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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
Unconquerabie.


1t was veteran soldiery that re-.
peopled the plantations and the home
steads of the south. writes Thomas
Nelson Page in the Old Dominion. and
withstood the forces thrown against
them during the period Of reconstruc-
ton. In addition to personal pride.
self reliance ana physical courage,
they possessed also race pride, which
is inestimable In a great popular strug-
gle.
However beaten and broken they
were, the people came out of the war
with their spirit unquenched and be-
lief that they We're unconquerable.
A story used to be told Of IN old
Confederate soldier who was trudging
home after the war. broken and rag
ged and worn. He was asked what he
would do If the Yankees got after him
when lie reached home.
"Oh. they amt goin to trouble me-"
he said. IF they do I'll just whip 'em
again."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
Cold and a Candle.

DIR. Moss of the English polar expe-
dition of 1875 and 1876, among other,
odd things. tells Of the effect OF cold
on q wax candle which he burned.
The temperature was 35 degrees below
zero, and the doctor must have been
considerably discouraged when, upon
looking at his candle, he discovered
that the flame had all 1t could do to
keen warm. II was SO cold that the
tame could not melt all the wax Of the
candle, but was forced to eat its way
down the candle. leaving sort Of
skeleton Of the candle standing. There
was heat enough. however, to melt
oddly shaped holes in the thin walls of
wax, and the result was beautiful
lacelike cylinder Of White, with
tongue Of yellow fame burning Inside
Of 1t and sending out into the dark
ness many streaks of light.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
DEL HI.

Merle Rimmer returned from Iowa
City Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bennett, Mrs.
Ed. Gleason and Mrs. R. Eirsman
We're Manchester visitors Wednesday.
New sheds are being built at the
NJ. e. Church.
Miss Susie Little was a Dyersville
visitor last week.
Mrs. ]. B. MCGUIRE of Wabasha,
Minnesota, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Z. Toomer.
Mesdames P. f. Wrag and F. E.
Stimson were Dubuque visitors last
week.
Miss Ethel Otis Of Monticello is a
guest at H. P. Bancroft's.
c. A. Ware of Chicago was bust
ness visitor in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moulson have
little daughter at their home.
j. L. Wheeler is building an addi-
ton to his house.
Mrs. Susie Wilson of Manchester
visited in town Friday.
Clarence Stone went to Waterloo
Friday for few days visit.
Irving Woodbridge of Edgewood Wis
tied friends near town over Sunday
A new smoke stack A feet high
was put on the creamery by Silver
Spring Creamery company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Swinburne
spent Sunday at the Rector home
near Oneida. The many friends at
this place of Mrs. ]. U. Rector will
be pleased to know she is. recover
ing from a severe illness.
E. 1. Thompson of Mt. Pleasant was
q Sunday visitor in town.
Miss Hazel Perkins was home from
Lenox Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Minlsler were
Manchester visitors Sunday.
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The Elusive chuckwalla.

The chuckwalla is one of the most
interesting of the creatures to be
found in southern California's great
desert The chuckwalla seeks to es.
cape his adversary by crawling into a
erevice of rock so narrow that 1t
seems impossible to get him out. But
the Indians have learned all his tricks
and how to circumvent them. To the
desert aborigine the chuckwalla is al
Turing. He feasts ON the chuckwalla;
hence he grows wise as to its habits.
He takes piece of strong wire or a
bent twig, and, poling 1t into the Grey
ice. he taps the chuckwalla on the end
of the nose. In moment the angered
reptile eAhales kind Of hiss, the
noise being made by rapid expulsion
Of the breath. AS lie thus exhales he
loses his hold on the rocks, and In n
moment the Indian pulls on his tail
AS speedily rs a flash of lightning the
ehuckwalla inhales again and tightens
himself In his recess. Another tap on
his nose and then eXhalatlon; another
pull, another exhalation-so 1t goes I'm.
til at last the Indian has him in hand.
Then he cooks him.-Suburbnn Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
LENox COLLEGE.

