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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
]. ]. ingalls, Rhapsody on Grass.

Next ill importance to the divine
profusion of water, light and air
those three great physical facts
which render existence possible
may be reckoned the universal bene
licencc of grass. Exaggerated by
the tropical heat and vapors to the
gigantic cane congested with its
saccharine secretion. or dwarfted by
polar rigors to the fibrous hair Of
Northern solitutes, embracing be.
tween these extremes the maize with
its resolute pennons, the rice plant
of Southern swamps, the wheat, rye
barley, oats, and other cerials, nc
less than the humble verdure of hill
side, pasture and prairie IN the tenn
perate zone, grass is the most wide
ly distributed Of all vegetable beings,
and is at once type Of our life and
the emblem of our mortality. Lying
in the sunshine among the butter
cups and dandelions of May, scarce
ly higher in intelligence than the
minute tenants of that mimic wilder
ness, our earliest fecollections are OF
grass; and when the fitful fever is
ended, and the foolish wrangle of the
market and forum is closed, grass
heals over the scar which our descent
into the bosom of the earth has
made, and the carpet of the infant
becomes the blanket Of the dead.
Grass is the forgiveness of Nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with the ruts of cannon,
grow green again with grass, and
carnage is forgotten. Streets aban-
doned by traffic become grass grown
like rural lanes, and are obliterated.
Forests d cay, harvests perish,
flowers vanish, but grass is immortal.
Beleaguered by the sullen hosts of
winter, it withdraws into the i'm
pregnable fortress of its subterrnean
vitality and emerges upon the first
solicitation of spring. Sown by the
winds, by wandering birds, propa-
gated by the subtle horticulture Of
the elements which are its ministers
and servants, it softens the rude out
line of the world. Its tenacious
iibers hold the earth in its place, and
prevents its soluble components
from washing into the wasting sea.
1t invades the solitudes Of deserts,
climbs the inaccessible slopes and
forbidden pinnacles of mountains,
modifies climates and determines the
history, character and destiny OF
nations. Unobtrusive and patient,
it has immortal vigor and aggres-
sion. Banished from the thorough
fare and the fields, it bides its time
to return, and when vigilance is re-
Iaxed, or the dynasty has perished,
it silently resumes the throne from
which it has been expelled, but
which it never abdicates. 1t bears
no blazonry of bloom to charm the
senses with fragrance or splendor.
but its homely hue is more enchant-
ing than the lily or the rose. 1t
yields no fruit in earth or air, and
yet, should its harvest fail for q
singleyear, famine would depopulate
the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Give Your Horse More water.

Water should be before horses at all
times when indoors. and at least nc
meal should ever be offered and nc
night lights ever turned out until every
animal has had his chance at as many
Drimming buckets as he will take, says
the Outing Magazine. The shy drinker
may be tempted by many articles. like
mixing little molasses, or salt, or oat.
meal, or tiaxseed jelly, or bran, ETC..
with the water, and constantly varying
the flavor. Horses may even have all
they want right after feeding, provided
they have not been deprived of water
for some time previous. Many shy
drinkers, like shy feeders, who are gen
orally nervous, take all nourshment
best at night, when it is dark and
Vuiet, and morning finds the empty
hanger and bucket which it had
sSmed, by day, almost nauseated
thin
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

1t takes great deal Of brain work
to kill a man; in fact, other things
being equal, the man who keeps his
brain constantly occupied is much
more likely to live long in the land
than the man who leads a mentally
stagnant life. The brain not only
needs exercise, but demands it if its
owner is to keep well;the medical au-
thorities go so far as to say thati
shouldnever be allowed to rest except
during sleep. It is a notorious fact
that statesmen, lawyers, writer's and
others who do much mental work
not only live longer but are far less
liable to insanity than agricultural
laborers, whose lives are spent
underwhat seem to be much more
healthy conditins
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

The Commoner in an editorial
reference to the democratic platform
of 1896 and the one of 1908, says
that ancient animosities should not
be aroused or factional controversy
encouraged The democratic plat
form of 1896 represented, as it does
today, the real conservatism of the
country. The money question will
not be discussed in detail again,
but the democratic platform for 1905
will be written in the same spirit
which controlled the man who draft
ed the largely vindicated declaration
of 1885,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
ANel.onN1n Wo1sex.s romh

