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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
here we are alone. and I am not afraid

here we are alone, and I am not afraid
OF you'll"
"Of course not" answered Bud, look
ing across at her boldly. "Why should
you be-you amt afraid Of moth
ing!"
is that a compliment Z" she demand
ed eagerly. "Oh, then I'm so happy
it's the first you ever paid me! But
have l been brave" she beamed, 80
far? Have I been brave, like a MANI"
Sure have!" remarked Hooker i'm
personally, but we amt there yet
Only thing I don't like about you is
you don't eat enough. Say, don't pick
up them crumbs-let me pare OF some
nor Of this jerked beef for you. Can't
nobody be brave when they're hun
gzy, you know, and l want to bring you
IL SAFE"
"Why?" she inquired. as she accept
Phil's account?" she v%entured, as he
sat gazing stoically at the horses.
You were such friends, weren't your"
she went on innocently. "Oh, that Is
why l admire the Americans so much
they are so true to each other!"
YES" observed Hooker, rolling his
eyes on her, we're fine that way!"
"Well, l mean it," she insisted. az
size read the irony in his glance.
Sure! So do T." answered Hooker,
and Gracia continued her meal in ST.
lence.
"My!" she said at last; this meat is
good! Tell me. how did you happen to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Anecdotes.

Speaking OF humorists brings us to
he fact that no man living can look
quite so solemn when producing hui
NOR as Irwin s. Cobb, the well-known
comedian to the Saturday Evening
Post. When Cobb was on the staff
Of one of the big New York newspa-
pers he did various news assignments,
some Of them mighty serious and 9TH
ers that gave him a chance for COM
edy. 1t was a standing joke about
the office that anybody could look at
Cobb as he bent over his typewriter
and tell which kind Of yarn he was
writing. If his face was all wrinkled
up with solemnity like a bloodhound's.
with a sad look about the eyes such
as one rarely sees except in an under
takers hostler. Cobb was preparing
something that would make hosts OF
people laugh. H,,.g F- .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
The Landof Broken Promises
snk A. Munsey)

"Madre de Dios!". breathed Gracia,
clutching at her saddle; and then she
nodded her head weakly. !
'"You better get down for q minute"
suggested Hooker, helping her quick
" to the ground. Here, drink some
wAter-you're kinder faint. I'll be
right back-jest want to say good-by.'
~ He strobe over to where Amigo had
posted himself behind a rock and laid
a hand on his arm.
"Adlos, Amigo!" he said. but the
Yaqui only glanced at him strangely.
Anything in my camp, you're well
come to It." added Hooker, but Amigo
did not, respond. His black eyes, far
seeing as a hawks. were fixed intently
before him, where Del Rey came gal
Looping in the lead.
"You go now!" he said, speaking
with an effort, and Hooker understood.
There was no love, no hate left In that
mighty carcass he was all warrior,
all Yaqui, and he wanted Del Rey to
himself. ~ .~-, .
We'll be going" Hooker said to
Gracia, returning swiftly, and his sub
dued tones made her start. She felt.
as one feels at a funeral, the lowering
wings OF death. yet she vaulted into
her saddle and left her thoughts un.
said. ~.
They rode OF down the valley, spur
ring yet holding back, and then with a
roar that made them jump the heavy
Mauser spoke out-one shot! And no
more. There was a hush, a long wait.
and Amigo rose slowly from behind
his rock.
"God!" exclaimed Hooker, as he
caught the pose, and his voice sound
ed q requiem for Manuel del Rey.
Then, as Gracia crossed herself and
fell to sobbing, he leaned forward in
his saddle and they galloped away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

