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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

Then came the answer. The boy
looked up.
HE says you should go up. Apart.
ment 165. Take the elevator"
In his luxurious appointed rooms on
the fourteenth floor, Robert Under
wood sat before the fire puflng ner-
yously at strong cigar. All around
him was a litter of objets dart, such
as would have filled the heart of any
connoisseur with Joy. Oil paintings
in heavy gilt frames, of every period
and school. Rembrandts, Cuyps, Rugs
daels, Reynoldses, Corots, Henners,
some on easels. some resting on the
floor; handsome French bronzes,
dainty china on Japanese teakwood
tables, antique furniture, gold en-
broidered clerical vestments, hand
painted screens. costly oriental rugs,
rare ceramics-all were confusedly
jumbled together. On a grand plano
In a corner of the room stood two tall
cloisonne vases of almost inestimable
value. On desk close by were piled
miniatures and rare worries. The
walls were covered with tapestries,
armor, and trophies of arms. More
like museum than sitting room, it
was the home of man who made a
business Of art or made of art bust
ness.
Underwood stared modify at the
glowing logs in the open chimney
place. His face was pale and de-
termined. After coming in from the
restaurant he had changed his tux
edo for the more comfortable house
coat. Nothing called him away that
particular Sunday evening. and no
one was likely to disturb him. Ferris,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
LONG DEFERs a RESTITUTION
Anonymous Letter Received by Aged
Man Containing $500 for Team
Stolen In 1865.

Lancaster, pam unusual occur.
renee took place at Washington Dor
ough when Rev. H D. Boughter, pas
tor of the Church Of God, was hand
ed at his rectory letter by man
and told to hand 1t some time during
the day to Uriah Douglas, now nearly
eighty years old. and retired resi-
dent.
Rev. Mr.. Boughter went to Mr..
Douglass home and the letter was
opened. To their surprise It con-
tanned Ave new 500 bills. "A note on
the inside said the sender had done
Mr.. Douglas wrong forty-five years
ago. and here was money enough to
pay for 1t with interest. and that he
would hear from him in few days.
Mr.. Douglas recalls that in 1865 a
team had been stolen from him, and
from which nothing had ever been
heard. and 1t Is believed this is the
man who handed over the letter. He
had purchased the team with bounty
money received from the government
after the close of the war, and while
at the picnic at Highville the team
was stolen and nothing but the lines
left.
The supposition is that the man who
handed the letter to Rev. Mr.. Bough-
ter is wealthy ranch owner of the
west, as several young men about
that time went west and have made
good. Mr.. Douglas is an invalid and
can use the money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
FIRM GRIP OF BULL-FIGHTlNG
"sport" Continues to Amuse People Of
Southern France, Despite Efforts
Of Officials.

Paris.-The extent to which the
practice or sport" of bull,fghting
still exists in the south of France,
despite all the efforts of the authori-
ties to stamp 1t out, is little known by
the rest of the world. A meeting was
recently held at Beziers of those inter
ested in the spectacles and protest
drawn up against the bill of the minis
ter of justice which provides for the
punishment by fine and Imprisonment
of those connected with bull fights.
1t developed at this meeting that
there are "a associations for the pro-
motion of bull-fighting in the south
of France. with a total membership
Of $4,000. According to the protest
the bill would interfere with the IA
vorite pastime Of these and many
more people, would be check to the
liberties of the south and would be
against the interests of the country.
Nevertheless there is an excellent
chance OF the bill becoming law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
GRAVITY Is A PUSH
depending directly on the mass of tn
shielding body.

depending directly on the mass of the
shielding body.
"Of the several components into
which the composite motion of each
atom can be resolved, that one lying
In the direction OF an attracting body
will be the greatest because the
waves from that direction being par
TALLY intercepted by the attracting
body, are weakest, and the atom will
be pushed in that direction by the
superior waves behind 1t. II free to
fall, the atom will continually absorb
more energy from the stronger waves
behind 1t than 1t restores to the weak
er waves in front, and will thus ac-
quire additional kinetic energy of
translation in the line Of fall, meas
ured directly by the number of waves
involved, l. e., by the distance moved.
Conversely, II the atom be forced
away from the attracting body restitu-
ton of energy will exceed absorption.
and the energy expended in moving
the atom against attraction will be
transferred to the ether.
ut will be seen that gravitation Is
push toward the attracting body and
not pull. 1t is clear. also, that the
velocity which falling body can. ac-
quire tends asymptotically to limit.
which is the velocity of the ether
waves which push; the velocity of
light. II transverse waves are in
volved."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
The Price Of Fame.

