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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
From R. D. B.
Fayette, la. March 26, 1902,

Fayette, Ia. March 26, 1902.
We had pleasant trip from Man
chester to Fayette on the nineteenth,
but did not know but should lose Js
b., for two year old child on the seat
in front of us adopted him at once for
grandpa, and made much of him, even
efecting him chief bottle holder. q as.
sure you there was nothing stronger
than milk in that bottle The cute
baby was a pleasant relief to our
sad thoughts as we were leaving the old
home and the old friends.
We reached Fayette about ten thirty,
and good dinner at mothers set us up
finely. After dinner we went over to
see what we hope to make into home
AS our goods were not here there was not
much we could debut of course found
something to putter at. Then j. b.
went to town and waited for him and
wondered why he did not come back.
Finding no more to do l returned to
mothers and there he lay on the couch
as comfortable as pussy in hay
NOW, wondering why i did not come
back.
The drayman brought part of our
goods Wednesday evening and the rest
Thursday forenoon. We get straight
ed up slowly. Twas so tired out with
packing up and moving that am not
hurrying to get settled.
One day wanted a pie for dinner
and all went well until l wanted the
rolling pin. Feeling sure that | had
not put it in box or barrel, took a
glass can to roll the crust with. 1t
kept printing "Improyed'on the dough,
but l thought it was no improvement on
thr old fashioned rolling pin, which we
doubtless left hanging on Its nail beside
the steelyards and various other things.
Soon after we came here the rain and
snow made the street quite muddy, and
as it Was out of our way to 20 to the
crossing along came our good saint Mary
always on the lookout TO do her neigh
bors a good turn and carried baskets of
trash which she had raked up to burn,
mostly petunia stems, and made us
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
Strawberry POINT.

Mrs. Nellie Fairchild is quite sick
with the measles
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Allen visited at
Manchester over Sunday, the guests of
Harley Everetts and wife.
Rev. o. G. DePuy's lady friends gave
him a very delightful surprise on
Thursday evening last, March goth, the
occasion being his birthday.
Francis Allen and Ort Hartman fish
ed at Forestyille Monday. Francis got
a bite from one lone sucker, lost his bal.
ance, and took bath in the Maquoke.
ta's placid waters.
Miss Winnie Neudeck, student al
Mt. Vernon, is the guest Of Miss Bes.
sic Scofield this week.
Ralph Barnes very pleasantly sur
prlsed his home folks by dropping In or
them unexpectedly last week.
Mrs. w. o. Appleby spent last week
at Independence, visiting with her son
James. ",Jim" is well pleased with his
work at the hospital.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hoag came over from
Oelwein Saturday for few days visit
at the home of her daughters, Mes
danes Chae. Steinhilber and G. w. Roe
and many friends.
Mesdames w. ID. Davis and Joh1
Hageman, of Edgewood, were thu
guests of friends here Thursday and at
tended the meeting of the Yeoma1
lodge in the afternoon.
Geo. III. Parker was up from Man
chester Tuesday attending to q few
business matters and bidding his many
friends in our city goodbye, as Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker will start Saturday morn.
ing from Manchester for Halleck, Cali
fornia, their future home. The bes
wishes of their many friends, for health
and prosperity in that sunny cline vii
go with them.-Mail-P Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

You often hear of rendering rattle.
snake harmless by pulling out its
fangs. Then, again, you read of cases
where serpent SO treated has bitten
persons fatally. The reason for this is
that poisonous snake is deprived only
temporarily of its venomous powers by
the extraction of the two incisors in
the upper jaw, at the bases Of which
are the poison glands. OF course you
know that the fangs are hollow, so
that when the animal strikes the ven
ON CUISINES through them into the flesh
of the person struck. Now, by draw
ing the two teeth the snake may be
rendered harmless for few weeks.
but after short time the two teeth
just behind the original fangs move up
and take their places, making connec-
tion with the poison glands and thus
becoming poison fangs as good and eff.
fective as the old ones.
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HopK1NToN.

