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Rev. /. w. Williamson Testiiies

Rev. w. Williamson, Huntington,
w. Va, testifies as follows; "rhis is to
certify that used Folsy's Kidney Rem
edy for nervous exhaustion and kidney
trou ble, and am free to to say that Fol
ey's Kidney Remedy will do all you
all you claim for it." j. H. Anderson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-11-19
ON BLEACHING OF FLOUR
Hearing Held by Pure Food Board al
Washington.

Washington, Nov. ia hearing of
considerable importance to the flour
milling interests of the country was
conducted at the agricultural depart
ment by the pure food board. Repre-
sentatives of all the large mills were
present The point involved is
whether or not the millers shall be
permitted to continue the bleaching OF
-four, which under strict interpreta-
tion of the pure food and drugs act is
unlawful. It was urged that bleach
ing not only does not work injury to
the -four but that it saves an enor-
nous loss from discoloration due to
age.
The hearing will be continued an
other day and at its conclusion the
board will take the matter under adj
visement, although an immediate de.
cision is not ANTICIPATED.
Rush for Canadian Land.
Winnipeg, Man, Nov. 19.-Oficial
reports show that since Sept l, when
the new land act went into force, 23.-
391 homesteaders took up farms In
Western Canada, an area OF 2.75O.0O0
acres. Thirty per cent OF these new
settlers were from the United States
new trial for Mrs. Kaufman.
Pierre. s. d., Nov. 19.-The supreme
court has granted a new trial to Mrs
Emma Kaufman, wife of the Sioul
Falls brewer, who was found guilt,
IA circuit court of manslaughter on /
charge of causing the death Of serv
ant girl through beating.
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tenegro has mounted guns on the
slopes dominating Cattaro. Further
more, Montenegro has occupied Dunn
pass. leading into Herzegovina, with
5000 troops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-11-19
WARL|KE STEPS
BY MONTENEGRO
Mounts Guns on Hills DOmi=
mating Austrian Port.
HER TROOPS OCCUPY PASS

Eight Thousand Soldiers in Control of
Passage Leading Into Herzegovina
and the Telegraph Line From the
Capital to the Austrian Port Of. Cat
taro cut-Austria Gives Notice OF
Precautionary Military Measures.
Vienna, Nov ia dispatch from
Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro,
declares that the telegraph line be-
tween Cettinje and Cattaro, a seaport
of Austria, has been cut and that Mon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
Force Of Seas.

The oceans occupy three-fourths Of
the surface of the earth. A mile down
in the sea the water has a pressure
of ton to every square inch. II a
box six feet deep was filled with sea
water, which was then allowed to
evaporate, there would be two inches
of salt left in the bottom of the box.
Taking the average depth Of the
ocean to be three miles, there would
be a layer OF salt 440 feet thick COW
ering the bottom, in case all the wat
err should evaporate In many places,
especially in the far North, the water
freezes from the bottom upward.
Waves are deceptive things. To look
at them one would gather the impress
sion that the whole water travelled.
This, however, is not so. Tho water
stays in the same place. but the mo-
ton goes on. In great storms waves
are sometimes forty feet high. and
their crests travel fifty miles an hour.
The base of a wave (the distance
from valley to Valley is usually con-
sidered as being fifteen times the
height of the wave. Therefore a wave
twenty-five feet high would have a
base extending 1915 feet. The force
of waves breaking on the shore is
seventeen tons to the square inch.
Washington Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
SEA FISH IN FRESH WATER.
Experiment Tried in Germany Proves
Marked Sueeesa


