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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21

| And that night Sandy sat down and
told jim what to write to the girl in
New Jersey. AT first he acted like a
stubborn broncho, but ut last lie did as
Sandy told him; wrote to her that per
haps she was right-he had spent
about dollar in postage stamps before
this asking her to take back what she
wrote, but 1t didn't bulge her.
This time he said that lie, too, hatl
been thinking things over He knew
she was beautiful and stylish and all
that, and that. like the other poor dew.
IL, lie, too, might look like Il back num-
Der among her swell Eastern friends If
he came back. Then, also, she might
not fit into the life here-he had often
tried to imagine how she would lool,
dressed In some of those Oriental look.
ing blankets, but couldn't for the life
of him see how she would look. There
fore, goodbye, forever, and he would
nclose photograph as parting gift.
Well, we waited with anxious hearts.
And in double-quick time came letter
for Jim with special delivery stamp
on it-a letter that looked rs If it
might weigh pound; but after read
ing it, jim acted as il he didn't weigh
an ounce. lie acted as crazy as
chained coyote. That picture had
brought the girl to terms.
She wrote that she felt that fate had
intended her for 1.-The grand, glorious
life of the great horizon reaching
plains and the heaven kissing noun
tains," and a lot more rubbish like that.
You see. she was only Is years old
and had never been out of New Jer-
sey. But. just the same, she made jim
Il fine wife when she came west two
years after. And the foolish notions
have long since gone out of her head.
But, maybe, after all, she had some
right on her side. OF course, clothes
don't make the man, but I've some
times thought that they come so mighty
near it that it's no Joking NATTER
Browning's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
How Ants sIeep.

During sleep the ants body is quite
still. Occasionally may be noted
regular lifting up and setting down
of the fore feet, one leg after an
other, with almost rhythmic motion.
The antennae also have gentle,
quiwerlng, apparently involuntary
movement, almost breathing. The
soundness of slumber was frequently
proved by applying the feather end OF
quill. The feather-tip is lightly
drawn along the back, stroking with
the fur" There is no motion. Again
and again this action is repeated,
the stroke being made gradually heav-
Ter. Still there is no change. The
strokes are directed upon the head,
with the same result Then the
feather is applied to the neck with
waving motion intended to tickle
it. The ant remains motionless. Fin
ally the sleeper is aroused by sharp
touch Of the quill. she stretches out
her head; then her legs, which she
shakes also; steps nearer to the light,
yawns, and begins to comb her anten-
nae and brush her head and mouth.
Then she Chambers over her sleeping
comrades, dives into an open gang.
way, and soon has said Good morn
ing to another tour of duty. Be IL
well noted, however. that she has
gone to work, as she and all her fell
lows always do, not only rested, but
with her person perfectly cleaned
Fl. c. McCook, in Harper's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
coachwhip and Rather,

A large coachwhip snake over six
feet long was seen in fierce combat
with a young rattlesnake here the
other day. The rattlesnake was prob
ably about two years old, and was
eighteen inches long. The coachwhip
nearly killed his adversary, when a
charge Of shot put an end to both. The
coachwnip snake is great chicken
eater. We never heard before, nor
have we been able to find any one
who has, of this snake being an enemy
of the rattlesnake. 1t is we'll known
that the blacksnake kills every rattle
snake he meets, and that where the
former is common the latter is rarely
seen. also killed today and pre-.
served the skin of very large goph-
err snake seven feet and one inch in
length, and nine inches in circum-
ference in the largest part. l don't
want the readers of Forest and
Stream to infer by the above that
snakes are abundant here, for they
are not. This rattlesnake was the
second one have seen in two years,
and I believe 1 am in the woods as
much as any one in this section Of the
country, being engaged in surveying
and hunting.-Florida Correspondent
IN Forest and Stream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
WHERE WOLF SHOWS SKILL.
Wonderful Intelligence Displayed
in EludinE His Enemte..

