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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
The Iowa Homestead.

Good farming, based on sound
principles of science and practice,
was never more important or prof.
Il ne than now. The Homestead,
an agricultural and live stock paper
published every Thursday at Des-
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Of good farming. The Homestead
is edited by farmers who live upon
and operate their own farms right
here in the middle West, SO that
their teachings are thoroughly prac-
teal. 1t has departments devoted
to Horticulture, poultry, sheep,
dairy, veterinary, laws affecting
farmers, current events, house and
home, Sunday school lesson, editor
ial comment. live farm gossip, etc.,
and its contributors include able and
successful farmers and experiment
station experts throughout the
West. Many farmers in this yicini.
ty are already subscribers for the
Homestead and all should be; as
whatever adds to the practical
knowledge Of the farmer increases
the value Of land and enhances the
prosperity Of the community. We
take subscriptions for this splendid
farm paper at this Office; and. by
special arrangement with the pub
fisher, can give you low subscrip-
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
The Crooked House.

On the estate of Earl Dudley, Mt
Himley Stats, there is a curious habi-
tation known as "the crooked house."
1t Is altogether out of the perpendicu-
lar and slants toward the south end
which is heavily shored up with thick
red brick buttresses. These peculiari-
ties are the result Of mining opera
tons, the under stratum of the earth in
these parts being completely honey.
combed. The clocks on the walls, al
though absolutely perpendicular, as
their pendulums testify, appear to be
hanging sideways Mt pronounced an
gle. A short glass shelf, one end OF
which appears to be foot higher than
the other, proves to be absolutely level,
while in the taproom is table which
is apparently slanting, but on which If
round marbles are placed Mt the seem
ingly lower end they roll to all appear
ance uphill to the top Of the table and
fall over with bump.-London Stand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
rREAsURER,s OFFICE, JAN. 3. 1909.
Breaking the News.

The matrimonial failure of Pat, q
bartender in the center of the city, has
been common knowledge for some
time. and ii has also been no secret
that Pat really does not blame his
wife for her Impotence with his hab-
its Pat is in dead earnest when he
says that his wife really is too good
for him and deserves divorce, which
the self abusing Pat would gladly
grant her If 1t wasn't so expensive.
The good faith of Pat in this respect
was, however, never more forclbly H.
Illustrated than during the severe at
tack of pneumonia from which he has
just recovered. Pat, the doctors say
you are very sick" said his wife dur,
Ing her visit to the hospital one day.
What do they really say? You can't
hurt me by telling the truth" answer
ed Pat. well, Pat they say that you
cannot live" whispered the wife, final
ly yielding to Pats insistent demand
for the truth. Don't you believe it.
Doctors make habit of holding out
hopes to the last" drawled Pat in his
wearisome style. ''They are only
breaking the news to you gently. /
am going to get well."-Philadelph
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
-
Squaw az Housekeeper.

Put squaw in tepee aud she is
the neatest of housekeepers. The blan-
kets are neatly rolled and slowed away
under the edge of the tepee, leaving the
center clear. Bright colored blankets
and fine fur robes are spread about,
and wonderfully beaded dance drum
hangs from one of the poles. But put
a squaw in n house and she is any
thing but n success. Go into one of
these frame houses and you will find
the mattresses laid along the floor,
with the whole family sprawling there
on. The cracked cook stove will be in
the middle of the floor, with anything
but agreeable odors coming therefrom.
Outside the bedsteads and springs will
be used as chicken roosts. But the
squaw doesn't let her housekeeping
shortcomings worry her. When she
puts on an elk tooth robe, valued at
anywhere from $1,000 to $1,000, and
rides to the fair or to the agency on q
Sunday astride beaded saddle she is
u picture of contentment.-Den Re.
publican
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
TelItale Bibles.