f. B.Dewald and family removed last
week to Marion, where Frank has se-
cured position In the electric light
works as engineer.
John Latimer was in town yesterday
introducing himself to the republicans
of these parts and promoting his candi-
dacy for the recorders office. Mr.. Lat
inner has been resident of the county
for 30 years and has all the qualiiica
tions for the duties of the office. He
was at one time merchant at Mason
vile but for the past ten years has been
connected with the store Of ID. +. Rid
dell e. Co. a Manchester.
M. Coyle was up from Center juno
tion last Friday and visited with e. f.
Main and Grant Keith.
Mrs. Doolittle went to Manchester
this morning for few days, to be in
attendance upon her father, Rev. Dan
iel Russell, who is very critically Ill.
w. A. Hardy and Frank Reed re-
turned yesterday from their Dakota
trip and were so pleased with the looks
of the country that they invested in
land near the town of Harold.
The creamery began this week re-
ceiying milk every day. There is al
ready an increase in the amount of
milk handled, but of course it will be
more than doubled when The grass sea-
son arrives. The company will have
over hundred patrons this season.
at the home Of their friends, Rev.
and Mrs. L. L. Lockhard, at Anamosa,
Wednesday evening, occurred the mar
riage Of Mr.. N. A. Gesrhart to Miss
Lena Parker, both of Hopkinton. The
bride is daughter of C.S. Barker and
the groom is one of our prosperous bust
ness men, being engaged in the drug
buiness. Both Of the contracting part
les have grown up in Hopkinton and
are universal fayorites in the social cir
Giles OF tho town, ana 80 are the recipi-
ents Of the hearty congratulations and
well wishes of the entire community
for felicitious future. Immediately
after the wedding ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Gearhart returned to Hopkinton
AMI took possession of the fine new res.
idence which had been prepared by the
groom for their reception and will soon
be at home to their host of friends.
A short change man attempted to
work Iris graft here Tuesday night, but
SO far as we can learn without success.
His first attempt WAS on w. S. Johnson,
where he bought a box of axle grease
and proffered $50 bill in payment. w.
S. gave him the change in gold and SO
the fellow was unable to work the
game, for it requires paper money to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
PRAIRIE.

Listen to the wedding bells.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lyness visited
friends in Winthrop, Monday.
Mr.. j. j. Mulvehill of Waterloo spent
Sunday here with his parents.
Mr.. Howard Allyn, who is attending
school at Epworth, is spending Easter
vacation here with his parents.
Miss Lizzie McDonough of Sand
Springs visited friends in this vicinity
part of last week.
Mr.. j. Moore of Monti spent Sunday
evening with friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. Eugene Lyness spent last week
with friends at Prairie du Chen, Wis
consin.
Mrs. H. Stimson, who has been ser
usly i'll is reported much improved.
Mr.. Chas. duffy and daughter, Mis-.
Nellie, of Farley, Iowa, were guests Al
the home Mr.. John Mulvehill last week
Miss Ella Lyness will teach in the
Duggan district this spring.
Mr.. j. j. Dobbins of Monti visited a,
the Barry home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mulvehill spen
Monday with friends near Ryan.
Nina, the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Burhans, died Tuesda,
morning of scarlet fever. Intermen
took Place in the Sand Creek cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Elsbury of Mason
Vile spent Sunday with the latter
mother, Mrs. Brigham.
Mr.. Chss. O'Connor of Winthrop mad,
q business call here, Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet a
the home of Mr.. Chas. Burhans, Apr. 2
| VIM. Carrothers lost two yaluabl,
horses last Tuesday.
DR.. j. j. Lindsay of Mancheste
made q professional call in our neigh
borhood, Wednesday.
Miss Della Haennig was the guest O
friends near Masonyille part of las
week.
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unfeelins Chinese.

A typical scene in Manchurian vii.
iage is thus described by correspond.
Ont of the London News:
THAT afternoon we pulled up near
three shanties on woodside, and a
gang of Chinese, all squabbling and
making noises like dogs growing over
bones, fought with one another to get
on platform where boiler was
chained. There was n scuffle. One
Chinese was pushed backward and
fell. His head hit the metal and
cracked like nut. He gave a wriggle
and died. The Russians who saw the
accident We're affected. The Chinese
laughed. He lay for an hour in the
sun until undid his sleeping rug and
spread it over his face. He was soon
forgotten. A Chinese threw some hot
water over growing dog and made
1t howl. At this there were shrieks OF
mirth.
"The engine pulled and groaned and
jerked the wagons into progress. The
last saw of this spot was two China.
men pitching mud at the same dog to
keep it from smiling at the body Of ths
dead"
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Comfy Correspondence.

