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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The CUNNING Actor.

A specialist in dipsomania was talk
ing about the cunning with which dip
somaniacs In confinement will obtain
liquor.
"A certain noted but Incorporate ac-
tor said DIR. Gresham James, was
once locked up by his manager in Or
der that he might not spoil the even.
ing performance by overdrinking. His
confinement was close Windows,
doors-everything was locked and bar.
red.
"Eut the actor bcckoued TO IL man in
the street, showed greenback and
bawled to him through the closed Win
dow to go and buy bottle of brandy
and clay pipe.
When the man returned with these
purchases the actor called
"'Stick the pipe stem in through the
l;eyhole.
This was done.
Now said the actor, pour the
brandy carefully into the bowl
AS the fluid fell into the bowl the
actor sucked it up, and when his man.
agpr came to release him that even.
ing he lay in a corner quite glorious.
ly drunk - Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele
graph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Tho wav IL Re,d


The editor of a little paper was in
the habit of cheering up his subscrib-
ers daily with Il column of short peril
nent comments on their town, their
habits and themselves. The depart
ment was the most popular thing in
<the paper,
The editor, rs he saw it growing in
favor. gradually allowed himself a
wider latitude in his remarks until the
town passed much of Its time conjcc-
turing what he'd das't to say next"
On hot day when the simoom whls-
tied gayly up the street of the town.
depositing everywhere its burden Of
sand, the editor brought forth this gem
Of thought:
"All the windows along Main street
need washing badly"
The next morning he was waited on
by a platoon of indignant citizens, who
confronted him with the paragraph in
question fresh from the hands of the
compostor and informed him fiercely
that he had gone too far. After hasty
and Mortified glance he admitted that
he had. 1t now read:
IAN the widows along Main street
need washing y."-Everybody's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Medical Treatment at Nioht,

Medical treatment almost wholly
confined to the daytime is thought by
DIR. Lauder, a French physician, to be
serious mistake, Disease is most
active at night-asthma, epilepsy and
other attacks coming then almost en-
tirely-and observations have shown
that medicine administered in the
night hours. or both night and day.
acts better and with greater effect
than an equal dose all given in the
daytime. 1t is explained that in the
nocturnal fasting state the body all
serbs remedies with greater energy,
while they are eliminated less quickly.
In many instances disease has resist
ed medication by day, but has yielded
to night treatment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
BathIess Rural England.

Actual facts upset many II scientific
theory. Theoretically, nine-tenths of
the rural population ought not to at.
tain maturity; as in fact. they. are
the longest lived community in the en-.
pire. We ought to vary our diet, and,
If not sworn vegetarians, take so
much meat to so much vegetables and
the rest. But the countryman does
not take meat-or hardly ever. He
cannot afford 1t. His wages are high.
er than his fathers We're, but then,
meat is proportS,nately costlier than
was formerly the case. He Is for the
most part Il vegetable feeder. He
should frequently battle, but he does
not battle at all. How is 1t. then
that these men live so long and SO
rarely experience illness:" one of the
kind was asked the other day. We'll!
yon sec. sir" was the answer. we
don't need no baths. In the summer
we sweats so ut our work that that
serves for all the year roundw Ru-
raj England does not battle. Colliery
England and chimney sweeping Eng
land do.St. James Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
speeehless, but Grashie.

A knowledge of the art of drawing
is sometimes very useful. A well
known caricat,lrist had done himself
very well ut II dance and was being
put into cab IL some friends. none
of whom knew where he lived, and
he himself was more or less speechess.
At last, however, lie managed to extri-
cate pencil and sheet of paper
from his pocket and drew Il sketch,
which, when finished. he handed out
of the cab. The drawing was a clear
sketch of q well known church steeple
in Langham place. They all recog-
nized it, and, with shrieks of laughter.
handed it to the cabman. who re-
marked:
"All right, knows it-Langham
street." and he drove ILLUSTRATED
Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Tho Uncertainty of Things.

