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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
A Friend In Need

Immediately after the earthquake in
California in 1906 relief stations were
established in San Francisco and Oak
land. Supplies poured in from neigh
boring ranches, other towns and other
states. but almost all that was sent
needed to be cooked before it could be
eaten. and of course In many instances
homeless wanderers We're in immediate
need of food. The volunteer cooks did
the best they could. They boiled great
kettles of soup, caldrons of coffee and
oceans of tea. but it was impossible to.
cook rapidly enough to supply all com
ers. Late one afternoon when the
cooked food supply was running low
and a long line OF hungry persons still
waited to he fed n wagon halted before
one of these stations, and Il bluff old
ranchman addressed the lady in charge.
Say" said he. I've brought you 300
dozen of the best eggs in the state, but
you won't need to cook them. They're
already cooked. I've been boiling eggs
since o'clock this morning."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
The nl..ksmith,s sIc.ues.

An aged woman WAS staining before
a beautiful picture of Il blacksmith in
IL local department store. The picture
was remarkable painting and had
evoked so much praise that hundreds
of visitors throngcd around 1t. TIL,
figure was that of IL village black
smith standing at his forge, which was
blazing witt light that Illuminated
the whole room. The woman came to
the canvas with several younger wom-
en-. apparently her children. All stood
with rapt attention before the work of
art, contemplating the light effects and
the beautiful shadows. One of the
younger women asked of the elderly
one what she thought of the picture.
We'll, it's all right but the sleeves"
she replied. II lived in the country Il
long time, and know something that
the painter with all his KNOWN didn't
know. That blacksmith's sleeves are
rolled out. Now. they don't wear them
that way. A blacksmith always turns
his sleeves in SO the flynn sparks
won't ch."-Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
A North Atlanta c,rio.itv

"ln tho midst of the north Atlantic
there t; an enormous field Of floating
scawced which kept its place presum-
ably for CENTURIES said an old sea
captain. 1T occupies an immense
eddy about the tifty-siNth degree of
west longitude and between the TWEEN
ty-sccond and twenty-cighth degrees of
north latitude. There is Il great differ
cnce of opinion regarding the origin of
this tioatlng mass. Some believe it to
be detached from rocks at Il considera-
BILE depth in the latitude where it
floats. Others suppose it to come from
the shores Of the northern seas, having
been detached from the rocks by the
violence OF the winds. Some again I'M
aglne that it comes from the rocky
shores OF Florida and Mexico, while
many others agree with me In heliey-
ing that 1t has never had any other
than its present place Of abode. No
one has ever seen it attached to rocks,
nor lave roots ever been discovered
belonging to it,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
Earthauakc Pr.nkc.

Hindustan has had many important
geological changes effected by earth
quakes. In 1902 Chittagong was VIC
!ently shaken. the earth opening in
many places and throwing up water
and mud of sulphurous smell. Then
sixty square miles Of coast suddenly
and permanently subsidized, one of the
Mug mountains entirely disappeared
and another sank SO low that only the
summit remained. AT the same time
a corresponding rise of ground took
place ut Ramree. an island farther
along the coast. Again. at Clutch, in
1919 the fort and village of Sindree
were submerged, and about five miles
distant long elevated mound was
raised, measuring some fifty miles by
sixteen in places, out of what had been
II perfectly level plain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
Leaend of the White sky Calf,

The Kiowa Indians lave a queer
story of the white sky calf" Accord.
ing to the legend. that portion of the
American desert was formerly very
fertile. supporting large herds Of pure
white bntfaloes. each having black
tail. These creatures were held sacred
by the savages and never killed for
any purpose. Finally an old medicine
man. Ne-ka-taE!ah, vowed that he
would have 4 te,en built from the sa-
cred white ska The c..:ef.s of the
tribe tried hard to 81 u&,c lin from
the notion, but all TO no purpose. He
declared that he would commence to
collect the skins on the morrow. Dur
ing the night a great white light APP
peared in the sky and i'll its center n
white buffalo calf. Tie calf slowly de-
scended 10 the earth, took charge of
the herds, leading them northward, and
from that day to this the Iliowas have
AZ yer seen Il white buffalo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
Mro fl,e r,itter Enan


