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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Athletics and Consumption.

There must be no exercise as exer-
else for the consumption patient. II
you are able to feel like 1t, amuse
yourself, but don't take exercise to
build your system up. l know. I, too,
have heard those stories about men
given up to die, who began work in
gymnasium, and by violent exercise
entirely recovered their health. You
mustn't believe all the physical culture
people tell you, any more than all the
patent medicine people tell you.
They're both in the miracle business.
When the lung tissue is attacked by
tuberculosis it heals, II 1t heals ut
all, by this fbrous scar-material filling
in the cavity. No new lung tissue is
formed to replace what has been lost.
and this scar material is useless for
breathing. Suppose you had deep
cut in your hand and you kept work.
ing that hand violently, how long do
you think 1t would take the cut to
heal? When exercise is taken or you
"expand the lungs" you have to work
the lung tissue just as You work your
hand, and If it is wounded there will
be much larger proportion of scar
material useless for breathing when II
does get Neutrality-suspicious. Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
RoPgp a. CALIFORNIA LON.
Novel Menaer In whica h seven-Foot
Animal Was Killed by Cowboy.


A fight worthy of being recounted in
any tale of thrilling adventure was
enacted last week --en the Morrow
ranch, which lies on the Mount Halnil-
ton range extending from the observa-
tory south for many miles. During
the last month e. Il. Robinson, fore.
man Of the ranch, had noticed that
their young colts We're decreasing in
numbers. with alarming rapidity. AL
most every morning the mangled car
cass of colt would be found. Tracks
around the slaughtered animals told
the story of the mountain lion. A
close watch was kept, but tile depre-
datlons continued as before and the
lion evaded all efforts to kill him OF
drive him away.
One morning Robinson, with a bunch
VI cowboys, was rounding up some
stock in remote section of the ranch
when the dog with them started q
large animal in a thicket. They tried
to send the dog into the bushes, but
he covered awny. Suddenly nh I'M
mense California lion left the cover
and run up Il large oak tree near by:
There were no weapons in the crowd
and Robinson was afraid to send one
Of the men to the wagon for rife
lest they lose sight entirely of the
animal.
Z Accordingly they formed Gordon
around the tree and let out their rlatas
at the lion. The animal stood at bay
and warded of the rawhides with his
paws. The men had almost despaired
Of accomplishing anything when selby
Trlmble, the crack rider Of the Morrow
ranch, volunteered to leave the circle
and climb nearby tree to endeavor
to cast the rope in different man
ner. He did this Mt the risk of his
life. After repeated failures he sue
ceeded when the lions head was turn
ed the opposite way. The other
riatas fell quickly one after the other
and the animal was hanged then and
there.
The skin is in beautiful condition
and measures over seven feet from tip
to tip. 1t is at present at the Santa
Clara tannery.-San Jose Daily Mer-
curry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
How Passenger Got Even.

AS an elderly gentleman hurried out
on the platform of small country
railroad station the train started to
move. 1t was going slowly, however,
so lie grabbed the handrail and reach
ed the step in safety.
While pausing second before go
ing to the platform he was pulled
violently from the train by an officious
brakeman, who said, as he landed his
victim on the ground:
"You have no business to board a
moving train. l have saved your life,
sir"
"Three hours till the next train
comes, isn't it?" questioned the irate
but self-controlled passenger, and re-
ceiving an affirmative nod. from tile
brakeman as with the ease Of long
practice he swung himself upon the
lower step of the rear platform of the
how rapidly moving train.
But he was not quick enough, how
ever, to elude the grip OF the older
man, who hauled him from the step,
and as the train rounded Il curve and
passed from sight, remarked:
zone good turn deserves another,
young man. Now, l have saved your
fe."-Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
COTTON in DUTCH COLONIES.
Government to Cooperate with Citi.
zens in Promoting tho Culture.

