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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09
HIS SKY MENAGERIrA,S

Johnny was going TO sleep every
nlent IN q big old army tent on the
!. ". The doctor said It would make
MIN stronger. and 50 everybody was
Wiling Y W. vi
Johnny himself thought It would be
run 'l At tirst IT. did seem little
strange to be sleeping right under
your own parlor wlndows, but even
when the cold weather came. Johnny
hxed his tent-room the best.
For the doctor was one Of the Jolly
klnd, First he called the little boy
"a real live soldier because he was
fighting the enemy and because he
was brave, soldiers cannot have their.
mothers with them. you know. and
then when he dressed him, up In Il
sleeplng-bag with g fur hood. he cali
ed him an Eskimo.
One evening they made believe that
the lawn was q desert. and that john
ny was an ancient Arab sleeping ia
his tent. but where Is my fiefyi'
steed?" asked the little boy:
All, guess you'll have to take the
great Camela pard made OF stars. up
there in the sky Cant you see him?l
No? Well perhaps he hasn't SWING
round there by your tent door yet, bu.
he will, never fear. See. there he ii
by the pole-star in the tall Of the Lit
title Bear. that's the star the sailor
steers BY Orion, the mighty hunter.
will peep in on the southwest. Seq
his belt Of bright stars. and each OF
his star feet spread as II he were
going to stride down the Milky Way
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09

Some people are criticised because
they won't talk and some because they
win. as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09

Some matrimonial alliances are do.
fensive and all are expensive
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09

But honesty may not be the best pol.
Icy for the get-rich-quick promoter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09
a COMPOSITION ON HENS,

r. Alittle Kansas boy wrote this com:
position on hens: Hens is curious AMI.
mails. They don't have no nose, nor
no teeth, nor no ears The outside of
hens is generally put into pillars and.
feather busters. Theninside Of a hen
SIS sometimes filled up with marbles
and shirt buttons and SIGH. "A hen 10
very much smaller, than a good many
other animals but they will dig up
more tomato plants than any thing
that amt hen. Hens is very use-
full to lay eggs for plum pudding
like plum pudding. Skinny Bates eat
SO much plum pudding once that u
set him into the collery, Hens has
got two wings and can fly when they
are scarf. 1 cut my Uncle Williams
hens neck on with a Ratchet and 1T
scarf her to death. Hens sometimes
make very fine spring chickens. y,
Successful Farming. ssst
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09
WH1sTL1NG no F1sHEs.

WHlSTLING TO FISHES.
whistling to the fish is queer trick
Of MANY visitors to the Aquarium.
Perhaps, not one OF the whistlers ex-
poets even the most intelligent fish
in the place to understand what that
simmons means. yet half Of the men
and boys, not to mention few wom-
sen' present. whistle encouragingly to
the cayorting Inhabitants OF the tanks
The turtles, the seals and the Cali
fornia sea lion come In for the big
gest share Of this attention. Every
antic OF theirs is greeted by many
keyed whistling chorus. Dogs, among
animals. hitherto have monopolized
the whistling call, but, Judging by the
habits Of Aquarium visitors. they will
have to share It with the fish.-New
York Press.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
CoLoRED MASoNS MEET.
Annual Session of Iowa Grand Lodge
Begun at keokuk.

Keokuk, Ia, July 4.-The twenty
second annual communication of the
united grand lodge of the state OF
Iowa colored Masons convened here
today with Grand Master w. H. Mill
ingan, of Cedar Rapids, presiding. The
morning hours were devoted to organ
ization and appointment of commit
tees.
J. l.. Thompson, of Des Moines, was
appointed chairman of the committee
on finance and a member of the COM
mittee on rules and Jurisprudence. e.
T. Banks, of Des Moines, IS a member
of the committee on dispensations
and charters and ]. H. Shepard, of
Des Moines, of the committee on obit-
uaries. Late this afternoon the
grand lodge will be rendered recep.
ton at Rand park.
Colored Masonic Grand Master
Miiligan in his annual address said
the state of the craft in Iowa was
prosperous.
He referred at length to the Har-
ding bill in the last general assembly
and said it was passed through the
unceasing work of george II. Woodson
and S. Joe Brown, of DeS Moines.
But one new lodge was organized
during the past year, that of Hiram
Lodge, of Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
D. P. MCCLURE is PRESIDENT
oSKALooSA MAN CHOSEN HEAD
OF IOWA AUTO DEALERS.
State Association Formed At Mar.
shalItown With a Representa-
tive Membership.

