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Arizona republican., 1903-02-05
CHANGE OF NAME
Threw Insurance Company Into Re
ceivers' Hands.


ceivers' Hands.
Topeka, Kan, February 1.-THE Unit
ed States district court this afternoon
decided that the Kansas Mutual Life
Insurance must go into the hands of a
receiver. =. I. Bonebrake Of Topeka
and Ex-Governor +. y. Morrill, will be
named as receivers if the parties to the
suit have no objections 10 them.
The suit was brought because OF the
action of the company changing its or
ganizatiOn from a mutual TO a stock
concern. The name changed was from
the Kansas Mutual Life to the Union
Mutual Life without the authority of
the stockholders. The court granted
an injunction against the last named
concern taking charge of the assets Of
the old company.
Arizona republican., 1903-02-05
NO ALLIANCE.

Topeka, Kan. February 4.-President
Ripley of the Santa Fe tonight denied
the published story to the effect that
there is likelihood of a traffic alliance
Arizona republican., 1903-02-05
Have You
Been in
DavidsOn's
Cash Store
Lately 3?

IFS a wonderful assortment of useful
things i'm Hardware, Crockery. Stoves,
Gnusa Furnishings. Stationery and No
Arizona republican., 1903-02-05

Maximum temperature "a: minimum
temperature. 81.
Average relative humidity, GO per
cent.
Total precipitation. O..
Character of the day-Clear.
NJ. f. BLYSTONE,
Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1903-02-05
SWALLOWED BY THE SEA.
The Probable Fate of the American
Ship Florence.

SIlp florence.
San Francisco. February 4-Tha
steamer Alameda. which arrived here
today from Honolulu, reports having
seen during the storm on the night o.
January Goth the distress signals Of a
square-rigged ship. The Alameda put
about in answer to the appeal. but in
less than ten minutes after having
seen the distress lights the rigger had
disappeared. 1t is believed that it must
have been swallowed up in the sea.
1t is thought here that the disabled
vessel may have been the Florence. an
American vessel. now out sixty-fve
days from Tacoma for Honolulu
Arizona republican., 1903-02-05
WILL BE NO STRIKE
And No Twenty Per Cent Increase on
the Santa Fc

the Santa Fc.
Topeka, Kan. February THE Santa
Fe conductors and trainmen may ex-
pect to get fair increase in wages.
judged from what President Ripley
said here tonight. Mr.. Ripley expressed
an opinion that there would be no
strike by the trainmen.
There viii be no trouble in making
a settlement with the trainmen." ne
said. so long as they are reasonable
but 20 per cent increase IS too much
for us to consider. and we may IS we'll
understand first as last that it cannon
be granted"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Notice t. Patrons of the Manchester
& Oneida Railway Company at
North Manchester Ia.


wish to call your attention to the
fact that u great number of passengers
+ate boarding our trains at that point
without procuring tickets at our down
town Office, and thereby causing great
les of revenue to our Railway.
This is to notify you that unless you
rtocure your through tickets from this
station, which may be done by calling
here or telephoning US to send tickets
with conductor for your destination, |
will be obliged to discontinue that
Foint as stop for our trains toipick up
rassengers.
This do not wish to do, but unless
fun cooperate with me in this matter
y; will be necessary to come to our sta.
ton to board our train.
JNO. L. SULLIVAN
Gen. Mgr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
CHAPTER III.
THE COMING OF THE PILOT,

THE COMING OF THE PILOT.
H n was the first missionary ever
IN seen In the country, and 1t
46FM was the Old Timer who named
@aGD him. The Old Timers advent
to the foothill country was pre-
historic, and his influence was in
consequence immense. No one ven
tured to disagree with him, for to dis
agree with the Old Timer was to write
yourself down Il tenderfoot, which no
one, Of course, cared to do. 1t was a
misfortune which only time could re-
pair to be newcomer, and 1t was
every newcomers aim to assume with
all possible speed the style and GUS
toms of the aristocratic old timers and
to forget as soon as possible the date
of his own arrival. So 1t was Us tho
Sky ilot-familiarly the Pilot-thpt
the missionary went for many day
in the Swan Creek country.
i had become schoolmaster of Swan
Creek, for in the spring kind Provi-
dence sent in the Muirs and the Bre-
mans with housefuls of children, to the
ranchcrs' disgust, for they foresaw
plowed fields and barbed wire fences
cramping their unlimited ranges. A
school became necessary. A little log
building was erected. and l was ap-
pointed schoolmaster. 1t was as schools
master that first came to touch the
Pilot, for the letter which the Hudson
Bay freighters brought me carly one
summer evening bore the inscription:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

