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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

IN the history of our comic literature
there have been many genuine Irish
bulls" recorded, but rarely one that is
of neatcr brand than that encounter
ed at political gathering on Locust
street above Broad, in Philadelphia,
says the Record of that city. \ con-
vention of delegates had been called to
revise the rules of tho party. and In or
der to expedite matters IL delegate
moved that committee of fifteen be
appointed to draft the proposed rules.
Before this was adopted another dele
gate suggested that committee of lif-
teen would be unwieldy and proposed
an amendment reducing the number to
eight. This was agreed to. but before
its adoption an aged delegate, with a
rich NIilesian brogue, arose and sol
emily proposed, "NIisther Chairman, l
move yer that the committee be in
erased to nome. so that in case OF II
tote vote tllere'll be maturity of wan"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CT, APTER I-Severalm mysterious deaths have
occurred In the Moore house In Washington. 1t
Is vacant Uncle David Moore t prosperous
His Melee. Veronica Moore. in a fit of caprice
opens the house to celebrate her wedding with
es ey e
was finished. When the story opens. the house
is again empty and Uncle DAVID notifies the
VIII unee David View
from the outside concluded that there Is some
one In the house. Summoning aid, be enters,
payns the Te
finds the body Of a woman on the floor In front
Of o settle which has played part, in previous
to her Inv Wt BY
tive finds burned matches, candles. rich wrap
lying with the bridal bouquetand a handkerchief
marked Veronica" With dust I upon It; on
turo on the wall has recently been busted. W.
Veronica's half sister. Cora futile, is strangely
affected on the scene Of the tradegy. The dead
jeffrey comes In with motto from his wife say
ing that she did not love him as she thought.
Miss futile evidently loves him: V-Uncle
In the house although 1t is lit by gas. NI-Jef
turned to Veronica. VII and VIII-The detec
the house after ali iii .ciews' had been offcialiy
removed. Jefrey's finger marks are seen to
correspond With those found In the dust In the
rooms. TX and X-Dctective employs young
womannamed jimmie to interview JEFFREY smaid
Loretta. jeffrey ordered candles of his grocer
before his wife's death. He admits that lie was
In the Moore house the night before his wife's
death. that he was jealous and had words with
her. Xl-Loretta says that Sefrey and his wife
quarreled the day before her death. Miss Tut
tie and jeffrey were not at home at the hour oil
the tradeey. The dead woman's wedding. ring
lay on her jewel case at home 1t showed blood
marks Miss Tuttle was very excited over the
mws Of the tradegv and JEFFREY was very calm
MI and XIlI-JetIrey found the note loft by his
wife in book. Miss Tuttlo handled both book
and note before him and tempered with the
drawer where his pistol was kept. Jeffrey adj
ents that he left finger marks In the dust of the
Moore house; also candles. Matches etc. XIV
and XIV Uncle David saw lights In tho Moore
house tho night Of the tradegy, Wednesday, AND
also Tuesday night. One Tallman swears to ar
alibi for jeffrey. Miss futile tied the ribbon OF
Veronica's wrist and was at the door OF thu
room when the fatal shot was fired. She ant
jeffrey talked together In French soon after
XVI acd XVII-Detective finds from guests tina
the wedding was delayed; the bride dressed
alone. left her bouquet upslairs and acted quee
boy who brought o hurried verbal messag
and carried away an answer was $500 richie
soon after tho Incident and Joined tho roug
riders as q prOtege of JEFFREY. XVIII and XII
"A ring had been filed from the BRIDES finger
leaving a wound. Tho message given by III
bride to the boy was, "Tako the gentleman int
the library.n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Coach Excursion to st. Louis
Account Worlds Fair.

On each Tuesday and Thursday dur
ing the months of August and Septem.
Der the l. q. r.. r. will sell coach ex.
cursion tickets from Manchester TO st.
LOUIS and return at rate of $3.50 for
the round trip. Tickets good for seven
days from date of sale. Passengers can
leave here ut 3:42 p. m. have two hours
In Dubuque for supper and reach st.
Louis at 7:24 the next morning.
54w6 H. q. Pierce, Agt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Special Excursion to Havana, Cuba,
and return via L. G. R,R.

