davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iron County register., 1907-01-31

Almost any woolen material may be
used for making up this skirt. 1t will
look specially smart in one of the
soft, dark plaids now so much worn.
Tabs are joined on to the front
breadth which cross the fiat pleats at
the sides. A velvet-colored button is
sewn in each point. The center back
is made with double inverted pleats.
Material required: Az yards 81
inches wide.
Iron County register., 1907-01-31


He did not say more. What could Owa-
toga do? There was no other way"
"Then he knows nothing Of this?"
The Indian shook his head. "He can
trust Owatoga." And this was the bur-
den of his speech, ,andit vaguely cheered
her.
Later she ventured the question:
"Shall we not land soon?" AT the
swamp where grow the tamaracks.' y
She shivered at the gloomy prospect
which was not relieved when he add
ed: I'VE are going to the old man Of
| the woods"
But though she met with only frown-
| ing silence when she asked definite
| questions, he was considerate Of her
| physical comfort. He had brought an
extra cushion and a heavy blanket, and
arranging them in the bottom Of the
| boat, bade her lie down. But she de-
clined, sitting bolt upright, with q
tense look of alarm that seemed to touch
her companions pity. He murmured
now and tnen phrase in his own
tongue that gave her encouragement and
cheer, though in the words themselves
lay no meaning.
When at last the land was low and
swampy, and the horizon serrated with
tamaracks, the Indian turned the boa
shoreward. A cold breeze sprang al
! the sun sank. The girl, crouching de
spondent over the boats edge, SHY
cred. TO her the river was gloomy
enough; the land worse-that graz
land darkening now with twiligh
shadows where all nameless evil
might lurk, brooded over BY gaun
tamaracks and starless sky.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
FIRST TooTHBRusHEs.

Colonial diaries and letters make it
plain that our unfortunate ancestors
suffered much from jumping tooth
aches, swelled faces and the early
loss by forcible extraction of teeth
which at later period might have
been saved to render their owners
many years of further service. No
wonder, since the care of the teeth
was little understood, and that little
often but negligently practiced.
Toothpicks were known, the tooth
brush was not, although rough substi.
tutes were employed, made of flatten-
ed sticks, split and pounded at one
end to stiff, fibrous fringe. Tooth
brushes, when first introduced, were
regarded as by no means important
accessories to the toilet, but rather an
minor luxuries, and suitable for wo.
men only.
The diary of London merchant
trading to the colonies has this entry:
Bought a tooth brush for my wife,
which, used together with salt water.
very strong, and a wasshe Of herbs,
she is told will keep her Teethe from
falling out or getting hollowe. The
Salt and Herbes may we'll prove
Strengthening to ''her GUINNESS web,
are tender, but for the brush it
scenes but silly Toy, hardly like
to ware the worth of its price and
scarce cleanley save when new. Butt
she must have it, being new thing
late from Frence. YOUTHS Compan-
ion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
The punctlliou. w..t.

At the garden party that King Ed
ward gave at Windsor" said Chicago
an, mark Twain was undoubtedly the
lion. AS he strolled through the beau
tiful gardens, with their fine view of
Elton in the distance, peeresses besieged
him for his autograph, and dukes clam
ored to be introduced. Our great hui
morlst was in high spirits. He was
much impressed with the mems eie-
gance-ths cut of their frock coats, the
ulster of their silk hats. the shapell-
ness Of their glossy, pale-topped boots.
l heard him say that the punctillous OBJ
servance of the rules of fashion that
the mems dress showed made him think
Of the West.
entering a mining town In the West
one night, he said to a miner whom he
knew:
"'And do you still shoot men here for
wearing silk hats?'
"The miner frowned and shook his
head.
"'Not unless they wear 'em with sack
coats he said"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
BLACK GIRL q NOVELTY THERE.
Why One Family WIN Not Take a
Colored Maid to France Again,

Why Ono Family VIII Not Take a
Colored Maid to France Again.
"My wife and went to France not
long ago to see her parents, who live
in that country, and we took along my
wife's maid, an extremely efficient COL
ored girl, who has been in the family
long time" said j. T. Lenert, Of
New Orleans at the New Willard, ac
cording to the Washington Herald.
'srhis girl, besides being an excellent
creature, is about the complexion of
the ace Of spades, the deepest of blacks,
for she is the direct descendant of
slaves Of unadulterated African blood.
Next year we may go again to France,
but we will leave the maid at home.
what for? Well, that colored girl
created a sensation that we never
dreamed Of. 1t seems that in many
parts of France no colored person had
ever before been seen and. this one was
novelty that whenever she appeared
crowds gathered to look at the unac-
crlstomed sight. This was carried to
such an extent as to. prove very en-
barrassing to us and 1t also worried
the maid greatly. for she was not used
to being stared at by great throngs Of
pscplA One day shs went 70 church,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
SPIDERS AND THE STARS.

