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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
BURIED IN CEMENT.
The Story of an Arab Boy Who Re-
nounced Mohamnnedanism.

The Story of an Arab Boy Who Re.
nounced Mohammedanism.
According to history, there was born
ubout the year 1920 an Arab boy
named Geronimo. He was captured in
infancy by the Spanish garrison at
Gran, and when about eight years old
he escaped from his captors and went
back to his family, living rs Moham-
medan until the age of twenty-five.
He then voluntarily returned to Oran
and resumed the Christian life which
lie had adopted previously when in
the hands of the Spanish authorities.
a few years later he went on coast
ing raid with party of Spaniards,
but the raiders We're themselves cap
turel by Moorish corsalr and
brought to Algiers. Here the attempt
was made to convert him to Moham-
mechanism, but lie persistently refused
to embrace that faith, so that he was
tried and condemned to die. His hands
We're tied behind his back, and he was
east alive, face downward, into q block
of concrete then being prepared for
the Fort des Vingt Quatre Heures,
then building. Careful note was taken
of the spot by Haido, Spanish Bene-
dictine missionary to Algiers, who
prayed the time might come when the
Lord would pave the way for his ex-
humation and Christian burial. In
1853 the French found it necessary to
destroy the fort, and the data left by
HaidO were found to lie correct, for the
designated block of concrete on being
cut open disclosed the bones of Geron-
imo and the cavity left by his body.
The bones We're removed Dec. 81, 1858,
and given Christian burial, and they
now rest in a massive stone sarcopha.
gus in the cathedral. A plaster cast
was made of'the cavity and afterward
observation-disclosures Age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
lockwood.

Miss Kate Hubbell is visiting
relatives in Manchester this week.
Miss Grace Pilkington spent Fri
day with John Griffith and wife, at
Greeley,
Miss Linnie Parsons of Mason
vile is the guest of Ter cousin, Miss
Emma Steele, this week.
A jolly bunch of friends and
neighbors Of e. J. Tyrrell and wife
gave them a surprise party at. their
pretty farm home southeast of town
yesterday and a right royal good
time was had by all present. Mr..
and Mrs. Tyrrell have rented the
farm to their son and will move to
Greeley to enjoy rest.J
Joseph Schacher, sr., informed us
Tuesday that himself and wife ex-
pect to leave the first of next month
for Dubuque to make their future
home. They have worked hard all
their lives and now rightly deserve
a rest in their declining years. Their
son Frank will stay here on the
farm, his sister remaining to keep
house.
Mrs. Frank May and daughter
Maud returned home l,ss Saturday
night from Rochester. Minnesota,
where they went several weeks ago
to have an operation for goitre per
formed on the former. We are glad
to report the operation successful
and the patient recovering.
Tuesday V. j. Coolidge and wife
received an orange from their moth
er, which was raised in Delaware,
Iowa, by Mrs. B. F. Clark. 1t mea-
sured six inches in circumference.
The tree is twenty-five inches in
height and this is the second year
it has fruited. How is that for Del
aware?-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
County Correspondence.


40 of our young people on Friday
evening. Miss Francis Grommon
was the hostess and a hay rack ride
Of three miles added TO the enjoy.
ment Of the evening"
Mrs. Mary Binning is visiting at
Monticello this week. getting ac-
quainted with a new grandson at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Chris
Rohr.
Mr.. Herman Wulkon of Dakota,
is visiting at the home Of his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs, Lutz.
Miss Ora Laxon spent Sunday at
Hopkinton.
The Outlook Club met with Mrs.
Fl. A Tobie on Friday afternoon.
The Misses Lena and Freda Book
and Edith Volt spent Sunday in Dy-
ersyille,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
EARLyILLE.

The last number on the Enter
tainment Course was the Eva Bart
lett Macy Concert Co. which APP
peared at the Opera House ON We'd
nesday evening The entertainment
was one Of the finest of it's kind that
has ever been given in Earlville.
Miss Ora Wesche left Friday for
Cedar Falls and other places west of
there for months visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Anna Powell arrived from
Dubuque Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Fred Powell OF Delhi
Mrs. Chas. Liebe left Wednesday
for Galesburg. ILL.,, to visit at the
nome Of Rev. N. G.. Brown who con
tinues very i'll.
T. T. Martin and wife of Dubuque
arrived Friday for visit at the Lon
Healy home.
The Z. W. G. met at the home of
Mrs. e. Ell. Schaller Friday after
noon, at 6 o'clock. The gentlemen
contingent OF the club arrived and
helped dispose Of bountiful
o'clock dinner, after which the en-
tire party were entertained by st.
Valentine something. Oyer two
hundred missives were exchanged
and much laughter was the result at
the various sentiments. The re.
mainder Of the evening was spent at
progressive som-R-set. AT an early
hour in the morning the members
departed for their homes voting the
Hostesses, viz Mesdames Schaller,
N j. Millen at I. #. Kenny A. No.
entertainers.
John Cruise and wife moved 10
Manchester on Wednesday of this
week. A host of good wishes fol,
low them to their new home.
A Leap Year party furnished a
most ENJOYABLE evening for about
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19


