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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
5.e 3 Continued
First Giraffe In E,ron.


DIR. Johnson, as is well known, re.
fused for many months to believe in
the Lisbon earthquake, and Parisians
formerly We're just as skeptical rs to
the existence Of the giraffe, IL new spec.
linen of which. has just been added to
the Jardin DIES Plantes. The earliest
specimen of these gentle creatures was
seen in Paris in the reign of Louis
XVI. We learn from French con.
temporary that the giraffe was first
heard of in 1877, when 1t was de-
scribed by Frenchman named Lee
valiant, who had journeyed i'll the
lands of the Hottcntots and Kafiirs
When the explorer referred to the an.
imals with the long neclis he was look
ed upon as a Munchausen and told
that he was such in not the politics.
language. 1t was only when some liy
Ing specimens arrived in the French
capital that Leyaillant's reputation fol
veracity was re-estabiished, ard then
the animals for a long time formed thu
sensation of Paris, not only among I'll,
multitude, but in all scientific circles
London Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
"Ihe Liuht That Eaileeln

A wealthy Itiverina suuutter, now
departed, as lie used to phrase it, "se
the great MUSTER" was noted almost
as much for his Attic wit as for his
parsimony. He also suffered vel,
badly and helped along his hal.inS ut
terance with frequent ejaculation OF
Dye see? Dye see:" His niggardl,
traits gained him widespread local un
popularity. and the bitter eninity OF
sundowners, who We're always vigor-
ously refused rations MT his stations.
Smarting under this unusual Inho$
pitality, some disappointed swaggcrers
once set fire to one of the squatter's
wool sheds and then wrote upon u
gate: We've well burnt down your
wool shed. Dye seea Dye sce:'
OF course it caught the big mans
eye when next lie passed through. ToH
a moment he contemplated the an
nouncement and then with a sardoni
grin took the stump of blue pencil
from his pocket and scrubbed under
meath: ut was well insured. Dye see
Dye see?n-London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
The DAZZLING searchlioht.

On n dark night no warship would
be safe from torpedo attack but 70
the searchlisht. The full moon lights
up torpedo boat so that 1t can b.
fired Mt when nearly a mile away. II
produce the same Illumination will
the most powerful artificial light az
electric are of 100000 candle power
placed three-quartcrs of n mile higi
would be needed IF the aid of mirror
were not available. But with this
light and an ingenious arrangement,
of mirrors 1t Is possible to surpass the
moon. Searchlights are now made
which throw light a distance of sixty,
three miles. but objects can be seen
only n few miles from the source of
the light. The effect on the enemy Is
most demoralizing. When the bright
beam is suddenly thrown on the eye
the pupil contracts violently; when the
beam is removed the eye can see moth
Ing. If this be repeated few time.
1t takes all the nerve out of man, SC
that only the best trained and most
courageous can continue the attack
London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
CATCHING a Tartar.

A PENNSYLVANIA trout fisherman had
an adventure which is a warning to
thoughtless persons. He was in hi.
boat, casting his flies, when he saw
something swimming across tie creek
several rods up stream. He thought
it was mink. but when it got within
a couple of yards he saw it was n wild
cat Without stopping to think he cast
his line toward the animal and the
next instant regretted his hasty action.
The hook caught in the cats ears, and
it promptly turned and swan toward
the boat He padded away, but the
cat overlook the boat and proceeded to
climb in. The fisherman knocked the
animal on the head with the paddle,
md the movement capsized the boat.
Then there was fight in the water,
md the fisherman defended himself SO
well with the paddle that he was able
to reach the shore. The wildcat fol-
lowed, but Il few well directed blows
finished it. There was two dollar
bounty on the animal, but as the fish
erman lost all his fishing tackle and
had his clothing badly torn he thinks
he had the worst of the bargain. AT
any rate. he will never again fish for
n wildcat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
cheeks with richaeolor She kissed the

