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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

to the brave who go upward and onA ward. onward and upward, though the way be dark and thorny and full of stones.
 If there be sweet poison in the cup Providence put it there, not you or |. Drain it down.
 And as for death?
 Why, let him come knocking when ha wills. He shall not have you-nor me- merely for the asking. Let him knock. He shall not have us until he breaks down the doori
 Patrolman Sweeney of Brock avenue New York city, saw a thief coming out of a bakery. The robber carried his swas UT der his arm.
 Sweeney grabbed the man and took his plurder away from him. Meantime the owrer of the bakery stood in the doorway crying lustly, Pinch him,'
 The bundle was opened, and Sweeney found two loaves of bread
 And then and there Patroman Sweeney deliberately violated the laws made and provided. He did not arrest the theif- Patrolman Edward Sweeney. fine Irish cop that he is. reached down into his pockets for 10 cents And then-glory be he paid the baker for the stolen bread and sent the hollow checked man straight home to his starving family. Any stfckler for law enforcement will tell you that it was Sweeneys duty to drag the man to jail and let the family starve.
 Louis Bailey of Chicago was ravenous- k hungry He stole cents worth of doughnuts. A policeman caught him red handed-sitting on a park bench eating the stuff. He was taken to the police
 On the bench was judge with heart in him.
 Said Municipal Judge Sabath to Bailey: You look like a good man, and 1t is hard for good man to go hungry.
 I'm going to send you to the bride well for two days. They will give you all you can eat. Then they will bring you back here, and will send you to a man who has agreed to give you job. You must work hard and make good. then you will not need to steal something to eat"
 Now >4
 Did Sweeney do right when he paid tho baker and let the man go back to his family with the bread?
 Did Judge Sabath do right when hel gave Bailey a nominal sentence, got hifnI job and gave him good advice?
 There's nothing in the laws telling theniI to do this.
 But Sweeney Knew ms man was not a criminal. but good man out of work and with starving family. And Judge Satath knew every normal man would prefer to earn his bread rather than to steal it.
 Therefore
 In both these cases practical good sense and humane feeling were joined to broad comprehension of duty and justice was tempered with mercy.
 Give us more Judge Sabaths and Patrolman Sweeneys!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
\ v J

WAF%lfsT0S Tn' a'., 'ns s''s 's.t sss9
 Proctor Knott was at a demo- cratic convention that assembled in Louis Ville to nominate a candidate for judge of the Kentucky court of appeals. I was delegate of rural constituency, though not old enough to vote. We all had love feast when Knott made a brilliant speech withdrawing the name of Judge Kavanaugh and moved to make the nom ination of Bob Hardin unanimous It was a fine speech, but far from an oration. There was nothing spectacular about it. It was in conversational tone, but the choicest words that could have been picked.
 The convention got through with its work about five minutes after Knott say down, and some of us adjourned across the street to the Willard hotel There I was introduced to MT Knott, and there he entertained about half a score of us with anecdote that was simply deli cious. fell in love with him then and loved him to the end
 In those days Kentucky elected con- gressmen the first Monday in August the odd year after the term had begun in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

NUT your life in front of you-where
 0 1t belongs. \ Live in the future, not in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

The weakness of Knott was in his yer, opulence know of none in public lift at this time, unless it be Martin Little
The Detroit times., 1911-12-07

stantly growing patronage OF transient
guests and q well-established follow.
ing OF Detroit patrons OF It's excellent
cafe. The Business Mems lunch serv-
ed daily from 1880 10 2 o'clock at
80 cents Is one OF the popular noon
lunching places In the city. All OF the
rooms In the Brunswick are equipped
with running hoJ and cold water and
telephones. Every effort Is made by
the management to provide com
The Detroit times., 1911-12-07
GRAND RIvER-AvE ENJOYS
BIG BOOM IN BUSINESS
Contained FROM rage Two.

cafe, for which tables are now being
reserved. The evening hours OF the
first day Of the new year will present
a fine musical program for the enter
tainment of those dining In the cafe.
The Hotel Brunswick has a con-
The Detroit times., 1911-12-07

