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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
THE CROW AS A FATHER.


When the blue eggs in the crows
nest Matched in the middle of June,
no longer stayed away from the
hickory knoll For although the old
crow, with a malignant glance over
his shoulder at me as he flew, would
glide off down the hill just as often
as he discovered me, the mother
crow would not desert the featherless
youngsters. She seldom was absent
from the nest for long while was.
near; and often when apparently
she was gone away, she was keeping
close watch on me. Usually l took
my post rod or two from the base
of the pine. and lay stretched out on
a shadow-flecked rock, the more easily
to look upwards at the doings of the
crow. If l left my post for half
minute, the crow would discover me.
Each day would test her alertness
by making as If to Chamber up the
trunk of the pine. She might have
been gone one minute or ten, but /
could never get more than started up
the rocks at the foot of her tree be-
fore she would appear, as IL out of
nowhere, and with glittering eyes
swoop repeatedly past my head.
Although her absences from the
nest were short, she seemed to have
no difficulty in finding food for her
young. And for one whole week she
fed her youngsters on little less than
the tender kernels of maize, sweet
from their first sprouting. The nearest
corn-field was two miles away; yet
she frequently returned with a fresh
bunch of unrooted sprouts after an
absence of scarcely two minutes. This
surprised me beyond all measure; for
it meant speed in fight OF one hun.
bred and twenty miles an hour, with
out taking account of the time need.
ed for pulling the corn. A happy &C.
cident explained the puzzle. 1 came
upon "Crusoe" pulling corn sprouts
in field near "Briertown." He meth
odically dropped them in little heap
on the earth, all the roots together;
and when he had collected enough he
clutched them in his claws and bore
them away in the direction of the
lone pine. Strangely enough, how
ever, he did not go all the way to the
hickory knoll, but stopped on the
bare limb Of an old dead chestnut,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15


JOHN SEWER changed. Its fail
ure was due to the prompt action and
the bravery of John Sewer.
SEWER had enlisted every able-bod-
led man and boy in the district Of:
western North Carolina in his COM
pany in the Continental army. When
the British came down on them, he
charged up the slope of Kings Noun
tain, met them at short range, and,
with n. force of less than 500 men.
turned the fortunes of the day.
SEWERS work did not end with the
close of the war OF the revolution. He
was really the. founder Of Tennessee.
that he called Franklin. He was tho
first governor of the new State, taking
the oath Of office on March 4, 1875.
Out of wild country he modelled a
government. This western territory
became the hotbed for conspiracies
and rebellions of every kind against
the government of the United States.
Intrigues between the savages and
the British were in constant progress.
That none. of them were successful
was due to the vigilance and incor-
ruptible patriotism of Sewer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

Born in Tihis, Caucasia, 1910.
Descendant of family OF Dutch cmi-
grants to Russia, sss. <.
Graduated from mathematical SCI
ences department. Noyorossisk Univer-
ssity. 1870. ~
Successfully traction director, ex-
ploitation director, and director. In
chief Southwestern railways. 1s77s1SSS.
Director railway department. minis
try Of finance, 1889. Z ~ 81 3. (
President tarirs commission. 1880
Minister of ways and communlca-sl
lions, 1892.
Minister OF finance, 1892 1895.
Financed and built Transslberian
railway.
Recognized Russian finances. estab-
fishing gold standard.
Secretary OF state to the Gar. 1896.
Priyy councillor. 1899.
President Of council of ministers,
1908.
Opposed war with Japan, 1903 1904.
Head of Russian delegation to nego-s
tate peace with Japan. 19()5 ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

