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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER I-Several mysterious deaths have
occurred In the Moore house In Washington. 1t
Is vacant Uncle David Moore prosperous
heir a wldower recluse, lives across the street.
His neice, Veronica Moore, In lit OF caprice
opens the house to celebrate her wedding. with
francls jeffrey supposed guest WAS found
was VAST finished. Wien the story opens, the house
p ,s nes That sR} seen there at night ia
from the outside concluded that there Is some
one In the house. Summoning aid, be enters,
while Uncle David retires within his own home
and begins playing the organ. The detective
finds the body Of a woman on the floor In front
Of . settle which has played part In previous
pistol Is attached to her r., wrist by
tive finds burned matches, candles. q rich wrap
lying with the bridal bouquet and ahandkerchief
mantel are finger marks in the dust and a pic
ture on the wall has recently been busted. "
Veronica's half sister, Cora futile, is strangely
woman's watch hid fallen and stopped ut 1913.
jeffrey comes In with note from his wife say
ing that she did not love him as she thought
Miss Tuttle evidently loves him. V-Uncle
the Soase aisnoug Il IS by gas As
5ey a1a Ss15se p0R VII VII Title e sen
the house after ali "ciews' had been oficIaliy
correspond with those found in the dust in the
rooms. TX and X-Detectve employs a young
womannamed jimmie to interview Jeffreys maid
Loretta. jeffrey ordered candles of his grocer
before his wife's death. He admits TINT he was
In the Moore house the night before his wife's
death. that he was Jealous and had words with
her. Xl-Loretta says that Seffrey and his wife
quarreled the day before her death. Miss Tut
Tie and JeffIey were not at home at tho hour of
the tradegy. The dead womans wedding ring
lay on her Jewel case at home 1t showed blood
marks Miss futile was very excited over the
mws of the tradegv and JEFFREY was very calm.
XII and XuI-Jeffrey found the note left by his
wife in book. Miss Tutte handled both book
and note before him and tempered with the
drawer where his pistol was kept. jeffrey ad-
enits that he left finger marks In the dust Of tile
Moore house; also candles. matches, etc. XIV
and XV-Uncle David saw lights in the Moore
house the night Of the tradegy, Wednesday, and
also Tuesday night. One Tailman swears to an
alibl for Jeilrey. Miss futile tied the ribbon on
Veronica's wrist and was at the door Of the
room when the fatal shot was fired. She and
jeffrey talked together In French soon after
XVI acd XVII-Detective finds from guests thai
the wedding was delayed; the bride dresset
alone. left her bouquet upslairs and acted quee
A boy who brought hurried verbal message
and carried away an answer was $500 richie
soon after the Incident and Joined the rougl
riders as a protego of jeffrey. XVIII and XII
"A ring had been filed from the BRIDES finger
leaving wound. The message given by Ill
bride to the boy was. Take the gentleman Int
the library"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
Special Excursion to Havana, Cube,
and return via I. G. R.R.

and return via 1. err.
Special Excursion to Havana, Cuba,
and return will be run by the l. G. r. II
Dates of sale August 10 and 10 and
Sept 10 and 49, For sailings from New
Orleans August 20 and Sept. II. Tic
kets limited to continuous passage In
each direction. Final limit sixty days
from dete of sale. Rates include meals
and first class cabin berth on steamer
AS cabin reservations are limited notice
should be given and reservations made
several days in advance. II. G. Pierce,
3lW7 Act.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

at tcas Sambo irho came upon the
general first. Our father had not oct
descended. When he did it iras ,cith loud
cries and pltcous calculations. Word had
gone upstairs and surprised him in the
room tcith ny mother. recollcct won
dering in all childish simplicity why he
wrung his hands so over the death of
man he SO hated and feared. Nor
was it till years had passed and our
mother had been laid In the grave and
the house had settled into gloom too
heavy and somber for Reuben to ell
dure that recognized in my father
the signs of a settled remorse These
l endeavored to account for by the
fact that he had been saved from
what he looked upon MS political death
by the sudden but opportune decease
of his best friend. This caused n shock
to his feelings which had unnerved
him for 1ifn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
Homeseekers Rates to North and
South Dakota.

