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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
McCuRI

Whatever the plans of the New
York District Attorney, William TRAY
ers Jerome, may be in reference to the
criminal prosecution of the central
figures in the great American insur-
ance scandal, 1t is patent to all Paris,
writes correspondent In the French
capital, that no fear is entertained in
the mind of James Hazen Hyde, former
vice president Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, or Richard A. Nc
Curdy, who was ousted from the pres
idency of the Mutual. For more than
a year now these two ostracized mill
ionaire votaries of high finance have
luxurlated in the distractlng atmos-
phere of Paris.
Hyde, who Is really better known in
Paris than he was at any time In New
York, Is living an easy life. His most
serious effort at the present time is to
become known as the king of the Paris
Latin quarter. To this end Hyde Is
spending his money lavishly, and the
wide circle of Bohemian painters and
'litterateurs, which he has gathered
around him, regard him as their pa
iron saint.
Hyde lives In beautiful and man.
moth mansion in Avenue Henri Martin.
In the spacious salon Of his beautiful
home Hyde gives regular entertain
ments, which are the very acme of cpl
curean splendor. His fayorite pastime
is to entertain large parties of his
giddy friends upon automobile excur-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
ing response. Its all her fault for
being 30 unreasonably jealous"

ing response. It's all her fault for
being 80 unreasonably jealous"
With sigh his mother turned
away. She had rejoiced at the thought
of Doris for daughter-in-law. She
had always liked Doris. Now it
seemed that it was not to be and Jim
was widening the breach by refusing
to help her out of her trouble.
Marsden finished his packing-the
trunk seemed absurdly empty-and
went out TO smoke on the fire-escape
that did duty as balcony. At the
other end was huddled little heap
that he tried politely to ignore, but
the sound of sobs disturbed him and
at last he went oyer and knelt beside
her.
Whats the matter, Dorrie," hs
asked.
"You know what 1t Isl she sobbed.
"My trunk hasn't come and can't
co.
Eyes, you cam he declared. "You
can put your things in my trunk just
as we first planned"
I'll she stammered. He put his
arms about her.
Please" he pleaded.
WELL" she said. "S.nce you beg
So"
Marsden let 1t go at that.-New
York News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
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body Of nine judges chosen by the
President for the purpose of obtaining
an enlargement of his own powers by
intrigue, involving usurpation. Not
withstandlng Mr.. Roots assertion that
"the people will have" such changes
through means that would amount to
an abrogatlon Of the fifth article and
the tenth amendment of the Constltu.
ton, Democrats are ready to test the
question. The next Democratic Ma.
tional Convention will probably speak
out in unmlstakable terms on this
point.
What Is Republican,
Some of our Republican contempor
aries are trying to answer the question
what is Republican," but they
hardly seem to grasp the situation
and we will do our best to Tighten
their darkness. Many modern Republic
can politicians are first of all opportu'
nists, ready to seize upon any issue that
offers to catch the popular breeze. Fol
Instance, Senator Knox declares for
strict construction of the constitution
while Mr.. Roosevelt is for stretching
the constitution to the breaking point
Both of these gentlemen are after
votes and expect to combine their two
schools of thought on election day. Re-
publicans all believe in tariff pKotec
ton for the trusts, but in some States
where the tariff reform sentiment ID
raising hades, they propose revision
and reciprocity; in other States they
stand pat and fry fat out of the trusts
and on election day both factions stand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
To "Breals the Solid South"

To "Breal< the Solid SOuth.o
The cat is out of the bag at last and
running in the open. President Roose7l
welt will accept nomination for a third
term If he can have the assurance that
he would receive the electoral vote of
single Southern State.
The eloquent and impetuous John
Temple Graves had not taken the
voters of. Georgia into his confidence
when, during the Presidents last visit
to the Jamestown Exposition, he guar
anteed him the electoral vote Of that
State. Georgia has too wide repu-
tation for knowing how to take care
of herself for Mr.. Graves to make such
rash promises in her name.
Georgians may toast the President
as 1.-THE most iilustrious grandson Of
Georgia" but compliments are cheap,
and Georgians know what they are
voting for when they go to the polls.
They must see new lights before they
give their ballots for candidate whose
success would imperil every principle
they hold necessary to their safety.
Georgians hold tightly to the prin-
ciple Of State rights, not from force
of habit, but because they know they
will suffer WOES innumerable when
ever they lose complete control over
their own domestic affairs Every
other State of the solid South knows
the same, and the South Is soliflly Dem
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Cured by Imagination.

