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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

Quite number of the Pythian
SEters went TO Mansfield today
TO attend the district convention
which is in progress in that place.
Mrs. George W. Baker is the rep
resentative OF the local lodge.
The Guard of Honor, of the Com
panions of Foresters, met last
night and held practice drll
preparatory 10 initiating large
class of candidates at u meeting
TO be held next Tuesday night.
An invitation Was also accepted
to attend dress up party TO be
given by Mrs. Mary Abel at her
home on North Prospect street next
Monday evening.
a well attended meeting of the
Palhflnders was held Thursday
evening and one application acted
upon. Arrangements were made
for quite an elaborate entertain.
ment and social to be held March
II, on which occasion the state Of
ficers will be present.
Attention, Companion of Forest
|ers! You are cordially invited to n
masquerade party in honor of the
tenth wedding anniversary OF Mr..
ana Mrs. Nelson Abel, at 30l North
Prospect street, Monday evening,
March A. 1907.
The regular meeting and drill Of
the Uniform sRank OF the knights
Of Pythian was held Thursday cv-
ening but nothing Of importance
was dCnc.
Nothing other than routine bust
ness was transacted by Wayside
ledge Of Odd Fellows Thursday ov-
enln%. There will be degree work
next Thursday evening.
The Protected Home Circle will
meet tonight aud attend 10 import.
ant business.
Marion Lodge No. 20. T..
and A. NJ. will hold an important
meeting tonight.
The Druids looked after routino
business at II regular Meeting last
night.
The Fraternal Censor will meet
III regular session in its hall at 1890
this evening.
Masquerade Skate at the Royal.
Monday night l-St
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

Ellery's 1907 Wall Papcrs are now
ready.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

Masquerade >skate at the Royal,
MONDAY night. 3-1-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

w. s. Kimbell, division engineer
Of the Erie, with headquarters at
Gallon, and p. ONeil, trainmaster,
from Gallon, were looking after bus
mess in local railroad circles today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01
Goldfish

A complete aquarium, 1Oc, fish
and globe, at Ellery's Bargain Store,
No. 1913 North Main street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

engines.
The Hooking Valley handled the
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'o'u'i'puS anu 'his CITY 'h'S MORN
Ing. The private car was trans
ferred to the Erie, enroute to Ken
ton. where the troop has an engage
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

Masquerade Skate at'the Royal
Monday night. & 3-1-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

Masquerade Skate at the Royal.
Monday night l-St
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-01

Quite number of the Pythian
S.Eters went TO Mansfield today
TO attend the district convention
which is in progress in that place.
Mrs. George W. Baker is the rep
resentative OF the local lodge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Mx.ter,ou. G,a.. n.,,.

According to foreign correspondent
of the geological survey at Washing
ton, among the most interesting fea-
lures Of the small island of Billion,
between Sumatra and Borneo, an is
land long famous for Its rich tin mines.
controlled by the Dutch government,
are the "glass balls Of Billion" found
among the tin ore deposits. These nat
ural glass balls are round, with grooved
surfaces. Similar phenomena are oc-
casionally found in Borneo and Java
as well as in Australia. The CORE
spondent quoted thinks they cannot be
artificial, and there are no volcanoes
near enough to support the theory that
they are volcanic bombs. Besides, 1t
is claimed, the CLASSY rocks produced
by the nearest volcanoes are quite diff
ferent in their nature from the mate
rial of the balls. 1t is suspected that
the mysterious objects were elected
ages ago from the volcanoes of the
moon and afterward fell upon the
parfh
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Monster Spider Crabs.