One of the most Interesting phases of
the study of language is the peculiar
manner in which words and phrases
originating in mistakes finally grow
into the common speech Of the people.
An instance of this is the expression
ito the bitter end which is common
ly used to denote the final extremity
of a crisis. Although perfectly proper
today, it is in reality n mistake. The
correct phrase is ito the better end
and arose from the fact that when n
vessel has paid out all her cable in IL
storm 1t has run out to the end which
has been little used and therefore to
the better end. Daniel Defoe uses the
proper phrase in Robinson Crusoe" in
his description of the storm at Var
mouth when lie says. We rode with
two anchors ahead ana the cables veer-
ed out to the better end"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
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Strange Story Of a Dream.

A correspondent sends the following
anecdote; or, as lie calls 1t, cease Of
thought transference," which was told
him by nm eminent engineer. whose
name Ne withhold This -ell known
engiaea. h.;d been 10 :,U!i5u.-o en- the
occasion Of tac ci:Ss.,s:: IL the rai,Eay
to that p,atr, i f.icsd v'ho acgomra
MED niM ~ ~ at.a.iAn ,;;.lt:.:.> :. !
cntcric fever ~: ! Gi.d en- ,ic ,..,:.!.
ward voyage. Halt IN hour lete:c H.
died his hair turned ncrfcetly white
On arriving IN i-ag,aa,i i',c eng..aee.
went to breas t,ir !.e7'i n Tie y.'ff::,
mans sister I5e fou::.l th.; Mt e..
did the ladg know OF t.ie d2s.a [.
brother, but Gle knc~ tl.c ;i,ssc
the ciicumr :arse of tti2 l!i,' lfai
white. The ongi!.ce: al rSii.e.t..:
break the news 10 TIE f,,'icv ana i, 9
CT as gently u: pos in'r. lut 10
nothing Of the hair turning ,.:'.!.e y:
er a Journey Of leo mile. lie Giun:! Ia.
both father and mot.:er. ,.a.a lie S.,',
separately, not only l.new Ct t,ie l;a....
of their son, but knew of his haze tarii-
Ing white at the time OF his death
Each had had Il dream, vivid dream
at the moment of the death taking
place, and aach had kept his and her
own counsel. ana they had rot spoken
to each other of the decentralization
Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
Romance Of the ciaar

A bride OF year ago gave her hus
band q box of long, lean ana Sicily look.
ing cigars for Il birthday present The
man smellcd them. looked at the label
and then. with tears In his eyes. said:
II cannot bear 10 smoke your rrerent.
! Will Keep them always as Il token of
your love" His wife YVES so touched
that she went down town and ordered
three Eo&es Of the same bran! and had
them charged to her husband. When
she fave them to him she said: Here,
dear; these are not presens Smoke
them and enjoy them. Topeka State
Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
By Louis Tracy,
COPYRIGHT. 1904, BY EDWARD j. GLOBE.
Author of .'WinGs of the Mornins," 1.-The Pillar
Ekht," Etc.

caos anu oniiiiDUscs We're unable to
make progress. They had sufficient
ado to restrain their maddened ami
mails from adding the havoc of blind
charges through the streets to the gen.
eral confusion caused by the warning
elements. Telegraph and telephone
wires became not only useless, but
dangerous, and the suburban train
service WAS consequently plunged into
tangle from which it was not extri-
Gated until midnight.
So general was the confusion, so
widespread the public alarm, that the
sudden cessation of the uproar at
s o'cloci; caused more prayers of thank
frlncss 10 I've uttered IN the metropolis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
runnaicd the Reaister.

A booliworm or some such creature
has left his mark upon volume of
the British Annual Register" of the
year 1910 in club library of New
York. The worm ate its way through
seventeen leaves of the volume, and
for much of the way Its path has out
lined something very like the crouch
ing figure of a cat, with one ear erect
and short tail. This figure is repeat
ed upon eight or ten leaves and then
gradually becomes less clearly defined
until the progress of the worm is mark
ed by single small hole.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

AS she tiptocd into the bedroom he1
husband raised his head from the PHI
low sleepily.
Mrs. Jay was here to see you,' he
murmured. "She said she'd call again
some other evening""
"And what did you tell her, John?"
the wife asked as she laid her money
and latch key on the bureau.
"Oh," he answered. 81 just gave her
the address of your club."-New York
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
CHAPTER III.

