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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

be required for a thorough drying.
Never allow the sun to shine direct
ly on the floor until it is perfectly
dry; neither allow any draft in the
barn during the drying process; in
fact, it is a good plan to cover the
moist cement with straw and from
time to time sprinkle a little water
over this so as to keep it damp. This
will cause the cement to set in the
best manner possible and the floor
will be stronger for it.
Cement floors are now being used
quite extensively in hog barns. They
have given very good satisfaction
where an abundance of straw is used
for bedding. In cold hog houses it
may be desirable to put a false floor
built OF planks over part Of the floor
in a corner where the hogs make
their sleeping quarters. Such a
false floor may be removed during
the summer months, and in that way
it will last good many years. Ce-
ment floors for hog houses are to be
recommended because they are sani-
tary. In case disease gets into a
hog house and it has good cement
floor thorough disinfection can very
readily be secured.-Farmers Tri-
bune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
How Much Air We Haxe.

One hundred and thirty-one miles Il
the height of the atmosphere as meas.
ured by Professor Il. j. J. See, wht
determines the thickness Of the air
envelope by noting the difference be.
tween the time of sunset and the COM
plete disappearance of blue from the
sky. The moment at which khe blue
changes into black can BE Observed
quite easily with approximate cer-
tainty by the naked eye when the
air is clear, and by trigonometry
may be ascertahed the distance below
the horizon of the sun ut the moment
of change. BY this means may be cal
culated the height Of the smallest illu-
minated particles of oxygen and nitro
gen which give to the sky its blueness
of tint by the reflection of the smallest
wave lengths Of the suns light The
instant OF change from blue to black
is possibly n little difficult Of exact
observation, but the method Is not more
doubtful than that based on the OBJ
scrvation of shooting stars. The shoot
ing star method gives result not
greatly differing from the vanishing
blue method. The former gives the
height of the atmosphere at 100 miles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
"oId fsuilion,s. Arrogance,

'Thomas II. Benton wasia a most re-
markable man." said the late Colonel
Switzler, Sin some respects the most
remarkable l have ever known, bnt he
could not begin a career at this time.
The people would not tolerate him. He
would impress even stranger by his
appearance. He walked as II he owned
the earth. With head raised ut an angle
Of 40 degrees and hands behind his
back he would stalk with, measured
tread down the street, looking neither to
tho right nor to the left, recognizing no
one. If he had an appointment to speak
at O'Clock, promptly at 2goclock he
would arrive. he would come in his
carriage unattended. He would permit
no one to introduce him, but, passing
through the crowd, he would make his
way to the rostrum and begin, 'Citi-
zens.' Never did he say Fellow citi-
zens.' Those before him We're no fel-
lows Of his. And when he had conclud-
ed he would make his way back to the
hotel without personally addressing a
soul in the audience. No one dared in
terrupt him in his speech. He refused
to recognize the right Of any constitu.
ent to ask him how he stood on any
subject. Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
The Sunbtrl.

Very curious are the nests Of the sun
bird, scarcely larger than butterfly
1t chooses some exposed spot, probably
close to the public road, and proceeds
to build on an overhanging twig. The
finishing touches being put to the small
abode, it is left, according to one au
thority, severely alone until spiders
have woven their webs over and around
it. Another naturalist says that the
birds themselves turn ragmen and, col
lecting any rubbish they can find in the
way of moss, faded leaves, ends Of cot
ton and other such trifes, stick, then
on the outside of the nest by means OF
pieces of purloined webs. In either
case the result is the same, and they
make their future home thoroughly
disreputable object. Then, and not till
then, does the little hen sunbird lay
her two greenish white eggs, which she
hatches under the shelter of a small
porch which has been constructed over
the nest, shielding her from sun and
rain,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
The Lights o. Home.

