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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-06

ANNUAL MEETING-Ther regular annual meet
ing Of the stockholders OF the Pataro Valley
Consolidated Railroad Company will be held
the ottce OF the company. No 321 Market
ST., san Francisco. on MONDAY, the 18th
day OF January. 1903. al the hour OF IL
% clock g. m. Tor the purpose Of electing a
board OF directors 10 serve for the ensuing
gear and the transaction OF such other bust
ness aE may come before the meeting. The
transfer Books viii close on Friday, January
1C al 8 o'clock =. M.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-06

ELLIS. 429A-Modern fiat Of rooms for sale
cheap: elegantly furnished Call II to 4
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-06
,,ArTREssEs AND PILLOWS.

TO order: also cleaned and sterilized; upnol-
stery; honest work guaranteed hS1 ~ - -
BSOS 411-413 Powell st. Phone Busn 4<I-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-06

MUNICIPAL LOAN OFFICE. 1O3 Grant ava.
Phone Red 1903
LOANS FROM 81 TO SO, 900.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
4 pinnur Deferred.


An amusing story is told of Lady
Barker's first dinner party at Simla.
DESTROYS of having pretty table. Lady
Barker had herself expended much
care in decorating it. She had just re-
ceived from Europe certain dainty chi
ma figures and ornamental dishes and
had arranged tempting show of
sweetmeats, flowers and fruit. When
dressing time came Lady Barker chnrg-
ed her servants to be on the watch and
take care of everything; but something
of interest occurred outside, and every
servant left the room, quite forgetting
to close the open window. Before this
window was II big tree on which sat
several monkeys which had watched
the preparations for dinner with much
interest A half hour later the hostess
appeared, ready to receive her guests.
Just to be sure that everything was
right she gave glance into the dining
room. There she beheld busy COM
pnny of monkeys hard at work, grin
ming and jabbering, their checks and
arms crammed with expensive sweet
meats, while the table presented a
scene Of frightful deyastation-broken
glass and china, fair linen soiled every
thing tossed about in hopeless confu-
sion. From this wreck she had to turn
aside and welcome her guests with as
much ease of manner rs possible. Din
ner, of course, had to be deferred until
order could be restored.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
BA1LEY,s FORD.

j. Fl. Grommon and family of Man
chester spent Sunday of last week
at the home Of R. Z. Grommon.
d. j. Paris and family visited at
jerry Kaster's Sunday Of last week.
The Misses Jorie and Alvin Grom-
mon and their brother Roy spent a
few days last week with relatives in
Masonville.
Mrs. Hefner spent Sunday of las,
week at Jerry Kaster's
Mrs. Win. Raster was shopping
in Manchester>last Wednesday.
Cir. and Mrs. VIM. Raster went
toDelaware last Sunday evening to
bid farwel to their son Levi who
departed for Tennessee.
Mrs. Vaudeville is spending a
few weeks with her granddaughter
Mrs. Jerry Raster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Barr Of Man.
chester visited at VIM. Kaster's
Sunday Of last week.
Grandma Petlon is spending c
few days with her daughter Mrs. L
M. Davis Of Manchester.
Mrs. Jay Lillibridge was shopping
in Manchester last Saturday.
VIM. Petlon was in Manchester
last Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
.l|!Ia.II, Central R. R.
OF INTEREST TO
Stockholders.
Free Transportation to at
tend the Annual Meet
ing at Chicago.

Public notice is hereby given that
the regular annual meeting of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company will
be held at Its offices in Chicago, Illinois,
on Wednesday october 81, 1903, at
twelve o'clock noon.
10 permit personal attendance at
said meeting there will be issued to
each holder Of one or more shares of
the capital stock of the Illinois Cent
raj Railroad Company as registered on
the books of the company at the
close of business on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER %, 1903, who is of full age,
q ticket enabling him, or her, to
travel free over the Company's Lines
from the station on the Illinois
Central Railroad nearest to his OF her
registered address to Chicago and re-
turn, such ticket to be good for the
journey to Chicago only during the four
days Immediately preceding, and the
day of the meeting, and for the return
journey from Chicago only on the day
of the meeting, aud the four days
Immediately following, when properly
countersigned and stamped during
business hours-that is to say, between
900 A. M. and 500 z. MIN the office
of the Assistant Secretary, Mr.. W. q.
Bruen, In Chicago. Such ticket may
be obtained by any holder of stock re-
gtstered as above, on application In
writing to the President Of the Com
panY In Chicago Each application
must state the full name and address
Of the stakeholder exactly as given In
his or her certificate of stock, together
with the number and date of such GER
tificate No more than one person will
be carried free In respect to any one
holding of stock as registered on the
books of the Company. A. g. Hackstsff.
83-10w Secretary,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Name Famine In Denmark.

