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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
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felt it also, for In their eyes was a
wildness such as he had never be-
fore seen in human beings, a fear that
no savage horde bearing down upon
them with naked weapons could have
inspired. Rather It was the grisly ter
ror. of those who have wandered far
into the evil haunts Of the nightmare;
the sweating horror of humanity who
believe themselves to be at the mercy
Of the supernatural Then the earth
shudder ceased and they stood staring;
at each other with faces that were
dazed and blanched. Alan suddenly
realized that he was supporting the
dead weight of a tainted woman and
lowered her gently to the grass.
A'.The first slight convulsion, said 3
quiet voice, and all eyes turned upon
the speaker. 1t was Professor Des-
imond, and though his face was pale
as well as theirs he was by far the
most composed one Of those present
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
The Late John Plerpont Morgan Oh
jected to Wasting Time Looking
for His Eyeglasses.

"a story of Mr.. Pierpont Morgan.
illustrative of the scale of, his domes-
tic affairs. reaches me. MY corre-
spondent was in q London opticians
shop when another customer entered.
and. striding up to the counter,
brusquely inquired. Can you make
me another pair like that? present
ing spectacles Of the goggles type
In tortoise shell rims and gold frames.
'''Yss," said the optician, Il can.
Send them up to my place as soon AZ
they're ready. You know who am.
were the laconic Instructions given ~
the customer strobe out Of the shop as
quickly as he had entered. The opti-
clan explained that that was Mr.. Pier
pont Morgan. The spectacles were
delivered, and my friend, making In
oriries in the matter, heard the end
OF the affair from the optician. Pier
pont Morgan returned to the shop,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
6lHlN6SW6RTA
KNOWING

Eau de cologne will remove candle
grease. .5
Use the ironing ire for preparing
stocks for soups or baking puddings
a charming nursery screen can be
covered with the prints that the small
child loves best.
To take machine oil out Of white ma
tsrials dip the spot into cold water
while it IL fresh.
Never allow q cooking utensil to
stand and dry before washing. Put
cold water In 1t Immediately.
\ = To make an excellent dressing for
linoleum take equal parts Of linseed
oil and vinegar and mix. thoroughly
together. = Z: n
Ices and ice cream will freeze more
quickly II q dipper of water is poured
over the Ice and salt just before the
turning process begins.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

as the voice Of distant but raging
<sea, q roar that steadily arose to the
mighty voice Of q Niagara or the roar
OF a battlefield wherein all human
voices were drowned as the cataract
or battlefield browns the squeak OF
mice. The earth rocked as cradle,
and Alan rising with difficulty to his
feet and starting towards Doris with
a wild impulse of protection was near
ly blown away bodily by gust Of
wind that swept by voicelessly in the
deafening thunder from above. Recov-
ering his balance he pushed his way
forward. yTolliver's arm was about her
now. the other hugging the tree, and
by the electric lights of the street
Alan could see the strange light which
blazed in the others eyes and In that
moment would have sworn that Clay
was insane. Doris, seeing him COM
ing, wrested herself free from, the one
who held her and was blown bodily in
to his arms. Her lips were moving
and he knew that she was trying to
make herself heard. but not the slight
est sound could he catch from her lips.
Closely he clasped her. trying in his
turn to shout words of encouragement
into her ears.
+ Another blast, spinning them about.
nearly blew them apart and they In
stinctively sank upon the ground side
by side, clutching each other and
gasping for breath. In a wink the
electric lights went out and all be-
came darkness, a cavernous darkness
filled with cyclonic winds, earth quiv-
erings, throbbings and "a roar SO
mighty that it seemed to crowd ali
space. Then the wind ceased and
from above. there sank upon them a
mighty weight, soft and yielding as II
they had been buried beneath q great
heap Of feathers, a weight which new
$ertheless seemed about to force the
blood from their nostrils, and beneath
1T both man and woman felt their
senses reel. Then as the darkness OF
oblivion came settling upon their
brains the pressure gradually grew
less, vanished altogether and they
found themselves struggling for
breath in an absence OF air where q
moment before their lives were being
crushed out by Its terrific compress
sion. Gasping like fish upon q bank
they threw themselves upon their
faces as they fought yainly for breath
until with myriads Of lights flashing
before their eyes consciousness left
them and they lay motionless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
To Remove Mlldew.

