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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

once or twice round the shop, care
fully watching Its every movement
and then tied 1t again.
II know the critter well enough
he said. Now. sonny, did your pa
say whether | was to give you the
money for the colt?"
Eyes, sir" replied. "He said you
were to give me the eighty dollars, and
he gave me this to put 1t In" show
ed him the wallet.
Hamilton reached into his pocket
under his big leather apron, and
brought out seven ten dollar bills, and
two FIVE dollar bills. which he had
smoothed out and carefully counted
into my hands. After had slowed
them safely In the wallet, he handed
me solled piece of paper and pen
ell, saying, Give me receipt, please
And I saw him wink across my shout
der at the stranger, who was probably
an interested spectator.
had never written receipt, but ]
had an idea Of how 1t should be done
so, Ignoring Hamllton's wink, held
the paper up against the wall and
scrawled upon 1t with the pencil:
Mr.. Hamilton gave me eighty dol
lars for the rome colt. Yours truly,
Thomas Norcross.,
have since learned that etiquette
does not require the use Of the word.
yours truly" in signing receipt: also
that flourish under ones signature
adds nothing to its value. But / wa.
young then, and wanted to be 20.
lite.
After an affectlonate farewell te
the colt, told Hamilton to keep the
saddle and bride until we drove tt
town the next time; and then, noddins
to him and the stranger, and with one
last look at the latter's beautiful horse
departed.
In less than ten minutes had lef
Clayville behind me, and was waikiki,
homeward along the dusty pike.
At first I grumbled considerably t,
myself at the unkind fate that com
PEELED me, on SO warm day, to weal
a roundabout; but by the exercise O
my eyer-ready philosophy, consolet
myself with thinking how much wors,
it would have been had l been com
PEELED to wear shoes and stockings
This cheered me to some extent, 30
skipped along, very merrily, stoppin,
every few rods to assure myself tina
the wallet was still safe In my pocket
1 WIS about halfway home when
heard behind me, far down the pike
the sound of a galloplng horse.
For a while paid no attention t
this; but finally, when 1t had almos
overtaken me, turned, and discovere,
my friend, the stranger. halted Il
order to have another look at the blac]
horse when 1t should pass.
The stranger galloped past, and a
he did 30, nodded pleasantly; but Jus
as l was about to resume my way, b
suddenly wheeled round In front Of m
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
ORIGIN OF THE KISS.

Its Enrliest Form-The Caress of the
Ancient Indians.
At recent session of the American
Oriental Society Prof. Hopkins of Yale
read paper on 1.-THE Sniff Kiss in An
cient India" Reduced to Its founda-
ton, the paper was history Of the kiss
as We know 1t. The learned Orientalist
traced 1t from its birth and proved that
the earliest peoples and earliest times
knew it not. That there might be no
mistake he labelled the kiss Of to-day
the genuine kiss" and 'the perfect
kiss"
Oddly enough, he finds that the genu-
Inc kiss was invented by woman. The
description is given in the epic of an
cient india which treats of the science
of love.
"She laid her mouth on my mouth"
recltes the poet land made noise
which gave me pleasure"
The early peoples" declared Prof,
Hopkins, knew nothing of the kiss In
any form. Had they known Of 1t they.
would have told something of 1t in the
mass of records that has come down to
us, for surely an act which conveys
such pleasure could not have been for
gotten.
Even to this day there are races
that do not kiss. The Mongolians and
certain of the tribes in central Asia
do not osculate, and the Esquimaux, we
are told, employ the kiss only as
prophylactlc.
THE earliest form Of the kiss Is
that which we know as the snlff kiss.
This is a smelling, usually of the head.
The father of newborn son shifted
his head that his days might be long
and that honors might come to him.
Returning from journey, he shifted
the heads of his children in the same
manner
Gradually with this sniff kiss there
came also caress. touching usually
of the head. Gradually, also. the en-
dearment came to be applied to others
than children. The rubbing of. noses,
which has persisted in some tribes. was
probably an intermediate process in the
evolution.
"With the development of the genu-
Inc kiss the sniff kiss disappeared, new
fer to reappear. 1t had served Its pur-
pose and soon was forgotten"
Thus the sniff kiss proves the mother
and father of all kisses. Blessed be
the snif kiss.-Philadelphia North
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

