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pocket CRIME. Unfolding it, he spread

I
do you recognize that?" he asked.
"Why, it's mine," she quavered. Its
the one you stole from Inc ut the Mar
tin dance and then wouldn't give back. :"
Yes, that's it. And I've kept it with
me ever since-always. But a
thought striking him. "Your mother?"
At this she seemed suddenly to re-
member her position. Sitting sob
she caught at her cloak, and, hastily
rising, looked across the room. Travers
reached over and gently pushed her
down.
you're not going just yet" he said,
quietly, mot for all the mothers In the
world"
She looked at him searchingly, the
trouble in her eyes slowly giving way
to look of happiness, of contentment,
the sight of which brought smile of
exultation to his face.
81 don't know why came over here,
Bobbie," she murmured, nervously
twisting the handkerchief around her
finger. "NIr. Saunders took me to
table over there and then went out to
look for mother, who was coming be-
hind with Mr.. Burdick; and when 1
looked around and saw you l was SO
glad didn't even stop to think, but
just"
Saunders he interrupted roughly,
81 thought"
YES" she said hurriedly, "he never
seems to give up. It's impossible to
make him understand that we can only
be friends, and mother won't under
stand" Closing her eyes YEARLY. BE
tween them both l almost go crazy
sometimes"
A look of ineffable longing came into
Travers' eyes as he gazed at the droop-
ing form of the girl before him, and
this was quickly followed by an express
sion which no small number of men
had learned to fear.
Hang Saunders and his whole
crowd" he choked out, grasplng her
hands and kissing them again and
again, this time utterly obivlous to his
surroundings II lost you once, three
years ago, Nan Weatherby, but, by
heaven, I'm not going to lose you now |
Listen to me"
ooh, Bobbie," she gasped, every
body's looking at us!"
Never mind that" he smiled, still
holding her. 1.-THE Rev. Charles Nc
Cracker lives just around the corner
from here, and he is good friend Of
mine. Shall we call on him?"
you said once my eyes told you I
would go anywhere with you," she said,
looking up at him; what do they tell
you now?"
And from the size of the tip which
Travers showed into the hands Of the
astonished waiter, we may safely con-
clude that the light in Miss Nan Wealth
erby's eyes illumined pretty straight
road to the abode of the Rev. Charles
Cracken.-Columbia Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
RARE ORCHID AGAIN FOUND.
Plant Long Sought Rcdiscovered on
Recent Thibet Expedition.

ANGCCht AAAoGS GApCu1IOhs
An orchid which for fifty years has
bafiled all the attempts of collectors to
find Its native haunts has been redis-.
covered. This orchid is the cypripe-
dunn Fairieanum, which is one Of a
random collection made In Assam in
1857, sent to London in the same year
and bought by Mr.. Fairle of Liver
pool, In whose possession it bloom
ed and was duly hailed and de-
scribed in orchid literature as one
of the most beautiful orchids hitherto
known. Several other plants of the
same orchid came with 1t, and the spe-.
cies was at once named Fairieanum,
after Mr.. Falrie.
From the day of its discovery, In
spite of scores Of expeditions and peril
GUS journeys by collectors, not single
plant was found until some member of
the Thlbet expedition, few months
ago, discovered whole bunch of the
plants. He sent them along to Calcutta,
whence two were dispatched to Kew,
and others are gradually coming
through to England.
Probably another fifty years will
elapse ere more Fairieanums are
found,' said British specialist, "for
no private collecting expedition is likely
to venture into such country. NV
own belief is that unless another mill
tary expedition traverses the same
ground there will never again be u
chance Of getting plants"
The plant Towering Mt Kew has FIVE
growths and two flowers. The second
plant is developing five blooms The
flower has slender, hairy scape about
ten inches in height, a prominent and
charming dorsal sepal, one and three
quarters inches In length by one and
one-quarter Inches in breadth, with n
white ground beautifully veined with
violet purple and with brownIsh green
veins near the center and whitish hairs
round the margins. The petals droop
and have an upward curve at the tins !:
they are one and one-half inches in
length, with a white ground streaked
with purple and yellow. The upper
margin of the petals is much undulated
and covered with prominent purple
hairs. The pouch is rather small,
greenlsh-brown in color, veined with
brownish red and covered with short
hairs,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

