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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-05

The waiter girl knew thing or two
about table etiquette, so she shifted
scornfully rs she said, ITS not our
custom to serve a knife with pie"
"No?" remarked the patron in surprise.
"Then bring me an ak" - Christian
Register.
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Prominent Railway Official Dead

Portland Ore, Feb. A. G
Barker, assistant general passenge
agent of the Chicago and Northwest.
ern railroad, whose headuarters wer,
in this city, died Sunday night o
pneumonia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-05
LADY GrenfeIf Dead

Ottawa, Canada, Feb. 4.-Lady
Grenfelt, eldest daughter of Lord ana
Lady Grey, died at the Government
house Monday. She had been suffer
Ing from typhoid fever.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-05

Lady Gushington-SO your son is a
real author, How distractingly inter
esting! And does ne write for money
Practical Dad-Yes; 1 get his applica-
tions about once a week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-05
Gives Birth to a pauohter

Coburg, Feb 4.-Grand Duchess
Cyril, of Russia, formerly Princess
Victoria, of Sake -Coburg and Gotha,
has given birth to a daughter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-05
Hiooins Condition Jonroved

Olean, n. Y, Feb. 4-There ap-
peared to be a slight Improvement in
the condition of Ex-Governor Higgins
on Monday morning.
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DO You Think
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Or, do you open your mouth like young
bird and gulp down whatever food or medi-
cine may be offered you?

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Another Toll, This Time Of Per-
haps ESQ Men, Has Been
Collected.
,NLY ONE MAN ESCAPES DEATH
Blast So Fearful That the Rescuers
Work Without Hope.
THREE HORRORS IN NINETEEN DAYS
All in the Same Vein of Coal and the
Total Dead Near 6OO-Roll.
day Saves Many from
Death.

Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 90. = An
explosion of gas in the Darr mine of
the Pittsburg Coal company, located
here, entombed between 200 and $50
miners, and there is scarcely ray Of
hope that a single one of them will be
taken from the mines alive. Partly
wrecked buildings in the vicinity of
the mine, and the condition of the few
holies found early in the rescue
work. indicate IN explosion of such
terrific force that it seems impossible
that any one could have survived it.
All Of the thirteen bodies taken ont up
to this writing are terribly mutilated,
and three of them are headless
Third Horror in Three Weeks.
Tllis is the third mine disaster since
the first of the month in the veins OF
bitnminous coal underlying western
Pennsylvania and West Virginia for
the Naomi mine. near Fayette City,
ana the two mines Mt Monongah, w.
Va, in which the earlier explosion hap
pened, are III the same belt as the 10.
cal workings. This last catastrophe
swells the number of victims of deadly
mine gas for the nineteen days to be-
tween $50 and 600.
| Church Holiday Saves Many Lives.
That this disaster does not equal or
even surpass in loss of life and at
tendant horrors the one in West yir-
ginia is due to the devotion to church
duties of a considerable number of the
miners. In observance of the church
festival many of the four hundred or
more men regularly employed at the
mine did not 70 to work. Those who
escaped through this reason are mem
bcrs of the Greek church. and they sus-
pended work to celebrate st. Nicholas
Day. AS was the case at AIonongah
the explosion followed brief shut
down, the Darr mine having beer
closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
EAO's GROVE.

The sale at Walter Longhurst's,
Tuesday, was well attended, and ev-
erything brought fair prices. Walter
expect to leave for Oklahoma about
January 7th, and Mr.. Harris will
move on the place.
Fred Timm marketed twenty-five
fine porkers at Greeley, Thursday,
that averaged 273 lbs. and brought
$4.2O per hundred.
Joe and Sadie Fowler were in
Manchester on Thursday.
Ray Moody, Of Indianapolis, Wis
tied with Will Rutherford, Friday.
L. j Clute & Sons shipped nine
cars of sheep and hogs to Chicago
Wednesday. L. q. and Gus Clute,
Frank Fishel, Charles Croyle and
Zeke Martin went with them.
Kenneth Ash and his mother, of
Manchester, visited at VS.. Long
hurst's Saturday and Sunday.
Several from here attended the
minstrel show at Greeley on Tues
day night.
F. J. Sheldon and wife visited at
j. T. Fowler's on Tuesday
Burt Fowler is at home again.
Charlie Lash, of Alexandria, N.
Dakota, arrived Thursday to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
BLOODLESS DUEL
ENDS IN PEACE
Hungarian Statesmen Do Not Harm
Each Other and Become
sReconciled.

