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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-16

but this. Come and see me, John, and
tell James our house is open to him.
We have all done wrong, and are
caught in one web of misfortune. Let
it make us friends again.
Below this in Philemon's hand:
My wife is superstitious. Strong and
capable as she is, she has felt that this
sudden taking off of our frstborn as a
sign that certain words uttered by her
on her marriage day, unhappily known
to you and, as take it, to James also.
have been remembered by the right
eous God above US. This is weak
ness which cannot combat. Can you,
who alone Of all the world beside know
both 1t and Its cause, help me by re-
newed friendship, whose cheerful and
natural character may gradually make
her forget? If so, come like old neigh
bors and dine with us on our wedding
day. II God sees that we have buried
the past and are ready to forgive each
other the faults of our youth, perhaps
He will further spare this good woman.
think she will be able to bear 1t. She
has great strength except where lit
tie child is concerned. That alone can
henceforth stir the deepest recesses Of
her heart.
After this gap of years. One, two,
three, four, Ave children were laid
away to rest In Dorchester church
yard, then Philemon and she came to
Sutherlandtown, but not till after the
certain event had occurred, best made
known by this last letter to Philemon:
DEAREST HUsBAND-Ou Our babe is born,
our sixth and our dearest, and the re-
proach of its first look had to be met
| by me alone. Oh, why did leave you
and come to this great Boston, where l
have no friends but Mrs. Sutherland
Did think could break the spell of
fate or Providence by giving birth to
my last darling among strangers?
shall have to do something more
than that If l would save this child to
our old age. 1t is borne In upon me
like fate that never will a child prosper
of my breast or survive the clasp of
my arms. II it is to live, it must be
reared by others. Some woman who
has not brought down the curse OF
| heaven upon her by her own blasphe'
mics must nourish the tender frame
and receive the blessing of it's grow.
ing love. Neither nor you can hope
to see recognition in our babes eye
Before it can turn upon us with love II
will close in its last sleep, and we will
be left desolate. What shall we do
then, with this little son? To whose
guardianship can we intrust IT. d.
you know man good enough or a wo
man sufficiently tender? do not, buI
II God wills that our little Frederick
should live he will raise up some ont
by the pang of possible separation al
ready tearing my heart. I believe tina
he will raise up some one.
Meanwhile did not dare to kiss tn,
child lest should blight it. He is 81
sturdy, Philemon, SO different from al
the other five.
open this to add that Mrs. Suther
land has just been in with her s weeks
old infant. His father is away, too
and has not yet seen his boy, and thi
is their first after ten years Of mar
riage. oh, that had such confidence
as she in future of endless delight Il
this babe!
The next letter opens with cry:
Philemon! Come to me. Philemon
To Be Continued.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-16

Such little pills as DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are very easily taken, and
they are wonderfully effective in cleans
ing the liver and bowels. Smith Bros.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-16