A Columbus man who likes to hunt
quail, who is handy with the gun anti
has fine bird dog whose work as a
retriever is remarkable loaned him to
friend who was only an amateur at
the business. About the middle Of the
forenoon Of the first day the dog re-
turned to his masters home. The lat.
ter, not knowing what had happened,
took his gun in the afternoon to try
the dog. He worked all right, and a
number of birds were secured. The
next day he met the friend who had
borrowed the dog. what is the mat.
ter with that dog?' he asked. eve
got up covey of quail and shot Mt
them, but missed. We afterward got
up number of the scattered birds
and took dozen shots or more, but
got nothing, and the dog put his tail
between his legs ana struck across the
fields in the direction of his home"
1t is evident that the dog, disguised
at the poor shooting, decided that the
men with the guns were not in his
class and decided to cut it out.-Co
lumbus CO., Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Oneida.

Oliver Peddycoart and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday in Chicago
returning home on No. 5 Monday
morning.
Mrs. j. B. Howe was called to
Rockford, Ill Saturday by the ill.
ness Of her grandmother, Mrs
Wheeler. She returned home Wed.
hesday morning.
Miss Stelle Knox returned to Cog
gon Thursday after spending a few
days at the home Of her uncle, S. Z.
Knox.
Mr.. Mosier who lives OIL Mr.. Gene
Hulberts farm is loading car OF
grain.
Lew Ferry and wife of Indepen-
dence spent few days the pas,
week at the Geo. Cox home.
Mr.. Geo. Mayer and James Mel
son are in Manchester this week at
tending the short course.
Will Maven and vie of Maynard
spent several days the past week at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. Frank
Burbridge.
Mr.. John Knox of Cashmere,
Wash. spent Monday with his
brother, s. 7. Knox.
Several from here attended the
hog sale at z. FL. Ausman's.
Mr.. Gene Hubert of Manchester
has been in town the past week
helping his renter, Mr.. Mosier load
a car of grain.
DR.. Douglass Of Earlville was an
Oneida visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Peddycoart and Mrs. Chas.
Napier were shopping in Manches-
ter Thursday.
Mr.. Bowman Of Maquoketa, who
has been visiting his son at this
place for several days returned home
Tuesday.
Guy Miller who has Eeen visiting
friends in this vicinity returned to
his work at Marion Saturday oven.
ING. IS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Queen Elizabeth as an Alo prink.r.

Queen Elizabeth as an Ale Drinksr.
There is an amusing letter written
by the Earl of Leicester to Lord Bur
leigh as to the lack of sufficiently
strong ale for the queen at Hatfield.
.There is not one drop of good drink
for her here. We were fain to send
to London and Kenilworth and divers
other places where ale was. Her own
beer was SO strong as there was no
man able to drink It," Ale and bread
We're the chief items of the royal
breakfast. The quantity of ale con-
sumed by ladies Mt breakfast in those
days was considerable, for in the reign
of Henry VIII. the maids of honor
We're allowed for breakfast zone chet
loafe, one manchet, two gallons of ale
and Il pitcher of wine." A Lady Lucy
made mighty tonic of the national
brew. Her breakfast was chine of
beef, loaf and n gallon of ale, and
for her pillow meal posset porridge,
a generous cut of mutton, u loaf and a
gallon Of Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
DELAw ARE

