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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
WITH THE sAaEs.

+ That life is long that answers life's
great end. Young
Have the courag to dare to be true
at all times. Mansfield.
The lie of an action is greater than
the lie Of word Crawford.
Get Justly, distribute cheerfully, and
live contentedly Thurston.
What ought not to be done, do not
even think Of doing. Epictetus.
TO be ignorant Of ones ignorance ID
the malady Of ignorance. Spirits.
All life is music IL we but touch the
notes rightly and In time uskln.
Unless you bear with the faults Of a
friend you betray your own.-syrus.
Stones and idle words are things
never to be thrown at random 30.
carri.
Speak as you think; be what you
are; pay your debts Of all kinds
Montfort.
Example is more powerful than pre-.
cept: whereof you reproye another be
unblamable yourself George Wash
Inston.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

by the tariff since the tariff began to ROB
the American people. The trusts and tar
10 i've because Of the Republican party
Taft's party-his masters party.
Standard Oil and the. trusts and the
tariff will fatten and flourish If Taft is
elected just as they fattened and -four
ished as they never did before in their
history during the administration Of Theo.
dore Roosevelt, in spite of the fact that
he ran up and down the country believing
against them like roaring lion. He bel
lowed but he never bit. 4
II w. u. Bryan is elected, the trusts
and tariff will not have as easy sailing as
they have had under Roosevelt.
You want the proof of this assertion.
Carnegie is for Taft. Carnegie has
been made haif-billionaire through and
by the tariff and his future millions de-
pend greatly upon the tariff standing as
It is. And Rockefeller, and Archbold, and
Morgan, and Ryan, and Gary of the steel
trust, and Schwab of the protected iron
industry, and Hartman, and all the other
men who take toll from both the producer
and the consumer are for Taft.
And in this you will find the issue Of
this campaign. It is; Shall the people
rule through Bryan and Democracy, or
shall the Standard Oil and other trusts
continue to rule through the Republican
party and Taft Memphis Commercial
Appeal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
fhe Early Bird.

A very steady and serious country
gentleman had Joined newly estab-
Nshed metropolitan club which offer
ed the usual advantage OF bedrooms
for country members temporarily, in
town. When next the country
gentleman came to town he put up
for the night at the club, which had
in the meantime become extremely
fashionable and its hours correspond.
ingly irregular. The visitor went 10
bed at an early hour when all was
orderly and the other members decor
ohs and quiet.
The next morning he came down
for breakfast at his usual hour
eight o'clock-but was surprised to
find the room in the middle OF the
busting process and not cloth on
the tables. While he was gazing help.
lessly around, sleepy-eyed waiter
came up to him.
II beg your pardon. sir" he said
apologetically, "but no suppers can
be served after half past seven
Hampers Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
out q Rl,eckonlnu.

The Youngs has unexpectedly drop
ped In ON the Baileys just as din
ner was about to he served. The
hostess, considerably disturbed. called
her little daughter Helen aside and
explained that there would not b
enough oysters to so around. and
added:
Now. you and I will just have
some Of the broth, and please do not
make any fuss about It At the Ia.
ble.".
Little Helen promised to remenlbsr
and say nothing But when the oys.
ters were served. Helen discovered 4
small oyster IN her plate. which had
accidentally been ladled up with her
broth. This pushed the little girl,
and she could not recall any inatruc..
tion1 covering this contingency, At.
ter studying 4 few moments she Dip
ped the oyster up With her spoon ana:
holding It up Is high as she could.
spiped out:
sMamma. mamma. shouldn't Mrs.
Young have this oyster. too! Chfis.
tian Register
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
THE MAN IN rae RAIN.
His Manner Of Managing Fine Apparel
AZ Compared With Woman's

