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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
He Knew.

Where there's will there's .,
way" AYERS Taylor Holmes, appear
ing in The Million. The way. how
ever. varies, as In the case Of GER,
tain pickpocket, who was convicted
and promptly fined. ;5 s,5,5g
THE lawyer Of the pickpoc ket took
the fine imposed Upon his client very
much to heart. is5s i .sis "a q Il
- X. Twenty-Five dollars?" he expostu-
lated. your honor. where Is this poor.
unfortunate man to get $25 ?
Il His honor did not know, or II he
did he refrained from saying 50. but
the prisoner was less discreet.
!" Just let me out of here for; ten or
fifteen minutes he said, and III
show you! Young's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
ENORMOUS WASTE OF; COAL
One Reason Why tho US Of OIL %
Fuel Would Be Of High Eco En-
nomic Importance.

The United States is by all means
the greatest coal producing country
In the world. In 1850 the production
OF coal in the country amounted to
6.266,233 tons. Thirty years later 1t
had risen to almost 64,0O0,0O0 tons.
In another twenty years this industry
had grown to over 240,000.000 tons.
Ten years more passed and the pro
duction of coal in the United States
by the census OF 1910 was over AGO.
100000 tons. For the year just past
it Is estimated at about 500,000,000
tons. But In the production OF this
coal the Industrial experts inform us
there is wasted 250,00O,00O tons. In
other words, the United States. Is
using its coal supply at the rate OF
750,0o0.0O0 tons a year, and this con.
sumption Is increasing, as shown
above, at an enormous rate.
BY the western sea and throughout
the great southwest the production OF
coal is not OF great direct interest.
In this portion of the country petrole-
UNI largely takes the place of coal,
and in the production Of petroleum
California leads all other states IN
America and indeed all the world.
This is a new industry compared with
coal. The statistics show that In 1898
the United States produced little more
than 60,O00,000 barrels of crude petro-
leum, forty-two gallons to the barrel.
In 1910 the production Of petroleum
In the United States surpassed 1872
100000 barrels. At the present time
In California the consumption Of oil
runs to about 225,O00 barrels a day.
There is no such waste in the use
Of oil as that indicated above in coal.
Indeed. the waste in the oil industry
from beginning to end Is a matter Of
comparative insigni6cance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

shaped themselves accordingly. with
this result; that when the judge took
occasion to call at the tavern, and the
hostile nature OF his visit was en-
phasized by the cautious manner OF
his approach. he was greatly shocked
to discover that his Intended victim
had sold his business overnight for q
small lump sum to Mr.. Sauls brother
in-law. who had appeared most o.
portunely with an offer.
Pegloe's flight created something OF
q sensation, but 1t was dwarfed by
the sensation that developed q day or
so later when 1t became known that
Tom Ware and Colonel Fentress had
likewise ned the country. Still later.
Fentress' body, showing marks OF VIC
lence. was washed ashore at wood
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

suggested. that some Of the sweetest
things in life owe much Of their at
tractiveness to the subacid. aromatic
influence Of this same sour lemon
which is SO frequently handed" po-
litical leaders?
The joke was repeated in the pres
ence Of an attache of a foreign dele
cation. who thought it 80 good that
he wanted to pass it on. but he failed
to catch the full Significance Of the
phrase handed a lemon" 80 he
changed the expression to making
nice. sweet, pink lemonade out of yell
low added eggs thrown at him, you
know" and when there was a smile
he retorted hastily: "Oh-perhaps
I've got the yellow eggs broke Ma
tional Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Not such = Hot Speech.

A candidate for congress had been
making a speech in one of the towns
Of his district where he was not well
known personally, says the Kansas
City Star, and in the evening while
waiting for a train he strayed into q
butchers shop, and, without saying
who he was. began to pump the butch
er to find out how he stood. 3'. lfssi
did you hear that speech this att
ernoon ?" he inquired, after some gem
eral talk. DIM 4
Yes replied the butcher, Il was !.
there" s.y "a 81 4 ~ III; d.
What do you think Of it =
"Pshaw!" said the honest butcher,
i've made a better speech than that
q hundred times trying to sell -
cents worth Of soup bones. :
The candidate concealed his identity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
BAY STATE | Ut |. REUSED: j:
GOOD REASONS TO EXPECT =
WILSON VICTORY THIS YEAR
5 IN MASSACHUSETTS.
REPUBLICANS in THE DUMPS
Their Party lie Split Wide Open BY
Third Term Movement and Demo
4 Gratis Are keenIy Alive to Their
Opportunity to Win.

