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Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-18

FOR the present let that suffice T
a" Vehturlng much to come to you
thus! My father and brothers built
castle upon the Baltic shore on
land that has been the inheritance of
my mother. Then came the reivers
OF kernsberg and burned the castle
to the ground. They burned it with
hre from cellar to roof-tree. And they
slackened the fire with the blood of
my nearest kindred!"
AS she spoke Theresa's eyes gilt
tered and altered. The Prince read
easily the meaning of that excitement.
How was he to know all that lay be-
hind?
And So" he said you have no
goodwill to the Princess Joan of Hob
enstein-and Courtland. Or to any of
her favorers?" he added after a pause.
AT the name the grey-headed man
who had been sitting unmoved by the
table with his elbow on the board.
raised strangely wizened face to
Theresas.
'What"-he said in broken accents
stammering in his speech and crap
pling with the words as if, like a
wrestler at fair, he must throw each
one severally-"w what-whO has a word
to say against the Lady Joan, Prin-
cess of Courtland? Who wrongs her
name has me to reckon with-ay, were
1t my brother Ivan himself!'' f'l~
Not |, certainly, my good LOUIS
answered Ivan easily. II would not
wrong the lady by word or deed for all
Germany from Bor-Russia to the
Rhine-fall"
He turned to Alexis the Deacon, who
was at his elbow
Fill up his cup-rememb what J
bade you" he said sharply in an un-
dertone.
His cup is full, he will drink no
more. He pushes it from him!" an
swered Alexis in the same ha1f-whis-
per.
Prince Ivan regarded Louis of Court.
land with disgust. Look at him
Who can wonder at the ladys taste?
He is a pretty prince of great prov
ince. But if he live he will do well
enough to fill a chair and hold a gold
en- rod. Take him away, Alexis"
Nay said Theresa, with quick
alarm, ''let him stay. There are many
things to speak of. We may need to
consult Prince Louis later
81 fear the Prince will not be of
great use to u.s." smiled Prince Ivan.
IF only l had known, l would have
conserved his princely senses more
carefully. But the light wine of our
country is dangerously strong
Convey his Highness to the rear,
and lay him upon the powder barrels.''
He Indicated with his hand the array
of boxes and kegs piled in the dusk of
the tent. The servitors did as they
were told; they lifted Prince Louis
and would have carried him to that
grim couch, but, struck with some pc
culiarity, Alexis the Deacon suddenly
bent over the lax body and thrust his
hand into the bosom of his princely
habit, now tarnished thick with wine
stains and spilled meats.
"Excellency," he said, turning to his
master, 'the Prince is dead His
heart does not beat. 1t is the stroke ,
l warned you it would comet
Prince Ivan strobe hastily towards
the body of Louis of Courtland.
Surely not?" he cried, in seeming
astonishment. This may prove very
inconvenient. Yet, after all, what
does it matter? With your assistance
matters dead prince or living prince
A garrison in every fort, a squadron
! of good COSSacks pricking across every
plain, a tax-collector in every village
these are the best securities o1
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-18

While you are plying folks, pity
the man Who thinks repartee consists
in wrenching double meanings from
innocent remarks.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-18

