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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
A Country Boy
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Font was barefooted, and his clothes
were torn from head to foot, as he
stepped out of the swamp, but there
was a picturesque appearance about
his figure that redeemed 1t from the
commonplace. Honesty, intelligence
and laughing face were mental and
physical characteristics that struck the
4 observer at once.
When he reached dry land, he held
UP rough wooden box and peered be-
tween the Stats on one side. Something
wiggled, and the boy laughed.
.say, what have you got in there7"
shouted voice from the bridge above
the stream.
Font looked up and stared at the two
boys. He had not seen them before,
and the voice, coming out Of the still
ness Of the swamp, startled him.
II say, what have you got there?"
demanded the voice more imperatiyely.
Font was not accustomed to such per-
emptory speech, and instead Of reply
ing. he walked off in the opposite d.
rection.
"He's mighty stuck up about It,"
muttered the first speaker. Lets take
1t away, and see what he's got"
All right Well teach him les
SON."
The two boys hurried down the slope,
and in few minutes reached Fonts
side. They were both taller than he
but Font had the advantage Of breadth
and muscle. Without further prellm-
mary the two boys grabbed him by the
shoulders, and one said:
"Why didn't you answer me? Haven't
you any tongue in your head?"
Font remained silent, and this irri-
tated the boys more than II he had an
swered sharply.
Hes deaf and dumb, believe, Bob"
Then he shouted In Fonts ear:
I'VE want to know what you've got
In that box"
Font stepped back quickly and
Rugged his box more closely.
"Oh, well, If you won't let us see,
we'll take 1t from you"
The larger Of the two boys snatched
the box away, and ran few steps to
one side. Font followed, and found his
tongue quick enough.
"Give me that box; it doesn't belong
to you"
He would have snatched 1t away,
but one Of the boys interfered while
q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
Street Sweeping BIZ EIectr,c,t.

The Corporation Of Aberdeen have
done cute thing, says theeLondon En-.
gineer. 1t occurred to them that the
equipments of their electric tramways
were necessarily Idle for long time
In the night and they looked around
to see how they could be utilized. As
result of their cogitatlons two large
brushes belonging to the streets de-
partment were recently fitted to one of
the corporation tramcars, and were ar.
ranged so that any width Of street from
Z feet to IA feet might be swept. The
experiment is reported to have proved
very satisfactory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
swamp thicket again, carrying some
leaves and roots In his hands.

swamp thlcket again, carrying some
leaves and roots In his hands.
"ThIs will cure snake-bite," he said.
1T is an old Indian cure. Rub the
leaves on the sore and chew the roots.''
Font handed the frightened boy sew
eral pieces of root, which he began to
chew eagerly. Meanwhile Font rubbed
the wound vigorously with the leaves.
A green slime seemed to exude from
the leaves, as he rubbed, and when this
was smeared over the whole hand he
smiled with satisfaction.
The roots that the sufferer was
forced to chew were bitter, and he
made many wry face MS he swallowed
the juice. Finally he asked: "How
long must chew them?"
It'll the swelling goes down." re-
piled Font, with serious air.
For half an hour the trio stood
watching results. The two frightened
city boys hardly dared look at anything
except the swollen arm, which was now
actually growing smaller.
See, Tue sWelllng IL going down,"
said Bob
"Yes," gasped Harry, but I can't
stand this much longer. It's making
me sick"
A deathly pallor spread over his face
and Font looked up with concern. Then
he said quietly:
Maybe that will do now. The SWELL
ing has gone down some"
With an expression of intense relief
Harry took the roots out Of his mouth
and tried to look happy. But he was
far from feeling exultant even though
he knew that his life had been saved.
do you think there is any danger
now?" he asked apprehensively.
mot II you go right home and stay
in bed two days" said Font you
mustn't get up and 60 around Two
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
WIGS MADE OF GLASS.
Result Of Decreasing supply Of Human