1t was IN the office Of one of the big
theaters. A lot of actors were hang
ing around. couple of journalists
and secretary or two. A young
woman dropped in for hasty greet
ing. and then paused moment to
speak to a very well-known actor
whom she evidently met for the first
time. The press agents desk was
open. and in corner fas a package
of pictures Of the celebrated actor.
The latter looked than over, and as
the young woman exclaimed that he
should give her one he said. with an
insinuating smile to the press agent:
ALAS. they are not mine. They be-
long to Mr.. Dash!"
u can't give any away" said the
latter. Each one costs me 20 cents"
Surely that is cheap!" the young
lady suggested.
The press agent ignored her and
turned to the actor.
"Cheap? Do you think anybody
would pay that much for your"
And the young lady laughed and
went without her picture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
His Head Was Hard.


1t Is a common belief that the ne
gro's head is hard. capable Of with
standing almost any blow.
The following story told of promi
nent young dentist OF Danville, ILL.,.
would seem to indicate something OF
the kind, anyhow. Two negro men
were employed on tearing down .
three-story brick building. One me-
gro was on top Of the building taking
OF the bricks and sliding them down
a narrow wooden chute to the ground.
some thirty feet below, where the
other was picking them up and pilins
them.
When this latter negro was stoop-
ing over to pick up a brick. the former
accidentally let one fall, striking him
directly on the head.
Instead Of its killing him. he merely
looked UP. without rising. and said:
What you dom thar, niger. you
made me bite my tongue. The Cir.
c1o 5saI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Plttsburs Begins Odd Municipal Ex.
pertinent In Training Boys for
Better Citizenship.

Pittsburg, pam odd municipal
experiment in training for better citi-
zenship has begun in this county with
the purchase of 900 acres of farm
land. on which 500 boys. all wards of
the Juvenile court. shall be taught
close to nature. to become good men.
A committee of prominent citizens.
led by David B. Oliver. formerly comp
troller of public schools of the city
and brother of Senator George T.
Oliver. originated the idea, and. aided
by the county commissioners. is car
irying 1t out.
Mr.. Oliver. who is one Of the
wealthiest men in Pittsburg. has found
that frequently the bad boys" make
the best men. and he is giving his
time and money to the project. which
really marks new step in the care Of
Juvenile court children. The only
noteworthy institution like 1t is at
Industry, N. Y. but that is state
institution.
from Pittsburg, will be built cottages
which will accommodate twenty boys.
A head farmer will look after the
youngsters.
The present plan for the home is to
build central colony of five cottages
around machine. carpenter and black.
smith shops, where boys who want
to learn trades will be grouped. Re-
moved. however. from this central
group will be fifteen other cottages.
They will be occupied by boys who
want to be farmers. 1t is not the In
tention to segregate the boys. but to
keep them apart as much as posi-
BILE.
Half of each day will be devoted to
school and half to work. OF course. a
time will be set aside for playing. To
still further carry out the family idea
there will be number of school
buildings constructed at different
places on the farm. Each Of the
school buildings will accommodate a
certain number Of pupils. 1t will be
80 arranged that children from prob
ably four cottages will go to each
school. Thus the farm will CORE
spond to country community and
the school houses to country schools.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

