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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Deafness From Bathing.

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When the warm weather heats your
blood and you long to HE to the
cooling seaside and plunge boldly into
the briny, pause, hesitate. conside.,s
says an eminent nose and ear special.
list. Observe the numbers Of bathers
who during the season eyince q sud-
den deafness, which often fingers for
weeks at a time and sometimes be.
comes a permanent trouble.
{ ITO avoid this do two things. Re-
member the ancient instruction to
wet the top of the head first. and
never allow any cold water to perco-
late to the drum OF the ear. Many
people do not know that the. sudden
application Of cold to the back OF
the ear will cause the delicate me.
chanism to expand sharply under the
rush of blood TO escape. This Is al.
ways followed by partial deafness.
which sometimes becomes serious
matter Another thing to watch Is
the shampoo. The same danger lies
here AZ the hairdresser lis either un.
skilled or careless. In rinsing the hair
the spray should first he applied to
the top OF the head- and gradually
brought down to the nape of the neck,
thus obyiating the trouble. Philadel.
phia Record. q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Taxicabs In I ondon.

The taxicabs are used by all classes
OF people, day and night. at the uni.
form rate OF sixteen cents q mile, and
they present most attractive ap.
pearance In chocolate. blue, yellow,
red and green hues, with chauffeurs Ii
the brightest and smartest liveries.
Although scarcely a year has passed
since these swift-moying electric and
patrol carriages appeared, the capital
already invested in London staxicabs
is S10.oo0.o0O There are 1853 taxicabs
on the streets, 2,oo0s taxicabs ON or
der 100 licensed drivers, an aver
age Of fifty-five certificates granted
each week There are eight London
staxicab companies, the average days
takings OF a taxicab being $1l.20. The
average cost OF a London taxicab Is
s$1T03, and its average takings are
about S7S week. Some zchauffeurs
already are buying their own taxicabs
ON the instalment plan, and the pic.
sturesque hanson is disappearing grad.
ually like the old.fashioned horse bus,
which practically has been crowded
aside by the motor omnibus. New
York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
LIFE OF AZ {, K ID

] am a little white kitten. I live
with a nice little girl. ] was born
in stable. My old master that ]
used to live with was very mean.
He had my mother drowned In a
creek. saw; Tom, the stable boy.
come to. the station with bag In
his hand early In the morning, and
my master said 70 him Tom, want
you to put them horrid kittens In
that bag and put them fnsthe creek
He got them all In the bag butt me-
/ ran through "a ladys back yard and
a crowd OF boys caught me and tied
q tincan to my tail, and then the
dog chased me up the tree. The,
boys yelled and laughed; but 1 did
not care. I was safe all right. When:
i saw the boys and the dog leave
came down the tree. IA little girl
passed by with her mother She
said Poor little kitten. Some bad
boy has tied a can to your tall,
Mother, may Istake this little kitten
home with me 3. Her mother said
yes. She took me home, and she
gave me saucer Of milk. l have
q little bow Of ribbon ON my neck.
i have a saucer Of milk for my sup:
per now. and bread. 1 live happy IN
my new home. Temple Jollicoffer in
the New Haven Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
GIve PIE. strons BODY.

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The pig should be taught to rustic
and develop stamina and trait Of char
acter and also to make the best Of his
opportunities. By this 1t is not meant
to starve him, but make him healthy,
and vigorous. The highly -coIdit loned,
pampered pets that we see at the shows,
are fine things to look at, but they;
would be little practical utility to the,
average pork grower who does not find
1t profitable to stun his animals on.
high-prlced concentrated ratlons. In
most instances the prize winners at
SIX months of age are physical wrecks
when yearlings OF course there ID a
great temptation for us to show great
big, overgrown and highly fitted pigs
at six months of age. We don't want
some other breeder to scoop all the
prize money, and there is always a
demand for that kind of highly-pam-
pered pigs. But the sooner we. wake;
up to the fact that the grass-grown
pigs are the ones that make the best.
breeders the sooner Will We be on the;
right track to success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
whimetree Injury to trees "a,

