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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
COMMON LAW PROTECTS WASH DAY.

lem OF Wash-day rights no one can say
lit is enough thai they have, and that
but for the timely Intervention of the
judiciary serious things might have
happened.
IT WIS Judge Tuthill who was brave
enough TO attempt a settlement of the
matter. The wasl-day litigation has
Reached a successful termination, and
the public is agreed that no greater ser
vice has been rendered by the courts of
Illinois. All America will look TO Judge
Tuthiirs decision for authority In ar
ranging wash days, and the world can
not but be Influenced by Its message of
domestic peace. II marks tile passing
of the Monday wasli-day, opening a
new epoch. which, Influenced by the
strenuous life of the times, will have
seven wash days instead of one.
There can be no argument as 10
which wasli-dny belongs TO whom,
Judge Tuthill has read the lazy on that
question, and occupants of apartments
must consider the wash-day regulations
before renting their fiat. According to
wash d,g Mondau. saanna 90. ~ ~
a.. r,,ds'do, ala a..
Madnasdav. fannth a.. % ~
Thursday, and SO on until the seventh
fiat is reached. when, so the decree
reads, a new laundry shall be establish
shall shore a ,aund,. fa,,inat. a. n n
day in turn, so that no two families vii,
exnect In have the room an tho sa,,a
day, and so that no discussion con arise
MS 10 which day the laundry bcIonos ~
which family.
rhe c,se that brouyi,, ina ,,.,,a
focus in The courts was ti,o, az - fa,'
lv living In tI,e tI,trd A,t az hmt,,,''
an Woodlown avenue. TN. fan,tiu -,
o,,ast,on was ,nore fopa,,andad INK, ~
n,.ioi,hors and t,ouoI,t IN 90, so.,,,a,' a.
and i,I-ten,ners am az ,j,a az, ,',es.'
,,,a middle of tba wnsl, Wa,na,.,a
Was ,ts aJlo,ted DIV fo, m i.,,,,'.,''.'
Inf notbine, da,,nted tbo f,n,il,, 49,
,,aana, sal nor clot,,es a.snaL 49,,
night win the intention of was,,tna 'a ~
sr,,osday U,rIv Tuesdav n,,,,,t,,s.-o,,
,oas lnsy over fl,e tubs whom ,ha fa,,.
H., from t,,a second dat ,,otha,.'.,,a
t,vo sturdv dauol,tsrs--,nyadod tho
hasanent rha discussion With M,
lowed WINS n irving ono md hut ro, ,ha
finely intervention az tl,e ianitor ,o,oht
have resuitcd M oue lsno,vs how sa,t
o,,s,v
NJ, I,o,, o,,a NM. "a .. -,
49,, fo.,,,,,, m, ,,,',.',. ~ 49,
,,'a,, H. ,nia1s ana ,,,','a,,,' n, "
,no,ron of no ,,,,rd ia, Ma tahon ~
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d. Ma, 81 49,, ~
a No, daaidad n.,va. t,,i,;I,,,,,. a., a.,
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Iishn,anI ,,,. M, IN ,tin. l,in,goIe 60, 4,
l,tieaiiou
rha family ar tho saoon, aot .
ereat ..stt1.,,iersp f,,. ,,,,os Thau ,,a,o
INA ,io,t of tl,a ,,,,,,,,.n ,,,os t,s,,,' ~.
tia da, ana ,yho,ha, an. M 49,, h,,,
No intsntion AZ ho,na ,ro,n,,ad a. 49, na
iIe neonle from the dat oyornaaa
Resides thot tbev wera nn,soror,na
neonle and fond nr .,,,n,,ont M
would mi let so cooa nm ,u,,n,,,,,ni,.
aaas, Nti''' '"'''I
uIdee Tuthilj has nr.si,oa a,.,. ma
masses those man, venus Nm,
never n n o,nu,tnnilv fo,, "a dIa,in,,n,sh
ing himself ns he has done In m. ,,nsh
day decision. lie ms never hest,oted
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