II have collected specimens Of crabs
In all parts of the world" said a nat
uralist, "but l shall never forget the
pleasure l experienced in securing
monstrous specimen of the japanese
spider crab, the largest ever found.
The combined length Of the feeding
arms of this monster was more than
twelve feet, while the body portion
was about twenty inches across. When
alive, 1t weighed about serenty-fve
pounds. One of the oldest things
about these creatures Is their ability
to assume n disguise. This feat they
IRE able to perform owing to the flexi-
bility of their pinchers and to the
hooked hairs and spines with which
their numerous arms are studded. By
means of their plnchers they tear off
small fragments of sponges and sea-
weeds. After first putting these to
their months, which contain glutinous
saliva, they place them on the sur
face of their limbs and bodies by
sticking them fast with rubbing
movement BY this method the crab
succeeds in completely changing its
appearance and rendering itself indis-
tinguishable from the materials COM
mon to the bottom of the sea. While
crawling along it seems as though n
portion of the ocean bed was in mo-
ton, SO close Is the resemblance"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

No bird, SO far as known records
show, has ever alighted on kite or
attacked one. While scientist was
flying train of five kites some years
ago a large silver tipped eagle came
suddenly out OF the higher air and
swooped round and round the first kite,
looking against the sunset sky like
huge silver ball. AS the train of kites
was pulled in the eagle followed, visit
ing one kite and then another, seem
Ing uncertain just what to do. In
few minutes, when he seemed to have
decided that they were not good to
eat and he knew nothing about them,
anyway. he Indignantly flew off and
was lost to view. Willie tie scientists
kites were high in the air one March
focks of geese flying In the wedge flew
over. They invariably stopped, broke
up, lowered above the queer object
and at last slowly reformed and flew
away. While the larger birds all come
from heights above the kite, the small
birds of the air will alight on the
string holding the kite and sway to
and fro
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
COCOON.

Thos. Henderson is preparing to
erect new dwelling on his farm
southwest. of town.
W. Eirman and family, formerly
OF this place, moved to South Da-
kota last week.
Miss Nellie Coleman closed a
very successful term of school in
Prairie township near Masonville
last Friday.
The school election Monday re-
suited in the election of N. B.
Richardson as director for three
years and L. E. Patton as director
for two years. The proposition
shall the board levy a five mill tax
for school house fund-carried.
Mrs. Lena Heissler and family
have moved from Delhi into their
new home, recently purchased OF
Thos. Main. Mr.. Main is occupy
ing the Blanch property which he
recently purchased, until his own
house is completed Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
A peuperate Wager.

Driven to desperation by their heavy
losses, gamblers have often sought by
some coup either to repair their shat
tered fortunes or to bring down utter
ruin upon themselves. One of the most
curious Instances of this kind comes
from England. In the eighteenth centu-
ny notorious gambler had been los
ing steadily in game for high stakes
with Lord Lorne EXasperated by his
continued Ill fortune, he suddenly
sprang up from the card table, seized
a large and costly punch bowl and,
balancing 1t above his head, called out
to his opponent:
"For once I'll have a bet where
have an equal chance Of winning! Odd
or even, for $1,000 guineas"
odd" replied the peer placidly, and
the gambler hurled the magnificent
bowl against the wall
When they counted the pieces Lord
Lornc had wou---Tucsday Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Stone forests are found in various
parts of the world. In many cases
they are hardened by some popularity
of the atmosphere and are found stand
ing just us they We're when clothed
with green foliage thousands of years
ago. The Little Colorado river, in Ari-
IONA, has long been famous as a local
ity for such finds At one place more
than 1900 cords of solid stone, tree
trunks, sections, limbs and logs, were
found by the government surveyors.
Most of them We're silicitied, many
seven to ten feet in diameter and from
twenty to eighty feet in height Cecil
oglsts say that the pctrified trees of
the Little Colorado were once covered
with mari over 1000 feet in depth.
Some of the trees have been changed
to Jasper and have assumed various
hues: others resemble opal, and when
broken open the core is often found
lined with crystals Of the most beau
tiful tints.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
He Wins the Palm.

Many stories have been told of mean
men, such as he who used wart for
collar button and he whose birthday
gift to his son consisted in washing the
windows so that the lad might watch
the cars go by. This man, however.
seems to have won the palm. There
was an extremely mean man in New
Hampshire who was the proprietor of
a hotel. By his direction rules were
posted in the hostelry forbidding al.
most every conceivable privilege to
those not guests of the place. There
was absolutely no chance for the cas-
udl loafer to get newspapers, pens, ink.
stationery, etc. There We're not even
free seats in the office. One day he
CHANGED to observe Il chronic loafer
gazing at the old clock that hung Oh
the wall The next day a sign was
placed over the clock. 1t read, "Thls
clock is for the use of the guests of the
hotel only.''-Succcss Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
AND
St. PAUL
RAILWAY,
Life. Not Death.

