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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

An interesting enumeration has been

All interesting ellulueIutlOl uub DGcu
this it appears that the cochineal in
sects furnish the gorgeous carmine,
crimson, scarlet carmine and purple
lakes; the octopus gives sepia-that is,
the inky fluid which the creature dis
charges in order to render the water
opaque when attacked; the Indian yell
low comes from the camel; ivory chips
produce the ivory black and bone black;
the exquisite Prussian blue comes from
fusing horses hoofs and pigs blood;
blue black comes from the charcoal of
the vine stock; Turkey red is made
from the madden plant, which grows in
Hindoostan; the yellow sap of a Sia-
mese tree produces gamboge; raw STEM
ma is the natural earth from the neigh
borhood of Siena, Italy; raw umber is
an earth found near Umbria; Indian
ink is made from burned camplor;
mastic is made from the gum of the.
mastic tree, which grows in the Gre
clan archipelago; bistre is the SCOT Of
wood ashes; very little ultramarine, OBJ
tanned from the precious lapis lazuli, is
found in the,market.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

came in! lie Ind just dropped III 10
see if everything was all right. lie
was not to go for week.
LET me look at yo' free papahs," he
said. for 81 could read and liked to
show off his accomplishment at every
opportunity. He stumbled through tile
formal document to the end. reading
at the last. This is present from
Ben to his beloved wife. Whey"
She held out her hand for the paper.
When 81 was gone she sat gazing al II.
trying in her Ignorance to pick from
the Ito herr senseless scrawl those last
words. Ben had not raised his head.
Still she sat there thinking, aud.
without looking, her mind began to
take in the details of the cabin. That
box of shelves there in the corner Ben
had made in the first days they were
together. Yes. and this chair ON which
she was sitting-she remembered how
they had laughed over its funny shape
before he had padded 1t with cotton
and covered it with the piece Of linsey
'old mis- !" had given him. The very
chest in which her things were packed
he had made. and when the last nail
was driven he had called 1t her trunk
and said she should put her finery in
1t when she went travelling like the
white folks. She was going travelling
now, and Ben-Ben? There he sat
across from her in his chair. bowed
and broken. his great shoulders heav-
ing with suppressed grief.
Then. before she knew 1t, Whey was
sobbing and had crept close to him
and put her arms around his neck.
He threw out his arms with convul-
sive gesture and gathered her up to
his breast, and the tears gushed from
his eyes.
When the first storm of weeping had
passed. Whey rose and went to the
fireplace. She raked forward the Goals.
"Ben." she said. Its been desc pleg-
gone free papahs. want yo' to see
dem bum"
mo. nor he said, but the papers
were already curling. and in a moment
they were in a blaze.
"Thaih." she said, "thaih. now. vi
ney RaymondT
Ben gave great gasp, then sprang
forward and took her in his arms and
kicked the packed chest into the cor
ner.
And that night singing was heard
from Ben's cabin and the sound of the
banjo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30
Illinois Central
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
Nashville, Atlanta,
AND
Florida.
Florida.

The through sleeping car
now beirg carried on the Illinois Cert
rsl II. r on Its Fast Mail from Chic
ago end arriving at Nashville the mex
evening, will, on and after Sunday
November Is, be carried out Of Chic
ago OIL its Fast Limited train leaving
6 20 p. m, daily, and arrive at Nah
vile at 925 the next mofMng. In ed
dition to lis up-to-aste equipment, thi
train, leaving at $50 p. M, carries i
dining car and buffet library car ;out
of Chicago. This Chicago Nashville
sleeper connects en- route with through
sleeping car, on same train for Chat
tanooga, Atlanta ard Jacksonville, thus
allowing passengers to change from
the Chicsgo-Nashville car 10 the through
Jacksonville car while en- route
Tickets and full information of agents
of the Illinois Central and connecting
lines.
4. y: Hanson. g. r. a. Chicago.
46w-7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

oman, ieas'ways less-n yo' wants TO pc
NINE"
She went ana put her arms around
his neck. Her eyes We're sparkling and
her lips quivering.
''Yo' dom mean, Ben, dat I'll be
free?"
eyes, yoll be free, Whey. Den I'ze
gwine to set to wo'k an buy my free
papahs."
"oh, kin yo' do it-kin yo' do it-kin
yo' do it2"
"Kin do it? he repeated. He
stretched out his arm. with the sleeve
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30
White Horse Baked Beans
With Tomato Sauce.

