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Church Notes
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH.
BENJAMIN B. Merrill. Pastor.
Residence. 11S Main st.

Benjamin B. Merrill. Pastor.
Residence. 11S Main St.
Telephone. 1919.
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cepted an invitation to attend TINS
service and an appropriate sermon
will be preached by the pastor. sun
day school at H. Christian Endeavor
meeting at 6.
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Christian Endeavor societies In TINS
church at 7, to be addressed by MISS
Margaret KOCH Field Secretary OF the
State union. An Offering will be re-
ceiyed for the State work
Prayer meeting this evening at
1880.
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important matters of public interest?
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13

Congressman Lenroot, in his chau-
tauqua address in this city. called at
tention to the schemes of predatory
wealth. He told how the agents of
corporate greed strove, not alone to
control the legislative and executive
branches Of the government, but also
the Judiciary.
In that respect the editorial from
the New York World on the power OF
President Taft, which can be found
on this page. furnishes material fol
serious thought. If President Taft
SO desires he can stack the highes'
court Of the country with mSn like
the late Chief Justice Fuller. whose
record as a judge was that of re
dictionary. 1t President Taft is go
ing to appoint Judges of that clas'
We earnestly hope that he will not Sc
lect any who call themselves demo
Gratis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
WHY IOWA DOES NOT INCREASE
IN POPULATION.

The new census may show a loss Of
population in Iowa or, at best. only
a slight gain. This condition is east
ly accounted for. In all that is good
Iowa raises the best. In that respect
the excellence Of the states products
is not confined to crops and live
stock, but applies to its men and
women and its boys and girls. They
are eagerly sought after by nearly ev-
cry state and city in the country.
Who built the thriving little cities
Of Hammond and Jennings in Louisi-
lana? Was it not the people from
the Hawkeye state?
And during the past ten years has
not Iowa largely helped to populate
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
to her work at Rein beck.

to her work at Rein beck.
Mrs. Jay Marshall of Battle Creek,
Michigan, a former resident of town
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Nina Guthrie of Sand Spring
has been spending the week at her
grandfather's.
Mrs. Irish and Mrs. Cramer attend
ed the installation of, officers in the
Rebekah lodge at Delhi last week.
w. L. Campbell has purchased an
automobile which he brought home
Friday.
Mr.. Wolfong has moved into rooms
in the house with p. F. Westcott. He
is now mail carrier in the place of
James Littlefield, who resigned.
Mrs. Nellie Davis arrived last Sat
urday from Walla Walla, Washington
to visit her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Tibbitts, brother and sisters.
Rev. Roy Porter of Monticello occu
pied the pulpit in the Methodist
church both morsing and evening.
Last Sabbath was Childrens' day a
the Presbyterian church. Four bah
les were baptized.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Roosevelt is going to help Senator

v w. D
Roosevelt is going to help Senator
Beverage, of Indiana, in his effort to
secure a reelection. Beverage Is as
ouspoken and uncompromising pro-
gressive as Senator Cummins. and If
Roosevelt makes speeches in Indiana
for Beverage as he has promised to
do, it is safe to say that he has de-
cided to line up with that faction OF
his party. Roosevelt has every
thing to gain by lining up with his
old friends. Should he do otherwise
his popularity will wither and fall Xix
an October leaf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF

WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?
Many will recall General Grants
.triumphal tour around the world at
the close Of his second term as pres
ident; will remember how all great
rulers of the earth We'd with each
other in praising and entertaining
hmi; will return with the seiftness OF
thought to the joyous demonstrations
which welcomed his homecoming;
Grant was without question at that
time the first citizen of the country,
but the attempt to nominate him for
third presidential term was met by
the American public with frowning
face. The great soldier-president
made the mistake of his life when
he attempted to nullify the unwritten
law which prevents man from hold
ing the office of president in TINS
country for more than two terms.
While Roosevelt has not grand
army Of veterans behind him the
same as Grant had, it may, for the
purposes of comparison, be conceded
that he is now the first citizen Of
this country. And it is more than
probable that sooner or later an eff
fort will be made to again elect
him to the office of president.
Will history repeat itself? Will
Grants experience be duplicated?
These questions can only be an
swered by guess. but it is our guess
that Roosevelt will follow the Grant
line down to the writing of farewell
book.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
a Gentleman.

