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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Curious Korean Custom.

A bachelor is forced to wear skirts
in Korea and cannot don trousers until
he marries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrupfor Children
tsething, softens thegums, reducesinfiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Piles Cnred in 8 to 14 Days.
Seemed as if it Should be More.

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles in to IA days or money refunded. 5no.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

German firms are building very
large gas engines, one having just
been built of 1000 horse power for
a mining company, and number of
1900 horse power tandem gas en-
gines and 1900 horse power gas dy-
namos are reported. /
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

The neatest town in the world is
Brock, in Holland. So tidy are the
inhabitants that they will not allow
horses in the streets. 1t contains a
population of 1900, and the chief in
dustry is the making of Edam cheese.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Major John s. Horlbeck, of
Charleston, S. c., is said to own the
largest bearing pecan orchard in the
world. He has more than sixty acres
in bearing trees and his main grove
consists of $50 acres.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Up in Vermont they killed bur-
glaE who had $118.2O on his person,
and after paying his burial expenses
and erecting a monument to him,
turned $63 and the twenty cents in
to the town treasury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
g HZWGS
KNOWING

A soldier In the Philippines is re-
ported to have been cured of stutter-
ing by being shot through the throat.
1t Is estimated that the apple crop
in the United State this year will
amount to more than 36,O00,0OO bar
rels.
In West Brldgewater, Mass, re-
Gently the first church wedding in
forty-four years took place in the
Unitarian church.
In the west cloister of Westmin-
ster Abbey is a gravestone to John
Broughton, once champion prize
lighter of England.
A New Yorker, a youth in his
teens, is reported to have sued a
young woman of the same city, al
leging breach of promise and asking
100000 damages.
The Government of Victoria, Aus
tralia, has appropriated $4,000 for
the making of roads by prisoners
through the bush" in unsettled
parts of the State.
Pethick Lawrence, husband of one
of the "suffragists" imprisoned in
London, promised to subscribe $40
a day to the woman's suffrage fund
for every day his wife remains in
iail.
Japanese children begin to go to
school when six years old. During
the first four years they learn Jap
anese and Chinese; in the next four
years every child has to learn Eng
fish.
William Pinckney Whyte, United
States Senator from Maryland, who
recently celebrated his eighty-second
birthday, has never been inside a sa-
loon, never smoked and never rode
in cab.
Denmark, famous for her great
expectation of butter, has 500 cows
to every 1000 of her inhabitants,
and if five heads are counted fam
lily there are two and one-half cows
to every family,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Do ans Kidney
Pills, as l have
found by personal
experience I h a t
they are an ideal
kidney remedy. |
suffered with com
plications of kid
ney complaint for
nearly five years,
spent over 500 on
useless remedies,
" lille five boxes Of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

A portrait of King Charles's dwarf,
by Dobson, which, at sale in 1928,
failed to realize more than $3.50,
was sold by auction in London re-
Gently for $3.50.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

We offer One Hundred Dollar. Reward
for any case of Catarrh that canLot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known F. D..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALDfNa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucuous sur
SASeg Of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Pfiee, 75c. per bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take HGlls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
TRYING EXPERIENCE.
Spent Over 800 in a Vain Search For
Health.

Miss Frances Gardner, of 500 jack
son Boulevard, Chicago, Ills, writes:
Gentlemen: heartily endorse
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

A Holiday Rhyme.
Christmas in de kitchen,
Christmas in de air,
Christmas in de dinin' roorr.
Christmas everywhere.
Christmas in de grocery sto,
Got aroun' at las
Christmas in de pocketbook,
But goin' mighty fas.
Washington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

In the west cloister of Westmin-
ster Abbey is a gravestone to John
Broughton, once champion prize
lighter of England
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

In West Brldgewater, Mass, re-
Gently the first church wedding in
forty-four years took place in the
Unitarian church.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

A New Yorker, a youth in his
teens, is reported to have sued
young woman of the same city, al
leging breach of promise and asking
100000 damages.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

A soldier in the Philippines is re-
ported to have been cured of stutter-
ing by being shot through the throat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Pethick Lawrence, husband of one
of the "suffragists" imprisoned in
London, promised to subscribe $40
a day to the woman's suffrage fund
for every day his wife remains in
iail
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

The Government of Victoria, Aus
tralia, has appropriated $4,000 for
the making of roads by prisoners
through the bush" in unsettled
parts of the State.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