Government to Cooperate with Citi.
zens in Promoting tho Culture.
In the. Netherlands committee has
been formed for the promotion Of the
culture of cotton in the Dutch colonies
according to report from United
States Consul Pitcairn. The Dutch
government is reported to have prom.
lsed its support and assistance. A re-
port recently published by the commit
tee had annexed to 1t as exhibits copies
Of letters from Surinam containing in.
formation on the result of culture, by
way of experiment, of sea island and
upland cotton. Samples accompanying
such letters furnished proof of the
possibility of successful culture.
Experiments in the culture of cotton
have been made on the island Of Java
also, two different species having been
planted, of which one is domestic and
the other was imported from the emit.
ed States in 1851. The latter is said
to have longer staple than the for.
mer. The exports Of cotton from the
Dutch East Indies in the year 1902
amounted to $500 tons, of which al
most one-half was Of Javanese growth.
The administration Of the residency
of Samarang, the chief center of the
cotton culture. is promoting and pro-
teetng the interests of the cotton
planters in every respe =. The gov
crnment has placed at the disposal Of
sTllet said at3fninistrntton the ann If go
416. to be used as loans and advance.
ments to the native population for I'M
provements and extension Of the cot
ton culture.
Another report has been received
from Paramaribo, in which 1t is said
that extensive experiments are also
being made in that district.
The Dutch committee. the expert.
ments having now sufficiently adj
vanced, intends to establish perma.
nent business office.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
The Baby chrysanthemun,.

"You might think" said the florist,
chat the pompon cfrysanthemum
called Baby was case of sour grapes.
1t certainly is the limit in the way Of
diminutive NUNS. Most of it's gay,
fat Little yellow blossoms are quar-
ter of an inch in diameter. Some are
even smaller. 1t has been quite the
lat little yellow blossoms are a quar-
out the country, and naturally the
great stunt has been to cap the climax
with as big mum of the same color
as could be found in stock. Not all
of us constantly have on. hand Mrs.
Thirkell or an F. S. Wallis, the golden
giants of the year, but we do have
plenty that look about as big when
these overgrown beauties are absent.
To return to Baby, it looks as il it
had, in the beginning, realized that it
would never be prize winner from
the size standpoint, and so had con-
centrated all its energies upon being
as tiny as possible. "-Philadelphia
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Had Been Warned.


w. W.. Hobart, manager of the
Spring Valley Water Company's ship
ping department, was mistaken on
Tuesday for. bunco man, and the old
gentleman, after .twenty-four hours Of
righteous indignation, has joined in
the chuckle in which his friends are
inudlging at his expense. Tuesday was
collection day, and with something
more than $1,000 in five dollar gold
pieces, Hobart, bound for the bank,
took the car atrthe ferry.
On the car was an elderly couple,
strangers in the city and evidently
from the East The elderly stranger
had searched mis- pockets in vain for
small change with which to pay his
car fare.
That's the smallest I've got, con-
ductor," he said, offering the uniform
ed collector a $50 bill.
Can anybody change this?" asked
the conductor, addressing the passen.
gers at large.
Think l can accommodate you,'
volunteered Hobart. The Spring Val.
ley manager pulled from his pocket
the bag of gold and was counting out
the change when.the wife Of the own
er of the big bill grabbed her hus-
bands arm and screamed:
Don't let him do it,. ;iold the bill
tight. The money can't be good! He's
got whole bag full"
Hobart started to expostulate, but
stopped and put away his gold when
he heard the old lady whisper loudly:
He's smooth one. Don't listen
to him. We were warned, you know
San Francisco Call.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
PREVENTS PAPERS BLOWING OUT.

Tor the inventor to devise anything
that would add to its convenience.
Here, however, is contrlvance for
preventing papers blowing from the
window, most aggravating annoy
ance in high building, where
draughts are plentiful. The invention
consists of any suitable number Of
lazy tongs, which are secured Ito the
low part of the sash and to the sill
Of the window frame by strips. The
lazy tongs are plvoted to a number
of horizontal guide bars, the ends of
the bars engaging with upright
,groved guides in the window frame,
the whole forming guard sufficient
to screen the opening between the sill
and the lower rail of the sash when
the latter is raised, to prevent bills,
checks and other papers upon the desk
of an Office from blowing out of the
window. Abner Johnston, Of Long
island City, is the patentee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
CREATED FOR you.

