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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

ments for him then letting him know about it
later on.
And sometimes Friend would try to choke him
and take his Money away from him and invest it in
some shine Enterprise that going to pay a. 40
cent Dividend every thirty Days
Friend always meant WE'LL a that. When he
lected the Girl that the Victim to marry he was
prompted by the most unselfish Motives. Notwith-
standing which the Victim did the tall Duck
A Policeman found him hiding under a Bridge and
asked, Are you Fugitive from Justce?"
No. was the Reply. This is merely a case of
Friend"
MORAL: They never seem to be properly Thank
full for all that do in their Behalf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

ing that the life of book depends in the
special vitality in the man behind the book
borrow phrase which Mr. Bliss Carman axes. the
text of one of his sound Illuminating causeries the
current number of the Literary World, already ar
pleased to See newly under weigh under his editor
ship
The question is brought up to frem another
quarter by the handsome prospectus just issued by
the Scott-Thaw company of The Chiswick Library of
Noble Authors Noble Books in Noble Form is
the rallying motto of the publishers and from the
quality of the prospectus. which size 0olo-the only
really noble size for book, paper and type is
foreaste of the books themselves it is safe to pre-
dict a series worthy of tfie motto. BY Noble AI1-
thors. the publishers expl; H. lis meant those Arffer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

used her Full Name. When anyone came to see him
he had the Office Boy bring in a Card.
In speaking of the Company he said We" II
asked to do any regular Office Work, put up loud
Holler because he did think that Business Man
ager should be compelled to monkey with any small
and cheap Duties.
In short. although his Salary remained the same,
the highs sounding Title too much him. He
developed severe of EnIaFgiensis of the Coco,
and in short time he breathing the Fresh Air.
MORAL; Many good Subordinate has been
ruined TO make gilded Figurehead
Conyright. 1908. by Rohert howard Rsuss.la y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

didn't like to make for the ranch as knew the
boys were short-hanGed. 1 pointed north praying
to the good Lord that III hit kind of settlement
before ] struck the North Pole.
Well left those Injuns far behind that there
wasn't any fun in it, Stacked up, patting myself
back: and the trouble seemed all over,
just about to for the ranch when heard horses
galoping, and the came out a little |
whole raft of redskins a-bOiling up draw half
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

That was the Speech she would hand him when
they were out together. Then it was up 70 him To
call some 200 FOUNDER, else be prepared 10 lie
Awake half the Night and listen the Story of her
Wrongs,
Sometimes he suspected that she wanted to realize
his Life Insurance.
His usual Play to promise to be Avenger.
Then he would hunt up the Person who had grossly
insulted Mrs. KijOy apologize her behalf and
What Mrs. kiljoy needed was a Husband in
full Suit of Armor mounted a White Horse and
thirsting for Blood She had read the wrong kind of
Books Husband knew that she would stack him up
against it later.
Sure enough, one Day he found her in Tears and
learned that the Man delivering the Coal had been
Imperinent and had failed remove his Hat while
speaking to her. She wanted to know if Mr.. Killioy
Man a Mouse, and that settled it. He went
out to roast the Teamster and she followed along
Gloat.
The Teamster a Low-BrO with 4S-inch
Chest, and he did not know thing about the Henry
OF Navarro Business. He grabbed Mr. Killjoy and
busted the Bin with him.
While the Sufferer the Hospital waiting
for the Bones to join, Mrs KjOy beside him
said, AS soon as well enough be around
you must hunt him up and shoot him.
I will" said the brave Knight. If I get
of those Sandy Hook Guns that will carry Six
Miles
MORAL In these Days. Chivary must wear a
Tag or it Will not be Recognized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

would tempt one to read anything, though
fine sense of artistic fitness which presdes over
Macmillan publications would permit the
of taste involved in giving classical % a
book which was not to extent in the running
classical honors. The Macmillan company has pub
hshed many successful novel, but fancy there are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
The MODERN FABLE OF THE NINETY.POUND KNIGHT
ERRANT AND HIS LADY FAIR.