There Is much difference in the psy-
Geological effect of the two ideas
"llfe" and death" This was illus
trated, says the writer of Letters
From Surgeon" in the case of Cen
eral Frank Bartlett, who was wounded
on the Fredericksburg pike in 1854.
General Bartlett was brought to the
surgeon bleeding profusely from a
wound in his head. He was uncon-
cious and white as death. The sur
geon called his name, but could not
rouse him. Passing his finger into the
wound, he found the ball had not pene-
trated the bone, but had simply cut an
artery in the scalp. This the surgeon
bound with llgature. He laid the
general on the ground and completed
dressing the wound.
mo harm done. old boyw he shout
ed. "This is only flesh wound. You
will be all right when l take stitch
or two"
The good news seemed to bring Cen
eral Bartlett to consciousness. He
rallied completely.
II thought was done for" he said.
"Well, If I'm all right, here goes"
Before the surgeon could stop him
he was in the saddle and riding at the
best gait Of his horse back to the front
again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
what We stand On.

The density of the earth rs whole
has been estimated, with close agree
ment among the scientists who have
made the determination by different
methods, to be about SIS, or five and
half times rs heavy as an equivalent
sphere of water On the other hand, the
average density of the materials form
ing the accessible parts of the earth's
crust is between 25 and 3, so that the
mean density OF the whole globe Is
about twice that of it's outer part.
This indicates that the central part of
the earth is composed of heavier mate
rails and may even be metallic, which
condition. says the Engineering and
Mining Journal. would accord perfect
ig with the nebular hypothesis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
"Carncul"-Its Entomology.

have often been asked for the ety.
mology Of "caracul," which is term
now largely used by furriers to denote
variety Of the fur called astrakhan.
The new English dictionary does not
contain caracul, but it has caracal,
which is liable to be confused with it,
though really quite different word.
The caracal is IN animal, but caracul,
like the nearly synonymous term, as
trakhan, is the name Of place-Kara
Kul-i. e., the Black lake, near Box
hara, which has long been celebrated
for its output of furs. The earliest
reference can find to 1t In English is
in Matthew Arnold's "Sohrab and
Rustum:"
And on his head he set his sheepskin cap.
Black, glossy, curled, the fleece of Kara
Kul.
London Notes and Queries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
RYAN.

Mr.. and Mr.. Haight are enjoying
visit from their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Town and family of Chicago.
L. E. Oakley was a Cedar Rap
ids visitor Friday evening.
Mrs. Ward and daughter, Anna,
were over Sunday visitors in Cedar
Rapids.
R. g. Vending delivered car
load of machinery Saturday. A free
dinner was served to his patrons and
it was a big day in town.
Pat Ney and John Beacon are
looking after their interest in South
Dakota this week.
The Barryville Horse Co. disposed
Of its interests to Beatty & Merriam
Saturday for $505. That proving
to be the highest offer made.
John German purchased forty
head of cattle Of John Beacon las,
week.
German school closed last Thurs
day with Rev. Melchert in charge.
A class of twenty-four will be
confirmed Palm Sunday.
A. L. Lyness shipped a car load
of hay the first Of the week.
The town caucus was held in the
waterworks building Thursday ev'
ening.
MI. and Mrs. Barry of Mason
vile were over Sunday visitors will
her daughter, Mrs. Duffy.
Mike O'Brien was an over Sun
day visitor at his home here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
The Ways of the Moon.hiper,

