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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25

sic given by the Musical Sisters was
pronounced equally as good as much
given by the real chautauquas. The
suffraget lecture given by Miss Min
ME Zeuch was also enjoyed. Rev. S. T.
Foster of Cedar Rapids also assisted
by giving brief address on the Red
Cross work and all were very glad to
hear him again. H. J. Williamson per-
formed the part of superintendent.
| Albert Marolf and family, Fred
Stock and family and Mr.. and Mrs G.
Stair motored to Cedar Rapids Sun
day to attend family reunion at
which there were about forty present.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boots have re-
turned to their farm at Charlesan, N.
D., after spending several months with
their sons at Hopkinton and expected
to remain here, but the call back to
the farm" induced him to return and
try it another year.
Rev. Foster and family, who had
been spending their vacation in town
and country, returned to Cedar Rap
ids Friday morning.
C. R. Nelson has improved his prop
erty by barn wall and cement gut
ter
DR.. A. S. Mackenzie and Gordon
Imerie returned Saturday evening at
ter three weeks absence.
P. C. Blanchard received last week
from the local treasurer of the M. B.
A. check for 1913, as his drawback
from the society on the terms of his
policy. One of the promises of the
policy was that if the insured lived to
be seventy years of age. he could take
out a certain cash reward or have a
paid up policy for $4,000. Mr.. Blanch-
ard reached the seventy year mark
last week and decided to draw the
amount.
Jay Gemmell came from Indepen-
dence Sunday and his wife and little
son who have been visiting here for
couple of weeks returned with him.
Miss Mary Robb of Mt Vernon
stopped off for a short visit On her
way home from Storm Lake, where
she attended the Christian Endeavor
Convention.
Rev. W. r. Ensign went to Manches-
ter Monday to attend the funeral of
Mrs David Waugh, an aged lady, who
is known to a number of people in this
vicinity.
Miss Wyllis Gearhart gave short
report Sunday evening of the Christ
ian Endeavor convention which she at
tended at Storm Lake.
Steven Deshaw jr. was taken to the
hospital at Anamosa last week where
he underwent an operation. He is in
a very serious condition, and fears are
entertained for his recovery
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Stone were in
Cedar Rapids last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis, son and
daughter of Van Horn, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Reeve. Mrs. Davis
is niece of Mr.. Reeve.
There was a fine and much needed
rain in this vicinity Sunday and Sun
day night.
The Chautauqua commenced Sunday
afternoon with fine music and address,
there was not very large attendance,
the rain preventing the country peo-
pie from attending.
Rev. w. H. Ensign went to Anamosa
Saturday to see Steven Deshaw.
IS. Mcconnell of Iowa City was an
over Sunday visitor in town.
Mrs. Lake and two nieces spent Fri
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Collar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Courses and Dishes.

Three courses seem to have been the
customary menu in medieval times fer
state banquet. less ceremonial feasts
comprising only two and no private
dinner more than one. But each course
might comprise from eight to dozen
different dishes. Thus at the wedding
banquet Of Henry V. there were only
three courses, yet over thirty different
dishes are mentioned in the records.
irrespective Of fruits and wines.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
HOPKINTON.

