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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

A young American staying for q
time in an English provincial town
and being the only representative OF
his nation there, was the victim OF
considerable "guying." But he took i,
all with such good nature that he gen
orally managed to come off with flying
colors, despite his inferiority iii mum.
bers to his tormentors.
At.an evening gathering he wore his
coat lapel pin in the form of tiny
American flag. Several of the guests
pretended not to recognize the Stars
and Stripes.
Aha supercilious young woman
raised her lorgnette and gazed at the
emblem,-"you belong to some-ah-
secret society or organizations"
YES" said Uncle Sans nephew
amiably, Its my club, you know; and
at last reckoning there were over eigh-
ty millions of U.S."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Monkey. as Charmn.

London has achieved fresh charm.
1t has just made its appearance, and
is called the Millko monkey or peace
charm, says the London Mail To
wear it signifies Il see no evil. l hear
DO evil and l speak no evil," hence
nothing could be more appropriate,
apart from occultism. as record Of
the harmony that once more reigns in
the East, owing to the peace that has
been proclaimed between Japan and
Russia.
Mikko, the monkey, is not beauti-
full beast, but chiseled in solid gold he
is. ms Il charm and as proof of the art
Of goldsmithery, valuable indeed.
He is worn in trios, dangling from a
safety-pin brooch. or squatting back
to back in the form Of d pendant from
neck chain or bangle. l'.A'
To bahish the dire elemenN Of tu-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
stood back to where she had left the
first boat

stood back to where she had left the
first boat.
So, while the East grew gray with
the dawn, the men in the dories. toss.
ing erratically over confused tumble
of ragged seas, Went to work to set
their travis. The boat skipper, the
after oarsman, throws out little
anchor, to which is attached tile main
trawl line. and conical buoy with IL
staff through 1t, bearing a flag Then
the bowman rows, the skipper PAYS
out the trawl, dexterously throwing
the hook clear of the main line.
A man, unaccustomed to the work,
would soon have half dozen hooks
caught In his hands and the trawl In
a hopeless tangle, but an expert fisher
man will coil up or pay out mile after
mile of travis without pricking n
finger or entangling snood. AS the
line goes over the stern, the boat skip
per. at intervals of forty fathoms at
taches n small weight, usually n small
stone of about ten pounds, prepared
for the purpose, and when he comes
to the end he throws over another an
Choir and buoy. Each dory sets about
two miles of trawl in one string: and
by that time 1t is sun-up. The schoon-
err picks up her boats III the same or
der she dropped them: and the men
have breakfast Then, almost imme-
diately she drops her dories again to
"underrun,' or look. tie travis.
The nor west wind is raw and cold.
and the water is not warm, but the
bowman, though his hands be numb.
is soon sweating with his exertions,
because hauling trawl in fifty faith
oms of water, in a sea way, is hard
work.
Comes the head of cod. "Dog-fsh
about" grunts the bowman. The skip
per, In silence, unhooks it, throws 1t
overheard, and renews the bait. The
bowman jerks timber, but vilIainous-
looking fish into the boat. This glut-
tonous rascal, Il member of the shark
tribe, generally swallows the bait,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