budapest, Dec. 23.-Dr; Wekerle.
the Hungarian premier, and former
Minister of Justice SPolonyi fought
duel with swords, as a result of an al-
legation of political dishonesty made
against the premier by theSeX-minister
at, a sitting of parliamenta few days
ago. The meeting was n bloodless
one. Neither was injured and the two
became reconciled.
DIR. Wekerle was the bigger and
stronger Of the two and proved his ST.
pcriority as a swordsman in both the
bouts fought He broke down his op-
ponent's guard and dealt him harmless
blows with the fiat of his sword. Min
lister polonyi then apologzed to DR..
Wekerle, wherepon they shook hands.
After the duel the premier tele-
graphed an account OF the affair to the
emperor, who sent back his congratu-
lations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
The Greed of Optimism.

1t is easy enough to ridicule opti-
.,mism. Perhaps the most unreason-
able person alive is the one who in
sists on being cheerful, no matter
what calamity may be impending
But down deep every man knows
that there is something in the plat
form of the Optimist club of Ameri-
ca:
"a smile is potential, magnetic,
and dispels trouble.
Hard luck stories are like over
due notes.
Shake hands as though you
ment it, and smile.
When in doubt, take optimism.
In the realm Of the birds, the lark
is the optimist, the crow is the pes
imist. Why be a crow?
You are under a real obligation to
every man ON earth.
There are more people dying each
day for the lack Of a kind word, a
pat on the back, and little encour-
agement, than there are from dis
ease,
Here is fitting Christmas sug-
gestion. If we put with it the adj
vice the Wall Street Journal gives
to the financiers of the street we
shall have the assurance OF a Merry
Christmas, no matter what happens:
Look not too much in the face of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

ing his alleged interest in the defIcien.
cy appropriation for seeds for free dis.
tribution, and the second when Dear
mond called Williams a liar and pre-
ciptated a fight in which both received
blows before they We're separated.
This latter trouble. however, was aft
or the house had adjourned. Speaker
Cannon announced the committee as
sigpments, which make no important
changes from n public point of view.
Many bills were introduced and rc-
ferred Adjourned to Saturday.
The senate was not III session.
Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Gull
Ion introduced in the senate joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution limiting the terms of
the president and vice president to six
years and prohibiting reelection for
n second term.
After being in session about twenty
minutes the house of representatives,
adjourned until ian. G. The proceed
ings were enllvened by brief but fiery
speech by Gaines of Tennessee, in
which he denounced Wall street and
said 1--WE should have throttled the
thieves and turned back to the honest
people their hard earnings"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
REMAINS OF KING
OSCAR INFERRED
Route of the Procession Lined with
Thousands of Nourners with
Heads Uncovered.

