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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
CITY OF MONTREAL,
DOMINION OF CANADA.
S300,000.00
GOLD BONDS,

sEALED TENDERS. ADDRESSED TO THE
CITY CLERK. CITY HALL MONTREAL
for the whole or part Of three hundred thousand
doars OF forty year 80 -four per cent? Registered
stock or Coupon Bonds, payable as TO principal
and Interest either IN Montreal or New York 'op.
ton must be stated IN tender, will be received
up TO three O'Clock on
FRIDAY, 14TH APRIL
Interest semi annually on INST days Of May
and November. Bonds convertible into Stock at
any time.
PAYMENT
a. on APPLICATION.
ssT ON OR BEFORE THE IsT MAY.
For further particulars apply 20
W. ROBB. city Treasurer
City Treasures once,
City Hall.
Montreal, sd April. 1906
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

The highly conservative attitude which
many influential brokers have adopted TO-
ward the market IL q check upon bulish
enthusiasm. Notwithstanding the resump-
ton last week Of Aggressive operations Tor
The advance In certain directions, con
.ervatism tended rather 10 Increase thah
diminish, and was very pronounced in the
views a respected authorities AZ the Close
u business yesterday. There 10 not nov TAX
ING place and there has not Al any time our
ing recent weeks been possible. any such as
uibution Of stocks 10 commission houses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC THIS DAT.
sun rises ..Ss2 Sun seis..... Gs2 Moon seH "io'S'
mon WATER THIS DAI.
sandy Hook O. - Gov. ld....io 20 Hell Gate''lz'lt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

In the first hour yesterday St Paul was
very strong, advancing above 100. Its rise
was accompanied by a report that financial
interests who already are very strongly
intrenched in the property had taken over the
largest outstanding block OF individual hold
ings At price 20 points above the ruling
market value Of the stock
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
GREEK ARCHITECTURE,
A Certain Fixed Proposition Wa
Adopted For Each IadfAce.

A Certain Fixed Proposition was
Adopted For Each EdiAce.
In constructing their stone edifices
the Greeks, who were reasoners and
logicians, followed certain rules and
adopted for each editice a certain fixed
proportion. What does this mean? 1t
means that the proportions of the DIFF
fercnt parts of the editice are simple
proportions which can be reduced to a
common measure. Take as an example
the temple of Paestum. The module
Is the mean radius of the column. This
module measures three feet. The COL
umn is ten times the module, or, say,
thirty feet The distance between the
axes Of the columns is five times the
module, say, fifteen feet. The total
height of the entablature is also fifteen
feet, the width of the abacus is three
modules, equal to nine feet. 1t is thus
seen that all these numbers are multi
pies of three, which is the module, In
this manner the proportions of the DIFF
ferent members of an eliflce have a
constant relation to each other.
1t goes without saying that the
module varies for each edifice; there Is
no single and absolute rule. For in
stance, in the Doric order the length of
the column varies from ten to twelve
modules, In the Ionic order from six
teen to twenty-one. The entablature
Of the Dorlc order measures five mo-
dulles and that of the Ionic only four
Architectural Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
HARD QUESTIONS.


they Sound Simple. but You May
Find the Answers Elusive,
How many holes are there in a
laced boot of the ordinary type? Do
you know how many there are in the
pair you are wearing? That is another
question-and it is n little ambiguous.
for the average mans ordinary laced
boots are generally given away by his
Wife before he has had time to count
the holes. (which of the feet of n
horse touch the ground in trotting?"
asks the examiner. You may imagine
the whole class raising arms and shout
ing, "All of 'em!'
Any one man may fog another with
ignorance, for our knowledge is In
patches. Is it worth your while, sup
posing you have any business to carry
through, to ascertain how many VS.
there are on clock face? Do YOU
want to know how many ribs there are
In the cover of your umbrella! This Is
the umbrella makers business. You
want only to find the time of day and
avoid the rain. Thousand words. y,
says an editor to the amateur writer,
who may be an umbrella maker. 1t
happens many times day The anna
teur never knows what eXertion and
what space this means. But the Jour-
nalist knows exactly the amount of
gray matter, black ink and white pa
per the demand implies. How many
words are there i'll this paragraph?
NOw-quick!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
OUR OLDEST HOTEL.


