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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
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KNEW THEIR PLACE OF ABODE
coIored Witness Certain That Prinsl
pals In Lawsuit Had Not Moved
From Hawkensvllle.

The object of the suit was to detsr~
mine the ownership OF a COW. One
Of the witnesses was Abram Reese, .
colored man who had worked for the
plaintiff. II will ask you, Mr.. Reese.
said the attorney for the defendant.
III you were present when the ex-
change in question was consummat-
ed?" Il didn't see muffin o. dat kind.
mistuh." Perhaps you don't under
stand me. Were you there when the
trade was nader" Eyes. subj. 1 wus
dab wen Mist Hibbs done trade do
buggy for Mist Simmons cow"
wasn't there different understand
ing between them at some later per.
iod?" de unde'standin' tween 'em
wuz all right, subj II mean, Mr..
Reese. did they ever trade back7-
mot as knows, sub" So far as you
know, then. everything remains IN.
statu quo?" mo. subj" said Abram.
with much positiveness, 'dey's bofe Of
'em still In Hawkensville."- Y Youths
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
Join In war Against TubereuIo.ls.

From statistics published in the
new tuberculosis directory OF the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis It IL as-
certained that over 600 cities and
towns of the United States. besides
about 100 in Canada. are engaged In
the war against consumption, and that
on April 1st there were nearly 1900
different agencies at work in the cru
SADIE. an increase of nearly TOO per
cent. in the last seven years.
Tho new directory lists 421 tuber~
culosis sanatoria hospitals. and day
camps; 511 associations and commit
tees for the prevention Of tubercul-
osis; 342 special dispensaries: So
open air schools; sS hospitals for the
insane and penal institutions. making
special provision for their tuberculosis.
Inmates: besides giving an account
Of the anti-tuberculosis legislation In
every state and in about $50 cities.
The new directory Is sold by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention Of tuberculosis. 106
East Twenty-second street, New York
city. at cost price. 80 cents postpaid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries. banker's son, under
the evil Influence of Robert Underwood.
Ieliow-student at Yale. lends a life OF dis
SI prtSh m mar the daughter Of gam
ey his father. He Is out of work and in
desperate straits. Underwood. who had
once been. engaged to Towards step
Sns Is psEns N
MS Intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a
sort OF social highwayman. Discovering
MS true character. Alicia denies him the
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner. demand an accounting.
He cannot make good Howard calls at
his apartments in an intoxicated condi-
h;,n to request loan Sf 1900 to enable
Howard drinks himself into maudlin
condition. and goes to sleep on a divan.
A caller is announced and Underwood
sleeper. Alicia enters She demands a
promise from Underwood that he will not
take his life. He refuses unless she viii
renew her patronage. This she refuses.
kens Howard He finds Underwood dead.
Howard Is turned over to the police.
Capt Clinton. notorious for his brutal
through the third degrees. and finaIly yw gets
an alleged confession from the harassed
man. Annie. Howards wife. declares her
calls on FERRIES. 81. He refuses to help
unless she Will consent to a divorce To
save Howard she consents. but when she
unds that the elder Jeffries does not In
teEd to stand by his. son. except imam
70 Judge Brewster. attorney for Jeffries,
sr: TO take Towards case. He Declines
Il is reported that Annie Is going on the
stage. The banker and his wife call on
Judge Brewster to find some way to pre-
vent It. III : -
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stared at her in strange, absent
minded kind of way, until finally she
lost patience. Boldly she said:
We'll. you sent for me. What dc
you want to see me about, judge?"
Il want to tell you that you mustn't
come here again." he answered.
Anything else?" she exclaimed.
The Judge began to fuss with the
papers on his desk. as he usually did
when embarrassed for words.
OF course" he stammered. you
will be amply compensated"
"Of course she cried. Rising
from her chair. she shrugged her
shoulders. and said:
"Oh, well, this is not my lucky day
They wouldn't let me into the prison
to see Howard to-day. Capt Clinton
doesn't like me. He has always tried
to prevent my seeing Howard, but
I'll see him tomorrow, captain or nc
captain. He can make up his mind to
that!"
The lawyer looked up at her.
Poor girl-you are having hard
time, aren't you?"
Things have been better" she re-
piled. with a tremor in her voice
Howard and were very happy when
we first" A sob choked her utter
ance. and she forced a laugh, saying:
Here. l must keep OF that subject
why do you Taught" demanded
the lawyer.
Already hysterical. Annie had great
difficulty In keeping back her tears.
We'll. II l don't laugh" she sobbed
TIL cry; and as don't want to cry
why-I Just laugh. It's got to be one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
ILL. M!;LuS 8! "a 81, B 81 RAY WALTERS

