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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-15

To-day we meet together to do
honor to the memory of the great
men whom. in the hour of her agony,
our nation brought forth for her
preservation. The civil war was not
only in the importance of the issues
at stake and of the outcome the
greatest of modern times. but it was
also, taking into account its duration,
the severity of the fighting and the
size of the armies engaged, the great
est since the close of the Napoleonic
struggles. Among the generals who
rose to high position as leaders of
the various armies in the field are
many who will be remembered in our
history as long as this history itself
is remembered. Sheridan, the in
carnation of fiery energy and
prowess; Thomas, farsighted, cool
headed, whose steadfast courage
burned ever highest in the supreme
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct 15.-Tribute
was paid today to William Tecumseh
Sherman, soldier and patriot. when
the Carl Rohl Smith monument to
the illustrious general was unveiled
in the presence of the president. his
cabinet and many prominent guests.
the latter including distinguished
members of the societies of the
armies of the Potomac. the Tennessee
the Ohio and the Cumberland, in
joint reunion here The statue occu-
pies a conspicuous position opposite
the south front of the treasury build
ing, where vast crowd of people
gathered this afternoon to witness
the unwilling ceremony.
President Roosevelt spoke and ex-
tolled General Sherman. Colonel d.
B. Henderson of Iowa sounded the
clarion note of the day, delivering
the chief Grafton. Other speakers in
cluded General Daniel E. Sickles and
General Charles H. Grosvenor All
Of the addresses were sincere eulogies
Of the character. devoted fealty to
country and home and courageous
qualities of the hero whose statue
served to inspire the sentences.
President Roosevelt was greeted
with hearty applause as he stepped
forward to deliver his address. He
spoke in his usual earnest and en-
phatic way and his remarks were in
terrupted frequently by applause.
Equally enthusiastic were the greet
ings accorded to General John NJ.
Schofield General John c. Black. Cen
eral H. v. Boynton, General SickIes,
General Miles, General John r.
Brooke and the other distinguished
soldiers who occupied seats on the
speakers stand
The movement for the erection Of
the monument was begun eight years
ago and carried to successful COM
pletion by the Society of the Army
of the Tennessee. The total cost of
the work was about $4,000, of which
one-third was appropriated by act of
congress.
In his speech, President Roosevelt
said in part:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
HoPK1NToN.

Jim Haigh Is In Manchester today
II. Moulton and wife were at Month
cello on Tuesday, visiting with James
Ferguson and wife.
Supervisors Lindsay and I.egassick
were down this week measuring up
work and sizing up bridge work that
will be required this season.
E. E. Todd from Ryan was in town
Monday with hog for Hogan & Co.
The animal weighed $50 pounds and
brought him $34.45.
Mrs. Geo. Grouse, who has been visit.
ing for couple of months at the home
of her parents, Peter Lux and wife, re.
turned Monday to her home at Man.
chester.
w. w. Meyers and wife, Mrs. W. ]
Petrie and Mrs. F. A. Bort visited with
Mrs. H. E. Blanchard at the poor farm
last Sunday. They report that Mr.,
Blanchard writes from New Mexico
that he is feeling tiptop and gaining in
health, all of which will be cheering
news to his friends in this country.
J.J. Dunlap has received notice that
he has been appointed as clerk fol
weighing mail, and will depart next
week to take the job, which will last
about six weeks. His run will be from
Marion to Kansas City. The govern
ment weighs the mail every five years
to determine the compensation of the
railroads for transporting it.-Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
SCIENCE NOTES.

A body weighing one pound on earth
would weigh twenty-seven and half
pounds upon the sun.
The highest mountain In the moon 10
at least $4,000 feet in height; that ia
5000 feet higher than Mount Everest
Vanadium is rare metal which ok
dies in air with great difficulty, melts
at 1000 degrees and becomes red hot in
hydrogen.
Perfectly transparent bodies are only
visible by virtue of nonuniform FLU
mination, and in uniform illumination
they become absolutely invisible.
A transit of Venus occurs only four
times in 2S3 years. 1t is most impor-
tant to astronomers because it gives
them an opportunity Of measuring the
distance Of the earth from the sun.
The sun and the earth are both prac.
tically spherical in shape, and the earth
Is evidently only small, cooled of or
frozen sun. The sun has shell OF
glowing metallic clouds; the earth has
shell of solid opaque rocks and
metals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
COCOON.

