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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
"Asargaret swoop would be glad to,

KNOW.
"She's competent" admitted the
young man. "stlll. don't think 1t will
be Margaret. You're probably mistaken
about her being willing, anyway.
know 1t isn't everybody that would be.
l don't undervalue myself, but know
my bluff at being good fellow doesn't
deceive everybody. You can't fool all
the people quite all the time, you re-
member. ] couldn't fool you, for in.
stance"
You wouldn't fool anybody, as you
call II. Any girl in town might be
proud to have you"
"I'll give 'em chance to be proud
of course" said the young man. II
don't think they are going to fall all
over each other to gather me in, my
self. But need training badly enough
and I've really got to have It."
TRY Margaret. then"
II will. If you say 80. of course, but
/ kind Of had an idea she didn't like
me any too WELL"
The girl laughed queerly. "You Ger
tainly don't intend to lose any time
about It," she said.
why should II" asked the young
man. Here I've been reforming my
evil ways and saving money and using
nice language for the last SIX or eight
months, and don't want to take any
chances Of going back to what was
before you took me in hand. But what
are you looking so mad about?'
I'm not looking mad,'' protested the
girl, Indignantly. 81 don't think you
are worth being mad at. To come up
here and coolly talk to me about pro-
posing to other girls after all you've
told me, and
but didn't start the talk. You
began IT.
"of course you would blame It on
to me. should be sorry for any girl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

Miss Cutting-of course, suppose,
your fiance considers you pretty.
Miss Hoamley-I don't know, but I
DO know he considers me very clever.
Miss Cutting-Oh! Naturally. Every
man considers clever the girl who man
ages to worm proposal out Of him.
Phlladelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
pinerent AL One Re.peet,

ppgardsop = Doesn't Weerius bore
you nearly to aeath7 He talka like a
phonosraph
Atorn~-.Sot st All. When q phono,
graph runs down II stops,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
JAM FOR TRUST oFrENpERs
By Attorney General Bonsp.

l have noticed good many com
plants that criminal prosecutions
against trust magnates and sentences
Of imprisonment for them have been
very infrequent, and, in fact, for prac-
teal purposes, unknown. 1t is perfect
ly true that, in my opinion, ut least,
a better moral effect would be pro-
duced by sending few prominent
men to jail than by great deal Of
litigation, however successful, against
the corporations they controllad
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

when you told papa that your sal
airy was 500 week, did he consent to
our marrlage?"
mo, but he invited me to Join his
poker club"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

scarcely blessing to his family. There are reHnements
of Irritation which quite hard to endure as are
blows and curses Social professional and business in
ercourse all demand secontro and courtesy alike from
men and women but there unfortunately those who
wholly fall to recognize similar claim In the family
circle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

Tpn0Tfpn NNrmfff0A
and that will be given the right of wav
by the all.powerful Committee on Rules.
the minority can b,,t cr,t,cIse and nro.
pose such amendments no they deter.
mine arc necessary for tho nrotact,on
Of the nublic Tins tbe Rannhl,cans
be answerable for the consequences
The present financial, system has been
built nm nv the Renublicon nartv for
the special advantage of the nationa,
banks. and to further tinker with IT
will eventually produce more disaster
for the people than they are now suf-
ferlnp from. The whole system Ia
wrong in principle and In practice ia
an adjunct of the frenzied financierinp
of Wall street for there has never
been Republican Secretary of the
Treasury that has not been the willing
tool Of the Wall street bankers.
The Tariff and the Panic.
The tariff that protects the trusts
Is the chief cause of the present finan-
cial panic. 1t has fostered combina-
lions in restraint of trade, has induced
a bogus prosperity by constrained artl-
fetal high prices, and thus the money
Of the people has been diverted from le-
climate business into Wall street spec
ulative channels. OF course the trusts
and corporations in their mad race for
wealth have had to expand wages and
80 allow percentage of their prOsperi-
ty to filter through to the workingman,
but the increased cost Of living brought
about by trust high prices has kept the
prosperity of the people from approach.
ing the prosperity Of the tariff-protect-
ed monopolists.
Vast capital has been employed by
the trusts and corporations to keep up
the pace that monopoly has produced,
and the effort to pay dividends on enor-
mously overcapitalized corporations has
led to great volume Of speculation.
Every bank and trust company in the
big cities has been loaning Il large per-
centage of their depositors money on
watered stocks and when the collapse
came their efforts to protect these spec
ulative investments proved their I'M
doing. Advances to legitimate busl-
ness men have been refused, and If it
had not been for the small country
banks buying. Commercial paper" the
crash would have come months before
1t did.
If the tariff had been reformed so
that. the trusts could not have raised
prices to such an enormous extent for
fear Of competition from abroad, the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
KINDNESS IN wEDLocK MAKES HAPPINESS,
BY Helen OIdfeid.

