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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
Aumor at Eunsrals.

In "Other Days" William Winter,
the famous dramatic critic, tells how
lie and Joseph Jefferson were among
the pallbearers Mt McCullougl's fu-
neral. "As cur melancholy train was
halted in Philadelphia street." says
Mr. Winter, .he glanced along the line
and grnvely remarked, I never knew
before that there We're so many walk
tug gentlemen In my profession
Another quaint anecdote which he
tells with reference to melancholy
occasion is this one on the burial Of
John Brougham:
Edwin Booth and / assisted to bear
his pail. remember that tho two
gravediggers after they had lowered
his coffin a little way into the grave
were constrained, with many muttered
cxclamntions of 'Aisc herr and Raise
herr to lift 1t UP again in order
to enlarge the cavity. Booth and 1.
like Hamlet and 'Horatlo, were stand
ing under a.neighboring tree observing
these proceedings, and nothing was
ever more woefully comic or more I'M.
morously rueful than Hamlct's smile
rs he looked Mt me with those deep.
melancholy eyes and with that little.
furtive grimace. murmuring as he did
so, It's the last recall"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
HoPklNToN.

Mrs. Richardson is visiting her
son in Coggon.
Ed. Keith was down from Greeley
Flast Wednesday.
Mrs. w. L. Campbell is visiting
her brother, Mr. Mather of Independ-
ence
Mrs. Brazleton of Coggon visited
her sister, Mrs. Tesar, last week.
Cliff. Galliart of Dubuque was an
over Sunday visitor with James Rick
etts.
Mrs. A. L. Martin left Wednesday
for visit of several months with her
daughter, Mrs. Winnie Merriam of
Los Angeles, California.
The residence of Walter Place was
struck by lightning last Wednesday
evening. 1t went through the hall
way, dining room and bed room, sett-
ing fire On its way, which being
quickly extinguished did not do much
damage.
James Rennie and wife of Kansas
stopped eff for visit with the fam
lilies of Mrs. Kirkwood and Mrs. Mer-
riam. They are on their way to Scot
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Wheeler and
Mrs. F. NJ. Wheeler visited in Mason
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THE PRISON BIRD.
Tyrannieal and Jealous FeatI,ersd
Beauty of Africa.


The popularity of the prison bird, a
feathered beauty of Africa, is that he
is the most tyrannical and Jealous
OF husbands. imprisoning his mato
throughout her nesting time. living.
stone watched the birds habits while
in Monpour, and in his subsequent OBJ
servations referred to the nest MS a
prison and the female bird MS slave.
The nest is built in the hollow of IL
tree through an opening in the bark.
AS soon as it is completed the mother
bird enters carefully and fearfully and
settles down in it. Then papa walls up
the opening, leaving only Just space
enough for air and food to pass
through. He. keeps faithful guard and
brings food at regular intervals with
out fail. The female thrives under her
enforced retirement. But If the prison
bird is killed or in any other way pre-
vented from fulfilling his duties the
mother and her little ones must die of
starvation. for she cannot free herself
from bondage.
Normally the imprisonment lasts un.
til the chicks are old enough to fly.
Then the male bird destroys the bar
rfer with his beak and liberates his
family. ut is charming" writes Liv-
ingstone, ito see the joy with which
the little prisoners greet the light and
the unknown world"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
LENox COLLEGE

Miss Louise Jackson of the senior
class has position in the schools
of Salem, South Dakota, for the com
ingy ear.
The Clayonian society will give a
play on May 18th entitled 'tPhoebe's
Romano" and it will no doubt be
very entertaining.
Prof. j. w. Parkhill has returned
from an absence of several weeks at
Morrison, Illinois, on account of the
illness of his mother.
A meeting of the resident alumni
was called for Friday evening at the
residence of Mrs. Mary Doolittle.
Miss Florence Taylor, 'O6, has been
given a scholarship by the State uni
versity, which she will attend the
coming year. Her sister, Miss Hilda,
will receive her degree at the close
of the present var.
There will be a declamatory con.
test in the college chapel May 9Th
and prizes will be awarded to the
winners.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
EARlVILLE.