Portable quarters at low rates for the
travelling public.
Paul G. SIM. for many years con.
nected with the wellknown jewelry
firm OF II. A. Rolshoven, has opened a
jewelry store which seems destined
for exceptional success. Mr.. SIM is
familiar with every detail OF the Jew.
elry business and given his personal
attention to all work and sales In his
store.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

Long spurs and pale legs are sign
OF an old turkey. The gobbler. while
1t has less white meat, is supposed to
have better taste than the hen tur-
key.
When washing out tub with coal
oil to quickly remove dark rims. do
not neglect to wipe later with clean
water and dry we'll The oil left on
collects dust and makes tub slip
perry.
To avoid constant running to the
cellar have chains run from the fur.
mace doors through the floor to some
convenient spot on the first story.
This will be found as easy way to
check furnace.
A room that is used constantly
should have ventilators to purify the
air. There are various patent arrange
ments, but the simplest form is to run
deep piece Of glass on grooves in
side one Of the windows. which is al
ways kept open behind 1t,
Never put blueing in cotton undes-
wear. as 1t turns it yellow. Soak first
in clear, cold water, then rub with
soap. roll tightly. and let the garment
soak for half an hour. Rub lightly on
board. rinse. and hang firmly, so
the garment says less in drying.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

saw with surprising distinctness a
kaleidoscope view of his past life. He
saw himself an innocent. impulsive
school boy. the pride OF devoted
mother, the happy home where he
spent his childhood Then came the
association with bad companions, the
first step in wrongdoing, stealing out
of a comrades pocket in school, the
death of his mother. leaving home
with downward progress until he grad,
ually drifted into his present dishon.
est way of living. What was the good
OF regrets? He could not recall his
mother to life. He could never rehab.
,ilitate himself among decent men and
women. The world had suddenly be.
come too small for him. He must 20,
and quickly.
lingering the pistol nervously, he
sat before the mirror and placed 1t
against his temple. The cold steel
gave him sudden shock. He won.
dered II 1t would hurt, and If there
would be instant oblivion. The glare
OF the electric light in the room dis.
concerted him. 1t occurred to him
that It would be easier in the dark.
Reaching out his arm, he turned the
electric button. and the room was i'm
mediately plunged Into darkness, ex.
cept for the moonlight which entered
through the windows, imparting q
ghostly aspect to the scene. On the
other side of the room, behind the
screen, red glow from the open fire
fell on the sleeping form Of Howard
Jeffries.
Slowly, deliberately, Underwood
raised the pistol to his temple and
fred.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
WOULD LIE AWAKE ALL NIGHT
WITH ITCHING, ECZEMA

Ever since can remember 1 was
terrible sufferer of eczema and
other Irritating skin diseases. would
lie awake all nighe and my suffering
was intolerable. A scaly humor set.
tied on my back, and being but q
child. I naturally scratched it. II
was burning, itching sensation, and
utterly intolerable, in fact, it was SO
that could not possibly forget about
It, 1t did not take long before II
spread to my shoulders and arms, and
l was almost covered with mass OF
raw flesh on account Of my scratching
1t. was In such a condition that my
hands were tied.
A number of physicians were call
ed, but it seemed beyond their med
zeal power and knowledge to cure
me. Having tried numerous treat
ments without deriving any benefit
from them. had given myself up to
the mercy Of my dreadful malady, but
] thought would take the Cuticura
treatment as last resort. Words
cannot express my gratitude to the
one who created The Cuticura Mira
cles,' as have named them, for now
! feel as If never suffered from even
pimple. My disease was routed by
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and I
shall never cease praising the wonder
full merits they contain. I will never
be without them, in fact, can almost
dare any skin diseases to attack me
SO long as have Cuticura Remedies
In the house. hope that this letter
will give other Sufferers an idea OF
how ! suffered. and also hope that
they will not pass the 'Cuticura Life
Saving Station" (Signed) G. Louis
Green, 929 Chestnut St, Philadelphia.
Pa. Aug. 20. 1910.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
MEMBER OF COMMERCE COURT

The successor in the interstate com.
merce commission of Martin Knapp,
who was recently appointed to the
new commerce court, is Prof. Balthu-
ser Henry Meyer, one of the most
prominent educators in the country
and an authority Of note, on political
economy and sociology.
Professor Meyer is a native of WITS.
consin, graduate OF the University
of Wisconsin and the University Of
Berlin, and has been an educator
since 1884, when he taught district
school in his native state. He has
been member Of the Wisconsin rail.
way commission anG the new federal
railway security investigating COM
mission aud has written many impor.
tant articles on railway legislation
and administration and other econom-
ic subjects.
The professor also served as expert
special agent for the bureau Of the
census and interstate commerce COM
mission.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Use of Baking Ammonia.

