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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
The Wrong Spirit.

The president of the New York Nor
NAL college was addressing a band Of
young women. young women" he
said, generally make excellent teach
ers. But If you dislike the work turn
to anything else but teaching. We
cannot succeed ever in what we hate.
Bad teachers, when we find them, are
persons who dislike their work. They
are like the young girl in the country
town who said to one of her friends:
"'Yes, l am going to take up teach
ing
THE friend looked amazed. 'You?'
she exclaimed. You a schoolteacher?
Why. I'd rather marry a widower with
nine Children
$50 would L. said the other. But
where is the widowerY "-New York
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

Anim":.; is..,n Keen perceptions
keencr il IL :. ref,ee,i than our own
-Iut Il - no conceptions. have
70 poN eslpai,ing one thing with
anotin /, Ike entirely in and
throu slisos. To all that inner
woria ;.,n, Imagination, COM
pai,a'. a. they are strangers.
The: ,,!,n upon themselves in
thoul;a ~! have sense memory,
sense i..i -. cacc, and they profit in
many Ways by experience, but they
have not soul memory or rational intel
ligcncc. All the fundamental emotions
and appetitcs men and the lower ami
mails share in common, such rs fear,
anger, love, hunger, jealousy, cunning,
pride, curiosity, play, but the world Of
thought and thought experience and
the emotions that go with it belong to
man alone. 1t is as if the psychic world
were divided into two planes, one
above the other, the plane Of sense and
the plane of spirit. In the plane Of
sense live the lower animals, only now
and then just breaking for moment
into the higher plane. In the world Of
sense man is immersed also. This is
his start and foundation, but he rises
into the plane of spirit, and here lives
his proper life. He is emancipated
from sense in way that beasts are
NOT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
ORIGIN of the Ranio,

In the early part of the nineteenth
century in the town Of Banjoemas, on
the island of Java, negro native de-
termined to construct muGical instru-
ment for his own use. Taking cheese
box and heading 1t with a goatskin, he
ran handle through it, and, adapting
violin strings tuned to the first, third,
fifth and eighth notes of an octave, lie
christened it banjo, from the first
two syllables of his native town. Grad
ual improvements Oh this rough and
ready instrument We're made, and about
Tie middle of the century it crossed the
Atlantic and. though unpopular in Lon
don at first. soon became well liked
London Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
Thc rorce Of stronr per.onn1ity.

Who has not felt his power multi
piled many times, his intellect sharp
ened and keener edge put on all Of
his faculties when coming into contact
with a strong personality which has
seemed to unlock hidden powers which
he never before dreamed he possessed
so that he could say things and do
things impossible to him when alone?
The power of the orator, which he
filings back to his listeners, he first
draws from his audience, but he could
never get it from the separate individ-
uals any more than the chemist could
get the full power from chemicals
standing in separate bottles in his labo-
ratory. 1t Is in contact and combina-
lions only that new creations, new
forms, are developed.-O. s. Marden In
Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

securely fastened down, and SO sealed
the old corks are afforded n new lease
Of life. For this purpose not only is
the old cork put on the machine and
reduced all the way round, but thin
slice is taken off the top and bottom
as we'll This relnodeling of second
hand corks is piecework and paid for
as follows: One and one-half pence per
gross for each of the two cuts and 1l2
pence per gross for the machine work.
Thus explained the merchant, he had
to pay 81. pence a gross in wages. and
the eorlis are sold at the rate of six
pence n gross to the publcans. Out of
the remaining 2h pence he must not
only purchase the old corlls, but also
find profit. or course it Is possible
to work up an enormous number of
corks in an hour, for the work is never
checked Backward and forward runs
the huge blade, the forward movement
cutting the cork, the reverse one grind
ing it in preparation for the next
stroke, and the cutter feeds the ma
chine with the left hand, while never
releasing his bold on the handle with
the right.
Some one suggested the possibility
of increasing the speed by machinery,
but at that the cutter shook his head.
Considering the extraordinary sharp
ness of the blade and the dangerous
proximity to the fingers when the cork
was put into position, lie himself would
take 10 risk of that nature, SO he aver
red.
As it was, his instinct told him when
anything was amiss, and without stop
ping to think or reason over the mat.
ter he would check the blade ut once,
but to have twenty-siX inch blade of
steel moving by machinery-he would
rather be excused. 1t was heavy work
certainly, alternately pushing and pull.
ing that blade for hours alta stretch,
but unless strictly automatic feed
could be arranged to the machine it
would turn the cork cutting business
into fearfully dangerous employment
The best priced cOrks are the tiny
ones sold to the chemists for the ends
of lypodcrmic tubes = minute little
atoms that can be cut out of almost
any scrap of cork. always provided il
is of the best quality. There are not
many cutters who can do such fine
| work.-London Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