Laura Werkmeister is spending a
month with relatives and friends in
Chicago.
Mrs. Jennie Stephens and daughter
of Bloomington, Missouri, are visit
ing the formers brother, H. ]. Van
Fleet and family.
Mrs. Charles House died at her
home in Northfork township OH Mon.
day evening, April 26th. She had
Been sick only a short time and
death was totally unexpected. Eliza
Kttlely was born in Wedmore, Som
erset, England, July 5th, 1899 In
1860 she came to America and lived
at Manchester and Dyersville. Dur
ing the past 40 years she was res
ident of North Fork township, where
she was grealy beloved by the neigh
bors among whom she had resided
for SO many years. She is survived
by her husband and four children.
The children are. Mrs Fred Wall Of
Oneida; John and Anna of Worthing-
ton and Albert, who resides at Fred
erick, S. d. The funeral was held
from the home on Thursday afternoon
Rev. Beatty of Cascade OBLIGATED.
Burial was made in the Rockville
cemetery.
E. j. Carpenter is home from a
months stay at Presho, S. d. He
says the report which gained cur
rency that his son Franks house was
destroyed by fire is untrue.
Born on April 23rd to Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Koehne, son.
Mrs. Clara Cook and daughter of
relatives.
The Phoenix office building has
beel raised and will be pushed to
rapid completion.
w. l. Millen returned last week
from FIT. Pierre. S. D., where he
spent few weeks visiting his son
Ray who is ome-steading claim
near that place.
Ora Laxson is home from an ex-
tended stay with relatives at Can
ton, S. d.
-Four horses belonging to A. Lappe
were killed by the early east bound
passenger train Monday morning
near the Lappe farm east of Earl
vile.
Zala Tobie, Ivy Hunt, Frances Lax
son, Raymond Hunt, John Wood and
Welker schaller were delegates to
the Christian Endeavor convention
held at Dubuque Thursday. The boys
and girls came home jubilant as they
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
DEL HI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stone are
visiting relatives in Waterloo thi.
week.
Mrs. Byron Holdridge has broth
err from Denver visiting her.
Geo. Collier is visiting at Thos
Simons.
Miss Maude Holbert spent Satur
day in Manchester.
DR.. Warner is in Dubuque with
Mrs. Warner, who has Just had al
operation at Finley hospital.
e. R. Stone was in West Union on
business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moulson have
a son born Sunday, April %.
r. j. Van Antwerp has been on
the sick list for several days.
Lewis Hackbarth is home from
school at Waterloo.
Ward White visited his daughter
Mrs. A. ]. Arthur at Edgewood last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Norris of
Holyoke, Colo, are visiting relatives
in Delhi.
Mrs. Gene Morgan of oelwein is
visiting her people at this place.
The Epworth League at their regu-
lar meeting last Tuesday evening
elected the following officers for the
coming year: Harry Swir
burne; 1st vice president, Lisle Cor
bin; I'd vice president, Kate Perkins;
Sd vice president, Rose Albrook: 4th
vice president, Frank Albrook; sec
rotary, Clyde Doolittle; Treas
urer, Stella Himmel.
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Trouble Makina.

Trouble making is IN older industry
than the manufacture of steel. Cain,
the trouble maker, got into action be-
fore Tubal Cain, the ironworker, and
Eve got Adam into hot water long be-
fore the boilermakers union began
business.
There are three brands of trouble
imaginary, borrowed and real Imag-
mary trouble consists of railroad ac--
cldents, earthquakes, fires, suicides. dis
eases such rs the patent medicine man
makes, the poorhouse, death and the
grave carefully mixed and taken after
n late dinner or drop In the stock
market.
Borrowed trouble is the kind we get
from our relatives. Its principal in
gradients are visits, borrowed money,
birthday presents, advice and cxpec-
tations. But the real article is pro-
duced as follows: Put the sandals of
endurance on your feet, take your life
In your hands and follow by turns the
how to be happy philosopher, the
preacher of physical culture and the
apostle of diet.-Puck
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EXPLANATION.

"All is fair in Love and War" and
SO in last weeks issue of the Della
ware County News there appeared
correction that we should love to ex-
plain. Our fair writer of said ar
ticle. | will not say fair-minded, how
ever, observed that she was not in
the habit of blowing her own trumpet
All! l see, but now by my faith, how
much better 1t is to blow your own
trumpet than to be blowing other
peoples trumpets all over the town
and elsewhere and of knowing every
body's business, no matter what that
business may be, in equity, probate
and every other bate, within the town
limits and one had far better have
kept within the Circle already
She did not propose being Char
ity Lacquer" (unless perhaps she
could run the whole thing) helping
people in the City, who are younger
and stronger to help themselves,
than the ladies' who compose this
League.
Neither do we, and that is Just
the North Manchester Ladies Aid So
ciety of st. Paul's church, of which
this League" was largely composed
and to the Orphanage at Council
Bluffs.
We should imagine any person able
to do charity work or anything else,
that was able to traverse the whole
town from Dan to Beersheba, with
mud and water up to their necks, to
gossip and palaver over the quaver-
ling members to make them come
"Our Way.
The money that was earned to do
charity work with in this League
was also unanimously voted to these
institutions, with one or two excep-
tions and there were, think twenty
three members present. and it was
sanctioned by our fair-minded and
popular president, as she happened to
know how to deal with characters of
that kind, and really we do feel
proud that we are able to state that
one person can not run the business
of the town quite. She may make
the druggists tremble in their shoes
and the federal courts gasp and turn
pale but she cannot and shall not
run the "City Charity Circle"
We are not versed in the art, nor
are we in the habit of writing anon
ymous letters, and any one can find
out who wrote this article by calling
at our place of business outside of
business hours. and if this coat fits
any person, let them don their wear
ing apparel. Xxx
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Napaleon,a nihls

