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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Z The curtain fell: the lights went up.
But Lillian was not there.

The curtain fell: the lights went up.
But Lillian was not there.
Was she dream only, born Of his
imagination and his desires7 No.
there was the empty seat, and there,
even, was little glove. dropped from
her lap. He could not but know Lil'
lian's glove. He picked 1t up and
pressed it to his lips reverently; then
suddenly he found that people were
staring at him He glanced round
him wildly-and all at once became
aware that, all eyes were turned upon
the stage and that a storm OF applause
had broken loose all over the theater.
He looked up. Lillian was standing
before the curtain, and her bow was
to the crowd: but her eyes were on
his.
Then suddenly Langdon understood.
She was the author; she had sue
ceeded where he had failed, and she
had put all the sorrow and suffering
Of both of them into the story. And
even as he watched her she was gone.
and he stood still in the .atsle among
the moving crowds.
The second seat was empty. Lang
don slipped into 1t. and presently he
saw her coming down the aisle toward
him Her head was very high. her
cheeks aflame with happiness. And
she sat down at his side.
."Lillian!" he whispered. hardly dar.
ing to look into her eyes. 1T was
you'll" 5.5
"Yes." he heard. her answer family.
Lillian, 1 have sought you all this
time. Why didn't you let me know
Why couldn't you forgive?"
but have forgiven long ago." she
said. j
"Then you
II thought you knew where was
living. l thought-hush.. I'll tell you
afterward. See. the lights are going
out for the last act. IS.
1.-THE last act!" he muttered., LII.
lian. how is 1t going to end7 WIN
it," mt JAN ~ r.
1T ends as our romance will end. :
che whispered. you will see soon.
Have patience. Haven't we been pa
tient for three years? It's only half
hour longer now"
And with this Langdon felt strange
ly content
Copyright. 1912. by ". @. chapman.>
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
cIe.rs Kinoblrd's Reputation.

The United States has granted a
certificate of good character to the
kingbird, sometimes known in the
rural districts as the bee martin, a
species Of fly catcher which In
habits nearly every part of the United
States. The kingbird has been under
indictment in many sections as des-
troyer OF bees and q foe Of apiarists.
Department of agriculture experts
fully exonerate the bird of being a
destroyer. They say that it kills only
the drones and the useless bees. and
Is, therefore, boon to the bee raiser.
Besides that. it preys on many harm
full insects. and protects farmers
chicken yards from Expectations Of
crows and chicken hawks. which 1t
savagely attacks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
STOPPING Loss Of Hair.

II COW or other animal is losing
the hair in spots, the application Of a
mixture of oil or lard and sulphur to
the bare places will help to overcome
the trouble. It will be also advisable
to wash the spots clean and the skin
surrounding them with q dilute solu-
ton of some coal tar dip. Several
Of the latter should be
made, until the skin appears healthy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

corners on switches which work per-
fectly. We have cleaned the entire
barn, which shelters 80 head of dairy
cattle. in 80 minutes. doing a good
clean job and not hurrying. and the
manure Is carried where it is not rot
ting your barn, fouling the air or max
ing your yard muddy or filthy. Small
boys enjoy cleaning the barn with this
device. The loaded car Is pushed to
the door and given vigorous shove.
This sends It to the dump, where it
trips automatically. dumps, and re-
turns again. The cost is not prohibi-
tive. and there should be more Of
them In use.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Paid Minister IN Tlnsoil.

The meanest man In the world has
been found. He Is the man who gave
the Rev. Thilo Gore. pastor Of the
German Lutheran church. An envelope
filled with tinfoil for marrying him.
The bride and groom rang DR..
Cores doorbell late one night and
asked him to marry them. Al they
had q license, he did 80. After the
ceremony was performed the man
handed the minister an envelope
which was supposed to contain the
fee. He found it contained nothing
but several pieces of tinfoil.-Chicago
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
AFTER The / LAST ACT
Story of Suffering and Sorrow
Of Two Lovers In Play.
BY RICHARD BENNETT.