When the sliad of evening gather. and tie
disappearing sun
Marks the close OF days endeavor, and the
weary tasks are done;
When the stars begin to twinkle in the arch oi
heavens dome,
1 am longing for the welcome OF the shining
lights o. home.
Through the little cottage window witil-a q radl
ance divine,
And welcome IN their cleaning. can see
the bright beams shine.
Far adOwn the street they greet me, and they
beckoE me to haste
To the home where love awaits me. where loves
hand the light has placed
down the street afar.
Bids me hasten to the greeting waiting where
my loved ones are;
And the toll of day I rgotten In the welcomes
that will greet
Makes the homeward journey easy for my tired
halting feet.
Childish feet make merry music as they patter
: o'er the floor
Happy voices wake the echoes as my children
ope the door;
And their ringing. happy laughter bids the cares
of day depart.
While the Joy of life and living takes posses
sion Of the heart.
Lights o. home! Their mellow cleaning marks
the way from care and strife;
Brighten ey'ry nook and corner, give zest to
love and life;
And each evnlng. with my loved ones, hand In
hand we gaily roam
Through the fairy lands outlying, batlied In
cleaning lights o. home.
VIII NJ. Maupin in Commoner
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
The American Hen.

The value of the eggs and pounl-
try raised in this country last year
amounted to $2Sl, l,l7S,055. 1t was
more than the combined value of the
gold, silver, sheep and wool 1t
was S5O,000,00O more than the
value of the entire yield Of wheat.
The above information collected
from statistics is supposed to be
correct, and indicates that if corn is
the king the hen is most assuredly
queen Of the farms. tits cinch
that it pays to raise poultry. 1t is
probable that many residents of
small cities and villages might pro.
iitably keep few fowls, and feed
them largely from the remnants OF
the table. And if they did they
would know that they were not up
against over ripe eggs.-Oelwein
Register,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

All juries have a way of tempering
justice with mercy and strict logic
with good or bad sense. French juries
excel in these practices. A Nine. Ca
naby of Bordeaux was accused of hav-
ing forged two prescriptions and Of
having thereby obtained large quanti-
ties of poison, some of which she ad-
ministered to her husband, who nearly
died and was only saved by his doctor,
who suspected something wrong and
took him away. The evidence was
overwhelming. for the prisoner com
pletely failed to give any plausible eX
PLANTATION as to why she wanted the
poison enough, as the chemist said, to
kill two regiments. Nevertheless the
jury found Nine. Canaby guilty of
forging the prescriptions, but not guilty
of attempting to poison her husband
Perhaps the jury thought the husband
Imprisoned was punishment enough iu
himself for one crime.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
Mo.art,s Quick Work,

On one occasion Mozart was MAX.
ing merry with his friends at midnight
when not single note wis written OF
the overture to "Don Giovanni" which
was to be produced on the following
evening. When he had said goodby to
his friends he calmly went to bed and
slept until 5 o'clock in the morning.
Awaking refreshed, he set to work on
the overture, dashlng off sheet after
sheet with incredible rapidity and dis.
patching them to the copyists, The
opera was to begin at I in the evening,
and few minutes after that 6our
Mozart was in his place as conductor,
baton in hand, while the parts with
the ink still wet on some of them were
being handed to the orchestra, b.,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
The Nose.

The nose is intended for breathing,
the mouth for speaking and, eating.
Who has ever seen horse breathing
otherwise than through his nostrils
Minute scientific investigation has re-
vealed the fact that the number of peo-
pie who breathe through their nostrils
are becoming gradually but surely few
er in number. The consequence is that
the nostrlls decrease in size, while 1t has
been found that the prevailing nose Is
quite an inferior organ to that of our
forefathers. 1t is a well known phys
iological fact that unused muscles and
bones gradually disappear. Fish who
live in the dark, for instance, or the
mole, who resides underground, be-
come blind. Thus IL we cease to use
our noses for breathing they will cease
to exist. They will become ssuperhu-
ousEPearson's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Bread made from banana flour is
common enough in Europe and Eng.
land. One pound is said to contain
more nourishment and energy produc.
Ing material than one pound of the
finest beefsteak, is much smore digest
ible and less than one-siXth the price
Sir Henry Stanley was n firm believer
in the banana. He went so far as to
advise that its consumption would cure
rheumatism, gout and all liver affec-
tions. When lying at the point of
death from gastritis a light Cruel of
banana flour mixed with milk was the
only food he could retain and digest.
The secret of the banana as n health
and strength producing food lies in Its
high percentage Of proteids and the
great number of Its calories, respective
ly 20 and 391.71. 1t is perfectly. bal
anced ration If sliced for breakfast
and served with milk and sugar.-New
York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
1nebricty and the Eating of Fruit

