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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Not Thirsty.

Jane, the bright new maid, always
anxious to please, had been intrustci
with the care Of little aquarium, in
which the goldfish had always thrived
very well until Jane came on the
scene. The first day she arrived she
gave them fresh water, as instructed,
and then left them to their own de-
Vices. But, alas, one morning the lit
tie fishes were found floating feebly
on their backs "Jane," called the anx-
ious mistress, regarding her pets with
concern, 'have you given the fish any
fresh water lately?" mo, ma'am.
Bless their little hearts, they haven't
drunk the water I gave them last
month Yeti"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Roman House Heaters,

The methods used by the Romans for
warming their houses were clever. In
Rome itself artificial warmth may have
been brought rarely into use, though
the italian winter requires fires at
times, but when the Roman took up
his abode abroad as the conqueror he
certainly lived in chilly climates. In
the country houses he built in England
he had carefully devised heating ar
rangements, which are called hypo-
causts. These are flues running I'M
der the tessellated floors. Fires were
lit outside of the house, and the hot
air passed under the floors. To do
this much required a knowledge of
the builders art, with the necessary
precautions against fire. Remnants of
these hypocausts are found today in
England, built during the Roman oe-
cuDatiOn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

you told me aDltcre you liDCd," she an
SUercd.
She drew back lightly. He was IA
vored with the most delicious low
laugh he had ever heard, and by some
magic whisk which she accomplished
there was no sign of tears about her.
"Ah, I'm glad you're the same, Joew
she said. "You never would or could
pretend very we'll. I'm glad you're the
same. and Pm glad I've changed,
though that isn't why you have for
gotten me. You've forgotten me be-
cause you never thought Of me- Per-
haps ! should not have known you If
you had changed great deal. as
have"
He started, leaning back from her.
"AlI,' she laughed, that's it! That
funny little twist OF. the head you al
ways had, like Alike a-well, you
know must have told you thousand
times that it was like nice friendly
puppy. So why shouldn't l say so
now? And your eyebrows! When you
look like that nobody could ever for
get You, joe"
He rose from the log, and the mon
grel leaped upon him uproariously,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
As Clean as a Whistle.

Any one who has witnessed the man.
ufacture of rustic whistle can be at
no loss for the origin of the saying.
"As clean as n whistle A piece of
young ash about four inches long and
the thickness Of finger Is hammered
all over with the handle Of knife un-
til the bark Is disengaged from the
wood and capable Of being drawn of.
A notch and cut or two having been
made in the stick, the cuticle is re-
placed, and the instrument is complet.
ed. When stripped of its covering the
white wood, with its colorless sap, pre-.
sents the very acme of cleanness.-
London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Wisdom provides things necessary,
not supertiuous.-So Scion.


Charon, the boatman of the Styx,
was thought by many to be of Irish
tblood. for Invariably as lie was casting
of from the hither shore he would
tcall out to his cargo of souls:
Nov, then, look allvew
This was doubtless as near an ap-
proach to an Irish bull as the then
state Of civilization permitted.-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
A Hardship.

Favored Waiter-Tm goln' to leave
here when my week is up.
Regular Guest-Eh! You get good
pay, don't you?
Yes, bout the same's everywhere"
"And tips besides?"
"A good many
Then what's the matter?"
"They don't allow no time for goin'
out to meals. have to eat here
London Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Tho Popular Soma,

The definition of popularity as given
by n salesman in large music store is
one that may be applied to other things
besides songs.
"Is this popular song?" asked
young woman, holding up sheet of
music brilliantly decorated in red and
green.
WELL no, MISS" said the salesman,
assuming a judicial air, Il can't say IL
is as yet. OF course lots Of people are
singing it, and everybody likes it, but
nobody's got tired enough of 1t yet for
1t to be what you'd call popular song.
-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
The First Tho,,oht

The First Thought.
What would be your first thought II
you We're to strike oil or in some other
way become suddenly wealthy"
We'll, suppose, like all the rest OF
'em. my first thought would be con.
cernin' the shortest and quickest way
to New York."-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
An Inference.

Father-Young Upperten is going to
propose for your hand soon. Daughter
How do you know? Father-I hear
he has been making inquiries~as to my
financial Illustrated Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Two Kinds of EooIhardiness.

Some of the men who laugh when II
woman gets off car backward would
pull the muzzle of n loaded gun toward
them when crawling through fence
Washington Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
When chIoroform Was Nav.