you would think. now, wouldn't
you,'' she said, "that lordiy man
would defy the weather and not per.
NIT himself TO be disturbed by such
a little thing as rain? But my! 1
think men are more particular about
their fine clothes than women are.
Take a man who is out, for In
stance. in ligh gray suit and let
shower come up. Does the man
In gray go blithely ON and let the
rain fall upon him as 1t Will? Very
much not, sir! He seeks the near.
est shelter and there he waits for
the rain entirely to cease before he
ventures on: more careful Of his raj.
ment, surely. than any woman would
be OF hers.
But 1t is what a man does with
his straw hat In the rain that In.
terests me most. Why. l have seen
man take on his straw hat In a
shower and carry 1t under his coat,
SO careful Is he about It. and isn't
a man going along the street hatless,
with his hat clutched In that way
under his coat, funny figure? Did
you ever see a woman do that7
TITS q common thing to see a man
caught in shower carrying his straw
hat sort Of casually down at his arms
length at his side. as II ne was just
sauntering that way. but really to
protect his hat SO as much as he
can. And do we not even see men
In the rain holding newspapers over
their hats? Who ever saw a woman
do that?
Women seem somehow to be able
to go through shower without max
ing conspicuous figures OF themselves.
They are always serene, never trou,
bled. and somehow they never seem
to get as wet in the rain as men do. /"
New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
THE CAKE po1NrnR.
By Earle Hooker Eaton

BY Earle Hooker Eaton 4
: h the sideboard apprehension
Thrills the hidden gingerbread;
Duushnuts, shrinking from attention,
6hiver with nameless dread.
In the pantry devastation
Now begins its ruthless rule:
Hungrier than all creation,
Little Willie's home from school!
Az the pointer scents the rabbit.
As the needle seeks the pole.
Willie moves by force of habit
Toward each gastronomic goal.
Shifts the air ard tiptoes slyly
To the sideboard with smile;
'-That there boy" says uncle, drily.
'He can smell a cake mile!"
Once we had q maid named Title.
Who was sly as any mouse.
me for angel cake!" said Willie,
As one day he searched the house.
Later Title cried, Il did I'll"
(Saved the cake was what she
meant,)
Meath the onions Title hid It,
Throwing Willie of the scent.
-Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
sRyIN WITH q RECORD.
TIL. one Ia. Dl.tlnaul.hed tiImsel'

This One Has Distinguished Himself
In Raidlng Alaskan Hotels.
The chances are strong that with.
in couple Of months there will be
admitted into the animal colony at
Washington Park black bear from
Circle City. Alaska, which according
to the stories told about him by his
recent owner. Robert c. Curry OF Cir
Gle City, is likely to demoralize all
of Keeper Beans we'll behaved mem
agerie.
Teddy, for that is the now common
place name Of this proposed addition
to the zoo, Is only In his teens as
regards his bear age. But he has
ruined the best chef In Circle City.
has cost much money by his dissolute
habits, and has acquired a reputa-
ton known to all Alaska.
Mr.. Curry gave the bear to his
brother William OF, Milwaukee. And
William Curry says he is going to
hand the beast right over to a reg
ular bear man. Keeper Bean. Of the
zoo.
Teddy vas captured by Indians in
the frozen regions OF the silent
North, way north OF Circle City. He
was less than day "a six months
day. old when he was caught
His real career began, however,
after he and his brother struck Cir
Gle City and became the property
Of Mr.. Curry, who Is a wealthy mine
owner there. At Circle City man
can pay higher prices for food than
in almost any other spot under the
sun. Porterhouse steaks come at 81,
and side dishes are only eaten by
millionaires. It was when Pierre
lLognette, the Circle City Hotels
French chef, forgot to put the straw
berries in the safe that Teddy cut
his first -caper.
An order Of Strawberries and cream
In Circle City costs about $3.50, and
there were about twenty small boxes
of the berries stacked up when
TEDDY turned loose his appetite. They
represented about 5000. Teddy ate
them up clean. Then he consumed
enough other delicacies to represent
a small fortune. All this was paid
for by Mr.. Curry. This was Teddy's
first offence.
The next time he got chance
TEDDY raided the Arctic Inn, fash
ionable hosiery In the mining city,
and stole twelve pound ham wvrth
317 and lot Of assorted meats worth
$50.
Mr.. Curry began to realize that
the bear was a costly asset. It had
already cost him $3.50. But while the
owner Of Teddy was wondering what
to do the latter hastened his de-
cision by entering the store OF a
bankrupt Seattle merchant which
had passed into the hands OF a re-
ceiver. Teddy crawled into the
store by night and stayed there for
two days. His last raid was an ex-
pensiye one. and after settling 1t
Mr.. Curry chained up his pet and
took him to Observation-Disclosures
4 kee Free Press,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
HOW FOREST FIRES START.
Responsibility Of Timbernen.
Strange Ereaks Of the Elan1es.

