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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Eees a. . Food.

Would it not be wise to substitute
more eggs for meat in our daily diet7
About one-third Of an egg is solid
nutriment. This is more than can be
said of meat. There are no bones, no
tough pieces that have to be laid aside.
A good egg is made up of 10 parts
shell, 60 parts white and 80 parts
yolk.
The white Of an egg contains &C per
cent water and the yolk 90 per cent.
Practically an egg Is animal food. and
vet there is none of the disagreeable
work Of the butcher necessary to OBJ
tain it. yegetarians use eggs freely,
and many of these men are so and
90 years old and have been remark
ably free from sickness.
Eggs are best when cooked four
minutes. This takes away the animal
taste which is offensive to some, but
does not harden the white and yolk
SO as to make them difficult Of diges-
ton. Such eggs should be eaten with
bread and masticated very finely.
An egg spread on toast is fit for a
king-if kings deserve better food
than anybody else. Fried eggs are
much less wholesome than boiled ones.
An egg dropped into hot water is not
only clean and wholesome. but de-
licious morsel. Most people spoil the
taste Of their eggs by adding pepper
and salt. A little sweet butter is the
best dressing. Eggs contain much
PHOSPHORUS. which is supposed to be
beneficial to those who use their
brains much.-Pittsburg Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

he must now be practiced and skill
full artificer who. with finger on the
electric dial or steam steering gear,
directs by the slightest impulse
through constant danger the safety Of
hundreds of lives and millions OF dol
lars worth Of property.
In short, he must keep pace with his
ship. which is no longer a towering
fabric Of airy spars and sails heeling
to the breeze under royals" top
gallant sails" and bellylng ''topmost
stunsails," but powerful ironclad like
the battleship Oregon or swift ocean
greyhound like the commerce destroyer
Columbia, fitted with every modern ap-
pliance, propelled by triple screws.
driven by quadruple expansion en-
gines and speeding through the water
at the rate of more than twenty knots
per hour.
These bulwarks of the nation, tri-
umphs of naval architecture and the
highest conception of the constructors
art, need a different kind of hand to
guide and fight them than the pictur.
esque sailor of Dibden and Marryat-
Every finger fishhook; every hair a
rope-yarn.
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RECALL.

the chief distinction being that the
trumpet has an extra crook which
gives 1t baritone instead OF tenor
note. The bugles In common use are
usually or G in tone. The appear
ance OF the latter instrument is SO
well known that'it hardly needs de-
scribing. Its sound, to the soldier, at
least, is an everyday affair.
!; Until few years ago the .'boats-
mans pipe" curious little silver
whistle with the shrillest Of, sounds,
was the monitor to whose merry chirp-
ing the rollicking jack tars yielded a
ready and willing obedience. But with
the advent Of the new navy, fighting
turrets. military masts and rapid fire
guns, this relic of the days of oak and
sails, like other things nautical, has
gone under with the tidal wave of
change which has swept over the naval
service, and has found itself almost.
IL not quite. supplantcd by the brazen
trumpet.
From the first call IN the morning.
''revellle," at 4:30 or o'clock, until
he last, taps" the signal to e1tin-
guish lights. at $50 p. M, almost every
incident of ship routine is punctuated
BY the bugle.
In the navy at the present day only
few time-honored services are left to
the pipe" Such as "sweepers," mess
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