lnebriety ana the Eating OF Fruit.
There is but one sure cure for the
drinking disease or habit, and that Is
the simplest of all. The cure consists
in eating fruits. That will cure the
worst case of inebriety that ever af-
hicted person. 1t will entirely de-
stroy the taste for intoxicants and will
make the drunknrd return to the
thoughts and tastes Of his childhood.
No person ever saw man or woman
who liked fruit and who had an ap-
petite for drink. No person ever saw
Il man or woman with an appetite for
drink who liked fruit. The two tastes
are ut deadly cnlnity with each other,
and there is no room for both Of them
In the same human constitution. One
will surely destroy the other.-What to
Eat.
Old Saying With New meaning.
The saying Cast not clout till
May be out" has been understood to
be caution against laying aside win
ter clothing until the month Of May
has ended. A correspondent Of Lon
don Notes and Queries says that an
old gardener he knows gives differ
ent turn to the proverb, affirming that
after the may has come into bloom
there is never any further danger Of
frost, and the saying is really eau
ton against throwing aside extra gar
ments not until the month has come to
nm end, but until the may be out in
blossom
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Return to the good old times
would you? Then rise on a cold
morning and wash at the pump,
pull on a pair OF rawhide boots that
rival a tin can in stiffness, pull on a
woolen shirt over your back and sit
down to a bear meal with your three.
legged stool dancing around on a
slipshod floor, eat corn pone and
bacon for a steady diet and labor
fourteen hours out of twenty-four.
Go without a daily paper, a fly screen,
a mosquito bar, a spring mattress,
a kerosene lamp, gee-haw your oxen
to market and sit on the floor of an
OK cart as you wend your way tc
church or frolic.- Parch corn and
peas for coffee and use sassafras fol
tea and see how you like it--Arling.
ton (Ore. Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Unlike some Latin American ex.
presidents, Mr.. Palma will not pro-
ceed from Havana to Paris and live
like a millionaire. Mr.. Palma be-
gan to be Cuban president over
thirty years ago, during the ten
years insurrection against Spain,
when he was made the head of the
revolutionary government, which
never really governed. After his
capture and Imprisonment in a
Spanish dungeon in the Pyrenees he
always described himself to his Jail
ers as president Of the Cuban re-
public" Spain banished him from
Cuba when peace was restored and
it was during the ensuing twenty
years that he conducted private
school in a small interior town OF
New York state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Jerome X. Jerome once figured in
what the reporters call mysterious
disappearance" On a wager he
agreed to vanish and took himself
off while his friends were still on the
alert. He disappeared while they
were reading a mysterious letter
which lie handed to one of the party.
When last seen he was stepping
aboard a boathouse on the Thames.
Then for month he seemed to have
gone out of existence. His friends
put the police on his track, calling
for his arrest for stealing the boat.
A month passed and then the nov
elist and the boat appeared at the
latter's old moorings. What he
had done was simply to take boat
a little upstream, then during the
night erase her name and substitute
another and change the color Of the
paint here and there so as to render
her as unlike her former self as pos
sible. His scheme was a success in
every particular.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

AA clergyman was railing against
divorce. 'We ought to have the
divorce law that was enforced in an
cient Greece" he said. "If that old
Greek clause was tackled to every
separation. | am persuaded that
divorces would fall off GO to 70 per
cent. This law was that when q
man got a divorce he could not
under any circumstances marry an
other woman younger than his ex-
wife. An innocent law, a brief law.
not much to look at, but how many
divorce suits would be nipped in the
bud if all husbands knew that after
the separation they could not marry
younger woman than the wives they
had cast off?"-Modern Society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
In lecture at the Lowell insti.