A Georgia farmer Is sald to have be-
come the pioneer In n new industry
namely. making syrup out OF water
melons. He cuts the melons In halves,
scoops out the pulp, runs 1t through II
cider mill, presses out the juice and
then bolls the liquid for twelve hours
over n hot fire. Out OF 270 melons,
worth SIS or SO at wholesale. he gets
thirty gallons of syrup. and markets
the product at 80 cents gallon. The
refuse is fed to the hogs. cattle and
chickens, and the whole operation liz
very profitable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Among the arts Which the world is
wont to place In the lost column is the
art OF conversation, for at regular inter
yals some one arises to assure people
that they do not know how to use their
tongues. Perhaps the Injunction to
children, to be seen and not heard, may
nave had something To do with this de
cadence, for certainly 1t does seem MS
II the tongue had not kept pace with
the pen. The author of pertinent edi-
t0rial article In Scribner's questions
whether the art of talking is not dying
out because of specialism, the absorb.
tion of each individual In his own ca
reer. The result of devotion to n spe-
eialty," he says, lis TO reduce original
subjects of interest-that is, the sub
1eets which one has in. common with
other people, topics of conversations as
they are called. We speak of our mod
ern world as wonderfully broadened in
interests and sympathies by the tele-
graph and the newspaper. Yet for even
high type of individual 1t may be n
constantly narrowing world,n One is
sometimes inclined TO the couyictIon
that conversation ms well ms compost
ton ought to be taught in schools. lit
might lead to the stiltedness and the
artifieiality that the author of this arti-
Gle finds In the fine talk of the past, hun
II would insure glibness that is as
good as gold at times, Tonguetiedness
Is worse than stiltedness and incoheren-
Giles more pathetic than arliticiality, II
is this lack of the right word which is
responsible for the imperfect sympa-
thies that exist between people, and
conversation might perhaps help TO
bridge over those "estranging seas"
which, as the poets have it, separate
individuals,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
rrenerying shInrle Rooea.

Many dollars may be saved by max
Ing your roof last Ave or more years
longer thnn is usual before reshingllng
Take some air.slacked lime and when
the shingles are damp sprinkle II on the
upper part of the roof. II viii gradual
~ wash over the whole of 1t and pre-
serve 1t wonderfully. A bushel of lime
VIII be sufficient for 1000 square feet.
II you don't believe this. examine your
roof and notice the difference In that
pnrt where the lime hns washed from
the chimney.-R. III. Il. Wyldc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

An edition de luxe, limited TO 500 cop
les and offered for personal subscrip-
ton at guinea, will parpetuate a news
paper prepared by British officers while
prisoners In Pretoria. The Gram, thus
edited, was produced by means OF the
photograph. When the time comes for
complete and dispassionatae history
OF the South African war, the Pretoria
paper will be an interesting witness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Here is what filled cheese has done
for this country since 1880: In that
year the United States exported 127,-
100000 pounds. 1t was that year that
our chief customer, Great Britain
"smelled the rodent" The next year
the exports fell TO 95,0OO,00O pounds
and has gradually decreased until In
1890 we exported but 3s,0O0,Oo0, of
which Great Britain took only 24Oo0,-
600 pounds. Honesty is the best policy
In cheese making. Canada and Den
mark are now supplying the trade that
once was ours.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

10 rid the poultry house of lice, first
tear down the roosting poles and hold
them over n fire made from straw or
trash from the wood pile. then place
poles back aud smoke the house With
sulphur. BE sure and close doors tight.
~ while smoking Saturate roosts with
Kerosene oil; clean hen house every day
and sprinkle With lime as ashes. If
these rules are followed you will never
be troubled With lice among the poul.
try,--yIrs, ID. r. Bailiff.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

practiced upon him. File has a right to
Voice his Indignation SO that 1t will be
heard of all men. No objection ever is
offered to the applause which greets
good plays aud competent actors. Why,
then, should bad plays aud incompetent
actors be exempt from the apprehension
which they haze incurred by their I'M
worth1ness? The question is one which
wlli not be finally settled by the pro
nouneement of judge. If merit is en-
TITLED to praise imposture deserves pub
lie rebuke. The bad actor is going to
hear sibilant testimony to his shortcom-
ings despite any decision that may be
formulated by the courts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Nearly every dalryman has expert
enccd the shrlnknge that comes In mid
summer, when the pastures dry up and
grass Is scarce. ! il nj this time that
solllng Will pay and pay literally. III
what better way can II person realize
from $23 to $50 per acre for his green
corn or green nlfaifai When the COWS
look over the fence with longing eyes
at the corn, the efforts usually spent
In keeping the cows out of the corn
had better be spent In throwing the
corn over to the cows, says a Kansas
farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
If possible to find some exeu,e nv ,,,e