Lon Nelson's sarcophagus in st
fauf cathedral has been aptly dc
scrlpea as n secondhand nationa,
tomo, ~ it was originally constructed
ior ahoeer great Englishman, Cardi
hai MoisS. Wolsey had cherished an
ampltion y be buried within the pre-.
cincta OF Windsor castle and caused
ms sars phittus to be carved by one of
the Vos. falfSus sculptors of his time
BUY Moiey ded in disgrace, and the
sarcopnae,s remained empty at Wind.
sor untii ielsoh's death, when it was
thrlftily enjoyed to hold the remains
of the hero Trafalgar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Tree peddlers are entitled to take
high rank among the champion liars.
One Of them is telling guileless Ken.
tuckians that his nursery buds an
October peach Seeding, which
causes them to bloom late, escaping
cold snaps and late frosts. The
story would work better if it were
not so we'll known that the blooming
of trees is regulated from the bottom
and not the top.-American Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
An Exception,

(Which is the first and most impor-
tant sacramento" asked Sunday
school teacher of girl preparing for
confirmation. Marriage" was the
prompt response. mo, baptism is the
first and most important sacrament"
the teacher corrected. Not in our
family" said the pupil haughtily. I'VE
are respectable"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Old Tue Punishment.

In Pixies Htory of Crimes" volume
!, page 226, is iund the following COPY
" 'lie sentence an old time traitor:
1T is the ordehf the court that for
your treason youe drawn and hnncad
unu pene,ueu =" that your heart,
poMeis 'ii.i eii'ial. from whence come
sour iui.olocs lights, be torn out
aiiu puIile'i " usiiesnd that the ashes
oe sca..eie'i " '.e i'r winds and that
sour pouy oe ai'er"d cut into four
quarters"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
sterne and Garrick.

Sterne, who had the reputation OF
treating his wife very badly, was one
day talking to Garrick in Il sentimental
way i'll praise of conjugal fidelity and
love. "rhe husband" he declared,
"who behaves unkindly to his wife de-
serves to have his house burned over
his heSd."
"In chat case."s replied Garrick, "I
hope your house is insured"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

"What did the girl diwhen her fa.
ther discovered them eleug?"
"She burst into tears"
What did the young malow
"Oh, he went all to pieces
what did the old man dc
"He! Why, he exploded jth rage
and blew tl1em both up."- 1onIs
oSt-Dispatch
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Young Lady Ito clerk in bookstorey
l am looking for something suitable For
an old gentleman who has been mar
rled fifty years. Can you suggest
something? Clerk promptly Half
Century Of Conflict Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

In eulogy which appeared in the
Century Magazine just after Lowell's
death are these words: ",rhis is Low
ellis legacy us patriot, not the senti-
ment, My country, right or wrong.
but My country-it shall never be
wrong if l can help it."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
No Disguise.

Husband mdmiringly) There's no
use trying to disguise the fact that you
are smarter than am, my dear. Wife
(complacently)-The fact, my love, has
never been in disguise among those
who know us.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

"Where We're the kings Of England
crowned?" was the question on an ex-
animation paper.
"On their heads" wrote n boy in the
space left for the answer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

No gentleman ever finds it necessary
to proclaim his character in the asser
tion that he Is gentleman.-Duluth
News-Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

AS long as the heart is young and
the thought is youthful old age cannot
touch you.-Success Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
riatcIleS.

Friction matC-.es are compare
lively modern invention. They were
first made in the United State in 1886
by L. C. Allin, of Springfield, Mass.
Before this time a clumsy form of
match was imported from France,
which had to be dipped into bottle
of sulphuric acid before it was
lighted.
This took a great deal of time and
trouble, and Allin, seeing the neces-
sity of friction matches, set about to
make them, and succeeded. He ne
elected to patent them, however, and
on finally applying for a patent,
found that a man named Philips, who
was pedler, had discovered through
third person the secret of making
the matches and had already obtained
a patent. Allin, though the real in
ventor, was forced to become a mere
manufacturer under another mans
patent.-The Supply World.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
Misplaced Pride.

