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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
Do WOLVES EAT MEHr
Most of the Yarns to That Eject De-
clared to Be Fakes.

Ell
Most of the Yarns to That Eject De-
clared to Be Fakes.
A skeptical person, calling himself
st. Croix, has been trying to ind out
whether wolves and bears are maligned
by the popular stories Of their man
eating ways.
First he tried running down the sto-
ries told in newspaper dispatches. Foil
ed In this effort, he turned to the In
dams. They knew the gray wolf, hav-
ing wIntered and summered with him.
Had they ever known of an Indian be-
ing killed by one? N-no; but Mlngan
was very crafty and very much to be
dreaded.
Quite so, but once for all, had he
ever to their knowledge killed mani
No, but they had heard SO 1T
went; always the same intangible, UNI
confirmed rumor and the same absence
of proof.
Nov for few facts as to the WOLF"
writes st. Croix in Recreation. HE
can go eight days without food and
can then eat forty pounds Of meat at
sitting, SO the Indians say. This is
pretty fair for an animal weighing but
eighty pounds Yet we do not know the
length of the sitting.
THE wolf will not venture on glare
ice, he never crosses lake until there
is enough snow to hide the Ice. To wet
ting his feet he Is as ayerse as the do
nestle cat. He Will not kill his game
in the shelter of the forest. always
driving 1t into some open place for the
kill. 49, j,
when chasing a sdeer he goes at a
leIsurely lope, sitting down at inter-
| vals to give the most dolorous and
blood curdllng howls This drives the
| poor victim into wild gallop and soon
exhausts it and as the wolf never tires,
he Is sure sooner or later to catch up
with the quarry.
"In winter the deer often makes for
some wild rapid into which 1t plunges,
knowing that the wolf will not fol-
low. Too often the deer browns, but
better such a death than one by the
fangs.
In summer couple of wolves will
secure all the deer they need by very
simple tactics Having put up the
quarry, one wolf drives 1t by easy
stages to some little lake-I speak
now of the Laurentian country and
on reaching the shore the deer piunges
unhesitatingly in, for its instinct tells
1t the enemy will not dare to follow.
$50 on 1t swims, while the pursuer
sits on his launches and bowls dis
mally, no doubt because he sees his
dinner escaping. At length the tired
deer drags itself YEARLY from the Wa
ter, and shakes the drops from Its coat
on the sun warmed strand. Then the
companion wolf, which has waylaid its
coming, springs at Its throat and when
the first wolf joins they have a gorge
that makes them independent of fats
for whole week"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

rious intentions, for he brought his
mother and sister to call on Jennie
and her mother and Jennie frequently
was asked to the Lauderback home for
Sunday night tea. Again people re-
hearsed the contents of the chest and
the dry goods box and decided on what
extra things Jennie could buy with the
money which otherwise she would have
had to spend for brides usual linen
and household outfit.
Nobody ever quite knew what caus-
ed the trouble between Jennie and
young Lauderback. She carried her
head high for time, while he looked
depressed and. blue. Before he recov-
cred she was enjoying immensely the
visit OF a young doctor who had grad
uated In the same medical class with
her brother. He was good-looiing-and
so was she. He had not been at the
Markham home for a week before ev-
cry one was talking about how desper-
ately in love with each other they We're
ut was at first sight" said Mrs.
| Markham to her best friends. "Of
course Jennie has had fancies like all
girls, but this is genuine. His father
Is rich. Not that that has anything to
do with it, but he won't have to strug-
gle. And think that Jennies outfit
is good enough for any home that even
he can give her."
Jennie was invited to visit the young
doctors family later and she went.
She had glorious time and came home
to find her mother feverishly hemming
a large tablecloth. 81 thought you
needed another three-yard one," she ex-
planned.
After Jennie had broken her engage
ment to the young doctor because she
was tired of writing letters to him she
went in for social-settlement work for
a year or; so. She came near marry
ing professor of something or other
who had classes down there, but she
changed her mind. 20.
When Henry Smith, confirmed
bachelor, took to calling on Jennie Mrs.
Markham cheered up again and hem
med dozen more tea towels. But he
4 drifted away without having commit
ted himself.
anyhow" said Mrs. Markham, fax
ing new comfort in the thought, there
isn't another girl who has the outfit
you have"
The years sped on Admirers were
not so plentiful, but Mrs. Markham
occasionally added a dolly to the store.
The boxes were so full that there was
no room for more linen. The friends
of the family began to smile pisyingly
about Jennies immense stock of house
hold goods. Jennie was nearing 80.
Then of sudden Jennie married a
theatrical man. Now she travels with
him everywhere, 50 she has not the re-
hottest need of the contents of the
chest and dry goods box in the attic
at home. She lives at hotels the year
round.
But Mrs. Markham hopefully turns
over the pieces of linen and rubs up
. the china from time to time She gets
great deal of comfort out of the fact
that theresSa fine household outfit all
ready and waiting for Jennie if she
ever should need it.-Chlcago Daily
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