+ The cultivation of certain species
of spiders, solely for the fine threads
which they weave, for scientific uses
has an Important bearing upon as.
tronomy.
No substitute for the SPIDERS thread
has yet been found for bisecting the
screw of the micrometer used for de-
termining the positions and motions of
the stars. Not only because of the
remarkable fineness of the threads
are they valuable, but because Of
their durable qualities.
The threads of certain spiders rails
ed for astronomical purposes with
stand changes in temperatures, so
that often in measuring sun spots
they are uninjured when the heat is
SO great that the lenses of the mi.
crometer eyepiece are cracked.
These spider lines are only one-f1fth
to one-seyenth of thousandth of an
inch in diameter, compared with which
the threads of the silkworm are large
and clumsy.
Each line Is made up of several
thousands of microscopic streams of
fluid. Under the most powerful mag
nifying glass they appear true and
round.
The work of placing these lines in
the micrometer requires the delicate
touch of experts, who operate with
the aid of.microscopes which magnify
the line thousand times. The lines
are placed parallel with one another
and two one-thousandths of an inch
apart.-Stray Stories.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Il Wonder ,wnst Day.

is,1}5 IL. $3.50 = .
II wonder what day of the week.
wonder what week OF the year,
VIII It be the midnight or morning.
And who will bend over my bier?
What a hideous fancy to come,
As ] wait at the foot of the stair,
While Eleanor gives the last touch
To her robes or the rose In her
hair! . S...a-3s.
DO like your new dress. pompa-
dour?
And do l like you !"-on my life.
You are IS and not a day more,
And haven't been six years my wife!
Those two rosy boys upstairs
In the crib. are not ours! To be
sure
You're just a sweet bride in her
bloom,
All sunshine and snowy and pure!
As the carriage rolls down the dark
street.
The little wife laughs and makes
cheer;
But ] wonder what day of the week.
wonder what week Of the year!
Thomas Bailey Aldrich. .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Them with a laugh shining in mis- racs.
he reached out his hand to Frank.
.All right, my boy" he said. cord
tally. you have good alibi."
He handed the picture to Mr.. Nc
Gosh. An expression Of wonder GOV.
cred the bankers face. What he saw
was parlor wall with pictures and
portieres distinctly shown. A piano
was in the foreground, and near II
stood Frank Maulin, his face turned
toward a slender form which was sit
ting before the keys. In the musician
he recognized his daughter Annie,
while the French clock on the mantel
pointed to 4:05.
Eyes, that settles It," he admitted.
Permit me to congratulate you, sir"
and he grasped Franks hand. Il
never believed 1t of you, but you know
the evidence was hard against you"
Spectators crowded around and
wanted to see the picture. but MIR.
McCosh put 1t In his pocket.
When they were alone few min
utes after. he said:
by the way, Maulin, what were
you doing at my. house yesterday?
Did you want to see meg"
II may as well make clean breast
of it, sir" was the response. Il was
robbing you, but not OF your cash.
l have long determined to rob you OF
your daughter al 4, as she Is willing.
think you ought to be"
The audacity of his speech rather
staggered the father, and he grufly
answered that he would see about it,
He saw about 1t to such good pur.
pose that the house of McCosh had II
wedding a few months thereafter and
Annie and Frank were the chief act
ors.
Perhaps he was somewhat influ-
.enced toward his leniency by the fact
that the $4,000 had been found a
few days after the robbery in the
possession of the assistant cashier,
who proved to be the thief. 1t was
not all gain. however, for half of 1t
made up the bankers wedding gift to
the newly-married pair.
Fred, who contributed SO material
;ly to the contamination devoutly to be
wished, was not forgotten, but was
presented by his brother-in-law with
a three-f1gure check which purchased
vast assortment Of traps for his
den" To this day he revels in ex-
periments and schemes, but none of
them have turned to such good ac.
count as his instantaneous photog-
raphy which gave Annie a husband.
made himself a stanch friend and put
him ever after on the best of terms
with his sister-Good Literature.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
BENNIE ON NATURE.