In lecture at the Lowell insti-
tute on "Psychotherapeutics' DR..
Pierre Janet DEVOTED nearly the
whole hour to mental healing and
Christian Science. He admitted
in some cases healers had accom-
plished good results, but he COM
planned Of the absence of precise
data in the reports Of cures A
recovery of so, 80 and even 9S per
cent. had been claimed, but no dia-
gnosis Of the cases was made and
the statistics were scientifically in
conclusive. DIR. Janet thinks that the
miracles of Christian Science are on
a higher plane than those Of Lour-
des, but he puts hypnotism above
the method of either. Every educa-
ted Frenchman is surprised that
faith healing should be with us a
religious process.-Cleveland Lead
ar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

A singular maple tree on the left
bank of the Oder. in Germany, is at
least century old and has been twist.
ed and cut into Il kind of circular house
Of two stories. A firm, leafy floor has
been formed by causing the branches
to become gradually woven together
Above this is smaller second floor,
similarly formed, and the ends of the
branches have been woven into solid
walls, in which eight windows on each
story have been cut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
Catholic Priest. ana Marriages.

Marriage by the clergy was first posi-
lively forbidden in the year 1914 by
Pope Gregory VII. The controversy.
however, which had been going OH for
centuries on that subject was not alto
gether settled by Gregory's decree. The
council of Trent in 1893 was the &C.
clesiastical body which formally pro-
hibited priests from forming marriage
alliances. That permanently settled
the matter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
A wonderfu, 1,land Of cb.,E:, Il I

The English island of Thanet. form
Ing a part of the county Of Kent, Isl al,
most wholly composed Of chalk. The
island is ten miles in length and about
five in breadth and has more chalk ex.
posed on Its surface than has any 9th.
er spot Of equal area ON the, globe.
British geologists say that there are
not less than 42,0OO,OOO,OOO tons OF
chalk "in sight" on Thanet and that II
would take 10000 men and 5000 horses
and carts 10000 years to move it,Spro,
viding it We're dug up ready to; be
carted away. .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
A HORRIBLE Custom.

Writing from Abyssinia, CORE
spondent says. "Quaint customs pre-
vail in these parts. When a father is
getting on in years the son bids him
climb into tree and jump down from
the branches. If the old man staggers
on landing the son spears him on the
spot; his usefulness is over"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

An English woman says that
women make much better bankers
than men, and asks, did you ever
know man to borrow money from
his wife and escape paying it back
less than seven or eight times?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

There can be no question that the
prevalence Of certain diseases has in.
creased during the last half century.
Conspicuous among these are diabetes
and insomnia, both of which are large
ly due to the mental stress Of harder
struggle for existence.-Practition
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Talesman Il wish to be excused
from serving on this jury. Judge
What is your reason? Talesman-I'm
very ahseEtminded. Judge-Can't ex-
case you. Absence of mind is the best
qualification for Cleveland
Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

The New Waitress-Shall I say 'Din-
ner is served" or Dinner is ready"
ma'am? Mistress-If that cook doesn't
do any better, just say Dinner is
spoiled."- ."-Harper's Bazaar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
Go on and make errors and fall and
get up again. Only go Bracket.
Nerye.

"You don't even dress me decently,''
she cried. "I'm going home to papa"
"lAll right" replied Doolits. "You
might say to him also that need n
new suit myself"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
Tart.

Stella-He told me l looked sweet
enough to eat.
Bella-He doubtless meant you We're
well preserved.-New York Sun. I.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14

Alfred de Musset once said, "Nonl
laugh better and oftener than a won
an with fine teeth"
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
SLEEP WALKING
Dangerous Habit Overcome by Change
of Food.

