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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
LIVE LIKE A KING.
IT'S Not Dificult Matter In u Modern
New York Hotel

It's Not Difficult Matter In u Modern
New York Hotel.
No crowned head ever pillowed itself
for nights lodging with the satisfac-
ton of knowing that under the same
roof there were thousand persons
paid to. look after Its safety, comfort
and luxury, unless that crowned head
found itself in modern New York ho-
TEL where a regiment of 'help" is en-
ployed, consisting Of clerks, chefs, pas
try cooks. meat cooks, bakery men,
soup cooks, detectives, watchmen, en-
gineers. electricians, plumbers, carpen-
tiers, laundrymen, doormen, porters,
buffers, walters, stewards, wine and
cigar experts, decorators, messengers.
waiting maids and chambermaids.
Any person with 81 in his pockets
can have the advantages Of this regl-
mental array of servants for one day
by paying the price Of room ut any
Of the greater hotels recently construct
ed tn the metropolis. though, of course,
81 is the lowest figure. Many of the
rooms cost double that sum day, and
some Of the state apartments, with
bedrooms, gorgeous parlor, private din
ing room and bath, are not let for less
than 500 or 1925 day. Even the four
dollar rooms have baths, but the price
Of room or apartment does not include
meals.-Remsen Crawford in Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
NEW YEARS IN THE ORIENT
The Greetings and the Presents In
China and lamar

The Greetings and the Presents In
China and Japan.
The most wonderful ceremonies con-
nected with the new year occur in Chi
ma and Japan. A Chinese city presents
a busy and attractive spectacle OH
New Years day. The streets are
thronged with people dressed in gala
attire. The mandarins are known by
the red, blue, white and gilt balls on
their caps. Gentlemen of rank and
wealth are carried in palanquins. When
friends meet they greet each other
with "Kung-hi! Kung-hi!' which
means, Il respectfully wish you joy"
But instead Of shaking hands in the
American fashion each grasps his own
hands, lifts them as high as his chin
and with n sweeping motion throws
them down US low as possible, bend
ing the body at the same time This
Is the mode of salutation among the
Chinese. At the dawn of New Years
day the visits Of congratulation begin,
and New Years gifts are sent to par
ticular friends, always accompanied by
visiting ticket of red paper, ON which
are written the name of the donor and
list Of the presents sent These con-
sist usually of silks. fine tea, sweet
meats, ornaments of personal wear
toys and souvenirs of various kinds
In Japan the custom is to send letters
on rice paper to those in distant places,
conveying the formal expression of the
New Years greetings. Presents of
cooked rice. roasted peas, oranges and
Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
LAMONT.

Miss Elsie Retz began work last
week as clerk in futile Bros. store.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Hoyt spent
Sunday with Manchester relatives.
Il. G. Hesner, wife and baby were
up from Dundee Sunday visitin g
relatives.
E. S. Cowles left Wednesday TO
South Dakota to let contracts TO
building on his farm.
Mrs. James Taylor went to Man
chester Saturday in response to a
message saying that her father had
suffered stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elliott went
to Rochester, MINI, Monday to con-
suit the specialists at the hospital
regarding her health.
f. @. Flint is home after two
months work for the w. o. w. in
the southern part of the state. He
was called here by the sickness of
Mrs. Flint who is now improving.
A. G. Williams, wife and babies
arrived home Wednesday from Man
chester where they have been car
ing for his mother for the past two
months.
Miss Mildred Kenyon closed her
winter term of school in the Reiger
district south Of town, Friday. A
very good program was rendered by
the scholars.
Miss Ethel Toole was up from
Manchester over Sunday visiting at
home. She is helping A. G..
Williams care for his mother who
has been very sick for some time.
Miss Ethel and Frank Stevenson
went to Dundee Friday to attend
the graduating exercises. Frank re-
turned Saturday morning, Ethel re-
naming until Sunday for a visit
with friends.-Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
IBSEN'S PARADOX.
And the Intimate Relation of sciene.

