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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
Could Not Be 'sPentagon"

what tao name would be If five chill
dren were born at the same time.
Two, you know, are twins and three
are triplets, but we couldn't think what
Eve would be-"
"Well,' said the newcomer, -four
are quadruplets. and by analogy five
should be called quintuplets, six sex
tuplets, seven septulets, eight octu-
plets and SO on. But never any pen
taRon,'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

spirit. The Eskimos have horror
q being childless, because their spirits
will languish and their name be for
gotten. AS they say: "S'pose no mix
ANNA (childrenl ghost plenty hun
cry" Often an Eskimo will beggar
himself giving a great feast in honor
Of his illustrious ancestor; but he
gains great renown thereby, and
places all his visitors under lifelong
obligations to him.-Wide World Mag
azine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

e. g II - b . o. . E o.
perhaps he had been wounded by the
men of the flying machines and was
gradually losing his strength-the pos
sibility Of one or more of his conjec-
lures being correct. stimulated Alan
like a. glass Of strong wine, and his
legs becoming more timber again with
use he pressed forward nearly as rap
idly as he had upon the beginning of
the pursuit. Tolliver, also greatly re-
freshed by his short slumber and
working tho stiffness from his muscles
with every step also again ran al
most lightly. Close upon each others
heels they raced over the uneven
rocks.
They passed across a treacherous
slide Of shale rock where a misstep
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

seriousness with all his strength of body
and will he raised himself to sitting
position and again looked ahead. The
enemy was squatting where he, had
alighted last, his head dropping for
ward and his hand resting on the form
Of the girl whom he had laid at his
feet. That he was not asleep slight
uneasy movement now and then in
Dictated, but that he was very weary
his sunken attitude gave strong evil
dence. Although his body was not
unprotected by that Of his captive,
the distance was too far to precipi-
tate matters by pistol shot which
If it hit either of them might almost
as likely strike the girl.
Again slumber, so nearly oyermas-
.tering that for q moment the world
swan darkly before his eyes. surged
down upon the watcher, and again
March was compelled to painfully be-
stir himself to keep from unconscious:
ness. He forced his eyelids apart,
threw back his head and breathed to
the bottom Of his lungs. His respira-
tons grew more regular, less frequent.
He felt his head begin to clear and
fresh strength surge through his
limbs. Strong, active and in perfect
health his recuperative powers were
unusually good, yet. the last three
hours of incessant scramble and run,
slide and climb, stumble and fall had
been severe enough to sorely tax the
most hardened mountaineer. But he
had rested for fully half, an hour now
and once more felt capable Of resum-
ing the grind. The first grisly horror
which had gripped him had given way
to cold desperation. He arose, stretch
ed his stiffened limbs and walked awk-
wardly to Tolliver, showing him with
his foot. Get up he roughly com
manded. Z I'd !. 4
The eyes of the PROSTATE one
opened, gazed at him for a moment
blankly, then filled with a wild light
He struggled painfully to his feet,
gazed about, saw the crouching form
ahead and shambled onward without
speaking, March close at his heels.
For short distance they proceeded
with no Indication upon the part Of
the roosting creature ahead to evil
dence that he either saw or heard
them, and wild beast glare came in
to ,Clay's eyes as he drew his pistol.
Then as an awkward foot sent a stone
rolling the Flying Man glanced quick
ly around, saw his peril and with one
sweep OF his arm swung the girl be-
twhen himself and those who were
closing in on him. Doris had evident
sly seen them as well. for she raised
her head for an instant, almost imme-
diately letting it fall as she became
limp again; while her cartor launch
ing himself from the point where he
had rested bodily into space flew
heavily along the mountain side. That
he was nearly as distressed a. them
selves March felt convinced. Perhaps
he had flown far that day before pick
ing her up, perhaps her weight was
too great for him to bear by the hour,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
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ne cautiously arose 10 resume MS 81
forts. s 4 .,S
He scanned the Cliff. Just above
his head was another projection which
promised foothold could he but
reach it, and burying his fingers in a
crack and finding an inch wide sup
port for his foot he drew himself slow
" upward. The slightest slip CT hand
or foot meant instant death now, and
his fingers grlpped the stone until
they grey white and bloodless from
the strain. Slowly he raised himself,
found another grip and another tiny
support and with an effort that sent;
the blood surging to his temples
brought himself gasping one notch
higher. Here again the ascent became
"a tride less precarious for ways, and
another half-hour found him within a
few feet of the summit. Here Of all
places during the ascent he came the
nearest to plunging the whole distance
4 to the rocks below, but a last dos,
perate struggle saved him and weak
and trembling from the supreme Eff
fort he threw himself down safely
over the edge. For moment he rest
ed, then cautiously arose and looked
about. l3s 4. h. "A
Upon far distant western peak the
sun was balanced like a broad gold
coin poised dellcately. Its horizontal
rays swept the plateau upon which he
stood, but Of the heat that had grid
died him during that day Of frenzied
pursuit scarce a vestige remained in
the thin air. oh, that awful pursuit!
His brain had seethed as a cauldron,
his body reeled like drunken mans,
his numbed limbs responding to the
driving power Of his will as mechanic
ally as the unfeeling pistons Of ma
chine; the uncanny flying monster
bearing the woman Of his heart ever.
close before his glazed eyes, while
March, his accursed rival, had ridden
upon his back and borne him down
like an old man Of the sea. At times
it had seemed as though he would 60.
mad. March! Had he shot him? Yes,
It dimly~seemed to him that he had,
and had left him dead upon the rocks
below: What Of it.! Had it not been
that he had been compelled to carry
him on his back all day he would have
reached this height an hour before
perhaps would have reached it in adj
vance OF the flying one and been pre-
pared to meet him as he alighted.
What mattered dead man or two In
case like this when a dragon was to
be slain and princess-his princess,
to be rescued! He laughed quickly.
sharply, single explosive sound more
like the bark Of beast than the
sound Of human voice. He turned
and faced the plateau. x
Desolation. 1t stretched away in. a
broad sweep on either hand, chaotic,
volcanic, numbered with the left over
debris of mountain making-al junk
shop Of the unus cable fragments Of
creation. Boulders little as pebbles.
huge as houses were strewn on every
Nde, scattered broadcast, grouped in
piles, heaped in monuments. Barren
spaces1 lay between them. No living
thing invested the solitude save him
self and those to find whom he had SO
desperately risked his life in the
ascent. To his disordered mind it
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

