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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-17
lockwood.

Misses Belle and Laura Whipple
spent Saturday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Whipple.
Will Wells Of Linden North Da-
kota visited Rob Lillibridge last
week.
Mrs. Wilson of Greeley visited
Mrs. Joe Forward Wednesday.
Luburn Richardson of U. I. U.
spent Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. S. Maxson and
daughter spent Sunday with the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. Clara Brady
and family at Scotch Grove.
Miss Fannie Chapman returned
to her home at New Hampton last
Monday morning.
Worthy Robinson was home from
Independence over Sunday.
Miss Lottie Westbrook was in the
Point Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Peet have NOV.
ed to B. w, Peet farm south east Of
town.
Mrs. Lou Hubbell took the train
for Manchester Friday evening tic
visit her daughters, Mesdames Geo
and Oscar Dorman.
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EAD's GROVE.

Mrs. John Lash and little daugh-
ter visited over Sunday at the form
er's fathers home, j. J. Edmunds.
The Misses Sadie Fowler and
Grace Edmunds attended the dance
at Manchester Monday evening
February s.
The Eade's Grove L. A. S. met
with Mrs. Ben Sheldon last Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Dick Way returned from
Cedar Rapids last Tuesday where
she had been to have an operation
performed on one Of her eyes.
The young people of this vicinity
attended dance at Mr.. Teels Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Winfield Lash has been on
the sick list the past week. DR.
Thomas was called.
The Misses Ada Croyle and Gertie
Fowler drove up from Manchester
Sunday and visited at their respec-
tive homes.
Yves Bagsby visited at Jake
Moser's and Ed. Torrey's before
leaving for Missouri, which place
they intend to make their future
home.
John ocker is the next victim Of
the hay bailers.
The MASQUERADE a Greeley Fri
day evening was well represented
by Fades Grove young people. All
report a good time.
The youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Torrey was badly burned tn
other day. 1t was sitting in a higl
chair and an older little boy wa
pulling it around the room the chat
tipping over and it falling agains
/ the stove
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Comfy Correspondence.
working with q. s. Tickner.

Joe Houska of the hospital force,
was home to attend the wedding of
his sister, Miss Rose E. Houska
to Fred P. Greash Tuesday, Feb
ruary 9. We extend best wishes for
a long happy welded life.
G. D. Stimson of Stanley spent
Saturday and Monday inclusive in
Lamont.
Frank Earnest is the guest of his
uncle Willis Wolf and family. He
is enroute to his home in Penn.
sylvania after over two years absence
The past year he has spent in Mon.
tana, sight seeing.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
!. Our Business DIRECTORY. 8
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7. f, MOONEY.

Successor to Lee Bownan.)
BLACKSMITH and Wagonmaker, Delhi,
ID Iowa. Work done promptly and In work.
maniike manner. Charges reasonable. Your
Patronage solicited. ISL
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ddeuI Register owa.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
PICKENS THINKS 999 WILL
BEAT 0LDFIELD'S BULLET"

Mr.. w. H. Pickens, owner of racing
car $685. which is to.race against Bar
ney oldfield Saturday. arrived in the
city yesterday from New York. and is
at the De Soto. 80
Yesterday all of the racers were busy
looking over. their machines and get
ting them in shape for trial spins on
the track. just as, soon as the, weather
permits. Extra parts which were sent
from New York to be placed on the
machines, have arrived and are being
put on.
During the races at Ormond there
was some comment regarding the use
of stop-watches for timing such fast
races, some contending that stop
watches are not as accurate as the
Morse Electric Timers. 1t has been
deemed advisable to use the Morse
Electric Timers when Oldfield races on
Saturday,
Mr.. Piekens when seen, said 1--WE
have come down here to defeat Old
field, and we feel confident that we are
going to do it. He is a good man. We
know it, but we also know that we have
a machine that we are not afraid to
put against the best man in the world :"
While Oldf1eld does mot do much talk
ing, ne says he is not worrying him
self about the outcome.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
The Late Mrs. n. n. Bren.

