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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Too aorgeous hooks.

The author of Elizabeth and Her
German Garden" writing on the "Giv-
ing of Books" in the Century, says:
Gifts of books addressed solely to
the spirit should never be editions de
luxe. OF what use is q book to me,
however much l may want to read it,
IL it Is so gorgeous that it must not be
taken anywhere where rain might fall
on it, or where it might get muddy, or
where needless gnat, caught by the
quick turning of leaf, might leave its
legs in the pages, angering the owner
of the defiled book, who does not want
Its legs, almost as much as it is itself
angered by having to so on being a
gnat without them? l can no more
take an overgorgeous book to my
heart than l can fold my child in my
arms when it is dressed for party.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
A New Suit In prospect.


Call my best gowns were destroyed
in that railway wreck"
"And didn't the company give you
any redress ?'-New York Press.
Dexterity In Handling Marionettcs.
1.-THE ingenuity of some of the ham
dlers of marionettes, said a show
man, SIS incredible. l know man
who conducts a marionette theater
wherein an orchestra of eight pieces
plays under marionette leadership
while in the boxes dozen marionette
spectators laugh and applaud and on
the stage marionette drama briskly
enacts ITSELF The conductor of all
this stands exposed to the waist at the
back Of the stage, and apparently he
is motionless, though really each finger
of both hands and the majority of the
toes of both feet are working with I'M
eXampled rapidity, for each marion
cite is connected by a string with toe
or finger of the operator, and this
string sometimes has as many as ten
or fifteen branches. Joined to the man
ikin's face. body, ems, legs, ETC., SO
| that it may dance, s.lile, wave its arms
and do number OF other lifelibe
things. One of these figures, indeed,
is connected by thirty-two strings to
the operator. 1t is bewildering to think
of the number of strings there must be
altogether, and really it is impossible
to conceive of the deXterity and the
thought required in the artistic nanip-
ulation of band of marionettes.--Phil
| adelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12

"Now, rather pride myself on my
ability to read character" said the
man who was given to buying detec-
tive tales, land yet why should L? 1t
is really very simple thing; requires
nothing but close observation. For in
stance, it is easy to tell mans occu-
patton. His facial expression, his ac-
lions, even his dress, are stamped by
his daily work. You see that man sit
ting opposite us? Well, am just as
sure as though he had told me that he
Is barber"
"You are mistaken" replied his friend.
"That man is butcher"
"Impossible!" exclaimed the amateur
detective. you never saw butcher
with slim white hands, like his"
Perhaps not" admitted the other,
"but he is butcher just the same"
How do you know he is?'
"How do l know? Why, the scoun-
drel shaved me once" = Household
Guest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Tricks of phxslcinns.

1.-THE best thing physician or sur
geon can do is to go off about six
months every two or three years and
give patients chance to miss him
and then come back and resume prac-
tice They will flock back to him in
swarms, provided, of course, he has
established reputation and gained
their complete confidence" So says a
leading and eminently successful sur
geon.
Here is physician living in city
of $4,000 innrntsaste saMitn practice
of $4,000 q year, of which he collects
$4,000. "The- sasest suecetsful practi-
TONERS in my town." hesays. "are two
young men who SPENT year each in
Vienna and Paris, apparently studying
the latest methods and cures. All that
they know they learned right in New
York, but the mere fact of their having
taken course or two in Europe, OF
having pretended to. has given them
vogue which no one who has never
been abroad can appreciate. A for
eign reputation is worth $4,000 a year
to five thousand dollar doctor."-De-
troit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Fairchild spent
Sunday at the home of Henry Fairchild,