az To o'clock on winters night,
IN the Narka, n fresh fisherman of
about GO tons, spreading her
sails to brisk nor west breeze, slid
between the high bluffs ut the mouth
Of the little cove, and putting her
bows into heavy southeast swell
the aftermath of a recent gale
plunged out to sea.
The night was clear and crisp. Over
head an oval moon shone bright and
cold in a star-studded sky. On the
starboard bow, Chebucta Head, grim
and forbldding, lifted its bald crown
against the stars. while the big comb
ers, rolling in from the Atlantic, broke
against its granite base with dull,
omirous roar, and leaped in furious
fountains of flashing foam, high up its
gaunt siues.
Ahead, half mile or so, seven or
eight small schooners, their sails
cleaning white in the light of the
moon, We're standing out to sea. The
fishing fleet out of Herring Cove were
bound to the fishing grounds.
The Narka had been the last to
leave.
AS the schooner passed out by Sam
bro, the skipper relinquished the
wheel to the cook aud went forward
to the fo'cas'le, where the rest of the
crew, having finished their early
morning coffee, were sitting around ON
the lockers enjoying smoke.
Fine night, boys observed the
skipper, as he poured himself a steam
Ing mug of coffee. quite change
since this time yesterday. If this
weather will only hold for while
and let us have a few days good fish
Ing, we'll be able to celebrate Christ
mas in proper style, an stop home for
three or four days, whether 1t blows,
high or low.
The Narka was a trawler, carrying
four dories and crew of twelve, all
told-skipper, cook, eight dory-men,
and two boys. A single traM.l line is
usually about forty fathoms in length
and Is provided with about sixty
hooks. AT intervals of about four
feet along the main lines, smaller
lines, about three feet in length. are
spliced; these are called "snoods' and
support the hooks. The Narka's crew
handled from seven to ten miles of
trawl lines, and from 10000 to 10000
hooks They started to bait up about
o'clock, and by the time they had
their gear snugly coiled in the tubs
ready for use, 1t was getting along
toward daylight. Meanwhile the
schooner had passed the rest of the
Meet. and run off shore about thirty-five
miles. Presently she luffed up in the
wind, and the second hand, taking a
cast of the lead, reported depth Of
fifty fathoms.
Put the starboard boats over, boys"
Two boats were hosted over tile
I rail, lowered into the sea, and their
gear-trawl tubs, anchors and buoys-
were placed in them. Their crews
two men to each-sprang aboard. The
schooner filled away, leaving one boat
behind. and towing the other. When
she had run about three-quarters of n
mile to the eastward, she dropped the
other boat. She put out her remain
Ing dories in like manner, some dis.
lance apart. and then. coming about.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
PAYING FoREE1Ts

It is very convenient to have a mum
Der Of forfeits ready for use when
needed in playing game, and the
following might be preserved or mem.
orized:
Two persons are ordered to "sail
the ship. Their feet are braced to
gether and they must swirl rapidly
around, and then slowly come to a
standstill. The gait of the sailors
Immediately thereafter will suggest
rough weather and a heavy sea.
A piece of paper is pinned to a cur
tain or a portiere, and the forfeit
payer, blindfclded, is told to find and
remove it.
One is told to kiss himself, or her.
self-which may be done on the re
fected image in mirror.
A cane or umbrella is given to the
forfett-payer, who rests it on the floor,
putting both hands on its top and rest
ing his forehead on his hands. While
in this position he must turn around
three times, and then, with head erect
walk straight ahead.
A boy is told to lie on the floor full
length and ri.e with his arms fold
ed.
A German band is announced as
about to give a performance. Three
or four forfeit payers are requested
to initiate the sound of some musical
instrument in concert, to some famil.
lar air.
Blindfo!d a person and then let
each person Of the company give him
spoonful of water from glass, un-
til he guesses who it is that is feed
ing HIM.
Stand two forfeit-payers at opposite
sides of the room each holding a
lighted candle. They advance slowly
and gravely look into each others
face. When they meet one says:
"The Princess Hugger-Mugger Is
dead, defunct and gone.''
Can 1t be possible? Alack ara
alas!'
Then they walk back to their start
ing point with the same eo.emnity.
They must not smile or laugh at any
time. Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
have gone down to death 1. the deep

