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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Awards Contracts for Vessel,

Washington, July 13.-Secrctary
Bonaparte awarded the contracts for
the two 10000 ton battleships South
Carolina and Michigan, one to the
Cramps Of Philadelphia and the other
to the New York Ship and Engine
company of Camden, N. Y.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Bad BIN Sent to Washinpton

Washington, July 1G.-Chief John T..
Wilkie, of the secret service, has re-
ceivcd n counterfeit IS silver GER
titicate "Indian head" bearing No.
Al7S5O130. 1t bears somewhat the ap-
parance of . washed note. 1t was dis.
covered in Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Two Men KilIed Nv lightning

Dodge City, Kan, July 16.-Two
men named Incl and Weir were killed
by lightning during an electrical storm
here. 1t Is reported that another man
was killed by lightning few miles
southwest of here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Nikolayev, Russia, July 1G.-The
representative of a sugar factory while
going to bark Saturday was waylaid
and robbed of $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Burlington, Ia, July 16.-Expert ac-
countants who have examined the
books Of officers Of Des Moines county
have reported to the board of super
visers that during the past six years
the county has lost $41 600 through al
legged carelessness in the management
of the trcasurer's office.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
LAMONT.

Mrs. G. A. Benedict had her
house painted last week by Mrs. @.
L. Brown and e. A. Wing.
II. G. Ehrke transacted business
in Oelwein July 10.
Vern Brown was Manchester
visitor July 10.
The Emmert family are entertain
ing friends from Dubuque.
Mrs. Louisa Dunsmoor is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Rouse, near
Aurora.
G. I. Ross and Clara johnson
have Just returned from the Baptist
Young Peoples National convention
held in Omaha.
Miss Bertha Bonholf has just re-
turned from California and is visit
ing Lamont friends.
We each and all welcome d. ii
Hovt and bride as residents Of La
mont, we wish them long happy
welded life.
DR.. "a. P. Jeffries and wife enter
tanned her sister and two children
last week, their home is in Des
Moines.
Miss Mildred Kenyon visited her
Manchester relatives last week.
Claire Kenyon returned to CAL
mar July IL.
Ed Truair is home from Bovey,
MINI.
Ross Young Of Earlville busies
himself in entertaining his grand
ma and auntie Young.
Vince Zemanek now wheels
around in an invalid chair, his every
acquaintance hopes he will soon be
well and able to 90 at will.
Albert Allenstein met a sudden
loss Tuesday July 10, while driving
to town his horse dropped dead.
DR.. G. N. Thompson and wife ar.
rived home July IL. Dir. has been
taking post graduate course il
Rush Medical College. Mrs. Thomp
son visited relatives in Rockford.
Rev. Baumback and family have
been entertaining his brother ane
son from Wisconsin.
Jas. Carr and John Elliott arr
home from their trip to the western
coast.
Miss Anna Schulg Of Minneapolis
is visiting the Misses Baumback.
John Berridge is building larg
barn on his farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
PRESIDENT poNlLLA.

qua has been, is, and will remain, neu.
trail" Guatemala with strong army
has invaded Honduras and Salvador
and battles are being fought in both
countries. Guatemalan troops are ad-
vancing in Honduras.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
FOR SALE.

A farm of about 1913 acres, ON line
Of Cedar Rapids branch of Illinois
Central R. R., five miles south Of
Manchester, and one mile from
Golden station; ample buildings and
Of good quality; fine well water with
wind mill and tanks. No better
grain and stock farm in Delaware
county. Must be sold to settle an
estate. Is a bargain at $65.OO per
acre, which will buy it if taken soon.
24O acre farm II miles southeast
of Manchester; 14O acres under i'm
provement, balance pasture; fine
buildings, all new, and plenty Of
them; good well water with wind
mill and tanks. Best farm for tho
money in the country. Come quick
if you want a bargain. Price 5000
per acre.
We have other farms and can suit
you. Call and see us.
COIIINGR & DIINHAM
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Secretary Was UncApecte,l.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 13.-Sec-
rotary Wilson, of the department of
agriculture, paid an unexpected visit
to the Cedar Rapids packing plant. He
found nothing to criticize.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Diaries.

