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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
WHAT'S IN A TITLE,


The Puritan needed a vent for the
energy depressed by his rlgidly order
ed existence. Shorn Of ornament In
dress and decoration, he evidently
worked offia portion or bis sense of the
ornate In some Of the titles Of the re-
ligious works of the time. Many of
them are sensational and alliteratiye
enough to satisfy the yellowlst report
err Of to-day. The contents of the bot
ties thus labeled must be of lurld and
strenuous nature, or else 1t might be
said of them. as the dramatist wrote
of the cognomen Of humankind:
The name is but shadow which we
find.
Too often larger than the man
behind.
''rhe Seven sobs Of Sorrowful
Soul for Sin, or the Seven Penitential
Psalms Of the Princely Prophet David !;
whereunto are added William Humin's
Handful of Honeysuckles, and Divers
Cody and Pithy Ditties, Now newly
augmented" Is impressive. but a lit
tie cumbersome for ordinary CONVEX
sation and advertising.
Another, inconvlently long, is.
"a reaping hook well-tempered for
the stubborn ears Of the coming Crop
of Biscuit baked in the Oven Of Chari-
ty. Carefully Conserved for the Chick
ems Of the Church, the Sparrows of the
Spirit. and the Sweet Swallows Of Sal
vation."
After these, titles such as the follow
ing sound tame and hardly worthy Of
notice:
1.-THE Spiritual Mustard Pot to make
the Soul sneeze with Devotion; 1.-THE
Shop of the Spiritual Apothecary",
Matches lighted at Divine Fire" and
"sl1penny-worth Of Divine Spirit"
In much milder and secular sort
of way the modern newspaper par
takes Of the spirit Of its Puritan exemp.
lar in the heading of the paragraph
columns:
"Quirks and Qulbbles"; "Nibbles for
the Million; "The Junk Shop"
Crumbs for all kinds of Chickens" |
"Paragraphical Pudding; "spice II
lands Passed in the Sea of Reading
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
oNrAR1o's TIMBER SUPPLY.
omcial Figures of Acreage and Out
put at the Present Time.

put at the Present Time.
According to the report of the depart
ment of lands forests and mines, just
Issued, the total area Of land under tim
Der license In Ontario was 20,063 square
miles. says the Boston Transcript. The
principal Items of the years output
from territory under license were as
follows: sawlogs, pine. 614, SOC, 465 feet,
board measure; other than pine, &c.
045,9S7 feet board measure; square tim
Der, pine, 83s, 22s; other than pine, 49,
617 cubic feet; pile timber. 64S,G09 feet,
board measure; cedar, l26,l12 pieces;
pulpwood, s4,o61 cords. The pulpwood
output Of S4,061 cords was 12,2S5 cords
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
ABOUT TOBACCO.
They serve Out Cigars to tho Sol
diers in Italy.


Physicians, chemists and physiolo.
gists (many of them smokers them
selves) agree that smoking before ma
turlty is reached always leads to a
waste of nerve power and brain force
and thus squanders life by weakening
the very center of strength.
In all Lord Wolseley's campaigns he
made 1t rule where possible to allow
each soldier one pound of tobacco per
month. which he considered fair al
lowance. In Italy the military authorl-
ties recognize the weed az one of the
comforts essential to the troops and
cigars are served out to them with
their daily ratlons.
In France there are 100000 smok-
ers, and Of every fifteen there are eight
who smoke pipe, five who smoke CT
gars and only two who are cigaret
smokers. Still the French consume
more than SO0,OoO,OOO clgarets year,
or enough to 60 around the world 500
times II they were placed end to end
in a line.
In the total quantity Of tobacco
grown the United States rivals Cuba
and the Philippine Islands combined /;
British India is not very far behind
the States. 1t takes 6,50O,0 acres to
grow the worlds tobacco. Louisville
is the largest tobacco market in the
world.
The best cigars manufactured come
from Cuba, the tobacco for which is
cultivated In the famous vuelta de
AbaJo district, west of Havana. This
favored spot is located on the banks Of
river, the nature OF the soil being
such that in no other part of the world
can leaves Of SUCH excellence be pro-
duced. The most expensive cigars cost
about $3.50 each. The largest cigars
come from the Philippine Islands, some
Of them being eighteen inches in length
Italy has the reputation Of manufac.
turing some of the strongest smokes In
the world.
A good cigar will burn slowly and
equally the weed that smolders up one
side is of inferior quality.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