returned to Lamont and resumed her
duties as clerk for Swaine s. Crew
March 18th.
M. p. Sager has up and done 1.-THE
went down to Chicago, accepted a pc.
sition as travelling salesman for Edward
Stsnwood Shoe Co., stayed two weeks,
learning how. Now, that means Mart
Intends to absent himself from Lamont.
Mahara's Ministries at Wheeler's OPP
era house Friday evening, March IS.
Editor Davidson and family were
summoned to Iowa, Iowa, March 18th,
by the death of Mrs. DIS sister. Mr..
Davidson and family came home We'd
nesday, March 10th. We tender them
sympathy.
Mrs. d. M. Brown will entertain the
VIC. I. U. March 81.
Bert Cook is clerk at the National
hotel.
Burnette Hummel is assistant dray-
man.
Joe Penberthy is recuperating.
l.. ID. Lammon closed very success
full term of school at Forestville, March
22nd.
w. F. Thornburg died at his home IN
Lamont Saturday evening, March %,
after long sickness. Mr.. Thornburg
was good industrious man, man
who believed in having enough laid by
for old age,a loving devoted husband and
father, an ideal ne;ghbor. We tender
the bereft family our tenderest sympa-
thy.
Miss Eta Jones began work as head
cook at the National hotel Monday
morning, March "a.
Joy Bradley went to Fayette Monday
to begin work for A. e. Brown.
%. Hesner, G.Brlgham and A. Lake all
of whom are working in Manchester
spent Sunday at their respective homes
in Lamont, returning to Manchester
Monday morning.
Walter Reid bought and is now liy-
ing in the Frank Hartwell house on
Pine street.
The Original Nashville Students,
Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival car
came down on the G. G. w. railroad
Thursday a. M, went over to Msnches
ter on the M. g. o. railroad returning
Friday morning over the same roads,
| w. G. Thomas spent Sunday in Au.
rora.
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LAMONT.
TOO late for last week.l

j. T. Gray has been quite sick.
Harry Hummel is at Raymond work.
ing for DR.. Taylor.
Mrs. DIR. Taylor arrived here Friday
afternoon to visit. Mrs. Taylor likes
her new home at Raymond.
The various churches here will give
an Easter program March 30.
Frank Sharp took passage for Mime.
sofa last week to rent his farm there.
The Finley sisters entertained Mrs.
Mackin, of Aurora, last week.
Mrs. Chas. Weston and two SONS Wis
tied Aurora last week.
Alfred Anderson and family spent
Friday in Aurora.
Mrs. Drake is having the cellar walls
laid for house, directly west of her
house.
Mr.. Colomey was very low last week,
but is little improved today, March "a.
Little Mildred Elliott suffered very
severe attack Of pneumonia, but is get
ting better.
Mrs. 3. d. Thompson was at Man
chester on Monday and again on Satur-
day.
.atiss Minnie Baily, of Richland, la,
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LAMONT.

Mrs. May Brown Fry and bab5, of
Aurora, came down Saturday after
noon to visit her parental home before
leaving for Minnesota to join her hus-
band in their new home. We wish
them success.
Miss Quigley was passenger to lu.
dependence Saturday morning.
Joe Penberthy spent few DAYS Of
last week at home. He spent Friday
in New Hampton, and departed April
l, for three months absence. Joe is
travelling for gents clothing house.
Master Henry Penberthy is re.cuper-
ating after a very serious illness.
G. l.. Brown bought two lots of Geo.
Blackburn, and will build Immediately.
ii. A. Won Oven bought one and one.
half lots of E. May and will build a
modern residence Immediately.
Rev. A. j. Fit will give us a steriop-
ticon lecture in the NJ. E. church under
the auspices of the Epworth League
April s. Everyone invited.
Rev Prof. Guy p. Benton gave us a
most Instructive lecture Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Benton is scholar, a teacher
q Christian gentleman, worthy head
for U. l. U. college.
Henry Weinberg spent last week in
Minnesota.
August Weinberg transacted business
in Independence Friday.
Mrs. JAG. Stewart of Stanley came
down Friday afternoon to visit her old
friends.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid will hold a
bazaar today, Apr. 2, in the Bush build.
ing on Main street-dinner and supper
Will be served and there will be sale
of many pretty and useful articles.
AL Andrews took passage to Big Red
Wyoming, last week to work on ranch
for Ed Brown.
VIM. Goldsmith and family are moy.
ing back to Lamont.
Spencer 81 Cherry is the new firm
name of Q. L. Cherry's successors in the
blacksmith shop.
Miss Amy Allison came down from
Aurora Saturday to visit over Sunday
Q. L. Eaton has moved into the Ii
Shartf house.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

