Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-07
A GOOD HEARTED KING.


In book about the English King
William Nv, the writer relates very
interesting anecdote about boy.
The boy was Albert Doyer. His
mother had just died, and he had
been turned out in the streets of Lon
don to shift for himself There are
many such outcasts in London, and,
in fact, even in our American cities.
One morning young Doyer felt SO
hungry and lonesome that he leaned
against wall and cried as if broken
hearted, which, indeed. he nearly was.
While he thus sobbed man paused,
and, addressing him, asked few
questions as to why he had fallen
into such distressing condition. The
answers being satisfactory, the
stranger said: How would you like
to go to sea in first rate man-of-
war;" The boys face frightened and
he answered that he would like 1t
very well. The stranger took from
his pocket slip of paper, wrote a
few words on it, and gave it to the
boy, with a silver coin. Go down
to the docks he said, land with this
shilling you will hire boatman to
carry you off to the Pegasus. When
you get on board you will give this
paper to the officer whom you will
find in charge Of the deck, and ne
will take charge of you. Cheer up,
my lad. Show me that you have a
true heart and you will find true
friend" The boy did as he had been
factor, none other than Prince Will
liam, boarded the Pegasus, and when
the ship sailed for America, few
hours later, the lad found himself
rated as midshipman. Time passed.
The prince became king. One day
commission was brought to him to
sign. 1t was paper making Albert
Doyer read admiral. "There" said
the King, as ne signed the commits
sion. III have ever done a good deed
for England, it was when l saved to
her service that true and worthy
man."-Indianapolis News.
ALMONDS.
Perhaps you have noticed how
much more easily some almonds are
cracked and opened by merely crush
ing two together in your hand. while
the shells of others need sharp blow
or nut cracker. Also how some are
long. slender, and paper shelled."
others almost round with thick shell
and tiny holes all over, as If made
by pins. So there are several kinds,
you see.
The almond tree was first known in
Barbary, which is in Asia, also in
| China 1t is now grown in the south
of Europe in large quantities and sent
to all the northern countries. also
in California;; but the trees do not
bear as many as or good nuts as in
the warmer countries.
In England the almond tree is
grown for it's beauty only. 1t grows
to the height of twenty feet, has
spreading branches beautiful foliage,
and pretty white flowers, on some
trees red flowers. of five petals, much
like our peach blossom. The long
slender almonds used by CONNECTION
ers are called Jordan almonds. They
come from Malagna in Spain. Span
iards make a delicious paste of these
nuts, adding light busting of CHINA
mon over each cake.
The bitter almond is still another
kind. 1t is carefully used as a flavor,
a perfume, and in medicine. Too
much is poisonous even to cattle if
they eat the leaves.
The little pistachio nut is also va
riety of almond, very small, but of
delicate flavor, much in use in all
kinds of confectionery and creams.
1t is of light green color.
The peach, plum and cherry are
near relations to the almonds. own
cousins in fact. They grow fat and
juicy all around their nut or seed,
while the almond grows thin. until its
outer skin, or shell, dries, cracks, and
drops of.
The family name of the almond,
peach, plum and cherry is not pretty
or easily remembered. If you can
remember that they are all of fam
lily, it is perhaps enough, without
calling them the Amygdaleae.