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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
they echoed in her ears-the bright
painting engine throbbed to the same

they echoed in her ears-the bright
painting engine throbbed to the same
refrain.
All! she remembered. 1t was her
friend of that black day three years
ago. whom she had not seen since,
What chance-what irony of fate had
brought them together again?
"Jlm." she said suddenly. "That man
over there-he won't move-they can't
do anything with him. Can't you, won't
you. go over and see If you can get
him away from those gaping crowds
That's his wife-she was kind to me
the day you left. All! Jim, IL 1t had
been you'll"
Jim Ward needed no second bidding
With a few steady strides he reached
the little group. The lady in furs was
pleading, scolding, threatening, but all
to no purpose.
What she could not accomplish Jim,
strong voice and steady authoritative
manner did. In few minutes he had
escorted the traveller to the waiting
carriage, and left him there.
Monica stood just inside the, dool
and he linked her arm in his once more
as they walked to the cab.
"How could have thought 1t wa.
you. Jim?'' she said in softly happy
voice. "I'm so glad-and yet-that
miserable day envied herr"
They were in the cab, and he took
her in his arms and kissed her.
But you don't, now" she answered
in tones of deep content. ~ almost
think-it was worth letting you go
to have you back again, Jim!"
And for the moment he thought 80
too Philadelphia Telegraph.
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EXPLORATIONS OF PIKE.

They Had Political Consequences
Not FOrcseen in That Time.
General Zebulon Pixies explorations
of. 1SO6-1S07 had political consequences
which neither Pike nor anybody else
In his day could foresee, says the Re-
view of Reviews. Although he was
well treated by the Spaniards, his cap
ture by them intensified the desire Of
Americans, especially in the west, to
drive Spain out of Mexico. Written
In 1908 and published In 1910, his re-
port pointed out the wealth Of Mexi.
cos natural resources, showed the
weakness of SPANS hold on that coun-
try, and urged her expulsion by an
American army If Bonaparte should
seize the Spanish throne, which Bona
parte did while Pike was writing, and
held 1t for six years.
Pixies report sent Magee Kemper,
Long, and other Adventures from our
side Of the line over into Texas and
other parts Of Mexico More import
ant still, 1t melted Moses Austin to get
from Ferdinand Wis representatives
in 1920 permission to establish colo
ny Of Americans in Texas, which his
son, Stephen F. Austin, planted there
In 1922. When the Mexicans soon aft
erward drove Spain out the Inevitable
race conflict with the Americans be-
gan, which eliminated in Sam Hous-
tons victory over Santa Anna Mt San
Jacinto In 1896, and the establishment
of the Texas republic.
By the annexation of Texas In 1916
the United States inherited Texas
boundary dispute with Mexico, and
this led to the war Of 1S46-1S4S, which,
through conquest and purchase, placed
the stars and stripes over the present
New Mexico, Arizona Except that
part below the ella. which Gadsden
bought in 1859. California, Nevada,
Utah, and parts OF Colorado and Wyo-
ming. and pushed our territory In the
southwest onward. to the Pacific. While
tile American and Mexican commits
sioners were fixing up their peace pact
Mt Guadalupe Hidalgo in the opening
days of 1S4S James w. Marshall made
his gold discovery in the raceway OF
Suffers mill, on the American fork of
the Sacramento, which made Califor.
MIA knock for admission as state be
fore the politicians had time to organ
lie 1t as territory, melted the search
which led to the gold and silver strikes
in other parts of the West, and swung
the country's center of political grayi.
ty far toward the sunset.
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time Richard Grant White first saw

