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praised and her faith did not fail. She
resolutely refrained from sewing late
and spent part of each evening reading,
chiefly from the Bible, in which she con-
stantly found something precious and
strengthening from which it seemed
her eyes had hitherto been holden.
The Gay before Thanksgiving arrived
and the prospect for a feast in the little
dressmaker's home looked very slim.
Miss Matilda was hard at work finish
ing Della Cranes dress, for Della want
ed to wear it the next day. Mrs. Crane
usually paid quite promptly, too, and
Miss Matilda hoped she would send the
money for the dress that evening; then
there should be a little something extra
for dinner the next day, anyway.
Just as the finishing touches had been
given the neatly made gown, Bonnie
Crane came after it. MA didn't have
the money to send tonight" he said,
carelessly, taking the package under
his arm. 'She'll pay you next week, -
and he ran off, whistling merrily.
Miss Matilda sat down in her little
sewing chair. Her mother had gone to
bed, and she let a few, very few, tears
fall. Then she wiped her eyes, saying
softly: "Bless the Lord, o my soul
and all that is within me, bless His
holy name," and she went to bed think
ing: "Well, I've had one whole week
of Thanksgiving already"
The next day dawned bright and cold.
Miss Matilda allowed herself the lux
ury of a later nap than usual, and rose
feeling light hearted as child.
II shan't take stitch to-day, not
one," she declared, firmly, at the simple
breakfast, land I amt going to ready
up any more than I'm obliged to, either.
I wish you could go to church, mother,
but I'll go if you don't mind staying
alone. I haven't been now for two
Thanksgivings."
She had just washed the dishes and
was doing what "redding ups seemed
Indispensable, when rap sounded on
the door and there entered a merry,
rosy-cheeked young girl, who apollo
gized for her early call and exclaimed
in ELUSIVE schoolgirl fashion: "What
do you think, Miss Matilda! We've
been expecting Uncle Dawes folks for
Thanksgiving, and made preparations
for them, and last night we heard that
they couldn't possibly be here. So
there we are, you see, with stuff enough
provided for all that lot of people and
only our family to eat it, and I'm rush
ing around this, morning trying to find
some nice and conveniently dsengaged
folks to come and help US, and 1 do so
hope you and your mother are among
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him, because as he searched his mem

him, because as he searched his mem
Dry, lie recalled that there was no re-
pair shop within three miles of where
the young women were. So he turned
back and overlook the party walking
toward the Coney Island boulevard
The one whose wheel was in trouble
had it appended and was pushing it
along on the rear wheel only.
The front one could not be turned ex-
cept hya strenuous effort. A moments
examination showed that nothing had
happened except that the cone had
slipped. Or had not been set properly
/, ~ ,rckihg- pm and mad run up 81
as to. jam the bearings. It required
only wrench to fix matters so that
the wheel was fit for century, and yet
the four women on account of their
ignorance had resigned themselves to
a three-mile walk.
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,ectoris, and London specialist stated

pectoris, and a London specialist stated
that ''his attack was brought on by
eating cold rabbit pie, which produced
some peculiar form of ptomaine poi
soning. 1t appears that all pies if un-
ventilated are dangerous, but that cold
rabbit unventilated is apt to be abso-
lutely deadly" It seems, however,
hardly likely that the mere addition
of ventilation hole in the pie would
be of any. benefit. The attack was more
probably due to some disease in the
rabbit which was undetected at its
DEATH.
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Col Bell. the United States consul at
Sydney, caused some amusement IN
court recently. He was called as
witness in divorce court to say
whether n marriage certificate pro-
duced would be accepted in the Ameri-
can courts as proof of marriage "You
are a lawyer. I think. Col. BeiI?- asked
the judge. well, no. sir. he said. slow
Iy and fhoughtfulIy; II was once. but
have reformed. British AusfraIasiar.
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Butter six small cups and dust item
with breadcrumbs, put into each one
raw egg and sprinkle of salt: set the
cup in a pan Of hot water on the stove.
cook until the whites are firm. Have
ready six round pieces of bufs-res
toast laid on a hot dish. put onto each
piece one egg. and garnish with wafer
.cress or parsley.-Ledger Monthly.
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Ferdinand (of Boston)-Which would
you prefer to be descended from-4a
king, duke, earl or baronet?
Amos (of Moose Meadow)-Oh, I'd
sooner be~a parachute jumper and de-
scend from balIoon.-Judge.
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Not Even yfrkeE.p1nfed

