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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14
Dir Gntaebune DER After.
(Gin SlumcumGrd)cn.)

81 Der 3eit, ols SeillS nod Elm
&ino mar, lauote iein Batter Die Gil
gel pom Simmel berab urlh aab III
nen &nabengeltalt, Inn NIT Dem fleis
men SelltS mo onoern ironmen Sin.
bern IN 9ta5arctb 81 ipielen. "a be-
aub es iih zines glbcnos, Dab Elm gu.
gel 5u Dem tleinen Sobames, Dem
ipdteren 2ieblingSiiinger ocS Serrn.
iprah: I'D mill nm ihlofcn &c.
ben" ogSp lit oein @ctt?" iraatc
SSobnmes. .Oort obcu bel Den
Sternen" e%nt9egnete Der Gngel.
Nd. ba mllB cs lid ifon Ihloieu
loiicu" icui5tc Der aleine; ,wenr
ih bpd nit Dir gebcn oiiritc!" nScin
9ctt lit audi idon oroben gcmod)t, "
troItete i'm Der Gngel. rnber on
milBt nod Elm @cilhen mnrtcn."
Ger anabc peritonb Die lebten @urtc
bcS GnaclS nid)t mo pfliidtc i6ucll
Elm S%trGuBden BON Toien uno 81.
lien, INN iie ieinem lieben @eipielen
mitSuaeben. IA balt or cin
StrGuBdeu." iprnd CT Sil Dem @n.
gel. Limb menn on morgeu lpieber
berunterfommit, 10 bringc mir ems
pom oroben init, beun oo miibt ibr ia
picl l6onere Slilmen baben ais mir. "
Die baben mir audi" ~aitportcte
Der Gngel raber mir fonnen lie eud)
nift berunterbringeu. Siebit on Die
Sterne am Simmel lellhteu9 9as
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14

Durd Die man einen 5beil bes reid,
eei6miidten 9briitboumcs Iebell
fonnte.
Sd)on elm @eild,en bate ih ne.
ben Dem 9naben geitonoe1t, beopr th
mid entihloB, oos &tnb olts letncn
Sralrnen az mefel. .9tlrn, &lei.
iter, mnrum bit OH nid)t bobelm?"
fragte iG bas Sinb. Srourig uno
lanaianl penbete lid, ooS &inoerauge
bonn belerleufteten 6enitcr tort,
unb bann iagte Der &leine: ~Sier lit
eS 10 lllitig unb 10 bell, Oabeim lit cs
10 ItiQ unb ounfel. 9as Gbriitfino.
den fommt ia nid,t SIT ms" nSiIt
on oenn nidt bran gelueIen?" %
bod" antportete Der &nabe, .aber
Die I,ttter iagte mir, mir ieien 81
arm. oas Gbriitfino fGme MIR 5u
reidIen 2elIten, uno pieleiGt brad)te
es Denen etpas fir inns nit, uno mir
o"iirften bann 6%iitgeben, ms Die @ds
ben 5lt bolen." llno trourig fiigte
oas 3inb bin5u: sd bait picl lie
Der, tpenn bas Gbriitfinbhen orb 5l
inns f1me, oann pdre uniere Sam.
mer aud bea."
SIM Ru 5osen bie @eibnodten on
mir porbei, an benelt id I'M groBcn
Saal i66ne reid beieste Glide fir
Die Mrmen oufbaute NM nit piel
4iebe, Iiibe uno Ar6eit ben 9roBen
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14

