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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
and make him stop-couldn't you. dar.

and make him stop-couldn't you, dar.
| ling?"
Terry's face was hidden in his hands
now. Then he raised his head sudden
ly and looked at her.
"Dodo-suppose- suppose" he said,
hoarsely, that could put my finger
on the scoundrel-wlat then?"
20. Terry, you could so to him and
make him stop. You could tell how
good and sweet mummy is, and how
we all love her. Perhaps he's got a
little girl of his own, and If you tell
that l can't live without mummy he
Will be sorry. Perhaps he could take
some one who wouldn't mind a bit
some one who has no little girl, or ia
ther, or you. o, Terry, tell him 1 can't
let mummy go. And when am u
woman father says will be rich, and
will give 1t all to hlm-I Will give
him everything-everything. o, Terry,
tell him that"
Terry caught the little, sobblng, tor.
tured creature in his arms and pressed
his face tightly against her fair head
Then he pulled out his handkerchief
and wiped her eyes.
"Dodo, my sweetheart, listen to me-
Mummy Is quite safe-no one is going
to take her away. If--if anyone
thought of-at least" He stumbled
in his speech, and then went on boldly.
Il know the fellow, Dodo, and he Is
heartily sorry that he ever thought of
such a thing. You believe me, when l
tell you that mummy is all right?"
Yes, Terry" She looked up Mt him
trustfully. She knew that her darling
Terry would make things right.
'.Dodo, sweetheart, want you to
promise me this: that you will try and
forget all that you have told me, and
never mention 1t to anyone, and that
you will be very good to mummy, and
love her with every bit of love in your
warm little heart. Promise me this,
dear"
II promise, Terry-Terry, darling!
He stopped and kissed with n So
lemnity that awed her-it did not seem
n bit like her old laughing Terry. But
suc icit tHut nSN Sl uuu sue lONcu MIN
rs she did now.
MY little good angelw said the
Young fellow, with an odd break in his
voice. Go and play with the others.
I'm going to have another smoke"
She kissed him and chung to him With
a tenderness and trust that moved him
deeply.
There is nothing to trouble you now,
dear. will make it all straight"
She went away obediently and quite
contentedly. He watched the slender,
white figure until it vanished; then he
turned away with Il mist In his eyes.
And he was miles away the next
morning when his brief farewell was
taken up to Mrs. Garth. And after
wards she thanked God that she had
been saved at the eleventh hour; for
the future held much happiness for
her, and the deep, trusting love of
Dodo's father won hers, so long with.
held.-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

II don't know what 1t was--and then
Martha said: %, you needn't pretend
you don't believe tits as plain as the
nose on your face-he's going to run
away with the missus, and some one
ought to tell the MASTER and then
Jane cried out and said: 1T would kill
him'-that was father, yon know. And
then Martha said something about me,
and Jane came into the room with n
candle and said: Are you asleep, Miss
Dodo:' And pretended that l was.
o, Terry, l had to pretend or | should
have screamed right out. And then
Martha came in and looked Mt me, and
she said that she hoped that-that
mummy would die If the man took
her away, 1t was the best thing. And
then-I think they cried, but kept
the clothes over my face"
A hot word came upon Terry's Inns.
but he smothered 1t.
"And when they had gone ran out
on the landing-l was so frightened. l
did want to see mummy, and she was
Just going into dinner and you were
with her; and, Terry, was SO glad
that you were there that said my
prayers all over again.
Terry was sitting with one elbow on
his knee, his head resting on his palm,
and his face In the shadow. From the
big drawing room came the sound of
music and the ripping laughter of the
children. He remembered now that
Constance had told him with look of
pain that the last few days her little
daughter had been continually hover
ing about her in the house and watched
her to leave 1t, always with extreme
reluctance, nearly always eagerly Of
fering to accompany her-It was al
most as though she had understood
And he had laughed-laughed. Good
God!
"And must not tell father-Jane
said 1t would kill him-do you think 1t
would kill father, Terry?"
mot a doubt about it." said Terry.
thickly.
Then l won't. But had to tell
you, Terry. I've always told you things
since ! was quite little girl, haven't
|, Terry?"
Always, Dodo."
Terry. can't you do something's"
Terry puts his hands over his ears to
shut out the maddening sound Of the
gay music, and groaned.
Couldn't you lind out the kidnaper,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Trunnt Husband Forgiven.