THE late General Joseph Wheel.
err" said Southerner, was one OF
the bravest men who ever lived. He
was wounded three times during the
Civil War and sixteen horses were
shot dead under him.
Yet it was not his military, but
his literary achievements that he
took most pride in. He knew this
was foolish, but he could not help it.
He said once to me, apologetically,
that he was not the only man whose
pride was misplaced.
He said tha-, in a certain engage
ment in his ycHth, he once heard a
private sweari1 and cursing most
fTightfully.
Lieutenant Wheeler, as he was
then, went up to the private and said
sternly:
Where dil ypu learn to swear like
that"
The pr, It this question
smiled mode i.
"'Ye can't i2arn IT, he answered.
Its gift"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24

A correspondence of Nature remarks
that the now known facts seem to re-
Guire modification OF the statement
found in some text books that sit is
impossible to say whether a fash Of
lightning moves from a cloud to the
earth or in the opposite direction. !"
Many photographs of lightning taken
in the Transvaal show that, in all
cases. the discharges were from cloud
to cloud, or from the clouds to the
earth. Quite frequently, the corre-
spondent says, he has observed light
ming flashes leaving cloud for the
earth, but fading away before reach
ing it. The opposite phenomenon has
not been observed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
Elephant Power.

How many men would be needed
to pull weight hauled by an ele-
plant? Fifty. The answer is the re-
suit of recent Investigations made to
determine the respective pulling
power o. horses, men, and elephants.
Two horses, weighing 1900 pounds
each, together pulled $3.50 pounds,
or $50 pounds more than their COM
bined weight. One elephant, weigh
Ing $4,000 pounds, pulled $3.50
pounds, or $3.50 pounds less than his
weight. Fifty men, aggYegating
about 1900 pounds in weight, pulled
$3.50 pounds, or just as much as the
single elephant. But, like the
horses, they pulled more than their
own weight. One hundred men
pulled $4,000 pounds.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
A Too Greedy Bass.

The biggest bass caught in local
waters fell into the hands of Daniel
Dunmire of the south side on Friday.
and he was not fishing, either. Mr..
Dunmire works for the city at the
water wells on the Seneca farm, and
On Friday one of the drivers saw the
6ns of big fish sticking out of the
water and called Dummies atten
ton to 1t. The fish had been chas-
Ing Z school of minnows and had
tome too close to the shore and was
unable to get back into deep water.
Dunmire waded and making a scoop
Of his hands threw the fish to the
bank. 1t was a black bass eighteen
inches long and weighing almost four
pounds.-Oil City Derrick.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24


We OFFER One aundred Dolls-
a n.5 sass ,s 81 raserra th4' csnaos be
r.. CHESEr& Co. T,,.,
We, the Undersigned, luy, nnoledo, Q.
Cheney for the last Is years. sad I hs', FL.
ier1eesiy honorable in all BUSINESS .eve ain
jons aud finaa eially able to cars 1fansac.
obllsations made ~ heir tlrm. cut aay
WEST q IRuAx, Wholesale Drn,.;.
tedo, y. ssisss, Ia
"A1pik', hlsSAy 4 MARVIN Wa,
druggists, Toi-do, 0. "Ao4esas
hairs Cntsrra Cureis tszantnt.-,,,,
lnedirsctly pontiac blood aDi r,n. ,.iv ~.
,nces oithe system. 1est..non ;ols sa III.
Price, '5c. p9- bottle. old hy all n eoa' rea
lake iis!.'s Family lllls 1or conn....aes!ss.
The cities of Glasgow and Nottj,,
ham sun r. PAS - the cons,,s
and it IS sold a fifty cents a THIS
cubic feet f. about one-half vhaa aaa
costs in A1-er.ca- cities. Last r. j."
Aottlneham mao" a profit Of $50 e"'
Cp3 on its Ias ftiaNt. V''
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
Canada's Opportunity.

John Bull is very fastidious old
gentleman in matters of diet, and
years will pass before he can be again
persuaded to touch any of the food
products which bear an American
brand. Canadian food products.
thanks to clean packing and their
Wholesome appearance, have a very
high reputation in the Mother-coun-
try, and Canadas trade in dressed
meat could now be greatly extended.
Canada,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
A Noted Mule.