II the people who keep diaries are
wise they never put into them the
things that would make them most In
ter@sting to other people in the years
to come.-Boston Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

$50 'ssssD's So SSuaA
Cedar Rapids, Ia. July 1.-THE
State Pharmaceutical association con-
vened here with mn attendance Of
about 500. The sessions will be large.
~ of a social character.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
.. H. IEWARr

IN. PEARsE.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT.
u OH. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Office In City Hall block
second floor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

New York, July 1G.-NIrs. William
Thaw was prohibited by the prison
rules from visiting her son, Harry
Kendall Thaw, in the Tombs, but it
was announced that she will see him
some time today, probably in the aft
ernoon. 1t will be the first meeting
of mother and son since the tragedy on
the Madison Square roof garden when
Thaw shot down Stanford White. ..lrs.
Thaw returned from Europe Satur-
day. Mrs. Thaw Is stopping at tho
Hotel Lorraine, where her dnughter-in-
law hns been making her home since
Harry Thaw was arrested.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
County Correspondence.

Congratulations are extended the
worthy couple.
l.. Schnistzer has purchased the
old Boomer farm of 200 acres at S71
an acre.
The NJ. E. Aid Society meets
with Mrs. T. L. Stimson Wednesday
afternoon July Is.
j. B. Smith and Mrs. Bert Haight
of Greeley were in town Friday.
Miss Leone Phillips Of Danbury,
Nebraska, is visiting friends here.
Miss Hazel Perkins is visiting
relatives at Storm Lake.
Mrs. III. G. Doolitt!e and Ollie are
visiting in Des Moines.
I'll. L. Stone, wife and son were in
Manchester Wednesday.
Harry Swinburne spent Sunday
at j. U. Rector's, al Oneida.
Miss Nellie Preston of Ryan is
visiting Mrs. R. M. Wilson.
The young people cnjoyeda party
at Mrs. Maud llogg's Friday even
ing given in honor of her guest,
Miss Prue Waddell of Maquoketa.
Mrs. Reyes and daughter Dorothy
of Manchester are visiting Mrs. o..
G. Adams.
Miss Josie Goldsworthy of Gree
ley is visiting her brother Rob and
family.
Mrs. Henry Lewis is visiting
friends in Monticello.
Isaac Saunders and wife were
recent Lamont visitors.
Miss Nellie Keith is at home from
Ames where she has been attending
school.
Elmer Lux is at home from Okla
lockwood.
Miss Angie Bixby spent last weel
in Delhi.
G. HARDWOOD of Epworth was il
town on business last week.
The B. b. G. Club which was or
ganized among the young ladies q
Edgewood, met with Miss Laur
Boyer last Wednesday and wer
royalty entertained. They go t
Strawberry and will be entertaine
at the Ballulf home.
i John Funk and wife of Manches
ter visited several days of last wee
at the Densmore home.
Ave Robinson and family have re
turned to their home at Dubuque.
l.. b Blanchard and wife and Y
]. Coolidge and wife took pleasul
trip to Waterloo in the formers aut,
starting Sunday and returnin
Tuesday.
: Mrs. Richard from Southeast
town visited friends here sever:
J days Of last week.
r B. Hubbell of Nebraska is visi
visiting relatives and friends her
Floyd Poet, wife and son left las
Friday for Minor, N. d., wher
they will spend two weeks yisitin
his parents.
Miss Ethel Wmdell arrived lat
week from Frankfort. S. d., and
visiting relatives and friends her
Mrs. Richard Way and daughte
Blanche visited relatives in Oneid
/ Thursday.
/ Mrs. Dan Sickles died at her hon
Saturday, July Z, and was burie
Monday in the Edgewood cemeter.
Rev. DePuy officiating.
! Miss Kathrine Breen, WHO'S visi
ing her aunt, Mrs. Verd Coolidg
was an over Sunday visitor at tt
Fitzpatrick home east of Greeley.
Rev Lash still remains seriovs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

No man likes to be surpassed by men
of his own level.-Liyy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Assassin Who Killed Chouknin.

