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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
BOYS WHO ARE TRUSTED.
Millions of Dollars Carried by
Youngsters of New York's
Financial District.
THEY VERY SELDOM GO AsTRAY
Bearers of Large Sums of Money
Occasionally Play acraps' on
Their Way.

ID I
The disappearance of $4,000 bill
from the pocket of Benson Lang, al17-
year-old messenger boy, while on his
way from the brokerage house of
Hornblower & Weeks to the National
City Bank, was but an instance in a
traffic of millions that is being carried
on daily in the financial district below
the dead line" at Fulton street. with
no more security than the hands or
pockets of youngsters who ages range
from 10 to "a years.
Yet with all the temptation put be.
fore the youths instances of misappro-
priation are exceedingly rare the New
York World says. Wall street trusts
them as implicitly as it does its bond
ed express companies. its highly paid
bank presidents and cashiers and in.
surance presidents and directors, who
go astray with much more frequency
than the small boy custodians Of great
wealth. One boy will frequently han.
die a million dollars in checks, casl,
and security.
One dav nro,,tr.,,t WIZ
house sent har - : 49,, s'lee'
Mons coiiina ,on 60 onn A WIN lco.l'
Tbraa hnr,s ~, ~. 1870 ~ currency
iine crane IL = sa,ll., "as 1ounu pay
% oents r. -, a.. az lao won
rsncv M ~ aau oDea.leu ene cur.
In a,,s ins,s. a,a. u - iepostd
.,as s,,aa se pSAe = crap game
yarl, tna ~ an ~. siuewaik IN new
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
Slams imports of electrical supplies
have trebled in five years.

Slams imports of electrical supplies
have trebled in five years.
( Half of the worlds production Of
nickel comes from the United States.
In certain parts of Germany It is re.
garded as death warning to hear a
cricket's cry.
The public debt Of Germany is now
$11s. S37 800. made up mostly Of 8 and
3M per cent bonds.
Gas lighting has recently been boom
ed in Japan, and some ten new COM
panies are to be foated.
|! There are In Argentina four broad
gauge railroads, three narrow gauge
and two English gauge.
In the last fiscal year experts of the
Department of Agriculture inspected
before slaughter 56,544,255 animals at
876 establishments In 24O cities and
towns.
Freight rates in Cuba are legally
subject to discriminating rebates ON
commodities such as sugar. tobacco,
coal and fertilizers. Each railroad in
Cuba serves a district of Its own and
the lines are non-competing. The rates
given under the authority of the ma
ti6nal railway commission are very
high. leaving plenty Of room for rebat-
ing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
LITTLE ABOUT EVERYTHING.

~.
.. H. Hale. the Peach King. made
million dollars in peaches.
The cranking Of an automobile may
now be done from the chauffeur's seat.
A $500 ton cargo of pebble phosphate
recently was shipped from Florida to
Japan. @
London motor bus drivers are fined
for being ahead Of time. but rarely
for being late.
Seven years ago there were 1000
students in, China. and in 1907 there
were 1882.
The use or waste Of lumber In this
country ia ten times as great. per cap
ita, as that Of France.
The use of dust from vacuum clean
ers is in demand for use in busting
patterns In foundries.
A deposit of ore containing 93.5 per
cent tantalum has been discovered in
the Ural mountains. a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

8 The season OF 1906 was disastrous
above the average. Sixty-two vessels
of various sorts passed out Of exist
ence. Their value was $1,212,0O0 In
1907, forty-eight ships were lost, of
an estimate value of 100000. In 1908
fifty-three were total wrecks. repre-
senting property loss Of $6S4,OO0.
The mystery which has attended
the loss of SO many vessels was Illus
trated in the case of the Adella
Shores. Apparently in perfect condi-
ton and manned by crew of expert,
enced sailors, she passed the 500 into
Lake Superior, on April 80. No man
ever saw her again. Days afterward
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
CHOKE ELEPHANT 70 DEATH.

