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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

YES, sir"
"Well, I've found most of them"
II am very glad, SIR"
And you are the woman"
Barclay extended his hands toward
her. twill you be my wife?"
Mary Nelson dropped her head.
Then she stammered NO"
A strange, new light came into her
face. "Mr. Barclay" she said, present
~. II ANA poor girl and you are a
rich nan. could not fill your require
ments, as specified in your letters to
other women. Besides love my lnde-
pendence and no woman of spirit cares
to be traded in like shares of stock"
Barclay fell to his knees. "My dear,
you are right" His big frame shook
with emotion. II am wretched,
money-warped, business-soaked dog. Il
do not deserve you. But do love you,
with all my heart. May pursue this,
the dearest wish of my life? VIII you
permit me to prove my worth"
The naughty, contemptuous smile In
the girls face quickly gave way to the
usual sweet and earnest expression.
by this admission" she said, taking
his trembling hand, 81 have proof
enough.
"Yes."-Kansas City World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
A Political Prediction.

Mr.. Nicholas Longworth, who was
til he became the sutton and then the
husband of the Presidents daughter
has just returned to his home from
Washington, and has rushed into print
advocating the candidacy OF Secretary
Taft for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Senator Foraker. Mr.. Taft's Ohio op
ponent, probably isn't bit disappoint.
ed. 1t does not take an old hand nj
the game to figure who would get Mr.
Longworth's vote. OF course 1t would
be the heavyweight of the Cabinet
incidentally President Roosevelt ia.
vors this same heavyweight.
There are those who say that the
real reason for Mr.. Roosevelt's stirring
up connection is to cause dissension
among the Republicans. Once the line
of cleavage is clearly drawn 1t is the
Presidents plan to step Into. the breach
and offer himself as q sacrifice to save
the party.
The Taft-Foraker battle will have
the further effect of dividing Ohio into
hostile camps. When the time comes
for the election of United States
Senator, neither Foraker or Taft would
stand any chance, and Mr.. Longworth
could accept the position.
With Mr.. Roosevelt In the White
House. Mr.. Longworth in the Senate,
and Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Long
worth secure in their positions as the
social arbiters of the national capital,
the family would have strong grip
upon the country.-St. Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
A Puzzled Author.

When Alphonse Daudet brought out
"Sappho" an American publishing
house that issued religious books not
knowing its character, offered NJ. Dau.
Diet large sum for advance sheets OF
the work. He accepted the offer, and
the advanced sheets were sent. When
the publishers received them they de.
cided that they could not issue the
book, and they cabled 10 the author,
"'Sappho' will not do" This dispatch
puzzled Daudet. He consulted with
numbers of friends. and this was the
conclusion at which they eventually
arrived: "Sappho" in French is spell.
ed with one "p"-"Sapho," after the
Greek fashion. In English it is spell.
ed with two. An unusually cute friend
pointed this out to Daudet, which
much relieved the novelist, and he
cabled back to the publishers, spell
1t with two p's." 1t is needless to
state that the publishers were more
astonished at Daudet's reply than lie
had been at their cable dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

ed, affectionate, sagaclous loving
motherly, genteel, sterling woman.
Girls make me weary"
When you get one of these financial
intellects regularly to business he
knows what he is about, and he doesn't
make any mistake.
So Barclay set up matrimonial bu-
reau in his private office.
He would advertise.
No nonsensical rot about cultured
gent desiring to meet cultured lady, but
straight business proposition.
1t would involve immense clerical
system-very well. he would dictate
answers for an hour every morning.
"First thing to do-get IN extra ste
nographer. Must be business-llke girl
girls, bad, but have to put up with
It,"
One morning there came to Barclays
Office girl with small waist, a pearl
gray pelisse over her shoulders and
comedian ring on her finger.
Il am stenographer," said she yery
meekly. 81 came to answer an adyer-
tisement."
Barclay was signing checks It was
one of the busiest moments of his life.
Finally he glanced at her.
"Young woman, want discreet
confidential secretary to answer CORE
spondence. She's got to be here early
in the morning, attend to business
strictly. The salary Is Sc a week. Do
you think you can sit down to that
kind of drudgery for that pittance and
keep the business to yourself?"
Eyes, sir"
'Now, then" said Barclay, "the mat.
ter for which have engaged you is
aside from the regular business. BY
the way, what is your name?"
MARY Nelson"
swell, Miss Nelson, don't want you
to talk outside this room about any of
the business you have to transact here.
II you do there'll be trouble"
She turned her demure face toward
him and said Eyes, sir" SO meekly and
patiently that he noticed her eyes.
So they got along very nicely with
out any nonsense. Barclay would come
In the morning, look to see IL the sailor
hat was hanging on the peg, grunt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Hunting Gnrb for women.