SmOOtneu as with the passage OF
| hand
81 am glad he spoke of his wife at
| the last" she murmured. And she
| added to herself This falls out well
lit relieves me of necessity"
Spoken like woman!" cried
Prince Ivan, looking admiringly at her
Pray forgive my bitter speech, and
remember that l have borne long with
| this mani"
He turned to the servitors and di-
| rected them with a motion of his hand
| towards the back of the pavilion
Drop the curtain" he said.
And as the silken folds dropped
| heavily down the curtain fell upon the
career and regality of Louis, Prince
| of Courtland, hereditary Defender of
| the Holy See
The men did not bear him far.
| powder for the Margraf's cannon.
which for safety and dryness Ivan had
| bade them bring to his pavilion. The
| dead man lay in the dark, open-eyed,
as If staring at the circling shadows
as the servitors moved athwart about
the supper table, at which a woman
| sat eating and drinking with her en-
| emy.
And then Theresa had spoken Very
| fully she had told what she had
| learned of the defenses of the place,
which gates were guarded by the
Kernsbergers, which by the men of
| PJassenburg, which by the remnants
of the broken army of Courtland. She
| spoke in hushed voice, the Prince
slipping and nodding as he looked into
her eyes. She gave the passwords
| of the inner and outer defences, the
| numbers of the defenders at each gate,
| the plans. for bringing provisions up
the Alla-indeed, everything that a
besieging general needs to know.
And as soon as she told the pass
words the Prince asked her to par.
don him moment. He struck a sill
yer bell and with scarce a moments
delay Alexis entered.
Co. said the Prince; send one of
our fellows familiar with the speech
of Courtland into the city by the Plas-
senburg gate. The passwords are
Henry the Lion at the outer gate and
Remember at the inner port. Let the
man be dressed in the habit of a
countryman, and carry with him some
wine and provend Follow him and
| report Immediately"
While the Prince was speaking he
had never taken his eyes off Theresa
Won Lynar, though he had appeared to
be regarding Alexis the Deacon. The
resa did not blanch. Not muscle of
her face quivered And within his
Muscovite heart, full of treachery as
an egg of meat, Prince Ivan said
"She is no traitress, this dame; but a
simpleton with all her beauty The
woman is speaking the truth"
And Theresa was speaking the truth
was prepared; but she only told the
defenders plans to one man; and as
for the passwords, she had arranged
with Boris that at the earliest dawn
the passwords were to be changed and
the forces redistributed.
While these two waited for the re-
turn of Alexis, the Prince encouraged
Theresa, to speak of her wrongs. He
watched with appreciation the sparkle
of her eye as she spoke of Joan of the
Sword Hand. He noted how she shut
down her lips when Henry the Lion
was mentioned, how her voice shook
as she recounted the cruel end of her
kin
Though at ordinary times most So
Der, the Prince now added cup TO cup,
and like a Muscovite he grew more
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The Man in the Moon.

There is quaint tradition about
how the belief in the man in the
moon originated that is worth read
ing.
Like SO many of these beliefs,
says the Washington Star, it began
way back in Bible times, and in
another dress. Among }thany ma
tions the old man is supposed to be
the one who first made his appear
ance in the book Of numbers (chap-
ter NV; verse 23). Then he was
found by the children of Israel gath
ering sticks on the Sabbath day.
He was taken before Moses and con.
demned to death. He was taktn
later outside the camp and stoned
until he died. One would think
that was punishment enough, even
for SO awful crime, but supersti-
ton took him in hand at that point
and consigned him to the moon,
where with a bunch OF sticks on his
tired old back, he was destined to
climb forever up the shining hill
and never reach the top. The story
goes that his faithful dog was per-
mitted to share his fate, and if you
look carefully when the night is
clear and dark you will see the pair
toiling away upon their endless
climb.
The face of the old man also grew
out of the old time tradition, but
the figures are quite plain if one
puts on the glasses of imagination
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Governor Hawley of Indiana,
says the saloon power is adroit and
cunning. 1t is resourceful. 1t
touches the financial interests of
idle men. 1t is desperate. 1t OBJ
serves no law, human or divine. 1t
violates legislative enactments, and
tramples upon the most solemn
constitutional inhibition The rules
Of civilized warfare are to it a mean
ingless jingle Of idle words. 1t
spares neither age nor sex. Its
banner is black flag 1t is an
outlaw. Its god a Mammon. 1t
has no religion but the greed of
gain, no love that the lust of gold
dose not corrupt, no pity that avarice
dose not strangle." #5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
That Corruption Flend Still Troubling
the Republican Leaders.

Robert Miller, a Washington
correspondent says: "The Repub-
licans are getting into worse and
worse mess through TIE further ex-
posures by the New York World of
the corruption funds furnished by
Hartman, Depew and the Wall
street interests for the Roosevelt
campaign in 1904. The large sums
filched from the widow and orphans
funds of the Life Insurance policy
holders, which treasurer Bliss Of the
Republican National Committee COL
lected and Chairman Cortelyou ex-
pended, cannot be explained away.
In fac: all that Judge Parker claim
ed before the election, which Presi-
dent Roosevelt denied, is gradually
proving to be true and no attempt
at restitution has been made, ex-
cept that Mr.. Perkins of the Morgan
banking company paid back to the
New York Life the $4,000 that he
had ordered paid TO the Republican
campaign fund, but the Republican
managers have never restored dol
lar. Senator Depew now says no
such contributions will be made again
and that the Republican politicians
are not notable for a high regard
for their promises presumably
made in return for the corruption
funds. What the Republican man
ayers promised has not yet been dis
closed. Whether it was immunity
for Hartman and other rebate law
breakers, or whether the bankers
were promised the use of all the
surplus money in the treasury. can
only be surmised by the fact
that both those interests have re-
ceived such favors from the Admin.
istration, yet still from what Sena-
tor Depew says, other promises made
by the politicians have not been re.
| garded. Those who voted against
Judge Parker, because they believed
President Roosevelt rather than
Parker, certainly owe him the
amende honorable"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

