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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
LlNcoLM's DISPATCHES.
Why Many of Them Were Dated
From the Wnr Department.

Why Many of Them Were pntcd
From the Wnr Department.
Surprise is often expressed by very
intelligent people that so tlrge pro
portion of President Lincoln's most i'm
portant kilograms ana some of his let
tiers are dated from the war depart
ment iustcat! of the executive mansion
and none of them from the navy, treas
ury or other administrative bureaus.
This is generally deemed a very Singh
lar fact. aud from ii writer's have
plausibly drawn the conclusion TINT
Lincoln personally liked the secretary
of war better than any OF the other
cabinet officers. While this indeed APP.
pears to have been true. ii does not nee
essarlly so follow. He certainly held
Mr.. Seward in high regard, yet he sci
dom went to the state department.
In the circumstances it was not at all
singular. The explanation is easy. War
was the business of that time and Lin.
coins eyes were always bent to the
army, especially when great military
events were impending He habitually
haunted the adjacent war department
| and army headquarters. where abode
| General Halleck. his military adviser.
for news and views. Head and heart
were strenuously concentrated on the
fight, wherever 1t might be. His fertile
brain saw. too, the critical points In the
| game oftentimes far more clearly than
some of his so called "ablest generals. !"
He not only wished to know what was
| going on in the field. but performed his
own part nobly. In the heat of action
or ut crucial moments his orders. sug;
gestions and inquiries were fired off
spontaneously from wherever he might
be at the moment. and at such periods
he was generally "over ut the war de.
| partment" with Mr.. Stanton. Tint il
the chief reason why SO many of his
dispatches are dated ut that depart.
ment and not because he perhaps held
Stanton In higher esteem than the sec.
rotary of the navy or state or treasury
-Lippincotts Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
FORESTvILLE.

Mrs. Smith Fields and daughter, of
Spokane Falls, Washington, whose hus
band died recently, is visiting friends in
Lamont and Forestyile.
Mrs. Geo. Jaklin of Lamont visited at
the home of her brother, o. G. Clark and
wife, Friday.
w. Pelly and II Siker, who are work
ing in Strawberry Point, spent sunday
at home.
Mrs. Mary Burress of Wood Center is
visiting her Granddaughter, Mrs. j. W.
Adams.
Andrew Benson, who is goiAg 10
school in Strawberry Point spent sun
day at home.
j. q. Fay and Miss Maude and MIR.
and Mrs. Ben Nelson attended the fu-
neral of Ira Cole of Strawberry Point.
Miss Clara Post spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home in Manchester.
Mrs. S. Tony visited her sister, Mrs.
J. Q. Fey, several days last week. While
here Stubb went fishing for his
boat, which broke loose aud came very
near going over the dam.
Mrs. Chas. Armstrong visited her
mother, Mrs. y. Adams, Friday, of last
week.
JAKE Adams has been doing some
carpenter work for Mrs. Hal.lriyg n4ar
Masonyil!e the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Besst were shopping in
Dundee, Saturday.
J W. Adams ven: to strawberry
Point to have tooth extracted. Miss
Laura Rosenkrans returned home with
him
Miss Jennie Jeffries and MIR. John
Prsussner vera united in marriage,
May 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. john Preussner spent
" se home of her parents,
awe Jetfries
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
DYERSvILLE.

John Vorwald ST., OF New Vienna,
transacted business in this city last Fri
day.
r.. e, Kennedy, of Manchester, was
in town Monday attending to business
matters.
Frank Meyer, one of Peterburg's
prominent young business men, wos IN
town Monday morning and from here
he went to Dubuque, where he had busl-
| ness to attend to.
Miss Nellie Lockwood went to Earl
vile Tuesday morning, wbere she re-
manned all the -rcvK visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kirchhotf have
moved to Dubuque, where they intend
to make their future home. Mr.. Kirch-
hotf has secured position in q saloon
on Washington Street. Their many
friends wish them happiness and pros
perity in their new home.
Simon Thillen and his father in law,
Bernard Vessels, ST., of New Vienna,
were in town Tuesday morning on bust
ness.
MI and Mrs. Albert Cousins, of Earl,
vile, were here Tuesday visiting at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. Henry Oehler.
Gerhard Schnieders, of Petersburg
was in town Monday morning and from
here he went to Dubuque, where he was
called on account of his damage suit
| against the Great Western railroad,
which was to have been tried in the dis
trict court. We hear the case was get
tied satisfactorily to both parties out OF
court.-News Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
SOME WRITER'S.

