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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06

Happiness is not found in selfcon.
temptation; 1t is perceived only when
It Is reflected from another. Johnson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06
SUMMER COTTAGE
THAT WILL COST
100000
HOME OFPLUTOCRAT
EDWARD cuRTlss JAMES, COM
NoDoRE OF NEW YORK YACHT
CLUB, Is THE BUILDER.
Newport, Famed In All Lands az the
City of Palaces, Has Never Looked
More Beautiful Than Il Does This
Year-some Of the Best Known Of
Its Gorgeous and Costly Abodes-
Mrs. eeImont's marble House."

g. F.. u
MOL EWPORT.-A new $3,000,.
iss vi 900 summer cottage Is in
I'm process Of construction.
ssXSHN and even at this rendez.
@F vous of wealth and fashion
w. "a cottage whose cost
rounds the million, not
once but, thrice. Is an event OF some
magnitude.
A single million for a summer home
Is mere bagatelle at "the social cap
ital Of the United States" But when
mansion which cost half a million Is
torn down and the materials used for
building-stone In the rearing Of a new
house upon the same site Newport be.
comes interested. Even the sewer
ing Of the new palace costs $40. 1000
The lodge represents an outlay oil
three times that amount Even In
Newport, where people are accus
toned to marble chateaux and ornate
villas, the outlay excites more than
merely languid attention and passing
curiosity. <
Every morning for year 500 work
men have been plodding out to theil
toll upon the new structure, land bach
to their diminutivs huts which the,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06
THIRD
OPERATION
. PREVENTED !: ! |
By Lydia E. kham's yeg.
etable Compound

Chicago, III. "I want to tell Won
what Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for me. Twas So sick
that two Of the best doctors In Chicago
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06
IN, Arproach heraIded.

The pet cat. wearing bright red
ribbon around his neck. was chatting
democrattcally with a stray cat, on the
back verandah. Il wonder what's the
matter with me. Maltese" said the pet
cat; Il can't stalk mouse successful
~ to save my lives.' ~
No wonder" said the stray cat. dis
painfully III all your neckties are AZ
loud as that you're wearing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06

.saucepans That Are Devised for Using
All the Heat From One Stove
Hole.
''Three-cornered saucepans." the
salesman said, ARE devised for econ
omy's sake with a view to the com,
plete utilization of the heat from one
stove hole.
"Ot course you could put three
round saucspans close together. each
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06
"A Matter Of Approach

TITS allus easy enough to find out
what the other feller's thinkin. NV ef
you strike him the right way."-Bos-
ton Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-06

Let your recreation be manly, mod.
crate. seasonable and lawful The use
Of recreation is to strengthen your
labor, not to sweeten your rest.
Steele. "a d
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
FOOD PRICES IN 1923
An Old journal With Figures That Are
of Interest Today


From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The prices for food In Cincinnati were
not always as high as they are now 10
the testimony of a little musty volume of
poems and facts compiled by Moses
Guest, who came to Cincinnati from the
east In 1928. and when he got here took
careful note of many things he saw, in
Guiding the market. He 1otted his OBJ
servations down In his journal, which
was the latter published by LOCKER &
Reynolds of. this city. The journal was
resurrected by Philip Hinkle, and this
interesting bit of information culled from
its pages
Markets in this (CincinnatD city are
abundantly supplied with the best kinds
of meats and vegetables. Beef, mutton
and veal sell for from 2 to cents a
pound, pork from TX to 12h cents; butter
l21a to 1S1a cents, cheese to 8 cents, and
eggs to 10 cents per dozen. Wheat -four
costs from $i.25 to $175 per hundred
weight buckwheat costs the same. corn
meal 1874 to rs cents per bushel. wheat 45
to so cents. corn 1885 to rs cents. Chick
CHE sell lIoHi ~ " 20 Soheo PSi PAM
turkeys for to cents per pound. po-
tatoes rs to 81 cents, and turnips 1874 to
rs cents per bushel.'
The same little journal states that tho
Cincinnati water works were operated
by horses and that the really astonishing
thing about this town was the nine-story
steam flour mill on the water front. with
walls from nine to ten feet thick, and
having capacity OF $1,000 bushels. This
might we'll be compared with the elevator
now at Lawrenceburg, IS miles, down tho
river, the capacity Of which isthe modest
amount Of 100000 bushels
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