-
Dean Morgan spent last Sunday wit
his parents.
Mrs. j. S. Mcconnell of Iowa City
is visiting few days among friends.
Miss Mary J. Smith Of Byron, ILL.,
visited Saturday and Sunday with Mrs
n L. Landers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cline were over
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
Clines mother.
Newell Paulsen of Wheaton. Ill.
is here for the summer with his uncle
Rev. l.. A. Bradford
J. D. MacAllister and family were
in Onslow Sunday. Belden Dennisor
returned with them Monday morning
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Royden visited
Thursday in town.
Mary, Eleanor Baldwin and Marga
ret Bell Bollman entertained few Of
their little friends last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Main and chill
dren spent several days last week al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bette
near Delhi.
Mrs. j. E. Hilder of Illinois, visited
last week at the home of her brother
C. S. Morton.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Reed are in Man
chester, where Mr. Reed is looking af.
ter the store in the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Reed, who are making a
tour through Yellowstone Park and
other places Of interest.
Mrs R. N Hooking, Mrs. J. S. Nc
Connell, Rosalie Cummings and Mrs
w. j. Kirkwood spent Friday in Man
chester with Mrs. W. E. Reed.
Will Zimmerman was in town for
a couple of days last week looking up
old friends. He attended Lencx col
lege about thirty years ago and this is
his first return to old scenes. He is
engaged in the lumber business in the
south.
Mrs Y V. Hunt, who formerly re-
sided here, her husband being prin-
cipal of the Hopkinton high school,
visited among friends in town Wednes-
day. She expects soon to go to San
FRANCISCO to make her home for a
time with her daughter, Mrs. Harriet
Tate.
Mrs. Jay Boots and Mrs. Will Gull
dice visited Tuesday with the latter's
mother in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Hamblin came down from Man
chester Friday evening to see her old
friend, Mrs. A. l.. Martin, who is very
feeble.
Jim Boots and son have opened a
repair and wood working shop in the
Kirkwood building near the lumber
yard.
Mr.. and Mrs D. C. Oehler and Mrs.
w. A. Place. son and daughter, visited
several days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. H. MacArthpr in Davenport.
P. R. Wheeless returned the first of
the week from weeks visit at Mont
rose. Mrs. Wheeless and children re-
manned for longer visit.
Friends of Elmer Reed have received
word that he has enlisted in the field
artillery and is now in training at Ft
Logan, Colorado.
Mrs. Chaplin of Cedar Rapids has
been visiting among old friends dur
ing the past week.
The entertainment given on Wednes-
day evening for the benefit of the Red
Cross netted $4,000. 1t was five
day chautauqua and afforded enter
tainment and amusement to good
audience, with lectures, musuic, also
play games by the children. The mu-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Little Thinos Count,

Life is made up, not Of great sac
rifices or duties, but Of little things
in which smiles and kindnesses and
small obligations, given habitually, are
what win and preserve the heart and
secure comfort.-Sir Humphrey Davy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25

Reynold Virgins of Davenport, was
the guest of his parents here during
the week.
Mrs Ada Martin and son, Clarence,
Of Dubuque, are visiting relatives in
town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Delivery Cost Too Hiuh.

Council Bluffs-That the cost of
delivery is seriously affecting their
business is freely admitted by many
grocery dealers here, and there is
said to be prospect that they may
overcome the prejudice born of sharp
competition, and form an agreement
whereby the cost of delivery will be
eliminated or greatly lessened.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Daniel Webster,s Warnina.

The last hopes of mankind, there
fore, rest with us; and If it should be
proclaimed that our example had be-
come an argument against the expert
mcnt. the knell of popular liberty
would be sounded throughout the
earth.-Daniel Webster.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25

Feel mean, cross, ugly, sore at your
self and everyone else. Do you know
what is wrong? Your stomach is out
of whack, HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will put it back. Taken tonight,
tomorrow be right. Don't wait. 35c.
Tea or Tablets-A. C. Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25

Iowa City.-With several hundred
people attending, the cornerstone of
the new Longfellow school building
was laid here recently. The building
is one Of four now under construction
which will represent a cost Of nearly
$4,000 when completed,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25

Waukon. - Local enthusiasts for
the Red Cross here are claiming Mrs.
Olave Volden, 81 years old of Center
township, as the Oldest member of
the American Red Cross in this Sec
ton of the state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Terrestrial Magnetism Blamed.

1 In the opinion of French scientist,
4 th, swinging motion that often breaks
electric transmission lines is due as
&much to terrestrial magnetism as it Is
Ito wind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Real Mica.

Bobbie-That Mrs. Smith said some.
thing nice about You. Mrs. Brown
(purring)-What was it, Bobbie? Bob
bie-She said you didn't show your
age.-London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Cause of DeSpOndeney.

Dependency is often caused by in
digestion and constipation, and quick
ly disappears when Chamberlain's
Tablets are taken. These tablets
strengthen the digestion and move
the bowels.-For sale by A. C. Philip
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Chamberlain's Collie and DiarrhOea
Remedy.

