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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
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Ones Identity.
Paradoxical as 1t may seem, the
most difficult thing to prove In court is
who you are, says the New York World.
1t Is simple matter If you have still
living plenty of relatives of an older
generation, but suppose your. parents
and uncles and aunts are dead, 1t be-
comes well nigh impossible AS mat
ter of fact your knowledge Of your
identity Is absolutely hearsay. You
know your father and mother called
you their son, and to that fact you may
testify If the question of your identity
should ever come before Judge and
jury. But the testimony goes before
tho jury with the warning from the
judge that it is only hearsay, for you
have no personal knowledge Of the
matter.
Official town or parish records IRE
valuable, but by no means conclusive.
Suppose you are John Smith, son of
Robert and Mary Smith, born at Al
bany, on Aug. j, 1865. The records of
births in the bureau of vital statistics
at Albany will prove that son named
John was born to Robert and Mary
Smith on that date; the register of the
church may prove that John, son Of
Robert and Mary Smith, was baptized
on certain date but they do not prove
that you are John Smith of whom
these are records.
To establish the connection between
you and the person mentioned In the
records, In other words. to prove your
own identity, is the difficulty. If your
mother is alive, she can do 1t; If any
relative who has known you since you
were born is-alive he can do 1t.
The successive suits for the estate
Of A. L. Stewart failed on grounds such
US these. The plaintiffs, cousins of the
late Mrs. Stewart, were unable to prove
their relationship. 1t was necessary In
one Of these cases that man should
prove his late father and A. 7. Stewart
to have 'been brothers, but he had no
personal knowledge of the matter; he
had heard his father in Ireland refer
to A. I. Stewart as his brother, but
the court would not let him testify
even to that and, ms the defendants
denied the relationship, the case fell
to the ground.
Very often it Is necessary to success
in litigation over an estate to prove not
only who were your parents, but who
were your grandparents. Family Bibles
with the records therein help out In
this. but are not Mt all conclusive. Birth
and marriage certificates are accepted
us. corroborative, but it requires quite
mass Of such matter, together with at
least some witnesses who can testify
of their own personal knowledge, be-,
fore a court will accept such a fact as
proved to Its satisfaction.
All this illustrates the great value
of keeping family records, for these,
while not conclusive, are strong cor.
.roboratlve evidence of Identity, espe-
cially IL the handwriting of the sue
cessiye heads of the family in which
the entries are made can be proved,
which is generally fairly easy. Many
great estateShas been lost to Its rightful
owners solely because of their Inability
to prove who they WERE
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
HURRY, HURRY,

Hurry is word we Americans use
every day-too often, in fact. If we
hurry too much over things we do,
especially when we are young, they
are apt to be pretty badly done.
Do any of you know where this
word came from? Why, just from
the noises made by drivers of mules
and horses to make. them go faster.
The Germans say huri, while in
France and Germany arr or harri is
the form employed. AS for the Span
ish muleteer. he shouts all day long
to his donkeys. "Arri! arri!" 1t Is
said, too. our ancestors, the old Anglo
SaXons, used to speed their horses
by crying "Harrer!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
Gun Cotton as Fuel.

Light another hundred,foot candle
of condensed gun cotton! We must
make the next mile in less than a
minute!"
That command, or something like
1t, will be given by the commander of
a United States torpedo.boat in the
next war in which this country may
unhappily be engaged, writes w. R..
Sewart in Technical World Magazine.
1t will not mean that, finding his
ship in a desperate situation, the cap
tain has decided to blow himself and
his whole command out of the water.
1t will signify only the adoption as
emergency fuel Of the wonderful new
compound, "motorite." secret COM
position of gun cotton and nitro-gly-
cefine, invented by Hiram Maxim,
whose "Maximite" is the high ex-
plosive now. used by the Government
in submarine torpedoes.
Motorite for fuel use is packed In
long steol tubes and under forced
draft can furnish an almost unlimited
amount o. power torn short distance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
CHALLENGED the Court.

