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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
EAD's GROVE.

G. M. McKinnis and Yves Smith
and their families visited relatives
in Greeley on Sunday.
j. I. Fowler and wife visited at
Gus Seaman s near Osterdock, Satur-
day and Sunday.
1t has been reported that L. A.
Wood has sold his farm here to Mr..
Hockaday.
A few of our people attended the
concert in Greeley Wednesday night.
Davilla Sevey and wife Of north of
Edgewood visited with j. NJ. Rether-
ford and wife Sunday.
The auction sale at John Arm
strong's was a success. A large
number Of buyers from miles around
were present and everything sold
quite well. John expects to move
to California this winter.
Henry Parkinson and Joe Chappell
Of Volga visited relatives and friends
in this vicinity over Sunday.
Geo. Thompson had business in
Export on Wednesday. His broth
er who has been working there re-
turned with him on Thursday.
Mrs. Rutherford and Mrs. Timm
visited relatives near Turkey River
Station a few days of last week.
Mrs. F. N. Frentress gave birth
day party on Thursday for her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Vim. 7. Frent-
ress.
Alex Hackbarth of Delhi was
buying cattle here last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
EARLVILLE,

The Misses Holnagle of Dubuque
are visiting at the home of Daniel
Raforth this week.
Mrs. Roll Burrow and Miss
Martha Nagle were passengers to
Dubuque Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. DEMO took in Parsi.
fall at Dubuque Monday evening.
Mr.. Jas Redding returned to his
home in Chicago Sunday.
Mrs. Crandell and two children of
Oelwein are visiting with Mrs. Gran
dalls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.Pierce.
Mrs. Ell. H. Lawrence and Mrs.
Hubert Pierce of Manchester were
in town Thursday.
.MMr. and Mrs. Will Dudley returned
to Manchester Sunday accompanied
by Mrs. Dudley's mother, Mrs. Red
ding.
Miss Maude Joseph spent Satur-
day at Delaware.
Mrs. Reese Merrick and baby Wis
tied in Manchester Saturday.
DIR. Eldredge returned Saturday
evening from months visit in
Kansas.
Rev. F. A. Young, our new M. E.
pastor, arrived Saturday evening.
Miss Laura Werkmeister was a
Manchester visitor the latter part of
the week.
Mrs. e. W. Durham of Manches-
ter and Mrs. Frank Sharpe visited
their father, John Goldsmith, from
Friday until Monday.
Mrs. G. II. Hackbarth has Just
opened up her fall and winter MILL
merry, latest Chicago and Milwaukee
patterns. Call and see them.
Don't forget the Congregational
Church Fair Saturday October 18th.
This year it will be held in the |. O.
0. +. Hall. A good chicken pie
dinner for 20 cents, supper Is cents.
The ladies have nice lot of fancy
articles to sell. The young folks
nave fine assortment Of candies, etc.
Everybody is invited.
Rev. and Mrs. Soper departed for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
A HUGO TREASURE.
Romance of the Fnmou. writer's In
provoked InkStnnd.


Many valuable relics that of late
years have found their way into the
houses Of the wealthy and adorn the
shop windows Of the antique dealers
are not only interesting from their
rarity or association, but also in the
manner in which they come into the
hands of the dealer. The following
story told by dealer may illustrate
this fact and tell how priceless relic
came near to being thrown away:
Some years ago, when staying In the
littlS island of Guernsey In the Eng
lish channel, which for SO many years
was the residence of Victor Hugo dur
ing his eSile from France, was 60
ing through one of the old streets and
strayed into secondhand furniture
store on the chance of finding some
thing that might be interesting. Among
several odd pieces found the bottom
of an old Chippendale dressing mirror,
minus the mirror, the center Of which
had been followed out to form an
inkstand.
The oddness of the piece attracted
my attention and upon questioning the
dealer he informed me that it was a
part of lot of rubbish that had been
thrown out OF Hauteville House, where
Victor Hugo had lived and which is
still preserved intact by his family
just rs he left 1t upon his return to
France This old house is full of costly
antique treasures with which the au-
thor loved to surround himself, and the
visitor on application to the caretakcr
is today shown over the place and sees
the table and bed used by him in his
old study at the top Of the house In
which he wrote SO many of his works
and watched the shores of his beloved
country, from which he thought him.
self forever an exile.
This house and Its treasures being
so carefully guarded by the descend
ants Of Victor Hugo, wondered how
n piece like the inkstand could have
been thrown away and hesitated to
believe that it really had come from
where the dealer said 1t did, the price
asked for it being but few francs.
decided to think it over before pur-
chasing, and in few days called
around again. Upon inquiring for the
inkstand, the dealer said, with many
apologies, that was too late, and ex-
planned matters as best he could. Dur
ing the summer months the Hugo fam
lily pay visit to the island few
weeks, and prior to their arrival the
house is thoroughly cleaned, etc. A
new maid, seeing IN old box, us she
thought, threw it away with the rub
Dish, and it was sold by junk man
to the dealer. A few days after my
visit to him NJ. Georges and Mile.
Jeanne Hugo. grandchildren of the
author, strolled into the same store,
and, looking around, espied the ink
stand. They Immediately inquired us
to how it came into his possession,
and after telling them the particulars
they Informed him that it was an i'm
provised inkstand that Victor Hugo
had used for many years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
strawberry POINT.