After pursuing her husband from Belle
Plaine, for theft of 500 Mrs. Peter
Matthews located him at Waukegan, H.,
accused him of stealing her money. had
1t all returned to her, effected reconcil.
iation and took her husband back to their
home. The theft took place two weeks
before. His wife lost track OF him in
Chicago. Thinking that she might get a
clew by calling on relatives of Matthews
who lived in Waukegan, the woman went
there and solicited the aid of the police.
1t was learned that Matthcys had started
work in the wire mill. He was found
in his room at boarding house and
aroused to see his wife standing before
him. He turned over the money and
the woman cried. with the result that
they made up and left for Belle PLANE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
cigarette Emotion unacompanied by
nicotine is something of which he

cigarette Emotion unacompanied by
nicotine is something of which he
evidently has no conception.
1t Is the same, too. with the up.to
date young man In real life. He
knows, II he has been properly trained,
that while toothplck should be In
dulged in only in that spot to which
Scripture enjoins us to retire when we
are about to pray, meerschnum pipe
Is a perfectly well-bred article for
public wear and one which enables
him to fulfill agreeably that law of
his being which suggests that he
should always be putting something in
his mouth.
AT college ball game not long
since. where, as Is usual on such oc-
casl0ns, clouds of incense were rising
to the heavens from the male portion
OF the spectators. | amused myself by
observing n young man who sat In a
carriage near me, and who while the
game was In progress smoked pipe
three times and filled In all the in
tervals with cigars and cigarettes. l
knew something about him and had
frequently heard him referred to as
"a first-rate fellow" but IL anybody
had asked him II he believed himself
capable of single pure impulse of
the SOUL entirely unmixed with bodily
sensations, he would have stared in
amazement.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Signs of a Good Milkcr.


When 1t comes to buying or raising
dairy COW too many neglect to con-
slider whether the COW, from her gem
eral appearance, seems to be fitted to
do good work in the dairy or not. Now,
1t is to be admitted that you cannot
tell certainly whether COW Is deep,
rich mixer from her general appear
ance; but still, so large percentage
of the high quality cows of the land
have certain external signs that have
come to be regarded as the marks of
a good cow that it is folly to overlook
these marks when selecting cows for
ones herd. One of these special signs
that is extremely important may be
comprehended under the term 'ca-
pacity."
In order to turn large amount OF
hay grass enSilage and grain into
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
THE STATE OF IOWA.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Treasurer of johnson County Woman
Shoots Youth ON Fair Ground New
Hartford Robbers Frightened Away
Without Plumber.

Accused by the Board OF Supervisors of
johnson County, and by County Attor-
ney Amunt Of misappropriating about
$500 of public funds, former County
Treasurer Dennis Aiaher was victorious
In the District Court at Iowa City. The
prosecution was beaten by the statute of
limitations. The county averrcd that the
shortage was discovered In 1900, but
that the money disappeared during Mr..
Makers term C94-'95). Recently tho
board called on Maher and his bondsm IN
to replace the money. The bond was in
the sum of $4,000. and on it were Rep
resentative George w. Koontz George
w. Lewis and A. Il. Swisher, Judge NJ.
]. Wade and other prominent citizens.
The former treasurer asserted his inno-
cence, but the defense was technical, be-
ing based on the claim that the statute
OF limitations was applicable. In nand-
Ing down his decision the Judge held
that due diligence was not exercised by
the Supervisors; that they ought to have
examined the treasurers books and doc
uments rigidly long ago, and thus have
discovered the shortage. He also held
that the statute OF limitations began to
run three years after the year Of the al
legged divertins OF the funds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Mother Ayenres D.,,bt.-.