1t is conceded by scientists that
Imagination has much power as a cur.
ative agent. A concrete example &C.
CURED in the experience of Sir Hum
phrey Davy. A man suffering from
paralysis went to him to be treated
by electricity. When the patient had
seated himself, Davy, as a prelimi.
nary. placed a small glass thermo.
meter beneath his tongue Ito take his
temperature. The sick man thought
that this was an instrument for cur
ing him, and declared that he felt 1t
run through all his system. Davy,
curious to see what lasting effect the
imagination would exert, did not un.
deceive the man, but sent him away,
telling him to return daily to have
the treatment repeated. The man did
as he was told, and daily sat in a
chair with the end OF a little Their
mometer tucked beneath his tongue.
In. few days the paralysis was com.
pletely cured by the patients own
Observation-Disclosures Advertiser.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
A Foot Of Size.

A young man wrote to New York
dealer in sporting goods for pair
of steel-shanked, ball-bearing roller
skates, mentioning the length Of his
foot was thirteen inches. This ap.
peared to be so extraordinary that 1t
provoked comment among the EN-.
ployes in the store, and there was a
general measuring of feet. The long.
est was 11A inches. And the tallest
man in the crowd was 5 feet 101s
inches. Some scientists have said
that to be in perfect proportion the
length of a mans foot should be ex-
actly Is per cent. of his full stature.
Let's see. Take a six-foot man-that
means 70 inches; according to this
formula his foot should be 1913 inches
long. Our young friend proved to
be 6 feet 2 inches tall, or "a inches.
Fifteen per cent. of this would give
him foot Ill inches long.
Give me the man of the big foot
and big ear. An understood foot in.
dicates finical disposition. An un
dersized ear is a positivessign Of sell.
fishness. Generous men OF broad in.
tellect and liberality have more than
il per cent Of foot and ears.-New
York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
HOW TO REDUCE THE FLESH.
the Lung Capacity Is the
First Reuusaite

Increasing the Lung Capacity Is the
First Requisite.
To Increase the lung capacity is the
first step in the reduction of flesh, says
Outing. For this purpose running is, l
think, superior to any other exercise.
Boxing and handball are also excellent
for the "wlnd." And these exercises
will do more to increase the resplra-
tory functions; they will greatly slim
ulate the circulation as we'll as all the
secretory and excretory processes.
What leg exercise will not do, how
ever, is oxidize. to any great extent,
the soft tissues of the trunk and arms.
True, by stimulating the organs of
elimination and by increasing lung ca
pacity, leg exercises will oxidize upper
tissues somewhat; but when fat is not
replaced by muscle, 1t has strong ten
dency to reform.
A bad effect of leg exercises exclu-
siyely is that they draw major part
of the blood, rich In oxygen, to the low.
er limbs; whereas If vigorous arm and
trunk exercises were executed. beside
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Archie is Blamed Instead Of Loeb

Archie Is Blamed Instead of Loeb.
Pete, the White House bulldog, with
bad reputation, is again at liberty
HE never would hayr bit that man
the other day If Archie hadn't been
teasing him. declared one of the ser.
wants today. while Archie was
punching after him he ran between
the legs of the gentleman and Just
grabbed at the first thing that was
arounL which happened to be the
mans. leg.
"The only person Pete ever did
trouble was night inspector Of the
police. He got over back fence one
night, thinking he would catch the
cops off their beats.
Pete and Rollo saw him and went
fer him. He had to run up tree,
Every cop was off his beat but the
noise woke 'em all up and they got
on post in time to escape trouble"
Washington Dispatch to the New
York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
BEAN CHEESE OF rAE ORIENT.