rem nidt seihloiien; iie beidaitigte
lid einige Sefunoen bamit, lie 5u5u-
fnopfen, Damn panbte lie iih mir 5it.
r8enn Sic pirflib ~glau6en, th
fcnnte Sbnm belfen, 10 iagen Sic
mir, mie, Serr Wiacr."
SD mofte, bas Sic es iiberneh.
men. metne Seele 5u leiten, ba sic
mir iie suerit 5,tm gepi1Btiein brad.
ten" antportete id,.
Sic fa6 alf ben eiiernen S6irm
nit oemielben iinneltben 9lid, ben
ih an ienem Gage in Sem al ibr be-
MERIT batte. PIN Dem Sfjirm mar
nihts, oaS i'm %berporrufen fonnte.
yMit anoeren 8orten. Srduleiu
Settp: @oQen Sic nlein 8eib per.
benz"
9as 8lut itieg ibr in @angen ulb
Stirn, iogar in ibre bii6iden Sbren.
sd babe meme beitimmteu In.
iihten iiber bas Seiratben, Serr
WiIer," Iagte iie.
sd aud, Sraulein Settp," mar
meme Inttport.
y@enn i'd beiratbc," fl,br iie fort.
yiu m6d)te i'd aud, Saf Der Wann,
Den id bcirathe, fliiser, itGrfer nno
mutbiser ais id mare, 10 baa id in
alien 9insen sm Tim aniieben
f6nutc."
,@lber SrGulein Settp," unter.
brad ih, nSie perlangen 5u piel!
Sas lit mmoglib BEL Der Snferiori.
tat bes Wannes."
Sic manbte mir ibr @eiiht ST..
Ser slnfl,tg zines Sddelns lalterte
Inn ibre Wunoipinfel uno Inn ibrc
MlIgen.
sd iagtc nidt, baB es 10 ieir
nj ii e, Serr Wtiqer. SD iagte
nur, idl m6dte, il fOnnte b~enfen, cs
wGre Der SaQ."
SD peritebe," %anttportete i6 nad)'
benfIi6.
Gin ihmieoeiierner S6irm, Scr
uripriinglih gum 8irdeuihmnld BE-
ltimmt lit, fann aiif in gan5 unoe'
rem gerb6Itniiien bohlt niislid iein
Sd nabm Sraulein Settp's Sanb il
Die meme.
yMetne Seele hat iih ihou beoeit,
tenb pteber belebt, SrGulein Settp,"
iaste ih. n@enn Sic f%ortfabrer
rpollten, fie peiterstbeleben, fam i'd
boffen - nGre es Sbnen moglid,, 81
oenfen p"
Shire gilaer rlibten einen Iugen'
blif in Sen meinen, Damn ienften lid
ibre @impern auf Die g~liibenoer
@angen.
SD benfe es ihon," fliiiterte lie
Ser geamte, Ser oas Wtuieltm be
a%ltiiidtigte, bate gerabe Die &unot
gemaht. Niemanb mar 81 ieben
inb auser Dem M,lrmeln unierel
Stimmen berri6te pollfommen'
Stiae. grmutbigt bur6 Den Sdut
bes berrlihen acknowledgements
fiiBte i'd SrGulein Settp, nif,t mn
einmol ODER Srpeimal. ,.
,@as on oenfit, lit MIR cine Ieer,
SGui6ung, Settp," iagte ih.
yGs lit bic iiifcite SGnidnns Del
@elt," IarItete Die Int,port.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14
Sur seh. See&tuns fur yrieftery
C@WItars@eiueSO

saran.,rt NIB uou ben beiteu 3eu9niien
bssleitet. Srp mo Siueet 9selne
cine Spe;Ia!itdt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14
1S3.1S5 Sixth Street. Tel. 113.
Mel6ior S6mttt.
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i'll ben bciieu NIB rerniteu impor'
tirten NIB eunbslmiihsu Weiueu II. Wbisfiss
iiir Samillsu. uub Weoijins Gebraih ST. ben
biQiSiten @9oleiale {: Bre,ieu i'll Ir9elb elmer
Suantltdt. sd p~ertanie biui9 aber edit
NIB nur ge9el Sadr9elo.
Seiusr California Rortweiu s1.o0 per
Gallpne INK duip0rts .
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14

