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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
At the Extremes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Mrs. Rosemere sat surveying the lit
tie room unseeingly, because 1t was
dim and she had come In from the out
side glare. She surveyed 1t silently,
because she was stout and, being un-
used to climbing four flights Of stairss
was out Of breath.
Her old irritation at Maggie's leav-
ing her comfortable ten years position
as cook in the Rosemore household to
marry rose in full force again as she
recalled the room that was almost lux
urlous with Its running water and
enameled iron bed and pretty rug
which that misguided individual had
abandoned when she left the Rosemere
home for matrimony and man who
had enlivened her subsequent life by
chemically being without work.
Maggie certainly had not Improved
her condition by linking fortunes with
Tom varney. She lay now, worn and
iii. on the dismal little black walnut
bed jammed up in the corner of the
small room. The faded, soiled-looking
wallpaper had once been blue and once
upon time the window panes had not
been cracked.
"Where's TOMB" inquired Mrs. Rose
mere, severely, her breath having been
regained.
Maggie turned her face toward the
wall. Looking for work. guess" she
said. "He-he aln't been home for
three days!"
Mrs. Rosemere shifted and choked
and Maggie turned on her. "Oh," she
said weakly, yet violently, ~ know
what you think-but 1t amt 80, Mrs.
Rosemere! He does try! He's just
unfortunate! There amt better man
alive!"
Mrs. Rosemere surveyed her former
cook helplessly, wonder growing in
her small, commonplace eyes. 1t was
entirely beyond human comprehension
why in the face Of her poverty and dis
comfort Maggie should SO valiantly
cling to and defend her husband. She
certainly had always displayed abound
ing common sense when she ruled the
Rosemere kitchen and had sharply re-
scented being imposed upon, but in the
two years since her marriage she had
developed queer whims. Chief among
them, In Mrs. Rosemere's eyes. was her
continued fondness for her husband,
who certainly did not amount to much.
She actually seemed in love with the
mani
II hate to see you situated like this,
Maggie" her visitor burst forth, get
ting up and restlessly raising the
shades and wandering about. John is
bringing up some thlngs-just a few
little things that may be of use to you
most of them are cooked and ready
to eat. How on earth did you find such
ridiculous dresser anyhow, Maggie7"
@Got 1t second hand" explained the
sick woman. ''It does look funny after
what had at your house-but 1t was
cheap. 1t was so old the dealer was
glad to get a couple of dollars for 1t.
It's good Of you, Mrs. Rosemere, to
trouble to come here and bring things
like you dol"
Mrs.. Rosesnere did not answer. She
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
CANE OF HUNT THE FOX.

Partners are chosen and stand in
two lines. partners opposite. The
fox at the head starts and runs down
the line and back, pursued by his
partner, the hunter. He can pass
through the line. in and out, but the
hunter must follow him. When caught,
the couple take their places at the
foot OF the line Good Literature.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
No place to Die.

The soldier of the legion lay dying in
,Algiers.
A committee of citizens who want
ed to boom Algiers as health resort
waited upon him.
1--WE want you to change your head
quarters" announced they. you're
hurting business here."-Plttsburg
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

The ship subsidy amendment to the
irostofiice appropriation bill was de-.
feated in the House by a vote OF 10.
nays to 145 yeas; the Democrats voting
soliily against 1t. II will come up,
again after the election, and unless
the Democrats win. 1t will become a
Law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

Olive What an improvement 1t will
be II the time ever comes when every,
body can get seat in the street cars
Violet--Oh, don't know. A girl
would never be sure then that she was
pretty Puck, .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

Nurse -Please, ma'am. can't and
little Franzi anywhere We've looked
all over.
Mistress-Di you look to see II he's
been gathered up by the vacuum clean :
er7-Transatlantic Tales.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

The man who gets there doesn't
have to explain the devious route
by which he came. asserts the Nasa-
Vile American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
"NED."

