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reiite bum til lit Yaruoomsbiem peo
@eris.
Decorah-posten., 1901-07-12

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B. Anundsen,
DEBORAH, iowa.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

Chinese Method Of Measuring.


Many travellers returning from China
have commented upon the apparently
singular lack Of knowledge Of the dis
tances across their country or between
their towns that exists among the Chi
nese. If at one town you inquire the
distance to the next, you may be told
that 1t Is 20 Ii (one-third of n mile, but
upon arriving ut the town you will be
surprised to find the distance back to
the town from which you have just
come is "a II and that the cost of jour-
neying back again is correspondingly
greater than the cost to go to it.
The Chinese measure distance not by
rule, but by the amount of physical en-
ergy required to traverse them. Their
wage is based on unit of energy, the
amount that it takes them to carry
given load. one picul one Ii, on level
ground. If the road from A to B is
down hill, the distance is regarded as
less than the actual linear distance be-
cause 1t is supposed to take less energy
to travel in that direction, or, as the
Chinese say, "the II are short" 1t nat
urally follows that in travelling in the
other direction, from B back to A, the
road being gradual ascent, a greater
expenditure of energy Is necessary.
The Ii are long" and in order to get a
fair compensation for their work the
carriers must see that the distance and
the charges are correspondingly in
creased. With this explanation what
has often appeared as vagary of the
Chinese becomes simple and reasona--
ble.-Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
Olives.

The olive tree in its wild state Is q
thorny shrub or small tree, but when
cultivated becomes tree 20 to 40 feet
high, with no thorns. 1t lives to good
age. The leaves resemble those of q
willow, the flowers are small and white
and grow in clusters us grapes do, and
the fruit Is greenish, whitish, violet
or even black in color and generally
oval in shape. 1t is produced in great
profusion, SO that an old olive tree be-
comes very valuable to its owner.
Among the Greeks the olive was
sacred to Minerva, the goddess Of wis.,
dom. 1t was also the emblem of pu-
rity. A crown Of olive twigs was the
highest honor that could be bestowed
upon Greek citizen. An olive branch
was also the symbol of peace, and
the vanquished who came to beg for
peace bore olive branches in their
hands.
The American olive is remarkable
for the hardness Of its wood. It Is
found as far north as Virginia. Its
fruit is fit for use, and its flowers are
fragrant.
The fragrant olive of China and ia
pan has extremely fragrant flowers,
which are used for favoring tea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
polite Er,e commuter..

A stranger who had an appointment
to meet friend in the Chambers street
ferry house, which is used by Erie
commuters, was greatly puzzled the
other afternoon by the actions of the
men who passed the ticket takers win
dow. Nearly three-fourths of them
took their hats off to the ticket taker in
the most polite style.
The stranger thought that possibly
the ticket takers wife was in the box
with him, and he went back to look
again. There was no one in the box
save the ticket taker, who looked good
natured, but not imposing. When his
friend arrived, the stranger said:
ais that the president Of the Erie
road in that boxY
Certainly not. Why do you ask such
question:"
"Why, every man who passes him
takes his hat off, gives him marching
salute and walks on"
The friend smiled pityingly at the
strangers ignorance and said 1t was d
trick of the Erie commuters to carry
their, tickets in the crown of their hats
. They took their hats off so that the
agent might see the ticket.-New York
Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
Finea For pcntll on nonrd,

"The only place, as far as law is con-
cerned, where it costs money to die
from natural causes is aboard q steam
ship" remarked vessel owner. 1.-THE
purpose of the law was excellent
enough. There was time when emf
grants were being brought to this
country in very large numbers, or by
the shipload' as it was termed. There
is no doubt that there was crowding in
the ships that brought them, and to
prevent this law was passed impos-
ing upon the ship fine of $40 for
every death that occurred during the
passage from natural causes Of per-
sons over 8 years of age. This
put n stop to overcrowding, or, at
least, it is supposed that it did, which
is about the same thing. Ships do not
fancy having to pay fines Of this kind.
"Of course, in comparison with the
great army of persons who are brought
across the ocean from month to month,
there are very few deaths, for the stat
.isticians have been kind enough to
show beyond doubt that the steam
ship is the safest means of transpor-
tation in existence, but, just the same,
there are considerable number in the
course of year" -Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
slanae.,ns the Cook.