sAtA w 6VhV dONA " uCutH IA SuS QS0V-
the skipper faced them angrily:
"Why didn't you fellows hold on to
your anchor?" he demanded, irately.
Expect me to pick you approving
and drifting all round the ship?
I'VE were hanging on to our moor
fng, skipper" answered the boat skip
per. But the rope parted, and be-
fore Gordon could get his oars out. she
nearly filed on us. l had to throw
everything overheard. and bale.
well, you're mighty lucky" he OBJ
served. "If it had kept on showing
half an hour longer, we'd never have
got you. It's going to be a
wild night I'm thinkin', an we'll have
n job to beat her in. Turn to now,
and close reef her fore and aft. It'll
come down again in few minutes,
blowing hard enough to lift us out of
the water, and cold enough to freeze
icicles. So we'd better get her reefed
down before everything Is froze hard"
AS the night wore on, the gale devel-
oped into blizzard. The schooner,
he'd up to it by the shred Of try sail,
wallowed wildly in the Infatuated sea.
The tops of the seas, torn off by the
wind, swept over her in icy showers,
and now and then bodies of broken
water tumbled aboard and surged
around the decks. She made ice ev-
erywhere, fast and hard, and the
weary, half frozen crew had to pound
continuously to keep her clear-to
keep her from sinking under the
weight of it. At times, despite their
efforts, three inch ropes grew as stout
as man, the bowsprit became as big
as church steeple, the bows, as far
as the foremost, filled up level with
the rails. and her sides above the wa
ter line sheathed over with ice three
feet thick.
AT dawn the blizzard blew itself out
suddenly, the sky cleared off, and the
Wind dropped dead. In the clearing
light, the Narka's men saw, half a
mile to windward, barquetine, under
close-reefed mainsail and main stay
sail. She was iii sorry plight, her
masts, yards and rigging being coated
with congealed spray, and sleet, and
her hull from jib-boom to taffrail, APP
parently mere mass of white Ice.
"Thats the fellow who passed us
yesterday" observed the skipper.
Hes been making bad weather Of 1t.
The poor beggars aboard of her suf-
fered some last night, I'll bet-comin'
right out of warm weather."
The schooner's sails were cleared of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
HER LETTERS.


Il think I'll never learn to WRITE"
Said Dorothy, one day,
The kind of writing grown folks do;
Mines such an easy way.
Just make little lines and dots
Instead Of words, and then
! make three crosses for my name
That's Dorothy Hope Wrenn.
I make big rounds for kisses. too,
With straight marks on each side
That mean my arms go round your
neck
And squeeze you hard, beside.
My grandma says most other times
She needs her specs to read,
But when a letter comes from me
She doesn't-no, indeed"
Elizabeth Lincoln Gould. in the
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

as he swung off to get his orders,
delegation headed by the Governors
secretary, approached and handed him
an deliberately decorated document
which made him railroad commissions
er. He is Sc years old. AS boy he
was an office boy in railroad office,
where he learned telegraphy. He be-
came successfully operator. assistant
dispatcher, assistant conductor, and
conductor In the service of the New
York Central. In an interview he said
he does not believe in government own
ership of railroads and that in his be
lief railroad operative gives the best
service after he has reached 40.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

After seventy years of life. more than
half passed as head of the university.
he declares that one Of the most de-
sirable satisfactions of his life comes
from having had nothing to do with
the attainment of wealth. Erect, light
Of foot and alert as a youth, he eats
well, sleeps well. walks rapidly with
his shoulders thrown back, and is as
eager to get new facts as when he en-
tered Harvard as student fifty-six
years ago. Il am satisfied with the
rewards of my life," he said, simp =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

IHE WISE MAN AND The KING.
A pretty story is told in the Tai
mud Of how a wise man rebuked q
heather king.
The king was seated In his court
surrounded by his lords and ladies in
all tier glittering eplendor. Turning
suddenly to the wise man, with whom
he had been holding a discussion, he
SAID:
You talk of this great king OF
yours; let me look but once on his
face. and see that his power is great
er than mine, and shall no longer
doubt your TRUTH
Come" said the wise man, "fol
low me-"
And he led the king out into the
fields, where the sun beat down with.
out pity.
Lock up" he said.
II cannot said the king, "the sun
blinds me-"
What" cried the wise man, "you
cannot look into the face of the herald
of my king, and yet dare to say that
you would look at Him!"
Then the king. abashed and dumb
turned and walked back to his court
buried in thought.
LINCOLN'S MOTHERS TRIBUTE
Though SO fond of his books it must
not be supposed that he cared only
for work and serious study. He was
a.social sunny-tempered lad, as fond
of jokes and fun as he was kindly and
Industrious. His stepmother said OF
him: Il can say what scarcely one
mother in thousand can say, Abe
nsvcr gava cross word or look, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

ductor, by appoint
ing him a member
Of the State Board
of Railroad Com
mlssioners, a post
paying $4,000 a
year. Rockwell,
who has been In
railroad service 40
years, was at his
usual work on the
Empire State Elk.
press when it pull
Az =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
1.-THE OLD GRAY OWL"
Allison, ssaIost Useful Man of Any
Age in Any Legislative Body"

