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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
THE TELLTALE THUMB.

Its Marks and Lines and Its sisnal
From the Brain.
A tremendous amount of nonsense
has been written about thumb marks.
1t is claimed that the curious skin con-
fguration on the ball of the thumb Ia
never the same in any two people and
that 1t never changes. The first state
ment is correct, and the same thing can
be said of the lines on the palm and
the creases on the bottom of the feet.
But the assertion that the thumb marks
never change throughout life is de-
cided exaggeration. The alteration may
come from variety Of causes-any-
thing. In fact that will destroy the
outer layer of skin.
Another modifying cause is the tend.
ency Of the thumb to develop little
horizontal creases us one grows old.
This ts especially true Of mechanics and
other working people who use tools,
and eventually the creases will break
up the lines to such an extent that It
Is equivalent almost to rearrange-
ment Of the pattern. Specialists in
nerve diseases by an examination of
the thumb can tell II the patient is
affected or likely to be affected by
paralysis. as the thumb signals this
long before it is visible in any other
part Of the body. II the danger symp-
toms are evidenced there, nm operation
is performed on what is known as the
"thumb CENTER of the brain, and the
disorder is often removed.
No mntter how carefully the individ.
ual may attempt to conceal incipient in
sanity. the thumb will reveal it infal.
lssx. Itsis ,tase one sure test. II the
patient in his daily work permits the
thumb to stand at a right angle to the
other fingers or to fail listless into the
palm, taking no part in his writing, his
handling Of things. his multiform du-
ties. but standing isolated and sulky, II
is an unanswerable confession of men.
tai disease.-Kansas City Independent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

The needlework picture seems to
have made its first appearance in the
first years of the reign of Charles l.,
for. although Elizabethan and Jacobe-
an are said to exist, one with an abso-
lutely unimpeachable pedigree is yet to
be found, and the costumes In the old
est specimens the writer has yet seen
certainly indicate that they cannot be
assigned to a date before 1880. The
earliest Stuart pictures are worked
with silks on coarse, irregularly WOW
en- brownish linen canvas. in the fine.
slanting stitch taken over a single
thread, which is technically known as
"tent STITCH" or petit point This
method Of working produced an effect
much resembling that of tapestry. by
which, indeed, the embroidered pic
ture was probably suggested. AS time
went on the simple stltchery was
elaborated, portions of the design be-
ing wrought in silver passing" fine
metallic thread passed through the ma
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
Got the n,. ...,.l Clerk.

Got the 49,. ..otel Clerk.
with all lis ...,i,s," began NJ.
Fairchild, ''ti,e Ii tel man is first
class fellow. Who will so long way
to keep his guests from shining too
much in public or from being seen by
doubtful guests. recall an instance
which happened to me in New York
not long ago. | had registered in the
morning ahd. leaving my key ut the
hotel. came ba. again in the evening"
Finding the niant clerk on, but not
on to me, l asked him, giving him my
name, If was in. Not knowing the
number of my room, l decided this.was
the way to find out.
HE looked at me rather suspiciously
Evidently the result of his inspection
was not rcassurlng, for, after making
bluff at feeling in my box, he replied
quite stiffiy:
"'No. sir; Mr.. Fairchild is not in.'
sat down on the lounge and said
calmly:
"'Well, when he comes in please tell
him that he is here looking for him
SELF
1.-The porter carried the clerk up
stairs."-New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06


A big st. Bernard dog recently saved
the life of Josie Smith, aged nine years,
who fell into an open cIstern. Passers-
BY saw the dog shifting and smelling
around the curb, and then they saw
him disappear through the hole. In a
short time they heard muf1ed barks
and they at once ran to the spot. They
found the noble animal supporting the
little girls head out of water with it's
paws, while 1t Kept up barking for
help. The girl was lifted out and then
the big dog was assisted from the els
tern. The animal followed the girl and
watched over her until she was fully
restored to consciousness. Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
terial instead of being applied; hence
its name Connoisseur.
Yoa c.n,t Avoid ola Aee.

"People grow old unnecessarily"
says a writer. Wrong. People grow
old because they can't help it. Occa-
sionally you find men who are still use.
full and vigorous at seventy-five, but
such men inherit unusual health from
their ancestors. They are not cheer
full at seventy-five because of any "sys-
tem." The average human machinery
wears out in from sixty-eight to seven
ty-fve years. Ever remark the great
number of deaths that, occur between
siXty-eight and seventy-five? The will
power has nothing to do with the kid
neys or the liver. A man who accepts
old age as n fact and acts as an old
man should will live longer than the
old man who tries to be boy and in
dulges in boyish designations when he
should be in bed.-Atchison Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
A Fairy Funeral.

