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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
confesses to Bank Thefts.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 2s.-Amos W.
Grant, receiving teller of the Pioneer
State bank and son Of director of the
institution, confessed Sunday that he
stole s1,s1o in cash from the vaults Of
the bank.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Russ Corn to MoneneorIns,

Cettinje, Jan. 28.-Two million kilo-
grams Of corn presented to the Mon.
tenegrin people by the czar of Russia
arrived by steamer at Antivari Sun
day. The corn was Immediately dis
tributed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Lona Eliaht over Iowa |.

Dubuque.-Early on the morning OF
Feb. D. F. Bennett, young Curtiss
aviator, will leave Dubuque in an at
tempt to fly to Sioux Falls, S. d. The
flight is estimated to be of Az miles.
McGregor, Austin. Mason City. and
Fort Dodge are on the itinerary Of
the proposed fight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

-r Maquoketa Merchant Loses.
Maquoketa.-The stock in H. H.
Peterson's store practically was de-
stroyed by fire here. The building,
owned by o. McCaffery, was not SER
iously damaged.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Rep. poze's Son Shot.

Des Moines.-Representative Jos.
eph E. Doze, of Humeston, received q
message that his son had been &C
cidentally shot while wolf hunting.
Accompanied by a Des Moines doc
tor, Representative .Doze left for
Humeston at once.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
To Probe Alleged Killing.

Iowa City.-The grand jury which
will take up the case of Ernest Reas-
land, charged with killing Frank Al
brahasky on Christmas eve when he
caught him in his chicken house, has
been drawn. 1t will convene Feb. 3.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
nr,.coI,-Moran Fioht a Draw.

Driscoli-Mor Fight Draw.
London, Jan. 29.-Jem Driscoll and
Owen Moran went twenty rounds to a
draw at the National Sporting club
here on Monday night. The contest
was for the Lonsdale belt and a purse
Of $500.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Rich Man Kills Girl and Self.

Rich Man Kills Girl and Self.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. CSC. p.
Long, a wealthy wholesale liquor mer-
chant, shot and killed Miss Sue Dick.
inson of Wilmington, Del, aged TWEEN.
ty-three, and then killed himself here
Sunday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Salisbury for U. s. Senator.

Dover, Del, Jan. 31.-Willard Sauls-
bury, Democratic national committee
man from Delaware, was elected Uni.
ted States senator, ending a three
weeks deadlock in the legislature
Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
w.,I,hv BANNER a suicide

Davenport Temporarily deranged
from grief following the death OF his
wife a week ago, Valentine STUBS, a
wealthy German farmer, A. ended his
life by cutting his throat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Henri Reroson Sails for America.

HeHfl beF1son SdIIe TOT NmeTTca.
: Liverpool. Jan. 28.-Prof. Henri
Burgson. French philosopher. who is
to deliver lectures at Columbia, Har-
ward and Princeton universities. sailed
for New York Sunday on board the
steamer Carmania. @
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
,,,.,n s.ventv.five Years.

Burllington.-William T.. McMaken.
a resident of Des Moines county since
1889, died Saturday at Middletown.
Excepting three years he has spent
bis entire life in Middletown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Man and Woman Found Dead.

Man and Woman FOUND DEAD.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 29.-Arthur
Boudy, travelling salesman Of New
York. and a woman whose name is as
vet unknown, we're found dead of gas
in room of small downtown hotel
here Monday. aE.r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
COLLAGE Head In inauourated,

Laramie. Wyo., Jan. 27.-Clyde Au-
gustus Duniway, formerly Of the fac
ulty OF Leland Stanford, Jr., uni
versity, California, was inaugurated
president of the University Of Wyo-
ming here Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Elect DODGE President.

New York, Jan. 29.-Directors Of the
International Paper company elected
Philip T. Dodge president Monday at
ternoon to succeed Alonzo N. Bur-
hank. who was elected chairman Of
the board. @
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
succumb. to Hlccouohs.

Fort Dodge.-Emmet Pooler, TWEEN
ty-fve years old, while bending over
to lift something, was seized with
hiccoughs which resulted in his
death after four days suffering.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

Fine Church 10 Rebuilt.
Clear Lake.-The First Methodist
church Of this place which has been
rebuilt at cost of practically $10,-
900 was dedicated Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
Shoots Friend in go.