moment by attachment to an alarm
clock and fed into trough or manger.
A chute, through which the food is to
be passed. Is shown here. with a
hinged door at right angles to the in.
iner wall thereof, the door being con-
nected with an arm which projects
through the wall Of the chute. This
arm is fastened to spring held to a
pin In the outer wall of the chute. A
bracket supports a clock upon the
other side Of the chute. the clock hav-
ing an alarm attachment The key
which winds the alarm apparatus Is
connected to spring-pressedb bolt which
is mounted In the wall OF the chute
and designed to support the hinged
door when the same is weighted down
with food. As the clock runs down
the cord withdraws the bolt, and when
the proper time Is reached the door Is
released and the food falls down to the
manger. After the door is relieved of
its weight the spring will cause 1t to
resume its normal position. This would
also be very useful in large establish
ments.
The patentees are John r. Ray and
William e. Sankey. of Salem, Mo.
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o'clock every morning. and when 1t is
hauled down at sunset. ''colors." as 1t
is allied. the bugles sound OF the 50.
lutte ito the colors," and the retreat
or "trooping Of the colori'
The exultant infection of each -four
ish Of this manifestation of respect to
the national nag is expressive of the
ceremony 1t represents martial
hail" or ''gtoria in excelcis'' to the
outward and visible symbol Of ma
tons greatness.
The retreat concludes the cere-
monies of the day-evening parade
and its final notes mingle with the
boom Of the evening gun hich an
nounces the vanishing of the last rays
Of the setting sun as the colors reach
the ground.
The two calls. ito the color" and IRE.
treat" are sounded in unison by all
the "1eld music" massed. who gather
at the flagstaff at the preliminary "as-
sembly of trunpeters." while the ordi.
nary routine or garrison calls are
usually sounded by the trumpeter Of
the guard. or ships bugler. alone.
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@III
TO ARns-rHE LONG ROLL.

one Of the many proofs that this
branch of our service is growing mill
tary as well as scientific, and reluctant
as are some old barnacles to confess
1t, the day is not far distant when
every ship of war will be but floating
fortress, garrisoned by soldiers, gov
erned by nearly the same regulations
as are practiced on shore and differed
by skilled artfllerists. to whom the
traditions of the sea, except in the use
of the extant, will be thing of the
past.
The sailor, or "man-or-warsman." as
he was once known, indeed, except in
dress and appearance. has almost en-
tirely disappeared from the seas. He
no longer eats his hardtack. salt
horse" and "rope-yarn junk" from a
tarpaulin spread on deck. but now sits
at table and has often us many delica-
cies as are to be found in the ward
room mess.
He has no more freezing" and
Handing" sail to do. but must be an
expert mechanic or artilleryman. skill.
ed in machinery, armament and torpe-
does and in aiming and firing modern
breech-loading cannon.
While at the wheel he cannot watch.
as he usedsto do. the weather leech Of
the maln tppgallant sail to keep 1t
'lifals' or "full and by,a ready to
rug q u. Dor 60 % 8 Ps!atl" egt
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Mrs. Murray had advertised for a
skilled gardener to work by the day
In her yard. and somewhat to her en-
barrassment, she was obliged to choose
between two applicants who appeared
at the same moment. AS she stood on
her doorstep. questioning first one and
then the other, she became aware that
her mother-in-law, seated on the porch
short distance from the men and
directly behind them. was frantically
gesticulating.
The old lady. satisfied at last that
she had attracted her daughter-in-law's
attention, pointed Enthusiastically to-
ward the'less prepossessing of the two
men; and the younger woman, sup
posing that her relative had some per-
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ABANDON SHIP.

