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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Couldn't Escape, Poor Girl.


won't you sing something" he
asked when they were alone to-
gether. 35st. 58g FISK
.5* Please excuse me, she replied. Il.
don't feel like singing this evening. 1
would much rather sit here and have
you talk to me. Tell me about your
self. ~ tt ss s3
There's nothing interesting to say
about me. have not had an exciting
career ,]}3s5 nj Y :3s III.
But l should like to hear bout
your work, your ideals and all that.
you know IN = s n,
al why do you care what my ideals,
are .$5 81 4 s'5y.si
- am always interested in every,
man s ideals. Men are SO interesting.
They always have some aim in life
aside from marriage. Girls generally
think only Of that. It seems SO silly
and uninteresting," :$R
'Marriag h
Eyes" Il Ssss
Haven't you ever thought Of get
ting married e. ia 4 IA; 55
%. If you insist. on dragging in
the subject suppose ! may as well
give in" s. 5s55 \.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Law Aimed at lnIustlce.

Bank clerks and matrimony have
been the subject Of legislation by the
Australian parliament. The assembly
has approved Of new clause in the
criminal code bill, by. which any per-
son or corporation, prohibiting, under
threat of dismissal. the marrying Of
any employe over twenty-one years
OF age, will be liable to a fine of
$1,000. or three months Imprisonment.
The clause is the outcome of evidence
in the arbitration court that the West
ern Australian banks prohibit the mar
riage Of clerks receiving under s., 900
per annum. s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Lavender 40 Tobacco subetItute.

Lavender 40 Tobacco Substitute.
Sweet lavender Is now on the mar.
ket and on the side table and the smell
OF 1t is clean, sweet and delicious,
says the London Chronicle office win
dow" man. But did you ever smoke
It? This business OF the tobacco trust
worries the smoker who may have to
pay more for his pipeful. Then comes
the glad news that we are growing to-
bacco and even cigar coverings-in
order to beat Sumatra at her own
game. And also comes a Madrid pro-
fessor. inquiring what the ancient Ro-
mans smoked. Fine pipes have been
dug up In Spain from Roman settle
ments, but they have no trace Of to-
bacco or opium. Yet they are adorned
with bas-reliefs picturing the lavender
plant. And in 1276-before tobacco
came to Europe Spanish writer
said that whoever smokes lavender
feels active. ardent and vigorous But
why is 1t that smoking never orept
Into Roman litersturor "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
-. rhs !, &, Gcoxeernor,s poa.

,44E A certain $ex-governor OF western
state was extravagantly fond OF his
dogs. One day, he saw his youngest
son kick a favorite blooded pup.
"You unmannerly young cub!''
roared the irate parent. How dare
you kick my dog? Ill teach you to
behave yourself, sir !'5 n 5taE
When the offender was soundly
.thrashed the father. wiped the perspir-
alton from his forehead. N.
Let this be a lesson to you he
said, chow to treat my dogs. And,
now that think of it. you've been dis
respectful to your mother or late.
sir!" u s;5 b
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Couldn't Hurt covele ski

\; Couldn't Hurt coveleslei. H
u Otis Harlan came to town last week
with a brand new story on Coveleski.
the pitcher Of the Philadelphia Ma.
.tional league team. who beat our,
Giants out ola pennant a few years
ago by beating them three times In =
week. s;t :$ ISL
Convey" as Harlan tells 1t, "was not
much shucks as pitcher despite his
.Giant-killing feat. One day he was
pitching against the Pittsburgh team.
"A. runner got on first and straightway5
stole second while Convey held the ball
81 !, Il After the inning Billy Murray, who
was managing the team. called Kitty,
Bransfeld over to the bench and while
the big pitcher beamed his approval
seid: s. n 81 IN III ny III $S
5 = See here Kitty. don't want any
secrets on this team. The next time
one Of those fellows gets on your base.
you just let every body on the. team
know it. Do you understand? SS
That's right Bill, said Covefeski.
he had that call coming to him. -" ~.
New York Sun. 4 N
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
--T--"F 2 n T0t77I7 Z -I7-- ~ "a = TI-I 4
Paris Police Poorly Paid