Don Dem llngliid Der Srot tief er.
g"rifien. lieB lid Die 9einmaub reis
d)cu, priifte bas 8emdlbe nit ernIter
Sennermicne ulo CAB eS iurild nit
Dem lauteu Ingebot BON 100 Srun-
fen. IlS Der Salisberr Dies borte,
bohte er, lpenn bieier aenner 100
6ratfen bietct, 10 lit oaS Ding iid)er
mebr al$ oaa Soppeltc merth, ulo
bot 200 Sranfen. 800" perieBtc
Ger aiinitler. 500" Der Nnoere. Sp
trieben lie iih raid III Die Sobe, bis
Der Sansbcrr ihlieBlih oos Sc.
mGloe aui bos leste Ingebot bon
2200 Srnnfcn bon Dem Gommilidr
sligeidiagcn crhielt. Der ncue Gi.
g%entbiinler muibte lid bieraltf oll ben
&iinitler nit Der tSrogc. mas er ocnn
eigentlih Dem 9iloc fiir cincn @ertb
bcimeiie?
rIriridtig gcitanbcn," ontmortete
Der Waler, olpelm Sic fitnf Sronfcn
bafiir bcfommcn. 10 fonnen Sic iid)
grutulieren. Sd milroe es iIiht elrs
nal fir bicien YreiS Rbmen."
rSie ihcr5cu!"
nNiht inn minbeiten,"
sic babeu ia ielbit 2000 Sran.
fen geboten."
rNQerbings. Iber lulr, INN einem
Wanne, Der $4,000 6ronfen HentC
bat ulo cine urrle Srmi pegcn 200
Sranfcn ihnlbiger Wietbc ~ailspi1n.
Oct, cine moblperbiente 2eftiou Su gc-
ben. sd babe otf Sbre 0obgierig.
felt ipefuliert mo, mie Sic Sllge,
itebcn miiiien, gc~lponncl." Somit
cmpfabl iid) Der aiinltler.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14

Baum pltste. Sopn iab i6 cine
Sdar perihii6terter &tnoer i'm
Sonntagsitant inter bem 9aume am
&rippden beten unb lingen, lie err
bielten ibre 8eihenfe, lnO nit iebn.
liidtigem Bid nod Dem Gbriitbalm
perlieben lie Den 9taum.
Dies Siibden, oas ba ncbeu mir
itano, sab mir Die GrflGrnns. Nui
einmal iunrSe mir flar, pcld)e Ggu.
iiten Wir ielbit I'M Wpbltbnen iinb.
Md, bic armcn &inocr bGttcn 10
serme bic Sellc init in lire Snnflen
Staben genUmmcn.
0aS aino an meiner Seite hattie
es in meinem Ser5en bell meroen lni.
lem. $50 pobnit on, &ino?" rSier
oben in oieiem Saus." Damn iiihr'
mid itneQ 81 beiner Wlltter." @orli
5utrauli6 glitt ons fleinc SGnoheIl
IN meme Sattb, unb itiaihmeigelo
manoerteu mir Die Sreppen binulti,
INNER bober bis inter oaS Sad).
9eiie mahte mein @efGbrte Die
Sbiire alif.
Gin Getrolermlampd,cu b"rarntc
am Gid, uno bel ieinem triiben
Shein Job i6 sic Mllttcr bo iisen.
ibr Siinaites oltf oenl SGo5 mo
pie{e Ginoerfopfhen INN lie berlrm.
Sreunolid) frugte Die Sroll. mas id
miinidte, uno nls. idl ibr iogte, id)
mofte elm @ort nit ihr alleiu ipre.
dlen, ihidte lie Die &inbcr IN cine
&ammcr nebennrl.
Nber nidt pie cine frGhlifc ain-
ocrid)oar am @cibuuhtsabenb, ion.
oern leiie iflifen Die aleinen tort.
oaS groBte WGohen nabm Der Mltt.
ter oaS Siingite pom Nrm. Ils sic
Sbiire iid) bilter Der Sdar geidloi.
len, iogte ih Der Srau fllr5 mo
ihnel mein Nnlicacu. Nebenan jan.
gen Die &inoer: D on ieligc, . on
fr0blihe, gnaoeureid)e @eibnadtss
5eit." Nlber cs tlong 10 trmlrig, 10
boiimtngslecr. @ie wilS unb ans.
gclaTcn limb opdp oft nuicrc SiuScr
nm @ribnad)tsabcno, mandmal
faum 81 bGnbigcn, bis Die Sdc!lc or.
t6nt. ga, JIG wiiien and, Saf ~
ibncn Scs Gbriitfinohen fummt, abcr
bic alcinen Sa ubcn wiiIcn cbcnip
aenau, Saf 81 ibnrn bas SbriitfinS
nid)t fommt.
NlS mir ms Treic trotcll. iob id,
DAB Die Srau MIR elm biinres aleio
an bate. Sic iricreu, mnrim 80.
scu lie feiu Sud an?" nMtir lit
nidt falt," por bic perlcgcne Nut.
mort. NdL i'd, crrictb glcs. GbriIt.
finobcn borit bu'$, bafte ih, uno
mir gingen meiter.
ShueQ paren mir quite Srcuu0c,
uno Die Srau erSdblte mir glQeS, mas
Den &inocrn febltc, Salb iuar gaeS
critanren MN nod elm i1oneS, flei.
mes SGumhen. 2ihter mo 3udcr.
iperf, Nlepiel mno Niiiie. SIMMER
itiler pllrbe Die quite Srml neben
mir. &oid eilten mir in's Sous an.
rid. Sben mar slleS IT'LL. 2eiie
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14
Brfrattr Iartbrr,iskrit.