Marshalltown, Ia, July a. At a
meeting of Iowa automobile dealers,
held at the Pilgrim hotel, the Iowa
Automobile Dealers Association was
organized with a charter membership
of nineteen, representing fourteen
Iowa cities. The object of the asso'
citation is the betterment of trade re.
lations among the dealers. The Off.
GERS elected were:
President-D. P. Mcclure, Oska,
loosa
First Vice President-W. E. Sears,
Des Moines.
Second Vice President-M. ]. Dan.
matt, Clinton.
Secretary and Treasurer C. C.
Eldridge, Marshalltown.
Directors-H. H. Van Bruint, Coun.
Gil Bluffs; p C. Peterson, Davenport;
r. A. Bennett, Sioux City; A. G.
Heath. Fort Dodge; f. A. Grecelius
Waterloo.
A constitution and bylaws will be
approved soon by a committee of the
board, and the association will incor.
porate. Another meeting will be hello
in this city within few weeks, at
which time sub-dealers, or dealers il
small towns who have branch agen-
cies from the larger cities, will De
taken into membership.
While the association has as its OBJ
ject better buying arrangements from
jobbers and manufacturers, another
important arrangement will be the
trade relations that will be establish
ed by the members. Under the pres
ent arrangement a certain dealer has
certain counties as his territory, in
holding the agency for a certain ma
chine. He dare not sell out of his ter,
ritory, even though buyer comes to
his town to purchase. Under the new
association one member may sell to
customer in another members ter
ritory. and turn half of the commits
sion over to the dealer who has
bought the territory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
COL. SMELL GREAT "JOLLIER"
ONE OF HIS LETTERS TO BLOOM.
INeToN WOMAN FOUND.
"Florenee" Makes Another "Touch,"
Getting $275 Earrings and
Asking SIS Cash.

Clinton, ILL.,, July 14.-Another re-
markable letter which Col. Tom Smell
wrote to woman in Bloomington, but
which came back to him and was
found in the collection at the old
mansion, gives an idea of the compo-
sition used by the aged millionaire
in writing to his numerous feminine
correspondents. He says:
my very dearest friend: Both
your kind letters received / wish l
knew just how to answer them.
must acknowledge inability to do
them justice. am better on the talk
than write / do not feel like either
at this time. ] am feeling very badly
all the time and particularly after
thinking over and over again of your
life. Oh, do wish | could make yolt
forget the past and think only of the
brighter days you have before you
which hope may be full of happiness
and prosperity. ! wish | could say
something that would cheer you up.
81 feel as though you had more
trouble than any one could stand on
this earth. | wish | could be with
you this evening. / enjoy myself in
your company much better than with
anyone else on earth, but | do not
want to make it unpleasant for you.
Now, dearest, l want to see you. |
think of you all the time and do SYM
pathize with you in your troubles
and would share them with you if |
could. Darling, do you want to have
me come? All that you have written
me will be between us and no other
Your true and devoted friend, T.
SMELL"
In letter to Smell Florence" said:
MY diamond eardrops you ordered
came to-day. They sent two pairs, the
pair at $275, my husband says, are
the greatest, handsomest he ever saw
They are magnificent, so kept them
and return the $235 pair. Darling,
you will have to send me at once $75.
The $40 | am keeping for my little
expenses when l so to Chicago next
week"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
IOWA men, HEAD
EtkS,0F NATION
J. u. Sammis ExauIted Ruler and
&c. Robinson Secretary,
PROSPERITY OF ORDER SHOWN
Forty-two New Lodges Organized
During the Past Year-Detroit
is Selected for Next Meet
ing Place.