Now is the time to buy a bottle Of
this remedy so as to be prepared in
case that any one Of your family
should have an attack Of collie or diar-
rhoea during the summer months. It
is worth a hundred times its cost when
needed.-For sale by A. G. Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
He Cots In Early.

DO you sit up FOR your husbandT'
'No: am an early riser and am al
ways up in time to greet him."-De
troit Free Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Doesn't Worry Them.

Shortage of paper does not worry
the persons who visit the hostelries
only to write letters on hotel sta
tionery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
Shoes,

Shoes are made nowadays from all
kinds of skins. Even banana skins
make Slippers.-New Idea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
No More German Coal for Holland.
Amsterdam, July 25.-Germany has
stopped the export Of coal to Holland.
Beware.

Many a captivating coed has lost
perfectly good stand-in by guessing
the wrong name over telephone
Minnehaha.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
THE SEMINOLE REMNANT

pressive1y displayed, and Osceola was invited to come forward and sign, thus agreeing that he and his people consented to leave Florida forever, and to take up their abode in the territory called Indian, now known as the state of Oklahoma, instead of accepting the. proffered pen, he pulled knife from his belt, and, driving it through the spot where his mark was to be, pinned the document to the council table and fled.
 This meant "war to the knife" and it did not end until Osceola was treach- erously seized under flag of truce. He was first imprisoned at Fort Marion, in St. Augustine, Fla. where, to this day, one is shown the hole he excavated ir an attempt to escape, and finally in Fort Moultrie, S. c. Nobody in the United States. with a proper sense of justice, has ever been proud of the manner in which the Seminole war was. brought to an end, and Osceo1a's name continues to hold an honorable place in American history and tradition down to the present hour.
 The Seminoles were never wholly conquered. When the main body of the tribe was forcibly expatriated, a rem nant that had fled to the Everglades remained behind and the descendants of these have made their home in the cypress swamps ever since. According to the last census, the Seminoles, as distinct from the Creeks, and as one of the five civilized nations in Oklahoma, number 3127 Those in the Everglades, who cannot be called civilized, number about 600.
 As remarked at the beginning, the Everglades are always being drained, and those who are draining them now have decided, 1t is understood, as It was decided nearly a century ago, with regard to the whole tribe, that 1t will be better for the remnant to move. It this, but the Seminoles are weaker, and the white are stronger than in the aOs so that it will probably not take seven years, or the exbenditure of $40, 900, or the sacrifice of thousands of lives, to bring about the deportation this time. On the whole, perhaps 1t will be better for the remnant to move. There are not many opportunities for the Indians in the Everglades, un : drained or drained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16

and sailors could be accumulated in a short while and if the practice were kept up for the duration of the war, there would be no necessity for "to- bacco funds"
 Some official prominent in the to- bacca business would no doubt be will ing to take charge of the cigars and cigarettes after they are forwarded to him by cigar stores throughout the country, and see that they reach their proper destination, or each manager or proprietor of cigar store could send in contributions to societies that are already doing this kind of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

We know that a lot of the women are going to snort. But the fact remains that home cooking causes most of the dyspepsia.
 The man who is doing the most cheer ing for a cause is usually the hardest to round up when the time comes to take up subscription for the cause. Funny how much more 1t takes to make a girl happy after she Is married than she thought it would before she was married
 Other things may be scarce But there are always enough sour grapes to go around.
 The woman who acts like a man is about as popular as the man who acts like a woman.
 | The man who tells you that he never | lets pleasure interfere with his business either hasn't much business or gets lit- l tie pleasure.
 The same dress that woman proudly | struts around in and exhibits today will be that old rag about three months l from now when her husband thinks it is good enough for her to wear. We do not agree with the statement tlat all women are alike. There are l two kinds of women-good and bad. | If wives were certain that they coulc collect the alimony there would be more ldivorces than there are. We are glad that beer is to remair with us Without beer there would bs no saloons. And if there were no sa I looms there would be no bartenders And if there were no bartenders who could lonely man tell his troubles to- No matter which side of the stree his store is on, merchant wonders wh, so many people use the other side Q the street.
 Here is something to worry over: Why
 is the ace of spades larger than thu
 other aces?
 X man is always willing to compro
 mise when he sees that he is going tt
 get the worst of 1t.
 Even when a girl knows that tho
 attendance at her home at the evening
 performance will be limited to one Ion.
 man. she does as much dolling up q:
 if she expected full house.
 While it Is none of their business
 the neighbors find it hard to forgive
 man who forgives his wife after h'
 gets the goods on her.
 Don't try to be dignified and act lik. stuffed monkey. Be natural. Dig
 nifty fits the average man like a slz,
 IT collar fits size 12 shirt. When girl is dressing to go out or hot day she sings that glad refrain
 Let Little Sunshine h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
MACEDONIAN PEASANTS