A dealer In secondhand books adver-
tised the other day for old Bibles be.
longing to three families that have
lately come into prominence
DO they want them US heirlooms?"
asked customer who had read the ad-
vertisement.
Not a bit of it." said the dealer.
"They want the Bibles because they
contain record of births; consequent.
ly they reveal ages-womens ages, pre-.
sumably. Very often dealers in old
books are asked to look up inconven.
lent documentary evidence of that kind
Before days of afliuence the family BIZ
bles got lost in the shuttle of moving
around. Nobody thought much about
the loss then, but with the advent of
prosperity the books could easily be,
come source of modification to many
women If they happened to fall into
the hands of malicious persons; hence
the frantic attempts to gather all such
records into the family."-New York
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
FELLOW SUFFERERS.
Each Had Throat Trouble Just Lii
the Other.

Each Had Throat Trouble Just Like
the Other.
AS the commuter who always board.
ed the train at Paradise Hills seated
himself he was conscious that the
young man next him looked at him
with some curiosity as they exchanged
good mornings. For the first few min
utes neither one spoke: then the young
man broke the ice. You have n deli
cate throat, see," he said commits
eratingly.. Il used to be bothered that
way myself"
The commuter hesitated There was
something about his seat mate which
invited confidence.
Have you been married long?' he
asked, with apparent irrelevance.
Not so very," admitted the young
man. Why
The commuter cautiously loosened
the bandage round his throat and,
turning toward his companion, display
ed an absurd looking, polka dotted tie.
We've been married less than a
year." he muttered, "and she gave me
six for my birthday"
The hand of his seat mate grasped
his in a cordial, sympathetic grip.
II thought So" he said. ITS only n
year since had my attack of throat
rouble."-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Blue Eyed Rahiss.

II is pity that all babies born with
the prospect Of being adopted out Of
an orphan asylum are not blessed
with blue eyes. Most persons who
wish to adopt children show prefer
ence for the blue eyed variety.
'They seem to Think said the ma
iron of one such institution, ''that blue
eyes give promise of great intelligence,
honesty and general stability of char
acter. That is pretty hard on the
youngsters with eyes Of brown, black,
gray or hazel. Undoubtedly those chill
dren will grow up to be just us worthy
citizens MS the blue eyed tots, but 1t is
impossible to make most of the pro-
spective parents-in-law believe SO.
They have been Influenced by the ar
guments of certain half baked scien-
tific writer's who claim that all the yir-
tues are found in blue eyes, and the
dark eyed children, no matter what
sheir parentage, suffer from the dis
crimination."-New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
II til. Tree ' Falls, Witt of til: lv;yf

u the Tree Falls, Wi.st Of the lvy7
We hear great deal about the mod
etrn girl developing mannishness, indie
pendence and losing her femininity. A
great many people are much alarmed
because girls are not trained, as for
merry, In womanly gentleness. 1t is
a beautiful figure Of speech to describe
the feminine character rs the ivy
which clings to the masculine oak for
support and in return covers and beau
tifies its hideous knots and scars.
But IL the oak falls what becomes Of
the ivy?
There is too much of this ivy cllnging
and Identifying idea In training girls.
They should be taught that 1t is just as
necessary to be independent. to be
self supporting. rs to be able to. cling
and beautify. In other words, they
ought to be able to stand alone II the
tree falls and not go down with it,
Success magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
The Old WARMING Pan.

Eyes, that is fine specimen of the
old brass warming pan." said an anna
teur collector of antiques. quoted by
the Philadelphia Record, but 1t hangs
on the wall from this time on. 1t will
not be brought into requisition for ac-
tual warming purposes again. It's too
good" Then he added contemplatiye-
~: my daughter thought 1t would re-
new the ancient favor Of things to put
that warming pan to use. So on one
OF the coolest nights of the winter she
filed the pan end with live Goals, shut
the lid and put the pan into one of the
beds. In a little while the house was
filed with smoke, which, on being
traced to Its origin, was found to come
from the bed, which was afire. With
few olden time wood embers these
warming pans were all right, but with
live anthracite they simply overdo the
Job. We put out the fire, but, as shy,
from this time on the warming pan
hangs on the wall empty"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