calls" "all hands to muster" turn
to" and pipe down." Nearly all 9th
ers, clear lower decks" "clean b-ight
vork." spread mess gear" evening
quarters for muster" Church" "re.
treat" color evolutions." fire" "ex-
ercises, boat calls, abandon ship"
arm and away" equipped for distant
service of cutting out'D, hooks on
boats" assemble for drill and cere-
monies" '.hammocks' and tattoo %
o'clock). have been usurped by the
busy bugle.
At the United States Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis, Md, all the study, rec
itntion and recreation calls for the ca
diets are sounded by 1t. and. together
with its military companion. the drum,
1t phys an important role in the rou-
line life of these embryo officers. thus
accustoming them to Its constant use
when they go out into the service at
the end Of their four years course.
This assumption of the essentially
military instrument by the navy is but
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sonal knowledge of the applicant,
promptly engaged him.
Has that man ever worked for you,
mother asked Mrs. Murray, when
the two women were alone.
NO." replied the old lady. 81 never
saw or heard of either of 'em until
now"
Then why In the world did you
choose the shorter man? The other
had much better face"
Face" returned the old lady,
briskly. when you pick out man
to work in the garden you want to go
by his overalls. II they's patched on
the knees you want him. II the patch
is on the seat. you don't"
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Dispersemento of White Hous Treasures
Many people believe that the White
House has been irretrievably ruined
by the modern and garish way 1t has
been remodeled by President Roosc-
welt. The beautiful white marble man
tel over the fireplace Of the East room.
at which many of the fathers of the
Republic had warmed and meditnted,
or chatted with visitors and statesmen,
was torn out and sold by auction for
two dollars and quarter. 1t was
rescued from junk shop in Alexan-
dria by patriotic gentleman-Colonel
]. Il. Sickels, who owns n fine colonial
nome near Washington, and 1t now
adorns his dining room. Nearly all the
fine old furniture that was so appro-
pirate to the old White House was sac
rifced at the same sale. A beautiful
sideboard that had graced the state
dining room and had held the dishes
and glassware from which diplomats
statesmen and their wives and sweet
hearts had eaten and drunk, which
was presented to the first President
Harrison, was sold to saloon-keeper
for trife, and now does duty in It'll
street dive. The beautiful chandeliers,
with their thousands of cut glass pen
dants, which were imported from
France at enormous expense to the
government, were torn out and re-
placed by the tawdry selection of a
modern gas man.
Many ladies when visiting the White
House to view these historic and price
less relics have shed tears when told
by the attendants that President
Roosevelt had ordered them removed,
and they did not know where they had
been removed to.
President Roosevelt is an iconoclast;
he wants novelty and loves excite
ment. The memories of former great
ness and the reminders of the great
men of the Republic are to him as
nothing. All these priceless treasures
Of former days that other Presidents
have cherished and cared for have
been dispersed never to be gathered
again.
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DRILL.

shell was the most primitive and COM
mon form Of this prehistoric trumpet,
which, In its evolution, has produced
this present bugle. Its earliest re-
corded prototye was the long-stemmed
hare-mouthed instrument popularity at
tributed to Gabriel and angel orches-
tras, and by successive gradations Its
pedigree can be easily traced down to
the shining, metallic and beautifully
finished cornet of to-day. But as 1t is
the desire of the writer to make the
military use of this instrument more
familiar to the many who know OF 1t
only in general way, it is with that
end in view that he selects the bugle
or trumpet as his theme.
The words trumpet" and .'bugle"
are frequently used Unfortunately,
although In technical sense the form
er is the instrument especially belong
ing to the cavalry or mounted troops.
while the latter is the one most often
seen depicted. The two instruments
differ but slightly from one another,
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fore serving their route in order to
feed their horses. This is also the case
on Sundays with all drivers Of teams.
Automatic time stock feeders are not
new to the trades, by any means, but,
few are as simple as the one shown
in the illustration. This Is so con-
structed that the feed may be auto
matically released ut predetermined
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
THE BARREL SWING.

, This picture will show you how to
make barrel swing They are novel
and comfortable, and look very quaint
hanging from the porch Of country
house.
All you have to do is to saw away
part of the barrel. as the picture
shows, ard screw four stout screw
eyes into the four sides of the barrel.
To these are fastened ropes, which
meet above on an iron ring which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

The bugle calls in use in the army
and navy are not, as many might sup
pose. rude and unmeaning blasts. with
out rhyme or reason, and sounded sim
ply at random. but each has special
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| spondent on the spot. for the lid would
be of and no censorship to bedevil the
dispatches.