The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Berliner Tageblatt sent his paper an in.
teresting article on the "name famine.
in Denmark. In no nation, he says, is
tho choice Of the family name so limit
ed. 1t very often happens that -four
persons unknown to each other sit
down to game Of whist and later pre-.
sent themselves respectively ns Han.
sen. Ho proves this statement by quot
ing DR.. Krak, the compiler and publish
or of the Copenhagen Wegweiser, the
largest Danish street directory. Ac-
cording to DIR. Krak, out of a popula-
ton of 100000 in the Danish capital ~
per cent end their names with "sen."
Some 10000 are named Hansen, which
is used by the iargcst number Of per-
s,opS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
DELHI.

Mesdames Swinburne, Blanchard
and Jakelin attended Rebekah Lodge
at Hopkinton Monday evening.
DIR. Ferry and wife have been Wis.
ting the past week at Ackley.
Henry Florence has moved his
family back to Delhi.
S. P. Carter and family and E. II
Blanchard and wife spent Wednes
day at Fred Durey's.
Charlie Neal has moved into towr
for the winter.
Mrs. A. ]. Lett is visiting il
Dundee.
Miss Given Perkins visited {
school friend in Edgewood las,
week.
q. H. Porter and family were
recent visitors at Independence.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morris spent
Sunday in town.
DIR. John Doolittle of Independence
was at Judge Doolittle's over Sun.
day.
Miss Amelia Jones is moving back
to her own house.
Mrs. Mary Mckee is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. D. S. Corbin.
Miss Daisy Currie visited hel
mother at Dyersville last week.
William Sours has moved his
family into the Catholic parsonage
Mrs. E. B. Porter and son, John
are visiting in Strawberry Point.
Ralph Heath and family of Cedar
Rapids are visiting relatives here.
John Hartman is having a large
barn built on his farm west Of
town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
An Ancient "rric1kuiae.p

A manuscript cookbook of the year
1874 contains this recipe for "a fric-
kaise:" "Take We fowls, cut them in
pieces and clean them season with
pepper g. salt little mace nutmeg
cloves some parsley, little bit Of on
lon. Let them lay 2 hours then fowr
them very well, fry in sweet butter &
make ye butter hott before you put
them in. Fry fine brown. Wash ye
pan & put them in gain with pint
of gravy. Lett them swimyer in We
gravy. Take the yolks of 8 eggs with
little grated nutmeg & little JUICE
of lemon & spoonfulls of wine. Shake
1t over the fire. till 1t is as thick as
cream, pour over yr frickaise and so
serve 1t to We table hott"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
THE NEW YORK WORLD.
Thricc-a-wesk Edition.
Read wherever the English Language
Is Spoken.