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should be asked to pay $5O.OOO as
ransom. Ihis amount was cut to $2o,-
DOO, and when the latter sum was paid
the money was divided, among the
three, young Gudahy getting $4,000 as
his share. The kidnapped boy denies
this story absolutely
Grove Is remarkable Criminal.
Murder seems to he the only crime.
that has never been laid against him
and that apparently Is not his fault.
At the very Inception Of his career, SO
far as 1t is known publicly, ne shed
human blood. How many persons he
mas shot or stapbed no one but himself
can tell, Tor ne worked With only him-
SER Ior counselor. like the notorious
Black Bart OF the Sierras' and the,
more ancient prototype. Jack shep-
ipard' rat Grove seldom had a con-
1ederate. he Wantel all the spoils,
and trusted no pal. n.
I GROVE Went TO the publics chools In
chicago ana acquired an education
tnat Wouid nave enabled MIN to make.
3 a goou honest iving. He was 20 years
old W lles alter.a series OF petty thefts,.
le ieaped INTO crimlna: annals asa
Hesperate 4 character In the spring OF
l ls's1s ~ Cnicago. lie seized a woman
aha prpceeaea 10 tear her diamonds
from nel sue iougi1t desperat eiys and
s.re .a.is Grove drew a revolver ana
Hlios nel IL 'ne, aril' wo poHcemea.s
'..'ac.ei ny the SHOWS ana cries, ran
up anu Que VI thehi was wounded; the
o .', oNerl'owered me young thug: FOE
'.ils erlhie Grove was sentenced 10
.'snt years gu. M 'le Jol'et pehitentiary:
Ai'er serving TWIN TWO !Jears' however, ne
was pafooheu.
ms mex. crime OF note was the
slatcning OF a Tray OF diamonds from
''he WINDOW OF 1ewelry store In Den
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
VANISHING GAME BIRDS.
Destruction of Prairie chickess Great
err Than the Reproduction.


err Than the Reproduction.
The general prospects this season
for good prairie chicken shooting
one of the keenly popular upland
sports with dog ana gun-seem IN the
main to be unfavofable. Undoubtedly
there are small acres here and there.
mere hooks in comparison to the
whole vast prairie h ;bitat of the pin
mated grouse, which contain birds
a plenty and which will afford ample
sport for the favored few who have
access to them, but for the hundreds
of chicken shooters, who take their
chances without preliminary investi-
cation, much failure and disappoint,
ment are in store.
The reports from many of the
prairie districts where the pinnated
grouse in times past were in abund-
ance, or at least plentiful enough to-
afford good sport, indicate an I'M
usual scarcity.
Undoubtedly the obstruction of the
pinnated grouse is greater than Its
production. The decrease in Its num-
hers seems to be steadily progr ssiye
with the passing years. The area OF
the habitat of spe les also is grad,
ually m'nishing, thou this Is not
manifested by the entire and sudden
determination of the chickens In a
certain section, nor their sudden
Abandonment of IT,
The change from abundance to
dearth comes about gradually. Some
sections in former years which at
forded sport for weeks in later years
afford sport for days only. From
abundance the supply becomes
meager Oftentimes the changss
from plenty to poverty, the lamentable
results of determination or Abandoned
habitat, are not noticed by the sports.
man till he is confronted with the
fact when diligent seeking for sport
afield with dogs and gun ends In
failure.
The enormous decrease In the mum.
bers and the decreasing habitat of the
prairie chicken are not realized by
the younger sportsmen of the present
time. Nor do the older sportsmen
realize it by any comparisons of more
recent years. A comparison of pres
ent conditions concerning chicken
shooting with those which obtained
fifteen or twenty years ago will bring
into conspicuous relief the progress
sive decrease, which has resulted In
the scarcity of the present
Twenty years ago the habitat OF the
prairie chicken, beginning in Western
Louisiana and Texas, extending
through the prairie region of the Mil
die South and West, far up into Brit
ish America, and plentifully stocked
with chickens, was far in excess OF
the prairie chicken habitat of the
present. Plentiful as were the birds
then, they occupied a lessened habitat
and were far less in number than
they were when Audubon, on a visit
to Kentucky, wrote Of them as beng
SO over-plentiful there and destruc-
tive to crops that they were little
short of being pest.-Forest and
Stream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