irresistible, and before was awure
was listening to his plans for working
his mission with eager interest, So
eager was my interest, indeed, that be.
fore l was aware found myself ask.
ing him to tea with me In my shack
But he declined. saying:
I'D like to awfuliy; but, do you
know, think Latour expects me-"
This consideration Of Latour's feel
ings almost upset me.
"Yon come with me-" he added, and
I went.
Latour welcomed us with his grim
old face wreathed In unusual smiles.
The Pilot has been talking to him too.
''I've got it, Latourg' he cried out as
he entered. Here you are" And he
broke into the beautiful French Cana
dian chanson "a la Claire Fontaine,"
to the old half breeds almost fearful
delight.
DO you know" he went on, II heard
that first down the Mattawa," and
away he went into u story of IN ex-
perlence with French Canadian RATS
men, mixing up his French and Eng
lish in SO charming a manner that La
tour, who in his younger days long ago
had been shantyman himself, could
hardly know whether he was standing
on his head or OH his heels.
After tea proposed a ride out to see
the sunset from the nearest rising
ground. Latour. with unexampled
generosity. offered his own cayuse,
Louis.
Il can't ride WE'LL" protested the
Pilot
"Ah, OATS good ponce, Louis" urged
Latour. Hes quiet lax wan leetle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
ITO DE coNT1NuED.J



An avenger need not necessarily be q
naturalist, but there are cases where
he would take his vengeance more to
the purpose If he knew the habits of
his victim. Lippincott's Magazine tells
a story Of Jean, the French Canadian
gardener who was found stamping on
a little mound Of fresh earth and
chuckling to himself.
"Ah, m'sieu," he cried triumphantly,
II am not ono to be trifed with!
am cr-r-r-uel man when once am
arouse. M'sieu will remember the mole
that has long time ravage the straw
berry beds of madame? Every morn
ing madame she say, 'Jean, why catch
est thou not that moleY
"But the mole was wise; e was
queeh. Always / look and look, but
never can find heem. But at hast,
thees very morning. catch heem. l
hold heem tight IN my hand-so- l
say: 'Aha-a-a! Is It thou, then, that has
yexed madame and ravaged her beds
Of the strawberry? Aha-al You shall
repent Of thees wickedness.'
"Then wonder how l shall kill
heem. He must be punished as well
rs killed. l wonder and wonder, but
ut last have the grand idea. All, 1t
was cr-rsuel, m'sleu. that way I kill
heem! But what would you? Did he
not deserve Of the worst7 But he will
vex madame no more. FIX heem. l
bury heem alivew
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

and for strength. With few words of
remembrance of chose in our homes
far away who think Of us and pray
for us and never forget" this strange
service was brought to close.
After the missionary had stepped out
the whole affair was discussed with
great warmth. Hi Kendall thought
"the Pilot didn't have no fair show
maintaining that when he was "ropin'
a steer he didn't want no BANKED ten
derfoot to be shown in his rope like
Bill there" But Bill steadily main
tanned his position that 1.-THE story of
that there picnic was a little too I'M
usual" for him. Bruce was trying
meanwhile to beguile the Duke into n
discussion Of the physics and meta
physics of the case. But the Duke re-
fused with quiet contempt to be drawn
into Il region where he felt himself a
stranger. lie preferred poker himself
II Bruce cared to take hand. and SO
the evening went on, with the theolog-
ical discussion by Hi and Bill in a
judicial, friendly spirit In one corner,
while the others for the most part
played poker.
When the missionary returned late
there were only few left in the room.
among them the Duke and Bruce, who
was drinking steadily and losing
money. The missionary's presence
seemed 10 irritate him, and he played
even more recklessly than usual, swear
Ing deeply at every loss. AT the door
the missionary stood looking up into
the night sky and humming softly
"Sun Of My Soul" and after few
minutes the Duke Joined in humming
a bass to the air till Bruce could con-
tain himself no longer.
II say" he called out, this isn't any
blanked prayer meeting, is itf'
The Duke ceased humming and.
looking at Bruce, said quietly: well,
what is 1t? What's the troublef'
"Troubiel'' shouted Bruce. II don't
see what hymn singing has to do with
q poker game"
"oh, l see! beg pardonl Was
SAID tho Duke. Then, after
q pnlg be added: YOU'RE aYn right.
I say, Bruce let's quit. Something has
got on to your nerves. And, coolly
sweening his pile into his pocket, he
gave up the game. With IN oath
Bruce left the table. took another
drink and went unsteadily out to his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Divine service will be held at Swan
Creek. In the Stopping Place Parlor.
a week from Sunday. Immediately
upon the conclusion Of the baseball
match.
ARTHUR WELLLNoToN MOORE

