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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Fi.h need Air.

Fishes, like all other animals, need
air. If they could not get 1t they
would be suftocated just as you would
II you were locked in an mir tight
trunk. When the sea is frozen for
miles, as in the Arctic ocean, the fishes
find 1t very hard to come to the top,
and must then '.breathe' the mir which
is dissolved in the water. You have
often seen the tiny bubbles which col
5lcct on the inside Of glass which has
been standing full Of water overnight.
Well, that is the air which has been
dissolved in the water, and after the
glass has been tapped, SO that all these
bubbles come to the top, fishes could
not live in that water. In other words,
they would drown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

rlgged up and waited for a decent
hour. Ha, ha, ha! thought should
split my sides when you struck n
Yankee Doodle.'
Eyes, but the browning point was
when he put that pathetic trill in
Kathleen Mavourneen! Tom laid
back on the bed and laughed till his
countenance took on an apoplectlc
tinge.
"But, boys said the butt of their
wit, "the real point of the joke seems
to have escaped your perception. That
cider in the cellar must have tasted
bitter or you would not have been SO
hasty in attacking the stranger!
can imagine you jumping out to grab
me and catching tartar! But did you
notice how that officer stared Mt yotli
I'll bet a dollar he won't recognize you
/ tomorrow morning"
And, he did not. But the boys rec
ognized the burglar, which was more
to the purpose, and when they re
turned ut late hour from the court
and had their dinner they were sleepy
enough to make amends to the drowsy
god for the cold shoulder they had of
fered him the night before.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Mon VINO e.wcre Literaturc..

Balzac and Hugo were the last Of
the great men whose inspiration was
unceasing and who did not make liter
ature, but who were literature. Bal
FAC wrote great story at sitting
"a sitting that lasted for eighteen
hours. All that while he wrote, for
no secretary could keep pace with
him, and all that while he lived on
black coffee. Then he slept for thirty
hours. Hugo wrote "Hernani'' In a
month, and we can think of Balzac and
Hugo as we think of the great Vene-
tan living in the glory and exultation
of constant creation. Veronese must
have improvised 1.-THE Marriage Feast
Mt Cana with extraordinary ease, and
/ like to think he painted the immortal
fiddler in morning and went out in
his gondola In the afternoon thinking
he had done fair days work. That
was how men wrote and painted in the
great times before science beckoned
them away from the beautiful. - George
Moore in Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

Mark Twnin's Joke on the bishop.
Bishop Doane Of Albany was Mt one
time the rector OF an Episcopal church
in Hartford, and the services ut this
church Mark Twain would occasionally
attend Twain one Sunday played a
Joke upon the rector.
sDr. Doane,' he said at the end Of
the service, II enjoyed your sermon
this morning. welcomed 1t like an
old friend. l have, you know, a book
at home containing every word of 1t. !"
"You have not" said DIR. Doane.
II have So" said the humorist.
"Well, send that book to me. I'd like
to see it,
"Ill send IT." Twain replied.
And he sent the next morning an un-
abridged dictionary to the rector.-Bos-
ton Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
A Bogu. Denr,s Ham

Sir Richard Owen, the eminent anat-
omist, often had his skill in identify
ing bones tested. On one occasion his
friend and neighb6r. Lord John Rus
sell, sent him n specimen for this pur-
pose. and the professor quickly pro-
nounced it the thigh bone Of pig.
This explanation of the query was sub
sequently offered by Lord John: Pres
tdent Buchanan had sent from Amer
len to the English statesman the pres
emit Of % choice bears ham, and the
family had breakfasted Off 1t several
times with much enjoyment. Some
how or other, however, suspicion was
aroused, and the bone was sent to their
scientific neighbor, with tho result
stated. Pail Mall Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

