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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
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"Who is 9he?"%gs WI IS "#&Ss
.'He is Dale Armstrong. He was
crack football man of the Columbia
college team - .t., ~ 4. Il
" "He looks it." with /, an admiring
glance at the handsome athletic fell
low who had just passed by. Call
after him and Introduce me" ".%l:
ut would be of no use to cal"
"Why not?" IA 5@&' E. 81 AZ NJ IL.
because he is deaf-deaf as q
post <FEs.: sg.L: slFf' =
What PITY ( rss.
Thus two young men on street OF
5Virden. Meantime the subject OF
their conversation went on his way.
His face, was smileless, his manner
stern and grim. He acted as would
! one who had met some great .disap-
spointment or setback in life and, un.
able to overcome 1t, had resolutely
set himself: a hard definite task OF
submission. 81 It'll @555.s I, B: 4 4
VI Deaf as 4 al post was Dale Arm.
strong, indeed! $ Nature was to him q
closed book, for its bird and insect
orchestra he no longer heard: ST here
{. was something sgrotesque, quite terri
Bile to him in this monotonous pan
tomime life. He could tell that q
CHEEKY little fellow who passed him
was whistling. On the porch Of 3
pleasant home q lad with a mandolin
was warbling some; mirthful tune. 4
young lady passed him and bowed
L and nnconscio usly she murmuret
some formal words Of, recognition, {
mere mockery, almost torture to hill
sensitive spirit, for he could not con
@strue5their import. ..5;,s;5 t 's,,$ ];
As his friend had said he had beer
the crack man OF a famous college
football team. He had made the rec
ord score OF the year, had covered
u his team with glory, but at terrible
cost. "A kick on the head had stunned
/ him. When he Z returned to con
seriousness the q frightful discovery
Z dawned upon him that he had los
! his hearing. @5;.El : =
I h For 4 week skilled physicians ant
4 surgeons worked over him. At thu
last they shook their heads despair
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Gorky's Wonderful Career,

Probably no living writer has ever
had such varied experiences as have
fallen to the lot of Maxim Gorky. A
few years ago he published a sort of
skeleton autobiography. Here it is:
1873, shoemaker's apprentice; 1879.
draftman's apprentices; 1882, scullion
on a steamer; 1883, baker; 1884, hall
porter; 1885, baler; 1886, chorus singer
in travelling company; 1887, hawking
apples in the streets; 1888, candidate
for suicide; 1889, lawyers copying
clerk; 1891, tramping through Russia;
1893, railway navy; 1894, published
my first story. And now he is able
to add soldier" to the list.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

In the same way the American
knows the meaning of the English bog.
but almost always uses swamp or
marsh (often ellded to ma'sh). Foot
hill is an Americanism, SO Is cold
snap, so also are prairie, backwoods,
fats and neck lin the sense of peninsu-
LAY. The Englishman seldom, if ever,
describes a severe storm as 4 hurri-
cane. cyclone, tornado or blizzard.
He does not say that the temperature
is 20 degrees or that the thermometer
or the mercury is at 20 degrees, but
that there are three degrees of frost
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
CAT BATTLES WITH TURTLE
Philadelphia Man Awakened by the
Noise Of Fierce Fight In II
Rear Of Homo. -

Philadelphia.-When B. F. Magnin
Of Ninth street and Ridge avenue,
Darby, went to investigate noise in
the rear of his home, which awak-
ened him early In the morning, he
found the family cat battling two
pound swapping turtle. The cat. un-
able to understand his opponents tao
tics, was furiously scratching the lat
ter's hard shell back. Z.
The snapper made prodigious ef-
forts to seize the cats flesh with his
beak, but was unsuccessful. Magnin
separated the two, and captured the
Snapper, who will next be seen in the
form of snapper soup. e
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Tho Turkish Idea.

A wealthy Turk once complained
about the British rule in Egypt Isn't
it just?'"' he was asked. That is ex-
actly the trouble, he replied. Il have
no more influence with. the govern
ment than the water carrier. OF what
use has it been to me to work hard
and accumulate riches II they bring
me no more favors from the govern
ment than the water carrier can get
who has no money!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
! rhe AsvIum's Adva,taue.

