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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles y. Barney g. Co. No rs
broad street, New York. and No. 122 south
ith street. Philadelphia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
BANK REPORTS.
mo 1,46l.1
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK,

OF New York. at New YORK,
in the State OF New York at the close OF bust
ness. June T. 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
BANK STOCKS.

Reported by clinton Gilbert. No 2 Wall stree,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
cRINoLINE is BIG FAILURE
Idea Is seorned by London Leaders OF
Fashion--Narrow Skirts Form
Keynote for Season.

London.-The attempt by Bond
street modiste to introduce modified
form Of crinoline skirt among the
fashions for the fall has been fail
ure. The idea has been even more
laughed at than was the model who
ventured out on the West end streets
to test public opinion on such skirt.
Designers of women's modes now ad-
NIT that crinoline or. any form OF I'M
naturally expanded skirt Is dead.
AS matter of fact. narrow skirts
will form the keynote OF fashions
here for the fall and winter. The de-
signers say they are only just begin
ming to recognize the possibilities OF
displaying the beauties OF the female
figure by tight dresses. and they now
will depend on the beauty of form
rather than as hitherto on the charm
of artistic drapery. IA
London Is also learning at last
something from New York. and much
brighter colors will be worn. No one
color will hold predominant sway the
coming season. Royal purple is dis
appearing. and its place Is the marked
feature OF women's dress will be
taken by vivid colors.
The leading materials to be used
will be rich velvet, with costly en-
broidery embellishments and fur trim
mings. Fashionable dresses WILDE In
every way the most expensive ever
yet devised.
Complete Punishment has been de-
clared against the vogue Of black. but
black and white will hold its own. es-
pecially later In the season. Some
modistes are producing exquisite mod
els of this style.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
81 HOURS ON A PRISON ROOF
English "covie," Trying to Escape.
Amuses Pedestrians With Songs
and Other Antics.

London.-After 81 hours Of liberty"
on the jail roof, a prisoner who eluded
the vigilance of his WARRIORS while at
exercise and clambered up fall-pipa
recently surrendered. hungry. tired.
and much subdued in spirit The only
food he had had during his long out
ing consisted OF few apples which
people in the crowd whom he enter
tanned threw to him.
Armley Jail, Leeds. was the scene OF
the strange escapade. The man. said
70 have had some naval training.
climbed up the water pipe to the roof
with the agility of a monkey.
Thence he stationed himself on the
top Of turreted air shaft standing Is
feet above the roof. Warders who
essayed his recapture he kept at bay
with states he had stripped from the
roof.
By tho time the officials had decided
on starving him out considerable
crowd had collected in the street. The
man at intervals amused his audience
with songs. hornpipes, spiritedly
danced on the narrow ledge OF the tur-
ret. limitations Of cutlass drill. sema-
phorc signaling, swimming. etc. Oc-
casionally he addressed the crowd. de-
claring he was ION strike"
1t was not until late In the after
noon that he broke his fast. Then he
managed to catch two or three apples
thrown to him.
He held out for few hours longer.
but would not face another hungry
night on the air.shaft ledge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
ELoPERs GET BIG SURPRISE
Parents Of st. Louis Couple Attend
Marriage Ceremony and Give
Them Wedding Party.

St Louis. Mo.-Martin E. Essel-
born. twenty years old. sculptor.
and Miss Edith p. Plochman. seven
teen years old. we're sweethearts for
the last year and half. with the
full knowledge and consent OF their
parents. who had been neighbors and
friends for several years. and while
nothing had been said on the subject,
it was we'll understood they would
some day be married.
Bat. stirred by a spirit Of romance.
and envious of several of their friends
who have married recently. the
couple slipped of to CLAYTON. where
they hoped to procure marriage H.
cense, get married by the poetic JUS
tice and give their parents and friends
great surprise.
However, the stern clerk in the re-
corder's Office at Clayton decided they
were too young. A searching cross
examination brought out the would
be bridegroom lacked six months and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Supply Because Duty Is High
Customs Officers Alert.

