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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

Cecil Rhodes and the Goldfeld Consol.
dated Mines OF South America, Major
Burnham was a scout for Lord Rob
erts and he had just killed the noted
Matabele outlaw, M'Limo, frustrating
a projected massacre OF the British
settlers.
Major Burnham, hearing that Earl
Grey was In San Francisco. came to
the, city from Three Forks to meet
him. He brought a little gold nugget
that he has carried as a talisman
through all his adventures in differ
emit parts Of the world, and the treas
ured letter Lord Roberts wrote to. him
when he was invalided home. The
report by Burnham to Earl Grey, the
administrator, Of the killing OF
M'Limo is a noteworthy page In Brit
ish history. IS
The three talked a1ectionately Of
the stirring South African times for
half an hour. +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
What Allied the Senate.

An old colored nan from Virginia
had received at last the position that
fulfilled his ambitions. He held the
job OF sweeping the steps on the east
side Of the senate end Of the capitol.
Finding himself In this prominent
place he set about mastering the leg.
islative and parliamentary phrases
that are batted about SO freely in the
senatorial presence. One day q party
OF tourists were disappointed when.
they found. upon arriving at the capt.
tol, that the senate was not in session.
II wonder what's the matter with the
senators today" said a woman in the
party to old; John. II amt sartin,' he
replied judicially, "but I spec dey
done took an abscess."-Popular
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

man who was about to reap the rich
rewards OF secrecy and patience.
Another thing, he seemed lost in his
new environment. The free air. the
bright sunshine and varied crowds did
not inspire him, they rather confused.
I saw at . glance that he was q bro
ken man s4s
His first move with the money the
prison authorities had given him was
to board a train for the town where he
had formerly lived. He was a widow
Ser. Haley proceeded to the site Of the
house where he had once lived. It
was easy to shadow him. In his dis
pirited way he seemed Indifferent to:
surroundings. 3S
The house he expected to find had.
been burned down for two years. A
new one was now in5Sscourse Of con-
5%struction.. I stood outside the yard
while l watched him wander around
1t. It was evident he was seeking
something, but could not locate 1t. He
would start along, hesitate, rub his
brow In beWildered sort OF 9 way
and finally, after an hour. he turned
from the place. =
MY heart sank within me--Dan Ha;
ley had forgotten!
I knew it surer, than ever the next
day, when he left the little lodging
house he had put up at, with myself
for a yigilant neighbor in the next
room. He started out seeking work.
/ was near to him when he approached
Q: carpenter building a fence. The lat
ter held a board across a saw horse
and was Just turning It to mark where
1t should be sawed with the pencil in
his hand, when I noticed a sudden
glow in Haley's eyes. He uttered
what was almost a scream. He start.
ed from the spot on dead run. the
astonished carpenter staring wonder.
3ingly after him. myself in close pur.
suit. %
Straight to the railroad depot Haley
proceeded, thence by train to the
prison town and then to the very
doors Of the penitentiary he had left
less than twenty-four hours prevf.
ously.
I am detective and therefore have
to think. mentally connected the
carpenter and the prison, and when
I heard Haley humbly solicit the war
den to allow him to revisit his former
cell l nodded to the latter and fol-
lowed Haley.
Once inside Of the cell Haley got
down and looked at the under surface
of the bench riveted to the wall. He
transcribed some words written there,
probably when he feared the lapse OF
memory that later overlook him.
/. I traced those tal.tale words later.
They were: "Under the woodshed
foor."' Then I was on his trail again.
1 took him in charge as he returned
to his native town. Then I visited the
shed. It was to recover the long So
creted plumber. q +
I refused any reward from theSde
lighted Mr.. Marsh, the love Of Con.
stance outweighed all sordid consider
atoms. Haley did not realize any par.
ticular disappointment. for he forgot
his recent discovery in a day or two.
Mr.. Marsh found him work and the ex-
convict developed into quite a respect
able artisan.
copyright. 1914. by w. g. chapman.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
TWO DROWN WHILE SEEMING
Young Men Perish Ia. Mink Creek.
Supposed to Have Become Tangled
In Their Fishing Nets.