The Paris police. some OF whose
members have fallen into disgrace,
are poorly paid. The maximum sal
airy attainable by a "sergent de Vile"
is $3.50 a year. In view Of the high
cost of living in Paris, this amount
is inadequate to maintain a family in
any degree of comfort. and the mar
5ried members of the force have fre-
quently to supplement their incomes
as best they can. Some Of them earn:
a few francs by working as market
porters during their time OF duty.
Others do boot repairing, and there IS
one who does odd tailoring Jobs.
Still. in spite Of these hardships,
there are always plenty OF men eager
to join the force, about ten candidates
being available for every vacancy that
occurs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

made that offer to your uncle several
months ago." s 4.
"But what i've got to find out is
this: Am in. a position to hold out
against the trust for a bigger price?
You see. a friend ofJmine advises me
to hold out. Is business good. right
now?" Vi .;s + n d y II 4. II .5g 81 IA
Why, yes. We did over a hundred
and twenty thousand dollars last
month. ', ,ss$$ Isl ), sII z a, RI II
~ This was exciting news, and 1t ex-
cited him. "a hundred and twenty
thousand dollars worth Of business
last month! Can / so down to the
bank and get that money now?"z u.
n She laughed at his commercial igno-
rance. why, certainly mott"
55 For an instant his heart sank as he
contemplated saying what he felt that
he must say, sank doubly deep be-
cause he felt that the confession he
must make might possibly disturb the
good opinion OF him which he hoped
he had renewed in her peculiarly lucid
mind. But there was something in her
eyes that gave him confidence. And
there was nothing for it put confes.
sion. N 5s=s. :. IN
You don't understand" he ventured
stumblingly. This is-er-between
us. The fact is-I'm broke! I am in
debt! I must get some quick money
and l want to know how much you
have in bank, right now d 4s.3s
F*&"O11r cash balance 2" tS 2t-sSftS TX
Yes s5 s5. J, .: 5 K.
/. She thought deeply for a moment.
Then she looked up with smile Of
triumph. "Over eighteen thousand
dollars, l should say" s s5f Oh ssis
i; He was dismayed. Only eighteen
thousand dollars! And Z you did a
business OF a hundred and twenty
thousand dollars last MONTH"
Il His manner worried her. II hope
you're not thinking seriously Of going
over.
Going over where r ,.s
ITO the trust M
why? Don't you think the price
they offer is big enough 2" v \
;;f"It isn't a question OF price, Mr.
Jones' she said, with flashing eyes,
Sits the principle Of the, thing h ~ IA
QUILL have to explain that to me-
why, think OF what you're selling!"
she exclaimed. It is the thing your
grandfather worked for and handed
down to your father; the thing that
he worked for and handed down to
you: the thing that you should work
for and hand down tosyour children.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
CHAPTER E TX.

On the way to the hotel, after they
had left the Judges house. Broadway
tried to tell Bob Wallace what, in
deed, was the matter with him. but
could not, for he had not the least
idea. AK s $50
DO you really mean to keep the
plant?" asked Wallace skeptically.
yes. and pass 1t to my children"
said the dazed young gentleman.
you haven't any children. you con-
founded asst" asjl% gt ,.s' u
And they'll pass 1t to their chill.
dren," said the coming magnate Of the
chewing gum trade. VIZ &;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

the man had suddenly disappeared
from the path. he was perplexed. He
roared. Then he espied the Bushman
peerins at him over the grass.
The Bushman at once changed his
position, while the lion stood irreso-
lutte in the path. following with his
eye the moving black man. The little
man rustled the reeds, vanished. and
appeared at another point. ,@
The great brute was first confused,
and then alarmed. It began to dawn
on him that he was the hunted party.
The Bushman did not let the lion COL
lect his startled wits. He began to
steal gradually toward the foe, who
now, in complete state of doubt and
fear, turned tail, and ran ignominious-
ly from the field. $E.f
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II he does not believe ina Supreme
Being he is no man-he is no better
than q dog. 5s;3 4
Z All too soon the impersonal chront-
Gle Of the era In which q strong man
5dwelt, the era profoundly affected by
his indomitable will and resolute put.
pose, forgets those natural traits
which link him with his fellows. We.
behold him larger than life and his,
vast shadow glory crowned" tits Of
peculiar interest to ordinary mortals
when he is restored to q truer} per-
spective in relation to the universe,
80 that he is seen no longer as q
.demigod, but as a man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Might Help III Other c tiles. /