Stockholm, Dec. 20.-The body of
the late King Oscar of Sweden, who
died Dec. 8, was inferred in the Rid
darholm church, the burial place of
Swedish kings and heroes, with cerc.
mony, the simple impressiveness of
which was accentuated by the wide.
spread evidences Of popular sorrow
Along the snow-covered route of the
funeral procession thousands of peo-
pie gathered and stood bareheaded in
the biting cold during the passing OF
the hearse and mourners. Every bell
il, the city tolled throughout the prog
ress of the funeral. Black draperes
and other emblems of mourning hung
from the fronts of the buildings fac
ing the streets down which the funer-
al cortege passed, and both sides OF
the route We're hedged with lines Of
troops.
Immediately following the hearse
walked Gustave. the new king of Swe-
den, the king of Denmark, and the
princes of the Swedish royal house.
These mourners We're followed by the
special foreign embassies, represent.
ing states in all parts of the worll.
The archbishop of Stockholm OBLIGATED
Mt the ceremony. The conclusion of
the service was marked by salute of
forty-tvo guns and volley-tirng by Il
detail of infantry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
CRIMINALS CHRISTMAS GIFT
1t Is Life Sentence in the Peniten-
tiary, to Begin Next Tues
day Probably.

Des Moines, Ia. Dec 21.-"such a
Christmas-sentenced to a lifetime of
toll and misery behind the four walls
of a prison! Away from home; away
from. children; shut out from every
body!" sobbed ]. C. Cain, convicted of
the murder of ]. c. Morris, a wealthy
mine owner, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment at Fort Madisonin the con-
victs' cage at the county Jail.
He Will begin sentence Christmas
eve unless the court grants a motion
for new trial which will be filed and
argued at that time. Cain slew Morris
because the latter sought to prevent
him from trafficking in liquor Illegally
Mt the company's mines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
ne Uemofrat.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. %, 1907.
The cummins-D Deliver Controversy.

Senator Allison may not be- the
ablest politician in the state but if
not he is certainly the most lucky.
Affairs have been SO shaped, or have
so shaped themselves, that for the
present the Governors supporters
are obliged to abandon their cam
paign against the senior senator and
turn all of their guns upon Senator
Dolliver to prevent him from flank
ing them out of position.
In his Council Bluffs speech the
Junior senator charged Governor
Cummins with having pledged him
self in writing not to become can
didate against Senator Allison for q
seat in the United States senate.
The Governor promptly denied Mr..
Delivers charge and called for
proof, and this brought the Torbe1t
letter into the limelight.
When the Governor was candi-
date for re election he wrote to his
friend Torbert, Of Dubuque, and as
sured him that he was not candi-
date for Senator Allison's seat in the
senate. While the Governor in his
letter did not directly pledge his
future, did not pledge himself moi
to become candidate against Sena.
tor Allison in 1908, he certainly did
little sidestepping which at the
present time places his friends anc
supporters on the defensive.
Mr.. Cummins' opponents are glee
fully asserting that the Governo.
resorted to discreditable duplicit,
for the purpose Of inducing Senate
Allison's friends to help him win {
third term nomination. While Oh
the other hand, the Governors sup
porters take the position that if an.
promise could be inferred from tn
Torbert letter, the action of the Du
buque delegation to the last repub
lican state convention released tn
Governor from such promise. The
also contend that the letter. did nc
lull Senator Allison's friends into
false sense of security.
1t is not our purpose to pass jnde
ment upon the merits of these cor
tlicting contentious, but simply
sum up the facts in connection wit
this recent phase of the senatoris
struggle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
EARLv1LLE.