Wonderful Intelligence DISPLAYED
in Ending His Enemies.
The wol'es now found In jackson
County are i'll size between the coyote
of the western plains and the big
wolves found III the Ozark region. In
general appearance they bear a resem-
blnnce to the Scotch collie dog. They
live in unfrequented places, generally
In the timber or along the streams, and
a favorlte abode is in caves or under
overhanging lodges of stone.
Scratching out n shallow hole in the
ground, they line 1t with small sticks
and dry leaves. Here tile mother wolf
takes care of her young while the faith.
er Is securing the country for miles
around in search of food. He is rarely
seen by day, and then only for an In.
slant, for he seems to melt away like
IL mist into the weeds or brush. his
tnwny hide making 1t easy for him to
disappear from sight.
1t Is said that he has an especial Xix.
ing for mutton, especially Young
lambs, which fall an easy prey to him.
and that lie is most frequently found
where sheep are numerous. But he
will not turn his nose up at tender lit
tie pigs, and when he cannot find 9th.
err things more to his liking he will
not scruple to become common chick.
Ell thief.
But his skill in Guiding his enemies.
especially human. is remarkable, and
this is one of the most aggrayating
things about him. If Il hunter succeeds
in getting within glnslot of him the
chances are ten to one that no damage
will be inflicted. His hide is SO thick
and tough and is covered with such a
heavy coat of fur that an ordinary dis.
charge from shotgun has little or
no effect. With an ease that is exas.
pernting lie simply lopes out of danger
and Is soon lost In the brush.-Kansas
City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
GETTING up A DOLL Parity,


A pretty affair was a doll party, at
which a little miss entertained Is
of her little friends, says The Pilgrim.
They came with their dolls array.
ed in their prettiest clothes.
They went at once to the nursery,
where they played school, going to
church, and various games with their
dolls. They cut paper dolls to their
hearts content, looked at picture
books and amused themselves in their
own sweet way. They were left en-
tirely alone, with. the exception of an
occasional peep from some older men,
Der Of the family.
A most appetizing dinner, such as
would be suitable for children, was
served. The dining-room was grace
fully festooned with chains made from
holly leaves and berries were fes.
dren. In the centre of the table there
was double arch of feathery ferns,
from which was suspended wedding
bell made of small red flowers. I'm
der this stood dolls dressed as bride
and groom, on mound of ferns.
From the chandelier triple chains Of
holly leaves and berries were efs-
TONED to each corner of the table
and fastened there with bows of red
ribbon
The place-cards were dolls, dressed
in costumes of different countries,
carrying baskets filled with candy,
and tiny cards containing the chill
dren's names tucked in the baskets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
More Phantoms for 4Roix.,

Admiral Rozhdestvensky becomes
more and more pathetically like those
unfortunate people who complain to
Police Magistrates OF the persecu-
tons of enemies who will persist in
rolling Jumps of thunder at them. He
has admitted to the Paris Journals
correspondent in Toxic that at one
time what, with strenuous British de-
malls and one thing and another, he
really did begin to think that he was
the victim of hallucination of the
Dogger. But in Toxic he found re-
assuring proof positive to the con-
trary. One of his interpreter-attend-
ants in hospital was Japanese naval
officer with his arm in sling-on ac-
count of rheumatism, SO he said. But
one day another attendant let out that
the rheumatism" was really
wound, and Admiral Sherlockholmes-
ky had clue at once. Discreetly. lin
roundabout way" he pumped third
attendant, and found that the "rheu-
matte" one had been to Europe with
torpedo boats, while yet further
sleuthing disclosed that his return to
Japan Conceded in striking manner
with the Hull incident" following just
at the right interval. That was con-
elusive, of course. But whether poor
Rozhdestvensky saw phantom attend
ants or that third attendant Is now
concealing behind an impassive Japa-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
SEE USE For coRNsrALks.
Iownns Plan to Use Waste Products
for Manufacture of Paper.

