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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
RIVER OF SALT WATER.
Flows Inland In a Greek Island and
Then Disabnears

Then Disappears.
One of the most curious phenomena
of geography is found OIL the southern
coast of tho island of Cephalonla, near
Greece. 1t is stream of salt water
which for an unknown period has left
the almost tideless sea and flowed in
land with considerable volume.
The sea enters the land at four
points where the coast is practically on
level with the salt water surface.
The four initial streams unite to form
the little river that flows inland in a
broken rocky channel until 1t finally
disappears in the limestone rock and
sinks into the earth.
This inland flow has continued al.
most certainly for several centuries.
1t is far too great for removal by evap-
Grafton, chemical combination or even
physical absorption by pores or cav
erns In the rocks. What becomes of
the water that Is constantly flowing
inland and disappears finally in the
assures that have opened in the lime.
stone?
The question has been the subject OF
much study, but no conclusive answer
has been given. 1t is probable that
there is an underground channel which
carries the water back into the sea al
no great depth below the surface. The
constant influx Of salt water ut Cepha
lonia Is duplicated MS far as is known
at no other point of the world.-New
York Sun
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
TO MASTER THE SHEET.


What You Must Learn If You Want
to Be a Sailor.
One thing you have to learn before
you can write sailor after your name,
and that is to master sail. Brute
force is Of no account. To use brute
force with sail is like employing
it to capture an elephant or run down
an untamed steed. Mastering a sail
is game of strategy, tinesse. d.
plomacy, flattery, persuasion and per-
severance, with fierce energy flashed
in Mt the right instant. You must
know your sail. Sails are not all alike.
What will work with lib will fail If
applied to n mainsail or topsail.
When once man has become
skilled at this game he can do more
at 1t than three lubbers. I've seen
three men tackle jib and come back
on the head bafiled and beaten after
fifteen minute fight, and then fell
low not quarter their combined
weight go out and conquer the sail,
binding 1t captive In ten minutes.
A sail master has five hands-two on
his arms. two on his legs, and his
teeth. Besides, he has knees, his ell
bows. the grip of his thighs, his neck,
and his whole body. He must be an
octopus, Il boa constructor and
monkey. combining with their quail
ties the patience Of an OK, the quick
ness of tiger and the subtlety of a
fox.-T. Il. Day in the Outing Maya.
zine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
What a wonan Did.

There is much to be said against the
New York cabby, but there are fire.
quent occasions when one is really de-
serving of sympathy. The other day a
cabby drove well dressed and re-
fined looking woman to a Broadway
restaurant where she ordered an ex-
pensive lunch and then told the waiter
that she had lost her purse, but that
her cab was waiting and IL he would
send boy with her she would go
home for the money. The boy entered
the cab with her, and she directed the
cabby to drive to Sixth avenue de-
partment store. When they arrived
she left the boy in the cab, entered the
store to make an imaginary purchase
and went out at the opposite entrance.
In the hope of getting information
about his departed fare, cabby drove
back to the restaurant, accompanied
by the brass buttoned boy, whom he
blackguarded all the way for letting
the woman escape. The restaurant
people discharged the lad for the same
reason, and the driver cried quits.--
New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
wveh Haz.I. Not Witch H,z.


The correct name for Hamamelis vir-
ginica is not witch hazel, but wych
hazel. Our plant has no connection
with the magic Of the water hunter.
The blackthorn Of England, Prunus
spinosa, was the wood used in these
divinations, or whatever these super
stitious practices may be termed. Ha-
Eel had very wide meaning in the
olden times, and the elm us well rs
the nut now known US such was hazel
One Of these elms, now known as u
mus montana, was the favorite wood
for making wyches, or provision
chests, and was therefore known as
the wych hazel. In the present day 1t
is the wych elm. Our hamamelis re-
celved from the early settlers the name
of wych hazel from the resemblance
Of the leaves to those of the wych ha-
eel or elm of the old world. Language
reformers imagining that wych should
be spelled witch are responsible for the
confusion. Wych hazel is the correct
term for our plant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Irish Local Wits.

