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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
FOLLOWS HIS NOSE.
How a Blind Man Finds His Way
About the Busy CITY,

How . Blind Man Finds His Way
About the Busy City.
There is blind man living in the
heart of New York who walks nearly
every day from his home to a little
restaurant in Canal street. The dis
lance each way is from eighteen to
twenty blocks, according to his route,
and to see him sauntering carelessly
along one would never suspect his in
trinity. When some one asked him
how he managed to find his way he
said:
When man has his sight the
smell of the streets are all mixed
up, but when he is blind he learns
to separate them. The odors of the
shops when the doors are open these
fine days are almost as plain to my
nose as the signs used to be over the
doors. Some of them you might
never notice. Take dry goods store.
for instance. 1t smells Of cloth. Iron
and tin have smells OF their own, ans
/ can tell hardware store immedi-
ately. pass two book stores nearly
every day. and / scent them yards OF
by the old books. Then there are
great many other indescribable odors
by which / know this place and that.
"Of course, my fet are my principal
guide, and I've been over the ground
so often that have learned every
inequality by heart. But I couldn'.
get along with either nose or feet
alone. They work together, and when
one fails the other helps out BE.
tween them they make a very good
substitute for eyes.
"The secret of my stepping out Is
that I've learned how to step. People
who can see hurl themselves forward
like locomotives. That's why the
shock is always so unexpectedly vio-
lent when you collide with another
person. But put no extra power
whatever in my movements, and II
the toe of my shoe touches some un.
known object stop stock still I'M.
mediately."-New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
DEADLY PINE CONE BOMB.
Maryelousiy Ingenious Mechanism
Made by Barcelona Anarchists.

sssS ingenious Mechanism
Made by Barcclona Anarchists.
The small ball of metal in the shane
OF pine cone picked up by NJ. Chay
igny In Paris few minutes after the
attempt against Alphonso XIII and
President LouDet was made. was real
~ one of the famous bombs sent to
France by the anarchists of Barcelona.
NJ Chavigny, happening to see this
cone. little thought he was in the pres.
ence of n deadly machine. Being n
great collector of relics, he evidently
thought 1t was piece of grille work
torn off by the explosion that had Just
happened, and put it carefully in his
vest pocket.
NJ. Chavigny went to call on friend
In tavern situated on one of the
boulevards. He told his friend about
the explosion and exhibited the piece
of metal he had picked up and so
carefully thrust into his pocket. The
head Of bolt covering the lower
aperture of the pine cone drew the
friends attention, and they started to
unscrew this bolt. An end of waxed
thread. holding in place a glass tube,
appeared.
Then NJ. Chavigny realized that this
ball of metal was not the result Of the
explosion, but n bomb itself.
With the greatest of precautions the
head Of the screw was replaced and
ten minutes later NJ. Chavlgny placed
the pine cone on the desk of NJ. Pes
chard. the police commissioner of the
Gallon quarters, who Immediately in
formed NJ. Girard, director of the mu-
nicipal laboratory.
NJ. Girard unscrewed the bolt, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