IOyvnns Plan to Use Waste Products
for Manufacture of Paper.
All Iowa is interested In the plan of
turning the waste products of the corn
fields of the western compromising
States into paper, and paper of such
quality that it will compare favorably
with the famous japanese vellum. w.
Il. Patterson, professor of economics
and statistics of the State University
of Iowa, investigated the process of the
National Fiber and Cellulose Company
while in Chicago in the interests of the
commercial museum of the university.
Just common, ordinary cornstalks,
100000 tons of which are allowed
to rot yearly in several Western States
producing the greatest amount of corn,
is the material from which, expert
mentally, the company has already pro
duced excellent paper at cost ranging
from $24 to $50 per ton. The cost of
manufacturing paper from wood pulp
or rags is estimated at from $50 to
$50 per ton.
perfection of machinery for the hand
ling of this material. An improved
thrashing machine which separates the
stalk from the leaves, huslis the ears.
delivers the stalks bound III bundles
ready for shipment and the parts of
the plant valuable for stock food into
the barn has only recently been pat
ented. These bundles of cornstalks are
then shipped to depthing plant,
where after passing through several
operations the pith is separated from
the hard fiber surrounding the stalk
and rolled, making an excellent quail
ty of paper. The hard outside fiber
Is used in the manufacture Of box
board.
The company has an option on a
paper mill at Kankakee, ILL.,, where the
machines have been operating success
fully. Every vestigc of the stalk is
utilized in some manner. In prepar-
ing cellulose, guncotton, smokeless pow
der, varnish, artificial leather, rubber
substitutes. insulating materials, cleo
trical apparatus, linoleum and floor GOV.
erings, papier mache and interior dec
orations, picture frames and signs, pa
per coverings, lubricants, golf balls and
sundry other products different parts
Of the stalk are said to be available.
The development Of this industry will
mean much to the corn producer Of
the middle west Its progress will be
watched with intense interest.--St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
CITY MAN IN THE COUNTRY.


shows Ignorance When He Calls
Young Cattle ..Bun IIeiferx."
Lennie Merrill, popular guide at
Belgrade lakes, is responsible for the
following one OH us city folks:'
"Of course. we know that you city
folks have lots of chances to laugh Mt
us hayseeders, but once in while the
laugh is on our side. never was so
tickled in my life as was last sum
mer when was guiding Mr. L., from
New York. lie is as much rs so years
old and mighty smart man. too, every
other way, but he was just 'scairt to
death of cattle.
We'll, one day when we were fly
fishing for bass he wanted to 90
ashore, so rowed him up and he went
off into the woods. Pretty soon he
came tearing down to the boat, a-holler-
ing for help at the top of his voice, SO
you would have thought there was a
big she bear after him, and jumped
up and asked him what was the trou-
Bile. He said:
"There's lot of cattle coming this
way
81 knew 1t was a parcel of young
stock, SO says to him:
"You needn't be scared of them !;
they're nothing but lot of beifers.'
"And what do you suppose lie up and
said? l thought should die. He
says to me, and this is tile Lords
truth:
"'How do you know they amt bull
heifers! "-Boston Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
"HowDY, HONEY, HowpY."

Do a-stan'in' on a jar, fab a-shinin'
throo,
or folks drowsin' 'roun de place, wide
awake is Lou,
When tap. she answeh, an see huh
'mense to grin.
Howdy, honey. howdy; won't you step
right in?
Den step erpon de log layin' at de do
Bless de Lawd, huh nanny an huh
pap's done 'menced to sno',
Now's de time. eff evah, eff is gwine to
try an win,
Howdy. honey, howdy; won't you step
right in?
No use playin' on de aidgc, trimblin on
de brink,
Wen body love gal, tell huh whit he
fink;
Wen huh heat is open flu de love you
gwine to gin,
Pull ro'sse'f togethah, sub, an step right
in.
sweetes' imbitntion dat a body evan
hyeahed,
sweetah den de music of love-sick mock
in bird.
Comm f'om dc gal you loves bettah den
yo' kin,
Howdy, honey, howdy; won't you step
right in?
At de gate o Heaven wen de storm o
life is pas,
'speck' I'll be a-stan'in' 'twell de Mastah
say at las,
"Hyeah he stan all weary, but he winneh
his fight wild sin,
Howdy. honey, howdy; won't you step
right in!"
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
THE HUMAN RIBS.
Man. Has Twelve Pairs and Woman
Has just the Same.

