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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07

no lover came to WOO. Day after day
she went to and from her work alone.
Night after night she came home to
her shadowy, silent apartment.
Stunned Woman Associates.
Perhaps she might have formed an
intimate friendship with fellow
worker and asked woman to share
her apartment. But Marie was SEN
sitive in the extreme. No woman
should know of her loneliness. of the
emptiness OF her life. of the fact that
no man came to WOO!
With envy freezing the very blood
in her veins she watched other work
ers in the Magasins du Louvre dis
play, first, the betrothal ring, and
then the wedding ring, and finally
take their departure for the new home
furnished by young husband. Marie
looked at the hand on which no man
had ever placed ring. All. there
was wrinkle! She glanced at her
mirror. Another wrinkle in her face
answered. Then the implacable mir
ror showed her silver hair.
That night she wrote letter, the
first of hundreds upon hundreds of
anonymous letters, done with a pen
dipped in venom; evil letters. all of
them registering the outpourings of
a Jealous soul-jealous of not one in
dividual, but of all who had tasted
of the happiness denied her.
Remained unsupported.
They went to the fiances of her fel.
lowworkers. They went to contented
husbands of honest wives. And wher.
ever they went they scattered distrust
and misery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
English Ex-Lord Justice Discredits
One Of Favorite Legends Of
Devonshlre.

London.-Millions of people have
read Blackmores great tale Of Elk
moor, and have supposed that once
upon time Lorna ,Doone and Jan
Ridd really lived. One of the great
est jurists insthe world now suggests
that they all have believed myth.
The skeptic is Sir Edward Fry. ex-
lord Justice and a member of the
Somerset Archaeological society. Sir
Edward Fry is an expert Judge Of the
value of evidence. and he holds that
there is no evidence that there ever
were any marauding Doones on Elk.
moor.
1t was at a meeting Of the Somer.
set Archaeological society that Sir
Edward Fry set out to demolish the
legend of Lorna Doone. While admit.
ting that, on the face of it. tt story
was perfectly probable. he said that
while old writer's referred to the ira.
ditions of other banditti. such as the
Gubbinses of Dartmoor. no writer
mentioned any Doone tradition.
mo piece, of historical evidence
has ever been produced" said Sir
Edward, ito show that the band ex.
listed. although their long-continued
misdeeds were of nature to produce
a whole library OF penny chapbooks
such as formed the reading of coun'
try people in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries.
Lorna Doone.' is magnificent
story. but the efforts to give 1t basis
Of fact provide painful reading for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
Suns Coming Out Of PeriheIIon Flare
and subside on Encounterlne
NebuIosity.

Vallejo, Cal.-Announcement is
made by Prof. T. ]. See, u. s. N, the
noted astronomer. in charge of the
naval observatory at Mare Island, that
he has succeeded in establishing the
general cause of variable stars. For
the last two years Professor See has
been occupied with extensive re-
searches in cosmical evolution, which
have given an entirely new aspect to
the nebular hypothesis and have be-
come known under the name Of the
capture theory" n
The main cause to explain the round
form of the planetary orbito and other
heavenly motions is resisting medi-
UNI of nebulous material which is
shown to be diffused everywhere in
space.
After careful Investigations Pro-
fessor See finds that cluster variables
are suns attended by planets which re-
volve in close proximity in short pc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
SCIENTIST ON FLRT

Take Simeon Stylites as an example.
He stood upon pillar until the worms
ate him up. Monks and nuns who iso-
late themselves from society and their
fellow men get substitutes for this in
their wonderful faith. They miss moth.
Ing of the world.
The increased freedom of women
is beginning to be expressed in various
ways. If freedom reaches the place
where woman has just as much free
dom as man. filtration may lose some
OF Its picturesqueness, but the feeling
of contentment in love and home
would not be lessened in the least.
Il disagree with DR.. Hale when he
terms flirting rudime1tary paranoia.
Paranoia is form of perversion, and
flirting. instead of being perverted, is
normal thing. to my way of thinking.
At a certain age girl, or even boy,
awakes to certain facts. These make
strong mental Impressions Then it is
that the novelty of masculine admira-
ton appeals to them and they Just
fiirt.
1T does not harm them, 1t does them
a world of good. You can better un-
derstand this when you realize that in
SO doing they ere assuming freedom
that after a time is not new, nor a nov.
city. and thus cannot injure them. For
instance. take girls who have been shut
up In boarding schools and denied the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
GARDENS DEVELOP NEW RACE
Children Brought Up In English coun.
try Towns Much Healthier Than
Those In Cities.