go - l1sl'e ElJsullry 70 q 9
The writer has just returned from 9
trip OF inspection Of a young orchard
says w. Paddock In Colorado bulle-
tin. Tne call was urgent, but the prin,
cipal source o. trouble proved to be too
much whifhetree. A careless hired MAJ,
had succeeded IN barking number OF
trees ip ten-acre apple orchard, and
then IN many instances pear blight had
gained entrance. The injuries were thus
extended. Some q the trees were dead.
but In. majority OF instances the
blight bad died out, and the trees were
making heroic EFFORTS to heal the
wounds. But wound which extends
half way around trunk is slow In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
DOG TEAMS BEAT HORSES.
Most Reliable Mean. of Tr.nspo

Most Reliable Means of Transport
In Northern Michigan.
A dog owner who takes great pride
in the breed and smartness of his
teams is the city treasurer Of the
$500" j. l. Deadman. He has six Of
the finest dogs in the upper peninsula,
and drives them almost daily during
the winter months. His trips extend
MS far as St. Ignace, Detour aud ether
psints within a hundred miles Of the
$500, Last winter he made trip to
st. lgnace, stopping over night on the
way, and covered dlstance of sixty
Eve miles in five and ole half hours by
actual time on the road.
Mr.. Dcadman is veterinary sur
geon by profession, and be uses his
dog team in responding to all calls
which take him out into the snow. COW
cred couliry. Wrapped up III huge
fur ovtYt oat, and with a buffalo robe
tackled around him he starts out with
his six dogs in the fiercest storms in
the coolest weather, and will pass any
team of horses on the road. In MAX
ing long journey, with favorable con-
ditions, his dogs will keep up pace
of ten miles an hour and wear down
any horses.
In fact, the dog is the most reliable
means of transport through the upper
peninsula Of Michigan in the long win
tiers, and civilization has not been able
to retire him along with vanished rel
les of the older and ruder times. The
dog team has kept Its place in the life
of the community ever since the days
when these teams We're the only means
of communication with the outside
world for five months of the year
Outing Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
PRIZE HASH.
] wAA,ANANANNAANNNNvex

A mar who, in the seventies, had oc-
'casion to spend week In an interior
town in New York, and who stayed at
the only hotel, had curious and not
wholly unpleasant experience. It was
in the days Of the ''shinplaster," or
fractional currency, issued by the gov
eminent in place Of silver, which had
been driven out of circulation.
We had hash twice day, sometimes
three times, and the novel way they
had of inducing the boarders to live
chiefly on hash struck me as being
original.
The hash would be brought on in a
large brown oval dish and placed in the
center of the table. and the landlady,
would announce to the boarders that
there wasga new fifty-cent shinplaster
hidden in the hash. Then we would
all become interested and eat hash, ig-
noring all other dishes. And how the
hash did fly!
Suddenly some one would announce.
"Eurekam or II have found it," and
the hash was Mt once side-tracked un-
til the landlady came in and saw the
deserted dish.
Selling 1t, she would rush hurriedly
out of the room, aid shortly return,
with the statement that there was now
a 25-cent shinplaster in the hash, but
the hole by which it had been intro.
duced was so smoothly and evenly rub
bed over that no one could discover Its
whereabouts.
Again we all returned to the hash,
ard ate until some one again an
nounced, "Eureka!" Then everybody
at once lost his appetite for hash.
There probably was now less than
half Of the original hash left over,
when the landlady, seeing the slump
In business, resorted to her old tao
tics, and removing the dish, reappear-
ed with the cheer that there was ten
cents still In the dish.
The volume of th hash had now been
so much reduced that the shinplaster
was soon found, and the size OF the
little "mound Of mystery was less
than one-quarter of the original. Still,
there was hash to be seen. a
The persevering landlady wanted
that hash extinguished, clean and with
out remnant, and made five-cent-shin-
plaster bid for its total extinction.
= She won, and we. were all fed.
This routine occurred day after day,
aid at the end of the first week, be-
ing beginner, and having strong
appetite, found that, after paying my
board and lodging at the rate of six
dollars week, had clean profit Of
one dollar and twenty-five cents to my:
credit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Kiu on the R.on.ter,..

