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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15

Al the days wore away Lucy began
to feel less and less comfortable in
her new surroundings. There was an
1 atmosphere OF worldliness and insin-
cerity which almost terrified her at
times. The ways Of her cousins were
90 different from those in her fathers
household! X y II
II Her mother had died two years be-
fore and her father had been called
west on an important business mat
ter. Lucy could hardly go home to
an empty house. For this reason she
tried hard to adjust herself until the
end OF her visit should arrive.
Another thing which troubled her
was Tom Lawson's evident liking for
her society, and her own growing pre-
objection for the young man. Money
had not spoiled him, at any rate.
She was halt afraid Of arousing her,
cousins jealousy, but Mile, who had
not failed to notice Lucy's friendship
4 for Tom, laughed al. It. ~ / \
Its fortunate you're only a poor
country mousse she said, ..and not
likely to attract Tom, or else should
be jealous Of you. Tom positively
seems anxious to start filtration
with you" f.55
Lucy resolved to keep away from
Tom. But one afternoon he came In
unexpectedly, when Mile and her
mother were out driving. They did
not often take Lucy with them.
4 my cousin is OUT said Lucy, as
she opened the door, anticipating the
servant. Lucy did not know that that
was not considered good manners.
Her idea of hospitality was to vel.
come her guest in person.
"I'm glad of it," said Tom brusQue-
ly. II didn't come to see Mile; I
came to see you"
"Mr. Lawson!" stammered Lucy in.
dignantly. .5sl
He came in and sat down in a chair.
"My fathers lost every penny" he
said blrntly. "The house is going to
be, sold and I'm going to work. I
wanted to tell YOU"
"Me?" asked Lucy, feeling her
heart throb unpleasantly, and con.
scious that she was looking extremely
foolish. "Why me?" n
Because" began Tom, and sud.
denly caught her in his arms and
kissed her.
Poor Lucyl It was her first expert.
ence Of love. She tried so hard to
think what she should do. And all
the while she was debating whether
to box his ears or to reprove him in.
dignantly she was lying passively in
his arms. And then she found that
she was crying.
There! Forgive mel" said Tom.
TIN a cad, I know. Lucy, do you
know have loved you every minute
since saw you? Haven't you cared
for me little bit?''
eyes," answered Lucy truthfully.
"But Millie-''
The thought maddencd her; she
sprang out Of his ar11s and hurried
from the room.
She began to pack her trunk. She
could not remain there any longer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
A 4 MAN TO. BIZ. LOVED
sconspicuously self-complacent lndlvL
dual q Parsonage Rather to
.ji Be Avoided.

5S5 A man must believe in himself be-
fore others will believe IN him. Many
a mans belief in himself amounts to
q superstition. He has stronger
faith in his own wits and abilities
than he has in the divine provenance
Of mortal affairs He trusts his own
senses sooner than another mans
word or any printed statement. He Is
right we'll pleased with all he has done
in the past, and he takes it for grant
ed that his future days will lead from
strength to strength. He cannot see
any outcome except felicity for any
enterprise to which he sets his hand;
he thinks that the sands OF Pactolus
are running In his hourglass. He
seems the pampered minion of for
tune, and probably he is envied by
many. The steps whereby he rose he
Is little too vaingloriously ready to
tell OF, and Ibis own vast shadow
glory-crowned" is his favorite appari.
tion-he believes In ghosts to that
extent. But he Is never quite deplor'
able until he comes to believe at last
that there is nothing more for him to
.learn--that his own path is the per.
feet way to take, that it is fairly lu.
minous with phosphorescence behind
him and leads to Roman triumph
before his face. A nat and abject
failure is more to be loved than the
blatantly successful, the conspicuously
self-complacent man. How tiresome
ere these who are always prating OF
possession forever engaged upon
an inventory looking at everything
with an appraisers eye and planning
how to get it, or else Boosting that
they got It and SO have increased their
stature in the public estimation! What
mortal cares how many
things a man belongs to, how many
strands Of pearls his wife wears, how
many servants run his errands, how
much he paid for his g1lded dinner
service? Yet your ticket of admit
lance to his gorgeous pleasure dome
Is your obsequious admiration. You
must praise all or be put out. You
may not censure, even by implication.
You must find that whatever Is, Is
right" Moneybags does not want
your construed rebuke OF his posses
sions or his employments, for that Ia
TO deprecate what his whole life has
been in getting these things together.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
sKlLLFuL WITH THE ARROW RI
Amazon Indians, Using Poisoned
Weapons, Are by No Means 4 Eos A
70 30 pespIsed.