The Lenox boys played base ball
with Charles City on the home
field Wednesday afternoon. Charles
City won to @
Miss Drake was a visitor in Du-
buque for couple of days.
The Academy Declamatory contest
was decided success. The first
prize gold medal was won by Thorn
as Hartley. The second five dol
lar gold piece to Miss Helen Joseph.
President Reed and field secretary
Beckes were in Chicago last week at
tending Lenox rally which took
place in the city club rooms and Dr.
C. e. Merriam presided as toastmas-
ter. Lenox rallies are quiet fashion
able now days and if there is any
town where may be found half doz-
en- of old Lenox students, you may
be sure President Reed and DR..
Beckes will find it and then rally
and a renewed interest in the old
college.
Messrs. Moses apd Legget of Cen
ter Junction attended the ball game
Wednesday.
The Y. NJ. C. A. has made ar
rangements for another number on
the lecture course and on Friday ev-
enlng May Ia, Mr. Robert o. Bowman
who comes highly recommended will
demonstrate his ability rs an enter
tainer. Those who had season tick
cts will be admitted for 10 cents.
Single seats, so cents.
Don't forget the ciayonian play
next Wednesday evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12

Tho Franz Halls Museum In Holland.
Old Harlem calls up the shadow Of
Franz Halls. The museum is verify n
sanctuary to his memory. There the
famous corporation pictures hang One
sees the members of the various guilds
in the fullness of careless life. cntlng.
drinking and merrymaking. Here Halls
is seen Mt the height of his power. The
splendid color and directness OF work
are n revelation. Every figure seems
alive, and one is convinced they were
all in the flesh once. This great mas.
ter with one bold stroke of his brush
made these. men immortal. AT eighty
years he still painted, and his last pic
ture hangs beside his masterpieces
HARLEM and Halls will be associated
as long us the place lasts. One mar
wells ut the execution of the Dutch
painters, whether 1t be in the broad
work of Halls or in the miniature finish
of the genre masters. All of them had
a splendid sense of values. atmosphere
and human life; perfect harmony of
relation fills their canvases.-Spring-
field (AIass.l Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
GOOD HoRsEMANsHIP.
An Old Hunters Illustration Of the
Gift of Hands"

Gift Of Hands"
Your heart and your head keep I'D.
Your hands and your knees keep. down.
Your knees keep close to your horse 3
aides
And your elbows to your own.
This old lit of advice for the would
be horseman is quoted by a writer in
Baily's Magazine and declared to be
perennially sound.
He quotes another old hunter on the
subject Of what he calls 1.-THE divine
gift of hands, in riding. This old
hunter, John Darby, used to attach
two pieces of Irvine to the buck of an
ordinary chair and draw the same
tighter until the chair balanced on its
fore or hind legs, according to his own
position.
Then when balanced he would keep
1t, SO to speak, on the swing by gently
manipulating the Irvine or reins he
held in his hand. A rough pull would,
OF course, have upset the chair one
way, whereas the fact of not checking
1t In Its movements ut all would have
caused total loss of control over IT
in the opposite direction.
And that" when the exhibition was
concluded he would add, as hands.
gentlemen"
Jogging to the covert, continues the
writer, you may notice one fine horse,
the owner fully equipped, throwing Its
head up and down like pump handle,
another sweating profusely, although
the pace has not exceeded five miles
an hour since 1t left the stable, and a
third snorting and pranclng about all
over the place.
Why is this SOY Simply because the
rider Of neither Of them is possessed
With the divine gift Of hands"
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Lioht ana Pain

Ssw
Light is good for toothache." said
the doctor. Darkness is bad for 1t.
y you are toothache sufferer, haven't
you often noticed how the pain in your
Jaw Increases when late at night you
turn off the lamp and try to sleep7
Light. you see. is good for the tooth.
ache. There are number OF diseases
1t Is good for-asthma, cold in the
head, earacha. These diseases in the
dark all grow worse.
darkness is good for a sick head.
ache and for neuralgia and for nausea.
Haven't you noticed It? Light and
aarkness-they are remedies recog.
nized at last, and today we prescribe
them the same as we do quinine or
nux."-New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
Depth at Which Miners Can Work,

Below fifty feet the temperature
rises in the proportion of one degree
for every sixty-five feet of depth cx-
cept where currents OF water carry
the heat away. The result Is that at a
depth of about 1000 feet we reach n
temperature of 0s degrees. or blood
heat. This renders 1t exceedingly DIFF
ficult to work coal pits below that
depth. This is the reason that Great
Brltain's coal commission decided that
mines are not workable below 1000
feet,
The thickness OF the solid rocks
building UP the crust OF tlla earth is at
least thirty ia forty miles. AT that
depth the heat is such rs would reduce
everything en- the surface OF the Garth
to liquid. But the pressure of the over.
lying rocks is so great Int until the
relation Of the heat to the pressure is
known 1t cannot DO said whether the
earth at that deH,h Is fluid or solid
Chicago TRIBUNE;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12

