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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
o give myself up as fugitive from

to give myself up as fugitive from
Justice" 55
The police captain regarded his visit.
tor with curious expectation.
my name is Ransome Jordan. Did
you ever hear it before p
A strange smile crossed the face OF
the official.
why, yes"-he began, but Jordan
went on with his story s Z:
II was a wild wilful fellow here
years ago, and trained with a wilder
crowd. One night in drunken brawl
friend named Prescott insulted and
attacked me. resented him with a
knife thrust. I heard later he died.
It was self defense, but have come
back to clean the slate, whatever the
law may say" n
II have heard Of you'll" cried the Of.
ficial arising and wringing the hand
OF Jordan with strange fervor. Come
this way.
He led his visitor into an adjoining
court room He pointed ut . large oil
portrait.
william Prescott still lives. He is
judge Of this court, and after that
night you refer to become reformed
man. e, 4s
Thank heaven!" murmured Jordan
in great aspiration Of joy and re-
lief. .s f3,. q
DO you recall nothing further Of
that night?" asked the omcial, a queer
expression on his lips. &s
Little but flight, despair. My brain
was crazed with the drink and the
horror Of my deed 81 recall a fire.. and
plunging into its exciting whirl, hoping
fate would blot me OUT ]: Il y
"Again--come, with me" invited the
official. III Il; Z; & l.5@. . s:i
He led the way to the street and to
the, outskirts OF the town where .
large building stood. 81 4:
THE fire you speak Of" he said,
destroyed the old structure OF the
Dorothea Statehood. That night 9
brave man by means Of . plank span
ming two roofs saved every soul in
the building from death. You never
heard Of Strange! See" and Jor'
dams guide pointed to . neat column
surrounded by an iron fence, and bear
ing broad metal plate plainly visible
in the white moonlight.
q will read the inscription" said the
official. I'm grateful memory OF Ran.
some Jordan, Hero. who lost his life
after saving fourteen imperiled WON
en-. He was true mani"
"And that was me. gasped the pet.
rified Jordan. q 5's $:ss4 .ss5 4. y.
That was you" responded the ON.
cial, reverently lifting his cap. Held
in loving memory. because you disap'
peared amid the flames and It was sup.
posed you had persisted" u:
SO the pilgrimage ended. but its
echoes. now made public. reached
Lucky Gulch ahead of Jordan's return
And when he appeared, . cheering de.
putation of welcoming friends knew
he would now accept a rightful honor,
"a patient loving little woman clasp
ed her arms around his neck as he
stepped from the train. tsY. b B
oh, my love! my hero! she
sobbed-"a man among men. and
mine, all mine!" @5F n
Il Copyright, 1913. BY W. q. chapman)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
SEEK TO BUILD CATS HOME.
viii Accommodate Between Fifty and
Hundred FeiInes-Pets Taken
!. to Board. s.

Spokane, Wash.-Plans are being
prepared by the Spokane Humane SO
ciety for an elaborate cat house, which,
when completed in such details az sun
porches and promenade for felines,
will be the most unique and conven-j
lent cat domicile In the Pacific north
west Preliminary drawings already
drawn will be supplemented by sug-
gestions to be made following q trip
by F. H. Holman, president OF the So
ciety, to inspect the largest model cat
house in the United States. located in
New York city.
With this haven, the society will be
able to turn a few pennies by taking
in cats to board and lodge. In con-
nection with the institution, COM
plete surgical ward is being built for
both cats and dogs. The new cat
house will be 26 feet long by II feet
wide, and will accommodate betwesn
so and 100 of the pets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
here,a 4. sam Ainoth,Iel,r. Pod.

