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

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cody have as their
guest a nephew from Dubuque.
Mary Weller and Laurie Swanson
were Dubuque visitors during the
week.
Mrs. Towne spent Monday with her
mother out on the farm.
Mr.. Charles Worley and family also
Mrs. Conner are home from Stuttgart,
Kansas, and while there they spent a
day at the Charles Miller home ard
found them all we'll.
Donald Merriam was visitor here
last Thursday.
Mae Coakley was shopping in Man
chester recently.
Mrs. Susie Devine was shopping in
Manchester last Saturday.
Howard Houlahan is taking his faith
er's place as rural mail carrier dur
ing Mr.. Houlahan's vacation.
W. H. Ward and E. E Coakley were
in Manchester Friday.
Mrs. Theo. Swerzler and little niece
are home from Fl. Dodge.
John Brayton was business Wis
itor in the northern part of the state
last week.
A. ]. Keegan family are entertain
ing cousin from Cascade.
Miss Rogue, a professional nurse,
was visitor at the Ward home sew
eral days.
NJ. j. Britt spent a few days at
P. F. McElliott's last week.
Will and ]. R. McElliott were in
Manchester Thursday.
Dan McElliott was mixed up in a
runaway Friday, one of his horses be-
coming frightened. No one was in
jured.
W. J. McE.nany was a business caller
in Cedar Rapids on Thursday.
Mrs. James Donahue was a bust
ness caller in Manchester last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hines and son
William attended the funeral of the
formers sister-in-law, at Masonville
c. E. Dunlap from Manchester was
calling on friends here Friday.
Fred McKeever was a Waterloo Wis
itor recently.
Frank Foley and son were Toledo
visitors during the week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
PROLOGUE.

Seventeen" is a literary
thing Of beauty and a joy for
all the time you are reading it.
Booth Harrington never
wrote a story that equaled it
for fun and entertainment and
character drawing.
1t you are twenty-seven or
thirty-seven OF seventy-seven
you will at once bark back to
seventeen-to when YOU
were seventeen and in love
with some beautiful Miss Pratt
Of the same age.
There's a smile in every
few words and a laugh in
nearly every line.
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N. I. d. RICHMOND.

ANYONE WISHING TO SELL or rent
real estate in Manchester will do
we'll to see me.
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THOS r. CARKEEK.
RNOLD 4 ARNOLD,

ARCHITECT AND BUILDER. Super
sntendent. Southeast corner 9Th and
Main streets. Dubuque. Iowa.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

YORAN q YORAN.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office In
First National Bank Building. Main
Street, Manchester, Iowa.
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CHAPTER |.
William.