1t In III Art1onn and Dates From the
Seventeenth Century.
st. Augustine is the Oldest town in
the United States, but the oldest hotel
in the country, contrary to what one
would expect. Is not In the east at all.
but as far west rs Arizona, being sit
uated In PheniN of that state.
1t was built in the seventeenth CEN
turE by the Spaniards, just after the
erection of a wonderful governors
palace. which also Is to be seen to this
day-the famous "Palacio del Gober-
nador." The hotel is long, low, one
story affair, built Of adobe, with fat
roof, low doorways and many paned
windows. The structure is now rath-
err dingy in appearance, although 1t
was. no doubt, considered really spa
cious and elegant when first erected.
When in 1851 the Indians threw or
the Spanish yoke the hotel became a
temporary fort. Many successful In
dian raid was planned tn this very
building. and councils jof war were
held frequently in thes' 'taproom," as
it was called
This old tavern has sheltered such
men as Custer. John C. Fremont, Cen
eral Phil Sheridan, Zebulon Pike, Buff
falo Bill and other famous scouts and
plainsmen, besides many lesser Heroes
who, in true dime novel fashion, went
west to fight Injuns.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
THE JAPANESE GIRL.
She Is Gentlcness Itself, With a,
Air of Dnincy Modestr

She Is Gentlcness Itself, With an
Air of Dniney Modesty.
There We're not many japanese WON.
Ell ut the party, which made me Won
, der, considering the fact that there
We're hundreds of men present, but
perhaps the absence of The many might
be explained by the uncomfortable
, and self conscious air of the few who
were there in most unaccustomed for.
eign finery. Not that they Wore it so
badly. Not ut all. That is fiction of
the foreign woman who is pleasantly
blinded to the imperfections of her
own kind.
OF course there are no japanese
, girls with Gibson figures of lissom
grace and Fifth avenue strides Of
, splendid freedom, but the same thing
may be said Of many other women in
many other climes. Everybody cannot
be an American girl. you know, and
declare think the Japanese girl runs
some Of her European sisters very
close second In her ability to wear un-
graceful clothes as gracefully rs pos
. sible with very limited assistance from
i Mother Nature. All Japanese waist
lines run up in front and all japanese
girls are pigeon toed." but all Jupa-
nese girls are gentleness itself, and
their dainty modesty serves to conceal
multitude of peculiarities.-Leslie
Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM.
Wassailins of Apple Trees still, oh.
served In Parts of England.
I,ln4 ;s IL. ..--.,,

Wassailins of Apple Trees stfll. oh.
served In Parts of England.
What is the wassailing Of apple
trees?
This is an old custom, fast dying out,
but still observed in parts Of Somerset
and Devon. AT Wpoton-B asset, near
Minehead, the ceremony takest place
on old Twelfth eve. All assemble at
the farmhouse, and, after hearty
meal, form a procession to the.nearest
orchard, the master in front, with q
light, and men with old guns, iblunder-
buses and anything that. Smakes a
noise, in the rear. Plenty Of cider Is
taken and some pieeey oftoast.
When the orchardis reached u ring
lis formed, and ses/naster. in the, cen
ter. seizes Ma,es and sings Il verse
beginning. SOA pple tree. / wassail
thee, In sopesf hat ,aou wiz, blow"
Then sli shouty.n chorus:
Hatfuls, cnpfs IS, three bushel bagfuls.
Bern eorfu!s. Juliet holefuls,
And littH heap under the stairs.
Then follow cheers, drinking of
healtha shoutstof Now, Tom Pod, we
wassail ythee!"$and the placing Of the
pieces f toast soaked in cider. among
the branches !for ,the robins.-London
Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
DENTISTS.
poRMAN BROS

CHEAP-keatdence Property III this city
Enquire Of Bron,.on Il Carr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
CHAINED BOOKS.
The Custom mt One Time Extended
to Lincoln's Inn, London.