Miss Inez Wheeless of Hopkinton
was the guest of Mrs A. j. Russia
last week.
l. A. Spear visited his daughter
in Greeley Thursday.
Mesdames G. W. and w. Fl. Long
visited their sister, Mrs F. Petition
from Monday to Thursday evening.
Geo. Long of Hopkinton visited
at the Russia home Tuesday.
Z. Z. Mittestadt and wife visited
relatives in Fayette several days re-
Gently.
"A. H. Bentz of Delhi did the
work in the creamery for E. E. Nit
tlcstadt last week.
Rose Zirtzman of Ryan is visiting
home friends.
9. Payne Of New Haven was the
guest Of his nephew here last week
j. 2. Benedict Of Monticello visit
ed old friends in town Saturday.
Il. q. Hefner is quite i'll. A. j.
Russia has charge Of the transfer
business during his illness.
G. w. Rollins and son Of Marion,
visited the formers parents, j. B.
Enos and wife the latter part Of the
week.
Ernest Yelden attended the short
course in Manchester last week.
A. e. Larson was county seal
visitor Saturday.
Miss Benson Of Manchester spent
Sunday with her mother.
Mrs. John Raster visited friends
i'm Manchester Friday.
M. Mcdonald and family visited
at the home of John Raster las
week.
Leon Fear visited friends in Man
chester several days last week.
Archie Glenn visited friends il
town last week.
A. Z. Jewell spent Saturday will
his parents in Strawberry Point.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
STRAWBERRY POINT.

Geo. Haskins and family return
ed home from Manchester, Wednes.
day morning.
Elmer Jewett of Delaware was
here Friday and Saturday the guest
of his parents.
Mrs. Bender of Earlville spent
Saturday here the guest Of Geo.
Stable Jr. and family.
Mrs. Loyina Deyo of Manchester
came up Friday to attend the fune.
raj Of John H. Deyo.
Mrs. D. G. Hindal went to Gree.
ley Saturday evening for short
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Whitman of Manchester
came up Friday to care for her
mother, Mrs. S. Gratke, who is i'll.
Mrs. Whitman will remain for some
time.
Mrs. Geo. Pilgrimreturned to her
home at Edgewood last Saturday
evening after short visit with her
parents, John Kramer and wife,
Mail Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
A Paris Restaurant.

The Partisan men are not likely to
grumble ut being asked to dine in
dress clothes in any particular London
restaurant, for they have in Paris one
dining place where this unwritten law
has always been enforced. No man
ever goes to dine Mt the Armenonville
In the Bots de Boulogne without put.
ting on his dress clothes. Why fash.
ion has decreed that Il Frenchman may
dine ut any of the boulevard restau-
rants In tenue de vile, but must wear
swallowtail coat when he drives to
the big park of Paris to dine, no one
knows. 1t is custom, and there to
Partisan is the end of lt.-Bellman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
DYERsvILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Warborg of
Petersburg were guests at the Jake
Wagner home in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. Gus Barrids Of Manchester is
the guest of her relatives, the Frank
Nachtmann family in this city.
Frank Goerdt and Miss Blanche
Toomer were at Waterloo Sunday,
guests at the home Of the latters
sister, Mrs. Z. Cole and family.
Misses Clara and Josephine Lap
pc returned last Thursday afternoon
from a three weeks visit with rela-
tives at Seneca, Kansas.
Messrs d. kerkhoff and Anton
Honkomp departed Monday morn
ing for Manning, Iowa, whittier they
went to attend the wedding Of rel
alive.
The marriage of Mr.. Theodore
Rolling and Miss Frances Welchert
was solemnized in the Catholic
church of Luxembourg. at s o'clock,
Menday morning, Rev. Father Ober-
broeckingi officiating. The atten-
dants were Miss Mary Rolling and
Mr.. Tony Welchert, sister and
brother of the happy couple.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schemmel, beloved
wife Of Theodore Schemmel, passed
quietly and peacefully into eternal
slumber at the family residence in
this CITY at 500 O'clock last Friday
evening at the age of 81 years, G
months and l6 days. just week
prior to the passing Of this most
estimable lady she was taken i'll
with pneumonia, and all that medi-
cal skill and careful nursing could
be done proved to no avail. Know
ing this, she awaited dissolution
with that Christian fortitude, char
achteristic to true Catholic.
Mrs. Helen Brueggemann answer
ed final summons at her home in
Petersburg, at seven o'clock We'd
nesday morning, at the age of four
score years and four Death was
due to pneumonia and infirmities of
old age. Helen Albers was born in
Germany 81 years ago. AT an early
age she came to America and for
many years lived on farm near
Petersburg, for the past number of
years she has lived in Petersburg.
She was the mother Of five children,
three have proceeded her in death,
and the surviving are John Brugge-
mann of Petersburg, and Miss Anna
at home. Her husband died ten
years ago.-News Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
An Illustration.