New York-"The cigars you buy In
France are notorious" said smoker
recently who has lately come back
from Europe. land it is really impos-
sible to get decent cigar at retail
at anything like fair price. know
of three places lin Paris where you
can get good cigars by the box. one,
which for many years was under the
Grand hotel and is now across the
boulevard from it; another in the
Rue Ste. Honore. near the bottom Of
the Avenue de rOpera. and the other
In the Champs Elysees. little below
the Elysee Palace hotel.
when started for Paris from Lon
don had forty cigars in box which
had cast me just 49, had bought
them in London, thinking that as in
the past would be allowed to take
forty cigars in at Boulogne free Of
duty. An American who lives in
London told me on the channel boat
that new law prohibited the admis-
sion of more than ten free of duty.
But he added, the duty is so small
that you need not be alarmed
Nov, long experience has taught
me that the moment you declare any
thing to French customs officer you
lay yourself open to trouble. II you
tell him you have anything dutiable
he is very apt to make thorough
search. remember that once l
bought box of twenty-five cigars at
Baden Baden and declared them when
/ reached French Agincourt. with the
result that not only did the customs
man 20 minutely through all my hand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Splendid MADAM I u 1
CROPS
Wheat, Oats and Barley UNI i
versaIIy Good Throughout h
Manitoba, Saskatc heW;an
and Alberta. Eii5.,;53

The reports that come to hand iron u
the wheat fields of the western Canar
dian provinces show remarkably good
yields in all parts. Yields are record
ed Of wheat going IS and 40 bushels
in many places, and oats from 60 to
100 bushels per acre. Barley and hax
are splendid. The thousands of Amer
leans throughout the United States
who have friends in Manitoba. Sas-
katchewan or Alberta will be pleased
to learn of the great success that
has followed their efforts. Many OF
these have not confined themselves to
the growing Of grain. but have also
gone into the cattle industry. On the
luxurious grasses that are SO album
dant there, in almost all districts,
make this industry safe and profitable
The land sales reported by the rail-
way companies and by the different
land companies show the great in
crease that will hkely take place
during the next year In farming oper-
atoms. What has been said time and
time again may now be well repeated.
that there is no place on the Amerf-
can continent where the same oppor-
tunities are afforded the man looking
for home, for the young man start
ing out In life, the man with grow
ing up family, who desires wider
scope for his ambition. The Cana
dian government agents located at
different points in the states will be
glad to advise the reader Of the condE
tons, and relate to him instances Of
the great success that has followed
farming in Western Canada.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
-7I7I7
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. virgininn. now a. bor-
der plainsman. is riding along the Santa
Re trail on The lookout for roaming war
Z parties OF savages He. notices a camp
S Ore at a distance and then sees team
attached to wagon and at full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
Acred Two men and departed. He searches
the victims finding papers and u ,locket
with woman's portrait. He. resolves to
hunt down the murderers. Keith Is ar
rested at Carson City. charged with the
murder. his accuser betnE q ruftian named
Black Bart. He goes to jail fully realiz-
anG the peril OF swift border Justice. a
companion in his cell Ia a negro. who
tells him he is Neb and that he knew the
one sFof the murdered men was John
:Sibley. the other: Gen. Willis Waite. for
merry an officer in the Confederate army.
4 The plainsman' and Neb escape from the
cell. and later the two fugittves become
lost In the sand desert. They come upon
a cabin and find its lone occupant to be a
young girl. whom Keith recognizes US a
explains that she came there in search Of
q brother who had deserted from the
army. A. Mr.. Hawley induced her to
come to the ca bin while he sought to lo-
cate her brother. Hawley appears ana
Keith In hiding recognizes him as Black;
V Bart Hawley tries 10 make love to the
. girl. There Ia terrific battle in the
darkened room in which Keith overcomes
. Black Bart. Horses are appropriated and
JOINS III the escape. Keith explains his
situation and the fugiuves make for Fort
Larned. where the Eirl is left with the
hotel landiady.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
ANXIOUS TO LEARN