Supt. O. j. Adams of Elkader
spent last Friday with friends here.
Mrs. Minnie Clough spent last
Thursday evening at Manchester.
Bert. the only child Of Ralph Bar
mes and wife of Delhi, died at the
home Of DR.. T. H. Howard last Fri
day evening. He was taken sick at
his home in Delhi a short time ago
with cholera infantum, their
family physician did all in his power
to him. DIR. Howard went down
there to see the little one and
thought it necessary to bring the
baby to his home. This was done
and although having the best of care
of both doctors and parents they
could not save him. The little one
was born at this place Aug. LIST, 1903
and resided here until short time
ago when he moved to Delhi. Fun
eral services will be held Sunday.
The bereaved parents haye the sym
pathy Of their many friends here in
this their sad hour Of trouble. The
interment took place in local GENE.
terry.
Miss Emma Gratke isat Manches-
ter caring for her sick sister, Mrs. Ira
Whitman.
Mrs. Saul returned to her home
at Algona last Friday after two
weeks visit with her parents, T. Nc
Crea and wife.
Mrs. Maud Liddy and baby spent
last Thursday and Friday with Ar
lington friends.
Misses Bessie Scofield and Mae
Hanson came home from Chicago,
Saturday morning.
Mrs. j. Malone and Miss Addie
Dunning came home from Cedar
Rapids, Saturday morning, where
they have been attending conference.
Mrs. M. V. Kehoe and daughter,
Helen returned to their home at
Monticello last Saturday evening
after several days visit with her
mother, Mrs. Corykendall.
Editor Dow Of Greeley was in
our city last Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
RYAN.

Miss Esma Belknap will be united
in marriage next Wednesday to
Mont McAllister, of Geddes, s. d.
Mrs. W. T. Drummy left Satur-
day for Elkhart, Illinois, on a visit
to her son, Rev. w. j. Drummy.
Rev. Gustav Melchert of Dundee
was here Monday on visit to his
son, Rev. Melchert.
j. G. Anthony, the new black
smith, had ten loads of tools and
material hauled from Paris Monday.
Truman Van Fleets sale held
Saturday brought out good crowd
and was success. Mr.. Van Fleet
is thinking Of going to Kansas to
live.
Herbert Higgins, son of George
Higgins, of Monti, died yesterday
afternoon of pneumonia atthe Clabby
home in Independence.
Mrs. Pitts, mother Of Mrs. Chas.
Swindle, and Mrs. Gibson, of Mar
Gus, Iowa, returned home yesterday
after two weeks visit at the Swindle
home.
j. F. Hekel, a brother-in-law Of
A. P. Tielebein and Evart Usher,
who live near Winthrop have been
working in this vicinity during the
past week and purchased about 200
head of cattle.
The work of remodeling and Gu
larging the Catholic church here is
now completed and the society has
one Of the finest small edi6ces in
this section. An extension was made
to the west side for the alter and
sacristy and twelve new seats were
put in. A fine steel ceiling was put
on, the gallery enlarged and the
whole interior decorated and re-
painted. This enlargement of the
building will no doubt accommodate
the congregation for several years to
come. At present there are about
iifty-fve families members of the
Ryan congregation. REPORTER.
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THORPE.