The. death of Mrs. r. r. Bren, for
n1erly of this city. at Phoenix, Ariz.,
Jan. q, has already been an
nounced in the Morning News. The
Phoenix Republican referring to the
death of Mrs. Bren. says:
Mrs. Adelaide r. .Bren. wife of r.
r. Bren of New York city, died last
night at the Commercial Hotel of
Brights disease, after short illness.
Her death. till within few days. was
entirely unexpected. She had been all
ing for long time, but her symptoms
were confusing and she had not been
confined to her bed until about two
weeks ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Bren came
here to spend the winter for the BEN
eft of Mr.. Bren's health, he being az
f1icted with a slight lung affection.
Mrs. Brens ailments seeming to be
rather trivial. But Immediately after
their arrival she grew worse ana con-
stantly sank till the end.
Mrs. Bren was nearly 50 years DID,
and both she and her husband were
reared in Savannah. Ga. where their
children were also born. They have
lived also in Jacksonville and other
Southern cities, though their home for
the last twelve years has been IN New
York. Mr.. Bren will remain here the
rest of the winter, however, and the
funeral of Mrs. Bren will be held AZ
the undertaking parlors at $3.50 O'Clock
Friday"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
ERRORS IN FIGURES
COST THOUSANDS
COTTON WAS THEIR VICTIM.
BULLS AND BEARS DID NOT KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.

BIunders Made in Handling the Gov
eminent Ginners' Report at New
Orleans Caused Sensational FIuc-
tuntiOns i'm the Marl<et-One Error
of About 100000 BaIes-Mnrket
Was Given Mighty Blow by the
Report.
New Orleans, Feb. 9.-The census
cotton report issued to-day, instead of
being the means of materially advance
ing prices, as the bulls have confident
ly expected for several weeks past,
proved to be the most disastrous fea-
ture of the season to holders of long
cotton in this market.
1t was announced that the total
number of square bales ginned was
9,S59,277, Such an amount was even
beyond the, widest dreams. of the
most confirmed bear. Frightened longs
commenced to throw their cotton over
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
6o-H0RSE POWER MERCEDES. THAT WILL BE SEEN IN SAT-
URDAYS RACES

board, and thousands upon. thousands
of bales were offered and prices tum-
bled down 10 to 20 points at a time
until they were a cent below the prices
just preceding IL o'clock.
Later, when it was reported that the
amount of cotton ginned was 9,04S,-
800 bales, instead of the previous fig
ures, longs rushed to buy back their
cotton, while shorts had their turn at
being panic stricken and FASTENED to
cover their sales.
Within minute prices had recovI
cred almost every spoint lost, and bid
fair to make substantial gains for the
day. when it was stated that the re
port of the number of square bales
ginned was 9,4S5,9S7. While this was
considered extremely :, bpllisIh, many
longs We're sick at heart over the
events of the morning, and they kept
: up the liquidation, which, had the effect
Of causing. prices to close from So. to
81 points lower than the, close of yes
terday in March, May. and July.
The Cotton Exchange officials COM
mehced an investigation. of the blum
ders which had been made, and it
was learned that the Instructions that
had been. given as to the manner of
sending the report to the, exchange had
been disregarded. Many, of the small
traders and spectators We're wiped out.
The. big bulls supported the market;
their support came at the proper time,
and undoubtedly saved futures from
even wider declines. They We're i'm
mense buyers at the lowest levels, TAX
ing cotton at a thousand bales at a
time
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
The Sense of Smell.
From the London Mail

How infinitely minute must be the
particles that emanate from the object
which the dog is tracking? Yet the
matter is extremely Invisible. The
tenth part of a grain of muck will con-
tinue for years to fill a room with its
odoriferous particles, and at the end of
that time will not be appreciably di-
minished in weight by the finest bal
ance. A cubic inch of air rising from
the flame of a Bunsen burner has been
found to contain no fewer than $4,000
900 dust particles. A drop of blood
which might be suspended from the
point of a needle contains about a mill
lion of red fattened corpuscles. Still,
though matter is so marvelOusly di-
visible, the olfactory nerves are inf
nitely more sensitive. Much has yet to
be investigated with regard to the diff
ferentiation of the points In these
nerves, so that they may discriminate
with apparently miraculous accuracy;
yet even the results Of the scent of
dogs show how marvelously fine is
their discriminating power. Our sense
of smell. unless in the trained chemist
is not even so acute as that Of the
seni-savage. The aborigines of Peru
can, in the darkest night, and in the
thickest woods, distinguish, respective
ly, a white man. a negro and one of
their own race by the smell. Much we
have gained by civilization. but not
without some loss TO our bodily ener-
gies and senses. Mans recuperative
power after an injury is In the inverse
ratio to his social advancement. Sim
ilarly, he seems TO become less acute
and delicate in the sense of smell as ne
fares better and lives more comfort
ably. The faithful dog puts him TO
shame.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
HORSEMEN TO GO
TO HOT SPRINGS
LEAVE SAVANNAH TO-DAY,
OWNERS SCHULTZ AND CROKER
WILL TAKE THEIR STABLES.