ago the family moved to Washington
and resided in magnificent home, en-
tertnining largely and with lavish
mesa such as only great wealth per-
mits. While on visit to England Miss
Letter met Lord George Nathaniel Cur
his lordshlp followed her to Washing
ton The wedding took place In April,
1896, one Of the guests being Mrs. Cleve-
land, of whom the bride was a close
personal friend.
The beautiful American girl was well
coined to the most exclusive inner cir
clcs of English society and at once set
herself the task Of mastering British
politics in order to be an aid to her
able and ambitious husband. In 1898
Lord Curzon was made viceroy of In
dia, retaining the Office until August
10 of last year. His success and popu-
larity as viceroy was largely attributed
to the good judgment, graciousness and
womanly worth Of his American wife.
Her court at Bombay, Calcutta, and
S1mla was among the most magnificent
In the world and the Indian potentates
accepted her social sway as they would
that of the Empress Of the empire. 1t
is no exaggeration to say that no En-
glish-speaking woman ever equaled her
in the influence she welded in India or
in the affection which the millions OF
that continental peninsula showered
upon her.
At one time there was talk that Lord
Curzon would be made governor gen
eral of Canada, in which case an Amer.
lean girl would have been the lady OF
Rideau Hall.
Lady Curzon was left 100000 In
her own right on the death of her faith
err. An equally liberal provision wa,
made for her sister, the Countess Of
| Suffolk and Berkshire. She leaves three
children, the youngest but few mouth,
old.
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was your mother, always talking about
what fine opportunities you had, now
that you had been made heir to such a
fortune. And then Saunders came
along, with his yacht and his automo-
biles-and anybody could see he was
lawfully In love with you, and--well,
either had to stop loving you myself or
igo, and SO came away. But haven't
made quite failure out of my life.
No. Mamie, little girl, not quite. You
zee, at first, didn't care much what
happened, but then-I got to thinking
how you would expect things of me,
land SO l took grip of myself and
pitched In, struck my gait somehow,
and had luck, too-maybe you've heard
of mel wonder If you ever think Of
but you must be very happy, with ev-
erything done to make you SO, and
every one loving you" Travers
ceased, and with SILVER buried his
face in his hands. "What am doing,
what am l dolng?" he moaned softly.
II must stop this, must or shall 20
mad"
After a time, Travers knew not how
long, he pulled himself together and
looked up. He glanced at what had
been the empty chair, rubbed his eyes
and looked again. A girl, In light
opera cloak smiled across ut. him.
Eyes. Bobbie. I'm real" Then anx-
,iously, as he continued rigidiy staring
lat her, "Bobbie, don't you know me?"
Travers had become very pale. He
sat, tensely grasping the arms of his
chair, mutely drinking In the picture
before him.
man, Man," he breathed. Its you,
yes, you, my own little Mamie. IL
can hardly believe my eyes. Il"
He half rose out of his chair and
crushing both her hands in his, raised
them almost to his lips, then realizing
that many curious glances were being
cast In their direction he released her
and sank back.
"Do you know, T." he began hest.
tatingly.
"Yes?" she murmured, leaning for.
ward, her eyes never leaving his face
you were saying?"
"Do you know, I was Just thinking
Of you--wondering where you were
what you were doing, whether-yor
were happy or not; tell me, you are
happy with him, are you notp
with him! With whom?"
"Why, your husband"
"My husband! 1 have no-why, Bob
bic, I'm not married!"
"You're-not-marrie But Saun
ders. what about Saunders? You know
after left, l thought you would
Eyes, yes, I know you thought, yor
thought-oh, Bobbie, you thought toe
much-you had no right to think that
would marry him. You thought yo,
would go away and let me enjoy m,
uncle's bounty, but you had 10 right t.
think that wanted"
But Nan, did it for the best, dom
you sect"
mo, don't see at all You men al
ways do everything for the best. 70,
never think what woman wants, hop
much woman may care"
She stopped and drew back, crimson
ing, the tears creeping into her voic,
and her eyes.
1t was now Travers' turn to lean for
ward. Trembingly he reached Into hi.
breast and pulled forth tiny lace
handkerchief, crNmplea and dark witt
BIT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
THE LATE LADY cuRzoN.