A man that's clean inside and out;
who neither looks up to the rich nor
down on the poor; who can lose with
out squealing and who can win with
out Dragging: who is considerate OF
women, children and old people: who
is too brave to lie. too generous to
cheat. and who takes his share Of the
world and lets other people have
theirs.-New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13

week.
J. R. White spent last week In
Montana and Dakota.
Mrs. G. o. White and Mrs. p. F. 4
Wragg are visiting friends in Clear
Lake.
Clark White and men are building
new barn for ]. e. Stanger of
Union township.
Mel Dolly and wife of Texas are
visiting at Henry Dolly's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l. Miller and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Bisgrove attended
the funeral of a.relative at Dyers-
vile last week.
Charles Wilson Of Deer Lodge, Mon
tana, is visiting friends In town. He
purchased a Qew automobile in Min
neapolis and made the remainder OF
the trip by auto.
The Epworth league will have q
''Policeman's, Pa1ade at G. A. r.
hall Friday evening, July 10. Ice
cream and cake will be served.
The 1. o. o. F. installed the follow
ing officers last Saturday evening:
Noble Grand-C. G. White.
Vice Grand. M. Barnes,
Recording secretary-J. w. Swim
burne.
Treasurer. N. Billings.
Warden-R. NJ Bondurant.
Conductor--J. R. White.
Chaplain-E. H. Fleming.
Inside guard-D. F. Jones.
Outside guard-O. A. Holdridge.
R. S. to N. G. "A. Sherman.
L. s. to N. G.-R. p White.
R. S. to v. Cd. d. Keith.
L. S. to ". CT E. stimson.
R. S. S.-Bert Jones.
L. s. S.--A.. Miller. I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
we.k Ever.

If your eyes are weak and are ems.
lily tired when reading and sewing, 1t
probably means that your generel
health is below par. A nourishing
diet and plenty Of sleep. combined
with exercise In the open air. are
important. When you must work rest
your eyes occasionally for few min
nutes at time. and always work in
a good light-in daylight II possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Mr.. TAFr,s SUPREME POWER.

With the appointment of the sue.
cessor to the Chief Justice, President
Taft will have three of his appointees
upon the bench. Upon the retirement
Of Justice Moody. already provided
for, he will have fourth. 1t is re-
ported that Justice Harlan, now in
his seyenty-seventh year, cortem.
plates retirement, making a fifth va
cancy. The President will thus have
the appointment Of majority of the
court. a responsibility that has fallen
upon no President since Washington.
The Importance of these appoint.
ments can. hardly be overstated. The
Supreme Court passes Judgment net
only upon all decisions of the lower
courts hut upon all acts CT Con
gress. The five men who make up a
majority of the court are the arbiters
OF almost every great issue that arts;
IS in our politics. They are the in
iterpreters of the Constitution and of
statutes. To them goes the final
appeal. Their judgments stand valid
against everything except revolution
The records of our history show
how essential it is to the welfare of
the nation to have wise and great
Judges upon the Supreme bench Mar
shall and his associates Of the early
years of the Republic solved the prob
lens Of their time with an unfailing
wisdom Very different was it when
under other Justices during the slay-
cry controversy the decision OF the
court as in the bred Scoott case, ag-
graVated rather than settled contro-
versies.
To-day we have problems more diff
ficu1t than any that confronted Mar
shall or fancy. The facts are more
uncertain and the issues involve TIM
interests and passions of larger mass
as of men. More than ever, there
fore, the nation needs learning, integ-
rity and the highest moral courage on
the Supreme bench. In all the course
Of his term of office President Taft
will have no higher duty than that Of
naming these Justices who will be
called upon to deal with problems of
the Republic long after he has retired
from office.
The people of to-day and Of the
future will readily overlook hundred
ordinary mistakes and acts Of tact
lessness il the President gives to
the Republic court Of great Judges
commanding confidence and worthy
of the high trust imposed upon them.
The nation fully expects him to ap-
point men of the Hughes type who
can be relied upon to give justice and
equity in their judgments and to up
hold the law fearlessly against rich
and poor alike; returning to the orig
inal spirit of the Constitution against
GENERALIZATION, one-man rule and false
progress; conserving both liberty and
property; protecting vested rights ant
freedom of contract; deciding against
both predatory plutocracy and preda.
tory poverty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Too Pleasant to Be Proper.

Reading in bed has long been con.
demned as harmful indulgence. Now
comes the London Lancet and says
that 1t is no more harmful to read in
bed than anywhere else If you have
the light placed right and do not hold
the book too close to your eyes. But
reading in bed is snch pleasant
thing that 1t really does not seem as II
1t could be right.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Where Our Money Goes.