]
- The man who has hung upon his sweet
II III hearts words and craved her kisses does not
III realize the pain which he inficts when he
III leaves her day after day without caress, or
~ at most bestows upon her perfunctory kiss
as he starts out IN the morning for his bust
II ness. The question Is bound to suggest itself
sLN to her: rs he getting tired of me?' Poor
G1 woman y She may worry herself for many an
hour with that and similar tormentlng queries He was
gentle and tender when they were engaged; now he
bangs the doors all the house. apparently careless of
the fact that her head is aching and her on
edge. He always s,too busy attend to her. too tired
to out with her in the evening At time he could
not spend hours enough at her side
Most people who have any strength of character are
obliged to have temper of sort, even though II
be well controlled The wife who nags is curse to her
husband the of whom the utmost which be ex
pected is that he shall not grumbe nor find fault is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
EVILS OF POLITICAL PREJUDICE.
By Prof. Jeremiab ". ,.,k

J
= Some writer's sociology take as the basal
III instinct which society is founded the CON
III seriousness Of kind" 1t Is apparently this
III fundamental instinct which leads members of
~ society to distrust others different from them
selves and which brings about In many in
/ II stances conflicts Of races, even though there
I'm may be no cause often, or reason for these
@J conflicts. In politics however, we need to study
the force of prejudice we'll of reason and
the statesman cannot ignore prejudice motive force
Political speeches. as rule, appeal to sefnterest Men
who have sacrificed for the party expect their reward
but even most of those who corrupt in political life
would be influenced If they clearly the evil effects of
their corrupt action.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

DRY may 1t be supported by general taxation; other
theory 1t be administered wisely consistently
public tax be levied for the maintenance of pub
lie library only the principle which undcrlies all
righteous public taxation that taxpayer wants
something and will receive it in proportion the amount
of his contribution but that the public wants something
OF such general Interest and value all property own
ers may be asked and required contribute toward its
cost.
Casting about for satisfactory supplement and com
pemen for the public schools find the public library
ready to make 1t possible for the adult to continue
school, Only in this way and by this can we hope
to continue the American people the most un
common common people which the world has yet known
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
By Eiizabefh c. BALDWIN.

Step by step, slowly perhaps but certainly,
the public library is following the path al
ready trodden by the public school, The ex-
perience Of the one is almost Identical with
that of the other The place now assigned the
public library, by general consent, is that of
an integral part of our system of public and
free education. On no other theory has 1t
sure and lasting foundation: On no other the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
When Cauliflower is Delicious.

