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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
Gibbons Great History of Rome.

1lpCouS 1FeaS r1lSlcry OF ttOm0s
Although the ide;, was conceived
when Gibbon was twenty-seven. he
WAS thirty-uur before he set himself
seriously III work to study his mate
rial. AT thirty-siy he began the CON-
position, and he was thirty-nine when.
III February. lT,s6 the first quarto vol
unc was published. The history had
an immediate success. My book" he
wrote. rwas on every table; the his.
turiun WAS crowned by the taste or
fashion of the day" The first edition
was exhausted in Il few days. a second
was printed l1111ti. and next year
third. The second and third volumes,
which ended the history of the west
ern empire. were published In 1881,
and seven years later the three vol
umes devoted TO the eastern empire
SAW the light The last sentence of
the work. written in the summer house
ut Lausanne, is: 1T was among the
ruins of the capitol that l first con-
ceivcd the idea of work which has
amused and exercised nearly twenty
years of my life. and which. however
inadequate to my own wishes. finally
deliver to the curiosity and candor OF
the public."-Scribner's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
REPORT THAT MACK is
THROUGH WITH BRYAN.
Belief National Chairman Has
/ Mind Set on Harmon.

Buffalo. Oct. 26. - The National
Monthly, owned by Norman T. Mack.
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, gives much space in It's
November issue to an article by Jud.
son Harmon. governor OF Ohio. in
which he bitterly assails the Republi-
can administration on account Of The
new tariff and other alleged political
iniquities.
z Governor Harmon was the chief
speaker at Democratic day at the
Texas stale fair in Dallas and his ad-
dress here, taken in connection with
his Article in Chairman Mack,
natio4al monthly, has given rise to the
statement in political quarters that
Mack is through with WI. Bryan as
presidential possibility and is now
grooming the Ohio governor for the
nomination in 1872.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
400 PUPPIES. FLEE FROM FIRE
School Children Proficient In Fire
Drill March Out Of Burning
Building in Safety.

Chicago. Oct. 26.-More than 400
school children escaped possible death
by fire because they had throughout
the year taken their fire drill as a
serious matter. They are the pupils
of the Jefferson Park high school,
North Forty-seventh and Wilson ave-
nues. An overheated furnace set fire
to the flooring just above it and in a
few minutes the building. four stories
in height, was filled with dense,
black smoke. Alarming cries rang
through the structure and for mo-
ment the children were frightened.
Then the voice of Principal Charles
A. Cook was heard above the turmoil
and the alarm bell in the school
Changed loudly.
The students hesitated a moment
and then fell into line as they have
been doing since they entered the
school. Headed by their teachers.
they marched through the smoke-filled
corridors to safety and hearty cheer
greeted them from the outside. The
loss to the building was nominal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
COLLEGIATE ALuMNAE MEET
Annual Convention Begins in cincin.
natl with AIl-Day Conference of
Officers and Delegates.

Cincinnati, Oct. 26.-With an all
day conference of the officers and del
egates at the Hotel Sinton, the an
nual meeting of the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae began to-day.
The president, Miss Laura Drake Gill,
was in the chair and the attendance
was very satisfactory. This evening
the president will give reception to
the officers and delegates in honor of
the Southern Association of College
Women. Executive and business SEES
sions will be held each day, and in ad-
dition various social events have been
arranged.
Tomorrow evening the members
and invited guests will be addressed
by Mrs. Arthur L. Brown, president of
the Ohio valley branch; Mayor John
Calvin of Cincinnati, and President
Dabney of the University of Cincin-
natl. Thursday the association will
be the guests of the University Of
Cincinnati and Friday the visitors are
to be entertained at Oxford by the OK.
ford College for Women and the West.
ern college.
Officers are to be elected Thursday
the nominating committee having pre-.
scented the following ticket: For pres.
ident, Miss Laura Drake Gill, Wash.
ington, D. c.; for First vice-president
Mrs. Emma Garrett Boyd, Atlanta
Ca; for second vice-president, Miss
Mary E. Potter. Evanston. ILL.,; for
third vice-president, Miss Elsie Seelye
Pratt. Denver. Col; for fourth vice
president, Mrs. Mary E. Lewis Greene
Troy, N. Y; for fifth vice-president
Miss Jessica B. Peixotto. Berkeley
CAL; for sixth vice-sresident, Miss
Marion Reilly. Bryn Mawr. Pa; fol
Bursar, Mrs. Elva Young Van Wrinkle
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
DYNAMITE BLASTS
SHOCK INDIANAPOLIS
WreskIng Of -Four Buildings Is
Charged to Strikers.