Black. a distinguished English paint
er who was liable to disordered sen
sations, described a fairy funeral
which he seemed to have witnessed.
He was walking in his garden one
night when he apparently heard a
low and pleasant sound and ut length
saw a procession of creatures of the
size and color Of grasshoppers bearing
a body laid out on rose leaf, which
they buried with songs and then dis
appeared.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
why . Blue Rose i. Impossible.

why blue Rose IL Impossible.
A florist makes the assertion that
blue rose is among the impossibilities;
but, while an explanation of this curl
ous fact may be equally impossible, he
fails to mention very interesting law
which governs tho colorings of all
flowers. A knowledge Of this law
would save many flower growers hours
of unavalling and foolish hope. The
law is simply this: The three colors-
red, blue and yellow-never all appear
In the same species of flowers; any
two may exist, but never the third.
Thus we have the red and yellow
roses, but no blue: red and blue VERDE
mas, but no yellow; yellow and blue in
the various members of the viola fam
ily (as pansies, for instance), but no
red: red and yellow gladoll, but no
blue, and SO on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
low .WEDN AnGTTcT
Silent Sounds.

You do not hear it? Unto me
The sweet, low sound comes ceaselessly,
And, floating, floods the earth and sky
With tender tone.
You do not hear the restless beat
Upon the floor of childish feet
OF feet that treat tho flow'ry street
OF heaven, alone.
At morn, at noon, at eva. at night,
hear the patter, soft and light,
And catch the gleam of wings, snow white,
About my door.
And on the silent air is borne
The voice that from my world was torn
That left me, comfortless, to mourn,
Forever more.
Sometimes, there floats from out the street,
A burst of laughter. shrill and sweet.
And l, forgetting, turn to greet
My darling fair.
Soft as the ripple of the stream
BreeZe-kisSed beneath the moons pale bea M
How strangely real doth 1t seem!
And he not there.
All, no; you cannot hear him call;
You catch no laugh, no light football;
l am his m0ther-that Is all,
And He who said
II will not leave thee desolate"
Has, somehow. loosed the bands Of fate,
And left ajar the golden gate
Which hides my dead.
The Commoner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

Frederick l. of Prussia was killed by
fear. His wife was insane, and one
day she escaped from her keepers and,
dabbling her clothes in blood, rushed
upon her husband while he was doing
In his chair. King Frederick imagined
her to be the white lady whose ghost
was believed to appear whenever the
death Of a member of the royal family
was to occur. and he was thrown into
fever and died in six weeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
The Friars in the Philippines.

Judge Taft's mission at Rome result
ed in defining of the basis upon which
1t will evidently prove feasible to settle
the land question, and to dispose of var
ious other disputes relating to chsrita-
BILE, educational, and ecclesiastical prop
erty. As to the withdrawal of the friars,
1t must be remembered that this is
matter of no immediate concern to the
American authorities. The people who
are most inflexibly determined that
these Spanish members of the religious
orders shall leave the islands are Catho-
lie parish priests and the whole Filipino
body of lay members Of the church.
This hostility is SO great that the friars
have not for several years been able to
occupy their lands, or to otliciate in any
way In the parishes where they were
once powerful through the support of
the Spanish Government. 1t is not diff
ficult to understand, on reflection, that
the Vatican should dislike to be put in
the position of making a direct agree
ment to withdraw the friars. In the
first place, this might be offensive to
important elements of church support
in Spain; in the second place, it might
be regarded as humiliating to the great
worldwide orders of which these par
ticular friars are members. What the
Vatican would prefer would be to have
this whole subject left to the discretion
of the church authorities, to be worked
out gradually, and without any shuw of
compulsion or pressure. 1t would prop
ably be regarded as violation of the
treaty of peace with Spain if the United
States should forcibly remove the friars
from the Philippines. The great point,
as 1t seems to US, is gained when the fri
ars' title to agricultural lands are extin-
guished by the payment of a fair CON-
pensation. The Vatican could have no
motive for wishing to have the proceeds
of the sale of these lands used for the re-
establishment anywhere in the islands
of wholly unwelcome members of the
religious orders. On one pretext or an
other, these frisrs will inevitably be
withdrawn, and they naturally go either
to Spain or to the South American
counties. Judge Taft's sojourn at
Rome will have proved fairly success
full In the end.-From 1.-THE Progress OF
the World" In the American Monthly
y Review of Reviews for August.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
want this to drip on

