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DrIftwood from the Navy.

After we had eaten, German tramp
who had been a sailor-Sailor Dutch was
him-read from a book of German So
cialist verse. Nobody understood him,
but all listened politely
1t was the first day cut of Sacramento,
and toward Colfax, that began associat-
ing with the navy. or, rather, the ex-
navy. We had a mutual confession party
brought on by chance remark in a box
car up in the snowsheds on the Sierra side.
in Bret Hartes country.
When IL was over, it appeared that Of
the twenty-five individuals In the box car.
all but myself and one other had Jumped
the fleet" at San Francisco The other
was hulking ex-marine from the South
Dakota who had quit at Aiagdalena Bay,
way down in the end of Lower Califor-
MIA, and had worked his way up through
the mountains 10 San Diego. and thence
north and east.
/ travelled with the navy boys across the
Nevada desert. One Of them, a good
looking young New York boy, whom for
lack of better name l christened. Charley
Davis. picked me out for pal We stood
together until we reached Salt Lake City,
where got him job in a restaurant.
hope he is still holding it down.
He had gone ashore at San francisco
from the Louisiana, oVerstayed his leave
was afraid to go back and face the music
met another sailor in the same pretiica-
ment, exchanged his uniform on the Bar
barry Coast for some Stops. and jumped
IrelSnl III fslCnnlOnO a rev hours after
/ had.
I shall not soon forget that desert trim
The line of the Southern Pacific was con.
gested with boes.
We would be ditched at small water.
tank town that boasted fewer houses thar
our party had boes. The town marshal
would collect us and. with drawn revoI-
yer, march us to the limits of the town
and instruct US in forcibie language tc
take the first train out
We would board the train In a BODY and
the train crews would order US off. WHERE
upon. after a complaint to the town bull
| by a committee. of which Bill and were
generally the spokesman, an arrangement
would be made whereby everybody off
cially looked the other way while we rode
across the next waterless stretch to thu
| neat little town, TO have the same trouble
over again.
| The only place where my particula,
group was locked up was at Iovelcck
| Seven of US crawled out of a rainy nigh
/ into an empty box car which was within
/ the dead line" A deputy flashed :
| dark lantern in upon US as we were sleep
| ing in a row. like SO many sardines ars
! marched US off to a jail about the sig,
of cficken-coop and not dissinniiar II
/ odor and cleanliness.
The next morning, however. we wer
| fed, our first real meal for some days
| We had sat UP most of the night specu
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its name from the town whence 1t
come. Spondula- "Spratsv is English.
Swag seems TO originate in the
Norwegian svaga, to sway; from it
came the meaning to weigh heavily
therefore. pack or baggage. then the
booty OF highway robbers, then money.
Sye-bucks and "threswins'' are,
puzzling- ''Thrum' was the English
threepence- Ways and means is dig
nified slang, and perhaps doesn't really
mean much more than "wherewithal. =
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PAPERS CONSOLIDATE.
Harry J. Robinson Sells Bingham
Bulletin to T. L. Holman.

Especial to The Herald.)
Bingham, Dec. 19.-Announcement was
made this evening of the sale of the Bing-
ham Bulletin by Harry j. Robinson to
T. L. Holman, owner of the Bingham
Press and a member of the next legis-
lature-
The papers will be combined and OPP
Grated under the management of Frank
J. Tiernay, the present manager of the
Bingham Bulletin.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.

MASONIC NOTICE.
Mt. Moriah lodge No. will hold spec
ial meeting tomorrow monday evening
at 7:3O o'clock sharp. for the purpose OF
installing the officers of the ensuing year
By the Most WOrshipful Grand Master.
James III. Brown. After the ceremonies
refreshments in the banquet hall Al
qualified Masons cordially invited.
CHRISTOPHER DIEHI4. Secretary.
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A CERTAIN sAMENEss.
philadelphia Inquirer