and stopped. supposed that his rea-
son for stopping was to invite me to
ride. But was sadly mistaken.
"Bub," he said, still smiling, "give
mex that money! Quick!"
( For moment was dumb with as
Punishment; then recovering my speech,
blurted out, "W-w-what?"
II say, give me that money! And
be quick about IT." The stranger leap
ed, to the ground, and leading his horse,
advanced toward me threateningly.
That the man was a robber, and that
he was In earnest, had now no doubt,
My first thought was to. run; but how
could 1, deet-footed as was, hope to
outrun that magnificent black horsei
The next moment brighter thought
struck me. To my left, across the
road, were fields Of wheat and to the
right, beginning at the roadside, not
more than three feet distant, was a
dense forest. thought very rapidly.
The stranger, now advancing a few
steps, repeated his demand: Give me
that money!" And his little green,
beadllke eyes twinkled most unpleas.
antly.
Taking the wallet from my pocket.
held 1t out toward him. Here it is,''
said, bitterly.
He stepped forward to take 1t when,
with quick. outward jerk Of my hand,
flung the wallet far back among the
trees at the roadside.
you little scamp" said the robber,
the smile now gone from his face.
why did you do thatT
II don't know" replied, astonished
at my own audacity, unless 1t was
because I wanted to-"
IIe led his horse to the edge Of the
wood, and tried to tie the Bride round
one Of the trees. But the gIrth of the
tree was too great, as, indeed was that
Of every tree in sight. He glanced
about in vain search for something
to which he might hitch his horse. But
although he was unsuccessful in this,
he had gained one point; he had placed
himself and his horse between me and
the thlcket In which had flung the
wallet.
Bub. he said, suddenly turning,
his features again lighted by that
pleasantest Of smiles, "let's be reason
able!"
made no reply, but waited to hear
what he had to say.
Now" he continued, II can't trust
you to go into the woods to look for
the purse. because If you found 1t you
wouldn't come back. And / can't 20
myself, because there is no place here
to tie my horse. But I'll tell you
what l will do. II you will hold the
horse for me, and not let 1t 90, nor at
tempt to play any tricks on me, I'll 70
and find the purse, and divide the
money with you. You know it will be
much better to go home with forty dol.
lars than with nothing"
This seemed very reasonable. be.
cause for the moment saw before me
no choice except that between losing
all the money and losing only half.
preferred losing only half. So /
stepped over to where the robber stood,
"All right" l said, grasplng the
bride. "I'll hold the horse"
The robber. with the parting Injunc-
ton, Now remember what I said %
plunged into the thicket.
Looking up the pike now, saw at
glance the explanation of his hasty
terms; for there. not more than quar-
ter Of mile distant, came farm wag.
on drawn by two gray horses. Evil
IDENTIFY having seen this only a moment
before. and believing that he had but a
few brief minutes. IN which to consum.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
our Voice. Deepen.

The primitive inhabitants of Europe
were all tenors; their descendants Of
the present time are barltones, and fu-
ture generations will have semibass
voices. The voice has a tendency to
deepen with age. The tenor of twenty
becomes the baritone Of twenty-eight
and the bass of thirty-six. The inferior
races have higher pitched voices than
the more cultured. The negro has n
higher voice than Sthe white man.
Among white races, the fair complex
Toned man has higher voice than Ills
darker skinned brother. The former lie
usually a baritone or a tenor, the lat
ter contralto or bass 1t Is asserted
that tenors are usually Of slender
build, whereas BASES are stout, but
there are too many exceptions to such
rule for 1t to be reliable. The same
remark applies to the statement that
thoughtful men have deep toned voices
aud vice versa. The tones of a voice
are perceptibly higher before than
after meal, for which reason tenors
are generally careful not to, sing too
soon after dinner.-Pearson's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
WHEN SHADOWS FELL.

did not know nor understand
Until, when twilight shadows fell,
What meant the pressure of her hand.
Nor did know how sweet the spell
When l, world-wearied, racked with pain
Felt fingers weave above my brain.
Her songs-1 dare not dream them
hushed-
But yesterday heard them sung.
Bleak the path where roses blushed.
And tender morning-glories hung.
I did not know her rainbow world
Until the shadows were unfurled.
did not know the arching skies
Could be so dreary and de6led-
l did not know her tender eyes
Poured forth such sunlight when they
smiled.
These things-her whims-so sweet to
tell,
All came too late, when shadows fell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

In a place In New Jersey the town
officers had just put some fire extln.
guishers in their big buildings One
day one Of the buildings caught fire,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. and the
extinguishers failed to do their work.
A few days later at the town meet.
ing some citizens tried to learn the rea-
son.
After they had freely discussed the
subject one Of them said. "AIr. Chair
man, l make a motion that the FIRE ex.
tinguishers be examined ten days be-
fore every fire."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
no PIq.der DC Publ,..

