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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
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A jocular bequest Of David Hume to
his friend John Home was curious.
Home liked ciaret and disliked port,
calling 1t poison. and the, two friends
hadrmany discussions on the sabject.
They also used to have -115putes as
to which Of them took the proper way
of spelling their common family name.
The philosopher. about fortnight be-
fore his death. wrote with his own
hand the following c6dicil to his will:
Il leave to my friend. Mr.. John Home
Of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret
ut his choice and one single bottle of
that liquor called port. also leave
him six dozen of port provided that he
attests under his hand. signed John
Hume, that lie himself alone finished
that bottle at two sittings. By this
concession lie will Mt once terminate
the only two differences that ever
arose between us concerning temporal
matters" --Ne,y York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
Ten Acres Enough.

Many n man who has gone into busi-
ness with the notion that he must have
IN extensive plant In order to succeed
has found that lie has undertaken too
much. This was the experience Of an
Arkansas farmer, who for many years
fitfully titled farm Of 200 acres with
out making Mt any time comfortable
living. At last he sold the land to five
Italian families, whe took forty acres
each \ northern traveller who passed
that way and was attracted by the
neatness and evident prosperity Of the
small farms entered into conversation
with one of the proprietors.
allow much land have you?" he
asked
Forty acres" said the Italian
as 1t all In tillage?"
.:No indeed!" exclaimed the farmer.
Ten acres are all one man can attend
20. ! bought the rest for my sons"
Ten acres may seem like n small
farm TO most Americans, but carefully
cultivated 1t produced for the italian
more revenue than 200 had for the pre-
rious owncr.-Youtll's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

1t is often said that there is iron
enough IN the system of an ordinary
man to make plowshare. The state
ment Is exceedingly wide of the truth.
The amount Of iron contained In the
animal tissues Of u man weighing l5O
pounds Is about 100 grains, or quar-
ter Of un ounce. Yet SO important IL
even this small amount to the sys.
TEN that Il difference Of few grains
more or less may produce serious con.
stitutiOn.l disturbance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
How He Learned Ilnglish.

Carl Schurz once told friend some
thing of his early struggles with the
English language. He knew 1t about
as American college boys know their
German-tllat is to say, barely at all.
One day. deciding such nonsense must
end" he entered bookstore and asked
for the classic Of the English language.
Awise clerk gave lin "The Vicar of
H.aketield. -. He carefully translated it
Into German and put his work away
for six weeks. AT the end of that time
he translated his translation back into
English ana then made Il searching
comparison between his version aud
that of Goldsmith's original. After
that" he said, ~ knew English"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Tie famous clepsydra or watch clock
Of Caution is Housed In a temple on the
city walls. Three big earthen jars on
successive shelves and fourth and
lowest one with n wooden cover con-
stitute the whole clepsydra. The wa
ter descends by slow drops from one
jar to another, the brass scale Oh a
float in the last jar telling the hours
as 1t rlses. Every afternoon at 5
O'Clock since 1921 A. D. the lowest jar
has been emptied, the upper one filled
and the clock thus wound up for an
other day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Travellers through the Syrian desert
have seen horses weep from thirst, n
mule has been seen to cry from the
pains of an injured foot, ana camels.
1t is said, shed tears In streams. a
COW sold by Its mistress who had
tended 1t from calfhood wcpt pitlfully
A young sako ape used to cry from
veXatiOn II Livingstone didn't nur;e Il
In his arms when 1t asked him to
Wounded apes have died crying. ana
apes have wept over their Young ones
slain by hunters. y chimpunZue train
ell to carry water jugs broke one and
fell a-crying, which proved sorrow
though it wouldn't mend the jug Rats
discovering their young drowned, have
been moved to tears of grief. \ giraffe
which a huutsmall's rifle had Injured
began to cry when approached. Sen
lions often weep over the loss Of their
young. Gordon Cumming observed
tears trickling down the face Of a
dying elephant. And even an orans
outang when deprived of its mango
was so vexed that 1t took to weeping
There Is little doubt, therefore, that
animals do cry from grief or weep
from pain or annoyance. =. Harper's
Weekly:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
pliny.s Jewel storie.