And the Intimate Relation of Science
10 Society.
1bsen. my great compatriot. has in
one of his works formulated the para
dox that the man is strongest who
stands most alone. There Is certainly
some truth in this--nay, there is much
truth in it so far as science is con
cerned. The man who in the search
for truth goes his way independently
Of other men and of other considera-
lions is certainly the man who is apt
to find the greatest and most valuable
truth. On the other hand, it is also
true that science more than most other
things in life depends on cooperation,
on the help of ones fellow beings, and
this becomes more and more true every
day. Many people are apt to forget
what science actually Is and what they
owe to science, for it is through sci
ence that modern society actually ex-
lists, and the development of society az
1t is today would be impossible if SCI
ence were eliminated. Humanity Is
growing; but, IL science and the means
created by science are not growing, hui
mainly will have to look forward to a
very miserable future. Therefore the
nation that wishes to be cared for
must support science and those who
carry on scientific work. Science will
live her own life and has done so ever
since the days when Prometheus made
his fatal expedition to the gods and
stole the fire which is more or less
burning in every one of us and cannot
be eXtingushed. There is something
sublime in this everlasting fire of sci
ence. Generation after generation dis
appears. The individual is nothing, but
always "watchful in the tower man
shall remain in sleepless contempla-
tion."-Dr. Nansen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
THE SACRED LOTUS.
Sentiment of the Orient About til
Fruit of ncstiuy

Fruit of Destiny.
Concerning the rich fruit Of the lotus,
which grew luXuriantly in the Nile.
many charming legends have been told.
II was believed that 1t was SO delight
full that those who ate of it would new
or leave the spot where it grew, but
for it would abandon home and friends
to spend their lives in dream of Sc
rene delight. Homer, in the Odyssey,
mentions the lotus eaters who lived
on the northern coast of Africa and
records their attempts to detain the
followers Of Ulysses by giving them
the fruits Of the lotus to eat, SO that
they should never wish to leave the
spot where 1t grew.
The same poetical idea Is known to
the Arabs, who call it the fruit of
destiny" which is to be eaten in Para
disc, and it is on this foundation that
Tennyson built his charming poem of
the "Lotus Eaters" This mythical
lotus has been identified by several
botanists with that Indigenous to Tu-
mis-, which is n thorny shrub, with Der
ries the size of an olive.
Mungo Park found species of lotua
in Central Africa bearing berries Of a
delicious taste, which on being dried
and pounded made wholesome and
pleasant bread. The lotus fruit found
in Tunis has stimulating, almost in
toxicating, effect, and It is therefore
| probable that this plant furnished the
foundation of the ancient legends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
"Book of Mormon

The "Book of Mormon" has been
proved to be literary plagiarism, be-
ing free paraphrase of romance
written by the Rev. Solomon Spalding
In 1916, the manuscript Of which came
into the possession of Joseph Smith,
and he, sitting behind curtain, die
tated 1t to Oliver Cowdery, who, seat
ed out of sight of the reader, wrote
the matter as it was given him. Smith
pretended that the book was discov-
cred to him by revelation and dug up
from the side of q hill not far from
Palmyra, in the county of Ontario, N.
7. The claim was made by Smith that
the writing on the plates was engraved
in reformed Egyptian" which he was
unable to read until magic spectacles,
which he called his Trim and Thum-
min, were given to him, enabling him
both to read and translate into Eng
llsh. The spectacles and the metal
plates have disappeared, and the story
Of the dictation makes tolerably clear
the manner in which the "Book OF
Mormon" had its origin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
Facts About euildino Stone

Almost everybody knows the rule Of
the masons that stone used in build
Ing should be SO placed that it will lie
as it lay in its natural bed when quar-
ried. But Francis w. Hoyt in the En-
cheering News says that this familiar
rule Is not always to be depended upon
and needs In many cases to be supple
mented with other precautions. There
are three planes Of fracture known to
quarrymen. The rift is the direction
in which the stone splits most easily,
the grain that which is next easiest,
the head that which offers the greatest
resistance. In paving block the two
sides represent the rift fracture, the
top and bottom the grain and the ends
the head But in quarry the natural
bed Is sometimes considerably inclined
to the plane of the rift; hence the I'M
perfection Of the ordinary rule for plac-
ing the stone in building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
A Vile Performance.

On the occasion of his brothers bene,
fit Edwin Booth was standing behind
the scenes when character actor who
had been giving limitations of noted
actors was about to respond to an en-
core.
Whom do you initiate nextY In
quired Booth.
Well" was the reply, II was going
to represent you In Hamlet's soliloquy,
but If you look on I'm afraid l shall
make a mess of it"
Suppose initiate myself" remark
ed the tragedian, and, hastily putting
on the other actors wig and buttoning
up his coat, he went on and delivered
the well known lines.
Next morning the newspapers stated
that the limitations ruined the perform
ance, "tlie personation of Edwin Booth
being simply vile enough to make
that actor shudder had he seen it,
Toledo Blade.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
ABUSE OF INDOORS.
We Rely Too Much on the Protection
of Our Houses.