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Fairchild spent
Sunday at the home of Henry Fairchild,
of Walker.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Long
southwest of town, last Friday night, q
girl.
Miss Maude AIRY is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Chss. Flint, of LaCross, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Burnside moved
into their new home, Monday.
Rev. j. H. Scofield, of Manchester, is
visiting his son, DR.. Scofield.
Mrs. John Hseussler and children of
Delhi, visited the lady's father, Mr..
Henry Ehler and other relatives and
friends, the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Reeves, of Manchester, and
daughter, Mrs. e. H. Schmeltzer, of
Dixie, visited at the home of their son
and brother, Chas. Reeves, Monday.
VIM. IL. Scofield and SON, Bradley, of
Manchester, visited with the formers
brother, DIR. Scofield and family, Mon
day.
Mrs. L. G. Hall and son, Donald, Wis.
tied at the home of j. H. Davis, OF
Central City, and VIM. Fleming and
Mrs. Pennington, Of Alburnette, the
first of the week.-Monitor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Nashville.

John Reidy, of Winthrop, was bust
ness visitor in our city Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson took their de-
parture Thursday. We are sorry to
lose Mr.. and Mrs. Watson from our
midst.
Our new depot agent, Mr.. Duffery
finds Masonville more interesting than
Doris.
The Hogan building is receiving the
finishing touches this week. Mr.. Main
isworking on 1t at present
Mr.. Davis, of Manchester, is assisting
Mr.. Turley in the bank this week.
Mrs. P. McGrath and daughter May
were callers at Manchester Tuesday.
J.J. Williams spent part of the week
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin went to Coggon
Monday evening, returning Tuesday
evening.
Edd Ryan returned Sunday from his
trip through Dakota.
Geo. johnson was Waterloo visitor
Thursday.
MI. Ryan's new house is being treat
ed to coat of paint.
John Mulvehill is making improve
ments on his town property.
Mrs. Joseph Wintsper and son Willie
called on Masonville friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston moved to Man.
chester Thursday. We are sorry to
lose them from our midst.
VIM. Behan is preparing to move to
our city the later part of next week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
COLEsBURG,

DR.. o. A. Durham and wife of Man.
chester visited friends and relatives in
town q few days last week.
Several members of Colesburg Rebek-
alb Lodge visited the Rebekah Lodge at
Earlville last Monday evening. They
report good time.
George Herman sold his personal
property at auction last Thursday and
has moved into the property he recently
purchased from DR.. Partridge in Coles
burg.
j. A. Bush had business that called
him to Waukon last week.
+. Faust of Almoral had business in
town last Friday.
William Bsrnhart and Miss Hyde
were united in marriage last Wednes-
day.
Miss Dan Smith was quite sick last
week but is reported better at this writ
ing.
William Gore returned from his west
ern trip last week. He reports good
crops of small grain in the parts Of
Dakota he visited.
Mrs. Ezra Miller of Dell Rapids, S. d.
is visiting friends in Mallory township
j. r. Beddow, fireman on the l. G. r
r.. is home for few days visit.
WILDER Clendenen and Frank O'Nea
have finished their husking contract ant
are now taking few days lay off.
Mrs. James Todd of st. Paul, MINI.
is visiting friends in this vicinity.
The house belonging to George Her
man in Pine Hollow burned to tn
ground last Thursday night. The caus
Of fire unknown.
George Burgess of Graham was doin,
business in town one day last week.
Henry Hanaman of Elkport was il
town last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs and daughter Of
Manchester were in town few day.
| last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
AN ENGLlsHMAN's WIFE.
She Is Really Her Husbands Business
Partner and Acts 1t.

