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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
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eral had reviewed his brigade with
great care. When the review was
over he returned to the office tina.
had been made to serve as brigade
headquarters.
BY his buttons we know that he
was neutrality-suspicious. that
commands three regiments of infan.
try. A major-general commands an
army corps, and an army crops is
made up OF two or three brigades.
The brigadier.general seemed trou-
6led. He was thinking very hard.
And these were some Of his thoughts.
The little beggar! was suro
my horse had killed him. Then up
ne sprang with these papers. They
must have dropped from my belt at
the first Of the review. A man OF
war has no license to be nervous
over trifles, but it wasn't pleasant
to feel that my horses hoofs had
struck down an innocent boy. He
didn't seem bent on mischief and
dare-deviltry-as so many OF them
are. He ran toward me as IL there
were reason for his coming. And
sure epoughl There was only a min,
ute. He looked wonderfully glad
when told him to come to see me.
I wonder II he will. 80 Well.
Orderly Rosen has a pretty task
ahead of him to find the boy.
The papers? Important.
Some of them would be call.
ed SO. But this blotted sheet OF baby
printing is more to me than-I hadn't
time to read it before the review.
And they are the first words my little
girl has been able to write since her
dreadful Illness. she was good
while printing It," her mamma adds,
land had to rest many times. But
she would tell you, herself, that she
is almost we'll" When man is in
army life his heart is hungry for such
mo! they are not trifles!''
The general turned to study the
maps that were spread out on his
desk. Presently Orderly Rosen en-.
tered, saluted and withdrew, leaving a
small, frightened, tousle-headed boy
standing, with his cap in both hands,
in the presence of the general.
The face that turned from the
maps grew less stern. II am glad t.
Zee you. my boy. That was kind
Act Of yours-bringing the papers to
me-but it was reckless. You could
have given them to an orderly, or
have brought them to me later"
III didn't know but they might
be-be just for you. And that NO.
body else shc,,ld see them. That was
what thought Of. The rest of 1t
didn't think itself to me-"
The danger?''
''Yes, general
The papers were very important.
And l am glad to have them back.
What can do for you in return for
this you have done for me? Are you
in school?"
mo, general"
Are you at work" The keen eyes
noted the worn clothes.
Mo. general
'sWhat, them" The questioning
voice grew stern.
IL have been following the army.
1--we been trying to enlist"
What! This is not brigade OF
children!"
The boys manner changed sudden.
". He grew erect. His head lifted
itself until the general could look di.
rectly into his blue, honest eyes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