Little Harry-Pa, what's foregone
conclusion? Pa-Anything that's sure
to follow something else. To give you
an Illustration. If We're to lock the
drawer of my desk 1t wouldn't be
twenty minutes before your mother
would break 1t open for the purpose of
finding out what was trying to con.
ceal.-Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
His Class.


The head Of n large mercantile house
received not long ago letter from a
millionaire banker in the west asking
that the latter's son be placed in some
business house where he could learn
things from the bottom up" The
writer explained that his offspring was
mo good at home"
Soon after the western millionaire
received the following reply from his
New York friend:
Dear sir-Your hopeful has arrived. 1
have given him employment in my estab-
lishment at 50 a week with others Of his
class. One of these young men has just
bought $4,000 yacht, and another comes
to the Office In a 5000 motor car. No
doubt your son will find his surroundings
congenial.
-Harper's Weekly,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19

Probably in no other department sar-
torial Is there exhibited so much In
difference to hyglenic considerations
as In the overcoat The greatest fall
lacy of all perhaps in regard to the
choice of an overcoat is that the terms
weight" and warmth" are synony-
nous. AS matter Of fact, they are
nearly always dramatically opposed.
Moreover, the heavy overcoat is tax
on the resources of the organism and
destroys the economy which a good
Insulating cloth is intended to secure.
Lancet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
-Harper's Weekly.
A Bad Cast.

Mr.. Lawhead-Why do you treat me
so coldly? Why didn't you answer the
note I wrote you last Thursday? Miss
Brushley-Sir, don't wish to have
anything more to say to you. You
began your note by saying you
Thought you would drop me llne.'
I want you to understand that I'm not
n fish
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Hardened.

Listen to this, Maria." said Mr.
Stubb as he unfolded his scientific pa
per. This article states that in some
of the old Roman prisons that have
been unearthed they found the petri
fed remains of the prisoners"
Gracious, joint" replied Mrs. Stubb,
with smile. Il suppose you would
call them hardened criminals"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19

There is no bod carrying in Japan.
The native builders have method of
transporting mortar which makes 1t
seem more like play than work-to the
onlooker. The mortar is mixed in n
pile In the street One man makes
this up into balls of about six pounds
weight, which he losses to n man who
stands on a ladder midway between
the roof and the ground. This man
deity catches the ball and losses 1t up
to man who stands on the roof
San Francisco Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Truthful.

Mark Twain once missed the train
which should have taken him to his
work. He did not wire any excuse.
His telegram to his employer took this
form: "AIy train left at 7:2O. / arrived
at the station at 1885 and could not
catch it"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Women and the Theater,

The first aim of the modern play.
wright is to please the women in the
audience. The second thought is for
the female characters in the play. II
q play finds favor with the women 1t
Is bound to be q success. The men
will so II only because she is there or
to act as her escort.-Theater Maya
Sina.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Lack Rinht Qualities

Mrs. Hix-Mrs. June strikes me as
being entirely too masculine for wo-
man. Mrs. DlS-Yes, indeed. Why,
every time she has an ache or pain
she makes as much fuss about 1t rs a
man would Smiths Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
What a Woman Saws.

Singleton-I want to ask you a ques-
ton, old man. Wedderly-Com ON
with IT. slngleton-Does woman al.
ways mean what she says? Wedder-
ly-During courtship she doesn't, but
after marriage you bet she does.-Chl.
cago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Tho Effect on the Nerves of eambIin

The Effect on the Nerves Of Gambling.
How can n man do his daily work
quietly, which represents perhaps only
the earning of few shillings when
his anxious other neurotic self is won.
dering how n horse he has never seen,
ridden by jockey he has only heard
of, In race he has only read about, is
farlng ms to money ostensibly his.
which he cannot afford to lose because
he has not perhaps got 1t II he should
have to pay? Is such an existence
likely to add to the race value of our
stock Of feeting patriotism? -Fry's
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
The Meek,

"You should try to be n little less
assertive, my dear. Remember. the
meek shall inherit the earth.'"
"Oh. yes; dare say they will-when
the others have done with it!''-Lon-
don Opinion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
EAD's GROVE.