About 1876 lonely maids on claims
OF the Rosebud land lottery In South
Dakota scorn matrimony. What Is
more, they are giving hundreds Of
sultors the mitten each week. There
may be no giving and taking marriage
In heaven, they admit, but they Insist
that marriages should be made there.
Stoutly they stand out for love and
romance and frown upon the marriage
OF convenience.
Well 1t is that they do SO. other
wise they would have been snapped
UP long ago by men too lazy to work
for a living, incompetent or mere for
tune hunters. For each one of these
adventurous young women is the own
er. In her own right, of many acres
of good farm land.
From BOnesteel, S. D., which is the
town nearest the Rosebud claims
comes the news that the community
Is In the throes of palpitating, trem-
bling excitement The single men are
looking religiously neat and clean
Since the arrival Of the fair farmers
they have lost their taste for drink
and shooting things up. They have
become orderly citizens, and the au-
thorittes are patting themselves on the
back every time they think of land lot
terry and the fine crop of young WON
en- 1t brought.
Apart from the young men of Bone
steel there are hundreds Of other men
who would like to make good i'm
preston on some of the women. Every
evening the one and only train which
arrives daily at Bonesteel brings a
large bundle Of mail for United States
Land Commissioner j. d. Keller
About 10 per cent of the letters per-
tain to legitimate business; the rest
OF the letters are from men who, hay
ing heard that there are a number
OF women who desire husbands to run
their farms. are offering themselves
as candidates In the matrimonial mar.
ket. This has happened because he
gave an Interview to the newspapers
about these young women.
1t has been cynically declared that
matrimony Is to large extent a INIT.
ter OF money. Anyone looking over
portion Of the letters would soon
come to the conclusion that the mar
ital state is indeed TO be considered
only from financial standpoint.
From the southern borders of New
Mexico to the Canadian line, from
New York to San Francisco, in half
a dozen different languages and in n
thousand different styles Of spelling.
these letters are coming. All of them
show very plainly that the writer's
want to correspond with none except
those who own farms.
Most of the letters are misspelled
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

who had watched every inch o- his
progress with keen. sympathetic eyes,
sent out cry Of Encouragement:
Keep on, Jules. keep on! You're
almost there!"
That timely note of human sym.
patty was Just what the almost dis
heartened man needed to inspire him
to do his utmost. Fresh energy
thrilled him. A dozen more desper-
ate grips upon the rope. and at last
he touched the knot.
Finging both arms over the main
cable, he bent his elbows round 1t,
giving a respite to his strained fln.
gers. After hanging thus for a few
seconds, he cautiously withdrew his
right arm, and felt In his pocket UNI
til he found his knife. To open 1t
was a matter Of some difficulty, but
with the aid Of his teeth he finally
succeeded.
Then very carefully, his sight blurr.
ed by pain, he drew the blade across
the lashings that bound the block to
the knot. Soon these were severed,
and ne began cautiously to work him.
self in toward the blum, assisted by
his comrades pulling on the rope.
1t was good fifty feet from the
knot to the bluff. and his progress was
slow and painful. But the knowledge
that safety was near called out every
nartic'e OF his reserve strength. Ere
long the spruce to which the cable was
tied rose only short distance away.
A few efforts more. and his body
brushed through the scrubby juniper
that fringed the top Of the cliff. and
he dropped. fainting. into Robbins
outstretched arms.-Youths Compan.
ion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

written In pencil and poorly COM
posed. But now and ngain there
comes one which shows that the writ
er has at least good education. One
or two send references. and one in
particular names the Governor of Nir-
glnia as his sponsor. Some have
lnoney-or say they have-but the
declare themselves to be poor, hard
working, honest young men, who have
been unable to find suitable help
mate in their own community and de-
sire wife and start in life ut the
same time.
One man, resident of Arkansas,
writes that he wants Il wife from the
lucky number, not from any mer-
cenary motive, but "becos the Arkan-
saw gulls amt wuth shucks.' He
then goes on to devote paragraph or
two on the peculiarities of the girls
in that State. md advises Mi. Keller
not to marry girl from Arkansas.
Another man In small town In Cal
ifornia wishes to be us buslnesslike as
possible and makes use of type
writer. His letter reads as follows:
Der Sur.
81 HAVE HEARD that YoU hAv
Sum gurlls you Want TOO get married
SO | thOo WOULD rite too You to
tell WuN THAT will Have her I'm
35 thurTyFiVe) YEARS OILS AND a
Hard wurker. Please rite Quick"
The girls themselves seemed to be
taking all this us matter of course.
They seemed to be properly impressed
with the fact that good farm in their
own right considerably enhances their
charms.
With their coming the old regime
In Bonesteel has been completely
eliminated. What was typical. old
time frontier town-!awless, fearing
neither the Almighty nor the marshal
is now changed to law-abiding.
rather gay community. And the
change has been caused by the influx
of these women.
Many of the men who drew claims
are single, but they are practically out
Of the matrimonial market, so fur as
these women are concerned. The law
provides that should any of the women
drawing claims marry any of the men
who hive claims only one Of the two
can retain claim. With the prospect
of losing their claims before them,
those who are SO much sought after
elsewhere are merely women, the
same as thousands of others, to these
men. Besides. 1t is Lard to find ona
of these men who has not photo
graph of the one and only girl hang
Ing up somewhere in the little frame
shack.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
THE hARP.