We Rely Too Much on the Protection
Of Our Houses.
Houses were made for shelter, not
for confinement; for freedom, not re-
straint. They We're intended to enlarge
our sphere Of activities, not to dimin-
ish them.
They foster the family aud make
progress possible, but we should not
abuse their protection. We have crawl
ed away into their still and comforta-
bic recesses, slept in their dry, clean
chambers, toasted ourselves over their
sheltered fires, read by their unticker-
ing lights and eaten from their bounti-
full boards so long that we are grown
pale, timid, peevish and thankGss
withal
We have kept ourselves away from
the wind and the sun and the lashing
rain, from the feel of the earth under
foot and the sense of the leaves and
stars overhead until we no longer know
the keen and simple joys of being
alive. We have set up balYiers against
the inclemency of nature and covered
before her severe austerty until now
we have forgotten how Indispensable
is all her kindly nurture how tonic her
rugged ways, how full of solace her
assuaging calm.
Houses were only made to live in
when 1t Is too cold or too hot or too
wet to live out of doors. Any other time
out of doors Is best. To sleep Out Of
doors for month Is better than trip
to Europe. = Bliss Carman in Crafts
man
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
DYERSVILLE.

Mr.. Sudmeier and son, Louis,
were at Manchester a few hours
Tuesday on business.
Peter Even of Earlville was in
this city Saturday to meet his son
who returned from a business trip
to Manchester.
People who were on Main street
Saturday evening witnessed a hair
raising incident that compared with
the ancient chariot races, spiced with
an occasional hideous yell from the
driver as he spurred his horses on
to full speed across the bridge and
out OF town. 1t appears the woody
west inspiration was the result of
an excessive desire to assist in the
continuation of business in corn
juice" distilleries. People watched
the reckless ride of the driver until
he rounded the corner west Of town,
expecting a serious accident at any
moment. Luckily there were nc
teams met on the bridge and pos
sible collisions were averted. Com,
mercial.
John Trumm was an early morn
ing passenger to Manchester
SATURDAY..
Henry Schneiders OF Petersburg,
was passenger to the Key City Sat
urday.
Peter Ferring, jr., of New Vienna,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
GRIM OLD CROMWELL
The Protector Made Christmas
Gloomy and Serious Day.

The Protector Made Christmas i,
Gloomy and Serious Day.
christmas was illegal in Cromwelps
time" said an antiquary. "Those grim
old Puritans We're so gloomy that they
would not have any gayety even on
Christmas day.
Cromwell said that holly and mistle-
toe. were heathenish things. He said
that they had no real Christian signili-
canoe; they were a part of some pagan
festival Of the Druids. Accordingly he
made law that If you decorated your
house with mistletoe at Christmas you
got thirty days In Jail.
'"rhe terrible old fellow forbade
Christmas celebrations-no dancing, no
singing, no playgoing, no feasting on
Christmas day; penalty, thirty days.
"You see, it was his idea that Christ
mas was religious, serious time, q
time for churchgoing and prayer and
reverence and for nothing else. The
innocent family that in Cromwell's day
sat down to turkey and plum pudding
and wound up with Christmas games
got month all round.
only for time, though. The people
rebelled. Willing as the people had
been to put on the gloom OF those
dreadful old Puritans, they insisted on
having little Joy on Christmas day,
and Cromwell after u year or two had
to give In to them."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
TREED AND MELTED.
The Way Hunters Capture the Oranv
Outang Alive.

