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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Old Parliamentary Fines.

1t is costly to be member Of the
British parliament, but some ancient
expenses are spared the modern men,
Der. An order dated 1640 runs thus,
"Those who go out of the house in a
confused manner to forfeit 10 shil-
lings." Others enact that "all the men,
beers that come after s the house met
ut 8 o'clock in the morning them to pay
shilling. and those who do not come
the whole dny to pay 5 shlllings, those
who do not come to prayers to pay 1
shilling, such members rs come after
O'Clock to pay l shilling to the poor"
etc. Still more expensive was it for
members to go out of town without
permission. In 1904 penalty of f1O
was imposed upon every knight and of
Is upon every citizen who should make
default in attending the house, and
penalty OF f40 upon every member ''as
shall desert the service of the house for
the space of three days together (not
having had leave granted him by the
house,, and he shall he sent for in Gus
tody and committed to the Tower"
Week cnders had bad time in 1664.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Why Fruits Turn Red.

Fruits turn red when they ripen be-
cause of wise provision of Mother
Nature. 1t makes the fruit cOnspicu-
GUS to birds and other animals, and
thus secures the dispersion of the seed.
II the fruit We're of the same color as
the leaves 1t might easily be passed
over. When the fruit or seed Is incon-
spicuous, through either the want Of
color or the small size, dispersal Is eff
fected without the aid of animals, as
In the case of the dandelion, whose
seed is carried about by the wind, or Of
the balsum, the seed of which Is eject
ed by sort of spring The cOlOred
fruits. such rs the grape and the cher
ry, are furnished with succulent coats,
which provide food to birds, who in
their imputiencc often swallow the
seeds or stones, which may pass
through the animals body without
change. Seeds may thus be conveyed
not only for considerable distances on
land, but also from continents to ocean.
ic islands, which may In this way &c.
quirc new vegetation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Buried by Torchlight,

Allerton Hall was upward of four
centuries the property and residence OF
the Kitchingman family. 1t was the
largest and most ancient mansion In
Chapeltown. consisting of about sixty
rooms. with gardens and pleasure
grounds. The Kitchingman family for
upward of 400 years were carried from
this hall by torchlight to be Inferred in
the choir of st. Peters church In Leeds.
At the interment Of any of the family
the great chandelier, consisting Of thir-
ty-six branches, was always lighted.
In the year 1718 Robert Kitchingman
died May Z, aged 100 years. He or
dered his body to be buried with torch
lights Mt Chapel Allerton. He was In
tered on May 10. when 100 torches
were carried. The room where the
body was laid was hung with black.
and velvet pail. with escutchcons,
was born by the chief gentry. The
pallbearers had all scarf, biscuits and
sack: the whole company had gloves.
Fifty pounds We're given among the
poor in the chapel yard OH the day Of
his interment. Mary. his wife, died
July 2s. ZIG, aged ninety-seven years.
She was inferred precisely in the same
way.-"Annals of Yorkshire"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

London has many curious clubs. such
rs the Utopians, whose motto is Serve
God and be merry" and the Froth
Blowers, whose members ares.said to
be bound to curse and swear every
time they enter the club. There are
also many unregistered clubs which
have no headquarters and take out no
licenses, and there are also many clubs
whose members are manifestly drawn
together by some common bond Of sym
pathy. Among these the London Daily
Express enumeratcs the following:
The Boz club (admirers Of Charles
Dickens).
The 'O5 club Mmicability and the arts)
The Royalists (guillotines and dia-
monds).
The Castaways' club (resigned naval
officers.
The Lost Legion (for empire plo-
neers).
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

There is ut Versailles an orange tree
some five centuries old. This tree,
which was taken from Fontainebleau
Of Versailles on the completion of the
orangery. was already famous under
the title of the Giund Bourbon. Ac
cording to tradition, the tree had been
planted in 1921 by Il Princess of Ma
varre and after several changes Of
owners came into the possession of
Francois L., by whom it was placed at
Fontaineblaau. When 1t reached Yer
sailles the king came to visit it, and
two gram. Iourbons were then face to
face. The man passed, and even his
bones, torn from their tomb at st.
Denis and tossed into IL trench, have
persisted. Not n pinch of his dust re-
mains. But the tree lives and blooms
and bears fruit. the only Bourbon at
Versailles, serene. invincible, enthron-
ed.-Farmcrs Versailles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Inn. Of Old England.