She Is Really Her Husbands Business
Partner and Acts 1t.
"In England" says Ainslee's Maya
zine, ga mans wife is in reality his
partner, and whether or not the two
are in harmony with each other in af-
lection in all material things they rec
ognize that their fortunes are irrevoca-
bly, bound together, that the interests
Of both are quite identical and that
each has just as strong u motive for
making things 60 well as has the other,
since they share equally the labor and
the reward therefrom. They may have
their private disagreements, but they
front the world together. The wife
takes the keenest interest in the most
minute details of everything that af-
fects her husbands welfare. She
knows his income to penny. She
manages her household as chancellor
of the exchequer manages the nations
outlay, SO that the annual budget shall
| not only avoid deficit and shall accu-
rately balance, but SO that it shall
| show surplus. She will practice
rigid economy if necessary, and in do
ing SO she will feel that she is merely
| carrying out her share of the marriage
contract. 1t is the mans part to make
money; it is her part to help him save
| it. She plans nothing for herself apart
from him. She cannot think of him as
in anything apart from her. If he is
in political life, she enters into his am
billions with intelligence and zeal. She
will write his letters for him and en-
terrain his constituents. She will study
the bluebooks and teach herself to I'M
derstand the public questions with
which he has to deal, SO that she may
discuss them with him ard follow his
career intelligently. She belongs to
him, in fact, as he belongs to her.
There is not much display of sentiment
in an English household after the first
year of married life has ended, but
| there is the bond of common interest
which grows stronger every day and
every year and which gives to man
and wife unity of purpose and Of
feeling that will beyond comparison
outlast the cobweb tissues Of emotion
| alism,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Henneckcd For n nnx,

In the little hamlet Of Nordhastedt,
near Meldorf, singular custom is OBJ
served annually. According to tradi-
ton, it dates back to the thirteenth
century. During that era the hamlet
was on one occasion attacked by n
band of robbers, and the men of the
village were soon compelled to beat a
retreat.
Thereupon the women boldly at
tackled the robbers and not only van
pushed them, but also took the leader
and several of the band prisoners. AS
n token of their gratitude the men
have ever since allowed the women to
celebrate this great event by holding
festival at stated intervals, and on
such occasions they exercise no au-
thority themselves, but submit in all
things to the will of the women.
The latter greatly enjoy their tenn
porary supremacy and, as n symbol
thereof, never fail to fasten large
wooden slipper to every lamp and
chandelier in the hamlet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12

A curiosity Of great antiquity is still
to be seen within st. Andrews church
at Willoughton, near Gainsborough,
says an English magazine. This is a
quaint speaking trumpet with an OBJ
scure early history, dating back to the
times of the knights Templars. In
shape it resembles French horn and
is more than five feet long, having a
bell at the end of the graduated tube.
1t was formerly six feet in length, but
is now telescoped at the joints, where
the metal has apparently decayed.
Tradition declares it was formerly
sounded from the tower to summon
aid in case of need, as, when blown
at height, the weird, deep notes the
trumpet produced could be heard q
great distance away in bygone days.
1t is believed that this curious instru-
ment has often been used to call to-
gether the villagers, thus dispensing
with the usual bell, and to give addi-
tional power and strength to the choir,
being then probably used by the chief
singer, as the trumpet intensifies vocal
sound to a marked degree.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
4 storv ., H.nrx c1.y Dean,

A good story is related of Henry
Clay Dean, the famous orator of q
generation or SO ago. Mr.. Dean was
generally referred to us Henry Clay
Dean of Iowa" even long after he had
established home in Missouri. He
explained his change of habitation in
this way: you see, they passed ne
farious prohibition law in Iowa, and
there's your whisky gone. Then they
abolished capital punishment, and
there's your hanging gone, and now
the whole population seems to be
drifting toward Universalism, and
there's your hades gone. can't live
In a state that has neither hades,
hanging nor whisky."-Argonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
EHLER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Forrest and Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Lindahl, of Coggon,
spent Sunday with W. j. Montgomery
and wife.
Mrs. Walter Reed, of Central City,
visited with Mrs. II. L. Reed one day
last week.
Henry Ehlers had business in Cog
gon one day last week.
The Cottage Meetings at F. E. Pat
toms last Friday night was we'll at
tended.
Weeden & Savage, Donnelly and Re-
gan each shipped a carload of hogs last
week.
Several from this place attended the
funeral Of Mrs. Beatty at Silver Creek,
Saturday.
All the politicians from thie place and
vicinity were seen in Ryan last Tues
day.
James Freeman was Central City
visitor Sunday.
Don Babcock and son will assist Will
McTavish, of Coggon, in picking corr
this week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
County Correspondence.
Turner and wife assembled at his home

