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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-04
EDUCATION SUNDAY, SEPT. srH.

County Superintendent Guy D.
Ribble has designated next Sunday,
September Sth. as Education Sunday,
and has sent letters to all the pas
tors Of the county asking them to
preach sermon appropriate to the
occasion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-04
BALL GAMES At THE FAIR.

On Wednesday the Manchester
High School defeated a similar ag-
gregation from Ryan by score Of
q to 6.
The loca. team won. from Greeley
Thursday afternoon by a score of 8
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-04
WILL TEACH AT CHEROKEE.

Miss Mary Collard left Friday
morning for Cherokee, where she will
be an instructor in the high schools
during the coming year.
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COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN.

A large number Of the rural and
town schools Of the county began on
Monday morning, September 2.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-04
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

A meeting OF the school board was
held Monday evening at Secretary
NJ. j. Yoran's office. Members pres
ent were Jones, Smith. Hoyt and
Richardson.
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bills we're allowed:

NO AOt1o"Ra6 'i2 % " u . e@A'o '" ~
w. w. White, labor. ). ....$ 43 90
L. F. Russell, labor. 40
Harrisburg Coal Co., coal 81 81
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John Briggman, labor. II g.
P. s. French, REPAIRS. 81
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The board adjourned until Friday
night Of this week.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

IHanisiIeS aiEssp carried IN hts pocket.
#It.was gone his clothes we're ragged
and torn; they had been ruined BY his
battle with the waves. The girl Iay
where he had placed her on; her back.
In the pocket Of her hunting shirt he
noticed "a little protubefance. The
pocket was provided with flap and
tightly buttened, Without hesitation
he. unbuttoned.it. There was flask
there, a little. silver mounted affair;
by some miracle It had not been brok.
en-. It was half full. With nervous
hands he opened It and poured some
of. It down her throat; then he bent
over her. his soul in his glance,
scarcely knowing what too do next.
Presently she opened ,heyeeyes.,
And there, in the rain, by that rag.
Ing torrent whence hel had drawn her
as 1t were from the Jaws OF death by
the power OF his arm, In the presence
Of the. God above them, this man and
this women :ookedaat each other and
life for both Of them was no longer
the same.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

l. y
" II we'd pitched the tenfs M on
.tsle hos back That's. ali we'd . been Ia,
fcfsti s y e;
II have to leave the tents and M
the things said Mrs. Maitland.
You stay with them answered
Kirby. dryly, "but II what / think q
goin' to happen Gomez on, you won't
have no need OF pothln' no more
Great God, here she comes.s
As, he! spoke there was o sudden.
swift downpour Of rain, not In drops.
but in a torrent. Catching up his own
pack and motloning the woman to do
likewise with her load, Kirkby caught
her by the hand, and half led, half
dragged her up the steep. trail from
theibrook to the ridge which bordered
the side Of the canon, The canon was
much wider here than further up and
there was much more room; and much
more space for the water to spread.
Yet, they had to hurry for their lives
asfit was. They had gone up scarcely
q hundred feet when the dIsgorge-
ment Of the heavens took place. The
water fell with. such force, dlrectness
and continuousness that Il almost
beat them down. It ran over the trail
down the side Of the mountain in
sheets lie water falls It required all
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

side where the ground sloped some.
what gently the quick water flowed
more slowly. He struck out desper-
ately for It, forcing himself away from
the main stream into the shadows
and ever dragging the woman. Was
1t hours or minutes or seconds after
that he gained the battle and neared
the shore at the lowest edge?,
He caught with his forearm, as tho
torrent swerved him around, stout
young pine SO deeply rooted as yet to
have withstood the food. Summoning
the last reserve Of strength that Is
bestowed upon us in, our hour ofsneed,
and comes unless from God we know
not whence, he drew himself In front
Of the pine, got his back against It
and although the water Numbered
against him stilI-only by comparison
could 1t be called qufeter-and his
foothold was most precarious, he
reached down carefully and grasped
the woman under the shoulders. His
position was a cramped one. but by
the power OF his arms alone he lifted
her up until he got his left arm about
her waist. again. It was mighty
feat OF strength indeed.
The pine stood in the midst Of the
water. for even on the farther side
the earth was overfowed, but the wa
ter was stiller. He did not know what
might be there. but he had 10 chance
It. Lifting her up he stepped out.
fortunately meeting firm ground. A
few PAGES and he reached solid rock
above the food. He raised her above
his head and laid her~upon the shore,
then with the very last atom OF all his
force. physical, mental and spiritual,
he drew himself up and fell painting
and utterly exhausted but triumphant
by her side. y. Z
The cloudburst was over, but the
rain still beat down upon them, the
thunder still roared above them, the
lightning still flashed about them, but
they were safe, alive. II tho woman had
not died in his arms. He had done
| thing superhuman. No man know
ing conditions would have believed It.
He himself would have declared a
thousand, times it's patent impossible
fty. !s2s
For few seconds he strove to re-
cover himself. then he thought Of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