The Custom Mt One Time Extended
to Lincoln's Inn, London.
When one looks III bookshop windows
nowadays and contemplates the be-
wildering abundance of volumes of all
kinds of literature offered ut the low
price of $3.50 or less he finds it diff
cult to realize that time was when
Bible cost us much as $4,000 In our
present money. No wonder it was kept
Of Lincoln's Inn. London, show that this
practice Of claiming obtained there.
There is an entry during the reign of
King James l. that decent stooles be
provided and that movable desks be
also made and chains for the book,"
and a few years later the inn payments
include 20 shillmgs for twenty dozen
of chains and rings for the library. and
there is fresh order made that "all
considerable bookes be chayned.''
1t appears that none of the existing
books in the library retain their chains
or any part of them, but considerable
number-about forty-still have riveted
to the binding the ring or hasp by
which the chain was attached and
many more show the marx left by
rings now removed.
The "moveable desk" and the de
cent stoole" were essential appurte-
nances of chained library of any size.
Even the zeal Of medieval student
was not equal to holding chained
folio. In the accounts of the Middle
Temple '.chayns for the boxes of the
librarie" is a constantly recurring item,
and a reader IN Gray's Inn in bequeath-
ing his library gives 40 shillings to the
intent that he-the trustee-"maie by
chaynes fasten SO many of them in the
librarie at Gray's Inn as he shai! thinke
conyenyente."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
A Text From Which IL spun Lots
STUFF md Nonsepue

Text From Which IL Spun Lots az
STUFF and Nonsense.
take no stock III the lamentation of
the sentimentalists about what they
call the good old times" There Is q
deal of stuff and nonsense trolled off
on this text. Every man over fifty who
is not precisely a boor Is described as
"a gentleman of the old school," We
need but turn to the English satirists
from Fielding to Thackeray to learn
that all the essential Ingredients of
Vanity Fair" had their existence 100
or EGO years ago. In the proportion
that there We're more nature and coars-
er fiber there We're livelier doings. In
proportion that there We're fewer dra-
matte persons upon the stage there
was better play for the Individual. l
confess that like a little blood In
mine. Sincerity even In wickedness
has flavor quite its own. But he who
fails to see the world as 1t is and re-
fuses to take it as he finds 1t falls In
evitably betwixt the three legged stool
of n very false philosophy and the
high backed chair of very Ill judged
perversity, with consequences some
times serious and always humiliuting
Henry Watterson in Louisville Cou-
rier-.lournal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
sPENDTHRlFT BALzAc.
Extravaganza of the Man who Had
Mountain of Debts.

ExtravaEance of the Man Who Had
Mountain of Debts.
with Balzac's rising fame rises the
mountain of his debts" writes critic
These. starting from his two disas-
trous years of printing and publishing
In Paris, accumulated until Mt the top
of his literary renown he had to hide
from his creditors i'll garnet under the
name Of his landlady or his washer
woman. In 1887 Balzac, at that date
the best known and the most debated
novelist in France, owed 100000 francs,
about $4,000. Then he must needs buy
q cane which was the talk of Paris,
some gold buttons for new coat, a
divine opera glass and dressing
gown beyond words and give dinner
to the handles of the opera respecting
which Rossini said that he had not
seen more magnificence when he dined
ut royal tables
"BGlzac three times millionaire
would still have buried himself in debt,
for the mental exaltation of his crea-
tive hours was reproduced when he
broke loose from the galley bench. He
lavished in anticipation the wealth he
had dreamed would be his. This gone,
he borrowed anew or devised another
of those schemes that We're to enrich
him beyond the possibilities of litera-
ture. His schemes We're essentially u
part of BalZac. the sovereign, uncon-
querable visionary.
'He would transport oaks from Po-
land to France; nothing like oaks from
Poland to make your fortune three
times over! Behold him again gravely
working out his plan to make corner
in all the arts and putting up the Apol-
10 Belvedere for competition among the
nations-to act as auctioneer to Eu-
rope-the child man, as his devoted
sister, Nine. Surville, used to call him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06

Bee comb Or l'eeswax, thetmaterial
of which the honey cells in We beehive
are composed, is wax produced by a
system of chemistry carried on in the
wax pockets" which ar. located in
the abdomen of all working bees. 1t IL
peculiar substance and is said to be.
analogous to the fats @" higher ami
mails. Originallytit WIS supposed that
this wax was taken up in III. almost
pure state from the flowers by tile.
bees. but recent Experiments carried on
by the leading botauists ana chemists
OF the world conc!usa,aiS prove thug
the bee is capable ef' celebrating his
peculiar wax, although confined TO "a
diet purely sacchf..ine an its nature.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
DELHI.