feeding it out Of the shock, but not
later than February. Where the
farmer can feed his corn from the
shock to his feeding steers and allow
stock cattle, horses or sheep to CLEAN
after them there is probably quite
as much money made in the long
run by adopting this method as by
the use the shredder.
We think the time will come be-
fore long when baled fodder will
largely take the place of baled hay
in the market, and when this time
comes the use of the harvester and
shredder will be much more general
than it is now. In the meantime
let every farmer consider whether or
not there is good money for him in
harvesting at least portion of his
corn crop this year.-Wallaces'
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The Boy And The Dog

Next to mother and her son, the
finest combination in the the world
is a boy and his dog. A boy who
is not allowed the companionship of
a dog will hardly grow up to be a
line man. A dog isa necessary part
in the education Of a bog. They
supplement each other. A boy can
learn more from a noble dog than a
a boy can teach dog. The dog OF
course enjoys it, but it is the boy who
receives the greater benefits from
the partnership. And even if it is
only yellow cur that poor boy
can afford ne will be infinitely bet
ter for having known the dog.
Cedar Rapids Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Nine Chickens Cost 5000.

An Ottumwa, Iowa, woman las
just disposed Of nine chickens, the
plainest sort Of barnyard fowls, for
a little over 5000 for the lot. The
purchaser of the chickens thought
he was getting them at bargain,
in fact, when he carried them off he
did not suppose for even second
that they would ever cost him al
cent.
Both the woman and the man
were unintentional parties to the
transaction, and while the woman is
decidedly pleased with her end of
the bargain, there is little question
but that the man is much set back
over what he supposed would be a.
free chicken feast.
Just who the parties are the po.
lice refuse to say, but here is the
story as it reached them;
A few days ago the woman, who
lives near the Garfield school in the
east end Of the city, missed a couple
Of her chickens over night. Anoth-
er night or two passed without in
cident, but then came the surprise,
for one morning when the woman
went to feed her pets they failed to
respond to her call and an investi-
cation Of the chicken house reveale d
the fact that all the chickens were
gone.
However, nearby the woman dis
covered a pocketbook containing a
little over 5000 in currency. JOY
fully she picked it up and excited
ly counted over the money, Here
was revenge that was sweet indeed.
During the same afternoon
strange man came to the house and
stated that he was out buying
chickens.
Anxious that the would-be chick
en- buyer should have every bit Of
information he desired, the woman
escorted him around the house to
the chicken yard. Sight Of it in
spired him to the minutest in
vestigation. He examined every
inch Of the ground about the chick
en- house, every little corner of the
coop itself, and even went SO far as
to examine part of the yards ad.
joining on either side.
Even this did not thoroughly sat
isfy him and he finally went away
with sorely disappointed expires.
sion playing over his countenance
while the woman, with the proceeds
of her unintentional sale, tucked
snugly away in the bosom Of hel
r dress, smiled on the departing Jig
ure of the man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

these cookers, and we would be glad
to have them give their experience.
We are satisfied that if any of them
will take the trouble to make one
of these boxes, or buy one, and ex-
pertinent with it for year, they
will not only have better cooked
fooc, but at considerably less ex
pense than heretofore. Ii is especi-
ally valuable in cooking the various
cereals, aged fowls, and the cheaper
cuts of beef Wallaces' Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The Old Country Doctor.

