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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Stoves for Sale.

l have three good stoves for sale,
trade or exchange for wood-one
kitchen stove, one large coal heater,
and one three burner gasoline stove.
36-S WILL CHAPEL.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Gard OF Thanks.

To my kind friends and neigh
bors who SO generously came and
did my thrashing for me, | wish to
express my sincere thanks.
Mrs. JOHN HENNINGsEN.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
For Sale or Rent,

offer my farm of 400 acres, in.
Rithland township, for sale, or rent
on shares, renter furnishing ofstock.
Soft III. Middleton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27


Among the lost customs Of merry
England is that of the milkmaids' pro-
cession. 1t was May day observ-
ance. The manner of their going was
as follows: They borrowed great
quantity Of silver plate-not sham
plate, real gold plate-dishes. butter
boats, cream jugs, tankards, etc. They
built up the plate round an obelisk,
browning the whole with Il tea urn.
They arranged the most snowy flowers
of the season betweeA and about the
silver.
This obelisk was carried by two
chairmen in gold laced hats and fol-
lowed by troop of handsome milk
maids dressed in pink and blue gowns.
drawn through the pocket holes.'
whatever thatsmeans, with high heeled
shoes. mob caps. lappets of lace OH
their shoulders, nosegays in their bos-
oms and fiat "Wofilngton hats" COW
cred with ribbons. A fiddler went
first III n sky blue coat ard hat adorned
with ribbons. The procession stopped
before the doors Of the customers and
the milkmaids danced-London Queen
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27


The mace was originally potent
weapon of offense, originating doubt
less in that earliest and most common
weapon. the wooden club. 1t was an
essential part of knights accouter-
mcnt, being useful Mt close quarters.
For ready convenience it was hung ut
his saddlebow. Says an ancient poem:
And with his 7eavy mase of stele
Then he gave the kying his dele.
The besague and baston were varied
forms of the mace. The mace used on
horseback was n small weapon. usual
~ Of steel. That used on foot was
much longer and commonly Of wood,
with head armed with iron rings and
spikes. 1t was carried by the escort
of magistrates and others us ready
protection against violence. AS socic-
ty quicted down and Its original use
fell into allegiance the thing assumed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
TIFFANY'S FIRST STORE.

1t pays nowadays in this city to make store
not only comfortable, but luxurious. The more
q merchant spends dscreetly in trying to meet
the needs and even to satisfy the whms of his
patrons, the greater are likely to be his profits
The wealth of the country is increasing so fast
the army of shoppers which beseges New-York
- growing rapidly the competition between
rival merchants here has become so intense
That more money is now spent for the mere con-
venience of customers than was expended a
decade ago upon the store buildings themselves.
-Four stores just now are emphasizing the fact
SHAT the vast majority of New-Yorkers and
Sew York visitors are appreciatiye folk The
Droprietors Of them spending something like
E5 100000 to give their patrons not only larger
stores and bigger inventories. but all the lux
uies of shopping" of which the modern mind
ssn conceive Each In planning q new home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

that department store proprietor had sspfred
to IT before. Despite the tremendous priceas
Mr.. Altman kept buying year after yeax
Until IT is said he expended more than $1,000
600 simply for the land on which to build BE
now has plot with frontage Of block On
the east side Of 5th-ave-. between 34th ana
35th SITS. and ground area OF about 6c.OOV
square feet Here gangs OF men are excavating
for eight story structure which. With In
basement and sub basement will have tota
area OF 100000 square feet
The tots. cost Of the new Gorham building
not including its valuable site and its stu mora
valuable stock. is 81. 250.O00
Besides paying million dollar prices for fario-
New-York tradesmen are also willing TO Spend
big sums IN the mere sdornment OF their en-
porturnn When plans were being drawn I'D f1z
the new Tiffany building at 6th-ave- and STD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

ers and all occupied only 200 square feet Since
then it has grown more than thousand times
greater The floors of the combined Wanna
maker stores which have grown out Of the little
Stewart shop, will occupy 1900 square feet.
or thirty-one and half acres. The payroll OF
the Stewart store seventy years ago amounted
to about $4,000 year. When his new store Is
open and in full operation with the old Mr..
Wanamal1er viii expend annually In this city
about s.. 10000 in salaries.
In simply obtaining q site for his store the
merchant of to-day is willing to expend a fort
une. When Benjamin Altman decided to move
his esta blishment from 6th-aye- to 5th-ava- he
is quoted as saying to a real estate agent: Il
want the best block of hand IN the avenue We
VIII talk about the price later The site finally
decided ON vss Tia block dtaEonaIty oppostts the
Wsidoxf-Aatoris, h 70 costly Q netxhsorhood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