IL possible to find some excuse for the
action Of The woman from the third fat,
who has, in their estimation, been un-
justly SET upon throughout the trial IL
such a decision is not possible, the club
may decide TO send her a testimonial
of sympathetic sisterhood, expressing
the trust that she.wfll be resigned to
retarded housework and niidweek
washings. Perhaps later in tile year
the Chicago club may undertake to
throw further light upon the distress
ing domestic situation of the woman
who occupies the third fat Chicago
Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Cuttings may be made of currants,
goosebcrrles, ounces, etc. Tie them In
bundles of fifty and bury in the ground
In n well-drained spot or In sand In the
cellar. If preferred, they can also be
planted out in rows two or three feet
apart and two inches apart in the rows.
Grape cuttings would better be tied In
bundles and buried until spring. Farm
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
WeII.Brnccd End Post.

The illustration shows an effective
way Of securely anchoring the eud post
OF a wire fence. The post (a) should be
set at least three feet in the ground and
four is much better. The cross pieces
dD are 2xs inch boards. "A inches long.
The stone te) Is firmly buried and
should just about 1T the hole. The post
% Is about six feet from (a), and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

A physician who has been investi.
eating the matter says that from the
weeds growing In pool Of stagnant
water In II pasture he has been able to
develop and cultivate the genuine tu-
berculosis germ, and cited the fact as a
strong argument in favor of furnishing
the COW With sapply of pure water,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

with and without undersleeyes. F.;n.
pniiing appears now and then at ths
shoulder, but this is not an indication ~
a return to,puffs. Rather 1t is stron -.
showing how hard the wind blows ~.
ward all novelties in sleeves. In N.
flannel blouses mentioned in the foraoc c
ing, the outright bishop sleeve IL nseJ
Then many are seen that have plain co..
ering for the forearm, with some form y,
gauntlet at or about the elbow. Thonsn
there is good degree of variety in MI.
type, It does not seem likely to last long
Copyright. 1900.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
A New WIN.

Hello. Jasper" exclaimed spenders
stopping his rich uncle's valet, "how's
uncle this m0rning?"
We'll, sir. he says he thinks he needs
n change of heir"
so, he's sent you for the doctor, eh 2"
"No-ifor his lawyer Philadelphia
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
Treemasonry in the Middle A.e.

Freemasonry In the Middle Ares
me Freemasons We're one Of the IN.
umeranie trade guilds of the middle
ages, each of which had its oaths. "a
PASSWORDS and Its symbolic drama
bearing on the theory and practice Of
the craft. The builders held the place
OIL honor among these guilds because
their work was the noblest. The name.
less architects of those majestic ca,
thedrals which shine out like level.
on the dark side of medieval anarchy
and ignorance We're Master Mason.
who had gone through precisely tho
same ordeal that every Freemason
goes through to-day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

FROM THE EToMs TO THE FULL
LENGTH STYLES.
Rarely-Graneaul Golf Cape Now Made
to Flop About the Knees-Fnr CnHs
Are Nrw Substitute for the MniT-
Ta1lness THE Fashion.


'TYLaSH epnIts do
moi include many
THAT are OF medium
i.Sngilh. The 1a,aiiac
tive sas,inept ftr.
titll is some form of
tire etop, and when
seFfs,e cold come
il win give waF 10
the ttaee-gtIai-ter
Hoat- or even 10 a
garment tIhat Eoee
10 the hem of The
skirt. The LATEST
accepted form Of
elton 5aeilet is of
moderately heaFy
cloth and is Lined
with bright silk.
Some Of The liulnrs
-;Is'e striking in col
saiing. 50 when tie
rerers are faced
-,-f+f, N
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Commenting on the late Mr.. Hunting
IONS assertion that there is great dan
ger OF oyereducating the young, Abram
Hewitt declares; IF | were to have the
choice OF one hundred million dollars or
the pleasure had in my college days
and the pleasure have had as the re-
suit OF my education, ! would quickly
choose the latter. Were to choose The
millions, should receive, and should
expect to receive, the scorn OF my fell
low-mep."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

through the hole ~ the cable from the
buried stone Ii passed. The brace (c)
is n 2xG board securely spiked In place.
When the posts aud the stone are being
put IN position the soil should be
Jumped until II Is very firm. Secured
IN this way, an end post VIII remain
tmmOyable for many years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