Pliny declares that diamond was
SO hard that IL placed on an anvil and
struck with sledse hammer 1t would
give back n blow Of such force MS to
shlver both anvil and hammer to
pieces. Another of his wonderful tales
stntes that ION the shore of the island
Of Cyprus there was Il stone lion haN
Ing eyes formed Of eGleralds, which
shone so brightly that all the fishes
We're ingloriously frightened away. The
fishermen accordingly pulled the emer-
aids out aud put in glass eyes instead
whereupon the wise fishes became
bolder and returned to their accustom.
ed nets
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
A Mean Insinnatlon.

Very grttifying" said young and
concsited novelist. "A gentleman
writes me tina: lie took Il copy of my
last work to read during Il railway
journey, ana as u result suddenly dis
covered he had gone twenty miles be-
yond his destination"
Dear me-" commented the young
authors friend; sleeping in trains is II
lad habit!'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
six Fingered Monkeys.

In several places i'll Cape Colony and
the Orang. Free State OF South Africa
caves have heen discovered which
yielded hundreds Of munmified re-
mains of n'quear species of six fingered
monkeys. All Of the full grown spec
linens of this remarkable race have
the tail situated high up OH the back
from three TO five inches farther UP
than on the modern monkey--and other
distinguishing marks, such as two sets
of canine teeth, boards on tile males,
etc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
Vic ccr,.,,,n and You.

1t is surprising when a..y one takes
the trouble to notice how many letters
Eegin with the plonoun ~ To Ger
mans this is eso.ist!cal. and their Ell
Guette in letter writing forbids 1t. 1t
is probably on the same principle that
they wr:te,l iic!D always With Il small
letter and you (Sie) With IL capital. re-
verslng the English custom.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

"These church people are SO incon-
sistent."
Say on, Macduff."
They believe that cleanliness should
he next to godliness, yet here they are
kicking because want to build soal
factory next door" louisville Courier.
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Some time Wien the teakettlc is bub
bling and boiling on the Kitchen range
lift IT quickly by Its handle and set it
Oil the open palm Of your other hand
This sounds like a very foolhardy thing
TO do--as II your hand might be Bills
tered in twinkllng-but you will find
that you can hold the teakettle which
has just come from roaring fire for
some time without hurting you. Try
II and then see If you can tell tile rea-
son why you are net burned. Ee sure,
however, that the wnter is boiling
strongly before you make the expert.
ment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Dean Farrar quotes l'ennyson us hav.
Ing related to him the remark Of n
farmer who, after hearing n fire and
birthstone sermon from an cid style
PREACHER. consoled his wife by saying:
sfNeNer mind. Sally, that must be
wrong. No constitooshun couldn't
stand it,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
How Ii Was Done.

"Oh," remarked the first fox hunter,
you should have seen Mr. Nuritch
take that high hedge"
"You surprise me-" exclaimed the
other. II thought the horse lie rode
wasn't much Of a jumper
"Oh, the horse didn't take the hedge!
Mr.. Nuritch did it alone" -Philadel-
phia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

"Then. Maurlzio, tomorrow will
come with my Wife to sac You both"
Delighted! But look here Tell your
wife not to wear her new diamond car
rings or my wife will at once want
pair"
"oh, the mischief! And my wife
"ns only coming for the purpose of
showing them ofr"-ll Diuvolo Rosa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
The gifted man is he who sees the
essential point and leaves all the rest
aside as surplusage.-Carlyle.


Grandmotlier--Why. nurse, whatever
are you thinking of to bring so young
an infant into the open air on SO cold
ana windy day us this? Nurse-But
you surely do not think ti'at so small
Child understands differences In TEN.
perature ?--Il Monde Umoristico.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

The One-And you say this horse
hasn't any faults? The Other-Not n
single fault. The One-But he an
pears to be blind in his right eye. The
Other-Well, that's not his fault; it's
his misfortune.-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

The first thing that IL human bein.
should recognize about himself is that
his character IL his distinguishing fea.
turc. 1t is not the amount of money,
.ht Sz2oCst of power. the amount of
brains, that man has, but his char
acter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
SSyellk.

She (sentimentally) : How like life
are the waves of the sea! He-You
bet. Come to the shore in great style
and go away broke.-Detroit News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
HIS Literary Eent.