believe that the world was created
for you,
Oh, baby with brown eyes and baby
with blue,
oh, baby with gray eyes and baby
with black.
nity's track
To just make playground all colors
and gold,
All sapphire, and umber, and green,
and hold
That we who are old are permitted to
stay
To help you, and guard you, and watch
DER your play.
For we who are old yesterday were as
you;g
We were babies with black eyes, and
gray eyes, and blue:
We romped in the meadows, and
laughed in the sun
And at night, tired out with our frolic
and fun,
We Crepl W our InOIHer SO loving ana
sweet
And she in one hand held our two tiny
feet,
And one arm held arount us, and
taught us to pray,
All, yes, we were babies like you yes
terday!
And our papa stood by us as yours
stands by you,
And he stopped, just like this, for a
sweet. kiss or two;
And his look as he held out his arms
wide apart
His 1ook-why twas just like the
throb in our heart
When we stand by your mothers and
watch while you pray.
An, babes, we were babies like you
yesterday!
And the Lord lets us stay here, and
play here. with. you,
Because when you're weary We know
what to do.
Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

phia Ledger: Accompanying the re-.
port of the fourth assistant postmas-
ter general are tables showing in de-
tail the number Of postoffices of every
class in the several states, the amount
of business done, and the cost of
maintenance.
There are 5,365 offices Of the presi-
dental class, whose postmasters are
appointed by the President and whose
salaries are $1,000 and upward. These
offices are subdivided into three
classes, the classification being based
on amount of business done, which
in turn determines the salary of the
postmaster.
There are 65,766 Offices of the fourth
class. For these the postmasters are
appointed by the postmaster general.
Like the presidential offices, salaries
of postmasters of the fourth class are
regulated by the amount of business
done. The total number of postoffices
of all classes is 71,131. During the
year there was an increase of 226
presidential and a decrease Of 1894
fourth class offices. The latter change
is attributable to the extension Of the
rural delivery system.
New York has the largest number
of presidential offices, but stands
sixth on the list in fourth class Of
fees. Pennsylvania follows New
York on the presidential list, but
leads all the states on the fourth
class list. The states having upward
of 100 presidential offices are given
below according to rank:
New York 4O7, Pennsylvania SS7,
Illinois 1884. Iowa 293, Ohio ZIG, Mich
igan 2Ss, Texas PA, Indiana 1876,
Missouri 1873, Massachusetts, 1872, MINI.
esota 176, Wisconsin Ia, Kansas ITO,
California 1852, Nebraska 1874, New
Jersey 127.
The number of fourth class offices
is largely controlled by local circum-
stances and conditions. The. states
having more than 1,0GJ fourth class
offices are given below in the order
of their Importance:
Pennsylvania 4,20S, Virginia 3,515,i
Kentucky BIAS, Texas S,01s, North,
Carolina 2,S03, New York 2,715, Miss
ouri 1850, Ohio, 1878, Alabama 2,s4s,
West Virginia 2,2O9, Georgia 2,121,
Mississippi 2,o6s, Arkansas 2,oo7,
Tennessee 1926, Illinois 1896, Michi-
gan 1874, Indiana 1893, California
1892, Minnesota 1879, Wisconsin,
1888, Iowa 1878, Louisiana 1928,
Kansas 1927, Florida 1,137, South
Carolina Lilo, Maine 1,037.
Maryland has 955 offices of the
fourth class; New Jersey, 739; Mass
achusetts, 6o2; New Hampshire, AGO;
Vermont, 459; Connecticut, s47; Del
aware, 112, and Rhode Island, .112.,
Oklahoma, with 796 offices, outranks
all the states last named, except
Maryland.
In the matter of gross receipts
those at the New York offices were
$2S, 1871 PAL, sum almost double the
total received at the Offices of Hill
nois and Pennsylvania, the two states
ranking next to New York. Follow
ing were the receipts from the states
named: New York, s2s,ss1,241; Illi-
noise, $14,85S.88O; Pennsylvania,
$12,2s4,1Oa; Ohio, sS,2O1, 1882; Miss
ouri, $6,55O,9SA; Michigan, s4,49S,-
S43; California. $4,2s6,o6o; Minnesota,
$S,5S2,713; Indiana, $3,555,735; Iowa,
$3,496,755; New Jersey, $3,453,5ss;
Wisconsin. sa,29s,927; Texas. S.,
068, 42O.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
A NOVEL GRAR Rae J