The enormous feminine demand for
artificial coils and toupees is leading
to famine in human hair. Former.
~ Swiss, German and Hungarian
girls supplied the world of fashion.
able women with luAumant dresses
of all tints. Hair buyers from every
corner of the globe used formerly ia
frequent the village fairs all over
the Continent and persuade the peas.
ant girls to cut off and sell their
lovely hair for very small sums.
But the governments of many coun.
tries are now making it illegal for a
girl to sell her hair or for an agent
to buy 1t. The supply, in consequence.
is running short and the prices Of real
hair are trebNng for inferior wigs and
transformations. All sorts OF substd.
tutes, such as jute and (horsehaar.
are worked up to resemble human
locks, but the imitation at Its best ID
very poor.
A series OF successful experiments
point to spun glass as the most effec.
tive substitute for human hair. WIGS
made from spun glass are wonderful.
~ light, and fine and the texture SOFT
and beautiful.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
it hurts; my hand is swelling up! Run
for the dnetorl Onicl, Rob fU

it hurts; my hand is swelling up! Run
for the doctor! Quick. Bob!"
Then In his fright and pain he near
~ tainted. His companion was near
ly as badly frightened, and could not
move from the place. Font was the
only cool one of the three. There was
smile of triumph on his dirty little
face, and the two boys saw It.
'See him laughing at me-" shouted
the wounded boy. you'll die for this /:
they'll hang you; you ought to be
lynched now
~ did nothing" said Font. "You
stole the box from me and let my snake
out before | could speak"
"Why didn't you tell him that 1t was
RATHER" said Bob.
Because he didn't ask me politely"
was the reply.
Then the pain of the snake-blte
brought another spasln to the victims
face, and he shrieked aloud, holding
up his arm to show where the swelling
was already Transforming the limb.
run for the doctor, Bob, or l shall
die" be cried. Cant you help me?"
He turned to Font in his agony, and
the stolid face suddenly relaxed, as he
said: 3;
81 know a sure cure for snake-bite,
but you didn't ask me before. It's bet.
ter than doctors medicine"
"Then get 1t quick! Hurry, or II
will be too late" cried the stricken
boy.
"All right. I'll get IT soon, and then
cure you"
Font suddenly disappeared In the
swamp, and the two frightened boys
gazed mutely at his retreating figure
They were miles away from the Flor
Ida hotel, where their parents wer,
passing the winter, and no doctor could
be found nearer. There seemed no 9th
er way than to trust to Fonts knowl
edge Of rattlesnake-bite.
But the little fellow as gone so Ions
that the boys began to fear that he hat
fooled them. They were on the point o.
despair when he pushed through tn,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
electric Elevator. In South Afr,c.

Electric Elevators in South Africa.
The South African demand for cleo
trio elevators is stated to be rapidly
increasing. The erection of many sky
scraper buildings creates an enormous
demand for construction material and
on account of the scarcity of water for
the hydraulic elevator these new build.
ings are largely demanding the cleo
trio lifts. Not only are the commercial
emporlums putting in these electric ele-
vators, but the hotels as well. AS there
is decided tendency to erect more up.
to-date hotels the call for such appll-
ances should be much extended.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Alexander wept because there were
no more worlds for him to conquer"
said the hero worshiper.
YES" answered the skeptlc; 'but
In 30 doing he did not display great
valor so much as limited knowledge
Of Observation-Disclosures Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
IN KINDERGARTEN.

Little solly (his brow puckered BY
intellectual strain as he scans on tina
blackboard sketch of n milkmaid
and cattle). "one-two- three three
cows!"
Teacher. 'sYes, and what elser'
Little Solly Tin triumphant hasteJ,
"And one LADY,"
Teacher. How many altogether?,., Z
Little solly. "oneAtwo-three,,
(stops and draws his right foot upI
and down his left leg). "One.-4two-
th-th-three- (Pauses in desper.
ate effort to count little further.
then gasps) "oo-oo-oooh, teacher, /
don't know how to add up COWS and
ladies !"-Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
Icy.