From the Popular Magazine.
Now that the democrats are growing
over their prospects Of winning the con-
gressionaI elections said Representa-
tive Butler of Pennsylvania the other
day: II am reminded OF what good old
Ike Hill, assistant sergeant-at-arms Of
the House, used to say on the eve OF an
election. Ike was a democrat through
and through. but he was a philosophical
democrat
"When anybody asked him how he
thought the vote would go, he would in
variably reply
by gosh! think we've got EN-, y
they don't buy US on
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
A YOUNG CHEVALIER

He cast surreptitious glances down at his
chubby legs to see II they had really length
ened since his advent into school life He
could no difference but OF course he must
have grown-or they wouldn't have asked him
to go with them. or called him Duncanl
Duncani He rolled the precious morseI Of
nattery under his tongue with an almost au-
dible smack Of enjoyment at the grown-up
feeling 1t gave him as he made his diminutivs
legs keep step with the long strides of his
companions. But when they burst noisily
into the store he turned aside from the tawdry
AFFAIRS over which the others grew hilarious,
to make his selection from among the lacy
rose-bedecksd valentines the next counter
And even among these II was hard to fnd one
really worthy the acceptance Of the fair Ethel
His choice was made At last, however. the
nowery missive safely inclosed in an ornately
embossed cover and painstakingIy addressed
In badly wavertng letters to the owner of the
blue eyes and with an equally wavering From
Jimmy" tucked away In the lower left-hand
corner.
Then. the others had made their DUR
chnses. they all raced back to tho schoolhouse
deposited their mail" and went their several
ways TO luncheon. That is-all but Peter FL
lis. who suddenly discovered that he had for
gotten something. What-Jimmy found out
later.
Out Of Difference to st. Valentines birth
day Tor the uneasy wriggling Of her pupils)
Miss Johnson so shortened the afternoon work
that It was barely two O'Clock whom she
raped for order, with smiling:
"Positionl Now. Jimmy Duncan you may
call the names Of those having valentines
And. let's see-well. Peter, you may distribute
the mail Jimmy hands It out" And Peter
with his mouth stretched from ear to ear in
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

fmpfsh delight, mounted the low platform, fol-
lowed by Jimmy. whose face grew fiery rcd
under the curious eyes focused upon him from
every corner.
Swiftly the snowy envelopes were drawn
from the box and ~ swiftly delivered by the
grinning Peter.
Then suddenly Jimmys expsctant moe
grew blank. The big embossed envelope In
his hand bore familiar From Jimmy" In one
corner. but the name-why It was directed.
not to Ethel Andrews. but TO Miss Katie Bla-
neyl And Katie Blaney was the hunch-backed
little cripple who lived down Rag alleyl
For an instant Jimmy despairingiy stared
at the name then a halfsmothered giggls
brought his eyes to the face of the boy beside
him-and ke knew. Scratching out Ethel's
name and writing Katie Bianey's on the pre-
cious valentine he had bought wns the some
thing" that had taken Peter back to the
schoolhouse after they had started home.
He ground his teeth in helpless rage at the
mean trick And then-weI. then-he caught
sight of pair Of patheticaily wistful eyes
Just beyond Peters frowsy head; eyes which
had the hopeless longing Of one to whom life
had brought nothing but grinding poverty; an
absence of all childish pleasures and Jimmy
being a real thoroughbred at heart from the
tips of his Btubbed-out shoes to his clipped
brown locks-quietly ignored the outstretched
hand Of his assistant. and with an uplifted
seat occupied by Katie Blaney and. with .
bow, laid the dainty gift in the eager hands
held out toward him. then as quietly returned
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
Digging For a Valentine

