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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
ONE PHASE Of MARRIED LIFE
Seeming Unhappiness Most Probably
Due to Lack Of Something Q
sEH Talk About,

II is the eternal ~tete-a-tete Of; mar.
ried life that most critics OF that bliss
Ill condition ind fault with. From It
spring boredom and dull. sodden 81
lence, assert these cynics. Therefore.
& hint for escaping this one depress-
ing quality OF marriage should have
our best attention.
ATo illustrate, you will 9 It frs.
duently on the trolley, when q mai
and his wife are sitting side BY side
IL IL. almost perpetual silence. They
have nothing to say to one another.
Perhaps the wife will emit a cheerful
peep but the husband will respond
with a nod Of Ahe head or a hesitating
yes or o 1t is most always that way.
No common interest. observed. In fact
it looks as II, they r mad at n an.
other; as il they were bored. A young
man or woman looking on the couple
would be apt to say: %. you married
life" . z (J
But they are not mad. Let some
charming lady acquaintance come In
and sit down by the husband and he II
all smiles and has plenty to say. Then
he 10 a cordial companion. He 10 .
changed man. And the same 1t would
be with the woman. Now. don't misin-
terpret the scene. When that man and
wife get back home they drop their
trolley manners and act sensibly and
lovingly again. Mad-he would just
as likely be mad at the evening star
or . bush full Of roses. But you
wouldn't think it on the trolley.-New
York Tribune. tn rs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

desire to escape. II can get them
while you saddle my horse!"
"'Where?" demanded Hooker craft
lily. r
From the agente m%ineral!" an
swered Aragon. II have a great deal
Of influence with him, and"
"Bastante!" exploded Bud In q voice
which made Aragon jump. Enough!
If you /can get them. l can! And we
shall see, Senior Aragon, whether ibis
pistol Of mine will not give me some
influence, tool"
Then you will take -them?" faltered
Aragon as Hooker started to 90. You
will take them and leave me for Ber-
nardo Bravo to-"
Listen, senor!" exclaimed Hooker,
hating and advancing q threatening
lforeflnger. "a man who can hire four
men to do his dirty work needs no.
protection from me. You understand.
that-no? Then listen again. I am.
going to get those papers. II hear
a word from you I will send you to
Join your four men,"
! He touched his gun as he spoke and
strobe out into the open, where he
.beckoned the mineral agent from the
crowd. A word in his a and they
went down the hill together, while Don
Cipriano watched from above. Then.
as they turned into the Office, Aragon
spat out a curse and went to seek
Manuel del Rey. g "
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
FOUND WAY TO SEE PARIS
EngtishmanF Quickly Got on to Scheme
Which Enabled Him to "Do" the :
City Thoroughly. y

There is a very good friend Of mine.
whom I now call the New Innocent
Abroad, says a writer in the London
Times. Though he has lived the great
er portion Of his life In the West end
of London, circumstances have always
conspired to prevent him crossing the
channel. #S, I
He cannot speak a word OF French,
and last week he spent three days In
Paris. &i = ,& A Z
When he came back I went to see
him. -
II think / have seen everything there
Is to be seen in the streets of Paris" he
said when I met him, because dis
covered the ideal way Of seeing a
strange city.
Whenever I wanted to go anywhere
I signaled a taxicab and showed the
driver the address I wanted. Now. all
these French cab drivers are men with
wonderful intuitions. They knew at
once that I really wanted to see Paris
IN all its beauty. So they took charge
OF me, and whenever I wanted to go
from one Office to another they drove
me all round the city.
Often after the first day I knew
that the place I wanted to call at was
not more than a few hundred yards
away from the hotel. Still the cab
drivers determined that I should I'M
prove my knowledge OF Paris. .
1.-THE proper way to pursue this
method of sightseeing Is to drive for
halt an. hour in silence. Then you
stop the cab with violent signals. pro-
duce your written address again. and
flourish 1t in the drivers face.
HE smiles politely and generally
treats you as though you are, a naugh.
4ty child. Meanwhile. a small crowd
collects composed OF polite individuals
all anxious to prefer you their serv-;
ices, e. E%
They direct you to different places
Of public interest, and after an ex-
change Of courtesiesl you start on an.
other Joy ride for half IN hour or So"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