In his trip through New England
Governor Wilson was everywhere re-
ceived with vast throngs and every
evidence of good will. The impression
he made justifies the hope that No.
vember will show that he has brok.
en- the Republican solidity OF the
northeastern corner Of the country.
There Is, however, more substantial
reason than crowds and clamor for
expecting the; addition Of some Of the
New England states to the Democratic
column. Governor Foss of Massachu-
sets. has been elected twice in sue
cession and IL well enough satisfied
with the prospects to make the race
q third time. The primaries held in
that state showed keen interest
among Democrats and encouragement
and decline among the Republicans.
AT the primaries. for governor e9.422
Democrats and 1886 Republicans
voted. Here ia state has has beep
supposed to be rock-ribbed in Its Re.
fpublicanism where more Democrats
than Republicans took part in the
primaries. /. .s
The Significance of this fact IL
greatly increased by comparisons with
last spring and last year. The presi.
Dental preference vote In April was
taken before Governor Wilson had
been selected, and before the break
in the Republican ranks had occurred.
It seemed to be hardly worth while
for Democrats to take the trouble to
express their preference. Only $4,000
did SO, while 171.0O0 Republicans ex-
pressed their preferences for the pres
1dent or Roosevelt. But Wilson'S
nomination has aroused the hope Of
every Democrat in the country. while
the third party movement has para
lyzed the Republicans. At the state
primary the DEMOCRATS cast nearly
four times 40 many votes as at the
presidential preference primary, and
the Republicans cast less than three
nfths. II
Not less interesting is the compare
son between last weeks state primary
and the primary Of last year. The to.
tai vote this year Is about 10000
greater than the primary vote a year
ago. This increase is made up Of a
Republican loss Of 1907 and Dem
ocratic gain of 31.37S. Applying those
percentages of gain and loss to the
presidential vote of 1908, the Demo
Gratis would nearly carry Massachu-
sets over the united Republican party.
and the party is split from top to bot
tom by the third term movement.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
/ Hia Golden Text.

A union Sunday school service was
held in a ST.. Louis church few
months ago, and the superintendent
had thought that in order to make
the service more impressive it would
be a good plan to have six-year-old
Johnnie go to the rostrum and repeat
the golden text of the morning. This
Johnnie consented to do. The golden
text was II am the bread of life.
When it came time for Johnnie's
part OF the program he rose from.
his seat with calm assurance and
walked boldly down the aisle to the
rostrum. Once upon the rostrum,
with the sea Of faces confronting him,
Johnnie's calm assurance suddenly
left him. Things looked entirely
different from the platform. He hesi-
tated, standing first on one foot and
then on the other Finally in a shak-
ing voice he, shouted:
II ana loaf-of bread ;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Gator Oil =. . Lubricant.

The remunerative prices which
castor oil is bringing in foreign mar
kets have awakened renewed interest
in the castor plant. The industry Is
apparently one that does not require
much skill in planting, and once es-
tablished the seeds propagate them
selves, feptilizing the soil not being
necessary. The plant has been raised
by the Jamaican peasantry for years
and a considerable acreage Is now
under cultivation. $i4 II y x
In the East Indies. where the castor
bean is extensively cultivated, It
yields as much as five tons Of seeds
to the acre. In Jamaica there are
several species, and recent expert
ments show that the nut grown here
gives a larger yield Of oil than the
East Indian product. Experience
seems to indicate that the castor
plant is practically immune from in.
sect pests. The oil of late has become
very popular as lubricant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
More sehoolboy "lov,lears.r

s. 1.-THE Salic law is that you must
take, everything with grain Of salt
Julius Caesar was renowned for:
his great strength. He threw bridge
across the Rhine" n 5..ss, IL ~ Al
"'The zodiac is the zoo Of the sky
where lions. goats and other animals
go after they are dead" VA
1.-THE Pharisees. were people who
liked to show on their goodness BY
praying to synonyms. mn
IAN abstract noun Is something
you cant see when you are looking at
It," a NH 4,
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about Westminster Gazette. +:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