Plymouth.-A glowing account of
the physical regeneration brought by
life in garden cities and depressing
account of the moral deterioration
arising from an unwise sentimentality,
were the more striking features of the
proceedings of the congress of the
Royal Institute Of Public Health.
1t was Henry Vivian. NJ. p, who
gave an address on town planning and
architecture. who was responsible for
the first.
He contrasted the overcrowded Lon
don slums and tenements with the
garden cities at Letchworth. Ealing,
HAMPSTEAD and elsewhere.
Practically, new type of individ-
ual-a superchild-was. he said, born
in these healthily-- laid out estates.
This the vital statistics showed.
The children there and the youths
were inches taller and many pounds
heavier than those Of towns.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
TAKES LILIES FROM WIDOW
kaiserln Then Rewards Poor Woman
With Four-Leaf Glover and Best
Wishes.

Berlin.-When passing the hut of a
fisherman's widow on the coast of
Pomerania. the kaiserin admired in
the tiny garden some madonna lilies,
which were the only flowers growing
there. The old woman, hobbling out
Of her cottage. plucked all the flowers,
tied them In bunch and presented
them to her majesty.
Delighted with this hearty gift, the
empress walked into the hut, sat on
one of the rickety chairs in the tiny
but well-kept kitchen, and inquired
about the Widows family. One of her
sons. she soon learned, was dead; the
other was In the gold mines of Aus.
tralia
Il am glad" added the poor woman,
"for your majesty to have the flowers.
Lilies are for happiness. and are un.
suitable for widow"
The kaiserin then gave the old WON.
an little four-leaved clover, saying:
81 give you in exchange this four.
leaf clover that l have just found.
hope 1t will bring you luck and will
bring your son back to you"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
NURSERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE

health-giving air from Windsor Park.
and there are no more beautifully sit
uated schoolrooms in the world.
Everything about them is light and
bright. There is nothing sombre, the
walls being covered with very light
papers.
The schoolroom is fitted up with lit
tie tables and chairs and the furni.
ture is all in keeping. 1t much resem.
bles a drawing room, except that
there are all kinds of children's books
and school requisites.
Here the royal children, Prince John
is the youngest. and he celebrated his
fifth birthday a few days ago, will do
their lessons and learn about the
great empires of which Windsor Cas-
tie is the centre. Immediately be-
low the windows on one side is the
beautiful east terrace, with its sunken
garden and flowers and fountain
playing in the centre and statuary all
round. On the south side are the mag
nificent Long Walk and Windsor Park
and some of the grandest scenery in
England.
There are nicely fitted up bath.
rooms and close by is a special kitch.
en- which serves the children's needs.
There will be staff Of servants and
attendants to look after the welfare
Of Princess Mary and the little
princes. and there is nothing wanting
to make the rooms quite ideal apart.
ments for children.
The rooms Of course are never
shown to visitors and are kept quite
private The Queen of Spain and her
brothers received their early educa.
ton here and Queen Victoria's chill.
dren had their nursery and school
room in the same tower.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
From tho Farewell Address.

OF all the dispositions and habits
which lead to political prosperity. re-
ligion and morality are indispensable
supports. In vain would that man
claim the tribute of patriotism who
should labor to subvert these great
pillars of human happiness, these
firmest props of the duties Of men
and citizens. The mere politician.
equally with the pious man. ought to
respect and cherish them. A volume
could not trace all their connections
with private and public felicity. Let
1t simply be asked where is the Sc.
curity for property, for reputation.
for life, II the sense Of religious OBJ
legation deserts the oaths which are
the instruments of investigation in
courts of Justice? And let us with
caution indulge the supposition that
morality can be maintained without
religion. Whatever may be conceded
to the influence of refined education
on minds of peculiar structure, rea-
son and experience both forbid us to
expect that national morality can pre-
vail in exclusion of religious princi-
ple.-George Washington.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
Girl Is Not Normal Who Does
Not Use safety Valve"
Professor Joseph v. ereItwlsser, Path.
illogical Expert at Columbia Col
lege, Agrees With Stanley
Hall Of Clark College.