If this money lending by Uncle sam
goes on he will pretty soon have on
hand a lot of secondhand crowns and
coronets put up as collateral by mem
bers of the ef,ete monarehies as Sc
eurity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Prince Inkatbar of Cambodia has had
to pawn his jewels for ready money.
This indicates that the prince is already
married. Otherwise lie would have
come over with his jewels on and mar
ried an American girl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Potatoes do excelleatly well upon
land where II crop OF green rye has
been plowed In. being usually very free
from scab. fair and smooth. says the
American Cultlyaton early potatoes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

In the village of Mlllbeck. near Kcs,
wick, England, is n most curious freak
OF nature, Two trunks rise on each
sldc of spring of clear water, and 1oln
together three feet above, forming one
tree
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Sillicus-What has become of VIOLA,
puk, that was destined to become tha
universal language?
Cynicus-oh, everybody talks golf
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Truth and the football player are not
exactly alike. truth crushed to earth
will rise again. Sometimes the football
player has to be carried of.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

When an umbrella trust cad be
broken up it just means that the trust
will not always reign.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

w. K. Vanderbilt has given Nissan
hall to the university at Nashville, but |
as 1t Is coeducational institution the
boys probably had not waited for that.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

lapgwill insists that he finds the
highest form of truth in fiction, and in
this he seems TO be telling some of 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

Miss Anteek seems very much Inter.
estel In that homely old musician"
Yes, She heard that he made over.
lures quite frequentlY,"4~Phlladelph!e
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

The Chinese never Wear wool--not
even In the depth of winter; and, geuer.
ally speaking, the entire population
clothe thenselyas in cotton all tho year
ruuna,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21
FASHIONS FOR WINTER.
rra,.s,siberian Hai,roaa.

'ira"svsiberian Railroad.
The Trans Siberian Railroad win DO
completed AT the present rate of work
Ing In about two years, the cost prob
ably considerably exceeding the orig
tnal estimate Of Sl76,boo,0o0,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-21

The distance from the farthest point
Of polar discovery to the pole Itself 10
4do miles,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A man of many callings-the huck-
ster.
Fargo, n. D., with a population Of
less than 1000, has So secret societies.
The annual report of the fire depart
ment shows that 196,SOO acres of terri
tory and 227 miles of water front are
protected in New York city.
In the United States the annual con-
sumption of borax is about IL, 900 tons
a year.
From Richmond, Va, to Atlanta, Ca,
along the line of the principal railways,
it seems as if it were impossible to get
out of sight of new cotton mills, either
in operation or in course of construc-
ton. These mills are principally the
growth of the last decade.
The sale of the city directories in
Chicago has been prohibited this year
by the publishers, it having been de-
termined to lease them so as to head
off certain advertising schemes at the
expense of the company. The books
are to be returned at the end of five
years.
Tall men. as a rule. have bodies out
of proportion to their lower limbs
that is, smaller than they ought to be
with the natural result that they
are unable to bear fatigue, or to COM
pete in the struggles of life with lesser
men more tremendously proportional.
Army experience bears out these OBJ
servations. In a long and fatiguing
march the tall men usually fall out
first, or succumb to campaigning, I'M
less, as is very rarely the case, they
have well-knit and symmetrical
frames. \ soldier between five feet
five inches and five feet eight inches or
nine inches is usually the man most
capable Of bearing the strain of life.
There is a noticeable increase of vege-
tarianism in Philadelphia. At the cor
Ier of Park avenue and Berks street
there is a church whose attendants are
all vegetarians. 1t is an evangelical
church. and differs in its creed from
other denominations only in the fact
that its members are pledged to forego
a diet of flesh. Outside of any organ
lied cult the diet question has become
matter of such serious consideration
that there are vegetarians who, when
they are asked out to dine or sup,
carry bread of their own baking with
them. The members of the congre-
CATION referred to are almost without
exception big, healthy looking persons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12

