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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

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1t is very important and in fact 1T
is absolutely necessary to health that
We give relief to the stomach prompt
ily at the first signs OF trouble-that
are belching of gas. nausea, sour
stomach, headache, irritapility and
nervousness. These are warnings
that the stomach has been mistreat-
ed; it is Going 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 intliscs-
ton 1t will enable your stomach t.
do its work properly. Sold ly all
druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
IOWA LEGISLATURE OFFER.

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Many important measures are pro-
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Household Hints.

A great many blemishes on wall pa
per may be removed with rubber or
a lead pencil
10 remove fly specks from vanished
surfaces use equal parts of water and
skimmilk warmed.
When cleaning house use plenty Of
turpentinc in the scrub water Ii
means certain death to moths.
The housewife should never allow
her floors to lie painted. They SHOULD
be stained, shellacked tr waxcd.
y fiat brass button scwed OH the
corner of disllcloth will be a great
help in washing dishes. 1t can be
used us Il "scratcher" and will not In
jure the finest china.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Animal Oddities.


The boa constructor has 800 pairs Of
ribs.
Swans keep water completely free of
weeds.
The smallest quadruped is the pygmy
mouse of Russia.
A mouse can gnaw hole through a
board an inch thick in three hours.
A curious fact about the fox is that
when after a rabbit If he misses it at
the first pounce he rarely chases 1t,
but leaves 1t free to escape at leisure.
Pupils of cats eyes contract from
daylight to noon, when they resemble
n very fine line. After 10 o'clock they
begin TO dilatc until dark. when they
attain greatest width.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Law Points.

The validity of an ordinance forbid.
ding the solicitation of patronage ut
depots while trains are stopping there
is sustained In Emerson versus Nc
Nell. 81 Ark. $50, 100 S. w. 40. IS
J.. r. a. IN. 81, 715.
The reading by plaintiff and his wife
of libelous letter concerning plaintiff
and addressed to his wife is held in
Kramer versus Perkins, 102 MINI. ass,
113 n. w. 1902, 10 l.. II. A. IN. 81.
I'LL, to constitute publication there
of
Pointing an unloaded pistol at an
other who does not know that the
weapon is not loaded and is put in
fear by the set, is held in Price versus
United States &C. c. AZ, 1856 Fed. $50,
10 L. r. A. IN. 81, 1872. to be an as
sault, though not an assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

H"f9o'0! or eX1le! He
looked at the paper again with painful
: intentness. 1t was Cancelled. therefore
had been paid without question. Yet
the man it had robbed had stamped 1t
with that venomous hallmark Clearly
the law had not stepped in. for here he
Was at liberty, owning his name. He
had been let go, then, disowned. TO car
ry his badge of crime here into the will
derness. And how had he lived since
then?
He stumbled to II chair and sat
down. his frame rigid. lie thought
of the robbed sluice in the gulch be-
low. of his own unhappy adventure or
the night. How could he tell what lie
had done what he might do? Min
utes went by as lie sat motion'ess. his
mind catching strange Kaleidoscope
pictures that fed past him into the
voil. 1t leusth lie rose and went to
the window Far down the hillside
faint line through the mist spanned
tie guicil bottom. y groan burst from
his lips.
THAT is the hydraulic fluine." he
said aloud Gold has been stolen
there in the past again ana again.
Some was stolen two nights ago. How
do / know but that am the theft"
Vas that what prendergast had meant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Rapid Transit.


An express on a certain railroad was
tearing away at wild and awe inspir-
Ing rate of six miles an hour. when all
Of sudden 1t stopped altogether. Most
Of the passengers did not notice the
difference. but one of them happened
to be somewhat anxious to reach his
destination before old age claimed him
for Its own. He put his head through
the window to find that the cause of
the stop was COW on the track. After
awhile they continued the tourney for
half an hour or so, and thcn-anothcr
stop.
whats wrong now?" asked the i'm.
patient passenger of the conductor.
"A COW on the track
"But thought you drove it Off"
so we did" said the conductor. .tut
we caught up with 1t again.'-Ladies
Home journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
"Who's Who In the Story.