Every Tuesday until Oct. 25 the c. G.
w. ty. will sell round trip tickets to
points in the above named states at q
great reduction from the usual fare.
For further information apply to any
Great Western Agent, or j. r. Elmer,
G. p. A., Chicago, I'll. 13w28
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
GOOD for OLD and YOUNG

August Flower keeps the children healthy and
strong
Full Of vigor and frolic the whole day long,
And shout to the druggist: "please give it to
mel"
q1nability to get up brisk and, fresh in
the morning, lack of appetite, pallor,
muddy complexion and poor spirits
these all indicate disordered stomach
and bad digestion-in adults andchildren,
too. They also indicate the urgent need
of taking Green's August Flower regu.
larly for few days.
Otis a reliable old remedy for all stomach
troubles, never fails to cure indigestion,
dyspepsia and chronic constipation. and
is natural tonic for body and mind.
qTwo sizes, 25c and 75c. All druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

Through tickets for sale at Manchester to ali
points In North America,
TRAINS WILL STOP ONLY At
Belknaps Crossing. Platform at Quaker Mill
Switch. Franklin Street Crossing, ely's Cross
Ing, Miller's Crossing. Twin Crossing, West
brooks Crossing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

"'Don't you think this the true ex-
PLANTATION Of his invariably moody
brow and the great distaste he always
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Railroads.
Manchester & Oneida Nv.
TIME TABLE.

Train No. 2 leaves Manchester at s o. m. n.
rives at Oneida at $50 q. m Connects
with west bound G. g. w. No. 3.
Returning leaves Oneida at 5:35 am
arrives At Manchester at sos .. m
Train No. 4, leaves Manchester at 7;l5 .. m.
arrives at Oneida at 7:45 .. M, con
meets with east bound G. q. w. No.
9. Returning leaves Oneida at 7:M
am, arrives at Manchester ut 6:G
Am.
Train No. G. leaves Manchester at s:4b .. M. ar.
rives at Oneida At 9:l4 .. m. Con
meets with the north bound @. N. q
st. p, No. q. Returning leaves
Oneida at $40, arrives at Manchester
at9:b0 q. m.
Train No. 8. leaves Manchester at 2C0 p. M, u.
rives at Oneida at $50 p. m. Con.
meets with @. q. W.. No. 1, east
bound, and No. 0, west bound. Re
turning leaves Oneida at b:46 p. ma.
arrives at Manchester at 6:2 p. "a.
Train No 10. leaves Manchester at 4:45 p. M,
arrives at Oneida at 5:15 p. m. Con.
meets with south bound @. N. & 81.
p, No. 81. Returning leaves Oneida
q: b:30p. M, arrives IT Manchester
COOP. m.
j. L.KEISEY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
CHAPTER XXI.

"HE next morning l swallowed
my pride and sought out Dur
bin Greeting him in the Off
hand 1,-,v looct 1il,olr 70 do
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The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
What a Blush Really Is.

Not long since we were asked to give
scientific definition of the word
BLUSH" We have made an effort from
an anatomical and physiological point of
view to give the definition. A blush is a
temporary erythema and caloric efful-
gence of the physiognomy, aetiologized
by one perceptiveness of the sensorium
when in predicament of unequilibrity
from a sense of shame, anger or other
cause, eventuatlng in paresis of the
vasomotor filaments Of the facial capil-
laries, whereby, being divested of their
elasticity, they are suffused with radi-
ance effemanating from an intimidated
rdia.-Southern Medicine.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24

executive Offices OF the United Staees
really exist during the summer. 1t is
not to be expected that the fact Of the
presidents candidacy will In any very
observable way modify the conduct of
curious people. Mr.. Roosevelt will be
hunted in the woods and on by-paths
during the hours of his rides. He will
be watched for on the water in largs
craft and small. He will be haunted by
photographers, relic hunters, autograph
fiends, offlce-seekers, and wonder
full miscellany of cranks.. Likewise his
children will be intercepted, spied upon.
interrogated and made to feel the bur
den of being a presidents offspring
The secret service slcuths who guard
the president are more numerous and
more alert than ever before. Since the
assassination of Mckinley the president
of the United States has never shaken
hands with any one whose hand had not
first been watched by a sleuth from the
first moment when 1t became likely to
go into action. The summer home OF
the president is watched night and day
by the cleverest detectives the United
States knows how to get hold of. Yet il
is notorious enough that the sharpest
sleuth can be made to look ridiculous
by the supernatural cunning of crank.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
BULLDOG REscUEs A CHILD.
Terror of Neighborhood Jumps Into
Lake After Little Boy and
b Brings Him Ashore.