cheeks with rich'dolor. She kissed the
child and placed her in her fathers
arms.
Devlin's countenanre broke. up He
struggled to speak h,lt could not. and
burying his face il the clild's dress
and crying like Il t.l'g. he crossed the
street hastily to his o0in door
Harry stepped to the pavement with
dull kind of embarrassment Mt the
manifold scrutiny He had miscon-
strued ,Iessica's fusliins silence. and
the inference stun, The fierce xest
was gone, and the ranking barb Of
accusation smarted He should auolo.
gizc to the owner. he reflected satilacal.
~, for helping himself 10 The autoinu.
bile-he who stole gold dust. he III
whose door the town laid its nnferret.
ed thieveries. he who YVES the scape.
goat for the towns oi'euae:;
That owner. in vess, fact. stood lust
then in the hotel doorway regarding
him with interest. lie WIS the sheriff
of the county. He Was about to stcl,
forward when an INTERRUPTION occur.
red. A scuitie and a weak bark sound.
ed. and lean brown streak shot across
the pavement.
"Rummy!" cried Harry "Rummy!"
Through some chinl Of the dead wall
in his brain the name slipped out. Il
tiny atom of fotsam retrieved from the
wreck of memory. That was all. but t.l
the animal which had just found st,
lost master the word meant n sublina.
ton of delight, the clearing of the puz.
zle of namelessness that had perpiexed
its canine brain. The dogs heaven was
reached.
Down on his knees on the pavement
went Harry, with his arms about the
starved, palpitating little creature and
his cheek against Its shaggy coat In
another moment he had picked 1t tip in
his arms and was walking up the
street. He went back to his cabin with
strange feeling of exaltation and dis.
Observation-Disclosures at the recur.
renee of something of his old adven.
lures, disappointment ut the flushed
silence with which Jessica had re.
ceived the child.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

1t is very important and in fact it
Is absolutely necessary to health that
we give relief to the stomach prompt
ly at the first signs Of trouble--tliat
are belching OF gas. nausea, sour
stomach, headache, irritability and
nervousness. These are warnings
that the stomach has been mistreat.
ed; it is doing too much work and it
is demanding help from you. Take
something once in while; especial
ly after meals; something like
KoDOL for Dyspepsia and indiges.
ton. 1t will enable your stomach to
do its work properly. Sold by all
druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Electricity and Maonetisno.

As to what electricity and magnetism
are lin themselves"-that is TO say, a.
to their real nature-nothing is known
They are absolute mysteries, bafilin.
the acutest research into their inner
most secrets. But about their mode.
Of action 1t is possible to say some
thing definite. For example, clectricit,
appears to depend for its action upo;
Il medium, Willie magnetism, like gray
ity,- acts at a distance and by means q
no visible go-between. Place two mag
nets in vacuo or even place sell,
plate of glass or metal or wood be
tween the magnets and we still find
that their mutual action depends sole
ly OH their relative position and is no.
perceptibly modified by placing al.
substance between them unless thu;
substance happens to be one Of the
magnetic metals.-New York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

The woman was new to the country,
and her host took great pains to ex-
plain to her whatever she didn't un-
derstand about the farm. He had little
regard for the truth, this farmer; he
delighted TO test her gullibility to the
utmost.
The COWS seemed to interest her
more than any other domestic animal.
One of the cows had lost her tail
somehow. and this fact led the woman
to ask why it was.
"That's the SOUR milk cow" the farm
er explained, with straight face.
1--WE always cut the tail of one COW
in the herd SO as to get sour milk
fresh every day"
The woman looked her doubt.
.It's perfectly true" the farmer In
sisted. You see, when the cows tail
Is gone the sun shines continually on
the cows udder, and the constant heat
sours the milk"
But the woman still doubted.-New
York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

A pretty myth is told of Callisto and
her son in connection Will, Ursa Major
and Ursa Minor. Juno changed the
beautiful Callisto into bear, who,
seeing her son one day, advanced to
embrace him, when he, not knowing
his mother in the form of bear. was
about to thrust his spear through her.
TO prevent which Jupiter snatched
them both up to heaven and placed
them among the stars as the Great
and Little Bears.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
PHILADELPHIA Elier of 1zaz.