An Italian journalist has the copy.o.
the Bible which Napoleon Used durini
bis compulsory sojourn in the Isle !.
Elba. 1t is copy OF a cheap popula
edition, Illustrated with rough Woo
cuts, with the initial n. and the i'm
perlal crown stamped upon its back
\ number of texts are underlined. ant
the Inference is that the exiled en-
peror cearched the Scriptures for pas.
s;ges appropriate to his misfortune
and his hopes. u will smite the sliep
herd, and the sheep shall be scattered
Is perhaps the most significant Of them.
Nhe Bible was discovered in the sane
tuary of the Madonna del Monte. ii.
Elba.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
we're the successful winners

were the successful winners in a
bible contest.
Married at the Methodist parson.
age in Earlville on Wednesday MORN
ing. April 2Sth, Mr.. Glenn E. Tabor
of Rock Rapids, Iowa. and Miss Ma.
donna Breckon of Oneida. Rev. John
Dawson performed the wedding eere.
mony.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dickson ar
! rived home last week from delight
full winters stay in California,
C. A. Pierce of Manchester spent
Thursday in this city
DR.. C. B. Rogers spent, several
days at Iowa City last week.
Mrs. E. Fl. Millen and son George
concluded two weeks visit at the
home of her mother, Mrs. George
Staehle sr.. and returned to their
home in Marion Thursday evening.
Rev. Victor Patterson Of Waterloo
has accepted a call to the. passionate
of the local Congregational church.
Fred Seger, the Sunday School
Evangelist, of Upton spent few
days at his farm last week.
j. X. Young and H. A. Denis tran.
sacted business at Cascade Tlesady
Mrs. ]. NJ. Dunn returned home
Monday from Fayette where she
was visiting over Sunday.
Rose Osterhaus is .reco, ering
from an operation for appendicitis.
Ben Loomis of Farley was bus
mess caller one day last week.
Martin Diesch whose barn was
recently destroyed by lightning. car
ried $1,000 policy in the Delaware
County Farmers Insurance company
which promptly adjusted the loss TO,
the full amount.
Edison Williams has resigned as
janitor of the NJ e. church, po
sition he held for. several years. Mr.
Williams will be local agent for the
Cedar Rapids Oil Co., which is es
tablished branch distributing point
at this place.
The new building being built by
Dennis Holdren, local representative
of the S. P Wadley Co.. of Dubuque
was dedicated on Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Holden held public re
ception for his patrons and friends
A large crowd enjoyed his hospital
ity and were treated right royalty
The firm is doing large business
in the poultry, cream and egg bust
ness, under the management of Mr.
Holdren, who found it necessary tc
erect quarters for himself.
| Mrs. Susie Breckon and daughter
Margaret of Manchester and Mrs
Nettie Breckon of Fayette are Wis
iting their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
John Breckon.
1 John Little and family have re
moved to Dyersville.
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His Hunt For Home.

On one occasion De Pachmann, the
famous pianist, with his nervous and
Irritable temperament. was summoned
to appear before Queen Alexandra at
Buckingham palace He Immediately
adopted anarchism as his political
faith and obstinatcly refused to CO.
Ills friends labored with him for hours
ard Mt last persuaded him not to COM
nit an impertincnce which would new
er lie forgiven by the English people.
Finally he was dispatched in Il cab.
The night wore on to morning and
the frantic wife Of the pianist aud his
friends could learn nothing OF what
had become of him. AT last forlorn
looking cab drove up to the house.
and De Pachmann dismounted. On
leaving the palace he had forgotten
where lie lived and could only tell the
cabman that 1t was in n square with
church In it. So all night long he
had been engaged III making round
Of the innumerable squares of London.
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ON ElDA,

Ruben Hockaday and family OF
Thorpe spent Sunday at the Will
Hockaday home.
Mrs. j. w. Howe of West Union
spent the past week with her
son, ]. B. Howe.
A. w. stearns and wife of Manches-
ter We're Sunday visitors at the H.
A. Legg home.
Married at the home of Rev. John
Dawson of Earlville, Miss Madonna
Breckon and Mr.. Glen Taber of Rock
Rapids.
Martin Diesch of Almoral was a
business caller here Friday.
Mr.. Ackman of Wood Center was
a business caller here the first OF
the week.
Melville Cox and wife of Nebraska
are visiting at the G. B. Cox home.
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COlESBURG.

