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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
shortly after 3 O'Clock. in the thick fog

shortly after o'clock. in the thick fog
which still prevails, was upon the point
Of being knocked down by motor car
when a gentleman who has since been
Identified MS the Hon. Auberon Fltz-
Tempest, and who was standing on the
kerb, seeing the peril the child was in,
sprang out into the roadway to try to
save him. This he succeeded in doing
but at the cost of his own life, for, slip
ping upon the further side Of the car,
he fell upon his back and was struck
on the head by the hoof of horse at
tached to an omnibus which was COM
ing from the opposite direction, and
which, owing to the fog, he had proba-
bly, not noticed. The blow fractured
the base Of the skull, and the unfor-
tunate gentleman died while being con-
veyed to the hospital.
"Born in 1854, the Hon. Anberon
Fitz-Tempest was the third son of the
late Baron Waterfeld. of latham Tow
ers, Derbyshire, and Fedbury Hall,
Northumberland"
In dispasslonate language the writer
went on to touch briefly upon an incl
dent which quarter of century be-
fore had created colossal scandal and
had led to the man now dead being sen
fenced to serve a term of penal servi-
tude. 1t had been an affair Of pecu-
liarly distressing nature, and from that
| time onward the name of Auberon Fitz.
Tempest had been but rarely mention.
ed. How, ostracized by society and BY
all his former friends, and known to be
almost destitute, he had, since his re-
lease, succeeded in obtaining the neces
sary means of support, none knew, and
probably few cared.
The latter part of the report, how
ever, the Little Old Maid had left un
read. The paper, tightly clutched ii
both her hands, lay across her lap. He,
face had turned slowly ashen. He
eyes. strained and fearless, stared un
seeing into vacancy.
The doctor attributed death to hear
failure, for the Little Old Maid ha(
been known to be suffering from a weak
heart.
There was nothing, he said, to LEAF
him to conjecture that death coult
have been brought on or hastened b,
any sort Of shock.
At tie inquest held on the body O
the Hon. Auberon Fitz-Tempets 1t VA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
bryan Answers Roosevelt

w. ). Bryan, in commenting on Pres
ident Roosevelt's address at Province
town, In which he proposed the ma
tional Incorporation of railroads and
other bodies engaged in interstate COM
merce, said: Here is the secret. The
states are annoying the corporations
and the corporations are demanding
federal protection from state legisla-
ton. The president thinks that action
is most pressing as regards those COR
porations. which, because they are COM
mon carriers, exercise quasipublic
function. The states have been enact
ing 2-cent fare laws and laws reducing
freight rates, and the railroad mana
gers demand that they shall be relieved
from further fear of such legislation.
The president yields to the entreaties
Of the railroads. If 1t were the public
be sought to protect, he would recon-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
rHr pEsERrEp sANpw1cHz
e Had the Fatal Gift of beauty and
1t was Coveted by Many.