The ways of the moonshiner are pref
ty much the same everywhere. A suit
able location consists Of q secluded
spot with water in abundance. 1t is
important, should he ever be called
upon to defend case in court, for the
question of the ownership of the land
upon which the still is located, to be
involved in doubt; hence the moonshin-
er gets as near the line of his own
land or the land he controls as possible.
The stills are primitive affairs and are
often made complete in the neighbor-
hood in which they are operated. With
two or three square yards of sheet cop
per the still maker requires but few
hours to make the "b'iler." Home
made hogsheads are usually used as
fermenters, and the only thing that the
illicit distiller has to send "off yander
arter" is the worm. Being difficult to
secure, the moonshiner prizes his
worm" highly, and that part of the
distillery is usually taken away when
the operator leayes.-David A. Gates
in Metropolitan Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

here, and among the first members
of Colony Lodge, I. 0. o. F. The
funeral services were held at the
home on Friday, in charge of Rev.
j. L. Brooks, and were largely at
tended. Burial in the Brown ceme-
terry.
Dean Mallory, who is attending
school at Britt, Iowa, was at home
to attend the funeral of his grand
father.
Mrs. David Moe and is on the sick
list.
At the school election last Mon
day, Addie Hyde was elected director
to succeed himself.
Mrs. Dena Sumpmann died Sat-
urday morning at the home Of her
brother, Henry Wordhoff, after a
painful illness of cancer of the lung.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church serve supper this evening at
the R. G. Currie home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Given up to Die.

b. spiegel, 1904 N. Virginia St.,
Evansville, Ind, writes: borrower
five years / was troubled with kid
ney and bladder affections which
caused me much pain and worry.
| lost flesh and was all run down,
and a year ago had to abandon work
entirely. had three of the best
physicians who did me no good and
| was practically given up to die.
Foley's Kidney Cure was recon-
mended and the first bottle gave me
great relief, and after taking the
second bottle was entirely cured"
Why not let it help you? Anders &
Philip
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
THORPE.

Mr.. Chas. White called on Dan
Sark's folks last Thursday.
Wornie Boots is over the measles
and is out around and working.
Margaret Croyle called on her sis
ter, Mrs. A. Clark, last Sunday.
Dan Sark drove to Strawberry
Point last Monday.
Geo. Grants is visiting with D.
Sark's family.
Bert Frentress cut his foot quite
bad on the barb wire fence.
Kittsy Clark is sick with the
measles.
No. 9 school closed last Friday
with Miss Morgan as teacher.
Bert Bowers called on Dan Sark.
John Minch went to Manchester
last Thursday.
Geo. Thorpe took dinner with
Bert Bowers folks last Sunday.
Foster Clark was buying stock
around Thorpe last week.
High Sabin is on the sick list.
Miss Lula Sark is assisting Mrs.
Sedgwick Of Manchester with hel
housework.
Miss Bessie Robertson spent a few
days with her friend, Lula Sark be:
fore departing for her new home in
Hastings, Nebraska.
Mr.. Pilgrims folks are on the
sick list.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
BA1LEY's FORD.

Mrs. j. w. Hartman and daugh-
ter, Elvira, spent Sunday of last
week at the home of Mrs. r. E..
Grommon.
Little Howard Shaw is quite sick
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tillman Grapes Wis
tied relatives in Masonville Sunday
Of last week.
Frank Karten had business in
Manchester Tuesday Of last week.
j. w. Hartman returned from
Texas last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kramer and
family Of Manchester visited at the
home of VIM. Raster Sunday Of last
week.
The Misses Avis Grommon and
Elvira Hartman were shopping in
Manchester last Thursday.
g. B. Davis had business in Man
chester last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hartman were
in Delhi last Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Origin Of .Blue.tockinr...

Burke, apropos of "Evelina," paid
Fanny Burney this high compliment:
I'VE have had an age for statesmen,
an age for heroes, an age for poets, an
age for artists, but this''-with gal
liant bow to Fanny-"is the age for
women" The name "bluestocklngs,"
given to these distinguished women,
arose, according to Fanny Burney in
her memoirs of Her Father" from an
apology made by Mr.. stillingheet in
declining an Invitation of Mrs. Vesey's
to a literary meeting at her house. II
am not properly dressed for such a
party" he pleaded. "Pho, pho" she
cried, taking him and his dress all in
at a glance, don't mind dress! Come
in your blue stockings" This he did,
and those words ever after were
fixed in playful stigma upon Mrs. We
sey's association" IT. P.'s London
Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
EAD's GROVE.