This is the great misfortune Of life
that it is changeable and never remains
in the same state, man." says Job,
'that is born of woman is of few days
and full of trouble. He cometh forth
like flower and is cut dom. He
fleeth also as shadow and coiltinueth
not"
What is more changeable? We are
told that the chameleon assumes in an
hour many colors. The sea of the
Euripus has an evil name for its many
changes, and the moon takes every
day its own peculiar form. But what
is all this compared to the changes OF
man? What Proteus ever assumed Sc
many different forms as man does ev.
cry hour? Now sick, now in health;
row content, now discomfort; now sad
now joyous; now timid, now hopeful
now suspicious, now credulous; now
peaceful, now recalcitrant; now lie
wishes. now he wishes not, and many
times he knows not what he wants
In short, the changes are as numerous
as the accidents in an hour, SO that
every one of them turns him upside
down. The past gives him pain, the
present dlsturbs him, and the future
causes him agony.--Luis de Granada.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The STAGE poorkeeper

1t is one of the traditions of the pro-
fession that every actor and actress
on entering the theater shall say
Good evening" and on leaving Good
night to the stage doorkeeper. Dur
ing the many dreary hours l have
been permitted to stand in the stuffy
Railways of many stage doorkeepers
have never known an actor, from
the haughtiest Shakespearean star to
the lowliest chorus girl, fail to greet
the stage doorkeepcr with enthusiasm.
and can remember but few instances
of the greeting ever having been re,
turned.-Charles Belmont Davis In
Outing Magazine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
His Mothers Ruse Failed.


A Kansas City professional man,
who is prominently identified with Mis-
souri, politics, tells the following story
on himself:
MY folks moved from Indiana to
Johnson county, Mo-, when I was six
years of age. We settled on n farm
near Holden. The first Sunday we
were there and while the family was
preparing for Sunday school 1t was
discovered that | did not have any
shoes. My mother, realizing that folks
would talk If one of her children made
his first public appearance barefooted,
suggested that have cloth tied
around one foot to create the impress
sion that l was unable to wenr shoes
because of q sore foot. So the rag was
tied Oh me. Everything went along
smoothly, and learned all about bears
eating the bad children up when
heard smoker from boy after
ward licked. He was pointing to my
right foot. l glanced downward.
1.-THE rag had slipped off, and my
mothers ruse was exposed."-Kansas
CITY Star
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Chicken, Creole STYLE.


Doesn't this suggestion in the Ladies'
World for chicken, creole style. sound
good?
Wash one-half pint of rice in cold
water until no more of the flour dis
colors the water; then place the rice in
a quart of boiling chicken or veal stock
and cook until it is tender; season with
salt and white pepper Drain ont the
rice and pack it into buttered ring
mold; then invert on hot dish and let
the ring slip out. In the meantime
have cooked chicken cut into small
pieces and reheated in tomato PURGE,
seasoned with Drowned onion, to which
add one green pepper cut into small
pieces after the seeds are removed.
Season with pepper If liked quite hot,
salt and butter and fill the center of
the rice ring For company meal the
green pepper can be omitted, and two
canned red Spanish peppers can be put
through the mincer and after heating
disposed on top of the chicken when it
is placed in the ring. A sprig of pars-
ley should decorate the side of the dish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25


Occasional headache, belchiug,
bad taste in the mouth, lack of ap
petite and slight nervousness are
symptoms of indigestion which,
when allowed 10 90 uncared for,
will develop into a case of dyspepsia
that will take long time to get rid
OF. Don't neglect your stomach.
AT the first indication Of trouble
take something that will help it
along in its work CT digesting the
food you eat. Kodol For Indiges-
ton and Dyspepsia will do this.
Kodol will make your food do you
good and will enable you to enjoy
what you eat. Sold by all druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Atlantic City, y. j., Sept. l3.-
Measures to avert the repetition of
the western car famine Of last win.
ter are being discussed by the ear
service committee Of the American
hallway association at an important
conference here. Representatives of
nearly all the important trunk lines
are in attendance. ConfereeS admit
that an alarming shortage of rolling
stock cOnfr0ntS the railroads.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The Sequel to the Joke.