Once there Main Squeeze of a Business
Concern who had a faithful Man Friday
The Understrapper kept the Books and stalled off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
A Literary Letter
BY Richard lie Ga

HAVE just done a venturesome thing. I
have been re-reading an old favorite-a
book loved long since and lost awhile. No
other than Mr.. j. H. Shorthouse's John
ingiesant.' came to do it because the
Macmillan company has just reissued the
book in d three-volume edition dc luxe,
orm with its library edition of Walter
II. The formal is so charming that it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

~ EDDY and 1 were alone at the Lake beds.
* He sat outside the cabin, braiding a
" leather hat-band-eight strands and the
IN repeat" fgure-an art never could
ny master.
Is sat inside. with one-pound pack
age of smoking tobacco beside me and
9wspapers within reach, rolling the days sup
Y of cigarettes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

But every time he turned around Fl
right there to tell him what to do.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
No Redress for Gamblers.

There is no use for speculators en-
tertaining false hopes for the recovery
of money that was placed on 'get-rlch-
quick" schemes unearthed In st. Louis
and Chicago, to which lowans were
large contributors. A test case taken
before St. Louis judge YVES dismissed
on the ground that the company was
simply q gambling scheme and all that
put their money into 1t were well aware
of the fact. This being the case he
held that the investors were partners In
business prohibited by law and that
they cannot recover the money invest
ed.
There is no doubt that the decision is
sound from legal point Of view aud It
will effectually debar any efforts to re-.
cover the money entrusted to such
companies.
Should the ones who were fleeced un-
dertake to gain redress through an.
other avenue they might derive bit
of sstisfaction by reading the accounts
of trials of the sharpers who are "hold-
ing their money in trust" ."-Ackley
World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
THROWING AN OLD SHOE.


French ORIGIN.
The origin of the curious custom of
throwing an old shoe after Il newly
married pair for luck has been traced
back to French peasant origin by a
young man interested in folklore and
quaint customs. In southern France,
after the wedding ceremony, the girl Is
escorted to her new home by her girl
friends and left alone. The young hus-
band, also in the hands of his friends,
Is next led to Il point couple of hun
dred yards away from the dwelling.
where halt is made. Then the girls
rejected suitor, If there be such one,
arms himself with an old sabot or
wooden shoe, while the bridegroom
ducking his head, makes a dash for the
house. The disgruntled suitor throws
as hard and rs true as possible, and
the crowd cheers or derides, according
to the success of the shot. \ wooden
shoe is formidable missile in the
hands of an angry swain, and the
bridegroom is justified in having some
misgivings as he sees his defeated rival
practicing in anticipation of the we'd
ding day. Just think, says the search
er into folklore, how great relief it
would be, even In this country. to take
a crack at the fellow who had done
you out Of your best girl without hav-
ing the police step in! Over In France
the custom has a wider meaning. 1t
signifies that the last i'll feeling is thus
thrown away, and it is the depth of
disgrace for the man who has thrown
the shoe to harbor any further malice
against the young couple.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
The Difference

He was Il man who was making $50
a week and was having luncheon with
his fancee in an uptown restaurant.
The lady ordered chicken salad, fol-
lowed by black coffee and waters. The
man, who could have afforded every
thing on the bill and not felt hole in
his pocketbook, had consomme and
Little Neck clams and drank water.
The waiter got ~ cents.
A clerk who was kept busy earning
his salary Of SIS took his sweetheart
to an expensive seaside resort. 1t took
twenty minutes to decide what they
wanted to eat. Finally the order came,
heaped high up OH large tray.
AT the lady's place the waiter de-
posted roast beef, mashed potatoes,
chicken croquettes, with peas, n salad
Of lettuce and potatoes and cup Of
coffee.
The man, wondering how he could
get a winter overcoat, ate a porter
house steak, with mushrooms, fried
potatoes, green corn and coffee.
For dessert they had ice cream and
fancy cakes, with more coffee. The
waiter got quarter.-New York Her
aid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
A Most Liberal ofsr