time Richard Grant White first saw
her. He described her as "a slender,
swarthy, bright-eyed little girl in short
skirts, who ran into the room and
chirped at her mother, and ran out of
1t, caroling as she went through the
passageway" He asked her mother,
Madame Barili-Patti, If the little girl
promised to be a singer like her sis
tiers, and for answer the child, sitting
on the knee of the critic, sang little
italian mir with naivete and charm
which left an Impression he never for
got. She was only years old when,
in 1850. she appeared before the public
for the first time.
Received $4,000 n Night.
After Patti returned, in 1882, from
her European triumphs, owing to the
competition of Henry Abbey, the Amer
lean impresario, Mapleson was obliged
to raise her salary from $1,000 night
to $4,000, and finally to $1,000 a night,
a sum previously unheard of In the
annals of opera. 1t was also agreed
that the diva should be paid at 2
o'clock of the day she was to sing.
During the last twenty-five years
Patti has never sung in public for less
than $4,000 night, paid in advance.
One matinee concern in Boston netted
her $S,305, and her share for three per-
formances In one week was. $2O,S95. No
story Of PATHS career is complete with
out reference to the financial side. Her
story is one BalZac would have delight
ed to have written, because it deals
so largely with vast sums of money.
But In his day 1t would have been DIFF
fcult for even his lively Imagination to
conceive Of singer actually acquiring
by her voice SO great sum as $780,
600. He would have felt 1t an exagger-
alton so obvious as to be impossible,
even to fictionist.
Patti made her first regular appear
ance on the stage as Lucia In Donizet-
It's opera, In New York, on Nov. "a,
1858. She was then only 16 years old.
Her voice at that time was described
as n fute-like, flexible soprano, which
she delivered with purity and managed
with great skill and taste Her capa-
eilities were OF once recognized. and
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Charlie. Lamb and rob.cco,

Charles Lamb, according to his own
confession, was "a fierce smoker of; to-
bacco." One day when putting yigor-
ously the coarsest weed from long
clay pipe in company with DIR. Parr the
latter asked him how he managed to
acquire this "prodigious power" "By
failing after it, as some men toll after
virtue" was the prompt reply. As he
advanced In years, however, ELLA"
was obliged to relax his intimacy with
the weed, SO that, to use his own words,
he was "like burnt out volcano emit
ting now and then only casual puff"
Eventually he took his formal leave in
a Farewell Ode to Tobacco" and In
forwarding copy of the poem to
Wordsworth he writes, II have had 1t
in my head to do 1t these two years,
but tobacco stood in Its own light when
1t gave me headaches that prevented
me singing Its praises"
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"a VoIcE-
WORTH
S 5,5OO.OOO

When announcement is made that
Patti, whom her admirers acclaim as
the Diva of the world" is about to
retire, to take her farewell of the con-
cert room, it is instantly met with an
incredulous smile. There is an lnclina-
ton also to illustrate the smile by re-
telling the fable of the boy and the
wolf. But this time, assurance comes
from England, the great soprano really
intends to retire from public life.
Thousands of persons in both hemi-
spheres have heard the Diva sing, and
they have paid millions of dollars for
the privilege. A rough and perhaps in.
adequate estimate of PATHS earnings
during the last half century credits her
with having realized about So, 500, 600.
In this connection 1t is significant to
note that the soprano has not been
heard In public every year, and In the
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her feet shook so that she coul
i,n.dIx, cAn..1

l
her feet shook SO that she could
hardly stand.
After all, as the other woman had
said, one gets accustomed to 1t. Better
far better-if he had stayed away
than to return to her like this!
Involuntarily she took step back.
ward; the advancing man noticed 1t,
and her.
MY pretty dear!' he cried thlckly-
and Monica was just recoiling in horror
when man laid his arm on hers.
"AIonica!' he cried, "surely you
haven't forgotten meY
| And then, somehow or another. she
found herself in his arms-sobbing and
laughing in one breath out of sheer 10y
and relief.
THAT other mani" she cried a little
lncoherently. "he was SO like you-that
thought 1t was you, Jim"
"Monica!" returned her husband re.
proachfully, "and that fellow was
drunk! Never mind, darling" slipping
her hand through his arm, come home
somebody has come to claim him
somebody-some poor devil of a some
body ~
Monica looked half fearfully across
the almost deserted platform. Not very
far away stood the man whom she has
mistaken for Jim, standing surrounded
by porters, and small group of gapers
"a footman was urging, lmploring. By
his side, bravely facing them all, stood
some one whom she recollected as in
a dream.
Afterwards, one gets accustomed to
It'll"
! The words cleared Aoalcs's prala,
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THANK you,' she said, at is very
good of you to trouble yourself about