light the further information that the
chest was to be filled with things for
Jennie.
"Of course she'll get married some
day. said her mother, "and It's lots
handler to be making things along in
stead of rushing at the last minute.
I'm doing table linen now"
BY the time Mrs. Markham had fin
ished the set of kitchen towels and had
begun on china every one took it with
out comment. When Jennie was IS the
chest was full and big dry goods box
was called into requisitlon to hold
things. Not that Mrs. Markham was
anxious for her daughter to marry and
leave her. On the contrary, she often
dropped tear on a completed dolly or
bureau scarf as she laid it with the rest
of the collection. Adding things to
Jennies store grew to be habit.
Christmas gifts of an attractive nature
were ruthlessly sacrificed to the box.
.That'll be nice when you have a
house of your own" was the requiem
Jennie heard sung over numberless
things snatched from her before she
had chance to use them at the mo-
ment
All her friends knew about her col
lection and by the time Jennie left
school the older women had begun to
say it was lucky that Mrs. Markham
had been SO far-sighted, for in case
anything did come of Ross Whlpple's
devotion to Jennie all her trousseau ex-
cept mere clothes would be prepared
Ross Whipple certainly had bad
case of young love. He haunted Jen-
ME. All the other girls and boys of
their age spoke of them as engaged.
Their parents said they were too young,
but Ross told his chums with glowering
brow that he could wait years IL lie had
to, while Jennie rehearsed to her en-
yious intimates the contents of The
chest, 1t was practically settled that
Jennies store of linen and china and
knickknacks would come in very handy
tolerably soon.
Then Ross went away to college and
in six months his affair with Jennie
was broken off. He had fallen in love
with, coilege-town girl.
Jennie bore up we'll. Perhaps the
fact that young Lauderback was calling
frequently assisted her to satlsfac-
tory state of mind Young Lauderback
had high brow and Jennie began to
read thick books. Also she took to
signing her name "Jane." She said it
was more dignified.
Young Lauderback certainly had Sc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
GAS FAyoR.rE SUICIDE ROUTE.
The Pistol is Close second-Accord-
jno to the Annual Report.

D.
ina to the Annual Report.
Asphyxiation by gas is still the
favorite method of suicide in Manhat-
tan. There were, according to the
report of the coroners of New York
County, 1913 suicides in 1906, and Of
these 1874 by gas. However, the pis-
toll route followed the gas method in
a close second. There were ITO who
died by shooting.
Here is the remainder of the list,
as the coroners present it, showing
how the people of Manhattan end
their lives when they decide to
.schuffle off this. mortal coil:' Cut
ting throat and stabbing, u; poison,
81; hanging, 81; jumping from win
dow or roof, 81; jumping in front of
moving trains, 4, and drowning, "a.
The total number of deaths which
are classified by the coroners as
homicides was SO. That does not,
however, mean that there have been
that many murders in the Borough
of Manhattan within that time, for
the number held by the coroners to
appear before the grand jury was
80. Two-thirds of these were for
shooting, stabbing and other forms of
violence There were also in this
list no less than sixteen cases where
the victims had been run over by
wagons, trolley cars or trains.
There were, however, more than
sixteen persons killed by being run
over last year. There were, In fact.
no less than 253 persons charged
with causing the death of others by
running over them.
More deaths were caused in this
way than by any other during the
past year. For there were only sixty
four cases of homicide by shooting
thirty-three by stabbing and forty
| two by other forms OF violence. Ele
vators alone killed forty, while only
one man was kicked to death by 9
horse in the whole of the Borough
CO Manhattan.
! The total number of deaths due
to natural causes that were reported
to the office because they were known
as sudden deaths was $500 and of the
causes, diseases of the respirator!
organs, including consumption ant
nueumonia, led. The total number
of all kinds of deaths reported tt
the office within the year was $3.50
The Belmont and the Pennsylvani;
/ tunnels have been prolific harvest'
of deaths, according to the report. II
the former, there were twenty, while
4 in the latter there were forty-five
Caisson disease-"the bends
off nineteen Of the total.-New Yorl
i Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
A Real John Doe.