Special Excursion to Havana, Cuba,
and return will be run by the l. e. II. r
Dates OF sale August 1S and IS and
Sept 10 and 49, For ssllings from New
Orleans August 20 and Sept. II. Tic
kets limited to continuous passage in
each direction. Fina! limit sixty days
from date of sale. Rates include meals
and first class cabin berth on steamer.
AS cabin reservations are limited notice
should be given and reservations made
several days in advance. IL. G. Pierce,
31w7 Agt,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
The marked memoirs

1t sufficed to keep me happy and COM
Portable for half hour or more after
she passed out.
II had thought myself n very sleepy
girl, but when, after somewhat
heightened brooding over the dying
embers in the open fireplace, l lay
down behind the curtains of the huge
bed, found myself as far from sleep
as had ever been in my whole life
"And l did not recover from this
condition for the entire night. For
hours l tossed from one side of the
bed to the other in my efforts to avoid
the persistent eyes of scarcely to be
perceived drawing facing me from the
opposite wall. 1t had no merit as n
picture, this drawing, but seen as it
was under the rays of gibbous moon
looking in through the half open shut
ter 1t exercised upon me spell such
us l cannot describe and hope never
again to experience. Finally / rose
and pulled the curtains violently to-
gethcr across the foot of the bed. This
shut out the picture, but found it
worse to imagine 1t there with its
haunting eyes peering ut me through
the intervening folds of heavy damask
thnn to confront 1t openly; so pushed
the curtains back again, only to rise n
half hour later and twitch them des-
perately together once more.
~ fidgcted and worried so that night
TINT l must have looked quite pale
when my attentive hostess met me at
the head of the stairs the next morn
Ing, for her hand shook quite percep-
tibly Ms she grnsDed mine, and her
voice was pitched in no natural key
as she inquired how had slept. re-
piled as truth If not courtesy demand
ed, Not as well as usual whereupon
her eyes fell, and she remarked quite
hurrledly. I am SO sorry; you shnll
have another room tonight adding In
what appeared to be an unconscious
whisper, There is no use; all feel it;
even the young and the gay; then
aloud and with irrcpressible anxiety,
You didn't see anything, dearT
No! l protested In suddenly awak-
ened dismay. "Only the strange eyes
of that queer drawing peering Mt me
through the curtains of my bed. Is it
is it u haunted room?
"Her look was shocked one, her
protest quite vehement oh, no! No
one has ever witnessed anything like
ghost there, but every one finds it
impossible to sleep in that bed or even
In the room. l do not know why I'M
less 1t is that my father spent SO many
years Of incessant wakcfulness inside
Its wallis
"'And did he die in that bedT l
asked.
"She gave n startled SILVER and drew
me hurriedly downstairs AS we paus-
ed at the foot she pressed my hand
and whispered:
Eyes; at night, with the full of the
moon upon him.
II answered her look with one she
probably understood as little as l did
hers. had hoard of ,Is father of
hers. He had been terrible old man
and had left terrible memory behind
him.
1.-THE next day my room was changed
according to her promise, but in the
light of the charges have since heard
uttered against that house and the
family who inhabit It am glad that
! spent one night in what, If 1t was
not haunted chamber, had certainly
q very thrilling effect upon Its occu.
pants"
Second passage, the italics showing
where 1t was most heavily marked:
"The house contained another room
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Homese

On the first and TIL 4 ..esosys of
each month the Minneapolis & st.
Louis r. r.. sells special homeseekers'
round trip excursion tickets to points
in the Northwest, West, Southwest,
South aud Southeast, at one fare plus
two dollars.
Return limit twenty one days from
date of esle and stopovers permitted.
Call on agents for full particulars or
address A. Is. Cults. q, p. Il Il. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI. 1926
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Special Homeseekers' Excursion.

