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The times., 1899-03-19
A ST. PATRIeKas LUNCHEON.
A Birthday Feast I'm Honor OF Ire
lands saint


girl whose birthday falls on March II,
remembering that it was St. Patrick's Day,
determined that the party given in her
honor should also show regard for the good
saint As a luncheon had been decided on,
in writing the invitations postscript was
added, requesting each guest TO come pre-
pared to tell an Irish! anecdote or story, or
recite poem about ST. Patrick.
When the day and the guests arrived they
gathered around a table profusely deco
rated with soft green foliage. A harp.
wound gracefully of smilax and its strings
of tiny white 'immortelles" formed the
centrepiece, raised on a mound covered
with ferns.
The dishes holding bonbons, small cakes.
and salted almonds were all wreathed with
smilax and delicate ground pine, and the
name cards were painted with and cut in
the shape of the shamrock so green
The bonbons were merely round sticks
of chocolate, six inches long, made thicker
at one end by the confectioner, at the re-
quest of the young hostess, in order to re-
semble the blackthorn or bog-oak ''shil-
lalah" while the little cakes were excel
lent ''praties," their surface covered with
chocolate dust and having bits of almonds
for eyes.
The candelabra were trimmed with smi-
lax, and the candle shades made of small
tissue paper Irish flags crimped into shape.
The menu could only be made to conform
to the prevailing character in two or three
dishes. The single entree was a most saw
ory and highly seasoned Irish stew, served
very hot in little silver saucepans. At that
stage of the luncheon where vegetable is
served as separate course, instead of as
paragus or celery. a silver salver was
brought in, garnished with much parsley,
and heaped high with potatoes in their
Jackets" which appeared to be so tight
that their white meat was bursting
through.
The ice cream took the form of "the
gintleman who pays the rint''-a white,
well-fed, prosperous-looking porker, who
stood firmly on his four short legs, and
when laid low by the sacrificial knife re-
vealed all sorts of delciousness in the
form of martons and candied fruits.
Stories, anecdotes, and Irish wit fol-
tonished the company by asserting that st.
Patrick was not an Irish, but a Scotch lad,
who, in the fifth century, was stolen by
a wild band of Irish pirates, and who,
when finally restored to his home, could
not forget the heathens of the land of his
captivity, and SO returned to them as
missionary, devoting his life to their con-
version.
Best and last before good-bys were said
a harp was brought in and one of the
guests, taking her seat sang in plaintive
voice, Kathleen Mayourneen."
The times., 1899-03-19
Ne,, Decornti,e End..

One of the fads OF the day Is to collect
can colleges and institutions of learning
and arranged in a straight row just beneath
the molding of the room the effect is highly
decorative. Another pretty fancy is TO have
two shields bearing Americas and Great
Britain's coats of arms placed side by side
above door. and as the national design
has been very artistically treated on an
ivory white ground it makes handsome
companion piece to England's rampant uni
corn and lion. and "E Piuribus Unum" and
''Dieu et Mon Droit" show up well when
thus brought together. This idea, which is
original here, seems to please English Wis
itors. for several pairs of these shields have
already been taken across TO London as
souvenirs of Boston and clever Yankee
notion.-Boston Herald.
The times., 1899-03-19
MISERABLE CREATURES.
That Is One woman's Opinion of Her


Yes said the woman physician. I'VE
women are altogether miserable creatures
1t is being more and more impressed upon
me. A mans body and mind seem to have
been made independently TO some extent,
but there is such union between the body
and the mind OF the woman that anything
that affects the one is sure to affect the
other. and seriously
There is no use talking. it is certainly
true that woman is better IL she devotes
herself to sweeping and busting and does
not take into her life any of those things
that Will cause her mental worries and
use up her nervous force. Women not on
ly are made i'll by their own troubles, but
by the troubles of other people.
Take a man who asks woman 10 mar
ry him and she refuses. What does he do g?
Go and get i'll over it? Not bit of it
He may feel little blue for a time II he
has gone so far as to consider that there
was only one woman in the world for him,
but he goes on with his business, and prob
ably does not lose a wink of sleep or his
appetite. But it is quite a different mat
ter with girl
"A man has asked her to marry him, and
she has refused because she doesn't care
for him; wouldn't marry him under any
circumstances. But, notwithstanding all
this, she will probably lie awake all the
night after she has refused him, lose her
appetite. perhaps, and be thoroughly mis-
cradle and used up for several days. oh.
yes, / have seen it often enough.
why, / know of one case where a girl
refused to marry some one Of whom she
had been very fond, but though only as
a friend. He felt badly enough, but she
was so entirely broken up over the affair
that she fell into a nervous condition,
couldn't Sleep couldn't eat, and was i'll and
miserable for over year. Why, she hard
ly recovered in time to accept an invitation
to the mans wedding. Yes, We women are
miserable creatures.''-New York Times.
The times., 1899-03-19
SALTED TRESSES.
Here's Hair Tonic Tint Anyone
Might Try.