seemed battlefield well planned for
the combat to come, for around these
iumbled masses he could creep like a
panther until he could find the dragon,
and having found him
Silence. 1t invested all, throbbing,
pulsating, ringing IN his ears like the
voice of sea she'll. 1t hung quivering
In the air, lying upon him as smoth-
ering weight and filing all infinity. The
rapid exhaust of his lungs was lost in
It's unechoing vastness, and when he
uttered incoherently his voice was
snatched from his lips and It's volume
dissipated in the void until but its
whispered ghost remained.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
Good to the Ghosts,

Every ten years the Eskimos hold
the dance to the dead, when ghosts
are supposed to come out OF their
collins and visit the Kos-ga, where
they are given feast, and retire we'll
filled for another ten years. Some
times the food Is taken to the bury
ing ground to save the spirits the
trouble of moving. When child Is
born among the islanders it takes the
name of the last deceased member OF
the family, and on it devolves the
duty Of feeding its foster fathers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
Girls Good Farmers.

Girls have shown themselves better
practical farmers than boys. The boys
corn raising clubs organized by the
agricultural department several years
ago proved very successful, but this
success has been eclipsed by some
what similar clubs for girls more re-
Gently organized. Such is the state
ment Of the agricultural department,
In its report upon the movement to in
struct girls In the art OF raising veg
etables and fruits and the work. OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
Mail by Rocket.

Those little islands of the Friendly
group which an unfriendly earthquake
has Just sunk under the sea had as
their center of government the island
of Good Hope, the first to be discov-
cred by Pandora in 1891. But this lord
of many islets Is very difficult Of APP
proach, for the seas are dangerous ex-
,cept to very small craft. The postmas-
ter general has therefore invented q
method Of his own for the delivery of
mails. He delivers them by rocket.
when the hour OF delivery arrives the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
Rerqson In a Nutshell.