Quite number from here attended
the funeral of John Malyin at Man
chester Sunday.
Winfield Lash and wife took sup
per Sunday evening with j. 7.
Fowler and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lash left on Monday for their home
in S. D.
The public sale at Tom Parkin-
sons last Monday was we'll attended
and everything sold quite we'll.
VIM. Rutherford delivered a horse
to Vim. Steele at Strawberry Point
on Tuesday.
Chas. Clute, Dick Frentress, joke
Martin, Ross and Harry Way and
Ray Kellogg were among those who
attended the Short Course in Man
chester from this part of the county.
Ed Preston has gone to Missouri
to visit relatives.
Our mail carrier. Albert Fren-
ress, has been very sick but is re-
ported to be getting better.
Fred Timm and wife were Man
chester visitors on Tuesday.
Claud Culbertson is suffering
from Jobs aflliction and is now son
strike"
A number of the friends of Mrs.
Parkinson gave her a pleasant sur
prise on Wednesday evening it be-
ing her birthday
Miss Lott;e Way visited her
grandparents in Manchester this
week.
Aunt Sarah Waters is visiting at
Sohn Martins this week.
John Thompson and wife Of Dun
dee visited the formers parents here
on Friday.
Oar assessor, G. Wendell caught
quitea number Of the taxpayers a
the sale Monday. He is hard to es
cape.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
TO CORRESPONDENTS

20 insure publication in the is
sue following, all correspondence
mus be mailed so as to reach this
office the Saturday previous to pub
LEGATION.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
HEAVY Work.

Mr.. Younghub-Did you bake this
bread. darling? Mrs. Younghub-Yes.
deas. Mr.. Younghub-Well. please
don't do anything like that again You
are not strong enough for such heavy
work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Retrenchinq.

II tell you, they are retrenching."
But they still have their auto"
(Which they run well within the
speed limit. Bah"-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Made Him a si,kar,

Farmer Jones Ito amateur hunter)-
There wasn't better water dawg liv.
In until you shootin' gents too, to Dor.
rowin' I'm. Now is 'ide's that full of
shots he'd sink to the bottom like
brick. "-London Bystander.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Sounds Possible, but MOI Lik.Iv

Tive Thought Of novel effect for
my new melodrama."
"What is it?"
1.-THE villain lights cigar during the
snowstorm. thus setting the snowstorm
afire. "-Washington Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
DRIVER ANTS.
The Way These Ferocious Little In.
scots Defy the Freshets.

The Way These Ferocious Little In.
scots Defy the Freshets.
There are certain ants TINT show
wonderful intelligence, and the driver
ants" not only build boats, but launch
them too. Only these boats are formed
Of their own bodies.
They are called drivers because of
their ferocity. Nothing can stand be-
fore the attacks Of these little crca-
lures. Large pythons have been killed
by them In single night, while chick.
ems, lizards and other animals in west
ern Africa lice from them in terror.
To protect themselves from the heat
they erect arches, under which numer-
GUS armies Of them pass in safety.
Sometimes the arch is made Of grass
and earth and is gummed together by
some secretion, and again it is formed
by the bodies of the larger ants, which
hold themselves together by their
strong nippers while the workers pass
under them.
AT certain times of the year freshets
overflow the country inhabited by the
drivers" and it is then that these ants
60 to sea. The rain comes suddenly.
and the walls of their houses are
broken In by the flood; but, instead of
coming to the surface in scattered hun
dreds and being swept off. to destruc-
ton, out of the ruins rises black
ball that rides safely on the water and
drifts away.
AT the first warning of danger the
little creatures run together and form
solid body of ants, the weaker in the
center. Often this ball is larger than
common cricket bull, and in this way
they float about until they lodge
against some tree, upon the branches
Of which they are soon safe and sound.
-PearsOn's Weekly.
Two Horse Tales.
An Albanian who had been in an
eastern state while freshets were in
full swing told the following about a
horse which had been attached to a
footbridge crossing brook to keep
the structure from going adrift. The
flood finally swept horse and bridge
down stream. Later the bridge WAS
discovered lodged against the bank,
with the horse sitting quietly on the
former
A bystander who had listened intent.
~ to this tale remarked quietly:
II see suthin' similyar oncet."
Indeed? What was it?" asked the
story teller.
"Ye see," was the reply, carter the
boss see was took down stream no.
buddy ever 'spected to see him alive
agin. But he was pow,ful sort O.
brute, an bout hour afterward we
see him a-comln' up stream a-pullin'
the blame old bridge AFTER himm-Al-
bany Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19

prosperity. Mr.. DeWoody has rent.
ed the James Leach farm and he and
he and his estimable wife will COM
mence housekeeping on the same
about March lst.-Monitor.