Sn Yaris lprrben elmer armclt
Srait, melhe ibren Iieth5ins niht
besablen fonnte, Die Mobel offentlif,
perIteigert mo oas MeiIte ponl
Iietbsberrn eritnnoen. 3ulest
lpuroe nod elm @emdloe fir etnelt
Sranfcn olseerufen. Ger heri;hmtc
@alcr s., Sufdaig anipeieno mo
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14
fir has Sabr 1910.

&ir ienben Sbneu ben 8alenber
%foltenfrei, ipenn Sic io9leih Sbren
riidItdnotgen Announcements : Setra9.
unb $500 fiir 0orausbe5ablung eins
i6iden. Senben Sic Den 8etrag
prompt elm. benn Die Nadfra9e lit
cine groBe unb IS biirftc uuier Sor@
ratb i6neu persriffeu ieiu.
~IdtuugspoQ
2oren6 8onner,
@ei6dftsiibrer.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-12-14

Bette suspabl pou Getrdnteu III Nfai9en.
@efsluussn per Bon perocn ait pas Yronns
pisits unb Bette beiorgt NIB blelbeu ltets
pripat. Wan i6rsibe nm eiue Breisrilte.
Gcierens: Dubuque Hatipnal Sanf.
Seim sd,reibcn cripabne man seh. bieies Slatt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
SEscortinx tho Court.

In colonial days York, Maine. was
the county seat to which the tudge
and lawyers from New Hampshire and
Massachusetts often went, and the
court sessions we're attended with
much officIal pomp and ceremony. In
.Oid Colonial Houses In Maine" EN-
ma Huntington Mason quotes from 4
record left by John Adams, who. as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

Uniformed officials are often I pux-
gle to. American travellers An IN.
stance of this is given in .Recollec.
stions Of Varied Career, by Gen. w
r. Draper. formerly American Ambas.
ssader to Italy. General and Mrs.
Draper were travelling in Russia. when
they had the following amusing ex.
perience in the sleeping car:
Mrs. Diapers maid, Marie, speaks
German as well as French, but Rus.
sian is beyond her After Mrs. Drap.
er,s bed was made she desired another
pillow. and Marie rushed into the cor.
ridor to get one. 4 Seeing man IN
uniform-the railway porters wear
uniforms she demanded pillow. In
German.
\ have no pillows" said be. &;
"A bolster. then, y said Marie.
II have no bolster ~
Then give me couple OF towels
to wrap up one Of these dirty cnsh.
IONS"
Il have no towels. either said the
uniform. II am a colonel In His
Majesty's Imperial Guard"
Poor Marie nearly went into hys-
terics, andlsI was called In to ex.
plain that no offense was meant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
4 :DeepIy Iaser.st,sdi...

