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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
BBR.A's VISITOR.

Bers was an only child Of two Low.
ink1 careful parents. She was q lone
" little maiden, with wistful blue
eyes and smooth yellow hair. Having
lived 20 quietly for her short seven
years abe knew scarcely anything Of
fchfldren,s game.
IA. aittle way down the road lived i
;nouseful Of children. the little VIII
sons, CARO-, age twelve, Dora. age ten.
Edwin eight, the twins Francis and
Giadys. age Six. and Helena, age four.
Bera Chagnon did not know them
well enoughsto play with them. Per
haps she was queer child. She
would cry alone In the garden for
hours I'm Mrs.. Chagnon did not know
7 thu - s. y Z:
Ghs night she was putting Bera to
bed nd the little girl had said her
pr vi, ending as usual Dear God.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

An addition Of 1900 pupils to the
attendance roll OF the various high
schools in Chicago is reported to the
Board Of Education. This is an in
crease Of so per cent over the record
last year.
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world.n her amt suggested. In her en-;
asperating slow way. "
Elinnr flished

= : 80
world" her aunt suggested, In her en-;
asperating slow way.
Elinor flushed. 4
That is all understood, she SAID.
Elmer knows that I would never con.
sent TO leave my old home and my
friends and go away among sthose wild
strangers. y ST
Such things have been done: said
her aunt sententiously, as she turned
away. ssSa5I
1t was little early for the train.
but every detail In the simple pro
gram Of welcome had been arranged.
The pretty cottage was swept and gar.
nished; the appetizing luncheon was
prepared. and now the gentle Elinor.
her heart beating With anticipation.
sat on the shaded porch with her ex,
4 pectant gaze on the road among the
) willows. Il
And then she saw 9 group Of men
there were five Of them standing Sy
the roadside as If not quite sure II
their bearings. Presently they came
forward and disappeared behind the
high hedge.
A moment later Elinor saw them al
the gate. One Of them pointed toward
the house. Then the gate was opened
and they came up the pathway in sin.
gle file.
It was quite evident they were stran-
gers. Elinor had time to inspect them
before they reached the porch.
For moment she was alarmod
Were these strangers the bearers of
bad ttdings? She quietly arose ana
stepped forward.
But. no, they were smiling as thew
halted and drew up in line. And than
every hat came or as II at a concerted
signal
It was the youngest man who spoke
We are friends of the colonel. from
Montana, Miss Barnes
From Montana" she cried. and
looked at him wildly.
The colonel is all right, Miss
Barnes" the youngest man hastily an.
swered her. We managed to get here
q little ahead OF him."
The colonel?" Elinor repeated.
Col. Morse" the youngest man ex.
planned. 4
Everybody beck yonder calls him
colonel said tile stout man.
Elinor gave a. little gasp.
And you--you have come all the
way from Montana ?" she cried. and
put out both her hands.
He glanced about at his companions.
Having given you his promise" the
youngest man resumed, 1the colonel
wasn't the man to tell you what he
.,as sacrificing. That wouldn't be like
him. He wouldn't tell you what a
foothold he had gained out there and
what power for good he had become
and how we all need him. He wouldn't
tell you that Nature had fitted him
for man of action, a pioneer, a build
er. leader Of men. He never limited
that the confines of this little town
would be to him like prison bars And,
of course, he didn't tell you that we
want him for our Governor, that our
State needs him and that he's the
only man the friends Of reform can.
elect!"
He paused and drew quick breath.
The girl was softly crying Somehow
the words OF this earnest young,
stranger hurt her. and yet they filled
her with pride.
1T was because Elmer Morse would
not tell you these things" the young
est man went on, that we are here.
We wanted you to know the truth. We
love the colonel and we need him,
lady. We have come here to ask you
to give him back to us. And we want
you, too"
He paused again. The girl had
turned and was looking toward the
roadway.
And then without word she nut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
Why the Baby Cried

Mrs. sNevpop WHAT'S the baby cry.
ing for 4 wonder?
Mrs. Newpop Oh. he tried to swal-
low my cun buttons.
Mrs. Newpop What did YOU do?
Mr.. Newpop Gave him y couple. Of
cuffs Chicago News
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

People in big towns are SO selfish.
We would rather live in little town,
where the people sympathlze with you
when in trouble. and where, II you
have no trouble, they will look npssome
for you. +
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| s9;sIbQY
eg8llS

cross Purposes.
There was a. CROSS man
/ Who travelled afar. S
To his home in Crosstown. Z
BY a cross.town car.
When he. reached the cross-ways,
He took to his feet,
Walked down the crossroads
. And up the cross street.
But when at the crossing. z.
He found that It rained,
This cross old crosspatch
Was very cross.grained /!
Carolyn Wells, in the Bee Hive
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
Euthanasis.