The past week has been a record
breaker along weather lines. Not
within the remembrance of the old
est inhabitant have we had such
weather in April. Rain, hail, sleet,
snow, cold and all other disagree
able changes were rung in during the
week, with prevailing winds. The
driving rain found it's way into many
houses and a majority of the cellars
about town are partially filled with
water. May day was ushared in with
a blizzard, which ocgtinued most of
the day and the breezes that pre-
vailed were not mild and balmy
zephyrs," by any means. Notwith-
standing all these unpleasantries our
people feel thankful that so far we
have escaped the destructive storms
that have visited other sections of
the country.
Mrs. M. E. Dittmer was the guest
of Earlville and Manchester friends
during the week and also attended
the Women's Foreign Missionary con-
vention at Epworth. She returned
home Friday evening.
Mrs. Ryan Yves taken suddenly very
sick Saturday night. At this writing
che is slightly better. All hope for
her speedy recovery.
\f,x, C,n,,n. -
valuable addition to their home in
South Dakota. A son. and heir was
recently born TO them. Grandma
and grandpa Moreland are doing as
well as could Le expected
Misses Jones and Moore have their
pupils in training for public pro-
gram to lie given on the evening of
May %. Particulars later.
Mrs. James Stott and baby lone of
Paola. Nebraska. are guests at the
DR.. NJ. E. Dittmer home Mrs. Stott
is "a niece of Mrs. Dittmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clifford and
William Clifford arrived the first of
the week from York, Nebraska, and
will spend some time with their par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. VIM. Clifford.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Knickerbock-
er, Jr. are the parents of young
son.
The Epworth League served May
breakfast. The weather man to the
contrary notwithstanding. The morn
ing was neither balmy nor delightful,
yet goodly number gathered around
the festive board. The net pro.
ceetls were s7.70.
Miss Cora Miner returned to Fay.
cite Tuesday morning. We under.
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stand that Miss Kate Moreland will
work for Mrs. Bolsinger during the
remainder OF the millinery season.
Much anxiety was felt on account
of F. NJ. Brock, who disappeared from
his home here the first of the week
aud no clue of his whereabouts could
be found when the Plan of send
ing out searching parties was tesng
seriously thought of, Brock" sudden
i, "bobIed up -serenely" and pro-
cceded to give an>account of himself.
He has been kept busy ever since
crying to explain matters to the
satisfaction of his friends. Don't
let ii occur again Brock.
A teachers meeting is to be held
here on Saturday, May 9Th. Should
the weather and roads be favorable,
about thirty teachers are expected.
Leavitt Bristol has purchased the
Caskey property. Consideration
$1,000. He has sold his property on
North Main street to James Knee
who, we understand will erect mod.
ern residence thereon the coming sea
son.
Mrs. Wisdom has returned from
Bloomfield, and reports her father
somewhat improved with chances OF
recovery.
Thomas Lands and family return
ed to their home at Farley Tuesday
Milton Purdy of Alva, Oklahoma
arrived recently and has been 9
guest at the home of Mrs. A. p. Lew
Is, where his wife and son had beer
for some time. Mrs. Purdy is it
very poor health and has been worae
of late, a fact her friends will Learn
with regret.
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EpeEWoop.