With the object Of overcoming the
shock and noise which Invariably re-
suits when a heavy trolley car passes
over the intersection of two tracks,
DR.. c. F. Kelly, a Philadelphia deh
tist, has recently patented an i'm
'provement in these crossings. The
innovation consists Of four pins
mounted at each Of the four track
intersections, and as the car APP
proaches these pins are automatically
swung around SO as to bring the open
ing in the tracks for the passage OF
the car. The same operation is per
formed for cars coming from the 9th
er direction. " :. sE &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
To Clean stove.

When cleaning a stove that has
been splashed with fat from the frying
pans the best plan is to take piece
Of rag and dip it into the soft soot at
the back Of the stove, rubbing the
greasy parts before applying the
backing. This improves the appear
ance Of the stove, and you can polish
it without difficulty. g4s 100
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
\ Preserving Game for citizens.

The Supreme court Of the United
States has upheld the constitutional
ity OF the laws OF Pennsylvania pro.
Shibiting unnaturalized foreign born
residents from killing any wild birds
or animals except In defense of his
person and property, and to that end
making 1t unlawful for any such per-,
son to own q shotgun or rifle The
court holds that, this Law. does not
amount to a denial Of equal protec.
ton Of the laws and that the rights,
OF Italian citizens are not infringed.
The court ruled that a state may
preserve It's wild game / for its own
citizens IN any way that 1t 8pleases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Travels. Of Old Church Plate.

A remarkable story is told Of the
adventures of some church plate of
the sixteenth and early seventeenth
century. It belongs to the parish of
Savington st. Michael, England, but
about seventy years ago the parish.
toner's decided they must have new
plate, and without the knowledge OF
their rector. Rev. R A. Cox. dis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
lts Final Disposition.

( 4 HAS Dobbs disposed of his motor
car?" eyes, II was not aware that
he had disposed of it." ooh, yes. He
disposed of it one morning between
the hours of three and four o'clock, in
a deep gully about ten miles east OF
Observation-Disclosures Age-Herald..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

patched the valuable communion serv-
ice to London to be melted down.
Fortunately, the rector learned of
the affair in time and personally &C
quired the articles. Subsequently
they passed from his widow into the
hands Of her nephew, Rev. Henry
Burnley, and a short time ago we're
purchased and presented, to the parish
by an anonymous donor. They have
now been solemnly reded1cated in the
presence of a large congregation
From the London Globe. -- @
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Hour of Death.

When the hour OF trouble comes to
the mind or the body, or when the
hour of death comes, that comes to
high and low, then it Is not what we
have done for ourselves, but what we
have done for others, that we think
on most pleasantly-Sir Walter Scott.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Greatest Asset is Character.

Right living, physically and men
tally. lead up to character. and char
acter Is the backbone Of storekeeping
The character that you build in the
community is your greatest asset I'm I
business. 81 n Sf5 XII
The man who sands his sugar. r or
waters his milk, or gives an Inferior
substitute to, his customers In place
of an advertised article that is better
may know that he is doing wrong
morally. but he doesn't realize the
commercial value OF doing right.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Aduantaoe With the Goat.

"'Tis only a goat" murmured the
man. as he strobe into the strange
farm. "HTis butt man." retcrted the
goat, as it went at it IN a business way.
baltimore American
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Keen Faith with Yourself.

I Keep Faith With Yourself.
q Success in life means keeping ones
faith with oneself and with ones
friends. 1t means being content to
travel along the path of righteousness
in spite OF the fact that worldly good
and ease do not lie along that path.
Most OF all it means ito be honest, to
be kind, to earn a little and to spend
a little less" and to take JOY in the
world and to spread happiness and joy
to all near you. 4 If il.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Expen.lxe COMPUTATION. !.