At the teachers agencies here it is
said that the demand for more and
better teachers is accompanied by in
creases in the cost Of tuition. This
is especially true of the private
schools. especially the boarding
schools.
1.-Two or three years ago. said one
teachers agency manager, "a boy
could be sent to very good boarding
school for 5000 or 5000 a year. Now
the average charge at such institu-
tions Is $500 or $500.
1.-THE colleges that charge tuition Of
course do not depend upon these fees
for support; nevertheless many Of
them have raised their tuition
charges on an average of S25 a year.
The private boarding school business
must be profitable, for the number Of
establishments is increasing.
This. OF course. is good for our
business, for it quickens the demand
for teachers and raises salaries. The
only educational institutions that are
declining are the old-fashioned day
seminaries. The free state schools are
fast driving them out"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18

the girl ,ne month Of being Of legal
age to marry. The clerk advised them
to wait until spring.
The couple returned home, but In
stead of surprising their parents, as
they expected to. were themselves
surprised. Their parents had been
tipped of by the marriage license
clerk, and without waiting for ex-
plapations the elders accompanied the
clippers to the city hall. where they
formally gave their consent to the
union and the coveted license was is
sued
Frederick Esselborn, father of the
bridegroom. and Eugene Plochman.
father of the girl. hurried them to
Justice Chauncey Kreuger's office.
where the young couple were given
another surprise, by finding their kin
dred assembled for the marriage cere-
mony.
Justice Kruger halted in the midst
of a suit, left the bench. and per-
formed the ceremony. after which the
bridal party went to the Esselborn
home, where a wedding dinner, which
had been prepared in haste by the
brides mother. awaited them.
Wedding presents hastily bought
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Pedestrians Hopes, at First High,
Dashed When Explanation
Was Made.

A pedestrian in North Carolina ono
morning came upon mountain CABIN
which gave unusual evidence OF, rural
Industry. There was flourishing patch
Of wild mustard at the rear OF the
premises. bantam hen on the front
doorstep, and something that resem.
bled a milking stool overturned on the
hard packed. yellow clay Of the yard.
Although 1t was but ten o'clock In the
morning. the traveller decided to stop
and ask for refreshments. since he
might not come Upon anything SO
promising in many hours.
The tall. simply-clothed. and appar-
emily meagerly-fed woman who came
to the door looked at first amazed and
then resentful when her visitor made
known his request.
We've et." she .drawled. in re-
bukeful tone. "Jim's gone to taown to
fetch con neal"
lnferring from this that there was
no solid food in the larder, the man
cheerfully suggested a glass Of milk.
Again the woman shook her head.
while her saliow vissage heightened.
Jim went an forgot to milk the caow.
He won't be back till evenin'."
This seemed to be the travellers
opportunity, both to exercise his gal.
lantry and to obtain a glass Of the
pure and unadulterated beverage
which he coveted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Demand for Good Teachers
Greater Than Ever Before.
Reopening Of Schools Shows That De.
sire for knowledge Has Kept Bet
ter Than Abreast Of Growth
In Population.

New York-"The schools of the
country are opening this month and
with an increased attendance which
shows that the American thirst for
education has kept ahead Of the
growth in population" This was said
by manager of the largest teachers
agency in the country. who from the
nature Of his work is in touch with the
educational situation all over The
country. incidentally. he added that
good times were ahead for the mem
bers OF the teaching profession.
The last school census showed that
100000 were enrolled in the various
Institutions Of the country. While no
figures for the present year are OBJ
tainable, 1t is estimated that common
schools alone have at least 100000
pupils.
Most of the public schools in the
north and east open soon after Labor
day. The exceptions are some schools.
IL northern New England, where. ow-
ing to tho hard winters and the diff
culties OF transportation, sessions are
held only IT. the spring aud autumn.
In the. far south the heat, delays
school openings. and in some districts
pupils do not return until November.
The latest institutions to begin the
years work are some Of the southern
mission schools, which depend mainly
upon teachers from the north. SEES
sions there are postponed until late in
the fall, so that the northern teachers
may not be subjected to the unaccus-
toned climate.
Most Of the colleges and universities
viii have begun work by the first of
October. AS rule the state UNIVERSE
ties and normal schools start earlier
than the universities privately en-
dowed and have longer terms.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
CHAPTER XVI.
In4roaucinn noctor Eairhain