- HAD the Fatal GIFT of beauty and
1t Was Coveted by Many.
Don't leave your sandwich up there
on the advertising boards" said Tom
my's mother; ''the train will come
along soon and you will forget It,,
But Tommy did not heed the warn
ing, the train came and went away
with Tommy and his mother and the
others, bound for Coney Island, and
the sandwich remained, says the New
York Sun.
1t was a remarkably neat package
for sandwich. Lying there on top Of
the advertising boards 1t looked as If
1t had been done up by jeweler, 80
rectangular was 1t and SO precisely
were the ends Of the wrapper folded
over.
An elderly man stood near by read
ing his newspaper. He had heard the
talk about the sandwich and he noted
that the event had turned out as Tom
my's mother had predicted
A young girl came up the stairs and
walked along the platform. She saw
the neat package and looked from It
toward the man. He drew step near-
er to 1t. glanced at 1t as II to assure
himself that 1t was still there, and re-
sumed reading his paper.
-Severalpa passengers alighted from the
next train, and as they passed the
sandwich most of them saw 1t and the
man and tried to decide whether it be-
longed to him. One young fellow stroll
ed back, after going as far as the door
of the waiting room, and walked slowly
up and down the platform.
| The elderly man stepped to the edge
Of the platform and looked along the
track, as II to see whether the train
was coming. Just as he turned to take
his former position he saw the young
man lingering close to the sandwich.
He cleared his throat with loud
"Ahem!" and rested his arm on the adj
vertlsing boards few feet away from
the package. The young man took the
next train that came along.
A large woman rugged out in clothes
that she evidently thought were just
the thing hurried up the stairs and was
rushing toward the train that had just
come in. Her eye caught the package,
with Its Jewelry store appearance. and
she did not enter the train.
She looked up and down the track
and glanced toward the sandwich, and
from It toward the man. He folded
his paper. put his reading glasses In
bis pocket and again stepped to the edge
of the platform and looked along the
rails
/ The woman eyed him and the pack.
age alternately. The roar of train
was heard. AS 1t slowed down the
man, all unmlndful of the package, hur.
ried toward one Of the car gates The
man stood on the car platform as the
train moved out.
u BY leaning outward as the train
rushed away he could watch the pack
age long enough to see the large won
an grab It from the top of the sign
boards, thrust 1t under her summer
s wrap and hurry down the platform
stairs faster than she came up. Quite
naturally he smiled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
valne Of Corn st.lk..

The true value of foods to the farm
er is In the proportions Of protein and
ash (mineral matters) contained. II
corn is exchanged for bran and bran 10
used on the farm as food for stock,
there Is brought on the farm more pro-
tein than is contained In corn, as well
as larger proportion Of the phos-
pilates (bone- forming elements) than
the corn contains. The manure from
bran is also much more valuable tilnn
that from corn, and when fair price
can be obtained for corn 1t may be to
the advantage of farmers to sell their
corn and buy bran for stock. When
the corn crop is planted the fodder
should be considered as one-haH the
crop expected. Tie crop Of fodder
from a field Of corn should be equal In
value to the grain taken therefrom.
and yet the fodder is wasted and the
grain saved. In fact, II the fodder 10
given no better treatment than 1t re-
ceives on some farms 1t would be
cheaper to drive into the fields, pull
ehe ours Irou tue stalks, throw lAsHAA
into wagon and haul direct from tho
field to the crib leaving the stalks
standing, than to expend labor in cut
ting II Into shocks, with the additional
work OF husking the grain after the
corn is shocked, us 1t will save labor by
so doing, If the fodder is to be wasted.
especially as 1t is very disagreeable
task to husk the corn in the field "
cold weafhar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Copper Idol Found with skeleton.

Copper Idol Found with Skeletons.
Skeletons IRE being found in a
gravel pit from which the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Com
pany is obtaining ballast for its extern
sion through western South Dakota
from Missouri river to the Black Hills.
The gravel pit is situated on the east
ern end of the extension, near the
town Of Oacoma, and but short dis
lance from Missouri river. In the
neighborohod OF fifty human skeletons
have thus far been unearthed.
Most of them were found at a depth
Of from four to eight feet beneath this
surface of the ground and all were
buried in either a standing or sitting
posture. The majority Of the skeletons
are those of people Of II small stature,
much below the ordinary or average
height Of the present North American
Indians.
One skeleton, however, Is that of a
man who in life must have been fully
seven feet in height. In close proxim-
ity to the skeleton of this giant We're
found implements Of copper and bone,
these being found in each of the graves
near that of the giant, while in another
grave was discovered copper idol
about eight inches in length.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
st. Louis Republic.
protection these Industrial corporations
now enjoy should be ruthlessly cut off
and the slump in business, which in