crawled closer to Bud as II for the
protection he could not get from his
own people.
"'Ah, senor!" be whined, '"your par.
don! What?" as he sighted the, sack
Of meat-"you II going. too? All; my
friend"-his eyes lighted up suddenly
at the thought-"let me ride with you!
I will pay you-yes. anything-but II
Bernardo Bravo takes me he will hang
me! He has sworn it,"
:, well, you got it coming to you!"
answered Hooker heartlessly.
But I will pay you well!" pleaded
Aragon. II will pay you" He paused
as II to consider what would tempt
him and then suddenly he raised his
head. ~
What is it you wish above every
;thing?" he questioned eagerly: "Your
title to the mine-no2 Bien! Take
me to the line-protect me from my
enemies-and the papers are yours!"
Have you got them with you?" in
quired Hooker with businesslike# d.
r%ectness.
2 mo, but I can get them!" cried Ara
gon, forgetful Of everything but bis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

can sternly as Aragon spoke rapidly
in his ear. But If they planned ven
geance between them the times were
not right, for a rattle Of arms came
from the lower town and the captain
was up and away to marshal his men
to the defense. ~ s42iay r.
So far in the siege Del Rey had kept
under cover, p%atrolling the streets
and plaza and letting the volunteers
fight, but nov the var had shifted to
his territory and his ruraies were run.
ming like mad. For, matching treach.
cry against deceit, the rebel leaders
had sent men around to slip up near
the town and at the first fusillade from
the hillside they came charging up
the creek. -
Then it was that the ever-watchful
rurales proved their worth!s As the
rebels appeared In the open they ran
to the outlying houses and, fighting
from the fiat roofs, checked the ad-
vance until the miners could come to
their aid. ~
But in the confusion another party
Of rebels had rushed down the gulch
from the west, and while the fight was
going on In the lower town they found
Judgment in a big adobe house. And
now for the first tins there was fight
! ing in ,earnest-the house-to-house
fighting that is seen 1t its worst in
| Mexico. While women screamed In
the casa grande and the Americans
paced to and fro on the hill, the boom
Of a dynamite bomb marked the begin
ming Of h~and-to-hand.
If there was to be a casualty list in
this long-looked for battle OF Fortuna,
the time was at hand when they could
begin counting the dead. 5,
With a fearlessness born OF long IA
miliarity with explosives the Sonoran
miners advanced valiantly with their
hand grenades-baking powder cans
filled with dynamite and studded with
Illuminating caps. Digging fercely
through wall after wall they ap-
, preached unperceived by the enemy
and the first bomb. flung from a roof.
filled the adobe with wounded and
dead. a M
A dense pail of yellowish smoke
rose high above the town and, as bomb
after bomb was. exploded and the yells
of the miners grew louder with each
success. the stunned invaders broke
| from cover and rushed helter-skelter
| up the gulch. Then there was a prodi-
gious shouting from the Sonorans and
more than one triumphant grenadier
swung his can OF giant powder by the
sling and let it fsmash against the hill
in a terrific defamation. :.
In the big house all was confusion.
| Soon the, cheers of the defenders her
aid victory and. in spite of all efforts
to restrain them. the wives OF the
miners rushed into the open to gaze
upon the triumph OF their menfolk.
On the hilltops the ineffective rebel
rifemen rose UP from behind their
stone wall to stare, until suddenly
they, too, were seized with q panic and
/ ran to and fro like ants. Then, around
the curve below the concentration, a
tall man came dashing up on a pure
white horse, and behind him. charging
as he charged. anne the swarthy, va
quis, of Alvarez, their new rifles CLEAN.
ing in the sun. a.
. lg"L~ mo Or rC1,wrNTrrn, = IL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
XIV.