Raising ROSTERS doesn't pay. The
pullets are what we are after, and we
should bend our efforts TO raise az
many and as fine pullets as we possibly
can. In most all focks there are about
so per cent Of young cockerels flying
and scrapping about and eating their.
heads OF. Now, pullet won't do this,
for she will pay It all back, with a
goodly profit as soon as she reaches the;
laying age, But the BOOSTERS eat and
grow and grow lanky and muscular and
stringy, and when they arrive at 8
months OF age they represent very lit
tie, II indeed any more 1T all, than they
did at 8 weeks in the way of profit Be-
sides, some die before maturity and are
thereby a total loss, although they
passed the frying size In safety. The
proper thing to do now is to apply the;
thinning-out process aud. get rid Of all
the ROSTERS. young and old. hut a very
few OF the finest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

The poorest class of sheep on the
market to-day Is the ill-cared-for lot
raised In the agricultural states, says
H. A.. Chandler in the Breeders Ga
zette. These breeders, as rule, use
good rams, but they fall far short Of
giving the flock proper attention. The
whole bunch Is put In pasture in.
the spring and allowed to remain there
until winter, while with few hours
work a patch Of rape could have been
planted or the fence repaired SO they
could have had change OF pasture.
Sheep need q little attention, the same.
as any other stock or business When
they are well cared for they cap the
climax for profits. Farmers In the
Middle West should breed more regis
tered sheep Of the mutton breeds The.
rangemeri come East for their rams,
and we should be producing fifty head
where one is raised now.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02


There are many elements that enter
Into snccess--but it is easier to cata-
logue the elements Of failure. We main.
tain health by guarding against the
causes OF disease, and on the same prin-
ciple we may attain success by knowing
and guarding against the causes Of
failure. In the cemetery of Failure are
many epitaphs Here are some of them /.
He lacked tact. Was too sensitive.
Could not say "No." Did not find his
place. Didn't care how he looked. Did
not guard his weak point. Was too
proud to take advice. Didn't fall In
love with his work. Got in rut and
couldn't get out. Never learned to do
things to finish. Loved his ease and
didn't like to struggle Was the victim
OF the last mans advice. Was loaded
down with useless baggage. Lacked the
faculty of getting along with others
Coulo. not transmute his knowledge in
to power. Tried to pick only the How
ers Of his occupation. Knew a good
deal, but couldn't make it practical. A
little success paralyzed him. WORRY
killed him. Success. like health, lies
not In outward things, but within. We
must not walt until everything is
right" for us to do some particular
thing. Werust and rot away, awaiting
chances, which never can be ours until
we create them ourselves. Conoya at
one time. having no clay, modelled one
Of his divinest figures in butter. See
what Bret Harte got out Of the barren
sands and sage q California. 1t was
finer assay than gold miner ever
dreamed Of. But the riches lay within
himself The one whose purposes are
right has only to dig, dig-conadent
that the gold Is there and remains only
to be uncovered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Arabs outIlxe Esaulmaux.

While It may be true that the white:
man loses In Intellectual and bodily,
power In the tropics. DR.. Luigi Sam.
bon maintains. as a result Of recent;
researches, that the average Arab
lives twenty-five years longer than
the average Esquiman; that the coast
people Of South America arc longer
lived than the mountain people; that
old age is much commoner In the
southern countries of Europe than In
the northern countries, and that Spain
with population smaller by nine
millions) has 40l centenarians TO
England's 14s.-Army and Navy Jour.
nal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Amono the Aneients.

The ancients held fat people in sov.
ereign cont empt. Some Of the Gen.
toos enter their dwellings through q
hole In the roof; and any fat person
who cannot pass In that way they re.
gard as an accommodated offender
who has not been able to rid himself
Of his sins. An Eastern Prince had an
officer 10 regulate the size Of his sub.
sjeots. and the nnwieldly ones were
dieted to reduce them to a proper vol
nme. In China obesity is considered
q blessing, and a mans intellectual
qualities are esteemed In the ratio OF.
corporal bulk York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
Nurse for shoppers.