Efforts were continually being made
In England to keep down the number
of inns. In the reign Of Edward l.
there were only three lin the whole of
London. Even in 1859 no more than
forty were legally permitted in the me-
tropolis. now spreading out its bound
aries on every side. York might have
eight, Norwich, Exeter and Cambridge
four, Bristol six and Oxford three.
These regulations must have been set
at naught in n very wholesale manner,
for half century later there were 400
houses of call" In that part of London
known as the City and no fewer than
twenty-four clustered round Covent
Garden. In medieval Oxford 1t was
ruled that no "victualer'' was eligible
fer the office Of mayor, and this term
included an innkeeper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

In the early part Of the last century
there lived in an old New England
town Mr.. Church, who in the course
Of his earthly life was bereft of four
wives, all of whom We're buried In the
same lot In his old age it became
necessary to remove the remains to n
new cemetery. This lie undertook him
self, but in the process the bones be-
came hopelessly mixed. His New
England conscience" would not allow
him under the painful circumstances
to use the original headstones, so he
procured new ones, one of which bore
the following inscriptions:
Here lies Hannah Church and prob
ably portion of Emily"
Another:
Sacred to the memory of Emily
Church, who seems to be mixed with
Matilda"
Then followed these lines:
Stranger pause and dyop tear.
For Emily Church lies buried here,
Mixed in some pcrplcXing manner
With Mary, Matilda and probably Ham
nah.
-Harpers Weekly,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Word "Tarin."

The word tariff hns an interesting
origin. 1t Is derived from the Arabic
ia 'rifa. meaning an inventory of fees
payable on demand, and became cur.
rent III the following way: A certain
Moorish general, by name Tarifa,
seized in the year TO upon small
seaport some twenty miles from what
Is now Gibraltar and the southernmost
town In Europe Here he founded u
station for levying toll on all craft
trading in the neighborhood and be-
slowed his name upon the place, after
the manner Of Constantine, Alexander
and others. The word came eventual
ly to signify schedule Of charges and
passed into the French, Italian and
English.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
THE LONDON cosTER.
He Is the King of the Curb In the
British MetrODolin

British Metropolis.
London's outdoor man is the coster.
He is the Ishmael of the cutters. A
very jolly Ishmael, 1t is true, who Is
more than content to acknowledge the
line of demarcation between himself
and the true cockney. But, neverthe-
less in modified, twentieth century
way lie Is still the wild man whose
hand is against every mans and every
mans against his. He is probably the
last remnant Of the worlds old race of
@anderers-the last suggestion Of the
primitive man-left to the cities He Is
to us town jewellers what the gypsy is
to the countryside. His descent seems
to spring from the same rowing stock.
And he is regarded, from a safe dis
lance. with the same contempt by
those who don't know him. His habits
and his impulses still SAVIOR strongly of
the days when tribe warred against
tribe and every mans arm was for
himself and his clan. And. although
his pitch Is below the curb, his caravan
barrow and his beast of burden q
Russian pony, n donkey or himself, he
Is. as free and exclusive as any other
lusty scion Of the people who live under
the skies. Ishmael he Is, and Ishmae!
he chooses to remain. And the chances
are ten to one that whoever goes a-flsh.
Ing for Information among the barrows
will come back with an empty creel or
a fine show Of flshermen's tales, for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

A quaint and kindly ic.s1..d iii.,slat-
ing the sorrow dcvout Christians used
to feel for the paglniSm of their IA
voritc classic authors, is that of st.
CadOc and his Virgil st. Cndoc, whose
day Is Jan. o4, was the son OF IL South
Welsh prince. who founded several
monasteries in Glumorganshire and
neighboring regions. but was driven
away to Brittany by the coming of the
SaNons. There he was walking one
day with n copy of Virgil's poems In
his hand and wept to think that Vir-
gil rs pagan might be In hell. An
ultra orthodox friend who was with
him severely reproved him for even
doubling the fact, and sudden gust
of wind carried the book out of Ca
docs hand into the sea. But that
night he heard in a dream sweet
voice saying: Pray for me; weary not
In praying. will sing the mercies of
the Lord forever" And next day q
fisherman brought Cadoc fish inside
which the Virgil was found uninjured
London Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