The uncanny skill Of the Amazon In
dams with poisoned arrows won the
awed admiration OF Mr.. Algot Lange.
who was cured Of jungle-fever by Man.
geromas after his comrades had sue.
swamp snakes. In his book, I'm tho
Amazon Jungle" Mr.. LANCE describes
hunting trip that he made with two
members of the tribe: &g>
I'VE had scarcely gone asmile, when;
We discovered on the opposite bank Of
the creek. about one hundred and fifty
yards away, q wild hog roofing for
food We were under cover Of the
brush, but the hog was in full view. Al
most simultaneously my companions
fitted arrows to their bowstrings. In
stead of shooting pointblank and
manipulating the bows with their
hands and arms, they placed their
great toes on the lower end OF the bow
strings, and with their left arms gave
the proper tension and inclination to
the bows. which were eight feet long.
With q whir the poisoned arrows shot
forth, sailed gracefully through the
air, described hyperbola, and plunged
into the animals neck, little back
from the base Of the brain. 81 sss
THE hog dropped in his tracks, and
I doubt II he could have lived even II
the arrows had not been poisoned. We
slung the body over heavy pole and
carried it to the maloca. Ia e
"All the way the hunters disputed
over the ownership Of the hog, and
from time to time they put the carcass
on the ground to gesticulate and argue.
When they appealed to me. declared
that the arrows had sped so rapidly
that I could not tell which had found
Its mark first. Ii
''As we neared the house. the chief
sent, out messenger to learn the;
cause OF the alteration. The ennis:
sary returned to the chief and the dis
putants became quiet. The messenger
soon came back, and said that the
great chief would judge the case, and
ordered the men to enter the maioca
The chief motioned me to seat on
the ground beside his hammock. The
men told their story, now and then
looking to me for an affirmative nod OF
the head. The chief listened to the
argument for some time without ut.
terlng syllable, and regarded the
crowd with q steady, unblinking ex-s
preston. Then he said The hog II (
mine. COZ B VA
Strange as 1t may seem, there was
no grumbling at this extraordinary
decision. Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Writer Tells How suffragettes
0uttaIked the Premier.
Says Feminine Forces Can Prevent
/ Return Of Liberal Party TO Power a,
ut Next ElectIon-sees End
Of MiIitancy. tss

London, England.-Re to
England after an absence OF four
months on the continent, have been
Interested in ascertaining whether
there has been any change in the sit
uation regarding woman suffrage, says
q London woman writer. In writing to
Mrs. Fawcett, president Of the consti-
tutional association, the National
Union, ! said 1t seemed to me that.
with the remarkable four weeks pill
grimage Of thousands OF women from
all parts OF tho country, the great
peaceful demonstration In Hyde park
and later the receiving Of their rep
resentat1ves by Prime minister As
quith. the movement had entered upon
q new era. II
q She answered: II feel with you that
suffrage matters in England are on the
point OF new development. but We
know nothing positively at present"
and this represents truly the existing
condition. Nobody, constitutional or
militant, official or private citizen, Will
hazard q definite opinion 40 to the
next step. E. ~
In her address to the premier, Mrs.
Fawcett appealed to him to find way
out Of the "impasse" IN which not only
the sutfragists but also the liberal
party found themselves, and this cor
rectly expresses the condition. The
former are no more hopelessly up
against q stone wall on this question
than is the latter. a
Why did Mr.. Asquith, after refusing
to receive deputation at the time
thousands Of women were in London
for the Hyde park meeting, voluntari-
ly agree to do SO week later? He
said It was because he understood
they had fresh evidence OF popular
support to lay before him!"
At the time one division OF the pill
grims" had reached Oxford and was
holding a mass meeting, the prime
minister was discovered incognito in
one Of the colleges there. evidently
seeing for himself what everybody
there is tremendous
public sentiment behind this move
ment. He pretended to be impressed
at the testimony of the women as to
the friendship Of the workingmen
shown all along the march, and yet for
a number Of years this has been ex-
pressed by an overwhelming vote at
tAe conventions Of the labor party.
Never was the willy politician more
in evidence than at this interview, but
the women matched him at every
point.
THE liberal party will bow to the
will Of the people," he said.
How is that will to be ,expressed?"
they asked.
well, there is the referendum
would that suit your ideas?"
1.-TWO speeches have been made by
your colleagues on the referendum"
answered Mrs. Fawcett; zone said It
was the best way ever invented for
stopping anything and the other said
It was the best way Of dealing with
woman suffrage!" -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15

