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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02

meier, a sister of the bride, was maid
of honor and appealed charming in
a dainty white null dress and carried
a bouquet of pink carnations. Mr..
Louis Steffen, brother of the groom,
served as lest man.
At the conclusion of the services at
the church the bridal party repaired
to the home of the BRIDES parents,
near Petersburg, where reception
Was held in honor of the happy event
Many relatives and friends being
present to extend their felicitation to
the bride and groom.
Mrs. Stsffen is the second eldest
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Gerhard
Suedmeier, and is a young lady of
high attainment and has won the ad-
miration of wide circle of friends,
all of whom extend to her and her
worthy companion long and happy
welded life.
The groom is an energetic and am
bilious young farmer. He is the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
SSteffen, well known farmer of New
Vienna, and is popular among his as
soeiates.
The happy couple will go to house.
keeping on the Steffen farm, near
New Vienna.-Dyersville News Letter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
KRAMER-koELkER.

On Thursday morning, May 81,
1909 at the Catholic church at Peters
burg occurred the marriage of Miss
Cathrine Kramer to Mr.. Anton Koelk-
eer, two worthy young people. In the
presence of many friends and rela-
tives the ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Sassen.
Following the ceremony at the
church reception was held in honor
of the event at the home of Miss An
ma Brueggemann, many relatives and
friends Of the happy couple partici-
pating.
The young lady interested in this
happy event is the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Kramer of
Dyersville. She is young lady of
gracious manner and is eminently
fitted to preside over her new home.
She wore ss her bridal gown white
silk and carried flowers The brides
maid, Miss Rose Suedbeck, was also
gowned in white and both presented
picture of loveliness. Mr.. Koelker
is a san of Mrs. and the late Herman
Koelkar, prominent residents of Pet
ersburg. He is a man of sterling
worth and possesses business abili',-.
They will begin housekeeping on the
Brueggemann farm near Petersburg,
and the wish of their friends is that
their married life may be full of hap
piness and prosperity in large mea-
charlottesville Newsletter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
MISS EVA HUNT A BRIDE.

A quiet, simple but pretty home
wedding was that of Miss Eva Hunt
and Mr.. Harry c. Staehle, sclemnized
Thursday evening at six o'clock at
the home of the brides mother The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Dawson, pastor of the NJ. E. church;
in the presence of the relatives and
few intimate friends. The bride
was attired in charming costume Of
white Persian lawn, trimmed in va
leneiences lace. She CARRIED Eou-
quet of roses. Following the cera-
mPny and congratulations a, delicious
wedding dinner was served The
bride received many handsome gifts.
Mrs. Staehle is the youngest daugk,
ter of Mrs. E. Cousins of Earlville, a
young lady whase sweet disposition
and genuine personal worth has won
her many friends. The groom is the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
SsaelSe, prominent residents OF that
place. He is an energetic, reliable
young man. and is engaged with his
father in the hardware business. His
many friends unite with the bride'.i
friends in extending congratulations
and best wishes.-Dyersyille News
Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
GOING ABOUT IN CHINA.
Useful Sedan Chair In the Crowded
Noisv STRAITS of canton =

Useful Sedan Chair In the Crowded,
Noisy Streets Of Canton.
There are but two ways to go about
Canton-on foot or In sedan. chair.
The streets are from four to eight feet
wide, the average being probably about
six feet, and wheeled vehicles are out
Of the question. Even the jinrlkisha
cannot be used here. II you try to
make your way OH foot, the density of
the moving masses renders progress al
most impossible, and rowdies and pick
pockets are numerous, so that the best
plan is to take responsible native
guide and chair.
The chairs are carried by two. three
and sometimes four men, according to
the weight Of the passenger. The two
bamboo poles by which the chair is
supported are about eighteen feet long
and are joined at the front and rear
ends by crosspiece. After you have
taken your seat the coolies raise the
ends Of the poles to their shoulders
and are off at n dogtrot, only, inter-
.upsSu ~ SCnSSSioh VI hNtAS'
which occurs very frequently.
1t is surprising to see how rapidly
they can So through the crowded
streets. The whole line Of chair car.
riers are yelling all the time. as are
other people who are carrying burdens.
for as there are no carts In use the
entire merchandise of the city, is trans
ported, in the same manner, hot by
chairs, Of course, but slung on. poles
carried across the shoulders.
The noise resulting from the stimuli
taneous shouting of every one IN sight.
both in front and in the rear, for, the
stream is flowing in both directions, is
enough to make one wonder IL the long
expected riot has begun.-Denver Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
JUST TIME. TIME
The Wonderful Part IL Plsys,s tn. tho
Earth's History. gsSesSSssb