Here is Il curious little story about
Sir James Simpson. the man who in
troduced the use of chloroform into
surgery, and peril which he escaped,
as recorded by Lyon Playfair. Simp-
son when busy with his researches in
to the subject of anaesthetics called
one day on Playfair and asked If he
had anything new likely to produce
nnaesthesia. Playfalr had just pre-.
pared liquid which seemed worthy
Of trial. Simpson, who knew no fear.
prepared instantly to test 1t on him
self. This Playfair refused to allow
until 1t had first been tried on rabbits.
Two We're procured and placed under
the effects of the anaesthetic. Next
day Simpson proposed to try 1t on him
self. 1--WE might us well see how the
rabbits have fared,' said Playfair.
They found both the animals dead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

The universe is not rich enough to
buy the vote Of an honest mRn.>-Greg.
DRY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

Villains IN the play have to be awful
ly bad In order to make good.-DaIly
(Okla) Ardmorelte.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05
la tttJA MALD1TA

Entonces vara el asunto Entrad Sentaos aqu este
banco; voy peguntar la condssa guerra recibiros
La mu alej6 preseza al volvr despues de al
gunos minute djoa la ciega.
La sehora condesa eSpera, vend.
La ciega Ell nino sigueon la muchacha Esta los In.
oduo gran salon cuaddo tapado de color negro cana
pes buaca as eSabau cuberos de undaS negra ondo
de estanca Csto de marmo vea cogado una
de ebano pie del Csto hab p de aqua bendta de
gua MADEIRA De pie medic de eStanca gubre Ia sehoa
de BuSsere vesda vuda parec eaua de mar
mol negra haca vente amos que ceaba de evar uto
FL rostro de condes de padez mate la imagen del
Cecfcado rsaaban vgoroamene medo de tantos paos
negros.
Obedecendo sgno de la condesa muchacha Sc rer6
LIE sehora de BussereS aproxm6 la clega cogendola
una mano lie dio con bondadoso acento:
Muy cruemene ha sdo usted herda Dor e destno pero
anquse usted emb a todos los desgracados son her
mos Venga usted hermana mia sientese mi lado
Olga la condesa de BusSieres que pued avorecera
Cuando la sehora condeSa mi avantez respond6
la ega doorosa rechazaa despreco c6a y
sin embargo, perdon el que vengo imporar.
-Dios mfo! ique quiere used decr?
La mujer Sc dejo de rodilas empez6 solozar
La condesa vvamene sorpendda emociouada quiso ie
vantarla.
No no. excam6 la muer cierto extravfo, posi-
con es nca que corresponds enga la sehora condesa
piedau, Sc 10 mploro, perdon iperdon!
Pero quien usted? ~ de que he de perdonara buens
mujerl
Soy cratura nfame debe Ia sehora condesa perdo.
narme crmen monstruoSo.
-Esta usted derando desgraciada Me asusta usted
busco entire mis- recuerdos, no la usted
La seho-a cohdeSa reconoca Seguida cuando d.
ga mi nombr Pero precise que sepa COMO Dos ha ca
gado la ha vengado de miserable que hzo tracon 81
Dos e Dos de impacabe iuca DoS vengado que me ha
herdo castgado icega lcega Su divina c6era ha ca
do obr MI ha quemado mis- cabeos la p de mi cabe
Iay de mi trene exdugueudo luz mis- os para empre
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05
XIV

Tn dia mujer ciega niho de que
conduca atravesaron adea de Arfeue, digiendoe
llo.
uzgar porsu ropq muy mria su traje de campesina
acomodada aquea mue podia mendga Su gua
aba asmSmo bien viSio.
Una especie de cofa negra cubra po la caba de
aque muer oculandoa pare de la epalda Levaba adnaS
sob nte arga venda de seda neg que dcend has
oos Esa venda 10 mismo que la goa debau ocua al
guna laga horrible Por 10 dema nea obScua que Sc vefa
enma los oo sin mrada ngar las cejas
tuian toda una revelaci6n
La cega gua al legar la puertas del castillo tocaron
campana de avisO
los poco nstantes muer les abr6 puerta
vicio.
Que deseais? pregnnt6 aable touo
Quisiera yer la sefora coudesa espondi6 la ciega
S socorro 10 que buscais, conducre unto
Santa Riena que reempleza la sehors condesa.
No nc dijo vivamene la cega, socto socorro aguno
uo favor muy grande que solo la ora condesa puede
otorgar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05
BOARDING HOUSE

