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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
The Name Tuxedo.

The Tuxedo coat got its name from
the fashionable colony of Tuxedo, and
the original name of the place was
Duck Cedar. Lots of the old natives
still call 1t Duck Cedar. George Tida.
bech, one of the original settlers Of the
country, named the place. The lake
was then much smaller than 1t is now
and was simply known as the fish pond.
One day old Tidabech and his sons had
gone there to shoot game. The ducks
were very plentiful; numerous cedar
trees were growing out of the rocks
along the shore.
Let us give this place name" said
the old man. Let US call 1t Duck
Cedar"
So Duck Cedar 1t was and continued
to be for many years until the name
was changed to Tuxedo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Seryia is suffering from a plague
OF butterflies and the government has
offered a reward for their extermina
ton. The fields throughout the coun-
try are white instead of green, be.
cause of the clouds of insects.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
TRUE BASIS OF THE HONOR SYSTEM.
BY Prot. Woodrow Wilson of Princeton

The honor system is the name given to the
practice Of conducting examinations under the
self direction of the pupils themselves. If those
who take the examinations are expected to
cheat and watchers are set to prevent them,
the more adventurous and less sensitive among
them. the lazy men who are sharp witted and
those who regard examinations as a mere off,
cial inuuisitOrial process MT host faaI thot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

AsEs@
MARIEs ACCIDENT. :
Nov tell me why you cry, Marie?"
"rye had an accident" sobbed she.
where are your bruises? Deary
me!
What was your accident, Marie2"
II almost tumbled down." she said,
"And very nearly bumped my head!"
Della Hart Stone in st. Nicholas.
PRINCE CUTHBERT OF THE PUR-
PIE LOCKS.
In the land of Nowhere, in the pal
ace of the City of Ayr. situated on
the River of Sleep, lived well be-
loved King. He had three sons, Will
fred, Cedric and Cuthbert. Cuth-
bert. the youngest, had purple hair.
When Wilfred was six he disap-
peared very suddenly, and the next
year Cedric shared the same fate.
All feared for little Cuthbert but he
aved and became handsomer each
year
When Cuthbert was eighteen, his
father had a vision showing him that
Cuthbert must ind wife with hair
like his in color before his twenty
nth year.
me King issued degree that all
the young ladies of the kingdom
should assemble at the court For
three successive days the court was
fllled with girls all the way from six
teen to sixty, but none had purple
hair
When Cuthbert was twenty-one he
decided to seek in all countries for
purple haired princess. So the day
after his birthday he set forth in
state In a four-horse coach, followed
by four hundred mounted guards and
one hundred mounted lackeys.
The bridge spanning the River of
Sleep having been crossed. the Prince
entered vast enchanted forest. Be-
fore nightfall the four hundred guards
turned back, and the Prince feared
that the lackeys would be no less
treacherous. Many were the pitfalls
and cayerns in the way through the
forest, and they were finally forced to
leave the splendid coach, sunken in
mire, while the Prince continued on
horseback. When nighttime came a
huge owl swooped down and bore
away the lackeys to the palace at
Ayr. The Prince, realizing his peril
after all his men had left him, tied
his mare and leaving the other horses
to wander at liberty, he climbed a
tree for the night.
In the middle of the night he was
rldely shaken up and found himself
being carried through the air with
great swiftness. He was suddenly
dropped into great cavern and left
to perish. Finding no way out, he
lay in misery on the floor for some
time until at daybreak he saw an
opening in the cave and, crawling out.
escaped.
This was but the beginning OF his
trouble. He was totally lost and many
were the wild beasts Whereabouts.
What was more, he had nothing to
eat. Exhausted before the day was
over, he stumbled into a cave to
rest, but was horritied to see com
Ing toward him huge piack beast!
He turned to fight but found 1t was
his mare! Very gratefully ne puiieo
from the saaaie-pass some Oh 'he pio,
visions placed there, and tnen, urea
and worn win MS hard aay' mounted
MS morse.
Night came on, out sun the fflnce
rode forward. almost asleep IN the
saddle. Suddenly the morse seemed
to be falilng away from under MN
and the ground seemed 10 ny IN ms
lace. HIS morse had stHmoled INTO
a woodchuck mole. Dazea ana Sleepy
ne arose ana again mounted MS mar
which mad scrambled 10 ner 1eet un'
/ Qurt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
rHE RRoWNIE HousBBoY