Nature is great thing. There are
several kinds of nature. There is hui
man nature and other kinds. If you
want to see the most nature you go
out into the woods. but you got to
look out for snakes. My Uncle Henry
owns grove in Du Page county,
where you can picnic on the banks
of beautiful river and have a good
time. / forgot to mention that rivers
are nature. Just the same as woods.
Once saw a man who said he lived
close to nature. He did not have any
stockings on his feet. His face was
covered with long hair, and his neck
was dreadfully sunburnt. He was a
good deal uglier than any nature
ever saw. One time there was mon
key that. got tired of living in cage
and hung himself with his tail, which
was horrible death. He could not
find any nature in his cage and was
home sick. This shows that we ought
to be kind and gentle with dumb
brutes and ever strive to do what is
right. Nature is not so pleasant in
winter, unless you wear plenty of
warm clothes and have got a Sled
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
cuTTLEFIsH FARMS.
On the British Coast the Creatures
Are Kent for. MMIIktno.

On the British Coast the Creatures
Are Kept for "Milking.
1t is not generally known that cut
fetish are cultivated on some farms
in order to be "mIlked." These cut
fetish farms are located on parts Of
the British coast, and the cuttlefish
are kept in tanks or ponds to be
"milked" OF their ink.
The pond or tank is connected with
the sea by a pipe, and thousand or
more cuttles are kept in single one.
They form a most curious sight as
they move about. trailing their long
arms and staring out Of their bullying
eyes.
They are guarded by screens, which
prevent them from being scared. For
|if they are suddenly frightened. says
Popular Science sifdngs. they will
squirt their milk Into the water,
and 1t would, therefore, be lost. This
fluid, or milk, Ia very valuable, and
each cutie will yield about 1853. worth
q year. It is secreted in bag which
S>s1A W opSAASu uAo CAOSSQ al Will, Ju9
cutie ejecting the fluid to darken
the water 80 that 1t may escape I'M
seen when attacked. The best cut.
fetish are procured In China, where
for some reason or other they produce
the best quality OF milk"
When the farmer considers 1t op-
perfume to milk the cuttles. he pro-
ceeds by opening the sluices of the
pond and gently agttating the water.
The cutttes then swim around the
pond, and as soon as one passes
through the sluice is closed. The
outtle passes down a small channel
Into q basin or metal receptacle, and
as soon as 1t Is securely there the
water is drained OF. It is then fright
ened and at one sQuirts the fluid from
the bag. When It is exhausted 1t is
lifted out. the milk is collected and
the basin is prepared for another.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
PLAIN TALKS WITH WOMEN.

Life IL to Many Persons Matter of
Is life a matter Of sacrifice, asks
Louise Satterthwaite in the Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
Many very worthy people, having
gone through life and endured their
share of Its trials and misfortunes, at
tune their minds to the sombre key.
and go softly the rest Of their days !;
subdued and depressed, they dare not
lift their eyes above the earth level
of their sorrows; patient, 1t is true,
but undeniably mcurnful, they round
out the years of their pilgrimage.
Not that they are altogether to be
blamed for this frame of mind. When
one has been beaten and buffeted and
used despitefully 1t is not to be won
dered at that one comes to be very
much afraid of what the next day
shall bring forth.
But bounding youth knows naught
Of this submission, and to make It's
kiss the rod, SO to speak, when to it
no rod is visible, far or near, is to
breed up spirit of Impotence, not
to say revolt.
We often behold an elderly aunt or
perhaps patient and devoted father
or mother trying to make various
young hopefuls see that they are prison
ers in vale Of tears, and that under
all chastenings they must try to be
quiet and humble; but young hopeful
finds 1t all very much of bore, longs
to be away to kick free heels in very
good and Joyous world of green fields
and still waters. and will have none
Of 1t.
To preach that life Is matter of
eternal sacrifice to the exuberant one
of youth and health is to shake their
faith in or doctrine as well as sanity.
Religion, It Is true, helps us to bear
sorrow; butsto spea.f only of this side
Of 1t Is to make of 1t a matter of gloom,
which is easily an Injustice to the sub
ject and thing which viii do 1t more
harm than good.
Youth should hear rather of the doc
trine Of that love which showers joy
and happiness Let the matter of sor-
row be left always In the background
until the sad Inevitable time comes
when 1t must needs he inevitably faced.
Too sadly often is it true that life
comes to be matter of sacrifice sooner
or later but when it comes 1t is time
enough to think Of 1t or speak of 1t or
nreach resignation to II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Polite. In Domestic LIE.