i r
The mania for discovering poles has
resulted I'M the finding OF another pole
on the otherwise obscure little island
Of Dumet, situated near the mouth Of
the River Vilaine, in France. The con-
tinental pole. according to scientists
who have made accurate measure
ments OF the earth's surface. is located
somewhere on the island. ..5
Alphonse Berget, professor ut the
Oceanographic Institute, has Just
made q series OF studies that resulted
In the announced discovery of the
continental pole. Repeated expert
ments led him to select the island At
the mouth, Of the vilaine river a. =
basis OF operations. BY tracing .
large circle he divided the earth into
two hemistheres. The continental.
hemisphere contains ASS per cent.
land and 546s per cent. water. The
oceanic hemisphere contains ss!7 per
cent of water and only 11.3 per cent.
Of emerging land. @
Thus. It 10 apparent that any other.
point Of earth gives two hemispheres
in which the differentiation Of terres.
trial and marine domains IL less mark
ed. giving the Island Of Dumet the dis.
tinction of possessing the continental
pole. 81. II. n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
ADMIRED u. S. GIRLS
stories and love songs dashed of in q
glass Of wine and the spice Of adven-

stories and love songs dashed OF in q
glass Of wine and the spice Of adven-
ture.
When the party returned at mid
night the count awoke to learn the
truth and things were blue around the
hotel. Catching them sneaking into
their rooms, he Numbered his censure
and threatened to disinherit the duke
fok so far forgetting himself as to visit
strange women out Of his station and
start gossip.
Picture the horrid American news
papers out with your escapades in
CHASTITY headlines!" he growled. ugh!
I'm most shocked and mortified. And
you, sir, heir and head Of the great
house Of Bourbon! Let US prepare to
leave this damnable place by first
train. X III 5S5 X.
Comte de Paris. with the duke and
the prince, caught the $500 a.. m. ex-
press for Washington. Luckily for
the former. he did not even see the
cautiously doctored story Of the esca-
pade. Soon they sailed for Europe.
A year later the count of Paris died
and the duke Of Orleans became the
head of the house OF Bourbon and
claimant OF the throne.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
MOST yENoMous OF SNAKES
"6ushmaster," South American Rep
tile, Absolutely Undisputed Mon y
arch Of Forests. NJ

"About the latest thing among snake
novelties is the. bushmaster," writes
q London correspondent. This snake,
according to, Baron E. Leijonhufvud,
F. q. S.. F. r. G. s., is one Of the rar
est and shyest in the world. /, It Is at
home in tropical South America and
occurs In Trinidad. It has the great
est venom OF any Of the large poison.
GUS vipers and az much as $50 mil,
lgrams has been extracted at one
time from the bushmaster. The dread.
ed rattlesnake. including the large
diamond, does not give more than half
the quantity Of venom. Attaining
sometimes 2 length Of twelve feet, the
bushmaster 10 the largest OF all the
poisonous snakes Of the world. The
pattern is beautiful; pinkish yellow
ground color, with rhomboid regular
designs OF darkish brown, having q
tinge Of purple and terra Gotta. In
each darker pattern is a brighter CEN
ter spot. It's Latin name means the
silent rattlesnake; It was given this
name by Linnaeus on account OF Its
tall, which ia tapering and horny,
made Of the same material an that Of
the rattlesnake, but without the seq
.ments and consequently silent,
Charles Waterton. the famous nat
uralist, who made three journeys to
South America. describes the bush.
master in his notes OF the flrst jour
ney In 1912 az follows: 'Unrivaled
in his display Of every lovely color of
the rainbow and unmatched In the ef-S
fects OF his deadly poison, the "couna-f
couchi" glides undaunted on, sole mon
arch Of the forests. Both man and
beast dy before him and allow him to
pursue an undisputed path. He some
times grows to the length Of fourteen
feet The bushmaster's head Is en-
tirely heart shaped. and when reused
this serpent does not get into the posi-
ton OF the other vipers, but keeps the
head slightly raised with S-shaped YER
teal bends Of the body. In striking it
lets out these bends like q spring and
can in this way reach very far Its
food 10 tho common rat. the rabbit and
the agouti. HI q q:
TN Central America the bushmaster
il called by the Indians the pineapple
snake, because its scales are rough
and similar to the outside OF pine
apple. This exceedingly delicate
snake, which ID killed by the slightest
change Of climate, is not nearly SO
aggressive q it, smaller cousin, the
fer-de-lance, and does not affect ma
terially the mortality on sugar. banana
or coffee plantations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
WHALE. HITS Liner | t:
Big Leyiathan Kills Self by the
Impact.
Raised and Shook Kaiser Franz Josef,
Over Titanic Grave, 40 IT by
5 Tidal 4Wave-Ail Hands y.
Rush on Deck. - SUI