Here comes the doctor and here comes his shay
Down the sweet shadows of old country day.
Here comes the doctor You knew when child.
The old country doctor. who chatted and smiled.
Who wore a red rose In his coat and drew near
With soft words Ct comfort and whispers ut
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Here comes the doctor and here comes his shay
Down the sweet shadows of old country day.
Here comes the doctor You knew when a child.
The old country doctor. who chatted and smiled.
Who wore red rose In his coat and drew near
With soft words Ct comfort and whispers Of
chez;
No. much for collee. and not much for books.
But ali the sweet healing that dwelt in his
looks!
Here comes the doctor hear his old nag
Come jogging along. the delight OF each Wag.
But true. like ho. owner. tnd steady and sure.
Aud patient, like him, with the rait! to endure!
Down the old roadway of dust ard OF dream.
All, what comfort to hsAr the old team.
And see him walk up the old pathway Of bloom
To carry the sunshine of cheer III the room!
He's going all night and he's going all day,
The old country doctor who won't .to, TO
play;
He's tended the families. from grandfather
down.
So long that he's really a part o. the town.
At birth and at burying. gentle snd just,
Through stor OF the winter. through dew, and
through DUST
In all kinds of weather, at all sorts OF hours.
he comes like breath of the healing of flowers!
The old country doctor! My hats of to hi,n
AS see through the shadows of time g.owing
dim
The face of his comfort smile down on my own
When I wanted to laugh. aud tried not togroan
In the days when he came to put measles to
flight.
Or still the old toothache 10 dead of the night,
Or bandage the mumps, and I'LL all the old place
With priceless inefable charm CT his grace!
All. tender old doctor-heart's love unto you
As you ride down the road when the violets are
blue.
Or when the bells jing across the hard snow
Hearts love to you when and wherever you go!
For none are more faithful, more conscious,
more wise,
With such laugh in their voice and such glow in
their eyes,
Such magic to touch the hearts fountain Of
tears.
Old friend Of the neighborllood through the long
years.
Here comes the old doctor down lanes of the
past.
With halo o, mem'ry that time round him
cast
The tender old doctor of sweet country day
With the Iaggety horse and the rattelty shay.
And his hand to old neghbors In nall and how
do.
In storms of the winter. when vlolets are blue,
The old country doctor who came in the room
With the fragrance OF healing like breath from
bloom!
The Baltimore Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
A Message From a Business Man,

What follows is not an attack on
young men. 1t does not reflect on
he millions who are using hands
and brains IN an honest effort to be-
rising and effective and aggressive
citizens.
No. Simply the observation OF
an employer, himself a worker for
thirty years, one who was brought
up under business rules that con-
taincd discipline that seems to chafe
many members Of the present gen
Grafton. This was sent in by a
business man, and we are glad to
pass it on.
There is scarcely store or a shop
in the country whose proprietor will
not tell you this: "We want good
help. We want men and women
who will think. We can't find
them. The sense of responsibility
seems to be dying out. Where we
find one ambitious employe, with q
realizing sense that he best helps
himself when he helps the firm, we
find twenty who ask first, how
much do you pay and what are the
hours? And when told remark: 4
CAN GET AN EASIER JOB THAN
THAT I"
Too many young Americans are
looking for SOFT SNAPS. They
need hard times as a developin G
process.
could point to dozen instances
where employees have stopped work
without giving the employer ten
minutes notice.
They were not vicious. They had
no crouch. But they didn't under
stand the meaning Of business ethics
and HADN'T TRIED TO LEARN
have seen other employees who
spent time dodging work, and 9th
ers who were willing to do one
thing, and would see their place o:
business go to smash sooner thar
help in department that they die
not consider their own.
And always the cry was, 81 don
have to stay; | can get another job.
1t isn't a question of wages. II
| is A QUESTION OF MANHOOD
and business integrity.
1t is something that is building
FAILURE for thousands. The
can't win for themselves alon
those lines.
A case in point was that Of a vel
paid young man who was never 0
time. He would send in word ths
he would be two hours late, and h
was often three hours behind. q
banked on the fact that help wa
difficult to obtain. Even his Hon
ESTY was not above par.
And in the face of these facts |
demanded a raise Of salary, and ac
ually felt that he had been harshl
used when he was discharged.
The picture is taken from life.
is in no way colored.
There are so many incompeten
that it is no wonder that firms bi
for the services of those who vi
their brains. who make their on
ployers' interests their own, an
who are aggressive, persisten
prompt, intelligent and honest.
You can't keep that class down.
The others! II hard times {
come, you'll find them on the sire
hunting for work and meeting +
fusals at every hand.
Does this make you think?-Dt
Moines News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Just as the Democrat Predicted.
(From the oedar Rapids aaze.tel

This much may be said: The
first skirmish of the 1908 campaign
was fought in Oklahoma, and the
BRYAN element did not come out
second best.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-01
RIvEs.