Gale 81, ndmero 1o4, oeste,
New York. Sitio muy centrico.
Pr5ximo al subway, q los elevados,
& los carros electricos de Amster-
dam, Columbus, Brodway, Y y g.
avenida. Muy cerca del hotel Me-
y1e Antoinette, donde esta el Club
Bero Ame,ican0, A siete cuadras del
doctor Henna. Casa amplia y ele-
gante, Cocina americana y espafola.
installation completamente nueva'
Tres bafos. Pldanse informes q Ia
administration de LA DEMocRA
cIA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05
PREClos DE- suscRaPcI0m,
RN LA ls1A

CRIMENES horribles se cometen
en- todos los paises en- los que el amor
ha sido el m6vil principal. Crfmenes
& la Elegancia y al buen gusto Sc CO.
mete, usando nm Perfume IN Jab6n
vulgar, cuando el exquisite sCashimire
Bousquet.--ya en- PERFUME 6 en- Jab6n--
60 el sumun del buen tono.-Colgate
CO, New York.
THE H-E-L-V-E-T-I-A.
~ calle de sLa CRUZ.
Gran casa de huespedes. liable
d. hotels. Aposentos para familias y
personals solas. Comidas cincuenta
centavos cubierto. Bafios. Teletono
lo2. Apartedo de correo 295. Pro-
pletario Pedro Shlra.
Nota :-Este hotel esta & cargo de
una sehorita cagueda.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05

-. ssu,a DlAZ NAVARRO ha
rsaeblectdo su o6cina de Abogado y de
Nutaria en- esta ciudad, calle de San
iusto n6mero IS.
Fierce ante la Corte Federal, Cor
les de Distrito de toda la Isla y Corte
Sup1ema, dedicandose asi mismo al
examen de de titulos de propiedades,
incorporation de Corporaciones del
pats y extrangeras y trasmitaci6u de
expedlentes de expropiacion forzosa.
Aceptando La noble competencia
hoy establecida en- el ejercicio de las
rroiesiones de Abogado y Notario, el
esfior DIAZ NAVARRO se dlspone &
cabrar q sus clientes honorariOs exec
alvamenteam6dic0a.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05
.2KIl OMETROS

de Bayamou Sc arrienda, por siete amos
una tnca de as cuerdas con buena casa
vivienda, y casa para agreSado; contiene
Arboles frutales, pastos y abundAnte aqua.
precio m6tlico. 2. o. Box 223. 1850. a
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-05
DOCTOR GUSTAyO MUNOz

ne la facultad de Medlclna
de- e,-Madridly:Ex-profesor Cli-
nico..del Hospital de..San. Car
los, de "a misma facultad, de
regresos..de. u;viaje,'a madrid,
ha establecldo..su o6cina pro-
feslonal. .en.la calle de Teluan
nQ 81.
Horas de copsulta de 2
a .. m. Telefono 10 1916. q
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15
For Near the Gulf

All those who live near the
Gulf coast and want information
on new forage crops should send
to the Secretary of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.. for farmers
bulletin No. 500. 1t is prepared
by Prof. Tracy, OF Biloxi. Miss,
as a special agent Of the Depart
ment; aud deals with Mexican
clover. bcggarwecd, vclvet
beans. Guinea grass and Para
grass. Those crops are not
suited to points farther north
than the north end Of Louisiana
aud the center, from north TO
south. OF Mississippi and Ala
bama; and most of these crops
cannot be grown with success
that far north, 40 that those who
livefarthcr north will not be much
interested in this bulletin, while
those who live far enough south
should not fail TO &c, a copy.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15
Make so Gents
BY getting two friends 10 sub.

BY getting two friends TO SUBJ
scribe 10 the Gazette, any one
can get the Gazette one year
free. 4 half dollar can also be
made by sending 81 for three
years subscription ,o,one per
son. but all three years must be
in advance. II the su bscribcr IL
behind on his subscription, the
arrearage must be paid before
he can get three years for 81.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15

cood D,}o{ooe 500 bushels Tri-
o66u oioluGo umph seed pota'
toes for second crop planting
one dollar per bushel f. o. b.
Canton or Davis, Miss. Order
quick and enclose cash with or.
der.
THE CASSEfT.N NURSERIES,,
Canton. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15

EDITOR GAZETTE:
enclose check 10 cover new
ad. gave you a small ad last
spring with the following results:
Sold rs worth OF eggs from II
hens. | have over 100 fine chick
ems besides. The Farm Gazette
and the Orp.ngton chickens arc
winners.
MRS. EMMA EDwAFtS,
McCoo|, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15
Canton. Miss.
kosciusko. Miss July !, 1907.

