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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
AN MPRuvIuEE:Er RACE.
Queer Ways Of the Native Black 0.
Australia.

Queer Ways Of the Native Black Of
Australia.
For bearing hardship, such as thirst,
hunger. long hours in the saddle. ETC..
the black has far less endurance than
tie white man. In fact, q black fellow
b uncomfortable II he goes for any
length Of time without water. And
yet nobody ID more improvident than
he. Give him two gallons Of water.
twenty pounds Of flour and two or
three sticks of tobacco and tell him
that he will get no more for three
sleeps-yiz, three days-he Will DELHI
erately settle down and not be satisfied
till he has finished the lot. l have
known civilized and clothed black
fellow who was travelling with me sit
down after dark and wash his clothes
"a most unusual proceeding when he
had only. three gallons Of water and
fifty hours riding before he could get
any more. and this with the thermom.
eter registering ll2 in the shade.
This is not thing that occurs once
or twice, but always. The black man
will not look five minutes ahead. nor
will experience teach him. A gamble
on small scale is dear to the heart
of every black fellow, and 1t is COM
mon occurrence for one Of them to
swap brand new suit of blue dun.
garee for an old frayed white coat.
thinking that he will be able to sell
or deal the latter away and make a
ctr IL L.,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
eRlbLE4ssC DlVEE7,
Touching sssns When the Bravo csos
tain Left the olympia.

tain Left the Olympia.
On the morning Of, the battle Of Ma
Mia Bay Captain Grldley was SO III
that the little commodore offered to
excuse him from duty, but gallantly,
as is characteristic of the man, he re-
piled, Thank you, Commodore Dewey,
but she is my ship. and will fight
her" And he did. although. figurative-
ly speaking. he was IL dead man before
he went on the bridge. and days had
strung themselves into but few weeks
when he was ordered home on sick
leave. He came up out OF his cabin
dressed In civilian clothes and was met
by the rear admiral, who extended him
most cordial hand. A look Of trou-
bled disappointment fitted across the
captains brow, but vanished when he
stepped to the head Of the gangway
and. looking over, saw, not the launch.
but twelve cared cutter manned en-
tirely by officers Of the Olympia. There
were men in that boat who had not
pulledia stroke for q quarter of q GEN.
fury. Thea stars aud stripes were at
the, stern and captains sllken coach
whip at the bow. and when Captain
Grldley. beloved alike by oticers and
men, entered the boat 1t WINS Up
oars!,, and all that, just as though they
were common sailors that were to row
him over to the cairo. When he sat
down upon the handsome boat cloth
that was spread for him he bowed his
head. and his hands hid his face as
First Lieutenant Reese, acting cock
swain, ordered: Shove OF! Out oars!
Give away!'-St. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
lss d coNT1su1D.Y
MULES OF MEXICO.
They Are Even More Knowing Tn.
Our Own Meek brand

They Are Even More Knowing Than
Our Own Meek Brand.
Everybody knows that all mules
are brainy, but the mules of Old Mex
leo have something on other mules for
sort of prescience OF their own" said
man who has spent many years in
the .neighboring republic. "a: Mexican
mule will do just SO much work and
not blamed bit more.
1.-THE riding mule, for instance. is
fully aware Of the distance, down to a
rod, he is supposed and required to
traverse in the progress of one travel
ing day, and all the sharp sticks or
goads or dynamite on earth won't get
him to do bit more than what he
knows to be the correct distance. The
Mexicans have got peculiar,saying in
connection with this characteristic OF
the Mexican mule. You ask a Mex
lean, for instance, how far ut is by
mule back to such and such appoint.
1.-two days journey II yo,A are not
rushed, but three days II you fare In a
hurry the Mexican win reply.
His meaning is that IL you don't
ask more of yoursmule than You should
ask Of him. the. mule will be able to
make the trip in,two.days. But II you
attempt to drlvcpthe brute hc'll,soldier
on you, and in consequence the jour
ney will take 'you three days5-Ex-
change.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
KOREAN ETIQUETTE.
A Natives New Years Call Upon an
American Lady.