The Wonderful Part It{Plsys Stn, tho
Earth's History. 4 ~
Truly 1t is hard for us to realize
what Il part time has, played Nm the
eartli's history just time;j duration-so
slowly, oh. SO slowly, hive the great
changes been brought about! The
turning of mud and silt into rock In
the bottom of the old seas seems to
have been merely question Of time.
Mud does not become rock in mans
time nor vegetable matter become coal.
These processes are too s!ow3for us.
The tieNing and folding Of tie rocky
strata. miles deep. under an even pres.
sure is only !: question of time. Allow
tinc enough and force enough and u
layer of granite may, be bent like a
bow. The crystals of the rock seem
to adjust themselves to the strain mud
to take up new positions, jail ais they
do much more rapidly In IL cake of
ice under pressure. Probably no l,u-
man agency could fiex II stratum of
rock. because there Is not time enough
even If there were power .enodgh. "A
low temperature acting gradually"
says my geology. during ;ilisliiMefl-
mite age would produce results that
could not be otherwise brought about
even through greater heat" Give us
time" say the great mechanical forces,
"and we will show you the immobile
rocks and your rigid mountain chains
as flexible rs a piece of leather"
"Give us time" say the dews and the
rains and the snowfakes, land we will
make you n garden out of those same
stubborn rocks and frowning lodges"
"Give us time,' says Life, starting
with Its protozoans in the old Cam
brian seas, "and will not stop till l
have peopled the earth with myriad
forms and crowned them all with
man."-John Burroughs in Atlantic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
PROGRESSIVE CLUB is ORGANIC
ED.

"a y 3d. e fs Fer B. j
Last Friday evening one of the
most enthusiastic and spirited meet
ings ever held in this city took place
in the council room. The object was
to gain the expression of the business
interests of the city along the line
of organizing a club for the city's
benefit9and welfare and at this meet
ing it. was unanimously decided that
such Ian organization be formed at
the earliest possible time. The. chair
man of the meeting, ]. M. Dunn, then
appointed a committee of five, viz:
DIR. S. S. Douglass, DR.. G. B. Rogers,
John Werkmeister. H. j. Pitcher and
C. M. Laxson to draft constitution
and bylaws for the organization and
present them for approval at the
nextm Getting, that held yesterday ev-
ening. This meeting resulted in the
organization being formed, governed
| by the bylaws and constitution as
adopted and according to these by
laws "The purpose of this organiza-
tion shall be to advance the inter,
ests of Earlville and vicinity and its
Influence shall be constantly exerted
to better the material and social con
Editions of every resident of the
| town. "-Earlyille Phoenix
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
FROM EXCHANGES.
CHAPEL ON WHEELS.

The only Catholic church on wheels
in the world passed through Dyers-
vile Saturday evening enroute to
Chicago 1t is veritahle edifice,
complete in detail and its purpose =
to. spread the teaching. of Catholic
ism throughout the known world and
particularly in isolated sections of
the east and south where Catholic
churches are far apart and not con-
venient of access. - ~ s
The church on wheels is the chapel
car "st. Anthony operated by the
Catholic Extension society of the
United States. 1t is the gift of Am
,brese Peltry, president of the Com
mercial Securities company of New
York 1t is designed for missionary
work in sections Of the country where
churches are few and widely separat-
ed. The car is built on Pullman lines
with achapel and seats for perhaps
seventy-five people and living quart
ers for the chaplain and the superin-
tendent of the car. 1t has proved
such a success that it is probable
that additional ones will beprovided
by the officers of the society. The
ear has an altar where masass are
celebrated at stops where there is
no organized Catholic church. Forty
five feet of the interior space is tax
en- up with tho. chapel at tLc far end
of which is the altar with the candle
and other accessories. To one side
ofsthe altar is a little yestry, where
the robes reed in the services are
kept. Back of the altar in the rear
of The car are the sleeping and living
apartment of the chaplain and those
in charge. There is also a small desk
in one of the rooms and at the ex-
IRENE rear of thecar. Separated b.
complete partitions is the little kitch-
en- where the mails are prepared
Dyersville Commercial
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
Monkey and Goat.