A6e An Any AehiHAse nOu!'
There has never been, writes q
Washington correspondent, more
useful man in public life than hon.
William Boyd Allison, who has served
longer and done more hard work and
accomplished more useful legislation
than any other man who ever sat in
the United States Senate or any other
legislative body in the world. He may
not be as big as Alexander; he may
not have made as much noise in the
world as julius Caesar or Constantine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
RAILROAD CONDUCTOR y
WHO GOT $4,000 JOB.

Gov. Higgins of New York made a
sudden transformation In the position
of Henry N Rockwell, a railroad con.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

never refused to do anything asked
him. must say that Abe was the
best boy ever saw or expected to
see."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
multi that work such havoc in happy
homes, Mikko the peace-bringer is
fetish worth consideration

fetIsH WOttH CUIIsIueTHtIUH.
A rigid bracelet, absolutely una
dorned, made in exact Imitation of the
letters worn by slave, is another
amulet now being bought to secure
good fortune. 1t is a favorite orna-
ment among the newly-affianced, and
is worn by both sexes as sign of the
abnegation of self and the bondage Of
love the betrothal symbolizes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The Japanese lamp chimney fac,
tory in swutow is doing good bust,
mesa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

When a woman has nothing else to
do she wasl,es her hair.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The white mans burden: The lilies
Of the field who toll not, neither dc
they spin, and yet live well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Not Yet Gone.

1.-THE age of miracles has gon
clared the Cynic. :
mo, is HASN'T" said the
"My husband told me til lie
that he noticed I was ne
years hut, and gave md ~ Je
a new one. Baltimore
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

President Eliot's simple Life.
President Eliot, of Harvard, lives a
life of the greatest possible simplicity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

Yes, we stopped at big hotel whel
in New York." said Uncle Reuben.
wife, land the charges for food Their.
were suthin' just awful. Why, whel
we dined, the first course came to al
most $780,"
"And what did the second costy
was asked.
"Oh, we didn't get as far as that
One course was enough for u.s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
A GuEssING MATCH

A guessing match may be made one
of the pleasantest forms of entertain
ment at an informal evening party.
Arrange on a table several articles
OF familiar use, all being numbered.
On cards provided for the purpose
writes numbers corresponding to those
on the articles, and give one card,
with a pencil, to each guest.
Certain details about these articles
are to be guessed by the players, and
the guesses' written opposite to the
numbers. The correct answers should
be in the possession Of the one who Is
chosen to act as umpire.
One or more prizes should be offer
cd, to be awarded to the players
whose guesses are the best. Here are
some questions that will suggest the
scope and nature of the match:
1. What is the height of mans
silk hat?
2. How many seeds in an apple?
3. How many seeds in an orange?
4. What is the weight Of an egg?
5. How many peanuts in pint?
6. How many spots in pack OF
cards? ANSWERS without taking time
for computation.)
z. Draw the face of cock. (Most
persons will make Nv for the fourth
hourmark instead of IIII)
8. How many pins in paper.
8. How many safety matches in a
box?
10. What is the exact diameter OF
half-dollar?
II. How many arrows in the
eagles claw on quarter-dollar?
liz. How many leaves on the
olive branch in the eagles claw.
10. How many spokes in a wheel?
IA. How many grains on an ear of
corn?
Is. How many marbles in a bag?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

The average man tninA.
worst thing in the world 1,
blu until he mee.s az undert,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
THE WISE MAN AND THE KING

Is. How many marbles in bag?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-16

