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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
PRoFlT-sHARINe ON FARMS.
Depopulation of English villages
Prevented by This Mems.

Prevented by This MennS.
With view to placing check
upon the depopulatlon of Kentish vii
lagos, which is reaching alarming pro-
portions, several large land owners
have decided upon system of profit
sharing with their agricultural labor
ers, hoping by this means to stimulate
Hodge" to take greater interest in
his employment.
The system OF sharing farm profits
was initiated by E. w. Hussey, a
large estate owner, of Scotney Castle.
Every year the hands are called to-
gether and each receives share OF
the profits made OIL the years work
Ing of the farms. On the last occasion
OF the protit-sharing each man re-
ceived $1313. while a youths share
amounted to $s.75. In cases where
several members of family are en-
gagged on farm sums approaching
$4S.G6 have been taken home.
The system has had such success
full results that Mr.. Hussey has re-
ceived numerous inquiries asking for
details as to the working of the
scheme, with the consequence that
other farmers in the county have ex.
pressed their intention of working on
similar lines.
All the employees of Mr.. lIusscy.s
Lamberhurst estate now take such a
keen interest in their work that they
exhibit no inclination whatever To mi
crate to the towns Lam5e-hrrst.
though very small place, has long
been looked upon as a model village,
everything being done to encourage
the inhabitants to remain within its
boundaries. The wealthy residents in
the neighborhood have established
number of up-to-date. recreative lnsti.
tutions and the village is unaffected
by the problem of the unemployed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
Brains and Drawn.

A leading weekly attributes part Of
the good impression created by Count
Witte to the fact that "he Is big
man physically" and adds that the
American people couple "a big body
with big brain and big heart" It,
is, however, noticeable fact that
many of our brainiest and bravest
men have been small of stature. Alex
ander Stephens, the intellectual main
spring of the Southern Coafederacy,
was small cripple; Chief bustice
Fuller is an unusually small sized
man. Grant was considerably below
average height, and Fighting Phil,
Sheridan, who did not know the mean
ing of fear. was known as little
Phil" Shephen A. Douglas was UNI
der size, and was affectionately called
1.-THE Little Giant" Instances of this
sort could be cited by the hundred.
The size of mans body has no more
to do with the size or quality OF his
brain than it has with the rise and
fall of the tide.-Four Track News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Many a traveller, who has looked
forward to railroad journey ms a
season when he need not talk, will
sympathize with this just triumph re-
corded In the London Globe.
He wanted to read, but the man op-
poslte would persist in trying to talk
as the train moved swiftly along. AZ
ter several brief replies the student
began to grow tired. "Fhe grass Is
very green, isn't it?" said the woa.I-
be conversatlonallst, pleasantly.
YES" said the student. "Such a
change from the blue and red grass
we've been having latelyp
In the silence that followed he be-
gan another chapter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
M o,the day of miracles amt over,

M Q, the day of miracles amt over,
JIM and folks dream dreams and see
visions even now. You don't be-
lieve it? Well, I'll tell you of case.
ut was u year ago this coming
month that went over to spend a
couple of weeks with Cousin Elvira at
Marshall's Corners. Now, you proba-
bly, don't know it, but Marshall's Cor
ners amt exactly the liveliest place
in all the world. They are mostly
farmers there, and n mile from Ell
yira's is store and postoffice and n
tack factory. oh, yes, and there's n
schoolhouse in pine grove half a
mile from her house the other way.
~ guess 1t was the third day l was
there that l says, 'Elvira, who is it
lives in the house across the road, and
what's SO much coming and going
there for? Seems to me there's some
one calling there every half hour
"Elvira, she folded up her work and
stood up. Come along with me- she
says, and you'll see why there's SO
much calling there. It's Mrs. Perry
lives there. Her husbands sick, has
been for long time, but he's getting
better now. We all think everything
of Mrs. Perry, though we didn't like
her bit the first month or so she
was here.'
II noticed, as we went across the
road, what a pleasant look the house
had. The curtains were raised quite
high SOS to let in lot of light, and
there was one window full of bright
clean-looking, blossoming plants. A big
yellow cat set on another window sill
and blinked at us as we went by.
never liked yellow cat, but some
how this one seemed different, and
no other kind would have seemed SO
cheerful.
THE minute 1 laid eyes on Mrs.
Perry 1 knew why everybody liked
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
HELEN's NEST