Fargo, the largest elephant in cir.
Gus at Evansville, Ind. became insane
and it was determined to kill him. as
veterinarians said he would never be
well. He had been suffering from
rheumatism for more than year and
the intense pain crazed him. A moose
was tied in the middle Of a large rope
and the ends were run through pull.
leys and each was fastened to trace
chain that dangled from harnessed
horse. When the moose had been ad,
justed the horse was started, thus
choking the elephant to death. Fargo
fell to the ground and died in a few
minutes. 50 W
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
NEW LAWS FILL PRISON.
Every Cell at Fort Madison and Ana
mosa Now Occupied.

Every Cell at Fort Madison and Ana
mosa Now Occupied.
The net result of the operation Of
the Iowa parole and indeterminate
sentence law. despite that a larger
number of paroled prisoners are re-
turned in proportion to the total pa
rolled, has been to lengthen the SEN
fences and to fill the prison and re-
formatory to their limit. Every cell
at Fort Madison and Anamosa is now
filed. There are more than a hun
dred more prisoners in the keeping of
the state than year ago. The num-
Der is steadily increasing and unless
there is some change. 1t will be nee
essary to do some more building. A
short time ago, when the reports from
the two penal institutions showed an
alarming increase, there being SIXTY
two more at Fort Madison and fifty
nine more at AnamosaS than a year be-
fore, the board of control called for
specific statements to indicate the
cause. The explanation is that under
the new law the short time men are
missing. that court must commit for
the full term or limit and leave 1t to
the board to reduce the terms to an
equality, and that because Of this sit
uation the average length of term is
increased. This is just what was
claimed for the law when first pro
posed nearly ten years ago. but the
system was defeated in two or three
Legislatures on the theory that it was
only scheme to empty the prisons
and the effect would be to lessen pun
ishment for crime. Another thing
which has become evident is that the
work of the parole board is much
greater than it was supposed would
be necessary, and the board has been
handicapped by not having a home
finding agent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

Mister" inquired Dusty Rhode,
have you got any old clothes yc
don't want?"
NO; but here is an old automobile
you, may have"
Thanks, but ] have enough trouble
supplying me own wants, without beg.
ging gasoline from door to door,.
Louisville Courier-Journal. 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

fisherman takes his traps In open boat rows to- the
fishing ground which is usually in sheltered bay
or cove drops the traps already baited overheard and
fastens them to outline There is nothing more for
him to do except to along the line at intervals
and raise the traps Occasionally trap will hold half
dozen good sized Holsters Usually number OF smaller
ones are caught with each of the larger if he
Is law abiding fisherman these dumped back into
the sea If he is not they make tit bit for some cpl
cure If the fisherman can get them ashore unnoticed
HOLSTERS are found all along the Atlantic coast but
are chiefly sought from Maine to New Jersey The best
Of Holsters from the north and it is there
of course that the fishing is most vigorously
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

"see here, you swindler!" exclaimed
the suburban property owner, when
you sold me this house you said that
in three months ] wouldn't part with
1t for $4,000"
We'll. you haven't, have you?" de.
manded the real estate man.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

A Denver man who visited the mu-
scum at City Park recently tells OF
farmer he saw there. The ruralist
stepped in front of a portrait which
showed a man sitting in high-backed
chair. There was a small white card
on the picture reading: "A portrait
Of E. H. Smith, by himself" The
farmer read the card and then chuckled
to himself, Regular fools these city
ifellers are" he said. Anybody who
looks at that picture 'ud know Smiths
by himself. They amt no one in the
paiptin' with HIN" Denver Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

Notwithstanding the thermometer
registered degrees above zero here
the Rev. George Yost, pastor of the
Mennonite church. at Shamokin, Pa,
broke the ice, which was eight inches
thick, and baptized four persons. A
man, woman. girl and boy underwent
the icy plunge. Arriving at the lake
an enthusiastic number Of Mennonites
surrounded the Rev. Mr.. Yost and those
who ventured into the water The pas
tor prayed, the congregation sang,
after which the baptisms occurred. the
Rev. Mr.. Yost ducking each convert
under the water.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
woman Hangs Self.