a Grizzly Bear was clearly evident.
Further on the two men caught sight
suddenly OF a dash Of blue. Kirkby
stepped over to It. lifted 1t in his hand
and silently extended 1t to Maitland.
1t was sweater. woman's sweater.
They recognized 1t at once. The old
man shook his head. Maitland groan.
ed aloud.
"see yere." said Kirkby, pointing to
the, ragged and torn garment where
evidences, Of discoloratlon still re.
NAMED, Clocks like there'd bin blood
on it." 2 y.
Great God." cried Maitland. mot
that bear; I'd rather anything than
that" fs', a.ss ~. r
Whatever. 1t is, she's gone" said
the old man with, solemn finality.
Her body may be In those logs
there" s,e ~ .,.s,s ,,,.,
"or, in, the lake.. answered, Kirkby,
gloomily. "but Were ever she is we
can't git to her now" Ma. /.
p I'VE must come back with dynamite
to break up this, lam and u ,,ug
yep" nodded the old man, well
do all that, OF course, but now, after
we search this jam o. logs I guess
there's nothin' to do but go back, an
the quicker We git back to the settle.
ment. the quicker. We can. git back
here. I think we can strike acrost
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

nan % man aud inah Hnheg Iais
land etnndlpg III the midst 81 ne
group, bowed iillis head Ia tho snnhY
morning for the SKY again was clear.
and. poured ont q hfseg prayer that
God would proper them, that they
wound md the child and! that they
would all he tosetherj again In health
and happiness.l And without another
word, he and Kirkby plunged down to
the side Of the canon. the others tax.
ing up theft weary march hhomeYard
with sad hearts and in great dismay.
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such iyas he awifsness of the mo
ton with which they were swept
downward that he had little need 10
swim; fis only effort was to keep his
J, cad above water and to- keep from
being dashed against the logs that
tumbled end over end or whlrled
.sidewuys, or were jammed into clus.
ters only TO burst out on every hand.
He struggled fpriously to keep him.
self from being overwhelmed in the
seething madness, and what was
harder, to keep tho llfeless woman in
his arms from being stricken or
wrenched away. He knew that below
the narrows where the canon widened
the water would subside, the awful
fury Of tho rain would presently cease.
II he could steer clear Of the rocks in
the broad he might win to land with
her. o srfyslt. j.
The chances against him were thou.
sands to nothing. But what are
chances in the eyes Of Godt The man
in his solitude had not forgotten to
pray. his habits stood him In good
stead now. He peutioned shortly.
brokeuly, Jns brief ,unspoken words ms
he battled through the long dragging
seconds. 4N.#
Fighting, clinglng, struggling, pray.
ing, he was swept on. Heavier and
heavier the woman dragged in an un,
conscious heap. It would have been
easier for him II he had let her, go;
she would never know and he could
then escape. The idea never, once oc.
Cured to him. He. had indeed with.
drawn from his kind, but when one
depended upon him all the old appeal
Of weak humanity awoke quick re-
Spouse in the bosom OF the strong.
He would die with the stranger rath.
or than yield her to the. torrent or
admit himself beaten and give up the
fight. So. the conscious. and. the, un.
conscious struggled through the mar
row OF the canon.
leboHly Will Inc Eueu HUu OuTl Oh
bullet from the mouth. OF a gun.
they found themselves in a shallow
lake through which the waters still
rushed nightly, breaking over rocks.
digging away shallow.rooted trees,
leaplng, biting, snarllng. tearing. at the
big walls spread away on either, side.
He. had husbanded some OF his
strength for this final effort, this last
chance Of escape, Below them at the
other end Of this open the walls came
together again. There the descent
was sharper than before and the wa.
ter ran to, the, opening with racing
speed. Once again in the torrent and
they would be swept to death In spite
Of all. n.
Shifting his grasp to the woman's
hair, now unbound. he held her with
one hand and swan hard with the
other. The current still ran swiftly
but with no gigantic ,upheaving waves
as. before. It was. more easy to avoid
floating timber and debris, and on one
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CHAPTER vIll.