II think they are revoltosos," he added
sravely. They will Don cross your
trail" D., "s
NO difference" answered Bud with
a smile. II am not afraid-not with
you here. Amigo"
mo, but the woman!" suggested
Amigo, who read no jest in his words.
TT is better that you should ride on
and leave me hera."
He smiled encou.agingly, but a wild
light was creeping into his eyes and
Hooker knew what he meant. He de-
sired to be left alone, to deal with
Del Rey after the sure manner Of the
Yaquis.. And, yet. why not? Hooker
gazed thoughtfully at the oncoming
rurales and walked swiftly back to
Gracia- ~ n
This Indian Is a friend Of mine,"
he said, .and can trust him. He
says 1t will be better for us to ride
on-and he will take are Of the
rurales." 5 l. E..
Take care?" questioned. Gracia.
turning pale at a peculiar matter-of-
fact tone in his voice. g.
Sure" said Hooker; The says there
are r%evoltosos ahead It will be bet
ter for you, he says, to ride on"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

cattle ttRt had vanished in the track
OF war. In tho distance he could see
the line of a fence and the ruins OF a
house. The trail which he had fol-
lowed led on and or to the north. But
all the landscape was vacant, except
for his grazing horses. Above the
mountains the midday thunder-caps
we're beginning to form; the air was
very soft and warm, and He woke
up suddenly to find his head on his
knees.
"Ump-u,n-m," he muttered, rising up
and shaking himself resolutely, this
won't do-that sun Is making me
sleepy"
He paced back and forth. smoking
t1ercely at brown-paper cigarettes, ant
still the sleep came back. The thun-
derclouds over the mountains rose
higher and turned to black; they let
down skirts and fringes and sudden
stabs of lightning, while the wind
sucked In from the south. And then.
with a slash OF rain. the shower was
upon them.
At the first big drops Gracia stirred
~uneasily in her sleep. She started up
as the storm burst over them; then. az
Bud picked up the saddle.blankets and
spread them over her, she drew him
down beside her and they sat out the
storm together. But it was more to
them than a sharing Of cover, a patient
enduring of the elements, and the
sweep OF wind and rain. When they
rose up there was a bond between
them and they thrust and parted no
nor
They were friends, there in the irish
of falling water and the crash Of light
ring overhead. When the storm was
over aid the sun came out they smiled
at each other ~contentedly without fear
of what such smiles may mean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Discovered Ito Erect.

No one is in better position 20 know
the value Of food and drink than q
trained nurse.
Speaking Of coffee, q nurse in Pa.
writes: II used to drink strong COT
fee myself. and suffered greatly from
headaches and indigestion.
while on b visit TO- my brothers I
had a good chance to try Postum, for
they drank it altogether In place Of
coffee. After using Postum two weeks
I found I was much benefited and
finally my headaches disappeared and
also tho indigestion.
Naturally l have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
q marked benefit where coffee has
been left of sud Postum used.
II observe q curious fact about
Postum when used by mothers. It
greatly helps the flow Of milk In cases
where coffee is inclined to dry II
up, and where tea causes nervousness.
II find trouble in getting servants
to make Postum properly. But when
It Is prepared according to directions
on package and served hot with
cream, It is certainly a delicious bev-
erage."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE, in pkgs. y
Postum comes in two forms:
REGULAR Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and zoe packages.
instant Postum-iEa soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly IN a
cup Of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, made a delicious beverage In
stantiy. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds Is
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

The challenge was accepted, and
an encounter with pistols was ar
ranged in a wood. When the signal
to fire was given, to the great sur
prise of the seconds, neither general
nor lieutenant pulled his trigger.
The former explained afterwards
that he could not risk destroying a
young life over a trivialty, while the
lieutenant said that it Vas impossible
to fire upon an opponent who had not
raised his arm. Curiously enough, no
reconciliation was effected after the
meeting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
A Stirring Story
. ofthe Mexican
Revolution
(copyhshL l9
CHAPTER xxv-conttnued.