Once upon time there was \ IN.
tie girl named Helen. She lived In
the country, and about her house
there were many fine trees, where
the birds came every year to spend
the summer. Now, Helen loved to
watsh the birds. butterflies, and
bees doing their work.
Well, one day Mr.. and Mrs. Oriole
came to look at the big elm-tree. They
soon decided to build a nest there.
and each flew off In a different direc-
ton to find building material.
%, papa" cried Helen, who had.
caught the CLEAN of brilliant orange.
and black. Tets help them SO they'll
stay here"
"All right. little glrl,p answered
her father.
Helen had helped birds before by
putting bits of string and worsted
and straws on the ground and. near.
by bushes. Suddenly she clapped her
hands, exclaiming, "Oh, I'm going to-
label this nest and then, after it's
all built, 1t will be mine!"
So she carefully wrote her name
on tag of paper, putting long piece
OF white string through the end OF the
tag. On some other tags she wrote
the day and month, May 28th." Then
they were left in plain sight, and Hell
en- scampered away.
The birds did not seem to notice
the strings at first, but later every
one was gone; and from that hang
ing nest wavered six little tags bear
ing Helen's name and the date!
Wien the birds had raised their
families and gone South. her father
took down the nest and brought It
into the house to Helen.-Florence
A. Pardee, in st. Nicolas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

cant and surrender TO throw his whole being
his mind, body and hands into the task If he
loo"s the last course he will get what he needs. He
VIII summon his and demand lust as much moro
salary she figures he will need and does not get it
he Will so to some firm That will pay the increased salary
There is one convincing proof that can get what
hey want When the necessity arises and that that
tcaly every man who gets married once gets better
salary His salary is not increased because has taken
WIFE, but because he finds necessary have an increase
of some other
Have you ever faced financial crisis which it seemed
impossible to raise the money? Have you ever secuted
around to raise the wind when you not
see chance? If you the chances are 100 to that
you raised the money and without much trouble You had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
A TRUE INCIDENT.

Floss was a big yellow cat. one OF.
my many pets IN my country home.
One summer we noticed that day at.
ter day Floss went down ACROSS the
meadow and disappeared In the edge
Of the cedar swamp. He always went
in late afternoon, and one day / fol-
lowed him. taking good care he
should not see me. He skirtei the.
swamp for several rods, stopped at
little open. and, seating himself ON
stump, began washing his face
stopping now and then to glance
about in expectant fashion.
Shortly there was a rustNng among
the bushes. and handsome yellow
fox leaped into the open. Then the
fun began.
Floss and the fox played at tag IS
gayly as two children. Floss was al
ways the "tagger," and the fox nan
this way and that and doubled and
lodged in SO comical a manner that
once laughed outright, whereupon
they stopped their play and stood for
a moment listening. Then Floss went
back to the stump. and the fox lay
down on the grass. After a few min
utes' rest they were up and at II
again.
For half an hour watched them
from my hiding-place behind a clump
of cedars, until Floss was quite ex-
hausted.
The fox was untiring, but Floss
-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
CuriOua EIowera

