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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28
ENpeAvoRERs TO meETs

The annual convention of the
Fourth district of the Christian En-
deavorers will be held in Dubuque
this week. The convention will be
held at the First Congregational
church, and will open Wednesday af-
ternoon and continue over Thurs
day. Rev. w. H. Ensign and Miss
Henrietta Miller OF this city expect
to attend this meeting. Rev. En-
sign is to take part in the prograna
Thursday murning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28
NEW TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN
MASON CITY AND NORTH


The Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway inaugurated additional train
service, daily, except Sunday, be-
tween Mason City and North Nc.
Gregor. Train No. 80 leaves Mason
City at 1:45 p. M, arrives at North
McGregor at 6:15 p. M, connecting
with Dubuque division, No. 50 for Du-
buueq and Savanna. Connection is
also made at Mason City with St.
Paul & Des Moines Ry. and at Mason
City Junction With l. and D. division
No. 102 from Austin and points north.
Train No. SO leaves North McGregor
at 300 pm :, arrives at Mason
City 7:15 p. m. Connection is made
at North McGregor with Dubuque Dr.
vision No.25 from Dubuque and Sa-
wanna and Prairie du Chen; Division
No. SO from Milwaukee, GAINESVILLE
-and Madison. Ask agent of Chicago
milwaukee & st. Paul Ry. for de-
tails, or S. N Baird, Div. Pass.
Agent, Dubuque, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE COME
BEFORE COUNCIL.
City Clerk Calls Attention to the
unsightiy River Front.

At an adjourned meeting of the
council, held last Tuesday evening,
matters of grave Importance to the
people of Manchester were discussed
and considered, some of Which were
brought to the attention of the al.
'dermen by City Clerk Hruby. Mr..
Hruby. IN his annual report, remind
ed the council of the unsightly APP
pearance of the river front from the
Marion street bridge as far north as
the Novelty stables, and stated that
refuse, garbage and much waste mat
ter was thrown into the river above
the Illinois Central railroad bridge.
which is contrary to the code of the
city, and an offense made punish
able by fine OF s25. On. one tour
OF inspection. a>-health officer re.
ported favorable conditions for ma
laria, and other diseases. as a re-
suit of the. flluk and debris thrown
about the banks of the river and
into the waters. This matter should
have the attention of the council as
soon as possible.
The report Of the superintendent
of the water works shows that Man
chester now owns five and oneihalf
miles of and inch water mains,
and 1000 feet of one and one.half inch
water mains. The superintendent
was authorized by the council-to In
spect all water taps in houses or
offices which may be leaking, and
repair same, thus saving many hun
dreds of gallons OF water each day.
It@as. also determined to purchase
four new sprinkler-eranes, to be used
in drawing water from hydrants An
filling sprinkling Wagons. The super
intendent OF the water works report
ed the collection of $3247.3S from
water rents, which is slight in
crease over that of the previous
year. There are now in use 10 aut.
omatic flush tanks,and 80 fire ny,
drantss all being IN good repair.
There is still an Indebtedness of $685.
500, with interest at Taper cent,
running on the water works bonds.
A fund has been established for the
payment of this sum. An annual
rent fee of s416.43 is paid for the
use of the stand tower.
The mayor appointed A. H. Cleve.
land, E. G. Dittmer and E.. w.
Hruby as committee to manage the
City Opera house. DR.. T. j. Burns
was appointed health physician and
health officer by the council and
board of health, vice DIR. H. NJ. Brad
ley, resigned.
The following appropriations were
made for the various funds:
General fund -. 49,. -. 1880, 90
Grading fund. ...... ~. 1900 90
Sewer fund ;. e-a.... ). HOO 90
atarworks fund.-. 49,. a. 1900 90
Electric light fund &. ....... 2O50 90
re protection fund ~. -. $50 90
improvement fund. $50. 1905 81
Waterworks bond fund. ~. 1445 90
The following resolution was adopt
ed: BE 1t resolved by the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Manchester, Iowa,
that the City Treasurer be instruct
ed and authorized to apply amount
appropriated from the Waterworks
bond fund, to the fund for the water
works extension bonds. which ma
ture May 1, 1905"
The matter of placing an electric
street lamp on the corner near the
Hugh Middleton property was re-
ferred to the, street committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28
NEW NOZZLE FOR, HOSE GOV
PANY.