When IN the course OF human events
It becomes necessary 70 chlorofoFm
an injured cat or dog, Whose place is
II TO pay for the anaestheticf That
Il Z question that afises very often IN
tiiis town. Nvery day cats and dogs
whose natural agility was not suflici.
emit 70 keep them ont Of the way 81
automobiles and delivery wagons are
theoretically dispatched by humane cit
ixSns. Sometimes the policeman who
A called In carries the injured ami
NAL to asyacant lot and shoots It. but
usually out OF conside alton for public
safety. the chlogof ronte IL chosen.
In that case the question 10. ..Wko
shall buy the chloro form ~ Simple
minded bystanders expect the police.
man 10 buy It, but he rarely lives
up to their expectations. US
THAT animal amt hurt bad, Ii
what he usually says. 1T don't need
no chloroform. It'll be friskin' around
like anything In q few minutes Any.
how, It's best 70 notify the 8. p. c.
n
The sympathetic Grove, however,
thinks the poor creature ought to be
put out Of its suffering ct once. and
sometimes q particularly aftluent per.
son contributes the required amount
ITO ~ the drug. In case the afluent
hsimanitasian Is conspicuous by his
absence. the money IL obtained by TAX.
ing up collection. Then there al
ways is criticism, the smallest sub
scriber usually wanting TO know what
the 8. p. G.. A. is fer anyway. and
what It does with All the money II
gets. New York Times
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nHEs BIG CoW.E

Willie. accompanied " his father.
Was visiting q circus and menaEerie.:
leoh, papa. z the boy exclaimed. Is they
passed before an elephant ..look At
the big COW with her horns IN her
mouth eating hay with her tail."
sChristian Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

Marriage at an early age Is frequent
in Mexico. Recently q boy Of 16 and
girl Of IA were married in the
capital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

In four years : pair Of rabbits could
have q progeny Of nearly 1900, 600. a
doe rabbit produces g many as seven
damilies . year
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70 a ROBIN.

You accurately reckon
Her coming to a day
When her bright fingers becksn,
You're up and on your way.
And on some rainy morning,
Refreshing and remote,
l catch the frat spring warning
In your metallic note.
Sing on, brave little Robin, ,s
Until the blossoms start
To bless the lyric throb In &
The music of your hearth
Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

And now scientist says that tears
will Kill disease germs-and every wo-
man knows they will destroy q make.
up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

r Saccharine. an ARTIFICIAL product 1,
$50 times swsster than sugar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

Lightning is most destructive d
level, open country. Cities. with theili
numerous projections and wires, an:
comparatively exempt
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\ lNAIllnHrsY, sHAnnW..

Carolyn Wells, In the Bee Hive.
A NAUGHTY SHADOW.
Once upon time there lived boy
named Tom. who was In general q.
very good boy, but had the misfo.-
tune to have q bad shadow Every
night when he put out his light and
crawled into bed he thong hit Of all
the naughty things that his shadow.
lhad done during the Aay ana give Il
a talking to on the subject. but he
would soon discover that his shador
had sneaked on somewhere and was
not hearing word Of the lecture, 20
he would fall asleep, wondering how
such well.intended boy as he ever
came to have such q very undesirable
shadow. ~ &
One day he; saw his shadow climb
1 the Widow Horizons cherry tree and
strip It Of the few cherries It bore.
OF course, he had to shin up the tree.
too, but he actually hlushed to see
the greediness that his shadow ex-
hibited in making away with the
cherries After d while: ne heard the
| widows dog barking below, and, as
| It was 4 very ~. 4ierce dog, he did
1 mot dare to descend the tree. 30 he
| stayed up there all day. yainlyS hoping
1 that the dog would get tired and 60
away. It seemed impossible. however.
| to, tire him out. There he sat, pa
tiently Watching Tom and his shadow
all day long. and the widow Horton
Found Nm there. and was mean enough
4 70 hing the doe,a dinner 81 bones
ont q HIM ins order that he might
not be tempted Nv hunger 10 abandon
hia captiye.
Tom was getting nretty hungry him.
| seR. ana - ,p,,en tfa widov md gone
away and the dow was occupied ia
i enawinR d bone. he and his shadow
4 slid down the far side 81 the tree and
st IA, IA nome a fast "a thew could
20, sThis YES cav Tor the shadow.
Who was exnert Il slidInr, down trees,
M, r.nm tore N. I'M, .ers. hesiaes mar.
rowlv escanins heinx bitten. N the dog,
4 VIM, made 4 dan TOR him lust a he
wal. setting nvSr m fence
Another time that same NAUGHTY
shadov Med 4 I'm can "a the cat,a tai.
A ana shst a,er N n Inc schoolrna star,s
sIdesk whence shes inn,,ned With q great
4 cater when ne started to take out
i His hooks Unfortunately. the schoos.
q master w,s Z ssnarrow.ninded man.
with Z ANAL eense e f,nmor and !
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SOLAR SYSTEM ON NXH1BITION.
An EXHIBIT that aroGses much curl
osity 81 the American Mlssum Of Nat
ural History, New York City, ~ a
model Of the solar system, formed Of
electric light bulbs moving upon u.
most Invisible Mires. This exhibit has
recently been Improved. The sun 10
now represented BY an ill1minated
gjSbe three inches IA diameter The
orbits Of Mercury, yenus and the
earth and part Of the orbit Of Mara
arc include d In the larger foyer onsthe
gr0und floor. Parts of the orbits Of
Jupiter Ind Saturn and the remainder
Of that Of Mars stretch ecross adjoin-
ing hall The planets are moved
along their wire orbits from day 70
day and thinner Ike at4ss N the
airYouth's Comps nion. 'ss q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
sArwtsfal.