There was n strange incongruity In
the two, and an unconscious challenge
as we'll.
All next day, which was Saturday,
and, indeed, during the following
week, stood guard over my notice, en-
joying the excitement 1t produced and
the comments 1t called forth. 1t was
the advance wave of the great ocean
OF civilization which many Of them
had been glnd to leave behind-some
could have wished forever.
To Robert Muir, one Of the farmers
newly arrived, the notice was a har-
binger of good. 1t stood for progress,
markets and higher price for land,
albeit he wondered hoo he wad BIO
kept up" But his hard wrought,
quick spoken little vito at his elbow
"hooted" his scruples and. thinking of
her growing lads, welcomed with UNI
mixed satisfaction the coming Of "the
meenister." Her satisfaction was
shared by all the mothers and most Of
the fathers In the settlement, but by
the others, and especially by that roll
licking, roistering crew, the Company
of the Noble Seven, the missionary's
coming was Viewed with varying do
grees Of luminosity. 1t meant hmita.
ton of freedom in their wildly rech-
less living The permit nights would
now, to say the least, be subject to
criticism; the Sunday wolf hunts and
horse rnces, with their attendant de-
lights, would now be pursued under the
eye of the church, and this would not
add to the enjoyment Of them. One
great charm of the country, which
Bruce, himself the son of an Edinburgh
minister and now secretary of the No
Bile Seven, described as "letting fel-
low do as he blanked pleased" would
be gone None resented more bitterly
than he the missionary's intrusion,
which he declared to be an attempt
4to reimpose upon their freedom the
trammels of an Anticipated and bigoted
conventionality." But the rest Of the
Company, while not taking so decided
stand, We're agreed that the estab-
lishment Of church institution was
an Objectionable and impertinent as
well as unnecessary proceeding.
OF course Hi Kendall and Ids friend
y 4 no cnip'o~t ono way!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

horse, and soon we heard him ride
away into the darkness, singing
snatches of the hymn and swearing
the most awful oaths.
The missionary's face was white
with horror. 1t was all new and hor-
rible to him.
will he get safely homer" he asked
of the Duke.
Don't you worry, youngster," said
the Duke in his loftiest manner. Hell
get along
The luminous, dreamy eyes grew
hard and bright as they looked the
Duke in the face.
Yes. shall worry, but you ought
to worry moro"
"Ah," said the Duke, raising his
brows and smiling gently upon the
bright, stern young face lifted up to
his. ~ didn't notice that had asked
your opinion"
"If anything should happen to him."
replied the missionary quickly, II
should consider you largely response
bio"
'"That would be kind" said the
Duke, still smiling with his lips. But
after a moments steady look into the
missionary's eyes he nodded his head
twice or thrice and without further
word turned away
The missionary turned eagerly to me:
"They beat me this afternoon" lie
cried, but, thank God, I know now
they are wrong and l am right!
don't understand! l can't see my way
through! But am right! It's true.
I feel it's true! Men can't live with
out him and be men!-
And long after went to my shack
that night saw before me the eager
face with the luminous eyes and heard
the triumphant cry: 81 feel it's true!
Men can't live without him and be
men!s And l knew that though his
first Sunday ended in defeat there was
victory yet awaiting him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
The United state. capitol.