Il haven't had regular case for
three months" said trained nurse,
"but three or four times week have
peculiar special calls. go shopping
with women who have weak hearts or
some other organic trouble which
makes them afraid to brave the perils
of department store alone Shopping
is with these women too serious an un.
dertaking to be delegated to friend.
or even professional buyer. At the
risk of dying on the spot, they insist
upon picking out their own hats and
their own dresses. The only conces-
sion they will make to deranged ply
steal system is the companionship of a
trained nurse. So far none of my Gus.
toners have fallen by the wayside, but
in order that ] g,ay have the proper
restoratives at hand in case any Of
them should keel over l 60 shopping
nowadays looking and smelling like, a
peripatetic drug store. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
HIS ONLY CHANGE.

why did you shake your fist at the
speaker" 1850
WELL" replied the congressman, II
didn't want the whole session to slip
by without my having made a motion
OF some kind Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

A young professor of mathematics,
who played a good game Of tennis and
was hearty outdoor companion, used
to amuse his fellow yacationists by
spending the time between games and
fshfsg trips lying at ease. with a Ger
man work on calculus, or some other
subject in the misty attitudes Of science
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
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one Day. Journey ana BACK AGAIN

- a.. 49,, Y ~.
~ N's ~ courtney ana BACK Asstn1s
In bathtub boat set out to sea,
tOh, 1t was very warm! I
Z sailed away to Arctic shores,
Through many an Icy storm.
4 was cold when L struck the frigid
zone.
And this was Mothers silver one).
Though Nurse thought she would
melt.
Y anchored my boat to an iceberg tall.
"a bolster, If you must know,
Spread over with Grandma's worsted
shawD.
And its base was white with snow.
~ built house OF blocks Of ice
just like an Esqulmau.
cTwas really the baby's canopied
crib).
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
PERFECTLY LOVELY

Physical culture, father, Is perfect
ly lovely To develop the arms I
grasp this rod by one end and move
1T slowly from right to left
Well, Well" exclaimed her father;
what won't science discover II that
rod had straw at the other end you'd
be sweeping Louisville Courier
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

John Henniker Heaton has been
praised In England because Of the sue
cess of his long campaign for the re
ductlon Of the rates of ocean postage
between Great Britain and the United
States, but the Englishmen do not for
get the efforts Of Elihu Burritt, the
Connecticut blacksmith on behalf Of
cheap ocean postage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
TO KEEP FLANNEIJs SOFT.

Both the all wool and the cotton:
iannels may be kept soft as long az
they iastsif they are properly washed;
but much Of the success depends upon
the drying process, as the garments
should be thoroughly stretched while
wet, and then they should be pulled
Into shape several times while drying.
The hannels should be well shaken
before washing to free them from lint
and the washing, rinsing and drying
should be done as quickly as possible
and nice flannels should never be al
lowed to freeze. 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
spirited Rep,a,rtes.

IN making sharp turn the rear
end OF q street ca. struck an express
wagon laden with jugs Of whiskey.
Nearly all the jugs were precipitated
Ito the pavement, with the natural dis-
astrous result. The driver OF the
wagon aiighted, and, pointing at the
pile OF demolished earthenware, said
to ! bystander. That's hell, aint
n
The spectator. who happened to bs
q minister, replied. well. my friend,
i don't know that would say that,
but It's at least the abode Of depart.
ed spirits.'-Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
MRS MALAPRoP.

Il was awfully worried about john
ny when he had that last sick spell. =:
said Mrs. Lapsling. land when the
doctor told me he was going to get
well, went fairly deleterious with
Joy Chicago Tribune. I,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
AZ WARNING TO HER.