Figures showing the number Of new
offices created for Republican poll
ticians by the last session of Con-
gress have not yet been prepared.
The preceding Congress. however
created 26,944 new positions. For new
offices created and salaries increas.
ed, the Sixtieth Congress added to
the taxes paid by the people the
stupendous sum of s39, 56S.577.ss.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
WHAT WILL THEY Dor

Since 1t has been definitely deter
mined that the progtessives will be
in complete control Of the coming re-
publican state convention in Des
Moines. the question is frequently
asked, what will they do?
1t does not require any prophetic
power to tell in advance some of the
things the progressives will do.
In conformity with an old-time re.
publican custom, the standpat com
mittee in Des Moines claimed for sew
eral days after the primary election
that their faction would control the
state convention, and that they would
elect majority Of the new State
Central committee. OF course no one
knew ait that time who would be in
control of the state convention, for
the county conventions which elect
the delegates to the state convention
were not held until the End day OF
this month. But Notwithstanding that
fact the claims of the standpatters
were heralded far and wide, and no
doubt many still believe that Iowa
repudlated Its progressive senators
and representatives.
1t is quite certain that the progress
sives in convention assmebled, with
their more than 200 majority, will
pass resolutions which will emphatic,
ally contradict the claims Of their op-
. ponents! There may be gliterins
generalities in some portions of the
platform, but when 1t comes to the
Endorsement of the work of the pro
gressive senators nd representa-
tiyes the language will be terse and
certain, and quite likely rise to the
level Of classical eulogy. There will
be a studied effort to make the in
dorsement short and catchy" enough
to entitle it to place in all the big
newspapers of the country.
n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
A majority of the republican CON

A majority of the republican con
gressmen were afraid to trust the
voters next fall with full knowledge
of the sources of their campaign
fund until after the election is over.
Those no heard Congressman Len
roots recent speech in this city will
understand why certain congressman
voted as they did on the publicity bill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
DELHI.

Misses Gertie Holdridge and Car
rie Reed visited at Rowley last week.
Dan Thompson Of Aurora, Illinois,
is visiting his relatives at this
place.
The Rebekah lodge officers were in
stalled last Tuesday evening by d. d..
p. Mrs. Ida Irish. The officers are
as follows:
Noble Grand-Alice Holdridge.
Vice Grand-Adeline Wintenburg.
Recording secretary Augusta Elem
ing.
Financial secretary Myrtle Barnes
Treasurer-Carrie Swinburne.
Warden-Gertrude Holdridge.
Conductor-Bessi Stoner.
Inside guard Della Jackson.
Outside guard-Gertie Burton.
Chaplain-Dora Pulver.
r. S. to N. G,-Cora Porter.
L. S. to N. G.-Louise White.
R. s. to v. G.-Winnie White.
L. S. to v. G.-Elizabeth Hopkins
] After the installation ice cream
and cake We're served.
Miss Addie Oehler of Dyersville Wis
tied friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom simons jr. and
Miss verna Jakelin visited friends al
Upton last week.
Mrs. Ida Irish and Mrs. Carrie
Swinbnrne went to Masonville Lac.
Thursday to install the officers o.
North Star Rebekah lodge.
Mrs. Main of Hopkinton visitet
friends here last Friday.
Misses Ida and Grace simons. Gens
Minkler. Mrs. Irish and Mrs. ]. w
Swinbrne attended Chautauqua las
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13

the Dakoas and Montana and even
the provinces of Canada? Iowa for
the past decade has fairly swarmed
with agents whose sole business was
to lure our people away from the best
state in the union.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Mo yewish LuIlahies.

1t is remarkable that notwithstand.
ing the love and devotion of a Jewish
mother there seems to be no trace of
a real Jewish lullaby. Those known
are Of a recent origin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
There's the Rub.

"Died in poverty" cried the philoso-
pher, scornfully. "Died in poverty.
did he, an you expect me to sympa.
thize? What is there in dying in pow.
erty. I've got to live in it."-sporting
Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Had on claIm 10 Mako.