Dexter MS she applied a bit of black
court plaster to the tip of her rosy
tongue. ooh, by the way, you mustn't
ask any of these men to answer you!"
she cried. 81 have put my magic spell!
upon them, and they cannot say a
word"
srhe gods grant Jack doesn't for
get" thought Polly gleefully. "He is
an impetuous soul. Fortunately he
and Joe Brewer are about the same
height, and behind nll that black mask
Mistress Peggy will never know the
change In her partner!'
Jack Thurber looked at his dainty
partner and blessed the quick witted
girl who had made it possible for him
to hold his sweetheart's hand once
more. This minuet woul, settle it. If
Peggy refused to listen to him to-
night he would cease to trouble her.
But his heart acied at the thought,
and he put the idea away from him
almost fiercely.
He waited until the stately march
and the first figure were over. Then
as they stood in graceful pose while
the second couples repeated it he whis-
pered softly:
Peggy
The girl started.
Are you speaking to me, Mr.. Thorn
ton?" she replied, slightly emphasize
ing the pronoun.
1T isn't Mr.. Thornton. u am Jack"
came the reply.
Peggy bit her lip and half withdrew
her hand as she and Jack moved for
ward to the center of the square. The
rich color flooded her cheeks. but some
how after her first movement of angry
surprise she could not repress the glad
joy that surged in her heart.
Don't be angry, Peggy" pleaded
Jack in Il low voice MS they once more
stood together. But you absolutely
refused to see me. and you would not
read my letters, and had to talk
with you somehow"
The girl listened quietly, waving her
fan nonchalantly.
They were separated again before
she could reply, but in the next fig
IRE as Jack knelt ut her feet it was
in real and not pretending alteration,
| Peggy knew. Their quarrel seemed
so foolish now, so trivial thing to
mar the happiness. of two lives. Peg
| gy drew n long sigh as she courtesied
low to her handsome partner.
Tell me, sweetheart, is 1t forgive
and forget?'" whispered Jack as he
kissed her hand. "1f 1t is give me
the dance that comes just after the
minuet."
For answer Peggy looked at him as
she moved slowly in the.last figure OF
the minuet. Then as she turned fol
one final deep courtesy she gently
slipped her dance card into her part.
ner's hand.
Its Yes Jack" she said, softly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
The Deans Accent.

There are no difficulties Of language
to man us tactful as n certain Lord
Mayor Of London, of whom st. James'
Budget tells.
The eminent Dean Pigou was once
Invited to conduct service in French
at the Chapel of the Hospital for
Huguenots, South Hackney.
Previous to the day the dean wrote,
out in English sermon on the Reyo-
cation of the Edict of Nantes. Then
with the aid of Mrs. Pigou. sound
French scholar, he translated the
whole into French, and preached on
the day in that language
Among the distinguished persons
present was the Lord Mayor, who has
tened to thank the dean az the close
Of service, adding:
Though, sir, do not know ono
word Of French, understood you per-
fectly."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

Omaha, Neb. The senior Cudahy paid
$4,000 at the time for the release of
his son, and Grove, after the division
of the money with his confederate In
crime, disappeared. Although in the
aggregate 100000 was offered for his
capture, and Notwithstanding that at
Intervals Grove would show himself in
some large center of population, the
police We're utterly unable to capture
him until he was taken at Butte.
Immediately after his arrest Grove
told highly sensational story relative
to the kidnapping. He says he was a
successful butcher in South Omaha
when Edward A. Cudahy built pack
Ing house there and drove him out of
business. He then entered Cudahy's
employ and became acquainted with
the family. 1t was young Cudally him
self, Grove asserts, who suggested the
kidnapping In order that they might
work the old man" for some money.
Grove Endorsed the proposition and
selected another man as nm aid. Young
Cudahy, he claims, was never a pris-
oner and proposed that the father
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

Russia at Nicholas
the somanon He the empire its civil liberty
has freedom ballot ALL
his domain The what they WILL either Emperor
a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
SEQUEL Of A M|AUET.

SIT was OH the first day of Peggy's
arrival at her summer home that
Polly Dexter. her most intimate
friend, came bursting in.
"Thank goodness you've come at
last!' she exclaimed by way of greet
ing. "You have saved my life. l want
ed you to take part in the minuet
which I rashly promised to get up for
the yacht club masquerade ball week
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
INFANT INTUITION.

When Ma put on our boys fust pants
vow, you'd oughter seed
How that skeered infant skunk around
An sorter hawed an geed,
AS though, in spite of all our talk
That he was CROWN old,
He kinder baked, unconscious like,
AT what them clothes foretold.
II warn't no use ter tell that child
That he was most man,
An that some day he'd be like Dad,
A drivin' Of span.
He jest confined, stubborn like,
Ter sink an make fuss,
As though his little heart was full
OF shame or somethin' wuss.
An, come ter think, faint reilly strang
He took ter pants so slow,
An sorter hated like to Farm
Thet he was bound ter grow.
reckon somewheres in his soul
He had ther feelin' strong,
eThet babes is always sweet an right,
While men is mostly wrong.
New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15


winch had been scared by light
ming stroke. There another crow came
to him, and almost Immediately after.
wards he returned to the corn-field
for another bunch of sprouts. Mean.
"hlie. as soon guessed, his mate was
carving the first supply of corn sprouts
up through the hickory woods, to stuff
them down the expectant mouths in
her nest. "Crusoe" would not go to
The nest while there was chance of /,
visit from me; but he would 10 ms
duty, nevertheless. as the father of IL
family. His mate could guard the
nest, leaving it only for short trips to
the dead chestnut-tree, where he
would bring her the fruits of his in
dustrious foraging. Harold S. Dem.
ing. in Harper's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
Fully Explained.

