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OPERATION AVOIDED
EXPERIENCE 0FMIss MERKLEY
'fs sSissS I'a E ES1' sss 2esSss'n

When a physician tells wolS[ IL
fering with serious feminine De
that ap operation is necessary. then
thought of the knife and the operat&pg
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women oonitR
for just such operations. (
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething ,softens thegums ,redu fiamma-
tion, allRys pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12

Rome has been entered or sacked more
than forty times since 800 Z. G..
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12

FITS, St.Vitus' Dance: Nervous diseases per.
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 81 trlal bottle and treatise free.
Din. II. r. KLINE, Id, 9Sl Arch st. ,Phila. Pa.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12
BLOATED WITH DROPsY.
The Heart Was Badly Affected When
the Patient Began Using
DOan's Kidney Pills.

Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, of 415
West Fourth St., Olympia. Wash
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12

The salary of the Mayor of New York is
$4,000 a wear
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12

According to recent report f8and
Toxic. there are 1885 Wholesale il
1918 retail tobacco deaieEa -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03


What claim have Oh the govern
ment? did only my plain duty, and
am not entitled to any reward for
that"
Elliott was private in Company H.,
One Hundred and Forty-seventh Indi-
ana Infantry, and was six months in
service during the Civil War. For
several weeks he was in the hospital
at Harper's Ferry, suffering from ILL
ness that resulted in disability that
became permanent. This, he says,
could have happened to him ut home
as well as in the army.
Eyes, my pension is lying In the de-
partment unclaimed" said Elliott. ut
amounted to $4,000 three years ago.
and l suppose it amounts to $1G,5oO
now. do not need the money, neither
does my family. If felt that / had
earned the money would take 1t, but
am unable to figure out how | am
entitled to 1t. have large and pro-
ductlve farm, well stocked, and eyery-
thing to make ME comfortable. | have
earned these conveniences by daily
labor.
Suppose had taken the $50 n
month pension and and my children
had lapsed into idleness, us SO many
would under the circumstances? The
gift would be a curse instead of n
blessing"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03


than an organization for the field 1t much larger liz
cavalry and artillery In proportion infantry than it
would be for campaign purposes. 1t would compar
ativey short time to increase infantry arm and
much longer time to increase the cavalry artillery
branches of the line The army has not had the educa
tona benefit of extensive that European
armies have and perhaps there less experience
on the part of officers in commanding forces in the
field than there would be among European commanders
In the Philippine uprising 1t became necessary divide
the army into GOO posts and thus to great many
Independent commands by captains eutenants and in
some cases by noncommissoned officers was great
strain upon the discipline of the army but showed a
capacity of the American soldier the noncommssoned Off
the company commander to exercise successfully
the responsibilities of separate commands in way
ture to that could have been equaed other army
The constant offer of better and greater oppor
tunes to improve themselves furnished in the United
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
New Light on the Horse.

For information in regard to the
makeup and habits of the horse, that
given in an essay by Bombay stu
dent is both suggestive and pictur-
esque. 1.-The horse is very noble
quadruped, but when he is angry he
will not do So" begins this investiga-
tor in the realms Of natural history.
He goes on to state:
1.-The horse is ridden on the spinal
cord by the bride, and sadly the
driver places his foots OH the stirrup,
and divides his lower limbs across the
saddle and drives his animal to the
meadow. He has long mouth, and
his head is attached to the trunk by a
long protuberance called the neck. He
has four legs; two are on the front
side and two are afterwards.
"These are the weapons OH which he
runs, and also defends himself by ex.
tending those in the rear In n parallel
direction towards his foe. but this he
does only when in a vexatious mood,
His foodings is generally grasses
and grains. He is also useful to take
onhls back man or woman as well us
some cargo. He has power to run as
fast as he could. He has got no sleep
at night time, and always standing
awaken. Also there are horses of short
sizes. They do the same as the 9th.
ers are generally doing. There is nc
animal like the horse; they have tail
but not so long as the COW and other
such like other animals"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

News dispatches
The Cossacks whip instrument of
barbarian followers
whip has but thong of
each thong loaded with bit of
nhcte more intense Cossack has been
mans face with blow of his
mans head with cut Of the LASH and he the
OF match held
roke govern him when confronted with bowling
simply about him
lent OF blows will
with these deraded hireng
The Cossacks nhabt
the sep of Russia
lesser number in
uncertain to their their
OF refugees the ancient limits
adoption of military organization and later into
ihey INDUCED
cars ending subsection
TO their military
OF romance like the
with Japan has tended dspel
alleged exploits.
The cossack
supposed the
enou of the Mikado
orally Is armed with rife without
scabb The
AT the beginning of the war with Japan estimated
Cosaks of
besides fhee Independent begins
he age OF Is
vice. and generally they provide most their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
THE CASE OF FLORA.