". Sc % Is .'-H..a. et-% -Eyf.-[- ..H. ~ FNrR. ~
In a land of class privilege and ON
cial graft it Is often only in timesso
anarchy that q poor man can, get his
rights. For eight months Hooker had
battledq against the petty intrigue of
Aragon and the agente mineral, and
then suddenly. when the times turned
t, wal and fear gripped at their hearts.
he rose up and claimed his own, hold
ing out his brawny right hand and de-
manding the concession Of his mine.
In a day the whirligig Of fortune had
turned, and it was the fighting man
who dominated. He spoke quietly and
made no threats, but the look in his
eye was enough. and the agente gave
him his papers. Then he wrote out a
receipt for the mining tax and Bud
stepped forth like q king.
With his papers inside his shirt and
a belt of gold around. his waist there
was nothing left in Mexico for him.
Once on his horse and headed for the
line and he could laugh at them all.
In Gadsden he could show title to
kruger, he could give answer for his
trust and look the world in the eye.
It had been q long and strenuous
fight; a fight made against seemingly
insurmountable odds; q fight that had
cost him much, but he had won. He
had proved the trust Kruger had
placed in him, and it had been q fight
worth winning. ~ =
~ Yes, he was a man now-but his
work was not quite done. Up at the
big house. with the ~screech1ng women
around her, was Gracia Aragon. and
he owed her something for his rough
words. To pay her Tor that he would
stay. Whatever she asked now he
would grant it; and If worst came to
worst he would take her with him and
make good his promise to Phil. He
had given his word and that was
enough. Now he had only to wait.
1t would not be long, for the parley
would soon be over, and II the COD lard.
,ly %rurales surrendered the town to
the bandits he would make a break for
the line and civilization with the girl.
It would be a hard ride, and alone he
would have no fear of the results, but
he would chance it even with the girl
rather than leave her.
The boy lieutenant, the brothers
Mendoza, the superintendent. and Man
uel del Rey, all were out on the hill
side talking terms with Bernardo
Bravo and his chiefs. With the rebels
it was largely a bluff, since field
glasses had shown them to be short OF
cartridges; but they had over a thou
sand men massed along the ridges
and, with courage, could easily lake
the town.
Bud knew that courage was the one
thing lacking. It was the n thing
that was always lacking in these Mex
lean fights. The Mexican bandit takes
| but little chance when he goes to war
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
ron CAN bAvI By
WEARING WI. DOUGLAS SHOES.
HAD NO TIME. FOR THE WAR
Good Reason Why Mr.. Stakeholder
Knew Nothing About tho Con-
& " g. fIct In Europe.

~ " Az ---H ~ LNf~g sgF|gtSIa {-SN sSesT EJa{. -
Zone Of my hens laid an egg this
morning with q big w on It as plain
as could bel" stated Farmer Gapp.
WELL that don't hurt it tor mar
\ keith, does I'll" returned neighbor
Etackrider.
NO, but that w IL = sign OF war,
and what / don't understand 10 how
the hen knew.
KNEW what--the alphabet
mo, gaboutsthe wal.
what war;"
Good gracious. Ezry! Haven't You
heard about the terrible war ipq Eur
ope?""
& mo, I've been entertaining my
I wife's deaf uncle, and nobody in our
,neighborhood has heard anything late.
ly but me hollerin' to him about things
that are none OF his blame b%usiness!"
Kansas City Star. :.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

AS for the Mendozas and their So
Moran miners, they wer properly
chagrined at their waste Of ammuni-
ton and swore by Santa Guadalupe to
fight it out with hand grenades. Even
As their leaders wrangled the Mexican
powder men were busily m%anufactur.
ing bombs, and all the while the su-
perintendent was glancing to the
south, for swift couriers had been sent
to Alvarez, the doughty Spanish ha.
ciendado of the hot country. to- beg
him to come to their relief. ~
Twice before Alvarez had met the
rebels. The first time he spoke them
we'll and they ran OF all his horses.
The second time he armed his Yaquis
and Yaqui Mayo rancheros against
them and drove them from his domain,
inflicting q sanguinary punishment
Since then he had been itching to
engage them in a pitched battle, and
when the word reached him he would
come. Two hundred and forty Yaquis,
all armed with repeating rifles. would
follow at his back, and even with his
boasted thousands Bernardo Bravo
could hardly Withstand their valor. So.
while the rebels parleyed, demanding
a ransom of millions. and threatening
to destroy the town, the defenders
argued and reasoned with them,
hoping to kill the time until Alvarez
should arrive. -, :
In the open space in front Of the
house the refugees gathered In an anx.
ious group, waiting for messengers
from the front, and as Hooker walked
among them he was aware Of the ma
lignant glances Of Aragon. There were
other glances as well, for he had won
great favor with the ladies by ditching
the powder train, but none from Ora
ella or her mother. o..
Bud would not have admitted that
he resented this lack of. appreciation
on the part Of Gracia. In fact he hard
ly knew that he did resent it. but he
watched %anxiously for any sign Of ap-
proval from this girl who was to be
his pardners bride should he conduct
her safely to the border.
From the beginning the Sonora Ara
gon had treated him as a stranger. &C.
cording to the code Of hef class, and
Hooker had attempted to in
trude. But II Gracia still remembered
that she was an American girl at heart.
she forgot to show 1t to him. To all
she was now the proud Spanish lady.
thrown with the common people by
the stress of circumstances. but far
away from them in her thoughts.
The conference between the leaders
dragged on and messengers came and
went with the news-then, after hours
Of debate, it broke up suddenly in q
row and the emissaries came back on
the run. Even at that they narrowly
escaped, for the rebels opened dre
upon them from the ridges, and before
they could get back to cover the
dandy, Manuel del Rey, received a bull
let hole through the crown of his hat.
A grim smile fickered across Buds
face as he saw the damage 1t had
wrought, for he knew that Amigo was
in the hills-and a bullel shot down
hill goes high! Some trace of what
was in his mind must have come to
Del Rey as he halted in the shelter Of
the house, for he regarded the Ameri-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
Horae Wanders win Dead.