A friend writes, to the Star to ask
for an explanation in language that
a plain man can understand, of the
philosophy that the distinguished
French philosopher, Henri Bergson,
is now expounding in this country.
Well, somebody-was it DR.. ]. w.
Hudson, Of the University Of Mis-
souri,? has said that Bergson's phil
osophy is summed up in the line of
the song:
II don't know where I'm going, but
I'm on my way."-Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
WANTS GOOD ROADS FOR FARMERS

So much Roadway has been made
by the good roads movement that the
main question now seems to be mere
" whether the federal government
shall help provide business roads" or
touring roads" 1t is evident from 9
speech delivered by Congressman Dor
sey w. Shackleford of Missouri, chair
man Of the house committee on public
roads, at the third annual American
Road congress at Detroit, that con-
gress and the Wilson administration
are disposed to consider first the in
terests of tho farmers, who need good
wagon roads to bring them closer to
the market
The Observation-Disclosures" idea 10
largely supported by the automobile
people. whose campaigning for good
roads has given the general move
ment much OF its impetus. The So
called touring class which. Of
course. includes automobile manufac-
turers and agents as we'll as owners
argue that the farmers would re-
ceive as many benefits from big inters
those living along the main highway
lands would be enhanced, and comm
better local thoroughfares. There ar
on foot. One Of them is the Lincoln
road. Another is great system of Z
the country. IS
This plan is advocated by the N,
ing spirit Of which is Charles Henry
South Yarmouth, Mass, and Washing
aroused the hostility of many memb
IL 49,. ~. q, % ( - ,tl l.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
auto Leg" Latest Malady

To this those who have errors Of re-
fraction are especially prone. Speed
ing over an unknown country through
devious ways the sight is constantly
attracted to objects now near and now
in the distance. and thus an abnormal
strain is placed upon the visual me-
chanism. .g
Women are warned not to take their
motoring too seriously, and when they
observe distressing symptoms to see
their physicians.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

Grand
will welded
who get
England would toward
,o$foro
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
HIS SERMON AROusEs INTEREST

At the church congress the other
day the bishop Of London preached .
sermon which has aroused very ex-
traordinary interest. In the course OF
this. he said: II would ask you to
turn your eyes from this world to
another; to look up from the heat
and struggle Of the stadium to those
tiers after tiers of spectators who
look down upon the conflict which
they once knew SO we'll. There they
are In their million and tens of mill
lion. During my visit to Russia. when
/ had long conversation through an
Interpreter with the authorities Of the
Russian church, nothing seemed to
strike them more forcibly than the
little connection which we seemed in
our church to have with that multi
tude. They ended by saying: Sure
ly, bishop, yours is a very un1oving
doctrine: we love our dear, ones in
the other world; they are close to Us;
our boys speak to their mothers in
paradise, as If they were in the, same
room. We are not Roman Catholics
claim OF the pope to Jurisdiction over U
our belief In the prayers and interces
from the great cloud OF witnesses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

whole population assemblies on the.
shore to watch the great event. For
it has happened that in midcareer the
precious mail has burst and given its
news to the waves. When the seven
foot-long rocket lands successfully
there is q wild stampede OF the ma,
tives thirsting for the latest news
from Samoa or the Fiji islands.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
THRONE GOAL OF RUSSIAN PRlNCEss7'

Il Is the prince Of Wales, heir to the
throne Of the British empire, the goal
at which Grand Duchess Tatiana, the
sixteen.year-old daughter OF the RUS
sian Gar, Is aiming In the race for q
husband, In which she Is said to be-
competing with her sister, Grand
Duchess Olga, two years her seniors!
The young people are second cous-
ms. but are said to be much fascinat-.
ed with each other and to be alto.
gether willing that a speedy announce
ment OF their betrothal be made
King George and Queen Mary OF Eng
land have announced they will visit
Russia at Easter time. and it is ex-l,
pected that official cognizance may be
given the love match at that time.
The young prince Of Wales saw
much Of Grand Duchess Tatiana, who
is said to be one Of the most beauti-.
full children of royal parents In Eu-
rope, when she and her sister accom-
panied their mother to England on q
visit. He had eyes only for Tatian1,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
MRS. THOMAS A. EDISON