The Chinese, japanese and siamese
are peculiarly sklllful at botanical
feats. One of their wonderful achieve.
ments Is known us the "changeable
rose" This bloom is white In the
shade and red in the sunlight. AT
night or In dark room this curiosity
of the rose family is pure, waXy
white blossom. When transferred 10
the open air the transformation imme-
diately commences-th time of the
entire change of the flower from white
to red depending on the degree of sun
light and warmth. First the petals
take on a kind Of washed or faded
blue color, and rapidly change to n
faint blush of pink. The pink gradual
ly deepens in hue until the llly-white
rose Of an hour before is as red as
the reddest peony that ever bloomed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Admirers of Dumas pere-whose
name is still legion-should read NJ.
Arrede BARNES "Geolier dams lie
NylIIe Steele" in the Revue de Paris.
1t gives one quite different idea of
st, Mars, governor of the Bastile aud
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Poverty is no handicap in the beginning Rather II 10
help for too many advantages for the young man are ant
to kill his ambition and without ambition success ia imnos
slpe anyone II he VIII work hard and faithfully and be
honest in all his life will find that success is possibe for
the poor chances to-day just good as they
were The sckenng doctrine the pessmst who bewas
the lack OF opportunity to-day should find respon
sve echo in the breast of American boy with
arm and level head and who is
i'll his efforts.
A young man starting out in the world to-day should
Danish the diseased idea that there room for him
There is room and plenty of it for every young man. and
the only trouble is that there enough capable men
in the world to fill the places that are offered.
believe that every young starting out in life will
sooner or later meet his opportunity, his success or
failure Will depend upon his ability see and grasp this
opportunity when 1t comes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
SHIPS AT SEA

SHIPS AT SEA.
Oh, when my ships come into port"
My grandma'd say to me,
When l was but tiny girl
AT play beside her knee.
They'll bring doll for you, my dear,
Arbig wax doll. with eyes
That ope and shut, and truly hair,
And bronze kid ankle-ties.
And you shall have paint-box, too,
And ribbons for your curls;
And books, and games, ruby ring,
A necklace all of pearls.
And SO lived from day to day,
The happiest child on earth.
While waiting for those ships to come
With all their priceless worth.
OF everything my heart held dear,
Until one day-ah, met
They told to me the awful truth
About those ships at sea.
And teen sat me down and cried
AS though my heart would break,
Till grandma said, ooh, come, my
dear,
You make a sad mistake
Ills not in just what we possess
That we true pleasure find;
Imagination sometimes gives
A more contented mind.
Ethan gold can buy, and better oft
Than plain reality,
Are faneied joys; so still take heart,
In having ships at sea-"
-Louella c. Poole. in the Christian
Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
YOU CAN EARN AS MUCH AS you NEED.

A man properly ambitioul, Industrious, and
willing can make just as much money as his
needs require, and seldom can he make any
more. If there is the right kind of stuff in a
worker, and he is sufficiently aroused by press
ing necessity, he can double his salary.
Suddenly into a mans life comes something
that calls for an expansion of his income
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Lenditt-You borrowed $40 of ME
last month and promised to pay in
two days. You must have bad mem
ory. Spenditt-Fierce! 1 remember it
perfectly Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

u! PIERS Il efnE HHl11RI

to nave 1t and got it You were forced by c,rcu
stances to do things that under ordinary easy going crcum
snces you would not have done You collected from
some one who had owed for years. perhaps Would
have done it if the necessity had not arisen?
1t is the same way with getting increase in income
The emergency arises and you arise to meet II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

If woman's first husband was
preacher, her second husband should
be at least bishop II she wants her
family to think well Of her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
HOW TO WIN SUCCESS.
BY O y. Oyer,

Work just as hard MS you know how; never
let up after you have made up your mind ia
achieve anything but stick to it. through eood
fortune and bad, with purpose that knows No
swervlng, and If you are the right kind of young
man to-day you have success before you.
man must never become discouraged, no
matter what he comes to face, and he must not
sit down and bewail the lack OF early odvanto oas
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Somehow ii woman finds let of
comfort in saying that she can't buy
a switch because she is never able to
match the shade Of her hair.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13