"You, toor she strteked. "And 1 haze
just s,oorn to ioye, honor and obey you"
81 saw 1t in your face when he began
to speak"
Mr.. Gilchrist dropped slightly; he
was very sick man. and the scene
had been trying one.
'If did," was his low response, sit
was but lately. You were engaged
then to Philemon. Why break up this.
second match?"
She eyed him as If she found 1t diff
cult to credit her ears. Such indiffer-
ence to the claims of innocence was in.
credible to her. / saw her grand pro-
file culver, then the slow ebbing from
her cheek of every drop Of blood indig-
nation had summoned there.
"And you, Philemon;" she suggested.
with a somewhat softened aspect-''you.
committed this wrong ignorantly, new
er having heard Of this crime. Yol
could not know on what false grounds.
1 had been separated from James,"
1 had started to escape, but stopped
just beyond the threshold of the door
as she uttered these words. Philemon.
was not as ignorant as she supposed,
This was evident from his attitude and
expression.
Agatha" he began, but at this first
word, and before he could clasp the
hands held helplessly out before her,
she gave u great cry, and, staggering
back, eyed both her father and himself
In frenzy of Indignation that was all
the more uncomfortable from the SUI
perhuman effort which she hitherto
made to suppress it. you, toow she
shrieked- You, too, and have just
sworn to love, honor and obey youI
Love youa Honor you, the uncon-
scionabIe wretch who
But here Mr.. Gilchrist rose, weak,
totterinG, quiverlng with something
more tEan anger. He approached his
daughter aud laid his finger on her lips.
"Be tsuietw he said. philemon is
not to blame. a month ago he came to
see me and prayed that, as relief to
his mind. would tell him why you
had separated yourself from James.
He had always thought the match had
fallen Though on account of some fool
ish quarrel or incompatibility, but late
ly he had feared there was something
more than he suspected in this break,
something flat he should know. So
told him why you had dismissed James,
and, whether he knew James better
than we did or whether he had seen
something in his long acquaintance
with these brothers which Influenced
his Judgment. he said at once: This
cannot be true of James. 1t is not in
his nature to defraud any man, but
John-I might believe it of John. Isn't
there some complication hereY / had
never thought of John and did not see
how John could be mixed up with an
affair had supposed to be secret be-
tween James and myself, but when
Philemon laid. the matter before James
he did not deny that John was guilty,
but asked TINT you be not told before
your marriage. He knew that you
were enxsEkd g e gp2d snan . man
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not for my own good, Agatha, not alto
gether for self, did this. loved you
too madly, depairingly, and, good
brother rs seemed, was Jealous Of
James and hoped to take his place In
your regard if could show greater
prosperity and get for you those things
his limited prospects denied him. You
enjoy money, beauty, ease; could see
that by your letters, and II James
could not give them to you and 1
could oh, do not look at me like that!
/ see now that millions could not have
bought you"
"Despicablev' was all that came from
her lips, at which shuddered and
CROPPED about for the handle of the
door. But she would not let me so.
Subduing with grand self restraint the
emotions which had hitherto swelled
too high in her breast for either speech
or action, she thrust out one arm to
stay me and said in short, command
ing tones: How was this thing done?
You say you took the money, yet it
was James who was sent to collect 1t,
or SO my father says" Here she tore
her looks from me and cast one glance
at her father. What she saw Iicannot
say, but her manner changed, and
henceforth she glanced his way rs
much as mine and with nearly us much
emotion. II am waiting to hear what
you have to say" she exclaimed, lay
ing her hand on the door, SO as to leave
me no opportunity for escape. bow
ed and attempted anexplanation. "Aga-
tina" said l, "the commission was given
to James, and he rode to Sutherland
town to perform it, but it was on the
day when he was accustomed to write
| to you, and he was not easy in his
mind, for he feared he would miss
sending you his usual letter"
| And then told the story you know
| SO well-how took the money and
how, after Mr.. Gilchrist had accused
you Of the theft, you found out my
guilty secret and told me that you had
taken my crime on yourself and how
afterward my virtue was not equal to
assuming the responsibility for my
crime.
"John," she said-she was under VIC
lent reStra1nt-'Why DO you come
now?"
I cast my eyes at Philemon. He was
standing just as before, with his eyes
turned away. There was discourage
ment in his attitude, mingled with q
certain grand patience. Seeing that he
was better able to bear her loss than
either James or myself, 1 said to hel
very low: 81 thought you ought tc
know the truth before you gave your
final word. am late, but would
have been too late week from now"
Her hand fell from the door, but hel
eyes remained fixed on my face.
at is too late now" she murmured
sThe clergyman has just gone who
united me to Philemon"
The next minute she had faced hel
father and her new made husband.
Father. you knew this thingw Keen
sharp, ipcisive, the words rang out
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Inc next ietIef WAS uuteu SOME
months later 1t was to Philemon:
DEAR PHILEMoN-The gloves are too
small; besides, never wear gloves. 1
hate their restraint and do not feel
there is any good reason for hiding my
hands in this little country town, where
everybody knows me. Why not give
them to Hattie Weller? She likes such
things, while 1 have had my fill of I'm
cry. A girl whose one duty is to care
for a dying father has not room left
for vanities.
DEAR PHILEMoE-You will have my
hand, though have told you that my
heart does not go with it. 1t is hard to
understand such persistence, but if you
are satisfied to take woman Of my
strength against her will then God
have mercy upon you, for will be
your wife.
But do not ask me to go to Suther-
landtown. shall live here. And do
not expect to keep up your intimacy
with the labels. There is no tie of af-
lection remaining between James and
myself, but if am to shed that half
light over your home, which is all 1
can promise and all that you can hope
to receive, then keep me from all in
fluence but your own. That this in
time may grow sweet and dear to me is
my earnest prayer today, for you are
worthy Of a true wife. AGATHA.
DEAR JOINT am going to be mar
ried. My father exacts it, and there
is no good reason why shall not give
him this final satisfaction. At least
do not think there is, but il you OF your
brother differs from me-
Say goodby to James from me. I
pray that his life may be peaceful. I
know that it will be honest.
DEAR PH1LEMoN-My father is worse.
He fears that if we wait till Tuesday
he will not be able to see us married.
Decide, then, what our duty is. am
ready to abide by your pleasure.
AGATHA.
The following is from John label to
his brother James, and is dated one
day after the above:
DEAR JAMEs-When you read this,
will be far away, never to look in your
face again unless you bid me. Brother,
brother, meant 1t for the best, but
God was not with me, and / have made
four hearts miserable without giving
help to any one.
When read Agatha's letter-the
last, for more reasons than one, that I
shall ever receive from her-I seemed
to feel as never before what had
done to blast your two lives. For the
first time realized to the full that
but for me she might have been happy
and you the respected husband of the
one grand woman to be found in Por-
chester. That had loved her SO
fiercely myself came back to me in re-
proach, and the thought that she per-
haps suspected that the blame had fall
en- where it was not deserved aroused
me to such a pitch that took the sud-
den and desperate resolution of telling
her the truth before she gave her hand
to Philemon, and never paused till
reached Mr.. Gilchrist's house and was
ushered into his presence.
He was lying on the sitting room
lounge, looking very weak and ex-
hausted, while on one side of him stood
Agatha and on the other Philemon,
both contemplating him with i'll con-
cealed anxiety. had not expected to
find Philemontheresa and for moment
suffered the extreme agony of man
who has not measured the depth of the
plunge he Is about to take, but the
sight of Agatha trembling under the
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
Praetioal ChenIstry as Livlnr.