Ill D E i
Though there are number Of DIFF
ferent kinds Of wood. ebony, ironwood,
ETC.. of such close, hard fiber that even
the flercest fire has difficulty in "get-
ting hold" Of 1t, there is only one sort,
SO far us now known, that is practical
~ freproof. This is small, scraggy
tree, native Of South America, called
the shopala, with thick, tough, stringy
bark full Of q sort Of fire resisting sap,
This curious shrub grows largely on
the great, grassy savannas, which are
swept by fire almost every year dur
ing the heat of the summer. There It
thrives splendidly, for the annual
scourge only kills of Its bigger and
harder competitors and leaves the
ground free for the growth Of this
vegetable asbestus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
"Keep d,1at az alo,1 are.n

stairs. But his foot had hardly touched
the last step when he was furiously set
upon by the two boys. Dick hurriedly
descended with the lamp.
Just what he had expected had taken
place. Jack and Tom had mistaken
the intruder for Dick and had foored
him with the intention Of keeping up
the pleasantly Of the early part Of the
evening.
But the burglar. although hoored,
was not disposed to take things at all
quietly, and the situation was becom.
ing very nearly tragic when Dick In
terfered. Tom was being crushed I'M
der the burglars knee, and jack was
doing his best to break the latter's
neck. Both boys had found out their
mistake and We're not agreeably sur
prised
The young host hastened to poke his
revolver under the ruffian's nose, and
on the strength of this argument peace,
or at least quiet, was restored.
The offender was then securely bound,
and while Tom and Jack sat as guards
over him Dick went in search Of an Of
ficer. Returning, he introduced to that
official the now thoroughly subdued
housebreaker.
You'll have to come around in the
morning and see the chief" said the
officer, addressing the three young men.
1T will be necessary to testify. Please
examine the man that you may identi-
fy him."
"All I've got to say" growled the
robber, with an ugly look, lis that when
I get clear of this business I'll come
back and do you"
Every kind of you, I'm sure" said
Dick. "Goodby until tomorrow"
The officer and his charge having de-
parted, Dick. for the third time that
night, made the house fast. This done,
he led his cousin and friend to their
rooms.
BED is the countersign now. BOYS"
said Jack, yawning.
You're right, jack" said Dick, "but
let me know first to whose bright in
tellect am to attribute the transcend
ent idea Of burglarlous visitation.
which you SO admirably put in force,,-
"And which you SO splendidly re-
ceiyed. 1t was Toms. He met me at
the station on the way here and, after
stating that you had protested a fear
Of burglars, proposed tho ,ss,as ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Fasting For Health.

Thousands Of years before 1t was
practiced as religious rite fasting
was practiced us a health measure in
Egypt, India and China. Contempt
rary to Cicero was Asclepiades, a Greek
physician, who strongly advocated this
idea, and 1000 years after his day Ibn
Sina, philosopher and medical sage, ar
gued the virtues Of temporary absti-
hence on the ground that 1t came cas-
Ter than constant moderation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
J The best is the cheapest s
GLOVER,S
|OYERAIlS
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ASK yourdealer for them ,

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hope tint the lines OF the poet will. get
the betterSof the encounter. The actor
who is to play Shakespeare acceptably
must not frivol away his intellectual
dignity. One cannot sing Mary Had
a Little Lamb with all the enthusi-
assn Of his soul for 800 nights and
hope to be equal to the Magnificent or q
TIE Deum or Siegfried's Rhine journey
on the three hundred and first night
The tasks to which the modern English
and American manager puts the Eng
lish and American actor have destroy
ed the old school of Shakespeare nc.
tors. Now, we are not saying tlat
this is not for the best; that in the
processes of the evolution of the arts
the theater Inns not naturally become
what 1t is.- Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
,rovtb Of the papal crown,