IN EFORE night closed their third
Ik day on the island jerks man.
u aged to construct roomy tent
u house, with a framework of
sturdy trees. selected on account of
their location. To these he nailed or
tied crossbeams of felled saplings, and
the tarpaulins dragged from the beach
supplied roof and walls. 1t required
the united strength of Iris and himself
to haul into position the heavy sheet
that topped the structure, while he
Was compelled to desist from active
building operations in order to fashion
a rough ladder. Without some such
contrivance he could not get the top,
most supports adjusted at sufficient
height.
Although the edifice required Mt least
two more days of hard work before it
would be fit for habitation Iris wished
to take up her quarters there immedi-
ately. This the sailor would not hear
of,
SIN the cave" he said, "you are abb
solutely sheltered from all the winds
that blow or rain that falls. Our villa,
however, is painfully leaky and drafty
at present. When asleep, the whole
body is relaxed, and you are then most
open to the attacks of cold or fever, in
which case, Miss Deane, shall be re-
luctantly obliged to dose you with a
connection of that tree there"
He pointed to neighboring cincho-
ma, and Iris naturally asked why he
selected that particular brand.
Because it is quinine, not made up
in nice little tabloids, but au naturel.
It will not be a bad plan if we prepare
q strong infusion and take small
quantity every morning on the excel
lent principle that prevention is better
than cure"
The girl laughed.
Curiously enough, the lifting Of the
veil upon the mans earlier history
made these two much better friends.
With more complete acquaintance
there was far less tendency toward GER
tain passages which under ordinary
conditions could be construed as moth
ing else than downright Irritation.
Thenceforth for ten days they labored
increasingly, starting work at daybreak
and stopping only when the light failed,
finding the long hours of sunshine all
too short for the manifold tasks de-
manded Of them, yet thankful that the
night brought rest. The sailor made
out programme to which he rigidly
adhered. In the first place, he com
pleted the house, which had two com.
partments-an inner room, in which Iris
slept, and an outer, which served as q
shelter for their meals and provided {
bedroom for the man.
Then he constructed gigantic Sky
sign on Summit rock, the small cluster
Of powders on top of the cliff. His
chief difficulty was to hoist into place
the tall poles he needed, and for thi,
purpose he had to again visit Pain
Tree rock in order to secure the pulley
By exercising much ingenuity In devils
ing shear-legs he at last succeeded il
lifting the masts into their allotted re
ceptacles, where they were firmly sc
cured. Finally he was able to swim:
into air, high above the tops of TIL
neighboring trees, the loftiest of whicl
he felled in order to clear the view OF
all sides, the name of the ship Sirdar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

fashioned in six foot letters nailed and
spliced together In sections and made
from the timbers Of that i'll fatcd YES
sci.
Meanwhile he taught Iris how to
weave a net out of the strands of I'M
rayeled cordagc. With this, weighted
by bullets, lie contrived casting net
and caught lot Of small fish in the
lagoon. Among the fish caught they
hit upon two species which most re-
sembled whiting and paddock, and
these turned out to be very palatable
and wholesome.
jerks knew n good deal Of botany
and enough about birds to differentlate
between carnivorous species and those
flt for human food, while the salt in
their most fortunate supply Of hams
rendered their meals almost epicurean
From the rusty rifles on the reef
jerks brought away the bayonets and
secured all the screws, bolts and other
small odds and ends which might be
serviceable. From the barrels he built
a handy crate to facilitate Iris cook
ing operations, and careful search
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHPTERR.
CHAP. 1.-The Sirdar, having among
her passengers Iris Deane, daughter of
the owner Of the ship, and Robert jerks,
who is working as waiter. Is wrecked.
II-All are lost save Miss Deane and
jerks, who are cast ashore on an islet
In the Pacific. III-Jenks RECEIVERS
stores and wesponsafrom the wrecked
vessel. He finds the skeleton of Eu-
ropesn on the island. IVA cave on
the island is fitted up as habitation.
A chart of the island, mysteriously
marked, is found on the ,skeleton. v
jerks finds hollow filled with human
skeletons, the remains of a mining par
ty. He is rescued from an octopus by
Iris while recovering rifles from the
wreck Of the Sirdar. VI.-Jenks tells
Iris that his real name is Anstruther
and that, through the Vaccinations Of
Lord Ventnor, he has heen upjustly dis
missed from the English army. Lord
Ventnor has been mentioned on the
Sirdar as aflianced to Iris. tn c,;S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
The Danes Bill of Fare.

