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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
NEXT SUMMERS VACATIONS.

Arrange Your Kit In Dne Season-This
Gives Pastime Air of Thrift.
If one begins, as he should, six
months in advance, to plan and pre-
pare for his next summer or fall vaca-
ton, he can, by gradual and surrept-
.tious boarding, get together a COM
mendable camping equipment, and no.
body will notice the outlay. The best
way is to make many Of the things
yourself. This gives your pastime an
air of thrift, and propitiates the lares
and penates by keeping you home o.
nights. And there is word of solid
comfort in having everything fixed just
to suit you. The only way to have it
SO is to do the work yourself. One can
wear ready-made clothing, he can exist
in ready-furnished rooms, but ready
made camping outfit is a delusion and
a snare. 1t is sure to be loaded with
gimcracks that you have no use for,
and to lack something that you will be
miserable without.
To be sure, even though man rigs
up MS own outht, he never gets 1t quite
to suit him. Every season sees the
downfall of some cherished scheme,
the failure Of some fond CONTINUANCE.
Every winter sees you again fussing
over your kit, altering this. substitu-
ting that. and fogging your wits with
the same old problem OF how to save
weight and bulk without sacrifice Of
utility. All thoroughbred campers do
this as regularly as the birds come
back in spring, and their kind have
been doing it since the world began.
1t is good for us. Ii some misguided
genius should invent camping equip
ment that nobody could find fault with
half our pleasure In life would be
swept away.-Field and Stream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

=
long ago that was afraid couldn't
remember the letters, but l tried as
hard as shall ever. try for anything
in my life, for realized at once what
1t would mean. One by one the neces-
sary letters for help and rope came
back to me; and though couldn't be
sure you'd see my handkerchief at all.
somehow | just knew you would, Hal.
OF course, expected you to send help,
not come yourself.
"And now comes the hardest part of
what 1 have to tell you-the hardest
and the dearest. Hal. when you were
bending over the cliff to lower the rope
l discovered something. discovered
that cared more for your safety than
for-than for anything else in the
whole world, dear."-Indianapolis Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
The yaw.ereaker Families.

The appended personal paragraphs
from Minnesota country weekly
may provoke the scorn or the wrath
of narrow Americans" but in this
broader view they are reasons for re-
joicing. They show that the aliens
of few year back are assimilating,
being incorporated into the national
life, becoming the kind of citizens it
is worth while to notice in the papers.
L. Glubka is helping j. Droskowski
put up hay.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Januzzewski
of Psrham visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wojechowski last week.
August Jasdzewski, John Kardash
and Joe Lapos were at North Prairie
Sunday,
Vincent and Clara Wotska visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Krottochin-
sky at Swan River Sunday.
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
The Pleasure ofold Aee.

Free from the distractions Of life,
the aged are at leisure to observe and
admire. Il never knew" said Cor
marc. that the world was beautiful
until l reached old age" This period
was frequently declared by him to be
the most beautiful of his life. Writ
ing at the age Of 81, he said that he
felt 1t his duty to make known to the
world that man could attain to an
earthly paradise after the age of 80;
but only by means of the two virtues.
self-restraint and temperance. At that
time he was writing eight hours a
day, walking and singing many other
hours, enjoying the beauties Of nature.
and abundant in labors for the good
Of mankind.-Good Health.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
FLANNELs A CURSE 70 HIM.
Writer Tells of Tortures He Endured as
Child.