Not Just as good but absolutely the best on the
set. To be had only from us.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

Gee. nor exclaimed the pretty cash
girl 81 don't want nothin' to do with
you. wouldn't marry you if you was
the last man on earth. Is that plain
enough English for you?"
st is certainly plain enough" said
the mortified bookkeeper, "but it isn't
English" Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30
A Contrast.

A light supper. a good nights sleep
and Il fine morning have often made n
hero of the same man who by ind,ges-
ton, a restless night and a rainy morn
ing would have proved n coward
Chesterfield.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30
An Explanation.

SchoolmistTess-John who was 1t
that prompted you then? l heard some
one whisper that date to you.
Please. ma'am, I expect 1t
was history repcatin' itself again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

Through tickets for sale at Manches ,er to all
points In North America.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-07-29
The Rally for Liberty.

"Gentlemen," said the speaker, ris-
ing to his full height and almost car
rying his hearers of. their feet with
his matchless eloquence, "the time
has come for us to assert our indie
pendence. We are free-born citi-
zens. God has given us as birth
right the privilege of governing our
selves as we see fit. We bow our
knee to no kings and no princes.
We have only ourselves to blame if
we permit others to deny the lib
erty that our fathers have be-
queathed to us-thc liberty made sa-
cred by their hallowed blood. L APP
peal to you, my fellow-citizens, to
arise in your might. Let us exhibit
our manhood; let us teach the world
the great lesson of independence.
Let us"
"say, gents" yelled the janitor,
as he suddenly stepped out upon the
platform, "I'm .goin' TO shut this hall
up now. Clear out o. here. I've been
up three nights with the toothache,
and I'm goin' to bed early. Git, be-
fore l turn out the lights on you'll"
One minute and seven seconds later
the doors were locked and the great
rally for liberty was one Of the
things that had been.-Chicagq Rec.
' ord-lierald,
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DIDN'T SEEM HoMELIKE.
Irishmnn Appreciated the Kindness
But Could Not Stand for the
Cleanliness.

The name of s'Shaftesbur3." given
to the projected series of lectures on
the housing question, reminds a cor
respondent of the London News that
many years ago he heard the great
hearted Earl speak upon the subject
of the slums. Lord Shaftesbury said
that until the habits of the people
could be altered there would always
be slums; and he supposed state of
things in which all the slums had, as
by the wave of the magician's wand.
been removed, while the drink traffic
and drinking habits remained. In a
year or less, he continued, there
would be the slums again, as bad as
ever.
Lord Shaftesbury used to tell true
story in this connection. He had
looked in at a poor dwelling, and
had been shocked to see it so very
dirty. If, he thought, the place were
once made clean, perhaps the occu-
pants would try to keep it so. He,
therefore, asked permission of the
tenant to have the room nicely done
up. Leave was given, and the work
was executed, ceiling and walls being
left spotless white. About week
afterwards Lord Shaftesbury was
passing, and was amazed to see the
walls blacker than they had been be-
fore. He expressed his surprise that
so much dirt could have come upon
them in the time, and the tenant, a
good-humored Irishman, explained
the matter thus: "Shure, we're very
much obliged for your lordship's
kindness, but the place had such a
could look, we thought we'd just ask
the sweep to come in and give it a
few warrum touches
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THE TESTERS.