Nv Friday evening. March 10, o
thunderstorm of unusual vic.
lence broke over London. II
was notably peculiar In Ger
tain of its aspects. The weather was
cold and showery, Il typical day of the
March equinox. Under such conditions
barometric pressure remsins fixed rath-
err than variable, yet many whose busi-
ness or hobby 1t is to record such facts
observed Il rapid slirinkage of the lncr-
curry column between the hours OF 6
and Z. A deluee of rain fell for many
minutes and WAS followed about 1850
p. IN. by mad turmoil of thunder and
an astounding electrical display not
often witnessed beyond the confines OF
the giant mountain ranges Of the world.
So violent and unnerving was the
outburst that the social life of Lon
den was pnralyzed for the hour. The
Gt1r parties diners In the fashionable
restaurants. the greater millions AK
ious to get away from offices and shops,
those eager alike to enter and leave
the charmed circle of the four mile ra-
dis were ruthlessly hidden to wait
while the ;iwesome forces of nature
made mad racket In the streets. All
horsefesh was afraid. The drivers Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
When there Is tha SLIGHTEST ind,

When there is the slightest indi-
cation of Indigestion, heart. urn,
flatulence or any form of stomach
trouble take a little Kodol occasion
ally and you will he afforded prompt
relief. KodoI is compound Of
vegetable acids and contains the
juices found in a healthy stomach.
hodol djgests what you eat, make,
your food do you good. Sold by ali
druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
homeric sun,hnI.

You know the fine picture in Homer
Of the dead leaves which fall to make
place for the young buds. 1t is us true
Of men as Of trees: we have our time
aud pass away. Behind our vanished
youth terminates the youth of others.
Our children's destiny ought not to be
dullel by what there has been in ours.
Revue DIES Deux Mondes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

New Arrivals my wife in theref
st. Peter-Yes. What are you doing 2
New Arrival-Alerely removing my
shoes before going upstairs.-Hurper's
Bazaar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
ECoNrINUnl
Entertaining.

us your family entertaining this sea.
SOM" inquired the society devotee.
well" answered Mr.. Cumrox,
mother and the girls seem kind of
amusing to me. but everybody else
seems to take 'em seriously."-Wash-
ington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

"Pa, what's political leader:"
"a man who is able to see which
way the crowd is going and follows
with loud whoops in that direction."-
Chicago Record Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
Giv;no II AWAY

The Young Man-Dicky, you think
good deal Of your sister. don't you?
Dicky entertaining him)-You bet! So
does ma and pa. She's been in the
family mighty near forty years.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

Managing Director Well. and what
IRE your qualifications for the post of
night Waterman? Applicant : Well,
sir, for one thing, the least noise wakes
me uD.-Bystander.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
A Lever.

rs that baby strongly
We'll. should say so! He raised
the whole family out of bed at 3 o'clock
this morning, and Scientists say that
that's the hour when everybody's
strength is at its lowest polnt."-Lon-
don Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

The New England Conscience.
The New England conscience isn't
an idea. It's an inherited disease
Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

Work is not mans punishment. 1t
is his reward and his strength George
Sand.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

An obstinate fruit stain can gener-
ally he removed by holding the spot
over the fumes OF sulphur.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
All Thaf's Neeesc,

All That's Necessary;I Hyi{lt|
"Do Mr.. and Mrs. HenpeckIhsestidpI,
plly% MHlEss,lf
Mrs. Henpeck es."-Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
]. RAILROAD
Time Ca rds.
Manchester 4 0neida Ry.