Child.
At the age of 6 found myself-in-
felix!-removed to town possessing
bleak climate and many WOODEN man.
ufactorles, says writer in the Allan
tic Monthly. 1t was the custom of the
house mothers to buy flannel by the
piece, direct from the factory; red fan
mel, hot, thick, felled like Laplander,
and the invention of Lucifer. Out of
this flannel was cut garment, con-
tinuous, all-embracing garment, of neu-
ter gender. in which every child in that
town might have been observed fam
ing Mephistophelianlike after the
morning bath.
A pattern was given to our mother.
The hair shirt laugh when l read!
BY definition the hair shirt must have
possessed geographical limits of at
tack, but my iannels left no pore I'M
tickled, untortured; they heated the
flesh until scarlet fever paled into
mere pleasantly, and they soured the
milk of amiability within me forever.
The rotation of the seasons reduced it.
self to terms of red flannel. In the
autumn when the happy fowls and
foliage alive molted, shed the super
fuous, when bracing October set the
body in glow, l alone Of living things
must be done up in flannel.
And spring, that season of vernal
bourgeoning, was the time when l,
too, like any other seedkin, slipped
free of all stuff incaslngs, and could
sprout and spring in air and sun, clad
in blessed, blessed muslin. shall
never forget the corrodlng bitterness
induced by hannels. At times they
absolutely reduced me to fsticuffs with
my religion, SO that flial piety, the
ordaining Of the seasons. and the very
catechism itself, hung in the balance
Of the conflict. believe can hardly
overestimate the spiritual detriment
done me by my fannels.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
II Was coon Advice.


The man laughed uproarlously 'I'm
a pretty healthy-lookln specimen, am
not, doctor?" he asked.
You certainly are" answered the
physician.
We'll, ten years ago you told me
to prepare for DEATH
"Did I?''
"You did"
'Well, see no reason to be hilarious
about 1T. That's good advice at any
time, isn't iti'
Yes, but"
Doesn't your preacher give you the
same adyice!
"Of course, but you see
"Well. why don't you go and laugh
at him? i did only my duty by you,
and from what know OF you, 1 would
say that can't think of anyone who
has more extended preparations to
make"
sometimes" unused the man, as he
went out, lit Is easy to make point
and difficult to cllnch It,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
TIE RICH MAN.
He had a gem Of wondrous light
Whose ray would pierce tile darkest

He had a gem Of wondrous light :
Whose ray would pierce tile darkest
night, -e-s1l
"IlS csrie.fcee iiiis Jewel.
I'D purchased 1t with blood and tears,
The sacrifice of wasted years
And with privations cruel.
Before his mortal race was run
He tried to give it to his son;
Twas scornfully rejected.
He tried to give. it to the world,
But every lip derisive curled
And none the gift respected.
He had some gold--its cost was small,
A markets fleeing rise or fall,
A chenply bought concession:
The harpies gathered round his bed,
Before his final breath had sped
And fought to gain possession.
New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
TIE SIGNAL CODE|.

81 ALTON HALL lies In the beau
1N tiful valley of the Connecticut,
a dozen miles or more from
Deerfield. Mass. Shaded by elms and
garlanded by woodbine, which clam
bers unrestrained over pillared portico
and spreading gambrel roof, the state
ly old house presents an attractive
picture Meadows and tobacco fields
for miles down the valley fill the fore
ground of the enchanting view which
the quaint, many-paned windows COM
mand, while the blue beginnings of
the Berkshire rise in the distance. to
fringe with rugged sky line the broad.
historic valley.
Fertile and peaceful as is now the
scene, many are the tales OF the In
dian, King Philip and his warriors,
VINO once roamed up and down Its en-
tire length. And upon neighboring
hill Of trap rock, which rises abruptly
from the pluin and is called by cour-
tesy mountain. is the famous over
hanging rock known as King Philips
seat.
1t was early one bright June morn
ing when all the hillside thickets were
fields album with farm laborers, that
a slender girl in black riding habit
cantered gayiy down the drive from
Ration Hall, chirplng, singing to her
mare from sheer excess Of blithe spir-
its. Now. Dolly, off for King Philips
seat!" she caroled. "',ris steep road,
to be sure, but you'll take me up. Doll,
won't you? Now. then, hoop-la! and
& away!"
Half way down the path, however,
she quickly reined in. her carefree ex-
preston giving place to one of kindly
interest and even sympathetic concern.
"Why, Ial4' she exclaimed. stretching
forth her hand, you here? Are you
strong enough yet? I'm SO glad. Of
course, II you are, but ! supposed the
doctors orders We're that you re-
maln-"
"Well, to fell the truth" was the
reply, as she paused "I'ye run away.
The smell of the fresh earth was Just
too alluring It's such ages, don't you
know. since I've been over to the Hall.
II you were gong away, though !"
he added tentatively.
"Oh. I'm SO sorry, Hal. II 1t were
only for a ride, of course. I'd give 1t up
this minute. But it's an engagement.
Mr. Thorndike '' she stopped
abruptly and furious blush over
spread her expressive face. while the
color which had mounted To the fem.
pies of her companion upon their meet
ing, now faded away and was succeed
ed by pallor equally intense. Con-
quering almost Immediately her mo-
mentary confusion, she went on, calm
ly, II promised Mr.. Thorndike that 1
would show him the view from King
Philips seat this morning. He is prob
ably waiting for me now at the cross
roads,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