The old generation of Galloway
lairds were primitive and hospita-
BILE race, but their conviviality some
times led to awkward occurrences. In
former days, when roads were bad and
wheeled vehicles almost unknown, an
old laird was returning from supper
party with his lady mounted behind
him on horseback. On crossing the
river Urr ut ford at a point where it
joins the sea the old lady dropped of,
but was not missed until her husband
reached his door, when, Of course,
there was an immediate search made.
The party who were dispatched in
quest OF her arrived just In time to find
her demonstrating with the advancing
tide. which trickled into her mouth, in
these words: mo anither drap, neither
het nor cauld."-London Tit Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Ar. women,s w.tche, Interior?


Eyes. madam" said the jeweler,
showing watches to woman custom
er, this is sixteen point action, the
best that is ever put in lady's watch"
Don't you put just Us good works in
lady's watch as In q gentleman's"
asked the woman.
"Why, no, not at all. madam. La-
dies do not need such good watch.
Most always they wind up their watch
once In awhile, and then they let 1t BIO
for n week or two without using It.
This is as good MS any lady needs"
The woman explained that she was
business woman and just as depend
ent on trains and boats as a man, but
the 5eweler remained unmoved In the
conviction that sixteen point was all
my woman needed.-San Francisco
Call.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
kn.ad.d Earth.

Even old Ping wrote of "pisework,"
pronounced 'pee-say-work." 1t was
suggested by the building processes Of
the ants. and the durable walls made
according to those wonderful archi-
tects of the insect tribe were called
"formacie." The method was well
known to the anclents, and some of the
Oldest houses in the world today are of
this construction. Rondelet writes of
a chateau in the department of Ain,
France, which he repaired in 1894: at
was ut least 100 years old, and the
walls had acquired hardness and
compactness equal to ordinary stone, SO
that in charging the windows and 9TH
er apertures the workmen used the
same tools as In quarry" Pie is
simply kneaded earth. What Is Mexi-
can adobe?-New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
WHY He BROUGHT His Alono.

Whenever the penurious manager of
the large store wanted to sharpen his
pencil he would enter the shipping de-
partment and borrow knife from one
of the boys. Sometimes the. boys did
not have their knives with them, but
there was one lad, Tommy Breen, who
always could be depended upon.
How is it, Tommy" asked the man
ager one day rs he whitfield his pencil,
"that you always have your knife
with you and the other boys haven't?"
Tommy hesitated for moment,
then, gathering courage, said:
1.-The wages l get aren't enough for
me to afford more than one pair Of
pants. '-Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
why He Baked.

Mrs. hortcommons-Have some more
of the lamb, Mr.. Wisenham. Mr.. Wis
enham-No; can't bear to eat 1t. 1t
was somebody's pet lamb once. Mrs.
Shortcommons-How do you know?
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures they must
have waited years and years before
they had the heart to kill it.-Cleveland
Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
A Words Birthday,

1t is curious to see how new word
extends our vocabulary. For instance,
the discovery of photography has led
to 234 words being added to the lam
guage. DR.. Murray Axes March IA,
1880, as the birthday of the word "pho-
Biography" 1t was on that day that
Sir John Herschel used it In paper
which he read before the Royal So
ciety. The new word took root in
France, and two or three months later
when Argo made his report to the
chamber of deputies concerning the
pension Of NJ. Daguerre he quoted
Photographic as a generally accepted
word.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Great pigeon Cities Ia tn. swamp,

Great Pigeon Cities In the swamps.
Each spring in May all the rosy gulls
Of a wide region somehow agree to re-
sort to % particular one Of various
inarshy lakes. for the purpose of rear-
Ing their young. Just how they decide
the important question is not for us hu-
mans to know. At any rate, what they
do select is great area Of grass, reeds
or rushes growing out Of the water,
and there, out of the abundance Of dry
stems. each pair builds a partly float
Ing nest, side by side with others.
thousands upon thousands Of them.
These great "cities'' of the prairie pi-
geon present one of the most dramatic.
spectacular sights in the bird life Of
this continent, comparable in a way to
the former breeding "roosts" of the
real wild pigeon.-Herbert x. Job in
Outing Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

"Why is clock like vain, pretty
young lady?"
II fail to see any resemblance
Why?"
Because 1t is all face and figure, has
no head to speak of, is hard TO stop
when once 1t is wound up and has n
striking way of calling attention to it
self every hour in the day Baltimore
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Part of the Horse.