Mrs. VIM. Woods is visiting her
mother, Mrs Csllsn, of Winthrop.
Mrs. d. F. French visited relatives
and friends In Central City Saturday.
Miss Harriet Day visited friends in
town over Sunday.
M. j. McEnsny and Miss Maggie
Turner, both from this vicinity, were
married at Independence Tuesday.
Frank Sutherland moved from Mon
ticello to the N. Fuller farm north of
town, Monday.
Mrs. DR.. Scofield left Monday night
for Washington, d. c., where she will
spend some time visiting her mother,
Mrs. Bragdon.
S. Todd, who has been visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity for some time, re-
turned to his home in Canton, S. D.
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jos. McNamara died at the
home of her son Edward, near Castle
Grove, Sunday night. Her funeral was
held at the Castle Grove Catholic church
Tuesday. Mrs. McNamara was ths
mother of Mrs Thos. Woods south Of
Coggon.-Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
PRAIRIE,

On account of the illness of the usu-
al writer of these items, we have not
seen any Prairie news in the paper, for
some time.
Mrs. r. F. Stewart is suffering from
an attack of the grippe, but trust that
she may soon recover.
The moving craze has seized the peo-
pie, and many loads of goods pass
daily.
Miss Anna WEIGH has been seriously
Ill, but from the last report we learn
that she is some better. Her host of
friends earnestly hope for her recovery
The school entertainments which were
held in districts No. and 4, recently
were both successful. Inclement
weather prevented the attendance of
many at the first one, but those who
were present were very liberal and the
sum Of S10.70 was realized, which was
very gratifying to the pupils and their
teacher, Miss Grace Annis. The last
entertainment was well attended and
the sum of $32.4O was Melted The
program was especially interesting and
much credit is due Miss Mamie Annis
teacher, and her pupils.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
EAD's GROVE.

Fred Densmore and Frank Wiley
were buying cattle in this vicinity last
week.
Sam Way is kept almost constantly
at the bedside of his mother who is
very low.
Charley Robison's baby is much bet
ter at this writing.
Three gentlemen from Minnesota
were inspecting thoroughbred cattle be-
longing to Esd's Grove farmers last
week.
Mr.. Rutherford filled his ice-house
last week, banling the ice from Funk 8
pond near Edgewood.
Tom Parkinson delivered fine
thoroughbred calf at Esrlville last
Thursday.
Mrs. Howard Smith, of Edgewood,
mother of w. A. Smith, Of this neigh
borhood, Is not expected to live. She
has been an invalid for several years.
The kids had party at Jake Moser's
Wednesday evening. Needless to say
that all enjoyed good time.
Henry Parkinson was laid up a few
days with csrbuncle on his neck, but
is somewhat improved and expects to
go to Volgs City, March 1st, where he
has secured a position for the season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04

Virginia, but the towns OF charleston
and Elizabeth did establish them in
that year, and Elizabeth set aside 200
acres Of land and eight cows, the in
crease from which was applied to sup
port the schools. -Four years later the
number of cows had increased to forty.
Pennsylvania was settled by Penn on
the Delaware river in 1851, and the
same year free school, which is still
conducted under the auspices of the
Friends, or Quakers, was established
In Philadelphia. Among the declara-
lions of Penn in his frame of govern
ment' he asserted this immortal truth,
long since forgotten by the men who
have been responsible for the govern
ment Of the commonwealth "Any gov
eminent is free to the people under 1t,
whatever be the frame, where the law
rules, and the people are party to
those laws. More than this is tyranny,
oligarchy and confusion" This SEN
tence is inscribed in bronze tablet i'm.
placed in the walls Of Independence
hall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
Sand Dune. In Gascony.

One Of the most interesting and re-
markable Of the many regions for the
observation of sand dunes lies between
Bordeaux and Bayonne, in Gascony.
The sea here throws every year upon
the beach, along u line of 100 miles in
length, some 100000 cubic yards of
sand.
The prevailing westerly winds con-
tinue picking up the surface particles
from the westward slope, whirl them
over to the inward slope, where they
are again deposited, and the entire
ridge by this means alone moves grad
ually inward. In the course of years
there has thus been formed complex
system of dunes, all approximately par
allel with the coast and with one an
other and of all attitudes up to $50 feet.
These are marching steadily inward
at a rate Of from three to six feet a
year, whole villages having sometimes
been torn down to prevent burial and
rebuilt at distance,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
A SWORD OF HONOR.
1t Wa. the Means of Bringing Mar
shRl Ney to Death.