American Girl Who Was the First
Lady of India.
The death recently at lier beautiful
home in England of Lady Curzon, of
Kedleston, brought grief to three ma
lions. England, where she had en-
deared herself by her charming simple
ity and womanly sweetness. and India,
where for so many years she reigned as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

could get out Of him was that he went
by the trees.
In addition to noticing everything
else. your guide sees trails that you
cannot see, and notices the bitten twlgs
that you do not discover have been
browsed off until he points it out to
you. When twig seems to have been
very freshly bitten off, he will apply
his own mouth to 1t, and bite it off
again. If he sees froth on the twigs,
he makes sign to you not to crack SO
many branches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

ZULU WITCH DOCTORS
the American Indians
Africa
at witch
that
foolish lamentations O
When about practice their
their
bodies with buloks hair In hand they bear
TAIL in the
Of The
occasionally thrulng lump
'front.' strated Londo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

lived in any other land during any fifty
years of its history. Now that the eyes
of the world are leaving the seas of
japan and the battletields of Manchurla
they will in all probability find new
fixation point not far away, which will
rivet this attention for years to come
The interest which Russia will share
with China will, to great extent trace
Its origin to similar causes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
Cold Bottle. ana such,

Jack Gayboy's father left him a
million at least, didn't he?"
Yes; the old man made quite sue
cess of the dry-goods business"
Huh! Jacks now making several
people successful In the wet-goods bust
ness. "-Philadelphla Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

When girl has to wash dishes and
hates 1t, she finds melancholy Joy in
going up to her room at intervals be-
tween the spoons and plates, and look
L. out of the widow with what she
thinks Is a sad, wistful expression in
her eyes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

Al Professional skill will benefit Immensely
when dependence to be placed mainly increase
of bulk to insure national predominance; when limited
size regard must be paid chiefly the proportion
and distribution Of powers In the ship insure best
efficiency and to professional comprehension Of the con-
duct of to insure meeting the enemy under the cir
cumstances and with the combinations which command
victory in the campaign, the field Of battle. In
short from such limitations of size would result clearer
comprehension that the greater than the shps
do not believe that nations will consent to restrict
the aggregate strength Of their naves by any other
cd than the exercise Of their discreton might
be recognized that the for great in order to
obtain higher speed without the sacrifice of other qualities
has goal atainable. 1t is unendlng progression
which amending increase of expense in two ways
First 1t adds greatly to- the cost of the individual ship;
and second 1t permanently and wantonly reegates the
junk shop vessels useless only because oudone by tho
construction. Such vessels must DO continuously
replaced for while it be possible to limit size num-
bers cannot be restricted to the like The wider
the naval responsibilities of nation the can 1t dis
pense with numerical force Nor is that true only of pr
mary dispositions Exlgencies of repair recalling re-
freshmen of crews, renewal of suppliesn word the
exigencies of war-requre reserve which, in turn de-
mands numbers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

In cultlvating large fields heavy
teams will not only keep up in better
condition, but actually require less
grain feed than the smaller class of
horses that have to work OH their nerve
day by day to do the work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
MINK Is Good for Fowls.