Sebastopol, July 1G.-A former sailor
named Shetenko, who was arrested to-
day. confessed that he was the MUIR
dcrer of Vice Admiral Chouknin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
l,elephones lie vii; Tnke Ch,rce.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., July 12.-Edward
More, who claims to have been IL sail
or on the battleship Kentucky, created
considerable disturbance when lie
called UP Sycamore Hill on the tele-
phone and announced that he was
ready to take charge of the presidents
secret service force. From the teie-
phone More made circuit of the sa-
loon district. A policeman took him
into custody OH charge of intoxlca-
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Panama, July 16.-Honduras has de-
clared war against Guatemala. The
following proclamation has. been circu-
lated in Salvador: General Bonilla,
commanding the Salvadorian army, has
repealed the Guatemalan forces at Me
tapam, in Salvador, ten miles east Of
the Guatemalnn frontier. The victor-
GUS army of Salvador retained the pO-
sitions captured from the enemy.
New York, July 16.-The following
dispatch has been received by the As
sociated Press from President Bonilla,
of Honduras: Honduras has not de-
tory without previous declaration
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tory without previous declaration"
Guatemalan Forces Are Defeated.

SAN Salvador, July is. = Saturday
night the Salvadorean army agaln at
tackled the Guatemalan forces at Plata
mar and obtained victory over them.
the Guatemalans suffering loss OF
1000 men in killed, wounded and pris-
oners. The Guatemalan army, which
invaded by way of Santa Fe, was re-
pulsed by the Honduran army. Hon
duras is making common cause with
Salvador,
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DEATH BY A BOMB.
Imaginary Incident of the Crimenn
 "ar by TolStoi.

The following imaginary incident of the Crimean war is found ill Count I'ol- stoi'S "Seyastopol:" The bomb, com ing faster and faster and nearer and nearer, so that the sparks of it's fuse were already visible. descended. Lie down" some one shouted. They lay flat on the ground. Praskouhn, closing his eyes. heard only the bomb crashing down on the hard earth close by. A second passed. which seemed an hour The bomb had not exploded. He open ed his eyes and at that moment caught a sight of the glowing fuse of the boHib not yard off. Terror, cold terror. ex cluding every other thought and feel. Ing, seized his whole being. He covered his face with his hands.
 Then he remembered the 12 rubles he owed, debt in St. Petersburg that should have been paid long ago and the gypsy song he had sung that evening. The woman he loved rose in his im- agination. wearing q cap with lilac rib- bons, and yet inseparable from all these and from thousands of other rec ollections, the present thought, the ex- pectation Of death. did not leave him for moment. Perhaps it won't ex- plode,' and with desperate final de- cision he wished to open his eyes, but at that instant red flame pierced through the still closed lids, and, with terrible crash, something struck him in the middle of the chest.
 "He jumped up and began to run, but, stumbling over the saber that got be- tween his legs, fell on his side. Thank God, I'm only bruised was his first thought, and he wished to touch his chest with his hand but his arms seem- ed tied to his sides, and it felt as if a wise were squeezing his head. Soldiers fitted past him, and he counted them unconsciously Then lightning flashed before his eyes, and he wondered whether the shot were fired from a mortar or cannon. Cannon, proba- bly,, and here are more soldiers-fve, six, seven soldiers. They all pass by He was suddenly filled with fear that they would crush him. He wished to shout that he was hurt. but his mouth was so dry that his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth.
 'He felt it wet about his chest, and this sensation of being wet made him think of water Fearing lest the sol diers might tranple on him. he tried to shout Take earo with you, but instead of that he uttered such d terrible groan that he was frightened to hear it. Then other red fires began dancing before his eyes. and it seemed to him that the soldiers put stones on him. He made an effort to push off the stones, stretch ed himself, and saw and heard and felt nothing more. He had been killed on the spot by bomb splinter in the mid dle of his chest.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A sick man talks about everything ex- cept death.
 No man is big enough to laugh at a real worry.
 While loafinS d man usually thinks about big scheme that won't work.
 An apology never gives satisfaction to but one person--the one who makes 1t.
 If you must kick. make it swift and sure, and do not prolong the agony by making excuses
 A boy thinks, What good time a man has" And a man thinks, What a good time a boy has, And what a poor time both have.
 It may be as good a feat to have all of little girls petticoats the same length as it is to have everything that goes on the stove cooked at the same time-AtchisOn Globe.
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In n Mexican Hat Store.