the house !. nm tba mainland wbor0
the keaner and b,s ,oui,, can 90,
around somewbot os other so,l.s do
the winter 10 lono hard mil
In the Iyn,tad states thare arc about
7OO lighthouses h,;,t IN ,or,a va.
rietv Of sitnatIons not mo ~ which
wo. chosan s,,,h -, J. a. ..,n,,..
and soc,a, odyantonas ~ tha nco,,nants
For instance when II comas 10 linked
loneliness limo draw ont tho .,ohr
families who peen INC scotcb Can and
the sar,cbef Iiohts ~, tho coast ~
( A,asla ara ,.rdtdota. 20. er.t rr,1a
There are ,onr q, tlem NJ zach iicbt
bnt thav do not 600 ooot other ,or
months NJ a timo
Az for SEEING on,hodr a,so a n.ss,n,
steamer occosionoiir ,ov,a,.s hnot onS
send. thep mo;I prt =. Tho sta,mar
T comnony cborgas 1,nn,a Som exc avar,
time n does THE tha ,,,hthonsa so,s
have 70 MT IN Mfr. .oro ,,,s,,s
Ijfa IN q 'uahts,,n7 n, 60 s,
thar & 20 In q i,ahthnns. me- ho,so
at anv rate reens fo,r,r stoodv whara'
as q l,cbtsb,n 10 nava. ohsoiMta,n s.,,,
and In s,nr,n, waa,,,ar rous an5
wranchas ,onsas ~ au,no,,a, ~
cra,, mt, tho.. .,,,a.. - go, ,,,,a-
tho stroin M. roc, - &c. ..,,,.
stand too ,ona snaI, ~ that sost :,
.hta. : 'ps'' .A". eoA. "
The Diamond shoals ,tphtsb,n thir.
teen miles ont In the ocean or Cone
Hatteras. Of evil mem.ry to mariners
was kept there once for Ave months In.
stead Of the three. nrescrlbed Inv the
regulations.
Even when the crew were tnlf dis.
tracted from the strain of their lone
duty II did nor occur 70 them TO abon.
don their post. AS matter Of fact
only three or fonr instances have hean
recorded Of American keepers abandon
ing light which was In their charge.
Probably when 1T comes to out and
out wlntry rigors some of the light
houses on the Great Lakes suffer more
even than those on the seacoast. They
become coated with thick ice and have
also to stand up against onslaughts Of
cake ice forced up out of the water and
driven against them with terrific force.
One lighthouse on Lake Erie had to
stand on one occasion against Ice which
piled up against 1t to height of forty
feet.
But It's no summer resort in the
tower of any lighthouse In winter. No
heat is allowed, as that would cause
dimming of the plate glass window
or the lenses. The heat from th.
great lamp is carried off by ven.
tilator overhead and the turret is 5.
cold that on the New England coost
keepers saw that a glass of water will
quickly freeze solid II set on the win.
dow sill.
rho Rio ,omns nv Tho wor o,. :,
lowed 70 h,,rn only four honrs ~ !.
tIma " tbav hnrn longer tbara :. -, q
- h. vanori.ot,on ~ tha aasas -. az
al ,asssp,no tha hrill,ance Of ,ha ,,,,n.
g. tha ,omns ora ch,n.ed tr,,oa 80.
n,,bt when there ID foo or storm 7. J.
arst.c,oss ,lphtbonse viii eaon ~
men busv MI night tending to ,ishts
and the engine which keens tte .1ran
whistle going.
r,osa ,,,,,..,a, ,,ss
o.san o az. - ~ ,,a,4a one an,
go !, ,assa, a.naa. 49, w % ,na
,,ah. = con dstarn,,na ne nos,.,n q
.,a s.h,st,a M. ,astan.a !, a,,a "
has nata aIah. saoonds ~ ,a.s.,
~ s,.ur NE n,,,,,,.a .sns.n
...s.s.,s ,,a, ho.a aa.a a.. o.nsr
~, lava ,anath Coming syarr o,,a NV ..'onus
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
one Bath Tub to $500 People.

There are not more than twenty
bath tubs in the Seventh Ward. which
contains $4,000 inhabitants" said
Miss Harriet yittum, University Ser
Element worker. OF Chicago. Miss
Vittum's calculation. would allow for
only one bath tub fer every s,aop
dwsllsrs Ip tAs ward,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
CLOCK STRIKES 10.

There is a big clock at Worsley,
Eng, that. instead of striking the
hour one, strikes thirteen times. Il.
was made many years ago and had a
mission. Workmen at the Duke OF
Bridgewater's works were frequently
late at the dinner hour and often
pleaded that they did not hear the
cleck strike one. The duke then had
the clock which strikes thirteen made
to order. 1t still does service in the
toWn.=Grit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

Swoop your spitefullest
Up the flue,
Wild winds-do!
What in the world do care TOR you!
o delightfullest
Weather OF all.
Howl and squat,
And shake the trees till the last
leaves fall.
III.
The 10y one feels,
In an easy chair
Cooking his heels
In the dancing air
That wreaths the rim Of roaring
stove
Whose heat loves better than hearts
can love.
Will not permit
The coolest day
To drive away
The fire in his blood, and the bliss
of It!
Nv,
Then blow, Winds. blow!
And rave and shrek.
And snarl and snow.
TIL your breath grows weak
While here In my room
I'm as snugly shut
AZ glad little worm
In the heart of nut!
From the Home Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

self Karl put his coast sleeve over
his eyes and. turned to the wall.
Come. come, son. said father.
go up in the garnet. where it
is warm and quiet. and study it out
together" Between them they learn
ed the secret SO we'll that If you
should go to see Karl this New Year
he would show. you big book full
of pictures that he has taken and de-
veloped himself May Bell in the
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
cHILDRRN,s FAvoR1TE .roYs