SATAN" SANDERSON, the
hero. daredevil, quixotic friend and
minister of the Gospel.
HUGH sTI1,Es, prodigal and
criminal.
JEssICA HoLME, the beautiful
heroine. helpless in the rush of
events and the principal sufferer in
case of mixed identity.
MRS. HALLORAN, the camp
oracle
DAVID Sl'IRES, stern. vet for
giving, and at the last made happy
by anothers nntappiness.
THE BISHOP, the victim Of a
misunderstanding.
HALLELlIJ All JONES, the re-
ligious fanatic on whose shoulders
rests the whole weight of the story.
EMMETT PRENDERGAsT, the
false friend. perjurer and THIEF.
THE SHERIFF, who is very
much divided between duty and in.
cination.
"BIG" DEVIIN, who turns
champion instead of prosecutor aft,
err the iiero's race with death
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

been washed ana tie whole taken 10
the bank in the town no one had
known of the find. 1t had repaid the
forgery and left him handful of dol
lars over-enough to take him far
away from the only thing that made
life worth the effort
A gradual feeling of apprehension
had come to Jessica-an impression Of
Darkness and chill that affected her
strangely. She stood still, frightened
at the sudden sense of utter sound
lessness.
She caught up the lamp and. 'turnia:
the wick, approached the bed. she
put out her hand and touched the
wasted one on the coverlet. Then q
sobbing cry came from her lips.
David Stires was gone. \ browning
joy had goldened his bitterness at lac
last moment. and he had gone away
with his sons face in his heart and
the smile of welcome on his lips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

"HuGh has paid IT," at once. During
these last few days the impulse TO tell
all that size had concealed had been al
most irresistible. Now the barrier had
fallen. The secret she had repressed so
long came forth III n rush of sentences
that left him mute and amazed.
81 should have told you before" she
ended. but didn't know-I wasn't
sure She broke down for very joy.
He looked at her with eyes unnat-
urally bright Tell me everything.
Jesscn!" he said. Everything. from
the beginning.'
Gle was young and irresponsible,
Jessica." said the cid man. Money al
ways came so easily. He didn't realize
what he WAS doing when he signed
that draft. He has learned lesson out
in the world. 1t won't hurt his career
in the end, for no one but you and
and one other knows it. Thank Cod.
If his memory comes back
ooh. II Will" she breathed. 1T must!
That day on the Knob lie only needed
the clew. When tell him who am
he will know me lie will remember ii
all. am sure-sure. Win you let me
bring him TO you?r she added softly.
Yes" lie said pressing her hand
tomorrow. | shall he stronger then"
She rose ana lighted the lamp, shad-
ing it from his eyes
do you remember the will, Jessi
ca" he asked her presently-"tlle will
| drew the day he came back? You
never knew. but | signed 1.-THE night
of your wedding. Harry Sanderson
was right. my dear. wasn't he?
Il wish now | hatlii't signed 1t. Jes-
sica," he added. II must set ii right!
| must set it right" He watched her
with smile on his face. y will rest
now he said. And she adjusted the
pillows ana turned the lamp low.
Crossing the room. she stepped through
the long window on to the porch and
stood leaning Oh the railing. The
words of the Biblical narrative flashed
through her mind: And he arose and
came to his father. But when he was
vet Il great way OFF his father saw
him and had compassion aud ran ili!
fell on his neck and kissed him. 81
Hugh's father would meet him now
Harry had labored. spurred by n
fierce haste TO make requital Till the
last ounce. Of the rich pocket" had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Science siftinas.

Nearly half the solid crust of the
earth is composed of the invisible gas
oxygen.
Recent biologists have confirmed the
statement of Lcuis Asassiz that the
whole of New England was once COW
ered with an ice cap mile thick.
Neptune is 2,146,UO0,O00 miles from
the sun and travels 1853 miles an
hour. Yet it takes Go,12I of our days
for that planet to complete one revo.
luton round the sun.
A scientist has succeeded in perfect
ing a camera so rapid that it not onl,
photographs flying bullets. but the
waves of condensed air in front o.!
them and the rarctied air behind them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

G. R. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1860 vir-
ginia Ave, Indianapolis, Ind, writes:
81 was SO weak from kidney trouble
that could hardly walk hundred
feet. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cleared my complexion, cured
my backache and the irregularities
disappeared, and l can now attend
to business every day. and recon-
mend Foley's Kidney Remedy to all
sufferers, as it cured me after the
doctors and other remedies had
failed. Anders c Philips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
English Etchings.