Big game hunting in the Rockies is
no divided skirt proposition. mot
many women" said the guide, shave
the strength or desire to pack gun
and follow a guide all day over as
rough country as God ever made"
Which is truism.
But If she has the strength and the
desire, then she must discard all pre-
tense Of skirts-for comfort as well as
for safety. Dress the part or keep out
of the game. There are horseback trips
where the underbrush and timber would
make short work Of any kind of skirt.
Nothing but across saddle riding and
knickerbockers or riding breeches is to
to be consideed.
Heavy climbing boots with hob nails
and leggings are necessities; flannel
shirt is most comfortable and 1t is well
to have along heavy wooden sweater
and waterproof coat.-Outing Maya.
zine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

The Old Mems Club of Shrubyille-
an Informal organization which had a
membership of seven-had its own
modest but fixed ideas as to the equip.
ment necessary to man who wished
to stand well with the world.
81 haven't got anything to say
against that man from Boston," re-
marked one of the members to coura-
Seous person who had suggested pos
sible addition to the club, "but he isn't
our kind, that all. He's-well, don't
know as I'd call him shif'less but he's
sort o. shackless, anyway"
why, he always looks so neat, and
he seems to be fond of walking, and
he's always busy" said the Boston
mans champion, vainly endeavoring to
offer fitting Recommendation for the
old gentleman which would gain him
admittance to the charmed circle.
"All may be-" said the Shrubvllle
member, with an irritated hitch of his
shoulders, but he's shackless all the
same. Why, we invited him once to
walk up to Haven's Grove with us, and
he went. An when we were all sitting
there, whiting twigs and swapping
stories, 1t turned out that man didn't
have a iack-knife to his name-no.
ma ami"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Harvest Mite. or chisser..

The pests commonly known as "chig-
gers are the larval forms of harvest
mites and are found on bushes. trees,
and grass from which they infest man,
burrowing in the skin and causing more
or less serious Inflammation, says a
bulletin by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Ento-
mology. The remedies suggested by
the author are hot baths with salt and
strong soap within few hours after
exposure, or the sprinkling of sulphur
in the underclothes before going into
localities where chiggers prevail. Va
rious other local treatments may be ap-
piled such as soda, iodine, or alcohol,
but the effects are usually temporary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
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during the growing season. The cause

during the growing season. The cause
of the injury was apparent, as shown
by the occurrence of numerous black
ened stems from which thick juice
was oozing, plainly Indicating that the
plants We're suffering from bacterial
blight. Subsequent examination showed
that this was the probable cause of
the disease.
The first evidence of disease to be
noticed is short, weak, light-colored
growth of the first crop. the stems sell
dom averaging more than foot in
height at the time the first cutting Is
made. A close examination shows that
the majority of these stems are discol-
ored and are very brittle. The disease
apparently does not kill many plants
the first year, but in course of time so
many plants die that the fields become
useless.
Almost nothing is known of the
blight as vet. and the horticultural Sec
ton of the station solicits correspond
ence regarding its occurrence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Consolation for Repub,,cau..