Dick White was in Oneida last
Tuesday night.
Lester Clark died at his home
north Of here last Tuesday morning.
Burial took place on Thursday.
T. q. Mclaughlin was through
here last week with Watkins Rene.
dies.
W. Ridenour, Of Independence,
visited last Thursday at D. Sarks.
He was enroute to Elkport for a
visit with his parents.
G. Thorpe treated the buildings
on his farm to new coat of paint.
Miss Ada Croyle visited last
Wednesday and Thursday with her
sister, Mrs. A. Clark.
Don't miss the dance at Martins
Hall next Friday evening.
Mrs. Matt. Martin, Frank Davis
and Miss Billhorn attended the
Cedar Rapids Carnival one day last
week.
The L. A. L. meet with Mrs. Will
Rudy Thursday afternoon. Every
body invited.
Misses Lydia and Mabel Parsons
entertained their cousins, the Misses
Parsons, of Colesburg, last Saturday
evening.
Will Russel's house was destroyed
by fire last Tuesday night. Cause
is unknown.
Allan Brady was welcome caller
at d. Sark's Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
BA1LEY's FORD.

| j. P, Belcher, wife and daughters
Bertha and Blanche visited at the
home Of Mrs r. e. Grommon, Sun
day Of last week.
Mrs. G. b. Davis was shopping
in Manchester, Monday Of last week.
Mrs. r. E. Grommon was in Man
chester last Wednesday.
j. w. Hartman, wife and daugh-
ter Elvira, visited at Lew Crosier's,
Sunday of last week.
Jerry Raster and wife have re-
turned from S Dakota.
|. N. Richie was in Manchester,
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Ell. B. Hersey was Manches-
ter caller, last Thursday.
Mrs. Hattie Vaudeville, of Winnie
bago, Illinois, and Miss Blanche
Grommon, Of Manchester, spent
Friday with Mrs. r. E. Grommon.
Tillman Grapes had business in
Manchester, last Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Raster and daughter,
Mrs. Addison Trumblee, were in
Manchester, last Friday.
j. w. Hartman and daughter Ell
vira are on the sick list.
Mrs. Jerry Raster called at the
home of Mrs. r. e. Grommon, last
Friday.
VIM. Raster had business in Man
chester. last Friday.
Ii. b. Davis was in the city, Fri
day.
Mrs. Harry Moshier of NIasonville
visited Mrs. r. L. Grommon, the
first of last week.
Mrs. II. Mosier and Mrs. r. Z.
Glommon were guests of Mrs. e. II.
Blanchard, at the County Farm,
Tuesday, the third.
Myrtle Grapes and Avis Grommon
were in Delhi Saturday.
Mrs. Tillman Grapes visited her
Mrs. ID. Blanchard, of
Masonville, Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
"rbe Lost CHORD !.

Perhaps the most successful song Of
modern times is 'The Lost Chord"
whose sale in Great Britain has ex-
ceeded 100000 copies. The story Of its
composition, as told by Mr.. willeby
in his Masters Of English Music" H.
Illustrates that In art, as in statesman
ship, success came to those
Who knew the seasons when to take
Occasion by the hand.
For nearly three weeks Arthur Sey-
mour Sullivan had watched by the bed
side of dying brother. One night,
when the end was not far off and his
brother was sleeping, he CHANGED to
come across some verse of Adelaide
Procter's which five years before he
had tried In vain to set to music.
In the silence Of that night watch he
read them over again and almost in
stantly their musical expression was
conceived. A stray sheet of music
paper was at hand and he began to
write. The music grew and he worked
on, delighted to be helped while away
the hours of watching. AS he pro-
crossed he felt sure the music was
what he had sought for and failed to
find on the occasion of his first attempt
to set the words. In short time 1t
was complete and not long after in the
publishers hands. ~.
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A PUEBLO LEGEND.
The Story of the Great Flood and the
Monster Turtle.

Tne stosy of the Great Flood and the
Monster Turtle.
The children of the Pueblo Indians
have a NOah's ark of their own, and
some of the animals it contains are
very curious indeed-such animals, in
fact, as civilized young people are not
acquainted with. Among them are
mountain goats, queer creatures of the
cat tribe and prong horned antelopes
All of these animals are made out Of
clay and baked like pottery, after
which they are painted in quite an
artistic and lifelike fashion.
Like most other peoples, the Pueblo
Indians have a tradition of great
flood. The catastrophe occurred long
ago. when they lived in the ancient
land of their forefathers. One day the
earth began to shake and strange
rumblings grew louder and louder I'M
I'll at length an opening yawned in
the middle Of the central square Of
the town. Out Of the opening sushed
mighty stream of water, overwhelm-
ing the houses and flooding the val
ley, SO that the Inhabitants fed with
their live stock to neighborIng noun.
tains.
Presently there rose out of the hole
In the earth the head of gigantic
turtle, which lowered to the very roof
OF the sky. Everybody was terror
stricken, but the chief man of the
town, whose name ought to have been
Noah, plucked up the courage to ask
the great reptile what 1t wanted. The
turtle replied that 1t was hungry and
that its appetite could be appeased
only by the sacrifice of young man
and young woman. There was MOTH
ing to do but to obey, and SO hand
some youth and beautiful girl were
delivered up to the turtle, which took
them IN Its mouth and sank with them
through the hole Immediately all of
the water flowed away, and in the
place where the reptile had appeared
there rose up large black rock, which,
according to the myth, may be seen to
this day, testifying to the truth of the
story.
Unfortunately, the deluge left things
IN such q damp and uncomfortable
condition, after destroying all of the
houses aud most of the portable prop
erty, that the people thought it wisest
to go away. So they started OH a
journey northward, the whole tribe of
them, and the crane, which is sacred
bird, flew ahead to pick out the driest
route. At length they came to the re-
gion which their descendants now in
habit and which is SO extremely dry
that the water SUPPLY is always a sub /,
ject Of anxiety.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
Tho Pari. Frotteur,

