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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Abstemiousness in diet is very con-
1ucive TO 4 good digestion. 1t is prefer
able 10 be little underfed than at all
ovcrfed. Hence we come TO one of the
first causes of indigestion in the adult,
too large quantity of food. After an
ordinary meal the food should all have
left the stomach by the end of six OF
Beven hours. If owing to an excessive
quantity the stomach cannot deal with
the amount some food remains in the
stomach and ferments. This creates
discomfort, pain. wind, nausea and
perhaps vomiting, by means of which
the abused stomach gets rid of its bur-
den. II the sufferer Is not thus fortu-
nately sick the best thing he can do Is
to drink large tumbler of lukewarm
water. which will probably induce vom-
iting and SO wash out the stomach.
Half IL teaspoonful Of bicarbonate of
soia added to the fluid will cause still
more relief. During the next twenty
four hours the lightest diet, such as a
little tea and dried toast, some boiled
rice, little arrowroot or corn flour,
should be taken.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Soeiable spiders.

Spiders have been observed in Ma
dras which live in a sponge-like nest of
branching network. penetrated inter
nally by canals Of communication and
furnished with number of external
apertures. The nests, which may be ut
tached either to the tips Of branches or
to leaves Of the prickly pear, are ashy
gray in color and constructed Of leaves.
with m external covering of the usual
sticky threads. The spiders are similar
In color to their nests. Their incon-
spicuous, sheet-like webs radiate in all
directions, and as many as FIVE or six
nests, connected by intermediate webs,
may be found on single plant The
connecting webs. which are very
strong. often form tubular bridges be-
tween the nests. From forty to hun
dred spiders may be found in single
nest, and males and females inhabit
the same nest In the proportion of
about seven to one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
A ..ondcrsul paxoda.

The great Buddhist shrine, the
Shway Dagon nj Rangun. Is no tenn
pie. but great pagoda, rising from its
platform to height Of 36S feet and
all completely covered with gold leaf.
This platform. with perlmeter Of
nearly 1,4O0 feet. is the place Of wor-
ship. The pagoda itself has no interior.
1t is a solid stupa of brick raised over
a relic chamber. A cutting made into
Its center has revealed the fact that
the original pagoda had seven castings
added to 1t before 1t attained Its pres
ent proportions. The shape of the pa
CODA is that Of an elongated cone. 1t is
divided by Burmese convention into
twelve parts: First, the base surround
ed by great number of small pago-
das; then the three terraces, called
Pichayas; next the Bell; the inverted
Thabeik, or begging bowl; the Baung-
yit or twisted turban; the Kyalan or
ornamental lotus flower; the Plantain
Bud: the brass plate for the Ht 6r
umbrella: the Hti; the Sein bwin or ar
dfcial flowers; the vane, and, last of
all. the Seinbu or bud of diamonds
The Sllken East" by v. c. Scott
O'Connor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
cnrioux AIn,shan.e

The most curious almshouse in Eng
land is st. Mary's hospital at Chiches-
ter. There eight old ladies live actually
in the church, which is fine old build
ing dating from 1850. 1t was originally
monastery, but when Queen Eliza
beth came to visit there she turned 1t
into an almshouse to endure as long as
almshouses exist. The old ladies have
two neat little rooms each down the
sides Of the main church, with win
dows looking out on the garden. They
have each a coal supply, a kitchen
range, water and gas. At one end Of
the church is the chapel, where daily
services are held. The choir stalls are
beautifully carved old oak. the original
seats that the monks used. The church
stands in quiet little square.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