fixed plane at the forward end has
eight revolving ones, four on each
side. Any two OF these will act as the
fixed plane of the monoplane. When
the aviator encounters strong cross
currents of air Browne claims that
instead Of the machine being over
turned that the planes will merely re-
volve and the "cotoplane" will pro
coed on an even keel. Another feature
claimed for the invention Is that the
blast of air from the propeller will be
conserved by the slanting planes and
will provide a river Of air. on which
the machine will ride. Brownies para
chute attachment he says will open
and allow the "octoplane" to gently
descend to earth from height az
low as q hundred feet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
JUSTICE IN RUSSIA |. Isl
"Deyil Entered Little Body Of
Baby Natalia."
SO Russian Official Report Said After
She Threw Dirt on Prominent
Governors coat-vlIlaoe Forced II
to Beg t~r Forgiveness.

st. Petersburg. = From Harkov
comes a story showing how the wheels
OF administrative authority go round
In Russia. 3 3
! The governor OF the province, Mr..
Katerinitch, started out from Harkov
in an automobile, accompanied by, =
mounted escort of the district chiefs
OF police. What befell him Is set
forth in an authorized published de-
port.
When few miles outside the town
the governor and his cortege passed
through village where little girl.
seated on the roadside. was making
mud pies. 4
There the devil" says the narrar
tive, entered the little body of Nata-
LA Kolatchenko. aged five years. She
took up some dirty earth and threw It
at the automobile and it fell on the
governors coat III
THE entire cortege halted. A police
sergeant dismounted and made after
the little girl, who ran screaming into
q kitchen-gardep. A body Of police
surrounded the garden and she was
put under arrest. Her mother, re-
turning from work in the fields. was
also arrested, and had to march un-
der armed guard for II versts to the
chief of police station OF the dis
trict. The chief Of police then sum
moned all the villagers to meet at
once and decide what penance they
would offer to palliate the enormity
that had occurred within their COM
mune. y stSs2$
Meanwhile the little girls father.
who was employed at the railway
works at Harkov came home. and he,
too. was arrested and marched OF for
II versts to the police office. A pri-
vate inquiry was held on him to learn
whether he was q well.disposed or III
disposed person. He was released
at three In the morning to find all the
villagers up at q meeting summoned
by the chief of police, who had 9 Pc
titio6 for them to present to the gov
ernor craving forgiv eness for little
Natalia. He wished them to present
1t on their knees. but that they re-
fused to do" n "a Isl
The Governor returned to Harkov.
next day, and they all stood uncovered
on the road with their petition. He
looked the other way and they had
to shout Wait. your excellency!
5Wait!" al
. The villagers were then let go after
q severe admonition,e on looking after
children. But the mother was sem
fenced to Is days imprisonment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
!. q 9 "A
tom. Went TO WORK.
a. 1MiAReARET sMEAToN.


"Oh, Mile, I am SO glad, said
Lucy Wainwright. II hops the same
happiness will come to me some day"
she added wistfully. AZ
why, you little goose, any girl can
get man If she wants him." an.
swered her cousin Mile. And Mr..
Lawson is as rich as Croesus-at
least, his father Ia.
"But you love him. Miller" inquired
Lucy anxiously.
IA "Quite we'll Il enough" answered
Lucys cousin. ""Of course when .
girl gets to be twenty-five she has
acquired q little common sense. How
old are you, Lucy? 2" Mile continued.
Gust twenty" Lucy answered.
a "Then you have five years to walt.
my DEAR said Mile. Come, let us
70 downstairs. Tom will be here In
ID few minutes and I want you to meet
him. s. ID 4 g
Lucy was visiting her cousins In
Virginia. This was the day of her ar
rival, and Mile had just conf1ded to
her the news Of her engagement.
Tom Lawson was the son Of old
Peter Lawson, whose speculations In
Mexican oil fields we're reported to
have netted him a fabulous amount
of money. And when Tom came in
Lucy had to admit. that he looked q
rich mans son. The high power auto
mobile, his taultless clothes, his uni
versity manner made him splendid
catch for any girl. But what Lucy
liked most about Tom Lawson was
just himself. 4. n Il IS " 81 @ ..s,5sSs
How she .envied Millie that night
Is she lay, awake, her mind busy
with the memories of the day. The
Wainwrights came Of a good old fam,
lily, but Miles family seemed to ac-
squire all the money, while Lucy's ~
5matned poor. The magniflcence Of
her; cousins home was like a wonder
world to Lucy. ys51
4 She did not know that they were
living upon their capital, and that
Miles shrewd Y mother had staked
her fortunes upon her daughters
making a brilliant match.
SKI Mile had certainly done her credit
1t was to be a MARI Rage OF youth and
health and plenty OF cash thrown in.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
world history preceding the day Of the
historical records had hardly occurred
until the middle Of the last century.
Miniature Wondarn.