1"'r- uHNho S ~ S#
After Jesse Williams, a well-known
Blackwood man, had ended his life
with a revolver in the market wagon
he had driven to Philadelphia, his
horse wandered yer a field and into
the yard of R. C. Morgan. where the
body was found by Morgan's son.
George. at five O'clock. A pistol lay
beside it. 4
Because Of a suspicion OF foul play.
Prosecutor Kraft, Coroner Schroeder
and County Detective Doran hurried to
the scene and quickly solved the mys-
terry by finding a note written by VIII
liams to his wife, bidding her good-by
and telling her where certain papers
could be found. He had worried over
money Observation-Disclosures Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
The Land Of Broken m
A Stirring Story.
ofthe Mexican
ReuoMtion
P xiii Continued
(coSyu.h.. 1914, bv y.ak 4 nuas-y)

Nov she strikes it," he announced,
a the rumble turned into a roar; but
the roar gre louder, there was a
crash u the trucks struck q curve.
and them q great metal ore-car swung
round the point, rode up high as IT
hit the reverse and, speeding by az II
shot from q catapult. swept through
the yard; smashed into q freight car.
and leaped. car and all, into the creek.
They've sneaked my derailer!" said
the roadmaster, starting on a run for
the shops. Who'll go with me to put
in another one? Or we'll ~loosena rail
on the curve-thatn call for no more
than q clawbar- and q wrench!" I'd Y,
TIL go!"" volunteered Bud and the
man who stood guard. and as startled
sleepers reused up on every side and
ran toward the scene Of the wreck
they dashed down the hill together and
threw q handcar on the track.
Then, with what tools they. could
get together, and q spare derailer on
the front, they pumped madly up the
canyon, holding their breaths at every
curve for fear of what they might see.
II there was one runaway car there
was another, for the rebels were be-
ginning an attack.
Already on the ridges above them
they could hear the crack OF rites, and
q Jet or two of dust made it evident
that they were the mark But with
three strong men at the handles they
made the handcar jump. The low hills
fed behind them. They rounded a
point and the open track lay before
them, with something e
""Jump!" shouted the groadmaster,
and as they tumbled down the bank
they heard a crash behind them and
their handcar was knocked into kind.
ling wood.
It was a close call for all three
men, and there had been but an In
slant between them and death, Q
death by the most approved fighting
methods OF the revolutionists, methods
which kept the fighters out OF harms
way. ,sS
Now up to the track" the roadmas-
ter painted, as the destroyer swept on
tOOWu lu0 Lu0. t liz Bulls lOOA1
we'll take out asrail!"
With frantic eagerness he toiled up
the fill and attacked q fsh-plate, and
Bud and the young guard searched the
hillside for. tools to help with the work.
They fell to with sledge and clawbar.
tapping OF nuts, jerking out spikes,
and heaytng to loosen the rail-and
then once more that swift-moving
something loomed up suddenly on the
track.
up the hill" commanded the road
master. and as they scrambled into q
gulch . wild locomotive. belching
smoke and steam like q fire engine,
went rushing past them, struck the
loose rail. and leaped into the creek
bed A moment later. as 1t crashed
its waysdownz to the water, there was
an explosion that shook the hills. They
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
Disappointment.