little to the left Of the 'front.' stands
a big coquettish bow Of velvet ribbon.
with a large bunch of purple violets
in the center.
Every one who sees him roars with
laughter, but he holds his head high,
and shakes his glossy name and tail
with pride. He doesn't seem to mind
the fun poked at him-perhaps he
does not understand, for he never even
frowned when an old man called out.
That's becoming bonnet you have
on. old lady!"
But just think of the teasing he
must have to stand from the other
horses! Imagine what they say.
where did you get that hat? Oh.
Jerry, you're quite lady now!"
ooh. look at the flower garden. Say.
Whiskers, gimme posy!"
But as far as can see, Jerry only
shifts the chocolately smelling air, as
he stands in front Of the factory and
doesn't answer back, except to call
out to the ice horses: How'd you
like to be the candy horse?" really
believe the off ice horse winked at
his mate and says he expects to see
Jerry in boomers next winter.-Wash,
ington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
LITTLE CARPENTERS.
Children Of Five and Six Make Artl

Children Of Five and Six Make Arti-
cles Of Value to Themselves.
Boys and girls of five and six years
of age busily working at diminutive
carpenters benches with such sup
posedly dangerous tools as real saws
and planes is sight in a. New York
school which rarely fails to draw ex-
pressions of surprise from visiting
strangers. One of these visitors, a
woman, said to an instructor: Aren't
you afraid to give such dangerous
and complicated tools to little chill.
.dren? Why don't you give them
something simple-like knife?p
"a knife?" said the Instructor.
why. knife is one of the most
dangerous and complicated tools you
can give child. If the knife is sharp
enough to work with the child is H.
able to cut himself accidentally. To
cut himself with a saw he must place
his fingers deliberately under the
blade and saw for some time. And
with a plane don't believe he could
cut himself"
This belief that saw and plane are
proper tools for little children, girls
as we'll as boys, is the result of long
investigations by the manual training
faculty of the Ethical Culture School,
the first to try the experiment with
such children. And the results of
the use of simple" tools have been
so satisfactory that bench work has
been made regular feature of the
curriculum. In fact. a portion of the
large workshop has been devoted to
the children. and for them A. w. Rich
ards, the director, has designed and
had built diminutive work bench
fully fitted up for the kind of work
boys and girls of this age are allowed
to do.
At this work bench. as part Of their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
DRESSING ON $4,000 A YEAR.
Expenses Of an English Woman Of
Fashion-MInor Expenditures.


Fashion-Mlnor Expenditures.
A very exclusive London dressmak-
er on being asked how much a lady
should spend on dress replied: She
could dress fairly well on s1.300 a
year." The analysis of typical bill,
however, shows that sum may be
very easily exceeded.
Thus dresses cost a62S lis; man.
ties, etc, s229 Is; millinery and
hats. s147 9s.; gloves. sunshades,
etc. s201 As. 3d.; lingerie, G341 las.
3D.; boots, riding outfit, ETC., Ellis Is;
motor outfit, G42 0s. Cd; sundries,
including laundry and cleaning, s431
IS. 6d.s The total expenditure on
clothing alone in this particular case
came to g2,136 and some odd shill-
'ings and pence. When to this is
added the actual expense of the graf
iflcation of minor tastes it will be
realized that the fashionable English
woman costs the community very
useful sum.
There are saddle horses to be hired,
and proceeds our instructress. Ladies
nowadays generally belong to one or
more clubs. They also smoke. The
cigarette merchant is somewhat scorn-
full as regards the lady smoker de.
claring that she is no connoisseur and
seldom gives more than five shillings
a hundred for her cigarettes. But
there ara Othars and these 1yhpn
they order the gold tipped variety are
a joy to the merchant and a proper
tionate sorrow to those who deplore
the smoking habit in women There
may be bridge debts, but there is no
reason to suppose that our fashion
able lady will gamble, and even If
she does one could not get even an
approximate idea of what such debts
would be."-Pall Mall Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
The Way Ne Used TO DO.