Thank you,'' she said, at is very
good of you to trouble yourself about
stranger"
After alive are sisters" the other
said little dryly. Gomez!
And for the next half hour Monuica
bowled along In the lady's rubber-tlred
carriage, behind pair Of prancing
chestnut horses.
She did not remember till she stood
once more III the little room, which
looked SO deserted now that Jim had
gone. that she had never found out the
name Of her friend In need!
And the days slipped into weeks. and
the weeks into months, and all the
while Jim Ward. in distant country,
was trying to court the fortune which
had failed to smile on him In England.
"It's due now, miss, quite due, and I
don't think it's more than a few min
utes late!"
Monica Ward, tall and slim, with the
pretty color coming and going in her
soft cheeks. stood once more on the
platform awaiting the train.
Suddenly there was noise-a puff
ing, painting sound, and the train was
In!
| Monica's heart beat fast, and she was
SO excited that she could hardly see
anything in front Of her. Jim was CON-
Ing home-home-
Was this Jlm?-this man coming to.
ward her with Jim's face, and vet not
his face-with rolling gait and I'M
steady eyes?
She shuddered; her color forsook
her cheeks. her eyes looked frightened
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

Hay Fever.-The disorder known as
hay fever, while not dangerous, is e1-
+tremely uncomfortable. 1t resembles a
violent catarrh, although 1t excites the
eyes and tear glands rather than the
nasal membrane. Some authorities at
tribute the trouble to hay, others to the
pollen of certain fowers-notably the
golden rod-a third group to tricksy
nerves and fourth to emanations from
mice, rabbits or other animals. Owing
to the wide diversity of opinion about
the cause, there is no uniformity In the
methods of treatment. Here are a few
of the remedies: Local bleeding, aperi-
ents, quinlne, tonics, iron, opium, mer-
curry, digitalis, cocaine, menthol, am
monia vapors and sprays. besides spe-
clal treatment for conjunctivitis, rhln.
tits and bronchitis. 1t is doubtful. how
ever, If any lasting results are obtained
with these things.
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king, Eric VI, who died in 9o7 A. D..
He was credited with the useful power
of directing the wind to blow where he
wished by the simple method of turn
ing his cap to that point of the COM
pass. His powers We're much appreci-
ated and trusted and resulted in his
being known as windy cap" There is
no evidence us to whether he could reg
ulate the force Of the wind as well as
the direction. Presumably he could, or
his faithful believers would not have
been SO many. A "bagful of wind" is
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dish nobleman who had become a nat.
uralized Englishman and whose years
at that time We're exactly half those OF
his bride.
PATHS castle Mt Craig-y- Nos Is one
of the show places in Wales. The house
and grounds We're fitted without refer.
ence to expense. A private theater Is
one Of the interesting apartments In
the castle, and there the great soprano
has been heard sing even comic songs
for the entertainment of her guests,
To see Patti at home is to see the gen.
erous side of her character; to see her
demanding $4,000 for public appear.
iance Is to see her undoubted business
side.
Takes Care of Voice.
The great diva's voice has been kind.
ly used by time. One reason for the
fact that 1t has remained with her SO
long is her lifelong habit-not to sing
when she is tired. Consequently, as
she has aptly put 1t. she is never tired
when she sings. and no abnormal strain
Is placed upon her vocal cords. She is
no believer in diet. but never eats or
drinks any food that is either too hot
or too cold, and she has always been
careful to avoid Indigestion, which. she
claims, has prematurely ruined many
singing voices.
A Capfnl of Wind.
The origin of the phrase, "a capful
of wind" can be traced to Morse
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WHAT THE NEleHBoRs SAY.

She isn't very pretty and
She doesn't talk SO very we'll,
So can hardly understand
How she could ever be belle.
Be has no money, which know
Some mercenary men prefer.
He isn't mercenary, so
wonder what he sees in her.
He's homely and he's awkward, too;
At any sport an awful muff.
He's not one of those fellows who
Can even make decent bluff;
No business gumption, and hear,
His salary. is pretty slim.
1t certainly seems rather queer,
wonder what she sees in him.
He sees she's beautiful and wise,
She sees him handsome, brave and
strong
She's fascinating in his eyes,
She thinks that he does nothing wrong
Well. If that most deluded pair
Are quite contented suppose
It's something that we ought to bear
But that's the way it always goes.
Chicago News.
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: Two Meetings :