Marked Success.
An interesting experiment that
may have far-reaching results has
just been brought to successful ter
mination in Germany 1t has been
proved beyond question that deep sea
fish can be acclimated and Will live
and breed in fresh water.
A number of different kinds Of fish
were taken from the sea. including
whiting, herring, sole and founders,
and placed in a pool of salt water
The percentage OF salt was then
gradually lessened by the addition Of
fresh water until finally no salt re-
manned.
Practically no material difference
took place in the fish, which were
as lively and healthy after the treat
ment as when they we're taken out
OF the sea.
So encouraging has been the result
after a test extending over several
months that deep sea fish are now
being introduced into rivers and fresh
water lakes in various parts Of Ger.
many. What changes may take place
in the nature and habits OF the fish
remain as yet to be seen, as does
also the question of their market
value.
The complete success OF this ex-
pertinent will completely change the
fishing industry and will prove an
especial boon to communities far re.
moved from the seaboard. An Amer
lean who has lived for any length Of
time in the Middle West, where he
is equally remote from both the At
lantic and Pacific, knows how greatly
deep sea fish are missed as a part
of ones diet.-Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
Monopoly Of Gold.

According to statistics Just publish.
ed by Partisan contemporary,
France. indeed, is the happy posses.
sor OF one-third of all the gold coin
age in circulation throughout the
world. The writer explains that this
happens in various ways. In the
first place, the people are thrifty,
save and invest money and insist on
the fragment of the interest in gold.
Then every year crowds of foreign.
ers come, to France, spend some time
at hotels and make purchases, pay
ing mostly in gold. Exports, again,
bring In large sums, SO that France
literally scores all round. Here are
some eloquent figures about the re-
serve Of gold in the Bank of France.
In 1900 1t amounted to 1881. 900, 900
francs. Last year 1t reached 2,7O6,-
100000 francs, while at the end of
August in this year 1t had attained
the figure Of 2.s06,000,O 900 francs, or
about s112.250.o Oo.-London Tele
graph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

| Isolated ones are supplied with food
and fuel, too, and 1t is fact that 1t
often costs more to get these supplies
to the lighthouses than the supplies
themselves cost. Men who receive 500
year or otEer small salaries do not
have charge of first-class lighthouses
They are the men who attend to light
ing one of the small beacons, but even
In that case they earn their money.
Lighthouse keepers are not allowed
to take up any occupation that would
interfere with their duties. but some
of them manage to earn an honest
penny occasionally by making shoes
or doing tailoring or other intermit-
tent work. One Is reported who
preached every Sunday at little
church near the light. Another was a
Justice Of the peace. Another taught
school.
Tie summer isn't so bad anywhere.
On the northern Atlantic coast things
so to the other extreme Summer
folks become veritable pest at many
of the lights. Those which are near
the large resorts are made the objec-
tive points of hundreds of yachting
parties. Of launches of oilers In any
kind of thing that will float.
When these visitors come by scores
every day and must oil be taken up to
see the light-a very respectable little
climb If the tower happens to be 100
or more feet high and must all be fed
with the same facts-all OF them indi-
gestIble to the average mind on sum-
mer vacation-and must all peek and
peer into the private quarters OF the
family, then the Isolation OF January
doesn't seem to be without Its redeem
Ing features.
The wife Of n lighthouse keeper has
no sinecure. One wonders what hap
pens If a man in that position marries
an untidy wife. According to the testl.
mony--af one woman who lives in a
lighthouse the inspector would make
short work of q domestic slattern. 8
I ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
SHOE SIZES.

The System Of Numbering the Work
Of Forgotten Frenchman.
1T Is the hardest thing In the
world for me-" said busy man the
other day, ito remember the sizes
OF my different articles OF wearing
apparel. Collars. shirts and gloves
are easy enough because there it's a
matter Of actual inches, but where
they get the hat and shoe numbers
is what beats me. and why have al,
eleven stocking under an eight shos,
is another mystery"
The last puzzle Is easily explained.
Stockings have always been meas.
ured by the inch from heel to toe.
but the numbering OF shoes was fixed
a long time ago by a Frenchman-
and it's SO long ago that only one
New York dealer could be found who
knew anything about 1t. Even he
didn't know the inventors name.
The Frenchman permanently fixed
the numbers OF shoes for all Europe
and America. He arbitrarily decided
that no human foot could possibly
be smaller than three and seven.
eighths inches, SO calling this point
zero he allowed one-third of an inck
to size and SO built up his scale.
Consequently man cannot find GU.
the number of his own shoe unless
he is an expert at exact arithmetic.
And even then he is likely to go
wrong, because all shoe experts al.
low for the weight OF the individual
and the build of his foot before they
try to determine what size shoe he
ought to wear.
As far as women's shoes are con-
cerned the problem is still more diff
ficult because many OF the manufact.
urers instead of keeping to the reg.
uiar scale have marked down their
numbers one or two sizes in order
to capture easily fattered customers.
For this reason most dealers ask out
of town customers to send an old
shoe with their orders.
The system of measuring hats ia
much simpler. Any man can tell
what size he wears by simply ad.
ding the width and length of the In
ner rim and then dividing by two.
Orders can also be sent to the shop
keeper by stating the circumference
OF the tead.-NeW York SIM.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
Arbiter and Arbitrary