New York-The Austro-American
liner Kaiser Franz Josef came into
port here with large number Of pas
sengers,, much cargo. and q story of q
whale OF. great proportions which tried
to butt the bottom out OF the big liner,
and died in the attempt. The Kaiser
Franz Josef was shaken to such an
extent that the skipper, all OF his Junior
officers, half Of the crew, and scores
OF the passengers rushed on deck
in apprehension Not until the dead
body Of the giant mammal was seen
floating away to windward did the
skipper and his men know what had
been under them. & %
The account Of the whale Is vouch-
ed for by no less an authority than
Gustav Millimoth, the first officer Of
the Kaiser Franz josef, who at the
time of the commotion happened to
be entering on the log the fact that
the big liner was at that moment
passing over the grave Of the Titanic.
While he was still making this entry.
the liner suddenly lurched upward, 40
II lifted by tidal wave. The ship
shook from stem to stern, and Cap
tain Gerolomich, who was in his cabin.
jumped to the bridge. 4. ~
The passengers deserted smoke
room, lounges and stateroom and
crowded the decks. In about I'VE min
utes the cause OF all the trouble fioat-
ed out from under the ship. 1t was =
whale at least 20 feet long, and great
cash In the middle OF Its back showed
what the collision with the steamship
had done to it. I. Those OF the passen-
gers who had cameras snapshotted
the dead monster. and these photo
graphs were shown. They showed .
giant whale floating in the water. and
q close look. made it possible to see
the great wound that ended its life.
The Kaiser Franz Josef had among
her passengers the Baron Bella Won
Hazan, q son OF the Hungarian min
lister OF war. Baron Won Hazan u
here on short vacation, the principal
object Of which Is q chance to view
Niagara Falls. He saw the whale.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
Too Faur.i Away.

Senator Thomas Sterling of South
Dakota remarked a few evenings ago
that It Is = mistake to imagine that
every person on earth has seen .
moving-picture show. and cited . case
TO prove his contention. 75 s:5
One day, according to the nara.
tive Of the senator. = farmer who
didn't often get to town broke into
the metropolis to lay in supplies and
look over the city scenery. 55
Along the main street he stacked
up against q moving,picture show. and
lured by, the intensely dramatic show
bills, he nshed q nickel from his crop
proceeds and bought ticket. The
only available seat was one in the
rear. Apparently it didn't meet with
his approval. *
Say. mister" he remarked, going
back to the box once, .'hain't there
no way you kin FIX me up with . seat
on Their front row1'' n. s.,S
Eyes, guess so,' good.naturedly
replied the ticket seller, "but you can
SEQ just ~ well from the rear.
le"Yaas, l know 1 kim" rejoined the
agricultural. but you see I am =
leetle bit deef. - hiladelphia Tele-
>Sraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
Frat Impressions Of America.

It was 6 a. m. when we hurried on
deck to greet our new home. Purple
sunrise bathed the glorious bay In
golden glowing colors. and yet the
faint outline Of the young moon was
still visible in the sky. 1t was an en-
trancing sight, and all the Americans
on board declared that it was only un-
der the Stars and Stripes that there
were such skies and such sunrises and
sunsets.
In the meantime sat on one of the
larger boxes awaiting results. when q
long lean Yankee asked me whether !
was here for the first time. and II !
knew that a new president was elected
that day His name was Hayes, and
1t was very important to remember
that name for the next four years. !
laughed and was delighted to meet
such real one!-Princess Won Race.
witza's Autobiography e A q,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
ortoIans as Food.