The many friends and neighbors
of Mrs. Henry Millen were surprised
and grieved to learn, Friday even
ing, that the Death Angel had en-
tered that home and claimed for his
own the aged mother. She had been
ill for a day or two previous, but
her condition was not thought seri-
GUS. She had reached the age Of so
years, and leaves to mourn her de-
mise, one daughter. Mrs Clarence
Pierce, of Manchester, Iowa, and
two sons, H. G.. Millen, of Marion,
Iowa, and w. /. Millen of this place.
The funeral was held from the M.
e. Church on Monday morning at
10 o'clock and interment made at
Greeley, Iowa. Mrs. Millen had a
host of friends, all of whom extend
sympathy to the bereaved husband
and family.
Invitations are out announcing
the marriage of Henry d. Staehle.
of Strawberry Point to Miss Mar
guerite Smith Of that place on De-
cember 25. Henry is a former
Earlville boy and his many friends
here offer congratulations.
Word has been received here that
on December 10th, Mr. F. T. PEBBLES
of Martinsburg, N. Y, was married
to Julia Pitcher Bush at that place.
Mrs. PEBBLES was formerly resi-
dent of Earlville and is sister OF
H. ]. Pitcher of this place. Her
many Earlyille friends extend con-
congratulations.
Garth Dunno is home from Ames,
Iowa, for two weeks vacation.
Johu Jones, of Chicago, and OF.
liver Kamuller, of Dubuque, spent
Sunday and Monday with Earlville
friends.
Henry Maggie, of Arlington spent
Sunday with his aunt Mrs. NJ
Philips.
Mr. and Mrs. George Parker, Of
Oneida, were in town Monday.
John Armstrong, of Greeley, and
Mr.. and MRS. B. Holbert attended
the funeral of Mrs. Millen Monday
DIR. and Mrs. Fl. A. Tobey vii
Ispend Christmas in Colesburg.
Miss Mary Young arrived from
Washington, Iowa. Saturday tc
spend Christmas with home folks.
Miss Florence Robinson was
pleasantly surprised by a humble,
of her friends at the home of he
grandmother, Mrs. Abbie Koehl
The occasion heing her tenth birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Tietge ar
rived from Des Moines to spend thu
holidays at home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of the Proceedings I'm the
Senate and in the House of
Representatives.

Washington, Dec. l0.-In the senate
resolutions We're introduced by Till.
man asking the interstate commerce
commission to report whether any cor
porHtion engaged in interstate COM
merce is The owner of the stock of any
other corporation transporting passen.
gers and freight and calling upon the
interstate commerce commission to de-
fine the authority of the federal gov
eminent and of the states in respect to
the control of the liquor traffic through
the operation of the interstate COM
merce law. The resolutions were re-
ferred. as was CulbersOn's for an in
vestigation of the financial strlngency.
An executive session was held. Ad,
journcd to- Saturday.
House not in session.
Washington, Dec. 90. - The word
''liHr' twice was used in anger on the
floor of the house of representatives,
the first occasion being when Gaines
of Tennessee denounced local news.
paper FOR printing statement regard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
AS to Digging Pits.

A man who digs pit for another
to fall into is apt to fall into it him
self. There is England for instance
A few years ago her statesmen were
alarmed over the growth of Russia
and the spread of its influence over
Asia. English statesmen dreamed Of
Russia pushing southwark to the
Persian gulf, So England deliberate
ly backed Japan in a fight with
Russia. England agreed to keep
other nations out Of the fight if Japan
would engage in such a struggle.
japan whipped Russia, but now the
Englishmen are seeing the depth of
the pit. The other day the presi-
dent of one of the great oriental
steamship companies told his Eng
lish stockholders that their trade
had been ruined, absorbed by the
Japanese. In every part of the orient
Japan is making progress at the ex-
pense of English shipping and man
ufacturers. At the same time the
spirit Of Japanese victory has ali
mated the people of India with un-
rest under British rule.
The pit is yawning for England
She thought to humiliate Russia,
but the brown men are going to dc
more than take what belonged tc
Russia in the orient. They are going
to take something that once belong.
ed to England, and among them il
supremacy in the commerce Of the
orient. Cedar Rapids Republican
And what is true, 80 far as Eng.
land is concerned, is in a greater
degree true when applied to this
country. The United States has its
eyes open to the depth Of the pi
which it helped to dig in its owe
pathway. Its great fleet is on thu
way tothe Pacific to try and bridge
the pit, for the time being at least
and congress is considering the ad
visibility of spending the larges
sum ever carried by a single appro
priation in the history of the cour
try in the construction Of new wa
vessels, to protect against the powe
which this country's money helpe'
to establish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Death Causes Bank to Close.