For removing mildew from white
material: Take one teaspoonful OF
chloride Of lime and one teaspoonful
OF washing soda. Put this and the
widowed article into two quarts Of
cold water and let it boil for about
four hours, then skim OF the scum,
add two pailfuls OF cold water and let:
it stand overnight, with the article
we'll covered. II this is not long
enough put the article back again and
soak it until the mildew entirely dis
appears; then rinse well and wash
In the usual way, Be sure to take
OF the scum, for that is what burns
the material in so many Of the recipes
given. e
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Ordered on / aVish Scale

and, speaking more effusively than on
the first occasion, said: Those spec
tacles were very good-very salts:
factory indeed. shall want some
more Of them. I'm always missing
my specs after a change OF clothes.
Let me see (pausing and looking
down on his waistcoat as II to inter-
frogate it,; I've eleven waistcoats-
yes, eleven. Better make me dozen
pairs! So dozen tortoise shell rim
med and gold framed spectacles were
supplied to the millionaire. much to
the satisfaction of the optician and
rimmaker, who between them, peck
eted sixty gufneas. ~ Manchester
Guardian. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
CHAPTER III.
The FLYNN NJ an !

I;s 1t was perhaps five minutes later
that Alan came into a certain posses
sion of his senses, not fully as one
may do who awakens from faint, but
rather with a gradual return to normal
understanding through which period
he had grotesque dreams, saw visions
and seemed to- exist for long periods
In unfamiliar worlds. Then as full
consciousness became his again he sat
up. There was a strong wind blowing
once more, gale In fact, but 1t was
now coming steadily instead Of in gil
gantic gusts and the roar from above
had diminished to the long, dull rum
BILE of dying thunder. All was yet In
darkness SO dense that he could not
see his hand before his face.
For moment he sat quietly as his
brain tried to grasp the full signifi.
canoe OF all that had happened, his
name, his whereabouts, the cause Of
the blackness, the roar and the wind
All, he had 1t now. The collision. It
had evidently taken place and he was
still alive Doris! His heart leaped to
his throat and he went fumbling over
the ground on his hands and knees in
blind search for her. His touch fell
upon her still lying PROSTATE. and
placing his arm under her he raised
her to q sitting position, feeling OF her
face as he did SO. Thank all things
she was alive and now even able to
move a bit. He drew her gently to
him until her head rested against his
shoulder where he held her with his
arm clasped about her waist. He
could feel the deep and rapid pulsing
Of her bosom and knew that she was
breathing spasmodically as though
greatly exhausted, realizing for the
first time that he, also, was painting
as afters severe race. He spoke to
her with an effort and after q few
fruitless trials succeeded in making
himself heard. He asked her If she
was much hurt or in pain and she
shook her head against his shoulder in
a negative.
He became conscious that something
to which it seemed he had always
been accustomed had suddenly alb
scented itself and for moment pom
dered vaguely as to what it could be.
Oh yes, the roar! It was gone now,
the earth was steady beneath them
and the wind almost dead. What had
become OF the others of the party !?
He must see at once. He found that
Doris was now able to sit upright with
out assistance, told ! her to remain
where she was until he returned, and
got upon his feet. AS he did SO he
saw light flicker short distance
away and a moment later the flame Of
a Japanese lantern revealed the set
face of Desmond. Alan went hurrying
up to him.
For moment the professor stared
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
savorles.s

AS a dainty to serve with salads try
crisp crackers. Split common crack.
srs and spread lightly with but
ter, then bake in oven until delicate
brown. .ss5 .;s.s s5f&S'!. +
Stale bread is always useful for
bread sticks and croutons to serve
with soup. Cut into slices half inch
thick. For the croutons cut into cubes.
and for the bread sticks cut three
inch lengths. Spread before cutting
with butter and toast to q golden
brown.
A delicious sour cream dressing for
fruit salad is made with cupful Of
rich sour cream into which a half cup
of melted butter Is stirred gradually.
This blended with a variety Of cut
fruit. such as pineapple, bananas and
oranges, and some meats or some
dates, Is most appetizing spread on
crackers as q luncheon dish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Boiled Dressing.