Bobby woke up slowly, trying to realiza
why this morning was more important than
other mornings. Then his eye fell ON large
piacsrd at the foot Of his bed and he remem.
bered 1t was Valentines day. This is what
the placard said: Look in the third drawer
from the top. front left-hand corner" Bobby
ran across TO the bureau, pulled out the
drawer and burrowed under a pile Of shirts
He expected to fnd large white envelope
marked Bobby and at frst. when he did
not find that. he thought there was nothing at
ALL But presently he discovered piece of
paper. on which was written. Look under the
rug In front of the parlor fireplace" And
downstairs he pattered in his bare feet This
one said. you will find me In the closet un.
der the stairs" Bobby opened the closet door,
half expecting to see another signpost paper.
but this time 1t was . funny valentine
BY his plate was letter addressed to Mr..
Robert White" He opened It and read:
MY Dear Mr. White: hear that there In 4
sum OF money buried on the south side Of
the dead pear tree in your orchard. II you
have time this morning ! should advise you to
search thoroughly Your affectionate
UNCLE PETER"
As soon as Bobby nnished his BREAKFAST bs
went out to tho Toulouse and got shovel.
and then began to dig. He thought he must
have been at work nearly an hour and stopped
to rest. when Aunt Lucy came along and said
why. Bobby. the letter told you south and
you are digging on the east side!" SO Bobby
changed sides and began again. This tfme
II was not long before the shovel hit aeaiust
something which proved to be box carefully
tied up. Bobby opened It and It seemed to BE-
full Of paper. but soon he found hard bundle
in the very middle. When he undid II out
dropped four silver quarters, very bright and
shining. and with them card saying. "A val
entine for Bobby"
At dinner there was cake IN the shape
of a heart and number OF parcels marked
with his name He opened them all and when
he had finished he said II like every one Of
my valentines. but think the ones you hunt
for yourself are the most fun
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

Because ct. Valentines day fell on Sunday.
Miss Johnson, teacher in room eight of the Hol-
lis street school. arranged the usual valentine
'postofice" for her pupils on the afternoon Of
Friday, the twelfth. And because Jimmy Dun
can was the new boy'.-a stranger in .
strange land-she had tried to mitigate his
evident loneliness by choosng him to act az
the good saints emissary in the distribution
of the mail, a mark of favor which had
warmed the cookies of his heart wonderfully
Then. as II this were not happiness enough for
one day. at noon one Of the older boys had
slapped him familiarly ON the back with .
1ovial:
Hi, there. Duncan, Come long down to
the store-us fellers are soin' to get some val
entines to send the girls! Come on!"
Now Jimmy had had aspirations that way
himself ever since blue-eyed Ethel Andrews
had smiled at him over the top Of her 'jog-
erphry," the while she slyly passed him her
choicest wad Of gum for friendly chew.
That the proffered dainty had already suf-
fered long and faithful chewing made not the
slightest difference to Jimmy who was far too
chivalric to cavil either at the kind or quality
OF any overture made by the prettiest girl in
the room. 30 he waited for NO second invi-
Ellis with a heart beating tumultuously at
this second unexpected honor.
To be caiisG ''Duncan!" To be classed a.
one Of "us felisrs" after only few weeks in
school! Why. at nrst they had yelled Nam
mas pet" after him! Had jeered horribly
when he had said please" and 'scuss me"
to the girlsl But that was before he had
coaxed his father into having the barber give
him real fighting clip to his wavy brown
hair. He sposed that haircut made him look
{ lot older aud-and-taller.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

Love may be in any one of a variety of forms
and likewise is there wide range of poses
to choose from.
Certainly there is much to be said in favor
of this new class of gifts appropriate to st
Valentines day First Of all they can lay
claim to artistic qualifications not possessed
by any OF the valentines heretofore current.
and then again they constitute ornaments for
home decoration that are attractive not for a
day nor a week. but indefinitely. The best
part Of 1t is that this new fad, though it might
appear at first thought expensive luxury.
q not really so by any means.
Happily, as in the case of their predeces-
in the field of valentines, these new mes
sengers of affection may represent outlay
exactly commensurate with the size of the
purse of the donor. The of multim
lionare may present to his lady love a dainty
figure of Cupid chiseled from the finest marble
by the hand of a master and for which the
ardent wooer has paid more than the price OF
an Impressive diamond ring. On the other
hand the young man Of modest means may
secure perhaps replica OF this same statu-
ette or at least equally attractive, nodded
in plaster or composition for two dol
lars Indeed. the new form of valentines may
be secured In even expensive forms, for
artistic Italians placing the mar
ket excellently rendered medallions of Cupid
at prices as low 10 cents each.
While as has been said the new currency
of love has made its appearance in variety
of FORMS the medallions and plaques bearing
representations of Cupid will scarcely enjoy
the popularity vouchsafed to the statuettes.
AS matter of fact It has not waited upon
this present movement apropos the valentine
season to bring these figures into vogue. Stat
uettes Of Cupid have long been among the
most cherished art objects in many American
homes. The representations Of the most ia
miliar figure of mythology have ranged all the
way from reproductions OF the most famous
Of all Cupids-the that Is stamped with
the genius Of its creator Michael Angelo. to
the ever-popular group portrayinE Cupid and
Psyche.
Not only has Cupid been made the subject
OF innumerable masterpieces in marble and
bronze In different ages. but the God Of Love.
with his inevitable bow and arrow, has served
as source Of inspiration for painters of all
nationalities. One Of the most interesting Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