If an arbitrator lis chosen to end a
dispute. says the London Chronicle,
there is no reason to dread that his de-
cision would be arbitrary, though the
two words are very near relatives. An
.arbiter the Latin word which used to
be more common as English than it is
now, meant by derivation simply zone
who went to- something to examine 1t,
and SO at first spectator or witness.
Then in Roman law it assumed the
technical sense of an umpire. But a
'judicum.' the legal decision in case
with regard to a definite sum Of mon.
ey, for instance, was distinguished
from an arbitrlum, n legal decision MS
to an uncertain sum which had to be
determined; hence arbitrary acquired
the sense Of uncertain. capriclous.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
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facturers the free raw materials they
need, even If other people were not I'm.
mediately relieved from excessive tariff
taxes. If such reductions were Mt once
put Into effect 1t would put new life
into the depressed business Of manu-.
featuring and allow them to seek for
eign markets for their products that
cannot be sold in tie home market,
and thus induce them to run their fac
tories on full instead of the pres
ent reduced production Workmen
would then be employed and from the
expenditures of their wages all bust
ness would be benefited.
But the managing Republican politl-
clans In Congress are in blue funk.
and are afraid that any discussion of
tie tariff would add to their misery.
Even President Roosevelt fears to rec
ommend tariff reform. for 1t is said he
has entered into an unholy alliance
with the standpattcrs, who have made
him believe that tariff discussion
would further depress business and
lead to the defeat of the Republican
party.
So the Republican politicians stand
pat and allow the people to continue to
be plundered, and not Republican
Congressman rebels against the pro-
gram. Is 1t not time to turn the ras-
calls out?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
no TRAM HER YOUNG

The fox, according to an old hunts
man. is more than cunning-it id
clever. The old fox knows perfectly
well that the time will come when
the little ones must run away from
hounds and hunters. Consequently
the mother fox, as SOON as the little
ones get big enough to rua, takes
them out in the fields and trains them
for the chase
1t is an interesting sight to watch
the performance. The old mother
takes them out and starts on run
The little ones follow her.
Away she goes, and the young ones
scamper after her. Then she doubles
up on them, and that teaches them
to double up on the hounds, ami
when she begins to notice they are
becoming winded she slackens up
and leads them back to their hole.
This she does day after day. until
the young ones know exactly what Is
meant.-New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

, 80 H - - so i - = 70
land had enough boys in 1t like you
and Jimmy the day would. be here
soon. Yes. you may stay. orderly!
This boy is to be enlisted at my or
der. Have uniform fitted to him
at once! Give him the best drum
you can find! And see that his life
isn't made too hard for him!"
Then the general gave his hand to
the boy with the blue eyes. "Why, l
believe you have begun to grow al.
ready" he said. Ito ahead! Do
your best! shall send for you once
in while to see that you don't out.
grow your uniform
"And--and every time you send I'll
be more like Jmmy!"-Christlan Ad.
yocate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
sHE1K a LINER CAPTAIN.
Bedouin Chief Brings Big Russian
Steamer Across Ocean.