1t Was the Means of Bringing Mar.
shall Ney to Death.
A saber Of honor brought Marshal
Ney to dishonor and death. When Ma
poleon entered Cairo on the ODD of July,
1913, he was presented with three
swords of honor richly inlaid with pre-
cious stones. He. brought them back
to Europe, and in 1902 he gave one to
Ney and another to Murat, keeping the
third for himself. Ney received his at
an imperial reception. The sword
passed from one to another of those
present, among whom was young
subaltern of the Auvergne regiment
When Napoleon escaped from Elbe,
Ney left the king and took sides with
his former chief. After the allies en-
tered Paris, Ney made preparations to
get out of the country, but his wife and
n friend persuaded him that there was
really no danger, and he decided to re-
main in France. Then came the order
for his arrest. He fled to castle in
the possession of some friends and sue
ceeded in reaching it without his pres
SlSC pSlLts hLOWu. SAC AuSs lVSiiH6
tired, he threw himself on a couch, first
taking off his oriental sword, which he
always wore out of affection for the
emperor. Hearing voices, he sprang
up and hurriediy left the room, forget
ting his sword. A minute later par
ty of women and men entered the room,
one of them being the young subaltern
Of the Auvergne regiment, now colo.
mel. He at once recognized the sword
and, calling in some gendarmes, pro.
ceeded to search the premises. Finding
that he was discovered, Ney gave him.
self up quietly. On Dec. Z, 1915, the
marshal, whose sobriquet was the
Bravest of the Brave, the hero of o
hundred battles, was shot. Scarcely
two months after the owner of the sec
ond sword, Murat, had met his fate IL
the same WAY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
daughter, Mrs. E. R. johnson, left Fri

daughter, Mrs. E. B. johnson, left Fri
day for her home in Lake City.
Rev. Gilbert held services at the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
The Ladies of the NJ. E. Aid Society
have purchased a fine new organ for
the M. E. church.
The Bible Study Class meets every
Monday evening at the parsonage.
Jay Lillibridge, living west of town,
met with painful accident Thursday
evening. He fell and cut his hand so
badly that fifteen stitches were required
to close the wound. Dr.. Bradley is at
tending him.
j. r. White jr. Is building new barn
on his farm east of town.
About 45 of the members of Delhi
Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, went to
Hopkinton, Friday evening, and instl-
tuted lodge of Rebekshs at that place
This lodge starts out with 80 charter
members and will be known as Anon
Lodge No. lis. After the lodge work
was over the guests enjoyed fine ban
quet and report very pleasant time.
Walter Miller has moved to the Labsl
Pierce farm.
Isaac Richie of Hopkinton is NOV
ing on to the farm recently purchased
of Mr.. Durham.
Miss Ella Harris vent to Greeley Fri
day to see Cepha Doolittle.
The II. E. Aid Society meets Wednes
day afternoon March with Mrs. Eris.
man.
Henry Vesey has bought Cassie Gun.
ninghsm's place. Mrs. Cunningham
sold her goods at auction Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
INTENTIONS THAT COUNT.
Only Those Put Into Practice Amount

Only Those Put Into Practice Amount
to Anything.
The paving of the road to very un-
comfortable place is said to be COM
posed of good intentions. Nowhere else
has this material been tried for paving,
though it is plentiful enough for almost
any purpose. We all know people
whose houses burn when they are
'just going to" insure, who lose a COW
or horse when they are lust going
who are lust going to" buy stock
when 1t goes up like rocket who are
lust going to" pay note when it goes
to protest, who are "just going to" help
q neighbor when he dies, who are "just
going to" send some flowers to sick
friend when it proves too late. In fact,
they are "just going to" do things all
their lives, but never get them started.
ITO be always intending to live q
new life, but never to find time to set
about IT," says Tillotson, lis Us II q
man should put off eating and drinking
until he is starved to DEATH"
Under every clock in factory at
Cleveland, o., is the motto, DO 1t
now!" Such motto, lived up to by
every one, would spare the world much
trouble. 1t would add thousands Of
good deeds to daily happenings, save
many firms from bankruptcy through
bad debts, paint hundreds Of pictures
only dreamed of, write books without
number and straighten out half the
tangles of our complicated social life.
The habit of putting off disasreeable
duties is responsible for much needless
unhappiness, for these bugbears weigh
on the mind and prevent the satisfied
content that comes from duty well per-
formed. Most tasks promptly under
taken prove less difficult than we antic.
ipated, and the JOY of accomplishment
often compensates for any hardship ex.
perienced.
Don't get to be known for unfulfilled
good intentions. Good intentions car
ried out become the good deeds that
make men useful, loved and famous
Doing things rather than just planning
them makes all the difference between
success and failure.-Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04