Unless some definite method Is
planned beforehand, the process of re-
lining a coat is apt to be rather a hope
less affair If, however. the following
directions are carefully carried out the
operation should be crowned with sue
cess:
First of all. take out half the old
lining of the coat to serve as a guide
for cutting the new material, the other
half being left in position. Unpick
carefully all the seams from the cut
out portion, and from it cut the fresh
lining, remembering to allow good
turnings. especially where the old ma
terial shows signs of hard wear at the
seams. Stitch the seams, leaving the
uDder-aT7s seam open. Place the lin
iae In position, unpiclfing the old ma
teri5.i - degrees as required. A point
to bear in mind here is that no pains
should be spared over the lacking and
careful placing of the lining, for it
saves much trouble in the end. Stitch
the bottom, front and neck neatly and
sew up the arm-holes and under-arm
seam, pleating or gathering any su-
perhuous material into the two seams.
When this is accomplished, sew up the
sleeve Innings and stitch them in place.
lit is well TO bear the fact in mind
that in lining a coat it is best to use
silk or satin for the sleeves, whatever
material may be used for the rest
Indianapolis News.
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49, Things
';S;~.=.m~We'r

Fashion has the scarf-habit. Never
were so many beautiful. filmy scarfs
seen. Prettiest of all are the printed
chiffon affairs.
A very pretty lingerie hat was
Tam O. Shanter shape in heavy I'M
bleached linen, embroidered in French
knots in a pattern
A sailor shape in eyelet embroidery
on snowy white linen had a wide scarf
of pink satin ribbon tied in the back
and falling in long ends.
Many debutantes of the season count
q Renaissance lace and a white Span
ish robe among their treasures These
may be worn with vari-eolored slips
OF silk.
We are to wear sashes again, it ap-
pears Ribbons of sash width are ev.
erywhere exhibited among the new
things, and many of the model gowns
are fitted with them.
Never has gray been so popular as
this season. and some of the most sue
eessful dinner and ball gowns are car.
ried out in ash gray chiffon velours
and mousseline de sole.
The broadcast distinction exists now
adays in the gowns we wear, and the
occasions on which we wear them. A
dinner gown and ball gown must not
be COMPOUNDED, and this means more
gowns,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-16

This is undoubtedly the day Of the lit
tie woman; but before going farther, let
us clearly understand what particular
fraction of femininity is implied 10
that term. On this point the little
woman herself is naturally the best
authority. But here a difficulty crops
up. No woman who is not tall will
admit that she is a little woman. If
you endeavOr to thrust littleness on
her she will draw herself up to her
full height. and with an eye glittering
with latent greatness, declare that she
is of that average height of which
every reasonable woman is so immeas-
urably proud. A little woman, there
fore, is a woman of average height.
She is a pocket Venus, who may have
blossomed into a library edition by tie
time she has come to the end of this
eulogy. She is womanliness concen.
trated. energy incarnate, eleverness
compressed, the essence of elegance,
and the precis of prettiness.
AS for the energy and vivacity OF
the little woman, what need be said?
There is a dash about her impossible
to larger women. Nor must personal
magnetism be overlooked. 1t is emf
nently characteristic of the little
woman.
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Notable Cases in Which Dealers Have
Been Nictin1ized

Been Vietimized.
A tiny ~t cost a stamp forger a
pretty income not long ago. One OF
the rare stamps is the pink nine
kreuzer stamp of Wurtemberg, which
is worth about 500 to collectors. A
Paris dealer picked up seventeen Of
these stamps at $40 each and con-
graduated himself upon his clever
ness in obtaining them so cheaply
Not long after a collector who
was approached by an English dealer
who had also had the good fortune to
pick up a number Of these stamps at
a low price discovered what the deal
efs had overlooked. In the forgery
the name was spelt with one It, as
is the practice in England. in place
Of the German double, and then it
came out that several hundred Of
these pink finds" had been planted
all over Europe. The forger took ad-
vantage Of the fact that no dealer
would admit having number Of the
rarities for fear that the market
would fail and had placed a number
with each dealer without exciting sus-
picion
Perhaps the most notable forgery
was the "Sedans" issue. Sedang is
an island of the China coast. The
papers announced the arrival in Paris
of King Marie Of Sedang, and he
duly appeared in the person of a for
me- French military man. Soon there
after sets OF seven "SedangH stamps
were placed upon the market. some
Of them selling for as high as $500 a
set. Then It was discovered that the
whole AFFAIR wis hoax and the forg-
ers had fed.