BedOuin Chief Brings Big Russian
Steamer Across Ocean.
A Transatlantic liner which reached
here to-day is commanded by Bedouin
sheik, chief of a tribe of nearly 100000
children of the desert, says a New York
dispatch to the Washington Post.
Capt. Sheik Ashiri,' as his name
was entered in the custom house to-day.
is the new commander of the steamer
Moskwa, of the Russian volunteer feet,
which reached her wharf in South
Brooklyn to-day. The Moskwa was
originally the Fuerst Bismarck of the
Hamburg-Amerlcan line. During the
Spanish-American war she was called
the Don and was used by Spain in an
effort to gobble up American commerce.
This Is TIE maiden voyage Of Sheik
Ashiri in the Moskwa. In honor OF his
taking command and because OF his
having won distinction In the late Rus
sian-Japanese war as commander of the
Russian transport Saratov. the Car
gave special permission TO have mar
riage ceremony between his eldest
daughter and her cousin, Russian
naval lieutenant, solemnized aboard
the Moskwa at Libau just before the
ship sailed.
Captain .SheIk Ashiri is worth more
than S250,o0o. He owns vast groves
of olives. oranges and date palms in
Jerusalem. The Bedouln tribe of which
lie is chief holds him in the deepest
reverence. and has tried to keep him
among them. but he is fascinated with
the call of the wild.''
Captain Sheik Ashiri, who is 81 years
old. Is handsome, full-bearded man,
and has so many medals and decora-
lions that he is unable to wear Mt one
time the whole collection on his breast,
which is unusually broad.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
Re.narklna Canadian Boundary

During the last season a party Of
men, employed by the United States
and Canada, has been jointly resur.
yeying and Recommending the north.
eastern boundary line between the
United States and Canada. reaching
as far east as Vermont, and as soon
as spring opens the work will be
continued on the boundary between
Maine and Canada. A carload OF camp
equipage was received in Houlton
recently and will be stored there un-
Ill the work commences next year.
The head of the United States party
is j. B. Baylor, while Canada's repre-.
sentative is G. C.. Rainboth. This
work has been going on over the en-.
tire boundary from the Pacific to the
Atlantic, and while there are few, IL
any, changes, many of the monuments
have disappeared, and 1t is on this
account that the joint survey is being
made.-Kennebec Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
A Republican au.ndarx.

The Indiana Republicans are in
quandary. II they heartily indorse
Roosevelt, the Fairbanks crowd say it
will be equivalent to indorslng Taft,
who is supposed to be standing for the
Roosevelt policies, therefore they want
d very mild Endorsement of the Presl-
dent. If they fight generous indorse-
ment of the President 1t will lead to
trouble in the campaign and perhaps at
the election. Then there Is an impor-
tant faction Of the Republicans of In
diana who favor tariff revision and
are determined to include tariff re-
form plank in the State platform.
Whether such a plank Is rejected or
adopted by the party, 1t is pretty sure
to manifest division in tie ranks, and
this would be weakness to presiden-
tlal canvass. Why should not the Indi-
ana Republicans adopt tariff revision?
Why not favor maximum and mini
mum tariff as Senator Beyeridge sug-
gested? Then II the G. o. P. is lucky
enough to win out, 1t will be easy
enough to again fool the people by pre-
serving the present tariff schedules as
the minimum rates and make the max
imum rates 20 or 30 per cent higher.
Nothing would please the trusts 90
much az that.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
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THE BOY FOR ME.

THE BOY FOR ME.
A gentle boy, a manly boy,
Is the boy love to see;
An honest boy. an upright boy,
Is the boy Of boys for me.
The gentle boy guards well his lips.
Lest words that fall may grieve;
The manly boy will never stoop
To meanness. nor deceive.
An honest boy clings to the right
Through seasons foul ana fair;
An upright boy will faithful be
When trusted anywhere.
The gentle boy. the manly boy.
Upright and honest, too,
Will always find host OF friends
Among the good and true.
He reaps reward in doing good.
Finds joy in giving Joy,
And earns the right to bear the name;
"a gentlemanly boy"
Home Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
A Republic.n pilemm..