NIT to himself that she had almost
guessed right Now he came to think
OF 1t. he had taken this stand in the
matter because he knew that any
other course would displease his
wealthy client. After all. was he do.
ing right? Was he acting In conform.
ance with his professional oath? Was
he not letting his material interests
interfere with his duty? He was 81
lent for several minutes, and then. in
an absent-minded kind OF way, he
turned to his visitor.
SO you think I'm afraid of him, dc
your"
I'm sure of IT," she said. quickly
you liked my husband. and you'd
Just love to rush in and fight for him
His father thinks he is guilty and
well-you don't like to disobey him
It's very natural. He's an influential
man, personal friend Of the presi.
dent and all that. You know on which
side your bread is buttered. and-oh
It's very natural-you're looking out
for your own interests"
Judge Brewster interrupted her Inn.
patiently.
Circumstances are against How
ard. His father Judges him guilty
from his own confession. It's the con.
clusion I'm compelled to come to my.
sell. Now. how do you propose Ia
change that conclusion?"
You don't have to change It," she
said. quietly. you don't believe
Howard guilty"
Il don't?" exclaimed the lawyer.
mo. at the bottom Of your heart.
You knew Howard when he was boy,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
25o, 900 PuDDINGs FURNISHED
London Manufacturer Made Tina.
Many to Meet tho Demands Of the
Christmas Spirit.

The manufacture Of plum pudding
in England is mainly confined to Lon
don and is carried on by all the prin-
cipal bakeries. delicatessen and other
establishments. The industry was
greatly doomed by the Boer war
In the opening days of that strug-
gle the Yuletide season increased the
natural solicitude for the fathers and
sons and husbands in far away Africa,
and the plum pudding was requisi-
toned in large quantities to express
the feeling at home and carry at least
a spark of Christmas cheer to enliven
the soldiers camp.
Thousands of pounds Of plum pud
ding were sent out, but the demand
was far in excess Of the supply, q
fact which gave greater urgency to
the demand and by concentrating
general intrest in the pudding added
immensely to Its popularity, and es.
pecially as the soldier called loudly
for more. The result Is that today
the bulk of plum pudding consumed
In the United Kingdom is supplied by
public purveyors and hundreds Of
thousands Of pounds are shipped
abroad. Manufacturers begin active
operations as soon as the new crops
Of raisins, currants and other required
fruits appear in September. All the
constituents of plum pudding, which
do not include plums. are prepared
and manipulated by elaborate and ex.
pensive machinery. Currants are
washed and stems removed. raisins
are stoned, nuts are shelled and
ground. oranges and lemons are
peeled. the peel candied and cut up,
eggs are beaten and all other ingredi-
ents prepared by machinery.
Exclusive Of milk and rum the I'm
gradients used by single mAnufac.
turer In supplying plum pudding to
meet the demands Of the Christmas
season of 1910 aggregated 620.140
pounds. the number Of buildings fur
nished aggregating 100000. There are
three or four London manufacturers.
says Daily Consular and Trade Re
ports, each Of whose output perhaps
equaled that described. and there are
quite large number of smaller es-
Establishments In which plum pudding
was supplied for home and foreign
consumption.
The pudding is put up in packages
weighing one 10 five pounds each and
securely packed to insure preservation
and safe transportation. Properly pre-
pared and packed the plum pudding
of England. with ordinary care on the
part Of the housewife. will retain its
virtues for year or more.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
WIDE TIRES A HELP
IMMENSE BENEFIT IN KEEPING
HIGHWAYS IN GOOD
CONDITION.
CONCERTED ACTION NEEDED
Two-Ton Load on Wagon With 1s4
Inch Tires viii Do More Damage
In Cutting Up Road Than Twice
= the Load on Three Inch Tire.
By HOWARD p. GROSS.