All our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bing offer we this year make, which in.
cludes with this paper The Iowa Home.
stead, Its Special Farmers Institute ed.
itions and The Poultry Farmer. These
three publications are the best of their
class and should be IN every farm home.
To them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price of the four one year only SI.9O.
Never before was 30 small an amount
of money. The three papers named,
which we club with our own, are we'll
known throughout the west, and com.
mend themselves to the readers favor.
able attention. The Iowa Homestead
is the great agricultural and live stock
paper of the west; The Poultry Farmer
is the most practical poultry paper for
the farmer, while The Special Farmers
Institute Editions are the most practi-
cal publications for the promotion of
good farming ever published. Take ad-
vantage of this great offer, as 1t will
hold good fof short time only. Sem
pies of these papers may be examined
by calling at this office. 53-w21
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
A Heaven on Earth.

The ancient mogul buildings in the
palace of the kings Of Delhi are mar.
vels Of beauty. Two of these - the
Diwan-t-am. or hall of public audience,
and the DIwan-i-khas, or hall Of pri-
vate audience-were built by the EN-
peror Shah Jahan about two and a
half centuries ago, when the mogul
style of architecture had reached its
most decorative period. The smaller
of the two, the Diwan-i-khas, is fe-
nous for its jewel-like finish, and It is
round the walls of this apartment that
the Persian inscription runs, .If there
is a heaven on earth, it is this" The
larger hall contains the great mogul
throne. Both buildings are of marble
inlaid with designs in precious stones.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
A Trying Moment.

She was a nice little cousin from the
country, and she had come to city
luncheon given by some swell friends,
says New York paper. She was hav-
ing beautiful time and chatting away
merriiy when the salad course came
on, and the butler passed small
cream cheese. 1t was ON dolly placed
on fiat plate, and silver knife lay
by 1t.
The country cousin was busy talking,
and without an instant's hesitation she
took the plate, cheese and all, and set
1t down by her own salad plate The
butler gave decorously repressed
start Of horror, the other guests began
to talk very fast and the little cousin,
suddenly appreciating what she had
done, turned scarlet and sat and gazed
ut that cheese in dumb agony and
wished she could die then and there.
But the hostess, who sat by her, said,
gently putting the action to the word:
"Do let me cut you piece of the
cheese"
And then the plate was passed on,
and everybody began to breathe once
more. But the cousin didn't speak
again for ten minutes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11


A traveller recently returned from
Japan tells of some of the queer laws
in that country concerning divorce:
"a divorce on the part of the husband
is easily obtained. One of the legal
causes of divorce is If the husband
find the wife too loquacious.' Yet in
all my long experience in Japan have
met only one man who discarded his
wife, and l never met with family
where dissension existed, nor have
ever heard Of husband treating his
wife with severity, although the same
cannot be said of some parents-in-law,
who consider their sons wife mere
chattel. AS general rule, the appear
ance of girls and women testifies of a
lightness Of heart not always found in
other climes where their sisters have
more abundant means of happiness"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
John Y. to the Front.

II had been abroad for three years."
said the judge, "and, as the people in
my native town labored under the idea
that l was man of some consequence,
they welcomed me home with brass
band and dinner. was about to re.
ply to the address of welcome when the
'ssslage cooper approached me with ex.
tended hand and said:
SO you've got back home, eh7 Say,
judge, when you went away was do
ing all my own work and had my shop
in the woodshed; now I've turned a
boss barn into cooper shop and am
bossing two journeymen and making
fifty barrels week. Don't forget to
say that while you've been wasting
your time in Europe John Y. Higgins
has come right to the front ut home.'
My little speech to my fellow towns
men didn't arouse much enthusiasm"
said the judge, "and that cooper was to
blame for it He simply wilted me."-
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
DUMAS AND HIS BARBER.
Origin of the Practice of speculat.
Ing In Theater Tickets.