Sour buttermills, or even whey
makes excellent feed for fowls, but IL
is much better to mix the ground grain
with 1t than to place 1t where they can
drink 1t, in order to avoid waste, as
much Of 1t is rendered filthy II placed
where the fowls have free access to it.
An egg beaten in milk and thickened
with ground oats and meal of any
consistency will be eagerly eaten by,
young chicks, but If cooked as bread
and crumbled 1t will be better.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

"Why do they call these two fell
lows Cause and Effect?"
zone is doctor and the other an
undertaken, New York Press,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

In arbitrating troubles between your
self and neighbor it is satisfaction to
know that If you get nothing by the
arbitration, you have saved some court
costs. You probably have also saved
the friendship Of your neighbor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

An ideal table fowl Is long In the
body, wide in the back, full in the
breast, and plump over the keel, meaty
all over. An authority says, taking its
legs as center, there must be more
body in front of the legs than behind.
The shape is a parallelogram.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

vocation or profession Then IL the husband drops
into nvaldism bankruptcy dlssolue habits If he
Is removed by DEATH the young wife will measuraby be
prepared for the emergency and will wholly be left
to the mercy Of circumstances She will be able to main
tain her home and train her children her friends
will find it easy to assist her in bearing her burdens II
property passes into her possession she will know how
to retain it securely, and manage 1t with wisdom. She
will inform herself concerning the elements Of financial
security what safe Investments what constitutes
valid title to property what cautions to be observed
concerning mortgages what the property rights of
married in their States with similar lnfor
nation.
Few women reach adult life, even, when they do not
marry, without finding themselves circumstanced, at
times that domestic training Is Invaluable to them
Even when has to employ servants this train
ing Is necessary; for cannot tell when she Is
we'll served unless she knows what good work is. A
course in domestic science should be added to the
rlculum Of every womans college, and 1t should stand
on equal terms with all the other courses. wife and
mother should be mistress of herself and of her depart
ment and never the slave of another-not even when
that other her husband and the slavery founded on
her love for him. That robs her of half her value.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
Paste This in Your Hat.

Buy a farm, young man. No mat
ter how small it may be, buy farm
and prepare it SO that your land will
provide you living. Twenty years
from now, the man that owns his farm
will be Independent and will have at
his command the means of livelihood
The expansion of manufacturing can
not go on forever, and there will come
n day In this country, as there has in
others, when the supply will exceed the
demand, and the only absolutely sure
occupation will be farming. Buy farm
while one may be had.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
Remedy for the Apple sc.b.

Remedy for the Apple scab.
The Ohio Experiment Station has
demonstrated that the apple scab is
the chief factor In the destruction of
the apple crop and that this fungus can
be kept under control by spraying.
-Four splendid successive crops were
produced on the sprayed trees at the
station, while the fruit on the I'M
sprayed trees in the same and neigh
boring orchards was worthless. The d.
rector, Prof. Thorne, however, calls at
tention to the fact that exhaustion Of
soil fertility, want of water and in
sect ravages may all cooperate with
scab or other fungus growth in short
enlng the crop, and says: IF our or
chards are again to produce the great
crops of early days, we must, in SO far.
as possible. restore the soil conditions
of those days; We must avoid the waste
of water in those sections where rain.
fall is scanty by preventing the growth
under the trees of weeds and grass and
by keeping the surface In such condi.
tlon AZ te pFevsat rapid evaporation"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
SIZE OF wARsH1ps SHOULD BE LIMITED.

ny O0pIs IA II. W2HAN.
How long is the present race Of size In ship
building, with steadily increasing cost, to be
maintained? In all nations the responsible au.
thorities soon will have to recognize that naval
development has become mere matter Of in
ternational competition, to which no logical
and, what is more important no practical
end is in sight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
A SIGH FOR OLD DAYS.
BY Juliet v. Strauss.