49,. trrl'rEEt .&A 1E-TF -#w-F% .GT'tgAGs EsArSTsr.
LIE Mars.-Arthur Erickson aged So
and his b~rother-in-law, Collin @Brodie,
aged II. were drowned while SEEMING
in the Mink creek. seven miles west
of here. They started to put = net
acros the stream and found the rope
to be too short. An assistant went.
to get q rope. and when he came back
he could find no trace Of Erickson and.
Brodie. He gave an alarm, and after
diving several times he succeeded IN:
bringing the net to the surface and
others assisted him in hauling it to
the bank. The bodies were entangled.
In the net. It is thought that Erick-
son got tangled up and the younger.
man wentito his assistance. Erickson,
leaves aEwife and baby.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

Dan had FORGOTTEN En-
~ AUGUSTUS GOODRICH SHEER
, S& WIN. 4

gr41r1fFEAR EsTEJs -2.E" FfEt.ISEE FEs-li LsEErWFYhElgfFGF
I had been the employe Of q certain
private detective agency for ten years
when Dan Haley was released from
the state ~penitentiary. That was an.
event I had been waiting for all that
period OF time. I had been advised
OF the day-nay, the very hour when
he was to be released. 1t was a balmy
June morning when I vas welcomed
to the office OF the warden.
II fancied you would be on hand"
observed the prison official with q
comprehensive smile.
Naturally responded, "inasmlch
as i have not lost sight OF this vital
moment through all the years"
you expect It to lead to something.
then? 2"
SIT will II Dan Haley does not sus-
pect he is being watched when he
leaves this place, yes"
The warden fixed a serious look
upon me. He had been always accom-
modating, even indulgent with me-. I
traced friendly interest in the way he
now regarded me.
a See here Blake" he said you
have been a good man in your line
andI wishSI could give you some sug-
gestions regarding Haley. OF course,
you, who made his famous capture
ten years since, have never forgiven
him for hiding his booty and keeping
It hid" @ Z
SAT least ! know It is hidden" l
declared with p%ositiveness. AT the
time OF the trial Haley made the judge
and jury half believe that his pals had
cut whit. ! devoted q month after
he was sentenced to, finding out about.
that. ! am convinced that he had no
pals. Tam equally satisfied that when
closely scornered, he disposed OF his
plumber In some safe secret place.
Since then he simply has patiently
waited for freedom to make away with
that fortune and enjoy the rest OF his
days"
VERY good" nodded the warden:
That all sounds reasonable. The only
thing il, that while Haley has been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
NO 10 MORE. H |A R|D|||1' !
Army Bakers Sound Death K n
of Famous Food.
u. 8. Soldiers No Longer Have 70
Break Their Teeth on "cast
Iron" 6read-Breadmakers
5.& Carry Outfit for Troopa.s

Vera Cruz, 3Mex.-Modern field or
ganization has shattered another pic
3turesque feature of q Hardtack,
which in every campfire story swap
ping contest has figured prominently
as one of the privations which heroes
must endure, ia not used. No longer
can 1t be the leading stage prop in.
sentimental romances of the sacrificing
5comrade who gave up his last crumb
to q famished brother, of the dutiful
son who used his last cake to write
home to mother and went hungry for
q week in consequence, or OF profane
tO'Brien. who made. a new vocal record
when he broke an eye tooth on the
durable army ration.
Fresh bread in big. soft rolls, AZ
palatable as can be turned out by the
most modern bakery, takes the place
Of the bareback of other campaigns. It
is all baked in the army ovens. TWEEN
5ty-feur hours after the troops landed
I'm Mexico 5000 pounds Of bread had
been baked and was being delivered.
warm, to the different camps Capt.
p. wheeler. who had charge of the
field bakery, says that 1t is the most
notable advance which has been made
In army equipment in the last ten
years.
Formerly an army in camp lived on
bareback for several months, while the
quartermaster's department was either
erecting brick ovens and a bake shop
or negotiating with some local baker:
for 3 bread supply Now a real bakery
IL q part of the quartermaster's depart
ment. Of every division.
The bakery which went into opera
ton over night in Mexico is turning
out between 5000 and 5000 pounds Of
bread q day. which feeds some 10000
soldiers and marines on shore duty.
Tbs equipment a be tripled In size
and its capacity increased to $4,000
pounds daily. Four ovens are In use.
while a full equipment for IL ovens,
enough for anrentire army division,
was brought on the transports.
There is no experimenting necessary
to get the field. bakery in working or
der. To the bakery crew conditions
here are the same as they have been
for months in the various army; camps
in the states. 1t will be the same from
day to day. If the army is o. the move.
A bakery crew consists Of a captain
and IS men, enlisted as bakers. Cap
tain Wheeler, who has charge of the
field bakery at Vera Cruz is an artil-
lery captain, detailed for four years in
the quartermaster's department and
assigned to the bakery.
Each owe is the nucleus Of Z sep
arate unit In an. army field bakery. One
Eor twelve can be set up, each complete
In itself. First Is q sleeping tent for
the crew working that particular oven.
Next comes the mixing tent. In it are
two mixing troughs, a corner for the
sacks of -four. a bake table on which
are scales for weighing the loaves and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