Next Thursday is Lenox rally day
at Hopkinton and at p. m. every-
body is expected to come to the Pres.
byterian church. Prof. Curtis, dean
OF the Iowa State Agricultural col
lege will be present and deliver an
address. Supt. Foster of the C. M.
& st. P. railroad of Marion is ex.
pected with other friends from that
vicinity. DR.. j. NJ. Guthrie of Du-
buque. Capt. j. F. Merry Of Marches-
ter, Judge Doolittle and L. c. Per.
klns Of Delhi are to be among the
speakers. At present all rtte,npts
for improvements are called boost
ers' meetings and this is along the
same line. Come over neighbors and
help us.
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coLEsBuRG.

Jake Smith was business caller
at Earlville Saturday.
Ed. Waterman spent Sunday with
home friends at Elkport.
Chris. Mierson and family came
up from New Vienna to spend Sun
day with relatives.
| Howard Dittmer and Roy Prentice
came home from Fayette Thursday
evening to remain over Sunday with
home friends.
Mrs. Ryan is recovering from her
recent illness.
Miss Lucille Lands was at Earl
Vile the latter part of the week a
guest of her sister, Mrs. S. w. Klaus
and family.
Miss Gusta Craig was at home ov-
err Sunday from her school at the
Mound.
Messrs. Henry James and Eli
Peet of Edgewood came to town
Saturday on business, being land
agents for the Texas Panhadle. They
went from here to Elkport,
II. w. Putt transacted business at
Edgewood the first of the week.
DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Tobie and
daughter Zala Of Earlville spent Sun
day with Mrs. c. A. Tobie and other
friends in the city.
Union Memorial services will be
held at the Congregational church.
Mrs. d. w. Smith was at Randalia
during the week visiting her sister,
Mrs. E. S. Donaldson and family.
E. NJ. Henderson, more familiarly
known as Mort, was in town one
day last week He is engaged in
selling land.
F. M. Brock left the first of the
week for Montana, where he has
taken up a claim.
Roy Vessel killed large rattle
snake one day last week-the first
of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coon have
purchased H. ]. Kuhlman's property
on Delaware street. Consideration
$500.
On account of sickness at the
home of Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Craig will
be hostess to the Twentieth Century
Review club, May IL. The next
meeting on May 25 will be held with
Mrs Fannie Bush. The program for
that meeting is as follows, viz! Roll
cnll-Response from I1x-Pfesident
Roosevelt; lesson review-first d.
vision; paper-"Some Noted So
cial Settlements and Workers =
Mrs. Virginia Dittmer; book review
Mrs. Alma Foote; reading-Mrs. EN-
ma Grimes.
fhe teachers meeting on Saturday
was a pleasant and profitable one.
About twenty-five teachers were pre-
sant and no doubt all carried away
some new and good idees to put IN
to practice in their respective Schools
Such meetings are certainly of great
benefit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Coon were
sunday visitors at Dyersville.
Supt. Joseph met with the teach
ers here Saturday. !
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
EpeEwoop.