One teaspoon salt, one teaspoon mus
tard. one teaspoon sugar, one tea
spoon -four or cornstarch. one egg.
one cup vinegar, one cup milk. piece
Of butter the size Of large walnut
Mix dry ingredients. Z Put vinegar on
fire and just heat through. Have ready
milk and egg which has been thor
oughly beaten together; add this to
vinegar. n4you allow the vinegar to
boil before putting in the eggs and
milk it will curdle. Add dry ingre-
dents to this and stir constantly
until mixture comes to q boil Let it
boil couple OF minutes and add the
butter.
The dressing Will keep indefinitely
and il good for salads. fish and meat.
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at the one who had come to him from
out OF the darkness az though trying
to recall aefamiliar face for the mo-
ment forgotten, then he spoke In a
low, strange voice like one who talks
in his sleep. "Oh yes. I: know you
now. You are my old friend March. I
congratulate you upon your escape.
Come with me. There must be other
lanterns scattered about and we will
need all the light and help we can get
in order, to search for the missing ones.
I have hopes OF finding most Of them
alive" Rapidly they searched the
grounds, coming across the forms Of
their: fellow guests at every few steps.
Some still remained inert, some were
sitting up in a dazed way, while others
were already upon their feet directing
their way to the will.o:the-wisp lantern
light which fitted about the lawn. In
the course Of the. next few minutes
they had also found q dozen Of the
lanterns which had not been torn to
pieces or blown from their fastenings
upon the trees. and these they lighted
and distributed to the ever increasing
searching party It had been a case
of suffocauon into insensibility In a
partial vacuum which had followed
the departure Of the great weight. q
condition which had only prevailed for
very few minutes, and with the re-
turn of the normal quantity Of adr the
victims had quickly recovered with
the exception OF Mrs. Emmonds. She
had been in a faint and breathing but
feebly when the crucial moment ar
rived, and Doctor Raymond, who was
among them now, pronounced her
dead. Silently they bore her within
the house, found the telephone to be
unresponsive to their appeals. and
leaving Two of the women beside her
they returned to the lawn. They
were still partially dazed and wholly
awe stricken and moved about half
automatically as though just rscov-
ering from an anaesthetic. \
The electric lights which for some
reason had gone out in the early
stages of the disturbances were now
burning as brightly as ever again, and
from all sides came the sounds OF q
city temporarily stricken returning to
bewildered life, the shouts OF men, the
cries of women. the barking OF dogs.
the cackle Of fowl. Someone suggest
ed that inasmuch as there must have
been considerab BILE loss of life In the
tumultuous winds when many Of the
flimsier buildings must have gone
down, it was clearly their duty to try
and assist those less fortunate then
themselves. Professor Desmond an
swered him. -
7 What you have said is undoubtedly
true, yet at the same time there may
be serious riots as the result Of .
happening like this. Gangs OF vandals
are apt to form after great panics
while the people are still dazed, and
taking advantage Of conditions commit
all sorts of depredations-aS for in
stance In times Of armed attacks upon
cities or after great fires or foods.
Therefore at such times it is mans
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their protests that Desmond, belonged
a to them the elder pair. wandered away
together among the trees, leaving the
Others in little clusters to resume
their speculations or opce more take
up their lighter talk and restless wan
behring's. ,;,ss "a
For the second time that evening
Alan found himself temporarily alone
with his hostess. She was dressed in
! pure white March' s favorite color up
on her--a quaint heirloom Of uncer-
tain history upon her bosom. Her
eyes were full Of seriousness. her fair
skin even astrife fairer than usual as
he thought. and her mouth sweetly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
.MExIcANs STAY S u. S. MEN.
Rebels Slaughter Citizens Without
Mercy for Protesting Against
Robbery.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 19.----W.: o.
Robertson, a business man of this
city, and four other Americans were
killed by rebels near Mazatlan. Mex.
The men were looking after their
property interests there when set
upon by a band Of revolutionists. They
protested against the footing Of their
property. The Mexicans then attacked.
the men themselves. They tried to
protect themselves, but were over.
whelmed by numbers and slain with
out mercy. Workmen, who escaped
to this city, told OF the atrocity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