Visitors to the park rushed to the
ringside outside the fence, trying to
frighten of the ram by shouts, while
a big turkey gobbler perched on the
top rail appeared In the role Of ref
cree. , .--5 90
The ram only grew more furious
at the interference of outsiders, re-
newing his rushes at the goat, which
put up a stiff fight until one of his
handsome horns was broken.
Every animal In the park appeared
to be taking sides in the conflict, and
the babel Of noises drew Supt. Dun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
OLD SOLDIERS meet I:
Annual E%ncampment G. A. r. Of
Iowa Gathers at Burlington
vER3,000vETERANsATTEND
Battle Scared Remnant Of Defenders
Of Nation Assemble In Fortieth
Reunion of Department Of
Iowa at Burlington. EE

Burlington, June 17.-Veterans Of
the greatest of civil conflicts in his
tory, in number exceeding 5000, met
here this week to hold the Fortieth
Annual Encampment Of the Depart
ment of Iowa Grand Army of the Re-
public. The first session convened at
8 P. M. Tuesday at the Grand Opera
House in this city, Department Com
mander j.. w. Willett presiding. The
Invocation was delivered by Rev.
Archibald Cardle, D. D.. The address
of welcome on behalf Of the city was
made by w. C. Cross, mayor OF Bur-
Ington. ~ &7'ttf2 - aSFs s-aj5s
Governor Clarke delivered an adj
dress on behalf of the state which
commanded the close attention of the
large audience that had been able to
gain entrance to the overcrowdeds
building. ~. $
An address on behalf Of the G. A. r.
and kindred societies was then }deliv-
cred by Department Commander J..
w. Willett. Next on the program was
Hon. Washington Gardner who was
followed by short address given by
Mrs. Ida Mcbride, National Pres. w.
r. C.; Mrs. Lillian c.. Cary, Pres. G.. A.
r. Circle and Mrs. Estella Plopper.
On Wednesday at $3.50 A. M. the
G. A. r. met at the Grand Opera
House In business session, a%djourning
for the midday repast which was fol-
lowed by the parade with many OF the
veterans insisting on marching, 9TH
ers in automobiles and the residents
OF the city and surrounding country
Joining in q most memorable pageant
The southern part Of the state and
the counties along the Mississippi fur.
tnished the larger portion of the dele.
gates present at the meeting.
The election Of officers for the next
year will constitute the chief item OF,
tho business sessions yet to be held.
B.. G.. Ward OF. Des Moines IS most
prominently talked Of for the office
Of Commander and his unanimous cleo
ton to succeed the present command
or, J. w. Willett Of lama, is consider
ed to be a certainty without question,
The city OF Burlington is strenuous
5ly endeavoring to make the visiting
veterans and all others present re-
member the occasion because OF the
manner in which the general comfort
Of the visitors is being looked after
and also in furnishing recreation and
pleasure jaunts for all that may desire
to participate. ,5 B
On Thursday afternoon the veterans
will be taken for short excursions up
the Mississippi as guests Of the en-
tertaining& committee. Opportunities
for their visiting numerous points OF
interest about Burlington will also be
provided. s
Ladies OF the Woman's Relief Corps
and the Ladies Of the G. "a. r. have
been and continue very active In
making this one Of most happy and
successful meetings Of the rapidly dis
appearing bands OF Stheroes to whom
the later generations owe so much.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
RAM BuTTED ANGoRA GOAT
Newcomer Lost a Horn Before the
Park Superintendent, John DUFF,
.r@ Rescued Him. ETE. "a