"Father, when l leave school l am
going to follow my literary bent and
write for money"
"Humph! My son. you ought to be
successful. That's all you've done
since you've been at school,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

You can't feel blue If you walk
with your head up. This mode of car
rlage impresses the world that you are
on good terms with yourself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

why do girls Wear engagement
rings?"
"on Che same principle that a person
ties string around his flnger-so they
Won't forget they're engaged"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

ing down his nauseating horror. His
teeth We're rlinchcd; his face, through
The sunbmn livid; the blue of his eyes
seemed to have Faded into un ashen
gray. The sight lie was looking on
world haze cent three men out of five
into gibbc.!ag iiioty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
RAILROAD
ii Ca rds.
Manchester Z Oneida Rvg
TIME TAeLE.

TIME TABLE.
Train No.2 leaves Manchester at 6.i5a. nj. ar
rives NJ Oneida at 40 m. Connects
with west bound C. G. W,sENo. s,
Returning leaves Oneida VI 6:4T a, n !. !,
arrives IT Mal'rhastet al 6;l5 y. m !.
Irxin No. 4, leaves Manchester al Jar n. N,
arrives 81 Oneida at7:4S q. M, cob
meets with east bonndC 9. w. No
Q. Returning leaves Oneida at 7:4s
.. n.. arrives at Manchester at $40
am.
frain No. Q, leaves Manchester at 1865 q. M, ar;
rives at Oneida 1t $3.50 Y. m. Con.
meets with the north bound q. M d
Z. r. No. 22. Returning leaves I
Oneida at 9:2s, arrives Ut Il anchestei
at9:45 o. m. lsai{
Train No. 8. leaves Manchester Al 2aOp m. II.
rives al Oneida u 2:SO p nj. con.
meets with 9; g. W.. No. 4, east
bound. and No: 0. west bound Re.
turning leaves Oneida at 2:s5 On
arrives at Manchester at $500 pm
arrives at OIeida u. b;25 p. m. Con.
nects with sou h hoand Q: N; 81;
.: 6:2S y. m., nriives st Manchester
6:6p.m
j. L. REL KY,
Gen. Traffic Manager.
Through tickets for sale at Manchester to al
points 10 Nortn America.
TRAN WILL TOP )J.f g..
Deiknap's Crossing. Platform at Quaker NIL
S~,'cn Il, franklin street Crossing. sly's Crosa
brook Crossing.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06

and, putting spurs to his horse, he
dragged Father Stefano from his sad
die and along the rough road for sew
eral miles until the last spark of life
had left HIS body.
Bustamante left the dead body lyins
in the road and rode off into the noun
tains. The horrible crime was sooI
discovered-in fact, number of Mex
lean laborers are said to have seen its
preparation. A force of rurales wat
sent in pursuit of Bustamante. but W
to this time he has evaded capture. II
is reported that he has Joined a banc
of desperate outlaws in the mountains
and that he has announced the inten
tion of following the life of a brigand
The terrible tragedy and the events
which preceded 1t have created a sth
throughout a large portion of this
state. The prominence and wealth o,
the families involved add to the inter
est In the affair.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06

into the hold. that was as black as
night
Then for three hours there was not
sound from the hold. Capt Burt
called for volunteers to rescue the
Finn. who. he thought was dead II
was decided to lift the matches amid
ships and take out cargo enough sc
that the bilge could be reached. This
work was going on when Tammelin
emerged with the terrified monkey in
his arms. lie was soaked with Shiny
water
Running on deck. he threw himself
on his knees. raised his hands and
offered a prayer of thankfulness for
his deliverance and the deliverance
OF Sapho from death.
II was a strange gathering about
the Finn. For days Sapho clung to
her rescuer When Hammelin ate his
meals Sapho was on his knee. When
Tammelin oiled the engine Sapho was
clinging desperately to his neck.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06

lost on the Barren lands of the north.
He wandered in the direction of an
Indian camp he had seen on the way.
but soon lost all idea of direction. and
for eight days and nights crawled
over the frozen plains without fire.
his only food being the moss and ber'
ries he could gather from the snow.
The agony of that time can never
be painted in words, but toward the
end he became delirious and in this
condition reached a deserted Indian
camp on the Great Bear. He put out
some nets found in the deserted tents
and secured some fish. The food gave
him life until the Indians returned
from hunting trip. The Indians cared
for him through the long. weary
winter and in the spring. took him to
Patton's trading post at the mouth of
the Mackenzie, where he took passage
with a party of traders and came to
Edmonton.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
AWFUL PENALTY INF osED pY
YOUNG MAN CHEATED OUT
OF HIS BRIDE.
INTERFERED WITH MARRIAGE
Disappointed Bridegroom Meets Pre-
late Who Turned Sweetheart
Against Him and Wreaks
Vengeance with Lariat.