Responsibility Of Timbermen-
Strange Freaks Of the Flames.
"These forest fires are more often
started by some one throwing down
match carelessly or splitting out
the live ashes from his pipe,'' said
D. Whitaker When we were
building the extension from Champ
Ion to L'Anse years ago some Of the
boys thought they would go down to
Champion for a time. Coming back
one Of them lit his pipe and threw
the match into the dry grass.
Before that fire burned itself out
I II had traversed a strip Of territory
sixty miles long and Ave miles wide.
We lost hundreds of thousands OF
ties by the fire, to say nothing Of
the timber that was burned over al!
because a man was not careful where
he threw lighted match. When
such fires once get started they burn
themselves out: you can't stop them.
And they play some queer freaks.
I have seen great pine trees, stand
ing out alone in little clearing
100 yards or more from anything,
and suddenly the fire would jump.
out and few minutes later nothing
would be left Of the tree but the
trunk and SCARED and burned limbs.
1 remember one case OF the kind
where handsome big pine stood
out alone. Suddenly the flames seem
ed to gather themselves into big
ball and burst over the top Of the
tree like shell. enveloping 1t in fire.
It burned as though 1t had been kiln
dried.
Somehow the fire seems to take
all the sap out OF the tree. That
tree was completely destroyed in a
short time, the IRE sweeping on and
leaving 1t grotesque and blackened
trunk where before was beautiful!
picture.
SIN the old days the Indians were
very careful Of fire. When they
broke camp in the morning after CO.
ing short distance one OF the band
would go back to see that there was
no spark unextinguished. II there
was he would be sure to put It out.
II he did not return to the waiting
band soon two or three others would
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60 back and II there was any nrs
they would help him extinsuish It.
''In that way forest fires were pre-.
vented. Nowadaya with white camp
sers and picnickers S0ihg into the
woods and leaving without care
whether they leave sparks which may
cause blaze or not. It is hard to
preserve the forests. presume 1t
was something of that kind which
started the fires in that country up
In British Columbia. ! know the
country; 1t is densely timbered and
a fire there will mean the loss OF
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars In
standing timber. to say nothing of the
lives said to, have been lost."-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
THEIR MoNeY M oLp BOOTS.
How Russian Farmers in Kansas Hid
Their Wealth.

How Russian Farmers in Kansas Hid
Their Wealth.
ELLIS County has more money hid
den in tin cans and old boots than 10
deposited in the banks said Val 3.
Gross, a banker and broker of Hays
City. Kan.
"Old boots are the proper things."
continued the Kansas banker, "be-
cause the people who hide their
money in our county, as rule, have
no old socks to use for that purpose.
They do not wear socks. They are
Russians. who have no working
knowledge Of our banking system, and
who show NO disposition to learn
much about 1t. 81
They do their own banking. Their
strong box consists Of tin can or
an old boot. and their safety deposit
| vault Is hole under the barn or in
the cellar. When they want to buy
something they pay cash for It.
When they sell something they de-
mand the cash and hide II.
ut Is q conservative estimate to
say that more than half OF the actual
cash Of Ellis County Is hidden. Our
deposits come chiefly from the Amer.
leans. Comparatively few OF the
Russians do any banking business.
| We have conducted campaign among
them for years. and some Of the
younger element are beginning to
patronize us. But the old timers are
still holding OF. and probably will
continue to do SO for the rest Of their
lives.
Perhaps 10 per cent. Of the people
of Ellis County are Russians. More
strictly speaking. they are German
Russians. Originally they went from
Germany to Russia. and later came
to this country. They are sturdy.
honest people. industrious. very re-
lligious and great money savers. As
debt payers they are celebrated. They
never hide behind the statute Of
Limitation. II a Russian buys q horse
or farm he is just as sure to pay
for it as he lives. Mortgages are only
used as protection In case OF death" =
Washington Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
With the Minstrels.