Caulifower is a delicious vegetable
when properly cooked and vile when
improperly cooked, which generally
means when overlooked. Remove all
the large green leaves and the greater
part OF the stalk. Put the head down
In pan of cold water which con.
tains to each quart a teaspoonfuI of
salt and a teaspoonful Of vinegar.
Let 1t soak in this water an hour
or more. This is to draw out worms
II any should be hidden in the vege-
table. When ready to cook the cauli.
Hover put it into a large stewpan.
stem end down, and cover generouslS
with boiling water. Add a table.
spoonful of salt and cook with the
cover of the saucepan partially of,
boiling gently all the time. A large
compact head will require a full half
hour, small heads from twenty to
twenty-five minutes. If the flowers
are loose, the heat penetrates to all
parts quickly. When compact. a
little extra time should be allowed
Tor the cooking, but the time must
never exceed the half hour. The
caulifiower begins to deteriorate the
moment 1t is overlooked. Overlook
Ing. which is very common. can be
told by the strong flavor and dark
color. 1t makes the vegetable not
only unpleasant to the eye and palate
but indigestible also If this vege.
table must be kept warm for any
length of time, cover the dish with
n piece of cheese cloth. In hotels
and restaurants it is better to blancb
1t, chill with cold water, and then
heat in sailed boiling water when
needed.-The Country Gentleman.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Reports.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
OF Trade says;
Commercial reports indicate little
alteration for the past week, but
greater confidence In marked i'm
proyement after January 1. Holiday
trade monopolizes attention, in some
sections exceeding that of last year,
although aggregate sales do not COM
pare favorably with 1906 to date.
Jobbing and wholesale lines are sea-
sonably quiet, while manufacturing
operations are curtailed, pending the
resumption of normal demands.
The supply of labor has not in
creased In ratio to the closed plants,
however, owing to emigration about
double that of last year.
Fluctuations in the raw material
produced some irregularity In the
tone OF cotton goods, but few net
changes occurred in prices. AS
neither manufacturer nor buyer
seems DESTROYS of establishing a new
basis OF quotations the market is
nominally unchanged. The only d.
vision OF the cotton goods market
that shows accumulation Is the ex-
port class. Certain lines of woolens
for next fall have been opened and
the market canvassed to some extent.
No definite tendency is noted thus
FAR, however, and many dealers pre-
Ter to postpone presenting new lines
somwhat longer. There Is a belief
that the cheaper lines will attract
relatively more attention than I'm re-
cent years, but there exists the same
uncertainty as to which variety of
cheap goods will be popular.
Footwear Shinrsonfc
ton are much smaller than a year
ago, yet sentiment has improved and
wholesalers are expected to operate
freely in the near future. Less fl
nancial stringency helps the tone
and reports from statesmen are unanf.
nous In declaring that no surplus
stocks are held by inhheru
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
News of Vuginia
w. c. ABBOTT A SUICIDE.


Danville Especially. - William c.
Abbott. one of the managers here
Tor the Continental Tobacco Com
pany. left HIS bed, where he had been
confined with sickness for two weeks.
ana after fully dressing walked to
the stables and hanged himself. He
hVed In the suburbs, and for several
years past had been in failing health,
which, combined with financial trou-
Dles, caused him to take his own life.
He had been very respondent re-
Gently, and his wife, fearing that
ne would do something rash, had
concealed his pistol. He told his
vile that he was going out to get
some fresh air. She became alarmed
when he did not return, and his body
was found by his brother, James Abb
bott, swinging from the loft Of the
stables. He had been dead several
hours.
Mr.. Abbott was 2S years old and
a highly respected citizen, having
lived here his entire life. He leaves
O young widow and three small chill
dren, brother and sister. He
was son OF the late T. w. Abbott,
who for years was connected with
the American Tobacco COMPANY.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19

Malamute dogs. deprived OF SUM-
Client food. have become so serocious
In Nome that the Northern camp has
been compelled to establish a pound
and TO take up all dogs whose own
ers Will not care for them.
Unless the dogs can be tanned they
are shot. Scores of valuable sled
dogs have already been killed this
winter, and before spring, IT is be-
lleved, hundreds will have to be shot
TO make Nome safe for women and
children.
A score or more of women and
children have been attacked by half
famished Malamutes, and It is almost
UNSAFE for children to wander about
town unprotected. Even men have
been attacked at times by the dogs,
and only heroic measures adopted by
the town will prevent death or MAIN
ing OF many people this winter. 1t
was this that led the Nome council
to order the hungry dogs killed.
Portland Oregonian.
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zinc Conscience Of A Dor.

have a rough-haired terrier dog,
by name Sam, who. besides being able
to perform all sorts of tricks, is of
a nigh moral character said a Wall
Street broker.
Sam sits at the front window
every morning watching for the let
ter carrier. Today he saw him. as
usual. and ran OF for the letters.
He returned with two In his mouth.
brought them to me, and went and
lay down again, while l resumed
reading my newspaper.
In two or three minutes he rose,
went out of the room, and came back
carrying In his mouth a small sealed
package which had been intT usted to
him by the postman with the letters.
You see. Sans conscience seemingly
had chided him at not completing his
work, and would not let him rest un-
til he had delivered the package to
me. IN. Y. Times.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
A Carpet OF Ivory.

