Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

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Monticello Express.
Somebody has figured out that
the average boy who is dependent
upon his parents for livelihood
until he reaches the age of twenty
one years costs them four thousand
dollars. On this basis of calcula-
ton brood, for instance, of six boys
would represent an outlay of twenty
four thousand dollars by the time
they get away from the home roost.
The question arises, does it pay to
raise boys, and are there no other
crops that would prove more profit
able? If a boy turns out to be a
cigarette iend, with breath like a
turkey buzzard and a laugh that
would make the untutored donkey
feel perfectly at home in his society,
and with an untrammeled and I'M
conquerable desire to avoid work,
it is safe to say that his parents
might have invested their four
thousand dollars at much better ad.
vantage. But if the boys grow up
to manhood with the lesson we'll
learned that wealth and success
grow on bushes watered only by the
sweat Of ones brow, the parent need
not begrudge whatever they have
spent on him, for he will be source
of increasing pride and Joy to their
hearts, and when they grow old and
their hands tremble and their legs
wobble and their step is slow and
faltering they have two strong arms
to lean upon and help them over the
rough places that lie in their twi-
light path.-Exchange.
A joint meeting of Luxembourg
and Colesburg farmers and business
men was held at Luxembourg Mon
day afternoon in reference to the
proposed Minneapolis, Rochester and
Dubuque electric line that will ira
verse the northern part of Dubuque
county, taking in Colesburg and
Luxembourg, Balltown and Holy
Cross. The meeting was called by
Mr.. Foote, prominent business
man of Colesburg, under instruction
from the promoters at Minneapolis
to ascertain tho encouragement the
project would receive in case it is
built. The proposition confronting
the citizens of Colesburg and Lux
emberg and vicinity is the securing
of the right of way between Coles
burg and Luxembourg and it is ex-
pected that $4,000 in stock be
taken up by them. The meeting
was very enthusiastic one and was
largely attended and from the tenor
of the proceedings there will be
nothing lacking on the part Of citi-
zens in the way Of encouragement
and support to bring the line into
realization. A prominent citizen OF
Luxembourg who was present at the
meeting in speaking Of the enter
prise stated that the people were
ready to subscribe twice the requir.
ed amount Of stock on the day Of
the meeting. A committee to con-
fer with the promoters in regard to
the procedure Of building the line
was appointed as follows: Chas
Ungs, VIM. Clemens, Mike McCul-
Tough, John Wernke, Rev. Ober.
broeckling, Mic Ungs, Henry Froeh.
le. The surveying party expects to
start out from Dubuque in two
weeks when the exact route will be
be determined. AS abovestated the
line will be an electric line and q
car will run each hour, carrying
freight and passengers. Messrs
Chas. Ungs and VIM Clemens de-
parted for Des Moines Tuesday te
|inpect similar lines in operation GU,
Of that city. The company that il
promoting the enterprise was organ
lied at Minneapolis several weeks
ago. M. w. Savage the noted horse
man and president of the Interna
tional Stock Food Co., is presiden
of the company.-Dyersville Com
mercial.