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Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
When the Dog Began to Struggle, !
Threw My Arms About Him and
Cried,

When the Dog Began to Struggle, !
Threw My Arms About Him and
Cried,
be near. She came and saw Amos
pulling at the rope and me trying to
save the dog.i ..E
"Come right down off'n that now
this minute" said she.
When we had come down and the
dog had followed, pulling the rope
after him, Aunt Deel was pale with
anger.
"Go right home-right home" said
she to Amos.
"Mr. Baynes said that he would
take me up with the horses" said
Amos. q.
eye can use shanks' horses-ayes
they're good enough for you," Aunt
Deel insisted, and so the boy went
away in disgrace.
"Where are your pennies?" Aunt
Deel said to me.
felt in my pockets but couldn't
find them.
"Where did ye have 'em last" my
aunt demanded. #.a
"On the haymow." @7
"Come an show me-"
We went to the NOW and searched
for the pennies, but not one of them
could we find.
remembered that when I saw them
last Amos had them in his hand.
"Tm awful 'fraid for him-ayes ]
BET" said Aunt Deel. 'I'm 'fraid
Rovin' Kate was right about HIM
ayesT
"What did she say?" asked.
"That he was goin' to be hung
ayes! You can't play with him no
more Boys that take what don't
belong to 'em-which hope he didn't
ayes I hope it awful-are apt to
be hung by their necks until they
are dead-jest as he was goin' to
hang OIL Shep-ayes they are!"
Uncle Peabody seemed to feel very
bad when he learned how Amos had
turned out.
"Don't say a word about it." said
he. "Mebbe you lost the pennies.
Don't mind EN-"
Soon after that, one afternon,
Aunt Deel came down in the field
where we were dragging. While she
was talking with Uncle Peabody an
idea occurred to me, and the dog and
I ran for the house. There was
pot Of honey on the top shelf of the
pantry and ever since had seen II
put there I had cherished secret de.
SireS.
I ran into the deserted house, and
with the aid Of chair climbed to
the first shelf and then to the next,
and reached into the pan and drew
out comb Of honey, and with nc
delay whatever it went to my mouth
Suddenly it seemed to me that I had
been hit by lightning. 1t was the
sting Of a bee. I felt myself go.
ing and made wild grab and caught
the edge Of the pan and down we
came to the floor-the pan and L
with great crash.
(To be continued).
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
CHAPTER II.
! Meet the Silent Woman and elIas
wrinhf Jr

! Meet the Silent Woman ana SlIaa
Wright, Jr.
| Amos Grimshaw was there In our
dooryard the day that the old ragged
woman came along and told our for
tunes-she was called Rovin' Kate,
and was said to have the gift Of "sec-
ond sight" whatever that may be. It
was a bright autumn day and the
leaves lay deep in the edge Of the
woodlands. She spoke never q word
but stood pointing at her palm and
then at Amos and at me.
| Aunt Deel nodded and said:
"Ayes, Kate-tell their fortunes II
ye've anything to say-ayes"
She brought two sheets Of paper and
the old woman sat down upon the
grass and began to write with lit
tie stub of pencil. have now those
fateful sheets Of paper covered by
the scrawls of old Kate. I remember
how she shook her head and sighed
and sat beating her forehead with
the knuckles of her bony hands after
she had looked at the palm Of Amos.
Swiftly the point Of her pencil ran
over and up and down the sheet like
the movements Of q frightened SER
pent. In the silence how loudly the
pencil seemed to hiss in its swift lines
and loops.
My aunt exclaimed Mercy" as she
looked at the sheet; for while knew
not, then, the strange device upon
the paper I knew, by and by, that
it was gibbet. Beneath it were the
words: money thirst shall burn like
q fire in him."
She rose and smiled as she looked
into my face. I saw kind, gentle
glow in her eyes that reassured me.
She clapped her hands with JOY. She
examined my palm and grew serious
and stood looking thoughtfully at the
setting sun.
I see, now, her dark figure stand
ing against the sunlight as 1t stood
that day with Amos in its shadow.
What singular eloquence in her pose
and gestures and in her silence! I
| remember how 1t DOunQ our tongues
that silence Of hers!
The woman turned with q kindly
smile and sat down in the grass again
and took the sheet Of paper and
resting it on a yellow-covered book be-
gan to write these words:
II see the longing Of the helper.
One, two, three, four great perils
shall strike at him. he shall not
be afraid. God shall fill his heart
with laughter. hear guns. hear
many voices. His name is in them.
He shall be strong. The powers OF
darkness shall fear him, he shall be
lawmaker and the friend Of God and
Of many people, and great men shall
bow to his judgment and he shall"
She began shaking her head
thoughtfully and did not finish the
sentence, and by and by the notion
came to me that some unpleasant WIS.,
ion must have halted her pencil.
Aunt Deel brought some luncheon
wrapped in paper and the old woman
| took it and went away. My aunt fold
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Hubert Carr