Baking ammonia powdered rock
ammonia) is used to some extent in
pastry making. leman bismuits ESQ
feathery light and delicate}, are com.
monty made with 1t. but we would hes
itate to recommend its use ordinarily
for making bread. Like other salts
and chemicals. the strength of the
powder may vary considerably with
the time and condition Of keeping.
and your best plan would seem to be
to inquire of the druggist the specific
amount to be used. 1t should be sifted
free from Jumps and is then sifted
among the flour and used thus with
the other ingredients in pastry max
ing. It raises biscuits beautifully light
and possibly similarly good results
could be obtained with bread.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
u ] -
CHAPTER VIII.
Hello! what's thatan

Hello! What's that?'
Startled out OF his Gargantuan
slumber by the revolver's loud report.
Howard sat up with jump and
rubbed his eyes. On the other side
of the screen. concealed from his OBJ
servation, there was heavy crash of
body falling with chair-the all
was quiet.
Scared, not knowing where he was
Howard jumped to his feet. For a
moment he stood still, trying to col
lect his senses. 1t was too dark to
DISCERN anything plainly, but he could
dimly make out outlines of aesthetic
furniture and bibelots. All, he re-.
membered now! He was in Under.
woods apartment.
Rubbing his eyes. he tried to recall
how he came there, and slowly his be-
fuddled brain began to work. He re.
membered that he needed $4,000. and
that he had called on Robert Under.
wood to try and borrow the money.
Yes, he recalled that perfectly well.
Then he and Underwood got drinking
and talking. and he had fallen asleep.
He thought he had heard a womans
voice-a voice he knew. Perhaps that
was only a dream. He must have
been asleep some time, because the
lights were out and. seemingly, every
body had gone. to beds He wondered
what the noise which started him
could have been. Suddenly he heard
q groan. He listened intently, but all
was still. The silence was uncanny.
Now thoroughly frightened, How
ard cautiously CROPPED his way about,
trying to find the electric button. He
had no idea what time 1t was. It
must be very late. What an ass he
was to drink so much! He wondered
what Annie would say when he didn't
return. He was a hound to let her
sit up and worry like that. Well, this
would be lesson to hint was the
last time he'd ever touch a drop. OF
course, he had promised her the same
thing hundred times before, but this
time he meant it. His drinking was
always getting him into some fool
scrape or other.
He was gradually working his way
along the room, when suddenly he
stumbled over something on the floor.
1t was man lying PROSTATE. Stoop-
ing. he recognized the figure. !,
.Why-it's Underworld" he ex-
claimed.
At first he believed his classmate
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
CHAPTER vil.-continued.

81 don't believe you intend to carry
out your threat. I should have known
from the first that your object was to
brighten me. The pistol display was
highly theatrical, but 1t was only a
blum. You've no more idea of taking
your life than / have of taking mine.
/ was foolish to come here. l might
have spared myself the humiliation of
this clandestine interview. Good.
night"
She went toward the door. Under
wood made no attempt to follow her.
In hard, strange voice. which he
scarcely recognized as his own. he
merely said:
rs that all you have to say?"
Eyes," replied Alicia, as she turned
at the door. "Let it be thoroughly un.
derstood that your presence at my
house is not desired. If you force
yourself upon me in any way. you
must take the consequences"
Underwood bowed, and was silent.
She did not see the deathly pallor of
his face. Opening the door Of the
apartment which led to the hall. she
again turned.
Tell me, before go-you didn't
mean what you said in your letter. did
you?'' !.
.I'll tell you nothing" replied I'm
derwood doggedly.
She tossed her head scornfully.
II don't believe that man who is
coward enough to write letter like
this has the courage to carry out his
threat Stufing the letter back into
her bag. she added: II should have
thrown 1t in the waste-paper basket.
but on second thoughts. think I'll
keep 1t. Goodnight"
Goodnight" echoed Underwood
mechanically
He watched her go down the long
hallway and disappear in the elevator.
Then, shutting the door. he came
slowly back into the room and sat
down at his desk. For ten minutes he
sat there motionless. his head bent
forward, every limb relaxed. There
was deep silence. broken only by How.
ards regular breathing and the loud
ticking of the clock.
"Its all np." he muttered to himself.
Its no use battling against the tide
The strongest swimmer must go under
some time. I've played my last card
and I've lost. Death is better than
going to jail. What good is life any
way without money? Just moments
nerve and it will all be over"
Opening the drawer in the desk, he
took out the revolver again. He turned
1t over in his hand and regarded fear
fully the polished surface of the In
strument that bridged life and death.
He had completely forgotten Howard's
presence In the room. On the thresh.
old of a terrible deed, his thoughts
were leagues away. Like a man who
is drowning, and close to death. he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Her Medium March