Originally the, headdress Of the popes
was only a cap, but Clovis, king Of the
Franks, to show his respect to the
church of Rome, sent to the palace of
st. John in Lateran n royal crown of
gold, which Anastasius, emperor of
Constantinople, had presented to him.
The Pope Hormisdas placed upon the
tiara this crown, which was at that
time nothing more than a circle OF
gold surmounted by leaf work. being
much such coronet as is nowadays
borne by marquises in France. The
successor of Pope >Hormisdas con-
tinued to wear the tiara with one
crown only up to the time of Boniface
Viii, but, this pope, having. claimed
authority over things temporal as well
as spiritual, wished to mark this dou-
BILE dominion on the pontidcal tiara,
on which he placed two crowns In
stead of one Ultimately Pope John
XXI. added n third crown. = st.
James Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

up. The man hesitated, cast glance
at his iron Jimmy" on the floor, but
obeyed.
= "What are you going to do with mel"
he asked.
Don't let that bother you" answer
ed Dick. You will be well taken care
of-very well, indeed!'
Come" said Dicks prisoner. Let's
talk little. You won't be hard on
me, l. know. I've only been at this
work about year, and it's mighty
hard to be taken just when was
ready to make n good haul. My wife
and'-
mo doubt" replied Dick, hastily in
terrupting him, you could tell very
affecting story, but shan't listen to 1t.
You've done enough tonight that you'll
have to suffer for. There are also sew
,.ral other Jobs in this town TINT you
will be called upon to explain the why
and wherefore Of"
"TEen," said the burglar, showing
his teeth, "I'll give you the worst half
hour you ever passed In your life.
You've got the pistol He grinned
ferociously.
1.-THE first step you take toward mo
will be your last" said the young guard
ian of the premises quite coolly. II
haven't much fear Of man who lets
himself be taken with an empty revolv-
er."
Dick had glanced at Toms pistol and
discovered that the chambers contain
ed no cartridges. This explained why
Tom had twirled 1t SO carelessly about.
"Stand back or firew he command
ed.
Rot, you young fool! Neither is my
pistol loqded. Why didn't you break
when you had chance?"
The burglar had arisen and was now
moving, not hastily, but us one who
felt 1t worth while to take his time
with an assured thing, toward Dick.
"You are double the fool, then" cried
Dick, rexreating for the moment, "for
not snatching your last chance. have
still the drop on you, for here is my
revolver, which know contains fresh
cartridges. Back to your corner or I'll
put bullet through your shoulderp
AS he spoke the first words Dick had
pulled out his own pistol, which he had
recaptured from the burglar and which
he now leveled at that worthy's breast.
The latter with howl of hopeless
rage, gave it up and, cursing himself
| for his slowness, sank for moment in
| to chair.
| AS he did so Dick got second inspi-
ration. For the last five or ten minutes
he had been feeling like the man who
had captured an Indian-he had him,
but he did not dare to let 60 for fear
the Indian would have him.
Half smiling at his thought, he or
dered the burglar to precede him into
the kitchen. Here he halted for the
moment.
II have determined to give you o
chance to escape 1t will be q bare
chance, but that is not my affair, You
| will have to make the most Of it, con
slider 1t safer to lock you up in the eel
lar and go for help than to try to escort
you alone to the police station, half q
mile away. Don't say word or shall
think better of my promise. Now, then
walk chalk"
The burglar, grasping eagerly at the
hope Of escape, did not utter another
syllable, but went slowly down tht
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Pebbles,

In the "Memoir" of Robert Chambers
by his brother William is delightful
allusion to PEBBLES, their birthplace and
a spot ever warm In the loving mem
DRY Of Scotch residents.
One Of these. n man who had lived
there all his life, was enabled by some
uplift of fortune to visit Paris. When
he came back his townsmen gravely
gathered about him.
"Noo," said one, while the others lis
tened, "tell us ABBOTT it.'
Paris" he began, "a things consid-
cred, is n wonderful place; but, still,
PEBBLES for pleasure"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

Lord Palmerston's reply to the hit.
crate member who asked him, "Are
there two hens in 'Oniton3" is speed.
men Of his rather boisterous chaff.
"No; only one. That's why heggs are
80 scarce there"
Mr.. Disraeli's comment upon por-
trait of himself, "Is 1t not hideous- and
SO like?" exhibited a discernment not
common with unf1attered sitters.-
Twenty Years In Parliament"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