Read wherever the English Language
ls Spoken.
The Thrice-a- Week World long ago
established Itself In public favor, aid
IT is now recognized as the Stru,ges
publication of It's kind In the lutte
States. Advertisers and pu li,shers
seeking clubbing combination-anu
they know best-universally testify tn
this, 1t Ia widely circulated In every
State and Territory of the Union, snd
even III remote South Africa and on
the gold fields in the deserts of Austria
liz. These are things that tell.
Next year we have the Presidential
campaign, in which all Americans are
,i5"ply interested. Already the issues
sre being discussed and the two great
turtles sre preparing for the first moves.
\ nu will lot want to miss any details,
and Vt you subscribe now your years
subscription will cover the campaign
from beginning to end.
The Thrice-a- week World Is abso
lGi.ly fair in its political news. Parti-
san bias is never allowed to affect its
news columna, and democrat and repub-
lican alike can obtain In Its pages truth.
full accounts of all the great political
contests.
In addition to all the news, the
Thrice Week World furnishes the
best serial fiction, elaborate market re.
ports and other features of interest.
The Thrice-a. Week Worlds regular
subscription price is only 81 90 per year
and this pays for l5G papers. We offer
this unequalled newspaper and the
Manchester Democrat together one
year for S2l5.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is $3.50. If
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
EAD's GROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Rutherford
and daughter, Martha, of Greeley
visited their son and brother of this
place Tuesday.
George Culbertson and wife visit
ed at J, 7. Fowler's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Timn were
calling on friends in this vicinity
one day last week. p
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ezra Crop visited
their daughter near Colesburg this
week.
Roy Smith is suffering with a
severe attack of rheumatism but is
better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Borrett of Elk
port and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hansel
of Wood visited at JIM. Retherford's
last Sunday.
The dance at Mr.. McElmeels' last
Thursday night was very well attend
ed. All enjoyed pleasant evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
The way to Float.

This is the advice of an old swimmer
to those who cannot swim: ANY hui
man being who will haye the presence
Of mind to clasp the hands behind his
back and turn the face toward the
zenith may float at case and in perfect
safety in tolerabiy still water. When
you first find yourself in deep water
you have only to consider yourself an
empty pitcher Let your mouth and
nose, and not the top of your heavy
head, be the highest part Of you and
you are safe. But thrust up one Of
your bony hands and down you go
turning up the handle tips over the
pitcher" There are reason and logic
in this.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
DYERsvILLE.

Henry hammers of Bear Grove
were here Sunday.
Gus Goerdt and wife were to New
Vienna last Sunday visiting rela-
tives.
Theodore Goerdt, Jr., returned
from Tintah, Minnesota, Sunday after
noon where he had been on business.
Mrs. j. r. Billmeyer was passen-
ger to Manchester last Wednesday.
Misses Nellie Hamilton, Margaret
Connely and Martha Hackbarth Of
Manchester visited with the Misses
Kelly Friday
Misses Matte Ruby of P Petersburg
and Anna Ruby Of Balltown, de-
parted for Minneapolis Saturday to
attend the marriage Of their brother
Cornelius which took place Tuesday.
Peter Haas sold his farm one and
one-half mile east Of town, known as
the Kortenkamp farm to Henry Tege-
ler 1t is a good farm. Mr.. Haas has
purchased the farm of John Loos-
brock west Of town consisting of 12O
acres and will move there in the
spring.
Mayor Henry Muehe made bust
ness trip to Manchester last Mon
day.
Miss Alice Bell went to Manchester
last Monday where she visited with
friends.
Nh. and Mrs. John Ries of Luxem-
burg returned from visit at New
Hampton Monday.
John and Ed. Boeckenstedtof Dix
on Settlement were in town on bust
ness last liouday.
Among those from other towns
who attended the dance given by
the Hiawatha club last Friday even
ing were 7. M. Cass. Lamont, Chas.
Briggs, Chas Ehler, e. burlington,
G. Kaister, B. j. Smith of Manches-
ter, DR.. ]. A. Mueller and wife, and
Frank Abeln Of New Vienna.
Miss Alice NJ. Klosterman and Mr..
Henry A. Boeckenstedt were united
in marriage on Tuesday morning at
8 o'clock, in st Boniface church,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. F. w. Pape. Miss Angela Klos-
terman cousin of the bride served as
bridesmaid and Mr.. Joseph Boecken-
stedt groomsrnan. The bride was atti-
red in light blue satin and the groom
wore the conventional black. A re-
ception was rendered the friends at
the home Of the groom's parents
west Of town. The bride is a most
charming young woman and is held
in high esteem by her countless
friends. The groom is son of Mr..
Clemens Boeckenstedt and wife
and is a bright young man of fine
qualities. Mr.. and Mrs. Boecken-
stedt will reside in this vicinity. We
extend congratulations.
Ed Potts of Colesburg returned
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
whintler ana H,a Moae,.


