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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
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SYNOPSIS.

laid in the library OF an old wornsout
southern piantation. known i q the e. sa az.
Quintards. To- the subject of discussion by
Jonathan CrsnshaW;7 n, D%s,ness ana BOB
Hazard. mysterious child Of the old
Fancy t tells SHOW how he adopted the BOY. Ma
.thaniel Ferris buys the Barony.f but the
Quintards deny any knowledEe OF the
Gurreil a friend Of the Quintards. ap-
pears and asks questions about the Bar
ony: Trouble at Scratch Hill: when Han
tain aIurrelT. agent Yancy oyertakes
Blount, gives him 9 thrashing and secures
the boy. Yancy aPpears 6stSre os Sauet IRE
The plaintiff. Betty Nsiroy.s . friend Of
the Ferrises. has an. encounter with CAP.
tain Murrell. who forces, hls. attentions sa on
Betty sets out for her Tennessee nome:
carrington takes tho same ,staEs..Ynncy y
and Hannibal .disappear. with M .ha hn, on
Of Judge slocum Price. The Judge recoE.,
ni.ss N the ooy the grandson OF J an oia
time friend MSfrs ARRIVES r az rescue
Yancy, who il apparently dead. Price
breaks jail: Betty and Darlington arrive
ct Belle Plain Manni tn tSs fe ass Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
r1yes in Belle Plain Is playing Tor Dig
stakes Yancy aWakes from long cream
less sleep on board the raft Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titles. Charley Norton young
planter, who assists the Judge. is mys-s
tertously assaulted. Norton informs Car
r1ngton that Betty has promised 70 marry
him Norton ia mysteriously shot More
light on Murrelrs plot. He plans upris-
Ing Of negroes Judge Price, with Hannl-
bal, visits Betty, and she keeps the BOY
as companion. In q stroll Betty taxes
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks.
daughter Of the overseer, who warns
leave Belle Plain at once. Betty. terri
fied, acts. on Bess' advice, and on their
way their carriage is stopped by Slosson;
the tavern keeper, and q confederate. ana
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners
The pair are taken to Hicks cabin. IN an
almost Inaccessible spot and there Nlur-
rell visits Betty and reveals his part IN
the plot and his object: Betty spurns
his proffered love and the interview is
at possible outcome of the crime. Judge
Price, hearing OF the abduction plans ac-
ton. The Judge takes charge OF the
1 situation, and search for the missing ones
Is Instituted Darlington Visits the Judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress. where ne meets
Yancy and Cavendish. Becoming enrageu.
Price dashes glass OF whisky INTO the
colonel's face and a duel is arranged. Muir
bubble bursts. The Judge and Mahany
riscuss the coming duel: Darlington
makes frantic search for Betty and the
Y boy. Darlington finds Betty and Hanni-
Z bal, and q fierce gun fight follows. Yancy
appears and assists In the rescue.
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TO BE CONTINUED
Thouahtfui5 Child.

Little Alice was terribly afraid Of
cats. One day she had been standing
on the doorstep for several minutes.
looking at, a big black tom cat GALL
wanting on the fence. Finally she
rushed into the house. looking very
excited, and exclaimed: "Muvver, I
thought I'd better come in. Dat
kitty was Just so afraid Of me, felt
sorry for. 1t and coined away!"-
Woman's Home Companion.
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CHAPTER xx,x-(contln'ued.)

CHAPTER 4xxix.-(contlnued.) a
But Betty shrank from him In I'M
voluntary agitation.
"Oh. not now, Bruce-not now-we
mustn't speak Of that--it's wrong
it's wicked-you mustn't make me
forget him!" she cried brokenly. in
protests
Forgive me, Betty. I'll not speak
OF it again. he said. u ;s...s53@
Wait, Bruce. and some ttme-Oh.
don't make me say It." she gasped.
I ''or l shall hate myself! for In his
presence she was feeling the horror
OF her past experience grow strangely
remote, only the dull ache OF her
/ memories remained, and to these she
chung. They were silent for mo-
ment, then Darlington said:
sz,s AFTER I'm sure you'll be safe here
perhaps I'll go south into the Choctaw
Purchase. I've been thinking Of that
recently; but I'll ind my way back
here-don't misund erstand NELL
not come too soon for even you, Bet
". loved Norton. He was one OF
my best friends. too" he continued
gently. But you know-and l know
dear, the day will come when no
matter where you arc shall find you
and not lose you'll" IA.
Betty made NO answer in words,
but a soft and eloquent little hand
was slipped into his and allowed to
rest there.
Presently a light wind stirred the
dead dense atmosphere, the mist lift
ed and enveloped the shore. showing
them the river between piled-up
mass OF vapor. Apparently it ran
for their raft alone. It was just twen-
ty-four hours since Darlington had
looked upon such another night, but
this was different world the gray
fog was unmasking-a world OF hopes.
and dreams, and rich content. Then
the thought Of Norton-poor Norton
who had had his world, too, OF hopes
and dreams and rich content
The calm Of highly domestic ex-
istence had resumed its interrupted
sway on the raft Mr.. Cavendish, as
ISOLATED In Betty's memory with GER
tain ear-splitting manifestations OF
ferocious rage, became in the bosom
Of his family low-voiced and genial
and hopelessly impotent to deal with
his Ave small sons; while Yancy was
again the Bob Yancy OF Scratch Hill,
violence of any sort apparently had
+ no place in his nature. He was deep
" absorbed in Hannibals account OF
those vicissitudes which had befallen
him during their separation. They
were now seated before cheerful fire
that blazed on the hearth. the boy
very close to Yancy. with one hand
clasped in the Scratch Killers. while
about them were ranged the six small
.Cavendishes sedately sharing in the
reunion OF uncle and newly, toward
which they felt they had honorably
labored.
.And you want dead. Uncle Bob?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
GLADYS GRACE, LAST OF -FOUR GRAcES''

Gone is the last of the Graces-'':rhe
Four Graces," as London calls the four
beautiful daughters Of Michael r.
Grace. brother of the late William Il.
Grace. mayor Of New York two dec
cades ego.
Three of the sisters have already
made brilliant marriages. Now the
fourth and the fairest, as we'll as the
Youngest, Miss Gladys Grace. is to mar
w Capt. Hamilton Grace of the Elev.
enth Hussars. The gallant officer is
M relative of his bride-to-be. but both
originally came from the same old
Irtsh stock. The wedding takes place
toward the end of the year. when the
treat estate. Battle Abbey. leased by
NJ Grace, will be the scene OF ~
splendid wedding as any Of the three
that have preceded It, as one by one
, the fair Americans. welded power.
title or Mathematics equally as i'm
portant as this newest one Is to be.
The eldest daughter. Elisa Mercedes
Grace, married the Hon. Hubert Beau
mont, member of Parliament. and an
son Of viscount Allendale and brother
second daughter. Elena Grace. became
formerly under secretary Of war, ant
House of Lords. The third daughter.
Phipps. son Of the Pitts5urg multimill
the quartet, the most beautiful OF the
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JAMES R. MANN, THE "GREAT DIRECTOR

Hon. James r. Mann. the Republi-
can leader in congress, 10 known %
the great obJector." Whenever he
rises the house expects his opening
words will be Il object" or Il reserve
q point of order" and the house 10
usually justified In it, expectation.
Probably in recent years no one has
surpassed Mr.. Mann's record In this
respect. He will hlibuster indefat-
igably to make his point and appears
to be no respecter of persons.
From the standpoint of the parlia.
mentary tactician Mr.. Mann's selec.
ton as leader Is commendable. for
with the exception Of Mr.. Kinds there
Is probably no man among the Re
publicans who il more = walking en-
cyclopedia of precedents and decis-
ions than Mr.. Mann. and he will have
Mr.. Kinds at his side. He has given
Speaker Clark many uneasy hours. for
the gifted Missourian is not 30 strong
as he might be in parliamentary law.
Oratory is his forte. whereas Mr..
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day more clearly evidenced than in
the attitude toward money in politics
The slush-fund orgies of venal era
are done. The public temper not only
demands decency in campaign hnanc-
Ing. but 1t asserts the public's right
to know that this rule OF decency 10
being observed. Governor Wilson
cordially and officially voices this at
titude. III
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thirds an enormously high per cent.
to have achieved"
There Is something in that, too"
agreed Mr.. Wesley. Who is Colonel
Slocum Price Turberville?"
The Judge started up from his
chair.
Il have that honor said he, bow
ing.
swell, here's letter come In ad-
dressed like that, and as you've been
using part of the name I am willing
to assume you're legally entitled to
the rest Of it. 1t clears up a point
that of and on has troubled me con-
siderable. l can only wonder want
smarter. &
what point. may ask"
why, about the time you hung out
your. shingle here, some one wrote
letter to General Jackson. 1t was
mailed after night, and when seen 1t
in the morning was clean beat.
couldn't locate the handwriting, and
yet kept that letter back couple OF
days and give 1t all my spare time.
It. amt that I'm one of your spying
sort-there's nothing Of the Yankee
about mel"
Certainly not" agreed the Judge.
Candid, judge. I reckon you wrote
that letter, seeing this one comes un-
der frank from Washington. No, sir
II couldn't make out who was cor.
responding with the president, and 1t
worried me, not knowing, more than
anything I've had to contend against
since 1 came into office. calculate
there amt postmaster in the United
States takes more personal interest
in the service than me. I've frequent.
ly set patrons right when they was
| in doubt as to the date they had
mailed such and such a letter" AS
Mr.. Wesley sometimes Cancelled as
many as three or four stamps in q
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iIl-plsclpllned Children.

The child allowed to follow the
path Of least resistance, to turn aside
because Of the most shadowy obstacles
in the road to accomplishment, is the
father Of the man who seeks sine
cures, who, with the most selfish sense
of self-preservation Wall developed,
stops at no mean or undetermined
method to save himself real work and
honAst effort
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
CARDINAL is GENIAL AND DEMOCRATIC

1.-THE most popular man In Balti-
more, bar none, is Cardinal Gibbons.
says a newspaper reporter who served
a term OF six years in that city. He
is also the most democratic man ana
maybe that's the reason for his popu-
larity. He is not only revered Tor nls
learning and his wisdom. but liked per-
sonally by every one. Jew and Gentle.
Roman Catholic and Protestant ana
the children-they put him next 70
Santa Claus In their affections. Ine
cardinal is as fond OF the children AZ
they are OF him.
Some of the cardinals best fr1ends
are newspaper men All Of them have
the greatest respect and liking for
him. He is always open and frank
with them. He has been interviewed
thousands Of times and don't think
he has ever been misquoted or his con-
f1dence betrayed. He was wont to re-
ceive the reporters on Saturday arter-
noon, when they desired to get his ser
mon for the next day. He would bring
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them work
when
IN
There is
small marble
table bedsead ~
In his study he has rotop desk while the walls hidden
all
the parors tables
I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Rabidly AntI-RooseveIt.

Pushed into corner, Roosevelt
fights back. LIAR" "Liar!" 'Iiar!"
he shouts. That Is his answer. That
is his usual answer.
But of what avail Is 1t to denounce
Penrose as base? That doesn't
meet the charge that he received
knowingly 100000 from the Stand
ard OIL company. 1t wasn't Penrose
who made the contribution. 1t was
Archbold. And Archbold on the wit
ness stand testifies that he not only
handed 100000 to Treasurer Bliss,
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in good training. using neither reins
nor whip. but guiding them by word
Of command. He had only to say
"start!" and off they went at the dog
trot; "Stop!" and they came to an i'm
mediate halt; motion of his hand
and they swung around corner az
deity as the swiftest little runabout
Usually he had eight dogs In harness
and three outrunners. but occasional
-ly the whole eleven were in the
traces. and a pretty sight they made.
st. Nicholas. 4.s-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
1e. 1eatlno nd ! Ru,lne,,.

In the far east the chasi Is the
most important man In the tea bust
ness. He inspects and tests samples
Of all teas offered to his firm. and his
Judgment determines the price to be
paid. In Formosa the tea testers are
Americans or Englishm01.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Hioh pr.l.e From schiff.

Governor Wilson, If elected, Will
enter upon his high duties relatively
free from partisan pledges. will bring
into the presidential office mind
ably trained in economics and sociol-
ogy, fully conversant with the needs
Of the country at present. In many
respects critical juncture, and he
will, moreover, go into the White
House, as near as this is possible
with the confidence Of all classes and
nections of the country In his ability
70 better existing conditions"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
The Sick Calf,

1.-THE calf is constantly growing
worse. Jim. What shall we do until
the veterinary comes?"
I'VE still have two of the powders
the doctor gave to little Joe when he
had the measles last year. We might
give them to the animal while We
wait" -Fliegende Blaetter.
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Wilson Demands Economy.

Rigid economy. "Pitiless publicity"
That is Governor Wilson's idea OF
campaign finance. The Democratic
nominee would like his campaign fund
to be the smallest in the history OF
any party. He insists that the public
shall know how every cent is expend-
ed and by whom contributed. This
attitude of the candidate emphasizes
how thoroughly in accord he Is with
the spirit OF the times. We have q
new order of things political in this
country. In no respect Is the new
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Uncle Johns Dog Carriage.

An old darby known as Uncle John
and his team of dogs were once a
familiar sight to the residents OF
Nashville, Tenn. They never failed
to call a crowd OF interested specta-
tors. The old fellow was as proud Of
hi. horseless carriage as II he were
the owner OF the finest touring car, In
the country. and he paraded the
streets with as much JOY as the most
finished artist in the ranks Of the
chau6eurA He had his faithful dogs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Mu,Ic !. : MunIelpal Acct.

The deep wave OF enthusiasm for
music Is in the country: the crest Of
the wave Is In the cities. Every me-
tropolis-we have more than one-is
4 mammoth conservatory. Six cities
support symphony orchestras OF the
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magnificent decorative
assisted by
coumed IN LOUIS v
. s. Stl
Of done
turned moonlight Ell
butterflies were noer
Of
billing surprise had
globes OF
80
called 1.-THE Twentieth
While
per- dancing resumed
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MRS. FIsH's DOVE AND BUTTERFLY BALL

The Louis XVI. ball given by Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish at Newport the other
night. in honor of her niece. Miss
Helena Fish. daughter OF Hamilton
Fish OF New York, was the greatest
ball that Newport has seen in gen.
Grafton.
More than, 400 invitations had been
issued and Mrs. Fish had large addi-
ton, 50x60 feet. built to the east OF
the ballroom at Crossways, her New
port home. The addition was left open
on the west SIDE Beyond it was a
bower of roses OF delicate pink and
red hue In the arbor was a fountain.
In which swan myriads Of goldfish.
and there were gorgeous tropical wa
ter plants floating on the surface and
bending over the brink Of the foun-
tain. t'r
The ballroom was decorated with
numerous Louis XVI. baskets and gar
lands. blue and pink. In the corners
were large orange >trees. laden with
fruit, and large French mirrors also
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his That
within the limitations o.
parliamentary warfare SD p
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

Our Daily Special.
1t is All Right to Put up BLUM.
but be Sure you don't Trip Over It.
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Such testimony from q man like
Jacob H. Schiff Is worth something to
the candidate In whose behalf 1t is
unselfishly given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Short and Long TwiIiaht.


 AS twilight is caused by the refrac- ton of the atmosphere, without which we should be instantly in darkness at sunset, all parts of the earth have twilight, though of varying duration. When the sun has sunk eighteen de Grees below the horizon no more light can be refracted anywhere, but the path of the sun at the equator is so nearly vertical that it's disappearance is proportionally rapid.
 The shortest twilight at the equator is one hour and twelve minutes at the equinoxes in March and September: the longest is one hour and nineteen minutes at the solstices in June and December.
 In London from May 9 to July 21 it is twilight all through the night. No wonder, with a disparity so great peo- pie speak of night in the tropics as coming on almost suddenly. Farther north stf1l, in the Shetlan1s and Nor way, we speak of the midnight sun, where men never lose sight of the orb of day and twilight is unknown don Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Color Anaiysis.

It is rather interesting to know how color can be broken up into its con- etituent parts. Take, for instance, uauve or nile green. How can any one tell just what different colored lights compose such a color? 1t is all done with the prism, that wonderful little three sided piece of glass used in spec. troscopes and other instruments. It is done on the same principle as the analysis of sunlight is accomplished by little particles of water in showing the rainbow. There are only seven pri- mary lights. If sunlight containing all eolors falls on red object all the col DTS but red are absorbed, the red being reflected to our eyes, so we say the ob- 5ect is red. The prism will not split up red into any other colors, for it is a primary color. So is blue. But if pur- pie be tried we get two colors apart, blue and red. We do not find purple in the spectrum, so any color not found in the spectrum of sunlight is known to be compound one. It can always be analysed by the prism.-St. Louis Republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Lost th. Prize.

James Crossley, a noted English bib- liomaniac, hied him one memorable day to bookstal in Shudehill market and, spying a little volume, took it up and glanced carelessly through it. After awhile he asked it's price from nm old woman and was told it was two and sixpence. "I'll give you six penee{ for it," said Crossley. Nay replied the poor old dame; ''it cost me 2 shiHings." Whereupon our book de- vourer threw it down. in disgust and retired. A gentleman, soverhearing the altercation, stepped forward and pur- chased it at the sum demanded. Cross ley returned soon after and, noticing the book had gone, anxiously inquired what had become of 1t. s.Sold," an- swered the woman, '.for what you re. fused to give" ''Tell me who bought lt, and I'll give him 10 shilIings for lt?' said Crosslav eagerly. The moral ls self evident. T
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
No Wonder He Wouldn't Sell.

Captain Amundsen told an amusing story Of one of his arctic expeditions Several of his dogs having died, Gap tain Amundsen asked one of the ma tives in his best Eskimo If he would sell him few dogs. To his surprise the request was promptly refused The explorer and the Eskimo had a long argument, the explorer pointing or$ that he must get dogs somehow an& the Eskimo replying that they never sold them.
 ''NonNense!" Captain Amundsen ex. claimed. Il have often bought dogs"
 The Eskimos seemed immensely as. tonished. and at the end of another argument Captain Amundsen discov' cred that instead of using the Eskimo word for "dogs' he had been asking the man to sell him some children"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

countrymen. especially of the 'Arry and 'Arr1et type.
 "One day" says he, T was on Hamp. stead heath and heard the following conversation between these purely English types:
 "Said the man: Blow me, 'Arriet. low tired feel! Miserable too! Wish I'd never been born! Now I've been born, wish was dead again"
 "'W'at's the matter with yer?' asked 'Arriet Wat yer grumblin' at? Why, wat on earth would yer ave? Yer was drunk On Monday and again on Wednesday, and I'm blessed if yer 'aven't lad more than enough today. If that ain't enough pleasure for yer I don't know wat Is. suppose yer want to be downright hangel ere on earth "-C Chicago Record Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
An Odd aeeord.

Miss Julia Moore. Sir John Moore's niece, like many very old people. was extremely proud of her age and lost no opportunity of showing it. When she was asked by friend if she was going to see the coronation of King Edward VII. she answered: "No. I have been out of London for the last three coronations, and I don't care to one must feel of being able to say a thing like that!-London Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
SRA&,
Lincoln and Sumner.

Lincoln was modestly proud of his stature and of the effect of the phys ical man, especially when actuated by noble sentiments. He used to speak o1 his height to every tall man he met and to propose measuring, another guileless habit of self qualification. The only refusal he is known to have received. was from Charles Sumner, who was also tall and proud of his height. Sumner was worrying the pres ident, as he often did, about some per picking matter when Lincoln abruptly challenged him to measure. Summer declined.' said Lincoln, making a fine speech about this being the time for uniting our fronts against the enemy and not our backs. But I guess he was afraid, though he is good piece of 6 man. I have never had much to do with bishops where live; but, do you know, Sumner is my idea of a bishop ''-Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
STEANnBOATS
BRIDGEPORT LINE TO NEW YORK
FARE 60 GENTS

FARE 60 GENTS
 STEAMER BRIDGEPORT leave Bridgeport. Fairfield Avenue Wharf, week days. at A. M. Returning. leave New York. week days, Pier 27. E. R., P. M., foot of East 22d Street, S:30 P. M. Saturday schedule one hour earlier.
 STEAMER NAUGATUCK leave Bridgeport Pequonnock Wharf. foot of Union Street, daily, except Satur- day. at 12 night Returning, leave New York, Pier 27. D. R..daily, exceps Sundays. Il A. M. Due Bridgeport 3:2O F. M.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Excursions to NeWYOrk
AND UP THE HUDSON

STEAMER BRIDGEPORT will make excursions to New York and up the Hudson Sundays until Sept. Sth in- elusive, also Labor Day, leaving Fair field Ave. Wharf at A. M. Return ing, leave New York. foot of East 22d Street, at 5:30 P. M. FARES FOR THE ROUND TRIPS To New York, 75c: Children, 40c To New York and up tho Hudson, $1 i;
 Children. soc
 Tickets good only for date sold. Music by the Wheeler & Wilson Or chestra.
 l.. B. MORRISON, Agt. The New England Steamship Company
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
Bakers

MRS. HILLS BAKERY. Bread that makes a feast of every meal Once tasted, never wasted. 155 Wood Av.
 Phone 2S08 CROUCH a PI1ASSNfAN.. Try ''Never Enough Bread 601 Howard Ave.
 Phone 165f-5