Auection proved stronger than nat
ural instincts in the case of a bulldog
~ Peacedale, r. l., when the animal,
feared generally for its savage temper,
Jumped into the water and saved the
me OF little boy. The devotion of the
Two 1or each other has been the subject
VI comment about the neighborhood,
lor, though the boy is only two years
oiu' IL has been found that he never is
SAFER than when with the big bulldog,
ana while few grown men outside the
owner's family care to have anything to
10 with him, he lets the child, who is no
Ielatlon OF the owner, play with him and
pull him about as if he were kitten.
Inc boy, Edward MCGUIRE, was play
ing near brook, and, as usual, the bull
oog was not far away. Suddenly the
cnild, reaching for a toy boat, slipped
ana fell into the water. No one was
near, and the boy must have been
drowned had not the dog jumped in and
caught his clothes in his teeth. The
pank was too steep for the animal to
cnmh out with his burden, but, true to
uis hreed, the dog held on pluckily
swimming round with the child until
some men who had seen the accident
nom distance ran up and pulled the
pair Dut.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24

own after the feet have become i'm
possible. have endeavored to re.
produce the pattern for others who
might like to try it, and trust have
made it plain. The little arrows show
how far the leg and heel are to be
scanned together, and the crosses
where the foot is first to be Joined to
the heel.
To make, cut out on lines indicated
fold exactly in center and seam large
part as far as the crosses. Open out
foot part and lay on the smaller Sec
ton, which should be the same size as
foot part, sewing straight part Of
smaller section to the rounding part
of heel, finishing at the toe. 1t is moi
difficult to make and is well worth the
trouble.-Maud Hymers, In Orange
Judd Farmer.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
GRAY WOLF is DANGEROUS.
Looks Like Savage Dog and, When
Hungry, Will Attack Cattle
and Hogs.

A wolf looks like a big, long-legged,
lean, savage dog. In the United States
and Canada there are wolves of many
colors, but the gray wolf is the most
common The picture shows young
wolf. II you look you will see that his
nose is pointed, his tail hangs straight
down and his ears stand straight up.
A hungry wolf is a very fierce ami.
NAL In the summer he kills rabbits,
mice, lizards, snakes, frogs, and also
deer, foxes, sheep and chickens, and Is
not so fierce as in winter, when the
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
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cHEAPNEss SELLS WASTE.
Buying Cheap Clothes Is the Kind Of
Economy Which Only Fool
ish Women Practice.


There is no economy in buying cheap
material or in having poor but cheap
dressmaker make your gown. If there
is only a certain amount of money for
clothes, far better have one good gown,
well made, than three which will fade,
get out of shape, and lose their beauty
in half dozen wearings. A tailor suit
which is well made and of material
which will not only wear well, but
which is of soft, pretty shade which
is not conspicuous, will give the wear
er more real enjoyment and keep her
looking trim and neat more than any
other sort of costume. There are
many women who think that the fussi-
ness of gown tells the story of the
money spent better than the natty
tailor suit. These women spend their
little all on the accessories, leaving but
little to buy the foundation and pay
the dressmaker. The material is cheap
but showy-two of the worst features
in a gown for a woman in moderate
circumstances. Con- oined with this
are the effort of poor tailor, and
after three or four times wearing, par
ticularly if the gown is worn in damp
weather, it has the appearance of be-
Ing ready for the rag bag, and no
brushing or pulling will help it. Then
the Ghowy material and elaborate
trimming call attention to it every
time 1t is worn, whereas 1t might, al
east, have been less conspicuous.
A woman frequently has to wear the
same suit more than one season, and
again that snowy material tells 9
story, but this time it flaunts itself
before all as a second season costume
All who saw it last year remember it
and comment on the fact that Mrs
Brown is wearing that same tailor suit
with the green and red trimmings and
brass braid.
Moreover, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial, there is an art in dressing to
suit the time. The business woman
who understands the art eschews all
trills and furbelows, and above all any
display of jewelry during business
hours Her costume is such that she
always looks neat but never calls at.
tention to herself The woman who
simply shops must also watch her
clothing She may be granted more
liberties than her business sister, but
there is ample opportunity for a dis.
play of bad taste and there is lots vel
to be learned by the majority Of wom-
en- who shop.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
THIS CAT is INoUIsITIvE.
When It Comes to Prying Into Things
Tom Has No Equal, Says
His Master.