Might Try.
curious hair restorative is being tried
at present in certain circle. its efficacy
having been discovered in the oldest way
imaginable, says Vogue" well-known
actress was starring, about two years ago,
in a popular meodrama, which, among
other bits of realism, included an expo
sion that sent shower of dust and dirt
down on the head of the heroine. In the
course OF months the actress noticed, to
her chagrin, that, although ii was nightly
brushed from her hair, this continual bap
tism of debris was deleterious in its ef
fects, as her hair began TO fall out in such
quantities that, finally, bare spot was
developed on the front of her head, and
toward the end of the run she was a thin
locked young woman. AS she was busily
engaged rehearsing a new play, she had
no time to experiment with restoratives,
which was especially discouraging, as III
the new playa comedy of New England
life-the actress bareheaded, was showed
upon for considerable length of time. thu
snow being made OF salt. In a short time
the girls hair stopped falling out. A lit
tie later there was perceptible new
growth; the bare spot became covered,
and all the hair became soft and glossy.
lne SAT- shower mas HOW pouieu uo"h
nightly for over a year, and the effect
continues good. The salt is OF course,
carefully brushed from the hair after ev-
cry performance. and no moisture is ever
applied to the head and hair while the
salt is on them. The actress was amiable
enough to tell her women friends of her
discovery, and several of them have taken
of the salt cure with most satisfactory re-
suits. The process is simple and inexpen-
sive. A shaker-salt or pepper-box of
good size is filled with a good quality OF
The times., 1899-03-19

tunes were of costly fabrics, and they were
covered with diamonds and pearls.
In the middle of the room was bower
OF roses for the bride. On all sides rare
oriental carpets and embroideries. After
waiting an hour in the harem the bride
appeared, walked TO the bower and sat
down in it. After another long wait the
bridegroom came.
He went directly to the bower, raised
the veil of the bride. who was beautiful
and whom he saw for the first time, placed
magnificent diamond necklace over her
head and led her away. After this cere-
mony a procession formed in the garden
and marched around it TO the sound of
music. Then the bridegroom's best man
came out and made a speech on his be-
half, which was replied to by one chosen
for the purpose. After this the crowd be-
gan to disperse, and all was over"
The times., 1899-03-19
Silk Chemiscttcs.

Nothing is SO absolutely certain in maxi
ing forecasts of coming styles as the pop.
ularity Of the chemisette. II is seen in
the tailor gown. the silk waist. the organ
die or Swiss summer dress
For the present it Is made OF tucked
silk, but when the weather grows warmer
1t will come out in thinner materials.
such as white organdie or null.
Plaid silk shirt waists are among the
latest importations. They come in the bold
est patterns and are very stunning. Red
plaid with a red sailor hat will make q
very gay looking summer girl for the
beaches and boardwalks. but that Is long
way ahead.
The times., 1899-03-19
rhinibIe Hees.

Thimble bees are given morning or af-
ternoon. as suits the hostess convenience
The invitation is simply q calling card
bearing the date and hour and the word
.'Thimble" in the corner. This means
that the gathering is new-fashioned
sewing bee. Each girl brings her own
fancy work and it is needless to say, one
and all endeayor to have new stitch or
design to exhibit. At an afternoon sunc-
ton tea is served at o'clock; on a sum-
mer morning light refreshments and cool
ing drinks are offered.
The times., 1899-03-19
hannah Moore. Letter.