In these days of fast trains we can
hardly conceive how the newspaper
announcement made March 10, 1871.
that a "fiier would begin flying on Sd
April to perform the journey between
New York and Philadelphia In one
Gry" could have created great SEN
sation-evcn in Philadelphia. Eighty
miles in fourteen hours does not seem
to us such brcathless speed, but when
we read in the same paper that in or
der to accomplish this feat "John But
Ter, with his Wagon, must needs set
out from the sign Of the Death of the
Fox at daybreak and drive at top
speed (the horses being changed al
each stage ere the coach stops rock
ingl to meet the ferry of Rubin Fitz-
randolph. which delivers passengers In
New York by night"
We can understand that for those
leisurely times this was indeed "go-
ing some" This, at least, was the
opinion OF a traveller who performed
this journey iii 1877. for he writes
home, and if any one wishes to travel
more quickly let him go to Kentucky
and charter streak of lightning"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
The jc,ccicr tcCtgh,cd the dust 10Th a dis.
tlMSttll trnlrn

hydraulic company had been robbed
again Some two months previously
there had occurred Il series of depre-
dations by which the company had
suffered. The boxes were not swept
of their golden harvest each day, and
i'll spite of all precautions coarse gold
had disappeared mysteriously from
the rifles, this, although armed men
had watched all night. There had
been much guess work The cabin en-
the hillside was the nearest habitation
the colnpauy's' tlume disgorged its
flood in the sulch beneath it-aud sus-
picion had eventually pointed its way
The sudden ceasing of the robberies
with the disappearance of Hugh Stires
had given focus to this suspicion
Now, almost coincident with his re.
turn. the thievery had recommended
1t had been red letter day for Dew.
lin and his ilk. who caviled ut the
more charitable. OF all this, however
the object of their II told you So
was serenely ignorant
Entering the town. there were few
stirring ON the sunny streets, but he
could not but be aware that those he
met stopped to gaze after him. Some
indeed followed His first objective
point was jewelers.. where he could
turn his gold dust into reader coin
for needfnl purchases. He saw q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

at might be incidentally mentioned
for the relief of anxious souls" says
DR.. Woods Hutchinson in the Amer
lean Magazine, that the risk of any
Individual passing into trance and
remaining In 1t long enough to be
buried alive is exceedingly slight.
There is no authentic instance of this
having ever occurred. took occasion
to investigate this question some years
ago and communicated with number
Of leading undertakers, and they all
unanimously denounced 1t us one Of
the myths of the times. One of them,
at the time president Of the National
Funeral Directors association, in
formed me that he had carefully in
yestigated every instance of burial
alive reported in the newspapers for
fifteen years past and found every one
nf them TO be, in his own language, "a
pure fake"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Not That Color.

Willie lost his pet dog and was much
distressed. He spent his time search.
ing for it, and so often did he rur
into the house crying, Come, quick;
there's Fido; saw hin," the family
grew somewhat dubious.
One day Willie rushed in mere ex-
cited than usual. Mamma, NAM
mat he cried. I've seen Fido! I've
seen Fido"
ooh, no; l guess not" replied the
patient mother. ut must have been
your Imagination"
Willie looked Mt her much aggrieved.
Well" he said Indignantly, 81 guess
my Imagination isn't white behind"-
Delineator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

a mist he s;iw u'yajn that green habit
on The hotel iNsi;wuy that face that
had l;.unted his waking consciousness
1t hafi moi i'een preElergast alone,
then. who had brought him here. And
her act of CLARITY kad been made. no
doubt, thing for the tittering of the
town. cheapened by chatter. coarsened
by joke!
81 wonder if she'd done 1t If she'd
known all know" continued the 9th
er' inadvertently. You'd better so up
to the sanitarium, Hugh, and give her
nice sweet kiss for it!'
A lust of rage rose in Harry's throat,
but he choked 1t down. His hand fel!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Dates and Her Birth.