Boone.-E. D. Harris was shot in
the leg by ALI AIDES, a friend with
whom he had been hunting. AIDES
was removing load from his gun
when it was discharged.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

Prominent Iowa Politician Dies.
Knoxville.-Charles H. Amos, one
Of the most prominent democratic
leaders in Iowa, is dead here OF
Bright's disease, after an illness OF
several months. .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Childrea
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
tion allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

Some men begin to economic after
marriage by growing whiskers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05
It keeps wives as busy providing for
the inner man as it does husbands
providing things for the outer woman.

DR.. ,Pierce's Pellets. small, sugar.coAted,
easy to take IS candy, regulate and iuvigorats
stomach, liver and bowels. Do not grippe. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

When fools are glad wise men are
said. s. Ell 5;s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Aliens Foot Ease, the Antiseptic powder for
tired. aching. swollen. nervous feet. Gives
rest and comfort. Makes walking a delight
Sold everywhere. 26c.s Don't accept any sub;
Stitute. For FREE sample address Allen 8.
Olmsted., Ls Roy. N. 7. Adv. t2s&
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17
NOT THE FAULT OF GOVERN.
MENT.

Senator Root in q notable address
on the currency bill the other day,
while he did not name the New Ha-
ven road. referred directly to it in
his discussion Of the conditions which
confront American f%nanciers. He was
making an argument against what he
believes to be the tendencies to in
fiation contained in the bill, and he
said that these features would still
further alarm foreign investors, who
already look askance at our securities.
He referred then to the passed divi-
dend Of the New Haven, in speaking
Of the difficulties which railroads are
encounterinE in their search for e a
sonable profits.
Senator Root is entitled to a re-
spectful and attentive hearing when
ever he speaks on any subject, for he
is n Of the ablest men in public life.
but even able men will sometime
make . mistake Of 80 grouping their
refersnesa ,thxt false conclusions will
be drawn from what they say. This
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

every night at about midnight to see
that all was going well.
Some boys decided TO play a trick
On him. They dug u trench in u dark
spot which the grave digger always
passed vel. and one Of their number,
clothed in a white sheet. hid behind a
tree.
'The grave digger at midnight duly
appeared, and, sure enough, he STUN
bled and fell into the grave.
Then the boy in the sheet stepped
forth and said in hollow tones:
What are you doing in my
what arc you doing out Of it?
rs there any good reason why /
should give . 5 cents" asked the
we'll dressed, elderly man of the youth
who accosted him.
retired from the danger zone. ''if /
had u nice high hat like yours I
wouldn't want it soaked with a snow
ball"
You eat very little. MIR. Smith"
said the maiden coyly to- the bashful
lover who had been invited to share
the family holiday dinner.
"Yes," replied he, and for once he
xnw .. chance and. grasping his cour-
age, he said: ITO sit next TO you,
Miss Grace, il to lose ones Appetite
Ladies Home journal.
Mrs. Capron informed her husband
one morning that she expected a par
ty Of guests that afternoon. 1mme-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

beauty. Very early she fulfilled that
promise. She was the handsomest
girl of her day i'll Westmore. And she
was as good as she was pretty. Pa
and Ma thought they were the two
happiest people living to have such a
daughter: Pa worked harder than
ever and Ma planned new ways of
Laura might have a fresh gown or a
new pair of shoes. She was gradu-
ated from the high school and then
they raised money by putting a mort
gage on the white house and sent her
to college. Laura got through with
out making any greater sensation
than being the handsomest girl in her
class. Then she taught three years
in the city. And then she became
ENGAGED to q young city lawyer.
grand place like New York;"
claimed Pa and Ma when she sent
her lovers picture home and asked
their permission to marry him.
Ma studied the picture wistfully.
He's nice looking. Kinda such an en-
preston to his eyes as yours had
when sou was his age. Pa. He's six
years oider'n Laura and he's a law
YER. They amt no saying what a
LAWYERS 4 to become. He may eb
t%erically. He looks smart enough to
De anything"
solernnly.
Laura's Mi. Macdonald came to SEE
he. that vacation. He wanted to be
married at once. There really was no
n IN waiting-that IS. il Laura
was willing to live rather plainly at
first. Laura was willing, but she
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17
appears to have been done by Mr..