A noted HoxievilIe (Wexford coun.
ty) mule, "Old JOSH" is doing what he
can to upheld the honor and glory OF
his race-if a mule has any race. Dur.
Ing his long career he has always been
conspicuous. His owners have always
had to put the harness on him with q
pole, and get in and out at the hind
end OF the wagon. and to more than
one pesson who lacked reserve in his
psvsenco has he afforded a bird's-eys
view q Wexford county and Jerry F.
Bowers. He was recently reported to
have killed himself eating rutabagas.
This turle4 out to be lie, circulated
tor political purposes; but it is not de-
MED that he has lost leg. However.
the fact that last week one OF his re-
naming hoofs visited the stomach Of
. Mr.. Morgan. with such earnestness
and evident good faith as to render
that gentleman unconscious. Is proof
that "old Josh" is still making an i'm.
preston on the community where he
resides. -notrcit Tribune
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24

The asteroids or minor planets. of
which nearly 600 have been recorded
since the beginning of the nineteenth
century, have been supposed to form
ring in the space between the orbits
OF Mars and Jupiter. One discovered
on February % of this year, how
ever, has unique interest in having
been proven to be beyond Jupiter, it's
mean distance from the sun being
5.25 to Jupiter's $50, while it's aphe-
lion distance-6.151-- that Of
Jupiter by nearly the'earth's distance
from the sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
COON DOGS SCARCE.
Indiana Man Finds a Market For I'll
lie Can Train.

There is such a scarcity of coon
dogs in the country that Oliver w.
Shelby, who lives in CharlestoWn.
Ind, several miles east of jefferson
Vile, and who makes specially OF
supplying such animals to those who
desire them, has been compelled to
place an advertisement in one OF the
papers of his town stating that he
wants hounds that have been trained
to tree coons, and that they are need
ed for immediate shipment Mr..
Shelby, who is brother-in-law of
Preston NJ West, the well-knoWn
race-horse is a trainer as M&l!
as a shippes Of coon dogs, but the
market has got ahead of him and
now the demand is greater than the
supply.
Mr.. Shelby just fell" into the
"coon dog" business, says the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal. There is prac-
tically no competition in his calling,
and he gets drug store prices for his
dogs. He is a lover of the sport OF
coon hunting, and for his own amuse-
ment he began to train dogs, and
finally some of his animals attracted
attention. From time to time he sold
dogs to city people who took a fancy
to them, and the demand began to in
crease u.ptil hasfound himself coon
dog merchant and one of the very
few in the country.
1t is not necessary for dog to
have a -ediGree that will fill small
book for Mr.. Shelby to buy him.
What he wants to know is whether
the brute will tree a coon. Mr.. Shell
by is not an extensive breeder of coon
dogs, but buyer, trainer and ship
per. He purchases his dogs from his
neighbors; buying some for almost
song, while he has to pay good prices
for others. When q new dog is
bought by Mr.. Shelby the animal is
tried out" If he shows there is
something in him he is trained to be
sold to some prospective purchaser
who already has his order in. If the
beast is net considered coon hunter
he is turned out on the cold world to
look after himself. No particular
breed of dogs is handled by Mr.. Shell
by, as he takes anything that will
hunt coons. Sometimes the corner
lest" looking dog makes the best AMI
NAL for the purpose wanted.
Mr.. Shelby's largest business is not
confined to his home town, but to
distant parts. He is known wher- |
ever coons are hunted, especially in
the East Many of his best ORDERS
come from Maine, and he also has a
good business in the West.
Briefly, all dogs look alike to Mr.. |
Shelby-if they can scent a coon.-
New York Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
Each Color to Itself,