az, .l'f - - u, = 2 30 NrAtsis.
iliiou say, asked Maitsana' as tney
surVeyea Tue eaaSn' tnat sne went
a9sn tuet ssFea'ps ..f..
Isne sad she was goin down. !
shoWeat her now 70 cut across. me
mountains an avoid the big bend. I've
got no reason TO suspicion h4ts She
o'ant 80 were sne sag IL 4
NeVertheiess, said Maitiano. II
Is pareiy possible mat she may nave
en'lsea LEE n'ila apa sohe Up tne
canon -tia. t.i
Yep, the feemale mind does often
change unexpected Ike returned the
other, put wether she went up or
down. the only place lot us to look,
take II, Is down, Tor III shes alive. II
sne got outeof the canon and Is above
us. naeherly, shed follow y down yere
an wed; seed her by this time. II
sne didn't git ont Oh the canon Why
ah thats lett OF her Is bound TO be
down stream. va
Maitland nodded: He understood.
we pe.ter 90 DOWN. then, con
Ihaed hF&oy' whose reasoning was
nAw'ess ekceps .hat US maze no a.
iowanoe lor .ne human,aiyine inierpo'
sl..on mat haa oeen EMO Maiuands
salva''on' an " we cont hnd no
trace OF her DOWN stream, we KIN
come back mere an go up" a.
II was a nard. desperate Journey
the two men TOOK, one OF them fol-
lowed the stream AZ Its level the
other tramped along In the mountains
nigh above the high water marx Of
the DAY before. II they had needed
any evidence OF the power OF that
cioudburst and storm, they found 1T In
the canon. In some places where II
was narrow and rocky the pass had
been fairly secured; at other places
the whole aspect Of 1t was changed
the place was a welter q uprooted
trees. logs jammed together In fan
tastic shapes; 1t was as II some wan
ton bosom OF destruction had swept
the narrow rift.
Ever as they went they called and
called. The broken distractions oil
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the old mans skill and address to
keep himself and companion from los.
ing their footing and falling down into
the seething tumult below. ~.
The tents went down in an instant.
Where there had been a pleasant bit
Of meadow land was now muddy,
tossing lake Of black water. Some Of
the horses and most OF the burros
which Pete. had been unable, to do any
thing with were engulfed In a., mo-
ment. The two on the mountain side
could see them swimming for dear life
as they swept down the canon. :. Pete
himself, with a few of, the animals,
was already scrambling UP to safety.
Speech was impossible between the
neise Of the falling rain and the in
cessant peals of5thunder, but by per.
sistent gesture, old Kirkby urged the
terrified, trembling woman, up the
trail until they finally reached the
top of the hog back, where under the
poor shelter Of the stunted pines they
Joined Pete with such Of the horses us
he had been able to drive up. Krkby.
taking thought for the morrow. not
ed that there were four of them.
enough to pull the wagon II they
could get back to 1t.
After the first awful deluge'of the
c}oudhurst It moderated slightly. but
the hard rain came down steadily, the
wind rose as well, and in spite Of
their ollskins they we're soon wet and
cold. 1t was impossible to make a
fire, there was no place for them to
go, nothing to be done. They, could
only remain where they were and
walt. After half hour Of exposure
to the merciless fury Of the storm, a
thought came suddenly to Mrs. Malt
land. She leaned over and caught the
frontiersman by his wet sleeve See.
ing that she wished to speak to him.
he bent his head toward her lips.
Enid she cried. pointing down the
canon. She had not thought before Of
the position Of the girl.
Kirkby. who had not forgotten her,
but who had instantly realized that he
could do nothing for her. shook his
head, lifted his eyes and solemnly
pointed his finger up 10 the gray
skies, He had said nothing to Mrs.
Maitland before. What was the use
c. troubling her.
God only kin help her." he cried.
She's beyond the help Of man."
All. indeed, old trapper, whence
came the confident assurance OF that
dogniatic statement? For as 4 chanc-
ed, at that very moment the woman
for whose peril your heart was wrung
was being lifted out OF the torrent by
mans hand! And. yet. who shall
say that the old hunter was not right,
and that the man himself, as men OF
old have been, was sent from God?
NTt no nIat IL
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Gibbs-I admire the man who, says
the right thing at thclright moment,
Dibbs-Do do !, particularly when
I'm thirsty. = Boston Transcript.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