everywhere as II the SOLDERING infu-
ence of the Sabbath had invaded even
this exclusive domain of the unholy
rich. The uniformed attendants, hav-
ing nothing to do. yawned lazily in
the deserted halls. Some even In
dulged in surreptitious maps in cor
ners, confident that they would not
be disturbed. Callers were SO rare
that when some one did enter from
the street, he was looked upon with
suspicion.
1t was shortly after seven o'clock
the day following Mrs. Jeffries' re-
ception when man came in by the
main entrance from Broadway, and
approaching one of the hall boys, in.
quired for Mr.. Robert Underwood.
The boy gave his interlocutor an
impudent stare. There was something
about the callers dress and manner
which told him instinctively that he
was not dealing with visitor whom
he must treat respectfully. No one
divines mans or woman's social
status quicker or more unerringly
than servant. The attendant saw
at once that the man did not belong
to the class which paid social visits
to tenants in the Astruria. He was
rather seedy looking. his. collar was
not immaculate, his, boots were thick
and clumsy, his clothes cheap and i'll
fitting.
lis Mr.. Underwood in?" ne de.
manded.
Not home;" replied the attendant
insolently. after pause Like most
hall boys, he took a savage pleasure
in saying that the tenants were out.
The caller looked annoyed.
He must be in," he said with a
frown. II have an appointment with
him.
This was not strictly true, but the
bluff had the desired effect.
Got an appointment! Why didn't
you say SO at once?"
Reaching lazily over the telephone
switchboard, and without rising from
his seat, he asked surlily:
What's the name?"
"Mr. Bennington"
The boy took the transmitter and
spoke into it:
"A party called to see Mr.. Under.
wood"
There was brief pause, as If the
person upstairs was in doubt whether
to admit that he was home or not.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
.NCI1ARLES Klein.

graph office. A special feature was
the garden court, containing over 30
O0O square feet Of open space, and
tastefully laid out with palms and
flowers. Here fountains splashed and
an orchestra played while the patrons
iounged on comfortable rattan chairs
or gossiped with their friends. Up on
the sixteenth floor was the cool roof
garden, an exquisite bower of palms
and roses artificially painted by a
famous French artist, with its rech-
erche restaurant, its picturesque
tziganes. and its superb view of all
Manhattan island.
The Astruria was the last word in
expensive apartment hotel building.
Architects declared that 1t was as far
as modern lavishness and extrava-
gance could go. Its interior arrange
ments were in keeping with its ex-
ternal splendor. Its apartments were
OF noble dimensions, richly decorated.
and equipped with every device, new
and old, that modern science and
builders ingenuity could suggest. That
the rents were on scale with the
grandeur Of the establishment goes
without saying. Only long purses
could stand the strain. 1t was a ia
vorite Headquarters for Westerners
who had Struck it rich, wealthy
bachelors, and successful actors and
opera singers who loved the limelight
on and OF the stage.
Sunday evening was usually exceed.
ingly quiet at the Astruria. Most Of
the tenants were out of town over the
weekend, and as the restaurant ana
roof garden were only slimly patron
lied, the elevators ran less frequently,
making less chatter and hustle in cor.
ridors and stairways. Stiffness reigned
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

his man servant, had taken his usual
Sunday OF and would not return until
midnight. The apartment was still as
the grave. 1t was SO high above the
street that not sound reached up
from the noisy Broadway below. I'm
derwood liked the quiet SO that he
could think. and he was thinking hard.
On the fiat desk at his elbow stood a
dainty demi-tasse Of black coffee-un.
tasted. There were glasses and de-
canters of whisky and cordial, but
the stimulants did not tempt him.
He wondered If Alicia would ignore
his letter or If she would come to
him. Surely she could not be SO heart.
less as to throw him over at such a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Old Pennsylvania Mans "Bear Book"
Kept Since 1858, Means Pay for
sheep In Blood.