As the people do not take kindly to
Taft, Foraker, Cannon, Fairbanks,
Hughes and the other favorite sons,
there are many Republicans who turn
to Mr.. Roosevelt as their only logical
candidate for President. But the Pres
ident having declared that he will not
be n candidate and other ambitious
gentlemen having taken him at his
word, he has to all inquiries about his
denomination reiterated the statement
Issued by him on the night of election
day, 1904. when he said:
"On the 4th of March next l shall
have served three and half years, and
this three and half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom which
limits the President to two terms re-
CARDS the substance and not the form
Under no circumstances will l be IL
candidate for or accept another noml-
nation"
There Is nothing eQulvocal about that
statement. for President Roosevelt not
only declares he Will not be candi-
date, but also that he will not accept
another nomination If it should be Of
fered to him. 1t Is evident that Presi-
dent Roosevelt expects to dictate the
nomination of his successor, although
he has not openly declared who he ia
rors. Some think 1t Is Taft, others
Hughes and others IaFollette, but none
seem to fill the bill, because 1t Is very
doubtful IL any of them can be elected.
This extraordinary state of affairs
shows how subservient the Republican
politicians have been to the corporation
and trust influences, and how greatly
those influences still dominate the Re
publican party. AT least two-thirds of
all the Republican members of the UNI
ted States Senate are said to be so con-
trolled, and the membership of the
House. IL the question of patronage
was eliminated, would undoubtedly be
In the same proportion. A large major
ity of the national committee and the
same ratio of the State committees pin
their faith to the contributions Of the
tfuStS anu CoTpOTatlOllS 10 keep them III
power. Indeed, the evidence shows
that even the reformers marked with
the Roosevelt branding iron are not
averse to calling upon their trust and
corporation friends, although pretend
Ing to be fighting these octopli.
To honest Republicans there is this
consolation to offer, that any candidate
who the Democrats will nominate Is
certain to be free from the corporation
faint, and will thus proffer certain
escape from the tangled skein their
own party has created in its effort to
carry water on both shoulders. The
fact that the corporations and the tar
iff protected trusts are bitterly opposed
to Democratic success, and that no
scandal is whispered Of trust and cor
poration contributions hanging to the
skirts, of the party, Is n fair guaranty
of the honesty and good intentions of
the Democracy for what the people de
sire-curbing the trusts and control of
the corporations that have been plum
dering them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

round figures and has foreign trade $1O1OOoOO
year. of which little than one-fourh is with the
United States $2T0000O
These countries capable of much greater develop
nent than they have attained but in attract the
population and capital necessary the development of
their resources and must be assured This
cannot be had under existing conditions and there is
promise That these will be in the
future. What is manfestly needed is union of the
central American republics and the establishment
stable government but all efforts hitherto to bring this
about have been futile and while may eventually be
remote.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01


The sentimental and loveslck youth
stood gazing at the round, romantic
moon.
Yes he contided, "the idol of my
heart resides on yon hill. Tonight
shall serenade the cynosure of my af-
fections as gallanrs were wont to do
when knighthood was in flower. Now,
what instrument do you think would
be the most Appropriated"
WELL" replied his practical chum,
"if were you should serenade her
with photograph"
"What? A photograph? Why,
photograph is nothing like as romantic
as guitar"
Eyes, old chap, but you can start
photograph and then run to the tall
timbers before the shooting begins"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Frolman in the Deneator, as well as of the country
rests in the sound wholesome taste of the middle classes
1t is peculiar fact that while Shakespeare of all
dramasts offers the greatest opportunity for scenery
he also, of all men who wrote best do with
out it. In fact believe Shakespeare owes his greatness
in part to the fact that he did not have any scenery He
had to make everything clear without it, that is why his
lines appeal to the mind as well as the action of the
eye Had he known different Shakespeare would not
have been nearly great because he probably never
would have taken the pains However, the converse isn't
would have taken the pains However the isn't
true We not hiding any Shakspeares behind scenery
to-day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
PROFIT in wheat.