Meeting at Essex Park Opens on
Feb. %, and 1t Is Believed That
the Initial Meeting Will Decide
the Future Fate of the New Track.
Horses That Wintcred Here Are
in Excellent Condition, and Are
Fit for Hard Campaigning Now.
Harry c. Schultz and John Croker,
who have had their stable of thorough
breds here since the race meeting held
| during the fair, will leave to-day for
Hot Springs, where they will open the
campaign for the coming season, so
far as their horses are concerned.
Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Schultz will go
along in the ears with the horses.
which will be shipped by the Southern
Express Company's special stock pal
ace cars.
In the Schultz string there are Homo
lulu, Shrine, Moorhen, St Juvenile and
couple Of 2-year-olds yet untried,
which are the property of f. C. Schultz,
the millionaire trotting horse owner.
Mr.. Croker has Dusky Secret, Tonnes
seean, Dick Ripley, Back Number and
Arak.
Horses Wintered Well.
Both, owners said yesterday that their
horses. had gone through the winter in
better shape than ever before, with the
exception of TennesseeanL who was
really afflicted with hay fever when he
was brought to Savannah. He has en-
tirely recovered, however, and is in
grand form now.
For the last two weeks all of the
horses that spent the winter at the Sa-
vannah track have been receiving their
preliminary work outs, and without ex-
ception they have rounded into form
nearly twice as rapidly as under ordi-
nary. conditions in the North. Mr..
Schultz had Honolulu on the track,
which was a bit heavy, yesterday, and
the old campaigner worked the circuit
easily in 1:47, showing that he is still
good for many hard brush with some
of the best of them. This Star-Ruby
horse, who is a full brother to African
der, is seven years old, but Mr.. Schultz
says he believes he is better now than
he ever was, even in his three-year-old
form.
The horses which Messrs. Schultz and
Croker will take to Hot Springs were
Of the highest class attending the race
meet which was held there. They made
most creditable showing all the way
down through the circuit from Toronto
and Detroit, winding up the season in
Savannah. Their horses are entered in
all of the stake events to be run at Hot
Springs, and they expect to be in the
money in all of these.
Few Runners at Track Here Now.
When the horses leave to-day there
will be butt few runners left at the
track, except those owned by local
parties. Six of Jim Hands runners
are still in the stalls and Kelly's Lii
| jeanette, a crack two-year-old at the
Savannah meeting. 1t is reported that
Kelly will take her to Hot Springs
| also.
! Mr.. Schultz says. he does not see
why the Southern racing circuit pro-
posed by Benny Falk would not be a
success, and from what ne has seen
of the enthusiasm displayed in At
lanta, Macon and Savannah he be-
| lieves it will only be a question of
time when the circuit will be one of
the best paying in the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
LOCOMOTIVES WHILE you WAIT.
Britisher tainted When He Heard
of Americans Rapidity.
From an Exchange.

from all EACHdISS.
There is very good story told of a
British master mechanic who was
sent over to buy some American loco
motives because the home shop could
not get them out in time. He was
courteously received at Baldwin's,
where locomotives had been built for
nearly every railway in the world ex-
cept those in England. The Briton was
in haste. Time was to be an element
of any contract; the quicker the bet
ter and a premium for haste. The
partners reflected that there were
some locomotives under way which
the visitor had already seen and wish
ed duplicated, and that the Amer
leans who had ordered them would be
willing to waive claims, seeing that
others could be completed for them
on time. The Briton became impatient
for a definite statement as to the
time when delivery aboard ship would
commence. Finally one of the part
ners remarked: I'VE are very anxious
to oblige you in every way possible,
and will hasten the work, but we can
otn preform miricles. The best we
can do is to began deliveries one week
from Tomorrow" The Briton fell in
a dead faint.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
BACK To PANAMA
SENATORS TURN
CARMACK SCORES ROOSEVELT
TELLS WHY HE IS OPPOSED TO
THE CANAL TREATY.