The ortolan. bird smaller than our
quail. an inhabttant OF southern Eu-
rope In summer and OF Africa in win
ter, 10 highly priced, especially among
French epicures, for the delicate ma
svor Of It's flesh These birds are net
ted alive. kept In q dark place and fed
on millet, oats and other seeds until
they become enormously fat when
they are killed for the table. This
artificial fattening Of the ortolan dates
back to ancient days Of Rome. A
Partisan paper tells Of q nnancier who
invited four friends to dinner at
his country place and sent to Paris to
q famous restaurateur to provide .
feast for six persons. When the &C.
count was presented It footed up 1900
francs: that 10, $240. Outrageous"
said the financier. Monsieur said
the ,restaurateur, you have had TWEEN
~ ortolans ut IS francs each; that
alone 10 500 francs" This would be
much like paying IS each for well
fattened English sparrows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HIE.'W|IASA TRUE MAN.
What Eastern Miner Learned
When He Made Pilgrimage
I. to Old Home. So.
81 8vIcToR REpcLIFFE.

rive are looking for a good candi-
date for mayor. and we're come to
YOU s; 4.
The speaker was one Of group OF
q dozen husky miners, rough, red
&shirted, lacking all the formality OF
the average COMMITTEE" but repre-
senting not only the Drawn but the
brains and enterprise of Lucky Gulch.
s5s Ransome Jordan's eye glowed for a
moment, he threw back his head in his
characteristic blum and Independent
way. Pride and pleasure showed for
10 fleeing moment in his handsome
& full bearded face. Then-it faded, slow
" steadily, until those Of the men
/ who viewed him became as grave as
his own from some innate sympathetic
sense. ~ VI 5 NE
II 1 Boys he said. and his full clear
voice was broken from some intense
emotion. IT thank you. butt cannot
accept" x
4S."'See here, Ransome Jordan!" cried
Big Ben, leader Of the crowd, the 81
ant irresistible champion of man
when he was his friend, you'll run.
i There isn't man in the Gulch who
D doesn't want you 5!3 }. 8 f.5.s &
ben" interrupted Jordan In a tone
of unutterable pathos. II cant do it.
There is q reason. Next time maybe,
1 hut not until - - n
Until what?" challenged Big Ben
stormily. ss,Is5
Until-later. :. faltered Jordon
Don't press me, boys. It's an honor
that nils my soul with pride and graf
8itude. Pass 1t up till next year. Then
I 4 H. maybe. Z I'd 4 l..1 Ri
That was the way that 81 Ransome
Jordan turned down what his friends
\ called the chance OF his life. The com
mittee retired, less worked up as Big
Ben expressed It than uneasy. There
was a reason, Jordan had told them
He held his secret and his loyal
friends respected it. S8 III;
Ransome, dear, why 2" were the
words that greeted him as the wife
who had overheard all met him at the
doorway, and that was the hardest
\ part 1t all. .$ VI
She was q little dark woman, the
daughter Of an old prospector who had
4 picked up Jordan in the old days when
ne was sick and poor. It was Nance
SDalziell who had nursed Jordan back
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27

and Miss Margaret O'Malley were
bathing near the shore Miss Mar.
garet O'Malley and Miss Grady en-.
tered a canoe. After they had pad
died q short time Miss O'Malley dived
from the canoe and swan to shore.
The canoe capsized with Miss Grady
and she sank, being unable to swim.
Young Boland threw on his coat and
entered the lake. When he reached
the point where Miss Grady sank he
Owed and found the girl on the bot
tom. SEEKING her hair, he came to the
surface, and by heroic efforts man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
WoMEN's- MODE OF DRESS HIT
Les Angeles Judge Terms Transparent
/ Skirt lnimical to the Morals
Of the Country.

Los Angeles.-1n scathing arraign-
ment of what he termed the transpar-
ent mode of dress. Judge Frank Oster
of San Bernardino, from extra session
superior court bench, where he was
sitting here. declared it inimical to
the morals Of the country
He made this remarkable utterance
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
So, 500 GOWNS FOR sQuAWs
Many Indian Girls Of the West Wear
Exceedingly Expshslvs
Dresses.

Spokane, Wash.-About the most ex'
pensive dresses in the Pacific north.
west are worn on state occasions by
Julia and Rose Webb, two Nee Perez
Indian girls living on the reservation
near Lewiston, Idaho. Each dress In
worth $500. not for the material. but
for the $50 elk teeth used In the dec
orations, the teeth being worth SO
apiece. The teeth were collected by
ancestors Of the Webb girls when elk
were more plentiful than now. E
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
. Nurse. carb Unpopular.