Mrs. John Growing. of Crisp, aged so
years. committed suicide by hanging
herself to a bed post. Melancholy.
brought on by family troubles. is be-
lieved to have been the cause of her
act She is survived by husband and
three children.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

Good Work by workhou.e Boy.
Possibly the best interpreter of the
Bible is Kitto. His scriptural lore was
the admiration of all his contempt
raries. He was reared in a work
house.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
A subtle Dinercncc.

"And So" began the browbeating at.
torneyto the shabby witness. you live
by your wits, do your
mo, sir. by other folks lack Of
them" corrected the witness, modestly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

good character are ever engaged. No
boy is given this work who lives in a
lodging house. He must live with his
parents or responsible guardians. Their
pay is no greater than that of the boy
who delivers letter, and not nearly
as remunerative as that Of the youth
who escorts Adamless Ewes to the
theater
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
Reincarnation.

HelhcarnatiOn.
The wonder child at Harvard
They call fresh edition
OF that world-famous Grecian.
The mighty mathematician.
If there's reincarnation
For ruler, sage, or hero.
MY neighbor has a youngster
Who might be naughty Nero!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

Of which produce than
wonder that has
Wilson has figured it.
100000 near the
Of 76500000 people) has
days. day for
and bullion Of the United
States
sold The best yield
acre would have been worth $1S36OOO.
The
The awakening did not until half Thanks
g me various farmers Institutes to the State and county fairs
sterling Of the Journals
growers nave had VISUAL tangible
using selecting
were the uned theories Of but
nave that the State
els than years
Taking the 15aushel yield
y OF the thirteen
TO the IS had This three
fields Iowa would
yield each corn approx
matey ssOOooOooo on the December market
The METROPOLITAN editor
approached finally became the Iowa.
largest agricultural State in the
termination has become study corn
Is rapidly
means livelihood
results already attained simply astounding.
Fourhths OF all the billions United
Is used IN live feeding David
est America million
mas an SELL On
a ms Other farmers
the corn belt TODAY
to the fact that
the corn to stock through
OF fertility Of which growing the crop Famng has
thus become of proceeding with the
bank accounts Of the success
procedure has become 4eEsS F%9
the az
bread or cakes OF the
IS computed that 24l 100000
for malt liquors.
ana bushels for Seed total Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

An alloy of iron and thorium, when
lightly struck like flint, gives OF
very bright sparks which set shay
lngs afire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

h Many men resemble glass. smooth,
polished and dull SO long as unbroken
then sharp. SO every splinter
pricks. Richter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
special occasion.

Visitor Tin factory Great Scott!
What precautions! You've got so much
safeguarding apparatus here that j
don't see how you find sufficient room
for your hands to work
Manager-It is rather inconyenient,
but you see 1t is only for one day
The factory inspector makes his an.
nual visit this afternoon, SO wen have
all things back in shape again to-mor.
row.-Puck.
$500 - -. ---------
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
PROBE MYsTER1ous BUR1A1s.

startling Disclosures Expected Lin I'm.
vestfration by Board of Health.
Disclosures Of startling nature are
expected when the agents Of the State
board of health complete the investiga-
ton which they are now making COZ
corning numerous mysterious burials
which have been made in this State
during the past year, and which have
never in any way, shape or manner
been reported to the State registrar
of vital statistics. The Investigators
thus far have found that in many in.
stances burials have been made with
out SO much as the Formally of an
undertaken. In many instances no
burial permit Of any kind has been
obtained and in some instances doc
tors, 1t is said, have even failed 10
report the death of their local health
authorities. Secretary Summers or
der that hereafter sections, undertake
ers and doctors must comply absolute
| ly with the State law in reference to
burying bodies without obtaining a
permit and sending notice of the death.
with the proper certificate of the ply
sician or coroner, will, 1t is believed,
put stop to the practice of mysterious
burials. 1t is believed, by those who
are investigating the matter. that
much Of these burials are the results
of infanticide.
Burning OIL Kills Man.
]. A. Radcliffe. aged As, was fatally
t.~r- 4 t.-.- W
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
HUNTERS TREED BY ELK.