A young girl who had never heard
of Memberships Wedding March,"
but was familiar with the more popu-
lar parody on 1t. was witness to q
wedding ceremony In an uptown
church recently. AS the betrothed
pair walked with dignified tread to-
ward the altar to be wed and the or
gan pealed forth Mendelssohn's In
spring march. the young girl was
plainly shocked. When she arrived at
her home she told her mother of tho
ceremony and innocently exclaimed:
What do you think, mother. they
played Gee Whiz! I'm Glad I'm
Free"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
EDITOR BROWNE
OF The Rockford Morning Star.

4
About seven years ago ceased
drinking coffee to give your Postum Q
trial.
Il had suffered acutely from various
forms OF Indigestion and my stomach
had become SO disordered as to repel
almost every sort of substantial food.
My general health was bad. At. close
intervals would suffer severe attacks
which confined me In bed for week
or more. Soon after changing from
coffee to Postum the Indigestion
abated, and in short time ceased
entirely. l have continued the daily
use Of your excellent Food Drink and
assure you most cordially that am
indebted to you for the relief 1t has
brought me.
Wishing you continued success, !
am Yours very truly,
]. Stanley Browne.
Managing Editor"
OF course, when mans health
shows he can stand coffee without
trouble, let him drink 1t, but most
highly organized brain-workers sim
ply cannot.
The drugs natural to the coffee ber-
~ affect the stomach and other organs
and thence to the complex nervous
system, throwing it out Of balance and
producing disorders in various parts
of the body. Keep up this daily pois-
oning and serious disease generally
supervenes. So when man or woman
finds that coffee is smooth but dead
ly enemy and health Is of any value
at all, there is but one road-quit.
1t is easy to find out if coffee be tho
cause of the troubles, for If left off 10
days and Postum be used in its place
and the sick and diseased conditions
begin to disappear, the proof Is un-
answerable.
Postum is not good If made by short
boiling. 1t must be boiled full Is min
utes after boiling begins. when the
crisp flavor and the food elements are
brought out of the grains and the bev-
erage is ready to fulfill its mission Of
palatable comfort and renewing the
cells and nerve centers broken down
by coffee.
There's Reason"
Get the little book, THE Road to
''Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true. and full of hunaan
Interest. q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
SYNOPSIS.

p. - g@7T11 = .
Howard Jeftries. bankers son, under
the evil Influence Of Robert Underwood.
fellow-student at Yale, leads q life of
dissipation. marries the daughter of a
gambler who died in prison. and is dis
and d fails. A former college chum makes AXE,
requires 5000 cash, and Howard Is broke.
Robert Underwood, who had been re-
pulsed by Towards wife, Annie, In his
college days, and had once been engaged
to Alicia, Towards stepmother. has
apartments at the Astruria. and is APP
parently In prosperous circumstances.
Howard recalls $3.50 loan to Underwood.
that remains unpaid. and decides to ask
him for the 5000 he needs. underwood.
taking advantage of his intimacy with
Mrs. 1effries. Sr.. becomes a sort of social
highwayman. Discovering his true char
acter she denies him the house. Alicia
receives note from Underwood. threat
ening suicide. She decides to go and see
him. He is in desperate financial straits.
Art dealers for whom he has been acting
as commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard Jeffries
calls In an Intoxicated condition. He asks
Underwood for g; 900 and is told by tho
latter that he is in debt up to his eyss.
Howard drinks himself into maudlin
A caller is announced. and. Underwood
draws screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands
promise from him that he will not take
his life, pointing to the disgrace that
would attach to herself Underwood re-
fuses to promise unless she Will renew
her patronage,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
REALLY TWO CHAIRS IN ONE
Piece Of Furniture 10 Rocker In One
Position and Stationary When
Inverted.