Zacatecas. Mexico.-Father Louis
de Stefano, an Italian priest Of the
little town of Zarco this state. has
just paid the penalty Of interfering
with the proposed marriage of two
young people OF his parish with death
of the most tragic kind The Popoca
and Bustamante families are among
the wealthiest and most prominent in
best producing mines in this part of
Mexico belong to them. Their vast
landed estates are situated adjacent TO
each other Paulina Popoca and Fla
Gro Bustamante learned TO love each
other In childhood Il was constant
and sincere affection that ripened as
they grew older Bustamante EN-.
braced the Protestant religious faith
when he reached manhood. but Miss
POpoca continued a Catholic. The fact
that her devoted lover was a Protes-
tant did not arouse the objections of
the girls parents TO the proposed
union. They both recently returned
rum AHt hHlltu olhitnt WutIt Nhtg
were educated at the best schools of
that country. The preparations for
the wedding went forward with no
thought that there could be any hitch
in the programme.
Several days ago Miss Popoca WIS.,
tied the parish church for the purpose
of making final confession before the
wedding took place, as is the custom
here. Her father confessor was the
priest Stefano. She remained several
hours at the confessional, and when
she returned to her home It was with
broken spirit. She told her parents
that the padre had told her that in
even entertaining the thought of mar
cling a Protestant she was placing
her soul in jeopardy. and that should
she actually allow herself TO be drawn
into the marriage her future would
be utterly damned A conference
Of the members OF the two fami-
lies was held and an effort made to re-
move the firm resolve that Miss Pop
oca had made to break the engage.
ment on account of the priests warn
ings. She remained firm in her re-
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
A Handy Box.

A new piece of bedroom furniture
that is practical as well as novel is
the chest of shirt.waist boxes, The
ordinary shirt-waist box is not par
ticularly new. They have been seen
tor some time in the smart shops.
with the box covered with cretonne,
which, however, quickly becomes
soiled II It is continually handled, and
the whole set looks unpleasant ana
ugly. The success of this chest OF
boxes is the use of sanitas for cover
ing. Sanitas is made now in the
dalntiest colorings and very pretty de-
signs. and can be readily cleansed
when soiled The various articles for
the toilet table. such as the glove box.
the handkerchief box, etc, may be
covered with sanitas in the same way.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
PRosPEcToR BUNN HAD TERRI.
BILE EXPERIENCE IN THE
FAR FROZEN NORTH.
LIVED ON MOSS AND BERRIES
Finally Reached Deserted Indian
Camp Where He Existed on Fish
Until Natives Returned and
Took Care Of Him.

Edmonton, Alta.-The arrest of
Charlie Bum on a charge which the
police say may be changed to murder,
again brings into the limelight a man
who for nine days was lost in the
Land of the Midnight Sun. Several
weeks ago at Athabasca landing he
got in a mix-up with one Prudden,
who is now in such a precarious con-
dition IT is feared he will die.
Charlie Bum has lived the life OF
nomad from his earliest days, spend
ing several years as jockey in the
United States. On reaching manhood
he came to Montana, where he spent
some years as a cowboy, then as depu-
ty sheriff and sub-Indian agent for the
state. During the Klondike gold rush
Bum came to Edmonton on his way
north, arriving here In the summer of
1898. Pushing on toward the Klon-
dixie he reached the Great Slave lake
and was so impressed with the coun-
try he decided to remain. He stayed
at the Great Slave about a year, but
the spirit of adventure was strong
within him and when the opportunity
to join the Bell exploration party pre-
sented he gladly accepted and the
sequel was one OF the most interesting
tales ever brought from the great
north.
The Bell exploration party was sent
out by the geological department Of
the Ottawa government TO discover
the source of the Copper Mine river
away up near the mouth of the Mac
kenzie Indian legends and traders
tales told of a mountain of almost
pnre copper from which the river lRd
! its source. The party, consisting of
Bell. Bum and two half-breed guides.
went down the Mackenzie, up the
Bear river, across Great Bear lake. up
the Copper Mine river as far as possi-
BILE, and then started to portage
across the country. But the supplies
ran low, and 1t was evident the en-
tire party would not be able to reach
the point for which they had set out.
They decided to divide the party.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
CHICAGO Cats Touch.