Quite a number from here attend
ed the Cemetery Association dinner
at Greeley Friday.
Ambrose McElmeel will build a
large barn this spring.
Nettie Fowler came home from
Thorpe Wednesday.
The Grove was we'll represented
at the dance at Greeley on Thurs
day evening.
Jas. Rutherford and wife were in
Manchester on Friday.
Doc Coolidge of Edgewood is
getting up a little wood from his
timber here. Alb Eaton is assisting
him.
Lester Young removed the three
remaining Interstate phones a
Messrs. Clute's Sackett's and Rether
ford's Friday, replacing them will
the Delaware Co. instruments.
Henry Holthaus lost a valuable
horse Friday which he had recent,
purchased. Death resulted from
lockjaw caused by nail wound.
| Mrs. j. j. Edmunds and daugh
tiers, Nina and Opal, are visiting il
Waterloo.
Martin Diesch and wife visited a
| ]. T. Fowler's Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
DELHI.

F. A. Doolittle and son, Clyde,
were in Manchester Saturday.
The Epworth League will give an
entertainment at the G. A. r. hall
on Friday evening, March %.
Price 20 and 10 cents.
D. j. Schnittjer moved into town
Wednesday and occupies the house
near the depot.
Last Sunday evening while the
Misses Simons and Phillips were
on their way home from church the
buggy ran off the embankment near
j. M. Brayton's residence. All were
badly frightened and Miss Simons
suffered a fractured knee.
The young people from town and
country attended a party at Frank
Coats near Delaware Friday even
ing.
Rev. Lusk assisted in the meet
ings at Hopkinton last week.
Will Toomer was in town We'd
nesday.
Vote on the consolidating of the
schools on Monday afternoon, March
%, at Township hall.
The Spangler dinner will be Civ
en- today (Monday) at the County
farm.
Mrs. Thurber is home from Ores.
co.
Mrs. Ingersoll of Oelwein, is 8
guest of her sister, Mrs. Minkler, al
the County farm.
j. l.. Little attended the funeral
of his father at Earlville Friday.
Mrs. Leonard visited at Dyers.
vile last week.
q. G. Perkins had business in
Hawkeye last week.
Mrs. O. A. Holdridge is on the
sick list.
Miss Wayne Toomer is home from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
EDGFWoop.

John Hageman is quite eick at
his home.
Misses Lou and Ethel Alger and
Minnie Robinson started for Dubu
que last Thursday morning where
they will visit their cousins for sew
eral days.
Miss Lottie Breed returned from
Strawberry Point last Thursday ev
ening, where she had been visiting
her sister. Mrs. Leora Norris for
few days.
Mr.. Worthy Robinson and Miss
Verda Hill were married at Man.
chester Thursday by Rev. Suckow.
They spent few days in Daven-
port.
Miss Mary Newman, student
from the Iowa State Normal school,
spent part of last week with her
parents at this place.
Curt Madison and little son were
Strawberry Point callers last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Arthur Breed, who was SER
iously i'll with pneumonia at hel
home at Rock Elm, Wis, is some
better. Her father and sister, Mrs
Claude Rulon, returned to theil
homes last Thursday morning, he
mother remaining to care for hel
until she is better.
Eli Peet was quite seriously in
jured recently by being thrown from
a load Of hay. He is able to b.
about again.
Quite number of Edgewoot
young people attended a dance i,
Greeley last Thursday night.
w. 7. Richards, who was very il
with pneumonia, is great dea
better now.
The measles are still in town bu
not many cases however. School
again in session.
Miss Lou Densmore went to Hol
kinton Friday night and RENAME
over Sunday with her friend, Els
Hatch.
Geo. Glazier spent part Of la
week in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Rosenkrans was in Fayet
last week taking care Of her Sc
who is having the measles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
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