Dolly-"No;I won't wash my facet
Grandma" Naughty. naughty
When was little girl Away,
washed my face"
Dolly Yes; and now look at III
Philadelphia Inquirer. n \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

A University Of Chicago professor de.
MES miracles. How would he explain
the case Of q pretty girl worth million
who falls in love with her fathers bald.
headed sbookkeeper earning sos d
month?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

Nine. Annals eyes were red with
weeping when she became the bride of
Prince Helie. Poor lady! She must
have at least partly realized what she
was doing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
MIITIIAI

Bridget" said Mrs. Grouchy. Il
don't like the looks Of that man who
called to see, you last night
well, well" replied Bridget, .ain't
it funny, ma'am? He said the same
about you"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
CELERY FOR SEASONING.

When procuring celery remove all
the unnecessary leaves. but instead OF
throwing them awayI wash them;
thoroughly and Set them on "a tin
plate upon the radiator. leaving them
until they have become very dry. I
then rub them through q colander.,
which enables me to exclude all the
stems. The powder remaining is put
Into glass jar. / find 1t extremely
useful for seasoning soups, sauces.
&c. Delineator. q. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
SHE KNEW on CyOuRsEl

"Professor.s said Mrs. Gaswells to
the distinguished musician who had
been engaged at a high price to en-
terrain her guests, what was that
lovely selection you played just now?''
That, madam, he answered, glar.
ing at her, was an Improvisation 4
. "Ah. yes; remember now knew
1t was an old favorite, but couldn't
think of the name OF It to save me. 2
-Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

Coal-burning locomotives no longer
draw trains Into the Grand Central
Station In New York through the long
Park Avenue tunnel. The last steam
locomotive ran out OF the station on
the night Of June 30. Electric locomo-
tives are now used, and make travel
much pleasanter. as well as safer. 1t
IL likely to be long time before cleo
tricity displaces steam for pulling
trains long distances, but for suburban
traffic It is probable that twill be the
exclusive power within the lifetime of
men now past middle age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
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( Household Notes
SAVE THE SCOT,

A cheap way to keep house plants
free from disease is to put a bag Of
SCOT in a pail Of water, let the con-.
tents settle and use a very weak solu.
ton for watering plants, SCOT Is d,
valuable fungicide. 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
PHEASANT A.NTIcIPATIIoNs.

Mother lin very low voice. -
Tommy, your grandfather Is very
sick. Can't you say something nice
to cheer him up a bit?"
Tommy Tin an earnest voice)-
.Grandfather, wouldn't you like to
have soldiers at your funeral?'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

The latest song success is entitled
What's the Use Of Jumping If You;
Can't Stay Up?" The writer evidently.
never experienced the pleasure Of jump.
ing on somebody he cordially disllked.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
CAUGHT THE IDEA,

Some people, said the Rev. Mr.
Goodman, "can never be made to ap-
preciate the value Of religion"
That's right. replied Mainchantz.
the merchant; they don't know how
to catch the church trade at all"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

In the long warfare between the
spider and the fy, the latter has had
the housewife for Its auxiliary and
friend. The flies have been tolerated,
even fed and nurtured, while the spl-
ders and their webs have been ruth.
lessly DESTROYED. This unremittlng and
unrelenting war against 1t keeps the
spider population down. while the dies
increase and multiply by the millions
and tens Of millions, almost unchecked
The spider is ugly and his web is un.
slightly In the estimation of most PEG,
pie, but spiders hurt no human crea.
ture. They feed on flies, which are the
foes OF mankind, and do mankind a
service. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02

After new political party gets big
enough to capture few offices there
ID always danger Of split
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
DOESN'T BOAST

strangersThis village boasts Of q
choral society doesn't it?''
Resident-"No; we just endure II
with resignation. Tit Bits. 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
THE FREIGHT

Knicker-W What Is the prospect for
the summer?
Booker That the railroads princi-
pal business will be swinging candi-
dates around the circle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
~ Is TIE
~ gJE S ER

A REVISED NURSERY JINGLE.
Baa, baa. black sheep, have you any
wool?
Il had, gentle master. a. whole has
ketful;
But WANDERED one day In the street
they call Wall,
And now of my pretty wool I'VE none
at all!"-R Robert T. Hardy, in Lip.
pincott's.