Via The Manchester and Oneida Ity,
On August 23rd and September 18th
and 9th 1904, the Manchester and
Oneida Ry. will sell special Homeseek-
ers tickets to the following territory,
good for II days from date of sale, at
$4,000 for the round trip.
Points In Northern, Eastern and
South Eastern Texas, Western La.
10 all points In Indian and Okla
homa territories. Arkansas and Kansas
directly intermediate to the territory
outlined above to which regular home
seeker rate is higher. j. l.. Kelsey
34w3 Traffic Mpr..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Worlds Fair Special Train

Commencing Sunday, May Is, the l..
G. II II. will put on a st. Louis train
from Dubuque leaving there at Up. m.
and arriving at st. Louis at 1924 the
next morning. Passengers desiring to
No. 4 at 3:42 p. M, reaching Dubuque
at 4:55 p. m. The train from Du-
buqne will carry sleeping car and
berths can he reserved by telegraph up
on due notice being given. Passengers
wishing daylight ride all the way can
leave Manchester on No. 2 at 3:42 8. m.
and reach st. Louis in the evening.
2Ow29 H.G. PIERCE, Agent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

into contact with the mysteries con-
nected with the Moore house in Wash
irgton. Several passages were marked,
one particularly, by Il heavy pencil line
running the length of the margin. AS
the name of Moore was freely scatter
ed through these passages as well as
through two or three faded newspaper
clippings which discovered pasted on
the inside cover, lost no time in set
ting about their perusal.
The following extracts are from the
book itself, taken in the order in which
I found them marked:
at was about this time that spent
week in the Moore house, that grand
and historic structure concerning which
and its occupants so many curious ru-
mors are afloat. knew nothing then
Of its discreditablc fame, but from tho
first moment of my entrance into its
ample and well lighted halls expert
enced n sensation which will not call
dread. but which certainly was far
from being the impulse of pure delight
which the graciousness of my hostess
and the imposing character of the place
itself were calculated 10 produce. This
emotion was but transitOry, vanishing
as was natural in the excitement of my
welcome and the extraordinary interest
/ took in Callistn Moore, who in those
days was most fascinating little
body. Small to the point of appearing
diminutive and lacking all assertion in
manner and bearing, she was never
theless such a lady that she easily DOM
mated all who approached her and pro-
duced, quite against her will, l am sure,
IN impression of aloofness, seasoned
with Kindness, which made her most
surprising and entertaining study to the
analytic observer. Her position as
nominal mistress of an establishment
already accounted one of the finest in
Washington-the real owner Reuben
Moore, preferring to live abroad with
his French wife-gave to her least ac-
ton an Importance which her shy If
not appealing looks, and certain
strained expression most difficult to
characterize, vainly attempted to con-
| tradict. l could not understand her
and soon gave up the attempt, but my
admiration held firm, and by the time
the evening was half over 1 was her
obedient slave. l think from what l
know of her now that she would have
preferred to be mine.
II was put to sleep in great cham
Der which l afterward heard called
THE Colonel's Own 1t was very
grand and had great bed in it almost
royal in Its size and splendor. be-
lieve that l slrank quite unaccount-
ably from this imposing piece Of furni-
ture when first looked at it, it seemed
SO big and so out of proportion to my
slim little body. But, admonished by
the look which l surprised on Mistress
Cnllista's high bred face, quickly re-
called an expression SO unsuited to my
position as guest and, with n gush of
well simulated rapture, began to ex-
patiate upon the interesting character
istics of the room and express myself
as delighted at the prospect of sleeping
there.
INSTANTLY the nervous look left her,
and, with the quiet remark, 1T was my
fathers room she set down the
candles with which both her hands
We're burdened and gave me kiss so
warm and surcEargcd with feeling that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
The Only Line with Worlds Fai,

The Only Line with a Worlds Fair
Station.
This refers to the Minneapolis s. st.
Louis Railroad and means
1st-The shortest line.
2nd-1 ha most comfortable route.
3rd-Iwo fine through trains direct to
the gates of the fair.
4th-A saving of about three hours
in time.
5th-You avoid the crowds at the
Union depot and on the street cars.
Gth-You save money by being landed
just where You want to 60.
There are many other aessons but "a
word to the wise is sufficient"
For excursion tickets, berth rcserva-
tions and a complete guide to the fair,
free, address A. b. Cults. q. y. 81 I. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI. 2Ow2O
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
First and third Tuesday of Each
Month.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell Homeseekers Tickets at one
fare plus $500 to points in Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and
Wyoming. Further information apply
to any Great Western Agent, or j p.
Elmer, g. L. A., Chicago, Ill. 19w33
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Homeseekers' Excursions.