Introducing Doctor Fairbain.
Headed as they were. and having no
other special objective point In view. It
was only natural for the two fugit1ves
to drift into Sheridan. This was at that
time the human cesspool Of the plains
country. seething. boiling maelstrom
of all that was rough. evil. and brazen
along the entire frontier. Customar-
lily quiet enough during the hours OF
daylight, the town became mad
saturnalia with the approach OF dark
ness, its ceaseless orgies being noisily
continued until dawn. But at this
period all track work on the Kansas
Pacific being temporarily suspended
by Indian outbreaks. the graders made
both night and day alike hideous. and
the single dirty street which COM
posed Sheridan. lined with shacks.
crowded with saloons. the dull dead
prairie stretching away on every side
to the horizon. was congested with
humanity during every hour Of the
twenty.four.
tro BE coNTINUED.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
French Cigars Are Costly
luggage. but actually searched my

pockets.
However, at Calais declared my
forty cigars and handed them to the
'douanier.' at the same time remind
ing him that ten cigars were exempt.
He Immediately demanded to see
the cigars and carried them OF in
triumph to the head official Then
he came back and probed my valises.
We'll. they soaked me $2.37 duty
on the thirty cigars. which was ac-
tually more than they had cost me.
When reached Paris and the officers
asked me If there was anything duti-
able in my trunk eaid. No. and 1t
was not opened.
''The next day was passing the
cigar shop opposite the Grand hotel
and was surprised by the cheapness
Of cigars that were exposed in the
show windows. went in. filled with
remorse that had even condemned
the French method of ceiling cigars,
and found that the cigars in the win.
dows were in sense hoax The
retail price was quoted, but you could
not buy at that price unless you took
q box"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Strict School Rules.

John Wesley held that school chill
dren should do without holidays alto
gether. When he opened Kingswood
school in 174S he announced that the
children of tender parents. 80 called.
have no business here. for the rules
will not be broken in favor Of any
person whatsoever. Nor Is any child
received unless his parents agree that
he shall observe all the rules OF the
house; and that they will not take
him from school. no. not for day.
till they take him for good and all"
Further. no play days were permit
ted, and no time was ever allowed for
play, on the ground that he who plays
when be Is a child will play when
he becomes a man. Every Friday the
children had to work till three In
the afternoon without breaking their
fast
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Wasted Effort.

II want you to subscribe something
to the fund we are raising for the pur.
pose of giving Senator Bunk grand
reception when he comes from Wash.
ington. How much shall We put you
down for?''
"Nothing!"
"Nothing? Why. you must admit
that Senator Bunk has made great
record In congress. He has succeeded
in making himself one Of the leaders
Of the most. dignified deliberativs
body on earth"
YES. but he's got all the ofnces at
his disposal filled. SO what's the user
Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
An Early Suffraoette.

There has Just been wound up tn
Edinburgh. Scotland. the trust made
by Miss Mary Dick. sister Of Mr. VIII
liam Dick, the founder and chief bene-
factor Of the Royal Dick Veterinary
college. She was strong personality,
kindly disposed, active and possessed
OF business habits. She personally
managed the house property and feus.
and conducted large correspondence,
often on public questions. She was
born In Whitehouse Close in June.
1871. She used to relate that she had
been offered the perusal of several Of
SCOTS novels while yet In manu-.
script; but on political grounds de-
clined to read them both then and
afterward. She advocated female suf-
frage half century ago. At the age
of twelve she crossed the Forth in an
open boat. paying two shillings for her
passage, part OF which counted In her
being carried from the boat to the
landing place on the boatman's shout
ders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
Sacred Mount of Ararat

the vicinity of the mountain that the
top had never been reached, and.
what was more. it never could be.
Jinns and fends and giants had pre-
vented the rascally Kurds from even
attempting to scale the terrible noun
tain, and since the ark grounded there
mortal man had npt been allowed to
trespass on the sacred heights. he was
informed.
Had not st. Hagop tried again and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18