1
The question Of good roads through.
out the country is of tremendous i'm.
portance. and the people are every
where clamoring for them. The great
majority seem to be wandering
around in a maze OF uncertainty as
to what to do.
me solution involves many factors.
Local conditions are subject to wide
variation both as to soil. road mate.
RAJ. amount Of traffic. etc, hence no
rule can be laid down that will apply
IN all cases. The subject must be
given intelligent treatment by a cap.
able engineer. familiar with the sur.
roundings.
There is however one thing that
can be done that will be of immense
benefit to the roads of all times.
whether earth. stone or gravel. and
that Is wider tires upon the wagons.
Untold millions Of dollars of damage
to highways is done every year by
neavy loads upon narrow tire farm
wagons. These are often from one and
half inches to one and three-quarters
wide. seldom more than two and a
quarter. A two-ton load on wagon
with one and three-quarters inch tires
VIII do more damage in cutting up q
road than twice the load upon three
inch tire. II we could have uniform,
concerted action in any community.
whereby three to three and half
Inch tires would be put upon every
farm wagon. 1t would mean much bet
ter highways than we now have. The
narrow tires mean deep ruts, and II
the rule is narrow tire upon wag-
ons. the man who goes out upon these
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or the other-see-?''
He said nothing, and she continued:
Well. l guess I'll 60 home-home
that's the worst part Of it-home-"
She stopped short, she could go no
further. Her bosom was heaving, the
hot tears were rolling down her
cheeks. The old lawyer turned away
his head so that she might not see
the suspicious redness in his eyes.
Moving toward the door, she turned
around.
We'll. you have your own troubles,
Judge. Ill go now. but I'll come again
tomorrow. Perhaps you'll have bet
ter news for me-"
The lawyer waved her back to her
seat with commanding gesture she
could not resist. There was deter
mination around his mouth: in his
face was an expression she had not
seen there before.
"Sit down again for moment" he
said. sharply. Il want to ask you a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
Another Food Boycott

bark of the big machine proclaimed
that 1t took $1,000 to pry 1t loose from
its makers. The woman approached
the stall.
How much are strawberries?" she
inquired.
"seventy-five basket" replied the
market man.
"S-e-v-e-n-t-y-f-i-v-e c-e.n-t-s!" gasped
the woman. We'll! It's simply out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31

and you know he Is as tssapcbie OF
that crime 40 ,5s drS."
Mrs. Jeffries. how do you know
that your husband did not kill Robert
Underworld"
Il know It." she said. confidently.
YES" persisted the Judge. but how
do you know it?''
Annie looked steadily at him, and
then she said solemnly;
Il know there's God, but i can't
tell you how | know 1t, that's all!
Howard didn't do it. I know he
didn't"
The lawyer smiled.
That's very fair sample Of fem
mime logic"
Well. it's all have" she retored
with toss of her head. 'And it's 9
mighty comfort. too, because When
you know thing you know 1t and II
makes you happy"
Judge Brewster laughed outright.
Feminine deduction!" he cried
think thing, believe It,. and ther
you know it!"S Looking up at her. he
asked:
Haven't you any relatives to whom
you can got"
She shook her head.
NO" she said. sadly. my fathe,
died in-sing sing-and the rest are
not worth
Yes. yes. know" replied the
Judge, hastily. II got your family his
tory from Mr.. Jeffries after your mar.
riage. 1t is filed away among the
family archives"
She smiled sadly.
tits wonder you don't burn 'em
up-my folks were not a very bril-
liant lot" Earnestly she went on:
But my father was all right. judge
Blood was thicker than water with
him. He'd never have gone back on
me In the way Towards father has
on him."
The lawyer looked at her flxedly
without speaking. Their eyes met
and the silence continued until 1t be-
came embarrassing. Judge Brewster
shook his head.
"It's too bad. I'm sorry for you
really, l."
Annie laughed. and he asked:
why do you laugh?"
Whats the use Of crying?" she
said. "Ha! Ha! It's almost joke
You're sorry. my father.in.law is sor.
ry. and l suppose my mother-in-law ID
shedding tears for me. top. You're
all sorry and you're all wearing Grape
for us. but why can't some of you
do something's"
The lawyer said nothing. He still
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to the road district and be used for
road repair work.
There is another advantage tn he
gained by this method over and above
the preservation Of the highways
that is. the same wagon is more nsa.
full on the farm or on the fields for
doing ordinary farm work. The hauI.
ing over hay fields and grain fields
with narrow tired wagons does con-
siderable damage. Hauling out ma
nure, and in variety Of farm work
wide tire wagons are advisable. MANY
farmers keep wagons with wide tires
for this specific purpose. Why MT
have all vehicles carry wide. sen.
sible tire that will improve conditions
rather than make them worse?
Dynamometer tests have been made
showing the amount of power re-
CURED to move given load, over va.
rious surfaces with tires of different
widths. Many persons will be sur.
prised to know in the large majority
Of cases load can be moved with
less power with vehicles having wide
tires. rather than narrow ones.
There may be another and easier
way to accomplish the end desired
tha~ the imposing Of a license tar
upon vehicles. That would be IN
credit the owner certain amount
each year on his annual road tax bill
upon furnishing proof that all his We.
hicles used upon the highways con.
formed to the wide tire requirements.
Suppose the owner has a road tar
Of. say $1,000. and he has two wagons
used upon the highways. Credit him
$500 per year upon each wagon for.
four years. In this way the tax abat.
ed will more than pay the cost Of
changing the wagon. Thus. his IN.
terest would be sufficient to induce
the owner to make the change.
Public sentiment would also change
rapidly in support of the wide tire
movement. and In year or two n
man would be ashamed to be seen ON
the street with one Of these road do.
stroying wagons.
The plan suggested is feasible
practical and has worked satisfac.
torily where 1t has been tried. There
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
Forgot His Own Dinner Party.