YES" said Miss Backbay. Emerson
appeals to us women of Boston; al
though he has passed beyond, we al
ways keep him in our hearts, you
know"
you don't say?" replied Miss Knox
of Chicago. ~ wonder how 1t feels to
be kept in cold storage like that
PHILADELPHIA Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Another cnterprising Republican
statesman. Senator Du pont of Della
ware, Is said TO be in danger OF being
Indicted criminally for conspiring to
restrict trade in bis connection with
We Powder Trust But # AL the Re,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Wendell Holmes stirred the people with
the poem above. AS result the hlsto-
rlc warship was saved, and to-day,
with the extensive repairs, the frigate
appears as 1t did when it first entered
the cause of the United States in the
war Of 1912.
The boat has been remodeled along
the original lines, and photographs re,
produced above show the frigate as she
is to-day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Nearly half century ago 1t was pro-
posed at Boston to break up the United
States frigate Constitution, popularity
known to history as "Old Ironsides,"
the famous frigate of the war of 1912,
but to-day the grand old battleship may
be seen in all its original glory in the
navy yard at Charleston.
When the proposition was made, a
patriotic wave of feeling saved the
frlgate from destruction, when Oliver
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

1t is not difficult to get people start
ed to advertising, but 1t doesn't do
them any good to keep 1t up unless they
have the goods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
NEIGHBoRs.

\@
IA NEIGHBoRs.
1t was such convenient knot-hole-
Just the right height for Meg. She
often went there on sunny days and
looked into the big shady garden, with
Its little flower-beds and neat paths
winding in and out among them. And
The Curly One and Dimples-Meg
named them herself-were almost al
ways there, too.
Today they were playing hide-and-
seek, and the game was growing ex.
citing. All the easy places had been
hidden in and the hard ones were
not bit easy to find. Meg's little
bare toes dug tiny grooves in the
soft earth. 1t was quite a cold day,
and the little bare toes looked blue
and shivery. Every now and then
they crept up, five at a time, under
Meg's scanty petticoats, but they came
back almost as blue as ever. Meg
did not care, though. She kept one
brown eye at the knot-hole. The Curly
One was counting fifty, and Dimples
was skurrying about, looking anxious
ly for a place to hide. Meg watched
her little black-stockinged legs, and
thought how warm they looked; but
she could not stop long for that. The
Curly One was saying "thirty-two, thir-
ty-three." and still no hiding place.
Dimples was quite close to the knot
hole.
"Quick!" Meg whispered, shrilly,
wiggling the cold toes excitedly.
"Scooch down an pull the grape-vines
over you-quick!"
"Forty-two, forty-three, forty-four!"
The Curly One called. now very slow
ly.
There was no time to lose. Dimples
"scooched," and the dry vines cracked
and snapped.
She peered out between them, try
ing to discover who had whispered,
hut she did not see the brown eye
shining through the knot-hole. What
time The Curly One had, trying to
find Diniples! Round and round she
-. elu .ss nau p.sn.y ~ e'.e ~
ings and nimble little boots. When,
after while, they went twinkling past
the knot-hole, she felt sudden wish
to help, The Curly One, too. "Under
Tue vines! onder tne vines. sne
snoutea.
1ne curry ohe stopped snort at tne
knot-nole. "A plue eye and a brown
one looked into each otner 'for a llttle
minute. Inen me curly one said
pohteiy' wont you walk mr. Ihen
tney Dotn iaugned. How could Meg
walk IN tnrough Knot-hole!
10 round TO inc gate, Dimples
SAD over Inc curly ones shoulder.
ana tnat was now Meg got into the
oeautiIul garden at last. Before many
mlnutes pair OF pare blue legs were
tWlnRiing IN ana out among the beds
as swiftly ana merrily as the warm
Diach ones ones -ssys and ps wAeniTMeE
went away tne httle cold toes felt
coy ana coIniortaple IN STOCKINGS
ana snoes' ana her little heart felt
warm ana HAPPY too.-Annle Hamii-
.on lo4neii III iouths companion.
p,,,c,,.,,,n N 49,, ~
ny sa,s,.., VI n h.nr IAN 70
,oa a .o no aaslo s,ory Oh Tue
~ 80 - na a lt anapn y, 4 4Anera
800 Ma.,s,,a .e ~ ~ ..ne na'ise
pA per.ana p panah. ~ nh nomDay.
sa a naianapnum wen. 70 ms
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Every amateur ball team has star,
who, according to his admirers, really
belongs in the major leagues.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Some men stand Just inside the door
ready to grasp opportunity by To baae
Of tia neck whAa 1t tnockA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Finishing is the hardest part of a
lazy mans job.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

It's difficult to generate philosophy on
an empty stomach.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28


