and lot here and will
move to Delaware in the spring. Mr..
Dodge has purchased the property here.
Misses Della Miller and Alice Eaton
of Manchester spent Wednesday with
friends near here.
Curt Hockaday and family and Mrs.
VIM. Hockaday of Manchester, visited
at Will Hockadsy's Wednesday.
Jerome Wagner shipped carload
of horses Friday to Morrison, Ill. He
will accompany the horses and spend
some time there.
Thomas Wilson ST.. and Thomas Will
son Jr. visited relatives near here Fri
day.
Mr.. Cooking of Manchester had bust
ness at his farm, east of here Wednes-
day.
Messrs. Sam Welterlen and Frank
Westbrook returned Saturday morning
from Mimi, where they have been
looking at land.
Several from here attended the funer-
al of John Carver Sr. at the home of
his son John Carver Jr. last Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Carver has lived in this
vicinity for many years and all who
knew him extend their sincerest sym.
pathy to the family in their bereave.
ment
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
EAD,S GROVE.

Nettie and Gertie Fowler and Burt
Fowler and Will Rutherford attended
the dance at Edgewood Thursday even.
ing.
Mrs. A. ). McElmeel writes from
Chicago that their baby is much i'm
proved and she expects to be home this
week.
Fred Timm has been little bit un-
der the weather this week but is out
again now.
w. A. Smith has leased eighty acres
Of land of John Robinson for the com.
ing year which he has commenced
blowing.
Sam Way and wife were Edgewood
visitors last Tuesday.
There will be dance at Alb. Eaton's
next Wednesday night. Everybody
come and help dedicate the new house.
Our milk hsuler lost one of his horses
last week.
Jake Moser and family visited at
Jake Moser's east Of Oneida last Sun
day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
COCOON.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Trum-
bull, Thuredsy Oct. I'd, girl. Congra-
tnlations.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel HYDE.
Sunday, boy.
Born to MI. and Mrs. Frank Drexler,
near Pratrieburg, Saturday evening a
girl.
Bert Henderson, of Wessington,s S. d.,
spent Sunsy with Nathan Patton and
family. Mr.. Patton returned with him
Monday evening for visit with his
daughter.
Miss Fannie Haeberlee visited her
parents in Manchester, Saturday.
Mrs.J. II. Davis and Mrs. Buel Evans,
of Central City, visited Mrs. L.G. Hall
the latter part of last week.
Rev. j. H. Scofeld and daughter,
Mary, of Manchester, were over Sunday
visitors at the home of DR.. Scofield and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Assph Ware are re-
joicing over the birth of girl, Saturday
night. Mother and baby are reported
doing we'll,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Hall,
Wednesday morning, girl. DR.. SEQ.
field reports mother and baby doing
we'll. Smoke 10 Ben's Best.
A reception was held in the parlor of
the Presbyterian church last Tuesday
afternoon, in honor of Mrs. M. H. Mil
Ter, who is soon to leave for her new
home in Idaho. About forty ladies were
present. Coffee and waters were served
after which Mrs. Miller was presented
with apurse of money. The hours
were spent in social way and at five
o'clock the guests took their leave wish
ing Mrs. Miller q safe journey and
many years of usefulness in her new
h0me.-Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
THE HUMBLE HAIRPIN.
You Thought You Knew Its Many
Uses, but There Are others.