On narraw sheet hung up in door
way, cut hole large enough to allow
a false face to be fitted in. Flaps Of
cloth are left for pasting inside the
face. Cut two holes FOR arms to pass
through. In these sew sleeves Of ma
terial, preferably bright colored mus
lin cut in the form of an apron. The
sides are. then pasted or sewed to the
sides of the sheet.
When FASTING in tie false face, first
cover the flaps left at the opening for
the face. with stiff paste Then paste
these flaps into the inside of the false
face, bringing 1t close to the sheet.
If small openings are left, or the sheet
FUCKERS. never mind. cover the defects
by sewing on frill of thin white ma
terial around the face and for the col
lar.
Leave an opening or pocket hole
through the sheet, so the hand can
be slipped in for packages placed
within reach back Of the curtain.
Some one should be seated behind
this curtain and slip her arms into
the sleeves, then she can see to whom
she is talking. In one hand she holds
the package. and in the other she re-
ceives the money. Print on the sheet
these words
Five cents for what Is in my pock-
ct. indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
To Cure PessImI.n,.

Hang these words on your bedpost
or tack them into your brain:
] am going to become an optimist.
From now on am going to change
my entire life and my entire style Of
thinking.
! will endeavor hereafter to be gen
eOus in my view toward others
broad minded, large spirited and kind,
thinking well of everybody, mean Of
nobody, and overlooking the little.
faults, believing that there are other
qualities in the man that overwhelm
the deficiency.
There is SO much bad in the best
of us and so much good in the worst
of us that it behooves each one of us
to be charitable to the rest of u.s."
shall see the bright side Of every
thing.
shall talk like an optimist, laugh
like an optimist, and move about like
an optimist, conscious of the fact that
/ shall radiate sunshine and make
every one around me happier. -Physi.
cal Culture, 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
An Awful Revelation.

~ wish you hadn't had your hair
cut so short, Harold" exclaimed the
young woman, turning from him in
voluntarily.
What difference does it make, dear.
est?' asked Harold, with tender anx-
iety.
"You-you have destroyed an illu-
sion," she sighed. THAT is ALL"
"You didn't think I was a poet, did
you. Clara, because wore my HEAR
long?" H.
mo; 1 never suspected you of being
a poet"
Nor an artist%
mo"
"Then what Illusion have destroy.
ed?" ne demanded.
perhaps should say. Harold" she
answered, with tears in her voice,
that you have unconsciously revealed
a fact never suspected dear. Your
ears don't match!"-a,e Latij Nsns
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
To Heat or Cool the Red j

The invention shown in the illus
itration below reminds us of some of
the methods used by our forefathers.
This device, for heating or cooling
beds, is taken from the old custom Of
placing bottles or other receptacles
containing hot water in the bottom Of
the bed, and sometimes under the pill
lows. In those days steam heat or
furnaces We're unknown, and the only
rooms which We're kept warm We're
the kitchen and the reception room,
with its time honored open CRATE and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
less time and labor. A very simple

less time and labor. A very simple
agricultural implement is shown here,
the invention of n Wisconsin farmer.
1t is designed for topping and pulling
beets, and by its use the beets can be
easily and quickly removed from the
ground. One portion of the contriv-
ance is made of long handle, with
one end pointed and shaped to fit
around the beet. Pivotally attached
to this is another handle, provided
with fork at its lower end. The
stationary handle is first inserted into
the ground around the beet, and by
operating the pivoted handle the 9TH
er fork is brought against the beet
and the Inter pulled from the
ground. 1T is not necessary to stoop
and dig the beet up by the hand, the
operation at all times being done
WHITE standing up. :
Ebon o. Cady, of Auburndale, Wis,
is the patentee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
TO GUESS ANY NUMBER