appears to have been done by Mr..
Root.
1t is admitted that the railroads. of.
the country must earn enough to
finance their operations. whether Of u
temporary or permanent kind. And
it is admitted that political activities.
have. in many cases, hanlpered the
roads, or some of them. in their legi-
innate efforts in this direction. But
Haven road were not the result oc
government interference. They were
not the result of anybody's political
activity. They We're tho result of the
nisn1a,mgcment Of the men in charge
Of the property, and of nothing else.
The developments since the New
Haven case was forced on public at
%tention have revealed a condition Of
~rotteaness which would have wrecked
any institution. The energy and the
funds which should have been used in
maintaining the road in first class
/ condition were dissipated in buying
UP rivals, financing trade agreements.
and i'll the work of fastening ON all
New England the tcntacles Of Il mon-
opoly as hard and fast as any that
Waste. extravaganza. political mani
pulation. and utter negligence went
hand III hand with decaying equip
ment. deteriorating. roadbcd, disor-
%ganization and lack Of discipline
among h employees, and the results
were seen III wreck after wreck which
cost a terrible toll in human lives, to
say nothing of the property loss I'M
volved.
1t is not at all probable that Mr..
Root intended to attribute the mis-
fortunes Of the New Haven road to
government interference or political
activity. But the published
les Of his address at least suggest such
a connection. and in that they arc
unfortunate.
1t is not the business of government
to see that public service corporations
earn money enough to provide prop
erly for maintenance, operating ex-
penses and needed improvements aft
er those in charge OF them have work.
ed their own sweet will in promoting
projects III no way related to their
Legitimate business. 1t is the business
OF the government to protect these
companies in legitimate efforts to pro-
vide for betterments after due eco
nomy has been exercised and reason
able business judgment been shown
in the ordinary management Of the
property. But when the managers Of
a railroad. or OF anything else, for
that matter. permit their ambition to
run away with them, throw discretion
to the winds and neglect the serv-
ice which they owe to the public
while chasing rainbows, there is
bound to be a crash, and it, is no part
OF the business Of government to pro-
}tect those responsible for its results.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

was highly AMBITIOUS. and she had
had just cnoughSof the city to teach
her that she waHted soMe OF the
things she saw There. She aid her
ha"thcr had u great many contiden-
tai talks after Mr.. MacD mad went
home and they were getting things
ready for the wedding.
Franks got 1t in him to succeed"
she said. land I'm going to help him.
I've always been perfectly satisfied
with what I've had. Ma. but If | can
set more I'm going to have 1t. / love
the city; l love its life; l want to be
Of it: And you can't be Of It unless
many. things this year. I've been
teaching and before at collese-thtngs
that weren't in the curriculum" She
smiled family. caressing the lace she
was sewing un u piece OF lingerie.
This lace. Ma, IL one of tho things.
Lace that cos. 10 cents a yard would
know" there's better lace. and 1 want
II. ! paid SO cents a yard for this.
Yes. l did! There, don't you see what
l mean? Ii you're going to have
money o must know how to spend
it. or course l haven't got the shance
yet, but mean to get It some time
TOP. if I can help him to get there.
And when he's there he isn't going to
DO ashamed Of his wife"
My. Laura. you're awful smart"
sighed Pa. 81 wish I'd been as smart
as you. But, la, what's the USE? Pa
never was cut>Aout to be anything
more'n a grocery. man. But he suits
me just as he Isl" $
Laura laughed cXquisitely. And
he suits me. You suit ME. too. I
wouldn't have either Of you one atom
different. Do you know why, dear?
Because you're Pa and Ma"
THAT ough to content us, I'm
sure" Ma said, happily and triumph
antly.
Laura was married carly that fall
in the ssmc quiet way that her par
| cnts had been married. Only she had
Il wedding trip. After hat she and
her husband tool up living in the
city. )
! Pa and ma were left alone. She
kept the White house, baked the
bread, scrubbed the floors. busted the
old furniture. which was little better
than they had started out with. She
wore shiny, starched calico and stuck
q comb in her thin gray hair except
on Sundays, when she wore Il black
silk dress. Pa logged back and forth
TO the grocery store daily. He wore
spectacles now, and his hair was al
ways a little dusty from handling
dusty commodities. He owned the gro
Gerry store. He had paid off the mort
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17
Laugh With 7.