At the height of her popularity and lit
erary success in London, Hannah Moore
for a while lived with the Garricks, with
whom she was a prime favorite Molly
Elliot Seawell, the Washington novelist,
IN delightful story of the times in
Truth, gives the following amusing ex-
tract from letter written by Hannah to
'her schooikeeping sister at Bristol"
i was quite dressed for the purpose (at
. very grand assembly,. Mrs. Garrick gave
me an elegant cap and put Il on herself. SO
] was quite sure Of being smart; but how
short-iived is all human JOY, and see what
II Is 10 live in the country. When / came
Into the drawing rooms found them full
The times., 1899-03-19
WHY YOU BLUSH.
Cold B1ooded Science Analyses Beau
ty'. Most AttrnctiNe Mcnnon.


ty's Most Attractive Weapon.
'Unsteadiness of purpose and instability
of mind are regarded as general charac-
teristics of blushers," say the Paris ex-
perts who have been investigating the
blushing habit. "Habitual blushers are
also subject to changes in temperature.
Our observation shows that they blush
oftener and more violently In damp and
stormy weather than on cold winter days
or during the heat of summer. At all
times, however. 1t is the condition of the
mind that produces the disease.
AN uncertain stir TO their feelings may
be productive of blushing in those heredi-
tarily inclined to it; others are made to
blush by any painful shock. occasioncd by
shame, remorse. grief or by the reproaches
of superiors or friends.
"a pretty girl who listens TO the first
compliments paid TO her with a blushing
cheek is certainly an agreeable II not
always pretty picture. But a blushing
man is an abomination. Strong men do
not blush. Only the weak, womanish, su-
persensitiye men do"
The times., 1899-03-19

Of company. every human creature in deep
mourning, and /, poor l, ell gorgeous in
scarlet. l never recollected that the
mourning for some foreign Wilhelmina
JacqueIina was not over. However. l got
over it all as well as l could, lamented the
ignorance in which / had lately lived
she was living at Garrick's with the great
est minds of her day-"and hoped this
false step of mine would be buried in OBJ
livion. Even Jacobite johnson was in deep
mourningw
The times., 1899-03-19

table salt. and each night shaken over the
mead vigorously for five or more minutes,
the hair being turned from ears and up
from back of neck. SO that all portions OF
the scalp may be salted. The salt Is not
to be rubbed into the scalp. however. nor
Is it allowed to remain on 1t more than a
few moments. 1t is then gently brusht d
from the scalp and brushed and combed
out of the hair
The times., 1899-03-19
THE SANDWICH TABLE.
II Grows on n O'Clock Ten
Table.

II 6TUWs on II UCIUcf> Teu
Table.
Sandwich making has lately developed
into a fine art At any well-arranged
o'clock tea table you can find them not
only in all sizes, shapes, and colors, but
of ingredients that tempt the prudent
dyspeptic and the reckless bon vivant.
while woman in the newest OF pearl
gray gloves can handle them without
stripping her fingers or having SO much
as an odor of grease about her costly kids
To considerate New York caterer is due
the credit for introducing the sandwich
tongs and the sandwiches with handles.
He has discovered that it is possible to
make the most delectable sweetmeat
sandwiches and he has supplied hostesses
The times., 1899-03-19
STICK TO YOUR IDEALS.
Think High No Matter How Plainly
You Live.

The polishing process is not always for
tunate for the object experimental upon
PURE silver can be worn thin as paper, and
show true metal all the way through; but
the plated article must be frightened care
fully, and SO must coarse souls, for their
basis is brass.
Nothing destroys freshness and purity
of heart like daily contact with a sordid
nature, says the Buffalo Enquirer" es-
pecially if this be one to whom bound by
ties of affection. Between those who are
The times., 1899-03-19
Sunkhine.