TIME TABLE.
Train No. leaves Manchester at 6.lba, nj, ar
rlves ut Oneida at t:40 m Connects
with west bound G. G, w. No. g.
arrives 1T Manchester st 6;l5 q, m,
Train No. 4, leaves Manchester at 7;lb a. q.
arrives at Oneida AS q. M, ccb
neeIs with cast bound c. G. ". No
3. Returning leaves Oneida at 7:48
q. u. arrives al Manchester at sic
a. nj.
Train No. G. leaves Manchester ut 1856 a. M, ar.
rives at Oneida at 9:.O a, nj, Con.
81 T.. No. g. Returning leave
Oneida at 9:222, arrives at Manchester
at9:45 a. nj. 553g
Train No. 8, leaves Manchester at 2:tOp, m. ar.
rives at Oneida at $3.50 u, M con.
meets with G. G. W. No. 4. east
bound. and No. 8. west bound Re.
turning leaves Oneida at 2:35 N
arrives at Manchester Mt $500 I'm.
Train No 10, leaves Manchester at 4:4b p. IN.
arrives at Oneida NJ 5:25 p. m. Con.
meets with south bound O. M. b St.
p. No. u. Returning leaves Oneida
q: GAGS y. nl., lives at Manchester
5:i5 y. N
j. l.. kELSEY,
Gen. Traffic Manager
Through tickets for slle ut Manchester to ali
points III North America.
TRAIN WILL STOP ONLY AT
Beiknap's Crossing. Platform ut Quaker NIL
Switch Franklin Street Crossing, Sly's @ ross
broot Crossing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31

During the summer kidney IT.
regnlarities are often caused by ex-
cessive drinking or being overheated
Attend to the kidneys at once by
using Foley's Kidney Cure.-An-
ders & Philip.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
Challenge from C. R. Woodwork & Co.

G. r. Woodwork & Co. are seeking
the worst case of dyspepsia or constipa-
ton in McCook or vicinity to test DR..
Towards new specific for the cure of
those diseases.
So confident are they that this re-
markable medicine will effect a lasting
cure in a short time, that they offer to
refund the money should it not be sue
c~essful.
In order to secure the quickest pos
sible introduction G. R. Woodwork &
Co. will sell a regular 80 cent package of
this medicine at half price, % cents.
This specific of DR.. Towards will
cure sick headache, dizzy feelings, con-
stipation, dyspepsia, and all forms of
malaria and liver trouble.
1t will regulate the bowels, tone up
the whole intestinal tract, give you an
appetite, make food taste good and di-
gest we'll, and increase vigor. Joy and
happiness will take the piece of that
"don't care if l live or die" feeling.
Take advantage of G. R. Woodwork
& Co.'s challenge and secure a bottle of
DR.. Towards specific at half price,
with their personal guarantee to refund
your money if it does not help you.
There is no need of suffering with con-
stipation, dyspepsia or liver disease
when you can get sixty doses of a scien-
tifc medicine for their cure like DR..
Towards specific for the small sum Of
% cents.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
Thunder In Various REGIONS,

Java is said to be the region Of the
globe where it thunders ~oftenest, hay
ing thunderstorms ninety-seven days
In the year. After it are Sumatra,
with e~ighty-siX days; Hindustan, with
ffty-six; Borneo, with fi%fty-four; the
Gold Coast, with fifty-two, and Rio de
Janeiro, with ffty-one. In Europe,
Italy occupies the first place, with
thirty-eight days Of thunder, while
France and southern Russia have six
teen days. Great Britain and Switzer-
land have each eve days, and Nor
way has four. Thunder is rare at
Cairo, being heard only three days in
ern Turkestan and the polar regions.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
A London Lads PRAYER.

w. PETIT Ridge, a London writer,
made a London boy in one of his sto,
ries offer the following rather original
prayer: Lord, wilt thou ave the
kindness to make me grow strong and
tall and with plenty to say for meself,
and wilt thou do this as soon as thou
can find time, SOS to save me ex-
pense and waste of money that might
be used in other ways-say for q
cricket bat? Believe me, Lord, thy
obedient servant, A. Martin"
He rose He was halfway into his
blue flannel bed gown when an impor-
tant idea occurred to him, and he
knelt down again quickly.
"Should ave mentioned" he whis-
pered, "Elfred Martin Of So Cawstle
street, jest over Surrey side of South
ark bridge"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
JAMES FEN1MoRE COOPER AND HIS GRAv1