Arthur Langdon had gone into the
;theater quite accidentally: he had
I been dining with friend who was
suddenly called away, and. passing
5 homeward to his lodgings on Forty
third street. he had stopped and found
himself gazing with passing interest
at the poster representing Miriam
4 Grey in THE Looking-G Glass" Under
meath the picture was pasted a slip
bearing the words Opening night"
Langdon looked at the picture with
( Increasing anger and disdain. He I'M
Rgined the morrow's criticisms-out'
aowings OF eulogy upon "a great heart
drama" or "a triumph OF art" by some
new dramatist-Paul Smith, this au.
thor called himself-who imagined
that he had penetrated into the
arcana of the universe and shared IN
every human experience!
Then he bought ticket and went
In, in bitter mood, iii order to sneer.
So the curtain went up and the per-
Torrance began, and Langdon. sitting
in his seat, prepared to satiate his
chagrin and contempt.
a He had devoted five years of his
I life to play writing, and every effort
had come back to him with the barest
Formally Of a reply. So he had
abandoned that field ITO reap fair
success as a story writer. But the
failure of his earlier efforts had en-
Uttered him against those whose
struggles had been rewarded.
& Yet when Miriam Grey came on and
captivated the attention Of the au-
dience; when the plain. simple story
gradually began to make its way into
The hearts Of the audience; when sobs
I punctuated the silence. Langdon found
himself gripped, enthralled, by the
writer's power, but 1t was not until
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Estimating.

They were coming down town in the
Filth avenue bus.
DO you know what. I'm 5utht
crafty for?" lisped she to him. "One
a thothe cute thapire and diamond
ringth for the little finger. Would
that be very expenthive?"
THAT would depend" said he sage
ly. ION how large the sapphires and
diamonds are"
"Well.' said she, considering, 4
should. thertainly want them large
enough" Then, after pause. How
much would that cotht?"-New York
Evening Sun. S%
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Autumn Calves.

According to come experiments
made in Ireland, calves born in the
autumn made faster gains during the
winter when housed at night in a
wellventilated shed than did calves
which received no shelter, but by mid.
summer there was little difference in
the two lots. Wet weather had more
Injurious effect on the unprotected cat
tie than did protracted old spell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Hair Mus.ed bv Llohtnino.

Edward Kones prefers In the future
to comb his own locks and wishes
lightning would leave them alone.
When his house, in Sullivan county.
was struck the electricity plowed
small burrows about his skull, taking
the hair of his head in every place
it touched. His injuries, besides de-
stroying his hair, 1t Is said, were
slight.-Philadelph North American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Inaane Asylume.

The great Greek physicians had de-
voted much attention to insanity. and
some of their precepts anticipated
modern discoveries, but no lunatic asy-
lum appears to have existed in an.
tiquity. In the first period of the
monastic life refuge is said to have
been opened for the insane at-Jerusa.
lem, but this appears to have been .
solitary instance, arising from ext,
gencies OF q single class. and it may
be said that no lunatic asylum ex'
listed In Christian Europe until bout
the time of the fifteenth century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