Young men about leaving college are
advised to study chemistry with a
view to becoming practical workers
in a field that is broadening daily. Not
many years ago it was hard for
chemist to make a decent support. He
was q theorist, toying with acids and
alkalies, atoms and molecules, for the
fun Of the thing. Pope wrote of HIM:
"The starving chemist in his golden
views supremely blest." Such a crea-
ture was William Henry Perkin. But
at the age of eighteen, while "just
fooling around" in his laboratory he
obtained results which led to the dis
covery of the first anllinc, or coal tar,
color-the mauve. lhe world knows
the result. He revolutionized the art
of dyelng and calico printing through
out the universe. The industry of
making colors out Of ccal tar has be-
come very vast, while other by-pro-
ducts Of the gas works, numbering
hundreds, are all commercially valua-
bic. Mr. Perkln admits that his
achievement was entirely the fruit Of
"theoretlcap chemistry not studied
for the purpose Of Producing CONNER
clal products, but simply for its own
sake. He is worth SI0,O00,0 ,000.-New
York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
Luxury of English Country Life.

Various stories are told of the lux
ury of life in English country houses,
but one New Yorker who has just re-
turned from England thinks that he
has had an experience that marks the
limit to which pretentious luxury in
living may go. He was stopping at the
home of an American girl Of wealth
who married an Englishman of title,
and lives now in England in all the
circumstances that his position and
her wealth made possible. The dinner
was, of course, served by as many
men as there were guests at the table
and was as pompous and elabor ite
as was to be expected.
1t was the next morning, howe yer,
that the most peculiar feature Of the
household methods came to his
knowledge. He was awakened by the
valet at the hour he had named and
was surprised to see him a moment
later before he was fully awake hold
ing at the side of his bed a silver
bowl filed with water. The New
Yorker stared in amazement at the
man and the bowl without the faintest
idea what his duty in the matter was.
The valet looked at him compassion
ately a moment before he came to his
assistance. Then he said with a sug-
gestion of pity for the ignorance Of q
poor American:
Its to test the temperature for your
bath, SIR
1t was a relief to the guest to realize
that he was not to do more than put
his finger into the water and say that
it was all right.-New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
HER ANSWER.
MADELINE K. VAN PELr.

