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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
j. N. G. ENcAMPMENTs.

Capt. H. G. Utley of this city is
in receipt of letter from the head
quarters Of the Iowa National Guard,
stating that the dates for encamp-
ments FOR 1909 are as follows:
53rd infantry, July 81.
54th infantry. August %,
55th infantry, August 9Th.
Seth infantry. August IS.
The number Of days and places
where these encampments are to
be held will be published. in subse-
auent orders. Each of the four
camps will be located within the ter
ritory of the particular regiment.
United States regulars from Forts
Des Moines and Leayenworth will
unite with the state militiamen in
the maneuvers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
SPRING WANDERERS RETURN.


Again the housewife or maid has
been called to the kitchen door to
meet a harbinger of spring, or
Tramping Tom, who is beginning his
pilgrimage to the north and west.
The past week was the opening date
of this travelling procession of docile
hobos, and from everywhere and any
where did they come. Asking for
something to eat is as much, part
Of their daily life as 1t is for most
men to earn theirs. Usually the
roadster is as courteous as his pro-
fession has taught him to be, and
no rudeness is experienced from
him by the one who answers the
knock at the door.
But Saturday morning, one of these
chaps was scared nearly to death.
He thought a flying squad Of cops
would get him before he found a
convenient alley. 1t happened like
this: William, the Pilgrim, was just
leaving the rear door of a residence
and had gained the sidewalk on a
nearby street. A gentleman hap
pened to be following him, who had
a whistle, which he was blowing tc
call his dog. William, the Pilgrim
glanced anxiously about every time
he heard the signal, expecting the
piper was calling for squadron Of
police. William made hasty get
away down an alley, dropping the
remaining article of food in his hur
ry. Think of a patrol wagon or {
squadron of police dashing up ii
answer to the call of a whistle ii
| Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
70 ISSUE MAGAZINE.

The Illinois Central Railroad com
pany believes in the liberal use OF
printers ink, as evidenced by its
determination to enter the publishing
business. and in a very short TINS
will Issue a monthly magazine from
the Chicago office. l.. b. Mackenzie
an experienced journalist, has beer
engaged as managing editor, and will
establish his department in Central
station.
1t will be the object of the pub.
Usher to set forth the advantages of.
fered to homeseekers by locating in
the territory contiguous to the lines
of the Illinois Central, with the view
OF building better towns and preach
ing the gospel of greater yields of
crops from the farms and planta-
lions. While this is to be the In
centive of publishing the magazine
yet the company intends to send out
monthly periodical which will con-
tain much other reading matter OF
interest to its readers and especially
to the company's employees. each
of whom will be placed on the sub
scription list and receive copies free
OF cost.
The Illinois Central is already well
known in the central west as rail.
road that believes in extensive ad-
vertising. From the office of j. F.
Merry, general immigration agent, of
Manchester, is sent out thousands >of
circulars, pamphlets, booklets and
letters compiled by Captain Merry,
and collected by his associates from
planters in the south who are well
pleased with existing conditions in
that section, and gladly write of what
they have accomplished as farmers,
truck growers and stock raisers. Ad-
vertising Of this kind may be used
= In the company's magazine, but the
ultimate object of the Illinois Cen
trail will be to put out a publication
which will merit an equal standing
with the Sunset magazine, which
Is issued by the Southern Pacific rail
way from its San Francisco office
and which has attained place Pc
culiarly its own among western mag
azines, taking front rank with many
OF the story and instructive periodi-
Gals. The exact date of the first
publication of the Illinois Central's
magazine has not been determined
upon, but it will be in the near fu-
ture. according to advlces received
from headquarters.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
GOSPEL TOUR OF GLOBE.