the second act was half over that he
half leaped out Of his seat and then
subsidized, very white, very determined.
and sick with the sudden upwelling Of
memory. For this was his play, and
I In It he had told the story OF his own
tragedy. 3 I: s. Is. NJ
II was common enough story
that Of the separation OF two lovers.
1t had happened to him three years
before, when his fiancee, Lillian Wall
tiers, and he had had their quarrel.
But both were proud and both were
young; and so the little quarrel had
become big one, and finally he had
left her in anger. to find when he
was ready to ask forgiveness that she
had gone away. He had found no
i trace of her since that day. though
!. he had sought far and wide. Once she
had had literary aspirations, too; he
had hoped to hear Of her in some OF
the magazine Offices, but she had dis
( appeared completely from the knowl-
edge OF all who had known her. &
He watched the development Of the
drama, the tragedy that set forth.
word by word. line by line, an in
delible picture that revived each sin
gle memory and scared him to the
heart. It was his! 1t was he who
had written this and offered it to =
b manager the year before, hoping that
in the final stage reconciliation Lillian
would read his own hopes and
dreams; that she would see 1t and re-
member their love and come back to
him. And the play rejected every
where, had yet been held long enough
to. enable some manager to make a
copy Of 1t and steal 1t and have 1t
produced
There was no mistaking that. Skill.
fully as It had been changed and re-.
written, though every word had been
put through the crucible Of the man.
ayers mind, yet the play had emerged
the same 1t was his play! 1t was
his play! And he would have jus.
tice.
Suddenly, at the height OF the sec
ond act, when the most tense still
ness brooded over the darkened thea
ter, Langdon was impelled to glance
across the aisle. A woman sat there,
watching him. upon her mouth the
faintest vestige Of a smile. But there
might have been tears in her eyes
in Lillian's eyes.
It was Lillian. He knew her i'm.
mediately. She had changed but lit
tie, though lines Of suffering had come
about her mouth and her face was
more earnest, more mature but not
less beautiful. Langdon rose In his
seat.
.sit down! silencef called some
ono angrily behind him. and he sat
down.
He woul 60 to her after the act
was over. He wanted her as he had
never wanted her before. For her
sake he would lay aside the last
vestige OF his pride. for her sake he
would confess his folly; and for his
own sake he would beg for the glory
Of her love- Fl
He could not see her face through
the misty curtain that fioated before
his own. He put his hand to his eyes
and was surprised to find It wet. He
looked again. He could not see her
now.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
RemarrIaae In France.

The marriage ,or rather remarriage
statistics in the mairies of Paris
made sad reading for the sentimental
lists. OF 2.270 disconsolate widowers
14s remarry within a year. The de-
fections increase with terrible rapid
ity in the second year. which sees 628
relapses from the ranks of mourners.
At the end of the third year only
thirty-seven widowers remain. With
the widows 1t is even worse. None
remarry within the first year Of their
husbands decease. but it is feared
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Paris Generous In Tribute.

Paris is generous in statues erected
to her heroes. Voltaire, for instance.
is honored with four memorials. There
are two to Diderot, Of "Dictionaire
,Encyclopedique" fame. The naughty
but melancholy profile of the poet Al
fred de Musset is to be seen in three
places. Jeanne dare has four statues.
Lamartine, statesman, poet and revo-
5lutionist, has two efhgies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Probably Prize Crouch.

A grouchy butcher, who had watch
ed the price OF porterhouse steak
climb the ladder of fame, was deep
In the throes Of an unusually bad
crouch when would-be customer, 8
years old. approached him and handed
him penny.
please. mister. want cents
worth of sausage"
Turning on the youngster with a
growl, he let forth this burst Of good
'salesmanship:
y go smell O. the hook" New Or
leans Daily States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Cows Tall Securely Held.

at A and loop the other around the
tail. When milking one end can be
hooked oyer a nail or hook at B which
will pull the tail above harms way.
When hooked on nail or hook at A the
cord should be just long enough to
hold the cows tail out Of the filth Of
the gutter, sa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
MIX Bottle siphon.

tie and tube runs through the cap.
In this tube are the long end of the
siphon and a plunger for creating a
pressure in the bottle to start the
flow through the siphon. The long
arm OF the siphon can be thrust down
to the bottom OF the bottle and the
liquid at the bottom can be drained
OF without disturbing that at the top.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
BOTTLE slPHoN FOR LIQUIDS
Handy for Use When Desirable to
Remove MIX From Bottom With.
out Disturbing the Cream. s.