The mots of the celebrated wits
Harry Deane Grady, Lysaght and KEEL
ler-of the Irish bar early in the last
century are now In large measure for
gotten. Some few are, however, on
record. Harry Deane Grady, leader
of the Munster bar, voted in the Irish
house of commons to support the union
against the wishes Of his constituents,
one of whom demonstrated Indignantly
with him on his intended course of ac-
ton. what, do you mean to sell your
country?" YES" was the cool reply,
z"and very happy l am to have coun.
try to SELL"
Ned Lysaght, celebrated wit and
poetaster Of the period in very embar-
rassed circumstances, applied to Mr..
La Touche, the well known banker,
for a place in his establishment. what
situation, my dear Lysaght, could pos
sibly suit your said his friend, who
felt himself in a difficulty. mot only
one, but two" was the reply. "Pray,
what are they?' "If you will only,
my dear La Touche, make me cashier
for one day I'll become runner the
neXt."-London Law Notes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Men Who HELD Thieves.

The "rechristener" is the profession
nj name of the man who alters the
names and numbers on stolen watches
The rcchristener is usually n clever
engraver who through drink or other
wise has lost the chance Of obtaining
honest employment and aids the re-
ceiver of stolen property. When a
watch has been stolen the number or
name or other indication of make or
ownership may be forwarded to the
police and by them communicated to
pawnbrokers. There is consequently
an element Of risk in attempting to
dispose of 1t. There are various ways
of getting over the difficulty. and re-
christening is one that is frequently
resorted to. The engraver adds or pre-
fixes another figure to the number or
he turns the name ~. Robins into
"T. j. Robinson" the extra initial
serving to make the name look level
and central on the watch case. This is
done very cleverly, and the rest of the
letters or figures are touched up to
make all appear to have been cut at
the same time.-London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Earthquake La thu pasart.

Hans Doring writes Of singular ex-
perience in an earthquake while trav.
cling in the desert of Cobb: ~ had just
dropped off to sleep when l woke up
with feeling Of great anxiety, which
could not explain other than that
had prcsentlment that some great
danger was impending. 1t was ex-
planned soon enough. All Of sudden
while l was still wondering whence
my sudden fear came l heard loud
noise beneath the ground which sound
ed as If a snbterranean express was
approaching. Nearer and nearer 1t
came, and before l could get off the
bed on which I had been sleeping the
compound aud the whole hamlet were
shaken by an earthquake. 1 thought
that my last hour had come and ex.
pected to see the walls collapse. The
rafters Of the roof ratified ON the
beams, and the whole house shook. If
the house had been higher 1t would
have collapsed, but the walls, not
quite ten feet high, are built of mud
with an elastic framework of wood to
carry the roof. 1t appears that these
houses are built to resist earthquakes
their simplicity and elasticity saving
them from destruction"
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ed the prize for the most outlandish
costum s.-Home Press.
THORPE,

MIR. and Mrs. Will First Of Dun
dee took dinner last Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robertson.
John Billhorn went to Manchester
on business last week.
Bert Bowers and wife spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Minch.
Will First called on Will Martin
and wife last Tuesday.
John Robertson is working for
D. w. Barr this week.
Mrs. Charles Matuche called on
Mrs. Bell Hendershoot of Thorpe
last week.
Ernie Munger and sister Belle
Hendershoot visited with Sherman
Hendershoot and wife, Sunday, who
lives near the Backbone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Smith and son
Everett took dinner last Sunday with
Mr.. Wonleightons folks.
Oscar Hockaday called on Mr..
Munger last Sunday afternoon.
Ezra Campbell visited with his
many Thorpe friends last week re-
turning to his home in Spencer this
week some time.
Mr. A. D. Works of Manchester
called on his son Ralph at Thorpe
last Sunday afternoon.
Sherman Henderson, and wife Of
the backbone took dinner last Sun
day with his mother, Bell Hender
shot.
Earnest Munger and Bell Render
shot drove to Strawberry Point las
Monday on business.
Mrs. D. D. Sark called on Mrs
Fred Wonleighton last Sunday at
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kane ar
the happy parents Of a baby CIR
born October 25.
John Minch has a very sick hors
at this writing.
George Martize drove to Thorp
Sunday morning on business.
Mr.. John Robertson drove to Man
chester Saturday afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Sunday Laws of Australia.