aMistah Walkah, wot am de DIFF
f'unee tween a trav-ler startin' to
Tangier an plate o. veal hash?"
Il give that one up. George. What
is the difference between traveller
starting for Tangier and plate Of
veal hash?"
aDe one am Morocco bound, an
de uddah am half calf.''
Ladies and gentlemen, the cele-
brated vocalist, Prof. Rox de Bote.
will now sing that beautiful and
touching sentimental ballad. take
Your Face Away. Clarence; You
Have Been Using a Safety Razor"
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

WY DIU ne ~ att 49,
Mr.. Roosevelt begins his letter: In
view Of Mr.. Hearst's disclosures about
Foraker, make public the following let
ter, etc, etc. =
Then, Mr.. Roosevelt, would you have
made public this letter II Mr.. Hearst had
made no disclosnres2 Yon join with Mr..
Hearst in denounclng Mr.. Foraker. You
would have accepted Mr. Forakerss sup
port for your fat boy IL Hearst had not
secured bundle Of Standard Oil letters,
would you?
Why did you not play David to Fora
kcr's Goliath months ago, and not leave
the David job to Hearst7 Now you are
playing Jonathan role to- Hearst,s David
and You and Hearst are doing Salome
dance with Foraker's head on a Standard
Oil charger. $500
THEODORE RIO OSEvELT is MAX.
ING A VIRTUE OF A NECESSITY.
One member of the high Republican
sanhedrim has been caught with the goods
on and Mr.. Roosevelt is standing up be
side Mr.. Hearst and crying to the Amer
lean people, sWe done sit! Vote for
Taft Memphis Commercial-Appeal
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out there and made up my mind
that II you said No tonight I'd
take It. And when l really do make
up my mind
"Change It," said Miss Callorby.
Change 1t to please me. / don't
want you to go to that wretched
place. You'll have fever and all sorts
OF horrible things"
Bennie shook his head. II guess
might as well say goodby now" he
said.
He held out his hand. Miss Cal
lonby took 1t and stood with her
forehead wrinkled thoughtfully.
'T'll miss you horribly" she said
at last.
"Just little at first" said Ben.
ME.
mo; all the time. You won't change
your mlnd?"
NO" 4..l
The thoughtful frown on the young
woman's face deepened and the clock
ticked on.
'Goodby." said Bennie.
She raised her eyes to his and
found them sad but inflexible In ex-
preston.
"Bennie." she said, hesitatingly.
III asked you to ask me again
what you asked before-would you?
You promised not to, hut would you:
Wait moment. 1 said No this
evening and you said II I said No
you'd go to the Philippines. and you
wouldn't change your mind. Would
1t make any difference II l said
'Yes'?"
Are you asking out Of curiosity"
demanded Bennie sternly. But he
saw that she was not.
"It was a blamed mean trick" Ben
ME said to himself as he left the
house. "stin I'm mighty sorry. I
didn't think Of 1t before. II she ever
finds out I was blufing! Chicago
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

Why Bill Felt Easy.
Last fall when all my work was done
I thought I'd take some well earned fun:
Just thought I'd spend about aweek
A visitin' my friend, Bill Peek
With whom / ulster fight an plny--
Bill lives down Oklahoma way
So down went, as free from care
As anybody anywhere.
FLOWS tricks, OIL man7' says Bill 1, me-
20, bully, Bill, I'm up In G. 2
An then told him Of success So
That l had earned through storm and
stress.
"Some years were fat an some were lank.
But 1 got money in tn bank
An now guess as how will
Quit workin' hard" says t BIN.
That night along bout o'clock
got mighty sudden shock
A message from my wife that said AZ
sour bank is broke !" An home 4 sped
Inless than one short half q day
I saw my savin's fade away. IS
The bank was broke tween me an you
T date I Amt got nary sou.
This fall Bill came T. visit me
AM found me workin' hard, b,gee
Hut we went visitin' aroun' RI
An spent some leisure time In town.
Says Bill t me: I'm that there wreck
It seems yon got it in th. neck z
Correct, says l, .you stated facts.
Right where Oh chicken got tn al"
II 4
That night Bill read his bank had closed,
AM I JUS nacherly supposed
He'd hike Fl home q feelin' blue,
JUS like had an SO would you.
But Bill he laughed an said: Il guess
That amt a-goin' t make Distress ~
'But all your money, BillPr I said.
Guaranteed" said Bill; '.let's go t bed"
W. N. NJ.
In Nutshell.
The leaders of the Republican party
have been mixed up with Standard OH
and other trusts and corporations created
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
Florla.,. IAN Mar.