Overman of North Carolina Makes
His Maiden Speech, Declaring
Against the Treaty-CarmacI< De-
cIares That the south Feels the
Tendency of Roosevelt Toward Inn
northumberland Upon the Flu
gitive TaylOr's Case.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The Senate to-
day passed the diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill without debate
and then renewed consideration of the
isthmian question.
Mr.. Fulton spoke in support of the
course of the administration in con-
nection with the Panama revolt and
Mr.. Carmack of Tennessee and Mr..
Overman of North Carolina in opposi-
tion thereto. Mr.. Overman had not
hitherto made his position on the
treaty known, and his speech revealed
the attitude of probably the last
doubtful member of the Senate. The
speech was Mr. Overton's maiden eff
fort in the Senate.
Mr.. Overn1an based his opposition
on the RTOuilu 'liAf1L lhC CAAASd h0bcAIS
had violated the obligations OF the
provisions of the treaty of 1886, guar
anteeing Colombia's sovereignty over
the isthmus of Panama. in connection
with the recent rebellion in Panama.
He said that the course of the United
states in connection with the rebellion
had had the effect of tying the hands
and feet of Colombia and added that
in view of this fact, there was no
wonder that the revolution was blood
less. He could not bring himself to
condone the wrong done and must,
therefore cast his vote against the
treaty.
Mr.. Carnack restated his views in
opposition to the treaty, saying that
he felt impelled TO do so because Of
the fact that he had received a num-
Der Of petitions asking him to sup
port 1t. Mr. Carmack announced his
great desire that there should be a
canal, but said he did not believe the
fate of the canal was involved in the
treaty, as he was satisfied that II the
President could not get a canal via
the Panama route he would follow
the Spooner law and accept the Mica
ragua route, FOR" he said. much as
the President likes TO have his own
way, he likes better to be President"
He added that there are limits TO the
lawlessness Of this administration"
Mr.. Carmack said that the South Is
so situated as 10 render II liable To feel
tendency toward Imperialism on the
part Of the chief federal executive. In
support of this statement he referred
10 the abolition Of a postofiice In Ms
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
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STANDARD OIL DETECTIVES.

Recently. writes Miss Tarbell in
the February McClure's, II came into
possession Of large mass of docu-
ments of unquestionable, authenticity
showing that the Standard Oil Com
pany receives regularly, at least from
resented in these papers, information
of all oil shipped. A study of these
papers shows -beyond question that
somebody having access to the books
of the freight offices records regularly
each oil shipment passing the office;
the names of the consignor and con-.
signee, the addresses of each, and the
quantity and kind of oil are given in
each case. The record Is made out
usually on a sheet of blank paper,
though occasionally the recorder has
been indiscreet enough to use the rail-
road company's stationery. The re-
ports are evidently intended not to be
signed, though there are cases in the
documents where the name of the
sender has been signed and erased; in
one case a printed head bearing the
name of the. freight agent has been
used. The name has been cut out, but
so careleSSly tnat IL mas -Been easy 70
identity him. These reports have evil
IDENTIFY been sent to the office of the
Standard Oil Company, where they
have received a careful examination
and the information they contained
has been classified. Wherever the
shipment entered is from one of the
distributing stations of the Standard
Oil Company, a line is drawn through
1t, or 1T is checked off In some way.
In every other case, in the mass of
reports. there is written, opposite the
name of the consignee, the name of
person known to be Standard agent
or salesman In the territory where the
shipment had gone
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
OBITUARY..



Griffin, Ca, Feb. 9.-Hon. F. D. Dis
nuke, one of the most prominent cit
liens of Griffin and well-known in pol
! itics over the state, dropped dead yes
terday afternoon at his home in this
city, He had been in ill health for sew
eral years, but was at his Office as US
ual in the morning, remaining there
until noon.
Col. Dismuke was born near Griffin
in what was then Pike, but now Spald-
ing county, seventy-two years ago. He
was admitted to the bar in 1858 and
at the time of his death was the old
est member of the Griffin bar. He went
to the Civil War as first lieutenant in
the Thirteenth Georgia Regiment, and
was elected captain before 1852. After
he returned to Spalding county he
filled the office of Ordinary to which
he had been elected for twelve years.
In 1864 and 1866 he was Mayor of
Griffin and had served on the alder
manic board for several years. He was
a member of the Constitutional
Convention of 1879, and was
solicitor general of this circuit
for four years. In 1890 he
was elected to the Legislature and
during Cleveland's administration was
appointed deputy United States collec-
tor for the state, which he held for
some time after McKinley's Inaugural
ton.
He leaves a wife and the follow
ing children: w. H. Dismuke of Co
lumbus; F. d. Dismuke, Jr., postmas-
ter of Thomasville; Mrs. J. W. Knapp
of Richmond, Va: Mrs. Nicely Smith
of Houston, Tex; Mrs. E. c. Smith
and Mrs. Nell Dismuke Sears of this
city.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning. The Confederate
Veterans and Griffin Bar Association
will have honorary escorts.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10