The United States capitol at Wash.
ington is one of the most majestic
buildings in the world 1t was first be-
gun in 1893, when the north wing was
founded. This was finished in 1900,
and the south wing was begun In 1911.
The building was burned by the Brit
ish In 1914, and rebuilding did not be
gin until 1917. In 1851 the new ex-
tensions began, the house of repro
sentatives first occupying its present
hall in 1857, the senate its present
quarters in 1859. The dome was con-
structed between 1856 and 1865. The
cost of the building has exceeded $780,
100000. The dome is 8O7 feet high and
135 in diameter, contains 1000 tons of
iron, arranged to move during atmos.
pheric changes like the unfolding of a
lily.
The rotundn beneath is 90 feet In
diameter and $50 feet high. The ex-
IRENE length of the building is 751 feet;
extreme breadth, 1924 feet. It covers
1885, 12 square feet Of ground. The ar
chitecture is Of the Corinthian order:
the material of the central structures
yellowish sandstone painted white, of
the wings white marble, tinged with
blue.
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mouse; he's ride lak-what you call2
wan horse on de rock" Under
which persuasion the pony was ac-
cepted.
That evening saw the Swan Greek
country with now eyes-through the
luminous eyes of the Pilot We rode
up the trail by the side of the Swan
till we came to the cnulee mouth, dark
| and full Of mystery.
Come on" said, 1--WE must get to
the top for the sunset"
He looked lingeringly into the deep
shadows and asked. Anything live
down thcre?"
Coyotes and wolves and ghosts"
"Ghosts?" he asked delightedly "Do
you know, was sure there We're, and
I'm quite sure l shall see them.'
Then we took the Porcupine trail
and climbed for about two miles the
gentle slope to the top of the first ris-
ing ground. There we stayed and
watched the sun take his nightly
plunge into the sea of mountains, now
1imly visible, Behind us stretched the
prairie, sweeping out level to me sky
and cut by the winding coulee Of the
Swan. Great long shadows from the
hills were lying upon Its yellow face,
and far Mt the distant edge the gray
haze was deepening into purple. Be-
fore us lay the hills, softly curving
like the shoulders of great sleeping
monsters, their tops still bright, but
the separating valleys full of shadow.
And there, far beyond them, up against
the sky, was the line of the mountains
blue, purple and gold, according Us
the light fell upon them.
The sun had taken his plunge, but he
had left behind him the robes of SAT-
from and gold. We stood long without
word or movement, filling our hearts
with the silence and the beauty, till
the gold in the west began to grow
dim. High above all the night was
stretching her star pierced, blue can
opy and drawing slowly up from the
east over the prairie and over the Sleep
ing hills the soft folds of a purple haze.
The great silence of the dying day
had fallen upon the world and held
us fast.
"Listen," he said in n low tone, point
ing to the hills. Cant you hear them
breatheT And, looking ut their curv-
ing shoulders, fancied could see
them slowly heaving as If in heavy
sleep, and was quite sure could
hear them breathe. l was under the
spell Of his voice and his eyes, and
nature was all living to me then.
We rode back to the Stopping Place
in silence, except for a word of mine
now and then which he needed not,
and, with hardly good night, he left
me at the door. turned away feel
ing as IL 1 had been in a strange coun-
try and among strange people.
How would he do with the Swan
Creek folk? Could he make them
see the hills breathe. Would they feel
as / felt under his voice and eyes7
What curious mixture he was!
was doubtful about his first Sunday,
and was surprised to find all my In
difference as to his success or failure
gone. 1t was pity about the baseball
match. would speak to some of the
men about 1t tomorrow.
Hi might be disappointed In his ap-
pearance. but as I turned into my
shack and thought over my last two
hours with the Pilot and how no had
'.got" old Latour and myself began
to think that HI might be mistaken In
his measure Of the Pilot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
checlsa and nrast.

A bank check is really sight draft
on the depositor's bank. 1t differs from
draft in wording and is used in pay
Ing creditor, whereas draft is com.
monty used as means Of collecting
money from debtor. The bank is
obliged to pay check If it has funds
enough of the drawer to meet it, but
the person on whom draft is drawn
may or may not honor it at pleasure.
Another use to which merchants put
drafts is in sending remittances from
one part of the country to another, for
as banks keep money on deposit in all
of the large commercial centers bank
draft is simply the banks check draw
ing on its deposit with some other bank
which 1t calls its correspondent. Banks
sell these drafts or cashier checks" to
customers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Divine service will be held at Swan
Creek In at - o'clock,
All are cordially invited.
ARTHUR WELLINGTON MoonE.