At the orphan asylum the childless
Mrs. Hathaway, who had selected an
infant for adoption. suddenly showed
trepidation. :. 5.-s 4. 4 T 5s3S
'Wil ]. have to keep the baby II It
doesn't suit my husband?" she asked.
hesitatingly. l. *. I \; d 5s
"of course you won't have to keep
It." responded the accommodating
matron. "You can bring the kid back
and exchange it any time. We're not
arbitrary, like the stork." stStF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Reforming LlxardvlIIe.

81 understand that your nearest
neighbor, Lizardville. adopted prohibi-
ton" eyes," replied Three-F1nger
Sam, "us leading citizens OF Crimson
Gulch saw to that. There amt enough
saloon business for two towns in this
locality. Crimson Gulch bein' the
natural center Of commerce. me an
Piute Pete an few others went over
an reformed Lizardville. Washing
ton Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

Special Train to Move Rancher.
Mayfield. Cal.-It required almost an
entire special train to move the family
and belongings Of Manuel Nunes from
Mayf1eld to Dixon. Cal. Besides a pas
senger car for his wife and II chill
dren, there were ten carloads of cat
tie and two Of personal property.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
jealousy PROOF OF LOVE"
Indiana Judge So Holds, Refusing
New Trial In Divorce
Suit.

Evansville, Ind-Holding jealousy
is proof of love, Judge Logsdon re-
fused a new trial in the divorce case
of Andrew E. Sullivan, prominent
Sunday school worker, against his
girl wife, Thelma. The husband was
denied divorce.
Sullivan alleged that his wife was
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90 1l-.l 4 - III
ingly. They bombarded his anxious
friends with a torrent Of technical
medical phrases, In their, opinion
Dale would never hear again. 1 r. e
It was anguish to Dale to realize
that all the hopes, plans and ambi-
lions Of. his young life were utterly
blighted, his future blasted, the pres.
sent a dead sea level Of mere exist
Eence. OF course he had to abandon
his college course. Music, his main
forte, was forever shut out for him.
Il All the dreary journey home he had
but one thought; how would Myrtle
take it-pretty loving Myrtle Parr, his
fiancee? The news Of his calamity
had reached Upton, however, before
he arrived and Dale soon had an add
ed grief to endure. H. - Nj
ssi2sA Mr.. Parr refused to allow Myrtle to
see Dale. In fact he had sent her
away to a relative, where he declined
to tell. In blunt practical business
like way he informed Dale that it
would be folly to encourage his daugh-
ter to wed a man in a condition even
worse than that of a cripple. In
measure Dale acknowledged the wis
dom Of this, for his business chances
in the world would certainly be linn
tied. @ 4 5&# y"
I There was one ray Of comfort amid
his loneliness and grief, however. He
received a broken-hearted note from
Myrtle. vi She loved him still, she
would love him till the end! No mat
ter what her father might say-deaf,
blind, a pauper-she would marry
Dale the day he asked her, in def
ance of all the world!
But that sacrifice Of her youth,
beauty and happiness Dale felt that
he could never consent to ask of
Myrtle. She remained away from
Upton at her fathers mandate and
Dale fell into dreary humdrum mode
of existence.
u Time hung heavily on his hands.
The doctors had insisted on rest and
recreation, for a few months at least.
He tried fishing, he would take long
strolls out into the country. While
in the village, however, he made the
local billiard hall a favorite haunt.
He liked the game and he watched
the players at the tables with inter
est Thither he was bound now. They
had got to, designate him as Deaf
Armstrong" Often he took a cue in
hand and had become quite expert
with the ivory balls.
Then without stating his purpose
except to his parents and sister, Dale
left the town and was gone month.
He returned to face a new sensation.
Mr.. Parr had been robbed, even beg
CARED, gossip had 1t. A miserly, mar
row-minded old man, he had bulked
most of his means in some land upon
the river. A colored community had
bought it at an extrAvagant price for
all cash. The money Parr had placed
In a small safe in his house. The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Remarkable Memory.