TAT LILLIAN SYLVANUS BAX-
EM TER paused for moment
w Of thought in front Of the
DRUG Store of tho n0rnaI. of
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Dr. Shallenberger Is an eminently successful
specialist In the treatment of Chronic Diseases.
He has long-established reputation, resulting
from his large practice and extensive hospital
experience, which have made him so proficient
that he can name and locate your disease In a
of the most difficult cases Of Chronic Diseases
of men and women. That Is why his reputation
das spread,-why he has continued his visits
year after year; while other doctors have made
8 few visits and stopped.
Dr.. Shallenberger treats Diseases OF the Eye,
Ear. Nose. Throat, Lungs. Heart. Blood. Skin.
Nerves. Liver, Stomach. Intestines. Kidneys and
Bladder Consumption In an early stage. Ca
earrh. Ringing in Ears and Deafness Paralysis,
Neuralgia. Epilepsy. Sick Headache. Goitre.
Eczema. Scrofula, Appendicitis. Gravel. Rheu-
matism OF joints and muscles. Also treats
diseases OF women scientifically.
PILES CURED WITHOUT KNIFE.
Fissure. Fistua and other rectal diseases
treated without surgical operation.
Surgical Cases and Rupture Given
Special Attention.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are you nervous and Respondent: easily excl
ted and irritable; weak and debiltated; tired
mornings: without ambition, energy or strength
nfeless. easily fatgued: distrusttul. and without
confidence in YOURSELF Have you sunken, red
or blurred eyes; pimples on your face; weak
back, or deposit in urine!
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect diagnosis have
often resulted in the worst Affections. Varcocee.
Hydrocele, Blood Poison, Syphilis. Unnatural
Discharges, Weakness, Emissions, Debility,
Nervousness, Dizziness, and Defective Memory,
which ruin body and mind. 1t Is highly impor-
tant you obtain the services OF physician who
has established a good reputation for treating
these diseases.
Dr.. Shallenberger has made years of study
of Private Diseases OF men and women. He
knows and uses the most scientific methods OF
treating them. Hundreds of women suffer
told agony with diseases which have been neg
lected or unskillfuy treated.
WONDERFUL CURES
nave been made by him. You should consult
him il you have any Chronic Disease. A Spec
faliSt who has made lifetime study of such
diseases is certainly prepared to give you the
best results, and j. You sick, you heed SCien,
titic treatment.
DR.. Shallenberger spares no effort to cure his
natients. He knows that good results mean as
much to him as to the patient. Most of his new
patients come through the recommendation of
others whom he has treated.
He prepares nearly all his medicine from his
own special formulas, and uses nothing but
pure drugs.
Cons ultation and Ex nomination Free and
Confidential.
REFERENCE: Drexel State Bank. Chicago.
Address letters to
DIR. wILBERT SHALLENBERGER
7e0 Oakwood Blvd. CHICAGO, Ill.
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FRED Il. BLAIR.

LAWYER. General practice. Probat-
ing Estates specially Office in First
National Bank Building. Main street,
Manchester, Iowa.
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ASSISTANT STATE VETERINARIAN
Hospital on Delaware Street. Calls an
swered day or night Phone Ala. Man
chester, Iowa.
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DORMAN BROS.

north Of the Globe hotel, Manchester.
Iowa. Dental Surgery In all its branch
es. Make frequent visits to neighbor-
ang towns. Always at office on Sat-
urdays.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06
From the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
Business men. writing to the superin-
tendent of the public schools as to the
qualifications they expect in graduates OF
the high school. for the most part testify
that they expect such graduates to be able
to spell correctly; to write legibly and to
branches. The head of one concern ex-
pressed a preference for boys n girls
to work just as they like to play and for
about the same ~reason-the game Of It."
estly." That is well saia. but i differs
pecting something more Any graduate
who could be so described would be sure
llegibly and to know the common
branches. But he would have something
more than knowledge: he would have spir-
It. He would be more than = locomotive:
he would be a locomotive with steam up,
girls Of that description that every. en-
ployer would like to have: and the schools
of course can turn them out. Their sue
cess will be proportional to their success
in making the study and training. not. a
thing apart from. but "a portion Of life.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06

even as he sat far down in his
chair, SO that he seemed to rest on
the small OF his back, his legs
crossed, his right foot moving
slowly up and down with the 10
ularity of a pendulum. His
bcnevolcncc was upon him like u
mantle. Any one, upon seeing him.
sensed it and knew it, almost a.
if it had been a tangible, visible
thing.
1t was within three weeks of the
date set for the prohibition pa
rade"--this being the name the
public had given the demonstra-
ton. Smith, his wonderful viva
city undiminished by the work he
had done and was doing, had
come into the room with. his &c,
customed famelike ardor - and
this had suggested to the bishop
the atmosphere of youth that al
ways vas about John Smith. The
older man marvelled that nv who
~ yOOhS SOtIO nave &c
complished so much, or could have
persuaded others to go with him
into the undertaking.
cit is! very simple, what | have
come to ask" Smith explained.
II am very anxious to have you
lead the multitude in prayer. up
there on the east steps Of the CAPT
toll at noon on December TO-"
The bishop. put the tips of his
slender fingers together so that,
with his elbows resting on the
chair arms, they made a gable
over which he looked at the agi-
tator. He smiled gently.
"There will be prayer?" he
asked.
Why, certainly"
The bishop moved his hands
slowly so that the gable divided
and then shut again.
r~~-Af-..a
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06