A man named Doe applied to the
New York courts not long ago for a
change of name.
at is impossible to carry on a sue
cessful business under that name"
he said. Everybody looks upon me
as joke. The minute meet a man
he begins to grin. So there really
are flesh and blood Does, he says. 1
had always supposed the Doe family
existed for judicial purposes alone
1 explain that, according to the d.
rectory, there are several of us poor
devils pegging along, handicapped by
that popular cognomen, but the fact
of numbers in no wise increases his
regard for me. He simply declines to
take me seriously; therefore, If ex-
pect to keep out of the poorhouse !
shall have to give up the name Of
Doe.r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
HIS sXtN LIKE AN ARMoR.
Herr schwartz One of the Many Gem
nine Freaks of Nature

Herr Schwartz One of the Many Gem
uine Freaks of Nature.
When she Is In freakish mood ma
ture seems to revel in making human
beings who are constant mystery to
their fellow creatures Such man is
Herr Schwarz the "armor-plated man"
who is such puzzle to the doctors Of
Europe.
Herr Schwarz has for some years
been undergoing an ossification of the
whole of his body and is rapidly de-
veloping into the hardness and immo-
bility of statue. His back has now
become rigid, the muscles standing out
hard and immovable; in fact, he seems
to be enveloped in a kind Of armor
plating, consisting of surface bone as
hard as stone. He is no longer able
to move his Jaws and is compelled to
take food in liquid form through a
tube. some of his teeth having been
removed for the purpose. And yet this
osseous man enjoys excellent health
and not long ago was married to a
charming young Berlin woman.
A curious contrast to this indurated
man is Herr Stahl, whose bones are SO
brittle that he can scarcely move with
out fracturing one of them. By sim
ply stepping off n pavement he has
broken leg more than once; a hearty
handshake has broken his arm and a
slap on the back not long ago laid him
up for weeks with fractured Shout
der. Herr Stahl has numbered only "a
years, yet lie counts two fractures for
every year he has lived; in fact, as he
humorously says, the only safe place
for him Is glass case."
Captain Yetrio, an American, is a
freak" of another order, for he can
make hearty meal off poisons which
would provide work for quite large
number of undertakers II others were
to partake of 1t. Not long ago In
Berlin he sat down to a dinner which
consisted of plate of verdigrls, o
| liberal portion of ultramarine and q
compete" of sulphur and borax, fol
lowed by dessert Of wnite sulphur
These edibles were washed down by 8
bottle of patent rat killer, made Of
powdered glass, arsenic and atrophine
This meal he devoured with evident en-
joyment, to the amazement of the gov
eminent officials and doctors who look
ed on.
William II. Mack is perhaps the only
man living who can defy the law o.
gravitation. Although he weighs bu
125 pounds, dozen strong men cur
not raise him an inch from the grount
and an entire football team has failed
to push him off the edge of plat
| form
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
81;
Getting Ready
Observation-Disclosures

Jennie, always spoke SO casually
about the collection toward her house
keeping outfit that every one accepted
1t as matter of course.
1t was when she was only 1G that
Jennie's mother, finishing hemmlng the
last of dozen new napkins, remarked:
There! Those are ready to go into
the chest" Questioning brought to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