A commercial traveller is on friend
~ terms with the porter Of a sleeping
a that The frequently uses.
What do you think, James," an
nounced. the salesman. M morning
gleefully. Il have good news for you.
We've had u birth in our family.
twins"
Dat an, no berth, sah." said James
with a board grin; dat am a Sec
toni"
President Wilson's sangfroid is
unfailing,'' said IL diplomat; ''as un-
falling as his fund Of anecdote.
Apropos Of the shipping rebate, /
complinlented the president on his
sangfroid the other day. He replied,
with his dry smile, that he tried to
initiate the grave digger.
"a grave digger. he explained. had
the habit Of visiting the cemetery
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

diately Mr.. Capron arose and put all
tho umbrellas away. much to his
Wife's establishment.
why Walter, do you fear my
guests will steal your umbrellas ?"-sllc
asked in an injured tone.
No." said Walter, as he closed the
closet door. "I'm afraid they'll recog-
nize Them
"Wha; III the world do you Ame1i.
cans do with all the corn you raise i'll
thts great country?" asked the Eng
lishman.
"oh, that's. easy said the Yankee.
" eat all we. can and can all we
cart" .:
On his return home in England nc
said to his friends: Great are those
Americans. Why, don't you know,
when I asked them what they did
with all the great quantities Of corn
they raise In that great land Of theirs
t:1ey told me that they ate all ST it
that they a eat, and they tin all the
rest"
Have you heard about the awful
thing Mr.. Jobson did this morning:
Several 81. the ,neighbors saw him
ya:h b, her hair. Don't you think
the authorities ought to do something
about it," !.
why should the authorities .nt.'-
fere? Haven't you heard that Jobs 7,
AMI his wife + working for a NOV
irg picture film concern"
Some men would never water their
lawns If all flesh were grass.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

Some me would never water Their
lawns if all flesh were grass.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Some ONE change color-if the
first package is not satisfactory.
A wife governs best who conceals
from her husband the fact that she
is trying. -.. . .
Few women Ever see their ideal of
feminine perfection outside a mirror.
A man thinks he's good enough
when he doesn't act worse than Usual.
BY the time some people make up
their minds what to do it's too late.
Ii men had the gift OF second sight
there would he. fewer cases of love at
first.
Tho microbc never worries the man
who. Is not aware Of its existence.
If a ma is too lazy To stand. up
and tell the truth he's apt to lie about
it,.
1t frequently rains on the just be-
cause the unjust has swipcd his UNI
brella.
A w5man's idea OF wrong is some
thing q man does that would be a
mistake if she did it herself.
If a mar gets the last word in M
argument with a woman it is because
she gives it to him.
When a mans wife is inspired to
write q cook book he is apt to be in
spired to take his meals at a down.
town beanery.
Not one person in a hundred cares
to hear the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17
= THE VIEWING sToRY9
PA,ANp MA.
The Prestons ;haa e,,nc h.
1913. b. W. werner,.

The Prestons had gone i,Ap the lit
tie white house OF the dayVf their
marriage. They had not beenAable to
afford a wedding trip. They 3nd not
spent all their money on (othes.
though she had had two Joplin
dresses trimmed appropriately with
quiltings and velvet bows, and Ne a
pair of s. boots. which the sAagc
shoemaker had worked q fortnkht
upon. But they had invested in The
little white house and Il goodly flot
OF ground: their parents had h4ed
them out with chairs. q; tablet 4
feather bed and a rag carpet. I'D
they went to housekeeping. She vas
thrifty and he Industrious. He worl6d
\ = grocery store and she worked In
the little white house. And presently
they both had something besides ealh
otner to work for-they had Laura.
Laura Preston was the most woAr
derfui baby that ever was bor7.
everybody envied Pa and Ma-th{g
had been Pa. and Ma to each oth&r
and everybody else since Laura came.
Laura certainly promised to be !
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