A new nozzle has been purchased
for the N. Denton Hose company,
which is arranged in such way
that it will throw water in front of
the nozzlemen so that they may
walk up to fire without being
burned. 1t will also throw stream
of water onto the fire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28
FoR SALE

One, sound and perfectly reliable
family horse, for sale cheap. Is not
afraidIof cars. or automobiles. Also
water closet just north OF Lafferty's
cold storage building near l, C. de-
pot; one sos gal kettle wood pump,
swill cart, surrey, etc. 1t pd.
C. w. FERRIS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28

today.
Hugh clensna was in Dubuque
yesterday.
Look up c. W. Ferris,s want ad
"For Sale
Geo. w. Durham is in Cedar Rap
ids this week.
Bert Matthews was in Cedar
Rapids this week. =.
Court was In session In this city
Monday and Tuesday.
-. w. Lewis was a business call
er in Dubuque Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Curtis Hockaday
are in Earlville today.
Miss Hilma Sefstrom was a Ced.
ar Rapids visitor Friday.
e. e. Gildner was in Cedar Ra'
pids Friday on business.
w. D. Hoyt was a business Wis.
itor in Dubuque Saturday.
w. A. Abbott of Lamont is in
town today visiting friends.
Rev, Father j. j. O'Meafa visit.
ed here the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sullivan OF
Waterloo visited in town last week.
Miss Ruth Grey was visiting in
Grinnell and Des Moines last week.
M. E. Blair went to Dubuque this
morning to serve on the federal grand
Jury. /.
Watson Childs left Thursday
morning for Rockwell City. where he
will visit friends.
wv. NJ. Crosier and B. NJ. Rich
aldson of Coggon were business call
ters in town Friday.
The friends of Mrs. G. w. Keagy
will be glad to learn that her ,condi-
ton is improved today.
III. j. ,Schwietert returns today
from business trip through Mime
sofa and South Dakota.
Mrs. R. D. Graham left Friday
for Rochester, Minnesota. where she
lis to undergo ansoperation.
Geo. w. Weber is improving
the interior of his news stand by
giving it new coat of paint.
~. L. Kelsey Of Anamosa, general
manager of the Anamosa and Coggon
railway, spent Sunday in town.
Rehearsals are in progress for
the Minstrel show which is to be
given for the benefit of the base ball
team.t
Mrs. H. j. Wilson arrived here
from Portland. Oregon. Friday, being
a guest other daughter, Mrs. Howard
Smith.
The North Manchester Woman's
club will meet with Mrs. Henry Law
renee next Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
Mrs. Luke Davis anSS son, W. j.
Davis, went to Chicago this morning
Where Mrs. Davis is to submit to an
operation.
-E. G. Matthews and ]. @. Charles
of Waterloo we're over Sunday Wis
itors at the home of c. Hermann,
west of town.
Percy Strickland was at home
from Cedar Rapids over Sunday. Mr..
Strickland attends the Cedar Rapids
Business college.
Read what A. B. Heherington &
Son have to say about staver bug
giles in their advertisement I'M this
weeks Democrat.
IL, Matthews and A. d. Long
are in Cedar Rapids this week, at
tending meeting of Iowa Consistry
Nc. 2, Scottish Rites.
Mrs. S. n. Carpenter returns to
her home in Earlyilie this week. at
ter two months visit at the home
of her daughter. "A. D. Long.
Mrs. S. X. Meyers Mrs. T. E.
Fleming and Mrs. H. A. Dittmer are
attending the Woman's Foreign Mis-
s,onary Society convention which is
being held in Epworth this week.
The Bright & Webster Dry Goods
oon,nar,, hos c1Dcod nc 'ctnra fr
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TOWN TOPICS. :