to the American schedule, these would
have been marked Obsolete long ago.
The prime battleships of ten years ago
are ranked. no higher than cruisers
now, and only dreadnoughts are count
ed as battleships of the line. Deterio-
ration is the weakness ct the Japan
ese navy. But new battlsships cost
$10,000,000 apiece, the Japanese are
groaning under heavy taxes and 1t
probably will take all the influence Of
the Mikado. as well as a war scare or
so to induce the diet to appropriate
the immense sums required to carry
out Admiral Saito's program of naval
expansion.
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of the man. 1t was an unusual stu
alton, as the common danger drove
them closer together and to the sec
ond story. When death seemed Ger
tain she wrote q farewell note and
pinned 1t high on the wall. The man,
too, was impressed. Together they
recited the Twenty-third Psalm Il and
then he made prayer. II was 50 re-
lieved when found that he was a
Christian" she said, "and 1t certainly
was q beautiful prayer" Whether or
not it was his prayer that checked the
flood. the water began to subside and
the two were in time permitted to es-
cape.-C Columbus Dispatch.
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first duty to look out for those nearest
and dearest to him. We have quite a
number Of women here, wives, daugh-
tiers and perhaps a sweetheart or two,
and most of us should remain with
them until we know that it is safe to
leave them alone. Let me count. I
find that there are sixteen ladies and
fourteen gentlemen present. OF the
latter should lima CINE that half might
be spared for scouting party while
the rest remained here for the time
being as an emergency guard. AS soon
as the scouts report that tits safe for
the ladies to go upon the streets we
can send for carriages, cars or We
hicles Of some sort and escort them
to their homes. Meanwhile I beg OF
you to restrain your natural anxiety
for. a brief half hour for the benefit
of all concerned. We will now cast
the ballot to determine who shall 60
forth and who shall stay"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Peanut sbup.

Take two tablespoons Of peanut but
ter and one tablespoon of Drowned
-four (plain -four may be used, but
Drowned is to be preferred); cream
together and pour slowly over this
one pint OF boiling water, stir con-
stantly to keep smooth. Season with
salt and pepper. Add to this one pint
of scalded milk. II too thick, add
more hot water. Serve Immediately
With croutons or crackers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Japan Displays Naval Strength.