Charles H. Hudson was. lawyer
of remarkable keeness and ability
and was known also as student OF
Shakespeare, but he was not a strict
and offensive teetotaller at all hours
of the day..
One day he appeared before
Judge Ladd of the Police Court of
Cambridge, in case involving no
difficult questions of law but as Mr..
Hudson had little confidence in the
Judges legal requirements, he criti
cised his rulings very sharply, and in
manner easily understood by all
present.
The Judge, with a judicial look 'ot
sternness,. raised himself from his
chair and said: "Mr. Hudson, If you
do not speak more respectfully of the
decisions of this. Court, shall at
once commit you for contempt Of
court"
Hudson arose, with great assump'
ton of dignity, and, raising his voice
and head, said: Your Honor says
you will commit me to Jail for con
tempt of your Court. I'll bet SIS, and
put the money up, that your Honor
cannot make out the papers correct
ly in three weeks. Boston Herald. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
as the agent had started out with less

as the agent had started out with less
than $40 in money.
In the one province of Miyagi nearly
third of million people are report
ed to be In want, but with view to
finding out the most distressed the vice
governor recently sent out blanks to be
filed by the soncho, giving details as
to the most destitute. 1t was found
that something over ten thousand peo-
pie required immediate help to prevent
them from starving.
Under such strains moral ties are
weakening. Even mothers are known
to leave their STRIVING children never
to come back. Men desert their fam
lilies in considerable numbers. But
among all this wide wretchedness there
is n strong spirit of hope and helpful
ness on the part of the japanese them
selves.
Even the children have been pressed
into service to relieve the situation and
little tots in some schools in the fam
inc district have been taught to braid
straw and wood shayings, their nnlsn-
ed work being sent to Yokohama. A
second appeal has been made by the
committee to the generosity of foreign
ers resident in Japan and redoubled eff
forts are being made to give assistance
before 1t is too late to do any good.
With nil that is being done only the
surface has been touched as yet, and
the most pitiful aspect of the. plight
of the people is the fact that so little
is really necessary to relieve all the
distress. Individuals, corporations and
the government are working heroically
to cope with the situation, and all
Japan is deeply touched by the express
sions of sympathy and offers of assist
ance from the Western world, especial
ly from America. Montreal Herald
and Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

Ambition people are starving to death
In Japan, a million at the very lowest
estimate. The first official reports last
December stated that 100000 people
were In restitution, but, far from get
ting better, conditions have become
worse, and after careful investigations
it has been found that at least 1000
600 are reduced to the last extremity.
The Japanese are coming nobly to
the rescue Of their suffering country
men. but with all their efforts only n
very small part Of the suffering can be
reached. The government has project
ed and Is carrying out millions Of dol
lars worth Of public works that every
day give employment to thousands of
Door people, and thousands Of Japan
ese are making contributions in sums
ranging from $1,000 yen given by the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
dress she was driven to the house her
husband had forbidden her to enter.
1t was 10 o'clock when she returned

II ~.
uress sne was driven to the house hel
husDpnd had forbidden her to enter.
~ was ~ O'Clock When she returned
nome. .-5
nght IN the library showed hei
.nat husband was at home. She hest
ta'eu an instant ut the door, ana then
Went polaly IN.
JACK $1,000 with MS back against the
nre' Out ms eyes liked upon her-bnt
mol her JACK. The sternness had gone
from ms eyes but no smile was on bis
hl's. over MS race was an expression
OF Mithering contempt.
lou nave enjoyed your evening
madom!H he said; you had for it the
reiish OF your taisehood this morning
On. now wrong she had been! She
was tempted TO crawl up to him and
creep mo MS arms ana beg him to for;
give her, but she remembered Mrs.
Arnstrongs advice.
es' she SAID. had charming
evening; but am quite sleepy now.
Good-night! am going to bed now.
why did you dlsobey lie. Maya" lie
demanded.
because ! do not propose to be a
slave TO your caprlce-because l have
had my own way all my life. and 1 in
tend 70 nave IT.
And ! say you shall not have 1t!
Choose Det pew Mrs. Armstrong and
me-betw .e your ! unworthy friend and
your hu ll your own Will
ana your Iutnre happiness-on this in
s'I ~ choose ,s5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18


