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organized to put the idea into operation
early in 1904 1t is planned to hold these
receptions in Earl Hall. the students club
house, on Tuesday afternoons during jan
uary. February and March.
There will be over seventy couples In
the cotillon to be given on Tuesday evening
in the ladies' annex Of the Metropolitan
Club by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Mas,en Of lOl
asst Seventeen street. for their daughter
Miss liza beth NJ. Masten, a debu,ante
of last winter. Grosvenor Atterbury. who
will lead. will dance with Miss Masuen.
Several engaged couples were at the en-.
joyable dinner dance given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Miss Forence Vanderbilt Twumbly and
William A NJ. Burden, Miss Helen h. Rooee-
welt and T, Douglas h bins N, Miss Polly
Whittier and / rnest Iselin were Of the
number. Mrs. Gelrge Cabot Ward, n4s
Cutting and Mrs; John Prentice were the
only matrY,ns Of the party. NJ ns>n NJ iris
Helen Cutting. At all the dances Of the
we' the favors were hung on Christmas
trees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin will sail
for Europe on Tuesday. Jan. S.
at the dance to be given by Mr.. and Mrs
Davis johnson OF 90 East Forty-rinth
street, on Wednesday night, in the Gerrit
and Miss Madeleine Davis will lie his Eart-
ner There will be seventy-fve couples,
and appropriate favors will be given out,
Supper will be served early in 1904 Mrs
Howard Mansfield of 2l West Thirty-eixth
street has also selected New Years Eve
f<,r ~ hn yvtl civ n hnr
Miss Margaret Tuttle, and her son, George
G. Tuttle,
A notable town wedGing in prospect will
be that of Miss Edith Alden Candler to
George Iedynrd Stebbins, to take place at
noon on Wednesday in the Collegiate Church,
With reception and breakfast afterward
at Sherry's, Mis- Stebbns, sister of the
bridegroom; Alice Wini,rel Post. Helena
ngs and Mabel A.. Lewis will attend as
bridesmaids. Mr.. Stebbins will be a.. listed
by his brother. Charles Stebbins, as best
man, and the Messrs +. Douglas Robins on,
Wainwright Parish. E. Percy Bramwell,
George s. Brewster, BENJAMIN S,ebbins,
Duncan W. Gambler, brother of the briIe,
as ushers. Mr.. Stebbins and his briqe,
who is daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Flamen
B. Gambler. will pass the winter in Southern
Italy.
Mr. AMI Mrs. Malcolm Stuart McConihe
will return from their honeymoon trip this
week and will be at Al East Fifty-first street.
Mrs. McConihe is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, Francis Berger Moran OF Washington.
A quietly elobrated, but notable wedding
OF the week will he that Of Miss Cora Mitchell
to the Rev. Arson Phelps Sto es. r., en-
Wednts .ay at Bernar, sville. " J. The
5 o .es .anily is large and consequently
there are likely to he many relatives of
the bridegroom present, as we'll as those
Of the bride Otherwise only intimate
friends lave been invited and sc me of these
are coming over from New Haven The
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Wives and daughters of members of he
Columbia University faculty will give
series Of receptions for the students this
winter A committee Of women has been
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NEW SEA.NEN'S FEDERATION.
Formed by Owners and Captains TO Com bat
Union Methods.

Union MetnOdS.
Shipowners and captains OF coastwise
vessels have formed the American Seamen's
Federation. to combat the methods em-
ployed by the Atlantic Coast Seamens 5
union. Offices have been rented at 8
State street.
The federation is composed Of the masters
or captains, mates and crews OF coastwise
vessels. and at the headquarters Of the
union it was said yesterday that a salts
factory start had been made.
The president Of the federation is Fields
S. Pendleton, president of the Atlantic
Carriers Association The federation takes
on union as well as non-union sailors,
and union wages are to be paid to the men
who join the new body. An arbitration
board is to be formed and the most COM
petent men are to get the best places and
have the first chances Of promotion. It is
proposed. also, to establish a nautical
school for sailors,
Otto Parsons, business agent of the
Atlantic Coast Seamen's Union, is ac-
quainted with both President Pendleton
and Otto S. Won Petersen, the business
agent OF the federation. He said yester-
day that Mr. Pendleton had offered him
salary 10 work for the federation as against
the union, and he had refused it, President
Pendleton denied that he had offered Par
sons place.
The owners and captains OF vessels,
he said, had to do something to be certain
OF getting crews. We want to establish
such an understanding between the cap
tains and the crews that cordial relations
will continue during voyages. The old
conditions were sometimes intolerable
through the power Of the union. When
crew was engaged there was never any
certainty that the men would be put on
board Shipow ners and masters were
often left in an awkward predcament Just
as a vessel was about to sail. We are not
fighting the union, but we want to protect
ourselves.
Assistant Manager Brown OF the fedora
ton said last evening that the crews of
nine coast" ise sailing boats had joined the
federation within two days He said also
TO prevent sailors from joining the fedora
ton
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Mexican Railroad Merger.