New York.-"A girl is not normal
who does not use the safety valve OF
flirting once In a while. At the age
when girls flirt Tin their teens). they
are at an age when nerves are unset.
tied and not stable. A new world is
opening to them-a new world OF
throbbing life-and unless they used
the safety valve they would become
morose and perhaps have physical
breakdown that would ruin their
health"
Thus spoke Prof. Joseph v. Brett.
Wiser, one of the psychological ex.
perts at Columbia college. inventor OF
the chronoscope, a wonderful instru.
ment that measures thoughts and all
mental activity. He was discussing
with reporter what Stanley Hail.
president of Clark college, had said
about flirting.
II think that DR.. Hall has made an
apt smile when he calls flirting a
girls safety valve. She would not be
little.
IL Is development that holds true
not only in the girls life. but in the
history of the race. In the modern de
velopment of the race the Irritation
has come to be expected from the
woman. 1t Is the way she has of ex
hibiting her charms to the one whom
her heart seems to pick out as its pos
sible mate.
I'm primitive times men took the
wives they chose by force. The wives
were mere captives, held by their hus
bands. But today she has more voice
IT. the choice of her mate, and while
society has not yet given her the priv
ilege in such matters as in business
control. she has to use her charms tc
attract the one whom she believes she
cares for.
ut is the same in religion. There
are many expressions of religion thai
are either direct physical expressions
or perversions. Take the ascetic-he
persecutes his normal life and be
comes devotee to some fixed idea
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07

of births. 1t is impossible to regard
this as an isolated phenomenon. 1t
is part of logical sequence. BY 1850
the population of France will have
fallen to 35.OOO.00O, where it was in
1850; unless. indeed, some drastic eff
forts are made to encourage larger
families. History has never yet seen
a nation self-consciously set itself to
multiply its numbers. The French
have no ambition to make a good cen
sus showing. They never coloniZed
for the sake of colonizing, but only
for the glory of conquest. Save for
a few eXpansionists of the Delcasse
type, they would gladly abandon all
their foreign possessions and live hap
PLY within the borders of their beauti.
full France. 1t is only a question OF
years when 1ndo-China ceases to be
French. They depend on their ma.
tional thrift to make them not only
the richest but the most contented of
peoples. They make virtue of thrift
just as we make virtue of hustling.
And thrift is killing their population.
The worst of race suicide is that il
is sEch pleasant death. "As long as
we last" they say, I'VE shall be pros.
porous; and as for the destruction OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07

the world will be determined by the time
consumed in placing the great steel gates,
emergency dams. and all appliances for
operating the docks. But those in charge
of the work announce without hesitation
that everything will be finished we'll In
advance of January /, 1885,.
Next Duty 10 to Fortify It.
This is stupendous record of achieve
ment. As a people we are rather fond of
criticising ourselves. and sometimes with
very great Justice; but even the most
pessimistic critic should sometimes think
OF what is to our credit Among our
assets of the past ten years will he placed
the extraordinary ability, integrity, and
success with which we have handled all
the problems inherited as the result of
the Spanish war; the way we have ham
died ourselves In the Philippines. in Cuba.
In Porto Rico. In San Domingo, and In
Panama. The cruise of the battle fleet
around the world was striking proof
that we had made good with the navy;
and what we have done at Panama rep
resents the accomplishment OF one Of the
great feats of the ages. 1t is feat which
reflects the highest honor upon our coun-
try and our gratitude is due to every
man who has taken an honorable part In
any capacity in bringing about Its per-
Torrance.
We now have further duty to per-
form In connection with It, and that is to
fortfy 1t. We are in honor bound to
fortify it ourselves, and only by so doing
can we effectively guarantee it's neutral
ity. and. moreover. effectively guarantee
that 1t shall not be used against US. The
chief material misunderstanding one
Of :he chief material which
We shall gain by Its construction is the
way in which It will. for defensive pur-
poses. double the power of the United
States navy. To refuse to fortify 1t, and.
above all. to consider for moment such
an act OF utter weakness and folly US to
invite other nations to step In and guar
antee the neutrality of this purely Ameri,
can work tand thereby really to make II
certain that In the event of war we
should find the canal used against US as
our fleets would be forbidden to pass
through 1t. or else our opponents fleets
permitted toy. would be to Incur. and
quite rightfully, the contempt Of the
world; It would mean the complete aban-
Comment Of the Monroe doctrine; 1t would
be wicked blow to our prestige on the
Pacific; and. moreover. 1t would be in
Its essence treason to the destiny of the
Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
Generou. Official.