1t is often the case that people meet
with accidents and bruises that cause
disfguring discolorations, from which
they suffer not little embarrassment
and annoyance. 1t Is worth while to
know that there is n simple remedy
and one quite within the reach of
every one. Immediately after the acct
dent mix an equal quantity of cap
sicum annum with mucilage made Of
gum arabic. To this add few drops
of glycerin. The bruised surface should
be carefully cleansed and dried. then
painted all over with the capsicum
preparation. Use cancels hair brush
and allow it to dry, then put on the
second or third coat as soon as the
first Is entirely absorbed. A medical
Journal is authority for the statement
that II this course is pursued inmedi-
ately after the i;!juiy discoloration of
the bruised tissue viii h. aholly pre-
vented. 1t is also said that this rene
dy Is unequaled as cure for rheuma-
tism or stiffness of the neck
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Thackeray and Dicken..

This is the way George Henry Lewes
once characterized TLackcray and
Dickens in the way of service to a
friend: Dickens. he said, would not
give you a furthing of money, but he
would take no end of trouble for you.
He would spend whole day, for in
stance, In looking for the most suitable
lodgings for you and would spare him
self neither time nor fatigue. Thacke-
ray would take two hours grumbling
indecision and hesitation In writing a
two line testimonial. but he would put
his hand into his pocket and give you a
handful of gold and bank notes If you
wanted them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
tn. pre.,acnt For a nav s,orx

The story that David Il. Atchison Of
Missouri was president for u day start
ed US a joke. Atchison was president
OF the senate ut the expiration OF Pres
ident Folks term, and the law ut that
time provided that that official should
succeed to the presidency in default of
both president and vice president.
March 4, 1S49. was Sunday, and Pres
ident Zachary Taylor did not take the
oath Of office until Monday, March 5.
Somebody thercupon started the joke
that neither Polk nor Taylor was pres
ident during the odd day and that
Atchison must have been. But If Tay-
lor could not under the constitution be
president until he had taken the oath
OF office how could Atchison? He did
not take the oath either.-St. Louis
Republic
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
(coNT1NuED.1
THE WARLlKE MoRos.
They Prize Their Weapons and Woul
Rather Fight Than Eat.

They Prize Their Weapons and Would
Rather Fight Than Eat.
An inordinate military conceit is q
dominant quality of the Moro. To him
there is but one measure Of defeat-to
wit, humiliation. If beaten, he ex-
poets nothing less; If lie meets less, he
has saved the day, perhaps won vic
tory. They are all of one profession
arms. AS children their first toys are
wooden arms, their first instruction the
play Of the sword and the spear. What
ever else as men they may be-priest.
farmer, robber, pirate, merchant, law
yer-they are always. first, soldiers.
For young man to lose his creese
means to lose his right to marry, and
it is the desire of all to die creese in
hand. In fear of loss they sleep on
these precious arms or with them tied
to the body. For the same reason their
cannon are kept dashed to timbers In
their houses.
Firearms, indeed, are their main dan
ger with civilized people. II they see
the opportunity thereby to secure such
arms. Moros can never resist the temp
tation to rob and murder. To get them
they will risk all, lose oil and never
whimper. To them without the best
arms death were preferable. -AIajor r.
L. Ballard In Metropolitan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
A risturcsuue Mcdding,

An interesting wedding recently took
place in England. The bridegroom was
q fireman, and accordingly the mem
bers of the local fire brigade attended
the wedding They formed up outside
the church and made I'm arch with
their axes, under which the bride and
bridegroom walked. Then the flremen
drew the happy couple home in car
riage, blowing their whistles as they
went through the streets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
wnen the right man asks me-