now enjoy should be ruthlessly cut off
and the slump in business, which in
spite of the optimistic statements OF
the standpatters, has already begun.
shows That the boosted prosperity is
not produced by so-called protection
There is no doubt that the people would
welcome relief, If the Republican poll
ticlans will grant 1t to them,
VIII the administration surrender to
Speaker Cannon and his tariff pro-
tected trust friends, as 1t has for the
past three years, or Will President
Roosevelt show his independence Of
"a few ruthless and determined men
whose wealth makes them particularly
formidable, because they hide behind
the breastworks OF corporate organi-
zatlons?' That latest description by
the President of the trust corporations
was followed by the declaration In his
Provincetown speech that no such SIMS
ter combination ''shall rule. this gov
eminent" Yet some occult influence
compelled the President to cut out of
his, message to Congress three years
ago, and never to include 1t in later
messages, tariff revision recommen-
dation.
IT is impossible to believe that the
bold and strenuous Roosevelt Is afraid
to tackle the trust octopii-at least the
bad trusts-and the good trusts, II there
are any such, cannot be plunderlng the
people by being protected in so doing
tty the tariff schedules, or they would
not be cited by the President as being
good trusts" That the trust plumber
ing Is going on apace, every one knows
who takes account of the enormous In
crease in the cost of living since the
present tariff was concocted by the
trust representatives and the Repub-
lican leaders in 1897. It is possible,
of course, that the necessity of the
Republican party for trust campaign
contributions Is the cause of the con-
slant procratsination, especially since
the railroad element of Wall street
will not be very liberal contributors,
and the law that Senator Tillman
forced the Republicans to pass, pro-
hibiting contributions by national
banks, may also cut off some large
sums from that source. To cut off the
trust contributions BY revising the
tariff which protects the corporations,
just before election, Is perhaps great
er risk than even President Roosevelt
Is inclined to take. For the Republi-
can campaign managers, without a
chance to fry the fat out of some cor
porations, would be as helpless as an
automobile without gasoline. 1t is
hardly necessary to point moral to
those voters who are suffering from
trust high prices, that relief will never
come from the Republicans, but 1t may
be well to add that the candidates OF
the Democratic party, which by tradl-
tion and convictions favor a tariff for
revenue instead of protection, should
receive the votes of those who desire
reform.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Royal spats.

We read in an ancient chronicle that
when letter not altogether courteous
was sent to the Emperor Of Japan by
the Emperor of China, the Mikado
opened his answer thus: 'The Emperor
of the land where the sun rises nd
dresses himself to the Emperor of the
land where the sun SETS" On another
occasion, when the Chinese Emperor
had the audacity to demand the sub
mission of Japan, that spirited country
chopped off the heads of the luckless
ambassadors Mexican Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
The LittleOld Maid
~oeoeoo~~
They called her 1.-THE Little Old

luey SuAeu AeA LILO As.Ao NAA
Maid"
But the words were never spoken In
the tone SO often adopted when an un-
married woman of uncertain age is re
ferred ITO as an .old maid" Rather,
the way they were said impliedsa feel
Ing of affection-in measure, of pity.
The phrase was generally uttered with
the infection Of voice that we uncon-
sclously adopt when we speak of one
afflicted, or of one for whose condition
we are sorry and with whom we SYM
pathize, or of some exceptionally de
lightful child. The Little Old Maid at
tracted everybody who came In contact
with her.
She was nearly 30; yet her features,
and the profusion Of the silvery hair
coiled about the well-shaped head,
showed how beautiful she must have
been. Her eyes were lovely still, and
quite magnetic when she smiled. But
1t was the strangely sweet expression
that lighted up her countenance when
she smoke which made her seem so ire
sistible, and caused people of all class
es to feel instinctlvely that they must
come to love her. 1t was said that old
men in her own rank Of life, and some
of much higher rank-she was the
younger daughter of an English baro-
net, whose forefathers had come un-
scathed through the Wars of the Roses
often proposed marriage to her still:
while effete young decadents, who
through dread Of ridicule would in the
ordinary course have denied that a
woman no longer youthful could cast n
SMELL about them, admitted almost en-
Enthusiastically that the Little Old Maid
was quite exceptionally fascinating"
Often people wondered why she had
never married. Her contemporaries
could recall to mind the days when half
London had, rs they truly said. "raved
about her. There were some who sigh
ed when they tried to guess approxi-
mately the number of proposals of mar.
rlage she must have received in those
brilliant days-those days "when all
the world was young" Yet, though
pdrLlal 10 Ineu y sOClely, ana Win an
exceptionally keen sense of humor that
perhaps rendered her company addi-
tlonally attractive to men, the Little
Old Maid had never, even In the mem
DRY of her Oldest and closest friends,
met any man she would have wished
to wed. ! It seemed remarkable, more
especially as every woman, the plain.
est not excepted, is said to meet once
at least in her lifetime her true affini-
ty, and that, failing to marry him, she
ends by focusing her love upon some
less worthy object. The Little Old
Maid, however, had no pet dog and no
pet cat and no pet bird. 1t Is true that
she loved all children with an Intensity
that in some unmarried women might
have seemed unnatural. And children
almost at first sight, reciprocated hei
affection.
The little Old Maid pushed back the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