The Chicago Great Western Rail~ sy
will on the first and third Tuesday up
TO October Is, sell tickets to points in
Alberta, Arizona, Assiniboia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado, Indian Territory,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah
and Wyoming. For further informa-
ton apply to any Great Western Agent
or j. L. Elmer, G. p. A, Chicago, ILL.,
1SW24
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Louisiana Purchase Exposi..
ton, St. Louis, April 80
to Dec. 4, 1904.

Manchester y Oneida Railway VIII sell tick
cts " special rates 10 st. Louis and Return
Ctean Season tickets. good to 70 ON or be.
fore November 30 and return any
time before December 10. ""y
CheaDer Tickets good to 10 and rcturn
n.aaHs within 60 days. not later than
CheaDeSt Tickets good to 60 and return
And Besides Special limited 8 day
- -. coach excursions from,
time to time, These tickets Except special
ana IN parlor and sleeping cars, and incinds
points. ee"se ~ 1uiActloh'
There are many routes to choose from. In,
Information IS to special rates and routes an
ply tod. H. KELSEY, Traffic Mgr. I7.7no.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Summer Tourist Rates.

The Minneapolis & st Louis has placed
on sale daily round trip summer tour
list tickets to st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth and other Northern Minnesota
summer resorts; Denver, Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden, etc, at
extremely low rates. Limit for return
to October 3lst. Call GU agents for
particulars or address A. Is. QUITS, G..
p. s. T. A., Minneapolis, MINI. 23w13
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Business Opportunities For an.

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best agri-
cultural section Of the United States
where farmers srt rcsr.rous and BUSH
ness men successful; "" havtA 'itlnsnd
for competent me.., va, I. :.eassary
capital, for all branches ct business.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
hotels, banks and stockbuyers. Cores.
pondence solicited. Write for Maps and
Maple Leaflets. W. T. Reed, Industrial
Agent, 604 En1icott Building, St. Paul,
MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

Special Summer Tourist Rate to Detroit
Tickets on sale daily via the M. and
o. until September Both limited to Oct.
31st 1904, and for continuous passage
In each direction, at one fare plus $500
for the round trip. For further infor-
nation call on or address. j. L. kelsey
34-1C Traffic Nor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Cheap One Way Colonists Rates via
Manchester and Oneida Railway.

Cheap One Way Colonlsts Rates via
Manchester and Oneida Railway.
The following one way colonists rates
will be in effect daily via the NJ. a. o,
from Sept. Is to and including October
Is. 1904.
ST. Billings, Mont, and to in
termediate points to which regular sec
ond class rates are higher.
$22 90 TO Livingston, Logan, Gardi-
ner and Hinsdale, Mont, and intefmed-
late points on Northern Pacific and
Great Northern.
$A co to points on Northern Pacific
and Great Northern, Helena, and Butte
to Missoula, inclusive, main line and
branches. including PocatelIo, Idaho,
Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah, Boul-
der, Bitter Root, Great Falls, Helena
and intermediate main lines and
branches.
$26.50 to Spokane, WASH. and inter-
mediate main and branch line points on
.. II. 81 N. Co., Northern Pacific, Great
Northern, S. F. & w. and N. q Il. S. Ry
$4,000 to Portland, Ore, Seattle and
Tacoma, WASH, Vancouver, and Vic
tOris, b. c., and to all points in the
northwest to which normal End class
rate of $4,000 applies from st. Paul.
$3I.70 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego, and to all other points
in California to which normal Cd class
rates of $40 applies from Kansas City
to Prescott and Phoenix AriZ. and in
termedlate points In New Mexico and
Western Texas.
Stopoyers at as many points rs desir-
ed not to exceed ten days at each point.
For further particulars call on or sd
dress the undersigned at Manchester.
Iowa. j. l.. Kelsey,
86w7 Traffic Mgr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
$3.50 to st. Louis and Return.
Via the M. and o. during Aug. and Ser