invasion and carried to
Naples. We next hear of
It a. sod by the ex-queen
Of Naples to the marquis of
Londonderry and by him in
turn II was sold to the Ma
tional gallery for $4,000.
Another famous painting 10
that of Cupid and Psyche BY
Kaulbach, which was In it,
day one Of the gems Of the
famous A. T. Stewart art
collection in New York City.
From, these old pictures,
many of them painted centu-
ries ago. our present day
manufacturers Of valentines
have obtained the image Of
Cupid that adorn twentieth
century love tokens. 1t need
not be emphasized. OF course,
that II has not required the
present craze for statuettes
to bring Cupid into the fore
ground on st. Valentines
day. The February gala day
has all along been acknowl-
edgedly "Cupid's day" and
the figure of the mischievous
god with his weapons has
been a universally utilized
symbol in all that pertains
to this sentimental occasion.
That the little god of love
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

tines IL eloquently proven by the little books
known as valentine writer's" which were
IN general use century and a half ago, whom
the exchange of valentines evolved with pen
or water-color brush and the aid of SIX
penny booklet filled with verses appropriate
to the occasion Not only did the rhymes In
these quaint chapbooks give tribute to Cupid
and his wfles. but the very titles indicated
how all-pervading the supposed influence
Of the God of Love. Among the standard
works OF this character issued during the
eighteenth century were "Cupid's Festival"
"Cupidis Budget" "Cupid's Cabinet and Court
of Love-" The Bower Of Cupid" and "Cupids
Annual Charter"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

to finish calling the names ON st. Valentines
mail.
with breathlessly joyful "Oh, Jimmy-Jim-
my Duncan. You're the soodest boy in this
whole world. never never had single val.
entine before in all my life!" somehow he
didn't mind Peters meanness any more. No.
even though It cast him blue-eyed Ethel's
favor. who for the rest OF the term always
passed him with saucy red tongue stuck out
in scornful derision Boston Post
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
lo.xed fo Death.

"Did you ever know eirI 10 die for
lover
"Yes."
did she Just fade away and die
because some man deserted herr
NO; she just took in washing and
worked herself to death because the
man she loved married her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

Venus stands beside him This picture was
painted in the year 1922 and after several
changes of ownership came into the possession
OF Charles /. Of England. 1t was sold after his
death for the sum of $4,000 and later was
owned by Don Manuel Cooley, from whose col
lection it was taken by Murat in the French
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

Sloan's Liniment is the best
remedy for sprains and bruises.
1t quiets the pain at once, and
can be applied to the tenderest
part without hurting because II
doesn't need to be rubbed ali
you have to do Is to lay it on
lightly. 1t is powerful prepa-
ration and penetrates instantly
relieves any inflammation and con-
gsstion, and reduces the swelling.
Here's the Proof.
MI. L. ROLAND, Bishop of Scran-
ton, Pa. says;-" On the 9TH Of
this present month, as was leaving
the building at noon for lunch, I
slipped and fell, spraining my wrist.
returned in the afternoon, and at
four o'clock could not hold a PEN
ell in my hand l returned home
later and purchased q bottle Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-17
MINED LETTERS DISASTROUS.
widow Tries to Work Both Govern
ment and Insurance Company.