Cross Fork, PA few days ago
when Philip Bostley. small farmer
on the First Fork of the Sinnemahon-
ing. lost three sheep in raid made
upon a flock by family Of black
bears. he went to a drawer in his
kitchen cupboard and marked some
thing down In a little book, There
Isn't another such book in all Pennsyl
vania as that one. It is a book In
which ts kept an accurate account of
the losses suffered through the forag-
Ing of black bears. In 1t are entries
and notes and remarks. until the vol
ume is not only unique. but one Of
the most interesting.
The first entry was back in 1858. the
year that Bostley went into the SHINE
mahoning country to settle, and when
the only shoat he owned was captured
and killed and carried away by bears.
But before the winter was over he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Trouble for Bachelor

cloaks. mining stocks. automobiles,
cut flowers. tailored suits. tickets to
winter and summer resorts and world
tours. monogram stationery. hats and
even fancy hosiery and lingerie. His
friends derive pleasure from finding
these scattered over his table. One
of them asked him why he didn't save
them all as dover for the young per.
son when, she finally became extant.
mot much" he replied. I'm not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
tTo BE CONTINUED.)
Martha Washington, Hou.ekeeper.

Martha Washington, Housekeeper.
In the Oldest wealthy families Of Vir-
ginia all the women knew all about
cooking and housekeeping, and had to
In order to run an establishment Of
many slaves, and an ignorant mistress
would not have commanded the re.
spect of her cunning negroes, but
would have been laughing stock.
Martha Washington owned $4,000
acres of land and hundreds of negroes.
yet she knew all about cooking and
housekeeping and made the rounds of
her household every day, just as did
the general his plantation. Martha
was neither a sloven nor churl, but
true aristocrat Of the right sort. Girls
should be taught housekeeping by
ladies who have sprightliness, vi.
vacity. eloquence and fine manners. SO
as to correct the miserable false no.
tons besetting the modern Anglo
Saxon word about "menialism."-New
York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
sYNopsIs.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son. under
the evil influence of Robert Underwood.
dissipation. marries the daughter OF a
gambler who died in prison. and is dis
owned by his father He tries to get work
q business proposition to Howard which
requires 5000 cash. and Howard is broke.
Robert Underwood. who had been re-
college days, and had once been engaged
to Alicia, Towards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria. and is APP
Howard recalls $3.50 loan to Underwood.
that remains unpaid, and decides to ask
him for the s., 900 he needs. Underwood,
Mrs. Jeffries. Sr,. becomes sort Of social
htghwayman. Discovering his true char
acter. she denies him the house. Under
comment among Mrs. Jeffries' guests.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

There was but one season in which
he was unable to even his account
with the bears ever since his resi-
dence In the wilds of the "Sinnema-
hone," and that was one winter in
which pair of bears killed very
valuable hunting dog. upon which he
could place no money value, and
though during that season he killed
and trapped seven black bears the &C.
count of that year is still unsatisfied.
1t is a mortgage against the general
bear family. which the old man will
never reconcile.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
FARM TO SAVE CITY YOUTH

It is the purpose Of the commission
to keep from the home any semblance
of reform school or prison. so that
the children who leave can go out into
the world without any handicap Of
any kind in the form of past to live
down.
The only gully in the nearly one
thousand acres will be damned up
and there in the summer time the chill
dren can swim in the water flowing
from Brush Creek. The swimming
hole will be shaded by trees on the
slopes leading to 1t and no sulphur
from mines will mar its clearness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Bell to Guide Mariners.

London.-The Trinity house author
ities have placed a bell buoy on Ather-
field ledge. a dangerous reef of rocks.
where many ships have met with dis
aster. H. M, 8. Duke of Edinburgh
stranded there In August last. The
bell sounds note which can be heard
distinctly for many miles round.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

One Of the firms that sell mailing
lists to commercial houses in New
York is causing certain unmarried
man no end of trouble. In some way
they secured his name and got the
Impression that he had wife. About
year ago advertisements began ar
irving at his home addressed to this
mythical person. She gets notices Of
exceptional OPPORTUNITIES offered by the
tmmedis chase of furs. opera
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
CHARGES LOSS UP TO BRUIN
shot the fellow who did it. with two
others besides.