North Attleboro, Mass. Dec. 49,
The jewelers. National bank of this
town. whose vice president and cash.
Ter, Frederick 2. Sergeant, was found
dead i'll Il bathtub at his apartments
failed to open its doors for business.
a notice posted on the door stated that
the bank would remain closed pending
IN examination of its affairs. Bank
Examiners Alfred Ever and Harry N,
Currier are making an investigation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

the. cares that crowd around you to-,
day. Nine-tenths Of them can wait,
and most of these will look different
tomorrow or the next day. or next
year. Do the work that has the nexs
claim upon you, and do it without
a divided thought as to what tomor-
row will bring forth. The worth of
your work will lie largely in con-
ceiving Of today's task as the best
friends you have. The past has
been. The future is not. The pres
ent is the only time you will ever
have to coin your own capacity into
currency that the world is willing to
accept"
1t is idle to say that these things
do not count. They do count Many
a mans day has been determined by
a smile or frown when the day be-
gan.
If we do the work that comes next
and leave consequences to take care
of themselves, and determine to see
the bright side of ourselves and to
b lip others see it, this world will
grow better in just the degree that
we succeed. Register and Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Enlirhtenment of Tihetons.

Pekin, Dec. 19.-The throne has
sanctioned the construction of tele-
graph line into Lhassa, the capital Of
Tibet and the residence of the supreme
head of the Lamast hierarchy. This
innovation was recommended by the
Chinese resident Mt Lhassa who since
the advent of the British expedition of
1901, has been working stor the en-,
lishtenment of the Tibetans. The
throne furthermore will give hospitals
schools and a mail service to Lhassa.
aid it is reported that a request has
heen made for permission to publish u
newspaper there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Double Tragedy at New York,

New York. Dec. 81. James II.
Oliphant senior member of the Stock
Exchange firm of James II. Oliphant
4 Co., is dead from bullet wound in
fiictcd ut his office by Charles A. Gel
ger, Il customer from Beaufort. S. c..
who after firing upon Oliphant killed
himself. The men We're cl0scted In
Oliphants private Office mt the time.
and all that is known OF what imme-
diately preceded the shooting was
learned from the lips of tie dying brok-
er. O!!phant said that his refusal to
extend further credit to Gciger caused
the tragedy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Mark Twain Loses Some Cash

New York. Dee. GA petition in
bankruptcy has been filed against the
Iasmon company, of which Samuel l..
Clemens (AIark Twain is acting pres
ilcEt. The company manufactures
milk products and is a branch of an
English company. 1t is stated that
MIR. Clemens invested something like
$25 0G0 in tie company which is now
bankrupt. The company's liabilities
are $4,000 and its nominal assets So.
coo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

The Secretary of the Navy, in his
annual report to the President, rec
ommends that congress appropriate
$4,000, 100000 for the construction
Of new vessels for the American
navy. This is the largest appropri-
alton ever asked for by any Secre-
tary Of thelNavy, at any one time,
but that fact may not prevent con-
gress from granting the Sccretary's
recommend. Congress may con-
slider large navy the country's best
guarantee for a peaceful future.
This is rich nation with no pos
sible danger from enemies, except
those beyond the great oceans that
might come here in quest of plum
der. A large navy would reduce
that danger to minimum.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
American Wanted in England.

New York. Dec. 23.-Robert Cald-
well. the American who gave start
Ing testimony in the bruce case in
London, WAS arrested in Hoboien, n. J.,
soon after he had landed from the
steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
The :ii'rcs& was made upon a cabled
request from the British authorities.
He is charged with perjury in connec-
ton with The testimony given by him
ut the bruce hearing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Pence Rcigns ut Teheran.

Teherm. Dec. 21.-Another quick
change in the situation at the Persian
capital has been brought about by the
Intervention of the priests who, with
ton of the crisis will be found, have
induced the opposing factions to dis
perse Il second time. Consequently
Artillery square has been vacated and
the disorderly villagers have returned
to their homes,