Mrs, Jane Mabh of Manchester is
visitingher sister Mrs. MaryM cKee.
Blake Delano and wife attended
the funeral Of his brother at Mason
vile last week.
While Neiman Bros. were thresh-
ing at James Thorp's last Tuesday
spark from the engine set fire to a
stack Of timothy which was burned.
The engine was saved only by quick
work.
The Delhi Band play at the Della
ware county fair next Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Sherd Shaw have a
little daughter at their home born
August Both.
Theron Crosier who lived near
Hartwick has moved to Manchester
SO his daughter can attend school.
A. FL. Bentz. our butter maker
who had tub Of butter at the state
fair in Des Moines, received the high
score of 97Ha.
James Beal, Harold Wilson and
Arlic Holden left on the G.. A. R.
excursion Thursday forDenver.
Bert Pulver and wife were fishing
in the Mississippi last week.
70 tickets were sold from here to
strawberry Point Thursday and 65 to
Monticello fair.
Frank Furman of Dawson, Iowa,
is visiting his parents.
Our public school began Monday,
Sept. 4. Principal j. G. MCGEE,
intermediate, Florence Babcock,
Primary. Lizzie Fraser.
The Furman Bros. are entertain
ing relatives from abroad this week
Judge +. B. Doolittle is transact
ing business in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. B. Porter and
son John visited relatives at the
Point and attended the fair last
week.
Austin Bowman of Buckeye is
visiting his son Il. l.. Bowman and
family. a s-.sss
Mr.. j. B. Clark and Ole visited
at the Barker home at the Point last
week.
Pickpockets at the Strawberry
Point fair stole $40 from L. Clifton,
and S35 from e. l.. Holdridge.
Fred Bentz left for Denver, Col,
Monday,
Miss Nellie Keith is attending
school at Ames.
w. G. Cummings and H.W. Swim
burne went to Manchester Saturday
to play tennis.
A. NJ. Flemming came from the
Pacific Coast Wednesday to visit his
parents, G. +. Fleming and wife.
Miss Hilda Jakelin began the
Hartwick school Monday.
Brady Miller is home from Kansas.
Goldie and Christie Brazelton, of
Hopkinton, visited their sister, Mrs.
Geo. Pulver, last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
DUNDEE.

Mrs. Will sytes will have dinner
Tor the benefit Of the Ladies Union
Cemetery, Sept. 18th. Come.
j. P. Lee has rented Sam Ives
place.
Our school opens next week
having been postponed on account of
the Manchester fair.
Herman Ehrke was in town We'd.
|nesday.
d. G. Hesner and family went tc
Lamont Saturday evening.
Barney Aucutt and Geo. Seward
went on hunting expedition Satur.
day. Negative results.
L. Kleinsorge went to Dubuque
Tuesday.
Well did you hear Bryan Thurs.
day at the Point fair? He is dandy
amt he? Guess we'll have to vote
for him if he runs again.
j. l.. Gilbert was to Des Moines
fair last.
DIR. Nash was called professionally
Saturday morning to Thorpe.
Rev. Howe preached here last
Sunday in the M. e. church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
County Correspondence.
STRAWBERRY POINT.

Mrs. Jake Engstrom and sons Of
Manchester visited with the formers
aunt, Mrs. Laura Allen. the latter
part of last week.
Jas. Hughes, VIM, Scofeld, Ray
Arnold and Dick Cooley went to
Ames, Iowa, last Friday evening to
resume their school duties.
At the home of the brides father,
Joe Davis, last Wednesday occurred
the marriage of his youngest
daughter, Miss Mabel, tc Mr..
Shepard, of Red Oak, Iowa, Rev.
o. @. DePuy officiating in the
presence of a few invited relatives.
The bride is one of our best teachers
and a young lady whose friends are
numerous. The groom is stranger
to the writer but comes highly
recommended by all who know him.
The happy couple will make their
future home at Red Oak, Iowa.
Miss Jennie McCarren returned
to her home at Manchester Satur-
day evening after short visit with
her friend, Mrs. Chas. Roberts.
Mrs. Paul Einwalter and daugh-
ter, Miss Harriet, Of Oelwein visit
ed with friends last week.
Our fair was success. The
displays in the floral hall was larger
and nicer than ever before. On
Thursday Editor Carr of Manches-
ter had the honor of introducing to
a large crowd Hon. w. j. Bryan, of
Lincoln, Neb., who gave us an in
teresting talk. His speech is pro-
nounced fine by all and could be
heard by nearly everybody. On Fri
day Gov. Cummins and Ex-Gov.
LaFallotte addressed a fairly good
crowd. Thursday was considered
by everybody a record breaker. 1t
is reported that the gate receipts for
the day was $l560 Taking every
thing into consideration the fair of
1905 has exce!led those OF former
years.
Mesdames Wallace and Ackman
returned to their home at Cascade,
Iowa, last Saturday evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06