Button wrote i'll lace rutlles and Alex
andre Dumas in shirt sleeves.
Milton composed his Paradise Lost"
on n large armchair, with his head
thrown back.
Bret Harte's first literary success
was little book called CONDENSED
Novels" in which he parodied some
prominent novclists of the day.
Austin Dobsin, the poet. wanted in
early life to be an engineer and was
preparing for that profession when his
parents persuaded him to enter the
civil service.
When Fox had eaten heartily. he
would retire to his study, envelop his
head in a napkin soaked In vinegar and
water and work sometimes ten hours
in succession.
Allison is said to have consumed
twenty -four years in the preparation of
| -lia .IIis.oss, of -Ii,,rape" Int many i'm
portant literary enterprises We're also
carried on by him during this time.
1t is related of Hall Caine, the novel.
| list. that he once worked in the LaXey
| lead mines. liz the ManX mountains, il
place of II young man who was i'll &c
keep the Young fellows position fol
him.
Mrs. Bolton, the Indiana composer OF
the once popular song paddle YOU
Own Canoe" received the inspiration
| to write while sewing and fitting the
first carpets for the old statehouse OF
| Indiana
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
HOPKINTON.

Sloan Wallace visited with his friends
here over Sunday.
Louie Keith of Delhi spent Sunday
here with his cousin Jay Main
Mrs. Bessie Morrison of Sand Spring
was over Sunday visiting acquain
tances.
e. F. Main and Glib Hunt are at
Greeley today for visit with Uncle
Robert Keith.
Mrs. U. E. Merriam is visiting her
daughter at Springville.
Geo. Ecker and wife of Manchester
visited this week with Bob Gray
Frank Tear and wife transacted
business In Monticello Wednesday,
Rev. Currsn and A. b. Wheeless at
tended the sessions of the District Nj. Il.
Conference held at Manchester this
week.
j. FL. Brokaw and wife returned
home yesterday from their southern
trip, and report having spent very en-
joyable winter.
The barn on the premises OF, Father
Ryan at Belmont, near Ryan, was set
fire by lightning last Saturday morning
and consumed with most OF the con-
tents. Two horses were taken from the
structure, but one valuable animal was
burned
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

The graduating exercises of our pub
lie school will he held on Thursday
evening, May 90. A class of four young
ladies will graduate.
Miss Lizzie Frazer visited in Hopkin
ton, Saturday.
Miss Reba Splitter, who is teaching at
Burr Oak visited Saturday with her
aunt, Mrs. Thos Simons.
DR.. Mason and family, of Hopkinton,
were over Sunday guests at I. Frazer's.
Albert Adams, of Chicago, spent last
week with his brother, Elmer Adams.
Our band played some very nice
selections on the street, Saturday even
ing.
j. w. Swinbnrne and wife were
guests at j. U. Rector's, Oneida, the
first of the week.
The l, q. o. T. lodge entertained a
number of their Ilopkinton brothers
saturday evening,
Mrs. Al. Young left Monday night
Tor Boulder, Colorado, to make tina,
place her future home.
The w. c. 7. U. meets Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Riley Holdridge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
GREELEY.

Mrs. George Hollenbeck was here
from Manchester this week visiting her
parents.
Miss Bessie Thomas has returned
home after spending several weeks il
Chicago.
Mrs. Arbuckle will build a house OH
the lot recently purchased of W. E.
Barr.
Mrs. Ellie burlington visited her par
ents here this week.
Sheriff Fishel was here the first of the
week on court business.
Miss Iona Hatfield visited her par
ents here yesterday.
Bert Noble is painting in Dakota, and
we understand his family will soon re
move to that state.
b. A. Baker came this morning anG
will remain for few days. He say'
the work of rebuilding his barn will be
gin in short time.
YIN. Millen was up from Earlvillt
yesterday.-Home Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
EHLER.