Forgot His Own Dinner Party.
There was a surprise for couple Of
men in the Hotel Knickerbocker at
New York recently when ono found
the other eating five-course dinner
alone in the cafe. The latter man had
asked 80 friends to join him at an
elaborate dinner in a private dining
room there and in an absent-minded
moment had walked into the cafe as
usual. He was half way through his
repast when he was seen by one of
his guests.
What are you doing here?" asked
the guest.
why shouldn't be here? asked
the host.
But what about u.s."
Then the fact that his own dinner
party was to take place in half an
hour came to the host.
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highways with a wide tire is badly
handicapped. Hence. If any good is
to come from the wide tire movement,
It should be generally adhered to. 1t
is a truthful statement that wide
tires make roads and narrow tires de-
stroy them.
An equitable basis would be to II.
cense all vehicles doing business up
on the public highways. grading the
license fee according to the width Of
the tire. and letting the amount Of
money paid In be used to maintain
the roads. This Is Just and no one,
who is willing to tote fair can object
to 1t. In grading the license fee 1t
should be in such a manner that II
will be to the interest of the owner
to substitute wide tire for his mar.
row one.
When this is suggested, 1t will be
at once said that 1t is Impractical.
and that 1t cannot be done. It is sur.
prtsing how many objections can be
found against the doing of anything
that person does not want to do.
The writer has witnessed two cam
paigns where the question of narrow
and wide tires has been thrashed out
and every objection made and an.
swered.
The first was during the Worlds
Fair In Chicago. In the grounds were
temporary roadways. designed to last
only during the fair season. These
were made Of gravel or crushed stone
about three or four inches deep. The
fair authorities discovered that II the
exhibits were hauled In and out on
these roads 1t would destroy them,
because Of the narrow tires that pre-.
vailed upon the wagons of the truck
and express companies. The authori-
ties established rule that no narrow
tire wagons could come on the
grounds. There was great howl by
the transportation companies. but the
fair authorities stood firm, and the
teaming companies met the conditions
by substituting wide for a narrow
tire upon the same wheel They SIM
ply took of say two and half inch
tire and put on one three and half
inches or four inches upon the same
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
WIFE HELPS OIL PRESIDENT
Head Of Immense Corporation Valves
Epotlsm and Publicly Recognizes
Ability Of His Wife.