Method Of Preparing ia Dish Rich
In Proteine.
Mrs. R., on behalf of a club In
Orange, N. J., asks for recipe for
the bean cheese so popular In many
foreign countries"
Bean cheese, Or bean curd, as 1T is
sometimes called, Is especially popu..
lar In Japan, China and Korea, where,
1t is often peddled in the streets. 1t
is thick white substance, of a Jelly.
like consistency, and is called tofu
in the Orient.
The recipe for making 1t which is
given herewith was taken from an az.
ricultural report issued by the United
States government. Soy beans 1.-THE
most important of the Japanese le-
gaimes1the white or yellow Variety
are soaked in water for twelve hours.
then brushed between millstones of a
uniform consistency. The mass is
then mixed with three times dts bulk
of water and boiled for about an hour,
after which it is filtered through a
cloth. By this process nearly 80 per
cent of the total proteine of the bean
Is dissolved and contained in the fl
trate ready to be precipitated as tofu.
The filtrate Is white and OPAQUE,
somewhat resembling milk. To this is
added with constant stirring about 8
per cent of the concentrated mother
liquid, obtained in the manufacture
of salt from sea water. whereupon the
albuminoid material Is precipitated In
combination with calcium and mag
nesium salts After the liquid is fit
cred off the precipitate, which is tofu,
Is pressed in wooden frame and then
cut into cakes, usually about ten
centimetres broad, two thick and
twenty-five long.
The residue from the boiled and
filtered bean is known as kara, or tofu
cake, and contains a large quantity
of proteine and carbohydrates. 1t is
a good food material, being used by
poor people as an ingredient of misc
soup. p.
If the milky filtrate mentioned
above is boiled sort Of film forms
on the surface. This film consists
largely of coagulated albumenoids and
fat and is sometimes prepared in large
quantity. When dried 1t is used as
an article Of food known as .yyuba. Z, = !;
Tofu is generally prepared every
day. and is eaten in the fresh condi-
ton, with a little shogu, or soy sauce
Ia dark brown, moderately thick
liquid very popular for use in cooking
and as a relish or condiment; in odor
and taste 1t is not unlike beef ex-
tract; prepared from soy beans, wheat
or barley, salt and water, ferment-
ed), though 1t is also frequently cook
ed in shogu or misc soup. Fried tofu,
abruaage, is also a popular article
of food. Tofu may be prepared for
preservation and transportation. It is
then cut in smaller pieces, frozen
and then dried in the oven.
"Tofu is used extensively by all
classes in Japan. Where fish cannot
be obtained 1t is an important source
of proteine, and for Buddhist priests
popular and indispensable article Of
food. New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
AN INGENIOUS CALENDAR.

BY committing to memory the fol-
lowing lines one is provided with an
easy method of stating offhand the
day of the week of any date in the
present year:
Jelly of my apples made, joyful ate;
Sicklish often; no delight!
The number of letters in each word
represents the date Of the first Satur.
day in the particular month to which
It corresponds. Thus "jelly," repre-.
senting January. has five letters, SO
the first Saturday in January is the
9Th OF that month; "of," representing
February, has two letters, so the first
Saturday in February is the I'd OF the
month, and so on through all the
twelve months.
Each word of the twelve. excepting
a"of" and 81" has Its first letter the
same as the month 1t represents, thus
Jelly" begins with y" because Jan
uafy begins with ~" my" begins
with I'm" because March begins with
I'M" and so on all through, with the
above two exceptions.
Having thus ascetained the date of
the first Saturday, the date Of every
other Saturday in the month 4 got by
The addition Of the neeessatf nun
~ q eevena, from whtek Il 4 Aat .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Tie Old country atore. :,