would appear to have regarded cost as of
consequence. The latest four additions to New
York's great temples of trade are Altmans,
Wanamaker's Gorham's and Tifany's
These stores also illustrate to what a vast ex-
tent the retail trade in this city has grown in
the last half century more. The stock of the
first Tiffany store, for example, which was
opened in 1887. valued at 81 600 and was
exhibited to the public In a fifteen foot front
shop. When all in place for the Christmas
trade the art treasures of the new Tiffany
store will represent 100000 Instead of
being fifteen foot shop, the home OF Tinany's
now is a veritable palace, being a replica In
many details of the Palazzo Grimani now used
as the Post Office of Venice.
In the early 3Os the store OF A It Stewart
stood beside Tiffany's in Broadway, Just below
Warren-st and it's merchandise clerks custom
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
Choosing a Coat.of-Arms,

Senator Depew is telling with gusto
Of a young in Kansas City
who recently filed an application for
admission into the sacred circles Of
the Colonial Danes. In the course of
her investigation into the lineage of
her family, which originally came
from the East, she encountered GER
tain obstacles, to which she referred
without in the least being conscious
of the humor of the situation.
do you know" she said to a friend.
latter I had settled the matter of
%genealogy, l decided to have made a
drawing of my great-grandfather's
coat-of-arms, which I desired to have
stamped on my stationery. But I dis
covered that on the door of his'carri-
age he had one, on his family silver
another, and on the seal-ring he al
ways wore still another. So, it's a lit
tie puzzling to decide which coat-of-
arms | want to use.'-The Sunday
Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
TrackIess Trolley.

The "trackless trolley is the very
latest European invention. The New
York Globe describes this new space
annihilator as "a cross between an
electric railway and an automobile.
Like the former, it draws an impelling
force from an overhead wire; like the
latter, mechanically driven, it rolls
along over an ordinary highway. It's
advantages are that it avoids the cost
of rails and a special %roadbed, and for
this reason, it is claimed, it will be
able to penetrate to remote hamlets
whose traffic is not sufficient to at
tract either the steam or the electric
railway. Between Dresden and Klot-
sche a line of trolley omnibuses is
now in operation. The construction
cost, including poles, wires double be-
cause there is no rail r~eturn) and pee
essary road improvement. was about
$13,500. or only about one-sixth of
what an electric railway of the usual
type would COST"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
A Lovely Errand,

He was a cherubic youth of four,
with a beautiful. blue-eyed counte,
nance and an angelic smile-the kind
of boy that honest persons long in,
stinctively to kidnap. He sat on the
fence, swinging his heels and hum,
ming a Kindergarten song.
ooh, you darling!" cried an impuh
sive young woman, pouncing on him
and giving him a hug. HAS your
mother any more like you? Have you
any little 5rothers?" -
"Yop," replied the angelic boy, "gotf
three. Me and Jack and Billy and
Frank"
(Which n do you like best?"
"Jack, l guess replied the youna
ster, after a moment Of deep thought
"Yop, I like Jack best"
And why" asked the young woman
edo you like Jack best?"
"'Cause he did such a lovely errand
for me once"
what was that lovely errand?"
HE bit Billy on the leg" replied the
sweetly serious cherub.
why" pursued the young woman,
didn't you do your own biting?"
"'Cause I hate the taste of Billy's
legs" was the calm reply.-Carrol
Watson Rankin. in L~ippincott's.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
E@S SAKE Or MILDRED
FOR
TILE
zMikSg22KII 5000 I5ENAAKNk@
H5.GINWZD ,A
Copyright, 1905, by Daily Story Pub. Coz