Two Young Men Mt Lenox spend
Hours While Bucks Paw Ground.
freed by angry elk in Iowa sounds
like the pipe dream" of some old
hunter, but it was no pipe dream to
the three young fellows Of near Lenox
who found themselves literally up a
tree" on the Harry Payne Whitney re-
serve and were obliged to spend ten
long shivering hours while two angry
elk stays paved and tore the ground
beneath the tree where the boys were
perched. Finally their signal shots
attracted the game keeper. Chapel,
who, with two assistants, came to their
rescue and drove the elk away. The
boys did not dare shoot the elk, as
they are worth $1,000 apiece, SO had
to "hold the fort until help arrived.
They were hunting dogs which had
killed five of the deer in the game
preserve when the elk attacked them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

conceit is pretty sure sign Of q
lack Of experience.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
DRAGON Fll,e..

Dragon flies can catch insects when
flying at the rate of forty or fifty miles
an hour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

The One Universal Tonic.
Air is the only tonic of which it may
be safely said that it disagrees with
no one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
THE 67VRYTCORY, II2K[iiMrgn5l KjMEs
-,ooo,o~..

II all the corn raised in Missouri in
1909 had been shipped to market it
would have made 21,924 trains of TWEEN
ty-eight freight cars each, extending in
one unbroken line from Portland, Ne,
to San Francisco. If all the corn
raised in Missouri in 1909 had been
marketed at the price prevailing in
December it would have brought s11S,-
265, 400. an amount SUFFICIENT to pay the
public debt Of fourteen of the largest
cities in America: st. Louis, Kansas
City, Louisville, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Galveston, Detroit, Indianapolis. Los
Angeles, Salt Lake City, minneapolis,
Milwaukee. San Francisco and Seattle.
II all the corn raised in Missouri in
1903 had been exported it would have
supplied the European trade for four
years. Had the European export for
one year only been taken from the Mis-
souri, output, there would have re-
manned enough corn to allow fifty bush
els for every man, woman and child in
the State, or two bushels for every
man, woman and child in the 8O,OO0,.
900 in the United States today. The
st. Louis Globe.D Democrat exultingly
presents the above figures.
Yet Missouri is by no means alone;
there are twenty-four other states each
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

the instinct of rounder and regardless of his well
fare His greatest joy is in bouncing and grasping
the speck of fish which he gets outside Of before another
little lobster to test the claim Even while he
is eating this he may be himself pounced upon by
larger specimen of his species and deyoured in the
way
Fishing for Holsters is simple operation The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

r.,a-AA.- .Vpopaco Cot nnvN CrnolS
=, -, ~. .,,.. =.
No pul,ns'on pol.ss ~ 49, an -.
nave one - ene . ~. pss. $50 80 :. = p.ssa,,.
Gus ionpelles .nei - -. y
VINO was ailes.eu r,.o S Anaarsa .'
tne smooe,ns " = - -. .,'-. =
nusseils nome wac sA go u :
srea. quay IN ,,sa 49,, ,,a =,
t,f,ed nv parties whose houses have
haen robbed.
-. =
G"nunn CO. =, a,..,..
ne " s,.S u.as sasa,,,
~ q ooalu :. e - pasu .as.
Jointly maintained nv the Rock Island
and chicago Great Western. as being
nnsanitary,
-----
Youth Crushed betwen Humpers.
w. H Henson, aged u, was crushed
nafWean
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

Slams imports of electrical supplies
have trebled in Ave years
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16

HE lobster is one Of the most peculiar fish
in the seas. says a writer in the Williams
port (Pa.) Grit 1t passes through several
stages of life before 1t reaches adult devel-
opment, encountering new perils In each
one. In the first three stages the lobster
is helpless little swimming speck with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
burning OIL KAN. Man.

Nellie Taylor Found Not Guilty.
After being out three hours the jury
brought out verdict of not guilty in
the Nellie Taylor case in Des Moines.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-08
RED CROSS SEAL IN HISTORY
First Used During the American Civil
War-NoW an Aid in Fight
Ing tuberculosis.