tits pity there isn't brownie
in our cellar to drink that" said
mamma. as Harold rose from the sup
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

milk train travelling in opposite direction and then
collided with the LOW Orders of bridge The Orders
DETECTED the engine from plungng Into the street. and 1t
finally coded with the engine of stationary train
third set of rails The noise of the catastrophe heard
all the cathedral city, and doctors, officials
breakdown gangs upon the scene 1t was
hours however, before the powerful could
clear away the wreckage for the removal Of the dead
and dying from the remains of the train. The death
roll amounts to twenty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

'. ~ = HILLS. he hath stood midst the din of the
market place and the stock exchange. He knows the
haunts of vice and crime and is familiar with the novels
of the poor and the palaces of the rich He knows the
newsboy the working girl the princess the courter the
soldier the miser the hero and the patriot AT the end
of his he nrms that love is stronger than hate
that knowledge will make its way in the face of gnor
ance, that life Is lord over DEATH that
late, God will triumph. The best is still to be-
Our times In his hand. Youth shows the PATH trust
God see ALL nor be afraid mans reach should exceed
his grasp, or what's heaven for?'
That he may prove the ultimate inevitable triumph of
good over evil Browning takes the weakest possible en-
hodlmen Of purity goodness aud love- He passes by
statesman. and takes little friendless waf named
Pppa, and he tells that this child of 49, this girl
friendess homeless, untaught by purity, prayer
faith and love In her. become the chapel through which
God and his spirit to work miracles Of
formation in this sinful world.
For In every realm God is stronger than the principle
Of Satnn Christ is victorious sin, love conquers
hate light smites darkness and life Is victorious over
death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

of challenge has been flung to them to crcum-
their academic masters If they can Yhe only thing
that cheating is strong feeling on the part
of the students themselves that 1t is dishonorable
That feeling must precede the establishment of the
"honor system" That system Is method of self gov.
ernment Under 1t student OF conscience feels
bound take notice of and report any rregulary on
the part Of fellow student and the student convicted
Of oense is dismissed person who has broken the
understandings and fallen short of the standards of the
little community. In such atmosphere ofrenses grow
indeed and practically escape detection
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

from place to place gradually aenated and final
~ ceases to communicate with his wife man will
leave home in anger case the deciding Quarrel
Is usually the elimination of long series of bitter
wranges.
well defined class of deserters is composed of hus-
bands who leave home just before the birth of a baby
The members of this usually return after charity
has seen the wife safely through the and has paid
all the accompanying expenses.
Certain European countries have laws against deser.
ton which appear to be worthy of trial in the United
States Under their operation deserving husband is
sentenced to prison at hard labor The or munich
pay allows daily wage for his work. but instead of
paying 1t to him pays 1t to his family 1t is said that
when once finds that he escape the support
of his family he prefers to labor outside rather than
inside, the prison walls
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

There is one very pleasant feature
met in the "reminiscences of an old
couple: They were not married yndss
. canopy,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

terrible railway accident occurred at Salisbury
England, when the special boat train from Devonport
left the rails with disastrous results The train
making nonstop run to Waterloo and was carrying
forywo of the rstcass passengers from the American
liner New York. which had arrived at Plymouth little
behind time The train appears to have passed through
the station at Salisbury at high speed and then TO
have jumped the track at point where curve
begins The engine crashed into the rear coach Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Last night, George" said the sweet
girl. you told me you loved me more
than tongue could tell. and o! George
that wasn't true"
"Why, darling, what do you mean7"
protested George.
II mean that 1t wasn't more than my
little brothers tongue could tell. He
heard 1t all."-Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Two side. of the P1c,rr.