Washington is a sorrowing
widow In the west who will hereafter
look several times at her letters be-
fore she puts them in their envelopes
for mailing. Had she been more
careful with one communication that
reached Washington. she would not
now be in peck of trouble over her
late husbands pension. She seemed
on the fair road to getting it-a nice
fat sum in back pay, as well as the
regularly quarterly allowance-when
the pension bureau called for affida-
Wits showing the cause Of the veter-
ans death to be due to service disa-
bilities, as claimed by the widow in
her application.
In due time the affidavits reached
Washington, and 10! and behold, in
stead of showing that the late SOL
| dier had died as the result of wounds
contracted in defense of his coun-
| try, he had passed to the Great Be
yond as the result of fall from n
| step-ladder.
Within a day or two after the af-
! fidavits reached the bureau came a
very urgent letter from the widow
which read something like this:
please send back the affidavits
forwarded to you in my husbands
pension case They were the wrong
set. The ones you got were intepded
for the accident insurance company.
will send you the ones you want
! just as soon as ] get them from the
! insurance company
In her furry over the two claims
| the widow had got them mixed.
Nov the officials of the pension bu-
rcau are wondering how the careless
lady will be able to square things.
| From an entirely unbiased point of
view it looks as though she had
"queered" both her insurance claim
and her pension
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-17
TWOIN PREDICTS MORE
RAILROAD BUILDING

Spokane, Wash.-John Twohy mill
lionaire railroad contractor of Spo-
kane. said in an interview that the
coming year will be marked by the
large amount Of construction work
to be undertaken in the Inland En-
pire and Pacific Northwest by the
Hill. Union Pacific, the Milwaukee
and Strahorn interests. adding:
Eastern Washington and Oregon.
north and central Idaho, also parts Of
Montana. the Boundary country in
British Columbia and other districts
in the Northwest will see lot Of
new ywork and large amount of bet
tcrment of the various systems, such
as the reduction of grades and the
elimination of curves.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee & Pu-
get Sound railway company will also
do considerable new work i'm eastern
Washington and northern Idaho.
much of it being in and near Spo-
kane where the Milwaukee is ar
ranging for an entrance. There will
also DE some big work on the coast
by other lines, and on the whole the
outlook for the year is the best in
| the history of this part Of the cOun-
: try"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-17
COAL DEALERS WILL
FLOCK TOGETHER
WESTERN FUEL ASSN
TO MEET IN SPOKANE
500 Candidates VIII BE Initiated In
To Nystcrlcs--Prcsidcnt Outlines
Purposes of Organization.

Spokane. Wash, Jan. 15.--Western
Fuel association. composed of retail
coal dealers in Washington, Idaho,
Montana, oregon. Wyoming and Utah
VIII have its first annual convention
! IN Masonic temple Spokane, January
p. when Spokane Breaker of the Or
! der OF Kokoal will provide an enter
! tainment in celebration of the initia-
! ton of 500 candidates, the officers al
SO being hosts at Il banquet in honor
! of the delegates in the Hall of the
4 Doges The present Officers of the
| Western Fuel association are:
! President, w. n. Day; vice presi-
dent. f. e. p. McMain: secretary,
/ Philip Carbary; treasurer, d. S.
Prescott: directors, e. f. Waggoner;
T. Il. Springer. George Natwick,
Simeon Roberts, Ernest DeLashmutt,
! Nelson Martin, w n Day and Max
! Goldsmith
I'VE realize the necessity of the re-
tail fuel dealer to every community"
said President Day. in outlining the
plans of the organization, and We
are interested in the ptomotion of the
general welfare and the perpetuation
of the business We recognize the
right of every person. partnership or
corporation to establish as many re-
I tail yards as they may see fit We
/ also recognize the right of the mine
owner, wholesaler and shipper to
/ sell coal in all markets, to all pur-
/ chascrs and at any price they may
, desire.
I'VE also recognize the disastrous
consequences which result to the le-
gitimate fuel dealers from competition
with wholesalers and shippers. and
we appreciate the Importance to the
dealer of accurate information as to
the nature and extent of such COM
/ petition where it exists, and we shall
I leave nothing undone to obtain and
disseminate it among our members" I"
I The officers of Spokane Breaker.
! the first auxiliary of the Order Of
| Kokoal to be established west Of
| Chicago. are:
Modoc, ID. :. Prescott; baron, h. a.
| Nelson; Baronel. w. ID. Crane: baro-
net, w. n. Day: pictor. Philip Car
barry; Mazumer. II. G. Ferris; gazook,
Henry j. Kaiser: pit boss. James s
Ramage; acoylte. f.. +. Waggoner;
swatta. f. DeLashmutt; Spotta, +. f..
, Springer