III IL Ouly OHc HdW SOncCninS IL
her manner Indicated vaguely
that she regarded with awe tho
wooden-faccd Wales. She was
glad, it appeared, to get past him
Il wanted to see Miss Mallon,'
she said, her concluding high note
in perfect working order.
Edith went forward to meet
her.
Il am Miss Mallon," she said,
and this is Mrs. Kane"
Elise shook hands with Edith
and, in the midst of it, gave Nellie
a bow slantwise.
"Glad to meet you'll" She made
the statement include both women.
Edith motioned her to a chair,
which she took carelessly, not ex.
pecting the residence of the
springs, which let her down too
far and bounced her back too
high.
II didn't come to ask for any
help"-she began the converse
ton as she had intended before
hand-"fact is, / came to give
some."
She looked at Mrs. Kane and
turned again to Edith.
Gould / have a confidential
talk with vonso sha ;no,,;rod
blandly.
Her skirt was too narrow, and
the unexpected action of the chair
springs had resulted in lifting it
too high. The lack of ease that she
felt on his account hurried her to
the main point.
Nellie rose at once.
Why, Of course" she said.
I'm going into the music room.
Shall l play, Edith"
Eyes, please"
Miss Mallon turned to Miss
Downey with a look of inquiry.
Nellie, in the music room, opened
the piano and began on "Nights
OF Gladness." Elise tucked one of
her blond locks back up under her
little round hat and passed her
hand over her right cheek. She
was sure the purchased com
plexion was faultless.
Suppose l make q little ex-
PLANTATION frst'" she suggested.
Why, certainly" Edith
agreed, really expecting some pre-
liminary to a request for help of
some kind.
"Then, I'll tell you,-Elise
leant forward in her chair and be-
came COMMUNICATIVE q lot Of
heart. You know what 1 mean,
don't youi I'm romantic. 1 mean
j like real romance. It appeals to
me. I suppose it appeals to any
girl who's got real heart-don't
youf"
"Of course" Edith was all en-.
cOuragement.
Well, that's me-. I'm really
romantic. I don't mean any Of
this mush the men try to hand
you, but great, big heart events
the real things in life. They in.
terest me. You take q girl with
the right sort Of feelings, and> she
|1Sknn lN,,~ -A~ .- $780, ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06
Mannersley's offices when he 8 in