Harry Daggett sat gazing with un-
seeing eyes, at the closely figured
RACES before him; his mind had trail
ed of into memories. He was think
ing of Mildred Arnold as he had first
seen her. her brown eyes, half-laugh-
lDg, ~halfserious. peeping from meath
Inc great. fimsy garden hat. She had
flashed him a smile that had set his
hear to wildly beating and blushing
for his self-conscious awkwardness,
he had stumbled past. !,
He saw her often after that, and
tt ey were introduced. One evening
she p~layfully tossed him a rose as he
PASSED the gate. With one stride he
reached her, seized her hands and
PRESSING them to his heart, held them
there, while he poured out his hopes,
ambitions and his love. She did not
encourage him, neither did she dis
courage him, and he left her, alter
rately hoping and fearing.
1t was only a Short time after this
that Jack Stayton came home from
college; Jack was handsome, fascinat-
ing, worldly. Harry was none of these.
1t was at a ball that Mildred and
Stayton met; Harry was present at
tie meeting and went home with a
feavy heart. The wedding was an
bounced within a year.
Obviously the union was a happy
one, and, generous to a fault, Harry
harbored no i'll feeling; he sincerely
rejoiced in Mildred's happiness. But
the old love was smothered-not dead,
and he would have given the best of
his years Of his life had Mildred V
set eyes on Stayton's handsome face,
They were working side by side
row, he n Jack, rivals in work, as
they had been in love. What was de.
fcient in Daggett's appearance was
more than made UP for in his ability,
and he stood we'll up in the line of
promotion.
Mrs. Stayton came often to the bank
and she and Jack lunched together or
walked home in the cool of the even
ing. But the visits had become less
frequent of late, and Daggett, when
he CHANGED to meet her, noticed that
the fair brow was drawn, and that
the lips, and not the eyes smiled when
she spoke. Had he taken serious no
tice of Stayton he would have noted
the change there also, and read the
whole story in the marks of dissipa-
ton and reckless living.
With a sigh he pulled himself to.
gether and brought his mind back to
his work. His pencil ran rapidly
across and down each page as he
critically and surely scanned each
item. Suddenly the pencil hesitated
and then lowered over the red figures
OF a balance. He had detected an
error almost by intuition and it took
hut a moment for the clear brain to
verify it.
Half fearing, he scrutinized entry
after entry, and found error after
error. Overwhelmingly the truth
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
Rrevity the Soul of Wit.

The anonymous writer who con,
tributes to the Sunday Magazine. "Ar
rows Shot in the Air." tells us:
Emerson wrote a chapter and then
tried to reduce it to "a page. He
wrestled with the page until he gath.
cred it's force into a paragraph. Then
he did battle with the paragraph until
it's pith stood revealed in a sentence.
This was told me by his friend, Jus.
tin Winsor, the accomplished librari-
an of Harvard university, who added
that it explained the epigrammatic
quality of Emerson's essays, and the
abruptness as well as the thought
packed nature of his style."-Liver.
pool (Eag.) Mercury.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
AS to Farmers.

The late Senator Quay, among his
other varied pursuits, was somewhat
of an agriculturist, One day there was
a discussion among several of his col
leagues regarding the definition of a
gentleman farmer. Some contended
that a farmer was a farmer, and the
matter of his wealth could make no
difference in the name. Presently one
Of the speakers appealed to Quay, and
asked him if he would define the diff
ference between an ordinary farmer
and a gentleman farmer. The lei
tor thought for a minute, and then
said: There's this difference be-
tween the two: One eats what he can.
not sell, and the other sells what hs
cannot eat."-Harper's Weekly.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22

reaching through the grating, tapped
him lightly on the shoulder. He had
reen watching Harry with a terrible
fear tugging at his heart; as he saw
him calmly disappear behind he
ground glass door, the wild desire to
flee seized him, and he had to fight
himself to remain in his place. AS
lis wife touched him, he uttered a
sharp cry md turned like a flash, his
lace twitching.
Jack, dear, you're ILL" cried NIL.
d1ed.
With a weak attempt to laugh, Stay.
ton tried to pass it over.
tits the heat" he faltered.
1t was done and all over in a few
minutes. A quiet consultation, a
short talk over the telephone, and
two men entered the lobby and walk
ed straight to the presidents office.
They came out almost Immediately
and between them walked Daggett.
His step was firm and he walked
neither to the right nor to the left; it
was so quiet and still that the foot
steps of the me sounded to the echo.
AS he saw Stayton standing with
Mildred, the color swept to his face
and for an instant only, his step fall
tered. He was suffering almost SUI
IRENE martyrdom, and for a moment
the thought angered him.
She had turned away her head. and
was looking into her husbands face.
The worried quicker between her
brows had vanished, and from her
eyes shone all the trust and confidence
il a good woman's heart. Harry saw
eLd understanding, smiled straight
into S%tayton's working face.
The formality of a trial must be
gone through with; Daggett asked for
2 speedy one and it was granted him.
An embezzler usually gives the law a
run for it's money, and self-confessed
criminals are rare, so the trial attract.
ed attention. Daggett attempted no
defense; on recommendation for leni.
eEcy by the bank officials, he was SEN
fenced to five years.
|, Leaving the court room, he saw Mil
cred and her huband in the corridor.
Fighting hard against it he felt the
blood tingling in his face, and he pre-.
tended not to see them as he passed.
Mildred OWNED his shame and with a
liitle cry ran to him and caught one
Of his loosely hanging hands in both
hers.
Harry, don't ruin your life to shield
another!" she cried, with a sob in
her voice. "Tell them that yo, did ~
co it! Boy, | know you did not do it,"
For a moment he feared that she
suspected the truth, but there was
nothing but solicitude in her y Her
confidence warmed his heart as moth.
ing else had done and he smiled into
the pleading, upturned face.
81 did" he said. his voice trembling
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
California.