Ned was great big yellow cat.
Now, cats don't like new homes. They
prefer old ones; so, when Ned was
Let out of a great covered basket in
a new summer home at Pitman Grove,
N. j.. be darted out of the house in
disgust and up tall tree. no doubt,
to see how far off he was from his
old home; but he could see nothing
but trees and cottages. and he refused
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
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ductiye territory, the business men
would applaud the action of the gov
eminent. But 1t does not. Absolutely
no material benefit whatever will or
ever can accrue from Its construction.
This amount Of money expended upon
highways In any direction from Manila
would have opened up u vast and pro-
ductive territory teemlng with popula-
ton"
EHtension OF Federal Powers.
The extension Sof Congressional and
Presidential authority in cases Of
doubtful constitutionality, as suggest
ed by Secretary Root In his address
before the conference OF governors,
raises question of vast Importance
to the States and the Nation.
The Root idea is. us we under
stand 1t, TINT one or more States,
having an interest in legislation
by Congress not authorized by the
constitution Of the United States may,
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

Notwithstanding is preying< on
my mind.
Professor Wit must be very hun.
gry.-Yale Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

A man has his clothes made to ct
him: woman makes herself At her
clothes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

OO you mink people 6nOulu De pun.
tshed for gambling Mt the races7" "A
lot Of them are by having their money
taken away from them.'-Washington
4 Star.
She-He tells me all his secrets. He
We'll, you don't object to that. do
you? She-Oh. don't know. think
I'd rather find them out!-London
Opinion.
The Mald--Do you believe It's UNI
lucky to get married on Friday? The
Abominable<B Bachelor Certainly. Why
should Friday be an exception? Black
and White.
Tom-And when you proposed she
gave you a sweet answer2 Dick-She
did, indeed. Tom All, she said "Yes?"
Dick-No, she said Fudge" Chicago
Daily News.
Molly-Whcp you spoke to father,
did You tell him you had $500 In the
bank? George-Yes, Molly-And what
did he say? George-He borrowed It
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my son, it's dialogue, when woman
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band, It's monologue. Philadelphia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

The Inter.Islond Nave oe Zomho,oo
Mindanoo mhlisbas stotomant ,,e,,,
tbe Manila Review ~ Trade ana pr,o.
Currents from which wa ,a.rn +,,ot
In the philinpines ott,c,o, sa,.rio. ~
nearly twice ma h,yb 90 th.y ora IN
tho United stotes In tho pi,,inn,no.
the Secretorv Of tho interior. caora
tary Of the Treasury Secratary ~ Com.
merce and SUPERINTENDENT ., phil,
Instruction receive s1nono on,ooa
while I'm this country rho sacrato ,,as
Of the Interior the Traosurv and Cow.
merce and Labor COT 60 oon an,aaa
and the Commissioners ~ Edncot,o,,
s35OO. Nor Ia that tho worst saat,,ro
OF extrayapance IN the Pb,lInn,nas rhe
writer OF tha article rafarrad 70 oaas
"Bnt the worst featpre az tho .,t,a'
tion ia that fully donhla tho n,,mtor =,
public servants needed are amnloved
This. together with tho arorh,tan,
salaries paid. show what might no 90.
complished IN the wav ~ n,,h,,o In
movements If ttp revenues ~ tho !.
| lands were econonicalIv axnended
While the business mon :, Manii. ID
not favor any reduction or revenue
they do favor a Substantial ont In tho
exorbitant salaries Of officials and other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
GREAT STOCK DEAL
BY FORD COMPANY
Raises Its Capital to 100000.
Also Triples Its Building
Capacity.

IN these days Of merger ana rumors
OF nersee, Of combinations and attempts
70 combine, the recent action OF the
Ford Moior Company OF Detroit comes
as IN almost startling innovation. The
action referred to IS the increase in
capitalization fr1ni slG9,g0O 10 5000 oO0,
papers for which were filed at Lansing,
Mich, November 3.
Ia referring to the increase. James
Coulens, secretary and treasurer OF the
ora Motor Company, says. "The fiscal
year ending September 30 was the most
prosperous in the history OF the Ford
Motor Company in spite OF the fuan-
tleI depression more Ford cars were
aoid than IN any previous twelve months
ana production fCil short nearly ZOO
cars or enough 10 MI the orders re-
I'VE are rather provd Of The record
- t.'~ last hke ye,tTs- 40 have buiIt
z9.OU cars in those five years, have four
ulneS outgTOWn our 1uarters haya
established the Ford ia the four 0uar-
tefs or Tie globe. and we have evidence
tial ia The next twelve months we can
SSb zo.W@ moro ears. In August we
started 70 build an entire new miami
winch when completed viii be the big
Best automobile factory in the worId
me mann building has nearly ton acres
Of floor space. That we are triDIipg onr
Cauatity is evidence OF what We sTo
looking forward to.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
ENGLISH OBJECT
TO BOOSTFUL ADS
Say Manufactures Should
Claim Nothing Not Actu-
ally Proved.
London, November 9, 1903.
.5ifoy- of The Times