yard below Girard. It was con1ec-
tured that he and Ware had set out
from The Oaks to cross the river;
there was reason to believe that Fen
tress had in his possession at the
time a considerable sum OF money,
and 1t was supposed that his com.
panion had murdered and robbed him:
OF Wares subsequent career nothing
was ever known.
These were, after all. only episodes
In the collapse OF the Clan. sporit1c
manifestations Of the great work OF
dtsintegration that was going forward
and which the Judge, more than any
other. perhaps. had brought about
This was something no one ques-
toned, and he quickly passed to the
first phase Of that unique and peculiar
esteem In which he was ever after
held. His fame widened with the suc-
ceeding suns; he had offers of help
which impressed him as SO entirely
creditable to human nature that no
quite lacked the heart to refuse them.
especially az he felt that in the Inn
provement OF his own condition tbs
world had bettered itself and was
moving nearer those sound and right
eous ideals OF morality and patriotism
which had never lacked his indorse-
ment. no matter how inexpedient Il
had seemed for him to put them into
practice. But he was not diverted
from his ultimate purpose by the
glamour of present popularity; no
was able to keep his bleared eyes
resolutely fixed on the main chance.
namely the Fentress estate and the
Quintard lands. It was highly inn
p6rtant that he should 60 east to
South Carolina to secure documentary
evidence that would establish his own
and Fentress' identity; to Kentucky.
where Fentress had lived prior TO his
coming to Tennessee. 81. 4 s5
Early in November the Judge set
out by stage on his journey east; he
was accompanied by Yancy and Han.
nibal, from neither OF whom could he
bring himself to be separated; and 40
the woods, flaming now with the
torch OF frost. enguNed the little
town. he turned in his seat and looked
back. He had entered It by that very
road, a beggar on foot and In rags; he
was leaving 1t In broadcloth and tins
linen, visible tokens OF his altered
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
GOT Exon Wlth crItle.

The Abbie d,Aubignac, who wrote
admirably on dramatic composition.
and had instanced many living exam.
pies OF failure In that direction, was
so imprtdent, after thirty years 81.
lence. az to write a tragedy himself.
In the preface he boosted that he, Of
all dramatists. had most scrupulous.
" observed the rules OF Aristotle.
whose inspiration he had followed"
To this 1t was replied by one who had
suffered from his criticism: II do not
quarrel with the Able d,Aubignac for
having followed the precepts Of Arts.
totle, but I cannot pardon the precepts
Of Aristotle that caused the able to
write such q tragedy"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
swift Experlenees.

Sometimes = man has hard time
getting finally located In the United
States senate .
Eyes. !" replied Senator Sorghum.
Sometimes legislature sends along
q man who scarcely gets through
reading the word Welcome on the
door mat before some one calls his
attention to sign. This Way out !.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Legislative optlmist.

A novel description Of an optimist
was given recently by congressman
who had suffered an onslaught Of
popular protest In appeals" from his
district. He insisted that an optim-
list was man who could make nice.
sweet, pink lemonade out Of the yell
low, sour things called lemons that
have been handed him"
THAT" he said, with q grimace. "is
what I call an optimist. May It not
also be true, as one Of his companions
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
rarlN and Rloated Eortunea-

(. 81 .
Enough instances have been given
by the Journal to show that the tariff
is the creator Of bloated fortunes.
The way it works is SO simple that
it can be put in the form Of a recipe:
Get a tariff, form a trust; then
pluck the public in the stock market
and rob the consumer with high
prices
The tariff shuts out foreign com
petition, and thus offers an oppor-
tunity to rob the American consumer.
The trusts are formed to take ad.
vantage OF this opportunity.
They are capitalized at, their 80
called earning power" which means
their robbing power under the tariff.
This capitalization is from two to ten
times the actual Investment.
The watered stock thus issued
costing nothing but the printing Of it
Is sold to the public at high prices.
The promoters keep control of the
trust In their own hands, that they
may vote themselves fat salaries and
rich perquisites.
Inc pIlC0S VI kAo I1uoS-AAoOo "a SASA0S
are kept up to the highest notch to
take advantage Of the tariff and pay
dividends on watered stock.
Then portion of the profits thus
made IL set aside for political cor
ruption to keep the tariff graft from
being disturbed.
It is very simple-when the trick
is exposed. It is very profitable-to
the promoters. Il .33ls
It is incredibly wasteful. cruel and
debauching for every one else.
The only way to stop the accumula-
ton Of bloated fortunes is to cut OF
the tariff graft that breeds bloated
fortunes.
The way to cut OF the tariff graft
is to elect Governor Wilson and a
Democratic congress.-Chicago Jour
nal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