~ - SdlltOTuld. .
[ dreamed a dream of beauty,
OF dewy orange bloom,
Of waving plumes of palms and gusts
OF subtle. sweet perfume;
OF lilies and rare roses
That glistened bright between
Rich banks of brilliant tropic blooms
That l had never seen.
I dreamed about the ocean
And mountains close beside,
Their purple mantles bordered by
The silver of the tide.
dreamed of holy brethren,
OF gentle word and deed.
Who jourheyed over half the world
TO SOW the Lords good seed.
10 toll till church and c~loister
Arose for Christ's dear sake,
Though DER the thresholds, in my dream
I saw gold popies break.
And 10, as I was dreaming,
l ~iourneyed swiftly through
Three days and nights-then I awoke
And found my dreams come true.
-Evaleen Stein, in Sunset Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
His Intentions Were Good.

An old colored man, a relic of slav'
cry days, and with the elaborate cour
tesy of old-time darkies, got up to give
a white woman his seat on the LONG
street line. He was a real old man
and the woman hesitated about maxi
iEg him stand.
81 don't like to deprive you of your
seat" she said.
Oats all right, OATS all right" h,
said, with a smile and a bow. "Si
right down. No deprive-ity-no de
prive-ity."-Columbus Dispatch.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
PLAN TO RAISE INLAND SEA.
Level of Azov in Russia May Be Eie
waited by a Dam.

Level of Azov in Russia May Be Ete
waited by a Dam.
A French engineer has advanced the
suggestion of permitting the Atlantic
ocean, by e of a canal, to flow into
the Sahara district and thereby
change that desert country into 3
garden land. A great Russian en-
cheering project has not for its OBJ
ject the creation of a new sea, like
that dreamed of by the French, but
to improve an old one. Their e o.
AZov, lying back of the Crimea, is 6
body of water 220 miles in length by
eighty in width, opening into the Blacl
sea.
The Azov sea would better serve
the purposes of trade were it not sc
extremely shallow. No ~ocean-going
steamer can enter it., Even small
craft have difficulty in navigating it
Consequently, the Russian government
proposes to bring trade to the shores
OF the Azov by means of a dam built
across the strait by which it com
l1unicates with the Black sea, and to
let the rivers emptying into the shall
low body of water Nil it to a depth
that shall make it navigable for large
steamers.
1t is calculated that a heavy dam
about two miles long, with a great
lock capable of taking in ocean steam.
ers, would accomplish the desired re
suit. Where the shores of the sea
are high naturally there would be no
difficulty when the waters rose, but
where the shores are low artificial
shores would be necessary. This
would, indeed, be a gigantic under.
taking, but it is said that the Rus.
sian government has been earnestly
considering the scheme.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
EV0ttItion-

Now a wise man, clever thinker, tells us
we are doomed to perish,
And in some three million years we'll
disappear
That we have no chance to linger, that
extinction is our portion,
Not one hope of STAYING off the fate
that seems so drear.
And, he says. when we nave faded, van
ished off Of all creation,
Intellectual birds will fill our vacant
Flying marvels, winged and brainy, will
supplant' the varied peoples
Who for many centuries past have
formed the human race!
Still, this shouldn't much surprise us.
Many of us are in training.
Learning to become real lively. birds.
If YOU think this statement curious; bark
to any pair of lovers.
Note with care and close attention all
their words:
"Ducky, darling Little Birdie,'' "Pre-
cious lovey dovey,"' too
They are calling bird names sweetly by
the score.
Doubtless some day they'll develop wings
and bills from so much cooling,
And they'll be the birds to take oul
place when We're no more!
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
china,s overestimated Population.

w. W. Rockhill, the newly appoint
ed American minister to China and a
well-known eastern traveller and
author, says that the present popula-
ton of China. instead of being, as 1t is
usually given, nearly 100000, 900, is
probably not much over $50 600, 900.
The census of 1741, which Mr.. Rock
hill considers more trustworthy than
any other, shows $4,000, 900. Con
sidering the umerou devastating
famines and var of the succeeding
$50 years, the natural annual increase
would be small. Far from being over
populated, many portions Of China
could support a greatly increased
population. -
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22

gone to his superiors and exposed all:
he was young, he had made himself a
strong candidate for promotion; it
Would be discovered ooner or later
at any rate, as the Justification was
a very clumsy attempt, to say the
least. Yet, dearer. to him than his
ambition was his love for Mildred
s.ve up her husband he could not.
He passed a sleepless night and
morning found him at the bank before
the doors were open. His face was
rale and drawn, but his step was firm
and steady. During a lull in the busy
day, he quietly slipped from his desk
aid walked to the presidents office.
Just as he stepped inside, Mildred
Stayton, coming from the street, cross.
ed to her husbands window. and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-22
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