The Hartman. Standard OIL rail-.
road combine, which controls the Union
and Southern Pacific railroads, has de
clded to add Sill, 100000 to the capita.
lizatlon of those corporations, besides
reserving in the treasury sec, 1000, 900
Of convertible bonds for future use. A,
the Union Pacific declared a dividend
at the rate of 10 per cent and last year
reported millions Of cash and a vast
amount of stocks and bonds Of other
railroads In Its treasury, these new is.
sues must be for the purpose Of stock,
jobbing operations. Why does not tho
administration apply for an Injunction
against the Issue Of this new capital.
which is evidently to be used to plum.
der the public?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
MANS ACTIVITIES.
Holds the Leading Place

Agriculture Holds the Leading Place
Among Them.
At the annual banquet of the Ameri-
Gus Club Of Plttsburg. In honor of the
birth of U. s. Grant. Secretary of Agri-
culture James Wilson, Congressman
Grant Mouser of Ohio and Washington
Gardner of Michigan were the chief
speakers. Wilson spoke on "Agrlcul-
ture In Our Industries" He said in
part:
Agriculture is creative force
among our industries. The result Of
the farmers work of 1900 was s6,794,-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
Exaggerated Pro.per,tx.

.
It is a Republican fallacy that be-
cause the tariff makes high prices by
protecting the trusts, therefore goods
are more valuable because they are dis.
torted by magnified prices and they
therefore boast Of greater imports and
exports. 1t is very doubtful whether
on the whole this increase in foreign
trade has been materially greater than
the proportional Increase of the popula-
ton, while with prosperous conditions
1t should have been much greater.
There is no more wealth in a thousand
tons Of the same goods when their mar
ket value is put at million dollars
than when it appears as half or three
quarters Of that amount.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
PICTURESQUE DRESS.



of Tehuantepec.
1t is believed that many American
and European tourists will be attract
ed to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as
soon as they learn that the National
Tehuantepec railroad has been complet-
ed and opened for traffic and regular
steamship service has been established
between Coatzacoalcos and United
States and European ports. and be
tween the Pacific coast terminal, Salina
Cruz and San Francisco. says the New
York Tribune. The Isthmus Of Te-
huantepec has heretofore been so far
removed from through lines Of travel
that comparatively few pleasure seek
ers have visited It. In It's winter ell
mate the isthmus 10 unexcelled. The
air is bracing and refreshing. Even in
summer the heat 10 not 'cppsesslvef and
at Santa Lucrecia, where al altitude
Of several hundred feet llAsreached,
there are all of the comforts that are
to be found at most summer resorts In
the United States. In order TO accom-
modate visitors large hotels have been
provided at Coatzacoalcos, Santa Luz
crecia, Salina Cruz and other places
along the line Of railroad.
There are many interesting things to
be seen on the lsthmus, not the least
Of which are the native Tehuanas or
Indian women. They wear peculiar
dress that is to be seen in no other
part of Mexico. 1t is called the Huipil
dress. 1t consists Of short cape,
made Of white or colored muslin, with
a deep lace border Of white or the pal
est lavender. lace collar, short sleeves,
with long rufles; short muslin jacket
of some bright color, with low neck and
short sleeves, and a petticoat which Is
simply an oblong piece OF crimson OF
dark blue cotton cloth. wound around
the loinA where 1t is confined by a
sash, and reaching to the ankles. This
peculiar dress Is worn by every Tehuana
woman and child, without respect to
age or social position. tits worn In
many different ways, according to the
color. ohtainab,e
The market Mace IN Tehnantenar !,
.cen. ~ hr,,Ilancv zach morn,ns
when the women gather to do their
trading. One Of the staple food nro.
duct, ia the 3ieuana. This animal 1,
sold alive. 1t is foot or two long
and In order to make II marketable n,
mouth Ia ,Awed mn 10 prevent Il from
biting and its leps are tied behind n.
back. The TeM,sna. are noted "a,
their cleanliness The men ara indo.
lent. az short stature and. sl,oht bnIld
Thew wear white linen shirts With IN,
tails outside az the tronsers. Men
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
Painfully Economical.