Expensive Consultation.
Redd-Does the doctor charge for
consultations? i, .z.S ID
Greene Oh. yes: I asked him how
much he was paying for gasoline, now,
and he sent me bill for two dollars"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
The Loiterer's Apology.

\ Looking for work :" s,s5
mo, sir. I'm in favor Of extending
the principle that requires the oface
to seek the man, to private employ
merlt," x i 81 X z i3 3ss; e "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
That cynlc Again.

s$, That CynIc AGAIN. NJ
The cynic believes the bonds OF
matrimony would be more popular II
they paid cash dividends. .53a n a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more
goods than others. Adv. II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

Some people are not on speaking
terms with their duty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

introduced the dalhia into civilization
with the intention of making the
tubers OF which 1t bears SO good
crop substitutes for potatoes7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

fTO BE cONTINUED.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
REPORTERS
TRY What english
WOULD never DO

LONDON, October 19.-At least two
American newspaper men have tried to
make the Sphinx talk. They have tried
to interview Lord Kitchener. 1t is a
task no British reporter would set for
himself. One American reporter re-
ceived polite note from a secretary
saying Lord Kitchener was too busy.
With that he can prove that he tried
the impossible.
The one cabinet minister who is
easy to interview is the First Lord OF
the Admiralty Winston Churchill. In
deed when on September 25th., the
Press Bureau announced that it would
have a statement at seven o'clock in
the evening, the reporters were ready
as usual. But when it turned out to
be an interview that Mr.. Churchill had
given to representative of a Rome
journal, their faces fell, as novelists
say. Only few of the papers seemed
interested in it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
WELL THEN, WHAT IS WAR

Somebody forward declaring that Sherman did
somebody his father when
Sherman said say, cruelty"
No No. Sherman about the
speak War cruetyso pulling
The San following definitions
war;
take the sword shall perish by
sword-Jesus.
there largerGerman Proverb
War of hell-Shakespeare.
s brainspatering, windppeittng art-Lord
devils gambling game,-George
peaceBenmin Franklin.
any question efer
is barbarism-Napoeon Bonaparte.
good soldier. The always
soldier nothing
derer-Napoleon
military profession professonThe Duke of Well
1ngton
Napoleon gambler
thrones table,
is game, lawyers
trade-Sheley.
greatest
which thousands of lives lost-Prince Bismarck
They plowshares spears
pruning shall
more.-Isaiah.
manged bodies suffering
waing moaning
only cruelty?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
A Pen Picture of the Kaiser

ruin, death, horror. He has spread
the torch and with fame and sword
devastated city and plain. He has
made the world a house of mourning:
he has stricken down the first born and
brought sorrow to the aged. He has
made honor jest and the word of a
king a thing of scorn. He has invok-
ed the name of God and defiled man
made, in the image of his Maker. IN
der his iron heel he has crushed civ
ilization and checked its progress"
The man of within this is written by
an Englishman, but a philosopher and
a publicist, is a grandson of Queen
Victoria. He offers himself as rival
for historic honors with Alexander,
Caesar and Napoleon. We do not
know as much as we should like t.
know OF Alexander and Caesar. But
we happen to know great deal about
Napoleon.
From many sources we learn that
Wellington had no great opinion Of
Bonapartes genius and poor opin-
ion Of his character and personality.
Napoleon was not a gentleman, &C
cording to the Iron Duke. He made
signal mistakes in his military dis
positions, as the victor of Waterloo
pointed out. Yet, for the better
part Of &C entury the work had been
divided into rival camps; the one
idealizing, the other reviling him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
louisville Courier-Journal.)