Melbourne, Australia, has some laws
which are wonders. One of them pro-
hibits the opening of any cafe on Sun
day before II o'clock in the morning,
and the unwary American who may
not know this finds himself suddenly
high and dry without a thing to eat
till II. So he soon learns, IL he's in
lodgings, to sleep till II and then for
age forth.
Another nice thing that contributes
to the hilarity of the Sundays here
and the gayety of nations generally
Is that there are no street cars running
till after 2 O'clock on Sundays. All
the steam roads bring thousands of
people into the city, but they have to
walk once they are inside the city
limits.
And if you buy bakers cakes and
pies to be taken away from the prem
Uses you may only buy them between
and Sunday afternoons. And you
may not invite friends to dinner with
you in Sydney, which is in New South
Wales and under different Jurisdiction,
If you are living in hotel, because
In some mysterious way, which is not
ut all clear, you are breaking the Sun.
day law.-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06

the samples of seed corn given the
pupils by the teacher, the following
is the report:
Frank Voelker planted S kernels;
No. of stalks, 4; No. of ears, 2; height
of stalk, Z #. 8 in; height of ear, 4
#. ii in; kind of corn; calico.
Adelaide Haight planted = kerr
nels; No. Of stalks, S; No. of ears, 9;
kind of corn, Shenandoah yellow.
Mrs. Huftalen planted Z kernels;
No. of stalks, 5; No. of ears, 5; height
of stalk, II it.; height of ear, 6 #;
kind CT corn, Jumbo.
Questions.
l.. What is the corn belt?"
2. Which county in Iowa pro
duced the most corn this year, ano
where is it?
3. What state produced the most
corn?
4. What does bushel of corr
weigh?
S. Have you saved seed corn thi.
year, and when is it considered thu
best time to save it?
6. Name at least five products o
corn.
Z. What does corn contain tina
makes it nutritious food?
s, If one ear of corn weighs : o
a pound, how many ears will be re
quired to weigh ton?
9. If one acre Of ground yield
80 bushels of corn, what will be tn,
yield from so acres and what will i
be worth at rs cents a bushel?
10. Name the states included il
the corn belt. Draw a map illus
trating the same.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Oneida School Notes

Second month ended October 25,
1907. The fifth year class is keep
ing up its good record OF diligence
and promptness to duties.
Doris Lightly has returned after
an absence of two weeks. She is an
industrious and bright pupil, and
everybody is glad to have her back.
The chart class began reading in
Bakers primer a week ago and like
it, and moro too.
Rosa Voelker, Dora Dickson and
Florence Cornell were each 1907 in
department last month. Geo. Cox
was highest in spelling.
Lucy Boardman, who was pupil
a part of last year, has gone to Ne
braska to live with an aunt.
Instead Of playing pull-away and
tag all the time, the scholars enjoy
improving the yard, having sawed
an old telephone pole in two and
placed part Of it for an arbor pole.
They have also made bed for pan
sizes. walling it in with stones gath
cred from the yard, and have set
three roses and soft maple tree. 1t
takes such few minutes to do these
things and furnishes more pleasure
than a game, and does not hinder
having the game besides.
A circular letter was received from
the county superintendent inviting
those having grown corn from seed
distributed at the contests last win
ter to save ten ears of the best, the
same to be exhibited at the coming
Farmers Institute. Our district
will have butts partial report, as corn
is poor in this section this year. Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Gladstons Nicknarnss.

A collection Of the nicknames that
were from time to time conferred up
on Mr.. Gladstone would be fine die.
tionary Of epithets alike of love and
dislike. Besides such perennials as the
Grand Old Man, 1.-THE G. o. NJ" and
the Peoples William we recall the
franchise Bill, the Pope Of England,
st. William the Woodcutter, the Nah
III of Midlothian, the Old Parliamen.
~ Hand. the Peoples VIII, Mr.. Mer.
ypebblc, the Ancient Senator, Youart
he Man, Hawarden Bill, Prime Billy,
w. G., the Only William and the Old
Gentleman. At one time his name was
a favorite theme for Christmas cha.
rades, among which may be remem-
bered the following elegant outburst
Of Conservative wit: II should be my
first If could throw my second at my
whole"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
1t Shouts Met Have Ended TITUS,