The mind of the modern actor-we
speak, of course, of the many, not of
ALI lies in his dancing legs, his side
splitting grimaces, his business" his
exaggeratiOns Of peculiar lives of to-
day. The mind thus devoted to the
lighter tasks Of POPULARITY, skipping
also from one authors jokes to those
OF another on moments notice, as its
possessor skips from town to town and
from stage to stnge, is not mind that
can suddenly turn to the contemplation
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Got Along without It.

ibid you ever have NAL de mer on
your way over to Europe7" asked Mrs.
Qldcastle.
mo. Josiah took a bottle or two of
1t along. but when Pm seaslck mono of
them kind Of things ever does me bit
Of good. Chicago Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
To Cal,fornia without

=s---t Cudu6c VI OAIb. &
The Iowa Central will inaugurate its
regular winter tourist car service 10.
Southern California on Sept 23rd, con-
tinuing each Wednesday thereaft, /
during the season. The car will leave,
on train No 2 from Albert Lea 1870
r M, Mason City 2A0 p M, Hampton
3:50P NJ, Eldora SOL r N, Maruhall-s
town 6:15 r M, Grlnnell 7:1O z IA,
/ Osksloosa $40 + N, etc, running ~
the way Of Kansas City and the pop
ular Santa Fe through New Mexico
and Arizona, arriving Los Angeles
8:00A NJ following Sunday. Tho tic
kct rate ia SIS 90 lower than usual
The rate for double lower berth Ia $500
from Albert Lea and IS 30 from.
Marshslltown and south. For full In
formation as to rates ,berthreservati0ns,
etc, apply to agents or address,
A.. b. Cults, G. r & T Al
=. Minneapolis, MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Cal,forn,a and ARIZONA.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell tickets September 18th 10 Nov.
Both, inclusive to points In above
named states at reduction OF $500
from usual rates.. II you contemplate
going 1t will pay you to inquire Of any
Great Western Agent, or j. p. Elmer,
G. T. A., Chicago, for full particulars.
37w11.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Useless Telling.

'fYou can always tell an English
man." said the Briton proudly.
"Of course you can" replied the Yam
kee, ''but 1t doesn't do any good. be-
cause he thinks he knows 1t all."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
FARM LANDSl

If you are looking for home or an
investment, do not forget that the best
farm lands In the Northwest are along
the line of The Minneapolis & st.
Louis II. r. where crop failures are nm
known. Good soil, good climate, good
people there Farm values are rising
rapidly and the time to buy is N Nv.
Low excursion rates from point on
Iowa Central and Minneapolis u st. 1
Louis Railroads, II yon wish to inves-
tigate. For particulars address, s.
A. b. CUTTSs
iG.P.A., Ia. Cent, and M 81 St. u. Il. r.
2otr Minneapolis MIMI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

"It's hard to have a LOT of debts that
you simply can't pay"
"Oli, don't know. It's worse to have
a lot that you simply have to pay
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

You young people, don't forget that
hcnlth is greatly priced in old age.
Young people can stand abuses to their
health in youth, but terrible interest is
collected later on.-Atchison Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

Milton was once asked If he intended
to instruct his daughter in the different
languages. He replied: mo, sir. One
tongue is sufficient for woman"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

Mother-Do 20 'spect that young
Jackson means business7
Daughter = Suttinlyl He's already
painted a washin' and ironin' Sign
Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Twice each month, on specific dates, the iii.
from points on its line north Of Cairo, roundtrip
tain points On Or reached by IL nss in y KEN sn
lucky, Tennesseee, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alab anna: Also 70 certain points West and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. Particular Of your iii
nois CentralaRents. =
For q free copy Of the .Homeseekers, Guide
describing the advantages and resources o the
South, address ]. F. Merry, A. p. A., 1. G. r.
B., Dubuque, Iowa. For Information regard
ing lands In the famous YRzoo Valley OF MISC
issippi, address e. T. Skene, Land Commissioner
Y. I'M. v. r. r. Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Through Sleeping Oar from Chicago
to Jacksonville, Fla, via
I. u. b. 3,

Commencing Sunday January IL,
1903, 9 through sleeping car from Chi
cago to Jacksonville, Fla, will be run
on the Illinois Central Dixie Flyer,
leaving Chicago at 6 30 p. m. daily Wis
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta.
2tf II. g. PIERCE. Agent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04
Separator for sale.