Ascum-How is it your circulation
is so small?
Extraordinarily because our sub
scription rate is so high.
Ascum-But why do you keep the
rate so high?
Editor-Because so few take the pa
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

Mountain, North
Carolina. It was
the plan Of the
British to come
down on the Amer
lean forces from
the mountains Of
the west and to cut
off the southern
end Of the army.
from the main d.
vision. Had this
been successful the
entire course OF
American history
would have been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
asserting Her Supremacy.

1es, sHes UruereU al tne papaTS
made over again.
'What was the troubleT'
"why, her husband, by mistake,
signed his name on the top line and
she had to sign under im!"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
THE BABY MOON.


THE BABY MOON.
! saw the little baby moon last night ::
1t nestled in the sky, as if to sleer.
Cuddled among soft clouds, to left
and to right;
And. close beside, one star watch
did keep.
Good night, you little baby moon,' .
said 1;
Good night. and go to sleep"
I saw it still and safe and TRANQUIL
Graded in that blue distance of the
night.
1t made me smile with joy, it was SO
So beautiful. so childlike and SO
white.
you dear sky sleeper. looking up,
said /,
Good night, you little baby moon;
good night"
Anna H. Branch in st. Nicholas.
T. Z
A SAD LITTLE BOY WHO SMOKED
Once upon time, Willie, there was
a little boy who said to himself: my
papa smokes, and Mr.. Brown smokes
and Mr.. Smith, and-oh, almost any
man know, and if can smoke, too
Il will be real manly"
So the little boy took one of his
spapa's cigars and went out behind the
barn and lighted 1.-THE cigar, not
the barn, although little boys some
times light the barn too.
Then he took few puffs, and, oh
they were so beatific.
Then he took some more puffs, and
they were even more beatific.
He took some more puffs and said
to himself: This is grand! an
almost man now"
Then he took some more puffs, and
you will be surprised to hear 1t, Will
lie, but he noticed something 1t was
the queerest something! 1t began
with his little inside, and made il
feel as if he had not eaten anything
since a week ago last Thursday ant
would not care to eat anything more
before three years from next Monday
Then it set his hair to prickling, ant
he perspired pals and pals of ice
water After that-but it is better
to leave the little boy, Willie, for there
are subjects that are rarely mentioned
in polite society.
About an hour later the little boys
mamma went to the door and called
"Tom-mee-ee-ee!' with that war
whoop on the last syllable which wo
men give when they call their little
sons and which is supposed to set the
listening angels to; shuddering. There
was no answer, SO she gave another
warwhoop, and the angels Throughout
seven rows further back shuddered
She continued this vocal exercise un
til she heard small, thin, gaspine
voice. which piped. "Yes, mamma"
After she had found her little bo.
where he was trying to back away
from Deaths door, she said: "Yor
have been smoking, Tommy and he
admitted the solemn fact. Now, thu
mamma was wise in her day ant
generation, so she did not send for :
l. 4 = 10 y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

pat guy me new clock that'll so
FIR eighty days widout windin'.''
GLORY be! An how long wud 1t go
If yez'd wind it. o?"-Cleve-
land Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
The AItruIst at Home.

The following Testimonial reaches
us from colonial paper: "My wife
was all twisted out Of shape with
facial paralysis, and five doctors faile 1
to cure or even relieve. BY the per-
sistent use of Dr. rs -- Fcol
/ have been entirely cured, and have
returned to work strong and we'll. 1
have gained in weight, and feel that
have a new lease Of life Punch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