specially constructed for him wh..e
Dewey was sitting over there waiting
for the cable to be mended Col. Scott
says of the former leader of-our little
brown brothers:
He apparently has no means and is
practically living off his relatives. Ro-
sario, a Filipino whom Aguinaldo be-
friended at one time during the strug-
gle between the United States and the
insurrectos. perhaps contributes more
to Aguinaldo's support than any one
else. 1t was supposed, you know, that
Aguinaldo had taken large sums of
money that had been collected to aid
the Filipinos In their struggle, but
happen to know tat he is as poor us
church mouse. He has small farm
near Cavite, not far from Manila,
which he Is farming. He goes about
without any of the fear of assassina-
ton that possessed him for some time
after his capture. He is indeed de-
throned leader"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

The Chinese have peculiar custom
with regard to turtles. which they con-
slider as very good joss. says the Hong
Kong Press. Almost any day one can
sec these creatures. some of them Of
huge size, being carried on board the
river steamers. not to be taken to Cam
ton for culinary purposes, but to be
dumped into the sea and restored to
liberty and freedom. Good luck is
thought to follow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
Tie Jaw-Breaker Families.

The appended personal paragraphs
from Minnesota country weekly may
provoke the scorn or the wrath Of
narrow Americans" but in the broad
er view they are reasons for rejoicing.
They show that the aliens of few
years back are assimilatlng, being in
corporated into the national life, be-
coming the kind Of citizens 1t is worth
while to notice in the papers.
L. Glubka is helping j. Droskowsk
put up hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Januzewski, of
Perham, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wojechowski last week.
August Jasdzewski, John Kardash
and Joe Lapos were at North Prairie
Sunday.
Vincent and Clara Wotska visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Krottochinsky
at Swan River Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
THE BEAUTY OF WEEDs.

Perhaps everybody has at times
declared weeds a nuisance and won
dered why they were created. With
out discussing this question, and with
out considering whether or not all
weeds do not serve some useful pur.
pose, did we but understand it, 1t vet
remains that much of the beauty Of
the autumn landscape is due to weeds.
They develop just in time to make
glorious the harvest fields, and it
would appear that their blossoms are
an expression Of Joy over the boun-
ties nature has given to man. Wheat
harvest would hardly seem such a
time for rejoicing were it not for the
bloom of the wild morning glory and
the "nigger head" How lavish nature
is with these beautiful blossoms at
this time! She seemingly tries to
fence every field with them, as If to
call attention to the golden harvest
she has provided by scattering round
about it her coined money, the yellow
flowers. And then, when the corn
and other crops have ripened, what
a profusion of her royal color-yellow
she distributes over the fields in
honor of the event! Acres of Spanish
needles and golden rod, with white
and yellow moths fitting hither and
thither, please the eye with their rich
coloring. And before she ends her
harvest festival she will drape the
trees with her royal yellow. Green is
not earth's color. Earth is yellow, the
sky is blue, and the blending of these
two colors produces the green of grass
and trees-a marriage of the earthly
and the spiritual. Sometimes earth
breaks away from the dominion Of the
sky and robes herself in native yellow,
and then we see that she is wondrous.
ly beautiful in herself. even though
her garments be woven of ragged
weeds.-Birmingha Age-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
GOLDEN COLLAR LAID ASIDE.
Aguinaldo IL. Now Cultivatinx Rice
and Potatoea