Old Lady trather deaf)-Are you any
relation to Mr. Green Pardon me.
sir
Green--l am NJ. Green
Old Lady-Aist Then that explains the
extraordinary resemblance,
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LOST-Between the Wilson hotel and
Orpheum theatre, one ermine stole, ia
yards long and 8 inches wide: also one
squirrel muff Return 10 Wilson hotel
Liberal reward.
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LOST-Between o. S. l. depot OF juno,
ton to Poplar Grove car. string OF COLO
beads. Kindly return TO Boes Jewelry
store. Reward.
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IOsT-wili the party who took St. Ber-
nard dog. yellow. from PAS South 4th West
please return same and prevent trouble
Reward.
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CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Kneass and family
desire in this way to return their pro-
found thanks to. the many kind friends
for their sympathy. loving kindness AMI
beautiful floral tributes on the sad occa-
sion of the death and burial of their
daughter. Florence
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IOST-Gold bracelet. initials r. D.. at
Webster school or Yicinity. Return TO rs
Z. 9Th South. Reward.
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LOST-Thursday night, one fur driving
glove Halliday Drug Co, LIST So ana
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LOST.

LOST-1f the man who took good hat
with initials J. Z. c. from Commercial
club banquet will return it to the club.
his old battered lid will be left there IA
exchange.
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LOST-A gold watch. Please return TO
Miss Louise Brady. 81 So. 9Th East. Re
ward.
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LOST-Flexible Flyer sleigh week ago
on Sth East st. Reward 81 Sth East
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LOST-s25 reward for return of lap robe
lost on South Templs street Friday even
ing. Return TO 30 South Temple.
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LOST-Bunch of keys in front of Gard
ners store. Return TO Herald office.
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LOSTLGold navy pin with eagle. flag.
etc. on It. Return to 223 W. y, Temple.
Liberal reward
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The Ready HeIplna Hand.

60 the west isn't the east is trite
>'''''A' even when applied 20 beating the
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Mrs. E. B. H. Pickard, Chiropractor

217-21S Herald Bldg.
Office hours 8 TO IL and to 5 daily.
Consultation and examination free
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Observation-Disclosures
The Ambulance Chaser
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Shannon had been smashed up by g
trolley accident. He was lying in bed
In his miserable one room. shanty
where the surgeon had placed him after
his refusing to gosto the hospital His
arms, both of which were broken, lay
limp in his lap; and his head was
swathed in cloths. His back panied
him SO that he tried to shift his posi-.
ton, only to give up after inflicting
greater agony. Suddenly, his restless
ness abated. and he listened.
Come In" he said, when his clouded
brain comprehended that 1t was a
knock at the door.
| A gimlet-eyed young man crept in
and noiseless1y made his way to the
bed.
"Are you Mr.. Shannon?" he inquired
The other nodded his head. You were
injured to-day on the Young street troll.
ley. You know, you can make the troll
ley company pay handsomely for in
ticting these injuries on you. I'm a
lawyer, and I'll take your case for you
SO that 1t won't cost you anything un-
less we recover what we sue for"
Shannon only partly comprehended
what was said. He understood enough
| to know that this young man undertook
to do something with the railroad
whereby he would be paid for all the
trouble and injuries he had suffered
toI
did not know; why this young man, a
perfect stranger. should help, his brain
was too clouded to comprehend. MOI
did his wife, who sat mutely in the cor.
ner, understand what was taking plac:
| any more than he. Before either OF
them were aware Of 1t, the young Mt.
torDey was walking away with Shan.
mons mark affixed to the end of a
paper.
He had been gone less than an hour
when they were again disturbed by Il
knock at the door, this time loud and
uncouth. A young fellow carrying a
satchel pushed his way Into the room
before either had spoken. lie walked
"Your name Shannon?' s.
Shannon nodded.
well, I'm claim agent for the rail.
road ON which you were Injured to-day
We're willing to pay you literally for
your INJURIES he said, gruffly.
"a lawyer man was Just here, sir.
He made me sign paper and said he
was to take my case fer nothin'," Shan.
non managed to say with difficulty.
Isn't it better to have the money
now than to wait two or three ve.rs
for it,"
Shannon did not comprehend the line
of talk, but thought 1t would be better
for him to stick to the man who had
promised to take his case for nothing
1t would be only fair. The young law.
yer had come to him without the ask
ing, and he had come almost as soon
as he had been carried home. He sho ,k
Ills head In negative.
The young man opened the satnliel
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
pondero.a Lemon,