the carriage, make n hasty toilet, swal-
low a cup of coffee, then issue her COM
mands to the coachnan to drive at any
speed, but reach the pier before the
clock struck 0.
1t was ten minutes past the. hour
when the pier was reached. and al
ready far out in the bay stood the gal
liant ship.
With loud cry Of agony. May real
lied the whole affair, then the strain
relaxed. and the fair young head fell
back upon Its silken cushions in dead
faint.
"A lady tainted" was the cry which
reached a gentleman giving some d.
rections about the baggage which he
had countermanded being put upon the
vessel which had just set sail.
He turned quickly. There stood his
own carriage, and within it the lovely
face of his unconscious wife.
1t was the work of an Instant to
spring beside her and lift 1t on his
breast; trying to revive her with his
passionate kisses. At last the beauti-
full eyes opened with wild, lncredu-
lous recognition.
''oh, I am dreaming!" she murmured.
Jack, Jack! don't leave me!''
NO, darling-no! At the last mo-
ment my heart relented. thought per-
haps had misjudged you, and l or
dered my baggage to be taken off the
steamer mud let 1t sail without me.
My wife, thought you did not love
me-that you had chosen the world, be-
cause my darling no true woman finds
1t hard to yield to the man she can re-
spect and love; and surely, May, you
do not find me tyrant.'
But she can only sob out her plea
for forgiveness plea all too easy to
grant; and even tears are sweet when
kissed away by loves lips.-New York
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
Dutch or Cottage Cheese.

A tootnsome and nutritious article of
food Is made from sour skinned milk,
Or buttermilk, by allowing the casein to
coagulate by the action of tactic acid
already formed, and then expelling the
water by the aid of heat. The sour
milk Is heated to n temperature Of 100
degrees to 1875 degrees. The whey is
drained off the curd through strain
Ing cloth, and the curd is then knead-
ed by the hand; salt is added, and the
product is improved by the addition of
cream or butter, and a little nutmeg.
sage or caraway. 1t is usually sold
and eaten in a fresh state, but 1t may
be. subjected tocertain curing processes,
which materially change its character.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

to leave him to make her toilet for
absurd, jack! You're not growing
old already, surely! Resides, j prom
Z ised Mrs. Armstrong we would come,
and / cannot disappoint her.
II don't like Mrs. Armstrong, May.
I wish you we're not so Intimate with
her; and really my head aches to-
night. Stay ut home, like a good girl -
For a moment May wavered. She
I looked within the library, which seem
ed SO warm and inviting. Then she re-
membered something that Mrs. Arm.
strong Ind said about spelling men, and
how easy 1t was to begin and how
selfish they were.
so abe ran up the stairs, calling back
r over her shoulder: &
Come. Jack. we've no time to lose.
And as to your horrld prejudice, do try
: To get over it,,
Half nm hour later he stood in full
dress. waiting the advent of the beautl-
fnls GIRL. who, all unconsciously to them
st,otf. swas steering her sfrail vessel on
the nuicksands of married misery.
- :,
- ia, ossod md Mr. and Mrs
8. -. VOC st,iI1 n t,,a GOV ,o,.tas
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spst Iocr have already occanta,
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- ..rhen write and decline do not
.st7 far 1t,,,s, w,t,,ontE sood c,nse ,,ttla Fla
. .,I,i !. INIT th,nosE hive recentlv come +o
MI. haa ring repnrdinr. this lady md !
5, =. II MOI. n,sh nv ,y,re,s name comn,n,
u,th hars > = -, 1. .s
Nav answered nothing moro hit ~
her own. heart her decision was mai.
tera.s ar course she sbo,,d" eo sha
md been married more than n vear
now, and SO far had always had ! her
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
ROMAN EXCAVATIONS.
More Remains of Ancient Structure,
Are DiscOyered