% dr. = 3, = |. =
Az hundred, and thirty-two school
boys of Paris and seventy-two girls
were invited to describe their prefer
ences in the way OF toys. Among
the former thirty-one voted for rail
way train, twenty-three for tin sol.
diers. ten for steam engines. nine for
building bricks and eight each for
toy typewriters and mechanical
horses. Forty girls-a solid majority
declared without hesitation that a
doll was superior to any other i'm.
plement of recreation. The super
child seems. happily, a long way OF.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

Hush, hush, dear. said mother;
remember, it's New Year day."
We'll, it's mean old cheat" sob.
bed Karl, sand I've worked since last
October to earn it!' In spite of him
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

If kisses were poisonous strychnlps
wouldn't have . chance op earth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

The average man can lift as5.
peppaa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
WINTER rANclEs.
J.m.. whltcomb Riley.

l.
water without
And warmth within;
The winds may shout
And the storm begin;
The spows may pack q
AZ the window pane,
And the skies grow black
And the sun remain
Hidden away
The livelong day
But herein here is the warmth Of
May!
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
PEKIN HEROSENTUP FOR YEAR
Former Captain IN the Army Con
vieted Of Forgery.
Was First Upon the Walls in the
Boxer siege and Was at
san Juan.

New York. Aug. 14-SamueI T Bond
hus. the first soldier 10 clear the walls
OF Pekin when the allied armies cap
tured that city during the Boxer troubles.
was this afternoon sentenced 10 a year
in the peritenJiary by Judge Grain in
General Sessions He was convicted OF
forgery in the second degree
Bondhus was formerly captain in the
army. The offense for which ne
goes 20 prison Is substituting a forged
page OF q certificate OF incorporation OF
the Pitt Boiler and Manufacturing Com
pany. changing the capitalization from
$4,000 10 S91.5l5. which made 1t necessary
for him to pay only 81 incorporation fee
instead Of S1o0.
When he vas called for sentence Judge
Grain said he had received numerous let
ters telling Of the young mans gallant
service in the army When the Spanish
war broke out he enlisted as a private in
the First Regiment and was IN the bat
ties Of san Juan and Santiago. For his
bravery he was given the rank Of cap
tain. and when his regiment went 10 the
Philippines he was frequently mentioned
for heroism and ability in dispatches 10
Washington. He went 70 China and
served vvirh distinction in the Boxer
troubles The letters had their effect with
the judge and the sentence he imposed
is regarded as a light one for the ofense.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
General Improvement Noted in Dun and BradStreet
Reports With Pronounced Gains Recorded
in Several Sections