Almost every one who has lived In
Paris ut some time or other made the
acquaintance of the frotteur, whose
sole business 1t is to polish oak floors
The typical frotteur is quite charac-
ter. he is urbane and patronizing. He
confers an immense favor upon you by
condescending to beeswax your floors.
but he has tact enough not to make you
uncomfortable, and 80 long us you
show a proper respect for the profess
sion Of which he is member he is
politeness itself. He never fails to
take great Interest in his customers
and knows all about their friends, their
income and their private affairs gener-
ally. Idiosyncrasies of the Paris frot-
teur have their drawbacks, but, on the
whole, the corporation is made up Of
very useful members of society, for
whom their customers generally enter
tain kind of amiable weakness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
DELHI.

w Ill. WILKINSON, OF MOnClcellO,
was in town. Tuesday.
Mrs. B. A. Stone, of Cotton, Cali
fornia, came Tuesday for weeks
visit with friends.
Charles Morley was here from
Ryan, Tuesday.
DR.. Howard Of Strawberry Point
was called Tuesday evening to see
the little son of Ralph Barnes and
wife.
Miss Dora Barnes, of Strawberry
Point visited her brother at this
place, last week.
j. j. Kirkwood and wife and Miss
Kirkwood, OF Hopkinton, and Mrs.
R. d. Grommon were guests at the
County Farm, Tuesday.
Miss Macel Speck and Henry A.
Harwick were married at Manches-
ter, Monday, October 2, 1905, by
Justice Pearse.
L. L Noble was down from Straw
berry Point, Wednesday.
Mrs. G. Fl. Fuller was quite ill
last week.
August Nachtman returned from
Dubuque, Wednesday.
j. w. and II. w. Swinburne, G.
D. and G. A. Stone, Dale Blanchard
and Bernie Morris attended the Car
nival at Cedar Rapids, Thursday.
Guy Boudurant of Waterloo is
visiting his parents.
Mrs. +. B. Doolittle and Ollie re-
turned from New York Thursday.
Mrs. Blanchard and Mrs. Moser.o
Masonville, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. III. Blanchard last week.
John and Laura Werkmeister were
guests at G.. o. Whites last week.
Mrs. e. B. Porter was a Straw
berry Point visitor Friday.
Albert Meister and son Ray visit
ed relatives at Bows, Iowa, last week.
Mrs. Paul Rimmer is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. j. G. Waddell at
Maquoketa.
F. T.. Stimson attended the Cedar
Rapids Carnival, Friday.
Burton Barnes, the little two year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Barnes, died Friday, October G, 1905.
Funeral at Strawberry Point Sunday
afternoon. The sorrowing parents
and other relatives have the heart
felt sympathy of many friends in
their bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Stimson at.
tended the funeral of Mrs. Ed
Slimson, at Manchester, Thursday
E. G. Perkins was in Cedar Rapids
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Brownell of Dorchester
Wisconsin, and Mrs. Tom Hefner OF
Cedar Rapids, were guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. G. NJ. Himmel, Friday.
Will and Otto Steva were in tow1
Saturday.
The N. E. Aid Society meets
Wednesday afternoon, October H.
with Mrs. j. w. Swinburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gleason, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Bennett and Mrs
G.. M. Himmel were Manchester Wis
itors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Simons re-
turned from their western trip Sat
urday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-11
SIMPLE HEALYH RULES.
Temperance, No Worry, a Youthful
Mind. Plenty af Sleen