Cheap wheat leaves larger profit
Tor the farmer than was received half a
century ago with wheat at double the
price Of the present day. The value
of an article is its price compared to
its cost. The wheat drill, the self
binder, and the combined thresher and
cleaner have so lowered the cost of la
Dor. and reduced the time In growing
and harvesting wheat, as to enable the
farmer to grow four acres of wheat In
stead of, one, as formerly. The way to
make wheat more profitable is to in
crease the average yield per acre by
the liberal use of fertilizers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

self in and becomes vital part of some problem of gov
eminent. woman who is successful in home life is
desperately needed In civic life suggests Herbert d.
Ward, In Woman's Home Companion
There is where you needed. There Is where the
value of an independent unpoitical organization of
women comes inan association that is formed to do
the thing that men will not What is your problem? Is
it roads schools? Sidewalks the preservation of
forests? The development of home industries or attract
i've school grounds? Make start at once no matter
how isolated you whether you belong to woman's
rluho orr NOT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
A Brokers' :
Love Affair

Barclay Ashton, stock broker, had
n reformed look in his eye.
81 am going to settle down." he said
methodically, calculatingly and firmly.
II must get married."
Very punctilious and discreet was
Barclay. He proposed to get married
Just as he proposed to buy Brighton
"a" 1t was good Investment.
Then he set about 1t In the most ex-
traordinary Wall street manner.
81 don't want" said he, "any giddy
beauties, 1 want mature, sober, eco
nomical. modest. healthy, good-temper-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Those who want to keep in touch
with the war of the Republican fac
tions should remember that, whether
1t is the Roosevelt faction or any 9TH
er, they all seem to rely upon the con-
trlbutons Of the trusts and corpora
tons to help them to victory and the
exposure of the corruption, whether
the amount was 100000 or is to be
$5OOO,OOO makes no difference.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Man. Superiority.

Observation-Disclosures did 1 leave nv
spectacles last night?
Wife-Let me see, saw them some
where, but I can't remember where it
was.
Husband-That's just like woman
can't remember anything.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
THEATRICAL STANDARDS.
BY Daniel Frohnaa.

The standards of the middle and lower
classes-soplaced froma money point of view
are higher, more sound more durable and
more in line with desire for education.
The people with less money go to the best
and soundest performances. Light trivial
and f1ppant plays never succeed outside Of
the few large cities. Thus the foundation
and the salvation Of drama DECLARES Mr.,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
woMAN's CITIZENSHIP DUTY.

A woman does probably her greatest share
of her duty as citizen when she makes a
home safe and happy harbor of refuge
from stormy world, when she brings up
her children into noble manhood and wom-
anhood, and when she does not destroy her
husband and family by bad cooking and bad
temper, but that same woman crowns her
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
noo.eve,t ou.b,d, Foraker.

Senator Foraker's Canton speech is
weakened to the point of imbecility by
his absurd contention that the evidence
thus far taken in the Brownsville case
"already warrants the belief that not
a man in that battalion fired a gum
The futility of the Senator's demo-
goguery in this controversy is shown
by the better bid made for the negro
vote by Mr.. Roosevelt's appointment
of an Ohio negro to be Auditor of the
Navy Department at tempting salary.
The rivalry of these two men to make
the negro vote decisive over the intelli-
gent and patriotic decision of white
voters, ten times as numerous, COM
mends neither of them to the approval
Of citizens who deny that the govern
ment at Washington should be made
the spoil of political gamesters.
Senator Foraker would WELD much
more formidable weapons in this con-
troversy II the keynote of 1t were
pitched in an altogether different key.
His declaration at Canton that, 81
believe in our dual system of govern
ment, one State and the other nation
al; one to deal with local affairs the
other with those that are national and
international" might be made the
basis of really effective attack upon
the Roosevelt idea in Ohio.
A campaign of principle along the
lines of this declaration would be more
convincing than the appeal to race
prejudice. Ohio Republicans are not
ready to surrender their State sover-
eighty or to consent that the President
of the United States be made an auto
crat. They are likely to pay little
attention to the Senator's fairy tales
about midsummer happenings on the
distant banks of the Rio Grande.-St.
Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