lection Of the visit of John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr., about the white slave"
traffic, and yet be unable to recall
either a visit or the topic If the in
gratiating Mr.. Archbold dropped in 1t
the White House? And Mr.. Archbold
does not seem to have been man
that could be easily forgotten, judging
by the fervor of his correspondence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Why Neighbors Fall Out

last night, and I've come over to see
what you propose to do about 1t.
Cant you put some kind OF .
muzzle on that blamed old rooster you
are harboring? He's the pest of the
neighborhood. Nobody can get do
cent nights rest around here"
Yes, l ought to have sent your pa
per right back: but I'll have Johnnie
bring 1t over in q fow minutes, as
soon as ! read the sports page."-Los
Angeles Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
That invisible Empire.

"The transaction itself and the
whole alliance between Mr.. Penrose
and Mr.. Archbold and Mr.. Penrose's
actions In connection Herewith are a
startling example of the workings OF
that invisible empire to whose reign
we intend to put an end"
That invisible empire in which Mr..
Roosevelt aud Mr.. Hartman worked!
That invisible empire which included
Mr.. Roosevelt and George w. Perkins
Of the harvester trust and the Nor
gan interests that have been SO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

CHAPTER xkxlil-(c ontinusd.)
What does this ridiculous mockery
mean 2" he demanded harshly. Mr..
Sheriff, as member OF the bar. !
I protest! Why don't you clear the
1 building Z" He did not wait for Belts
TO answer him, but continued. here
Z is this man Hues r. y. 3sats i.
Yonder. colonel. By the captain {
/ said Belts. i z
81 II have a warrant for his arrest.
! You will take him into custody:
sss .'Wait!" cried the Judge. Il repre-
sent Mr. Hues. desire to see that
Z warrant I" "a; s5 ,5 j.3;$ II II.
But Fentress ignored him. He ad-
1 dressed the crowded benches.
Gentlemen. 1t Ia a serious matter
forcibly to seize man without author
ity from the courts and expose him
TO the danger OF mob violence MT.
{ Hues will learn this before we have
done with him."
Instantly there was q noisy demon
etration that swelled into burst OF
applause, which quickly spent itself.
4 The struggle seemed to have mar
d rowed to an individual contest for
supremacy between Fentress and the
4 judgs. On the edge OF the railed-on
space they confronted each other: the
colonel, tall, well-cared for pres
ence; the judge, shabby and unkempt.
4 For moment their eyes met, while
the judges face purpled and paled,
and purpled again. The silence deep
ened. Fentress' thin lips opened,
twitched. but no sound came from
them: then his glance wavered and
fell. He turned away. An (.
Mr.. Sheriff." he called sharply.
..All right, colonel!" az
Take your man into custody" or
dered Fentress. AZ he spoke he hand
Z ed the warrant toward Belts, who
J; looked at 1t, grinned. and stepped to-
ward Hues. He would have pushed
the Judge aside had not that gentle
man. bowling civilly, made way for
\ him. 81 II ,sE.
I'm my profound respect for the law
and properly constituted authority l
4 yield to no man. not even to Colonel
Fentress." he said. with gracious
Z gesture. Il would not place the slight
est obstacle In the way OF its sane
\ toned manifestation. Colonel Fen
tress comes here with that high sane
ton" He bowed again tremendously
4 to the colonel. Il repeat, l respect his
dependence upon the law!" He whi-ied
suddenly. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rinEton-I call upon you to arrest
4 John Murrell! I do this by virtue OF
the authority vested In me as. a jadss
Of the United States federal court.
His crimea mere tritie. my friends
passing counterfeit money! Colonel
Fsnt1ess will inform you that this "a
Violation Of the law which falls
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
A Good Cure.