Mr.. Pry-Does old Grimsby ever give
anything for parish charities?
Rev. Mr.. Black-ReguIarIy. The
vestrymen who pass the plate regard
him as the head center Of the conore-
gation.-N. Y. World.
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!. The sunshine's sweet sprendor. the mid
nights deep Gains,
For stir of life's challenge and strength of
it's balms;
3 For grace of the blossom, and rapture of
bird,
For gladness unsought, and for need yet
E deferred:
s For the chrism of joy, the amounting Of
We bring Thee, Our Father, thanksgiving
~ again!
Il For quiclsning delight and its rich after
math, .
The peace of our homes and the warmth
of each hearth;
y For loves proud avowals, and browning of
a$T gold,
And for it's bestowals that lips have not
told:
E For daily providing, for blessings still new,
For children's blithe voices for friends
n ever true;
For hopes Thou hast tended, Our Father,
~ we bear
Our thanks to Thee, owning Thy dear. con-
3@ slant care!
: For cloud-shadowed heights and star
s SPAWNED ocean-space,
For forces made captive for strength or
III for grace;
4 For greatening vision and truth seen afar,
& For thoughts that more eager and reverent
3z are:
For justice discerned and it's ways under
T. stood,
! For each mans devotion to all mems real
# good;
For ministries wisdom itself multiplies-
The heart of Thy Christ in mems ques-
~ tioning eyes;
d For harvests that whitened in field or on
void,
i Seed in the herbs bosom, and root in the
mold;
For what Thou hast given that yet none
~ may claim,
& The spirit more steady, the rectified AIM
Z The trust need has nurtured, the pity it
bred,
q The petty denials Thy purpose that Sped
For glimpses of Thee that the soul have
cd oerawed,
n For Love that enfolded-we thank Thee
our God!
y --OliNe E. Dana. in Chicago Advance
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Changed Meaning of "Libel.v

Libel once had no reference to any
thing offensive, but simply meant a
small book or pamphlet. But pam
phlet wars, which often were nothing
but printed foul attacks, changed it's
meaning. - -
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Patience-Don't you think VIII has
. musical laugh?
Patrice-Indeed, / do! I notice he
always laughs when you try to sing
Yonkers Statesman
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Dangers of Rabbit Pie,

In. Longman's for September Mr..
Rider Haggard in his article, "a Farm
er's Year." relates the old "chestnut''
about the danger of eating rabbit pie.
A bicyclist had an attack like angina
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80. -.
Infant Mortality.

While the infant mortality in Swe-
de1. ard Norway is not over II per
cent. It rises in the German empire
to % and in the Bavarian highlands to
/, per cent. q
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yes" she said. 81 am proud to say
that I am bachelor GIRL
"and T. he replied, stake equal pride
in the fact that Tam an old maid man.
--Chicago Post.
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USE OF THE HUMP.
The Satisfactory Answer That Was
Given m Inquisitive Stranger
Mt the Zoo.

There are some men in this world
who can answer any question that is
put to them, and sometimes when they
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A Trial Balance,

The scale. of justice must be a sort
Of trial balance.-Chicago Daily News.
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Miss Matilda still has all the work
that she can do; and every day is q day
of Thanksgiving. G. A. Parker, in N:
Y..GObseryer. 81 Il .s d
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NN!l33AIz AQNpo
78C[W'
]hanks9uIRgDeys

L WAS a plain, old
fashioned Ii t t | e
room in w h i c h
Matilda Powers sat,
stitching away as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26