oriEh OF the Practice of Speculate
Ing In Theater Tickets.
The practice of speculating in thea.
ter tickets, strange us it may appear,
was started by the elder Dumas. He
patronized Paris barber named Por-
cher, and one day this worthy while
shaving the novelist asked him why he
did Lot sell the tickets given him by
the managers Of the theaters where
his plays We're produced.
To whom could l sell them?" asked
the author of the "Three Musketeers."
why, to me, If you like" replied Por-
cher. "And what would you do with
them" asked Dumas. THAT'S my
business" replied the bafber, contin-
uing to lather the bronzed face of the
famous story teller.
But give you tickets whenever you
ask for them," said Dumas. "Ah! One
or two are not sufficient for my pur-
pose" responded Porcher 81 must
have all your tickets, and every day
too" And you will pay for them?
said the dramatist. Cash." was the
simple yet practical reply.
Dumas at that moment was very
badly in need of money, so he at once
concluded the bargain. Porcher, who
shortly after this gave up shaving and
cutting hair, made similar bargains
with other authors and quickly became
rich,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Not all visitors to the country are as
ignorant Of the farmers surroundings
as the farmers sometimes suppose.
Browning's Magazine gives this in
stance:
WAL" said Farmer Wilkins to his
city boarder, who was up early and
looking round, "ben out to hear the
haycock crow, s'pose" And he wink
ed at his hired man.
NO" replied the city boarder; "I've
been out tying knot in cord Of
wood"
Farmer wilkins scowled at the hired
man and wanted to know why he was
not getting to work at milking those
cows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Business Opportunities For All.

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Mime.
sofa and Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best agri-
cultural section of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and busi-
ness men successful. We have demand
for competent men, with the necessary
capital, for all branches of business.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
hotels, banks and stockbuyere. Cores.
pondence solicited. Write for Maps and
Maple Leaflets. W. 7. Reed, Industrial
Agent, 6O4 Endicott Building, st. Paul,
MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

"One Of the most curious races ever
saw" writes correspondent of the
London Taller, "was on Mr.. Carl Ha-
genbeck's lawn at Hamburg. Some
seven children mounted on the backs
of large turtles or tortoises raced across
the lawn. To give impetus to their
queer steeds most of them armed them
selves with cabbages, which they tied
to the end of sticks, ever and anon
dangling them as tempting morsels in
front Of the turtles. 1t was strange
race and occupied some time. Every
now and then turtle would grasp a
piece of cabbage and then quietly eat
it before resuming its Journey"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Persons suffering from delirium tre-
mems usually imagine that they are
surrounded by snakes. An explanation
Of this hallucination, says the Family
Doctor, is offered by the result Of some
recent experiments. Sixteen alcoholic
patients were examined with the oph-
kaleidoscope, and 1t was found that the
minute blood vessels In the retina Of
their eyes were congested. In this con.
dition they appear black and are pro-
jected into the field Of vision, where
their movements resemble the squirm-
ing Of serpents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Flowers on the Stage.

No actor who is imbued with the su-
perstitions of his profession will give
yellow roses to friend, nor will he
accept them himself, as he fancies the
flowers are harbingers of misfortune
jealousy and loss of friendship. Some
managers will allow no natural flowers
whatever to be used by way of ''prop-
critics" upon the stage, but that is car
rying the matter further than is usual
ly considered essential.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Uncomfortable Position.