A rich rancher told Il story about a
little Stun urchin whom he had sent on
months vacation into the country.
1.-THE lad" he said, Thought we got
mush from the mushroom and milk
from the milkweed. One morning n
lady pointed to n horse in field and
said, Look at the horse, Johnny
That's II cow the boy contradicted.
No. said the lady, it's horse
'Tain't. It's cow said the boy.
Horses has wagons to en- "-Kansas
City Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

There is prevailing opinion that
cancer is always painful from the be-
ginning, whereas it is really painless In
the majority of cases. 1t is desirable
to ascertain how far the public ought
to be instructed in the early signs Of
cancer, with view to the adoption of
earlier diagnosis and consequently ear
lier operation.-London Hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
ltalx,, Ls.nina row.r,.

Most cleaners Of the wonderful con-
slider the leaning tower of Pisa to be
something unique In architecture. This
is an error, however, for there are two
others In Italy and several in other
European cities. The two at Bologna
are the most remarkable. One Of them
is 321 feet In height and leans over
six and n half feet from the psrpendic-
ular, and the other ID 181 feet high
and has "a lean Of over nine feet.
The oldest Of these two remarkable
structures was built n The year lilo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

"Luckiest man ever knew! Every
thing succeeded with him. He had
only to say what he wanted, and he
got 1t. Why, confound 1t, l was walk
ing with him one day-the very last
day Of his life-and he said to me.
When die, want to die suddenly
Got run over that very night. Ever
see such luckw-London Mall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Douglas Jsrrold's Wit.

Douglas Jcrrold was on one occasion
debating with friend the respective
merits Of two contemporaries. The ar
gument had been long, and, thinking to
conclude 1t by compromise, the friend
remarked:
"Well. after all. they both row in the
same boat"
"But net with the same SKULLS" re-
Joined Jerrold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

From all accounts silk manufacture
originated in China. Chinese tradition
has 1t that the Emperor Fob Ii taught
his people the art of culivating the
silkworm as early as 5000 b. c. Spain
was the first European country to re
ceive the silkworms, the Arab conquer
ors introducing them about the tenth
century, probably from their home on
the borders of Persia. The foundation
Of the silk industry in France dates
from the year 1916, when Francis l.
imported silk workers from Milan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Wanted His Moneys Worth

Have you any choice as to the we'd
ding march:' asked the church organ
ist
'The wedding march?" echoed the
father of the bride.
"Yes; the march that is played when
the bridal procession moves down the
aisle. Which one would you prefer
Mendelssohn's or the march from
'Lohengrin?'"
"Any difference in the expense?'
ooh, nor
"Then play the one that's the long
est"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. loss Of strength, nervous.
ness, headache. constipation. bad breath.
general debility. sour Fisings, and cataSrh
Of tho stomach are all due to Indigestion.
Kodel relieves Indigestion. This new dlscov.
cry represents tho natural Juices Of diees-
don q they exist In q healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. Kodol for
dyspepsia does not only relieve indigestion
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles BY cleansing.
purifying. So iening and strengthening
tho mucous membranes lining the stomach.
!. NJ. S. S. Bsl q Rsyenswood, W, Va. says
vss troubled With sour stomach for twenty yeaYs.
koeol cured me md Ne are nov using II b min
Fo1 sAcxAonR..wrAk k,pHRye
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psspsrsd bv Z. o. psWlTT q co., oh,saa,
AL DRUGGISTS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
ANCIENT BOWS.
That Of the seythians Was In the Form

That OF the Scythians Was In the Form
of the Letter C.
While universally used by the an
clients, the form of the bow varied with
different nations. The Scythian bow
was in the form of the letter C, and
the bow of the Tartars, descendants of
the Scythians. still keeps that shape.
The Greek bow was not moro than
three or four feet in length, but so
stout and stiff that 1t required. consid-
cradle strength and skill to use 1t. 1t
Is said that the first Greek bows were
made from the horns of IL species Of
goat, the bases being united by means
of metallic band. Afterward other
material was used In their manufac-
ture, but they still retained their orig
inal shape. These bows were too
Short to be of much use, and, compare
lively speaking, but small portion of
the troops were armed with them.
The Romans carried the bow,t to Brit
ain, where it at once obtained favor
and during the middle ages was eS-
tensively used, forming an important
- VI 'nS 81 iuiGS VI tult JeTlOu.
The English archers We're said to be
the finest in the world, and their skill
decided the battles of Creecy, Poitlers
and Aglncourt. The bows used were
of two kinds-the long bow and the
arbalest, or crossbow. The arbalest
was made of steel or horn and was of
such strength and stiffness that it was
necessary to use some mechanical ap-
pliance to bend it and adjust IL !.
string. The arbalcstiers carried a
culver with fifty arrows and were
placed In tie van Of the battle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
The Rabv's EauIt.

Nursemaid-I'm going to leave, mum.
Mistress = Why, what's the matterf
Don't you like the baby? Nursemaid-
Yes'm, but he is that afraid of po-
liceman that l can't get near one
London Taller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
A Good Pair of Boots.

"You know" said smart" young
man to girl. "some one has said that
If you would make lasting pair of
boots take for tho sole the tongue of
woman"
"Yes,' replied the girl, "and for the
uppers you ought to take the cheek Of
the man who said it,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
A Diplomat.

Il say, father" queried little John
ny, whats diplomatic"
"a diplomat, my son." replied the old
man, lis person who doesn't mean
what he means others to think he
means.n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Special Announcement Regarding the
National Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug law as it contains no opiates
or other harmful drugs, and we rec
commend it as safe remedy for
children and adults. Anders &
Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

"How do you dispose of your garbage
hereY' asked the stranger. who was
gathering data for purposes of publicai
ton.
1--WE always throw ours in the gar
bage can" said the man with the chin
beard. but don't know, Of course,
abolt the a4ishbors" q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Flies,

The astonishing abundance Of flies
during the latter part of the summer
Is accounted for by the estimate made
by an eminent entomologist that the
progeny of n single house fly in the
course Of one summer will number
2,0S0,320. If 1t We're not for the in
Vulnerable enemies provided by nature
for the destruction of the fly, the whole
air would be filed by the end of Au.
gust with swarms of flies, which would
render life insupportable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

Pilrey = And because you couldn't
find nickel to pay the fare did the
conductor make you get off and walk?
Jayson-No; he only made me get off.
l could have sat on the street IL I'd
wanted to.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
A B:urder.

Customer-I must say, waiter, thia
is the first time I've ever had really
tender steak here. Waiter (aghasb-
Good gracious, must have given
you the proprietor's steak! : London
Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
His observation-disclosures.

Professor after dinner, looking at
his empty plate in a rage)-There,
we've had spinach and egg again!
You know perfectly well, Amelia, that
can't eat it.-Fliegende Batter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

Mother-Why did you not scream
when Hans kissed you? Daughter
He threatened me. Mother Howi
Daughter-Hc said if did he'd never
kiss me again. -Meggendorfer Batter,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

do you believe any of the plant or
,rboreal kingdom would stick to man
given the>choice?"
81 think the dogwooc'.' Baltimore
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
An Unfortunate lnterruption.

George was just going to propose
to me last night"
"And what happened?"
"a tire blew up, and then he couldn't
think of anything else" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15
Worry.

He-You know, II you worry abou'
every little thing it's bound to affec'
your health. His Wife-Yes, know
That's one of the things worry aboat
Flown and Country. "A