In "A Southern Girl In 'Gi" Mrs. D.
!iraud Wright describes the burial of
the young hero, Latane. one Of. tho
most dramatic and touching Incidents
in the story Of the Confederacy. He
died leading a gallant charge.
John LataIe. lieutenant In his
brothers company, took charge Of the
body and, with cart and driver, tried
to return to Richmond. Finding this
impossible, as the enemy were In pos
session Of the country all around, he
Went to Westwood, the home Of DIR.
Brokenbrough, who was then Il sur
geon in the army. The enemy ap-
preached, and he, to avoid capture
was obliged to leave his brothers. re-
mains and escape on foot Mrs. Bro
kenbrough sent for an Episcopal. cler-
gyman to perform the funeral csremo-
MES, but the enemy would not Permit
him to pass. Then, with few other
fl1djes, n fair haired little girl, her
apron filled with white flowers, ,sand u
few faithful slaves who stood rever-
entity near, n pious Virginia matron
read the solemn and beautiful burial
service over the cold, still form Of
one of the noblest gentlemen and most
intrepid officers in the Confederate ar-
my. She watched the clods hcaped
upon the coffin lid. then sinking on her
knees, in sight and hearing OF the foe,
she committed his souls welfare and
the stricken hearts lie had left behind
him to the mercy Of the All Father"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
winding Your watch.

The old supersti,ious belief that you
will change Your luck lf you stop wind
ing your watch at night and wind it in
the morning may have some slight ba-
sis in fact, according to IL jewe;er, who
says that the morning Is the proper
time to do the winding. This is not
only because the hour OF rising is for
the average man much more regular
than that for retiring, but even the So
berest and most orderly of men are apt
to relax and prone to carelessness at
bedtime, when more or less Worn by
the wear and tear of the day. In this
condition the winding is apt to be done
In jerky, irregular sort of way or too
far or not far enough. Nine people
out of ten wind their watches on going
to bed" said the. jeweler, "but If they
would do it when they get up, at some
SeEular point in the. process OF. making
their toilet, they would do 1t much bet
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
chotohnsree II TIC Gxmkhnnn,

In Modern India" the author, Will
Ham Eleroy Curtis, records his meet
Ing with The word gymkhana and
ventures to say that nobody who has
not been in India can guess what that
means"
And IL yon want another conundrum,
what is Il chotohazree? 1t is customary
for smart people to have their choto-
hazree al the gymkhana, and think
you would be pleased to join them aft
er taking the beautiful drive which
leads to the place. Nobody knows
where the word was derived from, but
1t Is used to describe country club
bungalow hidden under beautiful
grove on the brow Of cliff that over
hangs the bay-with all of the appurte-
nances, golf links, cricket grounds,
racket courts and indoor gymnasium,
and everybody stops there on an after
noon drive to have chotolazree, which
is the local term for afternoon tea and
for early morning coffee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Price. For auttern,...

Butterfly collectors are seldom able
to estimate with any confidence the
value Of their collections, since the,
prices for specimens SO constantly ya-.
~. A cnsc in point is that of the blue
butterfly Of Brazil, specimens of which
were originally sold for from $50 to
$S5. Afterward some collectors who
supplied the London market ran into q
perfect swarm Of these butterflies and
shipped to England such quantities
that better specimens than the original
insects sold for 81 each. 1t not infre-
quenty happens that two or three
specimens OF a certain family are dis
covered by collectors, who, encouraged
by the high prices received for their
nnds, are tempted to prosecute their
search for this particular variety with
out result for several years. Suddenly
they or some other collector tindssthe
insects grown plentiful. and the cher
ishsd varieties Of the cabinet become
among the couanionest specimens. Chi
eaao Post. \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Cured Beyond All Question.

There We're cures for drunkenness In
the early days of this country. and
from this account in the New York
Gazette OF May Z, 1772, we are told of
n treatment that cured one patient be-
yond all possible question: "On Sutur-
day last Mr.. Montanny's negro man,
who had misbehaved himself and was
remarkable drunkard, was sent to
Bridewell and underwent the usual dis
cipline of the house for such offenses-
viz. a plentiful dose of warm water and
salt TO operate as an emctic and of
lamp oil as purge, In proportion to
the constitution Of the patient. OF
these he took about three quarts Of the
one and two and a half spoonfuls of
the other; also a gill OF New England
rum, which operated very powerfully,
attended with violent sickness which
obliged him to lie down, and between
s and at night he was discovered to
be dead. He died Of excessive drink
Ing. cooperating with discipline and
medicine. Mr. Dobbs, the operator.
was innocent Of his taking Off"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
The Mcntone Mnn.