The Way Hunters Capture the Oranv
Outang Alive.
Trapping the smaller members of the
monkey family is comparatively easy
matter, but the hunter who wishes to
secure live specimens of the orang
outang cannot have recourse to the
usual methods and has to employ a
laborious process. The process is based
upon the fact that the orangs have n
liking for certain trees and frequent
these to the exclusion of other nearby
growths. They seem to regard them
| as sanctuary and flee to them In time
of danger. Ascertaining tree partic.
ularly favored, the hunter first driveH
his quarry to its branches; then while
his heaters keep up din for the pur-
pose of preventing an attempt Mt es-
cape the natives are set to work to
chop at the trees within radius OF
| fifty feet all about the simian fortress.
No trunk is cut completely through,
but is left with just enough fiber to
hold the tree iii position. This work IL
quickly accomplished with the large
corps of servants, and at signal one
of the trees is toppled over. The chop,
ping has been so done that the falling
tree carries with 1t Its neighbor, and III
the twinkling Of an eye the trees with.
In radius Of fifty feet from the mark
ed tree lie upon the ground leaving
the orang outangs WITH no opportunity
for getting away through their leafy
avenues of escape. The remainder OF
the process simply consists of chopping
down the tree of refuge and throwing
nets over the escaping orangs, in which
they soon become entangled in their
| efforts to throw off the incumbrance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
BA1LEY's FORD.

Lonnie Grapes had business il
Manchester Tuesday Of last week.
The Misses Avis Grommon ant
Elyira Hartman spent Sunday oI
last week with their friend Mrs
lola Trumblee.
Mrs. VIM. Raster spent part o
last week with her daughter, Mrs
Mabel Talmadge, of Dubuque.
G. B. Davis and wife were in
Manchester Tuesday of last week.
Tillman Grapes had business il
Hopkinton the first Of last week.
Mrs. R. Z, Grommon was in Man
chester last Thursday.
Harry Conner had business IN
Delhi last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Packer and
daughter Ollie visited at the home Of
Mrs. R. e. Grommon the latter part
Of last week.
Roy and Avis Grommon, Elvirs
Hartman, Myrtle and Nellie Grapes
and Harry Conner attended party
at the home of Earl Davis of Rock
Prairie last Wednesday evening.
j. w. Hartman and wife were in
Manchester last Saturday.
Harry Conner was in Manchester
last Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
"rhe Woman In White.

In a letter to Charles Dickens, Wilsie
Collins intimated the fact that TIN,
great work upon which he had devoted
SO much time was finished, but that
the finding of suitable title had coca
stoned him much trouble. Eventually,
feeling somewhat run down in health,
he left London for Broadstairs, re,
sort which was favorite with botli
Dickens and Collins. While lying OH
the cliff in meditative mood one
bright morning his eyes suddenly riv-
eted themselves on the white light
house which stood boldly out in the
foreground under the dazzling rays OF
the midday sun. AS he gazed Collins
In semiconscious manner addressed
himself in u whisper to the light
house. "You are as. stiff and as state
ly as my white woman" said he.
-"White woman! White wo-the wom-
an in white. Eureka! have got it,"
And SO the book was given this curl.
ously inspired title.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
cOLESBURG.
Is this spring?

Is this spring?
Will Wood and family have moved
to town from Elk and are occupying
the house recently vacated by Wesley
Harwick.
Earl Lands, who is student at
Mt. Vernon, has been at home for a
few days.
Oakley Stllinger remains about
the same-is still very sick little
boy.
Mrs. Chris Miersen is at New
Vienna making the acquaintance of
that new grand daughter at the
home Of her son, Chris.
j. R O'Neal was over from Edge
wood the latter part Of the week.
Claude Coon was taken very sick
Thursday night. He is some better
now, though still quite sick.
Selden McMonigal and family,
who have been living at Elk, are
moving on his mothers farm al
Skiplevel.
Mrs. George Gore is confined to
her home by a bad attack Of la
grippe.
II. w. Putt spent Sunday at the
@. NJ. Laxson home at Earlville.
Thursday morning as R. B. Hogan
was driving to town, the ring came
off the neck yoke and let the tongue
down, frightening his horses. One
of them was colt, hitched up fol
the second time, and it proceeded
to do the high jumping act. r. B
succeeded in bringing them to /;
standstill, but not until the tongue
was broken. 1t was lucky that nj
greater damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. f. Martin an,
son, Clarence, of Dubuque are visit
ing at the Hogan home south o
town.
Mrs. Frank Mcmahon and child
rem are visiting her parents nea
Wood.
March goth our schools will clos
for a vacation Of one week.
Both the Congregational and NJ
E. Sunday Schools are preparin,
special programs for Easter, to b
given in the afternoon and evening
respectively. The public is cordial
ly invited to these services.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
County Correspondence.
was here Tuesday ON business.