Oniser Investigating old age pension
rlaims)-Well, Mrs. Brady, and how old
might you be? Mrs. Brady-Sorra wan
Of me knows, indeed, sor. officer
Think. now. Don't you know the date
of your birth? Mrs. Brady-The date
Of my birth. is 1t? Sure, there was no
such things us dates when ! was born!
London Punch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Weddina Present proI,len,.

What people ought to do when they
send cut Invitations TO wedding is
TO add after the r. s. V. p. the letters
P. S. L.. which stand for please send
list The would be donor would then
send n selection of. say. four articles
from l shilling TO f1,000 i'll value, and
the bride would pick out what she
DISQUALIFICATION World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
A Peal Romance.

Sometimes there are instances in
life like those in the story books: An
Atchison cir! engaged herself to a
carpenter, thinking he was poor, and
discovered on the eve of her wedding
day that he had $3.50 in the bank He
had not told her wishing her to love
him for himself alone. = Atchison
Globe
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
A Bio Ratbtub.

The tides run cut swiftly in the bay
Of Fundy.
a summer urchin, witnessing the
phenomenon for the first time, yelled
'hrilly: Mamma, look quick! Some
one has pulled the plug. out of the
ccean!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

If cough once gets into your sys-
TEN 1t acts on every muscle and fibre
OF the body and makes you ache all
over. 1t especially affects the intes-
tines ar makes you constipated, SO
In order to get rid of cold thorough
ly ana without delay you should net
take anything thar will tend to con-
stipate. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup acts upon the bowels and
thereby drives the cold out Of the
system. 1t contains no opiates-it
is pleasant to take and is highly
recommended for children. Sold by
all druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
loo Sunn,estiue

Wimbleton-Hellc. simpclton! How
did You enjoy your visit to the insane
asylum the other day.. Simpelton--
oh, $3.50 II was all right enough, /
guess. Wimbleton-Wcl you don't
talk as though you were impressed
with 1t. Did you give the superln-
tendent my note of Introduction:
Simpelton-Ies gave it to him. Vim.
bleton-Wcll. what did he say? Sim
pelton-Oh. he just looked at Inc and
said, Make yourself at hcmc."-Lip-
pincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Vain Pride.

"Well, how 10 yol think this looks:.
asks Air. Hinderby, coming into his
wife's bouloir while she is arranging
her couture.
How does what look?' she inquiries
IN tones that are muhied by some hair
pins she has between her lips.
II got this toupee to cover my bald
spot. I'm always catching cold and"-
why, John james Binderby! The
very dear she eNclaims. Il thought
you We're n man who was above such
petty vanity When u man becomes
so self conscious of his looks 1t has
really suspicious appearance
Whereupon Mr.. Binderby takes Off
the toupee and combs the four long
locks of hair over his bald spot. and
his wife continues to pin on the per-
fcctly lovely puffs that so enhance her
beauty.-Chicago Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
The Romans Invented HORSEPOWER

The Romans, among whom agricul
ture was highly favored occupation
were an inventive race, especially IL
the matter Of labor saving machines
Recognizing the drudgery of hand
mills, they invented those whose mo
tive power was impaired by asses
mules and oxen and introduced them
ln:o all the countries conquered b.
their victorious armies. There is nc
pcsitive record of the name of the
originator of this improvement in
milling.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

eyes. you've got
through with me-" he glowered. land
you think you can so it alone" The
old suspicion leaped In the malicious
countenance. "Well. it won't pay you
to try 1t yet know too much! Do
you understand? know too much"
Harry went out of the cabin. AT the
door he turned. IF there is anything
you own here" he said. take 1t with
you. You needn't lie here when come
back"
His fingers shaking with the black
rage in his heart, Prendergast gath
cred his few belongings. rolled them in
the white horse skin which he drew
from beneath his bunk and wrapped
the whole in blanket. He fastened
the bundle in a pack strap. slung it
over his shoulder and left the cabin.
He settled his burden and went rapid
" down the trail, turning over in his
mind his future schemes.
AS 1t Glanced. there was one who
cav his vindictive face. Jessica,
crouched on the Knob. had seen hin,
come and now depart, pack on back,
and guessed that the pair had parted
company. Her whole being famed
with sympathy. She could see his
malignant scowl plainly from where
she leaned, screened by the bushes.
1t terrified her. What had passed be-
tween them in the cabin? She left
the Knob wondering
All that evening she was i'll at ease.
At midnight. sleepiess, she was look
Ing out from her bedroom window
across the phantom peopled shadows,
where on the face OF the pale sky the
stars trembled like slow tears. Anx.
tety and dread were in her heart;
pale phantom Of fear seemed lurking
in the shadows; the night was full of
dread.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
F G G N g sensations