Aeuinaldo IL Now Cultivatinx Rice
and Potatoes.
Col. William F. Scott, who is in the
United States on leave of absence from
the Philippines. was interviewed at
Kansas City the other day. when he
made an interesting statement concern
ing Aguinaldo. 1t appears that the
former leader of our island wards has
gone out Of the business of rebellion,
or patriotism, or whatever they call it
over there, and turned his attention to
the propagation Of the potato and the
production of hemp and rice. The
dauntless warrior who made it neces-
sary for Funston to swim river with
his sword in his teeth, has apparently
put away ambition. along with the
golden collar, the silver stick and other
emblems Of sovereignty which he had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
HOW She Wa. Won

Old Friend-So you have at last
consented to marry some one. How
did 1t happen2 Miss Fllppant-Well,
every man that has ever proposed be.
for. has said, "Will you be my wlfey'
hut Harold asked me IL he might
have the honor of being my husband.
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
m THE DOLL ROOM.

IN THE DOLL ROOM.
I'm going out a little while,
And you must promise, Dollie,
To sit as quiet as q mouse,
And not go romping DER the house
With pussy cat and Polly.
For pussy's claws are very sharp,
And they are sure to scratch YOU;
Or, if you get in Polly's reach
She'll give an awful! awful! screen,
And with her beak she'll catch you.
And don't go mussing up your things,
Or get your dress in creases;
Don't put your hands up to your hat,
Your bangs are loose-remember
And they may come to pieces.
Don't pull the buttons off your shoes,
Or laugh when Polly chatters;
You mustn't mind her talk a bit,
But only shut your eyes and sit
And think of other matters.
And promise, Dollie, not to pout
1t makes you look SO simple:
For every time you frown, you know,
It makes the nasty wrinkles grow,
And spoils your pretty dimple.
You'd better go to sleep, for then
I'll have no cause to scold you;
By-by, my dear-now try and see
How good you really can be-
Remember what told you.
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
Getting at the Cause.

1.-THE great problem of the age an.
pears to be how to prevent divorces"
mo problem at all If you go at 1t
right"
How would you go at it?" :
by stopping marriages, of course"
Illinois State Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
KEEP WORDS IN THEIR PLACE.
By Florence pophanu.

"Adjectiyes you can do anything With" said
Humpty Dumpty to Alice, and he went on to in
form her that when lie made a word do lot Of
work he always paid 1t extra. Humpty Dumpty's
m"d and methods however, were original, and
it rs certain that an ordinary mortal nowadays
cannot do what he likes with an adjective, for
like children who have ceased to keep their
place" through the njudicious beha yior of their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
A BRIDGE nF HOSE