The carpet, at a distance, seemed
or cream-colored silk, but as the In
dian merchant unrolled 1t, it ratified
slightly, for 1t was a carpet of ivory.
An ivory carpet" said the sallow
and thin dealer. cit does not be-
long to me, but to a certain rajah.
He has commissioned me to sell It
to one of your Pittsburg millionaires.
whose wealth and liberality are
world-renowned."
The carpet, though heavy, was
quite flexible. 1t glistened like satin.
1t was eight feet long and six feet
wide.
Over 5000 pounds of tusks were
required for this carpet" said the
Indian. only the finest parts could
be used. The strips were shaven
singularly thin. See how flexible
they are.
only three such carpets exist,
and they all belong to India. The
largest and best is In the treasury of
the Maharajah of Baroda. "-Phila-
delphia Bulletin
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rewart
for any case of Catarrh that cannot b,
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known +. j
Cheney for the last Is years. and believ,
him perfectly honorable in all bushes.
transactions and financially able to- carr,
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, kINNAN & MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo. D.
Halls Catarrh Cure istakcn internally, act
Ingdirectly upon the blood and mucuous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price. T5c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19

constance Candy-Three CUPS
white sugar, one-half cup water, one
half cup vinegar, One-half tablespoon
full butter, one tablespoonful vanilla.
JUS before done dissolve a pinch of
soda in little water. Stir in. Do
not stir while boiling. Boil from
twenty to thirty minutes.
Ripe Tomato Pickle - Buy half
bushel best quality large, round to-
matoes; wipe thoroughly; place In a
large stone crock; sprinkle a little
salt on each layer. In the centre of
tomatoes place bag containing one
quarter pound each of allspice and
cloves (whole). Cover tomatoes with
two gallons of vinegar. Tie over top
strong piece of cotton cloth.
Green Corn Salad--Eighteen ears
corn, three green peppers, four large
onions, one large cabbage, two tea
spoons mustard, two quarts vinegar,
one-half cup salt, one and three-quar-
ter pounds sugar. Chop onions, cab
bage, peppers; mix onions, cabbage,
peppers. sugar, mustard and salt to-
gether; add vinegar and bring to a
Doll; add shaver corn and cook until
tender.
Nut Custard-Nuts may be added
to boiled or baked custard, almonds.
hickory and walnuts or pecan being
the favorite varieties. The almonds
should be blanched and cut into
strips, the other varieties coarseIy
chopped. For baked custard they
are placed in the cup or dish and the
uncooked mixture poured over them
before placing in the oven, but they
should be stirred into boiled custard
as it is taken from the fire. In either
case add few drops of vanilla or
lemon fiavoring.
Fruit Cake-Four eggs, beaten
separately; one cup sugar, two cups
molasses, one-half cup sweet milk,
one and one-half cups butter, one
pound each figs, dates, raisins, cur.
rants and nuts; one-half pound each
candied orange and lemon peel; one
half pound citron; one teaspoonful
each of cinnamon, spice, cloves and
nutmeg; one teaspoonful baking soda,
sifted with FIVE cups of -four. Chop
and flour well separately all fruit.
mixing little at time in the batter.
Put in a well-greased pan and bake
Ia slow oven two and one-half
iours.
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Explosion Killed Six.