temperance, No Worry, a Youthful
Mind, Plenty of Sleep.
A famous New York physician, now
hale and handsome at seventy-five
sums up his half a century of medical
practice and observation in these
simple rules of health:
First.-Be temperate in all things
in matters of amusement or study as
well us i'll regard to foods and drinks
To be temperate in all things. how
ever, does not imply that one must be
prohibitionist about anything.
Second.-Don't be afraid to go to
sleep, for sleep is the best restorer of
wasted energies Sleep certain num-
Der Of hours every night and then re-
member that a short nap during the
day is q safer rejuvenatOr than n cock.
tail.
Third.-Don't worry either about the
past or the future. To waste single
hour in regret for the past is us sense
less as to send good money after that
which has been irrecoveraDly lost. To
fret oneself about what the future may
as to attempt to brush back the tide
of the ocean with broom. Worry, of
whatever kind, banishes contentmeut,
and contentment is necessity of
youth
Fourth.-keep the mind youthful.
Live in the present with all the other
young people. Don't get to be remi-
niscent. Let the old people talk about
the past, for the mere act of thinking
about old things reminds the mind of
Its years. "reminiscences are danger
Gus, whether they be soothing or sweet
or sad, for they characterize old age
and must be sedulously avoided by
those who would be ever young.
Fifth-keep up with the times
Don't fall behind the procession. To
accomplish this learn one new fact
every day. The mind that is satisfied
to live upon the lessons it learned in
Its youth soon grows old and musty.
10 keep young 1t must be fresh and
active-that is, abreast with the times.
The old methods Of thought and the
old facts may have been correct enough
once upon Il time, but that time has
passed. Today they are obsolete and
only amusing as relics of antiquity.
To remain young, therefore, one must
keep the storehouse of the memory
clear Of all such rubbish. Throw away
one of the widowed relies every day
and replace 1t with some newer. fresh
er and more up to date fact.
Here, then, is this New York phys,.
clans secret of perennial youth in n
nutshell:
Be temperate! Don't lie afraid to 90
to sleep! Don't worry! Keep the mind
youthful. And = keep up with the
times!
1t Is not Il difficult rule of life to fol-
low. 1t Is ever SO much easier than
about strange lands in
search of hidden springs. 1t Is some.
what pleasanter than stewing over Ill
crucibles. Moreover 1t has the
advantage of being thoroughly prac.
tcable, which makes it well worth
York WnrL!
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School Notes-Oneida.

September l-Oct. 6, 1905, gone,
TO come no more.
1.-THE. comes month in the wea-y year:
"A month Of leisure and healthful r5st.
When the ripe leaves fall and the air IA clear
October. the clear. the brown, the biest !"
Miss Ula Masters, of Edgewood,
returned to her home, September %.
after being a visiting scholar for a
week.
Miss Evelyn Michael, of Coles
burg, is visiting scholar at present
being guest of her cousins, Nellie
and Eva Michael.
Ray Williams, Selma and Harry
Lubben, Frank Voelker and John
Michael enrolled as new pupils, this
term.
Verne Buchanan celebrated his
thirteenth birthday anniversary at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Will
Dodge, Monday evening. October 9,
with a party. Schoolmates of the
third, fifth, sixth and eighth grades
showered him with presents and
good wishes and all had joyous
time.
Highest standing in class for the
month";
sth grade, Nellie Cox; 9th grade,
Ruth Struckhoff; 9th grade, Eva
Michael; Bird grade, Agnes Dickson;
End grade, Grace Dodge, Dora Dick
son; LIST grade, Frank Robinson,
Mary Michael.
Highest standing in Department.
sth grade, Nellie Michael; 9th. Ruth
Struckhoff; 9th, Lucy Boardman;
Bird, Agnes Dickson, Maurice Struck.
hoff; End, Rosa Voelker, Dora Dick
son; LIST, Nellie Dodge.
Missed least number of words in
spelling:
sth grade, Lyle Conger, Nellie Mi.
chael, Nellie Cox; 9th, Ruth Struck.
hoff; 9Th. Eva Michael; 3rd, Mau.
rice Struckhoff; End, Dora Dickson;
LIST, Nellie Dodge.
The bright and cherry faces Of
Leila and Charlie Burbridge are
greatly missed. We commend them
to their new teacher and school.
mates in Manchester as lovable chill.
dren.
Jas. Burbridge will be a welcome
scholar when he comes again, he
being detained at home to help build
the new house at present.
Average attendance for the month
1913.
Number neither absent nor tardy
IS.
Enrolment for the month is 81.
Number minutes lost by hardness
Is.
Our school-room has recently
been beautified by the addition Of
three pictures from Councils. y
Cant You Talk" pleases the
younger scholars and 1.-THE Birth
place ofPayne" and "a Midwinter
Scene" the older ones.
The school was "ciphered down.
by Lyle Conger and Spelled down.
by Nellie Cox, recently.
A very ereditable program was
given by the scholars, Friday after
noon.
Mrs. HuFTALES.