A story is told of Bradford County
politician (the sharp and shifty kindly
who was urged by his wife to hoe tho
garden. He couldn't think of any very
good reason, so he went at 1t. Soon
he came in with silver quarter he
said he had found. He washed 1t, put
1t in his pocket and went back. In q
few minutes he showed up with another
coin, this time half dollar. He said
there must be buried treasure In that
garden. He unearthed couple Of
dimes and another quarter. Being
very tired, he announced his Intention
of taking nap. and duly went to sleep.
When he awoke his wife had a danger
GUS and steely CLINT in her eye, but the
garden was all hoed. 1t is mistrusted
that she had hoed while he slept, and
that she had failed to find any buried
treasure.-Milton Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
ie95sfRlQyly
: qg8XB.
BEN's RAINY DAY.

Sometimes like stormy days,
sometimes 1 don't. I never like them
unless I can play what / choose. To-
day ! played boat, with a trunk tray.
We sailed over the sea, and back.
Then cut out a lot of pictures for
my scrap book. Nurse always requires
me to pick up the things l scatter
about, which never like to do. There
is no fun in that, and tell her, SO.
When nurse wasn't looking climb.
ed up on the end Of her bed and Owed
OF In the middle of it. That is much
nicer than jumping on the floor. Then
attacked nurse with pillows. She
asked me to stop, of course. so had
to turn somersaults. Mamma says
because am her only boy should
not be SO reckless; might break my
neck turning somersaults, but l new.
er do.
/ found gas stove and some rub
Der tubing. Then large fire broke
out. ! was the fireman and tried des-
perately to put out the fire.
When the window of my room was
opened I pulled my hat low down,
took my gun and pretended I was in
fort, shouting at the enemy.
A new chair came for me by ex-
press. / put it on nurses bed. Then
took my gun and sat on the chair
and sailed away to shoot porpoises.
What do you think! Sister called
me baby this morning. l told her
II she ever did that again would GER
tainly have to fight her. She should
know better. When ride on the cars
l never get on the seats with my feet
or my knees like children do. Men
never do that.
At 5 o'clock ate my supper on nay
own little table in the. nursery. Then
nurse read to me until she said 1t was
bedtime. Before she could catch me
1 climbed up on a chair and turned out
the gas. Then quietly hid under
the bed. Nurse said: "Good night.
Johnny Bear. You may stay in your
den all night" That wasn't so much
fun, so came out and let her undress
me.
My crib has very high sides. When
was small they had to help me in.
Now climb in alone right over the
highest end to let them see how brave
am. climb out the. same in the
morning.
After am in bed nurse reads IA
bles to me. I had many questions to
ask, and she told me at last she would
read no more. I begged for just one
more, and when she read it told her
how I loved her. She thanked me
and told her she was welcome
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Mother" said Beatrice, looking up
from her book, there's character
in this who is always weeping 'croco.
ollie tears What are crocodile tears.
anyway"
Crocodile tears" answered moth.
er, "are something hope you will
never more than contemplate. Let me
tell you the story of what they are.
Years ago in the River Nile there
lived wise old crocodile who, al
though he pretended to be very good
and kind, was at heart wicked fel.
low, and really lived to do nothing but
harm.
Zone day this old scamp felt very,
very hungry, and there seemed to bs
nothing for good dinner, 80 he made
up Ills mind to get one tho best way
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Within the last few years revolu-
ton has been accomplished at Oxford
which ought really to affect the mind
Of the nation more than the difference
between Lord Curzon and Lord Rose
berry. A textbook has been discarded
which was already venerable for its an.
tiquity at the beginning of the Chris.
tian era. Needless to say, we are re-.
ferring to Euclid's "Elements." For
what other textbook ever had such a
run as that7 1t has been accepted ever
since it's publication, which was in the
reign of the frst Ptoleuv (R. O. 1923.
2S5). No writer has ever become %
identified with science a. Euclid with
geometry. The nearest approaches are
to be found in the relation Of Aristotle
to logic and Of Adam Smith 10 politi.
cal economy.-Inndon Spectator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
GOOD QUEEN ANNE.