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Gnu .au niaue ptepa,1'ions ior re
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

uoASc. <aIUSttuyG UfOppSU I'VE
THE ideal IL paper into the tire.
high, Oscar, but / shall do my best.
That one first. please.''
The contents of the two trunks were
disposed of deftly by Oscar as Armi-
tage directed. One of the bedrooms
was utilized us a closet, and garments
for every imaginable occasion were
brought forth. There were stout Eng
lish tweeds for the heaviest weather,
two dress suits and Norfolk jackets In
corduroy. The owners taste ran to
grays and browns. it seemed, and he
whimsically ordered his raiment group
ed by coiors as he bouhged about with
pipe In his mouth.
You may hang those scarfs on tho
string provided by my predecessor,
sergeant They will help our color
scheme. That pale blue doesn't blend
well in our rainbow.-put 1t in your
pocket and wear 1t, with my compli-
ments; and those tan shoes are not
bad for the Virginia mud. Drop them
here. Those gray campaign hats are
comfortable. Give the Oldest to me.
And there is,a riding cloak l had for
gotten l ever owned. gave gold for
it to Madrid tailor. The mountain
nights are cool, and the thing may
serve me well. Oscar, how far is 1t
down to Storm Springs?"
"A forced march, and you.are there
In an hour and a half. sir"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

He slit the wrapper Of the Washins.
ton newspaper that Oscar had brouatlt
from the mountain postoface and scaas-
he'd the headlines. He read with care
a dispatch from London that p6rported
to reflect the sentiment of the CONT.
mental capitals toward Charles Louis.
the new emperor-king OF Austria Huh.
gary. and the paper dropped upon his
knees, and he stared into the fire. Then
he picked up paper of earlier date
and read all tire foreign dispatches and
the news of Washington. He was
ubout to toss the paper aside when his
eyes fell upon boldly headlined arti-
Gle that cause his heart to throb fiefce-
~. 1t recited the sudden reappear.
ance of the fraudulent Baron Won Kfs.
sci in Washington and described in a..
:. - :
tail the baron's escapades at Bar Har.
Dor and his later career in California
and elsewhere. Then followed q story.
yelled in careful phrases, but based. 80
the article recited, upon information
furnished by II gentleman OF extensive
acquaintance on both sides of the At.
lantic, that Baron Won kissel. under a
new pseudonym and with even more
daring effrontery, had within a fort.
night sought to intrench himself In tie
most exclusive circles Of Washington.
Armitage's cigar slipped from hislfin-
gers and fell upon the brick hearth as
he read:
1.-The holiness of this clever adven-
turer is said to have reached q climax
In this city within few days, He
had, under the name of Armitage.
palmed himself OF upon members of
one of the most distinguished families
OF the capital, whom he had met
abroad during the winter. A young
gentleman Of this family, who, It viii
suffice to say, bears commission and
title from the American government.
entertained n small company Of friends
at Washington club only few
nights ago. and this plausible adven-
turer was among the guests. He was
recognized at once by one of the for
eigners present, who, out of considera-
tion for the host and fellow guests,
held his tongue, but 1t is understood
that this gentleman sought Armitage
privately and warned him to. leave
Washington, which accounts for the
fact that the sumptuous apartments at
the New American In which Mr.. John
Armitage, alias Baron Won Kksel, had
established himself We're vacated Inn
mediately. None of those present, at
the supperfwnl talk of the matter. but
1t has been the subject Of lively gossip
for several days, and the German ein-
bassy is said to have Ibid before the
Washington police all the Information
in Its archives relating to the American
adventures of this impudent scoun-
drel."
Armitage rose, dropped the paper
into the fire, and, with his elbow rest
ing on the mantel shelf. watched 1t
burn. He laughed suddenly and faced
about, his back to the flames. Oscar
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plenty" remarked Oscar.
He turned toward .Armitage and add
ed with lowered voice:
ut is different from our old hills and
forests--yes? but sometimes have
been homeslck."
But this is not so bad. Oscar, und
some day you shall go back.
Here" said the soldier, as they
swung out of the wood and into the
open, sis what they call the Port of
Missing Men"
There was broad park-like area
that tended downward almost imper-
ceptibly to deep defile They dis
mounted and walked to the edge and
looked down the steep sides. A little
creek flowed out of the wood and emp
tied itself with Il silvefy rush into the
vale. caught its breath below and be-
came creek again A slight suspens
sion bridge flung across the defile had
once afforded short cut to Storm
Springs. hut it was now In disrepair,
and at either end was posted mo
IThoroughfare." Armitage stepped
upon the loose planking and felt the
lfrail thing vibrate under his weight.
ut is bad place. remarked Oscar,
as the bridge crealed and swung, and
lArmitage laughed and jumped back to
solid ground.
/, The surface of this harbor of the
hills was rough with outcropping rock.
In some great stress of nature the
trees had been destroyed utterly, and
lonly n scant growth of weeds and wild
flowers remained. The place suggest
ed battle-ground for the winds, where
they might meet and struggle in wild
combat, or, more practically. it was
large enough for the evolutions of a
squadron of cavalry.
"Why the name?' asked Armitage.
'There were gray soldiers of many
battles yes : who fought the long
fight against the blue soldiers In the
valley of Nirginla, and after the wal
was over some of them would not sur.
render-no; but they marched here and
stayed a long time and kept their last
flag, and so the place was called the
Port of Missing Men. They built that
stone wall over there beyond the patch
of cedars and camped. And n few died,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
1he peesa.ed wifs,. si,t.r.