Monkeys are more renowned for mis-
chief than for kindness. but even MON
keys can he benevolent. NJ. Mouton
records the doings of one in Guade-
loupc that surely seemed to merit that
reputation. This monkey had friend
III a goat that went daily to the pas
ture. Every night the monkey would
rick out the burs and thorns, some
times to the number of 10000 5000.
from the goats fleece. III order that
the animal might lie down in peace.
On coming in from the pasture the
goat regularly Went in search of his
light handed friend ard submitted him
self to the operation. Strange to say.
the tricky instincts of the monkey re-
asserted themselves after the pricks
were removed. He would tease the
poor goat numerically, plucking his
7 beard, polsing him In the eyes and
pulling out his hairs. The goat bore
1t all with patience. perhaps regarding
1t as only Il fair price to be paid for
the removal Of the thorns.-London
Standard. 49, .sit s7s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
THE NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Time Was When 1t Used to Be Con.
sidered Lucky.

SioSTeo Lucky.
Abstract science has done much in
brushing away tue cobwebs of popular
superstition. and abstract science cs-
tabiisiles the fact that thirteen in an
'cient times had quite different mean
lug from the thirteen of today. ORR
c:.tal people found in thirteen some
! slii;!g divine and hence something
COED. Thus 1t is in the folklore of the
Pcrsians, the Indians and Hindoos.
Old Testament Jews were of the
same opinion, as Biblical students well
l;now. Thirteen cities were especially
dedicated TO the priestly tribe: thirteen
high priests descended from Aaron;
thirteen kings sat In the high council
- the ancients; on the 18th day Of the
fnohth Nishn the preparations FOR
{ Passover began. and the holy incense
consisted of thirteen different odors.
II is well known that all the nations
of the nld-wcrld were IN more or less
intel ctual rapport. The ideas of one
tribe descended to the other. But 1t Is
certainly interesting to learn that the
figure ID had its sacred and divine
meaning also in America of yore
alnnng the long since extinct tribes of
The lncas and the AZtecs. The inliab-
!..an!s of Fcru counted seven days
without any particular name in the
"cek. Their year had seven times
fifiytwo days. or four times thirteen
wes'sS, The father was compelled to
snpm'rt his illcgitimate child to the
: thirteenth YEAR. The Aztccs had weeks
oi thirteen days, each with special
niEr. Their century had ffty-two
years. or four times thirteen. Their
public archives were of circular form.
with q sun in the center of each Of the
tairtcen parts, and thirteen were their
tribes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
HARD. LUCK.

Frank Matthiessef must have
caught the fast speed craze of the
other automobilists, for his wood
saving auto was the death of Billy
Rohn,s prancing steed, Napoleon
{ Bonoparte, a few days since. Frank
went down the pike at a clip that
sent Napoleon right up into the air.
He shot across the pasture like mad,
and in jumping high fence his hind
foot caught the top rail, and he was
turned onto the ground in such. a
manner as to break his neck. He
was a horse of the old times-about
\ 42-and never could get used to the
devil wagons of this century.-Monti'
2 cello Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
CHINESE JUSTICE.
II Hung Chang and the Men Who
s. Tried to Poison Him.