The jester mounted to the throne.
The while did sleep the king.
"A monarch now am L. he said,
And lightly did he sing:
NOW bring to me my ermine robes
And bring my crown to me,
And take this cap and take these bells
10 his great majesty
The courtiers did as they were bid.
And called the joke supreme,
They waited round until the king
Awoke from out his dream.
Soon in he came arrayed in cap,
And shaking loud his bells;
And all the courtiers stood anear
AS this strange dream he tells:
dreamed" said he, chat I was king,
CThe TESTERS frown was plain)
And that sat upon the throne
And ruled this broad domain;
That while I slept the good king came
And bore his crown to me,
And said: This day I thee invest
With all my majesty
''But when I awoke, arrayed was I
In my old TESTERS suit,
This cap, these bells; and on my tongue
The same light bubble fruit
OF jest and song" The courtiers laughed,
And, breaking all the rules,
OF procedure, the jester reigned,
very prince of fools.
And none can say unto this day,
Who played the greater joke;
The jester with his golden crown
Seems burdened with a yoke
The king laughs now that wept before,
And seems slave set free,
And all the courtiers, puzzled, ask:
Say, what is majesty?"
Chicago Daily News
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mortised and pinned it together that
it could withstand any ordinary
strain. Every five feet it was braced
with cross timbers. This framework
was constructed on logs which
served as rollers. They foored il
over with the seasoned timber which
had been found back of the store.
house. The cracks were caulked with
fiber from the cocoa palm an6
smeared with pitch, which was foun6
in abundance in resinous trees. Upor
this foundation they erected the
framework for hull five feet il
depth, and then rolled the struc.
ture into the lake.
u. Sylvester Vincent solicited the
honor of naming the boat. He or.
gued that he was the youngest mem.
Der of the party and the most in.
nocent. His request was granted
and he took his position at the for.
ward end of the craft. In one hand
he held quart bottle of mineral
water, while with the other he chung
to one of the uprights. AT signal
from Mr.. Carmody the blocks be-
meath the rollers were knocked out
and the scow started down the incline.
There was four foot drop from
the rock to the water. With in
creasing momentum the structure
rolled down the slanting surface.
When the center passed the edge of
the rock, the forward end dived. AT
that instant the alert Vincent
smashed the bottle against the up
right.
81 name thee-Jumping Jupi-
ter"
The bow went Is feet under water
and L. Sylvester Vincent went with
it. In the yeast of wave and foam
Mr.. Vincent rose to the surface near
the center of the raft. He was
badly disorganized, and for mo.
ment sputtered and gasped fol
breath. But he was soon on his
feet and was game to the core. The
raft was a hundred yards from
shore.
"Talls about your toboggan
sGdes!" shouted Vincent, as he
raised the broken bottle in the air
THAT beats Coney Island. I name
thee Helen Carmody!'"
"Hold on there!" yelled Mr.. Kent
''You named that boat The Jump
ing Jupiter before you went below.
Stick to your first name, or you will
queer the ship. THE Jumping Jupi-
ter is good name"
Mr.. Carmody laughed uproariously.
''You gentlemen planned to pay
my daughter a compliment, and I
thank you for it," he said. ct is
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-07-29

The yawl was pushed into the water
and loaded with as much of the
freight as could safely be carried.
The remaining boxes were placed ON
the raft. The beach being clear-the
tide was at it's ebb-Mr. Haven and
Mr.. Morton walked along the cliffs
and back to camp. Sidney rowed the
yawl and Vincent took charge of the
raft. Aided by a favoring breeze. he
made good time. The boxes were de-
posted on the deck of 1.-THE Jump
ing Jupiter and opened. There was
lively curiosity concerning their con
tents. The first box yielded several
hundred pounds Of choice cuts of
steak, and roasts of beef. The second
one contained an assortment of legs
OF lamb and other fresh meats. These
were at once taken to the storehouse.
The meat was in excellent condition
and would keep fresh for many days.
There were crates filled with vege-
tables, lettuce, Strawberries, radishes.
and all the garden luxuries of that
season OF the year. 1t was a tempt
ing array, and L. Sylvester Vincent
was in his glory. Then there were
cases of champagne, box filled with
pickles, table sauces, oils, etc. There
was a supply of fresh meat and vege-
tables sufficient to last week or ten
days, even if the castaways used
nothing from the boundless resources
of the island.
ga sirloin steak will taste good
again." said Mr.. Kent as he ham
mered the top from the last box, He
displayed to view top layer of the
latest magazines. Then he found
number of new books and varied as
sortment of May publications. In the
bottom of the box were copies of
newspapers. There was a rush for
these papers.
There were copies of the New
York papers dated from May I'd to
May 18th, also copies of New Or
leans papers as late as May 18th. In
addition to these were copies of Chi
cago and Philadelphia papers from
the time of their departure from New
York up to dates comparatively re-
cent.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Rockwell,
after ten minutes had elapsed, "we
have read enough to indicate that
none of our families has suffered
from death or serious illness up to
the time these papers were printed.
We can postpone a study of less i'm
portant matters until our mornings
work is done. Let US proceed to our
task and do our reading later"
This suggestion was agreed to, and
Vincent carried the precious box to
the bungalow. The news from the
great outside world from which
they were separated acted as a slim
illus to their energies. 1t was near
ly II o'clock before Mr.. Carmody
gave the signal to cease, and they re
turned to the big dining room, where
a tempting dinner awaited them.
ITO Be Continued
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superior in years and rank, and so he
was chosen. Elliott was at Guantanamo
with the gallant little band of marines
which charged superior force of Span
iards and his superior officer commend
ed him in these terms:
Capt. Elliott's cool advance up a
rocky, steep mountain path under fire
for 20 minutes, without being able to
return it, and the gallantry and skill
displayed by him throughout this affair
were essential to the great success at
tanned by the expedition"
Again in the Philippines Elliott
showed his fighting quality-at Noval-
eta and elsewhere, and he received the
commentator of the officers of the
army and of the secretary Of the navy.
He was broken down by his service in
the Philippines, and he is still pretty
badly shattered in health. But he has
chance to gain new distinctions as
head of his corps.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-07-29