refrigerator? Do you want this to drip on
your food?
sth. Because the walls are lined with mineral
wool, a substance neutral to heat and cold. Con-
sequentiy the warm air is excluded and the cold
air confined, reducing the consumption of ice to
minimum. It
9th Because scrubbing is not necessary to
ators in use for years are today as clean and
sweet as the day they were first used.
10TH. Because severe tests have proven them
to be the best preservers of foods known to the
world today. Would the Herrick be- endorsed
and adopted by physicians. colleges. hotels,
medical and state institutions unless 1t had true
merit?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
Children and Secrets.

Never talk secrets before child
"little pitchers have long ears" If
you do. and he repeats what he has
heard, as most likely he will, and thus
perhaps makes mischief. 1t will be
wrong to scold him. You will for your
imprudence have yourself only to
blame. One woman meets another
woman on the street. and they will
stop and gossip about all sorts of
things while the small boy or little
girl standing beside them listens to all
they say. We should be especially
careful in the presence of children of
what we say and of whom we speak.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
Business opportunitie. For All.

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minne-
sofa and Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best sgri-
cultural section Of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and busi-
ness men successful. We have q demand
for competent men, with the necessary
capital, for all branches of business.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
hotels, banks and stockbuyers. Cores
pondence solicited. Write for Maps and
Maple Leaflets. W. T. Reed, Industrial
Agent, 604 Endicott Building, st. Paul,
MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
JudgesKinne of the board of control

Judge Kinne Of the board of control
statess That since Mt. Pleasant hospital
has heen designate the board as the
place for the comm o0ent and detention
OF tnebriates, DR.. Applegste, the super
intendent, has received numerous ap-
plicatlons for admission and patients
are arriving there every day from yari.
ous parts of the state in such numbers
as to give ground for the belief that the
room set apart for them will soon be
exhausted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

One Of the odd things the visitor to
Burma will notice is the large number
of bells about the pagodas. These bells
are usually hung on sacred posts few
feet above the ground.
They are sweet toned, as all Burmese
bells are. but they are not furnished
with tongues. The worshiper who
comes to pray before the pagoda
strikes one of these bells with wood
en- mallet This is to attract the atten-
ton Of the god.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

ais, list; ~ Because It isthe only sanitary Refriger
"a. because It has continuous circulation of
ary; cod ar. which keeps food pure and sweet.
co,na .beCalse u VIII never mould corrode, be-
u dsn. because 1t consumes less ice than any
hssttEtigerator vi, made. (Ask your iceman.)
kept in the same refrigerator Without The stron" w
foods tainting the light VIC ''ions
NTH Gtn' :, because It has from 80 to 80 per cent
the eapaGlty than any Refrigerator on
TN. because 1t has no poisonous zinc In its
CONSTRUCTION to corrode. Have you ever noticed
urops Oh water collect in dead-ar, zinc-iined
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
The Redemption of the ssTumbleweed. !"


A few years ago, as will be remember
ed by any who pay any attention to agri-
cultural matters, the note of alarm was
sounded that the Russian thistle, or
"tumbleweed," was getting q foothold
in the Northwest, and elaborate direc-
tions were sent out from the expert
mental stations and schools of sgricul-
ture for exterminating it. This thistle,
when it reaches a certain stage Of
growth, becomes detached from the soil
and owing to its peculiar shape rolls
over the prairie in light wind, scatter
ing its seeds everywhere. In order to
get rid of it when it first made its ep.
pearance in this section, long stretches
of wire fence were built by some farm
ers to catch and stop the weed as 1t
rolled along-then it was gathered in
mighty piles and burned. But it was
not long before the discovery was made
that the despised tumbleweed had been
very much maligned. Instead of being
an unmitigated nuisance and pest, 1t
was found to be valuable forage plant,
much rclished by stock, and that 1t
could upon pinch be made to take the
place Of grass or hay. OF late, no COM
plants have been filed against the Rus
sian thistle, and nobody seems to bor.
row any trouble lest it may overrun the
farms. On the contrary we find, in the
latest report of one of the state boards
of agriculture, elaborate directions for
utilizing it as feed. One farmer says
he was led to change his opinion of the
Russian thistle by observing the greedy
manner in which live stock would eat
the young plants; and now, wherever
they are present, he advises their use as
pasture or hay. The thistles grow on
broken land, and may be grazed upon
to within three weeks of cutting for hay,
needing no rain in the interim.
In this little history may be seen the
bounteous efforts constantly being
made by nature to provide food for
man and beast. A plant is not necessa-
rily to be condemned because 1t grows
wild. How many Of our most service
able vegetables, cereals, grasses and
fruits have been developed by culture
from plants that were at one time re.
gsrded as noxIous? In this list we can
certainly enumerate the potato and the
tobacco leaf-and it is said that the
glorious apple tree was evolved from q
bush of thorny rose variety. Truly
agriculture is 9 great science. By pa.
tient investigation and Intelligent direc.
tion the once hateful tumbleweed has
been made to do profitable service In
milk and meat productlon.-Fa.mers
! Tribune. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
The Attraction.