Husband You are not econemical.
wifeWell, II you don't call woman
economical who saves her wedding
dress for possible second marriage,
I'd like to know what you think econ.
omy is?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

Speaker Cannon has been nominated
for President by the Republicans Of
the Illinois legislature and Fairbanks
has nominated himself and Boss Coz
has nominated Taft. Are the people to
have nothing to say about whom they
want?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

The women often say, 20. these
menw But they should hear us men
say, "Oh, these women!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

In almost any conversation the word
81" works harder than all the others
In the dictionary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

And the mining prospectus gets the
coin while the hard-luck story is bump
ing the bumps.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
A sm.n Target.

He said he would blow his brains
out II l refused him." 81
did you accept him?"
mo, knew he wasn't good enough
shot to carry out his threat"=-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

All the Republicans Of Ohio are de-
termlned to have harmony in the party,
but most Of them seem to realize thai
uust eight tor II,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
et44sss$<s$s4%at%e4
Poll TICS
OBJ THO DIZZY.
Few Vote. needed.

~ ~. As>'vao
velt cabinet sald IN one Of nis speech
g. men you step IN 20 cnanse 2
eu'.o" you CANNOT chanse II Dy pesce-
.nea. you nave 70 ,ar sometnlng
"a. lac. ~ uouo'.ess .ne leason snas
.ne piVpos..ioh VI Mr. foot 70 changs
oul p'esen. .a.in Jaw ~ ihcluus MAKE ..1t
nun anu minimum rates OF auty nas
D.en isss.'eu py .ne s'Anupa..eIs WIN
sueu omllfous sllence. speclal ln.er.
ss'e .na' ale pro.ee'eu oy ING Iall1
"an' no ciahse anu ali 'ns nifo As
ns.. aeA 10 ses. anu pea.e; Iyeu JUS
., " ..ansns lne .n1iI 1l..ure y.
snen' ior ~ II eA.ie.nely uapleassnt Y
nav. ua,e .ne nsu. " puo''c''y tufneu UPON =,
su. .n s
= esele.ary noot nno p.oposa -
'sa'e .ne preseh. .arin uu.aes - tnc
minimum .uA anu 'nen auu Y 20 per eo ~
" .noss uu.les as tue maximum s.A'
~. ne "ou.u na.e lounu .nore lavor VIZ
tne s'an.pa..els. nu. ~ reuuce .ns
p'esent uuties Dy 20 per cent az tne
minimum 'aA jars upon tue nerves .o "
.uose Mno u,e p,o.ee.eu " .ne .alin'
wv eau my s.ew ,ne lua..n1 i. .v.l
.nel own se'nsh s'anulonl Du. tnls
oo. nnes' VI 'ne p.o.s q. -
..u'.' anu inonoioiis,s' Nv. ~ HS. -.
~ sns cnanse, VIII unuouo'eu'y 'eau y
'ne ~, uownia.,
az s no.s , vpno..ous 9 Jaw Ds ss'
.ne nole lau'.ai .he ueInana 81 " OPP
onsn.s ior cnaislns IL anu % I'M
p.1sen sarih plo,ee.'Vn ~ .ie e1usus
..e more anu lnors appalens e
.uose VIZ are suatis piunuere tns
oon .ne "no.e pro.e,c.ise system WIN IN
W aool'sneq. lou cannot cnanse sit soy
ptsaeheai any, nave tue structures nans
.oselher, LOT even 70 remove enc OF me
.ari. . scn ". such as Protects tna
slee. rust "oulu 20 JET me Wno ~.
,ao.ic o. ene protectlSe system a. %
,eau 70 i's uowhlalls
Inere are - congressional districts
"nere Ihe steei trust nas= the bal
anee OF power. Inere are ~ more
Wnere tne Goal trust controls ana
these anu tne standard oli ana other
TRUSTS nave enough influence to sway
more tnan mar the Republican menu
gers OF DOM houses OF Congress- These
inonopolists with their vast ramincay
LIONS ana the power OF their money arc
1o,sied IN the political game with thu
Republican machine and together nsan.
age to hold majority OF the v0tafA
and the scared conscience. NJ ner.
cent,pes of the voters wand .o.n, 49,
To remove from the natb ~ the 49,. -
cratic tnrifY reforn,er, mt faith i !.
r;yhteous cause will remove. n,o,rt.in.
II onlv rann,rods an oysr. :. .,,.. ~.
q, a nor cont ., tho voter. r., t,,-..,.t.
seven districts-threa vote. ~ ~. NM.
dred-lo have o,ven tbe n.,,-,,... !. ,' 8. 3
control ~ the Hou.a !, psn-sssr 80
Hes How mony votar. ,,s.a , 49,
limo ,or IN. p.,,,,,,i,,.n .,o,,.. 49,.
tho ,nf,renca ~ tba to.,w ,...ss1.s
trust. or thro,,.h Tho oo,,.-a,i,,s 80.
ar :, tbe,r. r,one, IL n,oh,ar, ~, 80 -
thai enough 70 chanaa tha rss .1.' 80. -
xwa,ed hn thos. an.+ar,a.,. .........
IL certain -
thus ,nsteod ., M ,,rn - a,.,.. !. !.
n,,nda.of roet r,,,,,to,. =, - .s.,s- - - -.
:he Renub,Ican nrotactton ,ahr,. a. In. In
be seer, that hut = s,ioht sh,st !. =, 49,. =.
sory q oysrcoma sths IS s,;,h,,a..
cline and IL trust ana mono,,n,,:t 81 q
5lies n
,5si--tG -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