"Who is that man." asked Gracia.
az she refined in at his side. DO you
know him?" .
Sure dol" responded Hooker jovi-
ally. He's the best friend / got IN
Mexico! '. tx
"Kai. Amigo!!' he hailed. as the
Yaqui came quarterlng down the hill.
and, apparently oblivious Of the on
coming pursuers, he rode out OF the
trail to meet him. They shook hands
and Amigo flashed his familiar smile.
glancing shyly over the horses back
at the daughter of the Aragons.
Il knew the horse" he explained,
with a gentle cares for Copper Bot
tom. my people-up there-kill Mex
leans! Where you go?"
"North-to the line," answered Bud,
pointing up the pass.
"Muy malo!" frowned the YaQui.
~glancing once more at the woman be-
hind. "Muchos revoltosos!"
"Where?" asked Bud.
"Everywhere!" replied Amigo with
4 comprehensive wave of the hand.
But no matter" he added simply. II
will go with you. Who are these
horsemen behind?" ~
"Rurales!" responded Hooker. and
the Yaqui's black eyes dilated.
"Yes," nodded Bud as he read the
swift question in their glance. He Is
there, too-Del Rey!"
."Que bueno!" exclaimed the Indian.
fixing his eagle glance upon the riders.
He showed his white teeth in a smile.
In an instant he saw his opportunity.
he saw his enemy riding into a trap.
and turned his face to the pass. ri
What Amigo had waited for. the op-
portunity he had watched for. was
at hand. Del Rey should pay the
price of, that scar the Yaqui carried.
Not again would the bullet go astray,
and his people should have one less
Mexican to fight after that day. The
hatred of generations lay behind the
thoughts OF the Indian. He cared
nothing for the grievance OF the girl.
and he would not kill Del Rey for
that. but for his own reasons
Gomez" he said. laying hold OF a
~latigo strap. and as Hooker loped on
up the steady incline he ran along at
his stirrup In his right hand he still
carried the heavy Mauser, but his
sandaled feet bore him forward with
tireless strides and only the heaving
of his mighty chest told the story OF
the pace. ST. .
"Let me take your gum" suggested
Hooker, as they set of on their race,
but Amigo in his warriors pride only
shook his head and motioned him on
and on. So at last they gained the
rugged summit, where the granite ribs
Of the mountain crop up through the
sands of the wash and the valley
slopes away to the north. To the south
was Del Rey, still riding after them.
but Amigo beckoned Bud beyond the
reef and looked out to the north.
"Revoltosos!" he exclaimed, point
Ing a sun.blackened hand at a distant
ridge. "R%evoltosos!" he said again.
waving his hand to the east. Here"
waving toward the west. moi"
DO you know that country" in
quired Hooker. nodding at the great
plain with its chains OF parallel Sier-
ras, but the Indian shook his head.
NO." he said; but the best way is
straight for that pass"
He pointed at a distant wedge cut
down between the blue Of two ridges.
and scanned the eastern hills intently.
Mem" he cried, suddenly indicat-
ing the skyline Of the topmost ridge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Great French Baeterloloolst.

DR.. Eugene Doyen, who denies the
claims set forth by radium experts
that radium will cure cancer, is re-
garded as tho greatest bacteriologist
France has produced since Pasteur.
He was born in 1859 and has devoted
his life to the study of bacteriology.
Among the discoveries to which he
lays claim is that of the cancer mi
crobe." Despite occaslona! criticism
by his brother physicians that his
methods are ~unorthodox, his high po-
sition and brilliant record compel at
tention to him and his views.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

an engagement for Sunday. "Yes."
was the reply.
Are your sermons ready, Joseph"
asked the minister.
II have the morning sermon" was
the reply, but I am not sure about
the evening"
We'll, Joseph. what is your text for
the morning and how do you treat it,"
Parker went over his text and the
outline of his sermon. ~
But, Joseph" said the minister.
s''that is. very clever, but it is not the
real meaning Of the text. If you will
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
DR.. PARKER's TWO SERMONS
And How He Got the Morning Con.
aregation Back to His Church
at Night.

A characteristic story Of DR.. Parker
was told by a minister who had 1t
from an old minister who was much
interested in Joseph Parker's early
work as a local preacher, says the
British Weekly. One Saturday he met
Parker and asked him whether he had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Nothlno More to ae Said.

A travelling man tells Of his so
tourn at a .'hotel" in a western town.
When, on the evening Of his arrival.
he entered the dining room and was
shown to a table by a waiter. the lat
ter asked, when he had brought the
customary glass OF water:
""VM you have some pork and
beans?" - *'
mo, 1 don't care for them" said
the traveller. II never eat pork and
beans" - e5 y
Then, sir" said the waiter, as he
moved away, dinner Is over. sir"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
SPOILED the Effect.