The tools for trimming elephants
feet are a carpenters. drawknife and
a rasp for the soles, and a
horseshoer's knife and sandpaper
for the toenails. The operator
places a beer key or strong
box behind one hind foot, lightly prods
the thick ankle with his elephant
hook. and commands the beast to
Hold upl" UP comes the mighty foot
slowly and heavily but obediently as
the velvety paw of kitten. The foot
is rested on the box or the keg, where
It remains while the expert works on
II much as a horseshoer pares the hoof
of a horse. Great slivers OF the horny
sole are sliced off until II is cut near
~ to proper thickness, when the rasp
is used to smooth off. Similarly. the
toenails are treated with the knife and
sandpapcr. while the big patient stands
with swinging trunk and an occasional
waR OF an ear, too full of satisfaction
for utterance. When the turn OF the
forefeet comes the great beast is made
10 We down on IT'S side, and the hoofs
are propped up and treated.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
RACES AT new ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Feb. 9.-Compass was
the only winning favorite at the Cres-
cent City track to-day:
First Race-Selling, mile and an
eighth. Exapo, to 1, won, with Regi-
tan, so to 1, second, and Buglehorn, 9
to 2, third. Time 2:00%.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Typhonic,
8 to 2, won, with Caterpillar, to 1,
second, and Roue, to l, third. Time
ILL 2-5.
Third Race-Selling, seven furlongs.
Russell Garth, IL to l, won, with Royal
Pirate, Is to 1, second, and Arnold M,
20 to /, third. Time 1881 2-5.
Fourth Race-Handicap, six furloSGs.
Katie Powers, 10 to l, won, with Mad
Mullah, to 5, second and Harmakis,
6 to 5, third. Time I'LL.
Fifth Race-Mile and f1ve-eighths,
selling. Sydney SABBATH, 10 to 5, finish
ed first, but was disqualified; Com
pass, IL to 10, won, with Eliza Dillon,
9 to /, second, and Siddons, 8 to 2,
third. Time 1885,
Sixth Race-Five furlongs. Dfapha-
nus, IL to 5, won, with .Josette, 4 to 5,
second, and Laura Hunter, IL TO /,
third. Time 102.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10

"A great many people are under
the impression that it takes a long
while to read the New Testament" re-
marked a Kansas City preacher the
other day, but as a matter of fact 1t
only requires sixty hours for the av-
erage reader to read the. entire book.
or, in other words, If man were to
read an hour each day he would An
ish the book inside of two months. T.
told this to a business man once, and
he said he didn't believe me. Thinking
it would be a good plan to get him to
read it, / advised him to try it, and
the result was that he reported that
he had read everything in it within
forty hours"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
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After Unlicensed PeddIern.

Valdosta, Ga, Feb. 9.-Warrants
were sworn out last night against .
M. Gillen and Henderson &c Henderson,
charging them with peddling in
Lowndes county without licenses. Sher-
III Passmore arrested Gillen to-day, but
has not yet located the others. Gillen
said that he was not aware he had been
violating the law, and expressed will
ingness to pay the license. 1t is said
that he has been shipping wagons in
carload lots to small stations in this
section, and has been peddling them
out in the country, competing with the
local dealers VINO pay taxes. Gillen
was released on $3.50 bond, and will
be tried next Monday.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
,ARocQUE PICKED HARD HITTERs
WITH GOOD EYES.
HAS ALREADY RECEIVED
AN OFFER FOR WALSH.
MAS ONLY SIGNED TWO PITCHERS
BUT HAS OTHERS IN VIEW.

owner Boyer Is Delighted With La
Rocque's Selections, and Knows
some of the Men by Reputation.
League President Says, Everything
Lacks Good for the FIedgeIing,
and the Last ROugh Place Has
Been Rubbed Out-WilI Come to
savannah shortly to Have Grounds
Improved.
Sam LaRocque has drawn his net
after the first cast for star diamond
performers, and has a most likely lot
to string. A complete in1eld, with two
more in reserve, two pitchers, one
catcher with several others in view,
three outfielders. and several others in
view. is the way Sam has, been signing
the men up in the past week. e
The two pitchers signed by LaRocque
are Conrad Walsh of Birmingham, who
was the subject of long. boost from
the pen of Albert Foster in the Atlanta
Journal, and a boy from Richmond,
whose name LaRocques withholds for
the present. He has four other twirl-
ers well in hand, and can sign them
at moments notice. All of these will
be brought here for practice.
So far only one catcher has been
signed. He is from Kentucky. Eucius
Webster by name, and a big fellow too.
There are two other good men avail
able. who will probably be given a
trial.
The infield is made up as follows: