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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

der a e'a,n Msn IS oeFinF 1 Tor roam,ng va
fu s Of BY
When Keith reaches the wagon the raid
ers have massacred two men apad ndf Ee,
papers and a locket with a woman's Ior-
trait. Keith is arrested at Carson City.
charged With the murder MS u.s. !. accuse neeTo
companion in his cell named Neo telis wv M..h
that he knew the Keiths In virginia. re, NeD
sSey 9na the Of oh the en Ws
erly Confederate officer. The pia ,1,t'wes
and Neb escape: and later the fug,tsnft
to be a young girl. whom Keith thinks inks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains ans
that she is in search Of brother, VINO
Mr. Hawley induced her to come 70 tme
cabin while he sought her brS ,a'e reeos
{1ac battle in the darkened room IN ,W nted
sem us Is victor Horses are HI name IS
Hope hs in who the that keen
MS situation and the fugitives MAKE tVn
Fort harned where hs eE Is Left Left T fha
che is the aughter Of General WAITE Waits:
k eith meets an old friend PF on ra Waite
! nndsr the assumed name Of FREQ W.,
ite'n ag and becomes convinced ma ths
H Rast sas that D Gen.
was thought murdered. is al. Sheridan.
and goes there. where she IS MISTAKEN 70!
CHRISTIE Maclaire. the Carson City singer.
Keith meets the real Christie Maclalre
and finds that Black Bart has convinSea
ner That there Is mystery IN her nIe
which he Is going to turn to her advan.
tase. The plainsman tells Hope Waite OF
Mer resemblance to Christie Maclalre:
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
mold the key to the situation. Keith finds
Wtlloughby shot dead. Hope Is told OF
the death OF her brother. Keith falls to
learn what representations Black Bart
mas made to Christie Maclaire. Hope
suggests that in order to learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer DR.. Fajrbain Is In love with
Christie Maclaire and Keith induces him
10 detain her from the stage while Hope
goes to the theater where she meets
Black Bart. who. thus deceived. tells
Hope that General Waite has suspected
his plans and that they must fly. Hope.
greatly alarmed. demurs. General Waite
appears and says Black Bart has stolen
taa a: Keith is informed that Christie
that she is the half sister Of Hope The he
Bart ana his gang. Dr.. Fairbain ayows
Keith and his friends strike the trail Of
Black Bart. They find Hope has been ia
ken back to the old cabin. The wilderness
cabin Is the scene Of fight in which
Keith and his partners overcome their
outlaw enemies. Black Bart and the
plainsman meet in a duel for final ac-
counting 'E KID
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
RECIPES IN A VARIETY
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE,
, BOTH PLAIN AND FANCY.
Baked Beef Heart Not as Popular .
Dish as 1t Should Be-Best Method
Of Thickening Gravies-Choco-
late GIace Cake.

Baked Beef heart.-Boil beef
heart in sailed water until tender.
Make a stufing of one large onion
chopped fine. Two boiled potatoes
chopped. two chopped sweet peppers
and tablespoon Of minced parsley,
Moisten with some of the stock In
which the heart was boiled. Stuff
the heart and bake about 40 minutes,
basting frequently.
kneaded Plum Cake.-One and ono
half cups sugar, one-half cup butter,
one-half cup sour milk. two teaspoons
cream tartar, one teaspoon soda, one
half teaspoon cinnamon, one-half tea
spoon nutmeg, one cup chopped rails
ms, flour enough to nead. Roll an
inch thick and cut in oblong pieces.
Bake on sheets in a quick oven.
ThickenIng Gravies, Etc.-If in max
Ing gravies, sauces, buildings. etc..
with -four and thickening (Which some
prefer to cornstarch) you are troubled
by the flour Jumping, try the following
method: If eggs are used mix the
flour with the beaten eggs, If not, with
milk or water; then pour the boiling
liquid over it, stirring constantly I'M
til smooth, then return to the double
boiler and cook eight or ten minutes.
Mix the flour In bowl large enough
to hold the whole mixture.
Chocolate GIace Cake.-Beat to a
cream a generous half cup of butter
and gradually beat into this one cup
Of sugar. Add one ounce of chocolate
melted; also two unbeaten eggs. Beat
vigorously for five minutes; then stir
in half cup of milk and lastly one
cup and a half of -four, with which has
been mixed one generous teaspoon Of
baking powder. Flavor with one tea
spoon of vanilla. Pour into butter
ed, shallow cake pan and. bake for half
and hour in moderate oven. When
cool spread with glace frosting.
GIace FrostIng.-Put half cup OF
sugar and three tablespoons Of water
in small saucepan. Stir over tho
fire until the sugar is nearly melted.
Take the spoon from the pan before
the sugar really begins to boil, be-
cause 1t would spoil the icing If the
strip were stirred after it begins to
boil. After boiling gently FOR four
minutes, add half a teaspoon of vanilla
extract, but do not stir; then set away
to cool. When the strip is about
blood warm, beat it with wooden
spoon until thick and white. Now put
the saucepan in another with boiling
water and stir until the icing is thin
enough to pour. Spread quickly on
the cake ~"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
1T REMINDED HIM Of HOME
Bio Gale at Sea Had No Terrors for
tho Passenger From the cy-
clone State.

A native OF one Of the most west
ern OF the United States Of America
was crossing the Atlantic in rough
weather. o..
One morning he went up on deck
when big gale was blowing. Nobody
was in sight except the captain.
60 below there!" shouted the cap,
tain. s--
The passenger looked around to see
to whom he was talkin. ,0
you mean me?" he yelled back. Al
there was no one else in sight. -
"Of course do. Go below" and
the captain came alongside.
well, guess not" protested tho
passenger. I'm up here to see how
one of your mountain-high waves and
your terrific gales compare with what
we have at home in the way Of cy
clones. This amt patch to wha'
I've seen out our way"
A big wave just then broke over tn,
deck, sweeping the speaker aft. They
picked him up with broken leg, >
twisted shoulder and a sprained wrist
When he came to he saw the captain
Captain" he said. feebly. that re
minded me of home, only it was {,
sight wetter."-Variety Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Not Hard to Find.

I We find this problem in the St.
Louis Republic: .3-r
I'm public life men who are false to
their word, false to their friends and
false to the traditions and customs OF
their country usually find justification
for their ambition in the assumption
that they yield only to the public will.
Almost every tyrant that the world
has known has maintained this ghast-
ly falsehood. and many of them have
gone through elaborate electoral
farces in order to establish color Of
popular sanction for their usurpa-
TONS"
Puzzle: Find some man In public
life who will fill this bill!-Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
THESE ARE YOUR ANCESTORS
When One Considers Their Vast Mum
Der Pride OF Descent Seems Very +
r.. Foolish. ~ ,.-.l or,
proud of your ancestorsi

Are you proud of your ancestors,
OF how many of them? d, ~
Since the beginning Of the Chris
tian era-a mere 1911 years-you have
had 139,235,017, 4S9.5 34.976 ancestors.
Imagine. If you can. how many per
sons were needed since the beginning
of the world to bring you forth-youI
who are reading this now. 1t works
the other way, too. If single cou'
pie had started 5000 years ago to pop.
ulate the world. and everybody had
grown to maturity and married at the
age of 81, the earth's population would
be 2.199.915, followed by LA ciphers'
However, this world would not hold
them all; it would not be large enough
To give all these people breathing
space the size of the world would
have to be multiplied by 3, 166,526. fol
lowed by 1875 ciphers. That is the
only way in which these enormous
numbers can be expressed.
How futile. then. is ancestor wor.
ship! Every one Of US. high or low.
has had in his ancestry kings and
peasants. criminals and saints; 1t II
almost impossible to name any ono
Of ones own race to whom one can
not prove in some way q remote rela'
uonship.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Testimonial. to tho Necessary Man.

Like the steel trust, the sugar trust
now enters q plea Of immunity. 81.
The steel trust holds that. as more
than one Republican president "ao'
quiesced" in its organization and de-
velopment, it cannot be prosecuted.
The sugar trust maintains that the
decision in the Knight case in 1904
is bar to proceedings against it for
conspiracy. -. .u..,..'
In the knight case there was a pre-.
tense that the department OF justice
was moving against the sugar trust.
but the case was so carelessly pre-
pared that nothing came Of 1t. Some
people were unkind enough to say
that there was no purpose on the part
of the governments officers to secura
a conviction. NJ.
People who are not exactly crazy
over the third-term movement should
make note Of the fact that the Repub-
lican president under whom for near.
" eight years the government "ac'
quiesced" In the operations Of the
trusts and carried on prosecutions that
good lawyers said were foredoomed
to failure was the necessary man.
who is now awaiting "a call to arms
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
In Ananias Club.

Thus Theodore Roosevelt, on the
evening of November 8, 1904, upon be-
ing elected to a second term:
1.-THE wise custom which limits pres
idents to two terms regards the sub
stance and not the form. Under no
circumstances will be a candidate
for or accept another nomination"
Thus Theodore Roosevelt, on De-
cember IL, 1907. when the second
elective termers" had become over
enthusiastic:
Il have not changed and shall not
change that decision thus announced"
And thus Theodore Roosevelt. in let
ter dated February "a, 1912, and ad-
dressed to seven governors:
Il will accept the nomination for
president If it Is rendered to me, and
l will adhere to the decision until the
convention has expressed its prefer
ence."
That's all!-Baltimore Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
BETRAYED HIS FRIENDS
TREAcHERY ONLY WORD TO AP-
PLY TO ROoSEVELT'S ACTIONS.
II Nominated, the Ex-President Will
Be Worthy Leader OF the Party
of Broken Promlses-SoIemn
Pledges Unkept.

1.-THE wise custom which limits the
president to two terms regards the
substance and not the FORM" said The
odore Roosevelt in 1904 and again In
1907, land under no circumstances
will I be a candidate for or accept
another nomination for president"
Two clauses in this statement make
It a more comprehensive remuneration
of third term than anything that
ever was written or spoken by Wash
ington, Jefferson and Jackson. We re-
fer to the words "the substance and
not the form" and under no circum.
stances" They cover every possible
trick or evasion. s.
The man who made this solemn
pledge to the people now says: Il will
accept the nomination for president II
1t is rendered to me-" and adds: my
position is perfectly simple. When
said that under no circumstances
would accept a third term 1 meant,
Of course, a third consecutive term"
1t transpires that in addition to this
promise to the people, which was
merely in keeping with their unwrit-
ten law, he also placed himself under
the same pledge personally to two
men with whom he had the highest
obligation to bear himself honorably.
One OF these was William H. Taft.
The other was Robert NJ. La Toilette.
The Washington Star states on high
authority that the confidence enter
tanned by the administration that
Colonel Roosevelt would not be a can
didate against Taft was based on def
mite and repeated statements by Roose-
welt made within a year"
Walter M. Houser, campaign man
ager for Senator La Toilette, says that
Mr.. Roosevelt was "one Of those who
induced Mr.. La Toilette to become q
candidate against Taft" and that Mr.
Roosevelt sent word to Mr.. La Fol
lette by a friend that he (Roosevelt)
would not be considered In any man
ner as candidate"
It is fortunate In many respects that
the claimant in this case has exposed
himself so completely. Few Of the
necessary men" of the world have
been so voluble and spectacular as he.
Not one Of them ever addressed him.
self to people so well informed and
so capable Of judging for themselves.
There will be no third term, ICON.
secutive" or other, but there will be
a continuing and we hope an endless
popular condemnation of the man who
invented the lowest bubble known to
our politics, and fortified it with
treachery and demagogy.-St. Louis
Republic. w., p
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27

the rudy glow OF flame flashing
across his face. He heard voices
family. and thus. little by little. con-
seriousness asserted itself and memory
struggled back into his bewildered
BRAIN. The desert-the lonely leagues
of sand-h!s fingers gripped as II they
felt the stock of gun-yet that was
all over-he was not there-but no
was somewhere-and alive, alive. IT
hurt him to move. to breathe even.
and after one effort to turn over. ne
lay perfectly STILL staring up into the
black arch of sky, endeavor1ng TO
think, to Observation-Disclosures was ne!
How had he come there? Was Haw'
ley alive also? A face bent over him,
the features family visible In the flash
of freight. His dull eyes lit up IN
sudden, recollection.
Doc! is that you?" .~-
Sure, old man." the pudgy fingers
feeling his pulse. the gray eyes twink
ling. Marrow squeak you had-go'
Ing to pull through all right, though
no sign of fever"
where am II"
lat the water-hole; sling you In q
blanket, and get you into Larned TO-
morrow"
There was a moments silence.
Keith finding it hard to speak.
"Hawley-?" he whispered at last.
"Oh, don't worry; you got him all
right. Say" his voice SOLDERING. may
be it was just as we'll you took that
fob. If it had been me would have
been in bad"
The wounded mans eyes questioned.
TITS a bad mix-up, Keith. Waite
never told US all of it. reckon he
didn't want her to know. and she
never shall, If l can help 1t. I've been
looking over some papers in his peck
et-he'd likely been after them this
trip-and his name amt Hawley. He's
Bartlett Gale, Christie's father"
Keith could not seem to grasp the
thought, his eyes half-closed. r.. 49,.
"Her-her father?" he questioned.
weakly. DO you suppose he knew
mo; not at first, anyhow; not at
Sheridan. He was too Interested IN
his scheme to even suspicion he had
actually stumbled onto the real girl
think he Just found out"
A coyote howled somewhere In the
darkness, a melancholy chorus joining
in the with long-drawn cadence. A
shadow swept into the radius OF dane
Ing freight.
rs he conscious, ,Doctor?
Fairba1n drew back silently. and she
dronned on her knees at Keith's side
bending low to look into his face.
"Hope-Hope."
YES, dear, and you are going to
live now-live for me.
He found her hand. and held It.
clasped within his own. his eyes wide
open.
II have never told you." he said
softly, how much love you"
She bent lower until her cheeh
touched his. 81,
mo, Jack. but you may now"
THE END. Nr- -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Duchess Soup.

A delicious duchess soup is made
from this formula obtained from
Boston cooking teacher: Cook two
slices each of carrot and onion In a
tablespoon Of butter until the onion
yellows. Then turn in a quart Of
white stock and blade Of mace and
cook quarter OF an hour. Strain the
soup and add two cupfuls of milk and
thicken with two tablespoonfuls each
OF butter and -four blended together.
Season with salt and pepper and stir
in at least four rounded tablespoonfuls
of grated cheese. Cook couple Of
minutes and send to the table.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
No Cause for Great Alarm

less in rural districts. though still
present, and as the population Is now
largely urban. 1t is quite natural that
the proportion of detectives should
increase, though as a matter of fact
there Is no evidence that 1t has, Big
cities are modern affairs and that Is
why their phenomena are being dis
covered, but the accounts of London
some centuries ago showed deplor'
able number of detectives. probably
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Potato Chowder.

Pare and chop into dice six pota-
toes. Put into frying pan one chop
ped onion, two slices of bacon, cut in
small pieces and fry until brown. Put
all, with little chopped parsley, salt
and pepper, into a saucepan. Add one
pint of water, cover and simmer 20
minutes. Then add one pint of milk.
Mix one tablespoonful each of butter
and -four, add to the rest and stir
carefully until it boils. Serve very
hot -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27

made in century or even half cen
fury has been enormous. Optimism
is in place, even If we are sure that
perfection is unattainable. Moreover,
our preventive work is rapidly becom
ing more and more efficient now thai
we are learning the exact condition.
and their causes.-American Medt
cine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
CHAPTER xxxvIi.
At the W Ater-Hole.

Up from the far, dim southwest
they rode slowly, silently. wearied
still by the exertions of the past night.
and burned by the fierce rays Of the
desert sun. No wind of sufficient force
had blown since Keith passed that
way, and they could easily follow the
hoof prints OF his horse across tho
sand waste. Bristoe was ahead, hat
brim drawn low, scanning the horizon
line Increasingly. Somewhere out In
the midst of that mystery was hidden
tragedy, and he dreaded the knowl-
edge of its truth. Behind him Fair
balm and Hope rode together. their lips
long since grown silent. the man ever
glancing uneasily aside at her, the
girl dropping slightly in the saddle,
with pale face and heavy eyes. Five
prisoners. dashed together. the bind
ing rope fastened to the pommels OF
the two bar x" mems saddles. were
punched together, and behind all came
Neb, his black face glistening In the
heat.
Suddenly Bristoe drew rein, and
rose to the full length In the stirrups.
shading his eyes from the suns glare.
as he stared ahead Two motionless
black spects were visible-yet were
they motionless? or was it the heat
waves which seemed to yield them
movement? He drove in his spurs.
driving his startled horse to the
summit OF low sand ridge, and again
halted. gazing intently forward. He
was not mistaken-they were horses.
Knowing instantly what it meant.
those riderless animals drifting dere-
lict in the heart of the desert-his
throat dry with fear, the scout
wheeled. and spurred back to his
party, quickly resolving on course
of action. Hawley and Keith had
met; both had fallen, either dead or
wounded. A moments delay now
might cost a life; he would need Fair
balm, but he must keep the girl back,
il possible. But could he? She
Strengthened up In the saddle as he
came squirting toward them: her eyes
wide open, one hand clutching at her
throat, .,--.
Doctor" he called as soon as he
was near enough, his horse circling'
thar IL somethin' shown out yon.
der I'd like ter take look at, an
reckon you better go long. The mig
ger kin com up ahead yere with Miss
Waite"
She struck her horse. and he
plunged forward, bringing her face
to face with Bristoe. T.
What is It? Tell me. what is IT.!
"Nothin' but loose boss. Miss"
"A horse! here on the desert!"
looking about, her eyes dark with hor.
ror. But how could that be? Could
GOULD It be Captain Keith's?"
Bristoe cast an appealing glance at
Fairbain, hopping his face vigorously
not knowing what to say. and the otn'
or attempted to turn the tide.
mot likely-uot likely at an-no
reason why it should be-probably
1ust stray horse-you stay back
here, Miss Hope-Ben and VIII ma
out. and let you know"
mo, I'm going" she cried. sitting q
sob in her throat 1T would kill me
! to wait here"
She was of before either might
| raise hand or voice in protest. and
they could only urge their horses IN
effort to overtake her. the three ra'
cling forward fetlock deep In sand
| Mounted upon a swifter animal FAIR
balm forged ahead; he could see the
two horses now plainly, their heads
uplifted, their reins dangling. WIN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Cherry SEEDING,