Never draw the curtain in your bedroom,
particularly during the daytime on sunny
day. Sunlight is one of the factors essen
tial to health, and a room wherein the sun
shines is pretty sure TO be one that will in
vigorate the body during sleeping hours.
The times., 1899-03-19

such an institution in every city where the
proper medical attention, and advice can
be obtained. 1t is a good field for women
doctors, and believe in a few years / and
my Beauty Hospital will not be unique.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Teaching Calves to Dr,nk,

Nature teaches the calf to turn its
mouth upward to get its food. The un-
willingness of the calf to put its head
down into a pail is the result of in.
stinct. Some have thought to offset this
instinct BY never allowing the calf to
suck its dam even once, but we think
this Injuries the calf. 1t needs stimula-
tion when first born and should be al
lowed to get it in the way most natural
to it. In sucking the teat the milk
comes slowly, and good deal of saliva
is mixed with it. But after once suck
ing its dam the calf should be taught to
drink out of a pail and to put its head
down when eating. 1t will need to be
pretty hungry to do this readily, and
the finger should be used, placing the
first in the calf's mouth and then put.
ting the finger into the milk. So soon
as the calf gets fairly to drinking the
finger should be withdrawn.-Boston
Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Milk and Eggs.


Milk contains most of the elements
that go to make the egg. It's casein is
chemically the same as the albumen,
of which the white of egg is entirely
composed and which constitutes q large
part also of the egg yolk. But it is not
best for fowls to take their casein with
so large a proportion of water as is
found in milk. Heat the milk until
it is curdled, perhaps adding a little
rennet to separate the curd from the
whey more fully. Then to further dry
it mix it with corn and oats ground
together, and it will be winter ration
that will not only re greedily eaten,
but will make the hens lay in winter
better than almost any other that can
be given to them.-Live Stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Dairy Wisdom.

Dorothy Tucker writes to farm Jour
nal as follows:
Don't make the mistake of thinking
that large COW necessarily makes the
most butter. 1t is great error.
In the first PLACE it takes much more
to maintain the large COW, and in the
second place she will probably not
give any more or even as much in re-.
turn as the smaller animal.
If you have an extra good dairy COW,
you must remember that she is neces-
sarily very highly organized.
She may be com pared to q machine
running athigh apeed and doing great
work. All parts must be closely watch.
ed, everything must be kept in perfect
condition, or the breaking down of the
whole thing will be the result.
So it is with our best COWS. They are
not like the old no purpose COW, with
little or no nervous system or high de-
velopment. Great care must be given
them in calving time, which is q criti-
cal period.
Allow no shocks or nervous excite.
ment.
Keep the bowels open to avoid a fever
ish condition.
Cut down on all heavy feeds for two
or three weeks before calving.
GIVE plenty of wheat bran with a
small quantity of oilmeal.
After calving come np to full feed
very gradually, avoiding sudden changes
OF all kinds. In fact, give her every
care and attention that you would one
OF your own family.
Keep her warm. Warmth will double
the yield of COW on the same feed as
compared with cold.
We have for long time raised oul
calves on skimmilk and flaxseed jelly
have raised them SO that they were
everything that could be desired.
Never turn calves in pasture the first
year and never put them in the ho(
pasture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Pure Water for pa,ry Cows.


Much stress is laid upon the necessity
of giving the COWS purs water. One
would suppose from what some say
that nothing but water freshly pumped
from the well or running from spring
is tit for COW to drink. That is Just
the kind of water cows do not like; they
like water that is little warm, and if
it is atagnant, they don't object to it.
"But bacteria, microbes, etc., will be,
found in stagnant water and viii gel
into the milk" Exactly SO, and they.
will not hurt the milk nor the ones who
drink it. The fact is that where COWS
drink from running stream, OF from,
q pool in the Held, there is no post
bility of their not swallowing myriadsi
OF microscopic beings, and there is not
the least danger of any injury to the
COW or to the users of her milk, pro
vided there are no germs of infectious
diseases in the water, and this con-
tlngency is so rare that it need alarm
no one.-Stockman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
To The Dan,lelion.
Dear common flower, that grow'st beside II


Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the
bringing the dusty road with harmless gold.
First pledge of blithesome May.
Which children pluck and full of pride uphold,
tiigh.hearted buccaneers oerjoyed that they
An Eldorado in the grass have found,
Which not the rich earth's ample round
May match In wealth-thou art more dear to me
Than all the prouder summer blooms may be.
Gold such as thine ne'er drew the Spanish prov
Through the prlmeval hush of Indian seas,
Nor wrinkled the lean brow
vi age to rob the lovers heart OF ease;
It's the springs largess, which she scatters now
To rich and poor alike, with lavish hand,
Though most hearts never understand
10 take 1t at Gods value, but pass by
The offered wealth with lnrewarded eye.
Thou art my tropics and mine Italy;
To look at thee lnlocks warmer cline;
The eyes thou giyest me
Are IN the heart. and heed not space or time:
Feels II more s,lmmerike warm ravishment
In the white iily's breezy tent.
His fragrant Sybaris, than /. when first
From the dark green thy yellow circles burst.
My childhood's earliest thoughts are linked with
thee;
The sight of thee calls ba k the robins song,
Who from the dark old tree
Beside the door, sang clearly all day long.
And L, secure In childish piety,
Listened as II heard an angel sing
with news from heaven. which lie could bring
Fresh every day to my untainted ears
When birds and flowers and we're happy peers.
How like aprodigal doth nature seem,
When thou tor all thy gold SO common art!
Thou teachest me to deem
More sac edly every iie;trt,
Since each REFLECTS Up Joy It's scanty gleam
show,
Did We but pay the love we owe.
And with child's undoubting wisdom look
On all these living pages of Gods book.
james Russell Lowell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

In 1893 James Paget, inferno in
London Hospital, while dissecting the
muscular tissues of q human subject,
found little speeks of extraneous mat
ter, which, when taken to the professor
of comparative anatomy, Richard
Owen, were ascertained, with the aid of
the microscope, to be the cocoon of q
minute and hitherto unknown insect.
Owen named the insect Trichina spira-
lis. After the discovery was published,
it transpired that similar specks had
been observed by several earlier inves-
tigators, but no one had previously
suspected, or; at any rate, demonstrated
their nature. Nor was the full story of
the trichina made out for a long time
after Owens discovery. 1t was not un-
til 1847 that the American anatomist,
DIR. Joseph Leidy found the cysts of
trichina in the tissues Of por.-; and an
other decade or 80 elapsed after that be
fore German workers, chief among
whom were Leuckart, Uirchow, and
Zenker, proved that the parasite gets
into the human system through inges-
tion of infected pork, and that it causes
a definite set :of symptoms of diseate,
which hitherto had been mistaken for
rheumatism, typhoid fever, and other
maladies. Then the medical world was
agog for time over the subject Of
trichinosis; government inspection of
pork was established in some parts of
Germany; American pork was excluded
altogether from France; and the whole
subject thus came prominently to
PUBLIC attention. But important as
the trichlna parasite proved on its own
account in the end, its greatest
Importance. after all, was in the share 1t
played in directing attention at the
time of its discovery in 1888 to the sub.
ject of microscopic parasites in general.
-Harpers Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

All voters who believe in the principles advo.
Gated blythe democratic party. and who are In
favor Of an economical and constitutional
government, are cordially invited to participate
IN the selection of delegates to the state conyen-
tion.
BY order Of the democratic state central com.
Iaittee.
FRED TOWNSEND, Chairman.
g. A. HUFFMAN, Secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Drink Grain-O

after you have concluded that you ought
not to drink coffee. 1t is not q medi-
cine but doctors order it, because it ia
healthfNl, invigorating and appetising.
IT ia made from pure grains and has
that rich seal brown color and tastes
like the finest grades of coffee and costs
about 4as much. Children like it and
thrive on it because it is q genuine food
drink containing nothing but nourish-
ment. Ask your grocer for Grain.o the
new food drink. 15c. and 25c.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

MANoHEsTER LUMBER co,
I UMBER and Builders Materials. Posts and
- Coal. West side near depot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Two Way. Of Puttins It.

~ notice, Miranda" remarked Mr..
Neggschoice, "that your first husbands
clothes do not fit me-"
"No, Cyrus" coincided Mrs. Neggs.
choice, with little sigh "You don't
fit them. Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Farm for Sale.

The Clark farm. consisting Of 200 acres of cul-
II 10 located about Q miles south east Of
Manchester on the Delhi road. For particulars
address OF call on Bronson B Carr. Manchester,
Iowa,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

GREGG d WARD.
druggists and dealers In Paints. Oils. Wall
~ Paper. Stationery g. c. Atwnter's block,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Our Business Directory.


HARDWARE. STOVES, TINwARE, ETC,
- Keeps first-class timer and does ali
kinds OF repairing with neatness and dispatch.
store opposite First National Bank. Main St.