Land in England is 500 times as val
liable now rs it was 200 years ago.
The last duel fought in England be-
tween British subjects took place on
May 20, 1915.
The first coffee house in London was
opened in 1852 by the Greek servant
of Il Turkey merchant.
England's turbine fleet already In
cludes siXty-two warships and forty
four vessels Of the merchant marine.
Great Britam's national anthem by
the special desire of the king is In fu-
ture to be played more briskly by all
military bands. His majesty and 9th.
er members of the royal family have
objected TO a dirgelike rendering.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
at tcds here" he said aloud.

about white house. He hesitated a
moment. then walked slowly up the
broad, weed giown garden path to-
ward its porch. In the half light the
massive silver door plate stood out
clearly. He had known instinctively
that that house had been n part of his
life, and yet Il tremor caught him as
he read the name-Stires The intui-
ton that had bent his steps from the
street, the old stirring of dead memory
had brought him to his past at last
This house had been his home!
He started. a man in his shirt
sleeves was standing by half open
side door regarding him narrowly.
Thinking of buyins:" The query
was good humoredly Satire. "Or may
be just looking the old ranch over with
n view to a shakedown"
The trespasser smiled grimly. 1t
was not the first time he had seen that
weather beaten face. "You have CIV
en- up surgery as n profession. see"
he said.
The other came nearer. looked at
him in puzzled way. then laughed.
"If 1t isn't the cove we picked up on
the railroad track" he said, dog and
all! l thought you were far down the
coast, where it's warmer. Nothing
much doing with you. ch?"
Nothing much" answered tie man
he addressed. Others might recognize
him as the black sheep, but this non
descript watchman whom chance had
set here could not. He knew him only
as the diIgy vagaboId whosa broken
head he had bandaged in the box car.
"l'm in better luck" went OH the
man in shirt sleeves. 81 struck this
about two months ago as gardener
first, and now I'm kind OF a sort of u
Waterman. They gave me 4 bunk IN
the summer house thereH-ills iSriied
his thumb backward over HIS sAtfAAer
but know Il game worth two of
that for these cold nights. I'll show
you. | can put you up for the night
lie added. eff you like"
The wayfarer shook his head. ~
must get away tonight. but I'm much
obliged"
Haven't done anything, have your
asked his one time COMPANION curl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

lin titNsllUlil tldl III llllL
dim room had become an imminent de-
mand
What il l love her! What right
have to love her, with wretched
name like mine? She has refinement.
measure of wealth no doubt. and /
am poor as poverty, dependent on the
days grubbing in tie ditch for tonor-
rows bacon and flour. Yet that would
not stand in the way. am no veual
rogue, angling for the loaves aud fishes
Whatever else she cursed me WITH na-
ture gave me IL brain, and caiturc and
experience have educated it. With
hand or brain can hew my cwn niche
to stand in
So he had argued, but his argument
ended always with the same stern
and unanswerable conclusion: ITO drag
her down in order to lift myself. Be
cause she pities me-pity is akin to
lcve-shall l take advantage of her
interest and inrocence?"
In the cabin through the long hours
till the dawn began to infiltrate the
dark hollows of the wood he had lain
wide eyed, thinking When day came
he had cooked his breakfast and there
after sat watching the havoc Of the
storm through the window Hours
passed thus before the fury of the
wind had spent itself AT length he
rose, threw open the door ana stood
looking out upon the wind whipped
foliage and the drab desolation of the
fog. Then lie threw on his mackinaw
coat, picked up his gold pan and climb
"a down the slope. Beneath all other
problems must lie! the sordid problem
of his daily food. He had uncovered
crevice in the bed rock at the end of
his trench thetday before, and now he
scraped Il painful of the soggy gravel
it contained and carried it back to the
cabin.
With II sigh he took off his damp coat
and threw Il log on the fire. He alb
stractedly watched it kindle, then filed
and lit his pipe and turned to the book
shelf. He ran his hand absenty along
the row. Where had been that wide,
dim cNpanse of library walls, that how
cred like a mirage beyond his visual
sight? He chose Il volume he had been
reading and turned the pages.
All at once his hand clinched He
gave a choled cry. He was staring at
a Cancelled bank draft bearing his own
name-a draft across whose face was
written in the cramped hand rescm-
bling the signature a word that seemed
etched in liyid characters of shame
Forgery"
PAY to Hugh Stires-tle sum OF
$4,000" He read the phrase in n
hoarse, husky monotone. every vein
beating tiercely. his body hot with the
heat of forge. There it was. !, hid.
eoRs clksDRerief 1t. TIE da.nnahle truth
I. sfroin5 whRhttsa. had shrun.:.
Ola Sthe:roean know: He snntched nj
the'draft and read the date More tlAn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Facts From France.