So remarkable is the power OF
memory in some men that it seems an
uncanny mental acquisition. Probably
the most remarkable example of the
kind was the ability Of the celebrated
chess player Paul Morphy to play q
dozen games of chess at the one time
blindfolded-that is, playing the
games simultaneously without looking
at the chess board, the moves being
called to him by number and he call
ing back his reply.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
TaIIeyrand's Mean Joke.

TalIeyrand's Mean Joke.
Nine de Talleyrand had the name OF
being as stupid as she was handsome,
and her husband took manly pleas
ure in leading her on to the commits
sion of the most amazing blunders for
the amusement of their guests. One
day, for instance, when Demon, one Of
the savants whom Bonaparte had
taken in his train on the expedition
to Egypt, was to dine with them, Tai
leyrand told his wife that he was a
traveller Of note, whose. last book he
would give her to read. At dinner,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
BLINDNESS CURED BY BUMP
Blow on Head Enables 8ostonian to
See After 18 Years Of
Darkness.

Boston-After being blind for 10
years Frank H. Haynes, sixty.two
years old, of Hyde Park, has regained
his sight.
Mr.. Haynes said: Yesterday morn
ing on arising Struck my head
against the bedpost and I seemed
dazed for few minutes. / went into
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

Demon was at first delighted by the
accuracy and discrimination of the
compliments which Nine. de Talley-
rand paid him, but she soon gave such
feeling pause by saying: And that
good fellow Friday-what a comfort
he must have been to you!" Talley-
rand had given her Robinson Cru
soe' to read. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

the bathroom and thought I saw .
shadow. That was about ten minutes
after I had struck my head. I raised
my hand and thought l could see it.
Then I saw my reflection in mirror
and that my hair was gray. 1t was
black the last time saw It."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Differing Forms Of Speech.

The common objects and phenomena
of nature are often differently named
in English and American. Such Amer
icanisms as creex and run for small
streams are practically unknown In
England, and the English moor. is a
stranger in the United States. The
Englishman is naturally but little IA
miliar with bayou, gulch, gully, canyon,
butte, divide and bluff. He knows the
meaning of sound (e. 6. Long Island
sound), but always uses channel tn
place Of Il TS5 Ia. fsS' ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
OPENS UP "HoTEL DE GINK'
jeff Davis. King Of 'Hobos, Is In
Charge Of Novel Hostelry In
r-:'7 New York. '-;' 49,

New York.-Jefferson Davis, known
from one end of the country to the
other as the "King of the Hobos" and
president of the Itinerant Workers
Union of America, opened the Hotel
de Gink and promised in great
measure to do away with New York's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

Compliments German Gunners.
Berlin.-A British eyewitness COM
pliments the German gunners on the
accuracy Of their high angle fire
against aeroplahes, saying it is fairly
unerring at 5000 feet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
insanely Jealous Of him and insulted
all her friends because she feared he
paid too much attention to them.
Italy Buys 10000 Horses.

Junction City, Kan.-Twenty thou
sand horses for use in the italian army
have been purchased in the United
States in the last three months, &C.
cording to Gordon Hollis, stockman
of Denver, here, buying animals. Hollis
said he recently delivered 5000 horses
to agents of the Italian government in
the East.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Queer Tricks Of. Shells.

Belgrade.-Many Belgrade houses
are intact on the outside, but the in
teriors are destroyed, due to the queer
tricks of shells, which fell through the
roof and exploded inside.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Conservative Estimate.

Jem Snedeker, an East Tennessee
farmer, would only admit that the sun.
had a bright side by specializing that
the other side was probably dark. The
preacher, looking over Jem's farm.
said that the wheat crop looked fine
and plentiful. But Jem put 1t this
way: :; n ~.
TITS a pretty good crop, what there
is of fit-an' there's right smart OF It,
sech as It is!"i ~ z 5a$5 ,':FttE .53
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Died From Fright.