The law against marrying deceased
wife's sister. which cansed SO much
discussion in England, grew out Of
the ancient tribal law forbitAling a IA
ther to sell more than one daughter to
the same man when the Briton was
emerging from polygamy and when
for p shillings of the present money
man might dismiss his wife or kill
her IL she would not 80. AS civil law
1t WA; to protect the living wife and
knit ,rilns closer together by inter-
iglalrf,ee. When ecclesiastical law be-
Sshfiie supreme IL misreading of some
Sculpture text wns used to put the
sister Of IL MANS wife among the pro-
llibitsl degrees of relationship. This
was the act of 15i1 Gs2 Henry Wild:
~ nia:i may nos marry his deceased
N!!e's Ser or Ter daughter, but he
! ,ay II ~ his lirst cousin '-London
Standard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

| cAA AAOdSSs
SIR" and Oscar swung himself down at
the steps of broad veranda. He led
the horses away to n barn beyond the
house, while Armitage surveyed the
landscape. The bungalow stood on a
rough knoll and was SO placed as to
afford a splendid view of wide re-
gion. Armitage traversed the long YER
anda, studying the landscape and de-
lighting in the far stretching pine COW
cred barricade,o hills. He was arous-
ed by Oscar, who appeared carrying
the suit cases.
"There shall be breakfast" said the
man.
He threw open the doors, and they
entered a wide, bare hall, with fire.
place, into which Oscar dropped u
match.
"All one tloor-plenty of sleeping
rooms. sir-a,place to eat here-a kitch'
en- beyond-a fair barracks for COM
mon soldier; that is ALL"
ut is enough. Throw these bags
into the nearest bedroom, if there is
no choice, and camp will be estul,-
lished"
"This is yours. The baggage that
came by express is there. A wagon
goes with the place, and brought the
things up yesterday. There is show
err bath beyond the rear veranda. The
mountain water is Off the ice, but
you will require. hot water for shaving
lis it not so?"
You Cypress me with luxuries, Os-
car. Wind up the clock. and nothing
will be wanting"
oscar unstrapcd the trunks and then
stood at attention'in the door, He had
expected Armitage to condemn the
place in bitter language. but the pro-
prletor of the abandoned hunting pre-
serve was in excellent spirits and
whistled blithely as he drew out his
keys.
"The place was built by FOOLS" de-
clared Oscar gloomily.
Undoubtedly! There is saying
that fools build houses ands wise men
live in them. You see where that
leaves us, Oscar. Let us be cheerful!
! He tried the shower and changed his
raiment, while Oscar prepared coffee
and laid n cloth on the long table be-
fore the fire. When ArnEitlge,appeared
coffee steamed in the tin pot in which
1t had been made. Bacon, eggs and
toast We're further offered.
you have done ,excellently well, Os-
car. Go get your own breakfast" Ar
mitase dropped II lump of sugar into
his coffee cup and,surveycd't the room.
large map of Virginia and a series
of hunting prlnts'hung on the unlimited
walls, and there We're racks for guns,
and Il work bench mt one end of the
room where guns nnight be taken apart
and cleaned. y few novels, several
magazines and u variety
of pipes remained on the shelf above
the fireplace. The house offered posi-
Dllitics of meager comfort, and thar
was about all. .Nrmitagc remembered
what the agent Though walom lie had
made the pnrcll;a. had said that the
place had proved too isoEitcd for even
a hunting preserve and that its ONLY
value WAS III the timber lie was satisl
fed with his bargli,l aMl would not |!
set Up II lumber mill vet awhile. He
lighted Il cigar and settled himself in
an easy chair before the ire. glad OF
the liiXtiiE OF peace Inl.quiet aftel. his
ciicuitous Journey a.sl the tllmult of
doubt ana question t1hat lad shaken 1
him \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