FL . Is = u f. . H g.. d. . RI .
her. but she had lived on the border
too long to be inquisitive. The other
lifted her head. flinging back her
loosened hair with one hand.
.Mr. Keith cropped It," she exclaim-
ed. Where do you suppose he got it?"'
Then she gave a quick. startled cry.
her eyes opening wide In horror The
Cirnmaron Crossing, the murder at the
Cimmaron Crossing! He-he told me
about that: but he never showed me
this-this. Do you--do you think
Her voice failed. but Kate Murphy
gathered her into her arms.
Cry here. honey" she said. as II to
child "Shure an. Dim tellin' We It
niver was Jack Keith what did It.
murther amt his stoyle." Gil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18

were brought in by neighbors and
friends who had been notified by tele-
phone of the wedding, and the would
be clippers, who had planned to sur
prise everybody. were kept busy be-
ing surprised by everybody else up
to midnight. when they departed for
the home of the BRIDES. parents.
where they will reside until they can
mature plans for home of their own.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
KING to Have lri,h Home.

Dublin.-1t is rumored that the
king intends to purchase royal resi-
dence in ireland and that in future
the court will move to Ireland once
a year with the same regularity that
1t now goes to Scotland. The kings
mansion will have to be near the cap
ital, as, before all things. the royal
annual visit will be for the advance
ment OF things social and Industrial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
No Refreshments for Him

.Tn be glad to milk her for you."
he offered. looking hopefully at the
overturned stool In the yard. Il was
brought up on a farm"
Again the woman shook her head.
"Ye CANT. stranger" This time her
resentment was tinged with futile re-
greet. ''Jim rid the caow to taown."-
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
What ha Wanted.

It was after the explosion. and Hen.
derson sat on rail fence gazing rue
fully over the scene Of ruin. One OF
his wheels was still rolling onward
over the pike. Another hung from the
limb OF tree. Other sections Of the
car were strewn about the highway.
far and near.
"Ah mel" sighed Henderson. ITO
think that only last night l was In
Weighing against an assembled carl
BY Jove! I'd give 800 to anybody
who'd come along at this very minute
and assemble mine. Week.
w ~ 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
:AfALE OF THE PLANS


bed. .Shure an there's nuthin' loike
1t when We first wake up. Howly
Mither. but it's toird 'nough We do be
lookin' yet"
II haven't slept very WE'LL the girl
confessed, bringing her hand out from
beneath the coverlet. the locket still
tightly clasped in her finger. See. |
found this on the floor last night after
you had gone down stairs"
I'VE did" setting the coffee on q
convenient chair. and reaching out for
the trinket. Lets have look at It
once. Angels av Hiven. II it isn't the
same the oil Gineral was shown me
in the party"
The other sat up suddenly. her
white shoulders and rounded throat
cleaning.
THE old General. you said? What
General? When was he here?"
"Shure now. be aisy. honey. an OIL
tell We all there is to 1t. It's not his
name OF know: maybe OF nivcr heard
till av 1t. but twas the 'Gineraf they
called him. all right. He was here
maybe three days outfittin'-a noice
spoken OIL gintlemin. wild gray beard.
an onct he showed me the locket-
be the powers. II it do be his. there's
an openin' to 1t. an picter inside.
The girl touched the spring. reveal
ing the face within. but her eyes were
blinded with tears. The landlady look
ed at her in alarm.
What is 1t. honey? What is It!
Did you know him p
The slender form swayed forward.
shaken with sobs.
"He was my father. and-and this Is
my mothers picture which he always
carried"
"Then what is your name?"
Hope Waite.
Kate Murphy looked at the face half
hidden in the bed.clothes. That was
not. the name which Keith had given
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
That Russians or stray lone Eng
lishman had really reached the top
Of Ararat was not to be thought Of"
Don't Let Old Age Come.

Let us have movement against
mental surrender to old age at any
time. Such a movement would make
for sane moderation in all things, a
cheerful spirit, appreciation OF the JOY
and delight OF living. Such move
ment would dwell on the marvels and
beauties of nature and the great pos.
sibilities of good in the lowest Of men.