Mois, yesterday OIL business.
-Chas Laxon of Earlyille was a
business visitor In town Friday.
Miss Jessie Fleming was visit
ing relatives In Fayette last week.
E. C. Perkins of Delhi was a
business visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. A. H. Blake and Mrs. w.
{. Blake were in Cedar Rapids Thurs
day.
"A. j. Bruce was In Independence
a yesterday looking after business mat
tiers
Mrs Earle Davis and son spent
the platter part of last week in La
mont.
Mrs w. F. Lepley and Mrs. E.
w. Williams were in Cedar Rapids
Friday
Herbert Swan of independence
spent Sunday in town visiting with
friends.
Gildner Bros. advertise boys
1.blouses this week. See their adver-
tisemert.
"A. A. Loop is visiting at the
home of his sister in Fort Dodge
this Week.
John Stewart OF Reinbeck, Iowa.
was a guest Of Percy Strickland ov-
: er Sunday.
AIR. and Mrs. Harry Sullivan of
Waterloo visited with friends In
town last week.
Mrs. ]. M. Brayton and Miss
Einma L. Brayton of Delhi were in
town rh,ysday.>
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sedgwick
of Independence are visiting rela-
tives IN town.
Mr.. and Mrs D. F. Young. and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Young were in
Dubtaue Friday
DO not miss Chapel & Sons add
this week as 1t means much to the
house wife. and owner.
Mrs. E. H. Chapel is at home
from an extended visit with friends
and relatives in Illinois.
Mrs A q Keiser has been vic.
iting in st. Paul for some time, re-
turning home last week.
Harry Hoag Of Garner. Iowa is
visiting at the home Of his narent,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j, Hoag.
II. +. Merry left Sunday for
Washington. D. g.. where he expects
IN remain for a week or ten davs
DIR. H. A. Dittmer and son. q.
r. Dittmer went to Chicago yester-
day for a short visit in that CITY.
mo onn,o, ~ ea.,ra !, az Mi,
eastern Iowa Press Association will
be held at Charles City Nav ans
q.
pau, pa,s,.el -.
Bancroft. Nebraska. where he will
make an Extended visit with rpla-
dives.
20 i paes renrnad home rom
Davenport Monday morning where he
had been ON business for several
weeks.
Soc Edu,a,d cooLs a,vort, : am . ~ {
IN this weeks. issue Of The Democrat
regarding pure bred Belgian draft
,staaionl
"a hid sha,, team f,om hero wen,
= ,ndanandanoa satnrdau ana A.
feated the latter team Nv a score. of
III to 10.
w = Kounov wbo 80 not, oor.
,,er IN Route N.Y. 10 sarious,v II,
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Union street.
1ro . c,orr wha h. : hoon ,,v,no
g. ~ r,sh hatohan,, sm.;na .ha .,,'
,ar has noanaa ;nto h,s ras;danoa IN
Ea.+ Nit, ..roat
pohar. I.+.,s n,ha .a.+ands .hns
fnass oo,,o.a :. Code par,ds snan,
sunday IT tho home - HE naran,s
NJ i, Nv sharra uarr,s
=,
In his rooms in the Globe hotel 70,
= the past few days, suffering }7on
a severe attack Of erysipelas.
carnantar arrival bon,.
s ,ron, prssh. south n.rota ,Monda,
morning where he had been 70,
some time looking after business
matters.
Rav Roh,,san who has baen con
,;n.d 80 b,s home for severa, week,
with inflammatory rheumatism, lef
last week for Hot Springs. Arkansas
TOR treatment.
Fred Rabanan returned hom
-.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28

Vice of ldIeness.
Idleness covers man with rags
German Proverb.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-28
Better than Home SeWinU.
Famous X. & E. BlOuSes.

1t you ce start to use these Blouses your will
never again take all the trouble and cost of home
sewing and fitting.
get ustrigh Blouses With their neck bands cuffs
plating andthe attempt give them astylish look. 1t
was not always possible to avoid that work and trouble
garments that really much better and satsac
tory in every respect than home sewng--ifyou are
careful to look for the X. & e. Label.
Sizes and neck bands always the size marked,
Sleeve lengths always right and bodies and sleeves
are always full and loose.
sion just right is given Unusually good care nIhe K
=. factories You will also find these Bouses have
finer stitch than any other Blouse made
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Before the FootIishts.