II Tie Old Country atore.
Il have ahopped dn London, Paris,
Berlin, Edinburgh, and Cork,
Honolulu and Havana,
Boston, Denver, and New York,
But delight has never thrilled me
! As It did in days of yore,
When I bought stick of candy
AT the little country store.
What wealth of things to covet
Spread before my youthful eyes,
Painted toys, and cheese, and crackers,
Ca1icoes of gaudy dyes. II
Everything, from pins to plasters,
Needed on this earthly shore!
Was dispensed across the counter
OF the quaint old country store.
There 1t was the village fathers
Gathered to discuss the crops,
And the children's boarded pennies
Went for gum and licorice drops.
Memory brings the gray-haired owner
Clearly to my gaze once more,
Tying up the tea and sugar
In the dim old country store.
There our mothers used to weigh us
On the antiquated scales,
And the village waited weekly
The arrival of the mails
On the wall for all to read 1t
Hung the slate that held the score,
By. the poor were never harried
tsthe good old country store.
Drugs and food authorizations
Then were tricks as yet undreamed,
And the butter and molasses
: Were exactly what they seemed.
oh! the world would be the better
And more solid at the core,
q Its business was conducted
Like the dear old country store.
-Minna Irving, In Leslie's Weekly.
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ton with the insurance revelations. He
Is the hero Of the impecunious horde
of long-haired youths of the boulevards.
Hyde participates fully in the free and
easy life of the Latin quarter. At the
last artists ball, Hyde made big hit
impersonating an Arabian gypsy.
Recently Hyde has shown q tendency
to re-enter aristocratic French society,
and among the fashionables of Paris
his prlncely wine cellar is exciting won.
der and admiration.
Richard A. McCurdy's existence in
Paris has been quite the opposite Of
Hyde's, though it Is well Intended to
blot from the memory of the former
Mutual president the disagreeable ex.
periences of n year and a half ago.
McCurdy's life In Paris has amounted
almost to monastlc retirement. He is
surrounded by an exclusive circle of
personal friends, and he Is devoting
himself to simple diversions which car.
ry with them no distasteful memories.
He Is never seen in the gay centers of
Paris, and he is entirely unknown in
society. He reads no newspapers.
When an effort was made to interview
him he sent word that he would feel
keenly any further notoriety In connec.
ton with the insurance scandal. AT
this time 1t is learned from a personal
friend of McCurdy's that, while he is
attempting in every possible way to
eradicate memories of the scandal
which enmeshed him, he finds 1t diff
cult to have any complete comfort in
his life.
James w. Alexander, ousted presl.
dent of the Equitable Life, who was a
third prominent figure In the insur
ance scandals, is on trip around the
world with a party Of friends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Bryan and RooseveIl.

At the GridirOn Club dinner in 1905
Mr.. Bryan said: II find it very diff
cult to be partisan now, even when
I want to be; for If make straight
ont Democratic speech, the first thing
know the President makes one of the
same kind, and then the subject imme-
dintely becomes non-partisan."
John Temple Graves and his follow
erss who propose to turn Georgia over
20 the Republicans in order to elect
Roosevelt for third term, seem to have
taken their cue from Mr.. Bryan's own
speeches.
States Rights and Homo Rule.
There Is n strong disposition among
Democrats to make square issue of
the proposition Of the President and
Mr.. Root to secure constructions Of
the Constitution increasing the power
Of the Federal government at the ex.
pense of the rights of the States, or,
In other words, to Gmend the Consti-
tuition, not by the method prescribed
In that instrument, out by judicial con-
struction, thus transferring the sover-
eighty Of the nation from the people to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Always QuarrelIinq.

Mrs. Egerton Blunt-But why did
you leave your last place?
Applicant couldn't stand the way
the mistress and master used to quar-
rel, mum.
Mrs. ID. B. (shocked)-Dear me-!
Did they quarrel very much. then?
Applicant-Yes, mum; when II
wasn't mo and i'm, Il was me an EN-
-=AneweeA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
COMMON SPIDERS.