"The things say may not be very
clever" says the Philosopher of
Folly, "but / Call the attention of the
much-bored public to the fact that ]
haven't made a North Pole epigram
yet"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-16
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Detroit. September 10. 1910.
PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TON OF PUBLIC SEWERS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Department of Pub
day September 20. 1910. at 10 o'clock
IA. m. standard time. at which time
and place they will be opened. for
furnishing all labor and material, ex-
cept cement and iron manhole rings
and covers. which will be furnished by
the city, and building and fninshing
complete. together with the back-fill-
ing. according to the plans and speci-
flcations on file in this office, the fol-
lowing pipe and crock public sewers.
to-wit:
Harbaush Avenue Public Sewer.
In Harbaugh Avenue from Dearborn
Avenue TO Alley, north OF Cedar
street, length 1880 feet. more or less,
including five manholes. 36-inch crock.
Seiden Avenue Public Sewer.
In selden Avenue from Fourth
feet, more or less, including one man.
hole, 1S-inch crock.
Buchanan Street Sewer.
east. length las feet. i5-inch pipe 50
hole.
bid a certified check payable to the
| order Of the Department Of Public
Works. for the sum OF 5000 for Har-
saSgh ;sce 9er gS for SeIaen
Which sum VIII be forfeited to the
! Department In case the bidder refuses
or negleots to enter into contract
| within Ave days after the acceptance
OF his or their tender. Such contract
to be subject to the approval OF the
Common Council. Checks deposited
with rejected bids will be returned to
the bidder on demand. The bidder
whose tender rs accepted Will be re-
qulred to furnish with his contract
an approved surety company bond to
/ tho city of Detroit in the sum or Is
per cent of the contract price. con-
ditioned on the full and faithful per-
| Torrance OF his CIR their part OF the
contract.
On the proper execution OF the con-
| tract bond the amount deposited with
/ the tender Will be returned 10 the
contractor
No bids Will be accepted from any
person or firm who -ts-fn- arrears TO
the City OF Detroit. upon debt or con-
/ tract. or who is m default as surety
or otherwise upon any obligation TO
! said city.
The Department OF Public Works
expressly reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
(40OD j. J. HAARER,
! G09) Commissioners.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-16

NEW YORK, Sept. l6.-This is the
story of the little white crib which
stands in a room of the box lady s.
five-room apartment In the heart OF
the tenement district.
All the children and women in the
neighborhood know the box lady.
Her name is Miss Louise Brigham,
but she Is called the box lady be-
cause she makes beautiful furniture
out OF old boxes. The box lady s
apartment is called BOX Corner
1t was before the little mother was
mother that she came to the box
lady with a strange, new beauty
flushing her face. She was so happy
and so wretched, was the little moth
err, who was not yet mother. She
wanted to have for her baby the most
beautiful things any baby ever had.
What foolish, impractical wish that
was for anyone living on the east side,
where there is nothing but squalor
ana filth, where hopeless poverty
keeps away the beautiful things oil
life.
Still the little mother-elect did not
despair of having beautiful things for
the beautiful baby-elect.
The box lazy was instantly SYM
pathetic. Certainly the new baby
should have the most beautiful things
any baby ever had The box lady
would tell the little mother how to
buy cheap things the little mothers
fingers could make into fine
wardrobe But there must be other
things. All, yes, a crib.
Boxes were bought for a pittance.
Tie box lady's tool chest was opened,
and under the box ladys instructions
the little mother built the crib.
The crib stood on four stout legs
1t was painted white. mattress
stuffed with shavings made the boz
tom soft There were four little
sheets made from one large sheet,
and a pad and pillow and n coverlet
OF pale blue outing flannel edged with
valance of cross-bar mosquito net.
ting Mosquito netting made a frill
for the top Of the crib and the COW
erlet was bright with ribbon bows. A
beautiful crlb-and the total cost was
just $1.42.
The baby came to COO In his crib
but the little mother left forever. At
the last she whispered that the box
lady was TO have the crib when the
The Detroit times., 1910-09-16
Tut for Future Reference.

The little Wnte crib and Miss Louise
Brioh am, the "6ox Lady," who tolc
the little mother how to make IT,
baby grew up. Today 1t stands in
BOX Corner" good as new, model
for the othe: little mothers to copy
In far of Spitzenberg Miss Brigham
found the box furniture idea. In that
land OF the long winter night shop
made furniture is expensive and rare,
but boxes are plentiful, for much OF
the food comes In boxes.
She has furnished her tenement
apartment entirely with artistic fur
niture she has made from boxes. Her
equipment cost her trifie under $50.
The boxes she used cost her So.
She bought two wire cots-one for a
bed, the other for couch-a refrig-
orator, several sheets of glass, some
paints, some unbleached cotton, sew
eral boxes of hinges and screws, a
few reels OF clothesline and some
cheap art cloth. She used all the
burlap in which her express packages
came wrapped, and the shavings
which dropped from her tools. Waste
nothing Is BOX Corners" motto.
Flower pots-old cocoa boxes, sus-
pended by knotted clotheslines-make
the art-cloth curtained windows gay
with flowers and foliage. Beside the
fireplace are curio cabinets Miss
Brigham has travelled much) made of
five umbrella boxes and a few pane3
OF glass. The box-made window seat
and the couch are equipped with pill
lows made of burlap and elothesline
and stuffed with shavings.
A four-post bed Miss Brigham made
OF a wire cot and strips from a pack
ing case A chatting dish stand and
her handsome Dutch sideboard werc
originally boxes of various sizes. the
heavy-looking legs and posts being
hollow. On her box-made washstand
are a pitcher and basin modelled for
her by Anton Lang, the Christus in
the Oberammergau Passion Play