Mrs. Maud Smith, prominent In the
social life of Dies Moines. shot and NOR
tally wounded Harry Clark, aged IS.
whom she accused of betraying her
daughter handsome girl of IL. Clark is
the sou OF restaurant keeper and was
employed in his fathers stand on the
State fair grounds. AT 8 o'clock, Just as
the crowds We're pouring into the grounds,
Mrs. Smith. accompanied by the girl, APP
preached the stand, and. calling Clark to
the door, shot at him five times, two OF
the bullets taking effect He fell to the
ground and was conveyed TO hospital
In dying condition. After the shooting
Mrs Smith calmly handed her empty re-
volyer TO bystander. and, accompanied
by Etr daughter, pushed her way through
the excited crowds, boarded street car
and started for home. Before reaching
there she was arrested. She makes no
defense of her action
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
DISTRICT RECENTLY SWEPT by FIRE

II ell nuratsp
Jan 4
Tprurc
id yNeh
Beatty
accompany found oil
sand Some o ne euss eldmMrs
oil gnune
only A lively hr
al dbt ut nSedof
q KEEP about 30 a areLT
o is
in Europe
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Within Our I,ordera.

Ottumwa claims II population of %, 25l
Blackhawk County farmers want more
rural mail carriers.
Clyde Il. Hammond has been named as
postmaster at Bows.
elijah Livingston, Davis County pion-
eer, is dead, aged Sc years.
Rev. Il. w. Hertzog, a pioneer BAPTIST
preacher, is dead at Monroe. aged 81
years.
A postollice has been established at
Hicks. with Samuel Brubaker as post
master.
Mrs. Philip Grimmer's home at Ott,lm-
wa WAS entered by burglars, who secured
about $50.
Charles Gilbert, aged 16, lost leg
while trying to board a moving train ut
Davenport.
The capacity of the plant of the Ma
tional Biscuit Company at Davenport
will be doubled
Public Improvements in Marshaltown
this summer aggregate $250,OO0, with as
much more already assured.
The Council Bluffs high school will
hereafter graduate classes in January
and June of each year.
Rev. I. ]. Bassett of Thorntown. Ind.
n well-known Indiana educator and Meth
odist minister, has been elected ,,resi-
dent of Upper Iowa University at Fay
cite.
A. Il. Morgan of Mason City was seri-
ously injured by being kicked over the
heart by fractions horse.
AT the third annual reunion of the
Picken family. held recently at Fremont,
210 of the 512 known living relatives
We're present.
The Davenport canning and packing
company has been absorbed by the Amer
lean Canning Company, otherwise kown
as the trust.
number of Dubuque capitalists lave
purchased farm near that city and Mill
erect handsome and modern summer
home for the use of the newly formed
Country Club
DIR. James Edmonson. n former Pres
byterian minister at Marshalltown. is
dead at Nevada, No.
George Willetts and Chas. Clark, Santa
Fe trainmen living at Fort Madison, were
robbed of $4S by footpads.
Mrs. James Gaullagher, who was ar
rested for alleged completely with James
Holada in the murder of her husband,
made an attempt upon her own life while
IN jail, according to the statement of
County Attorney Imunt at Iowa City.
He says she has to be constantly watch
ed. Her arrest was brought about, ty
the statement of Holada, who has been
incarceratea since the murder FIVE months
ago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Bold Robbers Mt New Hartford.

A bold but unsuccessful attempt was
made at New Hartford to blow open the
safe in e. ]. Dunham's general merchan-
disc store. Four charges We're placed In
the safe in the attempt TO break it open.
At half past o'clock in the morning
j. A. Cousins heard loud report and
suspecting that an attempt was being
made to blow open the bank he proceeded
TO investigate with the discovery that
robbers We're in Dunhams store instead
OF the bank. A crowd soon gathered
around the store and several shots were
hred through the front end OF the store.
Inc robher returned the firing and made
good his escape through back room and
out the rear door. The safe contained
800. which remained secure, as the safe
withstood all four charges. About $50
worth of silks and velvets was found near
the school buildings, which leads to the
belief that there We're at least two men
In the robbery, iuasmuch ms the last rob-
Der carried nothing with him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Robs Firm and Ends Life.