Mrs Jinkson-Is that the next door
neiehbor practicing on his tromhone1
Mr.. Unison Partly on the trombone.
but mostly on my nerves,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

ton, Anne's mother. saying that het
little daughter must come home now.
'.And, !, 1t read, Il want Bera to come,
too, for, q little visit. Do let her
come. Ids she will be 30 happy: I
faithfully promise to care tor her.
Your sister, Jessie
So the next day, Wednesday, Bera.
rosy and strong AZ Anne, started for
Rhode island Here a month Of fun
and play was enjoyed by two little
girls.
AL too soon It passed, and little
Bee started for home in old Massa.
chusetts. She went straight to her
mothers room A little, weak cry
greeted her. Could oh! could her
wish be true
~Bee, dear!. It was Mrs Chag
mons happy voice Dear little Bee
here 10 your baby sister What Is hey
name to- be 2" :
.Kathrine Is very pretty, !" said
Bera, .Kathrine Lena. oh! Anne was
La nice visitor. hut Kathrine is better.
dearer. eweetester Of all, cause she
came to stay, You see Beatrice = !.
Keene, In the Epitomist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
q sIJcCnssNJyL FAILURE.

The boys face was dull red un.
der his tan He would rather have
taken any kind Of punishmsnt than
face his father. but NE went straight
to the once. =
1--WE failed = ne said briefly Then
he turned his back and stood at tho
window trying to whistle.
'Dick.r his father called.
The boy turned. the whistle dying
ON his lips, his eyes full Of surprise.
He knew how much his father had
wanted him to pass. yet there was no
sreproof In his voice: he was even
enlling = little and his grip brought
: IRISH Of dumb gratitude to the boys
throat
Besan to make up too late, didn't
your his father asked.
The boy nodded.
We'll. II was q failure, q course:
whether It stays q failure or not d.
pends upon what It has done to yosi.
Failure Is one OF the commonest
things In life ailurelin mans bust.
ness, In his ambitions, In his h0pel
Jewett failed the other day-do you
know. what his creditors are going "a
dc?', 4
NO. the boy answered eagerly.
Set him up again. IL was ! mag
ni6cent failure conditions ne couldn't
hold out against without dishonesty
80 be let everything else 90 and kept
his honor. And his creditors are. go
| Ing to help him to his feet again be
cause they believe { In him. Now
Dick i believed IN my boy. and Il an
going to let him decide for himself
I'll dnd yop 4 position. or you can
take the year over and try again
Th1t would be tough. ! know-psr
lhaps too tough for you, / shall MOI
ray word 4 yon choose bnsiness.''
e But the boys head was up now
his eyes clear ana determined, look
Ing straight into his fathers 81;
I'm going to take u over, !, he de
lclared.- il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-07