An almost perfect skeleton was found
In cave ut Mentone, France, March,
1872. 1t showed its owner to have been
a tall, well formed man, with an aver
age skull and facial angle of eighty
five degrees. The antiquity of this skel-
eton, known as the Mentone man, is
undoubted. His bones are associated
with those Of the cave lion, cave bear
and other extinct animals. All the
bones We're in place. surrounded by
flint implements and the remains of
animals which the man probably had
killed. Twenty-Five perforated teeth,
which may have formed chaplet, lay
by his head. These bones, with the
Dutchman's skull found in n cave near
Engls, are the oldest specimens known
of human remains and so far to prove
that prehistoric races We're well fur
nished with brain power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
How the B.lldo. Wa. Evolved.


In the north hall of the British Nat
ural History museum skulls Of domes-
ticated dogs are arranged which illus
trate the evolution OF the modern bull
dog from breed which, according to
old pictures, was more of the mastifr
type. Bull batting was common sport
In the thirteenth century, and there
Is later record which draws dis
tinction between bulldogs and mastiffs.
Low, In his "Demesticated Animals Of
the British Islands," points out that it
is essential that dog which makes u
frontal attack on a bull should be both
underhung and short legged, that it
may get firm grip Of its antagonist
and avoid its horns. We may therefore
be sure that, as the bulldog was gradu-
ally evolved from the mastiff, these
points were held to be of prime i'm
portance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
A Triple Coincidence.

A correspondent Of the London
Standard relates the following triple
coincidence, taken from an old manu-
script diary, dated 1912, In which a
relative quotes from an ''old journal"
"In the year 1864. on Dec. 8, a boat on
the Menai (Menai strait, in north
Wales) crossing that strait, over which
bridge has since been built, with
eighty-one passengers, was upset, and
only one passenger, named Hugh Will
liams, was saved. On the same date
in the year 17S5, was upset another
boat, containing about sixty passen-
gers, Of whom all perished excepting
one, whose name was Hugh Williams.
On Aug. 8, 1920, third boat met with
the same disaster, with twenty-five
passengers only, and all perished with
the exception Of one, whose name was
Hugh Williams"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Nearly all surnames originally had. q
meaning They We're descriptive Of
their owners. In word. they were
nicknames, like skinny" or Shorty"
or "Pud."
Peel is surname that shows the
original Peel to have been bald. Grace
means fat from the French "gras."
Grant, from grand" means big.
An Oliphant should be clumsy and
unwieldly person. This surname was
elephant" originally.
The Parkers We're keepers Of noble
mems parks. The Warmers were war
reners, or rabbit tenders. The Bnrkers
prepared bark for tanning. The La
boucheres We're butchers.
Bell meant handsome Cameron
meant crook nosed. Curtis meant po-
lite. And Forster meant forester,
Napier servant in charge Of the table
linen, Palmer pilgrim, Wainwright u
wagon builder. Walter wall builder,
Webster weaver, Wright carpenter.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
The New York Press, q stalw

The New York Press, stalwart
republican newspaper, referring to
New York's municipal election, says:
This paper has no idea that George
B. Mcclellan was elected mayor of
New York yesterday. In shady dis
tricts the count. as returned last
night, showed bigger votes for Nc
Clellan than when the Tammany
party was undivided. At this time.
everywhere in the city the McClellan
ticket was being slashed to ribbons.
We do not believe that Mcclellan
was elected. We believe that he
was short of election by thousands of
votes. The municipal ownership
league, which has polled more hon
est votes, as everyone comedies, than
George B. Mcclellan, owes to its
principles and to the public of this
city to contest the election of Nc
Clellan in the courts. Let the votes
be examined in the light of day. Let
the crooked work, where the Muir.
ply money was spent in barrels. be
revealed. Let the dishonest votes
of the corrupt district, where Nc
Clellan polled more votes-by last
nights count-than in normal years.
be thrown out. Then see who won
the mayoralty election of yesterday"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
boulevard ana Esp,naade.