George Jones. who has been the cashier
of the Einstein \ Morris clothing firm
In Clinton for the past two years. COM
mitted suicide by taking poison, dying
nj the home of his parents. near Anloeer.
According to confession Jones made to
his employers n few days ago. during
the past twenty months he has stolen
100000, although the firm declares it was
robbed of fully $4,000. Thursday the
sheriff went to his house to arrest him.
but the young man was dying at the time
and the warrant was never served. He
lied the following forenoon. Jones' meth
oil of robbery was to tear up the tickets
of purchase MS they came to the desk and
pocket the cash.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

The first point observed in an ideal
animal of beef type is his form. This
will approximate the rectangular. 1t
will show body that is compact, sym
metrical, broad, deep and close to the
ground. Legs are only of use to carry
the animal around. He is straight in
his lines"-that is, the lines from the
top of the shoulder to the tail head.
and from the brisket back to the purse
are as nearly parallel as possible, as are
also those from the center of the Shout
ders to the center of the thighs, no devil
alton from the horizontal being allowed
the top line. This will give the form n
rectangular appearance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
THE POPULAR HERO.

In Fiction He Is Always Eating,
Drinking or Smoking.
When the hero of the popular short
story is not eating or drinking he is
smoking, says Martha Baker Dunn in
the Atlantic. His chronicler favors
his pages with tobacco smoke and
punctuates them with cocktails. In
JOY or In sorrow, in the most romantic
no less than the more commonplace
moments, the hero lights another
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
THE SPIRIT Thai WINS.

While searching the archives Tor know
edge,
While utter the rarest of lore,
While seeking the richest of jewels
In Wisdom's variant store,
Remember this as you rummnge
For mot of the Sage's wit,
The best and rarest of lessons
Is: Git up, git up ard git!
Ages are filed with the dreaming
OF verses the poets have sung,
Filled with the anguish and sorrow
Tragical muses. have wrung
From the loom of fanciful musing,
But the essence of all the wit,
The lesson of all the lessons,
Is the lesson: Git up and git!
From periods primordial
On down to the time we live,
It's simply matter of Take, my boy;
II We can't question of Give.
Remember this as you rummage
For mot of the Sage's wit,
Ine best and rarest of lessons
Is; BE just, but git up and git!
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Weight of n Horse.

The weight of horse is an impor.
tant item In estimating his value for
draft purposes. for the iine-boBed
horses, With well-deyeloped muscles,
may do as much work as the heavy
boned one for short time, and is even
better for road purposes. But in plow-'
ing or other heavy, steady drawing,
the light horse becomes useless. Then,
in price, the weight is an important
item. If good horse weighs over
1900 pounds he may sell for more than
81 per pound; 1,SO0 to 1000 pounds, for
less than 81 per pound. Under that the
price rapidly declines, 100 to 1000
pound grade horses selling at % and 80
cents per pound, though it is consid-
erably more than any other grade of
stock on the farm will bring.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

nv ayt has mauson covering the remains Of voodoo
s1nso Of their hnts It, is 10 feet high and % feet long Curious
the coffin also made of clay and about the size ordinary
buried
Soomons
but this died
killing
white
Each
and The third
hands and The the drum
They
blood freshly Yoodoois
ayt which
from Africa the : m
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Stereotyped Phrase.

Many of our stock expressions, like
rather late" do not mean anything if
one takes their meaning literally. ~
little dialogue from the Washington
Star is case in point. ;
Did any of the inhabitants escape
with his llfe?" inquired the man who
wants narrowing details.
81 didn't stop to ascertain" answered
the man who is halrowingly exact.
1T struck me that ii anybody es-
capped without his life there wasn't
much use in his escaping. anyhow"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

has no temptation to wander away and
let her eggs get cold. Where several
hens are sitting, n contrivance like this
for each saves all bother of looking
after them, to see that two do not get
on one nest, etc. You put food and water
in the dishes-the hen does the rest"
C. d. Young, in Farm and Home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
During the CotilIon
ANN~A@@@@~N~~@~@~~@N

q WASN'T dreaming, Terry. i
wasn't. really. was just be
ginning to get sleepy, and then 1
heard Martha talking to Jane in the lit.
tie dressing room. and got quite wide
awake. ! didn't know what she said
at first, and l did not mean to listen
really, till she said something about
mummy"
"Well?" said Terry-he was In for it
now. and he meant to hear 1t all.
Jane was angry with Martha and
said she ought not to say such things
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Shade Enrichcs Soil.

