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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
WHY THEY DID NOT RETURN
Little Story Lacked Pathos Promised
by the Altogether Grewsome
Introduction.

Talking about omens," said the ex-
Canadian soldier, "a queer thing hap
pened in the ;Boer war. &
"a troop of mounted rifles were re-
turning after q hard days scouting
to our camp near Middleburg, in the
eastern part Of the Transvaal. On our
way back we had to pass the town
cemetery, which was on the side OF q
hill. Near the gate of the cemetery
stood q shed In which was kept the
town hearse.
THE doors of this building were
open as we were riding past, and In
some manner the blocks which were
usually kept under the wheels Of the
hearse must have become dislodged,
for the hearse slowly moved out OF
the shed and rolled down the hill into
the middle-of our party. who scatter
ed in all directions.
"The officer in charge of the troop
ordered four men to dismount and
take the hearse back. Now comes the
queer part. Soon after this We went
to Cape Town and took ship for home
Every man of that scouting party re-
turned alive and well to Canada ex-
cept the four men who handled that
hearse Not man of that four re-
turned"
The former warrior paused and
heaved sigh.
Good men, true comrades they
were." said he. 49,
Have another drink" said the bar.
tender, "and tell US how the poor fel
lows died"
Silently the soldier drank to tho
memory Of his comrades, set down
the empty glass and edged toward the
door. ss9
THE reason they did not come
back was because two Of them got
good Jobs in Cape Town; the other
two married Boer widows and settled
down on FARMS" ne said.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
Give Credit to susp enders.

Notice what a difference the first
nip OF cool weather makes in the car
rage of most menu" prominent ply
stefan asked the other day, "See how
their shoulders are thrown back, their
chins thrust forward and the general
elasticity of their step?' yes, I've
noticed it." his companion replied.
'"Cold weather certainly braces man
up" you are right there" the doc
tor replied, but there is something
that plays a more important part than
the mere fact that the air is cold
What? Suspenders? Yes, sir! Soon
as the weather gets cool man wears
a vest. That means that he lays his
belt aside and resorts to suspenders.
No man can walk erect and with that
air of alterness without them. The rea-
son Is simple. The natural way to
walk is with the chest thrown out and
the allowance drawn in. When man
wears belt he cannot do that because
his trousers will stink down and he
will be very uncomfortable generally.
When his trousers are suspended from
his shoulders he can walk naturally"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
FACE ALMOST COVERED WITH
PlMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

Atchison, Kan.-rFor a number Of
years suffered very greatly from skin
eruption. My face was very red and
irritated, being almost covered with
pimples and blackheads. The pimples
were scattered over my face. They
were fine rash with the exception OF
few large pimples on my forehead
and chin. My face burned and looked
red as II exposed to either heat or
cold. It was not only unsightly but
very uncomfortable. tried several
remedies, but couldn't get any relief.
was recommended to use Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
II applied the Cuticura Ointment IN
the evening, leaving it for about five
minutes, then washing 1t OF with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. I wash
ed with the Cuticura Soap and hot wa
ter also several times during the day
After about four months of this appli
cation, my face was cleared Of the
pimples. I still use the Cuticurs
Soap" (signed) Miss Elsie Nelson
Dec. 20, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free,> with s2-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuucura. Dept L, Boston
Adv II saeE% 4S5s 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06

Z Most species Of wild ducks have not
been persuaded to breed under re-
straint, but it has been believed that
they would do so IL stock could be Sc
cured that was hand-reared from the
egg and had never learned wild ways
Mr.. Job established a camp on the
shore OF Lake Manitoba. Wild ducks
eggs were collected,in the surrounding
wilderness. and Matched out In incu.
bators. Twelve species OF wild ducks
nest In that region, and eggs or young
Of all these were secured.
In the majority Of cases every egg
Matched. The average for the season
was 81 per cent. far better than poul.
try men often attain. Most of the
young except Of two peculiar mari
time species-the white-winged scoot-
er and the rudy duck-were reared
with little loss. Even such supposedly
wild natures as the redhead, canvas
back. bluebill and various others
proved perfectly docile. thriving In
confinement.
On the 2,oo0-mile Journey back Mr..
Job personally cared for and tended
the consignment in the express cars.
A fine large stock. representing eleven
species. arrived In good condition
and are now thriving at one Of the
large preserves aflliated with the ex-
pertinent station. Experiments with
them will be conducted there. On the
trip only one duckling. some three
weeks old, died! FIJI h
The achievement Is expected to
prove the beginning Of an important
movement to save and restore the
wild fowl. while demonstrating the ef-
feet Of environment on even the wild.
est creatures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
ne WAS TAKING NO CHANCES Al
Small Boys Precautions May Have
Been, Excessive, but He Still
Had tine Suit.

The Rev. John N. Underwood, one
Of Pittsburg's most eloquent and
earnest ministers, said the other day:
I'm a temperance address in the. spring
l. pointed out that drunken husbands
kill, every year. with revolvers and
hatchets and clubs, $500 wives. That
$500 babies are killed by drunken
fathers who crush them in bed. That
80 per cent of all our divorces are due
to drunkenness" ~
Mr.. Underwood paused. then added:
II heard recently Of little boy to
whom a warm and comfortable suit
had been given. The boys father was
drunkard, and 1t was feared that the
suit would soon find its way to the
pawnshop. But week after the lad
had got the suit he was still wearing
it.
"'Good for you, Johnny said a city
missionary to the little chap. Still
wearing your suit, see.'
eyes, sir the urchin explained. l
sleep In It, Chicago Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
A Globetrotter.

Take an old suitcase, one that shows
unmistakable signs of hard usage, and
paste foreign hotel labels all over it.
Rub some dirt on the labels and make
a few scratches as If you had tried
to remove them. Be careful, however,
that you do not render the labels H.
legible. Go to public library and,
with the MD of guide books, write out
stories Of your experiences at the va
rious places indicated by the labels
Commit these stories to memory and
use them whenever an opportunity
arises. Needless to say, you can Gre
ate opportunities by carrying the suit
case with you wherever you go. Peo-
pie may not believe all your stories,
but they will believe enough Of them
to give you quite reputation as a
traveller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
aloneiieat ENGLAND.

A man who was described as living
in one OF the loneliest parts Of Eng
land has been given parliamentary
vote by the revising barrister at
Brampton. Cumberland. The conser.
vative agent said he had visited the
place-a farm situated on fell be.
tween Newcastle and Maltwhistle on
the border OF Northumberland. In
an area Of 10000 acres there were
only four cottages. The members Of
this farmers family had lived in the
cottage concerned for 600 years, and
tradition said that the kitchen fire had
never been extinguished for 200 years.
The claimant, William Goodfellow,
slept in bedroom eight feet square.
He would have to walk fifteen miles to
vote. The Liberal agent said he en-
deavored to reach this remote spot,
and finding the route SO difficult and
dangerous turned back when he had
still twelve miles to travel. He un.
derstood child was at the place who
had not seen another child for two
years.-London Evening Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
Surprise for Mother.

A certain mother, given to mygti-
cism and impressive theories regard
ing her highly natural children, one
evening was entertaining visitors.
Suddenly came the sound Of little feet
pattering to the head OF the stairs.
The mother raised her hand in solemn
warning.
Listen she said, softly. "The chill.
dren are going to deliver their good
night message. 1t always gives me q
feeling Of reverence to hear them
they are SO much nearer the Creator
than we are, and they speak so won.
derfully. sometimes. Hush! One OF
them is speaking now.
Then, breaking through the tense 81.
lence, came shrill whisper:
Mamma! WHY'S found a bug In
his bed!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
BLIND WORKSHOP is OPENED
Making Of 6rooms and Mops and
Gaming Of Chairs Affords Chance
to Earn q Good Salary.

;, New York.-The Bourne workshop
for the blind, erected at cost Of
$4,000 by Miss Emily H. Bourne, and
the most completely equipped institu-
ton Of it's kind in the world. was
opened to the blind workers Of the
city by the New York Association for
the Blind. egN.'.
The building is equipped for the
making of brooms and mops and the
Gaming Of chairs. Fifty workers al
ready have applied for benches and
there is room for as many more. They
are able to earn from SO to $12 a
week at their trades.
The structure has four stories and
q roof garden. and faces St. Gabriel's
park on East 35th street. A restau-
rant. shower bath and other con-
veniences are included in the build.
ing. 49, .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
Pennsylvania Law on Thrift.

1T has become almost habit to
a scribe to the thrifty German settlers
the virtue Of giving their children
trade training" said the old inhabiant.
while that Is true in most cases, 1t
is a fact little known In Philadelphia
that there are laws compelling such
training for every child.
In the code Of laws of Pennsylvania
issued by William Penn. agreed upon in
England in 1852 and never repealed.
stands this, in section %: That all
children in this province at the age
of twelve years shall be taught some
useful trade or skill, to the end that
none be idle, but the poor may work
to live, and the rich If they become
poor may not want."-Philadelphia
Record. sf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
TRAMP MET HIS MATCH
KNIGHT OF THE ROAD HAD NO
MONOPOLY OF HUMOR.
Forced In the End to Be Content With
Shifting the Savory Stew no
Had Hoped to Sample, He
- Went His Way.

The weary tramp sauntered Idly
along the highway. 1t had been
beautifully lazy day, just suited to the
uses of dolce far niente poet like
himself, and his distaste for effort
increased as. he passed along. His
only inconvenience was that some
thing within told him that he was
hungry 1t was probably his stomach,
since It had not been overburdened
with food for several days-not be-
cause there was not plenty OF 1t to be
had, but because he had sturdily ad-
hered to his anti-laboring principles.
Work he considered disgraceful, and
he was not going to fasten blot OF
any kind on his escutcheon by accept
ing any kind of a Job If he could help
1t. 1t was favorite theory Of his
that the world owed him living, and
he maintained that an honest world
would voluntarily come and pay its
debt and not force him to dun it like
common garden day laborer with
either an ak, spade. or hoe. It was,
pretty near dinner time as he drew
near to the farmhouse, and, pausing
before the kitchen window, he leaned
gracefully against the sill and COM
plimented the lady of the house. who
stood Within upon the delicate aroma
of veal stew that stood simmering
upon the kitchen stove.
Pretty good stew you have there"
said he, shifting it's fragrance with all
the air OF a connoisseur. Reminds
me of the kind my mother used to
make" ~
"Ya-as," returned the lady of the
house, who had nice sense Of humor.
tits stew good for them as amt willin'
to work for It,
"All the same," said he, I'm man
OF taste, and wouldn't mind havin'
taste O. that"
Eye can have it, said the lady OF
the house pleasantly, when we've
earnt it. Can you saw that wood?"
The tramp shivered, but answered
promptly.
You'll excuse me, madam" said he,
with an uneasy glance at the wood
pile, but must correct your English.
bin student Of English all my life.
What you should have is, Can you
see that wood not saw"
Thank We. perfessor," said the lady.
amiably TITS 80 long since went to
skule that my grammar air leetle
weak, and accept the correction. Can
you see that wood?"
II sure can" replied the weary
tramp. my eyesight is as sharp al
my appetite" sly
.Wa-al, eat all We want OF It," said
the lady genially. There's a pile of
it, and more where it come from
But l can't eat wood" retorted the
tramp.
mo. perfessor," replied the lady,
"but thought mebbe ye had an axe
with We, SOS We could help yourself
to chop as We went by
Whereupon the hungering hobo re-
sumed his way, cursing the day that
humor was invented.-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
Sikeston, Mo-
fered everything.

at those tunes, ana salo tnaC ought 10
have an operation. 1would not listen to
that, and when friend Of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take it
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. I can do my own housework,
hoe my garden, and milk COW. lean
entertain company and enjoy them. !
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. wish I could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DENA
BErHuNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, I'LL have taken Ly-
clia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for very bad case Of female trouble
and it made me a well woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said must have an operation, and Twas
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
so that began taking your Compound.
I got along SO well that gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
tion."- Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R r.
No. 3, Murrayville. Ill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
FIRST ]. S. PRINCESS
Former Leota Nicol|s Ranks
Above All American Women.
Wife Of Prince Victor Of Thurn and
Taxis Has Been Given Her Right
fuI Rank by the Emperor
of Austria.

Paris.-The appearance OF four
lines in minute type in the Almanach
de Gotha-that volume 50 precious to
those who possess high titles and
those who worship them-has raised
an American woman to acknowledged
semi.royal rank.
She who was Leota Eleanor Nicolls
OF Uniontown. Pa. and who married
Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxis. has
been accorded her rightful rank. de-
spite the fact that her husband mar
ried her without the permission Of
his sovereign. Emperor Franz Josef
of Austria.
The Almanach de Gotha. naming
the members Of 'the house OF Thurn
and Taxis. which dates back to 1117.
states: - -
Prince Victor Theodore Macmillan
Egon Lameral. born at Ecska, January
IS. 1876. Seigneur of Lokoshar. Of
Elck and Of one part OF Domegyhara.
married in New York. November 2.
1911. Miss Leota Eleanor Fitzgerald.
born at -, Is"
The blanks appear because the
place and date of the Princess birth
had not been verified at the time Of
the Almanach's going to press.
BY this official acknowledgment
Princess Victor. who has fortune in
her own right, now takes precedence
IN any European court of all her coun-
trywomen who have married titles
Prince Victor's first cousin. Prince
Albert. is the reigning Prince o; Thurn
and Taxis; his wife Is her imperial
and royal highness. Archduchess Mar
guerite Of Austria =
Princess Leota's first husband was
| General Gerald Fitzgerald. of fam
GUS Irish family, one member Of which
80 delightfully."- translated the verses
of the Persian. Omar Khayyam. The
Princess divorced General Fitzgerald
and the American court decreed that
he pay her and their two children
$35. 900 a year. In association with
the uncle of the Princess. j. w.
J Thompson. a millionaire banker and
coal operator. General Fitzgerald
made large fortune in America
When the Princess married Prince
Victor he was burdened with debts.
To her intimates and to her uncle,
who did not favor the match. she
said:
The Prince needs help and pro-
pose to give 1t to him. do not care
how much he owes; he will pay every
cent of 1t. did not make him q
Prince. but am sure I can make q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
PLACE APPOINTED ?
Mistake in Posting Letter Proves
Right Thing. HI
BY HAROLD CARTER.

John Brett was In the seventh
heaven of happiness on Saturday
morning, and there were three dis
tinct contributing causes. First, 1t
was Saturday. and he did not have to
80 to work that day: second. his new
suit had come home; third; and I'M
measurably greater, though in meas.
ure bound up with reason two, he had
received letter from Georgia Gaines.
Yes, shall be in town Saturday
but. only for a couple Of hours, she
wrote. "And then, perhaps, shall
answer the question you want to ask
me-if you decide to ask it. shall
arrive about 10 o'clock, shall do my
shopping at - :. shall expect you out
side
Brett skinned the letter hastily
Later he would read 1t at leisure
lingering over each letter Of every
word OF that handwriting which al
way thrilled him. even before he had
torn open the envelope. On such oc
/ casions the address-even the simple
superscription, John Brett, ESQ.,
overwhelmed him with emotion.
Reason two turned to gall and
s NORWOOD. The suit did not fit. Il
did not fit approximately. 1t might
have fitted the Living Skeleton OF
4 made passably good garment fol-
the Elastic Man, but 1t was not built
for John Brett. And there was nc
possibility Of changing it.
Ill take it to the circus-1ll give
1t to Marcelline, the clown" he solil
@oquized. when the first burst Of anger
had spent itself. mo. / won't, either
4 I feel 80 fine today-here, Bill!
The janitor looked up from the
yard at the man in the window.
Here's a new suit for you. cried
I Brett. and flung the garments down
to him. Then, after DOMINIC his or
binary attire, with a little sigh for 8
lost impression, he finished his break
fast and went downtown.
Now. whers are we to meet?" hi
4 asked himself little later, and felt fol
the letter. His pockets were empty
Suddenly the appalling consciousness
came to him that he had left the let
ter in the discarded suit
He rushed back and summoned the
janitor. i've got to have the letter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
WOMAN IN JUNGLES

