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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
A Rattle With a whale.

Chased by huge whale, with moth
ing but pair Of oars with which to
defend himself, is the story told by a
fisherman, Fred Campbell of Maina-
dieu, Cape Breton. Mr.. Campbell went
out in small boat. He was not very
far from land when he noticed huge
sea monster approaching him. Not
wishing to encounter it Mr.. Campbell
bent himself to the oars and tried to
get in shore before the monster
reached him. The whale gained on
him, and he soon recognized that his
efforts to reach the shore ahead of his
pursuer were futile. His means of de-
Tense were not of much account, but
he made good use of what was at
hand. The monster opened his jaws
wide and tried to swallow the boat
man and all. Mr.. Campbell reached
over with an oar AMI for few min.
utes succeeded in keeping the whale
away. When it looked as though
Campbell was doomed, small boat
hove in sight, and its occupants, no
ticing the mans perilous position
FASTENED to his aid. The whale thel
disappeared.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
A Trick sparrow.

The famous Chinese conjuring birds
are Java sparrows. A sedate old gen
tleman sitting at street corner In
Hongkong put one of his birds through
its tricks for the benefit Of Commander
Il. NJ. Norman.
Each birdcage has u sliding door,
and Just outside this is n pack of little
cardcases, each containing a picture
and small pot holding half dozen
grains of rice.
"Cumshaw Gee can do. No cum
shaw, no can do" remarks the man,
shufiling the cards and pointing to the
bird, which meantime knowingly eyes
| the proceedings.
l produce a halfpenny.
| mo can do" observes the man quiet
ly. zone picy penny good pidgin."
1 hand over the necessary coin, which
he places with the pack of cards at the
cage door. Then he undoes the fasten-
Ing of the door, The bird, eying the
penny, then the cards, then the penny
again, as if he thought his perform
ances too cheaply valued, descends
from his perch, opens the door with his
! beak, hops outside, draws card from
the pack and passes it to his master
lie receives in reward one grain OF
3ee.
1.-THE man takes the little picture from
fha fcasa received from the bird and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
The Picture In the watch.