ne way 66 USED u Do
Uometimestwhe l come in at night
And take my shoes off at the stan.
! hear my pop turn on the light
And holler: William. are yes.
there?"
And then he says: you go to bed
knew that stealthy step was YOU
And I asked how and tnen ne said:
cause that's the way l used to
do"
Sometimes when come home at six
O'clock and hurry up my chores,
And get big armful of sticks
OF wood and bring 1t all indoors,
My pop he comes and feels my head
And says: you've been in swim.
min'-you!"
When asked how he knew, he said:
Cause that's the way used to
do
Sometimes before circus comes,
When I'm as willing as can be
To do my chores, and all my chums
They all take turns at helping me,
ny pop. he pats 'em on the head
And says: you like circus, too?"
When I asked how he knew, he said:
Cause that's the way used to
do"
And lots Of times when he gets mad
Enough to whip me and declares
He nsver saw another lad
Like ! am-well. at last he spares
Mo from a whipping and he lays
His rawhide down: Il can't whip
you
Sor that, although l should" he says,
Cause that's the way I used to
do"
J. w. Foley. In the New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
COPPER FOR GOLD.
Pink Of England Branch swindled In,
an Unusual Way.

an Unusual Way.
A remarkable story of halfpennies
being substituted for half soveyeigns
was told at the Manchester City police
court yesterday. when Henry Douglas
Anderson. who had been employed
at the Manchester branch of the Bank
of England and after absconding had
been arrested in Canada, was charged
with stealing e1,oS1.
In stating the case for the prosecu-
ton F. E, Smith, NJ. p, said that the
prisoners duty was that of separat.
ing lightweight gold coins from those
of full weight, and he had to put the
full weight coins into bags which he
had to label and sign. On July 81 he
absented himself, and on August 2
the bank issued twenty-five bags Of
half sovereigns to Messrs. Williams,
Deacon's Bank, and fourteen of them,
which had been made UP by the sris-
'oner, were found to have been lamp
cred with. half sovereigns having been
replaced by the necessary number of
half-pennies to make up the correct
weight Two other bags in the banks
treasury which bore his signature
were also found to have been lamp.
cred with in the same way, and the
total sum missing was s1,OS1.
On September 10 the bank received
a letter from the prisoner in Winni-
peg, in which he practically admitted
his guilt and made reference to the
mad act he had. committed.
Evidence was given by a number
Of bank clerks, including a retired
detective inspector, named John Wool
ven, who, describing his search for
Anderson, said he went down to
Whitstable-on.Sea and found the pris-
oner's wife and family living there.
In drawer he found s647.-London
Daily Mall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
Fuel In Bolivia.

Every available kind of fuel is used
in Potosi. in Bolivia, for the purpose
of smelling and calcination. OF
these the principal classes are char
coal, yareta, wood and ucha, and they
are all insufficient Yareta is spec
les OF vegetable production which
grows under the ground like moss.
and has the consistency and heatsgiv.
Ing Qualities Of peat. Ucha ID the
dung Of llamas.-Engineer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
FAKE CORPORATIONS.
Maine the E..,e.. stat. in the Uni.