1t Is estimated that the apple crop
in the United State this year will
amount to more than $4,000, 900 bar
rels.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
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large profits by purchasing foreign ex-
change in advance, before the fact was
generally known and the price adj
vanced, was also authorized by the
President and Cabinet is not so certain.
But as Secretary Shaw has never been
publicly called to account for 1t, 1t must
be regarded us sanctioned by the ad-
ministration. The "frenzied" finan-
ciers," in the persons of the officials of
banks, other than the gigantic Rookie
Teller institution, did however register
a vigorous kick and are stated to have
declared that no more campaign funds
would be Forthcoming, IL such favorit-
ism was continued. 1t Is corroborative
of this, that the offer to the banks for
similar imports of gold of Sept. 10 was
apparently not given out In advance to
the administrations favorlte banking
Institution.
Now If this was not a self-proclaim-
ed reform administration, pledged to
prevent such intimate relations with
the predatory corporations and trusts,
of which the frenzied financiers are the
principal stockholders, 1t would be bad
enough, but to pretend to control the
trusts with one hand by bringing ac-
lions at law against them and then CIV
ing them the virtual control of the mil
lions in the United States Treasury
with the other hand, is a circus per-
formance that no one but this versatile
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
downfall Of Republicani.m.


The Republican campaign this fall
has deteriorated, MS far as issues are
concerned, into "blind pool" Secre-
tary Bonaparte, fresh from a confer
ence with President Roosevelt, declar-
Ing that the only issue is that the vot-
ers blindly elect Congress who will
be subservient to the President. The
will of the voters, through their repre-
sentatives in Congress, on pending is
sues Of tariff revision, protection to
trusts, extravagant appropriations, the
necessary amendments to the railroad
rate regulation law and other reforms,
Is to be only what the President says,
and he has declared he favors stand
pat policy. The Republican party has
come to pretty pass when one man
power Is the issue and the executive
branch of the government Is to domi-
nate the law-making branch, just fresh
from the people. Is the Republican
party afraid to appeal to the voters on
the, issues it has created? And must
1t take shelter behind President Roose-
welt, who is tickle as the wind, chang.
Ing his policy with every adverse cur
rent? The constitution makes Congress,
not the President. the law making
power and only gives to the President
the right to recommend issues for Con
gress to determine.
The Republican political machine is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

pletsd the contracts l had in hand be-
fore this trouble could have held out /;
but funds were low and my bankers
would not back me. Now, may yet
weather the storm, Mr.. Allen, it-if
you will agree to my proposition that
you let me smelt according to your
process, paying you royalty on every
pig-bed filed"
Allen rose, as Raymond paused anx-
iously and began to pace the office.
III can do that" continued Ray
mond, in voice that seemed to issue
from a parched throat. II can pull
through, for can execute the contracr
within the stipulated time, and my cred
itors, realizing that, since have your
process, can enter the market with
you up to certain output, will not
break me up"
"In word," said John, gravely, "you
want me to save your
you will profit by the royalties I
think 1t is fair business proposition,
SIR"
II think you might give me credit
for having more fixed IDEAS" Allen
muttered, refiectively, comblng his beard
with his fingers. "I'm a man Of my
word, Mr.. Raymond, and said I would
ruin you, and have ruined you BY
fair business methods. But, mon, mon,.'
he cried, suddenly dropping into the
old vernacular and stretching out a
huge hand, we're gett'n on + ieef, an
All canna forget our Mary."-Phila-
.delphia Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
Wal street nnnker..

Just before the election in 1904 Pres
ident Roosevelt expressed great indig-
ntion at Judge Parker's charge that the
officials of the Republican National
Committee were collecting tainted
money from corporations to be used In
debauching the voters. In fact, SO In
dignant was the President that in
moment of frenzy he denied that 1t was
true. The evidence in the life insur-
ance scandals showed that Judge Park
q told the simple truth. If further
Investigations Of corporations were
made there would undoubtedly be
found similar transfers of tainted
money to the Republican campaign
fund, for how else is to be explained
the evident close connection between
the 'frenzied financiers' of Wall street
and the United States Treasury? Per-
haps Mr.. Roosevelt may on the spur
of the moment deny that such connec-
ton exists, but as Secretary Of the
Treasury Shaw is the creature of Pres
ident Roosevelt, and can be controlled
by word from his chief, the political
and financial acts of Shaw are the acts
Of the Roosevelt administration.
When Secretary Shaw in April last
made the extraordinary offer to the
Wall street banks to deposit funds, free
of interest, to induce the import of gold
by preventing loss of interest to the i'm
porting banks while the gold was in
transit from Europe that offer must
have been authorized by the President
and Ills cabinet. Whether the tip given
some days in advance to the Rockefell-
err bank that such ruling would be
made, which enabled that bank to make
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
THE FAMILY BIBLE.