e. N. Carr. Hubert Carr.
CARR & CARR
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Special at
tention given collections. Real estate
loans and Insurance. Office in Post
Office building. Manchester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
THE LII1HT
I'M THE CLEARING
A TALE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
IN THE TINE OF SILAS WRIGHT
IRVINE 6AEhEuER
HOLDEN BLESSED GsA
IRVINE 6AEhEuLER
AUTHOR Or
eslN HOLDEN. DRi AND |. DARREL OF THE BLESSED sLEs
KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE, ETC, ETC

Ny heart beat fast at thought Of
the legendary Dunkelbergs. Uncle
looked me over from top to toe.
Heavens I" he exclaimed. go down
to the brook and wash the mud oil
yer feet an legs"
I ran for the brook and before
had returned to my uncle heard the
horn blow.
'sThe Dunkelbergs THE Dunkel-
bergs! Come quick!" it seemed to
say.
Mr.. Dunkelberg was big, broad
shouldered, s0lemn-looking man. Some
how his face reminded me Of a lions
which ] had seen in one Of my pic
ture books. He had thick, long, out
standing mustache and side whiskers,
and deep-set eyes and heavy eyebrows.
He stood for half moment looking
down at me from great height with
his right hand in his pocket. I heard
q little jingle of coins down where
his hand was. It excited my curios-
ity. He took a step toward me and
I retreated. I feared, a little, this
big, lion-like man. My fears left me
suddenly when he spoke in small
squeaky voice that reminded me of
the chirping of bird.
"Little boy, come here and will
make you a present." said he.
1t reminded me Of my disappoint-
ment when uncle tried to shoot his
gun at a squirrel and only the cap
cracked.
went to him and he laid a silver
piece in the palm of my hand. Aunt
DeeI began to hurry about getting din
ner ready while Uncle Peabody and
I sat down on the porch with our
guests, among whom was a pretty,
blue-eyed girl Of about my own age,
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18

ARNOLD 4 ARNOLD.
Attorneys AT LAW. Office over
Delaware County State Bank, Manches-
ter, Iowa
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
seaIIy, This Is Barton saynes. Can't
You Shake Hands With Him" Said
Mrs. DunkeIbera.

with long, golden-brown hair that
hung in curls.
"Sally, this 3 Barton Baynes-can't
you shake hands with him?" said Mrs.
, Dunkelberg.
With a smile the girl came and Of
fered me her hand and made funny
bow and said that she was glad to
see me. I took her hand awkwardly
and made no reply. had never seen
many girls and had no very high Opin-
ion Of them.
AS we sat there I heard the men
talking about the great Silas Wright,
who had just returned to his home
in Canton. He had not entered my
consciousness until then.
While I sat listening I felt tweak
of my hair, and looking around I saw
the Dunkelberg girl standing behind
me with saucy smile on her face.
''Won't you come and play with
me?" she asked.
took her out in the garden to
show her where my watermelon had
lain. At the moment couldn't think
Of anything else to show her. As we
walked along observed that her feet
were in dainty shiny button-shoes.
Suddenly began to be ashamed Of
my feet that were Drowned by the
sunlight and scratched by the briers.
The absent watermelon didn't seem to
interest her.
Lets play house in the grove" said
she, and showed me how to build a
house by laying rows of stones with
an opening for door.
SNOW you be my husband" said
she. .-
Oddly enough I had heard Of hus-
bands but had only a shadowy notion
Of what they were. I knew that there
was none in our house.
"What's that?" I asked.
She laughed and answered: "Some-
body that a girl is married to-"
you mean a fatherT
"Yes."
"Once I had a father" I boasted.
''Well, we'll play we're married and
that you have just got home from q
journey. You 60 out in the woods
and then you come home and I'll
meet you at the door,"
I did as she bade me but I was not
glad enough to see her.
'eYou must kiss me-" she prompted
In a whisper.
/ kissed her very swiftly and gin
gerly--like one picking up hot coal
and she caught me in her arms
and kissed me three times while her
soft hair threw its golden veil over
/. our faces.
\ @"Oh. I'm SO glad to see gen she
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
YORAN 4 YORAN,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office in
First National Bank Building. Main
Street. Manchester. Iowa.
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
FRED b. BLAIR.