RAILWAY station ALL,

E7 RAILWAY station-filled with
IN crowd Of people, some laugh.
ing, some crying, some pretend
ing-some not.
Victoria station-at II o'clock, and
the boat train for Dover.
Goodbye, jim, take care of your.
self" The tall girl gathered her worn
cloak closer around her-the lady who
held the door handle Of the next COM
partment, first-class, was robed In
sables, rich and rare. II wish / were
going, tool"
$50 do 1, old lady" A handsome
man bent forward on the seat of the
thlrd-class carriage, and his hand
closed over her slim ungloved fingers
with tender pressure.
His blue eyes looked most suspicious.
~ moist-but what of that? 1t is not
everyone who can afford to be callous
ut seems such long time-three
years, JIM" the girl said again, and
there was break in her voice. "And
It's such chance, mere"
"a mere chance-yes." the man
echoed, but we must just trust to chance.
Monica; It's the only thing to be done,
dear. Keep up good heart, because
l shall be coming back in three years
time. Think of that, little one. Three
years, perhaps to-day, this very day,
You may be standing at this very sta
ton, waiting for my train to come in /;
and shall dash out shall be hun
gering for the sight of you, darling,
and you will throw your arms around
my neck"
"Jim!" the tears SO bravely withheld
up till now overlooked at last, and fell
on to the neat but worn cloak.
The lady in furs turned at the sound
of the pain-filled tones, and her own
voice grew little husky as the train
steamed of.
"Good-by, Monica, my darling!"
A moment later. Monica Ward was
standing on an empty platform, with an
empty, aching heart.
A hand touced her shoulder.
Can take you anywhere?" pleas
ant, sympathetic voice said. 1t was the
lady In furs. II always think the first
few moments are the worst-after-
ward"
Afterwards" repeated Monica in
dull tones.
"Oh afterwards one gets accustomed
to it." returned the other lightly, land
one wonders why one felt SO much.
Come, will you let me just drop you
anywhere?"
1t seemed all one to Monica Ward
what she did. and where she went, She
nodded. and tried 10 smile,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

Heat Rash or Prickly Heat.-Thls Is
an Inflammation of the sweat glands
and appears as small papules or veslcles
more or less thickly set, attended by
burning or prickling sensations. 1t ap-
pears suddenly and without fever or
other general symptoms. The causes
are two-fold-digestive disturbances
often very sllght-and heat. The treat
ment and management hinge upon the
cause. Too active treatment may do
more harm than good. II any medicine
is given. 1t should be acid and lemon
juice is one of the best 1t should be
well diluted with water and given at a
time when 1t will not Interfere with the
food or milk. II child is debilitated,
pale and thin, tonIcs may be required
before recovery is complete. The food
should be of the proper character and
Its digestion rendered as perfect as DOS
sible. II there is constipation, Rochelle
salts should be given at the outset.
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The Sugar Trust already has soft
snap and II we annex Cuba 1t will
plumber the people OF more millions,
unless the sacred tariff Is revised. The
trust cells Its refined sugar on the
basis of the cost Of the raw sugar and
the tariff duty and profit added. 1t
buys most of the raw sugar from Cuba
and on that pays the tariff duty, less a
discount Of 20 per cent, OF which dis
count the trust gets at least e-half.
The sugar from the Philippines import
ed into the United States, is allowed a
discount on the tariff duty Of Is per
cent, and of this the trust gets nearly
all. The sugar imported from Hawaii
comes In free OF duty, SO that any
Hawaiian sugar the trust buys 1t pays
no duty upon. OF course, the price of
sugar in Cuba and the Philippines ls
somewhat increased by the discount on
the tariff duty. or. as In the case of
Hawaii and Porto Rico by being ad-
mltted free Of duty, there Is a subsidy.
amounting to what the duty would b.
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AWAY WITH RITUAL AND CREED"
BY Prof 0eraId b. Sm,tb


a 1t is easy for us to take up some historical
III Interpretation or theory and put 1t above
| VI our religion. 1t is easy, in fact, that we
| III have hundreds of sects in one religion
/ ~ Each sect represents slight difference of
/ theory.
| X These differences have grown so great that
IN nowadays 1t Is comparatively easy thing
y for one to be a good member of any particular
creed while 1t still and always will be difficult to be
true Christian. away with rituals and creeds and
let have true Christian religion.
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curiou. Partisan ADVICE,