Spiders are more varied and plenti-
flu THAN is supposed. In almost
every locality in the country at least
three or four hundred species may be
collected. In summer spiders abound
on all kinds Of plants, from grass to
trees. 1t is only when the webs are
covered with dew that they become
especially conspicuous. The webs
are then no more plentiful, but often
hear the question asked on dewy
mornings or foggy days. What makes
so many more cobwebs than usual to-
day?" The collecting moisture makes
especially noticeable. the fiat webs on
the grass. These are made by mem
.bers Of the Agalenidae family of spid-
ers. Each has a noticeable tube at
one side, in which the spider lives
st. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
roo MUCH.

Youth (reading cheap and sensa-
tional noveD-Tm out of all patience
with the hero of this story-the hard
work he's giving his eyes. He doesn't
deserve to have any.
Friend-What do you mean?
Youth-Why. first he threw his eyes
up to the ceiling and then let them
drop on the floor; then he darted them
down long corridor, and then rested
them on the cool waters OF the lake.
Then he must have called them back
somehow, for 1t says he bathed them
in sad, salt tears. wiped them and
swept them with long lashes. Once
he was idiot enough to rivet them on
the dome Of a building, and when 1
left of he was fixing them on a suit
of clothes.-Chums.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17

i simple step to any intermediate day.
For example, to know the day ON
which Christmas Day falls this year,
delight" standing for December, has
seven letters, so the first Saturday
in December is the 7th day of the
month, the second Saturday the 18th,
the third the 21st: % being four days
more gives Wednesday,, which is four
days from Saturday, the 21st.-Tit
Bits.
WHEN CHIPMUNKS SING.
The chipmunk Is not usually con-
sidered much as songbird, but
according to Ernest Thompson Seton
he is quite success in vocal role.
In Manitoba the chipmunk comes
above ground about the first or second
week of April, says Mr.. Seton in Sue
cess. Mounted on some log or root,
it reiterates loud. chirpy "Chuck-
chuck-chuck! Other chipmunks run
forth into the sunlight, and seeking
some perch add their "Chuck-chuck-
chuck" to the spring salute. They
are active from this time of the year
on, and their sunny morning chorus
is not by any means confined to that
original outburst. On April 20, 1905,
at Cos Cob, I heard chipmunk in
full song. He kept it up for eleven
minutes without ceasing, and uttered
1870 chirps to the minute. He got no
reply, though he worked very hard
and seemed tired toward the last. On
May %, 1905, at Cos Cob, 1 heard a
chipmunk singing. He kept it up
for three minutes, uttering three
ohirps to the second.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
A BUTTERFLY FARM.

In ancient Bexley, whose population
IS much less than that of some of the
suburbs Of London, is to be found one
OF the most remarkable examples Of
modern enterprise. Six years ago a
certain young man put this terse ques-
ton to himself: Bookkeeping or but
terfly breeding?" He arrived at the
decision that the latter offered a
quicker and more congenial way to
fortune than clerking, and thereupon
commenced to build up the butterfly
farm to be seen at Bexley today.
Altogether Mr. Newman has about
two hundred different species of but.
terflies and moths on his farm in all
stages and conditions. The most cost
ly butterfly among them is the purple
emperor, or king of the forest, so
named because it DIS usually to be
found lying over the top of oak trees,
and consequently is most difficult to
catch. A male specimen of this in
sect is worth -four shillings and fe-
male five shillings.
The prices of the ova, larvae and
pupae, which Mr.. Newman sells, vary,
Of course, according to the species.
For instance. dozen of the ova of
the drtnker, a very common moth, can
be purchased for three pence, while
the same quantity of the comma but
terfy would cost six times that
amount. Then, again, a dozen Of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Had Two Wives and Two Heart,

f1do Two WIVES and TWO Hearts.
A remarkable court decision in a
bigamy, case has been handed down at
Perugia, Italy, where Charles Balliorl,
a tailor, was acquitted of a charge
of having two wives on the ground
that he has two hearts. -Four ply.
sicians testified that Balliorl had two
thearts, and the court at once decided
that this was ample reason for him
to marry two women.-New York
World.