Commerce with Brasil.
To-day there Is wanting In Brazil
what the world calls American enter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

This interesting photograph shows the In the
prison yard at Norwood Scrubs England. when the
convicts taking their daily exercise The
taken out In squads 1t will be noted that the walks
In the yard laid in serpentine that
they Every convict has to start in at
end and follow the wndngs OF the walk until he reaches
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

"I,m very anxious to sec Nj. Galley
said the caller. when will hs b at
homer
"I'm sure CAN'T tell you." replied
the woman at the door. "he never tells
me that"
"oh. thought You were Mn. Gal.
ley"
$50 am."-Philadelphia Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

the other end These fellows get coffee and bread for
breakfast and and the for dinner with pota
toes and bit of meat added 1t does not seem likely
that the banker for much on such fare
but 1t Is compulsory. Norwood Scrubs lis called the
greatest penal Institution In England.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

Fortune tellers are fortune swellsrs
for themselves
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05

$50 am."-Phlladelphia Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-04
MAY YET BUILD
TRACK FOR FAIR
FRANCHISE ORDINANCE INTRO.
DUCED IN CITY COUNCIL
HELD OVER ONE WEEK.

A petition for a franchise for the
building of spur from the fair
grounds north OF Fifth avenue and
Chase street to Alder street thence
east on Alder street to the intersection
with Fourth street was made to the
city council last night in the shape OF
an ordinance introduced by Attorney
Blandford, the franchise to be granted
to C. L. Whitney, his successors and
assigns, in behalf of the Walla Walla
County Fair association.
In drawing the ordinance, Attorney
Blandford said he followed that which
was granted the Columbia and Walla
Walla Valley Traction company. At
torney Blandford in introducing the
ordinance requested that action be
taken upon it at once, in view of which
it was given a first and second read
ing and placed on the calendar until
next meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-04
MONEY MARKET
IS RELIEVED
ALTHOUGH THERE is STILL
MORE OR LESS ANXIETY
CONCERNING CONDITIONS.

Some improvement can be recorded
in the financial situation, which was
due partly to reactionary influence,
partly to the satisfactory policy of
Secretary Cortelyou and partly to the
efforts to take up the new forty mill
lion New York City bond issue which
indicates reviving confidence, says
Henry Clews. After such violent re-
action as has been experienced during
the present month, a partial recovery
was to be expected because liquida-
ton had been exceedingly thorough and
the purchases of an important short
interest contributed to rally.
Whether liquidation has reached the
end or not, it is somewhat premature
to decide. Much depends upon the
future course of the money market.
The credit situation has undoubtedly
quotation, and this of itself should af-
ford substantial relief. The outlook,
however, for the money market con
tinues uncertain. Firm rates are
are likely to prevail through the bal
ance of this year, though it is 10 be
hoped the extreme figures reached two
or three years ago will not be re-
peated. Nevertheless, it is idle to con-
ceal the fact that there is more or less
anxiety concerning the monetary sit
uation. Very shortly we shall be in
the midst of the crop moving sea-
son. The prospects are for full acre.
age crops if we escape early frost, and
as farm values are upon an unusually
high level the monetary requirements
this fall will inevitably be heavy. Ac-
cording to all accounts. business in the
interior continues upon an active scale,
and as values of all commodities are
very high, the requirements for bust
ness purposes must be corresponding
ly large.