Chicago.-In order TO escape being
killed by a pursuing Boston bull ter
rier. a cat. the pet of the Midday
club. leaped out or the eighteenth
story window of the First National
bank building and landed on the sky.
light of the bank quarters on the
third floor.
The heavy wire screening above the
glass was bent and twisted by the i'm
pact and a few pieces of glass fell
TO one of the clerks cages on the floor
below. but the cat escaped uninjured.
Fifteen minutes after the fall the an
final returned to its quarters on the
eighteenth floor lunch room, a little
bit dicky-legged. 1t is true. but other.
wise all right.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
lRATE FATHER AVgNeEs GIRL.
Takes Young Man Who Tilted Daugh.
ter on Rapid Jaunt.

Acl Sl haP'u SobHAs
Washington, Pa.-Securely fastened
Mt the end of rope and tied to the
buggy of an irate father, whose daugh
ter he had unfeelingly Tilted. almost
on the day set for the wedding, Wal
ter Edison, the fickle sweetheart was
compelled to trot four miles behind
the rig driven by Henry Shelter A
portion of the road was Travelled at a
fast gait.
Edison was to have married Flor.
once Shelter, Three days before the
date set for the wedding, after visit.
ing his prospective bride and renew.
ing his promises of marriage. he went
to Pittsburg. where on the same day
he married Miss Mae Cole. He boldly
brought her back home and boasted
that he had no explanation to offer his
promised bride,
A few days later Shelter went to
the sawmill where Edison worked.
called him out, and at once overpow.
cred him and hitched him to the
buggy. He then drove hurrledly TO
Edson's home whore he forced the
young man to gather up every letter
written by his daughter and every
present given by her TO young Edison.
and later made him take an oath be.
fore a justice never to molest the g!rl
or any member OF the family.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
NAKED BOYS SHOCK ST. LOUIS.
Young Swimmers Flee In Natures
Garb from Park Policeman.

st. Louis.-Fifteen naked boys
scampering on front lawns and
through back yards played havoc
with the aristocratic dignity of Lindell
boulevard, near Forest park recently.
Cries of indignation arose from
mammas behind windows and min.
gled with shrieks of dismay from
daughters sitting on the front porches
of the mansions which face the pase,.
IL full pursuit of the youngsters, all
of VI ON were between 12 and l6 years
of ase, was Park Watchman Patrick
Walsh. who had surprised them enjoy.
ing a swim in Murphy's lake, reserved
by the government as a hatchery.
Officer Walsh swooped down upon
the hiding place of their discarded
clothes and blew his whistle for re
endorsements. Only by shouting fer
vent assurances of immunity did on.
cor Walsh finally succeed in inducing
the lads to return and don their cap
tured street costumes.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-06
eroaY OF A FILTRATION.
sut Really There Was Nothing Vs-y
Shocking About II.

Ho was sitting alone in the room
when she entered. She seemed some
what surprised TO see him. However.
she did not retire, but stood regarding
him doubtfully. The inspection was
apparently satisfactory, for she
smiled.
He had never seen her before but
he could not help smiling back at her.
She was quite pretty. blue eyes, fluffy
hair and all that sort of thing.
You're not afraid of me?" he ven
tured.
NO she replied, smiling again at
the absurdity of the idea.
Wont you please come and talk
to me? I'm so lonely" he felt en-
boldened to say.
She replied by seating herself at his
side and glancing up at him with a
roguish twinkle in her eyes. 81 really
believe you'd be more comfortable on
my knee" he whispered.
Without more ado she seated her
self on his knee and placed her pretty
arm around his neck.
She was really most charming
young lady and
Wont you give me a kiss-just
one?" he asked, pleadlngly
She looked at him roguishly and
nodded assent Then she nestled up
to his cheek and kissed him daintily.
He liked II.
How old are your" he asked. after
a moment. IL sounded rude. he knew.