William j. Bryan recently wrote an
article in which he treated various
questions of the day-trusts. annexa-
ton of the Philippines. the income tax,
the currency, etc. In this article he
says:
STANDARD Oil and the water of life
do not mix.
II man says love God and hateth
his brother he is liar. for he that low
eth not his brother. who me hath seen,
how can he love God, whom he hath
not seem
Thus does John in his first epistle
denounce those who pretend to love
the Heavenly Father while they hate
the earthly brother.
Christ condensed the ten command
ments into two when he said.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul
and with all thy mind This is the first
and great commandment. And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as myself
1.-THE first defines mans duty toward
the Almighty; the second his duty to-
ward his fellow men. The fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of man are
parts of the same gospel and cannot be
separated.
There is n wide zone between the
affirmative benevolence which religion
commands and the rectitude which
Government compels.
The inject of Taxation.
The object of this article, however
is not to point out ways in which the
Christian may aid his brother, but
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26

stage ana demonstrate that he had a
very large part in the play. That he
has consented to the principle of per-
manent arbitration tribunal is well
come news. His country is both a
great and a growing power, whose in
duence should be made to tell for all
the objects Of the peace conference
that are practical and praiseworthy,
and the permanent tribunal is one of
those. 1t has been criticised because
1t is said that the questions that will
come before it are not such as to pro-
woke war, but the establishment of the
principle is likely to have far-reaching
effects. Once the nations have begun
the practice of appealing to the court
Its value in the case of larger interna-
tional problems is sure to be recog-
nized and a wider application of the
principle will follow. The triumph for
arbitration in the concession OF Ger
many is particularly gratifying to this
country, to whose efforts 1t is primarily
due. Our Government and our dele
gates deserve congratulations on the
eminently practical way in which they
formulated and advocated one of tho
few great and feasible schemes of the
conference.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
who even think that our nation is COM
manded to go forth with the Bible in

who even think that our nation is com
manded to go forth with the Bible in
one hand and the musket in the other.
prepared to read the former to those
who escape the latter.
When we are told that religious
duty requires us to deprive remote
races of the opportunity for self-gov-
eminent we have a right to inquire
whether our instructors have been
careful to observe their religious duties
at home.
we cannot expect philanthropy and
beneyolence to inspire imperialists in
their foreign policy If wrong, injustice
and special privileges have been the
fruits of their domestic policies.
"lf they have sacrificed others for
their own benefit here. are they likely
to make sacrifices for the benefit Of
others abroad?
Lincoln was once asked whether
he thought the Lord was on his side.
and he replied that he was anxious to
be on the Lords side. We cannot
change eternal principles to suit our
own convenience or to advance our
own plans, but we can strive with sin
gleness of purpose to know the truth.
and when we find that which we be-
lieve to be the truth we can adhere
to it.
Let us not mistake temptation for
opportunity. The sight of new terri
tory may be alluring, the glory of an
empire may be fascinating, but the
price demanded is too great.
"W. j. BRYAN"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26

Along with Goethe's dying cry for
more light must go laundering down
the ages the cry of the Kaiser for
more soap" When delegation from
the medical congress called upon the
latter he listened attentively to an ac-
count Of their proceedings and asked
many questions bearing upon the work.
Then In conversation, after the formal
reception was ended, he remarked with
characteristic impulsiveness, Soap.
more soap! That's the weapon to check
disease" Technically the Kaiser is
right. Specification is civilization.
General Wood proceeded upon that the
DRY In Santiago and proved 1t. Con-
tagious diseases, scientists tell us, are
dirt diseases. Eradicate the dirt and
you arrest contagion and its conse-
quent disruption of society. 1t all de-
ponds upon your definition of soap. If
the ordinary combination of oils and
alkall are considered the crying need
Of the world is more soap, as the soap
trust will readily agree. If by the term
is meant political lubricant we have
entirely too much soap already.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26

nothing of unusual interest to disturb
the monotony of stage travel, when
two persons attlred in mountain dress
suddenly appeared from behind a
clump of bushes. With revolvers
cooked and held with steady aim, they
gave the old-time frontier order to
stand and deliver"
The driver pulled up his horses with
a tug that nearly set them on their
launches, and before the three passen-
gers, each of whom was armed, real
lied the situation, they were covered
by the weapons of the bandits and
commanded to line up for inspection.
Pearl relieved the party of $3.50 in cash,
jewelry and revolvers, and then order
ed the driver to proceed. A sheriff 8
posse was soon afterward formed and
pursuit given to the criminals They
were captured and placed in the Jail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
Don't b, Deceived.