Careful tests and observations made
at the Yale psychological laboratory
have demonstrated the importance OF
studying individual temperament be.
fore prescribing system Of physical
exercise. A nervous temperament, for
example, requires different treatment
from that required by a phlegmatic
temperament, without regard to the
physical condition Of the subject.
The mental factors are more neces.
sary than the muscular In the develop
ment of strength. A nervous person
should never be required to take heavy
exercise. A phlegmatic person, on the
contrary, requires it. The phlegmatic
temperament indicates reserve energy
in both muscles and nerve cells, while
the nervous temperament has less re-
serve power, but greater ability to use
the energy at Philadelphia Rec.
ord
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
RYAN.

The Farmers Lumber Company is
doing an immense business in grain
and feed and receiving their new stock
of lumber daily.
Art Lyness and wife, of Barryville,
were guests of the latter's parents, Mr.,
Mrs. John O'Brien, Sunday.
Miss Agnes McCaffery came out from
Dubuque Saturday. She will teach the
McElligott school this spring.
Rev. P. FL. Ryan was Dubuque Wis
itor Wednesday.
F. N. Beacon and wife, of Msnches.
ter, were the guests of friends here Sat.
urday.
Patrick Woods, of Coggon, was trans
ing business here Friday.
Rev. M. S. Murphy, of Castle Grove
was the guest of Rev. P. Ii. Ryan
Thursday evening.
Born to R. Houlahan and wife,
Thursday evening, son.
John McCrea and Pat Leonard, OF
Castle Grove, were in town Sunday.
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DELHI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Dolly wert
shopping in town Monday.
Mrs. E. B. Porter and son, John, visit
ed in Strawberry Point last week.
John Latimer was in town Tuesday
John Mcclure, of Marion, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Mary Sherman.
A. l.. Boomer has sold his stock Of
machinery to Byron Clark. We are in
formed that Mr.. Boomer goes on tns
road for some wholesale house.
Mrs. A. L. Gleason and child, Of
Waterloo, visited her people here last
week.
Will and Wayne Toomer visited
friends in Dyersville recently.
Mr.. Neft, the Earlville butcher, war
in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith, of Cas-
cade, visited relatives here recently.
Miss Hattie Beal visited friends at
Waterloo last week.
Mrs. A. j. Arthur and children, of
EdgeWood, are visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs J. w. Swinburne and son, Harry
spent part of last week in EarlviIle at
A. j. Reeders.
Mr., and Mrs. Bert Pulver left We'd
nesday evening for Illinois to spend the
summer.
Several from here attended the Bate
man Sale Saturday at Delaware.
W. G. Kirckheck, of Coesburg, was
here Thursday making arrangements
for the Sunday School Convention to
be held at this place, April $3.50. Mrs.
Mary Barnie Mitchell, state field agent
will be the principal speaker, s. M.
Chase will have charge of the singing.
Mrs. e. I'll. Blanchard and son, Dale,
visited relatives at Winthrop last week.
An excellent program was given
Easter Sunday in the evening at the M.
e. Church
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VIM. Tate corrects the Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
Henrietta, Texas, March "a, 1902.

Henrietta, Texas, March "a, 1902.
EDITORS OF DEMOCRAT:
Manchester, Iowa.
Sirs:-A friend has sent me copy OF
your last weeks Democrat with an ac-
count of my marriage and death of
my son, and also my alleged part in
the matter which is altogether erron-
eous in regard to the killing of my son
and the apprehension and execution of
the murderer. Please be kind enough
to give this true account in your paper
of this weeks issue, that the younger
portion of my friends may not be led to
belive / am such a character as the
Jesse James band. (My older friends
know the story to be false.) | never
fought with any man, nor carried pis-
toll, except the one borrowed to follow
the man that took my sons life 81 years
ago. A man named Brown had trouble
with Frank Moore at Fort Sill, and a
short time after, intending to kill Moore,
shot at him, as he supposed, but instead
shot my son by mistake as he was
about to enter his tent. received a
telegram the next day aud started i'm
mediately for Fort Sill, IS milss away;
buried my son, came back home, Dor
rowed pistol and started out alone to
find the man that had slain my boy.
followed his trail 2S days in the Indian
Territory and days in Texas, and final
ly found him at Delaware Bend on Red
river. | arrested him, put chain
around his neck and took him to Fort
Smith, Arkansas, 375 miles distant from
where the arrest WIS made, and deliver.
| ed him to the authorities at the United
States Court House. came home and
in three weeks went back as witness
with three others. The case was con
tinued, and / made another trip, and
had the man convicted and hung &C
cording to law. / made the trip to Forl
Smith three times, and in all Travelled
in connection with his capture and con
viction 2250 miles overland, mostly or
horseback, as that was the only swift
way of conveyance in those days. This
man Brown had killed two men prior tc
this, and as good citizen, l considered
it my duty to have him justly punished
had no malice in my heart toward
him when found he had made the ia
tai mistake, for he was not aware him
self that he had shot my son until | tolc
him. He felt badly and said they hac
always been on friendly terms. usec
him kindly, and he told at his confes-
sion just before being hung that treat
ed him as father all through the journ-
ey and trial. Now, gentlemen, / dis
like to rehearse this matter that trans
pired 30 long ago, but in justice to my
self, and as truthful man find it nee
eesary to refute the falsifier who wrote
that article for the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette
Please send me copy of your papel
that will contain correction, ant
greatly oblige.
WILLIAM TATE.
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EARLvILLE.