Occasional headache. belching, bad
taste in the mouth, lack of appetite
and slight nervousness are symptoms
of indigestion which. when allowed to
go uncared for, will develop into a
case of dyspepsia that will take lon
time to get rid of. Don't neglect your
stomach. AT first indication of trouble
take something that will help it
along in its work TO digesting the foo
you eat. Kodol For Indigestion and
Dyspepsia will do this. Kodol will
make your food do you good and will
enable you to enjoy what you eat.
Sold by All druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Tn. p.rtum.d Cloud.

The dentists sleeve was smeared
with pale dust He beat 1t with his
palm, and q perfumed cloud arose.
Makeup. he said. laughing. "the
days usual harvest of makeup. Why
the deuce. to front the fierce white
light Of dental chair, will women
come to me with makeup plastered
thick on their pretty faces? They all
or nearly oil, do 1t. Their lips are red
dened, their brows penciled, their
cheeks rouged. and in few cases the
tiny network of veins in the temples is
outlined In blue. Pegging away at
their teeth. mop up all that makeup
on my coat sleeve. smear red over
white noses, black over pink cheeks.
Phew! Look out!'
And. brushing his cuff again, he
leaped back TO escape the sweet SMELL
ing cloud. that filed the air. = Ex-
change.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
BIRDS, TONGUES.
Why sths Parrot 10 Able TO Initiate Hu,
man Speech.

man Speech.
One Of the government naturalists
at Washington has recently gathered
some fresh information concerning the
tongues of birds.
Many people suppose that woodpeck-
ers use their sharp pointed tongues as
darts with which to transfix their
prey. 1t is true that the woodpecker.
like the humming bird, can dart out Its
tongue with astonishing rapidity and
that its mouth is furnished with an
elaborate mechanism for this purpose.
yet. according to the authority men,
toned. investigation shows that the
object Of this swift motion is only to
catch the prey.snot to pierce It For
the purpose ot,tholding the captured
victim the woodpecker's tongue Us fur
nished with a sticky secretion.
Considering its powers of initiating
speech, 1t, is not, surprising to learn
shat the parrots tongue resembles that
Of man more closely than any other
birds. 1t is not because the parrot is
more intelligent than the other birds.
but because its tongue is better suited
for articulation than theirs. that 1t Is
able to aniuse us with Its mimicry.
The humming birds tongue Is in
some respects the most remarkable Of
all. 1t is double nearly from end to
end, SO that the little bird is able to
grasp Its insect prey with Its tongue
much as II its mouth was furnished
with a pair Of fingers.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

nostrils showing white on the air. The
far roar and whistle of the train came
back more and more family, and when
1t had quite ceased Armitage sighed.
pushed his soft felt hat from his face
and settled himself more firmly in his
saddle. The keen air was as stimulat-
ing as wine, and he put his horse to
the gallop and rode ahead to shake up
his blood.
1T is good" said the stolid cavalry
man as Armitage wheeled again into
line with him.
Yes. 1t is good" repeated Armitage.
A peace descended upon him that he
had not known in many days. The
light grew as the sun rose higher, blaz-
ing upon them like brazen target
through deep clefts in the mountains.
The morning mists retreated before
them to farther ridges and peaks, and
the beautiful gray-blue of the Virginia
hills delighted Armitage's eyes. The
region was very wild. Here and there
from some mountaineer's cabin light
penciling of smoke stole upward.
They once passed boy driving a
yoke of steers. After several miles the
road. that had hung midway of the
rough hill. dipped down sharply, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
ALL DRUGGISTS.