indianapolis. Oct, 26.-Four build
1ngs in different parts of the city were
wrecked by explosions of dynamite
caused. according to the police. by
strikers or their sympathizers engaged
in controversy with Albert Won
Spreckelsen, Il contractor, who is build.
ing the Mystic Shrine Temple and
theater.
Two automobiles and two horses
We're destroyed in an explosion and
fire in Won Spreckelsen's stable.
A branch exchange building under
construction for the Central Union
Telephone company was damaged be.
yond repair.
Won spreckelsen's planning mill was
torn to pieces.
A branch of the public library, be.
ing built by Won Spreckelsen, was
damaged to the extent Of $1,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
NAMES OF
SOME OF HIS WIVES
Contesses That He Has Married
Five Women Since 1900.

Yonkers. N. Y, Oct. 90 Jacob
Tremper, under arrest for bigamy, in a
confession gives the names of five VIC
men he married since 1900.
II could keep on telling you of my
matrimonial experiences" said he.
but the fact is have so many more
wives beside those told you about
that can't keep track of them. have
actually forgotten the names of some
of them.
MY first wife was Elizabeth Wilson.
i married her in 1866. She was the
mother of seven of my children. left
her because she nagged me half to
death.
my favorite wife was Mrs. Susie
Meyers. l married her in Maryland.
My first wife had me sent to Jail for
seven years for bigamy. When was
released went in for wholesale matri.
mony."
Camden. N. j.. authorities are to phi,
Tremrer on trial. 1t is charged he de.
serted a wife there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
PosToFFlcE SAFE is LOOTED
cracksnen Take Several Packages Of

RI # .
cracksr.en Take Several Packages Of
Stamps at East Lansing. Mich.
East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 26.-Thc
East Lansing postotTice safe was blown
into pieces end the building damaged
to a large extent by craftsmen who
escaped with several packages of
stamps.
Some bills and other papers in the
safe were torn into fragments by the
explosion which also blew out a large
number of windows.
w. s. Abels. a Lansing detective, is
confident that the work was that of
amateurs as the safe was of the sheet
iron variety and could have been moro
easily broken to pieces with plckaxe
than with the big charge of nitro.
glycerin which ripped everything to
bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27

c. R. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1860 Wir-
GINA Ave-, indianapolis Ind. writes:
II was SO weak from kidney trouble
that could hardly walk a hundred
feet. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cleared my complexion cured
my backache and the Irregularities
disappeared and l can now attend to
business every day, and recommend
Foley's Kidney Remedy to all suffer-
ers, as it cured me after the doctors
and other remedies had failed"
For sale by Anders & Philips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
IRISH LAND BILL AMENDED
House of Lords Bitterly Protests
Against Amendments - Doubts
Commons viii Accept Them.

London. Oct. 26.-The house of
lords, at its session last night, passed
the third reading of the Irish land
bill in greatly amended form.
The earl of Crewe, secretary for the
colonies, in behalf of the government,
bitterly protested against the amend
nents and expressed doubt whether
the house of commons would accept
them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
sTORK KNOWS THIS ADDRESS

Father Wants to Call Twenty-Third Son
"BilI Taft vallone."
Pittston. Pa, Oct 26.-The twenty.
third child has been born to Nat Val.
lone and his wife. The newcomer is
boy, weighing over sixteen pounds.
Vallone wants to call him bill Taft
vallone.' The father is now fifty-ore
years old and the mother forty-seven.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
ADMITS SKELETON is wIFE,s

Gebhardt. Alias Mueller, New York
Police Say, Has Confessed.
New York, Oct 2s.-F Frederick GET
hardt. alias Otto Mueller, has cen
fessed that he murdered his wife. Anna
Latter, a year ago at 1slip. l.. 1. Her
skeleton was unearthed recently.
The prisoner said he took the woman
TO the woods in Islip to show her some
lots and then shot her.
( Gebhardt. according to the statement.
given out by the police. said that he
shot the woman. because he had ton
many wives. His present wife is said
to have charged that he told her she
was his eighth spouse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
her Discovery.