New York. Aus. l4-R. c. Dun & Co s
weekly review Of trade tomorrow viii
say;
Trade reports ccntinUe irregular. with
pronounced gains IN some sections. and
no Improvement in Others. the net result
being. encouraging. however. and senti-
ment regarding the future grows more
confident each week In the iron and
steel industry there is q steady increase
in active operations Of furnaces and mills.
footwear forwar5ings from New England
factories are once more Of about the
same weekly volume as a year ago. and
building operations are larger. The de-
clining market for cotton tended to defer
contracts for future delivery Of the nm
ished product. but lower prices for both
cotton and wheat were favorable for ex-
port trade
steel demand is steadily broadening
each week. bringing a larger per centage
of active capacity. and the Improvement
IS especially gratifying in view of the
few orders from the railways.
Textile markets have been dominated
this week by the second big auction sale,
buyers either devOtins attention 10 seek
ing bargains there or awaiting the effect
on general market A large @lIlenuailce
Of outside jObbers and retailers al the auc-
Ji1n promises business in regular depart
ments next week although many come
only 20 specialize IN this particular line
Report from visiting jobbers indicate low
stocks Of some goods. but abundant sup
plies in other lines. which makes the out
look uncertain.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 2fS against 81 last
week. Z75 the preceding week. and lS3 the
corresponding week last year"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Trading on the Washington stock Ex-
change yesterday was along the same
lines that characterized the preceding
days There was an active bid for stocks.
some good selling and a shading OF prices
below the high points reached early in
The week
Washington Railway common was the
leader yesterday. selling 40 shares from
S5-s down 10 3lss- At the close the bid
for the stock was az 84. and there was
stiu call for the stock. but no more could
be had even at the price OF the last sale.
Washington Gas received the usual
amount Of attention. but the price was
bid down 20 E- with offerings Of the
stock at So. Five shares were sold at 60
one hundred shares of Lanston were
sold at Ilei
Washington Railway preferred was
sought after in small lots, and a good
deal OF negotiating among brokers took
place without the transfer Of any Of the
stock II was not until after call that a
small lot was captured at S5lz- That was
the closing bid price. with offerings a
point and oCs-sigEIa higher.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15