FRED b. BLAIR.
Lawyer. General practice. Probat-
ing Estates speciality. Office in First
National Bank Building. Main street.
Manchester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
Favored by Nature.

The largest tongue in the world in
proportion to its owners size is that
owned by the North Queensland
hawk-moth, which sports length of
six and half inches, although there
is long-horn beetle little higher up,
In New Guinea, which has horns meas
uring II inches.
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
Had Had an "ExpIain."

Kenneth and his cousin We're espe-
cially fond of playing in the barn, and
when told by his sister to be careful
and to play only where there was no
danger of being hurt Kenneth said,
with grownup air, "Oh, yes, Wen be
careful, cause daddy just gave us an
explain ali about that"
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18
Takinu No Chances,

Two mothers, one with five-year-
Clu girl and the other with seven
year-old boy, set out for walk. For
children walk together and ahead.
Said the boy: Il will if they won't call
1t marry"
Manchester Democrat., 1918-12-18

+ looked at him IN Silence. Ny
Geart smote me, but I hadn't courage
to take issue with the owner Of q
silver watch. When the dog began to
struggle 1 threw my arms about him
and cried. Aunt Deel happened to
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
Russian peasants are wise.

Russian peasants r wise. They
will only accept American bank notes
In payment for their wheat, says the
Fort Worth Record. . German buyers
are purchasing large quantities of
United States notes for shipment to
Austria by way of Switzerland to be
used for the purchase of this years
wheat crops from the Ukraine. Rus
sian peasants know the difference be-
tween the central empires counterfeit
money and the real money of the
United States. They were betrayed
by Lenine and Trotzky into the
clutches CT the military autocrats of
middle Europe, but they are shrewd
traders and they demand American
money in payment for their products
before these products pass into the
hands of the Prussian overlords.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

If we keep constantly in mind that
there is no wartime meaning in thrift
which does not increase the indus
trial power at the command of the
nation, we shall be in less danger of
overlooking the fact that there are
conditions in which thrift may defeat
its essential purpose. There has been
too much of a tendency to regard
every dollar saved as an addition to
the war of the nation, says
New Republic. 1t Is true now, as 1t
was true before the war, that much of
our working class lacks the means to
provide the food, clothing and house
room essential for full industrial eff
cheney. To induce the worker who is
already inadequately supplied to cut
down the consumption of his family
and himself is of doubtful service to
the nation. For employers to compel
underpaid workers to contribute to
government loans is to add despotism
to nreaso Thrift at the expense of
industrial power represents a sacri-
fee of the end to the means.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
WAR AND RESOURCES.