MEXICO CITY, Dec, 2e.-It is ed here
that the National Tehusntepeo Railroad is
to be embraced in the merger of the rail-
roads in Which the Mexican Government
OWNS a controlling interest. The other
roads are he Mexican International, the
lnteroceanic and the National Sir Weet-
man Pearson of London. England, who
leased the National Tehuantepec line two
years ago from the Government for period
of fifty -one years, has arrived here to confer
with the heads of the other roads involved
In regard to the plans for the consolidation.
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IN SOCIETY.

The second of the Saturday evening
dances was given last night at Delmonlco $,
when the cotillon was led by Alexander NJ.
Hadden. Among the dancers were the
Misses Charlotte Grinnell, Olga Kobbe.
Henrietta L. King, Sophie Langdon, Ma
thalie Munde, Serena Marshall, klizabeth
Masten, Constance Pratt, Arietta Prentice.
Mary Prentice; Dorothy 2; Roosevelt, Grace
Amy Thurston. Efhe Waddington, Sabina
Watts, Marjorie Walsh, Elizabeth Bard.
Nina Moran Delaheld, Sallie Dominiok.
Nathalie de Castro, Elizabeth Auchincloss.
Margaret Appleton, Annie Best, Eleanor
Crosby; Garcia Churchill; Ethel Dq Boiss'
Helena Ely, Emily Fisher, Mary S. Fowler,
the Messrs. Alexander Slade Kenneth
Schley. Allen T, Thurston, Walter I'homp-
son, Conrad Wurts, Mark s. Willing, Arthur
D. Weekes, Jr.. Re yinnld Willis, Alfred
Wasstatf, Robert H White ,p RIpert NY W,
ler Maibone Birckhead, Gordon NJ. Buck,
James Birckhead, Stephen Collins. Edwin
II. Demby, Grosbeck Fowler. Tracy Hoppin,
Drayton p HASTE, Robert Hew lett, Eunt-
ington W. jackson, Archibald G, King.
Dunlevy Milbank, S. p, Nash and Willie
Reese.
The first Of a series Of dances for young
girls was given last night in the ladies
annex of the Metropolitan Club. The
supper was served Just before midnight, at
the conclusion Of the dancing. Mrs. Gustav
Kissel and Mrs. Arthur G. Sedgwick
received.
The first OF the University cotillons will
take place at Sherry's on the evening OF
Wednesday. Dec. 80. These cotillons were
organized last spring by number OF
undergraduates OF Harvard, Yale. Columbia
and Princeton, with the oh, ect Of bringing
together each year a number Of men from
New York and vicinity, members of these
universities, who would be glad Of the
privilege Of entertaining their friends at a
hristmas and an Easter dance; The
is0s-O4 The first committee. for which
Mrs. Howard Mansfield is secretary. in
cludes Albert j. Akin, John II. Auerbach,
August elmont, Jr., Henry C., de i,ham.
Alfred Ely. Jr., r. Duane Humphreys,
eHanaer l,,a b fe prait f fdnund nd p eRss, Roresfs
John Sloane, Jr.. Thomas ID. Ihather.
Alfred Wagstafr, Jr. and Chalmers Wood, Jr.
The committee will be assisted in receiving
by many OF the following patronesses:
Mrs; Joseph s. AuerbsGh' Mrs Richard 4.
Havemeyer, Mrs, Edward ", Humphreys.
Mrs. William Z. Iselin, Mrs, Frederic b.
Jennings. Mrs. Eradish Johnson, Mrs ].
Frederic Kernochan, Mrs. Henry H. I.andon.
Mrs. Franklin b. Lord. Mrs. Howard Mans
field, Mrs Henry l.. Morris, Mrs. II. Fair
field Osborn, Mrs. harles A. Peabody,
Mrs Dallas B. Pratt, Mrs, harles de kham.
Jr,, Mrs douglas Robinson. Mrs. !Archi-
bald Rogers, Mrs. John Sloane, Mrs Loril-
lard Spencer, Mrs. Thomas Thacher. Mrs
Alfred Eagstaff and Mrs Chalmers Wood,
Wives and daughters of members of the
Columbia University faculty will give a
series Of receptions for the students this
winter. A committee Of women has been
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Gas Explosion wrecks BANK Building.