Twixt sober boards, girth thick, page large
With plain, square text and generous marge,
And cherished plates, thrice sacred it!
First, for its wealth Of Holy Writ;
Again, for hands that forth it bore
And oped it, to disclose Its lore;
Again. for crypt where long have stood
The record of house and blood.
oh, peaceful morns! oh, gentle eyesl
When father walked to speech its leaves,
And all the household gathered round,
Fed on the mama of the sound;
And In a reverent circle there
Upon their knees were Joined in prayer
With quavering age and childhood's thseat
United In one common note.
Close shut within this hallowed tome
We read the story of a home.
Here lined is told beneath each head
When father, mother, children, we'd
Who came to bless sweet joys-and they -.
With trembling and reluctant pen
Slow added cen as God decreed,
The roll of those who filled His need.
Dear hands that once Its pages turned
Have gained the rest they well had earned; -
Dear forms that once knelt side by side
Have strayed afar, are scattered wide:
The covers show the print of years;
The records yield to time and tears;
But in Its majesty of truth
The text preserves eternal youth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
HOW TO TREAT rAE pLuMs.Ne
What to Do When You Are Going
xray 1ae Ni.if

What to Do When You Are Going
Away for Visit.
To prevent poisonous gases from COM
Ing up from the cesspool or sewer into
the house trap is always arranged
on every waste pipe. The simplest trap
in use consists of bend in the pipe
deep enough to hold cupful or SO Of
water, says Everyday Housekeeping.
This water fills the pipe at the bend
to depth of a few inches, and, as
sewer gas cannot dive through the wa
ter, none can get past the trap as long
as 1t is full of water. At the same time
the water in the trap offers no obstacle
to the passage of waste water to the
drain, since any such waste water, when
poured down, pushes before 1t the water.
already in the trap, and itself takes Its
place.
When, hsweyer, the house is empty
and the fixtures not in use, the water
in the traps begins to evaporate and
gradually einks to point where the
bend OF the trap Is no longer filed
and the air from the sewer begins to
pass into the house. The simple traps
which are most in use at present lose
the protection Of the water in them
from two to three weeks
When house Is to be closed for
that length of time the pipes should
first be thoroughly flushed out with
clean water and then, just before the
house is left to itself, tablespoonful or
SO of olive oil, lard oil or any lubri.
eating oil may be poured down every
waste pipe. This oil will find Its way
to the trap and float on tile surface of
the trapping water, protecting 1t long
time from evaporation. kerosene oil
is useless for this purpose, us 1t is
so volatile that it soon disappears; but
crude petroleum will answer, IL its smell
is not objectionable, as 1t is very cheap.
Oil applied in this way floats most
ly on what the plumbers call the house
side of the trap-that is, the side near
est the fixture-and as a certain amount
of evaporation takes place from the
other side, the seal will be lost in course
of tirae, notwithstanding the protection
of tlD oil, so that for security during
longer period 1t is necessary to en-
ploy different means.
Some plumbers fill the traps entirely
with oil, which is quite effectual with
any oil except kerosene; others use mo-
lasses for filling them, and others crude
glycerin. None of these liquids is SUBJ
ject to evaporation under such clrcum-
stances, and any Of them will keep the
traps secure for many months.
Otherwise than by the protection of
the traps. ordinary house plumbing
needs very little care on being left to
itself In warm weather.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
QUEER scHooLBoY UNIFORMS.
Details of Dress that Are Insisted
Upon by English Masters,

Details of Dress that Are Insisted
Upon by EnElish Masters.
At many schools uniformity of dress
is insisted upon. 1t Is surprising how
much the casual visitor is impressed
by tridthg details of dress, and If boys
were given much latitude in this re-
spect the impression would not always
be a good one. Black coats and waist
coats with black ties, always look tidy
and respectable, and are frequently the
rule. At Harrow boys over certain
height nre allowed to wear tails"
which, however, do not look well with
straw hats. The Harrow straws are
familiar to most people, having a crown
Of hardly an inch in height; these are
worn all the year round, a custom
which prevails also at Winchester. At
Elton top hats are the usual headgear,
and one is sometimes treated to the
spectacle of boy clad In football
things surmounted by top hat.
At some schools one is struck by the
enormous variety of caps worn by the
different boys, every house having Its
own colors for the different school
games. When clothes are changed for
football or cricket this Is reasonable
enough, but under ordinary clrcum;
stances the neatest uniform is some
Clark suit with black ties, the members
of the various school teams being pos.
sibly allowed to wear their colors as a
mark Of distinction. At many schools
the boys are compelled to wear cap and
gown, the projects in some cases having
the distinction of tassels to their NOR.
tar boards. At Bradfield and Radley
the boys wear gowns and Mt Winchester
ALI the "collegers" were compelled to do
so, but mortar board is very heavy to
tho head, while gown is rather hin.
drance to boy, though it may help to
keep his clothes clean.
II is customary for projects or moni.
tors 10 carry walking sticks as mark
of distinction, and in the old days at
Winchester projects used to wear bowl
ers or Cow shooters as an especial
mark of dignity. At Harrow boys
great ambition is to get his "fez," which
in appearance is much like smoking
cap with a long tassel, but which con-
fers great distinction upon the wear
err. Brown boots are not generally al
lowed st school. All these various lit
tie details of dress are most vigorously
enforced, by the boys themselves as
well as by the masters. with quite regi-
mental MISUNDERSTANDING Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
IN was descending over the
JO Wastebrook district-descend-