TITS funny how different people
look out of DOORS" said the fiat dwell.
er. Yesterday as stood in my
neighborhood waiting for car man
looked at me, half smiled, then took
off his hat. ] wondered at his cheek
until discovered through some sort of
mental process that he was my new
groceryman 1t was the first time I
had seen him in his coat and hat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
Feared for Gods Safety.

During recent severe storm when
the thunder and the electrical display
were appalling in their intensity, ter
rified little girl, with an imagination
truly Miltonic, rushed breathlessly to
her mother at an especially severe
clap. oh! Mamma, mammal" the
little creature cried in agony, I'm SO
afraid the thunder'll break the sky
and Godll tumble out!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
RATS GIVE FLOOD WARNING

Michigan Rodents Are Building Their
Winter Homes Unusually High.
Saginaw, Mich, Oct. 26.-Old river
men and hunters declare that the Sagi-
nav valley is going to be visited by a
great Hood next spring.
They have discovered that the musk
rats. which inhabit the lowlands be-
tween here and Bay City by the thous.
ands, are building their houses unusu.
ally high this winter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
GOVERNOR HEARS
FROM MINISTER'S
CleTgymen Object to an Address
Marshall Delivered.
RE FINDS FAULT WITH CHURCH

lndiana's Executive Declares That
7 When the Average Man Becomes a
Member of Congregation "Mrs.
g Millionaire Looks at Him With Turn.
ed Up y eae and Says HE Can Not
Git In MysRew; He Does Not Belong
y, to My set' ~
indianapolis, Oct 26.-At meeting
OF the Methodist Minister'S association
an address of Governor Marshall de.
livered at Columbus at the annual
meeting Of the Associated Charities
WIS criticised. The speech objected To
was as follows:
have fault to find with thu
churches in Indiana; not your church
(, or mine, but the churches as expressed
by the generic term church The
churches are entirely too anxious to
turn over to the state the conduct.
growth and morals of the state The
churches are entirely too anxious 20
let the legislature declare what shall
De good and bad in citizenship. No.
body wants the church and state
rnited.
Can Not Sit In My Pew"
The ministers ask why men stay
out Of the church. Why, when the
average man joins the church of today
all he gets is a chance to help pay the
salary of the preacher and listen to two
sermons on Sunday, and some of them
not very good.
When the average man Joins church
( MIS-, Millionaire looks at him with
turned up nose and says. he can not sit
IN my Eew; he does not belong to my
set WAen The average woman joins
church he,a standing in the church de.
ponds on the cut of her gown or the
style Of her hat. If the church of the
living God would get back to when
every man and every woman was a
brother or sister the churches of this
state would soon be fllled with commu.
nicants.
You can no. convert man to Chris.
stianity when lie is so hungry he could
eat green t,lrnips. You can not make
success OF a church when a person
enters and thinks he has got into cold
storage.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
mo matter what the state is doing.
Il the men and women Of the churches
Will realize that 1t is not only their
duty to look after the morals and tho
clothes OF their neighbors, but theic
needs as well. then conditions will be
bettered.''
Rev. DR.. Joshua Stansfield offered a
resolution finding fault with the gov
ernor for his utterances. This resolu
ton was signed by Rev. Stansfieid
Rev. Albert Hurlstone and Rev. George
ID. Wolfe and was passed
Rev. Gustayus E. Heller said:
The governor carries heavy bur.
den and, I understand. is Christian
man and wants to do the right thing.
II you are going to criticise a man
every time lie says something you are
going to have Plenty to do. We should
not show ourselves too sensitive. II
we went to criticise him. let US criti.
else him to his face and not rush into
print"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
100000 FOR 4 COW

That is the handsome price recently paid
by an Iowa man, Hon. G. K1ay. of Sioux
County. for dairy COW. This COW is now
entered in the great Iowa State Cow Con-
test. Other Iowa men are getting the
best dairy cattle that money will buy.
This big state contest, in which nearly
$4,000 in prizes are being given, has en-
tries from nearly every county in the state
and is creating more interest than any,
thing THAT has ever occurred among the
farmers of Iowa and the Central. West.
The work of this contest is being done
from the office of Kimball's Dairy Farm
err, Waterloo, Iowa.
Prof II C M,.pa14 1.ae.i e
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
The Preachers Advice.

my friends" said the itinerant
preacher, 1.-THE Scriptural rule for CIV
ing was one-tentE of what a man
possessed. If you feel that you can't af-
ford so much, just give a sixth or
fourth, according to your means. We
will dispense with the next hymn, and
take up the collection "-Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
WIFE MURDERER
C0NFESsEs GUILT
Lures Woman to Woods, Then
Shoots Her
KNOWN TO BE A BIGAMIsT
Gives as Motive for Murder That
He Wished to Return to
His Real Wife and
Child.