More Remains of Ancient Structures
Are Discovered.
In continuing the excavations of the
Imperial Tribune in the Forum more
fragments of stucco modelled with
winged figures have been found, says
the London Standard. In studying the
position Of the Plutel Of TraJan and of
the square edifice that stood near a
large dedicatory Inscription has come
-to. light, with bronze letters nearly six
teen inches high, of which the forms re.
main In the slabs of trayertine. 1t is
twelve yards long and records the
names of the magistrates and the au-
thoritles of the senate and the people
OF Rome, and may be dedlcatory In
.scriptlon Of the pavement of the I'M
perial Forum.
Sig. Boni has come to an Interesting
conclusion with regard to many of the
buildings belonging to the first and
second century.
He Is now convinced that large
number of them that were supposed to
be built of long, fiat bricks are really
composed of tiles, obtained In millions
from the great conflagrations that de.
vastated Rome. The aqueduct of the
Aqua Traiana. the entire port of Ostia,
near Flumiclno; the hemicycle of the
Forum of Trajan, the Horrea under
the Basllica Of Maxentlus. many of the
tombs on the Via Latina and the Via
Appia, including the internal part of
the tomb Of Cecilia Metella, and many
other buildings, are all formed of these
remains. This would entirely alter the
dates attributed to many buildings,
which We're formerly supposed to be I'm.
questionably fixed by the stamps of the
supposed bricks of which they were
composed, but which Sig Boni feels
that, he has now proved We're taken
from the remains of very much older
constructions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

"A 1. Little Rebel

- 7 was May Brinley's wedding day.
In another hour she would be Mrs.
John Hargraye. How hard 1t was
to realize!
After the ceremony which, made them
man and wife was over she and jack
travelled for four weeks; then they
came home to their own beautiful home
her fathers wedding gift to her.
Here round of festivities awaited
them, so that the young people for
three month had no single evening TO
themselves.
s q am tired, May Let US stay Mt
home tonight, darling" said Jack one
evening after dinner. as May was about
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

SCENE AT THE THE NINE
France appalled, of
district
The disaster in explosion fire damp
Serious disorders
persons who wanted the
from h mine IN hope of Identifying
ing district became ysteca that the locality
control
the burial of the Victims
= -
Ihey had made no complaint
mine
to the country The work Of days and EVERYONE
thought to 20 possibly alive brought fourteen the
who enomhad taken from tho
mine alive and WE'LL lived ono tho
ana he 0rsel Of food which sg took tho with them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
Some Point. on the Mule.


In late number of the Michigan
Farmer Michigan writer gives the
strong points Of the mule. Among
other things. he says If you want them
to go faster than walk mules will
take q good road gait and when they
get tired rest them by letting them
run twenty or thirty rods. 1t will pay
any community of farmers to club to-
gether and buy jack and raise their
own mules. If, however, they think of
so doing they should employ or con-
suit some reliable party who is posted
on the qualities necessary to be rea-
sonably sure Of getting good sire.
and then use good mares. To be sure,
many mare past breeding when used
with stallion will breed with a Jack
all right, and If she Is good, rugged
and healthy mare produce good AMI
nal. The best class of mules is raised
from good, stylish. wide,awake mares
crossed with a wellbred jack. He
should not be selected all on account
Of his beauty, for many Of them are
fine lockers, but he should have plenty
Of bone, be rather coarse in the head.
with large feet and good size, at least
fifteen hands high, and should weigh
not less than 800 pounds in breeding
condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

the Delaware. and taken prisoners
by a colonial General named George
Washington; and oassell became the
owner Of an art collection which,
though small, is one of the finest in
Europe and which was purchased
mainly with British gold paid as hire
for the Hessian soldiers sent to Am
erica.-St. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

A Pueblo woman expressed her feel.
ings after n very busy day in this
manner: II have been SO busy all day
that hardly knew which way to turn |!
would Just get ready to go one way
when someone would call me another,
until l am actually bowlegged"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
ono rhinx that saved Him.

Casey-Oh, but that bye o. Finne.
gan's is the bad one.
Cassidy-Aye! He'd bring his faith.
er's gray hairs in sorrow to the grave
If it wasn't fur wan thing.
Casey--An' watts that9
Casaldy--The Finneeana always RI,
bald bofoor they've a chance to cit
ssay.s-phlladelphia Press, &c 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
Written on Ice.