Both "esplanade" and boulevard" are
military terms by origin. The original
boulevard" was bulwark or horizon.
tai part of the rampant, and an '.cspla-
made" was originally the glacis or slope
of the counterscarp of a fortified place.
A writer 200 years ago noted that the
word boulevard was now chiefly TAX
Ell for the void space between the gla-
els Of a citadel and the first houses Of
u town." hence its extension to, other
"void spaces" suitable for promenad-
ing. The old French "csplanade", was
defined by Cotgrave us "a planning. lev
cling, evening of ways" from Latin
"explanare." to smooth or tlatten out,
whence the English words explain"
and explanation"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
KiSMET.

It's Fsts!"
Accepting whatsoever comes to him without de-
"The Msni.ou has spoken" )" cries the Bad Man.
bending low;
Nor quss ions. e'er. the Providence that deals
cAress or blow.
"Tls Buddhas = will" the Hindoo says. If he have
lost or gained.
His hearts desire, nor will dispute what he
deems fsreorda.Eed.
To joss the Chinese burns his punk: to Thor the
NorNeman prays;
And each believes Ills ciety has ruled the
world Always.
Fen in this Christian Ia Of urs. we hear from
more than one
These words: ALAS. that this should be!-yet
Gods wi must be DONE
But many is the we.klrg who lays to his God
one
His sorrow. aud his fAi.u cs. wuen the fault Is
all his own.
touIs ] .sTs, IMAM.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Too Serious.

While great many persons probably
take themselves too seriously, enter
tanning an altogether exaggerated opin-
ion of their ability and worth, not
many nowadays so to the extreme
length Of the German whom the Eng
lish poet Coleridge met ut Frankfort.
He always took off his hat when he
ventured to speak of himself. Were
this practice to become general what u
number of people would be permanent
ly bareheaded!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Won His Promotion.

The Duke Of Clarence, afterward
William W., once received Il very
adroit and humorous hint which he
took in very good part. He was Wis
iting Portsmouth and inspecting the
ships there when it happened that his
guide over the seventy -fours" was an
aggrieved and battered lieutenant who
had waited for promotion many years
in vain. He seemed despised and for
gotten. AS this man removed his hat
to salute royalty the duke observed
that he was bald and said jestingly:
II see, my friend. that yop; have hot
spared your ha!k in your country's
service"
why, your royal highncss." was the
quick answer. "lt's wonder have
any hair left for so many young fel-
lows have stepped over my head"
The duke laughed and mndc his In
spection of the fleet, but In u few days
his Portsmouth guide received nn an.
pointment as captain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
poomea the colonel.

Emperor William 1. of Germany was
strict disciplinarian. One day during
the maneuvers of the army cavalry
regiment charged ut a strongly in
trenched and embatteried village, Of
which the garden walls We're lined
with marksmen. Look, lookw ex-
claimed the Russian representative.
''That regiment Is lost" no" was the
emperor's calm reply, this regiment
isn't, but the colonel certainly Is" And,
sure enough. at the close of the maneu-
vers he was placed on the retired list.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

In his recent campaign speeches
in Ohio, Senator Foraker said, that
railway rate Legislation was a demo-
cratic measure, and on election day
Ohio agreed with the senator, and
if the legislature just chosen in that
state had the election of Foraker's
successor it is quite safe to say that
he would not succeed himself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Scientific American gives this recipe
for waterproofng for canvas: Soft soap
dissolved In hot water and a solution
Of iron sulphate added. The sulphurlc
acid combines with the potash of the
soap and the iron oxide Is preclpitated
with the fatty acid as insoluble iron
soap. This Is washed and dried and
mixed with linseed oil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Miss Annie Beecher Scoville, q
granddaughter of the late Henry
Ward Beecher, for many years has
been making a careful study of the
Indians and their needs. At pre-
sent she is gathering data at the
Winnehago and Omaha River reser-
vations, which promises to result
if congress can be made to see the
point-in distinct reorganization
of the government Indian service.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Exact ncnsonins.