Two sides of the Picture.
Knicker--Rockefeller said that mere
money getting wasn't all there is In
life.
Bocker-He's right. There's an aw.
full lot Of mere money losipg.-Nsy
York Sun =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
MAR1E's ACCIDENT. :

sNow tell me why you cry, Marie?"
1--WE had an accident" sobbed she.
where are your bruises? Deary
me!
What was your accident, Marie?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Up Or Down.

~ " kSovvus
On Mount Tom, in Massachusetts.
there is traction system operating
two cars on cable. AS one car goes
up the other comes down. The grade
Is an extraordinarily steep one, a fact
that frequently calls forth anxious in
Qulries relative to the safety OF the
system from nervous tourists.
One afternoon lady from Boston
seated herself in the rear of the car
that was about to make Its ascent OF
the mountain, and 1t was at once OBJ
served by several that she was ex-
tremely anxious as to the outcome Of
her temerity.
rs this car perfectly safer" asked
she of the conductor.
1T is considered to be, madam"
was the reply.
Have there never been any acct
dents?"
None to speak of, madam-that
is, no serious ones.''
The lady sighed uneasily. II was
wondering observed she, what
would become of me If the cable
should break when we were just
reaching the top of the mountain"
That would depend upon how you
had spent your past life, madam"
quietly replied the conductor Har-
per's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
GOOD TRIUMPHANT OVER EVIL.
By Rev. Newell Dwight INNS.

True optimism is based on sur
vey of all the blacklist facts In So
ciety, but 1t goes on to find a power
that makes for righteousness and
love, that can override these dark
events and transform evil into good.
Browning has followed the prodigal
in his downward career. He has
made his way into the wine shops,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

the houses that are occupied By fam
HES In moderate circumstances. There
are few rich men in any community
The great bulk of our population Is
made up OF honest, hard working PEG.
pie who are not blessed with an over
abundance of this worlds possessions.
This class appeals to me and would
like to see them better housed, and
know 1t is quite within reason to ex.
pect it.
Another thing / notice In travellnA
about Is the attention given to flowers
and shrubbery. No house is complete
without some outside ornamentation.
A great advantage Of living in a small
place Is the amount of ground that is
available and the freedom to plant and
grow flowers and shrubs. The plain
est house may be made attractive with
Dutchman's pipe vine and Virginia
Creeper, or even n wild grape vine, II
the vines are thrifty, properly trimmed
and Grttislically trained. Fortunately
we have many hardy vines that al
most care for themselves after the first
year or two The ones mentioned are
especially valuable for this reason.
If this house is built with the din.
ing-room side to the west a couple OF
lengths Of woven wire fencing may be
hung from the gable over the double
dining-room windows and the'window
in the bedroom above. A Virginia
creeper will soon get tc the top Of this
wire trellis and form a welcome screen
from the afternoon sun In summer In
the winter when the sunlight Is wanted
In the rooms the leaves are or and the
vine with its open trellice support
makes little or no shade. Vines trained
in this manner do not damage the
house and the vines themselves do bet
ter than when tackled to the siding as
We often see them.
This kind of decoration requires the
attention Of man. "A woman can
manage the flower beds very well, but
little help from the men folks make
the task easier and much more pleas
ant Then man takes a great deal
more interest in his home II he has a
few vines and bit of shrubbery to
look after as the seasons come and %
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered for Long Time Without
RcIief-Doetor Was Afraid to
Touch Them-Cured by
Cuticura.