Were you in my place." murmured
her visitor, apparently thinking aloud
rather than addressing Constance,
you would not be fearful of misfor-
tune? You would not read an omen Of
i'll luck into this dramatic interruption
of all your plans? After many years
of widowhood l am about to be mar
ried again to man who is admirable
in every way. He is rich, distinguished
IN manner and appearance, n person of
note not only in the States, but on the
continent. No woman of my Year,
might desire better match. Why
could not the way be made smooth for
me? Why should the poor Chinook.
out of the hundreds of mail steamers
which cross the Atlantic yearly, be
picked out for utter disaster? 1t is a
warning-a threat from the gods!"
The unconscious bitterness of her
tone moved the girl to find words Of
consolation.
~ would not question the ways of
Providence in the least" she said.
Surely you have far more reason for
thankfulness than for regret"
Regret! am not regretting, but l
have gone through such trials that l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
A NNntersnnut.

A scientist says OF Il waterspout tina,
passed over u certain district In France
Its passage was accompanied with Il
sound which is described as resem
bling that of battery of artillery
drawn on the gallop over paved
street. At the base of an extended
nimbus hung the reversed cone charac
tcrlstic of phenomena Of this kind. A
strong wind was then blowing from
the soutll-southwest. The waterspoui
was preceded by IL storm and followed
by q shower"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Way. of Madeira.

The people of Madeira ore as harm
less as their country The stranger
meets with no snakes and need moi
fear mosquitoes; neither has he tc
take any precautions against being
molested IN the most out of the way
parts. Everywhere civility, politeness
and pleasant faces will greet him
The prices asked are groteslue, Otter
five times what will be finally accept
ed Some find the absence of fixed
prices abroad great nuisance, but
the bargaining in Madeira Is so good
humorcd and can be made SO amusing
that the change of custom in this re
spect is rather refreshing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
In Darkest Africa,

A weird tale of witclicraft comes
from the interior of Africa. A recent
trial at the Lilongwe court proved that
Il native woman killed by lion had
been partly eaten by another native
who was accused of impersonating the
lion. The prisoner confessed freely
that he had eaten of the woman's dead
body. the excuse being that he had pur-
chased from witch doctor" Il medi
cine which enabled him to turn into IL
lion at within other words, to indulge
In cannibalism In its lowest form as
the mood took him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

am unnerved. There, child! Forgive
me for troubling you. And-and-kiss
me, will you, and say you wish me
well?"
She moved nearer, as If driven by
uncomfortable impulse. Constance, not
prepared for such an outburst, was
nevertheless deeply touched by this up
peal for sympathy.
II wish you nll the Joy and happiness
which am sure you deserve" she said,
STOPPING to kiss the wan. shrinking face
held up to her.
Mrs. Vansittart burst into parox-
ysm Of tears and tottered toward the
door.
no no." she gasped us Constance
caught her by the arm. do not come
with me. am-shaken. 1t will pass
For Gods sake, let me go alonew
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Perhaps suggested the waiter,
"you would like Welsh rabbit"
NO" said the uustere customer; II
am vegetarian"
"a Welsh rabbit is made Of cheese,
you know, Sir"
Il know 1t. AS said before, am a
yegetarian."-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

The archbishop of Canterbury is pri-
mate Of all England and therefore
takes precedence of the archbishop OF
York, who is only ''primate of Eng
land" This very nice distinction was
made several centuries ago on account
Of very bitter dispute arising between
the two functfonaries us to which
should precedc the other. The matter
was settled by comforting precedence
upon the archbishop OF Canterbury, the
two titles being also bestowed Mt the
same time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Bowling is one of our games that
originated in the middle ages. The ex-
act date Of Its introduction is obscure
but it has been clearly traced to the
thirteenth century. The first bowling
green's were made In England. In bad
weather these could not be used to ad-
vantage, and this led to the construc-
ton Of covered bowling alleys.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
weird Story or a Chair.