s00n HILBERT FRAREY was al
frNNW ready spoken Of as IAN old
i bachelor" when he first went
to board with Mrs. Albrecht. He was
% then, a man Of somewhat particular
habits. none Of them very sociable.
What he wanted was quiet, comfort
able place to board, as homelike as
possible and free from any annoyance
from other boarders. He offered Mrs.
Albrecht unlmpeachable references
and demanded the like of her. caution
being his strong point. Even then he
would only take the room for week,
having his doubts of Flora Albrecht, n
miss Of ID. He feared she might be
noisy and he wanted to try the place
before he definitely settled down.
At the end of the week, however, he
sent for his trunks, congratulating
himself upon the circumstance of hav-
ing at last found something that suit
Jed him. Mrs. Albrecht was quiet,
neat, self-contained little woman who
did not bother him with attempts at
conversation, kept his room in perfect
order and gave him good breakfast
and dinner. What more could he want!
As for Flora, the lanky daughter with
the usually tousled name of light hair,
Frarey saw scarcely anything of her
heard less.
On his part, Frarey was model
boarder, quiet, regular and prompt in
This settlements. He paid monthly now
The experimental stage had passed and
as far as he knew he was willing to
spend the rest of his days with the AL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

no lu2uries whatever. The MARQUIS
OF Lorne, however, managed to snug
gle some fascinating dolls into the
hands of the princess, and as the
youngest of the family she enjoyed
few privileges which were denied to
her sisters.
The simple training of early days
may have been responsible for her
avowed dislike to all ceremony. So
entirely unaffected is her manner
that on more than one occasion people
have been entirely deceived by 1t. For
instance, a stolid official once declined
to allow her to say goodbye" to the
kaiser when he was leaving Wolferton
station, being unable to believe that
the young lady in the simple tailor
made dress, and whom he had seen
driving to the station in dog cart,
could be princess.
On another occasion, when she was
cycling in one of the royal parks, she
was stopped by conscientious police
man who felt considerable nervous
ness when lie discovered later the
identity of the bicycling trespasser. 1t
is also related, with what truth it is
difficult to say, that at one time, when
under the assumed name of Miss
Mills, she was staying with an old
friend, a youthful Clergyman, imagin-
ing her to be young lady of his own
station, fell seriously in love, and one
day startled her by proposal.
Open-air sport of all kinds attracted
her from her earliest days. When quite
young she was n plucky rider, and
used to set her brothers, Prince
George and the late Duke of Clarence,
a lively pace.
Though the open-air life has always
been the one of her choice, she is a
hard reader, and Is also to be included
in the list of royal authoresses. In
Denmark much of her time was given
to writing, and under the nom de
plume of "Graham Irving" she was
the author of one play.
1t has often been confidently stated
that on two occasions the prospective
crown of an heir-apparent was laid at
her feet in vain, and more than one
minor potentate would have been glad
to have remained In England as the
accepted wooer of the kings youngest
daughter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

day out. l have never tried to do 80
yet, but think shall some day."
In these few words Princess Maud
sketched her own character more
clearly than any biographer could
have done in three volumes, says u
London correspondent.
The photograph was taken when
King Edwards youngest daughter
was on visit to Norway. She is in
the dress of a peasant woman of Har-
danger, the picturesque ford not for
from Bergen.
Deservedly known as the prettlest
Of the kings daughters, Princess
Maud long before her marriage to
Prince Charles of Denmark had gain
ed reputation for originality. In her
childhood she was always the life and
soul of the English family party.
Apparently the only shade on her
early life was the totally inadequate
supply Of dolls allowed to her, and her
sisters. So austere was their training
that very few toys were allowed and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
sincere by Nature.

The physician has methods by
which he determines whether or not a
patient is shamming. Other people
have different methods, which nav
sometimes be as successful as the doc.
tors.
do you believe that was real
faint of Sally AIMS, or do you think
she just slammed SOS to look inter-
esting to Willy Lane, and make him
offer to take her home in his buggy 2"
asked one of the participants in re.
cent picnic.
1T want any sham on Sally AIMS
part" said Mrs. Ricketts,, to whom the
appeal was made. 81 should think.
when you know Sally Ann wears six.
es. and that she lay there with her
feet sticking right straight up for ey-
erybody to see for nearly fifteen min
utes, you'd realize that twasn't any
make-belieye faint!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