The natural u of the United
States are abundant and are greatly In
excess of the total material
of Great Britain, France and Italy.
The full development of these re-
sources would give the United States
great power rs a factor in the world
struggle. American ingenuity and
American industry should have a free
hand in order successfully to play its
part in adapting these to the
needs of Cooperation by the
government in the fields of research
and analysis, constructive legislative
and regulative policies and the institu-
ton of intelligent and helpful methods
in our consular and diplomatic service
would contribute vastly to u national
efficiency and prosperity. After the
war will come the more serious period
of adjustment, and on the way in
which our financial and industrial lead
ers handle this problem will depend
the successful liquidation of our pres
ent credit extensions, says The Pro-
tectionist. The position of the
try, however, should be materially i'm
proved at the close of the We
have become a creditor nation and will
continue to be. At the outbreak Of
the war we were debtors to the extent
of $4,000, 100000 or $4,000, 1000, 900.
Since then we have received over
81, 900, 100000 of gold from abroad.
We have bought abroad probably 81
5O0,OOO,0 900 of our securities and we
have loaned through private channels
approximately $4,000, 100000 to foreign
countries, and in addition our own gov
eminent has given credits in the way
of advances to the allies of approx
mately $4,000. 100000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
NO FARMER STACKER.

When this war is over and the boys
come marching home from France,
there will be at least one class of peo-
pie who can greet them with no feel
ing of remorse over failure to back
them up in every possible way. This
class is the farmers. Men employed
in many other industries have struck
for higher wages or for shorter days.
There has been curtailment of produc-
ton of many things needed in the war,
but never in agricultural production.
The farmers have heightened rather
than shortened their days Of labor.
Their wives and children have partici-
pated more generally in farm work.
Every available acre has been planted
to crops. Meat animals have been pro-
duced in larger numbers, even when
the price did not pay for the feed.
Nowhere has the farmer failed to do
his best to help speed this war to vic.
tory.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

More than 100000 members of
Americas fighting forces are now In
sured for more than $685. 0,000,000 by
the United States government, Secre-
tary McAdoo announced on May 16,
says Army and Navy Journal. Up to
the close of business on May 10, there
has been received 2,O29,8S6 insurance
applications aggregating $16,663 ,514,-
900 by the military and naval division
of the bureau Of war risk insurance.
The average amount of insurance APP
piled for is $500, the maximum per-
mitted by law being $4,000. Approx
mately 1000 applications for govern
ment insurance are being received
daily. In the two weeks preceding
May 16 1,O00,000,O00 of insurance
was written on the lives of soldiers
and sailors. This indicates that the
new men joining the colors are re-
spending to the government insurance
offer with great enthusiasm, and that
American soldiers and sailors are CIV
ing themselves and their families the
protection afforded by the United
States government.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

American silver dollars now have
been transformed into rupees of Brit
ish India, and other small coins, used
to pay Indian soldiers. In exchange,
the United States government has OBJ
tanned a quantity of rupee credit or
foreign exchange for use of importers
in paying their debts in India. About
100000 silver dollars now have
cent silver bill, according to a treas
ury report, and most of this has been
shipped to India.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
ONE PENALTY FOR SPIES.

There should be no doubt as to ths
fnte of Titus. alias Chatillon, the as
sociate of Boy-Ed and Won Papen.
who has been found IN the uniform
or a lieutenant of the United States
army. 1t is perfectly plain why he
enlisted, and only the accident of dis
covery prevented disaster. If he had
gone to the front he would have been
his comrades. Death is the universal
punishment for a military spy and 1t
should be promptly inflicted in this
case, if merely IS a warning to 9TH
ers, says Philadelphia Ledger. The
magnitude of the peril is again Illus
trated by the arrest in Atlantic City
of a German posing as a Belgian, for
the purpose of obtaining in confidence
information of value to the enemy.
This man is charged with having in
his possession maps of Atlantic har-
bors, sketches of munition plants and
a set of marine regulations. If the
U-boats In American waters have been
aided by spies on shore, this Is pre-
cisely the kind of activity to expect.
Another alien enemy has been arrest
ed in st. Louis who had in his posses
sion a map of the United States with
the principal railway bridges marked
in red ink. The quickest way to
check this method of attack from with
in is to make death the certain penalty
of detection.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

One of the contingents to sail from
the western side of the Atlantic for
France, before the present year is out,
will consist of 5000 native Porto Ri
cans. These have been in training ever
since the United States entered
the war, and are said to be in ex-
cellent condition for almost immediate
active service. So jealous have been
the young men of Porto Rico in the
work of preparation for the call that
will come to them that they have
Scared a considerable part of the is
land with practice tenches, says Chris
tian Science Monitor. Those who
have watched the development of the
various companies, as well as their
drillmasters, expect great things Of
these American soldiers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
READY FOR FOURTH LOAN.