As the star Republican spellbinder
Secretary Shaw is, MS Artemus Ward
would say. ian amusin' cuss." The
trouble with Shaw is that his partisan
philosophy Is out of gear and will not
stand the test OF application to particu-
lar, cases. Shaw In n speech at st.
Louis said: " advise young men to
vote for parties and not men, for par
ties stand for principles and men do
not always do So" But II the party
is corrupt and Its principles rotten,
what Is the young man to do then
And as unfortunately the Republican
machine politicians in st. Louis. and
nearly everywhere else, are under a
cloud, and Republican reformers are
declaring that Republican politicians
are rotten to the core and III many
States have proved that contention,
what would Shaw advise his young Re-
publican friends to do under such cir
cumstances?
Does lie advise the young Repub-
llcans of Iowa to vote the whole Repub-
lican ticket, or would he say, II his
advice could be rendered privately,
vote the Republican ticket. but
scratch Cummins"?
All the corrupt rings advise the
young voters to support the whole
ticket and pay no attention to the char
acter or corrupt doings Of the leaders
or candidates.
The Republican party in Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania, In New Jersey, In
New Hampshire, in New York and 9TH
er States will forever be wallowing In
the mire Of Penroseism, of Dryden COR
ruption, Of Gallinger and Boston &
Maine railroad domination, and of most
disreputable machine politics In the
Empire State, IL Shaw's advice was
followed. The Republican party has
come to sorry plight, even with the
utmost that the reformers In Its ranks
ean do, but when Its young and en-
thuslastic voters are advised to shut
their eyes and vote blindly for all the
rascals aud standpat policies. and all
the foolish old schemers Of the Shaw
type who are labeled Republican,, no
wonder the young men balk. Shaw's
advice would not only make the party
stencil in the nostrils of doesn't peo-
pie. but political cadaver that every
one would be anxious to bury.
The Democracy is different from Re-
publlcanism, the independence of the
young and his attraction to the hon
est and able leaders of the party has
been, and will forever be, the salvation
of the party Of the people. The indie
pendence of Democrats makes plat
forms that will stand popular approval
and candidates that will bear the in
,vestigation, that is the sole safeguard
Of the voters. The Democracy invites
the young voter to study the former
and present policies of the party, to
probe the character OF Its candidates
and aid in the nomination of able and
honest ones and vote accordingly.
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to make the most of life his opportunities and i'm
proves them Opportunity demands promptness AS the
days pass by let quickly take advantage of the hourly
opportunities to do something others to master
the daily task knowing that for opportunities well
there will come yet broader ones which will bring
richer rewards and help better to perform duty to
God and man.
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what is that old book you are study
ing, Elizabeth"
81 don't know, papa; haven't yet
made out whether 1t is copy of Chau-
Ger in the original old English or Web
ster's unabridged dictionary of the first
part Of the entury."-Baltlmore Amer
loan
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E3GaaaaaaaaE44H4E9E4
p POLITICS aaaa 5
M ===OF THE DAY ~
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

to ne divided between the sugar grower
and the Sugar Trust.
The price Of sugar In the United
States is fixed by the trust at Just
little less than foreign refined sugar
can be imported for, after paying 1
and $500 cents per pound, which IN
the tariff duty on refined sugar. The
tariff on raw sugar ranges from $500
Of cent pound, up to and $500
cents pound, according to quality.
though when 1t is pure enough to be
assessed Mt the higher duty 1t is ranked
us refined sugar and the duty is and
05-1OO cents pound. This difference
In the tariff duty between refined sugar
and enough raw sugar to produce the
same amount of refined sugar. la tho
"differentiaT In the tariff duty in
favor of the trust. But the Important
matter to remember is, that, as long al
any sugar is taxed by the tarifr. ali
the sugar that Is Imported free Of duty
and the sugar that is imported at q
discount on the tariff duty, Is paid for
by the people at the same price as IL
1t was refined sugar, upon which the
full duty had been paid. The domestic
cane sugar grown in Louisiana and the
beet sugar produced in several States 10
all sold at the highest price, 80 that
virtually the tariff duty is subsidy to
the producers.
II all the sugar that can be grown In
Cuba should be admitted free OF. duty
and yet the tariff was maintained, the
price of sugar would still be MS high
TO the American consumer as II the
government received the tariff tax on
the same, which In round numbers
amounts to s5o.Ooo,O0O year. So
there is an economic problem for the
people of the United States to settle
in considering the question of the an
nexatfon Of Cuba entirely apart from
the question of whether Cuba shall be
free. II the revenue now produced by
the tariff tax on sugar Is reduced, or
abolished, there will have to be some
thing else taxed to make up for the
loss of revenue from sugar.