Joyctte was far behind the two lead
ers, being beaten minutes and 16
seconds by the Ellen and minutes and
SO seconds by the German contender,
although she was 1 minute and Z Sec
onds ahead of the first time around the
course.
The result was a distinct triumph for
Charles P. Curtis, Jr., the clever young
helmsman of the Ellen. He handled his
boat in excellent fashion and was ably
assisted by his father and r. w. EN-
mons, ID, the latter an able skipper
also. Capt. Protein of the Hevella
showed skill at handling small boat
by pointing her to the windward of
Joyette and Ellen, Just as the starting
whistle was blown, and putting her
over the line first Few of the thou
sands who witnessed today's races real
lied under what handicap the Ger
man craft was sailed. While witness
ing the American trials more than two
weeks ago, Capt. Protzen injured one
of his knees by fall, and all last
week and today, he steered his yacht
around the course with the ijured limb
incased in a plaster cast and so tight
ly bandaged that it was rigid almost
from thigh to heel. In the races he was
compelled to shift position across the
cockpit every time he tackled ship, and
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CITY HALL BOUTS.
Tommy Bergen Gives Kid Pantz Lively
Go In Main Bout.

The fall and winter season of NIT
contests was opened at City hall last
evening with a three bout exhibition
under the management OF Promoter
Hanks, in which the main feature OF
the card was a bout between Kid
Pantz of Boston and Fighting Tommy
Bergen of Lewiston. This bout was a
fairly good one although it was void
of any decisive work on the part Of
either lad, and had a decision been
given it could hardly have been called
anything but draw.
1t was the first time that the two
boxers had met and he first round was
passed in sizing one another up, but in
the second Bergen loosened up and
went after Pantz and made the willy
Boston boxer cover up. There was but
little variation for the four remaining
rounds of the bout PantZ has been
out of the game for about two years
but he has lost none of his ring tactics
and still has a good right, although he
did not succeed in using it to good eff
feet last night. Young Bergin made a
good showing and though it might be
said that he is beginner compared
with PantZ when it comes to ring eX-
perence he showed himself very fast
and kept the latter busy throughout
the bout.
AS preliminary to the main bout
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Yankee Yacht Again Triumphs
In Sender Race Off Marblehead.

Marblehead, Mass, Sept. G.--The FL
len, owned by Charles P. Curtis of Bos-
ton, won the fifth of the international
sender boat races off here today, and
once more America has triumDhed over
Germany in contest between yachts
of type fostered by Emperor William
AS a result of the victory of the Amr-
lean craft. the German challenger He
vella is eliminated from the series, and
tomorrow the Ellen and the Joyette,
the latter owned by Commodore
Charles M. Childs of the Bensonhurst
Yacht Club of Brooklyn, will fight a.
marine duel over a windward and lee
ward race to determine which owner
shall receive the President Taft cup.
The loser of the encounter, which
promises to be lively one, will win the
Governor Draper cup, as both yachts
were tied at II points in the first four
races and by the rules the winner of
the CHIEF trophy cannot also receive the
cup given by the governor of Massa-
chusetts.
The Hevella's crew went out of the
harbor today prepared to do their level
best to get into the final race, and
while their boat was second across the
finish line, they We're beaten 9 min
utes and 4S seconds by the Ellen. The
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Northland Ajax, 224A a brown stall
lion, by Axworthy will be exhibited at
the Maine State fair and is horse
which hundreds of horsemen are an
xious to see. Northland Ajax stands
16 hands, weighs 1l00 and is one of
the handsomest horses in Maine.
He is a trotter with perfect gait,
and can show 2-minute speed without
boots or weight. His record was made
when four years old ana when he was
three he was driven a trial fully as
fast. He has not since been raced, for
he has been in the stud, but will be in
condition to demonstrate that he has
extreme speed. He is son of AXworthy,
2.151% at three years old. Hamburg
Belle, which made a record Of 201A
this season is a daughter of ANWorthy
and General Watts 2.06% at three years
of age, is a son. AXWorthy is by Az
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THE WINNERS.
The Horses That Brought Home the
Money at Bangor and WaterviIIe.