Half q million straw hats is no un- common sight to be met with at one time in the hat stores of Mexico. The hats are made of a long pampas grass which grows nowhere else ill the world. It is specially cultivated for the hat in dustry So rapidly are the hats made that some skilled workmen can turn out ten or dozen Il day. and they are then sent to all parts of the world. They cost about fourpence each to make, are retailrd at from l shilling sixpence to i Shillin@s and are so dur able that it not infrequently happens that those of an economical turn of mind make q single hat last ten years T OndOn Queen
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A Turkish Story.

The Turk, as rule, is not energetic, but he is capable of sudden bursts of activity. A writer in Casselfs Family Magazine gives an illustration:
 He was going home late one night in Constantinople when man ran by him, pursued by four zaptiehs. Direct ly they caught the man they belabored him vigorously with the butt ends of their guns The Englishman inter- fered.
 eff he is thief. why not take him to prison and let him be tried properly Don't half kill the man without q trial
 70 effendi." said the spokesman of the party. we don't mind his being a thief. We're only hitting him because of the trouble he gave Us to run after him." And that is an otfenSe which the average Turk never forgiVes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
PLANT PECuliARiTlES.

No plant will produce flowers unless there is iron in the soil in which it grows.
 All plants are provided with flowers, though sometimes these are so small and so hidden as to escape notice.
 The bleeding heart according to an eastern legend, originated in the drops of blood which fell from Christ's side at the crucifixion.
 Every flower that has perfume at all secretes a volatile oil, the evapora- tion of which constitutes the peculiar odor characteristic of the blossom.
 The smallest flower known to the botanist is said to be that of the yeast plant It is microscopic ill size and is said to be only e-hundredth of a mil lmeter in diameter.
 According to the poetical idea of Ca julius, the rose was once white. but blushed red and remair.ed so out of shame for allowing it's thorns to inflict a wound on the feet of Venus,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
THE SWISS ARMY.
Always Ready For War Service at .
 Moments Notice.

The total population of Switzerland is rather less than half the population of London alone, yet the plucky little republic can throw into the field at moments notice four completely equip ped and trained army corps to Ger manys and Frances twenty and Eng lands nominal eight. In proportion to her population as compared with Swift zerland, England should possess fifty.
 Every ablebodied Swiss is, ipso facto, a member of the army from eighteen to forty-four, yet never does one hear the least complaint made by a Swiss of whatever social class at the trit1ing sacrifice of time that his military duties demand. To watch q Swiss bat talion on its way to Maneuvers In camp or on it's return is to watch as contented, serviceable and cheerful d lot of men as one could wish to meet
 The only serious tax upon the time of the soldiers is the first two month"; of hard training as a recruit. After ward sixteen days in camp every other year is all that is required of him Between whiles he shoots with his comrades-every little village has it's shooting range-because he loves it and devotes a certain amount of time voluntarily to the physical exercises he is taught at school to keep himself fit On first joining he is carefully examined as regards his suitability for this or that branch of the service and is drafted into that for which he is best fitted, and he invariably takes as great q pride in his regiment, battery or squadron as could any voluntarily en- listed man in our smartest corps at home.
 The Swiss army comprises 100 bat talions of infantry and twenty-four squadrons of cavalry. with the neces- sary ordnance and departmental corps, while the artillery includes forty eight field batteries. ten batteries of position and two excellent mountain batteries.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
The CatliI.e Fox.

The fox is an excellent mouser. He will lie and watch for q field mouse in the long grass like d cat, bounce upon it, kill it with q bite and lay it on one side until he has caught another and another, when, picking them all up, as many as he can carry in his mouth he will canter away with them to serve them out to the cubs. This fact was confirmed by witnesses in Scotland who were examined by q committee Of the board of agriculture when taking evidence on the occasion of the plague of field volcs on the lowland sheep farms in 1S93.=London Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
First Thermometer.