"Of course, It's a very pretty suit"
said Miss Angles, ''but it's so cheap I'm
afraid to take 1t. I'm afraid before I'd
worn 1t long 1t would lose its shape"
+ "Oh! of course" replied Miss Knox,
"but then you could pad it generously"
philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
I s6hES ~ y sa,D 800 .s
!! = wy ( (lSSzlIIqQXI
| growing on til, most w-to-date lines
has made progress oversea outside Can
ada, the States and the antipodes.


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1t is not generally known that the
bees sting Is trowel. not a rapier.
1t is an exquisitely delicate little
trowel with which the bee finishes OF
the honey cell, injects little preserva-
tive inside and seals 1t up. With lite
trowel-llke sting the bee puts the final;
touches on the dainty and wonderful
work. With the sting 1t pats and
shapes the honey cell as a mason pata
and shapes a row of bricks. Before
sealing up the cell 1t drops little bit
of poison into the honey. This IL
formic acid Without 1t the honey
would spoil. Most Of lis think thsbee'
sting, with Its poison, IL weapon only.
1t Is a weapon, secondarlly, but pri-
marily 1t is magic trowel, trowel
from whose end. us the honey cells are
built up, wonderful preserving fluid
drips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

& f.
Secretary Taft is protectIonlst, but
wants tarifr revision after election"
he wants an Inheritance tax, but not
now; he could put up with an income
tax il the Supreme Court will change
It's mind about 1t; he would have the
antitrust law amended so as to. pro-
.tect the good trusts; he believes the
Imprisonment Of two or three" promi-
nent officers of "a railway company or
a trust would have a greater deterrent
effect than millions in a fine, and he
blames the Republican Congress for
passing the Elkins bill with the full
consent Of the railroads, and the chief
reason for this was the elimination of
the penltentiary penalty for unjust
discrimination" Taking the speech Of
Secretary Taft in It's entirety, 1t is EVIL
dent he is aiming to be just radical
enough to step into Roosevelt's shoes,
and yet conservative enough to placate
the money power and the corporations,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

When the food supply ls only sufii-
cient for maintenance In an animal
there is no gain In weight simply for
the reason that 9pothlng. TO make
growth br weight has been Furnished.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

81 suppose all you boys in the coun.
try here" said the city boarder. "are
fnd of bathing in the creeks and
ponds7"
"Waal," replied the country boy, mot
when you call 1t that"
"Call 1t what?"
'Bathin',' the only thing we care
for is MISUNDERSTANDING Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

An exchange says that while fall
ures" on account Of the big slump In
the price Of securities are few, yet
suicides are numerous. OF course, he
doesn't regard suicide as failure.
Yet some people regard 1t as worse
than failure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Stable manure is the most practical
fertilizer known. for an application Of
1t seems the adding Of both the ele-
ments OF. fertility and hu1nus
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

The farm products must be put In
the form in which they will command
the most money and yet leave the farm
in the most productive condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Gulls are recommended In place Of
carrier pigeons In consequence of ex.
periments made in France, which
showed them to have superior intelli.
gence aud to be able to brave stormy
weather much better than pissonA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
His Rule.