The Ponderosa lemon may be grown
indoors, as any house plant, and even
when not in bloom 1t Is very handsome
and pleasing with Its large very dark
green foliage, says a writer In Floral
Life. The leaves have a delicious fra
GRANGE and are glossy, rather thick
and also somewhat leathery in char
acter. The pure waxy white flowers
are strikingly beautiful and have &
most agreeable fragrance. The hows
ers are about the size of those of the
tuberose.
The plant is all the more attractive
because 1t is nm ever bearer. 1t is
nothing unusual to. find on the same
plant both blossoms and fruit in all
the various stages of growth. There
may be seen fruit of all sizes, from
the small pea sized lemon Just started
to the large yellow, Juicy lemon just
ready to drop from the tree or plant
and enter into some Of the delicious
creations the good housewife knows
how to make. These lemons are GER
tainly the largest and are said to be
the juciest ever known and also to
surpass all others used for household
purposes. Their flavor is richer, more
delicious and pleasing than tho ordi-
nary lemon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
Fearless swimmers.

In the water the Hawaiians are alb
solutely fearless. AS soon as they can
walk, little babies are taken to battle
in the sea, and In very short time
they are able to swim like porpoises.
The author Of Hawaiian Yesterdays"
gives Renaissance Of the courage of
the natives:
Our party had arrived in Hilo Bay,
and we were all seated upon the, plat
form Of big double canoe, padding
ashore from the schooner which lay
out in the harbor. A tllrong of natives
lined the beach, waiting to welcome
their returning teachers.
Just rs we were entering the surf
that rolled upon the sandy shore,
through some accident the canoes sud
denly filed and sank, leaving us all
sitting half-submerged In the shallow
water. With loud roar Of "Auwe ~
CON- and Alas!) the assembled crowd
rushed as one man into the waves and
bore us safely to land.
On one occasion, about the same
date, coasting vessel was upset in a
violent sQuall between the islands of
Hawaii and Maui. Although the near
est land was twenty miles distant, the
native crew and passengers boldly
struck out to swim ashore; and sew
eral of them did come safe to land
after a night and day In the Deep
Among the survivors of the wreck
was poor woman who for several
hours swan with her husband upon
her back; but the poor man. died of
cold and fatigue, and had to be aban-
doned at last before the coast WINS
reaehed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
up the scattered notes, put them into
his satchel and started for the door.

up the scattered notes, put them into
his satchel and started for the door.
"All right" he said. you'll regret
this. Well fight you to the limit
All day Shannon lay in bed. His
wife, worn out by this added care, fell
Into sound sleep. About dusk faint
knock on the door was followed by the
entrance of the same young man who
had been there earlier In the day. He
noted the condition of the wife, and
crossed quietly to the side of Shannon's
bed.
1--WE settled your case, Mr.. Shannon"
he said softly. Here's fifty dollars for
you; it's your share" and he laid the
fifty dollars on the bed.
The nand that had been tempted ear
lier in the day by four times the
amount made no emotion; the eyes that
would have looked through the shallow
soul of this young shyster saw not. The
soul that had refused to be tempted
because he thought 1t was unfair to
this attorney had passed away; and
Dan Shannon had died, his good opin-
ion of the ambulance chaser unchanged.
-Waverley Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
THE GREATEST ENGINEERING FEAT OF THE WORLD REALIZED


The dream Of Henry NJ. Flagler's
life, the worlds greatest engineering
feat-the extension of the Florida East
Coast railway through the ocean to
Key West-has been consummated, and
regular train service from New York
to this most southerly point of the
United States is reality.
Until ten years ago the nearest home
port to Key West was Tampa, $50 miles
up the gulf. Then the Flagler railroad
was pushed to Miami 157 miles up the
east coast. But no man dreamed that
the coral reefs and mangrove swamps
known as the Florida keys, at the end
of which is Key West, would ever be
hitched to Florida by bonds Of steel
and concrete
In three years, ]. R. PARROT, general
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
HAVE BOUGHT ALDEN HOUSE.