was here Tuesday on business.
August Nachtman was here from
Manchester Sunday.
Mrs Frank Norw;.ld visited for "a
few days the fore part of this week
with her daughter, Mrs. Anton Hes
selmann, Of Dubuque.
Ben Naber, Henry Burlage and
Jno. Ahlers of New Vienna, were
Dubuque visitors Monday.
j. +. Link is driving fine span
OF coach horses, recent purchase
made at Oelwein. He sold his team
of roadsters last week to Mr.. Daugh.
erty Of Dubuque fof $4,000.
Miss Clara Woods Of Dubuque,
who has been visiting with relatives
at New Vienna, was in this city
Monday enroute home. The Misses
Lizzie and Anna Vorwald accom-.
panied hcr to Dyersville.
Henry Welter of New Vienna was
a passenger from this place to Du
buque Tuesday morning.
Mrs. John Ovel of near Peters
lburg, was a guest at the Schacherel
home in this city Tuesday.-News
Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
WHEN WAGES WERE Low.
And Turkey Dinner For Six Cost
Only II Cents.

And q Turkey Dinner For Six Cost
Only II Cents.
Columbus" said an antiquary Of
Chicago, "got salary of $500 a year
less than dollar day. His captains
got $3.50 year apiece. His crew got
1925 month. To equip the expedl-
ton that discovered America cost ST.
500. The total cost of discovering
America was $1,000.
Lawyers nowadays, especially cor
poration lawyers. think nothing OF
earning million year. In the reign
of Edward Nv. baronet entered In his
diurnal, or diary:
"'Paid to Roger Fylpott, learned in
the law, for his counsel, 8 shillings,
with fourpence for his dinner
Ministers often make today $4,000
or $4,000 year, yet John Knox only
got 1920 year, or 81 week, and that
was dollar more n week than Scottish
judges got.
"small salaries, those" concluded the
antiquary, 'but we must remember
that in that epoch there were no trusts
10 initiate prices, and a dollar went a
long way. In fact, Christmas dinner
for family Of six would have cost in
John Knox's time: For the turkey, 10
cents; cranberry sauce, cents; pota-
toes, cent; turnips, 1 cent; celery, I
cent; plum pudding, 2 cents; total, IL
cents, or less than 8 cents head"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
THE HUMAN THROAT.
1t Has n Sort of Little Brain Thai
Controls Its Actions.

1t Has Sort of Little Brain Thai
Controls Its Actions.
Did you know that the throat has II
brain Of its own? Few people are
aware Of it, but it's fact. There is II
small ganglin which exercises direct
control of the muscles of the throat
and acts as its brain. OF course it s
subservient to the genuine brain, but
at the same time does n good deal of in
dependent thinking for itself. 1t is
very timid and suspicious of any
strange objects that come near the
throat.
For this reason it is very difficult for
a physician to operate on the throat.
Before anything can be done in this di-
rection it is necessary for the operator
to gain the confidence of the little brain
that dominates 1t. 1t frequently takes
weeks before this confidence can be
secured, and until it is secured it IL
impossible to perform an operation.
Woe to the man who attempts rough
treatment to the throat before gaining
the little brains confidence. His oper-
atoms will be resented with violent
paroxysms, first of the throat. then OF
the diaphragm, and, ii the operator still
persists, the patient will be thrown
into commissions. Still more curious IL
the fact that this little brain has n
memory, and If once frightened in thia
way it is almost impossible to ever
gain Its confidence, no matter how
gentle the operator may be.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-27
Fr,end,h,p w,th VIVA L,,.,

If fairy had ever offered to grant
me three wishes. 1.-THE full confidence
Of wild animals would surely have
been one of them and probably the
first. II we seek opportunities to be-
friend wild creatures and take advan-
tage of them, we shall often find, as
have done, that there is no lack Of re-
Spouse on the part Of the animals. l
once walked up to pine siskin, as he
was feeding on the ground and picked
him up in my hand. He did not seem
a bit alarmed and when few min
utes later set him down he continued
his search for food within few inches
of my feet. On another occasion yell
low throated vlreo allowed me to lift
her from her nest when I wished to
count her eggs and nestled down COM
fortably on her treasures the moment
put her back. With q foreinger l once
stroked the back of red breasted nut
hatch as he was busy feeding on q
tree Ernest Harold Baynes in st.
Nicholas,