The next Liberty Loan will be float.
ed near the close of the harvest season,
when farmers have sold their crops,
when merchants have collected their
long-standing credits, and when the
nation is at the most prosperous mo
ment in its history. 1t is safe to pre-
dict that this loan will be more
promptly subscribed, and with a larger
surplus of subscriptions than any loan
ever made in any country, except, per
haps, our own Spanish Wal loan,
which was oversubscribed 600 per cent.
That, however, was a loan of only
5000, 000, 900.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The question of the ultimate owner
ship of a 500 bill found by a chance
passer-by on the premises of a rail
road company and turned vel to the
company's agent has been decided, aft
err long litigation in a New Jersey
court, in favor of the finder, says New
York World. There is the prospect of
an appeal to a higher court, and GER
tainly an authoritative rule of law on
the subject would serve as good use
for guidance in innumerable similar
cases.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

A newspaper says the most interest
ing development Of war surgery is
bone-grafting. Interesting enough, but
not nearly so universal as the bone
heading that prevails in so many val
activities.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The alleged discovery of the Swedish
naturalist that the ant is overrated
and that it's ways are not to be con-
sidered in the pursuit of wisdom isn't
going to help the sluggard under the
new Anti-Loafing law.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

A member of the reichstag says Ger
many's substitute for tobacco is worse
than the poisoned gas the allies blow
on them. 1t must be almost as bad as
some of the fve-cent cigars in this
country which have been named for
prominent politicians.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

Ecuador has a tree producing ber-
ries that can be used as soap. The sa-
ponaceous. supply is limited and rising
in price-can't we have a little soap
tree in the homie?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

Some men are honest because they
are honest, and some men are honest
for fear of the law. The first class
frequently have to wait till tSe hereaft-
er for their dividends.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The theory that "a man is as old as
his arteries" has possibilities. There
should be some good fighting material
among the numerous gentlemen of fifty
and upwards who have delighted So
ciety with their grace and endurance
in the tango.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

A Berlin paper refers to the Amer
lean hordes in France. Having been
fed up on the brilliant work of unre-
stricted U-boat warfare the German
people must be wondering how they
got there.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

A captured Hun aviator who bombed
q hospital says he couldn't see the Red
Cross sign. The commander of the
sub who sank the Lusitania probably
couldn't hear the babies cry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The man who just loves to work
doesn't deserve much credit. 1t is the
boy who knows it is lovelier to fish
or sail or snooze in a hammock, but
sticks to the job through the heat and
burden of the day that we love.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The most popular of the seasons
new schemes are those which promise
a reasonable supply of money without
work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The Atlantic coast summer resorts
are looking back with i~ncredulous
amusement on the old days when all
they had to be afraid of were sea ser
penis.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

If a U-boat should blow up a sea-
shore merry-go-round or a soda foun-
tain Berlin would rush into print with
another glowing account of an enor-
NOUS victory.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The bolsheviki are considering max
ing labor compulsory. This is going to
be a terrible shock to their American
admirers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

Dairymen are trying to find an Amer
ican4name for limburger cheese. Aft
er that we hope they'll try to find an
American smell for it, too.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
IN MEMORIAM.

In memory of our beloved son, AL
bert Fairbrothers, who departed this
life Aug. IL, 1915.
Days of Sorrow still come over us,
Tears of sorrow silently flow,
Memory keeps our loved one near us,
Though Heaven claimed him two years
ago.
Sadly missed by Father. Mother and Sis
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

"Food will win the war;" we are re-
peatedly and authoritatively told, but
we expect that soldiers will help some.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

1t is hard to convince the little BOY
that moving the lawn is n of those
essential jobs.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

1t Is possible for a fellow to kick up
a lot of dust on the highway of life
without making very good time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

Personally, INSTEAD of arranging u
affairs for the millennium, we + just
beginning to fight.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

We have yet to read of a female
spy who is not also a beautiful society
woman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10

The worst thing that a be said
about any man is that he's a good
Prussian.