s. Tried to Poison Him.
When Ii Hung Chang was Chinese
premier and was having bitter fight
with some Of the more conservative
members OF the tSung-li-yamen he re-
ceived as Il present a magnificent cake
which he had reason to suspect CON
tanned poison. He put the cake aside
and set all his powerful machinery
to work TO find out who was at the
bottom of the plot The Investigation
was partly successful, the crime being
traced to three men. of whom one at
least was absolutely guilty. III had
the trio arrested and brought to his
yameh When they arrived they were
ushercd into his presence and were re-
ceived in his courtliest manner. The
cake was produced with the remar'.
that politeness forbade his tasting 1t
until the three generous donors hal
had an opportunity to enjoy its excel
lance. Ii cut the cake, ana one of lii,
serV!tors handed 1t to the unwilling
guests. Each look piece and axe or
pretended to cat it, One crl,mbled tho
pieces ann ict tneM Ia.l upon the flG0r.
but the other two ate calmly. without
manifesting any emotion. Ten min
utes and the two men began to show
symptoms Of suffering. Ii smiled be-
nlgnantly and said TO the man WHO
had not eatea Your wisdom is so
great that am compelled to preserve
your hcnd as IL souvenir to transcend
ent genius"
The man was removed and prompts
decapitated. 10 the other two the pre-
mier remarked: "The cake that you
are cnting is not the one you sent. hui
one which had my cock initiate The
poison from which you are suffering
exists only in your imagination. i
know of no way to cure your present
pain except by letting you share The
same fate as your friend who has just
left the room"
AS they were led away the stntcs-
man said to his retinue, 1T is pity
that man who can eat deadly corr
rosive poison with an unmoved coun-
tenance should SO mishpply the talent
.wherewith heaven has endowed him"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02

Books

God be thanked for books! They are
the voices Of the distant and the dead
and make us heirs of the spiritual life
OF past ages. Books are true Jewelers..
They give to all who will faithfully
use them the society, the spiritual
presence, of the best and greatest of
our race. No matter how poor 1 am,
no matter though the prosperous Of
my own time will not enter my OBJ.
scure dwelling, If the scored writers
Will enter and take up their abode un.
der my roof-if Milton will cross nv
threshold to sing to me of paradise,
and Shakespeare to open to me the
world of Imagination and the work
ings of the human heart, and Frank.
lin to enrich ME with his practical
wisdom-I shall not pine for want of
intellectual companionship, and may
become cultivated man, though ex.
Guided from what is called the best so.
ciety in the place swhere live.-Wii.
liam Ellery Charming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
It Gets the Criminals.

.l +.
According to the Chinese method of
criminal prosecution, man is respon-
sible for the crime he may have COM
mitted personally, but II he chooses to
escape justice by running away from
the place where the deed was commit
ted then the remaining members Of his
immediate family are held and pun
Isllcd in lieu of the real culprlt. This
may seem II strange way of attracting
the real criminal back to the scene of
his crime. but 1t appeals to the reli-
gious side of the mans superstltious
nature. According to their religion, the
man who forsakes his parents when in
peril will find his soul sailing around
through hadcs without chart or COM
pass for all eternity. In view of this,
compliance with the law is very prompt,
for John Chinaman does not care to
take the desperate chance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
RULING MEANS MUCH.

AS result of the recent ruling of
Judge Ransier, of the district court,
to the effect that probate fees be
charged on both real and personal
property Of the estate, considerable
sum has already been taxed up or
added to the county treasury during
the. first two days of the present
term of court. This decision, which
was made after Clerk Stephenson had
50 construed the. law and taxed up
probate costs in that manner, has
been applied to final reports not
yet approved and the amount has
increased the fees which go to the
county in the sum of $40. 1t means
at least $500 additional per year to
Buchanan county. The same ruling
has been maed in Delaware county
The plan has been in force in Black
hawk county for. many years.-Inde'
pendence Bulletin-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
TO TEACH AGRICULTURE.

Alta meeting of the executive com.
mittee and local members of the
board Of trustees of Lenox College,
held Monday, it was definitely de-
cided 10 install the proposed agricul-
tural department next fall and presf-
dent Reed was authorized to proceed
with the arrangements and to pro-
cure an instructor for the head of
the department. The Inauguration of
the agricultural department is con-
sidered by all those interested in coll
.sge affairs as most important step,
and one in the right direction Since
the idea was proposed two years ago
it has been gaining in popularity to
the extent that other colleges have
.he movement under consideration.
Lenox, however, is the pioneer in adj
vocating the proposition, and now will
also be the first to have depart
ment of agricultural education esI
tablished On connection with the col
lege department.
y y i : s
This nnouacement will be well
come one to the young men in reach
of Lenox, and indications are that
many of them will be prompt in avail
ing themselves of the opportunity to
get an insight to the scientific phase
of modern farming. 1t will be pleas
ing also to all friends and supporters
of the college as eyidencing the
good, faith of the Eenox authorities
in promoting and supporting the
idea promulgated by President Reed.
Announcements in detail of the new
department will be sent out in time
to inform prospective students for
the fall term.-Hopkinton Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
To Transfer PRINTING.