On each Tuesday and Thursday dur
ing August and September the M. and
o. Railway Go. will sell coach excursion
tickets to st. Louis and return, good
for seven days from date, at $3.50 for
the round trip.
Passengers unloaded and baggage
checked TO Wabash Line Worlds Fair
Terminal Station, located at Main
Entrance Worlds Fair Grounds.
Passengers leaving Manchester at
200 p. m. arrive at Worlds Fair Station
TOO o'clock the next morning avoiding
heexpense Of transferring themselves
and baggage from the Union Passenger
Station to the Worlds Fair Grounds
J.L. Kelsey
34W5 Traffic Mgr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

AS am expecting after Nov. LIST
next to make my future home in Cuba
| offer for sale my farm near Ryan at
very reasonable price. Also town
lots from ten to twenty per cent less
than former price. Nowis the time to
buy anything have in real estate at a
bargain. J. A. Thomas
24W-tf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
special uomeseeke1s Rates,

Special low rate homeseekers excur-
sions to points on llinois Central and
y. Il M. V. Railroads in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Arkansas. Dates of sale August and
%, September - and u. For rates and
other particulars apply to the under
signed II. q. Pierce, Agt.
32W7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Very Low Rates South and South
west

The Wabash Railroad will sell
special homeseekers excursion tickets
from Chicago via st. Louis to a
large number Of points in the south
and southwest at the very low rate of
$4,000 for the round trip. Dates of
sale, Sept l3 and 81. Write for
time cards and full particulars.
T. A. Palmer, A. G. "A,
3ll Marquette Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
2hw2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Home Visitors Excursions.
70 points in Indiana, Ohio and Ky

September 6, l3, 90, 81. and October IL,
1904 the Manchester and Oneida Rail
way will sell round trip tickets to above
points at one first class fare plus $500
for the round trip good for 30 days from
date of sale.
For further information chll on or
address the undersigned at Manchester
Iowa. j. l.. KELSEY,
3lw7 Traffic Mgr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Visit the Old Folks.

On September 6, ID. 20, 81, and Octo-
Der 18th the Minneapolis Il st. Louis II.
II. will run their annual homevlsitors
excursions to Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
and round trip tickets will be sold at
very low rates with limit thirty days for
return. Call on agents for particulars
or address A. b. Cults, G. p. 81 Il. A.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Homeseekers Rates to North and
south Dakota.

Every Tuesday until October 90, the
C.G. w. Ry. will sell round trip tickets
to points in the above named states ut q
great reduction from the usual fare.
For further information apply to any
Great Western Agent, or j.. +. Elmer,
G. z. A., Chicago. 1lw32.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

qThe best family safeguard is a reliable
household medicine that will cure Group,
coughs, colds, chilly sensations, running
eyes and nose, sore throat and bronchial
affectons-that will keep the children
proof against all contagious diseases.
qSuch medicine is Boschee's German
Syrup, which has record of IS years in
the cure of consumption, catarrh and all
lung and bronchial troubles.
QThe fame of German Syrup as con-
sumptive cure, since its purchase by DIR.
Green from the niece of the famous DIR.
Boschee, has extended to all parts of the
earth. 1t has big sales everywhere 10
qTwo sizes, asc and 75c. All druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, S
Louis, Mo-, April 80 to Novem-
Der 80, 1904.

The I. G. H. r.. will sell tickets to the
exposition from Manchester, Iowa at
the following rates and limits:
Tickets coed for fifteen days S12. 35.
Tickets good for sixty days SIS 10.
Tickets good up to November both,
$16.45.
These tickets will be honored either
via Chicago or Freeport. Any changes
in rates will be announced.
l9w30 H.G PIERCE, Agent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Homeseekors Rates to North end

Every Tuesday until Oct. 25 the G. G.
w. Ry. will sell round trip tickets to
points in the above named states at a
great reduction from the usual fare.
For further information apply to any
Great Western Agent, or j. +. Elmer,
q. p. A., Chicago, Ill. 13w2S