Maine the Easiest State In the Union
In Which to Launch Them.
Do you, want company to supply
the people Of Mars with steam shovels
to dig their canals? Do you want to
form company to raise bananas in
Alaska? Do you desire concern to
trade in spirits of the heroes of the
past7 Well, II yon do go to Maine and
file your papers. You can form a cor
poratlon with capital limit only ex-
ceeded by the skyline, and 1t won't cost
you enough to set you back very ma.
terlally either.
For years Mime has been the mecca
Of those who wished to foist companies
on the unsuspecting public. The fees
for granting charter are merely nom
inal. The taxes are still more so,
something like an annual franchise
tax of IS on $4,000 capitalization. Al
most no questions, are asked, and it is
as easy for company with any OBJ
ject whatever, and a few dollars to
pay the necessary fees and printing,
to get full-fedged charter as II is for
man to get drink in the city Of
Bangor.
All sorts of fanciful corporations are
fled at the Office Of the Secretary Of
State In Augusta, and gaudlly printed
shares Of stock are offered to the pub
lie. You need not limit your capltallza-
tion-to be sure, the more capital you
have the more tax you are supposed to
pay, but after you have disposed of
your shares you probably won't pay
your tax anyway, and will let the char
ter Of the company expire. It's only
another of the get-rich-qufck schemes.
Recently list of delinquent corpor.
ations was published in one Of the Ban
gor papers, corporations whose char
tsrs were to expire on account. of un-
paid taxes. 1t filed nearly two pages
set In nonpareil type. with close spac.
ing at that. And all of these were to
lose their charters because their taxes
amounting In most cases to less thnn
$25. had been unpaid. But hundreds
of others are formed every month, &c
few more or less aren't missed very
much.
The most interesting Of the compa
MES are the freak onss. They abound
from the propagation Of cats to the
savings Of souls.
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think that the santaran show that any popu-
ation coming to the tropics protect itself against
yellow fever and malaria by simple and mex
pensive.
With these diseases eliminated life in the tropics for
the AngloSaxon will be, believe more healthfu than
In the temperate zone and gradually, In the next two
centuries tropical countries which offer greater return
for mans Labor than the temperate zones will be settled
by the white and become again the centers of
wealth, population and civilization, they the
dawn OF history.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
Tho peadlisst Potion.

Prussic acid is popularity known as
the most deadly poison extant; but
cyanide Of cacodyl ia far more deadly.
A millionth part in the atmosphere Of
an alright cage caused the instant
death Of four dogs in succession. The
vapor from a few grains diftused in
the atmosphere of a roomful of people
would cause the death of all present.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

"The Scotch" said Secretary VIII
son, of the Department of Agricul-
ture, ARE certainly witty people.
Now, there was a visitor in the little
town of Bowdoin who. on looking
about, saw no children. but only grown
men and women. He wondered at
this and. finally, meeting weakened
old man on the street, inquired: How
often are children born in this town.
!" Only once, the man replied, as he
proceeded on his way."-Satnsday
Evening Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
The aood-Nntured Man.

Borem-You were 50 kind and SYM
pathetic the last time told you my
troubles want to thank you for thai
and now I've got another
Kindart-oh, pray don't mention I'll
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

Wigg-A a painter do you think he
will be able to male name for him
SELF Wagg-He ought to. You zee,
he's a sign painter. Philadelphia Rec
erd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
Corrected.

"That man who. lives in your house
Is a nonentity, isn't hep
mo, he's methodist an the meek,
est critter you ever saw when hil,
wlfe's around."-Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
Contrast.

1t doth perplex poor mortal man,
The weather's change to note.
One minute he requires fan,
And next an overcoat.
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

Newrich-A man can get along with
out ancestors Mack-True. but his
ehndrsn ean't-Town Topic1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
HOW TO ABOLISH CONSUMPTION.

The only way to eradicate tuberculosis is to
totally eradicate its seed. Cleanliness good
and sufficient food, plenty of air, ample water
supplies, public parks Fairgrounds and bath
houses-these are among the things needful.
The hygiene of workshops must be looked
after, and there must be all needed enact
ments in the interest of the public health
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

spirit yield richer harvest than striving along broad
lines to prevent tuberculosis.
Our work for the immediate future to lie in the
direction of generazng and systematizing immense
service be rendered by aroung the interest Of pr
vate and incorporated employers Of labor. Mill owners
and managers, as class. are intelligent and humane
and their attention should be called this matter by
their physicians The result would be saving not
loss to the employers while the benefit to the Individual
workers would be great
If the word in medicine is work" the word in the
tuberculosis fight is education"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

A woman with poor tasts shouldn'l
- allowed to have any monan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