Bert Henderson departed Tuesday
Oflast week for Dakota with another
car of household goods and stock, his
family and mother and sister will fol-
low him the first of this week.
Miss Jennie Warnock entertained q
few intimate friends Sunday.
John Ehler had business in Coggon
last Wednesday evening.
The Ehler Creamery has changed
hands and from the returning loads of
milk one would think the people con-
slider the management considerable bet
ter than of late.
VIM. Calhoun and family visited with
Henry McMullen Sunday.
Henry Ehlers and I. w. Lyon expect
to attend the G. A. r. encampment at
Yes Moines this week.
Mrs. Jas. Henderson and daughter
Name visited at Silver Creek, part of
last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
DELHI,

Mrs. Griffin ana daughter, Pearl,
were shopping in Manchester, Monday
Mrs. Peterson and son, Dale, left
Tuesday for their new home at Hawk-
eye
Several of our citizens expect to go
on the excursion to Des Moines, Wed
nesday.
Mir. Connolly and daughters, Emily
and Margaret, were in Manchester,
Monday.
Paul Rimmers has moved his family
back from LAWYER where they went
last fall.
Mrs. Leaman and Mrs. Esler were
down from Delaware, Wednesday.
Frank Mooney was home over Sun
day.
Mrs. Chas. McRunDels from the
western part of Iowa visited relatives
in town last week.
The new switch board of the Delhi
branch of the Delaware County Tele-
phone Company was put in last week
ct the residence of j. w. Corbin.
A. Meister has gone to Minnesota
with view of buying land
Lasaile Hughes is visiting his grand
mother, Mrs. Eva Stone.
A baby boy is reported at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Corbin, at Morris
ton, LII.
The NJ, Il. Aid Society meets at Mrs.
f. A. Doollttle's, Wednesday afternoon,
May %.
l.. NJ. Davis, of Manchester, was in
town, Friday.
Dale Blanchard and Harry Swinburne
went to Oneida Saturday to visit the
Rector boys. They returned home
Sunday.
j. Ii. Boeye, of Chicago, visited
friends here last week
Mr. end Mrs lanes Ball were down
from Delaware, Friday.
Decoration Day will be observed in
the usual manner at this place. a pro-
gram will be given at the q. A. X.
Hal! at Up. m. after which the soldiers
graves will be decorated.
The pupils of the public school give
a lawn social on the e. A r. lawn on
the evening of May 90
The school board met Friday even
ing and elected the same teachers for
another year, principal, 7. V. Hunt;
Miss LIZZIE BeaI; primary,
Miss Lizzie Frazer.
Mrs. Z. r.. Johnson and baby are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Boyle's in Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
A co,,cce Man and a Quotation.


Some one once said. "A Harvard man
knows all literature but the Bible" II
startlingly sweeping generality, but
not without truth so far as the Bible is
concerned. A case in point came to
light the other day. Two Harvard men
We're reading together some famous
modern orutions, one of them eulogy.
The eulogy closed with the words: 20
death, where is thy sting? o grave.
where is thy victoryi"
"What beautiful close" exclaimed
one of the students enthusiastically
"The man who wrote such sentence
as that proves that the grand style In
prose did not die with the eighteenth
century,"
1t should be added in fairness that
the other student was churchman
and said nothing.-New York Tribune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Those who Fought and Ran AWAY


During the Spanish-American war, at
the recruiting station in st. Louis, the
following, as related in the Galveston
News, took place between recruiting
officer and an applicant who was of
Irish nationality:
X. O.-How old are you?
!. R.-Don't know. but OF must be
aud enough.
r. o.-Have you ever been in the
army?
l. R.-Yis, sor
II. O.-Have you ever been in any bat
ties?
l. R.-Oi have.
II. o.. What ones?
l. R.-Oi've been in all oy them.
r. O.-Wcre you In the battle of Bull
Run?
!. R.-Oi was.
r. Odd you run?
1. R.-You bet OF did, and them poor
divils that didn't run are there yet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
THE BULLET FROM AFFAIR.