the river. 1t is firmly believed by the
natives that supernatural agencies
then reveal the victims true state
If he is genuinely ''pipop' he sinks to
the bottom of the river and stays
there until he is rescued, revived and
formally committed to the famous vii
lage of madmen. On the other hand,
If he is not possessed" he rises again
like an ordinary drowning person to
the top of the river, where he is more
easily rescued and then set free.
Probably no secret society in the
world has so severe or dangerous an
initiation as this. Yet so conscien-
tiously is it performed and so carefully
are the half-drowned victims watched
and rescued that the immersion, it is
said, never proves fatal. Nor has the
justice of the performance ever been
questioned.
And possibly, after all, the sink-or-
swim method of testing mental aliena-
tion may be in the long run fully as
reliable as that in which courts, doc
tors, experts and designing relatives
play part. There has been no revolt
against it, at all events.
So generally topsy-turvy are the
conditions in the Laos, that portion Of
Indo-China through which the Mann
gume river flows, that only acknowl-
edged maniacs live in any sort of So
cial relation with each other. The ma
jority of the people lead solitary life,
dwelling at the most in groups of twos
and threes.
Ban-Keune, with its 300 families, is
therefore the most densely populated
spot in the country. It's inhabitants
cultivate to their hearts delight the
idiosyncrasies which have served to
commit them. And they not only live
peaceably but fall in love, marry and
have children, who in most cases are
even more eccentric than their parents.
Nobody ever RECEIVERS or is "dis-
charged"-they remain ''pipop" to the
end of their days.
BanKeune residents suffer no social
stigma. Nationality is so infrequent
in this curious country and partial
madness so common that almost every
body has at one time or another been a
candidate for admission to the mad
village. No stones of contempt are
thrown, because everybody who might
be critic lives himself in a glass house.
Indeed, it is rather an advantage and
distinction to have been pronounced
genuinely "pipop," as the certificate
insures lifelong protection from the
other members Of the "pipop" clan.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12
NO PLACE FOR BASHFUL MAN.
Embarrassing Experience of the
Modest Youth Who Visited n
MONDAY Rest

Ever go into one of those noon
day rest places?" asked the head book
keeper, and looking up at the clock as
he adjusted his sleeve protectors, says
the Chicago Tribune.
NO" replied the man who had
waited half an hour overtime for his
lunch
well, don't, then" said the head
bookkeeper. 81 was enticedI into one
to-day by two of the prettiest bust
ness girls l know, and now l am go
ing to eat at quick lunch counter all
my days.
The first thing needful for the
man who ventures into woman's
club dining-room is to be properly
chaperoned. If he isn't he'll bolt.
When the elevator had let us off at
the top floor the first thing we ran
up against was the ticket office where
the young women showed their pass
ports and vouched for me as well
enough behaved young man to enjoy
the Inequalities of the club. That
transaction over, we turned and faced
the matron, and / was again intro
duced, properly accredited and passed
on down the center of the room, while
100 women, of all ages and types,
and seated at small round tables
stopped eating and talking to look at
me. The proverbial bull in the china
shop was comfortable compared to
me, and l tried to dispose of feet and
hat beneath one of those round ia
bles. My chaperones ordered the
lunch, dilating all the while upon the
beauties of the girls club, and didn't
L wish that men had their MONDAY
rest, too. The confessions of bash
full man were nothing to the confess
sions [ could have made as 1 sat up
rigid and straight eating chicken
sandwiches and sucking lemonade
through a straw, while occasionally
such remarks as these came to my
ears as [ met the furtive but critical
glances of the occupants of the other
tables:
"'Men don't come in here often. do
they?'
"'No; they're afraid, l guess
HE does look scared. doesn't hep
Like he was looking for a chance
to run away
81 knew | wasn't appearing to my
best advantage in the girls club, but
even when the checks were paid for
was not free to escape. l must be
taken into the reception-room and
shown the pictures and books and art
collections, while a young woman
played waltz music on the piano.
"'Isn't it lovely? whispered nay
chaperon. III bring you again
SOON
"'Not if 1 know it. 1 said under my
breath"