The Chicago Daily Tribune of We'd
nesday contained the following news
item: "Evangelists j. Wilbur Chap.
man and Charles NJ. Alexander, ac-
companied by nearly a score of Cos
pei singers, hymn writer's, personal
workers. and others, will start on a
tour OF the world, sailing from Van
Couver. British Columbia, on March
s. 6 on the steamer Makura. They
will visit Hawaii, Fiji Islands, Austria
liza. New Zealand, Tasmania. China,
Japan, Korea, and the Philippine is
lands, returning to America about
i the end of 1909. Revival campaigns
will be conducted for six months in
the leading cities Of Australia. From
Australia, the eyangelists go to
China"
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c.. Norton. who
with Miss Agnes Pruyn Chapman,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Alexander. Robert
Hardness, DR.. Ford G. Ottman, Ern-
est e. Naftzger, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Asher. Mrs. E.. A. R. Davis and
George t. B. Davis. will make up
the party Of religious workers spok-
en- of in the above despatch. Mr..
{ and Mrs. Norton left Tuesday night
for Minneapolis where a confer
ence was held with churchmen and
several of the local newspapers
From that city they went to Van
couver. and sail this week Friday on
the Makura.
After returning from the far East
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton expect to make
trip to the British Isles. and pos
! sibly through the continent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
GEORGE GALLARNo.
Tho Aurora Rorealis.

The aurora borealis, or northern
light. is something that we have all
heard about, but very few, perhaps,
can give any explanation of 1t. No
one definitely knows what, causes 1T,
but the scientists are pretty well
agreed that It is due t6lTeleehitfty
They believe that the light Is made by
the decomposition of the positive and
negative electricity always III the up
per and lower strata of air, rcspec-
lively. NJ. I.enstrom made an inter
cstlns experiment In Finland IN 1852,
his Object being TO determine the ria
ture of the aurora. He had the peal,
of n mountain surrounded by u cop
per wire. pointed at intervals with
Tin nibs. When he had charged the
wire with electricity n yellow light
appeared on the tin tips. ard an ex-
animation of the light by the spec
troscopc revealed the grccniSh yellow
ray that is Il marked feature of the
aurora. This evidence among sci.
cntists is almost convincing. for 1t
Is by means of the spectroscope that
we discover the constituent parts of
the sun and the stars Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
sEMl-PRos LEAGUE.

An extremely strong semi-profes-
sional league is being planned for
the south central part of the state.
Salaried teams will be put in the
field by Eldora, Iowa Falls, Nevada,
Mason City, Hampton, Grundy' Cen
ter, Written, Union, Liscolm, State
Center and Laurel. Games will be
played three or four days out of the
week according to a regular schedule
Several of these cities are making
extensive preparations to put team
in the race for pennant. and Eldora
is now holding a fair in order to
raise two thousand dollars or more,
in order to support home team.
Other towns are making similar
plans. Manchester might use this
method of securing funds for the sup
port of "a baseball team this season
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
TEARS MOVE COURT.

A very pathetic and touching scene
was enacted the other afternoon in
the court of Squire S. NJ. Pearse,
when three little children were wait.
ing to receive the decision of the
justice as to whether they might re-
main at home with their father or
be taken to an orphans home at OF
tumwa. 1t happened that the court
saw fit to send the children to that
institution, and though the. tears
streamed down his face as he read
his decision and the eyes of the two
attorneys and witnesses were moist
with tears, yet the court and the
few people who had listened to the
fathers story, felt that the decision
was just.
The mother died several years ago,
leaving daughter 10 years Of age,
a lad of II years, and a little boy
Of z. AS the father was unable to
find steady employment during the
winter, he and his family moved into
one room over store building in
town, where they have tried their
best to make the lives of one an
other as happy as could be expected.
Scanty food and clothing was theirs,
but parental and child-like love was
never missing. The wistful glance
of the disappointed and saddened
father, as he looked at what meant
to him the only remaining joy in
this life when he heard read the
sad news that his children must be
taken from him, was only ananswer-
ing signal of despair that had been
given him by the three little kiddies
who some how knew they were not
going to be very happy again-any-
way for long time. But the attor-
eny for the father secured an ap-
peal.and the case will be heard be-
fore the district court which is now
in session.
Although this orphans home is one
of the finest institutions of It's kind
in the state, and the children are
taught only the good things Of life
and are given an education, yet the
estrangement of the child from its
parent is thing always feared by
both when the law steps in and COM
pels the child to enter new home,
which, in many cases, is wise and
kindly service.
IF they'd only give me chance UNI
til spring." added the father as he
was telling his story, between sobs
and manly effort to control his
emotions, Il might be able to get
work, or find employment on farm
where. the little folks could be out
of doors and have things to eat like
other kids do.
Il wonder why they want to take
ny children away from me? know
there are other families in town that
are in as great need as l am. If ]
could only get together little money
SO that we could live decently.
know l could get along. Yes, the
girl and the boys are in school, but
but; we'll, wonder what the Judge
will say when the case goes to him"
The Democrat invites the people
CT Manchester to assist in what ap-
pears to be case of wanted charity.
Any sum of money, if deposited in
the First National bank, will be plac-
ed in a trust and used to provide
proper care for this deserving and
suffering family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
in A MINOR CHORD.