Japan's naval strength was paraded
In the review held off Yokohama, the
first spectacular event in the reign Of
the new emperor. Yoshihito reviewed
AZ battleships and cruisers, destroy
,ers, submarines and torpedo boats
113 In line. It was much like Colonel
Roosevelt's review of the fleet OF Oy-
ster Bay when he was president, but a
distinctly modern note was added by
the Japanese in the two hydro-aero-
planes flying over the warships. as
well as the big German dirigibles that
foated high in the air.
Among the vessels in line were three
battleships and three cruisers cap
tured from the Russians. According
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not necessarily by virtue of superior
courage although he was a brave man.
"And what will come next 7" asked q
hollow voice. The scientist shrugged
his shoulders. E33 4; s5s as,
''No person upon earth can tell. But
you had best be prepared for more
commissions, perhaps terrific earth
quakes that may topple over the very
mountains, perhaps violent electrical
disturbances, likely enough winds of
unheard of,2velocity-no man can do
more than guess, for no man In the
worlds history ever went through a
thing like this. Also it is possible
that the approaching body may strike
us almost without further physical
warning, and that we will have but a
few secondssof actual atmospheric or
ground disturbances before we are
buried beneath mountain OF organic
matter" S5 n
5 '"'And what will happen to the earth
itself?" Ii 4 4 i.s5 +.
again none can tell. The impact
may crush its crust and release vast
floods of molten matter. Or the crust
may remain intact and the smaller
and less dense body-if such be the
case-be smashed to powder upon our
surface. It even may knock the world
from Its course, itself to become a lost
projectile whirling through space and
a menace to other worlds. Or our
planet may continue upon Its way un-
disturbed save for the inevitable de-
struction which must be caused for a
great distance around the region act
ually smitten. It is all but matter
Of guess work. All n.
Beneath their feet there ran once
more the tremor Of the earth as it VI
brated like the deck of racing
steamship. To their ears, at first al
most indist1nguishable but ever in
creasing in volume until it sounded
like the drone OF a great hive of bees,
came a throbbing as Of q powerful
steam pump. From several blocks dis
tant where lay the region from which
Desmond had hed came faint yells Of
terror and in a nearby stable a horse
screamed horribly. Alan dropping
upon his knees beside the PROSTATE
woman saw some Of his companions
throw themselves upon their. faces
with their arms wrapped about their
heads, while others quietly sank to a
kneeling position with hands clasped
and faces lifted. A number Of the men
remained erect, but these stood star
ing upward in dazed manner or
walked uncertainty about with hands
clenched and faces twitching. Des-
mond alone OF all Of them stood like q
statue, his arms folded upon his
breast. his face raised. his whole
pcise calm and dignified. A score Of
yards away Doris stood upright beside
Clay with her hand tightly clutching
his sleeve. OF all the women she was
by far the most composed, neither cry
ing aloud nor weeping silently, while
Tolliver was as rigid as the tree
against which he leaned and half en-
circled with his arm to steady himself.
And then from overhead there burst
upon their ears a roar low and hoarse
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Australia plans Frisco Exhibit.

Australia Plans Frisco Exhibit.
San Francisco. Sept. 11.-Australia
is planning an exhibit at the Panama,
Pacific exposition that will cost $400,-;
900, according to adYices just re-
ceived by P. E. Quinn, American COM
missioner for the state Of New South
Wales. Sst
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ITALIAN COMMANDER Killed.
General Torelll and Thlrty-Three ON
GERS and Men Are Slain
by Arabs.

Bengazi, Tripoli. Sept / 10. -The
italian commander, General Torelli.
and SO officers and men were killed in.
a Battle on Tuesday with Arab tribes.
men. The news reached this city. 81
The Italian list of wounded includes
rs officers and men. The Arab losses
are not stated. but were undoubtedly
very heavy. q; g f,St RI
General Tore1li fell at the head Of
his troops while urging them on to the
attack. 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Southern Potatoes.

Roll four cupfuls sweet potatoes. cut
in half-inch dice, five minutes. Drain
and put in buttered baking dish. Add
,one-half cup sugar, salt and pepper. a
very little nutmeg and one-half cup
melted butter. Sprinkle top with
-four and bake in oven three hours.
This recipe is SO years old.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
! HomeMade Sausage Meat.

Take one and one-Quarter pounds OF
lean beef, three-quarters of pound of
lean pork, one-Quarter pound of lean
bacon, one-quarter pound of bread
crumbs, two teaspoonfuls Of chopped
parsley, half teaspoonful Of mixed
herbs. half teaspoonful OF pepper, one
teaspoonful of salt. Grind the beef.
pork and bacon In a meat grinder. mix
it with the crumbs, herbs and season
ing. Pass through the meat grinder
q second time. Shape into balls by
hand, brush over with beaten egg.
roll in bread crumbs and serve.