Among theatrical anecdotes time
honored chestnut is that which belongs
to the tent scene in "Richard Ill" The
story is told of Barry Sullivan, to
whom 1t probably occurred. Anyhow
the narrator has thrown in u repartee
that is characteristic enough of the ia
nous Irish tragedian.
who's there?" eXclaims Richard at
the conclusion of his dreaming. Gates
by in his excitement stammered out his
answer and abruptly stopped in the
middle of his phrase, "'Tis l, my lord,
the early village cock"
Sullivan surveyed the bewildered as
pect of the officer for few seconds
with a sardonic grin, MS if enjoying the
actors agony, and then growled in an
audible tone, "Then why the mischief
don't you crow
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
An All,tcrative Poem on Pigs.

One of the book collectors of Phila-
delphia has in his library a volume Of
Latin jokes that was printed in Ger
many in 1T03, says the Philadelphia
Record. The name of this volume is
"Nugn Venales." and it contains a
poem 800 lines long wherein every
word-every single word-begins with
the letter Up"
Even the title page of The poem con-
tains only ''p's." 1t reads:
"Pugna Porcorum, per Publium Por-
cium, Poetam" C'The Battle Of the
Pigs" by Publius Poreius poet).
Here are two lines of the poem that
show how strange ALTERATION, SO heav-
lily laid on, appears:
Perlege porcorum pulcherrima proelia.
potor:
Potando poteris placidam proferre poesim.
Almost incredible is the patience that
must have been required to compose
this work of 1900 words, every one of
which begins with .'p.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
A DEMOCRAT "AD. PAYS
Notice to Contractors.

The city Of Manchester, Iowa. having deter
mined TO build sewer In said city as follows:
Commencing at the center line Of FRANKLIN
street. at point directly east Of the center
ar 20 of the city Of Manchester, Iowa, and
extending westward to said alley and along
the center line Of said alley to Lot X of said
center OF said Lot X to the south side Of the
east end Of the alley between Lots and 16 Of
Block Of Toogood Rethei,s subdivision Of
of Ma achester Iowa. and extending westward
along said alley to the center Of the alley be-
northwest corner Of Lot il Of Block Of said
Toogood g. Bethei's subdivision In accordance
with the plans and specifications now on file
city, notice is hereby given that sealed bids
win be received by said city for the con-
struction Of said sever, 10 accordance with
said plans and speciacations At the Office Of
noon moo lt Of Monday, March IT, iSos ~eiVe O'CLOCK
Said sewer tobe laid with first class vitri-
holes and connections PLACED, located, and
constructed. In u workmanltke manner. In &C.
cordxnce with said plans and Specifications
now on file In the office Ct the clerk Of said
Said sewer shall be laid under the supervi.
sion and direction of the city council OF said
CITY and Its duly appoln.,tsa en,Slneer
be completed on or before June LIST. 1908.
The payment of the contract price for the
construction of said sewer shall be made on
April TO- 1904.
The contract to be entered into between said
city and the successful bidder for the con.
struction of said sewer ahall contain clause
binding the contractor TO keep the sewer In
good repair for q period of one year from and
after Its construction and acceptance by said
city.
Ali bids must be sealed and accompanied
with O certified check payable TO the order of
Y. Seeds, Treasurer. In the sum Of Fifty
Dollars, as security that the bidder will enter
into q contract for the doing of tho work. and
that he VII give the bond contemplated BY
SaiS S, o's ahu s,o OF 1ne Soae OF iowa
at q special meeting 4 Its city council, to be
held In the council room on Monday. March
10. 1903, commencing at $50 o'clock p. M, and
the city reserves the right 10 reject any and
returned.
Dated at Manchester. Iowa, this l1st day Of
January, 1903. R,R. ROBINSON,
13.4W CITY Clerk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04