As the Republicans seem determined
to disturb business by their chickering's
about who is to control the party, we
shall probably all have to suffer more
or less in consequence. The corpora
tons and tariff protected trusts have
become so used to depending upon the
Republicans to stand pat that, now
they are divided in sentiment about
railroad and other legislation, no one
knows what may happen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

81 suppose" he said, shat you will
wear sackcloth duDng Lent"
"Oh, yes" she replied, "but I'm going
to have it tailor-made"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
just LOafng.

"You young scamp!" roared the old
broker, rushing in unexpectedly. II
thought you told me you didn't smoke
cigarettes, read dime novels or whistle
while you worked?"
"Well?" yawned the office boy lacon-
ically.
"And here come in and catch you
doing all three"
Yes, but you don't catch me work.
ing"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Out Of season polit,c..


Politicians are talking about who
they will nominate for President
The people will take hand later
but are now trying to earn an honest
dollar.
The President is seeing things"
conspiracies and such.
When the time comes the people will
take care of any conspirators that con-
spire against them.
The fractional fights between the Re-
publicans and the ambition of favorite
sons are public pest, but the hot
weather is fortunately coming.
What do the people care for Taft Or
Foraker; Root or Shaw; Cannon or
Cortelyou, and the rest Of them; they
are all tarred with the same brush.
Give the people rest; they are tired
of your vaporings and political mis-
chievousness.
Who knows how any of these Repub-
lican politicians stand on the tariff, the
protected trusts. the labor issues and
Home Rule and the rights of the States
and the actual regulation of railroad
rates?
The people know you favor plumber
ing them by protecting the trusts, sub
sidlzing the ship owners, harasslng H.
Dor with government by injunction,
with most lavish and extravagant ap-
preparations and increasing their own
salaries, with land frauds, with scan
dals and corruption In high quarters,
and all kinds of political depravlty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Dogs are very expensive things
among cows. A dog can do more dam
age in five minutes than 1t ever was or
ever can be worth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Be careful about introducing new
cows to the dairy herd. They may
come from among infected stock and
not show disease for some time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Eclipscd.
The fashionable girl wept.
"Confide!" said mamma

The fashionable girl wept.
"Confide" said mamma.
"Boo-hoo!" sobbed the girl. ~ am
always receiving disappointment. You
know had made arrangements to
startle society by clipping with our
chauffeur"
Eyes, my dear?'
"Well, l have found out that Ethel
Glider is passing the tip that she is 60
ing to elope with the pilot of an air.
Shin"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
How to Detect "Doped. Horse.

How to Detect "Doped" Horse.
mo one Is likely to be caught In the
act Of doping race horse" said
prominent veterinarian the other day,
because the dose given is 30 small
that 1t can be administered under the
very nose of the officials with little IL
any danger Of detection, and, besides,
it is given so long before the race that
the horses are not then likely to be
under surveillance. II a horse is to
race at o'clock he gets two-grain
powder on his tongue in a darkened
stall at O'Clock. The drug takes eff
feet in about thirty minutes and the
animal breaks out into sweat. He is
rubbed down, cooled out and done up
as If he had come in from morning
work. Every effort is made to keep
him quiet until post time, but he very
often breaks out again and Is again
cooled out. The doped horse never
takes any warming up work, and this
fact affords the best means l know of
for finding him out. He is moved slow
IL to the starting point great care be-
ing taken to prevent him from becom-
ing excited until the flag is dropped.
Then a kick and a dig do the work, and
in an instant the full force of the dope
is felt, stimulating the animal to run
the race of his life.
AFTER the race an antidote Is usu-
ally given, but it is sometimes well
along in the night before the excited
horse regains his normal condition.
The strain on the nervous system is
terrific. For this reason dope horses
have short careers as a rule and are of
little value for breeding purposes"