Mannersley's offices when he II
town."
"Mr. Mannersley
For some reason which she
could not explain then Or after
ward, Edith attention was
caught by the girl in a remarkable
manner. She felt at once that
what she was about to hear con.
cerned herself nearly.
Eyes, Mr.. Mannersley's s. That s
why I'm here. You know, / know
now, just as soon as I've looked at
you, there amt anything to that
story about your being in love
with him. There ain't-is therc?'
Elise's evident and deep con
Germ took out of her question all
its impertinence.
Edith smiled.
"No, nothing" she answered.
elm, so glad!" Elise sighed
audibly. cit shows / was right.
1 tell you, a girl who has heart is
almost always right. Now, I'll tell
you - there's somebody in this
town trying to ruin that Mr..
Smith-you know the man they
say you're in love with"
"How do you mean = ruin
him?" Edith asked the question
very slowly.
"There's somebody that knows
something about his past"
WHO knows it," This time it
was the older woman who leaned
forward.
"A horrid mana man named
Simpson,"
"What does he know? Tell me,
child, what does he know?"
Elise gave her opinion.
: cts something awful" she
said, her doll like eyes looking
like moons.
Edith got up and went over and
sat down beside her.
Something awful?" she ques-
toned.
ESQ awful that it's going to
ruin Mr.. Smith"
Edith unconsciously grasped
her by the arm.
"Tell me! Tell met" she said, a
little fercely. "What is it,"
While Edith chung to her arm,
Elise elaborated her story.
"Mr. Simpson was up in the Of
fee looking for Mr.. Mannersley.
he said he had something impor-
tant to tell Mr.. Mannersley. Then
he ran into MIR. Mitchell, the
whisky man, and 1 heard him tell
MI. Mitchell he knew who Mr..
Smith was. I couldn't hear much
because / was over at my desk in
the corner and they talked low.
MIR. Mitchell looked around in a
minute and saw / was listening.
So they went into the committee
meeting room and had a talk, and
then Mr.. Mitchell left the Simp-
son man in there while he went i'm
to talk to MI. Mannersley. 1t was
the day Mr.. Smith came up there
and Mr.. Waller was there, and
"You say Mr.. Waller was there
-wheni' Edith s brows were
drawn together. She was trying
to visualize everything Elise was
saying.
"Mr. Waller didn't hear any of
the conversations He came in a
little ahead Of Mr.. Smith, but he
saw the funny look Simpson gave
Mr.. Smith when he met him on his
way out"
Edith still had hold Of the girls
arm. 4
"Tell mela she said tensely.
What is it you think this man
Simpson knowsi"
Its something about a woman
something disgraceful" Elsie
made the statement positively.
Why do you say that Tell
mel Why do you say that"
~ caught the word woman
and something about left before
they went into the next room,''
Elise, explaining how she had
worked out her theory. "And-
and the rest was intuition -
woman's intuition, YOU see."
For . moment Edith was sus,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06
CHAPTER FITIEEN.-(consinued)


Mrs. Grover told me-and Colonel
Grimshaw--and Mrs. Ellis--and
that Miss--oh, what's her name?
She s single, but at the same time
doublemindcd~-Miss Tevcrs--Car-
RE levers. And Elizabeth Beaurc-
man-and--and the whole of
Washington"
This time Edith smiled.
Greatly she said, cit doesn't
annoy me in the least"
edith Mallon, do you mean to
tell me you'd think of marrying a
reformer = this a%gitator?" Mrs.
Kane astonishment was stupen-
dous.
Gle hasn't asked me, Nellie"
Edith gave her the information
with a little laugh.
"But if he does ask youi"
"lf ] tell you, you won't tells"
"No."
eff he asked me, I'd marry him
tomorrow - this minute - any
time"
"But you don't know who he
isl"
81 dent care"
"And you love him!"
Don't You think SOL"
Mrs. Kane began to laugh, and
changed her mind. She leaned far
back in the ridiculously large
chair and looked at Edith with a
glance that. for once, was prefer
naturally solemn. Something like
tears--something like the mist
after rain-came like a curtain
over the soft blue of her eyes.
Then, impulsively, she sprang up
and went over to Edith and kissed
her.
Anyway" she said, a little
wildly, Il think you've more
sense about it than anybody else
In the world. My God! I get so
tired of these imitation men with
their money and these other men
with their imitation money that l
could scream! What I'd like to
have is what / once had-some
man to make me feel that he was
the whole world, some man with
real thoughts and real arms, some
body to laugh at me when I tried
to tyrannize over him, somebody
to make me know that / was moth
ing but a woman-for hint"
Edith, looking up at her, was
tremendously surprised.
Why Nellie" she said, taking
one Of her hands, II never-i
never dreamed you thought this
way about--things."
Mrs. Kane laughed, to cover up
the fact that she was ashamed Of
having shown SO much real feel
ing. sss I,
sOh, your Re like all the rest.n
she jeered lightly. "You think
because a woman's 4 widow she'
has solved the problem Of how to.
turn her heart to stone! But You
take my advice: The mans the
thing. There isn't anything else
u the world that matters that
much. She snapped her fingers
~. way Of Illustration.
Edith patted the hand she held.
OF course, me said, You're
right. And now you know NV
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06