The following anecdote is related of
jerome Bonaparte: He had been play
ing cards until he lost all his ready
money, then pledged his rings and final
ly laid his watch on the table. 1t was
small gold one, the back of which
opened with spring. A lady overlook
ing the game admired the watch and
took it up to examine it. On her ut
tempting to open the back Jerome inn
mediately clasped it and said that must
not be done. His wife, who stood by,
insisted upon knowing what was in it,
grew angry, reproached him with hay
ing some keepsake of favorite there
and finally, bursting into tears, quit
the room.
jerome then opened the watch and
showed to all present that it contained
a beautiful miniature Of his first wife,
Betsy Patterson, with the remark,
'You see, hope, that could not with
propriety let her see it." 1t was no.
| torious that he remained deeply at
tached to his first wife long after their
separation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
Farm For Sale.
A DEMOCRAT 'AD. PAYS
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To g. w. MELLEN, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS. LEG.
ATEEs, pEyIsEEs OR CLAIMANTS, OF G. vs.
MELLEN; EDWARD G. DAVID, Mrs. EDWARD
DEvIsEEs OR CLAIMANTS OF MRS. EDwAltD
q DAVID; THOMAS HrcKox, Mrs. THOMAS
HIcKoX. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, LEGATEES,
DEYIsEES OR CLAIMANTS OF MRS THOMAS
H1cKoN; EpENEzER HITCHCOCK, MRS.
EBENE2ER HITCHCOCK, THE UNKNOWN
Mis- on q
CHRISTIAN LARSON, N. c. AMsDEH, Moan
G. AMsDEN, j. S. CHRISTIE. AND JONATHAN
s. CHRISTIE, DEFENDANTS:
there is now on file in the ofiice Of the Clerk OF
the District Court Of the State Of Iowa, In and
for Deaware County: petition Of Clara a, a.
simple of the following described real estate
situated in Delaware County, Iowa. to-wit: The
south one.third of the south half OF tie south,
west quarter of section five; the south One-third
of the southeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section six; and the north west quarter
of section eight. al in township lightweight
plaintiff and her grantors have been In the adj
verse possession OF said premises for more than
forty years past. ssi
known heirs Of G. W. Mellen are forever barred
and estopped from having or claiming any title
DC ef e deed in BOOK
Deed Records, Delaware County, Iowa.
That Mrs. Edward g; David and the unknown
heirs of Mrs. Edward G. David be forever barred
and estopped from having or claiming any tile
' g.. Ed " ard I'd q. David beng single man
That Mrs. Thomas Iiickox. the unknown heirs
| of Mrs. Thomas Hickox be forever barred and
estopped from having or claiming any title or
interest in the eti of the nwA sec. 8. 7. IS, 3.
| 8. Thomas Hickox being a single man when he
conveyed said lands to N. O. Amsden. Aug. 20.
1857.
known heirs of Mrs. EbeneZer Hitchcock be
forever barred and estopped from having OF
| claiming any title or interest in and to the WY
of the nw14 of sec 8. 7. 49, h. 5, he being sin.
i gle man when he conveyed said lands to Jesse
| Allen on May 30th, 1861.
That G. Larson, grantee In Deed Book 6, page
/ SOB, and Christian Larson, grantor In deed IN
That n. 6. Amsden. grantee In deed In Book
II, p. 4s7, and Noah G. Amsden, grantor in deed
in Book i, p. 595. are one and same person
Book J p. Ss5, and j. christie grantorin deed
in Book IL, p. 14i are one and the same person
And praying that the Court enter decres
each snS and ali the h m and thai
each and all the defendants and their unknown
heirs and claimants be forever barred ano
estopped from having or claiming any title , O d
pantif. and for such other and further relief a,
may be found equitable. See petition:
No judgment for costs asked against any de-
"A And unless you appear thereto and defend OF
before noon of the second day OF the Ma!
| term of said Court, which will commence and bi
the 4th day Of May, A. D.. 1908. default will b.
rendered against you and Judgment and decse
Dated this 9th day of March, 1908.
YoRAN. ARNOLD y YoRAM.
The foregoing Original Notice is hereby q
the Manchester Democrat as provided BY law.
lo-sw Judge 10th judicial Dist. q lows low
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
swcl1ed the consciencc rnnd

The legislator took up his hat to leave
the statehouse. 1t was in Connecticut
some years ago. Tucked in under the
sweatband was roll Of greenbacks.
The legislator counted the bills. HIN!
Five hundred dollars" he said, and put
the money into his pocket. Later in the
day he encountered man with a shift
ty glance Of the eye who asked him,
did you, ali, that is, him, did yo'uns
find anything in your hat?" "Yes, i
found something in my hat" "Well,
it was mistake" st looked like
one" "See here, that roll was meant
for another hat, see?" 81 see." las
It's mistake, l suppose you are will
ing to rectify it?" Not l." said the
legislator. I'm going to send that
money to the conscience fund. Good
morning"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

An amusing liberty which native
of Muscle shoals took with a word in
our language comes out in story told
in the New York Times. A man Dor
rowed the natives horse without stop
ping to ask permission. In the course
Of n few days the animal was returned,
but the native did not take kindly
view of the matter and concluded to
have legal redress. He announced his
intention Of having the offender ar
rested.
"What will you have him arrested
for?" he was asked.
"For horse stealing, of course"
"How can you make horse stealing
out of it when he returned the horse?"
"Ain't it stealing If he brought i'm
back?'
I'm not lawyer, but don't see
how it can be-"
"All right, then; I'll have i'm arrest.
ed for usury."
81 don't see how you can make usury
out of it either"
"Why, hang it ALL he used i'm, didn't
he? Yes, sir, lie used i'm three or foul
days, am used i'm mighty hard, too
by the looks Of i'm"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
Making Up For Lost Time,

Husband Ito second wife)-You don't
cook like Mary, my first wife, used to
do, Alice, he said, in tones of gentle,
exasperating reproof. No, 1t seems to
me you can't cook like she used to.
On another occasion lie remarked:
'You are not so smart ut getting
about as Mary was. You don't appear
to catch OH where she left of."
About this time heavy iolling pin
came in contact with Ills head
"What do you mean by tlat, you
-" he exclaimed, in agony.
81 am doing the work that Mary neg
lected," she replied.
There was more peace in that faui-
ly afterward.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
Early Reading,