sheep is rich.
 Their homes are mere enclosures of stone, topped with blackened thatch, without windows and sometimes without other door than a blanket or a bit of Tapping skin. Often the fire is lighted in the middle of the dirt floor and tho smoke seeps out through the creyices of the walls and the holes in the roof. Baths seem unknown and vermn are commonplace of their existence.
 "Yet they cling blindly to these how els When they hide themselves from an invader they always choose some nook in the hills from which they may
 watch their roofs They cache food-l rstuffs in secret places. from which they, eve milk at night.
 "When they are driven out the men go silently Sometimes they are sul- len. Sometimes they smile at the sol- diers in 8 sort of a twisted, sdewise
 fashion, in a poor attempt at propitia-
 ton. The women follow at their heels patiently. After the first outcry against the order of eviction they never openly defy the soldiery. Yet it is the women who most flagrantly disobey.
 "They return at night to the aban- doned homestead, taking their children with them. To do so they must evade the guards and tramp across a desolate country in the darkness, in continual danger from the prowling dogs or from the rifles of the sentries. Somehow they manage to do it. Humanity requires that these little villages in the war zone be omptied to the last human, for in the rear is food and shelter, while at the front is only starvation and danger. Yet little by little the in3abitants triciSle back. At first they a.. rnobtru- sive. Although 50 may be livs.ig in a hamlet, one sees no more than four or
 five at time. Eventually they resume l their former mode of life, so far as that is possible. Sometimes they live on the hidden stores of food Some times it is quite impossible to discover
 how they live at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16

cap negro boys did not make break for the Pullmans and grab up the satch- els of big healthy men and let mothers with babes and bundles find their way out as best they can. I have been talk ing notes at both stations here in Bir- mingham and the way they do Is a shame and a disgrace. and if It isn't stopped I expect to have photographs made showing the conditions and print them and send them on to headquarters and keep up the fight until it is rem edied.
 started out about conductors. Taken as a whole, they are a fine body of pa- tient. polite and accommodating men. l am glad to number many of them among my friends. Here is hoping that the good ones may long continue to pull the bell cord. and that if there are any bad ones still running they will get their feet tangled up in 1t and fall overheard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
Hears Russian Story

"I had Q delightful trip to Blue Ridge, the beautiful Y. M. c. A. camp in the mountains of North Carolina" said Dr. rJ. R. Edwards. T went to lecture in one of the summer courses and found a large crowd of enthusiastic workers from all parts of the country. At Wdghtsville Beach, I got to hear mar vicious story of Russia's past and pres ent hopes for it's future from the lips of martyr who was exiled by the government of Czar Nicholas. The story of William Fetler reads like a chap ter out of the first century and to see and hear him is to live over days that ought long ago to have been wiped out of the earth's history"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
From the Christian Science Monthly.
 6H HEY are always draining tht