The complete shading of the soil rap.
idly enriches 1t, even without the appli-
cation of manure. 1t may be that shad-
ing causes a deposit of nitrogen from
the air; every farmer knows that wher-
ever STACK of hay or straw has stood
TOR several months the ground undNs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

Among Northern nurserymen and
fruit growers budding is commonly
practiced in July and August Or
chardists are taking up this system of
propagation and using it In place of
or in connection with top grating. If
the buds fail to live, the branches can
be grated the following spring. The
operation is more easily and quickly
done than grating.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Get After tic Rorers.

In August we get after the borers in
the orchard. We find them by the wood
dust around the stem of the tree. We
go aftcf-them with sharp knife and
a-small wire. If we do not get the job
6lone in August, we do it in September,
says Farm Journal,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

meath is not only enriched, but grows
much darker in color. Anyone may try
an experiment as follows: Select the
poorest spot of ground on the farm. lay
over n strip of any length, but about
n yard wide, n few inches of straw,
aud cover with board. or. If preferred
lay only n board on the ground. If
the place Is seeded to something after
the covering is removed the difference
in growth between the portion preyi-
ously shaded and that not shaded will
be very marked
Status of the Farming Industry.
There are 1o,43S,922 persons engaged
in agricultural pursuits, while all 9TH
er Industries engage 1S,S45,000 persons
One-third of the entire area of this
country Is devoted to tilling of the soil.
There are to-day 5,739,657 farms in the
United States. and the value of farm
property, including improvements, stock
and implements, is $20,514,001, S3S. The
number of farms has quadrupled in the
past fifty years, while the value of the
farming land today is five times as
great as the selling price of fifty years
ago. More than 100000 farms have
been laid out and fenced in by settlers,
principally in the West, in the past ten
years. Fifteen thousand farms We're
given away by the Government during
1901. When the Indian Territory is
opened for settlement, about 1904,
100000 acres of fine farming land will
he offered for sale at low prices, and
farming will receive another valuable
acquisition to its ranks. There are 30G,-
100000 acres of unsettled land in the
United States ready for immediate oc-
cupancy.
The total acreage used for farming
purposes is S41,00o,O00 acres-an area
which would contain England, Scot
land, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany,
Austria, Spain, Japan and the Trans
vaal. leaving sufficient room for several
smaller countries to go in around the
edges. None of these countries, or all
of them combined, would make re-
spectacle showing with our agricul-
tural products. The value Of farm ex-
ports in 1901 was S951, 6os, 331.-Re-
view of Reviews.
Yields of Cheese From Milk.
With ordinary milk the yield is about
30 pounds Of cured cheese for each
pound of butter fat in the milk. The
per cent of butter fat in different
milks very nearly determines their rel
alive values for cheesemaklng. Pro-
fessor Van Slyke found by n series Of
experiments that with milk rang
ing from 81 per cent to "A per
cent the amount to each pound of but
ter fat was 2.72 pounds of green cheese,
or % pounds of cured, five weeks. 1t
was found that per cent milk made
but "a pounds of cured cheese for
each pound of butter fat, but the better
quality of the cheese from the richer
milk was thought to compensate for
the slight difference in quantity. It'll
will be seen that hundred pounds of
per cent milk made ten pounds of
cheese and q hundred pounds of 5 per
cent milk made twelve pounds of
cheese.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

ton of the new
husking peg, and
s ! n c e great
many OF Your
I e ad ers would
Xix e to X Il o w
about t Ii c m /
Splitl y,,.,, cl.ntnb
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01

so your former employer is consd-
cred big gum" Intercepted the
friend.
Yes, rapid-tire gun" sighed the
clerk, who had been discharged with
out notice