The causes of sleep walking are
various, but the sleep walker always has
a disturbed nervous system.
often improper food, by causing indi-
gestion and thereby poisoning the nerves
through the stomach. is d cause of this
trouble.
My daughter for FIVE years was
troubled with indigestion which result
ed in extreme nervousness" writes an
Indiana mother. she would eat heart
lily of meat. vegetables and pastry for
a time, and then become sluggish, lose
her appetite, and get so nervous she
could not attend to her school work.
'On such OCCASIONS the family doctor
would call and by giving her medicine
would fix her mp for a while. only To
have the old trouble come back In three
or four weeks.
times when her nerves were greatly dis
tuTbed by Indigestion.
For breakfast we usually had some
kind OF cereal and for a change got some
Grape Nuts We all took 10 the new
food my daughter became so very fond
OF il she often made her breakfast on
Grape Nuts, exclusive OF anything else
sometimes also for lunch
I'VE soon noticed marked change in
sleep and had no trouble with her
stomach. We were confident the Grape
Nuts had brought the happy change,
and continued to use il. so. that now
after more than a year she is a rosy.
robust girl full OF animation. strong end
we'll" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich. There's reason. -
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
.CARNODY VERY ILL,
BUT WILL RECOVER
Family Physician Gives
Statement on COlOnel'S
Condition.
VARIOUS RUMORS DENIED
Illness Not Due to Worry or to
Nervous Disorder, Says
Doctor.

"Col. Francis ]. Carmody is very Ill,
but every Indication is that he VIII re-
cover. lie is suffering from a severe
heart and lung complication.
This statement was given 10 the Times
today by Or. II. l.. +. Johnson. Colonel
Carmody's physician. it being the opin-
ION OF the Carmody family that the
varying sensational reports that have
been printed regarding the colOnels
health should be denied and answered
IN an authoritative manner.
His condition" said Dr. Johnson, is
the result OF his having persisted in do
ing an immense amount Of work while
he was suffering from a severe cold in
New York. His illness Is not at all due
60 any worry or nervous disorder
b II was learned today that Colonel Car
mody came TO this city from New York
on November 16. and that he was seri-
ously i'll as soon as he arrived. Since
that time ne has been continually undcr
the care Of DR.. Johnson
The report printed this morning that
there was a consultation OF physicians
regarding Colonel Can mOdy's condition
Yesterday is erroneous. II is also uu-
true that the Carmody family has been
told To expect the worst outcome Of the
case.
Colonel Carm0dy's wife, Senator
Platt's stepdaughter. has not come TO
Washington II was said today that
the family here had tried to keep his
illness a secret from everyone.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
Jolly Tars in Uniform
Welcomed in New York;
COurtesies in TheaterS
"SAHOR" "SHARKEY'S
EDICT

"This rule of mine amt IRON
clad, see!
HThere amt n blOke in New
York that the tackles look to
as a real friend like little Mr..
Me. I'm friendly wit the whole
bunch. But they ust 10 get in
the back room and rough house
so terrible that some of the
actresses who was i'm the habit
of drOppin' in for glass of
beer was frightened away for
weeks.
"A sober tar can always get
back and stay as long as he
behaves himself. l always tell
the polluted ones that uniforms
are barred"
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
PLEA FOR CANTEEN
FROM VET CAMPS
Memorials Prepared for
Presentation to Coming
Session of Congress.

An earnest appeal for the restoration
Of the cauteen in the army will be made
TO Congress by the Washington branch
OF the United Spanish War Veterans
commanded by Capt j. Walter Mitchell
At meeting of the Fourth Immune
Camp, T.. :. W V, last night Depart
ment Commander Mitchell, Commander
Daniel Eberly and every member Of the
organization signed "a memorial 10 Con
gress, asking that the canteen be re-
established I'm army posts, and giving
reasons Tor their request.
u is understood that similar action
will be taken by all the other camps In
the Department OF the District
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
VIEWS OF OLLIE JAMES
ON TROOPS DISCHARGE

'The President did exactly right N
discharglng the colored troops impll-
Gated in the Brownsville. Tex, trouble
and l hope he will have the backbone u
adhere TO his first decision" said Repre-
sentative Ollie James. OF Kentuckl, al
the Riggs House today,
Repres Gtative Jones IS one Of the bic
men in the House and he never hesi-
tates to express his opinion on any pub
lie question.
Some politicians" said he, would
make po!itical clpitaI out of the Browns
vile tragedy and the discharge Of the
coIored troops. but the thinking people
Of the country are with the president
In The stand he has taken.
ITO restore the c0lored troops wouie
be the worst possible injury that coul1
be inflicted on the colored people-