New York. Aug. I4.-Bradstreets review
Of the state Of trade tomorrow viii say:
Trade is OF fair volume. crops have
made further progress. especially being
helped by rains. and collections show
tangible Improvement. though backward
ness is stfI a subject OF complaint here.
'.Au advices agree that buyers are in
the various markets in large ii not
record numbers. but caution and con-
servatism are strongly apparent. and
some ceuters note disappointment ex-
perienced at the volume Of business done
so Tar in August
Larger crop movement and close TO
average yields Of small grains have
helped collections and eased prices OF
most cereals. following an uptum in
prices % all staples. notably Of food prod
ucts in July. but scanty supplies Of old
grain are check TO active bearish opera
tions in breadstuffs. as is also a renewal
Of export demand at recent declines. Corn
is especially steady. and this week has
sold at some markets at the highest
prices in forty years.
Reports Of buying Of Argentine maize
for import do not mention important
ss4lleallLS- llHNENrAa A-e-tIA AltpA - Va h4iA--
ing operations in July are rather less en-
coura girg. and small net decrease is
shown from a year ago. comparing, how
ever with heavy decreases in preceding
months
Industrial reports are as favorable as
for some weeks past. there is stil slow.
gradual Improvement Ia the iron and
steel and allied trades. though pig iron
is lower Sh!s week and as Southern lum-
Der prices are higher. there is talk OF
many mills being again set in motion"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York Aug E.-sUGAR-The local raw sugar
market is lower and dun. with s--ar 01c-e1 %
reduced rates This morning there was continuation
II sale q L25H 90 5.e" bags, Cuba centrifugal
-azar August first week SEPTEMBER. clearuce- az
urlce equal % so a. zl3 cents basis > Test
dutv-.a.c basis That Tr-cs IS now quoted t1-
csn-rfugal with Mus-5rsd1 So test. az $50 o.
81 cents and molzssss szar. g tes-. az 80 % 81
Refined sugar WAS duh The BCId1I market f--
beet sugar was - higher with August a. lis lid
and September ar los I'd
NAVAL STGBES-The local market f1- spirits
ta--su-ire vas q shade loser and dun. with ua
savannah the quoted rate was Sis- Resin was
lgizt ard quoted at 2si-25 f1- common % sod
strained Tar szs suiz- and stezdy, bot u1
changed. at ae3 t-- oil bsuels.
BUTTEE-Be,siu-s. 5G2 nacEa-ss. duh Cream
erv extra q lrs-s. la STATE darn. -lns. finest
-l--li1- ccd % cL1ics. -si-a3z
EGGS-Eecsp-s. 65s5 cases. DALI Nssr-Hy uhite
fsnc. 3az7; mized faacy. q. Weston t-s-s. Isi7l
MILL FEED-F1-n- moderate trade Sr-irz bran
in lNlh SACKS. 10 arrive, SIS. uiidliu-s 16-s5
cI-v tTau. Z53. iE b1lk. Western Eel dl-. 81 20. O
arrive winter wheat b-zn. iu Job SACKS. 80
QATS-S-ea+T. bg- ll-c.sss. NJ. 2 white. new
55z; No whits. new. ga No. 2 mixed. new. 3
New white. 20 arrEFe, IS selling az 5ia55i lat-ei
cliupcf
FLOUR-s--urz. but DUH S1-irz patents. So
fs3- clears 355a590- Ka1sls s-rs5rt-s. ~ slczs
s55s5.11- kansas cIzzls- zs5a4E
n z tLpl t-sr1acy- tr1ce quiet s-lai -
CoENAEAI-S-r-rE- uea-e- supply Ei---lried
for eau1r. 415- coarse neal. Il baEs L51
HAT-Re-eIp-s sc t1us, dEL- hazv5- Priue rl-0
rlv. g No i. s5seo. NJ. 2 slzs--z No g. 65a73
STEAW-StrlIs. supply IS limited La1g 1e
Sla
FEEI STEADY. far inquiry. Family. I7ua1-.g
packet I5 e0a5 =
PoRR-s-eady and azis-- 8issz. I7.gaI751: fan
lis. ls a1a-S51
TALDOW-sazI demand CITY. n hoSsaea5s
us
LARD-Lifei-sA Prime Wests--. s-3- city. a-1
refined ointment. $50 south Amsrizu- L1-5- -e
fDe5 Brazilian. ksss. rs ciry stearine Lss- o-eo
sts1riue, nluInal, NsU Y0-z. -zis. CLiuso. ~
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New TC-k. Aug H-CATTLE-Receipts I650
Steers la-5 cents higher, bulls and COWS steady. all
sod: native steers sold iloas51. bulls. 2s1s3l5.
one extra bull. $50, COWS. L25aA35. dressed beef
si1E a. sa-0z fo- native sides; latest cables from
Laadaa and Liverpool quoted live cattle steady la
i. dressed weight. refrigerator beef al uizaI2. no
zlipn=als to-day; to-moTrgv. 655 beoyss and s.l5o
quarters of heaf-
CALy ES-Receipts. -. veals. steady. Western
calves Erassers and but;e-milks duh and u--
changed. fex Westerns unslld Common 10
choice Teals sold 50oas5l: calls Le9- grassers and
51,terni-ks 21a3-5 city dressed veas steady. 81
a-G
SHEEP AND LA1IBS-Receipts 6291- Sheep II
DoCr demand and weak prime aud chsice lambs
l5a25 lower; common md medium grades. slow al
a59 lower IS cas- uus0ld- ordinary 70 prime sheep
soaas-Z5- cllis. L51a2lls common 70 choice lambs.
s. elas &C. clIls. so.
HOGs-Rcceipts. 2I58. Feeling weak TO : shade
l5vrr. heavy STATE hCes sold late yesterday AZ O.
Chicago. AUG E-CATTL LE-Receipts 2311- mar
ket steady Prime baeres. 55la-50. poor to medium
365a5-0; s-ocEers and feeders. 2s0ai %. COWS and
heif5rs. 351a575- Gamers. L5oa2-5 Tszans 35as g.
HOGS-Receipts. = 0d3: market 10 csuts lover
Light. 6e1a650- 1ouEh. 6o0a6 80. mixed 600a6 %:
heavy. s15a663. pigs. 4s0a5.90.
sHEEP-Receirts. sa12- Market Is cents hi-he--
NatIre sheep 5-5lai-s5s Weste=l sheep. 325as 80
ua-iFe lambs 49o4s-l5- Western la11bs- Essak7a
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15