Anything printed on paper with orii-
nary printers Ink can be transferred
to a clean sheet of paper In the follow
ing manner: Take three drains of com
mon yellow soap and dissolve II. in one
quart Of hot water. When COOL add
one and half fluid ounces Of spirits
Of turpentine. Put all in ii bottle. cork
it and shake well together: Fake a
sponge or soft brush and apply some
Of the solution to the printed surfhce.
Let it soak for a few minutes. Lay It
face down upon the paper, on which
the transfer is required and press both
together evenly betweenGSttie leaves
of thick book placed under weights
In time varying fromnhaif a minute
to several hours. according to the new.
ness of the printed original, 1t will be
transferred in reverse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
THE HUMAN HAND.
its Relation 20 the True Edcr-.ion of
~ the Hcunn

Ito Relation 20 the True Edc--..ion Of
the Young.
Nominal or bird can endure the ex.
tremes of climate like man or is at
home in SO many different parts of the
world. n dog, 1t is true, will follow
man anywhere. but only when food
and shelter are provided. Nor can any
other creature subsist on such II varie-
ty of food as man can digest. He flour.
ishes ON roots. herbs, grubs. insects.
fruits or fish. on which flesh eating nm
finals would starve, or he is equally
pleased with animal and bird flesh OH
which herbivorous animals would
starve. He can pick nuts with the
monkey, catch fish with the otter, dig
roots with the wild pig. eat ants eggs
with the ant eater and grasshoppers
with the snake.
And all this is due to mans hand.
Because his hand could grasp stone
or a club man rose OH his hind legs
and walked and talked. His hand is
the most wonderful of all tools. 1t
twists like a monkey wrench, hangs
on like graphing hook, cracks like a
nutcracker, picks like tweeZers, tears
like forceps. grubs like gopher.
This brings us to the first great les
son of health and common sense. Man
owes all to his hand. Train the chlld's
hand, then answer the questions that
the brain, which the hand builds. will
ask, and YOU have true education-edu-
cation at its best. Give children every
kind of hand work that their play In
stincts call for-and their play in
stincts are the deepest and most USE
full in their nature-and then brain de-
velopmcnt will follow as naturally as
the night follows day.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
IcEBERGs.
How Thcce Found In the North At.
lantic Are Formed.

How Thcse Found In the North At.
lantic Are Formed.
The distance covered by an iceberg
of the north Atlantic from the tin,
1t is formed until 1t reaches the banks
is fully 22.5G0 miles. 1t may have been
aficat for II year, exposed to wide
changes of temperature, battered by
Ice foes, possibly other hergs nnil
ccaselessly washed by the waves. Yet
some of those seen o.0e0 miles south
of their sturting point are nearly 3,;l
feet in height and truly of maiesti !
proportions. often 1000 or more feet
In length. while it is an established
scientific fact that so much more Ct
tile bulk is under water than is visi3.e
that the largest berss may extend into
the ocean to n depth of over half y
mile.
{ Their enormous size when they be-
come detached from the glaciers H.
proved by the observations of expier-
ers along the Greenland coast. 4 few
years ago a berg was measured a.
nearly as possible around the edges.
This distance was about five miles.
1t had several peaks estimated To
range from 800 to 500 feet high. judy
Ing from its appearance, it was a solid
mass that had separated III its entirety
from the glacial edge of Greenland.
AS arctic navigators who venture
far north often see n score or more o?
great bergs in day, the tremen.leU:;
glacial activity In this region can Il,
appreciated. The. majority Of thesc
that drift to the Grand banks CONG
from Melville bay. Some of the dis.
tinct glaciers that terminate the Gree.,.
land ice cap on this coast extend alcn.;
tia distance of fully twenty-five miles
Their thickness or height can only be
estimated. but In places near the open
sea 1t is believed to be several hun
dred. feet.
Recent examinations of this coast
show that during the short summer
the formati II CT bergs in the bay is
almost continuous. The glacial move
.nent Keeps pressing the ice forward
until II thick stratum often projects
many feet hayond that beneath After
n time the great weight overcomes the
tensile strength of the mass and 1t
falls into the sea. and Il berg is ere
ated. Day Allen Wiley in Scientific
American.