The play was ole Of Shakespeare,al
tragedies. Mrs Simmons and her iittle,
hoy, having been unable tosecurs aeats
IN the sparquet, were well located In
the front row OF the frst balcony.
where they could see better and hear
almost AZ well as II they had been far.
Their forward on the main hoor.
Mrs. Simmons was agre6ably sur
prised at the Interest that Bobby aps
peareds to lake In the somber drama.
He:sat leaning forward. With his elbows
on the cushioned railing In front Of
him. resting his head on his hands,
deeply absorbed: As the curtain went
down on the nrst act he straightsnsd
Well; dear. how do you like Shakes
peare y asked his mother. Are you
senjoyiig the plny r,
Mans, = said Bobby, with the Air Of
one who has made a great discovery
there are slxty-pines men here that
have got bald spots on top Of their
heads pye counted 'em aye times Y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
tests from Afar
:. z TX a - =
EzSSssSsss,:S.ss::s:,SsSSSa

- - "A 81 Z y
She glanced at the postmark on the
envelope. The letter had been on its
Journey six days In four days more
Elmer Morse would come.
She quickened her steps. There Was
so much to do in those four short
days. No, she would not keep him.
waiting.
A glow of triumph filed her heart
She had not waited in vain. How
many times she had been told that
she was wasting her years by her con-
stancy Even her aunt, with whom
che lived, had expressed doubts Of Ell.
mer's faithfulness. At least, she had
told Elinor that she would do well to
think twice before she let any good
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
NEW TWENTY TWO rHousAnp HORSE POWER TuRBME


Chicago at the is distinguished having within
limits the wod This
the globe
on of the Commonwealth which ct 0oo
pee As matter Of 220o
third
lis in
big to look At
the ground including base rising height Of thirty
diameter of about fifteen ndes Oh Fifteen
thousand inside Of Of them running
cen to raise ayordupo height
With $4,000 exercising the cylindrical
shell the Chicago Sunday
Tribune buildings hosting them the
this 204sory build
would be 600 the T
building weighs complete tenanted
nothing
with which o
inches diameter each wheel
$50 revolutions
diameter rail and giving $50 revolutions
discover
moving turbine
thirty from Chicago New
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
ToSMAKE HENS LAY.

hAr. sI1mmOnn Pute an Original Idea
Into Practice.
got all these today. said Mrs.
Timmons, holding OUT her apron and
showing seven fresh eggs Mr.. Tim
mons said nothing There was nothing
for him TO: say. He knew why Mrs.
Itmmons showed him the seven eggs.
.ltecause she had been showing him eggs
daily since the warm weather began.
s. 1t was just: her way of protesting
against his having paid IS each for a
dozen fine fowls which would thank
lessly eat large quantities. Of fancy
foods; ns thanklessly Inhabited yards
he had specially made for them, and
which produced two egEs per week for
the lot. lsts
Mrs. Timmons, on the other hand,
had bought eight hens and monde
script looking rooster from a. farm
wagon that passed They were badly
assorted lot OF hens, no two alike, but
they were grateful for the occasional
handful Of table scraps she gave them
and each laid practically daily. It wal
Imaddening. s8s4s1 ! i9S
Sitting in his ONCE next day, Mr.
Timmons had an idea. It was not an
original idea, but he believed It would
help things along. He would buy d
few eggs and place them In his nests
thereby not only deceiving Mrs Tim.
mons. but encouraging his hens TO lay,
That evening he took nm old negro
Into his confidence. the agreement
being that every evening he was to slIr
in the back gate and place eleven eggs
in the nests. y X,
WELL, said Mrs. Timmons next
morning, your old hens have walked
up. went back there and they'd laid
eleven eggs"
Sure enough said Mr.. Timmoni
delightedly. They're remarkable lay.
ers"
Next day It was the same. a couple
Of days later Mrs. Timmons came to
him with the eggs In her apron. /.
Those are the most remarkable hens
] ever saw" she said. 81 wish mine
were like them. \ 81. 's
1T pays to get good stock" said Nj.
Timmons, grandly. Awhy, there Is j
world of difference between my birds
and those mongrels you have =
y should say there Is" agreed Mira.
Timmons. "Why, your eleven hens have
laid fourteen eggs To-day. and one Of
them is n goose egg
Hah, hah Y cackIed Mr.. Timmons,
weakly. Somebody's let some other
hens in that pen. They'd better let
my birds alone or I'll kill somebody's
Galveston News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26