kosciusko. Miss July !, 1907.
Voters:
I take his method Of soliciting your
support for my candidacy for the OF
fice Of State Superintendent Of Pub
lie Education Of Mississippi for the
term beginning January, zoos. |
was born and reared on a Chicka-
saw county farm, received my carly
education in the common schools of
that county, and At l. entered tho
State University where ! remained
two years. Forced by lack Of means
TO return TO the farm, | worked by day
and studied by night two Gears, dur
ing which time taught my first
school ard received 81 10 the frat
month
After completing my education.
began my work at Pla;tsburg. 80
miles from Il railroad; and establish
cd a high school, which the third
year enrolled $50 students from rural
homes in Winston and adjoining coun-
tics. | took charge Of the Louisville
school September. Is9!; and for two
years the school gre. in popularity
and the number # lis siudcnts.
September. 1903. accepted tho super.
in,cndcncy Of tho schools AT koacius.
10. a0U nave AlHGt 60Gu 1aiDE1S41JkA Y
elected yearly III j steady iucrcakc Of
salary. This school stands for or.
ganization. discipline. thorough work.
the development 0. the reading habit;
in its pupils, ranking second 10 none
in the State. OF tho j, high school
pupils las. term 81 were from rural
homes. /, has been my policy 20 keep
my school full Of ,hc.e boys aud girls.
KNOWN. that such institutions arc tho
sources from which ON the greater
number of Our strong and useful mcn
and women.
have been in yearly attendance \:
tho summer schools held under tho
a~uspicex O. tho State and NJ The state
Association for teachers. trying 10
keen in touch with the general trend
Of schoo! growth III oar state and II "A
ton Since 1877; ] hare held institutes
and directed summer normal aork BY
a~prointmcut ~ tho State ikoard Of
Education. have scrscd 40 prcas.
len; Of the State TeachcrA' Aaaocsa
ton and waa chairman ot :. committee
Of 10 10 make - report oh The conds
TONS and Development ~ the rural
schools. Later ] was chairman Of tho
Library Board of the state Aahoeia-
ton. and claim a pa't Ia the passage
Of our library iaw Tor rural schools
Having worked ia both, ! hold tina; our
country school Will take tanA with the
town and city schools Of any state
when properly o'gsnifcd and sup-
piled nth teaching force, II ~clcctcd l
shall give my bet efforts 10 the de-
vciopmcn; Of every phase Of the pab
lie ,chcoi systcng. ! ann meet
all. - take his means @! aaAin9 those
interested in better schools. alter IN
curing into my u%1criih. ;oglvc mc their
support on my record, my record being
as follows: Principal Of Pia'tAburg
High School three year,. Principal
Lou!syillc High Sch"o! t"o years,
Superintendent Of koaciuAko City
Schools fourteen ycarA, Vice Prchi-
dent State TcachcrA Association t.o
ears, President state Teachers
Association one year. Chairman ku.
raj school Committee Of State AAAocia-
ton two years, President State
Library Board ak wears. institute
and Normal Conductor twelve years.
Very truly,
GEORGE r. BOYD.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15
Seeding Times

EDITOR GAZETTE:
am disposed TO experiment,
some. and come 10 you for intel.
ligcnt help. ! live five miles
cas-, OF south OF Crystal Springs.
The soil in the main is dark
loan, more or less sand, consc.
qucn,ly some ligh. and some
heavier, with \ good clay ioun-
dation. | wan, TO plan, alfalfa.
yc,ch and mangcl wur,zcls.
am a good deal OF 4 ihcoris,. SO
| want straight practical help
TO wit. the bcs, soil, the bcs,
preparation, and time to pre-.
pare and plant. quantity OF seed,
etc.
!. W. ESoCn.
Crystal Springs. Miss.
Answer by Prof. T.. X. Lloyd.
Agricultural College, Miss;
Alfalfa has been grown with
the greatest success on tho
black prairie soils in the eastern
part OF the State and on the buck
shot lands Of the Delta. | do
not desire to discourage anyone
who wishes TO experiment with
alfalfa. | wish every farmer
in the state would try il on a
small scale; but at the same time
| do not like TO give doubtful adj.
vice, and so far ! have not seen a
single good field of alfalfa ia ,his
State on sandy land where crab
grass grows perfectly. This
grass seems to be the greatest
enemy to alfalfa. The land
should be thoroughly broken at
least 80 days before planting, if
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15