Here is something that woman
WHO knows says is Il sure diagnosis
of the status of the cook. If you have
n good cook, you may be more. or
less sure that she will look too fire.
quently upon the wine when it is red.
1t is an unfortunate fact, but If the
cook is less than $40 cook as
little annoyance as possible may be
expected from this weakness. Posi-
bly, it will never make itself manifest
enough to be known above stairs. But
If the cook has risen higher in the So
cial scale of cooks than $40, then look
out. A cook who is rated mt over $40
may be expected to smash things.
If one chances to make n morning
call Mt the house of friend and dis
covers the servants crowded up stairs,
frightened and trembling. while from
below come the sounds of ironware
skating across the kitchen and pottery
crashing against the wall and be-
tween times the voice of the masculine
head of the family gently eSpostulat-
ing or commanding in would be stern
tones, then it may be known that that
household has reached the dignity of n
$50 or $50 cook.-New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
poison Proof Animnls.

Neither differences of organization In
animals nor in the constitution of the
poisonous substance generally afford
any clew for interpreting an exception
nj want of effect. Unaccountable is
the immunity of rabbits against bella
donna leaves (Atropa belladonna. dead
ly nightshade). You may feed them
with belladonna for weeks without OBJ
serving the least toxic symptoms. The
meat of such animals. however, proves
poisonous to any one who eats it, pro-
ducing the same symptoms as the
plant.
Pigeons and various other herbivora
are also to some degree safe from the
effects of this poison, while in warm
blooded carnivora it causes paralysis
and asphyXia. In frogs the effect
is n different one, consisting of spasms.
The meat of goats which had fed on
hemlock has sometimes occasioned
poisonous effects. Chickens are near
ly hardy against nuX vomica and the
extremely dangerous alkaloid, strych-
nine, contained in 1t, while in the
smallest amount it is fatal poison to
rodents.
More remarkable vet in this respect
is the immunity of Chol9pus hoffman
nj, n kind of sloth living on the island
of Ceylon, which, when given ten
grains of strychnine, was not much af-
fected. Pigeons are possessed of high
immunity from morphine, the chief al
kaloid of opium, rs well as from bella
donna. Eight grains were required to
kill pigeon, not much less than the
mortal dose for a man. Cats are eX-
tremely sensitive to foNglove Digitalis
purpuren), which on the contrary may
be given to rabbits and various birds
in pretty large doses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
huxley md the CLERGYMAN.

A rash clergyman once, without fur
thcr equipment in natural history than
some desultory reading, attacked the
Darwinian theory in some sundry mag
azine articles in which he made him
self uncommonly merry at Huxley's
expense. This was intended to draw
the great mans fire, and as the batter
les remained silent the author proceed
ed to write to Huxley, calling his at
tention 10 the articles and at the same
time, with mock modesty, asking ad-
vice us to the further study of these
deep questions.
HuNley's answer was brief and to
the point, "rake cockroach and dis
sect t."-Argonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
The first street lighting in this coun
try was done in New York in 1857.
Then He Hurried I'm.

He was too modest to be success
full lover, and he had let 40 years of
his life go by without ever coming
to an emotional point.
He was In love with fair being of
suitable age, but he would not tell her
so, and though she knew 1t she could
not very well give him hint about
the situation.
She was willing because she had ar
rived at that time of life when u
woman is not nearly SO hard to please
as she might have been at some other
time, but he was stupid and went
away without word.
He was gone long, long time, and
whenahe came back he found her still
ready.
II have come back after many
years." he said to her US he took her
hand in greeting.
She had learned something in the
years since she had seen him last.
well, for goodness sake, Henry"
she exclaimed fervidly, "why don't you
take them? Pm 35 now. How many
more years do you wantY'
Then n great light shone upon him,
and he did not wait for any more
London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

that before. When he lifted his head.
no one asked what the end would be,
for 1t had already come. She had died,
as the doctor had really supposed she
would, suddenly and painlessly. Her
life had gone out like n candle flame in
a winter night, when the great door Of
the mansion is swiftly opened and the
belated owner Of the house is met by
the servant in the hall.
"Tell the musicians to play little
faster" said Aunt Royal a few minutes
later and they did so.
When morning began to come in gray
and cold, Stuart was standing by the
window of the bedroom as he had
stood about year before when his
father died. Louise lay there, now
that the life had gone, her face almost
rs beautiful as when Stuart saw her on
his return from Europe. The jewels
were still about her neck and the brace
lets on her wrists, while the freisias of
which she had complained lay across
her bosom.
Stuart was looking out Of the win
dow. A crowd of miners had come
down the road aud was standing silent
ly In front of the mansion. He saw
them there, and even in his grief he
respected their purpose in coming thus
early to show their sympathy before
they went on down to their days work.
He went out to the hall.
"Tell the men to come up. I shall be
glad to Thank them," he said to n serv-
ant.
Rhena came in. "God has given you
to me-" he said, "else this would be
more than could bear" and he stood
thus with his arm about her, and the
tears of his humanity fell fast at the
sight of that pale clay on the bed.
Then he turned toward the hall with
his wife.
"God is merciful," she said. "He has
given us something to live for. We
will spend our all in doing his will"
YES" replied Stuart, humanity
after all, is worth saving. 1t is wortl
living for. We are our brothers keep
ers. There is nothing better In all the
world than the love of God for his chill
dren, and the love of his children fol
one another" And with the words lii
went out and shut the door upon thu
dead and Its past, and with the woman
Of his love by his side faced the living
and it's future.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
The Matter Of n semicolon.