Bristol Especially. - Investigation
of the dynamite explosion which
wrecked the home OF Benjamin Ship
ley, near Bristol, killing several peo-
pie and cremating their bodies. shows
that six persons persisted. The child
of Mrs. Nathan Barnes is missing.
and is supposed to have been burn
ed. The bones of tho victims were
prepared for burial, but IT was not
possible to clearly identify all the
victims.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19

Camp, who acts as an Interpreter
When necessary, accompanies the
young woman into the classrooms and
takes notes for her, although the LAT
ter can understand almost every word
OF a speaker by watching the motions
OF the mouth. Miss Crane, however.
attends examinations alone, and has
not yet failed to pass with high grade.
She has made a special study of how
to diet sheep and care for their wool.
Recently Miss Cranes father gave
her farm near the Crane summer
home at Lake Geneva. She intends
personally to direct the work there
next summer.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
Care of Piano Keys.

To keep piano keys clean and pre-
vent the discoloration of the ivory
dampen piece of muslin with alco-
hol and with 1t rub the keys The al.
cohol can do no damage, and If fire.
quently applied the keys will stand in
want OF no other treatment, but II
they already have begun to turn vel.
low rub them with cotton flannel wet
with cologne water. Cotton flannel
cloth, wet with a saturated solution
OF oxalic acid and water and laid up
on the keys, will remove all stains.
Care should be taken in the use OF
such bleacher as this that it does
not touch anything from which the
color is not to be removed.-New
York World.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
Dining-Room Table Marks.

find the most practical way to
prevent hot dishes from marking your
dining-room table is to get a piece
of table oilcloth, cut the size of your
table, either round or square, put
under your pad. and then put your
cloth on. And where n hot dish is
placed on the table you are sure there
will be no mark. If at times you
have to enlarge your table have the
oilcloth split through the centre, and
that way it can be slipped to the ends
and AFFORD protection where most
needed.-New York World.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19

Old Sleuth and J)eadwood Dick stories
look like Sunday-school books.
Armet invasion of premises where
poles overlooking the tracks were
erected; cutting down of these oh
serVation towers while men with
drawn pistols stood over the work.
men; blowing up a steel tower near
belmont Park with dynamite, and the
cutting OF every wire leading from
town (Saratoga), were only parts
Oh the light. For weeks armed patrols
guarded every foot of every wire lead
ing into the tracks, and dozens II
spies were employed to ferret out
rooms and from there trace the
sources OF information If it was at all
complete
The Photograph and the wireless;
the wfgwag system of army and navy
signals; kite flying and the old prin-
ciple or the camera obscura-all were
resorted to to get the news, and in
nghting these and other methods the
Jockey Club agents even enlisted the
elements. Mirrors throwing the suns
rays in the eyes of the heliograph
men spoiled that scheme; heavy cur
rents of electricity thrown into the air
at various "attunements" broke up
the wireless; arrest of the wigwag-
gers on all sorts of charges, and other
kites spoiled those schemes, while
probably the most daring was the
sending of heavy electric currents
over phone wires used by poolroom
men. 1t was fight to the death, and
IL the freQuenters of the poolrooms
OF the past are to be believed, the
Jockey Club won. The Belmont
Slicer agreement will be enforced Just
as vigorously in the racing season Of
1908, If necessary.
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TAKES SECRET TO GRAVE.

bristol Especially - Noah Fulton,
the young man who was hanged at
Abingdon for the murder of John
Johnson last spring, issued a state
ment in which he said that he pos
sesses n secret, which If it had been
revealed by him at the trial, would
ave resulted in the hanging of an
other man instead of himself He
said that the secret would be buried
with him, and he felt that, on ac-
count of the fact that he had decid-
ed not to reveal it, that his sins
could not be forgiven. Therefore,
he would not talk to ministers who
attempted to see him. Many believe
that Fulton was hired to commit the
murder.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-12-19
The Elcid OF Snnrt.

Cy Young, the graud old man of
tue twirlers' box. VIII have a congo
nal task in the early spring. He Is
10 coach the nine OF the West Point
Military Academy.
SonetAiag like twenty baseball
pa .ers who have seen service in the
major leagues and then been shipped
70 mo minors will be given n chance
WI ~. s2&spasors again next season.
c1nced that Robert Deadly.
phsa. IS 10 lease tho large
@<< adjoining Brandywfne
<tawarc. for the purncsc
@@-~-A-round boxing matches.