I hessd murmurous sound Of throb.
bling strings
That quivered in the sunlight by the
stream
Sad notes that fluttered like young
heart breaking,
The dim blue hollows of the woodland
waking.
With sorrows from the shadow world
Of dream,
And tales of shadow haunted queens
and kings,
Over your harp you bent; but when
came
You lifted your dark eyes, and your
song died
Although your fingers in the strings
yet straying
Thrilled the husfed woodlands with
enchanted playing
AZ you arose to wander by my side
Breathing sweet words that set my
heart afame.
From cups of crystal and of amethyst
And golden bowls of summer, sapphire
Tipped.
We drank deep draughts of life, o
Love together;
We wandered through dim nights
among the heather.
In late September when the young
moon dipped
Her amber horn in dewy silver mist.
And now. when winter comes, and
wood and fell
In one white whirl are hidden from
our eyes.
Dreaming together by the sparkling
embers,
You touch. once more. the harp that
still remembers
Though in our hearts no shade of
sorrow lies
The dark eyed sorrows that in dream
land dwell.
hear once more the tale Of queens
and kings
Caught in the nets of love; and how
they. died;
yet-though for all the sorrow OF the
telling
Tears of compassion in my eyes are
yelling
Because we two have wandered side
by side.
Ny heart may grieve not with the
grieving strings.
London Daily News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
A Mouse.Eaten Will.

In the Irish Probate Court admin.
stration with the will annexed" has
been granted to Mrs. Mary Jane Grue,
a Monaghan woman. In reality only
a part of the will existed, for the rest
of 1t had been devoured by mice.
When Mrs. Grue's father, a farmer,
died, no will could be found, though
it was known that he had made one
in 1886. When the document was
eventually discovered. large portions
had been eaten by mice. From copy
of the will and clergyman's evi.
dence. the defects were made good
London Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
BREWER TALKS ON GRAFT.
rhe Justice Predicts Great Benefit
10 Life Insurance Business.

The Justice Predicts Great Benefit
to Life Insurance Business.
Justice David ]. Brewer, OF the
United States Supreme Court, deliver
ed an address before large audience
of life Insurance men. at Milwaukee.
Wis. He devoted most OF his talk
to modern graft, and praised Presi.
dent Roosevelt for his efforts to make
public affairs pure and honest.
This had been year which might
be characterized as one of great in
surance upheaval, he said. The press
had been full of startling allegations
in respect to the manner in which
some insurance business had been
conducted. The result had been pre-
judicial to the interests of certain
companies and also to the business of
others. He believed there would re-
suit great benefit to insurance bust.
ness throughout the world.
The moment private pecuniary gain
was sought through the advantage Of
any trust some one was guilty Of
grating, the Justice said:
There was never truer saying
than that by Grover Cleveland" con-
tinued Justice Brewer, that public
office is public trust. There is to-
day so much grating going on
among public officials as to startle us.
I am not speaking now about the
coarser kind of grating, such as buy
ing votes and paying money. which
we all condemn. l have reference to
the more insidious ways by which a
public officer prostitutes in one way
or another that office for his own
or the gain S his friends.
Take the President of the United
States. Along last winter Santo Do
mingo put itself on financial foot
ing. Suppose the President had acted
secretly and advised his friends to
buy up Santa Domingo bonds. Would
not that shock the people Of the coun-
try? Yet the government would lose
nothing and some would be private
gamers. Suppose the United States
Supreme Court Justices would give
out information in advance Of certain
decisions. Would you not revolt at
such transaction? 1t would be un.
worthy: this would be grating"
He said the giving out Of cotton
statistics was of similar nature. He
lilened Andrew Jackson's honesty to
Roosevelt's, and said:
'AnG it seems as If could hear
falling from the lips OF Theodore
Roosevelt the words: Public affairs
must and shall be pure and honest"
New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