g. AbJuIoflllS SOupl lSl-JOul udLJ
The best, because the most COM
pact and lucid statement of the En-
gIish cause that has yet appeared, is
the reply of A. Maurice Low, the
Washington correspondent of the
London Morning Post, to the Ger
man statement put forth by Ambas-
sador Count Won Bernstorff.
Mr.. Lowe cites in detail the evil
dence of the White Papers. This IS
conclusive enough. But the unpre-
paredness of England for war is a
sockdolager. If England had want
ed war, England would have given
heed years ago to the warnings Of
Lord Roberts and the entreaties OF
Lord Kitchener. The pretension
chat England had modified her feet
is too absurd to be seriously con-
sidered.
Of the Kaiser and his part in it,
Mr.. Low says eloquently and truly:
Before the great bar Of con-
science the Kaiser has been brought
to his assize. History has rendered
its verdict Without cause he pro
vokRd a war; to crafty ambition b;
sowed desolation. Little children b.
has made fatherless, and brides I,
mourn their husbands. The tears o.
the living and the blood of the dy
ing drench Europe. His legions hav'
marched, and with them have gou,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19

the Napoleonic wars had lost it's viril-
ity, that, engrossed' in money making
and trade, it has become stepped il
luxury and enjoyment, and was either
too cowardly or too Indifferent to fight
And accepting that as a promise it is
easy to see how he reached his con-
clusion-England would not fight,
England was not to be feared.
Part Of the Kaiser's reasoning was
correct. England does not want to
fight, but the mistake the Kaiser made
was believing that England would
not fight. She will fight, as the Kaiser
has learned to his cost, when honor is
at stake and when not to fight would
be, as Sir Edward Grey said, "a dis
grace from which the good name of
this country would never recover"
For these misjudgments and miscal-
culations the German people will have
to pay, and when the account is pre-
sented and they realize what it means,
woe to Wilhelm of Prussia The mil
itariat will be gone. Only the Hohen-
zollern, last of his line-personally 4
many-sided, able and attractive man
will remain to pay the bill.
Alexander! Caesar! Napoleon!
Cagliostro! Wilhelm! 1t is to laugh!
1t is to cry!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
Mattresses as Fuel Aid
German Cruiser Escape
Short the Stripped
Vessels All COmbuIes Ass McCready
Board VESSEL

of stores were transferred from the
Barcelona. Our ship was stripped of
pretty much everything that would be
useful in aiding the German cruisers
to escape the enemy, closely trailing
them. At nightfull they left and we
went toward the Port of Messina."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
(By Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Dr. William
| V. McCready, an American surgeon
who arrived from Europe on board the
Celtic on her last trip here, gave an
interesting account this morning of
the escape of the German battle cruis
ers Goeben and Breslau from the Brit
ish fleet in the Straits of Messina on
August last, and of what he saw in
Italy and Germany, where he passed
many weeks since the beginning of
the European war.
DR. .McCready left New York on
board the Barcelona, of the Hamburg
American line on June Is, and went TO
Barcelona, Spain. From that port
he made the regular trip to Grecia1
and Turkish ports with the vessel and
on August was on board her in the
Straits of Messina, when she was
stopped by the two German war yes
sells. The commanders of the Goe-
ben and the Breslau were in sore need
of fuel and were not sure of the where
abouts of the British cruisers, who
were bent on their capture of destruc-
ton.
ct was in the afternoon of August
q" said Mr.. McCready, when we first
got into wireless communication with
the cruisers Goeben and Breslau. Our
captain sent many code messages to
the commanders of the memo war,
giving our position and telling them
than we would slow down and await
their arrival. Toward evening, til
Goeben and the Breslau appeared on
the horizon and bore down on US as
full speed. Our captain stopped his
engines and waited for them.
Take Steamships Mattresses.
From the very first it was evident
that the cruisers were short of fuel
and were anxious to get enough to
take them to a Turkish port. The
commander of the Goeben asked is we
could spare any and was told that we
could give him a little. Our captain
Immediately got the crew busy and
what coal we could spare was equally
distributed between the two warships.
The commander of the Goeben de-
clared that this would not be suffi-
cient and after long talk with our
captain, decided that he would take
the mattresses that covered the beds
in the passenger quarters. Within an
hour twelve hundred mattresses were
transferred to the German warships 20
be used as fuel when the coal gave
out. Furniture was also transferred
and could see that everything aboard
the cruisers that was made of wood
had been stripped away and either had
been or would be used for the fur
naces.
Before leaving us our captain ask
ed the German commanders about their
store of provisions, and upon learning
that the supply was low several tons