SMUSk was descending over the
Jul Wastebrook district-descend-
ing prematurely. because the
wind from the east drove vast clouds
OF smoke and fumes from innumerable
blast furnaces and towards the setting
sun, whose fading light it yelled, though
now and then the slantlng rays pierced
through the great black cloak of COM
merce and momentarily danced upon
the dust-laden air and the dirty, ugly
land.
A man stood on the sloping side of
one of the many Stag fills which lay
In all directions, and by their dull gray
ness added UNNECESSARILY to the gen.
eral hideousness of the district. He
was counting the furnaces with their
belching columns of fame and the great
stacks from which issued dense black
and yellow smoke, which rolled and
coiled across the sky towards the set
ting sun and floated on the lower STRAIT
UNI of the air like dirty oil.
He was big, loose-limbed man, in
ill-dtting clothes. His long gray beard
and mustache and his determined-look-
Ing mouth, and his bushy eyebrows cast
shadows over his deep-set eyes, which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
Modest.

"Rlmer had poem accepted by
Scribbler's Magazine-"
Yes. aad ae's taken to the back
woods"
what fory'
Gle says he hates like thunder to be
Observation-Disclosures PrssA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
were ever alight with human kindliness
or flashing resolution. He had mas
terly air, and, despite slight stoop,

were ever alight with human kindness
or flashing resolution. He had mas
terly air, and. despite slight stoop,
the bearing of proud conqueror.
'I'll damp them oil down." he ex-
claimed, pointing great finger to-
wards line of seven furnaces, from
behind which rose cluster of immense
smokestacks. "I'll shut them all down!
Nay, won't, though. I'll fire them
with my own fuel, and they shall blast
old Raymond's fortune as surely as
they they are now smelling his ore!
have bided my day, and 1t has come"
His fingers curled into the palm of his
hand suddenly, and it was then fist
be stretched out towards Raymond's
foundry. II will crush him with his
OWN weapon! But l will give him a
ehance-fOr memorys sake I'll give him
one chance!" and his voice softened
into whisper as he lowered his arm.
He descended from the Stag hill and
turned his broad back on the grimy lit.
le city Of furnaces, foundries and mills,
md went along the rugged ash-strewn
road towards the little valley which lay
beyond sound of the roaring town and
seyond reach of the sulphur-loaded air,
though not beyond the darkening infiu-
tnce of smoke when the wind blew from
the west, for MONDAY was dusk in the
valley when commerce drew its grimy
cloak from hill to hill. But now the
wind was from the east and blew al
most fresh, and the little valley smiled
mp at John Allen as If 1t took him for
stranger and was amused In antici-
patton Of his surprise to find 1t stu
ated 80 strangely thereto find 1t green
and blooming, while the hilltops and
sutstretching uplands were barren,
brown, scorned as resting place even
BY the seed of outlawed thistledown.
Half way down the winding roadway
10 the valley, partly hidden by belt
Of stunted trees. stood large house
with extensive stabling and an ornate
conservatory.
Johns eyes took in the details of the
place with an angry CLEAN; 1t had
looked much the same thirty-odd years
before, when he had bent his way TO-
wards 1t for the first time. And it
brought back to his mind WILDLY the
Incidents of that visit; the cold, cut
,tng courtesy of the man who had
!vheedled away the woman he had
loved by fattery and promises; the
mans well-bred attitude of cynical at
tention.
at is true. Mr.. Allen, 1 have pointed
out to her that you are but working
man; an excellent workingman, have
no uoubt, but still worklngman, earn
ing humble wage, which is, l feel
sure, though have no exact knowledge
on the subject, quite insufficient to pro-
vide her with more than the mere es-
sentIals Of life" Raymond had said,
with the calmness and deliberation of
b man who is not afraid, though Allen
could see he trembled. II do not feel
that have laid the case before her In
way unfair to you, sir; have no
need to, Tor The facts as they stand pro.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26
just After Com mencement

''Are you going to,take your son into
business with your"
Not now. I'm going to wait until
he has forgotten all ~he's been taught"
-Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

A country woman's Idea of "a good
time would be to live, in town where
there are two church services every
Sunday and prayert meeting In, the
middle Of the week,