1t has been reiterated in these COL
umns for the past year or two that
no tariff revision is possible by the
Republican majority in the next Con-
gress. The trusts and monopolists have
too firm hold on the Republican lead
ers. This is now confirmed from Oy-
ster Bay by Senator Hopkins, after a
consultation with President Roosevelt,
which. was participated in by H. n.
Miles, representing the Wisconsin Tar
If Revision League. Senator Hopkins
on leaving Oyster Bay said: 1.-THE con-
clusion reached was that no tariff re-
vision should be undertaken until af-
ter the next presidential election. 1t
would be suicidal to the Republican
party" the Senator added, ito under
take revision of the tariff during the
next Congress. After the presidential
election believe it will be the duty
of the Republican party to revise the
tariff and that it will be done"
After! after! Always after, or later,
or next year, but never now. The last
Republican national platform declared !:
I'VE insist upon the maintenance of the
principle of protection and the next
platform will contain similar declar-
alton, or the Republican leaders would
find themselves without their usual con-
tributions for their campaign funds
from the protected trusts and monop-
olists.
Will those Republicans who feel that
trust high prices are plundering them
be satisfied with the standpatters' pro-
gram? From experience they know
that with two or three exceptions ey.
cry Republican representative in Con
gress will fall back upon the Republi.
can platform, which insists upon the
maintenance of the principle of pro.
tection"-that is, the protection of the
trusts, and vote against tariff reyis-
ion.
What does the conclusion reached by
the President and Senator Hopkins
mean, that 1T would he suicidal to
the Republican party to undertake a
revision of the tariff during the next
Congress-" 1t must be one of three
things, either the Republicans cannot
get along in 1908 without the usual
campaign contributions from the pro
tected trusts; or that the present trust
prosperity would be dlssipated by re-
ducing some Of the protection the trusts
now enjoy; or TO revise tile tariff
would cause split in the Republican
ranks. If Republican prosperity is de-
pendent upon protecting the trusts In
making enormous profits, those who
are paying trust high prices, and are
not too partisan to help their own
pockets. must come to the conclusion
that the Republican leaders are in
league with the trusts to plumber them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
- LeeE5Eo ATT -

Az, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has 1t waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner In the sky.
Beneath it rung the battle shout
And burst the cannon's roar;
The meteor of the oceans air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.
o better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave!
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave.
Nail to her mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms
The lightning and the gale.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
Tarin Revision.

The minority faction of the Republic
cans are admitting the tariff must be
revised, but the faction called stand
patters, whose only idea of any change
Is to revise the tariff higher, are in
the majority. They controlled the last
Congress and will also dominate the
coming Congress and will re-elect Mr..
Cannon Speaker. Where Mr.. Cannon
stands is not guess work, for the Ways
and Means Committee that he appoint
ed when the last Congress was organ
lied had safe majority of ardent Re-
publcans who were so intent on pro-
tecting the trusts that they would not
allow any tariff reform legislation to
be reported to the House of Represen-
atlves. Even the bill introduced by
Hon. John Sharp Williams, the Demo
cratic leader, to reduce those tariff du-
ties above 100 per cent down to that
figure was refused discussion.
The result of this refusal to revise
even the admitted enormitles of the
tariff law led to the defeat Of Con-
gresham McCleary Of Minnesota, who
va. s'sn 90 seeeAa.e s."nupat.er
that he introduced bill to raise the
tariff higher as measure of retalia-
ton against Germany. His. defeat has
somewhat cowed the protection senti-
ments of some of the Republican lead
ers who now declare that tariff COM
,nls',on WI oe 'ppoineeu " .ne co 4'1r
lns Soiis.sss ~ eoiisiuef anu recon-
u.eilo 'a ,, 'esiSia.'oil ~ tne congress
.,ia' WIN ue es,,ieu ~ eonNeie ~ s'e,
Gu sosn u'e, ,ne heA. ha'ioiiai
e.ee'.on' az apou. '''i .nae s.en pa.-
',s''n eoniin.son "ouiu feeo.lii,iei'u 10
~ W t"'. An' :. - pun 'na1 .ne pan
70 " pos.puie aetloii anu present .ne
ons 'eas .na. .i'ee's ~ Aoeceaipei
. .l., 'ois'ue..ns ahy uni ~, ,arih re-
1sion' eNen suei as it' "l1i'aiis III
..1 y.
cue Nepupi'.a'is eaiis 'ne next ma
,.oi''i eiee.ioi, 'ne s'anul'a.tef major
~ WIN Gam .iial we priiielpie ol pro-
lection hts peei. eiluorseu anu the rec
o.iiliei,aa,ion VI such tarit commas
e'on 40 'nes ~" ptopose Will NC IL
llo 1a, -
lnefe IS announcer reason why there
:, eau pe no tarili revision by hepuo-
lie'n congress ana tnat is the trusts
anu corporations WIN sun controi
majority Oh 'he ohited states senate
anu any piii that woulu reduce the
larse pLohts tlat tne present tarilf law
gives the trusts Will receive scant sup
port IN ,he FINANCE committee with
senate. Aiu,ich, mat arcn trust pro-
s os, .,. az its nead' ana the standard
vi miiiions at ms pack.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