tie heart was full Of hope and Joy,
and they were good companions. SO
the seed Travelled on and on, ever
pushing upward, never losing courage,
unit at last it saw the light radiant
and beautiful.
How lovely the flower grew. Il
seemed to reflect this wonderful light
IN every petal. and as each sunbeam
kissed it, the flower said: Thank
you. little sunbeam, am going back
10 the dark earth and tell all the 9TH
er seeds about the great light.-New
Century Path.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
A FRoL1csoME pIAYrELLow.

l-St 4 f.
A playful little wind was out
A rowing. baby breeze, you know,
Not boisterous-like the boys who
shout
When school is done, and home
ward 60
Yet full of fun and mischief, too.
There at the entrance to the wood,
He shook the trees till rain.pearls
flew
As from fount in merriest mood!
Then running through the fragrant
grass.
He found window opened wide,
Where Elsie sat, tne studlous lass,
With notes and drawings by her side.
Whit! How the rustling papers
spread.
This fresh sweet. unseen presence
Put new thoughts in that curly
head
While morning lessons claimed her
And next, all unabashed, within
The library's open door ne stole.
Where grandpa sat, with features
thin,
An innocent and drowsy soul!
He softly stirred his silvy hair.
And famed his faded cheek in glee
Just touched his dear hand white and
fair.
And brushed the book-mark from
his knee.
Then noiselessly ne sped away.
This baby breeze that none could
hold.
To come again some sultry day
A welcome guest with gifts untold!
George Bancraft Griffith in St.
Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
Burn. Got the Silver.

Bobby Burns associations with
Carlisle were of an active personal
character, as there are interesting an
ecdotes to prove. 1t was at Carlisle
that he fell into the company of three
farmers, and in the course of their
conviviality the farmers agreed with
Burns to try their hand at yersemak-
ing, and all four deposited half a
crown ON the table for the one who
who wrote the best. Burns, by the
way, on entering the room was well
coined by the others as Johnny
Peep" What the farmers wrote is not
known, but the following was Burns
production. and of course, he lifted
the "siller":
l. Johnny Peep,
Saw three fat sheep.
And these three sheep saw me:
Half crown apiece
VIII pay for their fleece,
And so Johnny Peep goes free.
The population of Chicago is now
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
CONSUL GENERAL Tx. GowDY,
WHO IS SOON 10 RETIRE.

John Kennedy Gowdy, consul gen
eral at Paris. who Is soon to retire
from that position, and who has Lccn
given banquet by the American
Board Of Trade at Paris. served with
distinction in the civil war. and since
that time has been conspicuous In In
diana politics. He was born at Ar
lington, Ind, and was educated in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

by pulling the waxed thread drew
forth two small glass tubes, four cent?
meters long, filled with concentrated
sulphuric acid.
These tubes were plunged into a
mass of eliminate mercury, and were
maintained vertically by two small
fragments of metal.
The director of the laboratory had
everyone vacate the building. NJ. Gil
rard, having first taken off small
quantity of illuminate of mercury (for
all that was necessary was one grain
of this dangerous product to kill per-
son, and this machine contained 1,4OO
grains). had pail of water brought to
him. He then proceeded, with the
greatest of precaution, to plunge the
bomb into the water. Shelterlng him
self in the Enclosure of the porte-co.
chere that would shield him In case of
an explosion, the noted chemist let the
dangerous bomb slide into the water.
rendering II harmless.
1t Is believed that the bomb was
laid in the grass by an anarchist who
feared arrest and who did not want to
be caught with the bomb in his pos.
session.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

public schools. He was sheriff of Rush
County from 1871 to 1873, later filled
the Office OF auditor and was chairman
Of the Republican State Committee
from 1891 to 1897. Iii the latter year
Mr.. Gowdy was appointed to the posi-
ton he now holds. and has proved
himself to be an efficient and capable
official. He is CO years of age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
How He Lost His Leg,