(By John w. Carey.)
Who wears a fancy toga as II
Z. S. senator-the same that
Chauncey NJ. did grace some doz-
EN- years or more? Who got the
job by accident at Albany one.
day, when Sheehan failed to land
the same in spite OF Murph's o.
X. Who quit the bench. al
though it paid three times the
salary (Which shows what folks
will do to get to Washington. D.
CD? Who need not go outside
his fold to start a baseball nine.
because that many call him
"Pa?" (T. r.. please drop q
line.) Whose fame would last
for THIS alone-fronl York to
Yucatan-hc's dai-in-law to bud
Malone? That James O'Gorman
man.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-17

We've never learned how to spend.
pa. That's the trouble" She laughed
softly: We've never learned how to
spend and it's too late now. But, I'll
tell you. Laura has learned. She
ought to have this money. I say we
give it to her to use as she sees fit.
She'll get the good Of it, but we
never will. It's going to be a regular
nuisance lying there in the bank and
doing nobody any good. Lets give it
to Laura" -
And they gave it to Laura. 80.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
THE WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE.
Government Report Says 222,ooo
Acres Sown in Colorado.

Denver.-The United States Crop
Reporter for December says that there
are 222, 900 acres of winter wheat sown
in Colorado, $1,000 increase over 1911,
and that there are $4,000 acres of rye
in, 1000 increase over 1911.
Outlook for increased production is
better than 1t has been for years. Con-
dition of winter wheat December l..
was 81 per cent normal, and of rye
90 per cent normal.
The secretary of agriculture says,
among other things. that 1t took 1.o
acres of corn in 1911 to pay for a
stove, while in 1910 it took 81 acres
to pay for the same article. A man
could trade 8 of an acre of corn, or
1.2 acres of wheat for shot gun. In
1911 he could buy a grindstone with
2 an acre of corn and g of an acre
of wheat.
One acre of corn in 1911 would pur-
chase 1913 gallons of coal oil. In 1910
it would pay for only 1924 gallons. A
farmer could get 344 cakes of soap for
an acre of corn in 1911 and 312 cakes
in 1910. One acre Of corn was equal
to "a barrels of flour in 1911 and 23
barrels in 1910. One acre of wheat
would buy is barrels of flour in 1911
and 81 barrels in 1910.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
What coIors tho Blood.

The color of blood is due chiefly to
iron in the little blood cells. When
the iron is kept in these little blood
cells. which are living and travelling
around in the blood vessels, the color
is red. Hit the skin hard enough to
break some of the little blood vessels
beneath the surface and the little red
cells escape from the injured blood
vessels. wander about for awhile in
the tissues and die. When they die
the iron that made them red before
then changes to black and blue color
ing. After awhile this iron is taken
up by the glands called the lympha-
tics. and made over again into nice
red cells. The iron is taken up much
more quickly by the lymphatics IL the
black and blue spot Is rubbed and
massaged.-St. Nicholas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
MELISSA WOULD NOT MARRY A
FAMILY.

Hes a perfect gentleman, think"
declared Mrs. Merriwid's maternal
maiden Aunt Jane.
Her niece, proceeding with her soft
improvisation on the piano, expressed
her entire concurrence In that opin-
ion.
"And he's very sweet tempered"
Aunt Jane continued.
"Surest thing you know" murmured
Mrs. Merriwid, still playing. "some
saccharine, he is."
"And you can't say he isn't good
looking"
II could, but I won't, dearie." said
Mrs. Merriwid. executing an arpeggio
with nimble fingers. ITO save time
I'll admit that he's intelligent, good
citizen, a consistent Christian. nifty
dresser, and a patient piecemeal pic
ture puzzler. He departed this house
on the ninth day of November, 1912,
and
He'll never come back, he'll never
come back,
No. he'll never come back any more" :"
Mrs. Merriwid sang this with
mournful expression.
I'D like to know why" said Aunt
Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid's rich contralto was
again raised in song
II don't think his Uncle John
Ever had a collar on"
81 wonder If you'll ever learn to be
sensible" sighed Aunt Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid whirled around on
the piano stool and faced her relative.
"Darlingest aunt" she said, II am not
the frivolous. unthinking creature you
deem me. Beneath this apparent kid
ding there lies q deep and serious ap-
probation of Mr.. Bludthicks merit
but am also wise to Uncle John. I'm
cle's deficiency in the matter of linen
gives me what is commonly known as
the willies."
81 never"
Don't say that you never heard
that Mr.. Bludthick had an Uncle John,
dearie." interrupted Mrs. Merriwid.