The past week of good weather
was keenly relished by the farmers
of this section who took advantage
of the same and put in their small
grain. Seeding is now thing of the
past and hasty steps are being TAX
en- to get the corn ground in shape
for planting as soon. as natural con
ditions allow.
The board of officers representing
the Farmers Cooperative Dreamer!
company have finally decided upon 6
site for the erection of the new
plant. The spot chosen is that which
the tile factory once occupied. 1t wi,
be remembered that the tile plant
was RACED to the ground by fire sew
eral months ago.
Mrs. Frank Riley was Strawberry
Point trader last Thursday.
/. N. Harris, who, as was mention
ed in the columns sometime ago went
to Calgary, Canada, to take up a
claim, has again returned to Edge
wood being completely disguised
with the situation of conditions out
there. Judging from his talk Cana
da is still buried in the depths of
winter and besides he thinks there is
no place like home.
Mrs. Firman was Strawberry
Point visitor one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wiley were
Sunday visitors at the j. j. Schach-
erer home.
H. w, Putt of Colesburg was a
business caller here one day last
week looking after the interests of
his farm.
Miss Floy Sharp spent several
days last week with Mrs. Francis
Schultz.
Mrs. e. B. Hanson spent day in
the Point last week, the guest of
friends.
Miss Meyer, our High school teach
err in the Grammar department, was
called to the bedside Of her brother
in Communal, He is suffering from
an intestinal trouble presumably
caused by kick received from a
colt three years ago. Her position
as teachre is being filled by Hon. r.
j. Bixby during her absence.
Louis Menge ST. and wife spent
Sundayat the home of j. B. Putt.
Mrs. Ferd Schultz and daughter,
Dora, were business callers at Straw
berry Point one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Funk spent
Sunday with MI and Mrs. Franc
Thurn, who have recently returned
from an extended sojourn in the old
country. They We're much surprised
on their return to find the weather
SO Indictment here.
The show given by the Warner
Comedy company at Hesner's opera
house last Monday was good and
well attended.
A number from here attended the
funeral of Harry Wilson at Greeley
a week ago Monday.
During one of the severe electri-
cal storms OF last week Mrs. John
Funk's house suffered a narfow cs7
cape from seins brrncd. A bolt Ell
lightning struck the southeast corner
OF the house and followed the wall
until it came in contact with the tel
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ephone and diverted its course along
the telephone wire for q distance of
mile or more up the road. The
corner of the house was badly
scorched but not seriously damaged.
Luckily none of the inmates Jared
any the worse for the unexpected cal.
amity, much to the qualification Of
their many friends who sympathize
with her in this misfortune.
A number from this place attend
ed the funeral of Grandma Kimbla at
Export last Sunday.
Mrs Myron Stone, who has been
critically i'll is convalescent.
number of our young folks at.
tended the home talent play at Gree
ley Friday night.
On last Monday about seventy-five
Of the friends of Miss Celia Funk, a
daughter of MIR and Mrs. Anton Funk
sprung a complete birthday surprise
upon her. The crowd was Hospitality
entertained at various amusements
until midnight, when all partook of
Il bounteous luncheon before repair
ing to their homes after wishing her
many happy returns of the day. Dur
ing the day she was the victim of a
postal shower and we are thoroughly
confident that she expected nothing
of what the evening would bring her.
l
Chas. Schmidt, the well known
thresher of Export. was seen on
our streets one day last week.
| The work on our city's new build
ings is progressing nicely. Laborers
lare in great demand and every avail
able team is being put into service.
Even the city's liverymen have re-
i sponded to the call by putting one
of their teams into service and IN
less an influx of day men arrive this
needy demand will be in evidence for
several months to come.
Lester Burgin, who had his hand
badly lacerated in the sausage grind
er several weeks ago, has rented his
butcher shop to VIM. Kramer, the
pioneer butcher, until his injured
member will again allow him to re
sumo his trade in person.
H. P. Adams, an aged resident, VIII
has been confined to his bbed all wiz
ter in the same precarious condition
las he has been, much to the regre
of his friends who hoped to Sc,
: him out again with the return o
spring.
l. C. Peters spent last Friday visiting
at the homes of his daughters, Mrs
Ferd Schultz and Mrs. T. Sackett.
= d. H. Slattery of Dubuque, repre-
sentative for the Times-Journal, wa
= in town on business Friday and SAT
urday
B. w. Sheppard and family are Wis
iting at the A.. ]. Cross home.
= On last Friday number from thi
place accompanied the high schoc
: contestants to Elkader to be preser
at the annual declamatory contes
Much to the modification of our ci
liens Edgewood was not to be pre-
scented with the loving cup thi
year. Elkader has for the third tim
been successful in claiming thi
laurel. Gutenberg, however, wa
close in the ring.
Chas. Todd and wife spent Frida
might in Greeley.
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RA,LEy,s FORD.

Fred Petition and family spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
B. Davis.
L. j. Lillibridge had business in
this neighborhood Wednesday.
Mrs. G. E. Packer, Mrs. L. j, Lilli-
bridge and granddaughter Axle visit.
e. Mrs. R. E. Grommon and Mrs. j.
w. Hartman Thursday.
Roy Grommon was in Manchester
Thursday.
Mrs. H. Claus and Mrs. Jerry Kas'
ter were Manchester callers Wednes
day.
H. Claus delivered hogs in Della
ware Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Raster was in the city
Monday.
Mrs. Jerry Raster and Mrs. H,
Claus visited Mrs. G. B. Davis Tues
day.
Mrs. Frank Simpson called on
Mrs. G. B. Davis Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Raster were
Delaware callers Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12
EARLv1LLE.