James MacNeill Whistler once owed a
female model SIS for sittings. She was
q Philistine of the Philistines, who
knew nothing of her patrons fame and
was in no way impressed with his
work. One day she told another artist
that she had been sitting to a little
Frenchman called Whistler, who jump
ed about his studio and was always
complaining that people were swim
ding him and that he was making
very little money. The artist suggested
that if she could get any piece of paint
ing out of Whistler's studio he would
give her $50 for 1t. Although skep-
teal, the model decided to tell her '.lit-
tie Frenchman'' of this too generous
offer and selected one Of the biggest
and finest works in the studio. what
did he say?" asked the artist who had
made the offer when the model APP
peared in a state of great excitement
and looking almost as if she had come
second best out Of scrimmage. "He
said: Fifty dollars! Good heavens!
Fifty dollarsT And he got SO mad
well, that's how l came in here like
this"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Animals That Are bad sailor

A French scientist has made inter.
esting observations as to the love of
different wild animals for the sea.
The polar bear. he says. is the only
one that takes to the sea and is quite
jolly when aboard ship. All others VIC
lently resent trip on water and vocif-
erously give vent to their feelings until
seasickness brings silence.
The tiger suffers most of all. The
mere sight of ship makes him uncom-
Portable, and when on board he whines
pittfully, his eyes water continually,
and he rubs his stomach with his terri
BILE paws.
Horses are bad sailors and often per-
ish on sea voyage. Oxen are heroic
in their attempts not to give way to
sickness. Elephants do not like the
sea, but are amenable to medical treat
ment A good remedy In their case is a
bucketful Of hot water containing three
and half pints of whisky and seven
ounces of Quinine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
County Correspondence.

Will KERN had business at Man
chester Friday.
b. Il. Westbrook was in town Fri
day. He is making his headquarters
at Manchester at present.
R. H. Van Wagenen went to Man
chester Tuesday where he is serving
on the jury.
Fl. G. Millen will for the present
fill both the position of cashier and
assistant at the bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dickson, Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Wood and Mrs w.
I. Wood went to Manchester Tues
day.
s. W. Klaus and family attended
family reunion at the ii. Holscher
home near Colesburg Friday 1t is
needless to say a pleasant day was
spent at this genial farm home.
w. G. Kirchheck and his sister
Carrie of Colesburg were in town
Monday. The latter left on the
Clipper for Sioux City-Phocnix.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Rufus choate and Justice SIM,

Rufus Choate was sitting next to
Judge Hoar In the bar when Chief JUS
tice Shaw was presiding and the Suf-
folk docket was being called. The
chief justice said something which led
Mr.. Choate TO make half humorous
and half displeased remark about
Shaw's roughness of look and manner,
to which Judge Hoar replied, after
all, feel a reverence for the old chief
Justice" "a reverence for him, my
dear fellow?" said Choate. $50 do 1.
l bow down to him as the wild Indian
does before his wooden idol. l know
he's ugly, but bow TO superior in
telligence."-Gcorge r. Hoar in Scrib-
ner's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Henlcy,s surertne..

In fifty-four years of his life-he was
born in 1S49-W. o. Henley never
knew what days perfect health
meant. When little more than boy
he was attacked by disease which
necessitated the amputation of one
foot. He was told later by the doctors
that the sacrifice of the other leg was
necessary We're he to live. The fame
of DR.. Lister had reached Henley,
and. penniless and almost friendless,
he determined to try Edinburgh in
Urinary. Thither he Travelled third
class in physical suffering such as few
have known, and when he reached the
infirmary his whole possessions
amounted to few shillings. His con-
fidence in Lister was justified and his
leg was saved. He was and remained
a cripple, but neither hopeless nor
helpless. His astounding nimbleness
under these conditions suggested to
Robert Louis Stevenson the physical
sketch Of John Silver.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
What Is Gossip,

There has been complaint from the
beginning of history that women are
curious" What is curiosity? 1t is
the uneasy appetite of an Ill fed mind.
People fully educated and fully en-
ployed are not curious. Civilized wom-
an has inherited the mental growth Of
man and then has had to confine that
enlarged capacity to precisely the same
field Of activity which was sufficient
for q squaw. Women have been ne
cused for centuries of a tendency to
gossip What is gossipf 1t Is small
talk about other people. The tendency
to this vice is q reaction from the per.
sistent presence Of our own affairs
Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