Knocked lima disturbing conviction
that the struggling memory in some
measure had succeeded in reasserting
itself in the shadowy Kingdom of Sleep
Waking. the ,appnritions were fed
again into their obscurity, leaving only
the wraiths of recollection to startle
and disquiet. a girls face lowered
always before him-ruling his con-
seriousness rs l. had ruled his sleeping
thought
He tock down from its shelf the
bottle he had rescued from Prender.
CASTS intention and emptted it of its
glistening grains-enough to replenish
his depleted stock of provisions. He
paused Il moment rs he put on his hat
smiling whimsically, Il little sadly.
He dreaded entering the town. But
there could lie no remedy in conceal
ment. If he was TO live and work.
there, appear he must ION the streets
sooner. or later. Smoky Mountain
must continue TO think of him as it
might. What lie WAS from that time
on was all that could count to him.
If he had but known it there was
good reason for hesitation today. Ear
ly that morning an angry rumor had
disturbed the town. The sluice of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

' ~ ''e'
responded he swerved 1t sharply in
and. holding with one hand. leaned
far out from the step and lifted the
child from the saddle.
The automobile halted again before
the hotel amid hush. The men who
n little while before had been ripe for
violence now stood In shamefaced ST.
lence 1t was Iessica who ran for
ward and took the child. still sobbing
q little. from unrry's hands. One
long look passed between them-a look
on her part trimming with great
gratitude for his lifting of her weight
of dread and co.:ipunction and with
ecmethlr- k c-.,as that mantled her
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

AhS HOH VII l ieh
dergast's slioul-
der and turned
him forcibly to-
ward the open
door. His other
hand pointed, and
his suppressed
voice said: This
cabin has grown
too small for us
both. The town
will suit you bet
ter"
Prem dergast
shrank before the
wrath whitened
face, the danger.
Gus sparkle in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

Baseball maintained the dogmatlc
citizen, us very ancient. Baseball
games were probably going on at the
time of the flood"
do you s'pose they gave rain
checks:' inquired the facetious citizen
with irritating levity.- Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
A RELIGIOUS AUTHORS STATE
MENT.

For several years l was afflicted
with kidney trouble and last winter I
was suddenly stricken with severe
Pain in my kidneys and was confined
to bed eight days unable to get up
without assistance. My urine con-
tanned thick white sediment and |
passed same frequently day and
night. l commenced taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradu-
ally abated and finally ceased and my
urine became normal. L cheerfully
recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy.
For sale by Anders & Phillips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

When you want the best, get De.
Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel salye.
1t is good for little or big cuts. boils.
or bruises, and is especially recon-
mended for piles. For sale by air
druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Declining.

Miss Frocks has reached her declin-
ing years." snid Jones.
Nonsense" replied Brown. "shes
not more than twenty-five"
But she has declined half dozen
men,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
"Smart" Manners.

A well dressed crowd is always the
worst behaved crowd. If any one
doubts this truism let him ask any
London policeman who has had to
'prapple with II crowd of fashionable
iadies.-Nottingham Guardian.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
All Ono Kind.

"What did father say when you told
him of our engagement" asked the
young lady.
"Well.-er-really, Phyllis" began the
ineligible young man.
"Oh, leave out the strong language"
'Then there's nothing to tell YOU"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27
Shifttess.

Mrs. Borrow-Our neighDors are
very shiftless people. Mr.. Borrow
How do you know? Mrs. Borrow
When go over to borrow anything
they never have 1t.