Many years ago visitor to Edln-
burgh was being shown over the high
court of justIciary. He made some re-
mark concerning the dock and Its du-
ties. and In reply the official jokingly
said the visitor might one day be SEN
fenced to be hanged in that very room.
The sightseer was the notorious Dr.
Pritcla,a. Two years lac barely
passed when in the dock he !.il 50
closely ins.e2!ed lie was dos! !;, Il,
er-inslaw. tsI Eigfl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Ethel, aged eight, had succeeded in
making her dog stand up on his hind
legs, but her efforts to make the cat
do likewise resulted in the little girl
getting bad scratch, whereupon she
exclaimed. You id cat!'
Her Mortified mother. who overheard
her. punished her severely. but, not
disheartened. Ethel the next morning
again endeavored TO induce puss to
emulate the dog, ana again she felt
the force of the feline claws. "You"-
the angry child began, when her moth
err said warningly
Ethel"
We'll" she continued. you are just
the same kind of n eat You were yes.
terday."-Judge
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
FIFTY HURT By a BLAST
Injuries of One May Be Fatal-An-
other Loses an Far and Third
Her Timer Lin.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept 12.-Fifty persons
were injured at Toulon by the cxplo-
sion of powder or gas in the hardware
store of Wheeler " Co. while tiremen
We're trying to extinguish blaze
in the basement of the store. The eS-
plosion hurled pieces of glass bricks
and debris into crowd of spectators.
Most of the injuries We're slight.
The more severely hurt are: Leon.
ard Nelson, windpipe nearly severed by
glass. may die: Anton Sunquist, ear
cut off; Ollie Fogelsong, severely cut
on head, unconscious several hours;
Knox keffer, fireman, two ribs brok-
en-; Mrs. Knox Kiffer, upper lip cut
off, The severely injured persons were
taken to doctors Offices and all the
doctors in Tonlon worked all night
dressing wounds. Tile fire damage was
5000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Famine in Coal Predicted.

Philadelphia. Sept, l2.-Anthracite
and .bituminous operators say that the
coal situation is growing serious
throughout the state, and it is freely
predicted that before mid winter there
will be famine in many sizes. The
supply of water has already become a
serious problem in the anthracite re-
gion. The Reading company is COM
PEELED to send between thirty-five and
forty tank cars of water to its col.
lieries daily to KEEP them in opera
ton The labor supply has been be-
low normal several weeks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
RAILROAD.
Time Cards
MIST chester & Oneida Ry.

TIME TABLE.
lia'n No. leaves Manchester at 6,,hs m. ar
ilyes ut Oneida ut ..4p q. m. Connect
With west bound G.. q, W. Ma h
Returning leaves Oneida ut 5:I7 o. ~,
arrives at Manchester at els a, m
train No. q leaves Manchester at 7;15 g. m
arrives al Oneida at 7:4S a. M, con
meets with east bound G. q. W. No
q. Returning leaves Oneida at 7:4s
q. M. arrived al Manchester at s:ii
g.. m
lrsn No. 8. leaves Manchester at s;55 a, M. ar.
rlvos at Onelda at $50 II. NJ. Con.
meets with the unrth hound @. NJ 4
g.. z, No. Y. Returning leaves
at9:4ia.m.
Train no. S. leaves Manchester at 2:tOp, m. ar
rires at Oneida at $3.50 p. M, CON.
meets ?lth G. e W. No. 4. east
bound. and No. o. west bound Re.
turning leaves Oneida at 1885 y IN
arrives at Manchester ut 500 pm,
Train No ~, leaves Manchester at 4;4b d. M,
arrives nj oueidH.t b % p. IN. Con.
meets win SOU h hound G. NJ, & ST.
f., No. Il. kt,u'nng leaves Oneida
4. b'sS y. H.. ARRIVES IL Manchester
5:45p.m
4. L. RELSEY,
Gen. Traffic Manager
Through tickets for sale at Manchester to all
points III North America.
TRAIN WILL STOP ONLY AT
Beiknap's Crossing. Platform at Quaker NIL
switch Franklin Street Crossing, Sly's O ross
,is. Nil rrs G ossing. Twin Crossing, West
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
ITO BE Continued
BattIeship Has Marrow Escap,

Washington, Sept. l2.-The navy de-
Dartment has just made public the
fact that through fire in her coal
bunkers on the morning of Sept. 3
the battleship Indiana, now undergo.
Ing repairs at the League Island navy
yard, narrowly escaped destruction.
the ammunition in. tile adjacent rnaga.
zines being safely removed only
through the exhibition Of the greatest
courage on the part Of the officers and
craw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
My Symphony.