New York. Aug IA-Condemned 20
death by a doctor, who told him he had
cancer Of the stomach. Emil Moeschler,
a jeweler took the execution Of the sen
tence into his own hands this afternoon
He shot himself through the heart in the
living apartments. back OF his store. at
57 Eighth avenue. while his wife para
lyzed with horror. booked on. and his
sixteen-year-old niece. Freda Scherer, OF
New Haven. struggled with him for pos
session Of the revolver It was yesterday
when Moeschler heard his doom pro
nounced by an eminent specialist He
had been suffering with pains il the ab-
domen and went to the doctor for an
examination
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
KEPT AUTO ON $1,000 A YEAR
Bank Clerks Employers Suspicious,
end Now Hes Under Arrest.

Wlkesbarre- Pa, Aug 14-Norman
FogeI. chief Of the savings department
Of the First National Bank Of this city.
was arrested this morning on the charge
Of embezzling $500 Of the banks funds.
The fact that he managed 10 purchase
and maintain an automobile on a salary
Of 800 a year, and that he was a high
liver. first excited the suspicious OF the
bank officials. but it was some time be
fore they discovered anything wrong
with his books
An effort was made 70 keep the case
quiet FogeI was discharged two weeks
ago. and has since then been endeavor-
ing TO pay back the amount Of his defal-
cations. but was not able 70 raise much
more than 5000
The bank officials were willing to give
him longer time. but when the national
bank examiner for this district heard OF
the case he ordered Fosels arrest.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
SEWER GAS TRAPS EIGHT Hen
Overeomes ReseueTs After Killing
Tive Workmen.
COmmOtiOn in Street Where Cries
Are Heard from a
NIanhOIe.

New York. Aug 1.-Two men were kill
ed by the fumes OF illuminating gas IN q
conduit Of the New York Telephone Com
avenue. this afternoon
Two OF their fe.5ow-yTork-neu were
overcome in the work Of rescue. and four
fremen were overcome later by heat AID
eas in taking the dead and unconscious
workmen from The noxious hole
Michael Muldoon, OF IL West Seven
teenth street. and Peter Crowley. OF 5l5
East Twelfth street were killed
James Hculihan. foreman. and his gang
OF three men had been working upward
from Tweuty-fifJh street all day, repair
ing wires and on the lookout for a leak
IN q gas main which was flooding the con-
duit with poisonous fumes Reaching
Forty-ffth street. they Eoisted the big
rnanhOIe cover on the corner. and Null
doom and Crowley descended by means
OF a ladder. Crowley and 8Tul5oon col
Iapsed soon after reaching TIE bottom
OF the hole. twenty feet under ground
In the meantime. HOuliLau and FiIZsim-
mons busted themselves above, arrang-
ing wires and apparatus After twenty
five minutes H0uiihan sent FitzsiUuOnS
into the mole 10 see If anything had hap
pened 10 MUidoon and Crowley
Hearing nothing from Fitzsimmons. ths
foreman descended into the hole himself
Al the bottom he came upon The form Of
Crowley. Who had lost consciousness
Houlihan started for the surface. carry
ing Crowley. but succum5ed 90 the gas
fumes before he had asCended three
rounds Of the ladder. and with yell
dropped back A citizen. peering into
the mauhole. heard his cry and called a
policeman. who started 10 descend, but
found that he would Ue unable 70 stand
the fumes. By that time a large crowd
had gathered and in the crowd was Dep
uty Chief Langford, Of the FIRE depart
uent he sent around 10 Hook and Lad
der No. for the company and scaling
ladders. Acting Capt Ahearn. with ten
men. were soon on the job and at work
getting out the men from the conduit
The first four firemen in managed to
put ropes around FiJzsimmons and HouIi-
han and raise them % the surface Then
they collapsed and other nremen took
their places All the men OF the hook
and ladder company were affected be
fore the corpses Of Muldoon and Crowley
were brought 10 the surface.