Observation-Disclosures dud-do y.y.you
d-d-dod-do fuffor y-y-your s-s.siss-stut.
tut-tuttering. old mum-man?" asked
one confirmed stammerer the other
day of another.
e 'W-w-w-wow-well." said the second.
"II-I-Tve fuf-found cuk-considerable
ruh-ruh-relief fuf-fuf-from bookkeeping
mummy mum-mum-mum-mouth sh-sh~
shut. "".Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Somewhat Like Eve,

Rose Pastor. Phelps Stokes, at a din
ner in New York, was describing a
particularly intelligent little country
weeker.'
I'm a soft and wistful August twi-
light" she said, "this little girl and
/ stood watching the milking. The lit
shabby clothes-the gift of some char
table organization.
- Eve, she grumbled, quantity, as
she looked down at her old-fashioned
and 1ll-ftting dress-'Eve had moth
ing but leaves to wear; and have
nothing but leavings.'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Colonies Trust Prouram,

Col. Roosevelt denies that his trust
program was formulated by men inter
ested In trusts. but the country has q
distinct remembrance Of the time
when George w. Perkins announced
his retirement from the firm Of J. p
Morgan & Co. and outlined plan foz
the regulation Of trusts in all essen.
tials like the Roosevelt plan. 1t was
while the colonels administration was
framing up the notorious Standard OH
dissolution"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

fortunes. More than this, he could
trust his hands deep down into his
once empty pockets and hear the
clink Of gold and silver. The judge
slowly. withdrew his eyes from the
last gray roof that showed among tho
trees. and faced the east and the fu-
ture with serenely confident ex-
preston.
CTO BE CONTINUED1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
Roo.evelt.s Freaklsh Memory.

Mr.. Roosevelt was, Of course. per
fectly right in seeing everybody
When a member Of congress called to
ask him to receive visitor to Wash.
ington the president would naturally
saw he would be glad to see him. But
when informed that Mr.. Archboid de-
sired an interview, would 1t not have
been more natural to have inquired
what the Standard OIL magnate want
ed to see him about? Is 1t not a
curious freak of memory that the col
onel should have SO distinct a recol'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
"second Sight" for Blind.

A London scientist has devised an
instrument which gives the blind q
second sight through the sense of
hearing. This novel invention is call
ed the optophone. By its use blind
persons can locate lamps. windows or
high lights and perceive" shadows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
A Bull Moose KILLING.

A party formed to further one mans
ambitions cannot survive that mans
defeat.-Baltimore American.
Well put. and which is to say that
some undertaken will have the job Of
putting away the remains OF bull
moose after November S. n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
ter aware Of the fact that Mr.. Roose-
Star.
Not the Right Measure.

Mr.. Taft says that If he is elected,
the tariff will be revised in proper
measure.
Yes. But Mr.. Taft's measure OF
the proper amount of tariff revision
agrees too perfectly with the notions
of Aldrich, Dalzell. Wood, Littauer,
and other tariff beneficiaries to rouse
much enthusiasm among the CON
sumers who pay the freight
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
South SAFELY for Wilson. S

South Safely for Wilson.
The south has no electoral votes
for Mr.. Roosevelt, and he Is expecting
none. This tour of his is for psyche
logical effect" HE will point to the
crowds turning out to hear him and
claim that they mean new order OF
things In the south as elsewhere un-
der his leadership, his object being
to. hearten his followers north. east
and west, and by increasing their
numbers in those sections make sure
of Mr.. Taft's defeat. The south Is
safely for Wilson. and nobody is bet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

friendly to us!" That invisible en-
pire in which Mr.. Roosevelt and Will.
lam Nelson Cromwell and the Panama
crowd worked! We know all about
that invisible empire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
A Cruel Thrust.

Miss Oldgirl-If were going to be
married. would not give the imperti-
nent license men my real age.
bliss Pert-Well. they don't have to
have prize guessers for some tkinga
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16
TO BE coNT1NUED.)
Consent Always Obtained.

A court OF common council Of Lon
don. England, found after informal
investigation Of charges made that
mo officer Of the corporation ever
played golf in business hours without
the consent OF the head OF the depart
ment."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

The process Of eliminating Progress
sives from the Republican party con
tinues. They are joining Governor
Wilson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

While we send our influence abroad
as much as possible, we should live
80 that we shall be benedictions 70
those nearest us.-Rev. J.. R. Miller.