You Thought You Knew Its Many
Uses, but There Are others.
The comprehensive merits of the
hairpin are known to all observant
men. Its special value in surgery Is
asserted by writer in American Med
icine. 1t seems that surgeon can do
almost anything with hairpin. He
can wire bones with it, probe and close
wounds, pin bandages, compress blood
vessels, use it ito remove foreign bod.
les from any natural PASSAGE and "as
a curette for scraping away soft ma.
terial." And no doubt the women
doctors can do great deal more with
that most gifted and versatile of hui
man implements. Anthropologists have
never done justice to the hairpin. It
keeps civilization together. In the
hands of girls entirely great it is much
mightier than the sword or, for that
matter, the plow. What is the pillow
but development of the forked stick,
and what is the forked stick but
modification of the hairpin? If there
was any necessity a woman could
scratch the ground successfully with
hairpin now. In fact, there is no work
or play In which something may not
be accomplished by means of 1t.
billiards will tell you that women
aren't SO inventive us men; don't take
out SO many patents. They don't have
to. With the hairpin all that is do-able
can be done. With hairpin woman
can pick lock, pull cork, peel an ap.
pie, draw out nail, beat an egg, see
If Joint of meat is done. do up baby,
sharpen pencil, dig out a silver, fas-
ten a door, hang up plate or picture,
open can, take up a carpet, repair
baby carriage, clean lamp chimney,
put up curtain, rake CRATE fire, cut
pie. make fork, fishhook, an awl.
gimlet or chisel, paper cutter, a
clothespin, regulate range, tinker a
sewing machine. stop a leak in the
roof, turn over flapjack, calk a hole
in n pair Of trousers, stir batter, whip
cream, reduce the pressure in the gas
meter. keep bills and receipts on file.
spread butter, cut patterns, tighten
windows, clean watch, unite a knot.
varnish floors, do practical plumbing!
reduce the asthma of tobacco pipes.
Dry shirt studs into buttonholes too
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
LAMONT.

MISS Saboda was passenger to Chi
cago, her home. Wednesday, after Wis
iting her cousin here.
Mrs. Doilsn and Mr.. Hackett and
Mr.. Ross. of Scott, were visitors at the
McAllistsr home last week.
Ned Hoyt spent several days in La
mont last week.
e. Hilton returned from Chicago
Wednesday.
9. d. Morris and family were visitors
at the home of his mother, Mrs. E. May,
last week.
Mrs. Nellie Dibble returned to her
home at Kingston, ILL.,, Friday.
The stone masons are at work put
ting stone foundation under the de.
pot.
Mrs Levi Colony and daughter, Mrs.
John Thompson and son, George, were
passengers to Boston, Mass, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. NJ. A. Field drove to Strawberry
Point, Wednesday. Her mother, Mrs.
H. Wheeler, accompanied her home for
a several days visit.
Mrs. Geo Anderson departed last
week for Riverside, South Dakota, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Wallace.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
church will serve dinner at Mrs. John
Durham, Wednesday Oct. Is.
Mrs. Geo. Durham and VIM. Dopp
and wife attended the Grand Lodge of
the K. p. and Rathbone Sister in, Des
Moines last week.
7. Swaine was here, from Des Moines
last week.
DR.. Brady and wife returned from
Sioux City last week.
Mrs. Geo Foster returned from Stock
ton, ILL.,, Friday.
The Lamont Woman's Club will
meet with Mrs. Lottie Elliott, Friday
Oct, Is.
Charles Green and Frank Sharp and
wife were passengers to Iowa City last
week.
Geo. M. Hickox sold his 40 acre farm
to T. b. Chamberlain for $500
Mre. Breaker was passenger sstur-
day to Bassett, Iowa, to visit her dau.
ghter.
Mr.. Kortright returned home to Mi
chigan, Wednesday after visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Wolf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

been quite Ill, is now able to be around
again. His wife also is improving in
health.
John Riley returned last night from a
trip to the DEVILS Backbone.
Bert Henderson, of Washington, S.
D., was visitor in this vicinity last
week.
Nathan Patton, OF Ehler, left the first
of the week for visit with his daugh-
ter at Washington, S. d.
A large number of the farmers east
of Ryan are becoming startled over the
small pox question and as result vac
cine is is in demand. One OF the
threshers over in that country slept at q
number of places, while broken out
with the disease, and wholesale spread
is anticipated. The malsdy however,
is in very light form. Reporter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15
MASONYILLE

Mrs. J. Mulvehill and daughter, Daisy,
were Manchester callers Monday.
VIM. Behan purchased the livery
stable formerly conducted by the Eller-
dy Brothers.
A number from here attended the
funeral of Leo Crow, the seven year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Grove, of
Month, on Saturday. Leo was bright
intelligent child. loved by all who
knew him. He seemed to be in his
usual health until one week before his
death which was caused by appendicit-
is. The parents have the sympathy of
all.