From the Christian Science Monthly.
 6NHEY are always draining the
 Everglades of Florida, and in
 ~ connection with every drainage enterprise, good, bad, and indifferent, the problem of disposing of the rem nant of the Seminole Indian tribe. in the Land of Flowers, is certain to come to the front, as freshly and vigorously as 1t has at anytime during the last half century In comparison with later difficulties, the Seminole war, in which the United States was involved from 1885 to 1s42. falls, of course, into insignihcance, yet a seven-years war, that cost $40,000,000, and thousands of lives. could not properly be called a small affair, even In our time. Nor is it edifying to recall the reason why the United States engaged in it, and prose cuted 1t until one of the most spirited tribes that ever trod the North Ameri can continent was vanquished and in large part, brought under subjection.
 History informs us, in a rather off, hand fashion, that two Indian wars in the '30s, one known as the "B1ac1x Hawk" war, the other as the Semi . mole" war, had their origin in the prosecution of the policy, started by President Monroe, of removing the In- dians to reservations west Of the Mis- sfssippi, the purpose being to get them into somewhat restricted quarters, where they might be more readily dealt with Nearly every schoolboy, of gen. eration or two ago, was made familiar with the details of the war in Florida by reading the thrilling narrative en- titled, "Osceola, the Seminole Chief" and nearly every schoolboy thus in formed, then and later, became an ar- dent partisan of the oppressed tribe and it's heroic leader.
 It was Osceola who interfered with the operation of the particular Monroe doctrine Just referred to. He did not fall in with the theory of the Great White Father at Washington, that it would be all the better for the red man, in the end, if he were denied what he mistakenly believed to be his right: to hunt and roam wherever he liked in a land which he regarded as his own. So when the Indian commissioners and the military gentleman representing the Great White Father had all the papers nicely drawn up, and had treaty im-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
AsxIElUaM11a0nefH
roo MUCH SYSTEM
n the Philadelphia Star.

From the Philadelphia Star.
 Charles Weeghman believes in eff. ciency in baseball as well as busi- ness, but he can see absurdities in some of the activities of efficiency experts" who are now sweeping down on business and reforming its methods.
 "A friend of mine was boasting about the results obtained by the new efficiency expert in his office sald MT. Weeghman. He was especially enthusiastic about the beauties of the new filing system which the expert had installed. . Well. how is business?" I asked him.
 "'Oh, you see. we've dropped doing business entirely to attend to the fill ing system"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
HOTEL LOBBHES
Too Many Taxes

I feel that the merchants do not get square deal in Birmingham" said J.. A. Blumberg of the Blumberg Shoe com pany. We were unfortunate enough to have fire. We had paid our city, county and state licenses, and without dreaming that we were violating the law put an advertisement in the papers stating that We would have a fire sale. The first thing we knew an officer came and put us under $500 bond, and we had to pay state and county license of S75, fee of 50 cents, and 15 per cent penalty of,s11.25, and $2.75 cost. Naturally we are q bit sore, and think somebody who has the interest of legitimate mer- chants at heart ought to look into the matter and make such thing impcss- tbie'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
From a Cossack Cabin
to WorId- Wilde F anne

TO WV 0TGQ7 VVlQJS IT 9l41GS
 A AFRICANS should have kind EA ly feeling for General Kornil- off, aside from the fact that Russia is now our ally in the world war. He was born in log cabin and rose from poverty to fame.
 The man who is today one of Rus sia's greatest military heroes, was the son of poor village clerk, Cos sack of western Siberia, who had the not unusual concomitant of poverty, a large family. In his early boyhood, when a mere child, the future general did forest work. Ambition prompted him to self-education and at Is he qualified to enter the Siberian cadet corps, an organization formed prin- cipally of rich mems sons, which few poor boys ever dreamed of entering.
 Korniloff won the rank of colonel and the St. George Cross in the Jap- anese war, acquitting himself with great bravery and brilliancy in cov- erfng the retreat of one of General Kuropatkin'se armies from Mukden. At the beginning of the present war he was given command of the Fifty eighth division. Wounded and cap- tured in Galicia, he made a daring flight from an Austrian prison and reached the Russian lines.
 A widelys travelled man, a writer and remarkable linguist, speaking all European languages, Persian Chinese and the dialects of central Asia, General Korniloff, apart from his military prestige, has a pro foundly interesting personality. He is now commanding the Eighth army whose recent exploits in Galicia have made the name of Korniloff knowr around the world.