Norwich, Conn.-Supt. John Duff re-
Gently introduced a big Angora goat
to the deer-yard In Mohegan Park. A
ram which has reigned as king Of the
yard didn't like 1t and began to butt
the goat around. The newcomer be-,
came peeved and after a few prods
started to defend himself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

to suck out the poison. Then he
wrapped a cord around his arm as
tightly. as he. could between elbow
and shoulder to prevent the poison
from getting into his system and
made tracks for the house as fast as
he could.
A doctor was summoned, but mean
while Master Dunn was pouring perox-
ide into the wound and was the calm
est member of the family.
There Is In the house a family med
icine book that has held a great fasci-
nation for Charley. After he had cut
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

woman Of Los Angeles, CAL. to shoot
q congressman who she considered
had insulted her husband. who was
III, by making ~disparaging remarks
about him in public. Fortunately. the
wound inflicted proved but q slight
one and the woman escaped with q
short term Of imprisonment.
France, perhaps. has not been 80
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

another on which the pans are stacked.
Next comes the oven. On the other
side OF the oven Is the store tent. 1t Is
inclosed in an outer tent of mosquito
netting and filled with racks OF. wire
and steel which will hold 5000 pounds
Of bread in orderly rows.
The oven was designed in 1911 by
Capt. Lucien Holbrook and Sergt. Pat.
rick Dunn. It is of iron and steel,
fastened at the corners and edges by
clamps. Tents, ovens and all equip
ment are collapsible and can be folded
and packed into a single escort wagon.
Twelve wagons will carry the bakery
for 10000 men, or 10, 900 loaves. !,
War has not started and the army
is not on the march. The bakery4i is
turning out what Is known as tissue"
bread. It is different from war"
bread. Six loaves of tissue" bread are
baked at one time. Four OF the loaves
consequently do not have any crust on
their sides. What is known as war"
bread is baked in separate s~loaves, has
crust all over and will keep longer.
There are other differences inter
esting to the housewife or baker. lis
sue" bread has ~ pounds Of dough to
the loaf, rises FIVE hours, is baked one
hour and weighs two pounds when
cooled. . war" bread weighs. two
pounds when cooled, is raised for eight
hours. has more sugar and no lard in
the dough, is baked for TX hours and
will keep for a considerable length, OF
time. MI
At 6 p. m. the bakers start mixing
their dough. Before noon the store
tents are stocked with fresh bread AT,
daylight the next day the regimental
commissary wagons are loaded with
the supply to be taken to the camp.
1t is very different from the days OF
bareback, which 1t Is said by veterans,
was as hard as the boxes in which It
was shipped. %42.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
HIS OWN SNAKE BITE
Alabama Boy Of Twelve Years Knew
What to DO When Bitten BY
aiMoccasln. y

Mobile, Ala--Charley Dunn, the
twelve-year-old son OF G. M, Dunn OF
Park avenue, Crichton, probably owes
his life to his presence Of mind when
bitten on the finger by a moccasin.
He quickly took out his pocket knife,
slashed his finger in crisscross shape,
stuck the digit In his mouth and began
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

catchy" instrumental music and sell
1t in all parts Of Germany; songs are
also translated and published by this
firm. and some Of these American
songs r quite popular. Music deal
ers in Strasburg say the German firm
referred to can sell the copied music
more cheaply than the original can be
imported from America
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
SWALLOWS CARB0Llc ACID.
George Gulperson Of Winterset Fol-
lows the Example Set BY Two Bro 4
< 4 theirs and Succeeds In Suicide.

Winterset.-George Guiperson, aged
30, committed suicide here by drink
ing the contents of a four ounce bot-;
tie OF carbolic acid. Before taking the
acid he went to the offices of Dr.. f.
F. Powell, and asked the doctor II he
would die by drinking a certain poison.
Two brothers Of Guiperson commit
ted suicide several years ago. He had
been in trouble several times and
threatened to follow their example.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
Game Of Freezeout,

An Irishman, having gone out In his
night gown a bitter cold night to stop
the bowling OF a dog, was found by his
wife almost paralyzed with cold. hold
ing the struggling dog by the tail;
"Howly murder, Pat" said. she, what
would We be afther doin'?"
"Tush," said Pat, don't We see Dim
tryin' to fraze the baste?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

Movies Make Church People Gasp.
4 Chicago.-Members Of the Joyce
Methodist church gasped when
movies" showing murders and other
acts Of violence with no connecting
link were exhibited. Alderman Pretzel
later explained the pictures were the
"cutouts" made by the cepsors, but he
had forgotten to announce to the audi
ence what the films were. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
FAMOUS TRIO MEET AGAIN
Earl Grey, John Hays Hammond and
Major Burnham Greet Each
Other In San Franefsco. 8

San Francisco.-There was q brief
reunion here one day recently Of three
men who have become famous through
out the world. They were the British
statesman, Earl Grey. John Hays Ham
mond, noted mining engineer. and Maj.
Fred r. Burnham. famous scout and
soldier Of fortune. g -
The three parted company last in
Rhodesia in 1896 Then Earl Grey
was the administrator Of Rhodesia.
Hammond vas consulting engineer for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
Germany Takes to Rastlme.