from tonight. I've had an awful time
with the old thing. and now If you
don't help me | shall give 1t up"
Poor Polly!'commiserated the teas
ing Peggy. "Who is to take part?
"Oh, Just the ones you know" re-
piled Polly. Then she added abruptly,
Ibid you know that the Thurbers had
taken a cottage here for the season.
She looked at Peggy curiously as she
spoke, but her friends face was as
calm and innocent as that of baby.
Peggy rose and said in carefully
Indifferent voice:
1T certainly did not. although 1t
makes absolutely no difference to me
where they are. But may as we'll
tell you now. Polly" she continued
warmly, ST Jack Thurber is to dance
in the minuet shall not
$50 they have quarreled'' thought
Miss Dexter. geefully. NO wonder
moor old Jack looked so down in the
month I've good mind to help him
along Bit
Aloud she merely said: "Oh, there's
not much chance of jacks taking part.
asked him, but he said lie would
probably be away. Joe Brewer is to
dance with you.
"All right, them said Peggy, once
more, smiling cordially. I'D love to
take part. What are you going to
wear?"
1--WE will have our hair powdered
and wear masks" She gave little
pasp as she said this, and Peggy look
ed ut her astonished.
"swallowed n tiy?' she asked.
..No, A new idea has dawned upon
mel Something most exciting! I'm
sorry i can't tell you what it is, but
/ can't possibly. Gracious me! Is it
70 o'clock already? must fly! 1
promised Billy I'd go sailing with him
at half past II. It's lucky he is well
trained to wait for me"
With a merry laugh Polly ran down
stairs and out on to the board walk.
Peggy watched her n moment from
the window, and her eyes fingered al
most obviously on the two figures that
presently caSl Oh III the tfliL Htt!e
boat. 81 never saw any one so happy
as she is since she became engaged to
Billy Scott she murmured "Oh, dear!
wish l hadn't said what did that
day, but I'll never let Jack know that
I'm sorry" She shook her pretty head,
and her lips frightened firmly. though
there was suspicious cloudiness in
her eyes.
Mercy! Were you ever SO hot in
your life?" cried Peggy the night of
the ball as she, entered the little room
where the dancers of the mlnuet were
to assemble Il am positively certain
that shall smother to death in my
mask!'
You may be hot. but YOU are most
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
where Rooseyelt Hunted.

1t was great, wild country, says
Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner's. In
the creek bottoms there were a good
many ranches, but we only OCCASION
ally passed by these on our way to
our hunting grounds in the wilderness
along the edge Of the snow line. The
mountains crowded close together In
chain, peak and tableland; all the
higher ones were wrapped in an I'M
rent shroud of snow. We saw good
many deer and fresh sign of elk. but
no elk themselves. although we were
Informed that bands were to be found
in the high spruce timber where the
SHOWS We're SO deep that 1t would have
been impossible to go on horseback,
while going OH foot would have been
inconceivably fatiguing. The country
was open. The high peaks were bare
of trees. Cottonwoods and occasion
ally dwarfed birch or maple and will
lows, fringed the streams; aspens
grew in groves higher up. There were
pinons and cedars on the slopes of
the foothills; spruce clustered here and
there In the cooler ravines and valleys
and high up the mountains. The dense
oak brush and thick growing cedars
were hard on our clothes and some
times on our bodies.
Bears and cougars had once been
very plentiful throughout this region,
but during the last three or; four years
the cougars have greatly diminished;
in numbers throughout northern Colo
RADIO and the bears have diminished
also, although not to the same extent.
The great grizzlies which were once
fairly plentiful here are now very rare,
as they are in most places in the Unit
ed States. There remain plenty Of the
black and brown bears, which are
simply individual color phases of the
same species.
You hear great deal about the del
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

aud one of the most
daring criminals in
the land, was placed
under ARE st at
Butte, Mont. Grove
had been a fugitive
from justice since
the kidnapping in
December, 1900, Of
Eddie" G I'D a h y,
son Of the million
are packer, Edward
A (S.,Johy Cr of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15

Policeman Fox is very active in his
efforts to catch the boys who play bali
on his bent" remarked the captain.
YES" replied the citizen. HE has
a small boy of his own
"Ah, and does his own boy play
ball
Eyes, with the bats and balls his
father takes from the others Phila-
.delphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
A 100 Mile Whistle.

The Katy flyer came in and went
out whistling Tuesday morning, con-
tinuing the piercing sh-.ek all the
time the train was standing hire.
1t whistled one ing flast r7a hing
from Oswego to Ve.dark, distance
of 100 miles, viii h is no doubt the
longest whistle on record. A grain of
sand or some other hard substance
had got stuck in the whistling valve
and all the frenziei engineer could
do was to let her shriek.-Pryor Creek
Clipper