Riding north on Northwestern ave.
nue. car, a young man allowed himself
to Lecome annoyed at the conduct OF
tile conductor. The latter important OF.
fetal seemed TO he In hurry. He
was making 1t Il practice to give the
lets go'' signal before nlighting pas
sengara We're f9irly on the ground
Onen or twice he had frightened WON.
ell in this manner, and many an angry
glance followed him as his car bump.
ed onward.
Near Sixteenth street the annoyed
young man arose to leave the car. II
stopped and he started to swing of
the running board.
ding, dingv
The conductor had jerked the bell
cord. The young man, strong and ath
letic in build, could have dropped of
without effort, but he didn't. Instead
he reached up and jerked the bell cord
single jerk. The car, in the act Of
gathering momentum again, stopped
suddenly.
what do you mean by that?' de
manded the conductor.
"I'm taking the time you should have
given to those ladies'" answered the
athletic young man. with n satisfied
grin. Then coolly, carefully, still grin
ming Mt the angry conductor, he step
ped off--into n puddle of dirty water.
1t should not have been so, but tht
conductor had the last laugh.-Indian
apolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
The erimmest Epitaph

What is the most terrible epitaph In
existence? One of the grimmest is
surely that on stone which was set
up few years ago In the cemetery of
Debrescin, eastern Hungary.
1t reads us follows: Here rests in the
Lord Joseph Morltz, ST., who died In
his sixty-second year. He was shot by
his son. Frau Joseph MoritZ, who died
in her forty-scvcnth year. She was
shot by her daughter. Elizabeth Mo-
ritz, who died by her own hand in her
seventeenth year after shooting her
mother. Joseph NORTH, who died in
prison, age twenty-seven. He had shot
his father. May eternal mercy have
pity on their poor, sinful souls!'
This memorial was erected by 10,
cal literary association, to which, 1t is
said, the last of the Ill starred family
left sum of $500 for the purpose.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
Specialization.

Once upon time not many years
hence perhaps man being seized
with a sudden and violent pain has
tens to a doctor for relief.
Where is the pain?" asks the doctor.
Fright here" groans the man and
lays his hand on the afflicted part.
The doctor opens his case Of instru-
ments and takes therefrom several del.
icate compasses and number of fine.
ly graduated tapes. With these he
proceeds to make precise and elaborate
measurements, stopping at frequent in.
tervals to set down great many fig.
ures on sheet of paper.
"What are you doing?" cries the man
Mt last, for his pain is all the time in.
creasing.
"Of course shall make very sure,
first Of all, that the location of the DIFF.
ficulty brings it within my specially
Do you take me for quack? You de.
serve to have been born thousand
years ago!"-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
GREELEY.

Landlord Box is treating his no.
tel to new coat Of paint, inside and
out.
Mrs. A. Hirdal was on the sick
list this week. but is better at pres.
emit.
Chas. Corell left here Monday for
Texas where he expects to spend the
winter.
Thomas Longford is able to be on
the streets after an illness of sever.
al days.
Mrs. George Parker of California
is here the guest of her sister, Mrs
g. ID. CorelI.
Heman Steele of Edgewood was
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Leste,
Young on Sunday.
o. NJ. Baker now lives at indie.
pendence Hans, and claims it is the
best town in Kansas.
County Superintendent JOSEPH
was here yesterday looking after
rnral school interests.
We understand George Culbert.
son has returned from Rochester,
Mimi. without getting any relief.
Mrs. Charmion HoIbert entertain.
ed number of her friends at sup.
per party Wednesday night and all
enjoyed themselves hugely.
W. A. Lang & Co., have expert.
enced the best weeks trade of the
year notwithstanding the stringen-
cy in the money market. Six big
Belgians and Percherons were sold
out of these stables thus far this
week and more sales are in view.
Thursday evening 25 of the
young people attended mask party
at the home of Vim. Noble and
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The
misses Emma. Grace and Belle &C.
ted as hostess aud every one speaks
highly of the way they were enter
tanned. Willis costume was award
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
srRAwBERRY POINT.