Lewiston, September 4.-(SpeciaD-
The races at the Eastern Maine State
Fair at Bangor, and at the Central
Maine exhibition at Waterville has
demonstrated that there are some eY-
ceedingly fine horses in Maine and
that the races this season are to be
close, exciting and in fast time, for
half mile tracks.
At Bangor the best time for the
meeting was made by Silk Patchen,
2.141a. At that fair the money win
ners and the best time made in each
event was as follows
2.24 pace, first division, Bells Early,
2.22A.
2.24 pace. second division, Gurth,
2.19A.
2.40 trot, Rex, 2.19A.
2.3O trot and 24O pace, Dufferin
Leaf. 2.22A
Green pace. Anne Hespesus. 2.22A.
2.21 trot, and 2.13 pace. KnoXie B.,
2141a.
2.26 trot. Wilkes Sherwood, 2.25A.
2.20 pace, II. A. d., 2.19A.
2.40 pace, American Chimes. 2.23H.
ZIG trot, 2.1S pace, Little Johnny,
2.16A.
Consolation race. Uncle Dick. 2.22A
At the Central Maine Fair the best
time was made by knoXie b, 2.13A
The first money winners, events and
breeding of the horses follow:
2.24 pace, Dimple X, by Kenton,
2.1S&.
800 trot. Alice by TWang. 220I.
2.24 trOt. Miss Fanny by Delmar,
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only the two members Of his crew were
aware of the excruciating pain he suf-
f'red from moving, torture so great
that at times he almost tainted.
Conditions today were exactly suited
to the Ellen, craft savoring of the
scow type of boat, and she justified the
expectations of her admirers by romp-
ing twice around the triangular course
always in the lead. The summary:
Elapsed
Name. Start. Finish. Time
Hevella. Otto Protzen. II 40 2:27:OS 2:47:0S
Joyette, w. II. Childs. .11:4O 2::2941 2:49:41
When the Hevella sailed into the
harbor at the conclusion of today's race
the American flag was waving over the
taffrail, which might have been interp-
reted and evidently was meant to sig
Nifty that America had defeated Ger
many once more. 1t was pretty COM
pliment and everyone saw thereby that
the challengers were not embittered
over the defeat.
The Hevella has been sold by Capt
Protein to G. H. W. Foster of Boston.
She cost about $500 to build and Mr.
Boster is reported to have paid close
to that sum for her. The sale, of course,
did not take effect until the conclusion
of the races.
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tell, PIP at three years of age. The
dam of Northern Ajax was Starletta,
'221H to a high wheeled sulky. She
was one of the greatest trctters or her
time, and is daughter of Starlight, by
Kentucky Prince. Her second dam
was Highland Mary, by Sealey's
American Star; third dam Black Maria,
bv Long Island Black-hawk. 1t is not
necessary to cali attention to the fact
that Northland Ajax is one of the very
hest bred horses in Maine.
His daughter, Northland Artless,
now owned by Harry Coburn of Lewis
ton, was driven a mile at three years
Of age in 2.2S. She is a trotter. with an
easy gait which is the admiration of all
who see her. In her work this summer
she has been driven quarters at a 2.20
clip, and may be seen in race at the
state air,
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the veteran George Gilbert and his
dusky antagonist, Albert Lewis #
Antigua, went six lively and specta-
cular rounds in which it could hardly
be said that George rode all the way on
the band wagon. He was tiOOred sew
eral times and in the race down the
home stretch Albert certainly led the
way. Kid Vance and Young Trepan-
nier started a good semi-final which
babe fair to be very fast but Trepan-
nier had bad right that Vance could
not get away from, which was the
means of the latter laying away in the
first round. 1t should be said, however,
that Trepannier had considerable
weight on the other boy. which of
course counted. Harry Sears as referee
gave good satisfaction.
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Boston, Sept. 6.-Boston won an excit-
ing game from New York this morning
10 to 8, after it had apparently been lost.
After New York had secured a good lead
Boston tied the score in the fifth on a
con- bination of hits and errors and a bad
throw by Chase. Again the visitors got
the lead and again Boston tied IN the
ninth on a home run by Speaker Nc
Cornell made a three-bagger IN the 10th
and scored the winning run on wild
pitch. The score:
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2.2OA.
2.2o pace, first division, H. A. D., by
Alandorf, 2.171a.
ZIG pace. Knoxie B., by Connelley.
2.40 trot. Rex by Vassar, 2.2O%.
2.21 trot, Prince Louise, by Brazilian
2.211a.
Three years old, trot and pace, Rub
now by Rubenstein, 2.31A.
22O pace, second division. Frank c.
by Nelson, 2.19h.
224 trot, Clorinda, by Columbia
219A.
212 pace, Knoxie b.. by Connelley
213h.
21S pace, Little Johnny, by Johnny
Wilkes, 2.15a
Consolation race, Bessie Barnes,
21Sb.
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New England League Saturday.

At Brockton-Lynn 4, Brockton 2.
At Lowell-New Bedford 9. Lowell
first game); Lowell 6, New Bedford 4
Second game).
At Observation-Disclosures 9, Lawrence /.
At Haverhill-Fall River 4, EIaverhill
first game): Haverhill Z, Fall River G
Second camel