In the museum at Cape Town is
shown an old fashioned, high backed
wooden chair, to which attaches n
weird story. 1t is related that the chair
Is the one In which the Dutch governor
was found sitting dead few mo-
ments after the execution of soldier
whom he had sentenced to be hanged,
and who on his doom being pronounced
solemnly called upon his condemner to
accompany him to the throne Of the
Supreme Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

In Il written examination OH physical
geography one of the questions was:
"What happens when there Is an
eclipse of the moonY"
A boy with rather an admirable
knack of getting out Of n difficulty
wrote the following answer:
"A great many people come out to
look Mt it."-London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
d Satan trembles when he sees
!, Nvaa kaSt oatpt ,,rnp bfo L,an


First Citizen-I beg your pardon, sir,
but am stranger In Dublin. Can
you direct me to Grafton street? Sec
Ond Ditto-With Pleasure. Sure it's
the second turn to the right. First
Ditto-Thank you, sir. walks off,
Second Ditto calling after him)-Hi!
II you're u left handed man it's the
other way entirely.-London Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

An American physician says that
while in England he saw vaulted
tomb in London cemetery which had
the following inscription engraved on
the door:
DR.. John Gardeners Last and Best Bed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Australian Native.

For hundreds of years, perhaps thou
sands, the Australian black has accept
ed the doctrine of n Trinity In heaven
and the theory Of evolution. In some
respects he Is far superior TO his civil
liked contemporary. but he curls him
self around like dog and sinks to
sleep on the bare ground at sunset. In
the dark he is IL verltable coward.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Caller-I have here several bills which
are long overdue. Harduppe (desper-
ately)-I nm sorry to say that our cash.
Ter Is out today. Caller-Oh, well, It
doesn't make much difference. I'll call
and pay them ut some future date.
Good day. sir.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER LAT daybreak an as
sistant keeper OF the lighthouse, pacing
the gallery, discovers in the distance a
chip in distance. Stephed Brand agrees
to swim to it. Upon reaching the ship
ne comes in contact with shark, fights
and kills it and goes aboard. He finds
the body of dead man and strange
bundle beneath the sail. Jones, the
lighthouse keeper, lowers basket and
hauls Brand and his strange bundle
safely up. 1.-THE bundle contains q
live baby, of which Jones assumes the
care. On q part of the child's clothing
are the initials L T. The little one is
placed In care of the nurse who has
charge of Stephen Brands child in Pen
zance. They call the child Enid IRE
Wilton IIl--Eighteen years later Con
stance Brand, daughter of Stephen
Brand, and her adopted sister, Enid
Trevillion, go to the lighthouse with an
old fisherman, Ben Pollard, in sail
boat named Daisy. They are caught in
q storm, during which they hear the
signal for help coming from the rock,
They reach the lighthouse ia safety and
lind that two of the men, Jackson and
Bates, have been hurt. Brand sends
VIC ihou unCh Will MN - dGhboll
and Bates are lowered into the boat,
and Pollard starts for Penzance. The
Daisy is met by Lieutenant Stanhope,
who is devotedly In love with Enid. He
has started out for the lighthouse in
answer to the signal for help. On
meeting the Daisy he turns back to as
slst with the injured men. V.--From
lighthouse window Enid spies boat
approaching the rock. 1t is the Lap
wing owned by man named LawtoI,.
Brand discovers that it Ia sailed by
Stanhope. He signals for them not to
land, and Stanhope returns to PenZance.
The girls spend the night at the rock
VI.-During the night q furious storm
renders sleep impossible. At dawn
from the lighthouse gallery Brand
makes out a ship in great distress
VII.-Charles A. Pyne, q young man
on board, throws arope from the fore
mast to Brand, and by means of pull
ley seventy-eight people are saved bs-
fore the ship sinks.
VIl1-Mrs. Vansittart, Pyne's aunt, ie
strangely moved at sight of Constance.
IV-Mrs. Vansittsrt inquiries about
Stephen Brand and his daughter and
seeks to meet Brand, but fails.
X-StanhOpe in the Falcon approaches
the lighthouse at daybreak In IN effort
to rescue Enid and Constat ce, but is
unable to land in account of high seas
Brand signals news of the disaster
Constance and Pyne become we'll ac-
quainted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Briggs-Does your wife laugh when
you tell her Il funny story? Braggs--
oh. yes! l always tell her beforehand
that 1t is funny.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Lid on.

Johnnie-say, pm, who was Pandora ?
Johnnie's Pa-Pandon. my son, was n
little girl who started lot of trouble
because she didn't keep the lid down.
Princeton Tionr