AAAA--A4N+'-- - 1850
They were old friends, but they hadn't
4 met
! In many, many years;
! And the tide OF life had hurried on,
With its joys and hopes and fears;-
But both the women had met at last,-
Old playmates once again.
They talked Of girlhood's dreams now
past
Its buoyant hopes, now slain.
"Ah, Kate" said Madge, you're not the
same
You've lost your charm Of face
You've lost your pretty rosy cheeks
You've lost your form OF grace.
Your chestnut hair has turned to gray,
Your lips have lost their red;
All things are changed, and soon our
day
Will turn to night instead
'Dear one" Kate said "I've nothing lost,
For here's my hair Of brown
On Prue's dear head,-my eldest born;-
And Bess has not trown
On her sweet face, that's Just like mine
OF thirty years agone,-
While Kitty's blue eyes dance and shine
Like sunlight in the morn.
'AIine shone in Just the self,same way
When you, dear, saw me last,
And Margaret's lips are Just as red
As mine in days long past.
No, no, my dear, I've nothing lost
My life is on the wane; -
NV children have my own youth cost
In them live again"
Ladies World.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
A Turkish Legend.

Swimming about in n large marble
tank in n small church in the envirOns
Of Constantinople are to be seen a
number of fishes brown on one side
and white on the other. These, 1t Is
said, are the defendants Of the ones
that gave the name "Baluklp" place
Of fishes to the church. The legend
is that at the time Of the invasion Of
Constantinople by the Turks a monk
was cooking FISH near a spring Of
water where the little church now
stands when a messenger rode up In
haste announcing that the city was
taken. Discreditlng the story, the
monk declared that he would sDoner
believe that the half-cookpd fish LefOre
him would jump back into the water.
AS he spoke the fish. so the story goes,
did actually leap from the pan into
the spring Ever since that time the
waters have been regarded as n cura-
tive, and once every year pilgrlmages
are made to it by sufferers from vari-
Gus ailments.-Chlcago Record Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
Norris Wright was dead before ne
Hnnnhcl a. 1919

Norris Wright was dead before ne
touched the ground.
Seriously wounded himself, II was
for some time very doubtful ques-
tlon whether or not he would ever get
well. But youth, a temperate life, and
an excellent constitution finally
brought him around, and in a year
from that time he killed General Grain
with the same knife he had used in
his first encounter. "The knife doesnt
miss FIRE" he said to an intimate
friend, Mr.. Bynum, Of the parish Of
Rapids; "the pistol does" This, Of
course, was long before the perfection
Of the percussion cap or the invention
Of the Colts revolver, the first re-
volyer ever made.
James Bowie was engaged In the
purchase and contest of claims for
great tracts of land that had been
grants made by the French Crown.
When Louisiana was ceded to the Uni
ted States and finally became a State
there was n good deal Of trouble on
this account over some Of the titles
to land along Red River and its tribu-
taries. A man often had to fight for
his plantation, as frequently he would
give it up to somebody with an old
French or Spanish grant. 1t was in
these contests that James Bowie did
most of his killing. He had sixteen
lives on his hands from the use Of that
one bloody knife After much consid-
Grafton he lid made a knife that has
been the model and pattern for all the
real bowie knives that ever had the
sanction of their originator.
In 1885 Colonel Bowie sold his
Louisiana property and went to Tex
as. The Lone Star State was in the
throes Of a bloody revolution. The
gallant resistance of the Texans so
exasperated General Santa Ana, who
was chief in command of the Mexican
forces, that he swore he would take
no more prisoners. When Bowie ar.
rived in Texas and offered his serv-
ices to the young republic he was at
once made a colonel of ridemen in
tne army OF leAaS.
In January, 1886, Colonel Bowie was
ordered to San Antonio de Bexar to
assist in holding that place against
Santa Ana's coming forces. The
siese ran along until March, when
San Antonio, trusting in the pledged
word of honor Of Santa Ana, with a
starved out garrison, surrendered. A
general massacre took place, Travis.
Crockett and Bowie were murdered in
cold blood q stain on General Santa
Anas memory that time can never
blot out. Colonel Bowie was badly
wounded three times, and was in
room Of the main work Of the place
called the Alamo. He opposed the sur
render as long as was possible
He was lying on his bed when he
heard the triumphant Mexicans COM
ing in. 1t was the first hint he had
had of the surrender. He knew his
life was ended. He could, however,
move about a little. The instant the
MeXicans came into the room, they
began shooting at him. He grasped
his knife and leaped among them
like an enraged tiger. And when the
firing ended six of his enemies had
crossed the Styx with James Bowie
and gone with him to the shades
Washington Post.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
The Conrt,s rnpllsh.