Speaking of cats, have one at rly
house that is simply marvel when 1t
comes to prying into things" said a
man who is fond of animal study, in
the New Orleans Times-Democrat,
"and it is really interesting to watch
him. If there is anything around the
place he doesn't understand it is be-
cause it is new, and hasn't been there
long enough for him to inquire into it.
Generally when anything new is
brought into the house he Immediately
attempts to look into it. If the thing
is wrapped up so he can't get to it, he
will do his best to find out what it is,
and if he fails to reach any satisfac-
tory conclusion at the time he will wait
until some more auspicious time. The
other day Tom discovered for the first
time that a couple of pictures of dogs
were hanging up in one of the rooms.
Since that time we have not been able
to see any peace around the house.
He is simply crazy to get to the pic
lures. He, no doubt, recognizes the
fact that his old enemy Is bodied forth
in the pictures, and it may be that he
thinks they are alive and want to
make a rough house, if | may use a
slang saying.
cat any rate, he is always clawing at
the wall and whining and jumping up
on chairs and doing other things to in.
dicate that he is simply dying to find
out something about the dog pictures.
suppose we shall have to take the
pictures down and allow Tom to salts
fy himself as to the nature of them.
Tom has manifested another evidence
of the curious part of his nature. If
the members of the family are scat
tered in different parts of the house
and happen to be talking, he simply
runs from one group to another. He
seems to be afraid he'll not hear all
that is being said, and he nearly runs
himself to death going from one group
TO the other. | cannot say how much
of the conversation he understands,
for do not know definitely the extent
of Toms vocabulary, but | know be
takes an immense interest in all that
is being said. Let the conversation
turn on a humorous point and produce
a hearty laugh, and he will enter into
the spirit of the thing and will appar-
emily laugh with the family. But this
is all beside the question. 1 was
merely speaking of the fact that Tom
is inordinately curious and l may add
in conclusion that have seen but few
human beings who were so keenly Gu
rious as this little family pet"
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
Little Bit Shy of Service.

Donalds father is clergyman. A
short time ago he preached a sermon
the theme of which was Training the
Affections" Donald was in the audience
and an attentive listener. The preacher
said, 'If your child tells you he loves
you, give him some service to perform;
for love strengthens by service" That
afternoon st home Donald sided up to
his father as if about to hug him, and
then drew off with roguish look in his
blue eyes. what is it, son?" said the
minister. 20, was just going to tell
YOU that loved you, but haven't got
on my working clothes"
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24

small animals are hidden away and
food is scarce. Then wolves will at
tack horses, pigs and cattle. When a
lot of hungry wolves get together they
are afraid of nothing, and will some.
times fight men as well as all kinds Of
beasts.
Farmers hunt wolves because they
steal sheep. That is why there are
very few wolves now in the well set.
tied districts. O. the western plains
and in part of CANDIDA there are places
where there are many wolves; but
those parts of the country are filling
up now, and the settlers are killing
off the wolves as fast as theS can
Dew Drops.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
aso-so.D

, aw a little chap one day
s.l,sS - toitered slowly on his way;
" snan nor vigor in his pace,
~ ~ snarxle on his smooth round face.
~ ~, sftonned sometimes to trim whip,
~ whlttle at a roadside chip;
s,,t everything he tried, alas!
D-onned almost finished, in the grass.
/, snted another little man
arho : walked SO fast he almost ran.
.snis can YOU tell me, IL you please, said L
.rsat slow boys name, who just passed
ns,saon he answered. Then to all
NM. schoolbell sent its CHEEKY call,
AN off he sped, with flying feet,
m be the first one in his seat.
rwaIked along by So-sos side.
VINO nuickened scarce at all his stride,
.nd ea5d. "Good morningl How d. do?"
ssoleo." he answered; chow are your"
..1',, very well. !" cried. "This air
ID wondrous bracing, declare.
Going TO school? Well, that must be
zine II, these days" "So-so," said he.
The sehoolbell faltered, almost stopped.
"ouick! you'll be later He never hoped.
ave have two minutes when the bell
fytops ringing, so it's just as well.''
frowned, yet could clearly see
He was content as he could be;
Life's meaning, not ones best to do
For hinl-.,but just smooth sliding through.
Poor $3.50! BY and by he'll find
Himself so hopelessly behind,
He'll have to struggle highland day,
Or else drift back tie other way.
This ao-so living, free from care,
Means hard times coming, I declare;
For those who from to-day would borrow.
Must pay in full its heir, to-mSrrow.
James Buckham, in S. S. Advocate.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24