window. His room was on the second
floor. yes, one of the voices was
Flora's. 1t was her laugh. The other
voice was manly.
A chill of apprehension came over
Frarey. He approached his window
and stealthily, noiselessly raised it and
listened. He was just in time.
NO, DEAR Flora was saying; II
won't consider anything but house
keeping, and. Dick, you have no idea
how domestic l am getting. l can do
lots of things-cook, make bread,
mend, darn socks-l've been practic-
ing on Mr.. Frarey's, poor man. But
he was very sweet over my early fail
ures. used to think him such an
awful crank, but lately he's got to be
just the dearest old thing"
Frarey shut down the window hast
ily.-Chicago Daily News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

constitutional questions and is the le-
gal adviser of the Senate leaders. He
is also chairman of the Committee on
Rules.
Senator spooner is 60 years old, a
graduate of Wisconsin University and
II Civil War veteran. He is in the
Wisconsin Legislature as young man
and sat in the United States Senate
from 1855 to 1891, when William r.
Villas succeeded him. In 1892 lie was
defeated for Governor, and in 1897
was elected Senator at Washington,
being reelected in 1903. President
Mckinley on several occasions offered
him places in his cabinet, which he
declined. He is one of the really great
men of the Senate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
When men move furniture they will

When will have in the house set OF adjustable
side OF an ironing board until his heel
artificial
than his strong right The nece
will
wllfn n the home the throne
than half
hard labor that his wife doing
When
But 1t costs buy drills drags roltop
jantors.
father hitch
demanding sweep her rooms
Chicago
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

wv
emily preached the doctrine that we are almost
convinced that any action is better than none.
We suffer from the spirit unrest which frequently
prompts us to i'll consider and take thoughess
merely for the sake of doing something We are inclined
10 applaud the man who does not much because he
accompshes anything useful because he accompshes
something be it good bad Indifferent This spirit of
unrest permeates whole national life POLITICAL social
educational Contentnent bids fair banshed from
our existence He who is sneered at as being
without ambition Conenment and happiness are synony-
NOUS but we refer to both in struggle the obtain
able Were ambitions audabe our state of mind would
be most comfortable but unfortunately scarcely
what striving for.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
PREscIENcE.


the sky was gray and grim,
81 the winters breath CONCEALED;
re and gaunt were bush and limb,
White and bleak were moor and field.
ut beneath the frozen sod
Stirred host of blossoms, shy,
.ying, with triumphant nod:
Spring is nigh"
Ugh the grove rustic crept,
eighbor unto neighbor spoke;
ads who for long had slept
n their cells of bark awoke,
lit subtle, eager thrill,
Stretched their arms, by rigor numb
'assed the word DER vale and hill:
Spring is comer'
Blind, insensate things" 1 thought,
"All the world is ice and snow;
ours a hope too dearly bought,
AS few short days will show.
bring, you pirate? When deep amid
Frost and drift lie leaf and spear!"
1t, behold, cen while 1 child
Spring was here!
New England Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

contract the disease less readily or infected recover
more frequently or if they PERISH more pro-
longer resistance than negroes and PolynesIans
In America, when negroes were first taken to It the dis
ease prevailed to comparatively slight extent especially
amongst the agricultural populations but the conditions
~ became worse and the the early slaves
underwent concurrent evolution To-day they to
persist In the Northern cities though their death rate there
is abnormay high But though Stream of negro
slaves and soldiers poured for into parts
Europe and Africa they have left no trace on the pop
ation All persisted in few generations the elimination
being stringent cause extinction not evolution
1t is toerably certain that fresh immigration Of African
negroes to America would end disastrously.
IT not necessary of course to believe that variations
are never caused by the direct action of environment
sumaby the insuscepbilty of the germpasm is due to
evolution and evolution is perfect 1t is only
r to believe that In circumstances the species
the nsuscepbity is high that the amount of variation
produced by the direct action the environment is 80
minute MS to be neggblethat is, cause of racial
change.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

cumulated until it
amounts to &c.
400. He has been
notified time and
a gain that the
money is ready for
Ii ! m. II Is co n
science will not
permit him to take
the III one y. he
says. When press
cd for particulars
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
What Eddie Wa. heading.

A New England father who be-
lieves that children should be nourlsh-
ed on good literature as well as on
good food has always read the Eng
llsh classics aloud to his only son,
Eddie, now six years old.
A friend of the family, knowing of
this practice, recently asked Eddie
what he was reading.
"A Waver1ng novel;" was his reply.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

during that time she has to examination of her
for nun.
But women and marry without the slightest prep
araton without the slightest thought the future while
dame Nature laughs Mt her most odd parngs She
her world peopled that is her part the women
who are ll-suited to each other not her affair
Girls and boys at school should be taught urSn
marriage as the most beautiful the happest the most
desirable and the most possible thing world Boys
should be taught to keep their minds bodies pure
for the state which they will probably enter to have
sense of protection and loyalty girs girls should
be taught industry selfsacrce and responsibility the
married state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
QUEEN MAUD OF. NORWAY.

quite Democratic Is Thi. Young
Woman of Royal Birth.
~ sometimes get tired of being roy
al, especially when am looked at and
wondered at as though l were one
of Nine. Tussaud's waxworks. l Of
ten think how glorious it must be to
jump on the top of bus and have a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
HON. JOHN c. sPooNER.
President Will Depend Much Upo
Him This Session.