"what suit do you discard when
playing bridget"
"When wear my tall coat I discard
my tuxedo. But don't play bridge
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

One reason why animal fusbandry
is profitable is the saving In transpor-
tation when concentrated products
are marketed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

The man who never held to any busi-
ness is nearly always the one to In
vest when prices are high and sell out
when prices are low
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

If properly managed, an acre Will
supply through the silo ample feed for
COW for one year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
mentioned incidentally that ON


mentioned incidentally that on the
evening Of the day of the accident an
envelope addressed to HIN and contain,
ing two Bank of England notes had
been sent through the post and deliver
ed at his rooms after his death. Suisse
quently the numbers of the notes were
published. But the notes were never
claimed by any one.
1t was not until some months had
elapsed that stranger who had be-
come the possessor! of the Little Old
Maids escritolre accidentally discover
ed in 1t secret drawer. The drawer
contained some photographs and let
tiers. They We're more or less faded
and diseolored.
But the finder was n woman, and she
destroyed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tele-
graph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

The best system VT farming is that
which gives the largest returns for the
labor and capital Invested and still
leaves the soil.ln condition to produce
maximum crops.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

The feeding Of grain to sheep will
make their wool grow faster and more
dense, and consequently heavier fleece
will be the result.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

The employees of the Steel lNlst are
said to own nearly 100000 sha%ls Of
Steel Trust stock, which shows an
average shrlnkage in the market vafN,
of about one million dollars since the
employees purchased 1t. Is that one of
the signs Of prosperity that the tariff
has fostered?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Limbs that are diseased on trees are
best removed us soon as discovered,
regardless Of the season or age of the
trees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

You are more apt to hear any won.
an rave over doctor than the woman
who has to earn the money to pay her
bills.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Do not sell the youngest yearling
stock while there are older animals
that can be disposed Of With equal ad-
vantage and which will not grow into
p,nra 7,,opov 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
octopu. Defend. Itself.

The directors Of that hideous old
octopus, the Standard Oil Trust, have
published pamphlet In which they
declare the trusts to be absolutely In.
nocent Of wrong doing. They further
declare 1t has been '.manifestly difficult
to get a fair hearing before the public
or insa large portion Of the press, the
latter, to its great harm, swayed alike
by sociallstic cutlery from below and
political pressure from above" It is
to be noted, however, that.some Repub-
llcan papers have published matter de-
Tending the trust, with the earmarks
of the octopus. and perhaps accompa-
MED with the usual honorarium Of one
dollar line that the trust can 80 we'll
afford to pay. AS the papers that have
published the octopus articles are Re.
publican in sympathy, If not the organs
of the G. o. p, no doubt many Of their
Republican readers have taken fol
granted much that they say. This ex.
posure Of trust methods Of fooling the
public should induce Democrats to
stick to their own newspapers that can.
not be bought or bullied into defending
trusts and corporations In their plum.
dering Of suffering people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Labor is never spent in vain when IT
leads to the accomplishment OF good
results.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

To make sheep pay, keep the best
sheep obtainable and give them the best
keep possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Going and Coming.

Towne-Got job, has he? Why, he
told me he would never go to work.
Browne-No, but he had to come to
it.-Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

The productiveness and profitable
ness Of the farmers business depends
almost entirely in Intelligent manage
mont sS -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

No man was ever brought up In
what be regards as the proper way
when be turns out to be a failure,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

A fool can answer questions that a
wise man would be ashamed to ask.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Beauty Is as beauty does" applies
to home surroundings as well as PEG
pie.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Make a study Of the herd OF ,

Make a study Of the herd Of cows.
select the best ones, sell the poor
ones, buy or raise more good ones,
grow more cowpea and alfalfa hay
for winter feeding, and make the
cows keep you instend of you keeping
the COWS. -. n -.