What's the matter?" a colleague
asked Of the advertising manager.
Matter enough. The fools have
placed Nine. Sopranos testimonial
for a cold cure on the same page with
the announcement that she had a sore
throat and couldn't sing."-Topeka
Journal. "a.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

look at the commentaries you will see
that you are wrong"
Parker thanked him and went his
way. On the Monday the minister
again met his friend.
We'll. Joseph, how did you get on
yesterday"
Every WE'LL" was the reply.
How did you manager"
Well" he said, "in the morning l
preached my sermon and explained
the text in my way, and at the close !
said: This is how l understand it. But
learned men understand it differently,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Second Thoughts in Duel.

Second Thoughts IN Duel.
! In the history of duelingitSsas sell
dom happened that neithsF adversary
would fire upon the ssseher. Such a
case has just occprfed at Moscow.
where, after an gnftercation in a tram
way-car, a ygdng staff lieutenant chal-
lenged aFet1red general OF over sixty
to q duel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Evi, 4 Nervou, Excitement.

Professor Won Pfungen Of Vienna is
conducting some interesting expert
ments which bear upon the relation of
the state OF the nervous system to the
electric resistance of the skin, and he
claims that nervous excitement Of any
kind lowers the protecting power of
the skin TO quite a marked extent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Elephant Remembered Him.

When Henry Shaw revisited a cir
Gus to which he had belonged many
years before, no one of the people con-
nected with it recognized him, but
the elephant started trumpeting as
soon as he appeared, and showed
every sign of glad recognition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
St. PeterShurQ.

The city of st. Petersburg (recently
renamed Petrograd by the czar) was
founded by Peter the Great in the
year 1903. He called it the window
through which he could look out upon
Europe"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

and 1 will tell you in the evening how
the learned men understand 1t.
They all came back in the evening,
and Joseph had a happy day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
A Difference.

stella-Do you believe in love 1T
first sight? 49,
Bella-Oh. yes; until you get your
second sight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
Waived.

: Tommy, how often must l tell you
to wash your hands?"
You needn't at all, mother
Judge. -7 'ls-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

Some women can't lost the married
look, even after they become widows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

= Liars All. e..
80 you went fishing with Brown
yesterday. What did you catch?"
TASK Brown. o forgot the number
we agreed on"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
No Trouble.

No Trouble. 81. sL f.
"And you actually. Went to askAold
Bollinger for his daughters hand?" ii
Yes, I did," p
How'd you get along?" - Al
\ Fine. Not the least bit of trouble.
lie talked wal talk all the time I was
there, and never gave me q chance to
say a word"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
JAMES DORSEY, DEPT. w. n.
GU BERTS, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES .:. ssf s1.s: rs

Irrigated Government Lands. 30 TO go. Splendid
Yields Alfalfa, small grains Fortune In beg and
ment guarantees title to land and water. Address
8ECRETARY, CONAnRClALC Club, LANDbR.WYO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28

Nothing jolts a laigi o than TO-
have another chap beat him at his
OWE game. -. + 'qEE 80 ~ ES3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
From Last Year.

Kathryn-Did she veal . picture
hat? b. ', j. ~
Kittye-Yes, an old master. (
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-10


HUMAN PROPOSITIONS
The first session of the Women's
Legislative Congress, appointed by
the Illinois senate welfare commits
sion to discuss pending legislation
concerning women and children, is
being held today in the Florentine
room of the Congress hotel
Two bills drafted by Judge C. N.
Goodnow, for three years judge of
the court of domestic relations, will
be discussed.
The first one is an act making it
misdemeanor for any person to
neglect or refuse, without reasonable
cause, to provide for the support or
maintenance of his wife, or without
lawful excuse to desert or neglect or
refuse to provide for the support of
his or her children under the age of
Is years in destitute circumstances.
This bill is so drafted as to give
immediate support to the family; it
makes the act of pon-support a crime
and makes the punishment in case of
conviction a fine of not. to exceed
81 200 or by imprisonment for not to
exceed two years. or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
The present penalty for wife aban-
donment is a fine of not less than
500 or more than $500, or by i'm
prisonment of not less than one
month or more than twelve months.
The present law applies only to
children under II years, and. the
proposed new bill extends the limit
to Is years, Judge Goodnow con-
tending that children of from IL to
IA years are still in school and at
that period are not able by physical
strength or education to provide for
themselves. He holds that the parent
is liable for the necessities of life I'M
til the child reaches it's majority.
The second bill that will be taken
up pertains to bastardy. The pres
l.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-10
MRS. YOUNG REELECTED