Herbert Ward, a merchant at IRE,
sNorton, Pa, has . pointer dog named
Dan that plays a drum with is tail.
sgof his fayorite selections is Yam.
skeS.Eeodic.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

! to be a detective. The cast included
Mary Ryan, Edna I!aker. Ruth ches-
Ter. John Webster, Robert Dempster
and Thomas Elndlay
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

Stop, Thiefs:, new drama by Car.
lyle Moore, vas produced this week
in Atlantic City by Conan and liar.
ris. The theme Is kIeptomanla, and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

GFiefsoyer the death of her son
JACQUES Futrelle, the author. who went
down In the Titanic disaster. is be
!. lieyed 10 DE the. direct cause If tho
death Of his mother. Mrs. Minnie FIJI
sstrelle. who died in Adrian, Ca, re
Gently.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

For the entertainment of the King
OF Siam and his family a motion pic.
tnre theater has been Installed in the
royal palace at Bangkok.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03
MEN AND WOMEN.

Luther Psti, oi.somersworth, N. H..
sts probably the oldest cobblere in, the
country He is % years old and still
NorlH al IBIS bench, N r...
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

i 2 q the most active members Of
Sthe' brokerage division ofothe cotton.
seed product trade is Miss Kathryn
Baiioa df Memphis, Tenn, who is be.
iliesedEto be, the only woman broker In
thesbusiness. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

the complications center around n
bridegroom so afflicted. his rathcr.in.
law, who has also mania for steal,
Ing, and professional thief, assumed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

the'late Edwin Hawley the
railroad promoter, died his estate
was ESTIMATED" at some $Go,OOO,OOo,
I After paying the debts and appralsing
the estates assets tho sum left is S.,
/; 2SS.2SI9S,, Hawley was never hail
So rich as tho public believed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

Miss Bpla Benton Edmonson, whom
an Easter artistewho painted her in
her tribal costume called the most
beautiful lndiAnicin"thcs' world" will
'leave ,New'fork for Paris on August
- 10 takeHa postgraduate course IN
Athe School OF Expression. l7i'l''''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-03

Wite-Jehh, which Will you have?
Iced tea, bonllon. cold coffee. grape.
Jules or lenonades !
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-06
VERMONT eLAzEs THE WAY

The vote In Vermont at the state
election in September in presidential
years has always been an unerring
barometer. The vote Tuesday In Yer
mont points Enthusiastically to sweep.
ing Democratic victory throughout
the country in November. The Dem
ocrats made substantial gains, while
the Republican vote was divided be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt men In pro-
portion Of SO per cent. for the form
er and 81 per cent for the latter. The
same condition applied throughout
the country means the election Of
Wilson by a large majority In the
electoral vote. and that his majority
in the popular vote will be over
whelming.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-06

One of the e"st things to be done at
hOusecleaning I ne Is to lay in sup
plies that will be needed in cleaning
all parts of the house. A long-hand
led lamb's.woOl brush for wiping cell
ings and walls Is great convenience
but II you do not possess one make
half dozen or more rufiied canton
flannel covers for your broom These
serve the purpose quite as well and
can be washed and dried quickly. Have
plenty of rags, pals and newspapers
A piece of chamOis skin, a steplad
der, plenty of tissue paper and a long
handled brush all help to make win
dow.cleaning easy. A mop, scrub
brush, new broom. whisk.broOm,
furniture. .beater, hammer and tacks
should all be on hand. as we'll as am
monia, borax, lime. kerosene. sal.soda,
whiting. whitewash and copperas for
disinfecting sinks and drains.
Have the furnace and chimneys
cleaned, and stuff the openings of
pipes and chlmneys with newspaper.
DO not forget to remove these before
starting a fire.
The bedrooms In my neighbor's q
house are all curtained alike In white
scrim, Three extra pairs Of curtains
tide here over housecleaning time. Ry
washing those at the guest-roOm win
dows the week before the upstairs
cleaning Is done, she has plenty to
curtain each room as II IL made fresh
again. Doilies. centerpieces and por-
tiers are replaced by others as far as
possible. and when this cannot be done
II Ia planned to wash the article, SO
that they will not be missed more
than a day.
At least a week before the carpets
are removed or any other heavy work
undertaken this woman begins to
clean by cleansing and putting In or.
der her pantry, bureau and table draw.
ers, trunks. closets and bookcases, as
only the owner can do. says a contrib.
utor of the Ladies' World, Brica'brac
Is washed and put away out OF the
dust. 30 that when the real work Of
cleaning q room Is done 1t Is ready to
be put back into place, Useless ar
ticles are laid aside for the ragman
and for charity. The attic floor is
swept and mopped. Clothes and furs
to be stored are well brushed and air.
cd In the sunshine, then put into box
es with oil of cedar to keep them free
from moths. A list pasted on top OF
each receptacle stating its contents is
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elADENseURo.
+ + r + + + + +