One of the stories that President
Wilson tells is Of a small boy whom
he. encountered at Staunton, Va. The
president was speaking to a crowd
from the steps OF the Baldwin Semi
nary for Girls. The boy pushed and
showed his way through the crowd
until he found himself squarely in
front OF President Wilson. whereupon
he shouted, exctedly: j /.
Where is It? Where is II? ?"
Mr.. Wilson stopped his speech, and
with a broad smile said, goodnatured-
~: well, my boy. I guess I am it"
% pshaw!" responded the young.
ster, with a look OF disgust, Il
thought it was q dog fight"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

Rev leev p q % He e. 2 p boxes Of podds
Kidney Pills, the swelling disappear.
ed and he felt himself again He says
he has been, benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds kidney Pills. Sew.
eral months later he wrote: I have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author.
1zed. Correspond with Rev. p. He's
lop about this wonderful remedy.
DoddsFK Kidney Pills. Soc. per box at
your dealer or Doddsa Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. 7. Write! for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re
.cdpes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent freA
Adv. N
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

crouched behind the cut bank, and the
trees above them bowed suddenly to
the alashrof an iron hail. -"
"Dynamite!" cried the roadmaster,
grinning triumphantly as he looked
up after the shock: and when the fall
Of fragments had ceased, and they had
led N II by instinct from the place,
they struck hands on their narrow es-
cape. But back at the big house, with
everybody giving thanks for their de-
livery from the powder train, the mas
ter mechanic raised q single voice of
protest. He knew the sound. He
knew that dynamite had not been re-
sponsible for the crash that smote the
ears Of the anxious listeners. Z
TWAS not dynamite!" he yelled.
Powder train be damned! 1t was No.
81! She was sour as q distillery! She
blowed up. l tell ye-she blowed up
when she hit the creek!" 4
And even after a shower of bullets
from the ridge had driven them all to
cover he still rushed to those who
would listen and clamored that it was
the bran a
But there was scant time to hold a
post-mortem on Nos, for on the SUM
NIT Of nearby ridge. and overlooking
the black tank. the rebels had thrown
up . wall in the night, and from the Sc
.curtty Of this shelter they were indus
triously shooting up the town.
! The smash OF the first wild car had
been their signal for attack. and as
the explosion threw the defenders into
confusion they made a rush to take
the tank. Here, as on the day before.
was stationed the federal garrison. a
scant twenty or thirty. men in charge
Of q boy lieutenant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

Pouring Houses to Be Great Sport.
Pouring houses. not pouring tea.
is going to be the great sport Of wom-
ems clubs in the next decade. accord
ing to Mrs. lisa Maud 1lsen. lecturer
and only woman representative OF
Thomas A. Edison. And a pleasant
time the guests are going to have"
she said. "All they'll have to DO Is
sit and watch a porch drip out here. .
geagaw decoration there. or criticize
the size OF the refrigerator or the
funny little window In the den. It
won't tahe more than ar hour" Mrs.
llsen is proud OF the fact that she
is the only woman representative OF
the wizard" She admits there are
5000 men who act for him, but that
does not diminish her glory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
ANDY Decided He Needed No Help.

] Andy Decided He Needed No Help.
Andy Lewis. a negro in Manhattan,
had a 'possum given to him this week
and a friend asked him: ANDY. don't
you want somebody to help you eat
that 'possum?" And Andy. replied:
Il tell you how it is. boss. De las
time ali 'vited a white man to help
me eat a 'possum, he mighty near
done ct dat air 'possum all by his
self, and l only got de pickin's: yes,
sub, dat's what dat white man did. ]
like pow'ful well to hab yo' company,
but dat 'possum he's only jist SO big
and you-all know how it Is. Yes, sub
dat las time, l only got de pickip's.'
City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

as we'll as indulgent of his own whims.
and it SO happened that he died the
very year he had prophesied would be
his last. He had, furthermore, brought
his fortune to such a. low ebb that
after his few debts were paid, nothing
remained of all his possessions, aside
from the clothes in which he was to be
buried, but a pair Of curious old slip
pers.
Some of his relatives, to whom ne
had been kind in his life, erected TINS
strangely decorated monument 70 9
mark his burial place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14

get another meal instead of n quite
as heavy in another four or five hours.
Another thing. sleep with plenty OF
fresh air circulating in your sleeping
room and if you are very stout do
with just sufficient sleep, and above
all omit the nap in the middle of the
day. .-.. =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-14
oNLY LEFT PAIR OF SLIPPERS
Reason for Curious Monument n Am
stsedam over Burial Place OF
Eccentric Individual.

There stands In q church In Amster-
dam an ancient and curious monument
OF white marble which always attracts
the attention Of visitors, and their
curiosity Is usually heightened by Its
inscription. On the monument are en-
grayed two slippers OF singular
shapa with the Inscription, "El1en