Red Cross Christmas seals date
back in their origin to charity
stamps" first used for the soldiers
relief funds in Boston in 1852, during
the Civil war. After the war. this
method of raising money was discon-
tinued in this country for a genera
ton, although it found vogue in Por-
tugal, Switzerland, Australia, France,
Spain, Denmark, Norway, Russia,
Sweden and other European coun-
tries. There are now several hun
dred different types of charity stamps
used in ali parts of the world.
Stamps or seals were first used to
get money for the anti-tuberculosis
crusade in Norway and Sweden in
1904. After being used in these coun-
tries for three years, as a direct re-
suit Of the interest Of Jacob Riis in
this movement, the Delaware Anti
tuberculosis association, headed by
Miss Emily P. Bissell, and the Red
Cross society of Delaware combined
in issuing a tuberculosis stamp. So
successful was this campaign that
nearly $4,000 was realized, and the
next year, in 1908, the American Red
Cross was induced to issue national
Red Cross tuberculosis stamp. From
this sale, $135,000 was realized, that
amount being almost doubled in 1909.
This year, for the first time, the sale
is organized on a comprehensive
basis, taking in all parts of the
United States. A million for tuber-
culosis work is confidently expected.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-08
Old Pete's Little Joke.

Foolish questions and funny an
swers were under discussion in the
Trenton avenue and Dauphin street
police station the other day, and after
listening for a while to some amusing
instances, Sergeant McCay told the
following:
"Old Pete Flood was the attendant
in the Franklin cemetery some years
ago, and it became the custom to ask
him how business was, just to hear
his reply. 1t came In heavy bass
voice:
"'Ain't buried living soul today
philadelphia Times.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-08

A gentleman was engaging a gen
eral man and telling him what he
wanted him to do. You will have to
clean the windows and the boots and
the knives and go messages, chop
wood, cut short grass, mind the horse
and pony, look after the garden and
keep the house supplied with vege-
tables and do any odd job that is re-
quired and If suitable you will get
ten shillings a week."
"Is there any clay in the garden?"
asked the man.
What makes you ask that?" asked
the gentleman.
Il was thinking could make bricks
in my spare time," said the man.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-08
Time to Think over Suicide.

He tookoparis green to commit sui
eide. Too big dose to kill him. Emf
nent specialist happened to be called
in, and started to fix him up. mo
USE" said paris green performer, "I'll
do 1t anyhow after you have done with
me-" Doctor got mad. "If that's the
way you feel about it, you fool" he
said, "I'll not waste my time on you"
Paris green performer much aston
ished and grieved. We'll" he said,
give me "a hours to think it over"
Doctor gave him "a hours and went
away. At the end of the time paris
green performer telephoned. I've
thought it over and want to get well;
come and see me some more"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-08
THEY GROW
Good Humor and Cheerfulness From
Right Food and Drink.

Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good hunor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago l was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex-
pected to live long. My nervous sys-
tenn was in a bad condition.
But l was young and did not want
to die so began to look about for the
cause of my chronic trouble. used to
have nervous spells which would ex-
haust me and after each spell it would
take me days before l could sit up In a
chair.
Il became convinced my trouble was
caused by coffee. l decided to stop it
and bought some Postum.
"The first cup, which made accord
ing to directions, had a soothing ef-
feet on my nerves and / liked the taste.
For a time l nearly lived on Postum
and ate little food besides. am today
a healthy woman.
my family and relatives wonder If
l am the same person was four years
ago, when could do no work on ac-
count of nervousness. Now am do
Ing my own housework, take care Of
two babies-one twenty the other two
months old. am SO busy that hard
ly get time to write letter, yet do
It all with the cheerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
II tell my friends it is to Postum !
owe my life today"
Read 'The Road to WellTflle," In
pkgs. there's Reason .
Ever read the above Ietter3 A new
ONE appeara from time 60 times They
arc genuine tFas, and full Of kumaa
AntsEests