For a long time ! suffered with
sores on the hands which were Itch
Ing, painful and disagreeable. / had
three doctors, and derived no benefit
from any Of them. One doctor said
he was afraid to touch my hands, so
you must know how bad they were;
another said never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping of my hands
in the water In the dye-house where
work. | saw in the papers about
the wonderful cures of the Cuticura
Remedies and procured some of the
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
In three days after the application
of the Cuticura Ointment my hands
began to peel and were better. The
soreness disappeared, and they are
now smooth and clean, and am still
working In tho dye.house. Mrs. A. Z.
Maurer, 234O State St., Chicago, ILL.,,
July /, 1905"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
NoTRE DAME ALWAYS CHARMS
Visitors Never Tire Of Beauty o.!
Famous Cathedral.

Often as have seen Notre Dame,
the marvel OF It never grows less.
go to Paris with no thought or time
for 1t, busy about many other things;
and then, on my way over one OF the
bridges across the river, perhaps,
see II again on Its island, the beanti-
full towers high above the high roofs
of houses and palaces, and the view,
now 80 familiar, strikes me afresh
with all the wonder of my first impress
sion. The wonder only seems greater
II | turn. as am always tempted TO,
and walk down the quays on the LETT
bank, the towers before me and with
every step coming more and more
completely together, by the Pont
Neuf, to the island, and at last to the
great square where Notre Dame fronts
me IN its superb calm.-Elizabeth
Robins Pennell. in The Century.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
Official Peruuisltes.

Most business men feel very fortu
nate II they can take two or three
weeks holiday in year, and farmers
and wage.earners usually have TO be
content with a days holiday now and
then. But government officials from
the president down take months Of
vacations. and even the clerks and
government laborers are entitled to
30 days vacation with full pay. At
the same time their hours of service
are much less than In other occupa-
lions and their salaries are greater
than could be earned elsewhere with
the same capabilities. Our officials
the servants OF the people--are grow
ing to be class by themselves. with
special privileges, under Republican
administrations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

All women work; some in their
homes, some in church, and some in
the whirl of society. And In stores,
mills and shops tens of thousands are
on the never-ccasing treadmill, earning
their daily bread.
All are subject to the same physical
laws; all suffer alike from the same
physical disturbance, and the nature of
their duties, in many cases, quickly
drifts them into the horrors of all
kinds of female complaints, tumors,
liberation, falling and displace-
ments or perhaps irregularity or
suppression, causing backache, ner-
vousness, irritabiiity and lassitude.
They especially require an invigorat-
ing, sustaining medicine which will
strengthen the female organism md
enable them TO bear easily the fatigues
of the day. to sleep well at night, and
10 rise refreshed and cheerful,
How distressing TO see n woman
struggling to earn n livelihood or per-
form her household duties when her
back and head are aching, she Is so
tired she can hardly drag about or
stand up, and every movement causes
pain, the origin of which Is due to
some arrangement OF the female Or
ganism.
Miss #. 0rser, OF IA Warrenton Street
Boston, tells women how TO avoid such
suffering; she writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
az suffered misery for several years with
female irregularities. My back ached; had
bearing-down pains, and frequent headaches;
I'll. n n..lLo-.,o VsA..oht. r..
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
Grocer Was GETTING Even.

THAT was tit for tat with a VEN
geance. said Walter Christie the au-
tOmubilist. apropos Of n quarrel be.
tween two French chauffeurs. 1T re.
minds me of grocer | used to know
In Paint Rock This grocer went over
to the jewelers. one day to get n new
crystal put on his watch. The latter
as he fitted and cleaned the crystal
suddenly flushed He bit his lip and
frowncd His hand trembed so that
he could hardly go on with his task.
Finally. handing the watch to the gro.
Ger. the iewelcr said in restrained
voice: Beg pardon, but didn't ! just
soc YOU put couple of rings and
sCarfpin in your pocket?"
Sure you did, said the grocer.
boldly. When YOU come TO my place
aren't you always putting things In
your moulin"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
Roosevelt Now a Protectionist.