Turner and wife assembled at his home
Monday evening to surprise them. A
very enjoyable time was had by all
Before. leaving they presented them
with fine set of dishes.
Married-at the home of L. G. Her
sey on Tuesday evening, November a
his daughter Ruth to Will Cattron
Rev. Paxton ofliclated. Only near rela
tives present. 1t was an entire sur
prise to the whole community. These
young people are well known in Earl
vile as they have grown to womanhoot
and manhood in our midst. They arr
both highly respected and the goot
wishes of all follow them to their hom,
at Valparaiso, Ind.
Edgar Talmadge and wife, of Dubu
que, were visiting friends here owe
Sunday.
e. L. Miller went to Burt, Iowa, tt
visit his brother.
Eva Rector and Ethel Durham Wis
tied friends in town Tuesday.
The winter term of Epworth Semi
nary commenced Tuesday. Ora ant
Will Lsxson will return, also other
from Esrlville.
Geo. Staehle Jr. and wife ATTENDED
the fifth wedding anniversary of 1. M
Gibson and wife, at Greeley, Monday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12

"One day. said Turgeneff in his
"Reminiscences" we were discussing
German poetry. Victor Hugo, who did
not like others to monopolize the talk
when he was by, interrupted me with
a disquisition upon Goethe. His best
work. he remarked in an Olympian
tone, is "Wallenstein."
Pardon me, cher maitre. "Wallen-
stein" is not Goethe's, but Schiller's.'
No matter; have read neither of
these authors, but understand their
spirit better than those who know them
by heart
"What could l reply?'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
1nstinct Of the Mudf,.h.

The remarkable instinct of the mud
fish to roll himself in a ball Of mud
when the dry season approaches Is a
wonderful provision of nature intend
ed solely. it would seem. to prevent the
extinction of the species The most in
teresting fact about this fish is that it
breathes my means of its gills when in
its native element and by means Of
lungs during its voluntary imprison-
ment in the mud cocoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12

A physician explains how the worm
gets into the chestnut. When the nut
is still green, an insect comes along
and, hunting a warm place in which
to have its eggs Matched, lights upon
the green chestnut and stings it. AT
the same time it deposits some of its
eggs i'll the opening thus made The
chestnut begins to ripen, and at the
same time the eggs are Matching. The
insect selects chestnuts as place for
depositing its eggs as being the best
adapted place by instinct. The flouly
matter in the nut turns to sugar, and
sugar contains carbon, which produces
heat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Ru..ian. Take Very Little Exercise

Russians Take Very Little Exercise
What exercise Russians take is usu-
ally more of q gentle promenade than
anything else. They will stroll up
and down the principal street in the
town or in some small public square
or garden for hours quite contentedly.
Thus, in spite of the unique opportu-
nifty for Skating which their long win
ter gives them, it is rare to find any
Russian who can skate well. If you do
find two or three good skaters, you
will probably learn on inquiry that
they are Englishmen or Germans l
was, however, surprised to find most
of the Englishmen who are in the
country on duty (as l was, for the pur-
pose of learning the language) any
thing but pleased or contented with
the life they are obliged to lead
Cornhill Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
saracious Bird.

Mexico has clever bird, called the
melanarpes. which has discovered a
use for the telegraph pole. At the foot
of the post this bird makes n large
hole, in which 1t rears its family. Some
what higher up the post 1t makes an
observatory, from which bored holes
permit it to observe the horizon in ev-
cry direction. Still higher this saga
cious bird makes It's storehouse, and
thus the pole serves us its home, for
tress and warehouse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
EDGEWOOD.