MARIETTA, Ohio, Dec. 2e.-Early to-day
tie finest business building in Marietta,
tlat of the First Matte nal Bank, was de-
strc yed by fire which started from gas
exrlo sion 1t was five story structure,
occupied by the bank. the Office of the
Standard Oil Company, Dawes Lumber
C, mpany, Sarber Oil c. mpany and others.
The u tai loss is placed at Hl5,Ooo which is
fully covered
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milwaukee Wants to Sec "Parsifal."

MILWAUKEE, Dec, 26.-A rroIo osition has
been mlGe to the Arion Club Of this city
TO bring .Parsifl to Milwaukee. Members
of the club Say little &C nsicert ton hss
teen given to the n orc sitit n nd hundred
things may HAPPEN to Prevent 1t.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Bond Of Middle.
bury, VT, announce the engagement Of
their daugh' er Clara Ella to Stewart n.
Andrews OF Boston, Mass.
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all her friends here on Christmas. win sail
for Europe on Jan. 6.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
[coNr1NuED.l
The Fountain Of Youth,

Like pretty much everything else,
this matter of having children has two
sides to it. AS a great many children
are failures and as children are the
joint product Of heredity and environ
ment, both elements preponderantly
under parental control, 1t would seem
more sensible to say that there were
too many people undertaking parental
responsibility instead of too few. And,
further, parenthood has many cares
and sorrows and exasperations. Still,
when all is said, how many persons
who have found themselves childless
ut forty-fiye have been able honestly
to congratulate themselves?
Children have q use as an assurance
against restitution and loneliness in
old age. They are satisfactory to the
vanity for family Immortality. But
more than these and all other adyan-
tages is the advantage OF prolonging
ones life. Growing children will keep
any proper man or woman young in
spirit and in mind, will retard the de-
velopment Of that sour yet complacent
cynicism which curses old age both for
oneself and TOR those about one.
The man or the woman-again, the
right sort of man or woman-who has
children drinks every day deep draft
at the fountain of eternal youth.--Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
To Ne Healthy Ne Practical.

Theoretically, every adult person of
any intelligence wishes to be strong
and healthy. Practically, majority Of
them wish nothing of the sort. They
would like to BIO we'll enough, but are
not willing to pay the price, though it
really costs nothing. When man gets
ont Of health he usually wants to get
something to patch him up" SO that
he can continue the foolish things
which have caused his bad condition;
hence the almost universal resort to
drug treatment instead of the natural
means Of restoring and maintaining
health and strength. II O man is really
DESTROYS of being naturally sound and
healthy he will try to study out the
means Of 'ecoming so. These means
are all included in the seven founda-
ton principles of practical hygiene
namely, exercise. rest, air, light, food,
drink and Notwithstanding Club.
= When You Buy Cheese.
When you buy cheese bear in mind
that all good cheese will be mellow to
the touch. yet firm. The rind will be of
IN even tint, elastic and free from puffs,
and sample Will reveal firm, close.
buttery grain Of a nutty flavor. Cheese
which feels SO hard that You cannot
dent It with your finger tips on the rind
is either sour, sailed too heavily, skim
med or cooked too much. On the other
hand, II tho rind breaks upon pressure
or does not spring back readily when
a. d. S,u, To Sv1 $o5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
Women on the stage.

An attempt was made at Blackfriars
theater in 1920 to introduce French
women on the stage, but without sue
cess, and the appearance Of Mrs. Cole
man in Davenant's "Siege Of Rhodes
In 1856 was of a private character.
On Dec. s, 1900, an actress, whose
name in not certainly known, took the
part Of Desdemona Mt Killigrew's thea
tere in We're street, when prologue
to introduce the first woman" was writ
ten by Jordan.
Letters patent were granted by
Charles H., dated jan. Is, 1862, to Sir
William Davenant, and these recited
that whereas women's parts had for
merly been taken by men, to remedy
this abuse it was now permitted and
leave given" that all women's parts
then, and for the time to come, should
be performed by women.
In Pepys' Diary, under date Of Jan.
3, 1860, we find the record, ITO the
theater, where was acted sBeggars'
Dash it being well done, and here the
first time that ever l saw women come
upon the stage" London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
The Dnmmnra. Of ACTON.