1t may seem superfuous to say that
one cannot put old heads on young
shoulders, yet it is a truth of which
many parents require to be reminded
who are very anxious for their boys to
"get on" and who deplore with uplift-
ed eyes their offspring's fondness of
adventure books" That is the tend
ency of the average boy. Occasionally
the precocity Of genius asserts itself in
Goethe, Shelley or a Byron; but,
speaking generally, childhood is men
tally prone to follow after the new and
the wonderful 1t is principle the OPP
GRAFTON of which should not be inter.
fered with as long as n boys excur-
sions into the realm of fiction are kept
within reasonable bounds.-Chambers'
journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
Black Bucks of 1ndia.

The black buck of India is very
graceful ANIMAL weighing between
thirty and fifty pounds. The hide of
the male when full grown is Of inky
blackness on the back, while the belly
is as white as snow, the contract being
very striking. The horns are black and
spiral in shape and in length average
about eighteen inches, although they
have been known to reach twenty-six
inches. The animals are usually found
in herds and are difficult to approach
on foot, as the bucks toss their heads
in the air from time to time In very
graceful manner, and some of them are
almost sure to detect any attempt al
stalking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
THE NEW YORK WORLD.
Thrlce-a-week Edition.
Read wherever the English Language
ls Spoken.

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ID Spoken.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

hands 1t to me to inspect. He then re-
turns it to the case, accompanied by
the tiniest fiat slip of bamboo, and
shuffies the case up with the rest of the
pack. The bird descends, selects case,
and l open it. 10 find it the identical
one containing the bamboo.
How can this be accounted for? The
only possible way of explaining it is, in
my mind, that the bamboo slip is slight
ly scented.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
eliclting from his opponent only a very

eliciting from his opponent only very
faint smile.
Was Pearl, too, not going to the cir
Gus?
Far from it. For days her GRANDPA
ther had been bringing home handbills
and posters; for days he had discussed
with Pearl what they both should wear,
what time they should start, how many
glasses of lemonade they should have,
whether they should look at the ami
mails before or after the performance,
and now all this was to be on the day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
B. c. R. & N. R'y.
CEDAR RAPIDS TINE CARD.
MAIN LINE GOING EAST AND SOUTH.

MAIN LINE GOING EAST AND SOUTH.
Arrive Leave
l0:40 m No Chi. 81 Burltn Pass. ..il:00 IN
1:05 ngt No. 8 Chicago Fast Express. 1901 ngt
No. 10 Burl. & Davnp't. Pass 1925 p m
No Pullman sleeper, free chair car and
coaches to. Chicago. No. 6-Pullman sleepers
and through coaches to Chicago and St. Louis
No. 8-Pullman sleeper and free chair car to
Chicago; Dining car will serve breakfast from
Joliet to Chicago.
Mcknight.
MAIN LINE GOING NORTH.
1885 m No. Minneapolis Pass-..... sos q m
1905 p m MOI Rockford Passenger. $3.50 p m
1905 ngt NO. Minneapolis Express. 10 40 Dgt
i i:to p m No. 10 CHICAGO Chicago Passenger sr
No. Free chair car and coaches to Al
bert Lea. No. 5-Wide Vestibuild Pullman
Buffet sleepers and coaches to Minneapolis and
st. Paul.
DEBORAH DIVISION.
9l0 M =. DEBORAH Passenger. 80. 500 m
1880 m,..... West Union Passenger. ....8 40 p m
4:06 m..... DEBORAH Freight. 1920 m
IOWA FALLS DIVISION.
1880 p m Iowa & Minnesota Pass..... 300 a IL
1:05 a. m. Minnesota Il Dakota Pass. 1880 m
IOWA CITY, DAVENPORT, BURL. AND CLINTON.
10 05 m.....Burl. & Ia City Pass. 80. s;O5 p m
7:4b p M. Clin., Ia City, Dypt Pass~..7:1b m
7:s5a m.......Burl 4 la City Pass ..9:4O p M
Trains numbers s, 6, 8, 10, 10, and MINI &
Dakota Pass run daily, all other trains daily ex-
cept Sunday" No *2 daily between Cedar
Rapids and West Liberty.
JNO. G. FARMER. w.H.pUTToN.
Genn Pass & Tiki Agt. Ticket Agent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