A United States Separator No 0.fors
sale. Has been used little hut istas
good as new, Inquire at this office
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

"Charley, dear" said young Mrs.
Torkking, "how do they trim the sails
Of yacht?''
"Nvhy-cr-they just trim 'em. that's
ALL
Il know. But what kind Of trimming
do they user Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-04

Life is an age to the miserable. a
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Shipwrights and ioiners at Norfolk are
on q strike.
p. st. George Barraud was indicted In
Richmond for forgery.
A case OF small pox In mild form 10 re-
ported in the neighborhood OF Evergreen
Mills, Loudoun county.
United States Senator John W. Daniel
opened the political campaign In Virginia
at Franklin Monday, discussing the Issues
from Democratic standpoint.
The law class OF Richmond College
has elected as it's president Mr.. 5. Bur
mel Bragg, OF Brunswick county,
over Mr.. Deane Hundley, OF Essex.
Licensed to marry In Washington:
Abraham Coyington and Margaret Vest,
both of Orange. W. II. Lsndon White,
Of Norfolk, Va, and Ida Ellis, OF North
ampt0n county.
Fairfax county Republicans have NOM
mated John ID. Payne, of Falls Church,
for the House OF Delegates. lie Is known
to be strong advocate OF the Mann
law, as is Robert L. Lee, the Democratic
candidate.
A monument Is to be erected to Rev.
John Jasper, the negro preacher, OF Rich
mond. who was made famous by his SER
mon on "The Sun Do Move" Jasper's
loyal followers In the church over which
he long presided will take charge OF the
work.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08
Railroads. In Need OF Box Cars

Railroad officials are practically unan-
imOus in saying that the present ear
shortageis the greatest they have know n
iu the history OF railroad traffic. Thous
ands Of cars are needed by the railroads
and there are no prospects of any BENZ
gotten for some time. Concei ming to :
shortage an official OF one OF the roads
SAYS:
at Is due TO the heavy movement oi
grain to tue great lakes The crop this
year is extra large and cars enough TO
handle It quick ly cannot be he'd.
Practically oil OF the roFIs Of this
section have orders in for car1 and they
are being built and tuIn 4 ont 80 last
as possible, but the fact remains that
the demand for transportation iacl'itlc
Ter exec DIS the supply.
Freight ratss on the great lakes are
much cheaper than those by rel The
result il that all cars possible ATE car.
rying grain ICON the North, W-st and
Northwest of the lakes
''rhe transportation business usually
ends on the lakes about Oct. IL. al T
which time Gil the cars want d can be
had as the grain will then move H. t to
the Seaboard. Box ears arr the only
kind needed as all the lnesin this section
report plenty OF coal aud open cars Of
all kinds"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-08

The good people of Herndon, in
Fairfax county, have organized a
Good Roads Association" and
mean business. They propose to
macadamize the roads of the
Dranesville district by private sub
scriPtion and have already raised sew
eral Thousand dollars with which to do
she work. II every county in the State
had such public spirited citizens,
Virginia would soon become as fa-
nous ioT good roads as this sec
ton Of 1t Is notorious for bad roads.
All that Is needed to start and carry
on such movement In each county
is lew active leaders and no croak-
Ing faultfnders. The need for good
roads all through the country is adj
United, but waiting for the proper
time so move in the matter keeps the
bad roads on hand all the winter and
spring.