Notwithstanding the prevalence of
folk songs among the peasantry the
deeply-rooted love for classical music
that pervades all Italy retards the in
PRODUCTION of American "ragtime" mu-
sic which is making its way but slow
" in that kingdom. In Germany, on
the other hand, American music, espe-
cially ragtime, is very popular and
has a good and ready sale, says .
United States consular report.
"A German music publishing firm In
berlin Ii saidSto copy the popular and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

He arrived just as the Angora, With
only one horn to defend himself.
showed signs of yielding. ~. -
Duff drove of the ram and bound
up the bleeding wounds Of the An
CORA, especially the cash where the
horn was broken OF. He hopes to
save the goat which Is a valuable
animal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
watched Him Wander Around Il.

s-&Sv -
not only our best behaved convict and
6close-mouthed a a clam, during the
past year he has changed"
How changsd?" I asked.
"He has become 'aueer. As q good
conduct man we put him at keeping
the outgo list OF goods in the shoe
factory. He was famous for his ac-
curacy until q twelvemonth since.
Then he began to make mistakes. He:
would miss shipments, confuse the fig
ures, misplace his account books and
show other 1apses OF memory. 1t
would be q strange retribution, would
it not" added the official in%sinuating-
", 5'if after all his cunning planning
Haley had forgotten where he con.
cealed that plunder-hey?"
"Zounds!" / could not refrain from
remarking-"that would upset all my
fond calculations, indeed.
They were fond, those same, for a
very superior reason. / was in love.
More than that, l was in love with the
daughter OF john Marsh, and John
Marsh was the then wealthy merchant
from whom Haley had stolen in cash
and jewels a cool hundred thousand
dollars.
at the time Of the deed the lawyer
of Mr.. Marsh paid me a Ave hundred
dollar reward for capturing the cul-
prit. At the same time he advised me
that in case l recovered the booty or
any part of it, twenty-five per cent of
the same should be mine. At the
end Of a few months l gave up hunting
for the hidden fortune-for ten years.
All that time, however, l kept Haley
In mind. At the end of the ninth year
4 sought out Mr.. Marsh. He was no
longer a capitalist. The loss Of the
hundred thousand dollars had crippled
and then ruined him. I found him liv-
ing in very humble way, old and de-
crepit, supported by the earnings OF
his daughter, Constance, who was a
music teacher.
When I recalled his former loss. he
wept bitter tears. When I bluntly In
timated that I hoped to recover it,
he was aroused to desperate excite
ment. He oneud me half OF: what
might secure.
It was not this prospect Of a munth.
cent reward, however, that impeued
me to perfect my plans with renewed
diligence and fervor. It was because
i had seen and now worshiped Con.
stance Marsh. / think first won her
kindly attention by my s~teadfastness
OF purpose in pursuing an apparently
hopeless case to the end. Then when
l said that I coveted not the reward
but the fame OF finishing up q difficult
case, and intimated what comfort the
restored wealth would bring to her
father, she became my true friend.
1 had not seen Dan Haley since he
entered the ~penitentiary. l was
shocked at his aged appearance. He
stopped and walked feebly. There
was none Of the buoyancy and eager
ness ,one might have expected from q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
Members Of Fair Sex Seldom Figure
a Assasslns In World Of Politics
Mime. caIllaux's Crime. .

London.-In the history Of politics
there is 40 parallel to the Paris trag-
edy which has resulted In the death
OF NJ. Calmette. who was shot by the
wife Of NJ. Caillaux. the minister Of
finance. who sought to avenge her
husbands honor. says London Tit
Bits.
Women, happily. figure little in po-
'ltical murders, although about three
years ago an attempt was, made by Q
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Appearance Not All.

"A gentle spirit may express itself in
rude words Of i%lliteracy; it is not
therefore rude. Ruflanism may speak
the language of learning or religion;
it is ruftianism still. Strength may
wear the garb OF weakness, and still
be strong; and a weakling may carry
the weapons Of strength, but fight with
a faint heart.-Harold Bell Wright.