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young was re-elect-
ed superintendent of schools at a
board of education meeting Wednes-
day. She had no opposition.
Michael Collins was elected presi-
dent of the board and Jacob M. Loeb
vice president. Both are supporters
of Mrs. Young.
John D. Shoop, for his retirement
in favor of Mrs. Young, took his old
job as assistant superintendent with
out dissenting vote.
1000 people attended municipal
dance at Dreamlandy last night. -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-10

Judge Goodnow imposes fine of not
to exceed $4,000 or Imprisonment not
to exceed three years or both fine
and Imprisonment. Payments must
be made to the mother of the child
or to a proper guardian until it is
Is years of age.
1t requires bond to be given
every two years for eighteen years
instead of one bond for ten years, as
in the present law. It does away
with a fixed sum and makes the act
a support statute; does away with
the power to settle; gives the court
power to fix the amount with regard
to circumstances and financial abil-
ity or earning capacity of defendant;
also power to increase and decrease
the amount or vacate the order at
any time, as circumstances may re-
quire. .'..--
A new section to the proposed law
gives the right to bring two or more
prosecutions in case of birth of two
or more children.
LII OSldulI VI pay nChI IAO AoIhOI VI
an Legitimate child may be brought
in for contempt of court and ordered
committed to Jail and judgment may
be obtained and collection thereof
against the principal and sureties
upon default in any bond given to
secure payments.
This congress will discuss legisla-
ton abolishing the fining of prosti-
tutes and will also consider the ques-
ton of minimum wage for women.
MRS. YOUNG REELECTED
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-28
CHEERFUL INFORMATION.

The state OF Montana each year
prints a book which you might call
the boom book. In it is the stimulat-
ing story of years progress in the
mines, the fields. the forests, the
schools. the churches and in the other
upbuildings OF an empire.
For Montana is. In fact. an empire
AS large as New England, with New
York. New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland thrown in-almost as large
as France or Germany; the third in
area Of our states; yet housing thus
far only about as many people as
Milwaukee.
Because Of the publicity which has
been given TO its labor troubles, many
have thought of Montana as mainly a
mining camp. 1t has taken great for
tunes from the bowels of the earth
in 20 years $500, 100000 worth Of
gold; 100000, 300 OF silver: three
quarters Of a billion of copper.
But though the mines now yield
around $65.OOO.oOO a year. the pro-
duce of the soil has already eclipsed
it by $4,000, 1000; and in coming years
promises to leap forward to magic fig
ures. For Montana has 10000. 900
acres Of frst-class farming land cap
able Of yielding, at current prices, all
the way from S12 to $25 an acre on
staple crops to say nothing of the
possibilities in specialized produce To
the minerals there is a limit; but to
the fecundity Of the soil, with brains
directing its cultivation, there is prac-
tically none.
In the face of the waste which is
going on abroad it does one good to
read of such chances still open in our
own fortunate land-for the story Of
undevelOped Montana is the story of
much of our south. southwest, north
west and west.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-28
THE SAME OLD CROWD.

If the puzzle-picture method were to
be applied to the present political sit
uation, the New York World suggests
that the caption would be: Find the
republican, standpat or progressive
who presents a new principle" Re
ferring TO the Indiana republican ma
chine that is manipulating the present
senatorial, congressional state and
county tickets, the puzzle might be to
find a single man in the whole aggre-
cation who has not managed these
campaigns for years past in the in
terest of a corrupting plutOcracy. Such
familiar faces for instance as Jim
Watson, famous in connection with
the corrupt lobby that Woodrow Will
son drove out of the capital With
him and always there at election
times, Jim Hemenway. Jim Goodrich,
Jim Fesler, Joe Healing, Charlie Book
walter, Delavan Smith of Illinois, the
indianapolis New sance and the lesser
lights who have lots of things TO look
after before they get TO the point of
thinking of the interests of the people.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.