~
Thomas A. Edison is stxty-six. II
he were to die now, it would be difh-
cult to estimate the loss to humanity
He has given it the lightnings flash
for It's tool: He has taken thu very
soul OF harmony and imprisoned Il.
for its toy. 'Nisf94 -. = s555
Every day, every night he works lI
In his laboratory out in those quiet
encireling hills, literally the wizard Of
the new world. Think. just for an
instant, what the conservation OF
health and energy means to such q
man. LOSS of time or strength to him
is loss to. civilization. Disturb him.
worry him, divert his mind and you
may scatter q swarm of thoughts that
are forming into one big idea. onel
great working principle that will makey
life safer and happier fer your chilf
dren.
It takes constant vigilance, unfa4
ing patience perfect love when I'd
have a great, white,haired boy Promx
r. Dc kk<,.f 111l NJ f4&
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OF
cuties II to
public
wavering line than know II
still think Of still
revival in the church OF belief
in saints regarded
by sou4 a Revolutionary"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

sxtsix reaching out h
looking after She the that the wizard
he
Grange A. = Every the place knows she takes Of the
old Every the
minds And his prolonged
world
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

The southern branch OF the Manila
roalroad has been completed to In
cena, and trafae opened.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-12
RAISE POINT in
SALOON LICENSE
Church Folk Claim Death of the
Owner is Voluntary Surren-
der Under the Law

Claiming that the death OF John o.
Goldsmith, who formerly held the
liquor license at No. 1860 Mackave.,
was a voluntary surrender under the
recent ruling OF the supreme court,
Attorney Pliny w. Marsh, appearing
for the Mack-ave. Evangelical Luth-
eran church, asked the council COM
mittee on liquor regulation, Monday
afternoon, to rescnd the license
granted 10 William Ladendorf at that
place. The committee postponed ac-
tion until the corporation counsel can
prepare an opinion for the guidance
of the aldermen.
Objection was made TO the removal
Of John Olschefsky's saloon from No.
764 Hastings-st. to No. SSl Forest-aye
east. and the committee promised
delegation of irate Forest-ave. resi-
dents to go out and look over the.
premises Augustine Vltolo was given
permissio to move his Wholesale
liquor store from No. 9S Russell-st to
No. 2lS Champlain.st fhe following
transfers were made: Frank Squers,
No. 995 Dubois-st., to No. 1920 Chene-
St. Anthony ID. Herk, No. 5S1 South
St to No. ESQ West Jefferson-ave.;
John Holz, No. IS Brushst to No.
1872 Michigan-ave.. Stanislaus Pac-
Zesuy, No. $40 East Hancock-aye. 10
No. 1928 Nilitary-ave. Herman II.
Schultz, No. ST. Green-aye. TO No.
1910 West Jeiferson-ave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-12
GUESTS ELUDE
POLICE BLOCKADE
New York Restaurateur Laughs
at Gotham COps-TO File
Suits Later

NE WYORK, Aug. 12.-Thomas Hea'
ly. restauranteur. was so busy laugh
ing. today. at the discontinue OF the
notice who placed an embargo on mis-
Sixty.sixth-st. place, that be almost
forgot to file his application for an in
function. But ne said he would en-
ioin the police and also bring damage
suits against them. and Mayor Gaynor,
too.
Acting Captain Hart and Inspector
DIVER, as is their habit, dropped INTO
Healys at / a. m, today, and told The
guests TO leave.
Everybody out" said Dwyer.
Nobody out" beloved HeaY, and
the guests, 40 OF them, kept their
seats.
Hart then established IA police guard
at two exits OF the restaurant, and
when patrons attempted to leave, they
were old hey could not get out until
6 a. IN, today, when the restaurant
would be officially open, following
the instructions OF the mayor.
When the captain entered the place
at 6 a. m, to tell the guests they
might go home, he was chagrined TO
find no diners there.
At a. m, while the police We're on
guard at the Sixty-sixth-st. and Colum-
bus-ave. doors. the guests descended to
the wine cellar and left by narrow
door ordinarily used only by 1.-The
help"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-12
ASK SANITARY EXPERT
TO CLEAN NINE ZONE