President Will Depend Much Upon
Him This Session.
There are two important matters of
legislation before the present Con
gress in which President Roosevelt
will depend upon Senator John @.
Spooner, of Wisconsin, for consider
able assistance. One is the Panama
Canal legislation and the other rail
road rate regulation. On two previous
occasions he saved the Panama Canal
legislation and the President sees in
him his chief reliance in the coming
debate on that subject. What part he
will take in the Senate fight on the
railroad matter has not been outlined,
but he is recognized authority on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
THE ARMY AND ITS DErRAcToRs.
BY Secretary of War Taft
The Statement That the Amerlc

The statement that the American
army is rotten" is the result of an ex-
IRENE prejudice and hostility angainst
an organization concerning which the
detractor has no knowledge. Our
army is in an excellent state of eff
cheney. 1t is lacking in men for SER
vice at the coast defenses and in that
respect must be increased somewhat
In the next two or three years. In all
respects, man for man, our army will
challenge comparison with any army
in the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
WHEN MEN DO HoUsEwORK.

Who ever heard of woman hav-
ing horse hitched to her wash wiring
er? Yet that is the way man would
make work easy IL he had homework
to do. He would hitch horse to 1t,
press button or lift lever. He
wouldn't lift and tug and scrub him
self into an early grave rs long as
there was at his command horse pow
er, water power and electricity.
To use more strength than is abso-
lutely necessary to accomplish n task
is reckless extravaganza. If men had
the heavy furniture to drag about ev-
cry sweeping day, would they strain
their muscles and break their backs
over 1t as women do. No. indeed,
have In the house q set of adjustable
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Winter Feeding the Cow.

Many farmers treat their cows dur
ing the winter as they do their horses
who are not working that is, they
give them just enough food to keep
life In them until they can be put out
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

Along the central part of the Kongo
River there are n number of salt
marshes. The Africans dig shallow
holes in these, whence issue streams
of hot water which, on being evapor-
ated, leaves a residue of salt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
Grain ana the Animal.


Naturally there will always be diff
ferences of opinion MS to whether
grain or other stock food brings the
most to the owner sold at market
prices or fed to the stock. Conditions
have much to do with the solving of
this problem. If feed is high and stock
low in price 1t doubtless pays to sell
off the surplus food, but it decidedly
does not pay to sell any needed by
the animals, and here is where the
mistake is frequently made.
For example, with grains and hay
selling at high prices, the farmer
figures that he can afford to stint his
stock, even If they get quite thin, in
order to have more food to sell. OF
course, he knows that he can get less
for the thin animal than for the one
in good condition, but he argues that
the difference he receives for the
grain more than offsets this, but does
1t? Suppose COW that is thin and
giving the minimum quantity of milk
would sell for $50, isn't it fair to as
sumo that the same animal would
bring double that amount e in good
condition and full mixer? And
would it require $25 worth of food.
to keep her in good condition above
what the minimum portion of food
costs? This is Independent Of the
value of the additional milk and the
increased value Of the richer manure.
The subject is worth careful consid-
Grafton, and thorough experiment on
the part Of those who doubt the
soundness Of the argument.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT OF UNREST. rs
By Mayor Genrce M,CLeuau /

The country needs men of thought
and men of learning. and needs them
badly. The man who thinks may be
a greater patriot than the man who
does 1t has been said that no amount
of means and light Will avail unless
accompanied by action, which is the
same MS saying that the brain would
be useless without the power of ex-
preston. We have defined action as
the two prizes of thought. The good
old motto. Act in haste; repent at
leisure no longer stands at the top of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03

WATERFALL you order beef la
mode, sir?
Crouch dmpatiently)-Ye What's
the matter are you waiting for the
styles to hnnge7-Phlludelph Press,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-03
HOW TO MAKE HAPPY MARRIAGES.

Marriage is an institution of the State; there
fore she should put it out of the bounds of posi-.
bility that people can marry each other in two
days or week. How many marriages would be
broken off If the State required three years
engagement before people are married? After
all, If woman wants to become nun in two
months, no convent in the world will accept her