+ Florida can lay claim to being ne
home Of one Of the tallsst men In.
the south. The Fourth Of July par
ade at West Palm Beach was head.
ed BY John G. King. Of Fort Lauder.
dale. in Uncle Sans makeup. who
stands six feet eight and one-half
inches In height. On this occasion
Killing wore shoes with two-ineh soiss.
= hat with at least two-toot crown
and carried 3 Stars ana Stripes para.
Isl Augustine Rscord.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

The largest of the Mexican pyra.
mids. that Of Cholula. has a base
measurement Of 1888 feet and a
height Of 173 feet. The great pyra-
mid OF Egypt, sometimes called the
pyramid Of Cheops. stands on a
base each side of which was original.
'ly 764 feet long; but, owing to the
removal Of the coating. 1t is now
only TAG feet. Its height, according
to Wilkinson. was originally 4s0 feet
8 Inches. Its present height being
$50 feet.-New York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

Over 100 Photographic records Of In.
dian songs, chants and incantattons re.
Gently were collected by New York
college professor during visit to the
Winnebago reservation. y \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
onpo.ed s:aank Gu.r.ntee.

The Nebraska Republican platform con-
vention, held in Lincoln Sept. %. defeat
ed by an overwhelming vote resolution
fayoring guarantee Of deposits. A ma
jority Of the resolutions committee was
made up of bankers, and q working mi
nority of the delegates present are inter
ested in banks. Gov. Sheldon, who is d
candidate for reelection, vigorously sup
ported minority report favoring guar
anteed deposits; but was unable to secure
Its adoption. But the Governor had no
definite policy of his own to announce,
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59Ssfb0Y
e 8HLS
DOLBY.

u'i41 a..
AAly' my dolly. your sweet o'us
III! eyus
LOOK ON me world with . slad sur.
/. PRISE
ana Inc Hanged mass o. your solaen
l nair
xslls on your nee. 50 white q, and .slr
az you squletiy 81, and all me wnlle :
lips emile.
What are your thoughts, my Dolly,
play.
- you g. On s your cushions the h'e-
ion8 day 81
= you wonder where the vioists
nae
isll spi,ns returns % the mountain
sue 80
Or Or, where the little ilshes dream
"nen Winler mas trosen eacn iske
and stream!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

Have you adequate police protec-
tlon for your house?' asked a man Of
4 friend who was residing in a lonely
spot.
Rather" was the reply why,
we've got the prettiest servant girl in
the county,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
No scares TAis Year,

The New York correspondent for the
indianapolis News, speaking Of what Mr..
Taft ought to talk about on his western
trip, said:
1T will simply be folly TO 90 through
the west trying to create a scare, The
people want to hear the tariff discussed !;
they want to know about campaign con-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
Beat Her 10 n

Mrs. Newrich-Did you battle dur
Ing your recent visit to New YORK?
Mrs. Orty-No, had intendde to do
50, but another lady was using the
ocean,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

Kamchatka and the Kurile and Aleu-
tian islands are being explored by a
party Of Russian scientists whose entire
expenses are borne by a millionaire
merchant OF Moscow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

contenting himself with the assertion that
some system of bank insurance was need
ed. 1t seems that the bankers opposed
guarantee because they did not want it,
and those who were not bankers, prefer
red to let the bankers have their way
rather than take stand in opposition to
the action of the national convention, al
though they realize that vast majority
of the people who are bank patrons in
stead of bank managers demand guaran-
tee that their deposits shall be safe
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

Wurtemberg is the fruit center Of
Germany. The last count showed that
It had s,250.0Oo apple and pear trees
of the Is. 600, 600 in the empire. q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

The reclamation Of the marsh lands
Of the United States is one Of the most
important natural developments con-
fronting US at this time. 8
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
From Force Of Habi,

Mabel! I'm surprised at you. put
ting out your tongue at people"
ut was all right, mother; 1t was the
doctor going past. Harper's Bazaar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

Recent investigations show that
snails have sense of smell, which.
however, is not localized, but extends
over the greater part of the body.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

In Persia bells ring for prayers ave
times "a day, and merchants rush Oh to
the mosques leaving all business at a
standstill. s