Good stories are picked up about
town which justify publication at
times. The following conversation
was overheard the other day whieh
may explain common belief as to
why telephone girls seldom marry,
or else marry late in life. A gentle
man was waiting in the office Of a
local telephone company to talk to
an out of town party. and casually
remarked to one of the operators
that he would imagine that tele
phone girls would become tired Of
saying, "In just minute, please"
Then, as If having discovered 8
reason for mystery, the girl looked
up, and said:
81 guess that's why we girls new
er marry. We are always saying. ne
matter what the request may be
In Just minute, please
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
"Thou piest on Point iof Fox y


Fox blades were celebrated all
through the sixteenth and Seventeenth
centuries for their excellent tcinpcr,
and mention of them is frequent in
English drama This is their history:
There was Il certain Julian del Rel
believed to be II Morisco, WHO set up 4,
forge at Toledo in the early part of
the sixteenth century and became, fl.
nous for the excellence Of his sword
blades. which were regarded as rie
best of Toledo That city had for many
ages previous been renowned for
swordmaking, 1t being supposed that
the Moors introduced the art, as they
did SO many good things, frem the
east. ~
Julian del Refs mark was Il little
dog. which came to be taken for fox.
and so the fox blade" or simply fox"
for any good sword. See Henry w."
act 4, scene 4, Thou diest IN point of
fox" The brand came to be initiated
in other places. and there are Solingen
blades of comparatively modern manu-
facture. which still bear tho little dog
of Julian del Rei-London' Notes and
Queries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
REVIVAL MEETINGS BEGIN.

At the Methodist Episcopal church.
evangelistic meetings are in pro-
gress, having begun Sunday evening,
The services will be in charge Of
the pastor, Rev. R. A. Barnes, and
the music will be conducted by Prof.
s. H. Jackson of Chicago. Afternoon
meetings will be held for the child.
rem, commencing at I o'clock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
County LARGER Than State.

Z Although the New England states
are small, the average size Of the
counties is greater than in most of
the middle, western and southern
states Worcester county, in Massa-
chusetts. is an example of an eastern
county that is at the same time large
In area and very populous. 1t is
larger than the adjoining state of
Rhode Island.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

Low FARES FOR SETTLERS, cHIcA .
GO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
from March e3rd to April eth, inclu-
sive. to North Dakota and Montana
points on the new Chicago, Milwaukee
Puget Sound Railway. Rates apply
TO Haynes. Hettinger. Bowman, Mar
marth and other North Dakota points.
and to Baker. Miles City. Forsyth.
Musseishell. Lavina, Roundup, Harlow
ton. Moore, Lewistown and other Mon
tana stations on this new line. Com
plete information free from your local
agent. F; A. Miller, General Passenger
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
REAL ESTATE TRAnsFrRs.
Wilson H. Acers ct alto Els.