When the commencement invita-
tons come in and weddings are an
lounced, we decide that there are
more people coming on than we
thought for. As we grow older, these
Engraved announcements of the ma
urity Of children whose first swad-
ling clothes We put on them, much
,gainst their will, only little while
ago, 1t seems to us, come to us like
shock, and we look about us In dis
may, unable to realize that Mary,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

do you believe that animals can
reason?"
I'm not sure. A friend Of mine has
dog that howled all night not long
ago."
"What allied him?"
"He had heard his master reading
sensational account Of the way they
made sausages in Chicago Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

Even the so-called white lies are
more OF less tainted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

For the first three weeks Of Its life
the pig should be fed exclusively
through Its dam, and the dam ought to
be fed with that In view. No one ought
to expect pig to eat and digest corn
while at a tender age. The pig needs
food that will produce blood, bone and
muscle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

To obtain strong, stocky plants, in
hotbeds, they should be transplanted
when two or three weeks old, and once
again, later, into cold frame. In this
way the best and earliest cabbage and
tomatoes can be, had.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

The hen needs more feed anu urlnk
when she begins to lay.
Early and thorough training makes
gentle, safe and tractable horses.
A man Is feeding his COW greenbacks
when he feeds COW with low test or
an inferior flow.
The Incubator canpot bring a live
chicken out Of dead germ. Neither
can the old hen.
The use of hand tools Is unnecessary
In the preparation of seed bed If the
soil Is worked at the proper time.
Protect the young turkeys carefully
from rain and dampness, which are IA
tai to them Now Is the time when
they are most delicate.
1t is unwlse to let colt follow Its
dam to the field. A little training and
careful management will result all right
when the colt remains at the barn.
Dairymen have observed that when
there is too much wet weather the grass
becomes swashy" and the tests run low.
This can be partially overcome by feed.
| Wood ashes is IN excellent fertilizer
for young fruit trees. 1t contains large
per cent of potash, which Is the essen.
tial plant food most largely used by
fruit.
The best preacher is he who practices
what he breaches. The best teacher Is
he who knows what he teaches. The
best farmer is he who practices what
he knows.
A certain "would-be agriculturist'
heard Of the egg plant and he bought
number of them. He says he Is going
to raise lot of feed for his hens, and
believes that it is the thing for egg pro-
duction.
An "auto hog" ran over Leghorn
chicken belonging to a California Won
an. She collected SIS "at the point OF
q blacksnake whip" There's new
woman for you. She did just what she
ought to have done.
II ~ L. q.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
GIRLS SHOULD BE TAUGHT BUSINESS.

Many women left widows with property to
care for, because of their ignorance of busi-
ness. fall an easy prey to the dishonest and
designing, who, under pretense of assisting
them. pluck them like geese. Girls should be
raised to a knowledge Of business and Its meth
DDS, and should not be considered we'll edu-
Gated, no matter what their accomplishments,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15
"What aiIed him?,

Any man possesses the ability to be
as big fool us he pleases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

The hen needs more feed and drink
when she begins to lay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

A good many hours per year can be
saved by the use of snaps on harness
wherever needed. In putting snaps in
the brest straps they should be put in
SO as not to catch in the neckyoke ring
when unhitching. Some use a roller
snap in the .brest strap, and time Is
saved by it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

The Incubator camrot bring a live
chicken out of dead germ. Neither
can the old hen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

The reason why mornings milk
should not be poured warm into the
nights milk Is that the nights milk
contains great numbers of germs which
ere just waiting for little warmth in
order to develop and multiply. The less
Of these germs the milk contains the
longer 1t will keep.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

When planting trees and shrubs on
the lawn for permanent growth, keep
in mind the habit of the trees. Make
the tops smaller than the roots Of trees
that are transplanted. Remove all
broken roots when the trees are set
Cut broken parts off with a sharp
knife.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

Early and thorough training makes
gentle, safe and tractable horses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

huspandman feels that 1t has been
killed. When wheat or rye is found In
corn fields 1t becomes weed and takesj
on the hardihood and proves to be very
much of q stayer,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

Horse raising will be deficient in
profit in exact ratio to the number of
$1,000 draft stations that from $500
to $1,000 are paid for. While horse
raisers are ready to give stallion graft
ers the bulk of their profits they should
not expect to be entirely satisfied with
their end of the business