OF all unhappness is produced when all the dis
cord are united The greatest happiness there is an
alliance of the three and harmony between Them
You have always thought that marriage is the sum Of
two exstences of two bodies of souls united the one
the other which shall produce the complete happiness
OF man and woman. Suppose that the happiness be
represented by the number 100 and that order to make
1t the cooperation of both be necessary you will com
mence by fixing your share at 60 So there will only
be 40 or 20 left for husband sum will ALWAYS
be attained If you can give 90 will result
all the more easily in that there only 10 left for him
to furnish
know of the happiest of homes in which the wife
supplies W and the husband only l. The wife has
never found her husband too The sum is al
ways complete and the happiness perfect this addition
commence by placing your contribution all that YOU can
OF love- of of indulgence tenderness of
foresight OF dear dvinaton and then the total will
attain large amount Woe to you If you remind your
husband that you do not wish to bring more than So
neither more nor less Expect little your husband and
you VIII nave run more than half the that
marital bliss In doing this all your husband brings
you Will come as an unexpected gift dear surprise
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Wv IN HILLS comes rushing in. phe ideal man is
one VINO mas all the windows open toward land and sen
and sky Some have the window of Common Sense omen
about crack and have lifted the curtain from tho
window of Judgment only little.
Sleep the true brother death and Ignorance 10 hole
sleep and half death. An educated soul is fully awa
ened and vtalized SOUL The old notion was that bow
was educated when his memory pocket was stuffed full
an ana Greek roots The new notion is that the soul
must be awakened to all truth and beauty of na+ro
and OF life Culture therefore, is simply knowledge
of all the best that has DONE thought or said
use matthew Arnods dehnton it is that knowledge plus
the full power to perfectly enjoy all tba ia GOOD
in the world of knowledge beauty and duty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Clean Observation-Disclosures: Mary
these banisters always seem dusty. /
was at Mrs. Johnsons today, and ners
are as bright and smooth as glass
Mary: She has three small boys.
mum,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
EVIDENCES OF The EDUCATED MAN.
BY Rev. Newell Dwight Mills. D. D.

Education is an awakening. A
child is born in soul-house that has
many windows, and each window has
the curtain down. One window Ia
named Reason, one Memory, another
Imagination. Along comes the parent
or the teacher and lifts the curtain
from the window of Reason and the
whole realm Of truth and beauty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
HOW TO Be HAPPY WITH YOUR HUSBAND.

/ have collected large number of Statistics
OF marriages which have fallen under my obser-
walton, and have divided them into marriages
contracted between really young people and those
contracted by mature persons In the second cat.
egory l have found much larger number of
good homes than in the first. Discord between
man and wife proceeds from three sources: The
senses the heart, the Intelligence The rrantnst
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Don't pour secrets into mans ears
unless you have control of his tongue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

Paraguay has only $50 miles Of rasl
way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
Papa burst Out lauehing at that

Come on. father!" he cried.
There's time yet for a good spin
round the park before dinner, and
think owe this boy drive!"-Grace
Ethelwyn Cody. in Youths compan-
ion,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
ELDRIDGE SHOWS PAPERS
He Thinks They Are the Best Evil
dence OF the truth of the State-
ment Made by him.

New York, Dec. 9.-Vice-PIesideni
George d. Eldridge was shoe the pub
lished denial or Col. w. II. Phelps of
having received $500 for obtaining a
license for the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance Co. to do business in Missouri,
and responded:
80 Col. Bill has been saying things,
has he? Well. here is the best answer
| can make to his words" and he pro-
duced the following written on the pa
per of the law department of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Co.:
II inclose bill for legal service. Kind
ly send draft for the amount and oblige.
Yours truly. wv. II. PHELPS"
The attached bill simply read, ITO
legal services, $500" The nature of
the services vas not specified.
Attached to this was the company's
warrant for $500, ard it is stamped
Paid" With these papers was also
the cOmpany's check, dated August 2,
1898, on the Merchants Exchange ma
tional bank, drawn to the order of w.
H. Phelps, for $500, signed by George
ID. E~ldridge and j. w. Bowden, and
countersigned by George w. Harper,
treasurer. lndorsed upon the check is
the name Nv. II. Phelps" and the
stamp showed it to have been cleared
through the Continental national bank
of St. Louis.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
TEN KILLED., MANY INJURED
Collision en- the Union Pacific Near
Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. S.-Ten persons
were killed and eleven train employees
and seven passengers were injured in
a collision of Overland limited passen-
ger train No. . on the Union Pacific, and
a freight, five miles west of Rock
Springs, Wyo., just before 2 a. m.
Several Of the bodies were incinerated.
The passengers injured are mostly
western people.
Engineer Brisk of the freight train,
who, it is stated officially, is RESPONSE
lie for o~verrunning his orders, was one
of the killed. Several trains had been
badly delayed at Granger, with the re-
suit that tie four passenger trains were
running close to each other. The
freight had received positive orders, It
is said, to meet al -four Of these trains
at Ahsay. At.er three had passed the
freight puLI.d out and met the fourth
passenger, the limited.
The flyer vas running at high rate Of
speed to make up an hours lost time,
and the freight was also running at
high speed to make Green River to meet
the flyer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
IT MEANS TREMENDOUS LOSS
May Fight the Reduction Of Twenty
Per Cent. Ia Freight Rates lily
Illinois Board.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Traffic officials of
the Illinois railways, with general Of
inspection OF their books to learn
whether the systems for which they
work will be able to bear the burden Of
the 90 per cen freight rate cut ordered
by the railroad and warehouse COM
mission at Springfield. In a few days
it is expected the freight agents will
hold a meeting, compare notes ind de-
eide whether they will appeal t o the
courts or accede to the demands OF the
commissioners. The latter course, it is
said, means a loss Of $4,000, 900 annual
ly in their revenues.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
SENATOR MITCHELL IS DEAD
to Weakness Following HemOr-
rhaxe From Tooth Extraction