To illustrate the attention to duty.
on the part Of officials and their sense
of justice. this story was told by
well-known writer: Last summer /
spent several months in a nearby
place with my family, and was driven
back to New York by the mosquitoes
In October. The tax officers, regard
less of the fact that was only sum-
mer guest, sent me $4,000 personal
tax bill; took the first opportunity to
call at the Office to protest. The affa-
BILE official asked me: What is your
business?' German newspaper man
and poet said. Then he put heavy
lines across the face of the tax bill,
and with look which betokened his
goodness of heart handed me 80
cents"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
OLD THEORY is EXPLODED
Women Do Not Want MastsrfuI Hue.
bands Who VIII Beat Them
Now and Then.

When its comes to question Of dis
position. says Robert Haven Schauf-
fer. In his series of marriage articles
now running in Success Magazine, SO
per cent. of the girls in the business
world. stenographers, clerks, and SO
on. would like their husbands easy
going rather than masterful. as COM
pared with rs per cent. in the fac
tories.
Readers of the first article in this
series were perhaps surprised to find
nobody demanding in her future hus.
band what seems to many one Of the
Indispensable qualifications for mar
ried happiness; that is the capacity
for comradeship. Not one factory girl
mentioned this quality and only very
few girls of business. One bookkeep-
er in st. Louis added as an after
thought:
He must treat me as companion:
not as doll baby" A railroad cash
Ter was the only one to reason from
actual experience:
Say, had an experience once that
gave me lesson! was working In
the signal tower and there was a
man worked there with me- He was
good looking enough fellah. II I'd
"a known him anywhere else, I might
"a took him when he asked me.
Thank goodness was up there
with him all day long and had a
chance to find out. That's the way
to learn man. II some OF those
girls that get married could stay all
day with man for awhile, every day
in the week, there wouldn't be 30
many mismates.
"Oh. there wasn't nothin' really
wrong with him. only when his line o.
talk played out there wasn't anything
more to say. We'd sit up there silent
as owls. Say. mebbe wasn't glad
when got transfer If we'd been
married now. 1t wouldn't have been
SO easy to get transfer"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07

slipped out of her life quietly, I'm.
eventually and without any scene or
recriminations. In fact, 1t came 30
naturally. this parting, that M. Dou-
dieux promptly proceeded to forget
the adventure which had resulted in
nothing.
Reused Demon Of Jealousy,
Not so Marie! She had come so
near quafflng the cup of love that she
became more and more embittered
with each passing day. From the love
she had never felt nor aroused she
built the hideous phantom that was
destined to lead her into dangerous
paths. And yet the world saw only
quiet, unpretentious old maid going
to and from her work!
Six months passed and there came
to M. Doudieux's desk letter signed
"Larenauden." reproaching him for
unfaithfulness to the little blonde
friend of two years back. All, more
than one little blond friend had
crossed the gay Parisian's path In
those youthful days. How could he
dream which one had written the let.
ter? He did not worry! If he had
neutrality-suspicious. 1t may have
been Fate!
She wrote again, warning him OF
the price Of forgetting woman he
had once wooed. advising him to Sc
cure divorce. But he tossed these
anonymous letters. like their prede
cessors, into the fire.
Finally. she boldly signed her name
Doudieux, mystified at first, reads the
name over and over. and finally re
calls the little shop girl of the Maya.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
FRENCH RACE SEEMS DOOMED
National Thrift Is Year by Year De.
plotting the Population Of
the Republic.