Finnicus-I wonder why it is that
those who attain the pinnacle of sue
cess never seem to be happy.
Cynnicus-Because the pinnacle of
success is like the top of particularly
tall lightning rod with a particularly
sharp point, and those who succeed in
perching temporarily upon it usually
find that they are targets for all the
worlds lightning.-Town and Country
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Economics and the Monroe Doctrine.
1t is Just like German professor Of
political economy to assume that the
Monroe doctrine is q question Of eco.
nomlcs. It is not question of eco
nomics at all, but question of politics
international politics. F
If there is a German professor of what
he is pleased to call political economy
who has the faintest conception of eco
nomic law-natursl law in accordance
with which honest men produce and
distribute wealth-The Chronicle would
like to know who he is. He certainly is
not Adolf Wagner, though he is called
"the celebrated political economist of
Berlin university" That is to say, be is
not If, as appears, he clsssities the Mon
roe doctrine under the head of eco
nomics while he discourses of 1t as q
question of civilization and of the
domination of Germsnic or Roman
races
The Monroe doctrine as 1t is now &C
cepted In this country is that European
power must not be extended on this
hemisphere and that the United States
as the strongest power Of this hemis.
phere will undertake to see that Euro
pesn power is not extended here.
1t may be right or 1t may be wrong,
but that Is the doctrine. It Is the die
tum of the United States that European
powers must not seek territorial sg-
grandizement on this hemisphere.
Right or wrong, that is it, and there is
every indication that the people of the
United States intend to maintain 1t If
they can regardless of the opinions Of
German professors of world politics
which they are pleased to call ..eco-
nomics." Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
A deserved Fate.

Some poet wrote the following:
Long is that morn that brings no
eve; tall is the corn that no cobs leave;
blue is the sky that never looks yeller;
hard is the apple that never grows
meller; but longer and bluer and hard
er and tall is my own ladylove-my
adorable Poll" P. S.-The author has
since died in great agony.-London
Tit-Bits. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Refuse to Curb the Trusts.

The depth and sincerity of the re-
publican oligarchy's desire to "curb the
trusts" was exhibited when the senate,
by an almost straight party vote, re.
fused to take up the Littlefield anti
trust bill. This was the one measure of
the session which most certainly pro-
missed to make clear the doings of the
"bad trusts" Its passage would have
shown that the majority "mesn busi-
ness;" Its shelving shows that they do
not-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
A Bad Sort of Hero.

- ASSAN WI y Va 44CAVs
Cole Younger, the psrdoned bandit,
announces that he intends to run q
"wild west" show, exhibiting all over
the country the methods that made the
james and Younger gang of desper-
ADDE'S the most dreaded In the land.
Frank james is to be arena msnsger.
Younger says the money necessary
has been advanced to him, and that he
will be the owner of the show. This
financial faith on the part of someone
indicates that careful study of the
matter has caused confidence that the
American people will cheerfully give
up their money to see such show.
This confidence is not very compli.
mentary TO the public, but perhaps 1t is
well founded. No doubt, such show
would be well patronized by q large
element in every community.
1t would seem that men who had
been the most feared and hated of any
in their generation, who had been
bounded and hunted, and had served
terms in prison for their foul crimes,
might be ashamed to appear in public
as heroes.
1t is true, Frank James was never
convicted of crime, yet his notorious
criminal record is bis sole qualification
as Snowman.
But neither the James nor the
Youngers were ever distinguished for q
sense Of delicacy. No doubt, they are
proud of their detsstsble deeds and of
the infamous notoriety they have attain
ed. No doubt, they actually deem
themselves heroes.
But since they do not hesitate to a..
sumo the role of heroes, the American
people should at least hesitate to ae-
cept them as such and to encourage
them in theiridelusion.
The harmful effect of elevating such
men as heroes'in popular opinion cannot
be estimated. The trend given to the
rdeality of boys must be injurious in
the extreme. To make hero Of q des-
perado is to warp the morals of millions
of youth.
A nation may be known by the men
1t elevates for popular esteem as 1t may
be known BY the gods 1t worships.
Hero worship is healthy when true. 1t
gives to the young right ideals and right
resolves, stimulates the middle aged to
noble impulses and generous wisdom.
But II desperadoes are to be accepted
as heroes the result must be general de-
basement of ideals, impulse, action and
thought.
The hero In show is to the young
an object of q sort of reverential wor-
ship and emulation, The Younger
James combination would leave in its
train bands Of boys armed to the teeth,
playing at train and bank robbipg ySY6e
play might never become real, nut the
moral dsbasement would be jreai and
Iasting .-DesMoines Dsily N6vs. M