One can hardly take up newspaper
nowadays without finding more or less
space in 1t occupied by articles, written
in a boastful strain, giving captivating
accounts of the wonderful productions
Of our gold mines. Yes. great rivers
Of gold are pouring in upon the people.
These streams are growing larger all
the time. Why. next year we will see
oceans of gold coming. Then how
prosperity will flap her wings and
crow. We will have gold for every
thing. There will be so much Of 1t that
greenbacks would not find any one will
Ing to pick them out of the dirt. And
as for silver, pshaw! that will be worse
than 1t was in the days Of Solomon"
nothing counted Of" However, wise
men cannot be easily deceived.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
"what is the attitude of the Chris

"What is the attitude of the Chris.
tian toward the trust?
Can he be monopolist? Can he
run corner in loaves and fishes with
out breaking the golden rule?
"Will Standard Oil and the water of
life mix? If trust magnate can pur-
chase religious responsibility by liberal
contributions to church expenditures,
what proportion of his ill-gotten gains
should be surrendered In order to
atone for the violation of laws, human
and divine? No church would extend
the hand of fellowship to physical
giant who occupied a mountain pass
and enforced tribute from all who fell
into his hands.
"A monopoly does not differ greatly
from the giant in method and may be
Infinitely more potent for evil. Monop-
oily is bondage; it unbridles greed and
furnishes to avarice n destructive
weapon. Human nature has not chang.
ed much since the days of Pharaoh; the
industrial monarch is as tyrannical as
the political monarch. Can the spirit
of the meek and lowly Nazarene be dis
cerned in those who water stock, issue
bonds in excess of the value of the
plant, drive rivals into bankruptcy by
trust methods and then prey upon So
ciety at large?
Conditions have become so alarm
ing that church organizations are be-
ginning to sound note of warning.
The forcible annexation of the Phil
ippine Islands is defended by some ON
the ground that our nation is perform
ing n religious duty. Without stop
ping to elaborate the fact that large
number of the Filipinos are already
! members of one branch of the Chris
tian church, it is worth while to inquire
whether wars of conquest are in line
with Christian precepts.
"Rev. James l.. Barton, Secretary of
the American Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions, denies that an American protec-
torate over non-Christian countries
will aid our missionaries.
| There are some who think that DIES.
tiny leads us away from the declara-
| ton of independence, away from the
Constitution and away from the ira
| ditions of the past. There are some
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26


No discussion of the bottom facts
and principles of the money question
can be thorough and complete without
a reference to the Bank of Venice. This
was the longest and most severely
tried, and also the most successful and
satisfactory financial system known in
history. Colwell discusses the Bank Of
Venice very fully. ask attention to
the following. statements from that
able author:
"All historians agree that the Bank of
Venice was the first national or state
institution of Its kind in modern ages.
The causes of Its creation are to be
found in the history of the republic, It's
situation, the character Of Its people,
it's industries and its commercial rela-
tons with other nations. In these tur-
bulent times, and heralded by such
god-mothers as war, pestilence and rev.
olution, the first banking Institution OF
the modern world found existence.
The finances Of the republic were ex-
hausted by this series Of calamlties-
the doge, in I'LL. according to some au-
thors, and in 1857, according to others
probably at both dates--was Obliged
to have recourse to a forced loan, ex-
acted from the most opulent citizens,
each being required to contribute &C.
cording to his ability. The reimburse
ment of these loans to the government
in all probability soon ceased to be
thought desirable. Every creditor was
reimbursed when lie transferred his
claim on the books of the banks. The
Bank Of Venice performed in functions
for over five hundred years. with a
uniformity of success and immunity
from censure or complaint which no
other currency has enjoyed for 1.-THE
Of that period. During that time of
vast commerce and immense public ex-
penditure the republic had incessant
trouble with their own and foreign
coinage, and very many stringent regu-
lations were made and enforced to cure
evils and prevent abuses. but we have
no record of abuses on the part of the
bank, or of injuries inflicted upon II by
the people"
AS Americans, we may learn a les
son from the Bank of Venice, and i'm.
prove upon the system. We may admit
the deposit of gold and silver in the
treasury. as Venice did, and instead of
placing it to the credit Of the depositor
we can issue him legal tender Gov
eminent note. That note should read.
Receivable in the revenues Of the Gov
eminent, and lawful money in all pay
ments." The deposits and the issuing
of the notes in the proper denomina-
tons and amounts should end the
transaction. There need he no money
held in the vaults Of the Government
for redemption purposes, and the old
style of transfers on the books of the
bank may be omitted.-The Noncon-
formist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
REpEEMINe HlMsELE.
Brave Engineer Who Atoned for +
Error nv E3~rv Death