Wilson H. Acers ct alto Els.
her Malone. Lots 1888
in Manchester. *. -. IS IT'S
Helen A. Brown to j. w. Nc
Vey. Lot n in Sand Spring so
Linus w. Jameson and wife
to Richard Houlahan. Lot
b, block 3, Ryan. -. 1900
Vim. Barr, wife, ct alto l..
!. Bowman. N So feet of
Lots 81 and So in Manches-
cer... 49,. $685.. i
May d. Reisner and husband
to Geo. 4. Keiser. N 1-2,
w 1-2 lot IA, Manchester. $500
f. A. Densmore and wife to
Cynthia e. Stone. Parts of
block in Edgewood being
in section 2-90-5.. ....... 200
Oris Miller and wife to Henry
Buchholtz. SW fractional
quarter, NV, section 3O-SS-5 1850
H.O. Bushnell ct al. to L. R.
Bushnell. NE, NE, section
Clara E.Irmscher ct al. to '0'
Henry A. Bergman ct al.
N 1-2, NE sec. Z. and Sc,
NE sect in 90-3.... -. $500
Clara E. Irmscher ct al to
Edw. B. Schenke, SW, NE,
1908. ...... 49,. 1880. 1900
Mary McDonough to John Egg
ger: S 1-2. NE, NE, 24-87-3 $500
Sarah A. Dudley to EN-
Hamblin: E 1-2, w 1-2, NV
1885. ......... -. 49,. 1900
C. H. Davis and wife to Earl
A. Sharp: NV. Sc, and S 1-2
NE. SW. and N 5-S of NV,
SW, and E 10, SW and E
1-2, SW, Sc, all in 1885 1000
Jos. Sharp and wife to C. Fl.
Davis: all that part s. 10,
NV, sec 29-S9-5. =. 80. -. 1900
Jane Simpson to w. H. Smith:
N 1-2, Sc 24-90-6. -. ...... 1000
Geo. Y. and Anna L. Keiser
to May D. Reisner: Lot z
of subdivision of SW and
s 1-2 NV. 2S-S9-5. $500
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
SMALL TO SPEAK.

Another mass meeting will be held
at Central Opera house on Sunday
evening, March %, and the Rev.
Sam Small of Waterloo, publisher of
the Golden West" Magazine, and
well known temperance agitator,
will speak. A mems meeting will be
held in the Opera house in the after.
poon,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
MANCHESTER BOY KILLED.

Roy H. Gregory, formerly of Man
chester, was killed Monday night of
last week by falling from a balcony
of theatre In Dubuque to the street.
"a distance of about twenty feet. Mr..
Gregory has lived in Dubuque for
several years, and was at home on
a furlough from army service in the
west. He left surviving him his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. q. Gregory,
who live In Dubuque.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
STAMPING ou. rypho1d Fever.

1t may not be generally known here
that by incubation the English troops
IN india have been largely prevented
rom contracting typhoid fever during
'he past two years, and thus this dis.
ease, which had long been a terror to
medical men in the tropics among
masses of soldiers, is no longer dread
ed.-Dr. NJ. Allen Starr, in Harpers
Magazine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
the movement have met with little en-
couragement.
New divorce Law.

New Divorce Law.
Under law just enacted persons
who are divorced in Iowa cannot i'm.
mediately take up with an affinity and
again enter the matrimonial state.
The law forbids remarriase within
Twelve months after the divorce is
granted and makes it a crime for .di-
vorced people to live as husband and
wife. The statutes of the state have
in the. past forbidden remarriage in
Iowa within twelve months after di-
vorce. but its provisions have been
evaded by parties going to other
states to remarry and then returning
10 Iowa as husband and wife.
After much skirmishing over the
resolution censuring the college board
for building $25, 900 residence for the
president, the resolution was finally
referred to a special committee with
instructions to make full Investigation
and report.
0rND1r 49, AHN,<,t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
The Gull; BILE Public.

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, st
pears TO me like de public was com.
posed of people hangin' round wantin'
to be fooled. An dars allus mo- or
less competition among de smaht men
Of de country bout who's gwinter hab
de pleasure of tendin' to de Job
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
Try This FIavorlno,

Do you ever use pineapple Juice for
flavoring? 1t is one of the best substi.
tutes for those who do not care to use
Wine Added to frui. salads Of all kinds
it is excellent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
Tho Fatted Calf.

That mighty unfair trick of killing
the fatted calf for the predisal causes
more family rows than anything else
on earth except the division of fathers
money.-Atchison Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

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Lives Long Without Food.
a German scientist has found by ex
pertinent that butterfly can live for
II days without food.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
MIX to Remove stalns

scalding hot milk will remove stains
from linen aud cotton more effectively
than boiling water.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

Out of a great evil may come n great
yood.-Italian Proverb.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30
From The Cleveland Press:

''ADA. O., May 3.-Two thousand people struggled
Sunday afternoon to gain admission f. the funeral OF
VIM. Henry Morrow, II, atheist, which was held in the
national guard armory at Ada
a band composed mostly of Ohio Northern University
cadets, played patriotic medley Of airs III funeral
parade through the streets Everything carried out
just Morrow had arranged years before his death
The armory held only about 1900 people. Men who
could not gain admission crushed against and
children in frantic effort to pass through the doorway
Two tainted
Obituary cards, with red, white and blue borders
tanning Morrow nfdel creed, and small American flags
distributed the crowd rushed past the bier to
obtain seats.
Rev. o. b. Pershng First Presbyterian churcn, plead
ed with the members of his congregations in Sunday
morning sermon, not to attend the funeral.
''Christans should not go to hear scofers, he said
A. W. Clutter business man, opened the services with
out ceremony He reviewed the dead man. life. Nor
row had been Baptist minister bat turned against
Christianity lie had been health officer and head of the
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30
BY DIR. j. b. Wilson,

Before commenting this remarkable funeral will preface
my remarks by inserting report Of the by the Cleveland
Press which had reporter hand and letter from Christ
ian citizen of Ada the New Castle News a) Press reports
of this funeral all the country insert these
reports for the that while they scuous and mis-
leading in places mtruhfu upon the whole they
verify all that shall say They admit that had jam and
overflow meeting, and that Christianity dealt good
hard blow Since they would rather make light Of and under
estimate, these reports become important
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30
BLUE GRASS BLADE

One with cushion-up near the throne!
Call up angels to play their best,
l. ct him enjoy the music and rest;
See that the finest ambrosia he feeds,-
Hes had about all the hell he needs;
1t ism t just hardly the thing to do
To roast him On earth and the future too"
They gave him harp with golden strings,
glitterng robe and pair of wings,
And he said he entered the realms of day
"Well, this beats cucumbers any day."
And so the Scriptures had come to pass
''The last shall be first and the first shall be last
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30

And then he thoughfully added, "Why?'
st. Peter silent, with head bent down
He raised his hat and scratched his crown:
Then, seeming different thought to take,
Slowly, half to himself he spake:
'Thrty years with that woman there?
No wonder the man hasn't got any hair
"Swearing is wicked -smokng's good
He smoked and he swore,-I should think he won
Thirty years with that tongue sharp!
Ho! Angel Gabriel, give him harp!
A ieweled harp with golden string!
Good s;r pass in where the angels sing!
Gabriel. give him seat alone
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30
Christian Overflow at Funeral Of Freethinke

Ada Building & Loan Association fer 20 years. He
was a G. A. r. man and had lost arm i'll the battle
of Charlottesville.
DR.. }. b. Wilson, of Cincinnati, spent two hours in
laudmg atheism. DR.. Wilson oked he talked, and
brought laughter from the audience.
THAT s right, laugh he said. ''We not here
to MOURN
MORROW was "a square man." DIR. Wilson said. ''lf
he had any faults know of I'd them. We not
here 10 consider Morrow an angel pumed Tor para
disc with celestial prize package in his possession
He believed | do that death ends all
yankee Doodle" the selection Morrow had
wanted played when the speaking concluded The
bandmaster carried ont his directions
Morrow's widow and his four grown children were
the last to leave the hall.
The band played Marching Through Georgia"
"Coumbia the Gem of the Ocean and the "Sar
Spangled Banner" as the members of the Morrow fam
lily escorted home.
Morrow chose his coffin two years ago and erected
tombstone with inscriptions expressing disbelief in
hereafter,
One motto reads 'Give humanity truth, not myths !;
knowledge not dogmas.
A verse from Mark Twain reads: "Iook at Adam,
what have we done for Adam? What has Adam done for
us? Everything. He gave us life; he gave lis death;
he gave us heaven; he gave us hell
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30

of Music Played Patriotic Airs and Flags Took the
Place of Conventional Crepe Report of the Funeral
of William H Morrow Ada, Ohio, May g. 1909.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30
From The New Castle News (Pa.):
ADA, o., May 2, 1909.

"ADA, O., May 2, 1909
editor News
''The funeral of of the noted atheists of this
country W. H. Morrow. who died last Tuesday, held
publicly today in the Amory. The remains will be sent
Cleveland tonight to be cremated AS witnessed the
whole procession, which of the most inhuman
and uncivzed spectaces that / have ever SEEM I
thought possibly of the people at home would be
Interested and / knew of no better way to let them
know than through the News