"Ona Connecticut; dam,p said law.
yer, "a parson was skating one day
alone. Suddenly the ice broke and the
man plunged into the cold, deep wa.
ter.
He could not swim, but he managed
% keep up by holding to the edges of Ice
about the hole he had made. If he tried
to climb upon the Ice though, 1t broke
under him. So. without moving, he
shouted for help.
mo help came. The place was lone
". The parson realized before long
that he was in a bad way, and with
his knife he scratched on the ice his
last words-a brief farewell, and a be.
quest to his wife of all he possessed.
1.-THE next. day Ills frozen corpse wo.
found, along with the Will written on
ice. No one disputed this will. The
wife was, in fact, the mans sole heir
And thus was duly recorded the
strangest will of which there is any
record-a will written on ice."-Ex.
change.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

OF the thirteen principal clover seed
producing States one-namely, Illinois
reports an increased acreage, fout-
namely, Ohio, Utah, California and Col
orado-report no change in acreage.
and all the other principal States report
decreases. In Ohio and Utah condt-
tons are reported the same as their
ten year average. while In all other
principal States conditions are above
such average.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

Many years ago a whip hung be-
hind tile kitchen door to be used on
the children; there is none there now,
but the signs of the times indicate that
the children will soon be hanging one
there to use on their parents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
a wild Flower Garaen.

I 1t will be fad this year for anna
teur flower lovers to plant, for the ad-
miration of their friends, gardens of
wild flowers, transplanted from the
woods. Many, of the plants found in
the woods and fields have foliage. and
flowers as beautiful as the highly cul-
tivated kinds. With the first touch Of
spring, before the snow and ice has dis
appeared from the more densely shad-
ed places, the first wild flowers begin
to bloom, and there Is constant sue
cession of gay blossoms, increasing In
splendor, until late In September, when
many of their wild flowers are at their
best.
By making trips to the woods at var
ious seasons the flower lover may
transplant such specimens of each,
variety as pleases his fancy. At home a
bed should be prepared for them.
placed where the plants may have some
protection from the hot sun, and be
watered regularly. The soil should be
thoroughly enriched with well-rotted
manure, or some commercial fertilizer
1t is best to plant the wild flowers as
border, with all varieties mixed, as
most of them are perennlals and It
will be unnecessary to replant the Dor
der yearly, except to replace those that
die. Owing to the different Towering
seasons Of the various varieties, II the
bed is well furnished with many sorts.
there will be constant succession of
bloom all the summer. 1t Is best to
begin working the ground for the bed
as soon in the spring as 1t is dry
enough. The transplanted flowers
should be carefully and regularly wat
cred until they are well established.
Afterwards 1t Ia only necessary to keep
the weeds out. The seeds Of many Of
the best Wild flowers can DO purchased
| Of the ssedmsn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18

The most extravagant economy" for
a breeder is to use a poor sire. The
adage, "The bull is half the herd" is
eyerlastingly true, and to reduce the
standard Of the bull is to reduce the
value Of the herd by the same percent
age; hence to reduce the investment In
a bull % per cent might save. say, $50
on the bull, but 25 per cent resulting
reduction in the value of the herd
would mean reduction, or loss,
amounting probably to hundreds of
dollars. Too many breeders are so
shortsighted that they can only see the
$50 saved on the purchase of the bull,
but cannot see in the succeeding sea-
sons why the output falls in value by
$500 or $1,000 under what it would
have been with first-class full-blood-
ed slre.-Farmers' Advocate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
Tho Mule Marched Past.

The Derby dog" was in evidence, as
usual, at the great maneuvers at Ra.
wal Pindi, only, to use an Irishism.
it was another animal this time.
The cavalry were marching past the
royal station in brilliant succession
when there occurred an episode which
was too much for everybody'si risible
faculties. Following the Ninth Queens
Royal elancers was a stray, NANCY
mule, walking with comical gravity,
and quite undisturbed by either obiura.
lions from behind or. the shouts of
laughter from the spectators.-Indfa
Times 80. 49,. -.