"Now, Muggins," said the stage man
ager to keen and ardent young anna
teur, "do you think you could manage
to take on the part Of the village con-
stable? The man is supposed to De
dull and stupid idiot, so the role Will
suit you down to the ground. All you
have to say when the pistol is fired by
the villain is, 'Hark, tits the pistol!
You have no other words at all. Think
you can manage it?"
Yes, Muggins thought he could, SO
home he went, and for some weeks he
was rehearsing the tragic words 70
himself, "Hark, tbs the pistol" He
attended rehearsals most religiously,
but the pistol was never actually fred.
A sharp rap in the wings suficed, and
then he would shout out his 'lines."
The night of the production came.
Muggins stood in the wings petriied
with stage fright. Then he entered al
his cue. The sharp and constrained
crash of the pistol smote upon his ears
"Good heavens!" he cried, rushing or
the stage. whats that?'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Mayville Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs tVm. Cox of Dallas,
Texas, who had been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Smith
for the past few weeks, left for Bell
CITY Saturday for few days visit
with Mr.. Cox's brother, Th",. Cox
Later they expect to go to Houston,
where they will spend some time VISIT
ing relatives.
Mrs, w. S. Smith an family and
Mr.. Jas. Manuel spAnt Saturday ana
Sunday at Bell City. guest, Of Mrs
Smiths brother, Th"'. COX aud faml-
ly.
Miss Eureka Russell, who has just
finished q successful term OF scnool
here, departed for her nome at Lo-
gansport, Louisiana. Saturday.
Sidney Johnson and Alma and
joyce Smith were Lake Charles WIS.,
itors Saturday. % - =
F1Mr. and Mrs. Jno. White returned
Saturday from Lake Charles, where
they had been spending II week visit
ing Mr.. Whites sister, Mrs. Miller.
Seeding in this section OF country
has been progressing r"pidly during
the past few days. Tnc farmers are
getting along nicely with their work
There is probably considerable more
thaa half the crop in, and much o
that which is planted is up and look
ing nice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
WON WITH A REVOLVER.
An Incident of the Gambling Halls
at Monte Carlo.


at Monte Carlo.
Much excitement was caused num-
Der Of years ago at the public gambling
establishment at Monte Carlo by an
elderly man who was said to be an
American named Captain Clyde. Hav-
ing lost $4,000 at the tables, he ques'
toned the fairness of the play and
abused the croupiers, whereupon or
ders were given to debar him from
playing again. When he returned on
the following day the doorkeeper at
tempted to prevent his entrance, but he
drew a revolver, walked in and took
his seat at one of the tables and began
to play. One Of the inspectors who at
stempted to eject him was knocked
down, and when a ring OF the attend
ants was formed around the captain
with the object of hustling him out he
retreated In corner, drew his revolver
once more and after denouncing the
managers as thieves and swindlers de-
elured that he would not leave the
place until the $1,000 he had lost on
the previous day was restored. After
some hesitation the managers, seeing
that he was determined and finding
their employees unwilling to expose
themselves to the IRE Of his revolver
complied with the demand.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30

rises and remains standing when an
elder person enters the room, is so
unusual that he is subject of wonder
to all who note the manners that, a
century ago, we're taken for granted
in good society.
What have we gained for our child
by allowing him to cultivate his indi-
viduality-that is what the child's
selfishness is often called nowadays
at the expense of the comfort OF other
people?
| hope l am not pessimest when |
say that we are spelling, not improv-
ing, our children by too much atten-
ton to their wishes and too little to
their consideration of other peoples
comforts. They can not always be
first. The child who acquires at home,
self-control and consideration for
others, has already won victory ov-
err himself and the evil in his nature.
This victory will make him strong in
the days to come, when temptations
assail him.
But we think that we love our child
rem too much to let them suffer in any
way while we can shield them. And
at last, when he is old enough for us
to shift the responsibility to other
shoulders, we send him away te
boarding school, to have, as one
father said, "some of the concel
knocked out of him. And the DO!
does have it "knocked out of him, }
with some other things which, perhaps
it is a pity to have him lose.
know that implicit obedience ha
) gone out of fashion, but l fail to Sc
. that we have found anything else a
, good to put into its place. Deman
t obedience from the cradle and 20
f will lose none of your authority i
f explaining the why and wherefor
y afterward.
t One mother of manly sons was aske
i how she made them SO: "By the rul
of three" she said smilingly. Error
0 their babyhood I demanded just thre
i |things-truthfulness, obedience, III
y selfishness. Accompanied by tri
= q boy or girl can not go astray.-
o Times Democrat,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
OBEDIENCE AND MANNERS.
The Essential Attributes Of Good
Breeding.