New Zealand, through her prime
minister, has offered to reduce her
tariff en our goods to the same pref
erentlal duties as she grants England.
But after an interview with President
Roosevelt the prime minister declares:
Reciprocity is not an easy thing TO
bring about with this country" Evi.
IDENTIFY the president told his visitor
that to lot In New Zealand wool at a
lower duty would disturb the whole
protection fabric and that the stand
patters, who control the Republican
party, could not think of permitting
It. Trade, however favorable to our
manufacturers or exporters, which
would come through meddling with
the sacred tariff, would interfere with
the monopoly the trusts and combines
now enjoy. From this we may draw
the conclusion that President Roose-
welt has now Joined the Protective
Tariff league in spirit, IL not In fact,
and the only hope of tariff revision
must come through Democratic con-
gress.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

This is one reason why this little house
Is so commOdiOus and comfortable
Railways are all right If you have the
room for them, and n furnace in the
cellar to keep them warm But good
many families would rather do with
out the furnace and have the cellar
room to use for other purposes, and
use stoves for heating.
In outward appearance this little
house is very pleasing In front it has
sort Of q two-stOry gable, which dis
tingushes It from any other house on
the street The wide window In tho
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

Sheer white goods. in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty Home laundering would be equal
y satisfactory ii proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thiekening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

front Of the living room also maker
for an artistic effect. The front porch
Is large enough for comfort and wet
proportional to the size of the house
Architects are fond OF porchcs, be.
cause they relieve what would other.
wise be a plain front, and they are
sometimes inclined to oyerdo the maj.
ter
When visit a community II is nat.
ural for me to notice the character Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
smokers Shown by Handwriting.

Mr. Saunders, a former schoolmas'
ter, told the British house Of lords
committee on juvenile smoking that
he could detect smokers by their
handwriting that OF boys who smoked
being a loose, nabby kind, Handwrit.
ing, he said was a cinematograph OF
the heart
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

heat of the sun from striking down. 1t
acts as sort of a buffer between the
hot roof and the ceiling below.
Although the house is small there
are 40 tiny little rooms such as most
small houses have. Every room is
light and airy. and syery part of the
house is pleasant. Like many OF my
selections for small houses there is no
hallway upstairs. There Is Just land
ing large enough to hold the four doors
that open into the different rooms.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

That IN article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
Is proven by the extraordinary sale Of
Defiance Starch, each package con
tanning One-thrd more Starch than
can be had Of any other brand for the
same money.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

I could not sleep and could hardly drag
around. consulted two physicians without
relief, and rs a last resort tried Lydia II.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and to my
surprise, every ache and pain left me- /
gained ten pounds and am in perfect health"
Miss Pearl Aclsers, OF 927 North Sum-
mer Street, Nashville, Tenn, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkhnm.-
az suffered with painful periods, severe
backache, boaring-down pains, pains across
the abdomen; was very nervous and irrita-
bic, and my trouble grew worse every month
"My physician failed 10 help me and I
decided 10 try Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound l soon found it was doing mo
good. All my pains and aches disappeared,
and no longer fear my monthly periods"
Lydia T., Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailing cure for all these
troubles. 1t strengthens the proper
muscles, and displacement with all its
horrors will no more crush you.
Backache. dizziness, fainting, bear
ing down pains, disordcred stomach,
moodiness, dislike of friends and society
all symptoms of the one cause-will
be quickly dispelled, and 1t will make
you strong and well.
You can tell the story Of your suf-
ferings to n woman, and receive help
ful advice free of cost. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. The present
Mrs. PinlSham is the dnughter-in-law
of Lydia Il. Pinkham and for twenty
five years she has, under her direction
and since her decease, been advising
sick women free of charge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17

4 constable who arrested four men
on n country road in England the
other day for gambling told the mag.
.stratc the men played cards as they
walked along, stopping to deal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-17
Finds Tina for Christian Duties.

Sir Andrew Fraser, governor OF
bengal, virtual ruler of sO,OG0,OOO PEG
pie. is the active president OF the
Calcutta Y. NJ. c. A.