ITO my wife is due all my success"
That Is the confession freely made by
the president of big oil company last
week, Just after he had sold his hold.
ings for 100000 and given 100000
to the University of Pittsburg. where
he was once student.
How many successful men there are
who know in their hearts that the
same thing is true Of themselves. yet
how few confess It! Some readily
make the acknowledgment to their
wives, but it is not often that the
man who has achieved place and pow.
er is willing to confess publicly Pride.
selfishness and the satisfaction of be-
ing regarded by their fellows as excep-
tional men hold them back. Others
are SO blinded by egotism that they do
not realize the truth.
1t is not hard for man to perceive
and admit the part his wife plays In
his successes If she happens to possess
knowledge of business and is thor.
oughly informed in the affairs Of the
world Her help is direct and 80 i'm.
mediately effective that 1t cannot fail
Of recognition. But such cases are
few. The average wife and mother
has neither the opportunity nor the in.
clination to become familiar with bust.
ness. and she has no time to indulge
in extensive study of such matters.
Yet in great number Of cases If her
husband is prosperous 1t Is because oil
her efforts and her Judgment.
When they were married probably
they had little. Who was 1t that saved
the money which enabled him to make
his first investment or to engage in
business for himself? His wife. She
saw to 1t that the household expenses
were kept down to the lowest limit
compatible with health and comfort,
She economical and she made him
economize. More than all she ker:
him free from vice and moral un.
cleanliness, watched over his health,
soothed away the bitterness of defeats
and inspired in him the strength to
persevere with cheerful heart,
II that man has risen to be the head
of great corporation or has become a
leading light in one of the professions.
or II he has achieved the more impor.
tant success Of establishing a good
American home, let him ask himself
this question: What would he be If it
had not been for his wife? If he Is
candid with himself good many un-
pleasant possibilities will present
themselves to his mind. He will have
to acknowledge that In all probability
he would have gone wrong"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
is no reason why action should not be

10 no reason why action should not be
taken along the lines indicated.
Referring to the illustration above
A wide tire can be placed upon an old
wheel without any filling piece as
shown In the illustration. Just let
the tire project a half inch on each
side Of the felloe. This will greatly
simplify the changing from the mar
row to the wide tire. and for many To-
calfties will serve the purpose just
as well.
Wide tires make roads. narrow tires
destroy them. There should be a
thorough cooperation between all Of
the residents Of the several townships
for better roads. Nothing can be done
so quickly 'and so cheaply that will
be productive Of such good results as
to discard narrow tires and substitute
wide ones in their. place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
whee, and the same felloe. This serv-

wheel and the Same felloe. This serv-
led the purpose.
ABOUT three years ago the city Of
Chicago passed an ordinance provid-
ing for wide tires upon vehicles using
the streets for traffic. A tremendous
howl was made by all teaming inter
ests and they brought in the wagon
makers to state that the changing Of
these wheels meant an expenditure Of
millions upon millions Of dollars, and
1t would take several years in order to
have the change made. Large manu-
facturers Of wagons said the wagon
stock was gotten out for the narrow
tire wagons. and 1t would take at
least two years before any general
change could be made. At that time
the writer took hand in the campaign
with others. and published in the Chi
cago papers Illustrations of how this
change could be made (see cut here
WITH. The city council stood firm.
the ordinance was passed and the
users of narrow tires were arrested
and fined. In very short time wide
tires began to appear upon the streets.
and now the use is general and the
solution has been mainly as indicated.
namely, substituting wide tires for
narrow ones upon the same wheels.
Any local blacksmith or wagon maker
can make the change Indicated and
the expense ought to range between
$500 and $1,000 for a wagon. The L.
lustration is so simple that anyone
can follow it. I
The question is. how shall this be
brought about? The writer would
suggest state law licensing all the
vehicles. the same as the automobile
is now licensed. and let 1t apply upon
everything that goes upon the road,
graduating it with view of making
the vehicles that do the most damage
pay the largest tax.
Without giving an entire schedule
the following will illustrate what the
writer has in mind:
That after given date no vehicle
shall be used upon the highways I'M
less 1t carries license.
On two horse farm wagon with .
tire Of TX inches or less the annual
license fee to be $3.50 year.
Over tx inches and under 2k
inches. $3.50 year.
Over 2k inches and under inches
$500 per year.
Three inches or over. 800 per year.
The money collected to be credited