Jewellers from the exigencies OF
their trade are masters OF miniature
workmanship. One in Leeds, England,
some years age produced a model Of
a beam engine In silver composed OF
1855 pieces and complete in every de-
tail, yet weighing only one and hall
pennyweight and standing half an inch
ID height. - ..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
EDWIN GOULD TO BE AIRMAN
New York Millionaire Orders Hydro
aeroplane Of Pattern Of n. F.
Mccormick's Machine.

New York.-It was reported here
that Edwin Gould, brother OF George
J.. Gould, attracted by the feats OF
Harold F. Mccormick of Chicago as a
commuter by hydroaeroplane. had pur-
chased two Of these machines for his
own use. While Mr.. Gould could not
be seen personally, one Of his sons said
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Resoureeful Cook.
young housekeeper

The young housekeeper was
troubled.
3"Oh, dear!" she exclaimed. THAT
horrid groceryman never sends me
what want"
What seems to be the trouble now,
darling?" asked the fond husband, with
tender anxiety.
well, the Browns are coming to
dinner tonight, and ! was going to
have asparagus vinaigrette. The rec
ipe in my cook book says that the
bleached kind Of asparagus should be
used, and the grocer has sent me this
nasty fresh green Kind What shall
i dor
Cant you telephone to the grocery
and have them change the, order?"
mo, it's too late. Oh, I'll tell you!
Run over to the corner drug store and
get bottle of peroxide, and Ill bleach
it myself"
What resourceful little wife I
have!" he murmured proudly, as he
reached for his hat AN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Freak Cat, Toe. Tangled

Kent Hollow, Gonna cat has ex-
ira toes on its front paws that turn
backward SO that 1t has difficulty In
letting go OF things. A, few days
ago one got caught In the claws Of
the opposite hind foot and the cat had
to hobble along on two feet until as
sistance was given and its feet unv
rAveled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Still Applies.

New York.-"A guilty conscience
carries the load OF seven drome-
daries," the prophet Mohammed once
wrote. That aphorism evidently ap-
plies to Brooklyn, as well as it did to
Damascus in the olden time.
A small package, addressed Police
Headquarters. Brooklyn" came
through the mail to the State street
detective Headquarters. It contained
a pair Of gold CUT links marked with
the capital letter "F' in old English
script and half karat diamond stick
pin. There was no note Of explanation
in the box.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Wells Should Be Deep.

Experiments have proved that
shallow wells contain twenty times
as many dangerous germs az
are contained in the deeper wells,
and considering that the water
supply usually is stronger as the
depth increases, the putting down OF
deep wells ought to appeal strongly to
every farmer.-The Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Food From tha sea.

Nearly 5,750,000 crabs were landed
In England and Wales last year, 40.
cording to the annual report on sea
fisheries. while over thirty-three mill
lion oysters, between six and seven
hundred thousand Holsters, and some
twenty-six thousand tons Of other
sheIl-f1sh were taken.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15

at the Gould country home at Ardsley-
on-the-Hudson that his father for some
time had been considering the pur-
chase of one or more OF the hydroaero-
planes. Mr.. Gould recently spent some
little time studying the mechanism of
Mr.. McCormick's flying boat at Lake
Forest, near Chicago, and it Is said
that he decided to place orders for two
elaborate machines, one built for
speed only and the other, to be the
largest ever built, to accommodate six
persons. -... J1'.
Although Mr.. Gould could launch
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
JUDGE FRIED HIS PEARL
II Illinois Jurist Had SteWed Il He
Would Have Made Over
$4,000.