"A bhlDIE OF HOSE.
The firemen of Engine Number ~
were sitting in chairs round the door
of the engine-house. Old Henry Carr,
who was driver on the hook and lad
der. coughed and cleared his throat.
Il guess it was before your time," said
he, looking from one to the other of
his associates. when the King block
burned. had pretty close call then,
and managed to get out of bad
scrape in a curious way. 1 was hose
man of Engine in those days. It
was before the time of water-towers,
and we used to have to do some tall
climbing on the ladders.
king block was the highest build
ing in town. When we got to the fire
it, had already swept up through the
elevator shaft, and the second and
third stories were all going. Our
crew had orders from the chief to take
hose up to the fourth story on lad
ders. and Jim Nolan was with me at
the nozzle.
I'VE went up the extension ladder,
broke in one of the office windows,
and met the flames on the stairway.
There was one or two hot-air explo-
sions below, but we stuck to the job
until all of a sudden something fell
in, and let the draft up the stairway.
We knew we were beaten, and that
there wasn't much time left for us
to retreat down the ladder.
Jim got to the window first and
looked out. It's all up with us,
Henry he says to me: The fire has
come out of the windows below, and
our ladder is burnt in two
I'VE knew very we'll that our COM
rades, who were shouting at us below,
had nothing long enough or quick
enough to reach us in time.
"The fire was eating along the hall
way, and it looked like Jump or burn.
"'Henry,' shouts Jim,. wind the
hose around that iron safe! The hose
will save US. Well go down on the
hose!'
"The flames were bursting out be-
low, and already the cotton casing on
the hose was smoking. No man could
ever slide down alive.
"He leaned out the window and
made signs to the men below. Mean
while did as he had told me, and
made the hose fast. When / went to
the window beside him, he had made
the men understand him by his shouts
and signs.
"'Watch!' he said to me.
II saw the men below unbuckle the
other end of the hose, and run across
with 1t to a ladder they were putting
up against the opposite building.
They took 1t up about two stories, and
made 1t fast somewhere inside the
window.
"Then I saw the whole thing. The
hose was hanging between the two
buildings like bridge, and Of course
it was pulled away out from the
flames that were shooting out below
us. We Just slid down the hose to
the place where the slack part hung
over the middle of the street, and the
boys in the building opposite kept pay
ing it out until the sag reached the
ground. You ought to have heard the
folks shout when we got to the street."
YOUTHS COMPANION,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

wrapped 1t. BY the light of the fire
they saw picture of a white house
seen through long vista of syringa
bushes. and across the face of it was
a big black mark.-Little Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

sIA that high standard of the general health rep
sE@y resents condition which must be favorable to
the vitality of white blood cells Again. In many cases.
we prevent by sanitary the of microbes
to the body and destroy them by disin
fectans These measures however of limited extent
They represent rather eXraneous aids than calc
lated to increase the vigor of our defending army.
Nature helps in part by causing the development in
the stricken body of principles known "anttoxns,"
which, resulting from the multiplication of germs them
selves, ultimately their death. The white blood
cells in addition their powers of destroying microbes
Investing and surrounding Them appear, in their turn
produce certain chemical principles to which the
"aexinsv has been given II Increase this power
on the part OF the white blood cells Of resisting
attack 1t is obvious another and powerful would
be placed in our hands in the war against disease
Suppose that to the blood of animal some stimulating
substance other has been added This is the of
Preparation few hours later let imagine that inocu
ation with microbes well performed
In place of succumbng to dose sufficient to produce
serious results In unprotected animal Is found that It
actually ressts the incubation of amount of germs
ceeding by forty fifty times the amount capable of
derng 1t seriously affected. This alone is important
discovery 1t shows that the natural defense the living
body against disease attack is capable of being strength
ene If the further application of this principle
out we may well find ourselves face with one of
the most valuable researches of day in respect Of
power routing invaders frames that are
sponsble much pain misery and risk of premature
DEATH
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

The trouble Is that we all change
our minds. You have often deter
mined not to buy new suit. Did
you ever stick to 1t with the money in
your pockSt7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

All the noted people the world has
produced, have been workers; still,
there are few who do not believe
work is respectable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

A woman who will wear out" ev.
cry other article of clothing she has,
will change in hats whenever she tires
of the old one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
CHURCH MIGHT pRof,rABlY ADOPT LODGE PLANS

" = z u.
! ! ! J
r-- In my church work have been where we
i N have had our full share of poor members whom
4 III the deacons looked after faithfully according to
Il III their lights and traditions But there were
M who, it seemed to while not unduly sensitive
and evidently needy, utterly refused to receive aid
Il III from the church because it regarded as a
IN charity and not right. And this view the
N recipients of aid seemed to fall in with by de-
grees lost their self respect Instead of being helped
and cornforted, they were crushed
"A young couple who had been in our town several
weeks we heard, had fallen into trouble The husband
interesting young of very good address, had
suddenly taken i'll. When visited his lodgings. which
commodous and with pleasant surroundings found
young cheering the couple. They
the before but this rather
hard realize they seemed like members of
lily. This my first acquaintance with the workings
Of lodge The young were lodge representatives
the patient subsequently how delightfully."-
had been entertained without cost mourning