The strenuous opposition Of Dolliver
and Nelson to Increase of import du.|
ties on w6olens indicatss that the Al.
drlch bill Is likely to undergo pretty
severe criticism before II finally
emefges Into conference. Also It rs.
vsals that the Senate measure Il not
quite devoid Of the Joker. clauses
which brought tho Payne bill Into dis
|4spnte. s..I
K The tariff on one class q mixed cot
ton and WOODEN goods will b raised
600 per cent, Il certain clause be-
comes law. and Messrs. Dolliver and
Nelson denouncs this q trust legisla.
ton and 4 disgracs % the Republican
pAfty. ss Il
Tha wooden schedules Of the DinEley
tarif Ars beyond the comprehension Of
anyone hut wooden expert, The
Psyns.Aldrich schedules are worse.
Tho only hope Of relief II In cam.
paign Of education, which New En-.
gland card-wopl manufacturers threat:
en to undertake II the duties ON wool
are not modified to give them cheaper
raw material. ]:
Ik the American people once md out
the cotton-shoddy character Of most
American worsteds, particularly for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
i Pays 70 Adyertlss.

Johnny Jones, did you write that?"
cried the angry teacher. surveying a
notice on the blackboard. which read
"Johnny Jones can kiss more girls
{ than any one In this room"
"Yes,m, said the imperturbable
Johnny, "a; i. n ~ Z
Well sir. YOU stay after school TO-.
night = commanded the schoolma' Fam
u tell you fellows" said Johnny to
his companions g he Joined them az.
ter being Akept In a half hour BY
the pretty school mistress, ut pays
TO advertise. New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
= conclusIxs spefenss.

- 49, y - -
.sAnd you ray that you are innocent
OF the charge OF stealing = goose from
Mr.. Gibsonfa asked q Judge of q
meek choking prisoner.
eyes sir, / am - innocent as q
child IS
"You are conf dent that you did not
steal the goose from Mr. Gibson Z"
Yes sir. and ! can prove It.
How can you prove It p
II San prove that didn't steal
Mr.. Gibson,s goose. Judge. because I
stole two hens from Mr.. Graston the
same night and Gibson lives Ave
miles from Grastpn's 8. I,
The proof Is conclusive said the
Judge. Discharge the prisoner. New
York Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS erute

Mrs. Malaprop Young Sharp will
have to apologize before I'll speak to
him again.
Miss Interest Did he insult you?
Mrs Malaprop- Did he7 The las.
time 4 met him 4 told him that my
uncle, Lord de Style. had locomotive
atacksia, and he had the impudence to
ask II he .whistled at crossings." He's
an unsympathetic brute. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
tered down the steps and The pathway
and disappeared behind the hedge at