Queen Anne succeeded to the throne
Of Great Britain and Ireland at the
death of her royal brother-in-law, Will.
liam III. of Orange, who had reigned
Jointly with Mary during her sover-
eighty. At the time of her accession
Anne was in most wretched health;
caused from self-indulgence at the
table and habits of ease Owing to
govt and rheumatism-and almost UNI
slightly ,corpulence-her coronation
.cersmqnial vas gone through with in
a low armchair. E;
Much of her early life was clouded
by the differences between herself and
her royal sister, Queen Mary. AS a
wife she was devotion and fidelity. As
a mother she was fond to alteration,
but only one of her numerous children
lived beyond a few months or year;
he was the young Duke of Gloucester,
and he died while in his early teens
and before his mother became queen.
As he had been the one great joy Of
her life Anne grieved deeply for him.
never really recovering from her loss.
From the time she was eight years
old till within few years of her
death Anne was very susceptible to
the influences Of the wicked and de.
signing Sarah Jennings, who after.
wards became Lady Churchill and
later. the Duchess of Marlborough.
Anne was born in the year 1864, sue.
ceeded to the throne in 1902 and died
in TIA. During her reign there was
almost continuous warfare raging, a
fact which Anne deplored deeply. It
was in the third year of her reign that
the famous battle of Blenheim was
fought, the British soldiers winning
such a proud victory.
Till she became queen little could
be said of her in commentator, for
she had been selfish, self-indulgent
woman and most unnatural daugh.
ter to her fond old father, James II.
whose dethronement she intrigued for.
And when that father, who had been
generosity itself to- her, begged for
her assistance and love she turned a
deaf ear to his pleadings. Also, she
pretended to believe the story circll.
lated at the time of James sad down
fall that her brother-James' son by
bis second wife-was an imposter and
not the son of the queen consort. This
absurd and dangerous story was put
afloat to rob the young Prince of
Wales of his birthright and throw the
succession to Mary.
But after becoming queen Anne
seemed to have undergone change
Of heart, and she always manifested
the deepest love for her subjects. Al.
most her last words were to the Duke
of Shrewsbury as she, on her death.
bed, made him lord treasurer, placing
in his hands the staff of Office and
saying: For Gods sake, use it for
the good of my people" And during
the last hours of her agony, and while
in delirium, she kept crying out as IL
in real anguish of soul: "My father,
my father!" And again, ooh, broth
er, brother! BY brother" she meant
the young Prince of Wales, whose
birth she had helped to Sbesmirch and
whose rightful place on the throne OF
Great Britain she had helped to usurp.
She was in her fiftieth year when
she succumbed to a complication OF
diseases, after many years of contin
ual suffering.-Mary Graham In the
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
The Smell Of Paint,

The smell of paint occasions dis
tress to good many people. and the
spring cleaning season, when 1t In
wolves the painting as. well as the
cleaning of the house, is dreaded, be
cause in not a few cases distinct
disturbance Of health is threatened
Persons sensitive to the vapors OIL
paint are well advised to resign their
home until the drying influence OF the
air has dissipated the volatile oils
From the Lancet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Z More rhoro,uoh.

Bobby had gone to Canada to visit
his English aunt. and was trying to
be on his best behavior all the time,
but at luncheon, when the aunt asked
him II he would like some curried
chicken. he was speechless with sur
prise.
What is the matter. Bobby" asked
his aunt. Don't you like curried
chicken?"
II don't know" answered Bobby.
1--WE don't curry ours; we pick them"
-Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18

Richard Mansfield the worlds foremost has LIES
Mansfield
born in Helgond Germany in 1857 during
artist playwright
attempts to achieve
opera of rh
Arstlv and
beyond others his - $50
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
rho Authors New Home.

The Authors New Home.
Like your new houseT
TITS fine"
There are six houses in the row;
I believer"
Eyes, mine is the last one.-
"Good cellar?"
"one of the six best cellars.n-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
He,d Failed ao oae1s.,,

'NIr. Tlmmid has asked If he might
call tonight. think he wants to tell
me that he loves me-" said Miss Yerner.
"oh," replied her sister, ''that goes
without saying"
eyes, and I'm afraid that he will,
Press.