AT cute little boy as ever you saw
is the heir to the throne of Persia. Lit
tie Sultan Ahmed Mira, who has been
chosen as crown prince, is only 0. He
is the second son of the new shah. In
Persia the first born does not neces.
sarily succeed to the throne, SO 1t is
necessary to designate one of the
princes for the succession.
Prince Ahmeds lot is happier one
than that of hundreds of thousands OF
other children in Persia. The national
reforms recently Instituted are bringing
with them a great burden of taxation
and many poor people have had to sell
their children in order to meet thelr
taxes,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

or vast Interest Christianity the
that Mount Olives
OF the Savior has been given into the
by his adn Abdul
located to the
IL one OF hills of
ACCORDING tradition Solomon
anu ue mount mentioned frequently In the prophets 1t
supposed TO
were cut the
no" almost On
10 the man eastern gate of the
appears today pictured illustration
went 10 this
mace HIS umphal entry into
mount the claim Is made
the
given tle use OF Christians slight
bishopric of Jerusalem = -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
QUEER CRABS.

There are some queer crabs in the
world. The soldier crab of Bermuda
carries heavy shells up the hills. A
shore crab on the Cape Verde islands
may be seen running along like
piece of paper blown by strong wind.
There are crabs in Ascension island
that steal young rabbits from their
nests, and the robber crab of the Phil
ippines cracks cocoanuts and eats
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
A MAGNANIMous VICTOR.

A pretty little story of a spelling
class in China is told by the Golden
Rule.
The youngest of the children had,
by hard study, contrived to keep his
place SO long that he seemed to claim
1t by right of possession. Growing
too self-confident, however, he relaxed
his efforts, and one day missed word,
which was Immediately spelled by the
boy standing next to him.
The face of the victor expressed
the triumph he felt; yet he made no
move toward taking the place, and,
when urged to do so, firmly refused,
saying
mo. me not go; me not make All
Fun's heart solly."
That was even better than the apol-
ogy by Whittier's little friend, who
was sorry she spelled the word, and
hated to go above him-but went.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
"RATTLERn KNOWS MAYOR.

TIA LEN hSOWo MA1OA.
A five-foot rattlesnake has become
the special pet of Mayor Stoy and oc-
cupies luxurious quarters in his priv
ate office. The snake has five rattles.
which it rattles joyously on the APP
proach of Mr.. Stoy. 9r
Since its arrival here several days
ago the snake has had the run of the
mayors private room. with the result
that every one, excepting the mayor,
has given the place wide berth. The
janitor has refused to clean the room,
and the mayors pretty typewriters
have been thrown into state border
ing on hysteria.
The snake which Mayor Stoy Sc
cured on hunting trip in the south,
has learned to come to Mr.. Stoy at his
call. His favorite haunt is on the top
of the mayors desk, where 1t will re-
main for hours at time. Mr.. Stoy
says the snake has come to stay
Atlantic City Dispatch to Chicago
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
The sheep ana the shepherd.

'The rector of that fashionable
church Of yours" said Mrs. Knox, "cer-
tainly has an easy thing of it,
But" began Mrs. swellman, "he is
a good shepherd"
'Oh, It's easy to be good shepherd
when the sheep are all fat and pros
porous" Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

his rarest birds was to be saved. In
imminent danger of being. washed
away. by the big combers, he and
sailor chased the escaped prisoner
over the sloping, slippery decks till
the bird was again safely Gagged and
stowed.-Minneapoli Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
Making of a Picture.

Washington was crossing the Della.
ware. He stood.
Better sit down. SIR suggested an
aid.
"sit down" responded Justify the
father of his country. "And pray, what
sort of picture would that make?"
Blushing under the rebuke, the aid
resolved to monkey no more with art
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

Heaven may be the fountain head of
praise, but 1t will do no harm to let out
an occasional cheer during your sojourn
on earth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

Mothers care not who does the love.
making if they are allowed to do the
matchmaking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
Arithmetlcal History.