have had to contend in this country
is the hatred Of the natives for all
Americans.
Il start out with my gun over my
shoulder from the quaint old city OF
Cartagena. where make my head
quarters between hunting trips. take
the old road leading out from the
city into the wilderness. and paddle
up the Atrato river to where have d
, little house built up on poles like the
other native huts. For the Atrato
river overfows its banks here for hun
dreds of miles. and as in Venice. we
have to do most OF our travelling by
canoe.
LAS push upstream in my little
canoe past gorgeous towering vines
which know enough to leave alone,
for death turks In their glossy folds
under great gloomy overhanging
trees. with immense vines trailing
down to the water. a strange bird flies
into the branches Of a tree ahead OF
me. paddle softly with my gaze
fixed on the branches Of the tree. The
boat runs ashore
There Is sudden, splash, a terrific
blow over the bow Of the canoe which
almost shivers It to pieces. and my
gaze is suddenly brought down from
the bird to big alligator which has
been asleep on the shore and which l
did not notice. The alligator plunges
into deep water and am left lament.
ing because the bird has taken fright
and flown away. I
Il don't mount the birds. make
what are in museum parlance called
skins. The rarest bird I find in Co
lombia and the most difficult to &C.
cure is the 5abiru (Mycteria Ameri-
cana), five feet tall. with spread OF
wings Of 100 inches. a snowy, satiny
white, with band of crimson wattles
about the neck. He is the most diff
cult Of all birds to stalk, showing al.
most human intelligence in his self-de-
tense.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06
Mrs. Kerr Has Spent Many Years
in South America.
No Fear Of Hostile Natlves-Has Col
lection Of Many Specimens Of Rare
Tropical Birds and Animals for
@ Museums and Exhibits.

New York.-A woman must have
two qualities to be successful natu.
ralist, writes woman who knows
what. she is talking about. for she tells
in the Housekeeper an extraordinary
tale Of feminine adventure. She must
love nature and she must be without
fear.
II can narrow my eyes along the
steel-blue barrel of gun. can look
without fear into the sullen face OF
hostile native. Yet, also, these same
eyes of mine bring me q message OF
pleasure when gorgeous winged but
terfly fits across the still dark tangle
Of vines and creepers.
my own countrymen who have
come down to this South American
coast haveasaid to me: Mrs. Kerr.
you must besthe bravest woman In the
world
Il do not know. There are the
Mathilde Moisants-they flirt with
death in the clouds. There are the
Annie Pecks -they court it over the
edge Of an abyss. But my work In
the jungles Of South America. collect
ing rare tropical birds for museums
and private collectors. certainly does
bring me face to face with many vart-
eties of danger every day.
II never know which one of my enc
mics will claim me-savage beasts, al
ligators, hostile natives, possibly
starvation. or the pestilent fever which
reaches out greedy fingers from the
dark swamps. Often see no human
being for three weeks at time. Yet I
am not afraid And love the jun
gle.
my wants are simple-a gun, some
poison, and any old thing to eat
wear boomers, long shooting jacket
with pockets everywhere, and a rub
Der hat to protect me from the trop-
ical rains, which sometimes amount
almost to cloudbursts. My outfit con-
sists OF small light bake oven. coffee
pot. pot for boiling. tent. a fold
ing cot, and mosquito netting.
Sometimes can get natives to
help me, but often am compelled to
carry my outfit, for the Atrato negro
is very superstitious. He believes in
evil spirits, is afraid of tigers and al
ligators, and no money could hire him
to sleep in places where often spend
weeks alone. 49,
Sometimes when there are savage
beasts about l climb into the treetops
and spend the night with the monkeys
for companions. One thing with which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-06

&C LlOn, ne was unable 10 open It 1ol
several moments. At last he did SO.
Inside was communication from
an unknown man. John made out
signature with difficulty. Clio
Closefit! Then his senses reasserted
themselves. 1t was the bill for the
suit, which the tailor had enclosed
in the inside pocket And he must
have left Georgia's letter at home
after all!
There was no time to get it now
not the ghost Of chance that he
could return within a half hour OF
the time, for he knew that Georgia
must have made 1t 1880 or 11:45'
And 1t was 1925 now. He tore the
letter into hundred pieces and then,
very slowly, with down-hanging head.
he walked down Fourteenth street,
He would 60 home. he would write
to Georgia and tell her what an ass
he had been-no. he would take the
first train to her home and crave for:
giveness. At the thought he swung
round, nearly colltding with young
and attractive lady, and started IN
the direction of the terminal. But
before he had gone three steps he
felt a touch on his arm and looked
around.
We'll. you are rude, running away
from me like that!" she said petu'
lantly. II"
Georgia." exclaimed John Brett
We'll, didn't you expect to meet
me ? Didn't you come here for that
purpose? And didn't you get my let
ter appointing this placer"
What place, Georgian" John NUT
tered. 4
why. this place." said Georgia
sharply. "Peterman's Misfit Parlors
John, If you don't prove to me In
stantly that you haven't been drink
ing may change my answer"
Copyright. 1912. by W. G. Chapman.)