To live content with small means; to
seek elegance rather than luxury and
refinement rather than fashion; 10 he
worthy. not respectable, and wealthy,
not rich; to study hard, think quietly,
talk gently, act frankly: 10 listen to
stars and birds, babes and sages with
open heart: to bear all cheerfully, do
all bravely, await occasions. hurry new
er, In Il word, 10 let the spiritual. I'M
hidden and unconscious grow up
through the common. This is To be my
symphony. William Henry Claiming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

New York, Sept. 12.-Chester b.
Runyhn. paying teller OF the Windsor
Trust company, who confessed to
stealing 100000 of the company's
FUNDS. has been sentenced by Judge
Whitman In the court Of general SEES.
sions TO serve seven years in Sing
Sing prison.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Umpire Hit with Pop Bo,,le.

st. Louis. Sept, lG.-Durins the
first game of the doube,header be-
tween the Browns and Tigers. I'm.
nire Evans, the youngest handler of
the indicator in the major league, was
struck mt the base of the brain by a
pop bottle and now lies in hospital
seriously injured. The bottle, which
was hurled by Hugo Dussenberg. a
youth IL years of age, was broken
into a thousand pieces when 1t struck
Evans
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 12.-Pre-
liminary steps have been taken here
Mt meeting of representatives of
seventy-five carriage manufacturing
plants in the central west to raise the
price of their output 10 per cent. Be.
fore adiourning 1t was decided to hold
another meeting in Chicago on Sent.
~ when permanent organization
will be perfected.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Alton. ILL.,, Sept. 16.-Fiftecn thou
sand pounds of powder exploded short
ly before noon ut the Equitable Pow.
der Works at East Alton. two miles
from here, killing Charles McGinnis
md shocking Charles McGilson so that
his mind is temporarily gone. The
shock of the explosion was felt
throughout Alton
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Boy browns in a Post Hole,

Chicago, Sept. l2.-An uncovered
post hole not three feet in depth
caused the death of a 3-year-old child,
Harry Hanney, son of George Han.
ney, a stockyards employe living at
936 Forty-Eighth street Carpenters
building fence there had been com
PEELED by the rain TO leave their work
at noon. Several post holes had been
left open, and in one of these Mrs.
lienney found her son head down
ward. The hole was filed within a
foot of the top with rain water and
the child was 0rownn6
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Killed by {. Pitched BAH.

Montreai Que, Sept lG.-Henri
Pilon was struck over the heart hy y
pitched bal. In a baseball game ard
Ned almost instantly. The bah passed
through TIE lands of another player
Ind struck rilon. Piion picked uu
he ball. threw ii to the sAcrtstop and
dropped dead
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

New York, Sept 12.--The meeting
or the board of directors of the Illinois
Central Railroad company was attend
ed by all of the members except Gov.
ernor Deneen and John Jacob Aston
There was no scrap. The president
Harallan, made a report as to tho
method of accounting and it was or
dered printed for the use of the direc-
tors. This report is the one that Fish,
demanded, but wanted it made by men
not connected with the Union Pacific
and his want was not gratiiied. The
report was not given out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Willinn 70 co,rneoroisa

During a match 1T st Andrews
Scotland. n rustic was struck in III,
eye accidentally by golf ball Run
nmg up to his assailant, lie yelled
"lhis II cost We ESQ" But ! called
out fore as loudly AS could" ex
planned the golfer. Did we. sir" 10
piled the troubled one, much appeased
"Weel, l didna hear. I'll take fower."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

"That woman over there nas some
hidden sorrow" declared the sympa-
thetic one as she came in and took
her seat at table not far away 81
have often noticed her See Her COM
panion orders everything she could
possibly want, and yet she sits there
silent with a face like a mask AM
awfu!ly sorry for her"
Don't you worry" advised her pessi-
mistic friend, That's her husband
with her. She's bored, that's ALL
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.