MI. Hubble made his monthly trip to
Republic last Saturday.
Mrs. Mertie Smith has been visiting
ct the home of her psrents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Robinson, for the last few
days.
Henry Boyer was in Mt. Vernon last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peet, Of Lamont,
visited relatives here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur and children
Aaok the train for Chicago Tuesday
evening.
Misses Alice and It'd PEGS, of Straw
berry Point, were guests of friends here
from Friday evening until Sunday.
Ave Robinson came up from Monti
cello Saturday and spent few days
with his family.
Miss Lottie Westbrook is visiting in
Lamont, the guest of her uncle, Mr..
Nay.
Mrs: George Barr is visitin g relatives
in Export.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Madison visited
relatives in Fayette over Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Hobb and two children. of
Cedar Rapids sre visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Perry.
Gus Lunden took the train for Ne
braska last Tuesday evening.
Miss Stella Balluffls spending few
days at her home in Strawberry Point.
There will be a dance at Hesner'a
Opera House Friday evening, Nov. ID.
Lutte Smith, of Dell Rapids, South
Dakota, was in town last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Garrison are Wis
iting their son, Vern, and family al
Monticello.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
burial Alive.

Though 1t is possible that cases of
burial of living persons may still occur,
fortunately they are more rare than in
former times. Even the DOCTORS orders
against interment were not always
obeyed, for the Gertleman's Magazine
Of 1851 relates the case of Richard
Carson Of Hay, Herefordshire, Eng
land, who WAS supposed to have died,
but a doctor declared that Carson still
lived and ordered that he was not to be
buried. His relatives paid no heed to
the Injunction, and the body was COM
mitted to the grave next day. A per-
son passing through the churchyard
heard noise and prevailed on the
clerk to. open the grave, where the
SUPPOSE corpse was found in pro-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Rad Hond Made Hin Money

When Lord Curzon was at Oxford,
he wrote an abominable hand. One
day he penned two letters, one Of them
to a relative and one to a chum with
whom he always discussed the faults
of their respective relations, and ac-
cidentally put these letters into the
wrong envelopes. He was about to
write a profound apology to his rela-
tive when he received the following
note from him: Cant read word Of
your four pages, but guess you want
some money, you young rascal" In
closed was Bank of England note for
good amount
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-12
Strawberry POINT.

Miss Bessie McKray is visiting her
sister at Oneida.
Miss Mae Dunlap spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives and friends at
Hopkinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Roe returned to
their home in Arlington, Saturday
morning.
John Flaucher was over from Lamont
Friday, on business.
Miss Eva Stone of Thorpe spent Sat
urday here, visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert
Bowers.
Clarence Mace was an Arlington
visitor, Friday evening.
Jas. Wilson was up from Greeley,
Monday, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Althes Pease left Tuesday for
Joplin, Mo-, where she will spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. John
Crsgin.
j. +. Davis has traded the house and
lots owned by himself and b. B.. Davis
on West Mission street and occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bush, to Bert
Anderson for 32-acre farm.
Miss Addie Ray came up from Man.
chester, Saturday morning, and visited
over Sunday with Miss Aggie Jessen.
Miss Laura Rosencrans who has been
visiting relatives at Nora Springs, the
past few weeks, returned home Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. DR.. Livingstone of Hopkinton,
visited over Sunday here, guest at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Steward
Mrs. j. Young of Dubuque, who has
been visiting here the past two weeks,
! the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Young,
returned home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Roe of Marcus,
who have been visiting here the past
week, went to Manchester, Friday even
ing, for few days visit with relatives
before returning home.
About thirty of our young people en-.
joyed q progressive csrrom party,
Thursday evening, at the home of Mrs.
Eva Appleby with Jim as host, he leav-
ing the next day to resume his duties at
Hospital, Iii. Leslie Davis proved him
self the champion player of the occasion,
while james Hughes-who by the way
seems to be better football than car
rom player-carried off the BOBBY prize.
Mail Press.