Gladstone told Lord Ronald Cover
that once when he visited Rome he ac-
cidentally met Macaulay. who intro,
duced himself to the statesman. On
Macaulay's telling him that he took a
daily walk in st. Peters, Gladstone
asked him what most attracted him in
that place. "The temperature" was
the answer,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

Ammonia is one of the most useful
drugs in the household. 1t is most eff
fectlve as an agent in dissolving dirt'
and grease. In cleaning of any kind
1t should be used in about the proper
tDn Of tablespoonful to a quart of
water. 1t makes the water softer than
rainwater and is especially refreshing
III the bath.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
I'M. PEAasE.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT.
81 OR. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Office In City Hall block,
second noor.
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ALEX. sErsrRoA

GENERAL BLACKSMITH, horseshoing .
VI specially. Interfering and corns cured or
no pay. Prices reasonable. and the best Of
work guaranteed A share Of the public patron
age is solicited. Shop on Franklin street. near
the bridge.
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sst 3Ea 1 @ four
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
Our Business Directory.
HoLLIsrER LUMBER co.
II UMBER and all kinds of building materials
IL Posts and Coal, Corner Of Delaware and
Madison streets.
rAos, cAakezk

A RCHITECT AND BUILDING sUPERIN.
Dubuque. Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

LAWRENCE q eREMs.
nRUGS. Wall Paper, Stationery, Paints, Oils,
" etc. City Hall block.
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PETER soARpwAY.
DEALER IN -four. feed, hay straw, Maquoke-
~ Is lime, stucco, and common and Atlas ce-
ment. Telephone 1l3. Lower Franklin st.
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Democrat State Convention.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1902,

A delegate convention of the Democrats of
Ine STATE OF Iowa Will be held at Des Moines,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06
THIRD DISTRICT

All voters who endorse the principles of the
democratic party are invited to participate in
the selection Of delegates to this convention.
Committee. s. n. McCoTNEIT
N. @. ROBERTS, Chairman,
Secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

GEO. 8. LISTER,
Y HARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
IL Keeps frst-class timer and does Ill
kinds Of repairing with neatness and dispateh.
Store opposite First National Bank, Main st.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

QUAKER MILL co.
IL brated White Satin and White Pearl Flous:.
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to place in nomination candidates for the fol.
lowing 0ffices, to witt
Secretary Of State,
Auditor Of State,
Treasurer Of State,
Attorney General,
Judge OF Supreme Court,
Clerk OF Supreme Court,
Reporter Of Supreme Court,
Railroad Commissioner
and to transact such other business as NAV
properly come before said convention.
The ratio Of representation will be one dele
gate for each 200 votes or fraction Of 100 or over
cast Tor the Democratic ca, ,idate for governor
az the last general election. The several coun-
delegates: ss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-06

MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
rs prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
\, Monuments and Head Stones Of various de-
signs. Have the county right for Sipe's Pat
ent Grave Cover; also dealer in Iron Fences.
VIII meet all competition. ST ~.
WI. MCINTOSH.
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G, G. BRADLEY, MD. HIM. BRADLEY, n. ID.
BRADLEY & BRADLEY.
DHYsICIANs AND SURGEONS. TranaHn
i street, Manchester, Iowa.
DENTIeTe.

DIR. J. w. SCOTT,
VETERINARY Surgeon, and Dentist, sol E
Main Street. Telephon 289.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-13
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