Where Part of the Republican Cam.
paiKn Fund Comes From.
The attempt to throw dust into the
voters eyes by the pretense that the
Republican National Committee il
short Of cash, is hardly consistent with
the report that the head lobbyist OF
the Panama Canal steal has paid to
Mr.. Cortelyou $4OO.OOO that he prom.
Used Senator Hanna II the treaty was
ratified. There was considerable con-
sternation when Hanna died amongst
the principal Republican leaders as to
whether that promise to Hanna would
be Kept, but the chief Panama con-
spirator kept his word and came up to
the captains office and settled like a
little man. 1t was also reported that
large sum. said to be 100000. has
been forthcoming from j. Pierpont
Morgan as part of the bargain that
gave his firm the control of the Pan
anna payment to the French company.
The support of President Roosevelt by
the Sun, which is largely owned by
Morgan. is doubtless part of the same
bargain. Panama has been an I'M
savory mess from its inception and
does not seem to have improved in
flavor since 1t has been transferred to
this country. That President Roose-
welt should be even cognizant Of the
bribery and corruption is unfortunate.
but that he is benefiting by " person
ally is deplorable.
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Genuine.

well, l made the sale, all right"
said the new salesman.
''But you lied to her" protested the
proprietor. You told her they were
genuine old Irish laces-n
No, didn't. She SIMPLY said she
didn't want any bogus limitations and
assured her ours were genuine."-
Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

After people pass fifty they become
philosophic. That is. they don't let
grief worry them at meal time. It's
Indigestion that worries them at meal
time.
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Pope Plus
While
Rome possible
parts Of these grounds and spends deal of time
air
with whom he the most Intimate The
ton 1t
ue exertion
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CHURCH.

guard mounting" assembly Of guard
Details" sick CALL" drill" fatigue"
"canteen," mess calls. retreat
"tatoo," quarters" and taps" All
these are equally familiar to the gerri.
son jewellers. whether in barracks or
"offlcers row." and to many OF them
rhyming words have been so cleverly
fitted by the soldiers themselves that
the very notes seem to speak the mean
ms expressed by the call.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

A woman fuses at man a week
to cut the grass, and then she fuses
at him for the rest Of the season be.
cave as ent saWs plants IN aeel.aS u
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The Feast Of the CRATER.

The Populist National Committee
have struck oil, or. still better, have
the backing of some one rich enough
to put up money for them. The notif-
cation Of their national candidates was
held at Coopers' Union, with bands and
all the paraphernalia that accompany
such MEETINGS. All of this cost money,
and lots of it, probably $4,000. Where
did it come from? The Washington
Post says the Republicans are furnish
ing the money. so as to boom the Pop
ulist ticket and draw votes from the
Democrats. AS the Post has always
had inside knowledge Of Republican
doings, 1t doubtless knows what 1t is
talking about. Most of the Populist
voters are honest, but some of their
leaders have sold out to the Republi-
cans in former elections and will do 1t
again, with the Republican campaign
fund amply provided for from the Pan
ANA deal with j. Pierpont Morgan and
the Rockefellers intent on electing
Roosevelt, the grafters will gather to
the feast like flock OF turkey buzz
yards to a dead carcass
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ALONG the WAY.

Ny path Is lost, Is lost to sight,
Mysway. IL gone:
Grant me, o God. strength yet to fight
To struggle on.
Although no more see the Light
That guided long,
FOR its own snke to do the right
To hate the wrong!
--i.eslie's Monthly Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

If you do not label your good will In
your intercourse with some people,
they accuse you of being disagreeable.
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comes just above the head of the per.
son sitting on the swing.
The barrelhead is fitted into the bot
tom half as seat, and may be COW
cred with cushions or left bare.
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NAMES m the FAR EASTERN WAR.
Japanese words.