A teacher was instructing class Of
young pupils in history, says a writer
in the Philadelphia Bulletin. She ask.
ed one Of them how many wars Eng
land fought with Spain.
"six," the little girl answered.
"six," repeated the teacher. Emu.
merate them, please"
"one. two, three. four, five, SIX" said.
the little girl, cheerfully and conn.
IDENTIFY. s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

Wise men labor while waiting for
something to turn up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

Aging.
MARY Ellen Lease says men have
not improved any since the days Of
Adam" 3
1Mary is older than l thought. -
Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24

But Mrs. Markham hopefully turns
over the pieces of linen and rubs up
the china from time to time. She gets
great deal of comfort out of the fact
that theresa fine household outfit all
ready and waiting for Jennie if she
ever should need it.-Chlcago Daily
News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-28

he halted I'm his walk before the
other man, anG looked down at him
with exactly the right sort of smile.
frank. open, honest. eager to make
amends.
''I'll do it," he said.
Beatrice Cromwell came down To
breakfast the next morning half an
hour later than her husband, whom she
found alone in the breakfast room fin-
ishing his coffee.
"Oh." said he. sit appears that Car
OILS farmer man died last night OF
stroke of something. Very sad in
deedi Had a young wife, recently mar
ried- Carol and Mrs. Cartwright have
gone over to the farmhouse. We shan't
see them before lunch, fancy, They
left all sorts of apologies for YOU
Mrs. Cromwell said she was sorry
and expressed some sympathy. but sbs
said it so absently and without con
Germ that her husband looked up at her
in surprise.
cts a fine morning." he said. we
might go for a bit of walk through
the gardens and across the fields when
you've finished breakfast-that is. If It
wouldn't bore YOU.
IT should like it very much" she
said. shall we go now I don't think
l want any breakfast. had a cup OF
tea in bed"
They went out across the broad
lawn which lay before the country
house, and down through the box-bOr-
dered, gravei-pathed formal esplanade
beyond. and so into a tangle of old
fashioned garden, where hollyhocks,
leaning drunkenly, and larkspur and
mignOnette and cOckscOmbs and love-
in-a-mist and sweet william. and all
such delightful things, odorous under
the warm morning sun, pOtently rem
iniscent, somehow, as are all lOng-for-
gotten odoFs, of ones PARKWAY, I'M
spoiled yOuth-reminiscent TO the point
of tears.
Mrs. Cromwell threw back her head.
with closed eyes, drawing in the heavy.
mingled fragrance. and something very
like sob broke from her. but her bus
band made a sudden exclamation.
My piper he said. i've come away
and left my pipe. I must fetch it,
Bee His wife laughed.
Tobacco" she cried You're going
to profane this heavenly place with to-
bacco2 How very like a man! Be
quick then I'll walk slowly on"
| Cromwell went back toward the house
and the woman moved on past tangled
banks of spicy sweetness and presently
came out into an open circle of turf.
where stood a vine-wreathed sundiaI
and-one beside it who waited with lev.
! ell, unsmiling eyes for her approach.
She did not see him till she was very
near, then she caught her breath
quickly and made as if she would turn
aside with only bow. Then she stop-
! ped. looking into his face.
well, Betty" said the man.
'-What-haVe you and I to-say to
each other?" she asked. Let me go
on my way"
Continued on Page II.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-28
BY JusTus MILES FoRI

1.-The lion?" asked Mrs. Cromwell. Il
didn't know you had lion. How nice.
VINO is it?''
"Oh. it's the great Wareham,' said
Alice Cartwright ''Wareham, the
painter man, you know. Larrabeet
Wareham-Larry Wareham. Did you
happen ever to meet him when you
We're living in Paris?" And then. after
her custom of not waiting for an an
swer she went on: He's such a very
satisfactory lien, my DEAR Always
does quite the right thing. and every
woman adOres him. l adore him fran
tieallv myself. Men like him awfully,
too, don't they, Carol?" she demanded,
turning to her husband.
One of Carol Cartwright's eyebrows
vert up the slightest fraction of an
inch and he waited barely perceptible
instant.
"Oh, yes, yesi Quite So" he said
Yes l fancy they do. OF course,