The House of tho Hens Feathers.
There is, or used to be, In Picking o
wonderful Institution known as the
III Mao Gan, or the House of the Hens
Feathers. This establishment is in ne.
atty one vast hall, the floor of which
is covered with n thick layer of feath
ers. Men, women and children are nd.
mttted to this great dornitory, where
for sum amounting to the value OF
one-fifth of farthing they can spend
the night. Every one settles himself
Immediately lie enters and makes his
nest as well as he can in this ocean OF
down.
At one time single coverlets were pro
vided. but the authorities found thai
the inmates concealed them and sole
them when they got outside. So exten.
sive did these distractions of the GOV.
erlets become that huge felt counter
pane was made. which is let down by
pnlleys from the room of the building
The system by which the countel.pane
Is managed is delightfully."- simple
When every one has lain down to rest
the coverlet is let down over the whole
assemblage. while large holes, through
which the inmates put their heads, OBJ
yiate the danger of suffocation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
He was born in 1863. The cost of his
maintenance at st. Helena was each
year between 100000 and 100000"


In this catalogue of books which are
no books iblia-abiblia- reckon court
calendars. directories. pocketbooks the
literary eYcepted. draught boards
bound and lettercd OH the back, scien-
tific treatises, ulmanacs, statutes at
large, the works Of Hume, Gibbon,
Robertson. Beattie. Soame Jenyns and
generally all those volumes (which no
gentleman's library should be without"
the histories of Flavius Josephus chat
learned jew and Paley's "Moral Phi
losopl,y." With these exceptions can
read almost anything. bless my stars
for taste so catholic. SO uneXcluding.
Charles Lamb.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
PRAIRIE.

One Of the most enjoyable events
of the season took place Thursday
Oct Is. at the beautiful home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barry the oc-
casion being the 25th, anniversary
Of their wedding day. The affair be
ing planned as surpriss on them
200 Of their relatives and friends
assembled at 1910 at the Mcmahon
and Pope homes, and from there
proceeded to the Barry home. 1t was
complete surprise on Mr.. and Mrs
Barry. After many happy greetings
the guests partook Of a delicious re.
past. Floral decorations were taste.
fully arranged, chrysamthemums
predominating in the parlors and
dining room. At the close Of the re.
past in behalf Of those assembled
the happy couple were presented
with a beautiful book case. Rev. T.
j. Murtagh in well chosen words
gave the presentation address. The
responses were finely expressed
and showed their appreciation
Of the kindness Of their many
friends. The afternoon and evening
were spent in games and music and
dancing. The guests departed at a
late hour, wishing the happy twain
many happy returns of the day
These enjovments are only GASES in
the sandy desert fife, and help tc
brighten the days as they fly swiftly
onward, toward the ocean ofeternity
How much of life and light and Joy
is experienced in the few short
hours spent in like manner. Lei
us go SO often and do likewise to en-.
Joy the fellowship and esteem of oul
friends in the every day walks o.
life. Among the guests from afa,
were: Mrs. ]. ]. Manly, Mrs. j. Nc
Gowan, Mrs. John Quirk Of Dyers
vile, R. Barry, Alice Barry of Far.
ley, Mrs. Matt. Quirk of Dubuque
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Barry of Tivoli and
Mrs. j. Higgins of Dyersville.
Mrs. Jas Carrothers is guest OIL
friends at TT Dodge.
Miss Mary Barry is a guest of re.
latives and friends at Dyersville.
Miss Meader is guest at the
Kennedy home.
Mrs. VIM. Carrothers is visiting
at TT Dodge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Obituary OF Nano,eon.

When the great Napoleon died there
were doubtless among the readers of
the London Globo many persons who
would havo liked to read full ac-
count of his life, but, If SO, they We're
disappointed, for the Globe in Its issue
Of July 4, 1921, contained only the fol-
lowing brief notice:
death of Bonaparte We announce
the death Of Bonaparte. The official
announcement was received this morn
Ing at the admiralty. His death took
place on June 8. His health Ind been
declining for long time, and the cause
Of death was cancer in the stomach.