A worthy parson, OH being accused
Of cribbing, owned to it cheerfully, but
added nalvely, 81 always acknowledge
the fact by raising two fingers at the
opening words, and two fingers again
at the end of the borrowed matter, to
indicate quotation Marks"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

business.
Merchant : Did you find out what
that gentleman wanted!
New Clerk No. but found out what
lie didn't want.
What? How dare you
New Clerk-And | sold 1t to him.
Catholic Standard aud Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01


"You never allow yourself to read a
book until you have read review of
it? Why is that?"
"Well, prefer to use only predigest-
ed mental food"
Improving Upon Nature.
"What Oh earth are you doing in
here. Tommy asked his mother, peer
ing into the darkness of the henhouse,
whence had been coming for five min
utes or more series of dismal squawk,
ings, accompanied by loud Tapping
of wings.
81 am trying" said Tommy. who
seemed to be doing something with a
knotted rope, ito fix this rooster so his
alarm won't so off before O'Clock to
morrow morning. Current Literature
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

The young housekeeper who told the
fishman that she wanted some cells and
when he asked her how much replied,
about two yards and half" has a
rival.
II wish to get some butter, please"
she said to the dealer. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
She Furnished bulletins.

IHeIT HIuTTIHsu WIS Il suTpT1se,
wasn't it?''
"Well, his friends We're surprised,
but believe her friends We're expect
ing it."-Brooklyn Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

Study is the bane of boyhood, the
ailment of youth, the indulgence of
manhood and the restorative Of old
age.-Landor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

"Roll butter, ma'am? he asked po-
litely.
mo. We wish to eat it on toast. We
seldom have rolls" Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Twice each month, on SPECIFIC dates, the I'LL.
nois Central will sell at greatly reduced rate
from points on Its line north of Cairo, rOundtrip
tain points on or reached by its lines in Ken.
lucky. Tennessee, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Alab ANA. Also to certain points West and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. Particulars OF your I'LL
nois Centralagents.
describing the advantages and resources o the
South address J. F. Merry. A. g. p. A., l. G. II.
r., Dubuque, Iowa. For Information regard
ing lands In the famous Yazoo Valley of Miss
issippi. address E. r. Skene, Land Commissioner
Y. I'm. v. r. r Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01

The thought of the white elephant
had been too much for him. His IA
theirs suggestion that it had been
whitewashed was not alternating. Is q
whitewashed elephant an everyday
sight?
He had visions of running away, but
he knew he should not run away. He
would stay, scrawling his fingers in
uncomfortable gloves and opening Por-
ter's door for dressed up and worth
less ladies', perfectly healthy and able
to do it for themselves, while amid the
sawdust the opening procession was
shining and glitterlng past unseen, new.
err to be seen, by his longing eyes.
He observed In the open window
Pearl and Major Porter at their daily
after dinner game of "old maid"
Major Porter was not a kindergart
ner, and he was almost Invariably "old
maid" each time, with ringing shouts
of glee from his victorious grandchild
poised elegantly on the window sill.
But today her poise seemed less airy
in Its light ease. Butter heard nc
shouts, and when she turned and waved
her hand to him he saw that her eyes.
too, were red.
Major Porter was shifting his head
with despair and chagrin at being q
+l,,,.d +i,,a d onyn ad II, 4, single life and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-04
TrembIed for the Rest.

Frank TATE, OF st. Louis, brought this
to Chicago on his last visit:
IA couple of young hoodlums had been
arrested, and their mothers were trying to
get the judge to let them go. He didn't
want to. because the fellows had spent
about eight of their eighteen years in
reformatories and jails. This time they
had been arrested on general principles
the police explained and as there was
nothing against them the mothers finally
won the judge over by promising that
they would compel their boys TO go
to the church and confess to the good
father.
AS one would no go without the other.
the two young fellows were marched away
together and forced to face the priest
Both wanted to be heard at the same
time, and as this was not permissible
Mike knelt as closely to the door of the
confessional as possible while Tim re-
cited his peccadilloeS.
Suddenly the priest recalled an urgent
message he had for one of his parishioners
who had just left him, and, darling out of
the confessional, he rushed down the aisle
toward the door to overtake him.
AT this unexpected move Tim put his
head out and looked after him anxiously
" Watts de matter?' whispered Mike
so dunno, answered Tim. with the
tremble of anxiety in his voice L only
told him about three quarters of me life
and think he's gene after a policeman -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-04
"What Happened to Jones" Without
Kisses.