Brave Engineer Who Atoned for. HE
Error by a Fiery Death.
Men who are ignorant Of fear are
rare. The bravest are those who,
knowing the danger, do not finch when
duty calls. The following act of hero
ism in the case of railroad engineer
Is told in the Century Magazine.
August Sieg, the engineer in question,
employed by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, met death by fire to save the pas
sengers behind him.
The train, composed of ten crowded
passenger coaches, had just left Jersey
City and was passing through the
Bergen Gut" when smoke suddenly
blew in through the open door of the
smoking-car, and moment afterward
the engineer and fireman scrambled in
over the tender.
The smoke cleared for an instant,
and showed roaring fire in the open
furnace and flames streaming back
from the cab. A sudden burst Of flame
from the furnace had set the cab on
ire and forceu the engineer and the
fireman to beat a retreat.
But in deserving the cab without first
doing something to check the speed of
the train, they had imperiled the lives
of all the passengers; for the flames
were spreading back so fiercely that it
was only question of time when the
whole train would be on fire. To leap
from 1t would mean death or manning,
for 1t was rushing along at full speed.
People had crowded into the smoker
Doubtless Sieg heard their mutterlngs
1t required only few minutes for him
to realize the situation. He sprang
through the smoking-car door, and n
moment later had disappeared amid
the flames beyond.
Presently it was felt that the trains
speed was Stacking, and soon, with a
lurch and bump, 1t came to full
stop near the bridge over the Hacken-
sack.
The passengers rushed out. With
the sudden stoppage of the draft
caused by the rush of the train, the
flames from the cab rose straight into
the air. The head and shoulders of a
man were seen protruding from the
water.tank on the tender. 1t was Sieg,
his face disfgured, his hands burned,
his body blistered. He was taken to n
hospital, but his burns proved fatal.
In retreating before that first fierce
burst of flame Sieg had been guilty Of
grave error; but who will say that
he failed to retrieve it like hero?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26

A rare find in the shape of moa S
egg has been made in mining dis
trict in Central Otago. There was a fall
of earth in dredging claim, and pres
emily the huge egg was seen floating
uninjured in the water. The discovery
is the more interesting from the fact
that this is the second perfect meals
egg that has ever been found. The
only other perfect specimen was I'M
earthed by man while digging in the
alluvial soil at the Kalkoura Noun
tains in the early Cos. This egg. which
was nine inches in length and seven
inches in breadth, was taken to Eng
land and sold for 100 guineas. Some
idea of the size of these eggs may be
Cleaned from the fact that mans hat
makes an excellent egg-cup for them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
This Years Battle Ground.


Ohio will be the great battle ground.
The Republican insurgents are ms
numerous. as active and determined
there as in Pennsylvania, and Hanna
is as obnoxious as is Quay to the better
class of citizens. The big boss" has
demonstrated that he owns the party,
and those self-respecting Republicans
who believe that the honor of the State
and the nation demands his cffacement
are ready to support the Democratic
ticket as the only means to that end.
The prospect is most promising one
for the Ohio Democracy, and II need
not be surprising if Republican defeat
in the Presidents own State is n result
of the coming campaign. Concord On.
H.) People and Patriot.