Lieutenant Robert q. Peary at n
dinner of the Arctic society once spoke
on the priyations suffered by his party
in his previous expedition. In the course
of his remarks he mentioned the fact
that the sole article Of diet for thirty
days Of one Of the members of his par
ty, Dane. was dried bones. After
ward Lieutenant Peary was approach
ed by friend who expressed increduli.
ty. "That must have been great Dane
Of yours" said he sneerlngly. YES"
replied the lieutenant; "he was splen-
did dog"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

"sir," began the visitor, 81 como to
you in the interest Of the city's poor
children. l thought you might like to
contribute to our fresh air fund for
them"
"Of course" replied the kind hearted
suburbanitc. you may take us much
as you please from my place. But how
in the world are you going to carry it?'
Catholic Standard and Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

A prominent English clergyman once
congratulated an old lady on her BRAY
cry in fighting her way to church
against terrible tempest, but recelv-
ed the disconcerting reply, "My hus-
band gets so crossgrained after meals
that have to get out of his way, SO /
might as well go to church."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
shou,d Know Everythine

Editors Son-I asked papa when the
millennium was comm. an If Mars
was inhabited, an If 1t was goin' to
rain next Fourth of July, an he said he
didn't know. don't see how he ever
got to be an editor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22


The fresh inflow of salt water from
the Arctic seas which mingles with the
inflow Of the rivers produces in the
regions of the north and east of the
New Siberian archipelago vast cold,
clearing out current, which carries be-
fore 1t all the fragments of the central
Ice field, forming thus mighty drift
toward the eastern coast Of Green
land This cold current bears along on
its surface foes, ice fields, icebergs,
hummoclis, ETC., and washes up along
the Greenland coast an almost insuper-
able barrier. When this current
reaches Cape Farewell 1t divides, one
portion descending straight toward
Newfoundland, while the other goes
to Increase the current In Baffin's bay
and Hudson strait. 1t is this last
mentioned current which carries Ice
bergs even down to the latitude of
Vigo, and Its power plays an important
and capricious part In the meteorology
Of Europe.
full OF old cor!is. demanded the reason
of tllelr presence. From the cork mer-
chants account it appeared that n large
trade is done in remodeling old corks-
that is to say, those used for wine bot
ties are bought in immense quantities,
cut down by the machine into small
er size and sold to the publicans for
stopping pint bottles. Having once
had the corkscrews through them they
0rn I,cplpce fnr nuytl,i,,r nIca and In.
deed, there would be Il heavy fine for
selling them to chemists. with whom Il
large proportion of tie cork trade is
carried on, but they arr '.'..l for tenn
porarily stopping The ,;iit Bottles talk
Ell out Of the public houses by children
under fourteen years of age.
The act requires these bottles to be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
RAILROAD
Time Cards.
Manchester & Oneida Ry.
TIME TABLE.

Time TABLE,.
Train No. leaves Manchester at s a. IN. ar.
rives ut Oneida ut $3.50 9. M. Connecte
Win .l,. west bound g. g. ". No. 6.
arrives at Manchester At SOS o. m
Train No. 4, leaves Manchester at 7;lb q. m
a noets w ai e sass Souna no. No.
Q. Returning leaves Oneida at 7:6l
o. M, arrives ut Manchester at e:2C
am.
Train No. 6. leaves Manchester at S:l6 a. M. ar.
rives at Oneida at o:14 q. m. Con-,
meets with the north bound @. M. h
st. p, No. 22. Returning leaves
Oneida at $50, arrives at Manchester
at9:50 am.
Train No. 8. leaves Manchester at $500 p. m. ar.
n ryss a Ri 4ne q s. w. Il M s ssnI
bound, and No. 8. west bound Re-
turning leaves Oneida OF b:45 p a.
arrives at Manchester at 5:7 p m.
Train No 10, leaves Manchester at Ans p. m.
arrives at Oneida at 6:1b p. m. Con-
meets with south bound @. M. h st.
p. No. 81. Returning leaves Oneida
A:5:3Op. M, arrives At Mancheste.
G:C0 p. m.
Gen. 5 4lsii hsai. slGxs..
Through tickets for sale at Manchester to all
points In North America.
TRAINS WILL STOP ONLY At
Belknsps Crossing Platform at Quaker Mil
Switch. Franklin Street Crossing, slys Cross
ing, Miller's Crossing. Twin Crossing, West
brooks Crossing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22
CHAPTER VII.