This is done by multiplying the last
number by two. Ask some one to
think Of an even number. Tell him.
to triple 1t. halve the product, triple
this. half, then tell you how many
times nine goes into it, and you viii,
tell the original number.
Suppose eight to be the number,
Triple this, and the result is twenty
four. Halve this, making twelve,
Again TRIPPING this gives thirty-six,
into which nine goes four times. This
four times multiplied by two gives
eight, the number originally thought
of.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

The torpedo boat Caroline recently
is shown in the illustration Mr. Snnett Boly
engineered the venture have been
Ihe boat turbine yacht for She left
Thames
Cuxhaen Here the
German Government
but the attempt proved futile Ibau
Fernloy,
the divorced husband
Work millionaire broker sinne
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Most Unreal

Wife-I dreamed last night that i
was in store that was just full of the
loyeliest bonnets, and"
Husband (instily)-But that was
only dream, my dear.
Wife-I knew it was before woke
UP, because You bought me one.-
Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
Beet Topner and Fuller,

There have been more inventions is
sued for agricultural implements and
machinery by the United States patent
office than for any other class of de-
vices. This accounts for the superior
ity Of American farming methods over
all others. These improved imple-
ments and up-to.date machinery are
exported to all parts of the globe, and
their equal is not produced in any 9TH
er country. The Yankee farmer does
not continue using antiquated machin-
cry when he can procure more mod
ern devices which will assure him q
larger output with the expenditure Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

Never Read in the Train.-Do not
allow a child to read or study his les
sons in train or omnibus. The con-
slant change of focus necessitated by
the movement is great strain on the
eyes, and can only be harmful in Its
effects.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
HE ASKS ODD QUESTIONS.

a. 1AoAAS VII ISIN0s
Little princes have much the same
Weaknesses as other small boys, and
In some of the European courts the
royal mamma applies the slipper or,
its equivalent exactly as the ordinary:
parent does when her child has over
stepped the mark once too often. This
is the case in the family Of Prince
/ Christian of Denmark, and q Danish
paper tells the story of one escape
of little four-year-old Prince Knut.
The little prince is a clever little chap,
but he had been very naughty indeed.
| He would not be washed, and to EN-.
phasize his feelings had thrown the
wash dish and wash cloth at the maid.
Angry cries filled the palace, bring
ing the royal mamma in great haste.
Princess Alexandra took in the cause
Of the trouble at a glance, and said.
to. the little prince in mild but firm
tone IS
"Knut, this is not the behavior for
a prince. Go and bring me the rat.
/ tan Immediately
The prince obeyed, left the room,
and returned in a short time, but with
out the stick, while he carried some
thing wrapped in paper in mis- hand
Il couldn't find the rattan, he said.
"but here are two stones that you
can throw at me-" d
The princess surprised Prince Knut
in the garden one day playing with .
rough stick with which he had cut
worm in two. She explained to MIN
the cruelty of his act, and told him
that he must never under any circum.
stances do such thing again.
But, mamma" said the prince, che
was SO alone. It made me so sorry
that cut him in two. Now there
are two worms, and see how they
both are happy! How they both
spring."
| Prince Knut upon another occasion
had been asking questions after the
manner OF small boy, and Prince
Christian had said to him finally:
stop your stupid questions. Think
ciogical Es.vou have to say and ask
in Swabia whose .a.tt w. X 81
ed, to his indescribable annoy
had to be. constantly freeing his han
mer, pinchers and knife from his nai
needles and avis, which were col
-ats;a.tly getting caught by them as the
1 10 .-a4, = ,...,,ni.s II.
is everything dead buried
Certainly"
| "Papa?" M <
well. what is it?" s.;
Papa. why then. doesn't some one
bury the Dead ?"-New York
Times. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

they have finished their morning nap.
Children, as n rule, ought to sleep ten
or eleven hours, and to do this they
must be put to bed early enough at
night SO that they may get this amount
Of uninterrupted rest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

Screen and Guard for window..
The modern office building, general
" a skyscraper divided into hundreds
Of small rooms, has reached such per-
lection, both in Its interior and ex-
terror construction, that it is dif1cult