JAMES FENIMoRE COOPER AND HIS GRAVE
IN CHRIST CHURCH CEMETERY, COOPERs-
TOWN.
was but two years later that flames
destroyed Otsego Hall, which in the
earlier years of the century was the
most ~pretentious dwelling in central
New York. For many years the site
of Cooper's home was a neglected will
derness. The grounds passed into the
possession of the late Alfred Corning
Clark, who formed a plan for improv-
ing them, which was carried out by
his widow, now the wife Of Bishop
Henry c. Potter Of New York. Through
Mrs. Potter's interest and generosity
the grounds have been made a public
park, and a fine library and museum
has been erected upon a site opposite
the entrance to the grounds, which
serves as a repository for relics con-
nected with the author and his family.
A bowlder weighing thirty tons marks
the site of the ancestral Cooper home,
and on it is placed a replica of John
Q. A. Wards famous statue Of the
Indian Hunter" so we'll known to Wis
itors to Central park, New York. In
Lakewood cemetery, overlooking Otse-
go lake, Cooperstown citizens erected
q tall and imposing monument, sur
mounted by a statue of Leatherstock-
ing and his dog. 1t is just below the
spot Of the opening scene In "The Pho
neers' and not far from the conical
granite bowlder In the lake known as
Council rock. This was q famous
meeting place for the Indian hunters
and scouts Of the times about which
Cooper wrote and is made use of by
the author in that part of 1.-The Deer
slayer" where Chingachgook and Deer,
slayer meet to complete their plans for
the search of Wah-ta-wah.
On account Of the interest shown by
Bishop Potter and his wife in the
preservation of the historical aSsocia-
tions of Cooperstown this distinguish
ed divine was assigned an important
place In the ceremonies Of the week
beginning Aug. 4, being invited to de-
liver one Of the principal addresses
and to read the poem written by Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe for the exercises
on Aug. Z at Cooper's grave, under the
shadow Of Christ church. Prominent
place was also given In the pro-
gramme to the Rev. DR.. Walton w.
Battershall, rector Of st. Peters
church, Albany, the church whose rec
tor Of a century ago, the Rev. J. Eli
son, was Cooper's Instructor. Poems
and addresses were also prepared for
the occasion by Professor Brander
Matthews, Rev. Ralph Birdsall Of
Christ church and Clinton Scotland.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
Water TRANSPORTATION Cheap.

ANY class of water transportation is
incomparably cheaper than land trans
p%ortation, unless something better than
the modern railroad is invented. For
this reason the greater part Of u do
nestle or inland tonnage has been and
IS carried by water and not by rail.
For that reason the railways own the
largest steamers on the lakes. The
wheat trade was lost to the Mississippi,
not by competition, but because the
railroads did not bring it there. The
Mississippi above Cairo is decadent,
not for lack Of ability to compete, but
for lack Of commerce, which is to say
accessibility by means of its own tribu-
taries.-Charles D. Stewart in Century.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
The dDandv Horse"

The father of the bicycle tribe, the
dandy horse" was invented in 1918
by Baron von Draise Of Paris. 1t con-
sisted of two wheels about thirty inch
es in diameter running one in the wake
Of the other and connected by a beam
Of wood, upon which, half way from
each end, was a saddle or perch, an
arm rest in front completing the ma
chine. 1t was propelled by kicking the
ground with the right and left foot al
ternately. 1t was from such a crude
affair that the modern bicycle was
slowly evolved.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-09-06
A CLEVER REPORTER.
He Got the Interview Word For Wore
and Took No Notes.

He Got the Interview Word For Word
and Took No Notes.
Interviewer have come to get your
views or the proposed change In the
curriculum Of the school.
Mr.. Swelhead-CurriculumI What's
that mean? I'm against it, whatever
it is.
MI. Swelhead freading the report of
the interview in the next mornings
paper)-"Our distinguished townsman,
Mr.. NJ. T. Swelhead, was found at his
charming home, surrounded by abun-
dant indications Of ripe scholarship
and sturdy common sense. In reply
to u representatives questions he
said, I do not desire to force my opin-
ions upon the public, but this 1 will
say, that l have given to this question
long and stud1ous attention, incidental
ly examining upon the ourriculas of In
situations Of learning, both at home
and abroad, and, although 1 found in
the existing course of study not q few
matters for condemnation, still / can
not say that I should advise any radi-
cal change until 1 have further time to
examine into the subject" By George,
that fellows got my exact language
word for word. And he didn't take
notes neither. Jimmy, but what a
memory that fellow must have!-Lon-
don Telegraph.