Alexander weeping because the world
was 80 small has counterpart in an
old inhabitant Of Luss, pretty little
village on Loeb Lomond side, Scotland
who at last has been persuaded to
climb the mountain which has filled 80
large part of his horizon all the days
of his life. In Luss he has lived, as his
fathers lived before him. and from
Luss he has never had the ambition to
Journey. even as far as Glasgow. But
some one got him to the top of Ben Lo-
mond the other day.
"Eh. mon," said he, with great self
congratulation. but the worlds big
place when We come to view the whole
fitw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
A Hard Hearted People.

Filial piety finds no place in Tibet
an character. 1t is no uncommon
thing for son to turn his father, when
too old for work, out Of doors and to
leave him to perish in the cold. The
superstition that the souls Of the dead
can, If they will, haunt the living
drives their hardened natures to gain
by the exercise Of cruelty the promise
Of the dying that they will not return
to earth.
As death approaches the dying per-
son is asked, "Will you come back or
will you mott" If he replies that he
will, they pull leather bag over his
head and smother him; II he says he
will not, he is allowed to die In peace.
Edinburgh Review.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
aeautttul Tree snake.

Among the most attractive of the
many kinds Of serpents are the delicate
and beautiful tree snakes (dendrophis),
which very rarely descend to the
ground, as they find food enough among
the birds and those frogs and lizards
which also dwell in trees. The grace.
full form of the body, the elegance and
rapidity of their movements and the
exquisite beauty Of their colors have
excited the lively admiration Of those
who have had the good fortune to
watch them in their native haunts. The
larger kinds attain to length of over
five feet. They are frequently adorned
with the brightest colors, green being,
however, generally the prevailing tint.
They are active by day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
DYERsv1LLE.

Fred Engler went to Manchester Sat
urdsy.
Messrs. Chas. Kramer, Henry Rahe,
and Lawrence Jaeger visited at New
Vienna last Sunday.
John I. Sudmeier of Petersburg
called on his Dyersville friends Tues
day.
Jacob Engler and sister Emmerence
of South Fork visited relatives in this
city last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mr.. John n. Naber of New
Vienna were DyersvilIe visitors last
Monday.
Henry Willenborg and lady friend OF
New Vienna attended the card party al
st. Francis hall In this city last Friday
evening.
Supervisor LeGsssick and his wife
of Delaware county were here last
Tuesday taking In the special sales
They report all happy in their vicinity
though many have bad colds.
Messrs. Arnold Bockenstedt, Frank
Goerdt, Ben Klostermann, Henry Won
Lemden Jr., and H. Lechtenberg were
here Monday morning and took the
train for Manchester.
3. Willenborg Of New Vienna and
Ben Diers of Granville were here on
business Friday. Mr.. Oilers will visit q
few weeks with his parents, relatives
and old friends who are all glad to see
him.
Mrs. Georgen of Rockville came up
here Saturday and took the train to
Manchester to visit her son John
Georgen, the county clerk. She reports
her son Charles getting some better
He has just recovered from hard spell
of sickness.-C
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
Back went the fearful message:
Send on body.

Natures Monument to Warrington.
Among the many monuments to
Washington is the one which every Wis
itor to the Cape Verde islands will re-
member as one of the most colossal and
marvellous freaks of natural sculpture
in existence. Along the farther side Of
the harbor of San Vicente, the principal
town, rises bold ridge Of dark gray
volcanic rocks, the crest of which forms
an exact likeness Of our immortal
George, seemingly lying face upward,
as if in n peaceful sleep.
The hero's large, bold features, the
backward wave of the hair, his mass
i've shoulders and even the frill Of the
shirt front are all reproduced on gi-
gantic scale with wonderful exactness.
The strange monument, sharply out.
lined against the deep blue Of the trop
ical sky, is one of the first objects that
meet ones eye in approaching the is
land. Its gigantic proportions, with
the boundless ocean for background
form portrait wonderfully true to M
ture and overpowering in its magnifi'
| cence