A. j. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: Last year suffered for
three months with summer cold SO
distressing that it interfered with my
business. had many of the SYM
ptos of hay fever, and doctors pre-
scription did not reach my case, and
l took several medicines which seem
ed to only aggravate my case. For
tunately insisted upon having Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package, and it quickly cured me.
My wife has sinceused Foley's Hon
ey and Tar with the same success"
For sale by Anders & Philips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

GU- Of geographical knowl-
edge as interpreted in such literature.
He could tell you without leaving his
room and probably without opening
his trunk the quickest way out of
Tokyo or st. Petersburg or Calcutta or
Cinch Tight Mont, if you suddenly re-
ceived cablegram calling you to VI
emma or Paris or Washington from one
of those places.
Such being the case, 1t was remark
able that he should have started for n
point in the Virginia hills by way of
Boston, thence to Norfolk by coastwise
steamer and on to Lamar by lines of
railroad whose schedules would have
been the despair Of unhardened travel
ers. He had expressed his trunks d.
rect and Travelled with two suit cases
and an umbrella. His journey since his
boat swung out into Massachusetts,
bay had been spent in gloomy specula-
lions. and two young women booked
for Baltimore wrongly attributed his
retlcence and aloofness to grievous
disappointment in love.
He had wanted time to think-to pom
der his affairs-to devise some way out
of his difficulties and to contrive the
defeat of Chauvenet. Moreover, his
relations to the Claibornes were in an
ugly tangle. Chauvenet had dealt him
q telling blow In a quarter where he
particularly wished to appear to i'd
vantage.
He jumped out of the day coach in
which he had accomplished the last
stage of his journey to Lamar just at
dawn and found Oscar, with two
horses, waiting.
Good morning" said Oscar, salut-
ing.
You are prompt. sergeant" And Ar
mitage shook bands with him.
As the train roarcd on through the
valley Armitage opened one of the suit
cases and took out n pair of leather
leggings, which he strapped on. Then
Oscar tied the cases together with n
rope and hung them across his saddle
how.
1.-THE place-what of it?" asked Armi-
tage.
'-There may be worse. l have not
decided"
Armitage laughed aloud.
SIS 1t as bad as that:"
The man was busy tightening the
saddle girths. and he answered Arni-
tage's further questions with soldier
like brevity.
you have been here"-
1.-TWO weeks. SIR"
"And nothing has happened? It is a
good report"
ut is good for the soul to stand on
mountains and look at the world. You
will like that animal-yes? He is light
er than a'cayalry horse. Mine. you will
notice. is trifle heavier. l bought
them at stock farm in another val
ley and rode them up to the place."
The train sent back loud echoes A
girl in pink sunbonnet rode up on n
mule and carried of the mail pouch.
THE station agent was busy Inside Mt
his telegraph instruments and paid no
heed to the horsemen. Save for few
huts clustered on the hillside there
were no signs of human habitation in
sight The lights in switch target
showed yellow against the growing
dawn.
Il am quite ready, sir,' reported Os-
car, touching his hat. There is moth
ing here but the station. The settle
ment is farther on our way"
"Then let us be off," said Armltage.
swinging into the saddle.
Oscar led the way in silence along a
narrow road that chung close to the
base of a great pine covered hill. The
morning was sharp and the horses
stepped smartly, the breath of their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

Auu tueii SiuNes
are there by the
ce d n rs. Yes;
they had brave
hearts," and Os.
car lifted his
hat as though
he We're saluting
the lost legion.
They turned
again to the road
and went for
ward Mt n gal
lop, until, half a
mile from the
gate, they came
upon a clearing
and a low, red
rooted blu n & a.
low
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

stood at atten-
ton In the mid
die Of the room.
"Shall we un-
pack-yes?'
ut is a. capt.
tai idea." said
John Arlnitage.
II was striker
for my captain
also, who had
fourteen pairs Of
boots and a bad
dispOsition-and
his uniforms
yes? He was
very pretty to
look ut on a
hnroav ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
The CHILDREN LIKE 1T
KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE
COUGH SYRUP

There's reason for that ache in
your back-right where it stitches"
every time you bend over, turn aroun
OR walk any distance. It's your kid
neys. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Blad
der Pills. They are unequaled for bac
ache, weak kidneys and inflamma-
ton of the bladder. A weeks treat
ment 25 cents. Sold by All druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

Iney came out
into another and
broader valley,
where there were
titled farms and
a little settle
IN ent with a
blacksmith shop
and n country
store. postofice
and inn coInbin-
ed. The store
keeper stood In
the door slnok-
Ing a cob pipe.
Seeing Oscar, he
went inside and
broughtoutsone
letters andrews
papers, which he
=
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug law as it contains no opiates,
or other harmful drugs, and we rec
ommend 1t as safe remedy for chill
dren and adults. For sale by An.
dcrs G Philips.