In Cations Tropical South Africa"
1t is stated that the Dammaras use no
term beyond three and that when they
wish to express four they take to their
fingers. Beyond five they cannot count
at oil. It is seldom, however, that they
lose in a bargain through their inability
to count. When bartering, each sheep
or OK or whatever they may be sell
ing must be paid for separately. II
this rate Of exchange were at the rate
Of two sticks Of tobacco for one sheep
it would greatly puzzle a Dammara to
accept four sticks for tWo sheep. Gal
ton says that he several times paid
them in that way and that the Dam
mara forthwith set aside two sticks for
Pug fSsna a thai hhff &c Cad two sticks left for
the other sheep he still had his doubts
as to the genuineness Of the transac-
ton and was not satisfied until two
sticks were put into his hand and one
sheep driven away and then another
two sticks given to him for the other
Sheep
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
Tte Erudite prisoner.


"The charge ag'in ye," the police JUS
tice said, sis burglary. What lave We
got to say2"
"As to that" replied the prisoner, a
seedy looking man who appeared to
have seen better days, 'H by the term
Of burglary you mean the offense
which, according to English law and
practice for centuries, has been clearly
defined us house breaking by night
the charge is palpably ridiculous. The
policeman alleges that he detected me
in the act Of breaking into house yes
terdny afternoon In broad daylight. II,
on the other hand, tho term Is made to
cover the same offense when committed
by day, which, believe, is your absurd
American understanding Of the word,
in legal sense, shall have to concede
the correctness Of the charge, your hon
or, reserving, however, the right to re-
gard with species Of contempt the
crude Jurisprudence of this country"
Take i'm back to is CELL" gasped
the police justice, IAN let i'm sober
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
WHAT is WEALTH.
Health and Ability to Work Hette
Than Me3ay and Worry.

+ Health and Ability to Work Better
Than Money and Worry.
Does wealth consist in money, houses,
lands, bank stocks, railroad bonds, etc,
alone? We think not. The young man
starting in life with no money, but
with good digestion, good sleep, good
health and ability to work in some
profitable employment, has what the
aged capitalist would be glad to ex-
change all his millions for
What compensation Is money for
sleepless nights and painful days or
the misconduct of dissipated children?
Which brings the greater happiness,
the glitter, show, jealouslcs and falsity
Of fashionable life or the heartfelt
friendships which prevail so largely
in the homes of the Industrious poor?
In how many of the palaces of our mil
lionaires will you find greater happi-
ness in the parlor than in the kitchen?
Flow many millionaires will tell you
that they are happier now than when
starting in life without dollar2
On the top of mountains we find
rocks and ice and snow. 1t is down in
the valleys that,we find the vineyards.
Let no man envy those richer than
himself until taking all things into
account-age, health, wife, children,
friends-he is sure he would be willing
to exchange. George ]. Angel in Our
Dumb Animals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
: - -i,,s-,--
klNGBiRD AND ORloLE.
The Difference In the Rirds show
by Their Nest Building.

the difference In the birds shown
-, ~ Theaf Nest building.
me diHerence IN the nature Of the
Klngolrd ana oriole is strikingly exhib'
itea IN tne style OF their nests. The
khgDlrd hasn't particle Of imagina-
uoh' not an atom OF the artistic. His
shape' dress and voice declare it. He
IS hard headed, straightforward and Sc
rlous, somewhat overbearing, perhaps.
ana testy, but businesslike and refined
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words:

WOrQS:,
THE Lords my Shepherd, I'll not want:
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me
The quiet waters by"
Now and then he would stop to say
in an awesome whisper, "Come out
here, you little devils! And bang
would go his rifle at the stovepipe,
which was riddled with holes. Then
once more in loud voice he would
hurry to begin the psalm:
1.-THE Lords my Shepherd"
Nothing that my memory brings to
me makes me chill like that picture
the low log shack, now in cheerless
disorder; the CHASTITY object upon the
bed in the corner, with blood smeared
face and arms and mad terror in the
eyes; the awful cursings and more
awful psalm singing, punctuated by
The quick report of the deadly rifle.
For some moments we stood gazing
at one another. Then the Duke said
In low, fierce tone, more to himself
than to US:
This is the last. There'll be no
more of this cursed folly among the
boys
And I thought it a wise thing in the
Pilot that he answered not a word.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
Notice to Patrons of the Manchester
g Oneida Railway Company at
North Manchester Ia.