shot the fellow who did 1t. with two
others besides.
Then he bethought himself of keep
Ing bear book" not only to record
his losses because OF bears, but also
his profits from the same source. He
has tried every year since then not to
let the bears get ahead of him, and
because of the recent slaughter Of
sheep the old man feels called upon
to kill at least two bears this winter.
He is SO old that he had concluded to
do no hunting this season. but his
slain sheep must be avenged. and
everybody who knows Phil Bostley
knows that the bear family will sure
ly pay with their own blood for the
raid on the Bostley sheep flock. The
three sheep. he estimates, would have
brought him at least $25. counting an
other seasons wool. Two black bears,
If their hides are in good condition,
will net him $40. and as Bostley has
always charged the bears with COM
pound interest that amount he calcu-
aates will about even the score.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

that reformation regarded superb man
ners as an invention of the devil, and
this belief strongly affected New Eng.
land. but had little effect on the south.
which was less affected in manners
and customs by the reformation than
was France. far less than England. 1t
would have been a good thing for the
south and France II each had got more
Of It None can deny that Washing.
ton and Stonewall seemed more Puri.
tanical than Cavalier or Gaulois In
severe and sober discipline Of lifs.--
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
No Purchase Recorded,

There was a dealer who tried to sell
horse to the late Senator Daniel OF
Virginia. He exhibits the merits Of
the horse, and said, This horse is q
reproduction of the horse that General
Washington rode at the battle OF
Trenton. 1t has the pedigree that will
show he descended from that horse
and looks like him in every particu.
lar"
Yes. so much So" said Senator
Daniel. that am inclined to believe
( 1t is the same horse"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Woman as Bank Cashier.

Miss Ethel Boynton is cashier OF
the National Bank of Bayside, L. l..
the only woman In the state holding
such position. She says that to be
trustworthy man or woman must
first be kind. then he cannot find it in
his heart to betray the trust that il
reposed in him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Pistols and Poilteness.

Much of the politeness of the old.
time southern gentlemen came. and
still comes. from the same hardness
with the pocket pistol. The same
type Of politeness existed in England
before the Puritan reformation. Now.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

She latter elopement) II received a
letter from papa to-day. He writes
that he had .ust finished making his
will" He-"Did he remember us?"
Shelves. indeed. He has left all his
money to an ayslum for hopeless
idiots"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

going to encourage any such extrava-
CANT ideas at the very start. A mod
crate estimate shows me that $25, 900
a year wouldn't cover half the things
that she is being induced to buy"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

Cost Of Living Increasing.
The price of diamonds has been in.
creased ten per cent. 1t appears i'm.
possible for the poor man to get in on
the ground floor anywhere.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
"News Girl" 70 Years Old.

NSWS 0'TI ~ fcdrS OIU.
New Yokohama Eliza Beach, who
is said to be the oldest "newsgirl" in
the United States, finished her fif-
tieth year as a paper seller. Miss
Beach. who is 10 years old, lives in
Caldwell, N. J. She covers route of
eight miles. serving 100 customers
with the local paper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
slxteen.Pound Trout.

London.-Seiners at Blagdon lake.
Somersetshire, caught 16-pound
trout, which is believed to be the
largest ever caught ia English waten
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Literary Atmosphere,

mark Twain was not a widely read
man. How do you suppose he ever
managed to turn out SO much good
stuff?"
Il don't know, unless it was because
he smoked so much.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

A man may go up when you kick
him. but you cannot claim credit for
kindness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

Domestic Amenities.
you.
Mother-Yes. it shuts its eyes to an
awful lot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
Commercial ANXIETY,

"a clockmaker must be the most IN.
easy of manufacturers"
"Why so?"
Because there is always the pros
pect of strike in his works."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
.OTTUAIWA
WOMAN
CURED
BY Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound

Ottumwa, Iowa.-'eFor years was
almost constant sufferer from female
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01

4 trouble In all 1t0
i Dire adful forms /;
Il shooting pains all
over my body, sick
1 headache, spinal
Il weakness, dizziness.
Adepres sion, and
Everything that was
:ihorrid. I tried many
:]doctors in different
Jparts Of the United
SStates, but Lydia E.
}Pinkham's Vegeta-
Jble Compound has
, than all the doctors.
ty to tell you these
is full Of gratitude to
Mrs. HARRIET E
s. Ransom Street.
UH