In EFORE night closed their third
Ik day on the island jerks man
jD aged to construct roomy tent
- house. with q frameMnrk of.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-19

There is no reason why farmers in
The Eastern States, except in rocky
districts like parts of New England,
where there are other promising OPP
portunities awaiting intelligent i'm
provement, should not in cooperation
lay out their fields so that they could
be titled and reaped by machinery, and
so that few men with machines could
be employed through the whole season
during which any particular class of
work is done, just as the owner of the
steam thresher Of any neighborhood
now is. Farming properly done on this
basis, continues the New York Tribune.
means making the most of the land,
while now much of it is entirely neg
lected or only half titled because Of
the difficulty of getting farm labor.
1t means carrying on farming ike
manufacturing at full pressure.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-19
The SenIed Package.

In the investigation of the death of y.
;. Phelps, the Battle Creek financier,
a package of papers labeled ITO be
opened after my death" was expected
10 enlighten the coroner's jury. Mrs.
Phelps testified:
My attention was first called to the
package of papers when | found them
the next morning after my husbands
disappearance when found them
among his papers.
The package contained mostly insur-
ance papers and receipts. 1t contained
no personal communications to me or
to any members of the family. The ir-
surance policies were made 10 me-
They were straight life insurance.
opened the package Friday evening. on
my return from New York. where Il
telegram appraised me OF the finding
of the body. When returned | qritt-
ly opened the package.
There was nothing in IL package
that would throw any ,,ighr Ipon or
clear up the mystery Of his death.
have received ne personal letters adj
dressed 10 him since his disappearance,
and none of any Importance. The acc
dent policy for $4,000 was taken ont
Aug. 30. 1904 on the Employers LA
biilty Association of London Eng. til"
premium was paid up for one year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-19
Governors Appointments.

On Wednesday evening Governor
Warner sent these appointments to
the senate for confirmation:
For railroad commissioner for ',vo
years. beginning January l, 1905, L.
W. Atwood. of Caro-.
For nspector-general. for same two
years. Carl \. Wagner, of Port
Huron.
For quartermaster-gene same
two years, J III. Kidd. of Ionia.
For Acknowledgement, same two
years, W. Il. McGurrin, of Grand
Rapids.
For insurance commissioner, for the
two years beginning July !, 1905, Jas.
V. Barry, of Lansing.
For dairy and food commissioner,
for two years, beginning January /,
1908. Arthur c. Bird. of Lansing.
+. II. Fletcher. of Bay City. is to be
deputy labor commissioners, in place
of Malcolm j. Mcleod. of Detroit.
who is TO be the head of the labor de-
partment.
T.. \. Wildey, of Van Buren, former
land commissioners. WIN succeed JON
Porter Of S .,.. ps.. . salt ihspee c,ty
-. - Ctp1 10 ely
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-19
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PROVES GREAT POWER
When Regular Medical Treatment
Failed, Or. Williams Pink Pills
Cured Her Rheumatism.

Hundreds of people afflicted with rhou-
matism have spent years under the care
of excellent physicians iii vain. Then
they have settled down TO the conviction
that il is fastened on them for life. Mrs.
Dinsmore was not willing to join the
ranks of the hopeless merely because her
doctor did not know how to help her.
Here is her story:
-Four years ago l suffered greatly
with rheumatism in my hands and
knees. After had been sitting a while
my limbs seemed so heavy could hardly
walk OH the first attempt. So long as l
kept moving was all right, but just as
soon as l stopped, something seemed TO
settle in my knees and make them ache.
Ny hands were SO bad / couldn't touch
the palms of them OH a fiat surface; they
were swollen and panied So,
"Did you call in physician?"
81 doctored steadily for over year
then one doctor said You have taken
medicine strong enough to kill almost
anything Still, it did not kill ne nor
the rheumatism.
How, then, did you get rid of t?"
Az NliCl tlll illlNS lltlNl lSaNl III NdIl-
Gus publications about DR.. Williams
wonderful Pink Pills for Pale People,
and finally decided to try them. l took
them steadily for four months i'll ac-
cordance with the directions. By that
time l was completely cured"
Have you been free from it ever
since?"
Since then have had but one slight
return of my trouble, and a box or two OF
the same pills made me all right again. "
Mrs. +. A. Dinsmore lives i'll hearty
enjoyment Of her recovered health at
Woburn, Mass, entirely freed from the
grave anxieties that rheumatism always
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joint it shows that the blood is in faulty
state in the whole body. 1t may at any
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:he heart and then the result must be
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