Cementis used for roofing in France,
especially near Lyons
The emolumelits of the officers of the
French Academy Of Sciences We're
fixed by Napoleon Bonaparte and have
not been changed since that time.
The Parisians move slowly in some
things. The Petit Parisien says that
one of General Boulanger's election
bills, placarded nearly twenty years
ago, is still to be seen on the wall at
:he corner of the Boulevard Richard
tenoir and the Rue st. Sabin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Tales Of Cities.

On the elevators in the Philadelphia
bourse appears the sign Express to
Second Floor"
The city of Milwaukee has almost
abolished the use of horses in all mu-
nicipal departments.
AS one means of advertising the city
the publicity bureau Of Lewiston, Me-.
ordered 10000 postcards.
The city of London proper covers
one square mile, and the capitalized
value of the property within its Dor
ders represents $1,25O,00O0OO, which. 1t
is claimed, establishes 1t as the richest
area In the world.
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est and principal,
TO the bank to
my account"
For n moment
she stood trans
fixed. The talk
she had lnechan-
iaally heard leap
ell into signif
cameo. and her
mind ran back TO
the hour When
she had left the
draft at the cab
in. She caught
the old mans
hand and kneltby
his chair, laugh
Ing and crying
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

by the 's:.. Nltsto ,.s.ti &c game.
A shivcr ran over him. How do
know" he thought. Il can see my
dark had fallrn waking and active.
see myself creeping down there, steal
ing from shadow 10 shadow. to scoop
the gold from the RIFLES when the
moon is under Il cloud. l see men
sitting from dark to daylight with
loaded rifles across their knees watch
ing. see flash of fire. hear a re-
port. see myself there by the sluice
boxes, dead, shot down in the act of
n thief. making good the name men
know me by"
The figure of Jessica came before
him, standing in her soft white gown,
her hand against her cheek and the
Jasmine odors about her. The dream
he had dreamed could not be-never,
never, never! All that was left was
surrender, ignominious fight to scenes
barren of suggestion.
AT that instant Il shining polnt
caught his eye. II came from the pan
of gravel on the doorstep, on which
the rain had been beating. He thrust
the draft into his pocket and seized Il
double handful OF the gravel He
plunged 1t into Il pail of water and
held 1t to the light. 1t sparkled with
coarse, yellow fakes of gold He
dropped the handful With Il sharp eS.
clamation. threw on his coat and rush.
ed from the cabin.
All day. alone on the fog soaked hill
side, Harry toiled in the trench with
out food or rest.
=.
1t was a fair. sweet evening. and
the room where Jessica sat besid.
David Stires' bed. reading aloud to
him. was flooded with the failing sun.
light. Since the old mans seizure in
the night he had l,aen much worse. and
she had scarcely left his ROOM Today,
however, he had sat propped by pill
| lows, able to read and chat and the
deep personal anxiety that had numbed
her had yielded.
A knock came at the door. 1t was Il
nurse with letters for him from the
mail. and Willie lie opened item Jes.
sica laid aside the book and went
slowly down the hall TO the sun parlor,
where the doctor stood with the group
gathered after the early supper, chat
| ting of the newest strike" on the
mountain.
| "Well be famous If we keep on" he
was saying rs She looked out of the
| wide windows across the haze where
the sunlight drifted down in dust of
| gold. 1--WE mind to stake out claim
myself"
Eve pay you better" said one of the
occupants grimly. Anyway, the Whole
| of Smoky mountain was staked in the
excitement year ago. There's no
doubt about this find, suppose?'
ITS on exhibition at the bank" the
doctor replied, more than $4,000
cached in crevice in the glacial age
as neat rs n Christmas stockingw
| The talk went on about her.
where is the lucky GLAZING" some
one asked.
Gust below this ridge" the doctor
replied. ut is called the Little Pay
MASTER"
| The name caught her ear. The Little
Paymaster? That WAS the name on the
tree-on Hugh's claim! At that instant
she thought she heard David stires
calling. She turned and ran quickly up
the long hal. to his open door.
The sight OF his face mt first startled
her, for it was held captive of emotion
but it was an emotion of joy. not OF
pain. A letter iiuttereI in his grasp
He thrust 1t into her hands.
"Jessica," he exclaimed. "Hugh has
paid 1t. He has sent the $1,000. inter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Culinary Conceits.