Lordon.-Cuthbert Founder Of West
Hartlepool. England, died from fright
when he awoke from nap and found
the Germans were bombarding the
town. - 49,. IF. -=sg.fss.,lt.-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10
Neutrality ls Extensive,

Neutrality Is Expensive.
Berne.-In order to remain neutral
the Swiss government has spent $22,-
o00, 1000 on mobilization since the war
began, which the president says is an
enormous sacrifice for the little coun-
try.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

Woman is a perpetual paradox. .
riddle without an answer. She To
mans greatest and earliest blessing.
vet the cause of most Of his misery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

. The trouble is that in real life the
fellow who holds the mortgage on the
farm never wants to marry the old
mans daughter. t I.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

If a man coaxes his wife to accom-.
pany him on a business trip it is q
sign that the trip is going to be short.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-10

49, Rothschiids Give Aid.
Paris.-The English and French
houses Of Rothschild have given $780,
900 in the last three months to aid war
victims,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
N. D. BOY SHOT
BY HIS SISTER

Grand Forks, N. D.. Aug. al
Charles Nickerson. 15-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Eickers9n,
was accidentally shot In the head just
above the ear by his 1s-year-old sister
Sunday afternoon, on the family farm
two miles south of the university.
Mr. Nickerson was running thrcsh-
ing outfit at the farm. After dinner
the two young people went out to prAc-
tice with a % calibre rifle, shooting
at a mark. Just as the girl fired a
shot the young fellow stepped in 'front.'
of the gun and-received the bullet in
the head. He was rushed to st.
MfchaeIs hospital in this city, uncoas-
cious. and given prompt medical at
tention.
An x-ray examination of the wound
was taken yesterday. showing that the
bullet had iperced the skull and touch
ed the brain. The missile was in such
q position that physicians were pre-
vented from performing an operation
owing to the danger to the boys life
The doctor in charge of the boys case
could not say whether or not he would
recover, but declared that he had q
chance.
When the lad was first taken to the
hospital he could not protrude his ton
que from his mouth. but yesterday ne
could. This was taken as a good sign
by the physicians.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
Critical Condition
Brought About by
Decentralization of
Foreign Exchange

York SForeiun exchange
with overnight break of 2a sterling
marke az
would follow
Nothing
reached today ~ below by
would British buyers seek other markets which to place
their
Z. 3
Foodstus manufactured products
almost everything except actual munitions of embraced
within this
ets By almost csote conditions result Of The
Rates vans as much as cent quoted by different houses
business worthy Of the being done in Erssh hers
market prices already paid by them this country for American
worth OF purchases, o r than cent.
London this something
British bankers Engsh for generations has been the
In banking circles here how lang Great Britain would continue
buy
world market pointed rigid
a all
undo IL exchange down..
would be
abroad which the history
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
DURUM LEADS
OTHER GRAIN

Williston, ". D., Aug s1.-Results Of
seven years experiments in growing
small grain under conditions existing
in western North Dakota and eastern
Montana are described by F. Ray Bah
cock Of this city in a bulletin which
has just been issued from the govern
nent presses. The experiments were
carried on with So varieties OF spring
wheat, 40 varieties Of oats, 27 varieties
Of barley and q few varieties each Of
ennaer, speltz, rye, prose- and winter
wheat
Far better results were secured with
the spring than with the winter wheatB
and except in the dry years OF 1910 and
1911 the durum wheats have given
larger yields than all others. Kubanka
durum wheat. says Mr.. Babcock, gave
the highest average yield Of all the
spring wheats tested. It yielded 29.9
hzsshels Ia the acre.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
Hulk Of F-4 Raised to Surface and Now in Dry Dock
SCHOOL
TEACHERS MEET

le. 60. Aug. 31.--RuraI school
tea> eony ~on all over the country at
tenqeo "a sening session of the Cook
county \ - srs' institute and educa.
tional cont, 2e.
Miss Mar Z & 'urner OF Porter, Mo-,
VINO is said I 6 the originator Of the
one room run school, declared it to
be her belief that the success OF the
plan was brought about by changing
the country school into a community
center.
The one room rural school is not
place where country children are
taught only the three RS, but is a
place where the children, their grown
UP brothers and sisters and their par
ents can all come and learn The boys
are taught manual training and agri-
culture and the girls are given instruc-
ton in domestic science and sewing
Scientific methods of agriculture are
taught their fathers, and mothers re-
ceive instruction in various methods
OF canning and preserving fruits and
berries"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
New Thought Congress.