! Sporting Editor of The Times:
| I write to deploTe the example which a
| certain company is setting to the British
motor industry. At present their policy
seems to consist in making a series Of
! claims for their new American engine,
without bringing forward any official
| evidence to show that such claims are
| justified in fact.
Many Of US who are engaged in the
motor industry, take a pride in the
scrupuIous manner in which British
manufacturers refrain from making
claims for their products. unless such
claims have been indorsed by some
responsible Official body, such as the
r. A. c
The R A. c. AFFORDS facilities for any
manufacturer TO test his claims, md
I believe it is an understood thing that
British manufacturers and agents
should not make public use OF the re-
suits of unofficial tests.
Arising out of this, I must, in the
interests Of the whole body of British
Manufacturers, take the gravest excep-
ton 10 certain actions of this company
referred TO.
In the frst place they claim "the
greatest possible fexibility." regardless
OF the fact that the record for fexi-
bility is duly certified by the R. a. c.
as being held by the six-cylinder Ma
pier.
Not content with this breach of ETH
quette, this company has allowed to
pass unchallenged and unrepudiated the
publication in many papers OF accounts
of a so-called twenty-four-hOur non
stop run.
AS showing the misleading nature of
such unofficial test, 1 would mention
that one paper on October "a. gives a
certain distance as having been covered
in twenty-four hours by this car 0he
time is implied).
on oct ober Is. two other papers omit
all mention of time. but add 100 miles to
the distance
In another account dated November z
the original paper adds four hours 20
the time.
So much for unofficial tests: but we
have in a nutshell the whole history of
the evils arising out of them. Times
vary In different reports. the law is
broken; the public angered and beWii-
deFed. while scrupulous manufacturers
suffer The whole matter seems un-
worthy of the previous high traditions
of a great company ike the one under
discussion.
Yours, truly. S. f. EDGE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
DEMAND INCREASES
FOR USED MACHINE
Secondhand Agencies Spring Up
Everywhere-Shows Popu-
larity of Sport.
larity of Sport.

One of the best indications Of the
growing business n motor cars is
shown by the steady increase Of con-
Germs dealing in secondhand cars.
recent estimate given out by an
authority OF the trade placed a num-
Der Of these concerns at over 300 in
the Eastern territory alone. The de-
VelOpmeHt i'm this branch In the indus
try is caused by the strong and grow
ing demand for secondhand cars among
many purchasers who either cannot af-
ford to purchase a new machine or
who, intending to drive their own cSrs
prefer to gain driving efficiency anS
deXterity at the lowest possible cost.
intending TO purchase a standard new
machine when they have become expert.
In this connection the Palmer & Sing
er Manufacturing Company states il has
sold over 125 cars in the Metropolitan
district alone. but not one Of their ma
chimes is on the secondhand market.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
TOUCH SIX STATES
IN ON6-DAY TRIP
Boston Party Accomplishes Feat
Over Rough Roads in TWen-
ty-tWo Hours.

BOSTON. Nov. 2l.-With the idea OF
demonstrating the usefulness Of the au-
tomobile, many remarkable tests havs
taken place during the past year, and
the latest exploit was to drive an OIds
touring car so that the six States would
be touched inside OF tWenty-four hours
The idea originated with Arthur Adams.
Of Boston. w. y. Smith and William
Snyder recently did the trick.
Tie party of four motorists left Boston
at 800 y. m. for NewburypOrt, and then
made for Portsmouth. r. r. Then the
car was headed for Kittery. Ne. and
from this point the journey was cOntin-
ued to South Vernon Junction, VT
Having entered Maine, New Hamp-
shire. and Vermont. the car came back
10 Massachusetts once more via WOT-
cester, and crossing the Stale entered
Connecticut at East Thompson. The
run was then continued 20 Blackstone.
r. l.. and IL wound up IN Boston. The
entire distance of 552 miles was covered
in twenty-five hours and forty minutes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
REQ GAINS PLACE
IN ENDURANCE RUN

Ascot Park, Los Angeles, Cal, was
recently the scene Of the liveliest and
most sensational twenty-four-hour speed
and reliability race ever pulled off in
the West
Every auto fan within motoring dis
lance vas out TO cheer the Victors and
spoed-weil the less fortunate Iimping
laegards in the strenuous day and night
endurance grind.
among the contestants were severa!
leading makes of muli-cylnder cars
ald q TuuabOut dubbed the 'BaDy REQ -
Enthusiasm ran riot when this little
car. driven by Lee Garrick. finished
fourth almost neck and neck with its
four and six "iunged' rivals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
COFFIN INSPECTS
EUROPEAN PLANTS