From the number and variety of col.
lapsible convertible and combination
chairs Of all sorts that are on the mar
ket. the designers would seem to have
reached the end Of their rope. Here
comes Californian. however. with an
invertible chair which seems to be
the simplest one Of the lot. This is
combination rocker and standard
chair, and all that is needed to trans
form 1t from one to the other is to
turn 1t upside down, or right side up,
whichever way you like to regard it,
The chair is shaped like a piece Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Commerce as a Builder

its primary with the discovery of the
Cape of Good Hope route to India.
Nevertheless it was not ruined, and
though its population is only three
fourths of that 1t had when it held
the gorgeous east in fee," Its inhab-
itants to-day number 100000 The mad
men of the French revolution decreed
that Lyons should be no more. They
ieve|ed the city which had resisted
them to the ground they wiped out it,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
No Teary Eyes.

When peeling onions peel from the
bottom upward and under the run.
ming cold water spigot. This will save
the eyes from shedding tears and car.
ry away all the odor that might arise
or become attached to the fingers.
It is better than wearing pair OF
cheap goggles and wearing Rubber
gloves on the hands to protect them
from the strong odor.
In the peeling of potatoes, carrots,
or, in fact, any Of the tubers, under
running water there will be no fear
Of soiling the hands. but the work
should be done over strainer. SO az
to avert having any of the particles
get into the drain pipe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Real InteII,oence,

Mrs. Philip snowden, caustic Eng.
lish suffragette. was discussing Won
ans intelligence at the Colony club
in New York.
But the really and truly intelligent
woman" said Mrs. Snowden in her
caustic way. is the one who never
allows herself to appear as intelligent
as the man or men with whom she Is
conyersing."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

valiant followers built
Mexico
the portion Of Mexico comprised by the state Of
ater Daz
RECEIVING his reward ITO have and to hold the state OF Chi
omnay
OF
cateo the election of
shoulders
the cause of the rebellion
against
gobed chihuahua;
no IN power growing richer and richer while
people are growing poorer and ri
Short OF stature wrnkled
ms cowboy Dress he walks
OF MS seveneight collecting
unadytsed
him Of the power he has welded for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Water,

Once upon time, moth, tired and
hungry. was fain to dine off a problem
novel.
This is terribly dry!" sighed the
moth. Il wish had some of that third
mortgage bond of paper railroad to
wash 1t down With"
This fable teaches that seemingly
worthless things have, after all, their
value.-Suscess Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
PASTOR TO HAVE Big CHURCH


Rev. Charles F. Aked, who talked
seriously Of resigning the pastorate
of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church
the Rockefeller churchin New York
city because of the supposed failure
OF a pretentious building project on
which he had set his heart, seems to
have won his point. As a result Goth
am Is likely to have the greatest
church on modern institutional lines
In the world.
John d. Rockefeller has plan un-
der consideration for presenting his
Fifty-fourth street home and his ad.
Joining realty holdings as a site for
the new home Of the congregation.
The trustees Of the Fifth Avenue
church have for three years been
looking for a suitable site on which
to build a church such as DR.. Aked
desires. but the committee in charge
failed to make selection. Mr.. Rock.
efeller has recently purchased mum.
Der of plots surrounding his home
and 1t is believed that he Is rounding
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Parsnlp Cones.

Boil three good-sized parsnips and
mash them very fine. Add to this a
half cup of grated pineapple, butter,
pepper, salt, a dash of nutmeg, tea.
spoon of sugar. one egg, teaspoon of
good sherry and tablespoon of
cream. Add enough cracker dust to
form them into little cones, and fry
in very hot lard. Serve in napkin gar
nished with watercress.