The kiss. the hug. and other demonstra-
tons of affection have ben omitted from
the junior class play Of Northwestern
university. The play is What Happened
to Jones' and in the original kisses and
embraces are abundant. But these will
not be seen when the play is presented at
FISK hall in February.
The decision was reached at meeting
of the cast on Thursday evening Prof
III. P. Roundtree brought matters to
crisis by asking:
DO you want kissing in the play?"
The girls of the cast promptly said
No" That is right" said Prof Round
tree. The minute you start anything Of
that kind in front of a college audience
you will be 'guyed,' The first time a kiss
is given there will be a general smile,
and If you persist in such actions the play
will be guyed' off the STAGE
What are we tC dor asked the men
Wont 1T be tame without them %
Il have substitute" sail the instruct
or Instead Of kissing the young women
you viii simply pat your arms around
them
But objected the goods. ".we viii not
allow that"
Therefore What Happened to Jones'
will be presented without kisses or en-
braces. and the students are woDderjne
what the play viii be like. The Young
women who objected are Miss Elizabeth
Bronson. Miss Stephanie Thayer ana Miss
Isabelle Warrngton.-Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-04

No insertion accepted less than Is cents
WANT COLUMN BRANCH OFFICES:

coNGER BROS. Druggists, selby ave
nue., corner St. Adams; 400 Selby
avenue and $40 University avenue.
RICE STREET PHARMACY. 3O6 Rice
ALBERT W. BoRK. corner Mississippi
and Nash streets.
CAMPBELL N BROS, SeIby and Victoria.
STRAIGHT BROS. Druggists, Rondo
A. T. GUERNSEY & SON, Druggists, III
PEOPLES Pharmacy. 7ss East Sew
E. B. Rollins, Druggist. 2s5 West
Seventh street
SEVER WESLEY. Druggist. Maria ave-
nue. and East Third street.
w; A. FROST & CO.. Druggists. Selby
nv and Western avenues.
WALTER NELSON, Druggist, University
- avenue and Rice street.
hE1IZkE & CO., Druggists. Selby and
Western avenues.
A d G. SCHUMACHER. Druggists, 400
HoLCOMB & MAGNUsON. 951 Payne
7; v; NELSON. Dale and University.
BOINER & CO.. Druggists, 67S Grand
avenue. corner st. Adams.
c. I. HELLER, Colonnade, St Peter and
c. F RUTHERFORD. St. Peter and
]. P. JELLINEK & CO., 961 West Sew
W. K: COLLIER East Seventh street.
A. A. CAMPBELL. Louis and Rondo
streets.
b 81 Fl sM 84A I !, 4s g, Broadway.
GEORGE G: DAVENPORT & CO.. 97S
# w East n1G seye1t b street; ooo No.
seventh street. corner Beech.
B. A. TREAT, 442 Broadway
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-04
in what was done, subject to approval Of
its members at the next meeting.
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Northern Pacific is to receive with
IN few days ten new standard Pullman
sleepers from the Pullman Car company.
The new equipment will probably be
added to the North Coast Limited serv-
ice.
The Burlington, in connection with the
Northern Pacific. will run tourist sleeper
every, Thursday, from Denver after Feb.
This sleeper viii be in addition to the
standard sleeper now operated weekly
over the same route.
w. L. Greatsinger. who has retired as
president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company, it is reported will become pres
ident of the Duluth & Iron Range railroad,
which position he formerly occupied.
General Superintendent F. c. Rice and
Assistant Superintendent L. A Rowland,
of the Burlington, were in ST. Paul yes
terday inspecting the yards and shops of
the company at the foot of Dayton's bluff
1t was said that there was no particular
slgnlflcance in the visit beyond that the
ofhclalS We're on a regular inspection
tour of the system.