Los Angeles, CAL, July 14.-The
grand lodge of Elks elected the follow
ing officers:
Exalted ruler-James U. Sammis
LIE Mars, la.
Leading Knight-Warren G. Sayre
Wabash, Ind.
Lecturing Knight. d. Jones
Schanton, la.
Secretary-Fred G. Robinson, Dubu
que, la.
Treasurer-Edwin r. Leach, New
York.
Trustee-Perry A. Clay, Denver.
Tyler-Charles L. Dicker, Bemidji
Inner Guard-A. M. Taylor, st. Au
gusta, Fla.
The balloting for the grand exalted
loyal knight resulted in no election
our candidates being voted for and
no one receiving a majority. ]. L.
Preston, of Wyoming, received 32E
votes. Another vote will be taken
this afternoon.
The vote for grand exalted ruler
was extremely close, Sam-nis receiv'
ing 592 votes and Hermann 529.
Sammis Wins.
The fight of the session of the grand
lodge was over the election of a grand
exalted ruler.
During the last hour the struggle
for votes, led by the Iowa delegation,
for Sammis and the Ohio delegation
for Hermann, grew into bitter one
and into this final struggle many
prominent Elks, including Russ L.
Holland, the present grand exalted
ruler, was drawn.
In a statement regarding the publ.
cation of letter he had written to
Sammis, Mr.. Holland claimed that un-
fairness had been shown in not giving
out the entire contents of the letter
but only such portions as made 1t ap,
pear that he had endorsed the candi.
dacy of Sammis.
Detroit was seIected as the place
for holding the reunion in 1910.
In the annual report of Grand Ex-
allied Ruler Holland the matter OF
establishing an orphanage for the
children of deceased Elks was sub.
mitted to the grand lodge without re,
commentator.
Prosperity Shown.
The location of the present national
Elks' home at Bedford, Va, was crit.
icised by the grand exalted ruler, who
suggested that a fund of $216,O0O be
raised by the order during the next
ten years by an annual assessment
of 7 cents member and that a new
home be built in some other city.
The report condemns the use OIL mem
has been one of unprecedented pros
perity for the order. Forty-two new
lodges have been established and a
total number of members exceeds
three hundred thousand.
The rport condemns the use of men,
bership in the EIks' order for politi-
cal purposes and urges the expulsion
of any member so abusing his privil-
ege.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
MOTHERS AWFUL DEED.
Gives Poison to Children and Tries to
Kill Herself.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 14.-Mrs.
VIM. Oliphant, of near West Branch,
took poison to-day, and also gave
doses to her four children. She then
telephoned a doctor saying, For
Gods sake save my children" The
infant died but the woman and the
other children may recover. Ill health
is the cause of the mothers awful
deed.
The three older children noticed
that the candy given them was bitter
and spat it out. They will live. The
baby Jessie, eighteen months old,
died. The mother has regained con-
seriousness and may live.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
SUFFERED PRIVATIoNS.
The Roosevelt Party Had Unpleasant
Experiences in Desert.

I Naivasha, July 14.-Pres. Roosevelt,
Kermit and other members of the
party are to-day laughing at their ex-
periences of the past few days. 1t
has just become known that the lives
of the party were imperiled on the
way across the desert to the estate of
Frederick Attendbourough. Roosevelt
is inclined to minimize danger. One
night they were forced to retire with
parched threats. Next day they sue.
ceeded in locating a pool of water.
Roosevelt made the porters boil the
water before letting any one drink it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
GETS LETTERS FROM SON.
Major S. n. M. Byers Receives Notes
Written on Board Ship.

Des Moines, July 14.-Letters writ,
ten by the late Lawrence M. Byers
shortly before he net his sudden
death in London a few days ago, are
being received by his parents, Mai.
and Mrs. S. H. M. Byers. They are
in particularly happy vein and
speak of his enjoyable anticipation
of his summers trip abroad. He tells
of some trouble he was experiencing
with wisdom tooth and of mis- inten-
ton of visiting a dentist upon reach
ing London.
Col. AL Swain, lifelong friend OF
the Byers family, will start for Amer.
lea with the body today and is ex-
pected to reach Des Moines about
July % or "a.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
MAY LYNCH FIEND.
Assault on Deaf and Dumb Perry Girl
Has Aroused Town.