D. a. TAWNEf. In the treasures of the several
States is secured by direct taxation upon the people,
When any State increases its appropriations for any
purpose every legislator knows that that in
crease in the direct tax upon the people Moreover he
knows that the people this and that they watch
with Jealous the tax rate which they pay
cash from their pockets Therefore. needed legsla
on Is postponed because of the it involves
the federal is appealed to whenever possible
through the President through the peoples representa-
tves in Congress- and through the various departments
and bureaus of the government.
When popular demands are strong enough and 1t has
become obvious that the States will not severally or
Jointly undertake obligations belonging to them though
seriously needed the experience of the last years
shows that the federal governments through Its legsla
tive and executive departments, is only too willing
undertake responsibilities and relieve the States Of
the burdens they involve
do not plead for States rights plead for the right
and the duty of the federal to protect itself
and Its treasury against encroachments of the States
and private interests Its its duties and its
revenues. lay claim to prophetic powers, but
bring to you the thought of many of the abest
the public service to-day when 1 say that I'M
consciously drifting toward highly organized bureau
cratic form of federal government such has become
the bane of of the oword Of Europe
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
EMPHASIZE THE CHORES OF PEACE.
BY President Schaef1e

The greatest problem of the twentieth CEN
fury is the boy, with one exceptlon-the girl.
AS soon as the girl takes up the study of his
tory, gradually she reaches the conviction
that everything great and heroic belongs to
the other sex.
The boy is apt to form similar ideals from
the text books on history and the methods of
teaching the subject. The names of admirals
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

and generals the battles they fought the victories
they won, the and the effects the wars in
which they engaged constitute very large part of
the material of instruction. The boy loves power and
admires every exhibition of personal and national
strength.
1t seems to me that our text books examinations
and our instruction should glorify the of peace
above the arts Of In other words history should
be taught from rational point Of view. While
1t would be wrong to rob the soldier Of just share of
glory, 1t will nevertheless be wise to emphasize the vic
tories of peace above the victories of war.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
SCIENCE WILL REDEEM TROPICS.
BY Col. William c. 0orga.

: :; !
81 There is at present yellow fever in Pan
I'm ana and malaria is well under control. The
NJ men working OH the canal and their families
i NJ are as vigorous they could be in this coun-
\ w try.
II 1t looked II the canal could never be
X built unless yellow fever were exterminated..
.IA The fever could never spread now, If 1t
- were introduced from outside through our
rigid quarantine.
am inclined to think that the advances trop
ical sanitation will have much wider and more far
reaching effect than freeing Havana and Panama from
yellow fever or enabling to build the Panama canal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

PILGRIMS MEMORIAL.
The drawing how the
with impressive
white shaft
over he town
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
IRAvE DANGER OF GENERALIZATION.
By James A. TAwney, NJ. C.

The true reason why the people
are willing to let the national gov
ernment perform and pay for SO
many things which properly fall
within the obligations Of the States
s found in the fact that they do not
realize that they are themselves pay
ing for the things which the nation
al government pays for.
The federal revenue 10 secured by
Indirect taxation, while the money
In the treasures of the several
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

Personal Experience Counted in Her
Endorsement Of New Pastor.

A Philadelphia congregation was
called upon not long ago to choose a
pastor. The last three ministers had
been persona non grata with most of
the parishioners: and before selecting
another the congregation did some
pretty hard thinking. There was one
woman of experience whose voice car
ried particular weight. Preacher after
preacher was invited to the pulpit for
trial sermon, and all, in the final
analysis, were rejected by the female
arbiter. At last there came along a
possible incumbent who met with her
approval.
satisfaction" she said, ''is because he
has the right kind of a wife for a
minister. She allows him to rant
around all he wants at home and
doesn't sass back. I found out a long
while ago-shortly after I was mar
ried myself, in fact-that a man who
hasn't that privilege at home works
off his spleen elsewhere. A minister
vents it on his congregation. That
was why we couldn't stand the last
preacher. This one will be all right.
We won't hear a peep out of him.
And upon that unique recommenda-
tion the congregation really did give
the man call. According to last ac-
counts both he and the congregation
were doing we'll. The wife has not
been heard from.