g. L. Rhodis has purchased the
house and lot belonging to the John
Miller estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Peterson were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. O.
Riddell, Wednesday.
Miss Grace Nolan, who is attend
ing school at Fayette, visited over
Sunday here with DR.. and Mrs.
Chas. Dorman.
Miss Ollie Thompson was among
those who took the teachers, examin-
alton at Manchester the latter part
oflast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stone and
children arrived here Monday from
Edgswood and are now residing in
the Inger place in the central part
of town.
Last Saturday Lorenzo Easton,
while doing carpenter work at Nels
Kidner's home east of town, suffered
a broken leg as the result of the
staging, on which he was standing,
giving away and hurting hin to the
ground. He received immediate
surgical attention and is now rest
ing easily.
Last Friday evening the young
lady friends Of Miss Carrie King.
sley treated her to a pleasant sur.
prise in the form Of cut-glass
''shower" the occasion being bel
forthcoming marriage to F. H
Slagle of Algona. Miss Kingsley
was the recipient of many beautiful
pieces of cut glass. All presen
spent a most enjoyable evening.
Wednesday morning at the hom,
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
X. w. Kingsley, occurred tn
marriage of Miss Carrie Kingsley
to Frank H. Slagle of Algona, Rev
G. z. Drew officiating. Both brid
and groom are we'll and favorabl,
known in this section, Miss King
sley being prominent in church AM
musical circles, and Mr.. Slagle hav
ing at one time acted as principa
of the local schools. Mr.. and Mrs
Slagle departed at once for Algons
Iowa, where they will be at HON
to their friends after December II
19O7.-Mail Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
whv is the Ocean Salt?

The Creator made the ocean salt to
save the land from putrefaction. The
winds blow everything offensive and
pestilential Gas far as we allow them
to do the work of boards of healthy
out to sea, where all humors are alb
sorbed by the hungry waters. Salt is
a purifying agent. The ocean is a
great manufacturer. 1t converts every
thing foul into health making ozone
and hands it back to us without
charge. No government label is nee
essary. Stand on the PROV of ship
for thlee hours day, deep breathing
like an athlete, and yolh. lungs will he
cleaned OF everything poisonous. Your
blood will leap through veins and arte-
ries. Your heart will be obliged to
thump with renewed force. The tide
is the oceans tongue. 1t comes in
twice day to lick up the foul things
of the earth and convey them to the
oceans stomach. where they are d.
gested, sailed down, cured and render.
ed pure agaln.-Marine journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
LAMONT.

f. s. Cowles writes this Office to
hold his Leader here 80 we shall
soon expect to see them in Lamont.
Miss Delphia Browns horse be-
came frightened Friday morning on
the way to school and upset the rig.
She received a few bruises and the
buggy was broken up some but it
was a fortunate runaway.
The four inch meins are on the
ground for the extension north to
Hoyt and Zemanek residences
where a hydrant will be placed for
city use. The piping will be laid
under the creek below the frost line.
Piping will also be laid to John FL
liotts residence this fall.
G. T. Ross arrived home Monday
from the State Baptist convention
at Grinnell which he says was the
largest ever held. He went from
there to Ames to visit William who
is attending the Iowa State College.
He is very enthusiastic over the
state school and the. class of students
in attendance.
The friends, relatives and old
neighbors Of Clarence Lake rendered
him and his wife party at the
George Adams home southeast OF
town last night. Mr.. and Mrs. Lake
left this morning for their home in
Minneapolis after a very pleasant
visit here A royal good time was
had by all present. Refreshments
were a part of the evenings program
in which all participated.
Chas. Jakway has custom which
he established when he came to
Iowa in 1853 and which he follows
to this day. His birthday falls on
the 22nd ofSeptember and he began
celebrating the event by a hunt.
His first hunt on Hawkeye soil re.
suited in shooting fine buck. This
he has not been able to duplicate
and on his last hunt on Tuesday Of
last week he was content with few
squirrels, rabbits, an owl and small.
er game. Mr.. Jakway is now eighty.
one years old and looks down the
barrel of his trusty gun with a
steady gaze. May he have many
more years of successful hunts
Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-11-06
EAD,s GROVE.

Mrs. Nellie Pierce of Oelwein Wis
tied at Lou Frentresse's last week.
Quite number. from here attend.
ed the public sale of o. M. Eaton
west of Edgewood on Tuesday.
John Holthaus was in Strawberry
PIT. Tuesday.
Hogs are almost a minus quantity
in this neck of the woods and far.
mers are wondering what they will
do with their soft corn.
Aunt Sarah Waters is visiting
with her nephew, Will Holmes this
week.
Harry Sackett and Fred Timn
were up north of Edgewood on Sat
urday after potatoes.
Ike Fisher is blowing on the
Frentress farm.