Here is bit Of exact reasoning on
the part Of a little schoolgirl The
teacher wished to Impress the idea Of
the wrong Of idleness. He led up to 1t
by asking who were the persons who
got all they could and did nothing in
return. For some time there vas ST.
lence, but ut last the little girl, who
had obviously reasoned out the answer
inductlvely from her own home expert
ences, exclaimed, with good deal Of
confidence, please, sir, it's the baby"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Iowa made 100000 pounds
more butter during the year ending
July l than for the twelve months
before that. The total of the pro-
duct was 82,7O7, 5SS and the year
before that it was 20, 100000 pounds.
notwithstanding the increase in the
amount, the price is 8 cents higher
.ow than q year ago. Dairy Com
missioner Wright accounts for this
by the fact that 10000 lbs. more of
butter have been put in storage in
the large centers during the past
summer than year ago. The Iowa
product is manufactured by 568
creameries, of which twenty are
large centralizing plants. These
produce 1862, Jos pounds, leaving
the other creameries an average of
l18,OOO pounds year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Have you ever noticed the right way
to get into n hanson when two people
are riding2 Few persons know what
to do. In ntne cases out of ten the one
who enters first seats himself on the
of side. BA this is wrong If. on get
ting in first, you take the near seat,
your companion can then enter in ease
and comfort, which otherwise he could
NOT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Once year or so William Dean
Howells, the distinguished novelist,
drops into the Office Of the Ashta-
bula, o., Sentinel, rolls up his Slew
es and sets type for half an hour.
Mr.. Howells began his career as q
printers apprentice in the Sentinel
Office, which was then owned by his
father. His knowledge of typeset-
ting has been of immense value to
him in his literary career.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Il can recommend you to u good law
YER"
"All right, but don't let him be too
good. I'm trying to conduct my busi-
ness so as to keep out of jail, not SO as
to go to heaven."-Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

People still speak and write of the
"Romanovs," and there has not been
Q Romanov in Russia for l43 years.
The last of the Romanovs died in
1862. The house of Romanov be-
gan with Michael in 1913 and the
male line terminated with his death
in 1880. Then followed the female
line, with Czarina Anne in 1870, and
this line terminated with the death
of Czarina Elizabeth in 1862. In
the same year the house of Holstein-
Gottorp came to the throne of Rus
sia iii the person of Gar Peter Ill.
The present czar is not q Romanov
and be is not even Russian. He
is German, of the family of Holstein-
Gottorp. The dynasty, however,
with characteristic pride, styles it
self 'Romamov-H -Holstein," but there
is not a drop of Romanov blood in
Nicholas veins. Chicago Chroaicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

why are all millionaires repre-
sented to be either fat or bald-head-
'ed?" asks a correspondent. Really,
this places US in rather an embar-
RAISING position. We haven't hair
on our head and tip the scales at
225 pounds svoirdupois. 80 we
might be called both fat. and bald
headed. Your question, however,
is easily answered. To be fat mar
must have3a clear conscience, good
digestion and an even temper. Bald
ness is usually caused by the gray
matter Of the brain circulating too
rapidly and wearing off the roots Of
the hair. A man thus blessed by
nature can not help but get rich
Stark (Kan. News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Masculine,

Mrs. Hi1-Mrs. June strikes me as
being entirely too masculine for wo.
man. Mrs. Dix-Ycs, indeed. Why.
every time she has an ache or pain
she makes as much fuss about 1t as u
man would
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
Discretion,

First Lawyer-It seems to me you let
that last witness down pretty easily in
your cross examination. Second Law
ycr-I had to. He is my tailor. and l
owe him big bill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

Judge-Were you present when the
trouble started between the man and
his wife? Witness-YSssir. was at
deir weddin', eff dat's whut yo' means,
sah.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

The city of London is about to
construct mammoth plant to supply
that worlds metropolis with light
and electric energy at actual cost.
This looks as though the people over
there had something to say about
the use of their public utilities. In
the great cities of this country the
polit;ca' bosses and the managers of
our financial trusts fix such matters
to suit themselves and then charge
the public all the traffic will stand.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22

When man says. "Of course it's no
business of mine," 1t Is n sure sign that
he Is going to do the best he can to
make 1t his business.