And DOM blame yOn. Ills eyes
are Just dears! And | said to my
self you ought to hear this story
and l couldn't go to him. But
with you, being a woman, it was
different"
eyes, of course" Edith agreed
duly. She was CROPPING for ideas,
some thought Of what to do or
say.
III know it's important" Elise
insisted, "becausc Mr.. Mitchell
came to sec me day before yester-
day and took me out to dinner last
night. He bought me three cock
tails and wanted to buy me some
more, but l wouldn't take 'em. [
amt been under the influence OF
alcohol-that is, strictly speaking
lin all my life"
"What did he want?"
"He wanted to find out what [
had heard. how much | had heard,
of that talk in the office that day
between him and Mr.. Simpson.
But | was too wise for him. In
deed, | was. You see, as soon as
he began talking about it, | knew
it must be important. So that
made me shut up. l let ON that /
hadn't heard a word. [ thought,
as it vas important, I ought to tell
it to you because you love the
man. Sect"
eyes, oh, yes; l see."
1t did not occur even in a re-
mote way to Edith to deny or dis
cuss her love for John Smith. All
she sensed was that the girl before
her had told her a story which
might mean his ruin and hers
the destruction of their hope of
happiness. And blindly, vaguely,
the pity Of it came home to her.
1t was as if she had heard the
story Of a plot to stab a man in
the back, to strike him from the
dark-a great, strong man who,
at that moment, was doing a thing
which commanded the attention
Of the whole country, a thing that
must result beneficently for the
nation.
"You think" she said, sit is
about a woman?"
eyes. And l think they're 60
ing to show him up. That's what
| think"
1T may be. 1t may be-"
"In tell you why. When l
wouldn't tell Mr.. Mitchell / had
heard anything, he was awful i'm
polite about it, real rude. He said
l thought l was awful slick about
it, not to tell him everything I'd
heard, but there WASH t any use in
me thinking l could help anybody
else with it. He said if I tried to
interfere, it wouldn't matter, be-
cause they had the goods on
Smith. That was what he said"
Edith took her hand from
Elise arm.
II think / know what to do"
she said, with no great show of
confidence. 81 think I do. You
won't--of course you won't say
anything about this to anybody
else-anybody else at all?"
The insinuation hurt Elise's
pride.
"Don't ask me that!' she IN
swered Indignantly. "Have /
said anything about it? Didn't
l come up here with it because I
knew the man loved you, and you
loved hint"
Forgive me-" Edith begged
anxiously. 81 didn't mean that
really"
Elise was Modified.
cts all right" she smiled.
elm glad / could do you the
favor. l thought you'd know
what to do. You know, you can't
fool a girl that's got heart-and
intuition"
Edith already was making up
her mind as ia. what she should do.
NYou don't know where 1 could
where this Simpson could h
foundl'' she asked.
"No. / haven't seen him since.
You might find him in some sa-
loon, / reckon. Maybe Mr.. Waller
might get hold of him."
SNNhnk - Nisll ~.l &C.. 49,
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Expected Of the Schools.

CONTINUED Next. week.)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06

-SOmetnlng d1sgraceful- Elsie
made the statement positively.
Why do you say that Tell
mel Why do you say that"
~ caught the word woman
and something about left before
they went into the next room,"
Elise. explaining how she had
worked out her theory. "And-
and the rest was intuition ~
woman's intuition, YOU see."
For . moment Edith was sus-
Epicious. Il flashed into her mind
that, for some reason, the .agita-
tor 3 enemies wanted to discxedit
him with her.
Why. have you come to me
with this storyi' abe demanded,
shaking Elise q arm.
Elisa looked at her in unfeigned
amusement,
.Why,-she took : great
flight. into the high notes-you
and Mr. Smith love one another,
don't youi'
Edith stilliwas avid Of inforr !
lti6n.
And that's Why you came "a
Why, az eoprsel Didn'tI tell
you I liked roanance, resl 10
maneei Ainst Teot1 hsart, deer
t1oolfhKy and III thatf Everybody
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