. .-a
Wish to call your attention to the
fact that q great number of passengers
are boarding our trains at that point
without procuring tickets at our down
town off .e, and thereby causing great
loss of revenue to our Railway.
This is to notify you that unless you
ptocnre yonr through tickets from this
station, which may be done by calling
ltre or telephoning US to send tickets
with conductor for your destination, /
Will be obliged to discontinue that
point as stop for our trains to pick up
passengers.
This do not wish to do, but unless
you cooperate with me in this matter
It will be necessary to come to our sta
ticn to board our train.
JNO. L.SULLIVAN.
Gen. Mgr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28

II You find yourself blinking your
eyes rapidly without any cause stop
the habit at once or 1t will grow into
an incurable habit that will make your
eyesight fail early in life. Natural
blinking is necessary to clsar and
moisten the eye. The average number
Of natural blinks is about twenty per
minute. But nervous blinker will
wink 100 times in minute. The re-
suit of this will be an excessive de-
velopment Of the eyelid muscles. 1t
also involves Il counter irritation,
which acts on the optic nerve and rem
ders the sight daily more weak and ir-
ritable. Once contract this habit and
you will find you cannot bear q strong
will get worse ard worse. The symp-
toms may indicate need of spectacles
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
The Flight OF the Locust.

Writing in the Empire Review on the
locust in South Africa, s. B. Kitchen
says: Locusts are very tiny creatures,
at most two or three inches long, yet
giant jawed and shelled in grim
brown mail so hard that as they strike
1t causes a sharp smart. They travel
in such numbers that 1t takes them
four or five days to pass over. The
scouts alone, lowering in patches like
red dust clouds, are numerous enough
to destroy the vegetation Of a district,
while the main body, high up in the air,
host Of little black specks, stretches
out into an interminable screen be-
tween heaven and earth. The tanning
Of their wings brings fresh GOODNESS
oyer the hot earth even in the depth
Of summer. There seems to be fresh
breath of ozone as Of the sea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28
How Long sIosauitoes Live.

y ! .a ID 3
1t is not known just how long mos
quitoes can live, but their average life
is much longer than is ordinarily sup
posed. Thousands of them live through
winter, alternating or asleep in dark
places in barns or house cellars. In
sparsely settled localities, where they
cannot find such places for shelter,
they live through the winter in hollow
trees, in caves and holes under upturn-
ed trees, and even though the tempera-
ture may fall far below freezing they
are not winter killed, but on the APP
proach of warm weather become active
again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen
flying about in the woods before the
snow has wholly left the ground.-Wil-
lam Lyman Underwood In Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-28

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observation-Disclosures

cast, shrewd, converted publican ana
the supercilious, self complacent, crit
ical Pharisee We're drawn with few
deft touches. A single sentence trans
ferred them to the foothills and ur-
rayed them in cowboy garb. Bill
was none too sure of himself, but Hi,
with delightful winks, was indicating
Bruce as the Pharisee, to the latter's
scornful disgust. The preacher must
have noticed, for with very clever
turn the Pharlsee was shown to be the
kind of man who likes to fit faults up
on others. Then Bill, digging his ell
bows into Hi's ribs. said In an audible
whispe-
"Say, pardner, how does 1t at now2''
you git out" answered HI indig-
nantly, but his confidence in his inter.
probation of the application was shak-
en-. When Moore came to describe the
Master and his place In that ancient
group, we in the Stopping Place parlor
fell under the spell Of his eyes and
voice, and our hearts were moved
within us. That great Personality was
made very real and very winning. HI
was quite subdued by the story and
the picture. Bill was perplexed. It
was all new to him, but Bruce was
mainly irritated. To him 1t was all old
and filled with memories he hated to
face. AT any rate, he was unusually
savage that evening, drank heavily and
went home late, raging and cursihg at
things In general and the Pilot in par
ticular, for Moore In a timid sort Of
way had tried to quiet him and help
him to his horse.
"Ornery sort O beast now, amt he 2"
said Hi, with the idea Of comforting
the Pilot, who stood sadly looking
after Bruce disappearing In the gloom
mo, mol" he answered quickly. Not
beast, but n brother
Brother! Not much, If know my
relations!' answered Hi disgustedly.
1.-THE Master thinks a good deal Of
him." was the earnest reply.
"Git outr' said Hi. "You don't mean
it! Why" he added decidedly, "he's
more stuck on himself than that mean
old cuss you was tellin' about this
afternoon. and without half the
reason"
But Moore only said kindly, Don't
be hard on him, H." and turned away,
leaving Hi and Bill grayely discuss
ing the question with the aid Of sey-
eral drinks of whisky. They were still
discussing when, an hour later, they,
too, disappeared into the darkness that
swallowed up the trail to Ashley ranch.
That was the first Of many such serv-
Ices. The preaching was always of
the simplest kind, abstract questions
being avoided and the concrete In
those wonderful Bible tales, dressed
in modern and in western garb, SET
forth. Bill and HI were more than
ever his friends and chnmniana.5a.,h
the Inter was heard exultantly to ex.
claim to Bruce:
i ...IIe amt much to look at as o par
son, but he's ketchin' his second
wind and fore long you won't see him
for dust"