Milton Lewis arrived here on the
passenger Monday, where he spent a
hours before returning to his home
in Colesburg.
John Thurn was Sunday evening
visitor at the Henry Wiley ST. home.
Mrs. George Funk, who spent a few
days at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Pohlkamp of Ryan, returned
a week ago Saturday.
The SPAIN & Rose Lumber COM
pany have installed a new Howe
scale in their yards to replace the
old one that has been in service for
many years.
Beryl Coolidge spent last Monday
in Cedar Rapids
]. P. Funk was seen driving to-
wards Cox Creek week ago Sunday.
Blain Robins made his usual semi
weekly trip to Greeley.
Dee Gilliland, who was employed
with the bricklayer gang here last
summer, accepted position in the
city barber shop at the close of the
season but upon their return this
spring he could not blight the temp
tation of again accepting a position
with them. He has been good bar
her and it is with some regret that
we see him again entering upon his
new field of labor, but for all that,
We wish him success. Mr.. Stone the
barber will still run his shop as here
tofore, as Frank May still remains
with him and Claud Firman has been
engaged to assist with the Saturdays
trade.
A number from here intended to go
to the baseball dance at Strawberry
Point last Wednesday night, but
the Indictment weather and almost
impossible roads blasted their inten-
tions.
We are under information that
Joseph Funk Jr. contemplates max
ing extensive improvements on his
house this summer, rumor we are
be glad to learn.
Mike Fitzpatrick of Strawberry
Point and several members of his
family were seen on our streets a
week ago Sunday.
Louie NIenge jr. of Elkport and
lady friend of Communal spent Sun
day at the home of his step-mother,
Mrs. Chas. Amling.
Mrs. Lou Fischer is reported quite
ill at this writing.
Mrs. Joe Alcorn of Pennsylvania,
has been visiting at the home of her
cousin, Andy Alcorn and family.
Leonard Avery spent last week at
his old home in Erie, Illinois. His
position, as clerk in Cockngs store |
is being filed by Mrs. II. e. James
during his absence.
S. T. Richards was guest at the
home of his son Earl in Manchester
Sunday.
/. NJ. Gibson of Greeley was bust
ness caller here Friday.
G. w. Pilkington, of the firm Pilk- |
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vile last week.
Mrs. Van Sweaengen of Strawber:
ry Point made an over Sunday visit
with Mrs. F. c. Barker.
Mrs. Brady and daughter left. last
week for a visit of several weeks
with sister in Rapid CITY, South Da-
kota.
Mrs. L. F. Cummings was in Iowa
City last week to see her daughter,
Nina, who is there for treatment for
her eyes.
Word has been received of the
death of Capt. Alexander Voorhees,,
which occurred on April 16 in Chica-
go. Capt. Voorhees, came to Hopkin-
ton before the war. He was enlisted
in Co. X of the 21st Regiment and
served as Captain throughout the
war. He was brave soldier and
much thought of by his men. Two
sons survive him. His wife died
soon after the war.
w. S. Johnson has purchased the
James Mccullough property on Gospel
avenue. which is now occupied by
R. E. Sraum and family.
The Woman's Missionary society
Of the Presbyterian church will meet
Wednesday. May 9Th. at the home of
Mrs. A. E. Anderson Reports from
the delegates to Presbytery will be
given
The friends of Mrs. Ben. Ferguson
were shocked to hear of her death
which occurred Monday at her home
few miles south of town Minnie
Keith was born October 9th. 1878.
She was married December rs, 1901.
While Mrs. Ferguson had not been
In the best of health, she had been
able to attend to her household duties
and her sudden death had been en-
tirely unexpected until a few hours
before. The funeral was held We'd
nesday from the Covenanter church,
of which she was member. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Foster,
assisted by Rev. Wm. Mccullough
ard Rev Stevens. She leaves a
husband, an adopted daughter, two
brothers, w. V. and H. L. Keith and
two sisters, Mrs. r.. Everhart-- of
Wichita. Kansas, and Mrs. Will Gar
vim of Hopkinton.
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THORPE.

John Robertson was in Masonville
on business Thursday.
Dan Sark was in Manchester last
Friday.
Jim Kelly spent Sunday with his
aunt and uncle at Thorpe.
Alice Billhorn Sundayed at home.
Grandma Martin visited with her
son. Till and wife, last Sunday.
Dave Heyer and Ben zimmers were
in Manchester on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul are the proud
parents Of baby boy. Mrs. Paul
will be better remembered by her
Thorpe friends as Bell Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Smith visited
with Jim McNIan and family.
Ben Zimmers ate Sunday dinner
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amsie Stone called
on Albert Retz Sunday.
Mrs. D. Sark CALLED on Mrs. Perry
Smith Sunday.
Mrs. Delbert Clark and children
and Miss speck called on Mrs. Geo.
Martin Sunday.
Mr.. Pilgrim and family of Edge
wood visited whit George Keith and
wife last Sunday.
Billy Smith is working for Joe DAY.
is and wife near Strawberry Point.
Grandma Robertson and Mrs. R.
Works and baby spent Sunday with
Mrs. George Martin.
Woodmen lodge at Thorpe tonight.
Our Thorpe store keeper is paying
twenty cents for eggs how is that
for one horse town.