New York, Oct. 26.-Otto Mueller,
the Astoria, L. L., piano-maker, broke
down at Brooklyn police headquarters
and confessed that on April 8, 1908,
he lured his newly-made wife, Anna
Luther Mueller, to Bay Shore on a
pretense of showing her his property,
and after leading her into the woods
sent bullet into her head, killing her
instantly.
The confessing slayer told the DO
lice that he had no other motive than
to rid himself of the woman whom he
had married on February 9, 1908, and
return to his real wife, with whom he
was living under the name of Fred
Gebhardt, and the child that had
been recently born to them.
Reveals Fear of Husband.
Mueller was arraigned under the
name of Frederick Gebhardt on the
formal charge of bigamy.
Mrs. Gebhardt informed the authori-
ties that she has lived in terror of her
husband for many years and that on
the occasion he was overheard while
intoxicated to say that she was his
eighth wife and that those who pre-.
coded her were in their graves.
Another point on which stress is
laid by the police is the finding of four
notes scribbled by Mueller, in which
the writer revealed his intention to
disappear All are dated October 90,
the day of the mans arrest, and con-
tain instructions for the disposal of
his property. One of the notes is ad-
dressed to the Long Island City bank
and follows: please pay my account
to my wife, Anna Gebhardt. l am le-
gally dead"
Skeleton Of Woman Found.
1t was only week ago that the
skeleton of woman was found in a
clump of brush between Brentwood
and Islip on Long island. The first step
taken was the Identification of the
woman as Anna Luther Mueller, in
which the police were assisted by the
authorities in Altoona, Prussia. The
next move was in the direction of the
husband of the woman. He was known
as Otto Mueller, but he had disap-
peared and no trace of him could be
found by the sleuths who were keen
on the case. Then it developed by
the orderly workout of several i'm
portant clews that Mueller was none
else than Fred Gebhardt of Astoria.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27

Dairy Magazine It is published twice
each month, on fine book paper, is ably
edited, handsomely illustrated and is re-
cognized authority on dairy farming.
Kimball's Dairy Farmer now has paid
in advance circulation of more than 49,
600. Regardless of how many other pa
pers he may be taking, this little magazine
is worth many times its price to the man
that milks cows.
Kimball's Dairy Farmer is the only
dairy paper in Iowa. It not only covers
its, own state and the great dairy worl.
now in progress there, but it deals with
dairying everywhere
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
Mrs. lsman Secures Divorc..

Philadelphia. Oct. 26.-Mrs. Irene
Frizelle Isman, wife Of Felix Isman,
the real estate operator and theatrical
hacker, has been granted a decree Of
divorce. The ground for the action
was said to be Cruel and barbarous"
treatment. When Mrs. Isman was
questioned last May in Los Angeles
about the rumor that she was seeking
a separation she promptly tainted. Mr..
lsmap did not contest the case.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
CHICKENS HULL WALNuTs
Farmer Uses Wheat as Bait to Make

Farmer Uses Wheat as Bait to Mako
Birds Industrious.
shelbyyille. Ind, Oct. GA farmer
living in Hendricks township, hulled
eleven bushels of walnuts, but his man
ner of hulling them was somewhat OK
pensive.
He spread the nuts out in the barn
yard and ran his large roller over
them. He then scattered bushel OF
wheat over the nuts and turned his
chickens loose. They finished the job
by removing the remainder of the hulls
in scratching around for the wheat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
DIAMONDS ARE THROWN AWAY