How Modern War Methods rrs tne
Soldiers Nerves.
Today q man may die as soon rs The
enemy's guns, hidden away in the dis
tant, cloud topped mountains sGyt;.
miles away, begin to talk And oter
that seven miles lie must wahi With
caution, with wide interval HptwPon
him and his pals on either ir,Gd. lie
must lie down at every short hiatt ard
scratch the ground illlaiieliy with Us
little spade at every long one t9r Jhc
great shells are s;.iii:Ig tawa.a MIN.
and he secs b. his nticcl's eye AND
hears By his coalnmu,ls thai. It Is cdn.
sidercd that he may perish at any mo.
ment ana lhat precautions are ncces.
sary to preserve him. lie secs, more
over how futile these precautions iaust
be If one Of those monsters hawllHs
overhead should land as near 10 him rs
the last one did TO that blasted tree
for instance with its scorched, dan
Cling limbs and the hnge charrcd lis
sure in It's stout trunk, or as the one
before did to the team of mules in the
ambulance wagon. now screaming
struggling tumble of hurness ant
bloody flesh.
All this is dispiriting and appears un
| necessary. The country on all sides Il
as peaceful as his native dale not ;
sign Of an enemy. Even the great blu
hill ahead, ON which he is told the enc
| my's long guns are posted, looks a
| quiet as the mountain on q Christina
| card. Yet for two miles he walk
through death, thinking only of 1t he
cause there is nothing else to think OF
| and then rs twilight falls bivouacs Fl
extended line, sees his friends run TO
/ their tea between the fall of the shells
notices one of them time his run bacl
badly and meet projectile in full ca
reer, to part from it an awful! and dis
gushing otfense, ind then lies down /
the darkness with shaking nerves an
the thought that FIVE worse miles sti
intervene between him and the guns h
knows he Is intended TO take.
Next morning he IL awakened by
shell. is marched with Infinite cautio
fol two more miles. shelicd the Who'll
way is sheiled even in his bivouac b
the light Of the moon and as he wntcl
es the projectiles bursting like waite
spouts of fire along his hillside is gla
when he is told that tomorrow will |
the battle. after which II he wins an
If he lives he may be able to walk an
sleep in peace for space.-"A Lin
man" in New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Like 4 Drowning Man.

"Fivp yeare ago disease the doctors
caieG dup psis took such hold of me
Tint could scarcely go" writes Geo. S
Marsh, veil known attorney of Nocona
Tex. II TOOK quantities of pepsIn and
other medicines but nothing helped me-
AS drowning man grabs at 8 straw l
grabbed Ut kodol. felt an improve
ment q; once and after few bottles
am sound and well Kodol is ,.,e only
preparation which exactly reproducea
the natural digestive juices and conse-
quettly is the only one which digceis
any good food and cures any form G!
stomach troubie.-Smith Bros.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

u became very much interested in a
chance companion on Il railway train"
said a New York Clergyman. "ac was
plainly of Italian birth or extraction,
and so remarked to him:
Where were you born?
!" In Genoa replied the young man.
And what is your name?'
"'Patrick Murphy
How in the world did you get that
nameT ] asked instnctiyely.
! took IT, replied the young man.
Why did you choose such name?'
Because wanted people 10 think |
was an American was his reply"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
ats the Cut"

An aged country rector who had an
old tailor as his clerk, returning from,
his church one Sunday with the latter.
thus addressed him:
Thomas, cannot think how 1t Is
that our church should be getting thin
ner and thinner, for am sure preach
rs well as ever did and ought to have
far more experience than had when |
first came among you"
Indeed" replied Thomas. "l'll tell
you what; old parsons nowadays are
just like old tailors. for I'm sure sew
us well us ever did in my life. and the
cloth is the same, but it's the cut. sir
ah! it's the new cut. "-Pearson's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