A Russian military paper tells Of
a lieutenant who overheard sergeant
giving n recruit short lecture upon
his duties. "The military service"
said the sergeant, requires little pray
er to God and strict attention to the
orders of superior" Somewhat as
tonished at this singular definition of
military duty, the officer ventured to
ask tie sergeant for his authority,
whereupon the sergeant produced an
ancient volume containing the follow
ing: "The military duty requires lit
tie; prayer to God, and strict attention
to the orders of superior. Army
and Navy Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

l always pray that may never out
live my illusions or my front teeth,
though all else may fail me.
Admiration is like porridge-awfully
stodging, but you get hungry again al
most as soon as you've eaten it.
A good nose Is an abiding resting
place for vanity. You know that 1t will
outlast your time and that age cannot
wither nor custom stale its satisfactory
proportions.
The quality of mercy should not be
measured out by teaspoonfuls in q
medicine glass, but should be sent
round In watering cart by the county
council.
They've no sense, men haven't. The
very best of them don't properly know
the difference between their souls and
their stomachs, and they fancy that
they are a-wrestling with their doubts
when really 1t is their dinners that are
a-wrestling with them.
1t is the duty of all women to look
-happy-the married ones to show that
they don't wish they weren't married
and the unmarried ones to show that
they don't wish they were.-New York
Telegram,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
Gates of the Land Of Promise.

No one can watch load of immi-
grants land without being struck by
the astonishing signs of hope and con-
fidence about them all. There has
never been any eXaggeration of this.
Incredible as 1t may seem to one who
knows how grim Is the struggle for
life among the masses In America, it
is evident that this is still the land Of
promise to the poor of Europe.-Scrib-
ner'S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

The shah of Persia once asked a
group Of his courtiers whom they
thought the greater man, himself or
his father. At first he could get no re-
ply to so dangerous question, the an
3swer to which might cost the courtiers
their heads.
At last willy old courtier said,
"Your father, sire, for although you
are equal to your father in all other re.
spects in this he is superior to you,
that he had greater son than any you
haYe.n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
English Roads.

After the abandonment of Britain
by the Romans the roads fell into dis
use and bride paths formed the only
means Of communication. Not until
the sixteenth year Of Charles II-that
is, 167G-was any systematic effort
made to improve the roads of Eng
land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

Husband (going to his rich uncle's
funeraD-Put couple Of large hand
kerchiefs into my pocket, dear. The
old gentleman. promised to leave me
/ 100000, and shall want to shed some
appropriate tears.
|. Wife-But suppose when the will is
read you find he hasn't left you any
thing?
|. Husband-In that case you had bet
ter put In tlree.-London Fun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

No one had noted her condition more
carefully than Rhcnd.
take part on this occasion. They
marched into the hall early and took
position on the platform. The Sal
walton Army also proudly beat its way
up the broad aisle, headed by the ma.
jor, who. while in doubt rs to the ex-
pediency of moving into his new quar-
tiers without first breaking some of the
furniture to make things look just
right, had finally consented to try. 1t
as 1T was, and If it was too good,
Stuart had arranged for the lease Of
the old army hall again.
The doctor had been caught after u
long CHI e UP into the hills. and Stuart
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

To accommodate those who are par
tial to the use of atomizers in applying
liquids into the nasal passages for
catarrhal troubles, the propri-
etors prepare Cream Balm in liquid
form, which will be known as Ely 8
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including
the spraying tube is rs cts. Druggists
or by mall. The liquid form embodies
the medicinal properties of the solid
preparation. Cream Balm is quickly
absorbed by the membrane and does
not dry up the secretions but changes
them to a natural and healthy char.
acter. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren St. i,
N. Y. 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

The largest sponge ever sent to mar.
ket was from the Mediterranean. 1t
was ten feet in circumference and
three in diameter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
The difference.

LADY, zee you advertise homemade
bread?
Baker-Yes, ma'am.
Lady-Does it taste like homemade?
Baker-No, indeed, ma'am. It's sweet
and light.-New York Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22
Railroad Time Table.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Main Line Passenger Trains.
CEDAR RAPIDS BRANCH, :

IA All above trains carry passengers.
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