Some of the young gentlemen now
busy over their books in the law
schools or law Offices will be deliver
ing the opinion Of Tie court long be-
fore the clock strikes 1850. That is
IN additional reason why all those
young gentlemen (slnce the wisest Of
us cannot pick out the future judges
now should be inc.tcd and required
to study two or three (at least of the
John Marshall decisions for the style
no less than FOR the matter. He said
what he had to say in simple. straight
forward Engllsh--eyery time. Tie
ability to do that is worth having, and
it Is much rarer among the eminent
occupants OF the bench than 1t ought
to be.-Hnrtford COurant.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06

professionally appeared on the thresh-
old, attracted by the cries. OF he
want to call the police, while tried
to quiet two hysterical women.
In a few minutes the burglar was
handcufied and led away, but the
shock had proved too much for Mrs.
Traine's invalid mother. The fainting
spell was followed by delirium, and
her daughter and watched by her
bedside until morning.
OF course l was installed rs attend.
ing physician, and never failed to call
morning and evening. When the pa.
tient was able to sit up sometimes
read aloud to her, as an excuse to re.
main longer watching the daughter
at some household task
One evening l stayed for tea. Mrs.
Traine wore a dainty gown of white
and blue, with a great deal Of lace
There is no sight so welcome to
bachlor as a pretty woman at the
head of a tea table. The next morn
ing l pictured the pretty widow sit
ting opposite me at my breakfast
table, wearing the pretty house jacket
l had seen on my morning calls.
That afternoon l took Mrs Traine
and her mother for drive, and was
rewarded by another invitation to tea.
\ reason for such close attention to
my patient was no longer apparent.
l was hunting about in my mind for
another excuse to prolong my delight.
full calls, when Mrs. Traine knocked
at my door one evening
Il have come to see you on busl-
ness" she said, taking the seat Of
fered her.
"You have been very kind to moth.
err" she went on. "Of course we want
to pay you for your trouble. Would
you mind telling me, please. how
much the amount is?'
1 saw the anxious look growing
deeper in the sweet face opposite me.
How much denial and privation pay.
ing a doctors bill meant to that little
woman, already burdened with re-
sponsiblity!
1T must be a large BILL" she said
at last as 1 remained silent, watching
her. You - you've made so many
calls"
Yes it is a large BILL" said, slow.
ly.
There was a quick uplifting of the
blue eyes. Il hope" she said, sof..ly,
that you won't mind if we don't pay
it quite all at once; If can arrange
to pay you so much every week until
the bill is settled"
NO" l said, in business-like tones.
81 should prefer to have the whole bill
settled for at once"
Ny heart smote me for the alarm in
the face that was lifted to mine. /
leaned forward and took her hand.
do you want to know how much the
bill will be? We'll, it's a great deal.
Nothing less than the giving Of your
own self to me, my darling, will sat
isfy my claim against you"
You mean said Mrs. Traine,
the bushes suffusing her pale face
THAT l want you to be my wife," I
said, drawing her head down upon
my shoulder. rs the price too create"
Chicago Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
Throwing DO shoe.

The peasants Of Southern France
have the credit of originating the fam.
liar custom OF throwing an old shoe
after the newly wdeded pair. 1t was,
moreover the rejected suitor who first
made 1t popular. The peasant bride Is
conducted by her friends to her new
home. while the young husband is
made to halt at couple Of hundred
yards from the house. If there is a
rejected sultor, he then arms himself
with an old wooden shoe and filings 1t,
with his best aim, at the bridegroom
as he makes a dash for the house.
When the shoe Is thrown It is under
stood that the last feeling OF III will
has been flung away with 1t.
The worlds stock OK paper money is
now $00000o000 ecual to the exist
ing stock Of gold cola.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
A rhrivIng co.operative colony

At least one cooperate colony, that
located in Dickinson County, Kan.
seems to be thriving. II was formed
three years ago and has made money
from the start clearing S1Si2 last
year. The colony has ranch, a gem
erai store, q bank and an Insurance
feature.
The suburban citizen., 1901-07-06
For Sale by Druggists Generally. "

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