Sanas PhSAhOhhShys
2.-Koku, land Country.
8.-Kio. capital city.
4.-Ko. place.
5.-Shiu, district (province).
6.-Hama. strand (shore).
7.-Yoko. across (diagonaD.
S.-Kuro, black.
9-Naga, long.
1O.-To. east
11.-Tai. west.
12.-Mi. high Exalted, sublime).
13.-Kiu. nine.
14.-Shi. four.
15.-Ni, sun.
1a-Pon, origin (source).
T.-shlma, island.
1S.-Wan. bay. strait. cove.
19.-Kado. gate. porte.
These are used in combinatio az IL
shown by the following examples:
Toxic 40. 81, eastern capital.
Yokohama q, o., the shore across the
bay.
saikio III, 81. western capital.
Nagasaki @, y, long promontory.
Nippon tNippon) Us, 18. originating
in the sun-the native name of the
country. Japan is corruption Of Mp
pom.
Mushu as. 81, country Of the nine
districts.
shikoku "a. q, the four countries.
This island was originally under four
rulera
Mikado u2, 81. the high gate; orig.
inally applied to the imperial palace.
now used by foreigners as an appella-
ton for the emperor, but not by the
Japanese themselves.
Yagushima %, Yagu island.
Tsuruga-wan Qs). Tsuruga strait, be-
tween Yesso and Nippon.
Korean syllables.
Po-bay; as Chemulpo. Masampo.
Mokpo.
Gang-river. as Yalu-gans. Naktung
gang.
Ju-city; as Win, Anju.
Do and tan-island; as Nan hai-do.
Chinese Words.
1.-Pe. north.
2.--NaI, sesHIttlA south
3.-Tong or tung. east
4.-Se, west
5.-Hoang. yellow.
6.-Pei, black.
7.-Shang, upper.
8.-Hla. under or lower.
0.-Kwang. broad or wide.
1O.-Tshung, middle.
11.-Fu, town
liking, city.
18.-Hai. sea (when used as second
syllable). 1t means island when used
us the first syllable of compound.
14.-Kiang, stream.
15.-Ho. river.
l6.-Tsen. ford.
17.-Shan. mountain.
1a-Tien, heaven r.y).
19.-Kin. gold.
20.-Tshu. pearl.
The following illustrates their use in
combination:
Picking u, 12), northern city Tor cap
itaD.
Marking e. 12). southern city o,
capitaD.
Shanghai q, 1s), upper sea.
Tong-Hal g, 13), eastern sea.
Nan-Hai e, 49,. southern sea.
Hainan 13, p. island to the south.
Sc Kiang a. 14). western stream.
Yangtse-Kiang u4). Yangtse stream.
Peiho e, 15). black river.
Hoangho q, 16), yellow river.
Shantuns az. 81, mountain to the
east.
Liah)o Tung (15. 81. Liza peninsula.
east of Liza Ho d5). or Liza river.
Kwangtung %. 81. peninsula widen
ing out to the east. Anglicized into
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WHAT HAPPENS N BOOKS.

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.Its been snch fun. She
laughed softly, "such fun!
Oh, you don't know"
He glanced Mt her little uneasiIy
in the gloom. They were standing un-
der the trees, and there was no one
near. He slipped his arm round her
and kissed her.
Are you really sorry. darllpe?" he
said.
She laughed again
Eyes. dreadfuily. Tomorrow. TN
ali be cleared up-.
CLEARED up?s
She nut her hand ON his arm and
drew him further nnder the trees
.Yes. Come IN tell Won all about
II u - Who. thati"
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dresse. vani.hin, e. ,ront =, him
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

"It was my fault" she said to Helen,
when he had gone. ut was a trick,
after all-it wasn't fair. But In a
"They manage things better in
books" said the girl who was not
Mamie vining.-Ths Bystander.
The Washington times., 1904-09-21
TO FALL WITHIN A FoRTNIGH
100, 900 MEN JOIN
RUSSIAN ARMY

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2l.-It is
stated that Kuropatkin mas been re-
enforced at Mukden since September 3
by 10 guns and 5000 men. a majority
Of whom arc picked troops from western
Russia
OF the 1000 wounded men at Harbin.
II is asserted that 15OOo will be prac-
ticaliy 1T for service in ten days.
1t is understood that long dispatch
has been received from Kuropatkin. but
II has not been published. Somewhat
more than the usual activity is notice
able at staff headquarters. There is talk
or important developments impending
at Mukden
kurOpatkin reports: "A reconnaissance
made Saturday established the fact that
the japanese position al Baniputze is
strongly held by brigade with guns.
There was no enemy east OF Bani-
pUtze, but japanese re-enforcements ar
rived September IS I'm the vicinity OF
that village Large japanese forces
from LiaO-Yang have already crossed
to the right Of the Taitse River