Perry, Iowa, July 14.-Walter Veer.
sted, aged 40. has been arrested for
a criminal assault upon Hazel Davis,
aged 20, a deaf and dumb girl, daugh-
ter of Mrs. r. j. Davis. Passersby
saw the man enter and leave the
house, and on her mother return
the girl wrote out her story of as.
sault. The arrest followed and there
is talk of lynching.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
VIII Be Cripple For Life.

Mason City Ia, July H.-While in
the act of opening a screen at a win
dow in the second story of business
block here this morning, Charles Bar
low, aged 16, fell twenty feet, break
ing his right arm and crushing the
ankle of his right foot. That he will
be a cripple for life is the opinion Of
physicians.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
GIRL AND ESCORT DROWN.
Double Tragedy at Iowa Falls Yester
day Afternoon.

Iowa Falls, Ia, July IA double
accidental drowning occurred here
yesterday afternoon. While riding on
a launch Dorothy Bruce was struck
by guy wire and thrown into the
water. Hoping to save her, Archibald
Drake from Dow City, night operator
at the Illinois Central depot, jumped
in and was drowned. Both bodies
were recovered about an hour after
the accident Leona Sperry and Mar
vim Reynolds were thrown into the
water, but saved themselves by grasp
ing the guy wire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
FOUND DEAD IN OFFICE.
DR.. A. E. Beach, of Carroll, Succumbs
to Poison.

Carroll Ia, July 14.-When DR.. A.
E. Beach, one of the most highly re-
spected citizens of this town, failed
to appear at the supper table last
night, his wife made a search for him
and found him dead in his Office chair.
An examination showed the doctor
died of poisoning, though the exact
nature of it was not revealed. Sui
eide is limited at, as DR.. Beach was in
bad health.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
AIleaed Eoraer CAUGHT.

Mason City, Ia, July 1.-two
checks for s25 and sS5 on ]. H.,
Baughey, a wealthy farmer near Nora
Springs, Grant E.Carroll. farm hand,
skipped and was caught last night at
Clarksville by an officer, who followed
in an auto.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
BIG FIRE AT 6AYARo.
Iowa Town Sustains Loss Of Thirty
Thousand Dollars.

Des Moines, Iowa. July l4.-Fire at
Bayard etrly this morning burned the
business center OF the town. The
loss is over $4,000. The fire started
In the Frank Ford grocery store. Be-
fore help could reach the town from
Perry. four fine buildings were COM
pletely destroyed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
Ice Cream 9olsons 72 In Spain.

Toledo, Spain. July l4.--Seventy.
two guests who sat down at private
dinner in Toledo were poisoned by the
ice cream served them, and the con-
dition of tho majority is described as
serious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
DoBBlNS GIVES BAIL.
One of the Maybray Gang Makes His
Bluff Work.

Council Bluffs. July 14.-John X.
Dobbins, one of the alleged Maybray
gang, was released today on $4,000
bail furnished by prominent business
men and lawyer. He had threaten.
ed the day before to turn states evi.
dence unless released on bail, Bond
signed by w. A. Maurer, wholesale
crockery man, and h. l.. FINLEY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
The cinoles Case.

Chicago. July 14,-Attorney Short
announced today that unexpected to
finish the examination of witnesses in
the Gingles girls case today. and send
the case to the jury tomorrow night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
New Head For burlington Schools.

Burlington, Ia, July IA. - w. l..
Hanson, principal of the Burlington
High school for three years, was to-
day selected as superintendent of the
burlington schools to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Superin-
tendent F. NJ. Feltz, who goes to Cali
fornia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
HIS LEG is TWISTED OFF.

Little Boy Suffers Horrible Injuries
at Keokuk.
Keokuk, Ia, July 14.-Joshua, the
1f-year-old son of j. r. Elder, jumped
on the rear end of surrey at the ball
grounds last evening and his right
leg was caught in one of the wheels
and was twisted off at the knee. He
was hurried to hospital where it was
stated his condition is very serious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
Wheat up AGAIN.

Chicago, July 14.-July wheat soar
ed during the first hour of trading to-
day to one dollar and a quarter, the
highest price the crop has yet reach
ed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
TO ENFORCE PURE DRUG Law
PHARMACY COMMISSION WILL
BEGIN ACTIVE WORK.
All Stock Not Up To Standard Must
Be Thrown Away BY the
Dealers.