Suleu nay feVer ana summer Cold.
A. ]. Nusbaum, Batesyille. lndi.
ana, writes: Last year Suffered for
three months with a summer cold
SO distressing that it interfered
with my business. ] had many of
the symptoms of hay fever and a
doctors prescription did not reach
my case, and / took several medi-
cines which seemed only to aggra
vate my case. Fortunately insist
ed upon having Foley's Honey and
Tar in the yellow package, and it
quickly cured me- My wife has
since used Foley's Honey and Tar
with the sa,Ie success" Anders &
Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

"Yon are Il fraud. You said yester-
day that you had seven starving chill
dren. and today you say sou have
nine.
Both stories true, sir"
"How do yOn make that out:"
Twins born last night Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Leading Chinamnn Dies OF pIapu.

San Francisco. Sept l4.-Chang
Mon Wo. president Of the Chinese Six
Companies, was, found dead at AZ
Sacramento street. in Chinatown.
Death was Que TO plague. A Creek
laborer who was taken Ill in house
III Green street, near the Waterfront,
also cied. The total number Of eases
to date, since May 81. is q: dea,bs II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

The way to get rid of cold
whether it be a dad cold" or just
little one, Is to get it out Of your
system through the bowels. Nearly
all Cough Cures, especially those
that contain opiates, are constipa-
ting. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup contains no opiates and acts
gently on the bowels. Pleasant to
take. Sold by all druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The Visible sions.

1.-THE Colts have been doing some
mountain climbing In Switzerland"
There! Guessed 1t the minute set
eyes on them the other day"
How could you tell?"
They had such peaked look about
them."-Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Jack-Hullo. Charlie! And how do
you enjoy married life, Ell: Ever
had any differences of opinion with
your Wife? Charles-Yes. but don't
let her know about them Reynolds
Newspaper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
He Knew.

Pedagogue (severely)-N Now. sir. for
the last time. what's The square OF liz
hypothenuse of Il right ang!ed triangle
equivalent to: Boy desperately
It's equivalent to lickin fer me, Sir.
Go ahead.-London Express
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Idleness always envies Industry.
Italian ProverD.
A superior Brand.

Mrs. Jenkins-My little boys got the
measles.
Mrs. Tomkins-so has mine; he got
1t from the grocer's children.
Mrs. Jenkins (disdalnfully)-Oh, my
little boy got 1t from the clergyman's
children.-London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Long Distance waaasrx

Knicker-Some jokes can be carried
too far. Bocker-Yes; for instance,
Smiths cottage is seven miles from
the station.--New York sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

; Teacher-Who was 1t supported the
world upon his shoulders? Tommy
Atlas, Sir. Teocl::er-Who supported
Atlas? Tcmmy-The book don't say,
but 'sDect his wife did.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
The Art of TaIkino sack

Il hardly know how to answer YOU"
said she when the wilower proposed.
Il would not let that worry me-"
said he sOothlngly. THAT is some
thing woman learns perfectly soon
after marriage" Enquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Question For Question,

MY son wants to marry your daugh-
ter. Does she know how to cook
good dinner:"
Eyes, If she gets the materials for
one Does Your son know how to sup
ply hemf'-Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Frances-Harry says he just wants
to fall down and worship me all the
time. Her AIamma-Oh. well, don't
mind that, dear. After you're mar
ried he won't let 1t interfere with hi,
| business.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Auoidinn Suicide

Waiter-What Is YOUR order, sir:
Restaurant Patron oh. | don't know;
give NE something that will not in.
validate my life insurance.-Ncw York
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
Blood Medicine.

1.-THE dukes marriage TO the Amer.
ican was bitter pill for his family to
swallow"
THAT Is the way with medicine for
impoverished Blood
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Healthy kidneys filter the impur-
tiles from the blood, and unless they
do this good health is impossible.
Foley's Kidney Cure makes sound
kidneys and will positively cure all
forms of kidney and bladder disease.
1t strengthens the whole system.
Anders & Philips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25

Niagara Falls, n. Y, Sept. 13.-As
the result of action taken here by the
United Typothetae of America there
is likely to be n strike of the interna-
tional presSmen's union. The board
Of directors of the pressmen's union
appeared before the executive COM
mittee of the Typnthetae and dc.
manded the amendment of the agree
ment entered into Jan. /, 1907. These
amendments constituted the elimina-
ton of open shop clause and the
granting of an eight-hour day instead
of nine. President Ellis of the
Iypothetac refused to accept tile
amendments