Mrs. Buell., who has been in Dubuque
during the winter, arrived Thursday
evening to visit her daughters, Mrs. A.
Nippon and Mrs. Frank Zeitlar.
Mr.. and Mrs James Currie returned
the first of the week from Monona,
where they have been for several
months with their son, Bert.
Mrs. B. f. Clark, wife OF the station
agent, had the misfortune to cut her
arm severely on Wednesday. However,
the injury was not 80 serious that Mrs.
Clark will not fully recover the use of
her hand.
Miss Edith Volt left for Chicago
Wednesday evening. She expects tore
main there for several months as the
guest of relatives.
Mrs. Will Dudley, of Manchester,
was caller in town Friday.
Miss Susie James left Saturday for
her home In Viola to spend the vaca-
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kenney visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintosh at Aurora last
week, returning home Thursdy.
+. March has purchased the farm of
100 acres, owned by John Sievert, of
North Fork township.
On Thursday at eleven o'clock &C
CURED the funeral of Henry Philip at
the Lutheran church. Rev. Mall
preaching the sermon. Mr.. Philip was
81 years of age, and left five sons and a
wife to mourn his loss. His bereaved
family have the sympathy of their
many friends.
This week is to be spent in vacation by
the school. The teachers, Misses
Laura Whipple and Katharine Com
merford, are spending the time at their
homes in Edgewood and Manchester
respectively.
DIR. Iobie and A. L. Cloud attended
the Lady minstrel Concert at Greeley
on Friday evening.
Miss Lillian Graham. of Elgin, Iowa,
returned to her home Tuesday, after
short visit with relatives here.
Miss Della Matthews went to Ryan
Saturday to teach in the high school
there.
Howard Lynch, of Usage, had bust
ness here one day last week.
His friends will be glad to learn that
Henry Richardson, who has been en-
ployed in Dubuque, has secured bet
ter position at Minneapolis.
1t is reported that George Irmscher
has sold his stock of groceries to Robt.
Carly and Lester Powell and the trans
fer will be completed soon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02

Did Not Know What Was Going On.
There is fact about the French rev.
olution more wonderful in its wpy than
any which can be discovered inevla
newspapers. 1t is the fact, gathered
from private letters of the period. that
in those stirring times. when all the
world was ringing with the events in
Paris, there We're actually people in
that city living in absolute ignorance
Of the horrors around them. There
was no reign of terror for them They
lived veritable recluses in their quiet
suburban houses. hearing nothing,
reading nothing of the turmoil which
startled and terrified the nations. One
wonders much what manner of people
these oysterlike folks might be. Moth
ing sounds more incredible today. Yet
there are many things in history not
half SO well authenticated, though his.
tory is curiously silent on SO strange a
circumstance.
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Mirrors of the 1srae1,tc,.

The earliest mirrors OF which men.
ton is made in history were in use
among the Israelites in the time Of
Moses. That gentleman. rs recorded
in the Bible. commanded in certain
emergency that these articles should
be transformed into wash basins for
the priests. They were made of brass.
Doubtless similar utensils of this and
other materials We're in use long before
that. AT that same period black glass
was employed for the purpose. as well
as transparent glass with black foil on
the back. 1t is related that the Span
iards found mirrors of polished black
stone, both convex and concave, among
the natives of South America.