Rev. Victor Patterson began his
duties as pastor of the Congregation
al church on Sunday, May 2. He is
a young man of pleasing address and
superior intellect and we bespeak fol
him the good will and hearty cooper
alton Of the society he has consent
ed to serve.
John Cruise and VIM. Hockaday OF
Manchester were business callers
week
Mrs. C. A. Kendall is home from
Fredericksburg.
Hattie Beal and Sarah Clough of
Delhi were in Earlville last Monday.
The May day meals served by the
ladies of the M. e. Church netted the
society the neat sum of S64.
AT meeting of the directors Of
the Masons and Town Hall company
held last week, officers were elected
for the year as follows: President,
j. NJ. Dunn; secretary, II. A. Tobie;
treasurer and manager, G. A. Ken
dali. The directors are John Cruise,
jr., w. T. Wood, James Rogers, H. A.
Tobie and J. M. Dunn A four per
cent. dividend was declared
Mae Robinson of Waterloo is Wis
iting at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Rudolph Jones of Dubuque me
with what might have been fatal
accident on Wednesday afternoon,
while on her way home as she was
crossing the street she was struck
by street car She was rendered
unconscious and it was feared that
she was seriously injured but last
reports are that she is recovering
nicely. Mrs. Jones was formerly Miss
Lizzie Werlmeister, daughter of the
late f. Werlmeister.
The fire alarm was turned in We'd
nesday evening, as a blaze was dis
covered in the Kendall drug store.
Gasoline spilled on the floor became
ienited in some manner which made
quite a blaze but little damage re-
suited.
At the annual business meeting OF
the Ladies Aid society of the Congre-
gational church the following officers
were chosen: Mrs. Blanche Williams
president; Mrs. Ada Gibbs, vice pres
ident; Mrs. l.. G. Hersey, treasurer
and secretary. The supper served
after the meeting was well attended.
The proceeds amounted to $23.
George Parker of Sac City was an
Earlville visitor Friday. Mr.. Parker
resided here many years ago and
finds the town much improved since
he left.
Emma Werkmeister is spending a
few days in Dubuque.
I. A. Moreland of Manchester was
business caller Friday.
The high school graduating class
went to Manchester Friday for the
purpose of having a class picture TAX
Ell. The class consists of fourteen
members and their names are: Ruth
scIlaller, Gertrude Nieman, Georgia
Zeitler, Elizabeth Millen, Alta Ham,
liberia Hoyt. Mabel Matthews. Mary
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State of Ohio, City Of Toledo. Lucas

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County. SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
f. j. Cheney G. Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will nav
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR
for each and every case of Catarrn
that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1886
(Seal.) A w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. and acts directly ON the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-12

"There is an egg for hreakfastn 10,
marked landlaly 10 her ledger.
(which do You prefert"
"Preferf" repeated the latter.
"Where's tho preference when you
only offer an egg?"
"Why. YOU can have an egg or
nothingN was the sharp reply.-Lon-
don Scraps.
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THORPE.


Mrs. Amsie Stone and son Harold
and Miss Sullivan called on John
Robertson and wife Wednesday ev-
ening.
e. Simons visited with his brother
Sidney and wife the past week.
R. Quincy and wife will move to
West Union in few days.
Perry Smith and family will move
into the Quincy house some time
next week.
Bell Hendershot visited with her
daughter at Graf for few days the
past week.
]. Prouse and family of Manchester
called on Mrs. Prouse's parents, Geo
Keith and wife at Thorpe last Fri.
day.
Mrs. Bell Henderson, called on
Mrs. S. Simons.
Bell Henderson, an brother called
on H.. Sabin and wife Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Perry Smith is helping Mrs
R. White with her house cleaning
this week.
e. Mungar unloaded carload ol
ccal for the Thorpe creamery.
Mrs. G. Stucci took the train from
Manchester Friday to visit with her
parents in Wisconsin for some
time.
Miss Mable Parson took the train
from Thorpe to Dundee, where she
attended dance. All report a good
time.
Mrs. L. Plat, Miss Barns, the
Thorpe school teacher, and Miss Mar.
guerite Works of Thorpe attended
the picnic at Edgewood last satur-
day.