Harriet Lane johnston. lived with Buchan-
an until he died, and she was with him
first when he was secretary of state,
then as minister to England and finally
as president of the United States.
1t was rare experience for an Amer
!can girl in those days-or in any days
for that matter-and Harriet Lane
for that was her name-lived fully up
to it. While her uncle was minister to
England she was fascinating figure in
London society. When Buchanan was
given the degree of LII. d. at Oxford on
the same day with Alfred Tennyson,
the great demonstration of the day was
directed toward the beautiful niece of
the American minister.
During President Buchanan's resi-
dence in the white house, Albert Ed
ward, prince of Wales, was guest
there for five days, and in remembrance
of those days Edward VII sent to Mrs.
Johnson last year special personal in
vitation to his coronation.
Harriet Lane was faithful to the fine
old gentleman whose official no-
sition had given her these social oppor-
tunities, and she remained with him to
his death. Then, in 1868, she married
Henry Elliott Johnston, of Baltimore,
to whom she had been engaged for a
long time. His death and the death of
her two sons after many years left her
alone in the world, and she has lived the
life Of a gentlewoman in a fine old man.
sion in a historic quarter of the ma
f1onal capital ever since. The old
house contained many interesting SOU
Venlr sof her career and was quiet re-
treat for the declining years of WON
all who in her day had played a bril-
liant part in the affairs of two nations.
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MIR. VINCENT AROSE TO THE SUR
FACE.