When seeding cherries, place them
in a pan and cover with water. Keep
ing the hand under water, take the
cherry between the thumb and first
finger and squeeze slightly and the
seeds will pop out like magic, leaving
the cherry whole.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27

far greater in proportion than In New.
York now. Though 1t is appalling
that there should be nearly a quarter
million diseased school children, yet
the defects are of minor things, while
formerly they were severe. The seat
of most of the trouble is said to be
malnutrition, but it is not nearly so
bad as in European cities of the last
century. That is, the new facts must
not cause undue pesslmism, but rath'
er the reverse. for they show that
though there Is an immense proven
tive work ahead Of Us, the progress
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Clever Use Of Cream.

If you>wish to make thin icing for
a simple cake stir sugar into three
tablespoonfuls of sweet cream and
half a teaspoonful of flavoring until
the mixture is thick enough to spread.
BY making it stiff enough to mold
with the fingers a delicious fondant
for homemade candy is produced. Roll
into little balls with nuts, raisins.
candied fruits. etc.-McCalrs Maya
zine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Peas a Ia Franchise,

Cook three tablespoons Of butter
with one slice of bacon five. minutes;
remove bacon and add two cups Of
shelled (or drained canned) peas and
eight small onions. Cover with boil
ing water and cook until vegetables
are soft; drain, add one-fourth cup of
cream and one egg, yolk slightly
beaten; season with salt and pepper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Naturatlv,

Robert, at the age Of twelve, was
much ptzzled over one question In
his examination paper on civics. It
ran, III the president, vice-president.
and all the members of the cabinet
should die, who would otficiate?" Rack
ing his brain in vain to remember the
order of succession. happy thought
came to him, and he wrote:
1.-THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Home
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Oranue Fiums.

For light, sweet biscuit for s
O'Clock tea or for a luncheon dainty,
mix a baking powder biscuit dough,
roll it, cut into small circles; dip
cubes of sugar in orange juice and
plunge a cube in the center of each
biscuit before baking: sprinkle with
grated orange rind, add few drops
of melted butter; bake. Serve piping
hot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
''Hope-Hope!"

far northern sky there rose black
speck, growing larger and larger; 9TH
ers came from the east and west, beat
ing the air with widely outspread
wings, great beaks stretched forward.
Out from their nests of foulness the
desert scavengers were coming for
their spoil ~3=. |sa9.I - E.a-4a...
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Blackberry Corn Starch,

Pour of the juice from blackberry
preserves, enough to make pint;
when hot (not boiling) add two heap
ing tablespoons of corn starch which
have been diluted with a little of the
cold Juice: cook three minutes, stir
ring all the time. Turn into individu-
al molds and place in the ice box I'M
til time to serve. Pass cream with it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27
Present Sugar Tariff a Farce.

The sugar tariff has been a farce.
It has vicumized even the sugar beet
growers. 1t has yielded the govern
ment from s5O.Ooo,OoO to $60,oOO,Ooo a
year. The monopoly it created has
been charging the tariff to the con-
sumer to the extent of $150,000,000 a
year, or over So year on each aver
age family table.-Indianapolis News.