!. For the separating Of liquids Of DIFF
ferent GRANTEES, Connecticut man
has designed the apparatus shown
herewith. For the purpose OF explana'
ton it might be called bottle siphon,
though its use, of course. Is not re-.
stricted to milk and cream. But sup
posing it was desirable to remove
milk from the bottom OF bottle with.
out disturbing the cream at the top.
A cap fits over the mouth of the bot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

that this is due not to fidelity but to
the strict legal veto which obtains in
France. Once the laws delay is at
an end they go OF with vertiginous
rapidity. OF 1907 weeping widows In
eighteen months only four had not
exchanged their weeds for wedding
garments.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
English stump Speech,

A correspondent. "Old Briney."
sends US the following specimen of
frenzied stump oratory: "Feller
blokes! Thanks ter tn guv'ment, yer
got yer d'minishin' wage. and yer lit
tie loaf. an all that. Wotcher got
ter do now is ter 60 fer devil-ootion
and local anatomy. an go it blind! .
cloud cheers London Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY's
SKIN

In the care OF baby's skin and hair,
Cuticura Soap is the mothers ia
vorite. Not only is it unrivaled in
purity and refreshing fragrance. but
it's gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irrl-
tations, remove redness, ;,roughness
and chatting, soothe sensitive con!di-
tons, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, It is most valuable in
the treatment OF eczemas, rashes and
other itching, burning infant!le erup-
lions. :Cnticura Soap wears to a wafer.
often outlastlng several cakes Of ordi-
nary soap and making its use most
economical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept L Boston"
Adv,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Remedy for oaIf scours.

A good old German farm remedy
against calf scours is when the dis
ease is bad and the excrements
bloody, three wineglassfuls of good
rum and three raw eggs and no milk
at all. When the scours cease the rum
is stopped, and a decoction of linseed
given.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
SECURE COMFORT IN MILKING
To Prevent Cow From Switching
Dirty, Wet Tall In Ones Face
Simple Device 10 Arranged.

. In order to avoid the discomfort
that comes from having cow switch
her dirty, wet tail in ones face when
milking, a simple device like the one
shown may be put in use, says the
Iowa Homestead Take piece of
heavy cord and after making loop
In each end attach one to the joist
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Unutterably Shocked.

Paula-1s the new play really so i'm.
moral?
Stella-Simply scandalous! was
filled with indignation to think that
the manager dared to offer such a
thing to respectable public-really
you must see it at once.-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
When c,...e. stick.

When two glass tumblers or dishes
stick together SO that there is danger
of breaking in getting them apart,
put cold water in the inner one and
hold the outer one in warm water, and
they will separate at once.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Fe,ad for Calf.

A calf that has skim milk should
never have any green feed until 1t II
weaned. Let him have access to dry
alfalfa hay or burr clover hay. and
he will never have the scours.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
FEEDING for Butter Fat,

fceQln0 TOT ouVteT = AZ.
The object In feeding for butter IN
to give suitable food In such quanti-
ties the proper ration will not be
disturbed but maintained, and we
thus get a properly balanced milk
with which to make butter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

Only lawyer or detective can
mind his, own business when he prizes
into othes peoples.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Uncle Pennvyxl.e Saws.

Things political are moving 50 fast
that some of the old wheelhorses are
having hard work to keep from being
run over. (.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

The mild mellow quality Of LEWIS
Single Bineer cigar is what the smokers
want. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Eoe Cakad lIddar.

For caked udder or other udder in
flammation try rubbing with cam
phorated oil. Use more elbow grease
than OIL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

Does a woman feel glad or sorry
when she snies at a wedding?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

CURES BURNS AND CUTS.
Coles Carboli.alvs stops the pain instantly
Cures quick Nc scar. All druggists. Is and Soc. Adv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Their Use

why do ships have needle guns?
ITO thread their way with, stupid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

Some folks calculate to get on in
the world upon the shoulders OF other
people.-Christian Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