we nave ller with us always Her
nose troops, her mouth turns down at
the corners. her complexion Is generally
sallow, her eyes lusterless, and when
small tribulation or greet calamity hap
pens to the family she, -feels it more
than. the Others" Wonderful is Dick
ems delincation Of Mrs. Gummidge,
whom little Davy, sound such treasure
trove for his Interested observation;
who, when the chimney smoked or the
potatoes failed. wept silently, because,
forsooth, Il feels it more than Others"
She is the ga3 ut school who forever is
having her feelings hurt. Very sensi-
tive" say her friends; 'rery self con-
scl0hs," sniff her Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
LAMONT.

George Blackburn and family are
attending the Minnesota State Fair
in progress in st Paul.
Jesse and Vern Platt are in Ka-
wood, Missouri visiting their father
who is station agent at that place.
Mrs. G. A. Benedict has recovered
from her recent illness, she is stay
ing with her daughter, Mrs. George
Stimson in Oelwein.
j. q. Benedict returned from Des
Moines Friday morning, he visited
his mother and sister in Oelwein,
his wife's relatives here, then he
and his family returned to their
home in Delaware, Friday p. m.
VIM. Ross attended the State Fair
last week.
Mrs. j. z. Benedict and children
Of Delaware visited her parents,
VIM. Lambert and wife, and sister
Mrs. Henry Fowler and family last
week while j. u. attended the State
Fair.
Mrs. Mary Bush and son Loren
of Waterloo visited here last week.
Ernest Whitney and Otis Jones
visited the State Fair.
DIR. r. V. Graves is purchas NC
furniture for his new office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Richmond
Of Lamont with Mrs. A. W. Rich
mond and sons of Nora Spring at
tended the State Fair.
George Reid and little daughter
Bonita and Mr.. Walter Reid took
advantage Of the G. A. r. excursion
and are visiting their two sisters
near Denver.
Rev: Il. p. Langridge is unable
to fill his appointments owing to a
lame knee.
Miss Amanda Oleson is here for
the third season trimming in Mrs. j
D. Thompson's millinery parlors.
Mrs. W. B. Weston and sister
Miss Mary Nedreau are at Green
Valley, Iowa attending the Latter
Day Saints convention.
Mrs. Trumblee and little daughter
returned from Delhi Tuesday.
Our butter maker F. w. Stephen
son won second laurels at the butter
contest at State Fair.
Arthur Davidson attended the
State Fair last week.
Oren and Edwin Role visited
their sister Mrs. Sheppard in Water
loo last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
SIT Ull STRAIGHT.

Your backboneswas not made for a
barrel hoop, SO do,not curve it around,
but rather strengthen itlout. God made
man upright-not' round shouldered,
humpbacked orr bending over.
If you bend over too much in YOUR
studies. get a.lowers seat. Saw the
legs of from an oldl chair, and then
SIT down so low thrt your chin will
come just abovetthe table. Make the
hlnd legs II littles shorter than the fore
legs, and thels1sread and write with
your arms onfIhe table, and it will
take out someAof the crook from tyour
back
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
Giant Monument To n ch,,n

Mount Grace. III Warwick, Mass,
seems to be tn way Il giant monu.
ment to little child. According to ira
dltion. the Indians captured Il Mrs.
Rowlinson and her child. As the party
We're passing through the woods on
their way to Canada the child died and
was buried at the foot of the mountain.
The child's name was Grace and the
mountain has been Mount Grace ever
since.