Obedience and manners are two es-
sential attributes, which all well.born
children should possess.
This is essentially the day of the
small child's reign, says a writer.
Books are written about him, moth
ers' congresses and clubs discuss him,
there are pages in magazines and pa
pers devoted to him. If, as our ex-
President fears, the American child
population is decreasing, one would
think from the conduct of the Ameri-
can public, that these blessings bright
en- as they take their flight. Our
grandparents, parents and perhaps
we grew up to be useful men and wo-
men without being considered the
most important factors IN the life OF
the family to which they aud we be-
longed. The old rule, that children
should be seen and not heard, was
practiced in bygOne days. 1t had its
disadvantages and abuses, but the
contrary if unspoken law, that child
rem must be seen everywhere and heart
necessarily, is less agreeable to thu
unprecedented grown person.
The honest child-lover, who looks
beyond the present and below the sur
face, must acknowledge that the at
tention bestowed on the girls and boy
of to-day, is not an unmixed good
The man whose whims and desires
tempers and fanices were the subjec
of discussion in his presence aud Q
paramount Importance in the eyes Q
his family, would become unbearabl
self-conscious and conceited. VIVA
else can we expect of the small chill
of to-day?
Obedience and courtesy used to g
hand in hand. That is an exceptions
family in which the little girl or DO
is taught to obey without reason b.
ing given for doing so. The bow VIII
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
HEAVY LOADS.
Wonderful Carrying Power of the
Hin Men of Tibet.

Hin Men of Tibet.
There are these famou, weight car
riers, known to all travellers, the Swiss
mountain women, who walk up the
steepest slopes with pack baskets OF
manure on their backs. and the porters
Of Constantinople, one Of whom will
hike a small piano on the curious sad
die he wears. Perceval Landon. Lon
don Times correspondent in Tibet.
speaks of hill count y carrying that Is
most extraordinary.
On the Indian plains porters carry
eighty to a hundred pounds, but hill
men when working by the job take
three times as much up frightfully bad
paths 81 have myself seen a man
carry into camp three telegraph poles
on his back" writes Mr.. Landon, leach
weighing trifle under ninety pounds.
Farther east the tea porters OF Be-
chuan are notorious, and loads OF 85O
pounds are not unknown. Setting
aside the story Of Bhutla lady who
carried a piano on her head up from
the plains to Darjeeling as too wei
known to be likely to be exact, the rec
ord seems to be held by certain Chi
nese cody who undertook in his OWL
time to transport certain casting
needed for heavy machinery, inland K
its owner. The casting weighed on
pounds, and the carriage was slowl.
bat successfully accomplished.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Uncommon Use.

A young couple moved Into a new
nat which had never been occupied.
The young wife was prowling about
with pan full of hooks, big and little,
inserting them in proper places for the
hanging Of clothes, etc. In one place
the wood seemed too hard for the
screw OF the hook to enter, and she got
the gimlet to make a little preliminary
hole. The gimlet didn't work either.
and she called to her husband, Harry,
I wish you'd see II you can make this
gimlet go in"
Harry came, looked and laughed.
"Your difficulty speaks better for
your morals than your mechanics, my
DEAR" said he. you're trying to bore
a hole with the corkscrew." = New
York Press. .uzs. -,.i-es.es. .,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
A Top Notch DOer.

Great deeds compel regard. The
world crowns its doors. That's why
the American people have crowned
Dr.. Kings New Discovery the king
of throat and lung remedies. Every
atom is a health force. 1t kills germs,
and colds and la grippe vanish. Il
heals cough-racked membranes and
coughing stops. Sore, infamed bron.
chial tubes and lungs are cured and
hemorrhages cease. DR., Geo. More
Black Jack N. c.. writes lit curee
me of lung trouble pronounced hope
less by all doctors" SOC and S1.00
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by al
druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30
Hoist With HE Own Pstard.

A woman recently applied to sew
ing machine company for a machine to
be used on trial. The agent set her
down as one who had no intention OF
really buying, so he sent her second
hand machine, made by another COM
pany, that they had somehow managed
to secure in trade.
"That." said he, will be good enough
for her to do her sewing on. and that
ia all she wants it for.''
At the end of two weeks the woman
called at the Office.
"That machine" she said. ais treas.
ure. 1t runs easily, and the tncking'
shirring and hemsitching are perfectly
beautiful. All the women In our build
Ing say they never saw anything SC
nice. They are going to sell their old
machines and buy new ones like 1t.
am going to get a new one too. There
are eleven Of us who want to buy
Since that is quite large order, w
thought you might be able to get sht
machines for us at a discount"
The agent nearly collapsed. He trist
to induce the woman to look with 10
vor upon the machines made by hi
own firm. but her affections were fas
tened upon the sample that he had s.
fatuously provided. So in order to 50
cure any commission for himself b.
had to FIJI an order Of eleven machine
made by a rival concern.-New Yorl
| Post.