Admitting Young Listener-And how
did you lose your leg?
Old Salt-Well, young man, enc
night In the dog watch, while was
carryin' baby lib, stepped on star.
board tack and blood pisln ensooed.-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

Aluminium is very difficult metal
to plate. and for long time has
baffied the endeavors Of platers to
plate 1t successfully.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

Some people never carry watch
for the reason that 1t is much easier
to ask some one else to open his and
find out the time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
THE BOY GOT THE JoB.

A gentleman once advertised for
boy to assist him in his office, and
nearly fifty applied or the place. re-
lates the New Orleans Tlmes.Demo-
crat. Out of the whole number he in
short time chose one, and sent the
rest away.
Il should like to know" said
friend. ION what ground you selected
that boy. He had not single recon-
mendation with him"
"You are mistaken" said the gentle
men; me had great many"
"He wiped his feet when he came
in. and closed the door after him:
showing that he was orderly and
tidy"
HE gave up his seat instantly to
that old lame man; showing that he
was kind and thoughtful.
"He took off his cap when he came
in, and answered my questions
promptly and respectfully; showing
that he was polite.
"He lifted up the book which had
purposely laid on the floor, and plac-
ed it on the table. while all the rest
stepped over 1t, or thrust it aside,
showing that he was careful
"And he waited quietly for his turn
instead of pushing the others away:
showing that he was modest.
when l talked with him noticed
that his clothes were carefully
brushed, his hair in nice order. and
his teeth as white as milk. When he
wrote his name observed that his
finger nails were clean. instead OF
being tipped with Jet like the hand
some little fellow In the blue jacket.
Don't you call these things letters
of recommendation? I do, and what
can learn about boy by using my
eyes for ten minutes is worth more
than all the fine letters he can bring
me-"
A MONSTER LIGHTNING BUG.
Did you ever hear the story about
two young men from Cork, who had
never seen lightning bugs until they
came across the sea to America? 1t
happened that during their first night
here the mosquitoes were very
troublesome, and both Mike and Pat
hid their heads under the bed covers.
Finding this rather warm, Pat ven
tured to put his head outside just
as FREELY fioated in at the window.
ooh, Mike" says he. "Begorra now
they're comm after us wild lanterns"
Now. 1t may be possible for you.
says the Washington Star, to surprise
many native American quite as
much as a freely surprised the two
strangers from Cork. Take a large
kite that will fly we'll. which means
that you know Just how much tail
it will carry. Remove a good part
Of the tail and tie on instead sky
lantern.
This must be made very light. and
arranged so that 1t will not easily
catch fire. Use piece of light. thin
wood, four inches in diameter. and
near the centre drive four slender
nails, one inch long, SO that can
die will stand firmly between them.
Above the candle loop two light wires.
fastening their ends to the board.
Paste red or yellow tissue paper
around the wire frame, and your
lamp Is made. Flying such kite on
a dark night will cause much amuse-
ment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30
THE STORY oF rWo Seeds.

THE SIUhI OFF TWO SEEDS.
1t was dark under the ground,
where two little seeds lay side by
side. 20 dear" sighed one seed.
SLOW dark it is down here. No light
anywhere. Why was put here?"
Thus the little seed grumbled on.
Presently it heard sweet voice close
beside it say: Eyes, it is dark here,
to be sure, but there must be light
goesI o. 5uIo5 me pue 'eIeQM emos
up until find 1t; so come, little COM
rade, we will travel together" But
the dlscontended seed would not go.
and the little seed had to start alone;
~ It did not feel lonely. for its lit
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

A philosopher says people might live
forever IL they would only quit worry,
ing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

But the more man talks about the
financial situation the less money he
usually has.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

The population of Chicago is now
s.27s.7Oo people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

Some rich thieves are called anan-
sisraI