Success cannot turn . mans head IL
he has q sti6 neck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
GOLF DISTEMPER

e. pstABS0RBME JRR. s g: e
Painful, Knotted, Swollen
vi Veins, Milk Leg, Mann
M mitis, Old Sores, Ulcers.
1t is healing, soothing,
~ Strengthening and invig-
Grating allays pain and
inflammation promptly. Germi-
eide and antiseptic.
Mrs. R. M. Remler, R, d. No. I,
Federal, Kan, had enlarged veins
that finally broke, causing con-
siderable loss Of blood. Used
ABSORBING, JR. and reported
Nov. S, 1910, veins entirely healed,
swelling and discoloration gone and
has had no trouble with them since
July, 1909. ABSORBING, JR.,
is invaluable as a general house
hold liniment, for the cuts and
bruises that the children get, Group,
deep-seated colds, stiff-neck, sore
throat. Removes fatty punches,
goitre, enlarged glands, wens,
cysts, weeping sinews, etc. $1.oo
and $500 per bottle at druggists
or delivered. Book 3 G free.
WF.Young, P.D.F. .al0TsnpIsst Springfield, Mss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

Give Hens Freedom.
The hens should have freedom, II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and sec that 1t
Bears the ~ ><-z''
s'xnaturs Of l&zH2Szz<x
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

posGhA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

the second act was half over that he
half leaped out OF his seat and then
subsidized, very white, very determined,
and sick with the sudden upwelling Of
memory. For this was his play, and
In It he had told the story OF his own
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

now holds the lead in the race for. the
bigness goal with the Wyoming and
the Arkansas. And, what's more, the
old gentleman OF the star spangled
clothes is planning to keep in front
with the 10000 ton Pennsylvania, au-
thorized by the recent session Of con-
gress.. The Wyoming and the Arkan :
sas, centers of attraction in the recent
big. naval review In New York, are 26,-
400 ton vessels, bigger than any others
in commission in any navy. They will
be ,excelled IN size by the Texas and
the New York, now being built, by the
Nevada and the Oklahoma, authorized
last year, and by: the Pennsylvania
But until these vessels, are completed
and receive their commissions the Wyo-
ming and the Arkansas will be the
queens OF the American navy.
Biggest Of Land Fighters.
OF land fighters the most powerful on
earth is the sixteen inch gun mounted
for coast defense at Sandy Hook.
When this gun is fred the shot is
heard almost, but not quite, ''around
the world" The gun weighs 1870 tons
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

and can throw a shell twenty five
miles, but it's greatest practicable fir
Ing range is about $500 yards, at which
distance the shell, If fired truly. will
pierce a twelve inch plate OF armor.
Gentlemen, the enemy, keep away from
the big gun that guards New York!
From big guns to big diamonds is a
long step, but we have to say some-
thing about the Cullinan diamond be-
cause the artist put it into the picture
with the other large things. This IL
the largest diamond in the world. It is
so very large, in fact, that it had to be
cut into sections before 1t could be
used. The biggest part was set into
the scepter of the king of England. for
the Cullinap was presented to King
Edward. VII after twas found in
South Africa. It was cut and polished
In Amsterdam. When found In 1905 the
Cullinan weighed 1924 carats, and its
dissection yielded 100 polished stones,
of which. the largest weighed 500 3-1e
carats How very, very big this is may
be judged from a comparison with tho
size of the Kohinoor, the wonderful
"blaze of light" which had been con-
sidered the elimination of the worlds
product In gems. It weighs only LOG
caratS -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

OF greater magnitude than any other
similar structure in the world. 1t must
be understood, of course, that this is
not the worlds largest bridge; merely
the one having the largest re enforced
concrete arch. The arch forms part Of
the Larimer Avenue bridge over a deep
ravine in the eastern residential part
Of the city and measures 312 feet clear
span.
-: In Australia there is huge arch Of
concrete with a clear span Of 317 feet
but is only thirty-six feet wide, while
the Pittsburgh construction is fifty feet
in width. Speaking of, bridges, it
should be made known that the bridge
now under construction to: connect
Long Island with the Bronx will be
more than three miles long: It will be
the greatest bridge in the world when
completed. The longest bridge now in
use is the Tay bridge, in Scotland,
which is 10;7S0 feet long. The longest
American bridge is the Ohio River
bridge at Cairo. ILL.,, 1860 feet long:
When II Comes to Warships.
In the matter of warships Uncle Sam