.yrhe colonel has come Z said Scotty.
.sYou should have talked faster,
Harvard, I. said tho second man. ~.
X GU said It beanti tully,' d, added the
third man, but I dunno as twas right,
& to make the girl cry !.
II yoa'd said another blamed word e
/ put in the fourth man. you'd had me
snifiin too. a
scotty looked at the younger man
anxiousIy.s rs Us
What do YOU think. Harvard?
me youngest man refused to venture
I any opinion. Is a. Z:
You can tell as well as j can hs
said. y
1T looked pretty dubious to me.'
scotty muttered. ri:
Here they come" said the second
man in a hoarse whisper. Brace up.
UP the pathway came the tall col.
onel and the girl. Z.
His arm was around her waist and
he was so absorbed by her presence
that he did not see the waiting group
on the steps.
When he looked up he gave a quick
start and rubbed his hand across his
eyes.
Where am II" he cried. Then he
suddenly laughed and gripped the
hands that were thrust at him. II
Welcome to our fair village" said
the irrepressible Scotty.
The tall colonel drew back and
stared at the group In a puzzled way.
This is very good Of you. boys" he
said.
Then he looked back at. the girl.
Her face was pale, but her eyes
were shining. 4.
am afraid haven't made It clear
to our wedding guests how very wei.
come they are" she said. Perhaps /
can make amends later on. Because i
think they are going to know me
much better" She laid her hand on
the colonel's arm in pretty way.
You. see. Elmer, you and our friends
here are going back to Montana to-
getheran I'm going with you.p Her
voice shook a little. And because
Montana needs US she added with a
laugh, we are all--all going to stay
there. w. r. Rose In Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
FLoeGiNa AZ rEToN.

Boys Are sWIshed There Now a.
They Were FIFTY Yesrs Ago.
Flogging or swishing, to give 1t It's
proper name, like everything else at
Elton, is still conducted on the same
lines as fifty years ago. The birch
and block have never been supplant.
ed by any new-fangled methods.
Moreover, 1t is usual to present
the recipient Of q swishing With a
small portion Of the pirch, partly as
q pleasing memento Of the occasion
and partly to ward on any further
desire for wrongdoing. says the.
Gentlewoman. &.
A swishing may be the outcome
Of several things. Perhaps the COM
monest reason for punishment lie
that q boy has been complained. Of
to the head by his form master, the
phrase Complained OF. meaning
that the master is dissatisfied either
with the boys work or general be.
hAvior
Other backslidings are smoking
and cutting chapel, the former being
4 particularly heInous crime. Boys
below the fifth form are attended 10
by the lower master, euphemisticai-
~ known as .'the flea who has
more or less complete Authority over
the lower school; the .:nppers = or
seniors, are looked after 6ys the
headmaster In person. IN either
case the proceedings do NOT differ
materially. ;,.l 8 3, =;
On the day of execution Z praepos.'
tor comes around to the victimst
classroom and asks II sS6and SO Is
In this division 2, On the master In
charge answering Pes" the praepos-
tor calls out, Headmaster; wishes to
see him after IT, ;ss.
There is an ominous pause as
these dread words are uttered. The
master in charge smiles gramly. the
victim looks sheepish and turns
white the other boys exchange sig.
nificant glances. NJ
Twelve o'clock blooms out all too
soon. AS the class clatters out down
the stairs the Victims friends clus-
ter round him and overwhelm him
with hints and tit-bits OF informa.
ton. Does he know the heads oil.
ways In a worse bait on MondAysss
( ibid he see that new lot OF birches
that went up only the other dayf"
and so on. 1t Ii horrid, heartless
world.
Arrived at the execution chamber
he is confronted with the two prae-
posters whose duty It Is to hold
down., an once which is generally
rather sinecnre, though occasion
ally boys have been known to stfug.
!; gle furionsly. The headmaster nov
appears. and IN solemn accents says.
sKneel there. boy" indicating the
block as he speaks. ~;
Cyer the next few seconds one
may draw q veil enough to say mat
in the majority 81 cases three or
four strokes are held to bessunicient.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
FiabiIIIi work.

% The trouble with most mems work
,is II - habby The writer, the states
man the teacher the lawyer, tho
banke nearly everybody sets ont tai
give the world something hard and
hlms but itsis mushy. II you want
! the world TO know you are doing some.
thing, don't he habby New YORK
Press. II 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
RanIx ~ N,.rsltxs critIsaI,

The varieties are not the sinks Of
4niduity they are sometimes said to
~ High spirits and leyity IRE there
81 abundance, but. considering these
few years are the best Of ones whole
lie g bar AZ opportunities for enjoy
.msnt and bodily health 50. this 4
not suIprisins Taller: VI Z