A grasshopper can jump 200 times
it, own length,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

publican United States Senator'S who
are connected with corporations are
prosecuted-which is not at all likely
to occur under Republican auspices
1t would break quorum Of the Senate.
There is Guggenheim, Aldrich-but
what is the good of naming them7 The
people Of each State know their own
black sheep, and some Of them persist
In keeping their representatives of corr
porations and trusts where they can do
the most harm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
A COLONY OF OWLS

On the banks of the Santa Ana
river, in southern California, is queer
colony. 1t is situated in the cliffs
which rise above the surface of the
river and has multitude of inhabi.
tants. In passing along the river by
daylight one would not imagine that
the cliffs are inhabited, for the mem
bers Of the colony are fast asleep in
the chamber of the cliffs.
But at dusk there is change. At
every one of the openings with which
the cliffs are perforated appears a
countenance SO humanlike in its ex-
preston that the beholder is apt to
imagine that these must be the faces
of the pixies and elves of whom he.
delighted to hear in his childhood
days.
The tiny faces belong to family
having the strange name Of Strix
Pratincola, or monkey-faced owl. So
much do their faces resemble those
of human beings that they are often
called the human faced owl. In the
holes. of their cliff they pass their
days and rear their young. At night
they emerge in flocks and search the
fields for mice and insects.-Weekly
Telegraph.
DOG THAT LIKES TO SWING.
In the front yard of a home on East
Ninth street rope bangles from a
branch of a tree.
Wonder what that ropes for?" ask
ed one man of his companion as the
two were passing the house this
morning.
go in and ask, II you're curious"
the other advised.
A young woman came to the door.
1--WE. that isl was sort Of curl.
GUS about what that rope on the tree
is for" the inquisitlve one stammer.
ed.
"Why. that's Johnny's swing" the
young woman answered.
Out the door dashed Johnny--a fox
terrier. A leap and he fastened his
testh In the rope and growing and
jerking slgplaed that he was ready
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Does any man in the world remem-
Der tariff revision by Republicans
which wasn't a revision upwards? We
want no such revision. You might as
well expect a reduction of high salaries
to result from general revision of
salaries by Congress or government
bureau. Giresus an income tax, and
revise the tariff downwards.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

The railroad attorneys in North Car.
DINA now declare they were forced
to submit to the ultimatum of Governor
Glenn. If we only had President
with the same amount of backbone in
fighting corporations instead of COM
promising with them, the people would
soon get reasonable rates.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

There is not much doubt that the
clustering noise from Oyster Bay is
from someone who considers Governor
Glenn an interfering, 4 not an I'm.
desirable citizeg,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

I'm sorry" he said, "but I was
angry at the way you spoke to mel"
Then Frightening up: "If you'll come
with me, I'll show you all the snakes
in the swamp, and tell you how to
know the bad from the good ones."-
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

Z to swing. The young woman pushed
him back and forth until he reached
the topmost branches of the tree.
Johnny would stay there hanging
on that rope all day II we would let
him." she said. That's why the rope
is kept tied up out Of his reach"
Johnny is the property Of Charles
R. Hicks. of East Ninth street.-Kan.
sas City Times.