4unn n AnNP ovnlln Several thousand gallons of pare sugar
SUUAO OHIV6 INV al syrup for sale, TO TIC delivered in
fall or winter. 1t will be made from IN grown here o sandy soils IN 8,
manufactured Is to guar n,cc a syrup Of hc flavor aud o Tho best keeping
quality. Price. IS cen. pr gallon. barrels orc a extra at actual cost Of
Order. received in adv ancco of the grinding season" xiii &c put up n
pac kages to suit tho purchaser.
ALJrcx McNEILL BRANCH EXPERIMENT STATION, NcEEtLL,M Miss.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09

like her voice | had not counted on
this; | had been assuming that Anita
would not be out of my sight until we
my tongue to interfere when she
looked at me-for permission to go!
Don't keep her too long, said |
to Alva, and they were gone.
How far off is the nearest church,
| cut in.
only two blocks-that is, the Meth
odist church. she replied. But |
know Mr.. Ball will bring an Episco-
palian."
why. | thought you were de-
voted Presbyterian, said |, recalling
how in their Brooklyn days she used
to insist on Joe's going twice every
Sunday to sleep through long SER
mons.
She looked uncomfortable. 81 was
reared Presbyterian" she explained
confusedly, but you know how it is
i'm New York. And when we came
TO live here, we got out of the habit
of church-going. And all Alva's lit
tie friends were Episcopalians. So
| drifted toward that church. I find
the service so NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
And-one sees there the people one
sees socially"
How is your culture Glass; | in
quired, deliberately malicious, in my
impotence and nervousness" And 10
you still take conversation lessons?'
She was furiously annoyed. "Oh.
those old jokes of Joe's," she said,
affecting disdainful amusement.
In fact, they were anything but
jokes On Mondays and Thursdays
she used to attend class for women
who, like herself, wished to be up
to-date on culture and all that sort
Of thing They hired a teacher to
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09

Inc standard biographies OF Lin
coin and the newspapers of 1865 make
brief mention of DR.. Taft as being
present at the presidents death and
the autopsy. There can be no doubt
of the genuineness of the notes. The
house on Twenty-second street former
ly occupied by DR.. Taft, is now a
boarding house, and the doctors name
is unknown to the present occupant.
Some of the older residents in the
neighborhood, however, remember him,
but indistinctly.
DR.. Taft begins his men}oranda of
the great tragedy in these words
Notes of the circumstances attend
ing the assassination of Abraham Lin
coin, president of the United States,
on the evening of April IA, 1865, as
witnessed by me; also the medical
notes o. NY attendance on the presi-
dent up to the time OF his death and
of the post-mortem examination five
hours after death.
"The notes were written April 10,
1865, az the earliest possible moment
after my attendance upon the preSi-
dent and the postmortem examina-
ton"
Attended Ford's Theatre" he
writes, Friday evening, April IA, with
my wife; arrived at the theatre about
eight D. m. The president and party
arrived about $3.50 p. IN. Saw him
take a seat with his back immediate
ly opposite the entrance door of the
box, and facing the stage could not
see the president after he was seat
ed owing TO a division in the front
of the box extending from the lower
rail to the top; people could see his
left profile from the opposite side of
the dress circle from his box. l occu-
pied a seat in an orchestra chair in
section G, No. IT'S, about three rows
back from the orchestra railing, and
somewhat to the left of the center of
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09

cram them With odds and ends about
art and politics and the latest lit
erature, heavy and light" On Tues
days ands Fridays she had an ''indi
gent gentlewoman," whatever that
may be, come to her to teach her
how to converse and otherwise con
duct herself according to the stand
ards of polite society" Joe used
to give limitations of those CONVERSE
ton lessons that raised roars OF
laughter round the poker table, the
louder because so many of the other
men had wives with the same am
billions and the same methods of at.
tending them.
Mrs. Ball came back to the sub
iect of Anita.
Il am glad you are going to settle
with such charming girl She
comes of such charming family.
have never happened to meet any OF
them. We are in the West Side set
you know, while they move in the
East Side set, and New York is SO
large that one almost never meets
any one outside ones own set" This
smooth snobbishnesss said in the af-
fected society" tone, was as out OF
place in her as rouge and hair-dye
in a wholesome, honest old grand
mother.
/ began to pace the flooor. Can
it be-" | fretted aloud, that Joe's
racing round looking for an Epis-
copalian preacher, when there was
a Methodist at hand?"
I'm sure he wouldn't bring any
thing but Church of England
priest" Mrs. Ball assured me loftily.
why, Miss Ellersly wouldn't think
she was married, if she hadn't a
priest of her own church"
My temper got the bit in its teeth.
| stopped before her, and fixed her
with an eye that must have had
some fire in it. I'm not marrying
a fool, Mrs. Ball. said |. You
mustn't Judge her by her bringing
up-by her family. Children have q
way of bringing themselves up, in
spite of damn fool parents.
She weakened so promptly that
was ashamed of myself. My only
apology for getting out of patience
with her is that | had seen her sell