a great many Republican manufac-
turers. not in combine or trust, have
at last discovered that they cannot in
crease production and find a market
until the tariff is revised. As long as
the home market absorbed all they
could produce they were satisfied to
have raw materials and forelgn-made
products taxed by high tariff, but
now the Republican panic having re-
duced consumption, and having sur
plus to sell, they must either reduce
their output, or seek foreign markets
for their surplus. To cheaper their
products they must have free raw ma.
terials, and that Is what some are de-
manding, and then they are confront
ed with the dilemma that the tariff
generally must be reduced, SO that the
cost Of living may be decreased and
wages thus be reduced without injury
to their workmen employed.
Governor Douglas, of Massachusetts,
the great boot and shoe manufacturer,
Las for many years been telling his
brother manufacturers that present
conditions were approaching and advis-
Ing them and the people of Massachu-
sets to demand tariff reform to save
the Industries of that State. A major
tty of the boot and shoe manufacture
ers of New England have Joined with
him in that demand, but Governor
Douglas, being Democrat, many hang
back on account Of partisan politics
although the people elected him cover.
nor by a large majority on tie issue OF
radical tariff reform.
The meeting In Washington of repre-.
sentatiyes of the Manufacturers Asso.
citation and other bodies, notably the
National Grange. and their demand
upon the President and speaker for the
passage Of the bill for tariff commits
sion, Is good sign that tariff reform.
ers can well be pleased with, although
no Immediate advantage will be gained
for the Republican leaders will not al
low the bill to pass. But the move
ment advertises the fact, long since
claimed by Democrats. that the pro
tective tariff was bound to fall of its
own weight, and that manufacturers
who use raw materials Of foreign ori
gin would be compelled to have sucl
free tariff duty, or they could not com
pete with foreigners in foreign markets
That time has now come. The break
down of the financial and economic pol
icies of the Republican party has pro
duced business depression and tn,
first people to suffer are the manufac
turers and their workmen. The mos
ordinary business sense would seem t,
demand forthwith such amendment o
IN tagiF law 80 would give epg manu-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
DECKER PARTY FUN.

A decker party is jolly. In the in
vitation. let each guest be requested
to bring several articles of no fur.
Their use" These are wrapped in
white paper tied with red ribbon. and
are to be "swapped" on arriving with
the others. None Of the articles
should have any real value, and two
or three can be dickered for one as
the swapping goes on, the parcels
being opened after the first swap"
The one accommodating the most prop.
erty at the end of an hour or two
may receive prize. New Haven
Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04

=
This alldepends upon ones knowl-
edge of music, whether the teeth OF
the combs are coarse or fine "a happy
medium is better), the texture OF the
paper through which the breath Is
blown, the voice sent and the quality
Of the voice itself.
Take straight comb Of medium
size and hold dts teeth upward. Over
this fold a piece of tissue paper, and
hold this instrument close enough to
your lips to make buzzing sound
as the voice comes through.
Have some one play an accompani-
ment. some well-known air, which
will be carried out on the comb The
effect is often delightful. for the conn
music, II well played, reminds one of
violin. and If clever the performer
may put little shades and touches to
carry out the impression.
Two or three combs, If chosen with
an eye to harmony. would make quite
an orchestra. with very little effort.
Even without the piano the comba
provide good rainy-day music for the
nursery Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
ealIantry Tauaht In a Car.

At Twenty-third street the car stop,
ped and there entered two elderly
women neither of whom was of at
tractive personality There were no
vacant seats, but Immediately a big
man who wore SLOUGH hat jumped
up and with bow begged that one Of
the women do him the honor to &C.
cept his place. No other man fol-
lowing his example. the gigantic
Chesterfield looked around him with
saddened face. Then he said plain
lively in his suavest tones. So gentle
as to be almost a whisper:
Gentlemen, is no one going to give
this lady seat?"
If the seats had been full OF pins
all the men in the car could not have
risen more swiftly. The standing
woman gasped with surprise, sank in.
to the vacant seat and attempted to
thank her benefactor.
Don't mention 1t, madam said
he. Il felt sure that no New York
gentleman would keep his seat while
lady was standing. New York
Preas.
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