II. E. COFFIN, vice president Of the
Chalmers-DetrOit Motor Company, and
in charge OF the engineering for that
company has just sailed for Europe.
Mr.. Coffin was accompanied by Mrs.
Coffin.
Mr. Coffin will visit a number of the
famous European automobile shows for
the purpose of getting A line on any
new things the foreign builders are
bringing out this year Mr. Coffin is
responsible for the well-known Chal-
mers-Detroit Forty formerly the
Thomas-Detroit ''Forty') and the new
Chalmers-Detroit Thirty"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
SHAFT SUPPLANTS
CHAIN IN EUROPE
Foreign Manufacturers Make
Shaft-DriVe Standard
Type-Move Popular.
AUTO CONDITIONS
ABROAD DISCUSSED
General Tendency TO Revert to
Plain Bearings Other
Comment.

David Ferguson. mechanical engineer,
OF the GeoI &c N Pierce Company, has
just returned from abroad, where he
visited the principal automobile fac
tories OF England and France, and in
spected the new models of the leading
German and Italian makes.
As result of his observations Mr..
Ferguson says that two tendencies in
obstruction stand out prominently
above all others. The first is the wide
adoption of the shaft drive among
makers who have. heretofore, produced
none but chain driven cars, and the
other is the abandonment Of bail bear
irSs for crankshafts in favor of plain
3 bearings.
From present Indications" Mr. Fer
gussOnNsays. mot over two years will
pass before every maker of prominence
IN Europe Win have abandoned the chain
and installed a shaft drive in all Of his
models. This movement is not confined
10 the makers OF any one country, but
is noticeable equally in England, France,
Germany. and italy. Some manufac-
turers have confined the shaft drive 10
their new and usually lighter powered
models. retaining practically their
former construction for their high
powered cars
Change Will Come.
The change TO the shaft drive for
their high-pOWeT cars is only a matter
Of a short time. Various makers, on
The other hand, have made the change
throughout their line at one time. There
has not been single change from the
shaft 20 the chain drive that l have
heard Of
The most prominent general tendency
aside from The matter OF hnaI drive
is the reveTsiOn TO plain bearings. Sew
eral years ago two manufacturers, one
French and the other German, both
Of whom stood high in their own coun-
tries adopted ball bearings for the
crank shaft. The outcome of their pol
Icy was watched with a great deal OF
interest by automobile makers through.
out the world. This year marks the
definite abandonment by them OF their
experiment and their return to plain
bearings from one end Of the crank
shaft TO the other.
This act is rather gratifying to the
makers who had always advocated
plain bearings, and who continued to
advocate them at that time. It is not
probable that any other makers In
Europe VIII experiment with baii-bear-
Ing crankshafts after the experience of
these two makers.
so far as actual business goes, the
foreign manufacturers have had =
rather dull twelve months, but affairs
row appear TO be in better shape. and
a number Of factories are running at
capacity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
BRIGHTON WINNER
IN SAVANNAH ENTRY

one Of tue well-knOwn trade publica-
tions said IN a recent issue that the
Simp ex car entered in the Grand Prize
race OF Savannah. was an especially
built car
This has been officially denied by
Carl BrOeseI. OF the Simplex Automo-
bile Company The car which Seymour
Will drive in this race is identicaily the
same car which won the tWenty-foui =
hour race at Brighton Beach, and which
participated IN the Lowell race. being
forced TO Withdraw from that road event
by blowing out a cylindeThead when IL
was i'm second place with all excellent
chance TO win.
The only change in the car is an in
crease in the bore Of the cylinders and
the substitution OF larger valves, per
Iuitted by the cylinder specifications o.
the racing committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
[. v. HYSAN TAKES
THE LOCO AGENCY
In Charge of Popular Types New
Models Are Expected
Shortly.

Il is of great interest Ia automobile
oB lers in this city that the announce
ment OF l.. v. Hysan as the local repre-
sentative Of the Locomobile was made
the past week.
While MIR. Rvsan is only a youngster
ia the automonie business, the securing
OF the Loco" agency stamps INN as
Dne who has come TO stay and is a COM
pliment rarely paid. The Loco agency
vas very much sought after this season,
not only because the car won the Van
deTEilt Cup. but because of the fac;
that it Is being manufactured as a shaft
driven as well as chain-driven car
Both models are expected IN shortly.