there will be some interesting rem
iniscent exercises, and when the
present archbishop of Canterbury, who
will be attending the general conven-
tion of the Protestant Episcopal church
in Boston. will be an honored guest.
The other event will be the opening Of
the long looked-for. long derided sub
way. For years New York streets have
been in disorder, sometimes literally
impossible Foreigners have laughed
at the grotesque plight of the amhi-
tious metropolis, when they have not
sworn at the din of the drills. Songs
have been written about the subway
Art has depicted it and found it more
picturesque than Venice or the AL
hambra. One -Forty-seeond
street-actually has been torn up fol.
four consecutive years, which may, l
think, be set down as the greatest
triumph of Numbering in history. New
erthless, the making of the subway is
the greatest engineering feat. If we
consider its sheer laboriousness, that
ever was undertaken. In lower New
York the penetration was through
sand and loam But in the greater
part of the city. for mile after mile.
the tunnel had to cut through solid
rock. Hundreds of lives have been
sacrificed in this wearisome undertake
ing, now at last to be completed. The
tunnel is, of course, the longest in the
world. When it is opened New York
ers will enjoy a pleasant surprise.
For after years of disgust at the sur
face signs they will marvel at the real
elegance of the subway appointments.
at the lightness Of the stations. the
clean, solid, well-lighted corridors OF
the indirectly. There will be small
underground shops at many of the sta
tions. A guest at the Waldorf-Astoria
will be able to go down in the elevator
to a subway train, move down town to
an Office building, transact business,
travel back to another part of the city.
rise to the surface in some further-up-
town dining place, return again to the
bowels of the earth and turn up again
at theater. 1t will be observed that
under these circumstances umbrellas
may go out of fashion.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24

man society may be upheaved by so
little a thing as a five-cent piece.
Few happenings in New York in many
months have been so picturesque as
the scenes on the road to Coney Island
during the dispute between the people
of New York and the trolley compa-
nies as to whether or not the compa-
nies may charge a second fare. was
in Hartford, Conn.,, the other day and
the conductor collected fare three
times in an eight-mile ride. There are
some New York trolleys that carry
passenger about IL miles for one fare.
But Coney Island is a good thing in
hot weather, and how is railway com
pany to keep down the crowd except
by raising the fare? The other day
trolley-riding folks, by some mys-
terious common consent. decided that
they didn't want to have the eonduc-
tor come around twice on one more or
less straight ride. Then there was
riot, real riot, that included some Of
the most disgraceful scenes that have
ever shamed metropolis. OF course
one conductor could not put off an en-
tire car full of 80 or 80 people who re-
fused to pay again. To assist him a
platoon of train wreckers" of "boun-
ceI9' proportions was engaged to form
at the point where the second fares
we're demanded, and free fights lasting
hour after hour filled the police sta.
tions and kept the hospitals busy
Many of the "wreckers" were put out
Of commission; several conductors and
passengers have been mortally hurt
Tie police have pretended to neutral
ity but whether by order from
higher up" or from instincts lower
down, have let the thing go on by the
hour.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
THE FUNNEL FOUNTAIN.

half full of water. If you press the
tunnel down rapidly and forcibly, the
water under it, not being able to get
out Of the way quickly enough, will be
pressed up into the funnel, and he
cause of the tapering form of the lat.
ter Jet of water will be forced out of
the small end of the funnel and will
else to height that will surprise you.
with funnel which has a wide mouth
and small tube you can make a
fountain ten feet Connecticut
Farmer.
The weekly Corinthian., 1904-08-24
WHEN BABY cREEPs AROUND
One Ingenious Mother Used Her old
Hosiery to Elake Stockings
for the Little One.

All mothers know how difficult 1t il
to keep babies in stockings during the
creeping period. One day of explora,
tions on the part of healthy baby
will usually show perforated knees
and with the price for children's stock.
ings almost or quite as much as fol
adults, one needs long purse to keep
the supply equal to the demand.
An economical little mother of my
acquaintance makes her haby's creep
ing stockings from the tops of he1