On the whole liked his letter |
liked It's modest self depreciation, and
1 liked Its cool assumption of my sym
pathy and cooperation. But l was
perplexed. remembered that Sunday
was the day fixed for the great base
ball match, when those from Home"
as they fondly called the land across
the sea from which they had come,
were to wipe the earth with all Corners.
Besides, divine saryice" was an inno-
walton in Swan Greek, and felt sure
that, like all innovations that suggested
the approach of the east, 1t would be
by no means welcome.
However, Immediately under the no
tice of the Grand baseball match for
the pain killer Il week from Sunday,
at 2:30; Home versus the World"
pinned on the door of the Stopping
Place the announcement:
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solicitonn Ahont Hin

An artist who was spending month
IN the neighborhood had asked Mrs.
Lawton's permission to make sketch
of the little bridge in her meadow.
The permission was given, and Bobby
had been spending the morning with
the artist.
II stood close to him all the time"
announced Bobby triumphantly, "and
! watched him, and talked to him a
good deal so he wouldn't be lonesome"
I'm afraid perhaps you bothered
him, dear" said Bobby's doting moth
er.
ooh. no, didn't, mother" said Bob
by. HE liked me. He said he was
real interested in me. He kept looking
at his watch SO he could tell me when
IL o'clock came, so needn't be late for
dinner. He even made me show him
what thick shoes had on, for he said
twas so damp he was most afraid !
might catch cold"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observation-Disclosures

infect them even remotely. A aQZen
years stay in Montana had proved
with sufficient clearness to them that
a church was luxury Of civilization
the west might well do without.
outside the Company of the Noble
Seven there was only one whose opin-
ion had value in Swan Creek, and that
was the Old Timer. The Company had
sought to bring him In by making him
an honorary member, but he refused
to be drawn from his home far up
among the hills, where he lived with
his little girl Gwen and her old half
breed nurse, Ponka. The approach of
the church he seemed to resent as n
personal injury. 1t represented to him
that civilization from which he had
fled fifteen years ago with his wife
and baby girl, and when, FIVE years
later, he, laid his wife in the lonely
grave that could be seen on tho shaded
knoll just fronting his cabin door the
last link to his past was broken. From
all that suggested the great world be-
You'd the run Of the prairie he shrank
as one shrinks from sudden touch
upon an old wound.
II guess I'll have to move back" he
said to me glopmily.
"Why?" I said in surprise, thinking
of his grazing range, which was ample
for his herd.
vrhis blank Sky Pilot" He never
swQre except when unusually moved
"Sky PilQt?" inquired,
He nodded and silently pointed to the
notice.
"Oh, well. he won't hurt you, will
hep
Cant stand it" he answered savage
ly; must get away
"What about Gwen?" / ventured,
for she was the light of his eyes. "Pity
to stop her studies" was giving her
weekly lessons ut the old mans ranch.
"Dunno. Amt figgered out yet about
that baby" She was still his baby.
"Guess she's all she wants for the
foothills. anyway. What's the use?'
he added bitterly, talking to himself
after the manner of men who live
much alone.
l waited for moment, then said,
well, l wouldn't hurry about doing
anything" knowing well that the one
thing All old timer hates to do is to
make any change in his mode of life.
Maybe he won't stay"
He caught at this eagerly. "Thats
so! There amt much to keep him,
anyway" And he rode Off to his lone
ly ranch far up iii the hills.
I looked after the swaying figure and
tried to picture his past, with its trag-
edy; then l found myself wondering
how he would end and what would
come to his little girl, and made up
my mind that if the missionary were
the right sort his coming might not be
a bad thing for the Old Timer and
perhaps for more than him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
THE scHooLMAsTER,
Public School.
Swan Creek,
Alberta

There was altogether a fine air about
the letter. The writing was in fine,
small hand, the tone was fine, and there
was something fine in the signature
"Arthur Wellington Moore" He was
glad to know that there was school
and u teacher in Swan Creek, for Il
school meant children, In whom his
soul delighted, and In the teacher he
would find n friend, and without a
friend he could not live. He took me
into his confidence, telling me that
though he had volunteered for this far
away mission field he was not much Of
n preacher and he was not at all sure
that he would succeed. But he meant
uttry, and he was charmed Mt the pros
pect of having one sympathizer at least
Would be kind enough to put in some
conspicuous place the Enclosed notice,
filling in the blanks as l thought best?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21
Professional Jealousy.

Brignoli. the famous singer, was in
tensely jealous of all other tenors, new
er admitting for an instant that any
one Of them could sing even passably
well. When the handsome, talented
Tom Karl burst upon the New York
stage Brignoli turned up his nose.
What do you think of Tom Karl?"
Tagliapietra asked him one night.
"Oh, he is very nice little boy" he
replied, with shrug. 81 like him very
much, but he has missed his vocation.
1 think he was born to be police
man."
Karl was tall and Of fine proportions
and was singing at the time with
Titiens in Ga Fayorita."