The first thermometer was made in 1621 by a Dutch physicist named Cor nelus Van Drebbell and consisted of a tube filled With air. closed at it's up per end and dipping at it's other ex- tremity, which was open, in a bottle of nitric acid diluted with water As the temperature rose or fell the air in the tube increased or grew less in volume and consequently the liquid descended or rose This instrument is now known as an air thermometer. but as it's meas urements were based on no fixed prin- ciple it was of little use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
CheSnucnlxe Bay,

Few people fully appreciate the great size of the Chesapeake bay. It is the largest ndcntation on the At lantic coast. and it has often been called the Mediterranean of America. On its bosom the navies of the world could easily float It is POO miles long. and in some places it is forty miles broad. It has an area of over 2.oao square miles. and it shoots off into great rivers with an aggregate length of thousands of miles. - Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
CAUCASIAN AND NEGRO.
They Are Fundamentally Opposite
 Extremes In Evolution.

The Caucasian has the subjective fac ultleS well developed: the negro the ob- Jective. The Caucasian, and more par ticularly the Anglo Saxon. is dominant and domineering and possessed prma- rily with determination, will power, self control, self government and all the attributes oi the subjective self. with a high development of the ethical and aesthetic faculties and great req soning powers. The negro is in direct contrast by reason of q certain lack of these powers, and great development of the objective qualities. The negro is primarily affectionate, immensely emotional, then sensual and, under proyOcation, passionate. There is love of outward show, of ostentation. of ap- probation. He loves melody and 9 rude kind of poetry and sonorous language. There is undeveloped artistic power and taste-negroes make good artisans and handicraftsmen. They are def cient in judgment, ill the formation of new ideas from existing facts, in de- vising hypotheses and in making de- ductiOns ill general. They are initiative rather than original, inventive or con structive. There is Instability of char acter incident to lack of self control, especially in connection with the sex. ual relation, and there is lack of orientation or recognition of position and condition of self and environment, evidenced in various ways, but by a peculiar "bumptiousness, so called by Professor Blackshear of Texas, this is particularly noticeable.
 The white and the black races are antipodal, then, in cardinal points. The one has large frontal region of the brain, the other larger region behind the one is subjective, the other objec- tive; the one a great reasoner, the other re-eminently emotional the one domi- neering, but having great self control, the other meek and submissive, but violent and lacking self control when the passions are aroused, the one a very advanced race, the other a very backward one The Caucasian and the negro are fundamentally opposite ex tremes in evolution-Robert Bennett Bean in Century
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Pay Premiums Promptly.

Those who carry life insurance poli- cies should be careful to see that the premiums are promptly paid. Neglect in this important matter has caused policies to be forfeited. It is best to pay premiums few days before they are due. On the final day the policy holder may forget it or be called away. as many things can happen to cause neglect of payment.-Nashv Amer ican.
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No Relative of His,

Duncan. aged two and a half, had been naughty. To punish him his mother tied him in his high chair and kept him there for one hour, by the clock. His father got home before the hour was quite up and asked the youngster why he was tied up.
 Father replied Duncan, pointing an accusing finger at his mother, "Im completely surprised at that lady"
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Embarrassing Attentions.

"A dog" said meandering Mike, "is one O the few animals datll foller man."
 Ploddiny Pete seemed to consider this statement for a moment. says the Washington Star, and then answered:
 "That's so. One was follering me yesterday so fast I could hardly keep ahead of him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-15
The Greater OHensc.

Professional Hypnotlst-Can get permission to bury old Joe Soaker alive and dig him up after thirty days? Mayor of Lonelyville-No, ding ye! Ye kin bury him alive if ye want to, but if ye ever dig him up agin I'll jug ye!- New York Press.
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Quite Different.

Papa-No; he's not the proper sort of a husband for you. my dear Daush- ter-Oh. papa. he'd die for me. Papa Oh. that's all right. Tell him to go as far as he likes. was afraid he want al to marry you.-Clevel;ud Leader.
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The Latest.

Customer-You Say. then. that this material is the latest: Shopman-The very latest, madam. Customer-But will it fade in the sun? Shopman- Why, it has been lying in the window for two years. and look how well it has stood.-Londou Mail
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Gratifying Progress

"Your son is studying art, l believe. Has he made much progress:
 "Oh, yes. He is able to talk the lan- oraee quite fuently Judge.