Exposition President Failed to Notice
Wife's Gems In Water Glass.
San Francisco, Oct. 26.-J. E. Chill.
berg, president of the Alaska-Yukon
Pacific exposition, threw diamond
rings worth several thousand dollars
out of the window of his drawing-room
on his way from Seattle to the Portola
festival.
The diamonds belonged to Mrs. Chill
berg. She had placed them in glass
of water and set the glass on window
sill The gems were not recovered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27

at the Iowa State Agricultural College at
Ames, has been appointed as State Dairy
Expert and has charge of the state educa-
ltional dairy work under the supervision of
the Iowa State Dairy Association.
Prof. VanPclt has moved to Waterloo
and has headquarters in the office of Kim
balls Dairy Farmer.
Reports of all this great work are COW
Monthly reports of the Cow Contest with
pictures of the winning cows are given.
The contest is now in full running and
will continue until August Is, 1910.
Kimball's Dairy Farmer gives $25 each
month to the COW making the best record
for the month
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27

To the Editor: think Kinball's Dairy
Farmer is the best paper in the United States
on the dairy ,subject.-J. B. Scheller. Iowa.
To the Editor: Your paper has set me to
thinking about some dairy subjects that mean
greatest success in the world, remain, r. Il.
Higgins, Prcsque Isle, Maine.
To the Editor: I enjoy reading Kimball's
Dairy Farmer from cover to cover 1t is
such that one cannot read without gaining
some good in general farming, spiritual, good
and higher morals.-Mark c. Curdy, Mich.
To the Editor: Will say in regard to my
subscription which expired Jan. /, 1908, want
to have it sent EMIT, t. me RICH. al9pg as don.
is the best farm and cow paper that have
ever read.-A B. Kustabother, Iowa.
To the Editor: You will find enclosed SOC
for which please extend my subscription. Kim
balls Dairy Farmer is the only paper that
comes to our home that is call read,' be.
lievc The reason it suits is that we make or
living from COWS and it is a good text hook
We keep only milk and butter cows and that
is the kind that you give us points on: there.
fore your paper fills the bill.--A. A. Duncan,
Ind,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
l.rae,;tes "a work \, s,wn,,,.

lsraelites to Work in Sawmills,
Holland, Mich, Oct. 26.-The schoon-
er Emily and Eliza of Benton Harbor,
which carried a contingent of tho
House Of David" and ran in here for
shelter, has cleared for Frankfort,
where the Israelites will seek employ.
ment in the sawmills during the winter
months.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
More Applicable.

Angry Parent-Another thousand:
Not another penny. I'm tired of your
extravaganza. young man. 1t will dc
you no good to hang around here. for
my mind is made up and Pm man o.
iron. You made your mistake by nor
realizing the truth of the take care OF
the pennies" proverb.
SpenGthrift Son-No. sir. made my
mistake by believing the proverb about
striking when the iron is hot.-Bohe-
inian Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27

Bank Wrecker's Sentence COMMITTED.
Washington, Oct. 26.-The sentence
Of Thomas w. Harvey, who helped to
wreck the Enterprise National bank OF
Pittsburg, has been commuted to three
years by President Taft. Haryey's
original term was seven years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
PATTEN A WINNER IN COTTON

Wheat Kings Reports Of Short Crop
Verified by English Experts.
Chicago. Oct. 26.-James A. Patten
and his followers are making a killing
on the bull side of the cotton market,
according to report circulated among
the brokers when the price of the
staple rose to new high records for the
season.
A few weeks ago while in New York
Patten predicted big advance in cot
ton because of the shortage IN the crop.
English experts are putting out esti-
mates that confirm Patterns views.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
SHIP OWNERS FORM ALLIANCE
objec. of Federation is to Give Battle
to Trades Unions.

London, Oct. ga gigantic inter
national alliance of ship owners has
been formed here. Delegates from
Great Britain, Germany. Holland. Bel.
GUM, Denmark and Sweden, represent.
ing more than 100000 tons of ship.
ping, registered the new federation in
accordance with the British law.
France and Norway will ;oin later,
The organization is designed to resist
unreasonable attacks which may be
made by trades unions and others upon
the ship owners freedom of contract in
the employment of labor"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-27
Or. johnson on Good Rreedino,

When Boswell suggested to Johnson
that General Paoli." whom they had
Just left. had the loftiest port of any
man he had ever seem" Johnson de-
MED that military men were always
the best bred men. Perfect sood
breeding" he said. consists in having
no particular mark of any profession.
but general elegance of manners.
whereas in military man You can
commonly distinguish the brand OF
soldier"