CAPE TOWN, Aug. 1.-THE South
African ministry of mines today
cabled an invitation to Col. William
G. Gorgas. the American sanitary ex-
pert. 10 inspect the mines in the
Rand district, and suggest improve
ments in the health conditions there.
This district was the scene OF the re-
cent gold miners strike riots and one
of the conditions on which the men
went back TO work was the promise
of the government that the Rand dis
trict would be made more sanitary.
Col. Gorgas cleaned up Cuba and
the Panama canal zone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-12

will be good for but $4,000 votes In
the second period. and only 10000
votes in the third period.
It's mp 20 you. If you are good
stun" 10 make a tremendous hustle
during the next ten working days IN
the first period.
Go after every relative and friend
In the city.
ter them
Ask your neighbors, relatives and
friends to help you by hustling FOR
you among their neighbors. relatives
and friends,
Use your friends. use the telephone,
and use the mails.
Write TO your friends and relatives
outside of the city-any place that
| they can be reached by mail--and tell
them about your ambition TO win the
prize you long TO possess.
Ask for tWoyears cash subscrip-
tions. and If you can't get what you
ask for, take all you can get.
When you write, explain the i'm
portance OF getting the subscriptions
In on or before Aug %, the close or
the first period.
Push things TO the limit during the
short time that subscriptions have
their greatest value In votes, and
| round up every fellow that you can
possibly land.
Don't forget 10 talk up the good
points about The Detroit Times-its
cleanness, its progressiveness, Its
courage in standing by its convictions,
| It's fidelity to the cause OF children, Its
splendid punchy editorials. and its IA
nous cartoonist, Tom May.
Do You Want to Stay ln2
Do you want to stay In the Shetland
Pony and Cart Contest?
Do you want TO have a chance 10
win one OF the forty priest
Do you want to be slayer and
not a "Quitter?"
| 1t will soon be decided as TO who is
to be permitted to stay in the contest
and who is TO be made 10 quit.
This week will settle the matter.
Every candidate with less than 1900
votes will be taken from the list OF
candidates after Saturday, the 10th.
The 10th Is next Saturday, THIS
week
Fifteen hundred votes isn't much.
| If you really want TO keep In the
race you certainly ought TO be able TO
round up 800 votes in addition to the
900 you get when you are nominated.
| YOU don't want TO be dropped"
| Well, then, if you have been asleep,
sick or out OF town. arouse yourself
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-12

and turn in thousands and thousands
OF votes this week.
Names Again Thursday.
The names OF candidates will be
published again Thursday OF this
week.
Ii you are not candidate, but
would like TO be. and you are a live
wire send in or bring In your nomi-
nation by or before 6 o'clock Wednes-
day evening, and have your name pub
lished with the list Thursday.
Your nomination will give you your
start of 900 votes. and you will have
the balance OF this week In which 70
secure the necessary additional 500
votes to qualify you TO stay in the con-
test after the 10th of August.
But II you are one OF the lazy,
sleepy kind, don't bother To come in,
for that Is not the kind We want.
And we want 10 say 10 you boys and
girls who are now candidates, don [
forget to look for and cut out and use
the daily ballots In The Times. Each
ballot counts ten votes IL II is used
soon enough and is properly filled out,
and II Is possible that at the end OF
the contest you may win or lose val
liable prize by a margin of less than
ten votes.
AS soon as you get good-sized
bunch of ballots ready, bring them or
send them In and have them placed
In the ballot box at The Times office.
Bring in or send In all you can by D
o'clock Wednesday evening of this
week.
And keep your eyes peeled for the
pony,