y promoter Of Il recently discovered
coal mine in Rhode Island sent guam
uty Of the material TO Professor - OF
New York university. Afterward he
asked for certificate of its quality
whereupon the professor wrote:
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is TO certify that have tried this
coal in my iireplaces. CRATES and stoves
for several weeks, and, having done so.
can confidently recommend to all my
friends that they hurry into the state OF
Rhode Island on the day of Judgment, be-
Ing well satisfied that 1t Will be last por-
ton of the earth to burn
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Ihe prayer meeting was held at good
Brother WIS house on the hill. The
meetlhS had progressed, and prayer
ana Remarks and hymns had occupied
the time The hour of closing had al
most arrived. The dominic in a low
voice said; Now there is just mo-
mcnt left' Isn't there some one who
would Ike to fill i'll that moment. before
we close!' There was dead silence
when In the twlnk!ing Of an eye the
door on the clock flew open, and out
popped the head of a little bird, which
SAID, "Cucko0m-uomiletic Review.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Encourage the useful men in the
community. Don't start foolish and I'm.
truthful stories about them and dis
courage the work they are doing If
you cannot do anything for the public
good yourself. don't discourage those
who are willing TO give their time ana
money toward developing the commi
nifty in which you live.-Atchison
Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
nioyenes md Dogs.

Diogcnes died from the bite of dog,
and his last request TO the neighbors
was that they throw his body into tiiv
alley for tie dogs to eat. but they re-
fused to d. so and gave him II noble
funeral and erected IL monument In his
honor, upon which was carved the fig
ure of II dog. the symbol of his life.
Chicago Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

"Auntle, Charles Gass proposed Il
me last night
"The impudent fellow! Somebody
ought to sit down on Him"
"Why, auntie, rather think some
body did. Baltimore News
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
RYAN.

George Parker and wife have got
nicely settled in the Zweisler residence.
seilly went to the Backbone
TO remain several days.
,lss Agnes McCaffrey was the guest
Mrs. Thos. Donnelly at Ehler Satur-
LAY.
Rev. P. II. Ryan attended the dedi-
cation of the new church at Monticello,
Thursday.
James Delay and wife, of Center
Grove, were guests of friends here Sun
day.
The new telephone exchange here
will probably be in operation the latter
part of the week.
P. Striegel was Waterloo visitor
say:
Miss Title McCaffrey returned to
her home in Dubuque Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
County Correspondence.

Peter Lux, who has been acting as
agent for the Stephen Green property,
opposite j. j. Kirkwood's, announces
the sale of the house and one lot to
Mary Brokaw, the price paid being
Stakeholder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
EDGEwooD.

Alvan Elliot is clerking in Royden's
drug store.
Prof. Wallace spent Saturday and
Sunday at his home in Hopkinton.
A temperance lecture was de-
livered in the Congregational Church
ks-rday evening Mar '-..
2, Ienry McGarvey went to Fay
cite Wednesday morning for visit
with relatives.
Miss Andra Mellen returned to Hop
kinton Monday to resume her studies
at Lenox College.
l.. B. Blanchard was Manchester
visitor one night last week.
The Ladies Aid of the M. e. church
served dinner in the annex, Friday.
Mrs. j. M. Robinson went to May
nsrd Saturday morning to visit her
daughter, returning Monday.
Ernest Ullmsn went to Marion, Mon
day, returning the same day.
Prof. Joseph went to Oelwen to at
tend the teachers convention held there
Friday and Saturday.
Rev. Wolcott attended the Dubuque
District Semi-Annual Conference at
Manchester the first three days of the
week.
Chas. Blanchard has gone to South
Dakota upon business of importance.
Myron Stone and wife attended church
at the Rosenkran's school house last
Sunday.
Mabel Rulon visited her parents at
Wood last Sunday.
The team of John Woodbridge, Jr,
became frightened at the train and ran
away Tuesday, bruising MIR. Wool
bridge somewhat, although not serious
ly. The team was not injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Thursday, May 18th, the fish law will
expire expect all the men in the
county will be glad.
John Henderson visited his sister,
Mrs. Ira Besst Sunday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Jester-Poor old Skinflint has his
troubles!
Unison What! Why, he's making
barrels and barrels Of money.
Jester-l know, but the price of bar
rels has gone up.--Boston Post.