San Francisco, Aug. s1.-Reiigtous
and political movements. including
Christian Science. social Christianity
theosophy, spiritualisTn and woman
suffrage, eventually will be found TO
be parts OF a new synthetic move
ment," James e. Adserton Of Wash
ington, D. c.. said in addressing the
opening session OF the first interna.-
tional New Thought congress.
He termed each one OF them noun
tain peaks which first appear as is
lands in the great sea OF mentality
and which ultimately will be disclosed
as parts of a spiritual continent" as
the sea recedes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
FORD
MOVES
OFFICES

Yesterday afternoon the local offices
Of the Ford Motor Co. were moved
from 2l1 N. p. avenue to the new Ford
building on North Broadway. The
moving Of the records and other office
equipment consumed the better part
of the afternoon but was completed
by evening.
The new Offices are on the second
and third floors of the new building
on the side facing Broadway. They
are real daylight offices and are con-
siderably larger and much better
lighted and ventilated than were the
old Offices on N. p. avenue. The ar
ranging and placing of the desks was
effected last night and the ONCE force
went on with their work as usual this
morning.
The repair department was moved
to the new building on the first day
OF August. The parts department and
shipping rooms are still located in the
old building but will be moved just
as soon as place can be made for
them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31

London, Aug 31The line Of the
Bug Lipa being withdrawn
rapidly without neither
Berlin claims prisoners muni
lions n
In the center the line Warsaw, the invaders
continue north they ad
vancne slowly The fall Lsk brings the attacking forces
Grodno, front
the Russians.
grenade warfare the operations According to Paris these
consantnope reports heavy fighting the Dardanees
the entente allies silent regard to their military
tons
In italian campaign the Of
Gina csta $500 high. This summit has commanded tho
Italian positions Monte ahiIc.
Rome also sends optimistic reports Of the the enten
sebas promises satisfactory far they Italian Poit
agreement does not affect Bulgarian neutrality
WELSH STRIKE SETTLED.
1-T the
strike,
according this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
VILLA IS
ANXIOUS
FORPEACE
Northern Leader Ready TO
Eliminate Himself If
Necessary.
AWAIT CARRANZA'S REPLY
Conference Will Probably
Proceed Without Wait
ing for Carranza.
AWAIT CARRANZA'S REPLY

Washington, Aug. 31.-The Pan-
American peace appeal has been de-
livered to all military and political
leaders in Mexico. Several leaders in
remote sections have just been reach
ed by courier. To give them time for
a reply there will probably be no meet
ing Of the Pan-American conferees un-
til next week.
General Carranza's reply Is still
lacking, but 1t is authoritatively de-
clared that the conference will pros
ceed irrespective of his attitude.
Major General Hugh l.. Scott, chief
OF staff Of the army, conferred with
Secretary Lansing and reported the
result of his conference with General
Villa, and other northern Mexicans.
General Villa" said General Scott, 'ia
earnestly desirous for peace in Mexico
and he is willing TO sacrifice any per-
sonal ambitions and to eliminate him.
self II necessary in order to bring it
about"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-31
Holes in Sides
Admitted Marine
!. Creatures--Feared
Bodies Destroyed

Honolulu Aug stThe hulk of the submarine pa lost In
harbor
raised and placed dry dock yesterday lies exposed TO view the
drydoek shattered
submarine from the harbor having been completed during the
night. .'
But the craft has not yet yielded s secret No trace Of Che
bodies of the unfortunate discovered has brief
examination tus far thrown light the Of the accident
that sank the "a.
The "a lies her starboard side the drdoe When the
examining board Of Rear Admiral 5ouh Lieut. Com
Julius A. Fuor and Lieut. Kirby ctendsn entered the vessel
filled debris,
terry plates, sand and mud.
any F4, they debris
holes
the submarine only of which protected by
months the raising which allowed
with which the waters Of Hawaii
anticipated that further will disclose the
fact the bodies of the have been destroyed.
Naval charge Of the that the debris will
be from the vessel during the day and thorough
made for the bodies
In addition the gaping holes the storm Of the submarine
investigating board
has definitely ascertaned whether II this that
whether hole
during the lifting operations.