Man. Has Twelve Pairs and Woman
Has just the Same.
A man who had been sick said he
was SO thin he could count his ribs.
When heard this statement ask
ed, How many did you count?" He
was unable to answer. Several friends
were standing by, and the query was
put to them. Not a man could tell the
number of his ribs. One bright chap
said in all seriousness than n woman
has one more rib than a man, because
man lost one in the fashioning of wom-
an. And, do you know, this belief is
common? Suddenly spring the question
on any acquaintance you may happen
to meet in the days jonrneying. I'm
lass he be q medical man he will in I'LL
probability be unable to answer.
II IL an ANATOMICAL tRct that man
has twelve pairs Of ribs md woman
the same number. The four short ribs,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
Dobbin's heels are half way up his

Dobbin's heels are half way up his
hind legs, and what we call his knees
are really his wrists. The part cor
responding to the upper arm is short.
and is so EMBEDDED In the muscles of
the shoulder that the elbow comes
next the body. But the horse has only
one digit on each limb. and the wrist
bones are comparatively small. The
so-called ankle, then, is the knuckle
where the digit joins the hand or the
foot, and the foot is only single
thick finger or toe, with great nail
for hoof. The lower half OF tle
horses's fore leg is really gigantic;
hand with only the middle finger and
piece out of the middle of the PALM,
while the corresponding part Of his
hind leg is big, single-toed foot
St. Nicholas,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21

the
company king
made from timber of the Victory The
that the
sells first keel laid
been gathered from
The details
The Drendnaught Her
armament will be
twelve main
pe attacks The warshp will propelled
steam water tube boilers
when the night before the launching the
shifted from the checks
he fasen
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
"watche." on hoard ship.

On board all ships a series of
watches" are established, so that work
is shared equally among the sailors. To
aid this object also the crews are dlyid.
ed into two divisions, starboard and
port. A ships day commences at noon
and there are seven watches. The
watch which is on duty in the forenoon
one day has the afternoon next day,
and the men who have four hours rest
one night have eight hours the next.
This is the reason for having dog
Watches" which are made by dividing
the hours between .. m. and s p. IN.
into two.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21

who had been out there only few
years-how different he looked from
the others at the reception-she felt
that the life out there must be of the
sort that would rob 1.-THE garden of ro-
nance of its sweetest flowers or some
such foolislness as that.
Well, anyway that silly girls letter,
written on pink paper and perfumed
with sachet powder, was MS bad as a
death warrant signed by the judge of
the supreme court to poor Jim. lie lust
caved in like an abandoned mine, and
when Sandy asked him how old the girl
was, and after hearing. told him to
cheer up, that girls of that age always
got fool notions and got over them, he
seemed not to hear, though he ought
to have listened and taken heed, for
Sandy knew a good bit more about
women than he did about mining.
Things went along in this cheerful
way for quite a spell, and Jim's face
took on an expression that. made a
burro look cheerful alongside of him.
Then, one day when we We're over in
front of Sims adobe, we saw n sight
that made us forget ourselves. Along
the road came Dick-"IIorseshoe Dick"
we used to call him. because lie struck
luck where others struck nothing but
sand.
And since he had lot of money and
little sense, he went along Mt Il brisk
pace even when he was on foot. But
along came Dick, seated on horse
that might have been saddled for an
Indian prince or a circus rider And
of all the swell toys you ever saw
Dicks took the prize; from his shoes to
his new Mexican hat lie was simply n
picture. And as | stock there looking
ut Dick, with jim standing there be.
side him looking like the last rose of
summer, ! was surprised to see Sandy
jumping up as if he had fallen on n
cactus brush, and slapping his hands
together us if lie had struck il second
Independence mine.
Well, before | could see what ii was
all about, he had Dick into the house
and Jim. too And then Sandy raced
If you could call Sandys fastest gait
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
ESAVDY SIMS PAL.
II ;
00nHEN he came to Cripple Greek
VNW Ills name wasn't Sandy. He
- - x,,ne,t Dj.I,,,1 Sy.,.Aa.. e,.....