Thin brown bread and butter sand
witches are the most appetizing ac-
compartments for fish salad Of any
sort
a variety from potato cakes is to
warm over the mashed potatoes in n
double boiler, adding more butter.
milk and a little cheese.
The secret of the Virginia house
wife's savory roast duck is due to the
orange favor combined with 1t, for she
uses one large or several small oranges
in the body of the duck while roasting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
Bouncing Betsey.

There Is an old fashioned flower call.
cd bouncing Retsey," which every one
should love for one trait We have no.
ticed that 1t grows on all neglected
graves, rs IL trying to cover up the
fact that some one who once lived is
forgotten. 1t may also be found in
corners of old fashioned gardens.
where it grows and blooms and pro-
tests against being pushed out en-
tirely. There are some dear old fash
toned people who suggest Bouncing
Betsey. "-Atchison Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10


spidery framework of the long black
railroad bridge that hung above "the
hole" The warning light from sigma.
post threw q crimson splash on the
ground Its green pane cast a pallor on
bearded face turned out over the
gloomy water
ut was here" he said aloud. He
stood moment. his hands clinched.
''The new life began here. Here. then.
is where the old life ended" From
where he stood he could see blossom
ing the yellow lights of the little city.
five miles away. He set his shoulders.
whistled 10 the small dog that nosed
near by and set off at n quick pace
down the road
Once in the streets he turned up his
coat collar and settled the brim of his
felt hat more closely over his eyes. He
crossed an open square and presently
came to the gate of a Gothic chapel set
well back from the street. Its great
rose window WAS alight. for on this
evening was TO be held memorial
service for the old man whose money
had built the pile. who had died Il fort
night before in distant sanitarium.
He turned at the sound of wheels,
and the blur shocked itself apart to re-
veal kindly face that looked Mt him
for an instant framed In the window
of Il passing carriage. Inside the car
riage Bishop Ludlow settled back,
with a sigh only face on the pave
ment," he said to his wife. but it re-
minded me somehow of Harry Sander
son."
How strange it is. she said-the
bishop had no secrets from his wife,
''never a word or a sign, and every
thing in his study just as he left it.
What can you do, John? 1t is four
months ago now. and the parish needs
rector"
He did not reply for moment. The
question touched the trouble that was
ever present in his mind.
81 know" lie said at length. 81 may
have failed in my whole duty, but !
haven't known how to tell David
Stires, especially since we heard of his
illness. had written to him-the
whole story. The ink was not dry OH
the paper when the letter came from
Jessica telling us of his DEATH
Behind them as they talked the
man on the pavement was walking on
feverishly, the dog following with a
reluctant whine.
AT last he came to wide, dark
lawn set thick with aspens clustering
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10

Il year ago. ana
1t had been pre-.
seiied for pay
nicnt in Il dis
tant city, the city
near which he
had been picked
up beside the
railroad track,
The forged name
WAS the same as
his own. Who
" as Da i d
Stlres! His IA
lhar? Had that
city been his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-10
His Job.

His Job.
A young boy got job with Scot
fish farmer once. "Ye'll sleep in the
barn." the farmer said. "and I'll expect
We DOT in the field illa morn at foor
O'clock"
Very well, SIR" said the boy.
But the first morning he oversight n
little. ana 1t was half past when he
reached the field The farmer, leaning
on his hoe, gave him black look.
"Wllere have We been all the fore
noon:" lie growled.