just as well. There is yacht named
after Helen. So we will stick to the
name which Mr.. Vincent first select
ed. 1t is an euphonions title, and l
hope it will bring US good luck. Let's
go out and help Vincent tow The
Jumping Jupiter back to the dock"
Day by day ''The Jumping Jupiter"
grew in size, if not in beauty. Her
hull was divided into eight compart-
ments, and these were sheathed and
made as air-tight as possible. On
top of them they built 24-foot cabin
with storeroom and some rude
hunks. From opposite ends of the
cabin arose two short masts. At
night they worked on the sails, and
finally produced two triangular ones,
sewed together from the window
awnings which had been found in the
bungalow. These were rugged lateen
wise, with a long yard fashioned
from bamboo pole. 1t was decided
to abandon the lookout on the rock,
ing force on the boat. A long oar
was pivoted at the rear to serve as
a rudder, and an extra one was made
for use in case of accident. On the
bow they constructed clumsy but
strong windlass, as a capstan to lift
the anchor. A 5O0-pound rock of IL
regular, jagged formation, was pro-
vided as an anchor. Mr.. Kent sug-
gested the use of the gold images
for this purpose, but was greeted
with so firm a refusal from Simon
Pence that he was oyerruled.
On Tuesday General superintend-
ent Vincent announced that they
had overlooked the fact that Mon
day was recognized in uil civilized
countries as wash day" He found
upon investigation that the table and
chamber linen needed cleaning. He
was reluctant to assign anyone to
this duty, but offered his services, if
he could have an assistant. Mr..
Rockwell promptly volunteered.
They found "big wash" ahead of
them, but tackled it with sheer and
energy There were no tups in the
bungalow, but there were plenty of
largs casks, which when cleaned,
served as well. Sidney Hammond
succeeded in making two fairly eff
fective washbords with rabbet
plane and a piece of hardwood plank.
With plenty of soap and hot water
the multi-millionaire and the Chi
cago promoter were soon hard at
work.
There was an abundance of rope,
and they stretched their clothes
lines back of the bungalow. When
ready with the first basket of washed
linen, they found the lines occupied
by parrots and other gaudily
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would otherwise be of no validity.
The same is true of the registrar Of
the treasury Lucius Chittenden who
was registrar Of the treasury in 1862,
holds the record for continuous signing.
bond issue of $1O,OOO,OO0 was made
necessary by the effort of Charles Fran
els Adams, our minister to England, to
prevent the delivery to the confederacy
of two ships which were building in
England, that amount being needed as
security against damages in case the
seizure of the two ships should come be-
fore the courts and the decision should
be adverse to the United States. Chit
tenden was notified on Friday noon
that he must have the bonds ready for
special train to New York at four D. m.
the following Monday. He did not leave
his desk, but slept there and ate there:
nor did he take food except in LIQUID
form. After the first 12 hours an army
surgeon was detailed to care for his
arm. He signed his name 1880 times.
and during one period of seven hours he
attached his signature 300 times-a
speed of over ten signatures minute.
LOUIS A. COOLEDGE.
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Buttermils n Liquor Cure.

A buyer for one of the largest import
ing liquor houses in New York, who is
compelled to sample enough wine and
spirits every day to put an ordinary man
out of business, says that buttermilk is
his salvation. Il not only buy five or six
glasses day at the dairy restaurants
or street stands he says, but drink
it all the time at home, instead of tea
or coffee. | never touch beer or any
thing like that. | keep a stone crock
of buttermilll in the cellar, and let il
get just a little stale. 1t is better then
than if taken fresh. A man who in-
sists on drinking liquor will find very
little trouble if he takes plenty of but.
termik. If he wants TO swear off, hat
eermillS Will help him. 1t is splendid
stomachic. Two quarts of good batter
milk a day will cure any case of merry.
Gus indigestion"
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A National Agora,

while still in the vigor of young man
hood, with fortune gained strenuously
in the pursuit of trade. He was a sue
cessful merchant of Boston, with ideas
far beyond the usual mercantile mind,
and since he retired from business he
has given his life unreservedly to the
achievement of an idea.
He believes that Washington is des-
tined to be the most superb capital OF
the world, and he conceives that it's
architecture should be founded on the
highest of classic models. He would
turn the Potomac Flats, with all their
unsightliness, into rustic arbored ter
raced promenades, modelled after the
Nola Bella on Lake Maggiore, Italy.
He would demolish interior blocks Of
wooden shacks and shanties, rotten and
ragged stables and fences and put in
their place structures of concrete and
embedded metal, overhung with Bos-
ton ivy. He would redeem all that Sec
ton south of the avenue between PENN
sylvania avenue and the Mall, and erect
there porticos and terraces, promenades
and colonnades. He would turn an.
other unsightly division of the city into
a great historic park devoted to histor-
ical, industrial and artistic institutions
and exhibitions, with national galleries
OF history and art. He would erect a
granite shaft to Lincoln to balance that
already erected to the memory of Wash
ington.
Lastly, he would construct national
Agora, annihilating Is acres of slums
within few blocks of the white house.
with halls for the states, grand assem-
bly, hall, rostrum, mammoth tower
the century monument of the United
States.
Smith has spent a fortune building
models, securing the earth for antiques,
in order to bring his ideas home to con-
gress His scheme would cost millions
of dollars. 1t may never materialize, in
whole or even in great part; but the
educational work he is doing deserves
gratitude and reward.