Proprietors of London shops that
sell nurses outfits are complaining
that the sale Of nurses outdoor uni
forms has fallen heavily. This slump
is a. curious slump of the recent agi-
tation against the white slave trahic.
There is widespread belief that
much Of the kidnapping Of young girls
has been carried on by women who
disarm suspicion by DOMINIC nurses
uniforms, and this fact has led thou.
sands Of nurses to. discard the outdoor
uniform altogether. appearing only In
multi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
.HUBBY S HON E RIGHTS.
AVERAGE HUSBAND SEEMS 70
HAVE FEW PRIVILEGES.
Writer In EWoman's Magazine Goes In
to the Question Somewhat Deep
" and the Result 10 In =
Measure Surprlsina.

What right does your husband pos.
sess in his home? Be honest! Has 1t
ever occurred to you that he has Any
special rights " K
l think know what will be your
nrst reply snap judgment, q
writer in the Mothers Magazine says.
You will tell me that your husband ID
like most men and doesn't feel he has
many rights, but that II there ever
was q man who was master. in his
own house, he IL the one. You will
back up your statement by illustra-
lions. You don't like pork and beans
for supper Saturday night. but John
does, and SO you. always have them,
You would prefer polished floor and
rugs In the front hall, but John In.
sisted on carpet; and you like a
lamp in the library---a soft light Is 30
becoming!-but you have to use an
expensive burner. for John will have
a bright light to read by! \
Well. that 10 q fair beginning. 10
there anything else2 While We are
on material details. let me ask you .
few more. / will be most complete.
Has John a bureau or . chest or draw
err OF his own? II he shares one
dresser with you. how many drawers
has he and how many have you? Has
ho clothes press or closet into which
you never intrude! II there is one
closet between you, what proportion
falls to his lot and what to yours? OF
course, your gowns take up more room
than his coat and trousers. but does
he; own absolutely the section allotted
to him. or have your best frocks q
trick OF straying over to his pegs and
draping his Sunday suit? And II he
ventures to protest, don't you consid-
er him very unreasonable?
Let us 60 q little further. You have
said that the hall carpet and the IL
brary lights are concessions to Johns
preference. Are there other like in
stances in the establishment? Does
the paper in the parlor and the dining
room and the pictures on the walls
represent his preference. or the heavy
.draperies that exclude the light from
his Sunday paper, or the delicate little
reception chairs that are your pride?
II 80. he IL an exception to the ma
1ority OF men. i:ssS q.
II wish we could ever have beef
steak and onions at home!" man
sighed to me q short time ago. 1T
may be vulgar, but its my fayorite
dish. and when. I want 1t have to
go to q restaurant. My wife tells
me that onions make the house smell
,dreadfully! I. d
So they. do, but II that husband had
his rights. don't you think that once
in q while. on stormy night. when
there was no danger Of company. .
dish ), Of beefsteak and onions might
rejoice his palate? nm:
You; may tell me al these are tribes
and admit 1t. but the tribes are items
which make or mar the comfort Of .
home. Pass them over and let us
look at some Of the less material but
equally important rights OF the hus-
band and see II he 10 any better on
there. 45.,. s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
Good ylahsa From Home. ].

Good Wishes From Homs.
s When Mr.. Brown was away from
home ON an extended business trip.
he got long letter from his wife. J
It ended thus: II
Baby Is well and lots brighter than
she used to be. Hoping you are the
same, I remain. II 4! VA 23.l1
Your loving wife. n q ;5g iS al
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
There Are Nam,e-and Nance, =

There Are NAmeo-and Names.
What's In name? Sometimes Al.
most the entire alphabet, according to
the long-distance operator at the
Plankinton hotel.
1.-THE other day, q man wanted to call
up friend in Chicago, and asked
him to give me the name aud would
try to locate him by long distance.
This il what he wrote down on the
slip of paper: Peter Constavbipaul-
oupolous. Chicago. 1t took me Is min,
utes to translate the name TO the Chi,
cago operator"
And still we wonder why the wires
sometimes are crossed and telephone
operators are always willing to con-
slider an offer of marriage.-Milwau-
kse Wisconsin.