Portland, Ore, Dec. 9.-United States
Senator John H. Mitchell died at the
Good Samaritan hospital in this city at
11'40 o'clock Friday forenoon, death
resulting from complications which fol-
lowed the removal Of four teeth at a
dental Office.
A hemcrrhage of unusal severity fol-
lowed the removal of the teeth, and
despite the application of the most pow
full styptics known to dental science,
the flow of blood could not be stayed.
Physicians were summoned to the dem
tai Office. but the combined scientific
knowledge of the dentists and physi-
Clans could not stop the flow of blood.
Senator Mitchell had long been a suf.
ferer from diabetes and other vitiating
diseases and in his weakened physical
condition rapidly succumbed to inevita-
BILE weakness following such violent
hcmorrhages and lapsed into a stage of
semi-consciousncss from which he
never rallied.
Senator Mitchell's wife Is in Paris,
France, where she has spent a large
part of her time since the marriage o.
their daughter, Margaret, to the duke
Of Rouchefoucould.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
THINKS ITS DAYS NUMBERED
Henry Slenkiewicx, the NOvelists
Think the Days Of the Russian
bureaucracy Nearly OVER.

Stockholm, Dec. lin an inter-
view with Henry Sienkiewicz. prior to
his receiving the Nobel prize for lit
erature, the novelist said:
Il have not been in Poland for three
weeks. The situation in Russia and
in Poland Is extremely bad. The bu-
reaucracy can not last much longer
with or without revolution. Its days
are counted. The Russian people are
good, but the bu%reaucrats are a set OF
thieves. That vas proved by the a
Count Whites position Is most diffi-
cut. Witte Is clever and Of great ca
pacity. but 1t Is doubtful II he will be
able to retain his position"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
MOTHER AND SON CONVICTED
Mrs. Mnry Spnugh ana Her Son Will
lam Found Guilty of killing
Sheriff Polk of Iron County, No..

Centreville, No., Dec. 9.-The jury
in the cases of Mrs. Mary Spaugh and
her son, William Spaugh, Jr., reported
at ! p. m. Tie son is convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree. The mother was
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, and was sentenced to ten years il.
the pe%nitcntiary.
The case of Arthur SpauGh, the Sec
onG brother. who was granted a sepa-
rate trial, was continued until the May
tenn of court.
The crime of which the mother and
son have been convicted was commit
ted last May in lronton. William
Spaueh had assaulted and beaten the
son OF Mayor Edgar of IrontCn. Sheriff
Polk went to the Spaugh home to ar.
rest him.
William was on the porch when the
sheriff arrived, and called on him to
step out.
You've got a warrant for me-" said
William. II won't come"
He went into the house, and the
sheriff followed closely. He had hardly
entered when he received a load OF
buckshot from a shotgun in the hands
OF William. He was also shot several
times in the back with a revolver from
an adjoining room. Arthur is supposed
to have fred these shots.
The Spaughs will be taken to St
Louis for s~afekeeping.