00<7HE he came to Cripple Creek
VhW Ills name wasn't Sandy. He
was Richard Morton Sims.
from Scranton, Pa, then. But before
he had been OH the backbone of the con
tinent two weeks his name was Sandy.
And Sandy he remained to the end of
his life-and, without doubt, that is
the name which would have been put
on his headstone If he had had one,
which he hadn't, for they buried him
out on the plains, with no decorations
save q sprig or two of sagebrush.
However, all that has nothing to do
with the story, which is all about his
correctly speaking, one other; because
In life, as on the stage, you seldom find
more than two star actors in drama
Mt tine same time. simply mention
Sandy in passing, because he was the
man who put the idea into his pals
head. And man who can put good
thought into anybody's head ought to
be remembered even if he is dead.
1t had been hard year for. Sandy.
Early in the season he struck what he
considered n big find. He said nothing
to any one, but bought up all the land
around at fair price, but dirt CHEAP
considering what he was to get out OF
1t, or thought he was Well, he never
got enough out of that claim to nav for
the tobacco he smoked up trying to
sOothe his nerves when he saw how
that blamed streak had fooled him.
You see. Jim-that was his pals
name-was in love. and If you can i'm
agine anything worse than being u man
and in love, and living in Cripple Creek
when the girl lives in New JERSEY, |
want you to write and tell me what IT
is, for l want to report 1t to the hu-
name society.
Well, things were drifting along pref
ty much in harmony. Sandy was MS
miserable as he could be, and so was
Jim, or, Mt least, lie thought he was,
but saw his mistake when along came
letter from the girl, saying that she
hoped he would forgive her and NIL
that, and that he must brace up. or
something of that sort, but that she
had changed her mind.
She simply couldn't bear the thought
of seeing him again, because she had
Just seen n man who came from out
on the plains somewhere, relative of
friend Of hers, and the man looked
SO like the frontier that he gave her
cold chill. Perhaps it was his store
clothes that fitted too soon, and his
hat that didn't fit soon enough, and his
shoes well, they just simply kicked
the sentiment all out of her
OF course. she didn't put 1t In that
way. sho go. around II as gontle as q
feather. Said that when she SAW what
the lrent'er Ind done for thls man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
Muzx1ed Women Of Mu,c.t

Women of the better class In Muscat
all wear muzzles, which barely allow
them to open the mouth or see with the
eye or sneeZe.
If there happens to be Cleopatra
in Muscat she will never fascinate any
Antony by the beauty of her we'll
shaped nose, for 1t is kept in special
ly made, ugly case, in which 1t is i'm
possible to tell its shape But with all
its faults this is far better system
than that Of cutting off the nose, as
men in the Kangra district, in India,
are wont to do when any of their
spouses have proved too fascinating
Allahabad Pioneer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
TALE OF A TAlLLEss CAT.

TALE OF A IAlLLESS CAT.
1t is well known that Manx cats
have no tails, only slight stumps, and
that the offspring of such in other
parts of the world, in the first genera
ton at least, are in the same abnorm-
al condition. While living in Scot.
land thirty years ago we had Manx
kitten given to us, which although
born there, was tailless. The door
of our breakfast room was spring
shutting, like most of the screen doors
in this country. but opening only to.
ward the inside. Before the kitten
was full grown he mad learned to lei
himself in by pushing from the out
side, but never learned, although we
often tried to teach him, to pull it
open from the inside.
1t was not, however, the opening of
the door from the outside to which 1
wish to call attention-any cat could
have easily learned to do that; but
the fact that invariably, after he had
SO pushed 1t and got his body partial.
ly in, he made rapid turn or whirl
to prevent the tail that was not there
(but heredity impressed upon him the
fact that 1t ought to nave been) from
being caught between the closing
door and its frame. g
This he did dozens of times every
day SO long as we had him, and was
always willing to show off before our
visitors, as he never seemed to recog-
nize the fact that he had not tail
like his MISUNDERSTANDING Ameri-
can.