Des Moines, July lahore than
two years after the passage of the
pure drugs act, members of the state
pharmacy commission are now for the
first time preparing to enforce 1t and
drive misbranded or adulterated goods
from the shelves of Iowa druggists.
They are preparing letter to be sent
to every druggist in the state calling
his attention to the provisions of the
law and announcing their intention to
enforce. 1t to the letter.
| The Iowa statite exempted goods
purchased prior to Jan. /, 1907, until
April of the present year, in order
that druggists might have an oppor-
tunity to get rid of their old stocks
without financial loss. Since April
the law has been legally in full effect
but as a matter of fact many drug
gists have forgotten that it exists, the
commissioners say
Few VioIators Left.
Most of the old stocks have been
disposed of and instances of violation
are not numerous" said Secretary G.
w. Larson of the pharmacy board.
| druggists who have misbranded or
adulterated goods still on hand must
either throw them away or ask their
iobbers to replace them with goods
that comply with the law"
III any aduterated or misbranded
drugs have been bought by Iowa re-
taiers during the past two years they
have come from Iowa jobbers and
manufacturers, as the national law is
| identical with the Iowa statute and in
terstate shipments have been con-
trolled by the federal act"
The Iowa pure drugs law vests the
execution and enforcement OF the law
in the pharmacy commission, but
makes no provision for inspectors 9TH
er than members of the commission.
It's most important provision requires
that the label on any package shall
show the exact quantity or proportion
of any alcohol, morphine, opium, her
DIN, chloroform, choral, indica, acct
anilide or their derivatives contained
therein.
May Have Test Case.
Preparations for man or domestic
animals containing wood alcohol or
denatured alcohol are absolutely pro-
hibited, whether for internal or eX-
ternal use. The strength or purity of
all drugs must not fall below the
protested standard or quality under
which they are sold.
The law requires the pharmacy COM
mission to issue printed bulletins
from time to time showing the results
OF inspections and analyses and of
prosecutions taken under the act.
Druggists are blaming their legis-
lative committee for permitting bill
to slip through the legislature last
winter which permits dealers other
than druggists to sell poison hy-paper.
The amendment which eliminated de-
natured alcohol from the list OF arti-
cles to be sold only by druggists also
took poison fly paper from the re-
stricted list. and the druggists believe
this was a mistake.
Poison fly paper contains arsenic.
and should be sold by druggists only,
like any other poison, said Secretary
Larson of the pharmacy board The
commission is considering test case
to knock out this amendment, which
permits grocers or any other retail
dealer to handle the poison paper"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
We,,on al Journey,n End.

suisen. Cal, July 14.--Edward Pay
son Weston hopes to arrive at the fed
eral building In San Francisco early
this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15

Marengo, July l4.-George Nichol-
son, the farmer who shot himcelf Mon
day, died last night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-15
PRES. TAFT COMING.
Win Visit Three Towns In Iowa Next
SeptemberHS

= : ONPfNFFEST' -
Des Moines, Ia, July 14,-President
Taft has sent signed telegram to
Secretary Botsford, of the Commercial
Club, that he will be here between
September 90 and 20 to attend the
military tournament. He will make
three stops in Iowa towns, the others
not yet selected.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05
Helpful Hints on Hair Health
Scalp and hair Troubles Generally
Caused by CdreIessGeSS. -

DAnd'u!f is 4 contagious disease caused
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Never u.c Il comb or brush belonging to
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{ II you happen to be troubled with dand.
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05
Object TO Strong Medicines.

Many people object to taking the
strong medicines usually prescribed
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every ten cases Of the disease are of
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When there is no fever and little ff
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05

ton We would find that We sould live
at home. improve our land and clear
more money.
C.. l.. Wilson
I.aurens, Route No. .. March -.
1909. Shiloh Local Union. No. %
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05
Make Old Things New with Homt
Finishes

Have YOU any worn out chairs? II
so, get small can OF H. K NJ. Home
Finish Narnish Stain from j. IT, &
NJ. /" Nash. Laurens. and in 80 min
utes make the chair as good as new.
Full directions on each can.