Mrs. Lee Leonard of Gilard, Pa, and
Mrs. Samuel Silliman of Centerbure
were the guests of Mrs. Thomas Ear.
leywine part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biglow Melick of New.
ark visited over Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Ashcraft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Melick spent
Tuesday afternoon with the formers
sister, Mrs. A. Cummins.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. v. Holtz and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Pigg of Newark. were
guests of. Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Virgins
Saturday night.
Mrs. Sarah Norris spent q few days
with her son. near Gambler this week.
Mrs. Ettie Humbert Of Howard spent
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Blystone.
Mrs. Orpha Virgins spent Sunday
and Monday with her mother near
Pipesville.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-06
GRAYS in The LEAD.
IN FASHION COLORS

modes this summer. That its vogue
will continue seems certain and moth
ing Is more effective than this CON-
bination If one can give 1t individual.
ty by line or detail.
The black satin skirt, cleverly drap-
ed and accompanied by coat of white
or light color, has not been worn
much on this side of the water, and 1t
is possible variations on this theme
may reach us this fall. Paris has
sanctioned, too. the draped skirt of
black satin In combination with a
bodice of color merely touched with
black, and one sees black frocks made
In the revived guimpe fashion, with
whole sleeves OF contrasting color.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-06

We've sold several whole pieces of
these velvets since we opened them a
day or two ago." said salesman, says
the New York Sun.
No one could wonder that the vel
vets had sold, SO lovely were they In
quality and color. Light and supple
as the softest silk, they were emboss-
ed In beautiful scroll designs on a lus.
trous satin surface, the color Of the
foundation showing but little. The
handsOmest were perhaps those in
shades OF taupe against background
Of dull blue or glowing taugerine or
violet, the brighter color cleaning be-
tween the lines OF the design, but not
emphasized enough to give the ma.
terial a conspicuous or brilliant ap.
pearance.
Gray In all Its tones figures very
prominently among the best of the new
stuffs, toning down more vivid col0rs,
as In the velvets just described, or In
self color or two tones OF the one col.
or. Many OF the brighter colors Of
the new season, while not mixed frank.
ly with gray. seem to have soften.
Ing dash Of gray In their composition,
grayish bloom, one might call It,.
and mixtures In which gray figures
openly are legion.
This is especially true OF the wool
stuffs for tailored wear and both these
materials and some Of the smartest
velvets for street wear are made to
have the effect of gray by q sprinkling
mixture OF black and white. The
taupe shades lose none Of their vogue
and deserve their continued populari-
ty; for this brownish gray In all its
shales has peculiarly refined air and
Is very generally becoming, q thing
that cannot be said for the iron, Gin.
der, steel and silver gray tones.
Taupe Is dark enough to be service.
able without sombreness. Cleverly
handled, this color will undoubtedly
be Distinctly smart this fall.
After the grays the colors most In
evidence at the first showings are GER
tain shades Of deep prune and lighter
violet and amethyst tones. the browns
running up into castor, chamois and
other light shades and some Of the
blues. The very dark blues have been
SO much worn abroad this summer
that one might expect falling on In
their popularity with the elect, but
apparently the manufacturers and
merchants expect no such develop
ment, There is nothing really new in
the blues. though shade called mae
terlink Is a slight variation.
Black and white has dominated the