Martinez, Calf Judge e. H. Ware
had taken, on q recent trip to San
Francisco, his oysters in stew in
stead Of fried, he would be richer by
q small fortune. On biting into one
OF his fried oysters the Judge encoun-
tered something hard. Investigation
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15

disclosed q pearl, which he tucked
away in q vest pocket.
Back again in Martinez. Judge
Ware showed his pearl to Under
Sheriff William Veale. who offered TO
submit it to San Francisco jeweler
for valuation. When the San Fran
cisco expert looked at the pearl he
said:
If your friend had ordered an
oyster stew instead OF fry this
thing would be worth $4,000. 1t II
perfect in form and just matches one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Hats First Made by a Swiss.

Hats were first made by Swiss of
Paris in s1404. When Charles VII. Of
France entered Rouen in triumph In
1449 he wore hat lined with red vel
vet, bearing rich plume Of feathers.
Henceforth hats and caps, at least in
France. began to take the place OF
chapeaus and hoods. Hats were first
manufactured In England by Span.
iards in 1910. Very high-crowned hats
were worn by Queen Elizabeth's cour-
tiers and were again introduced in
'1729 5=a-- TEas rs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
How Word. Reveal Hl.torv.

The word Investment" doesn't oc-
eur In DR.. Johnson's dictionary Of the
latter part Of the eighteenth century.
prehistoric" was first used in English
in 1851. 49,.
Such instances a. these show how
Z study Of language may lay bare tie
history OF a people. Industry and
finance did not develop sufficiently to
make such words al Insurance."
'"commerciaI' and discount" neces-
sary until the latter part OF the eight
senth century, while the idea OF .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
To Ramoxe Match Marks.

Marks on kitchen walls, which have
been caused by carelessly striking
matches on them, Will disappear Il
rubbed with q bit Of lemon and then
with clean cloth dipped In whiting.
Afterwards wash the surface with
warm water and soap-then wipe with
q clean damp cloth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15

his hydroaeroplane In the Hudson
near his home in Ardsley. 1t is said
that he does not contemplate making
his first flight on the Hudson, but
along the coast between New London
and New York. He hopes, it is said.
to go all the way from New London
to Palm Beach.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
TRYING to Crawl.

81 see Tat some fat mans friend
has Invented a shirt with the lower
part pair Of trousers"
Eyes, I have some of them"
THAT kind Of shirt cannot crawl
up mans back"
@'No, but mine try 50 hard that they
keep my feet pulled away up OF the
ground a good part Of the time"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
A New Excuse

$50 you are of the water wagon
agar? ?" .. .
Eyes"
''How did you happen to fall"
II was riding along, not looking at
anything in particular, when woman
passed by wearing silhouette skirt.
"Yes?" q.
IT leaned over to look and lost my
balance" III.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
"Ah, I have it, continued Jones. "it i
was in Chicago. remember now, you
Remarkable,

Frost Sometimes one runs across
his friends in the most unexpected
places. III
snow-True Yesterday found
Agnes at home. "
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Shy,

THE bride was very shy" Very.
She was even shy ten years when
1t came to giving her age.-Boston
Evening Transcript
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Town Bar, Women.

The Asiatic town Of Naiwatch, on
the borders Of Russia, is peopled by
men only. Women are forbidden sst
trance there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
In Boston. Tool

Mother Ito park policeman)-'My
little boy wants to see the monkeys.
Can you direct me to the apiary?"-
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
Va. e.'= ~ y
He Found Out.

Jones wished to Impress his wife.
and their guests, who were dining at q
local hotel with him, of his importance
He began by>"warming up" to the
waiter.
''say," said Jones at what he be-
lieyed the opportune time. Il have
seen you some place, haven't II"
'..Why, 1 don't know, sir" said the.
waiter. Z; a fl.
Ever work at the Claypool = 81
mo, sir, never there"
'-Well. then, ! saw you at the Sew
erin"
mo. sir; no. sir: never even been
in there, In
well, maybe it was at the Washing
ton or the Denison or -------. ------.
Never there.
'-Ah, I have It," continued Jones, ut
was in Chicago. remember now, you
mo, sir, no stree. I never was In
that place in my life. Maybe it was at
Brighton Beach, sir. worked there
all summer, "-Indianpolis News.