| MI. c. Cooley, of Plant, is here
prospecting
| Mrs. Media Malcomb is on the
sick list this week.
i Wade Wiley, of Rives Grain Co.,
is in the corn belt of the North.
Master Felan Killgore has been
very sick since our last writing.
Mrs. Knox Harper and little
daughter are visiting relatives in
Kenton.
The Subscription school begins
this week and continues through
the spring
We are deeply grieved to hear of
the death Of the year old child of
Mr., Sam Agnew.
Miss Davis Shropshire recently
visited several days in the home Of
Mrs. Jane Dickey-
Mrs. Mary Hill, of Hickman, is
spending the week with her sister
Mrs. J. w. ThOrne
Brother Gates said if he ever gets
through in Memphis he is coming
to Union City.
Mrs. Nan Moffatt and Mrs. ]. Ell.
Clemmons spent Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Will White.
Miss Sallie Dean has returned
from very pleasant visit to her
sister Mrs. Lena Stovail, in Jack
son.
+. Mr.. and Mrs. James McAlister, of
Birds Point. Mo-, have bought the
Drury home in the Pleasant Hill vi
cinity.
n. e. Fowlkes, who has been visit
ing w. w. White and other rela-
tives ia this vicinity, has returned
to his home in Seymour, Texas.
The condition Of our public roads
is a subject of serious thought when
it comes to the probability OF the
Rural Free Delivery dropping out,
because of the Governments inspec-
tor reporting them unfit for travel.
While ia Memphis last week we
had the good fortune to hear Rev.
Gates deliver his evening service on
the first day of the thirteenth week
of the meeting. In his morning
service he had Ii sermohs BY 1911
preachers in Is inmates and after
wards woman told him she had
come lis miles 10 be Ia the meeting.
MARIA.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-01

Miss Florence Calhoun, who was
operated on for appendicitis BY
DR.. Watson at his infrmary, re-
turned to Mrs. Hale's last Monday,
where she boards, completely re-
stored to health. She was never
sick moment from the operation.
never having any fever. Miss Cal
houn has many friends who rejoice
with her in her remarkable recov-
cry.
The pastorwill preach especially to
young people at the First Christian
Church Sunday night. His theme
will be'sThe Measure Of Manhood. Y
He urges all the young people Of
that congregation to come and also
extends cordial welcome to the
public. The morning subject will
be What Is Religion All the
parents and children Of the church
are invited to come to the Sunday
school.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-01
ABOUT TOWN.


Mrs. Ewing Jakes, Of Nashville,
who was Miss Barnes and visited
her aunt, Mrs A. r. Darrah here
last summer. was called home few
days since on account of her father
getting accidentally slot while out
hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 4. Crutcb6eld
have returned from few months
stay ia Memphis. They are now
permanently located here. Mr..
Crutch6eld is employed as line man
BY TIE Cumberland Telephone &
Telegraph Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-01
UNION CITY, KENYON AND TROY
In Expression Recital and Medal Con-
test, at Opera House, Feb. 4.
PROGRAM.
PART I--REcIrAI.

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PART I--REcIrAL
1 2. n) The Peppermint Candy Heart Selected
Margaret Mailing
ID The Telephone Message Selected
Kate Watson Beckham.
IA 1'he Shut Eye Train---- Eugene Field
Nina wheeler
| Id Scattering Remarks James W Riley
Lillian Bird Whitesel
8. An Automobile Honeymoon (Solo) schwartz
Brownie Dixon
4 one. Two, Three ---------c has. Bunner
Nell Mailing.
S. The story Katie Told --.-------- Selected
Una Mailing
s. The Chiidrens Hour ------------- -Longfellow
May Mcclanahan,
1. Violin solo 14-4-------.--- selected
Miss Dixon Sanding.
5. The O Dincoin Family --------.-------- Flegg
coute Mai Luten
q Mammy's Pickanin s.--------- Lucy Jenkins
Ruby Mayes.
TO- The Battle Of Ivry---.--------T. b Mccauley
Agnes cobie
Ii When the Heart is Young (Solo) Dudley Buck
Miss Adah Casebcere,
PART rr-coNTFsr
l. The soldier OF the Empire I'LL Tnos, N. Page
Donnie Rainey
2. The Rising r B Read
Perneasy Hale
g. Antony's Grafton Shakespeare
John Wilson.
4. The Little Scotch MARTYRS selected
Katie Mayes.
$. Vocal Duet Selected
Kenton BOYS.
&. Apollo Belvideie Ruth AIcEmery stuart
Allie Mai Davie.
i. 1asca -..4------s--..------ selected
Kathleen Watson
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