Defendants of John and Priscilla
Are Owners of Old Homestead.
The Alden kindred of America, which
comprise descendants of John and PrIs-
ella Mullins Alden of Duxbury, who
are scattered from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean, from Canada to the. Gulf
OF Mexico, have at last obtained pos
session of the old Alden homestead
here, says a Duxbury (Mass.) dispatch
In the Philadelphia Record. The house
has nine rooms and a number of acres
of land about 1t. 1t is near the railroad
station. During the 254 years Of exist
ence of this property 1t has always been
occupied, with one exception, by per-
son named Alden.
The old homestead, according to the
story generally told to visitors in Dux-
bury, was not built by John the. Pill
grim. A site east of the present house
Is pointed out as having been the place
where John and Priscilla dwelt, and 1t
Is commonly stated that the house built
by Johns own hand was destroyed by
fire, and the exact spot is pointed ont.
line of Iobns from tha n,,a.,',, 80
father and now noonnant % ~ ~ a,,
bomesteod COWS t,,,s atar,, y, o,u
rect ue dac,,ros tbot ~, ~ ~ nj. III.
c,,lo occrnIoa = ha,,a ...,.,e aAu M 20,
nm tha nrosent ho,so ~. 49, .Ao ca g.,
thot t,,nhors e.an, a. 49, a. -, -, "i.u
now In ayistence n tho nrasa,,t 1. ~, az
M -, It'll - ps nVuss.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
FINE FURNITURE vENHERED.

d r. Z l.
How Oak IL Used-Imitation Cherry
Hard Wood.
"There Is a great deal Of so-called
oak furniture sold nowadays" said Eu-
gene j. Hicks. "a large part of this
furniture is yeneered. This is partIcu-
larly true of parlor and ornamental
furniture. Course and common furni-
ture may be made of solid oak, but
fine furniture is almost Invariably
lveneered.
This is because a much finer finish
can be got from quartered oak veneer
than from the solid wood. The grain
comes out better, and 1t takes higher
polish. Where strength and durability
are required, the solid wood is used,
but for surfaces veneering is prefer
able. Indianapolis is the largest veneer
manufacturing center in the world. The
sycamore used to be regarded as COM
paratiyely worthless tree, but 1t works
up well in yeneerlng, and finds many
uses In the manufacture of furniture.
It can be stained In imitation 81 cherry
and other hard woods "
u There are two kinds of yeneerlng-
sawed and sliced-but 1t takes an ex-
pert to tell the difference. The process
of manufacture Is simple and interest
Ing. The logs, delivered at the factory
In the rough, about thirteen feet In
length, are first cooked In hot water
watts to make them soft and workable.
ut does not matter how green they
are. After being thoroughly cooked
they are placed on machines designed
for the purpose, and either sliced by a
powerful knife the length of the log or
cut by circular saw into slabs about
one-twentieth Of an inch thick. These
slabs are the full length of the log,
and when first cut are SO pliable that
they can be bent double without break.
ing. The uniform thickness or thin
ness of the slabs is preserved by the
action of the machinery, and does not
vary SO much as hairs breadth in the
entire length Of the slab.
After the slabs are sliced or sawed
they are seasoned by steaming. This
requires only about twenty-four hours,
and then they are ready for the mar
ket. Some Of the huge oak logs that
come to the factory show by the rings
In them that the trees were from $50
to 400 years old. Washington Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19