The destruction of the French race
cohfronts us. For at least genera.
ton the steady decline of the birth
rate in France has been the talk of
sociologists. But it was impossible
to arouse any vital interest in the
subject SO long as the returns showed
that the figures Of the population We're
at least stationary. No one ever pays
much attention to flood until the
cellars are under water; nor does the
conservation of natural resources ex-
cite the feelings of the people until
most of the timber has been cut and
most of the mineral wealth absorbed
by private owners.
In the case of France the doom is
already announced, N article in the
Metropolitan says. From 1850 down
to 1907 the excess of births over
deaths slowly but surely decreased.
In 1908 for the first time the death
roll tailed $4,000 more than the list
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
schooIroom In Victoria Tower Well
Situated for Light and Air
Delightful Views.

London.-The two suits Of rooms at
the top of Victoria Tower, Windsor
Castle. are fitted up and ready for
the children of the King and Queen.
there are schoolroom dining room,
day and night nurseries. rooms for
governesses and attendants. bath
rooms and kitchen.
The former are beautiful apart
ments and are Immediately above
the rooms of the King and Queen. The
children's apartments are magnifi-
Gently situated for light and air and
they command most delightful views.
When the sun is shining it throws a
flood of light into the nurseries.
Being at a considerable altitude
these children's apartments catch the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
PARROT IS GREAT TRAVELLER
seasoins Polly Has Crossed Ocean
Many Times and ls Known to
All Captains.

New York.-Joe, a. gray parrot that
first saw the light on the west coast Of
Africa, has crossed the Atlantic &c
many times that he Is known to near
ly every captain in the Cunard serv
ice. He arrived here on board the
Mauretania, occupying the starboard
imperial suite of the steamship with
his owner, Albert c. Bostwick. Mrs
Bostwick and her five children were
aboard.
Fourteen times Joe has crossed the
Atlantic, and so has attained the title
of 1.-THE seagoing parrot" Because Of
his acquaintance with steamship off
GERS he is no stranger to the captains
bridge. He can stand on his head
roll over and turn somersaults, be
sides being able to engage any one ir
repartee.
Mr.. Bostwick, together with Arte
rlas Holmes, who also arrived here or
board the Mauretania. was PARTED
pant recently in tennis tournaments In
Italy, where they won the doubles
championship. Mr.. Bostwick won Il
prizes in France and England.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07
Good Roads Solution

Washington.-The use Of white
waste sulphite. which is produced in
the manufacture of paper, as a ton
dressing for dusty roads has been the
subject of experiments In this CITY nv
the department of agriculture. The
material proved TO be of little value
In single treatments Of dusty roads.
but the concentrated material became
semi-permanent dust preventive and
road binder
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07

Never was Marie suspected of
causing all this trouble Who would
suspect the demure, silent woman of
thirty who never varied the routine
of her existence? Truly was Marie
Bourette the lily of the Magasins du
Louvre. the old maid content with
her lot, leading placid life undis-
turbed by domestic annoyances. Lit
tie did her world understand Marie
Bourette. and never did it read what
lay behind her little gray eyes watch
ing for Love. watching, but ever In
vain.
At last man came into Marie
Bourette's life. but oh. he came
such little way and he tarried SO
short a time! Any girl in the Maya
sins du Louvre except Marie Bour-
cite, with her love-starved heart,
would have understood the situation
and sent him gayly on his way. But
not Marie! Her heart leaped and
tried to feed on that which never was
offered.
This mans name was Doudieux. He
was furniture manufacturer VINO
sometimes came to make purchases at
the shop where Marie worked. Also
he was five years Marie's Junior, a
gay. debonnair Partisan youth in
search of adventures. particularly OF
the heart.
In 1901 he first began making pur-
chases Of Marie. smiling upon her as
| a man will when in search of the best
for his money when shopping. Grad.
ually the smiles became pleasant
words. and one evening, being, as we
said before. a young man set upon
adventures, he asked Marie to meet
him at cafe. There were other trysts
at other cafes. but all of the most In
nocent sort. Marie was not seeking
adventure. not she. and when young
Doudieux discovered this fact he