Tho race problem in the Cherokee
nation is solved to the general salts.
faction of the three races concerned.
and the Intermediary mixed bloods. In
the location of homes the Cherokee
full-bloods and negroes are mostly in
settlements. The intermarried whites
largely are in towns and territory con-
tiguous to each other The Cherokee
speaking citizens much prefer to as
sociate together.
In the nation there are 80 schools
attended by full-blcod Cherokee chill
dren and II by negro children. The
negro blood schools are not so by le-
gal requirement, but as a corollary OF
their preference to live near each
ether The Cherokee and negro do
not intermarry or socially mingle. Two
seminaries and an orphan asylum are
attended by full-bloods and mixed
blcods only, the colored high school
by negroes only.
In the Incorporated school districts
whites and Indians attend the same
schools. and race prejudice and undue
feeling on either side are being lost in
fellowship and friendship. cultivated
in the class room and on the play
ground. Both sides are better salts.
lied in the combined school than they
were when they were kept separate.
Full-bloods seem to mingle as freely
with white renters and their families
OF good character as they do with
mixed bloods.
OF the $500 citizens of the Chero-
kee nation the best statistical infor.
nation gives about $500 full-bloods,
1900 intermarried whites, $500 mixed
bloods and 1000 observation-disclosures
City Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
A FOOD CONVERT


The pernicious habit some persons
still have Of relying on nauseous
drugs to relieve dyspepsia, keeps up
the patent medicine business and
helps keep up the army of dyspep-
tics.
Observation-Disclosures caused
by what is put into the stomach in
the way of improper food, the kind
that so taxes the strength Of the d.
gestive organs they are actually
crippled.
When this state is reached, to re-
sort to stimulants is like whipping a
tired horse with big load. Every
additional effort he makes under the
lash increases his loss of power to
move the load.
Try helping the stomach by leaving
OF heavy. greasy, indigestible food
and take on Grape Nuts-light. easily
di-csted. full Of strength for nerves
and brain. In every grain of it.
There's no waste of time nor energy
when Grape Nuts is the food
am an enthusiastic user OF
Grape-Nuts and consider it an ideal
food" writes Maine man:
II had nervous dyspepsia and was
an run down and my food seemed to
do me but little good. From read
ing an adv. I tried Grape NbtS fpod.
and. after few wesHs' steady u1S d
It, feit kfp9t& IMPROVED. 800,
IN $500, Fl r :tfseset. net nssz9ae
fe@f 70 t1ed, ahd am bSttst styfS
w.
II Relish Grape-Nuts best with
esssm and. uss fdhs hsap,ss tlssaoea.
f6h q ndta1. r an 1tFS thSkS AN
thousands q psrs0ns VIII .s6peeh
tranbls VINO would be benseS1f 81
yIans Qgaes- N1{s: Name sivsn hy
Ntgan o. Hattie ti@Nt. .3aab&.
Aeaa ~ littas 1Aeok. "ThA h6A . |
i s" u 1lss. "Thsfay ssif
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24

Vegetable Compound he'd saved other women
from serious operations | decided to try n
and in less than four months | was entirely
cured: and words fail to express my thank
fulness."
Miss Margret Merllley, OF 2,5 %
Street. MilwaukeA, Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
Loss OF strength, extreme nervousnesa
severe shooting pains through the pelvic
organs, cramps, bearing down pains, and an
irritable disposition compelled me to seek
medical advice. The doctor. after making
an examination, said that l had a serious
female trouble and liberation and advised an
operation as my only hope. To this strongly
objected-and l decided as a last resort to fry
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
ITO my surprise the liberation healed, al
the bad symptoms disappeared and amonos
more strong, vigorous and well; and l can
not express my thanks for what it has done
for me-"
Serious feminine troubles are steadi-
~ on the increase among wonderland
before submitting to an operation
every woman should try Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and
write Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.
for advice.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has been curing
the worst forms of female complaints
all functional roubles. inflammation,
liberation. falling and displacement
weakness, irregularities, indigestion
and nervous prostration. Any woman
who could read the many grateful
letters on file in Mrs. Pinkhams Office
would be convinced of the efficiency Of
aer advice and Lydia E. Pinlihams
Compound.
n Rest lIrierSfS,Ss n EcnaN'S lllS
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24

Most of us who have lived in small
town or vii'age know, maintains
You Is Companion. that there is
truth in what a clergyman says n
his book. 'The Country Town." that
ire small community should apneal
to the .'oung minister as a field for
inspiring work. There is more inter-
est in theology there tina in the city,
and a lore apos Ollie type Of piety.
The country church, says the writer.
mas found out in some degree the
way of actual service to living men.
In some measure It succeeds in i'm
parting courage, inspiring kindness,
developing brotherhood, creating
character, helping men live unde tbs
e. 2rnal order"