and took small pile of new one-dolllr
bills. All, how beautiful they looked to
Shannon. The half Of them would lift
him out Of the debt he had been trying
to cancel when this accident happened.
He could buy his Mary a new dress,
too; 1t had been SO long since she had
had anything new; and the doctor, sure
1t would more than pay him. But into
his head again came the thought of the
young lawyer. Would 1t be fair to him?
s"How much will you take?" asked
the claim agent. The latter had seen
the longing look In Shannon's eyes, and
had been slowly counting and recount
Ing the bills. He had counted out one
hundred one-dollar bills and placed
them In four piles of twenty-five each.
He let them lie on the bed moment
that way, then put them into one pile
again. ~ =
"How much will you take?' he re-
peated. This time he augmented the
pile by an additional little pile of five
dollar notes. Again he counted them,
showing consplcuously the bills of larg-
;er denomination.
Shannon's eyes cleaned. Suddenly
his hand reached out as If to take the
bills, and as suddenly the claim agent
placed them in his fingers. Shannon's
fingers crushed them with feverlsh de-
light. The claim agent produced pa
per and fountain pen and proffered
them to Shannon. The latter looked
duly at the paper for moment, then
his eyes took on look of fire. His
teeth suddenly came together with :
snap, and he threw the bank notes into
the face of the claim agent.
Get out of me housed" he cried. "I'll
mot. take 1t. III not sell out me friend"
The claim agent was furious. lie picked
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
o MAJ SHOWS a9uTh OF

manager. and J. C. Meredith, construc-.
tion engineer, have spent $15,0OO,O 600
Of Flagler's money in bridging the 1870
miles Of ocean, coal reefs and mangrove
swamps They have built steel rein
forced concrete sea wall which rises 80
feet above high water mark. Over this
runs a single track railway. Some of
the keys are so far apart that the pas
sengers are out of sight of land, going
to and fro on tracks supported by con-
crete arches which divide the ocean
and the gulf of Mexico.
Before they began glrding theekeys,
the engineers had to force their way
through the Everglades, building 80
miles of embankment by means of
dredges which created their own chan
nels ms they piled up the dirt.
At one time the constructors had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
The Desert sands.

II shall winter in the Sahara said
a travelling man. with caravan !
shall traverse under binding sun and
an endless plain of snow white sand
but hone of my AIohammedan attend.
ants will wear any kind of Shade over
his eyes.
Against that dazzling glare the
backs of their necks will be swathed in
white linen, and even their ears will
be protected. Nothing. though, Will
keep. the sun out of their faces.
Wondering about this, said one
day to the kaid of an Algerian village
"Why don't you Arabs wear cap
of some sort? You llye>ln the worlds
worst sun glare, but neither fez nor
turban under any circumstances has a
peak
"sThe Koran the kaid answered
.forbids all true believers to shade their
eyes. Obeying the Koran implicitly
we dwellers in the desert avoid like
poison brlms to our headgear. In con.
sequence there is more blindness among
us than among any other people in the
world LOS Angeles Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19
AN OFFICIAL ACT.


Margaret Brown came one day into
the office of government official In
Chicago. She was from Massachusetts,
says writer in the Chicago Tribune.
Her son had come to Chicago some time
before to seek his fortune.
But fortune had not favored Mar
garet's son, and he soon wrote home
for fifty dollars. 1t was seat him.
Then followed another hard-luck story,
and another nifty was sent him. A third
time Ed asked for hfty dollars This
was more than the mother could en-
dnre, and full Of misgivings and fears,
she picked up suit case and started
for the West to make Investigations
But where in Chicago was ED? She
had but one address-general delivery
and countless people get their mall
there How could she find>the elusive
son among the thousands who daily
cross the great rotunda?
She would stand there and watch for
him. He might come In sthe morning,
he might came in the evening he might
come the first day or the third, but
stand there she would till she stood
face to face with the prodlgal.
But even for the tedious privilege Of
standing there permission had to be
secured; hence her call on the official.
The official realized how unpleasant
to refined woman such an expert
ence would be. lie pondered a moment
as to how he might keep from break
ing laws and regulations, and yet ac-
complish the mothers desire In man
| ner at least comfortable.
where are you staylng?" he inQulr-
ed, after moments reflection.
AT the Great Northern"
"l'll tell you what I'll do. I'll write
| your son a note"
And he sent this letter:
"N1r. Brown. You IRE requested to
call at the Great Northern, room =.
Thursday, between 5 and p. M.
| "a Friend Of the Family"
He sealed 1t and addressed 1t to the
general delivery.
The next step In the story was deli
cately written note from Boston, an
nouncing the safe arrival home of Ed
and his mother. Ed had called at the
general delivery, to his establishment
had found his mother In room - at the
Great Northern. had gone home, and
the mother was happy.