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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
CLASS lN .AaAMl,INI,IERs.


instruction for the Shy and Awkward
in Old Time Southern Schools.
The father Of. Alexander H. Ste
phens. the vice:president OF the Con.
federate States, was an ..old field''
teacher, and one of his schoolroom ex.
ercises. which the pupils called slearn-
ing manners" evidently made deep
Impression on little Alexander. writes
Louis Pendleton In his biography Of
the statesman. The plan was no less
admirable than quaint.
It is related that shout once q
month on Friday afternoon, after
the spelling classes had got through
their tasks, the boys and girls were
directed to take seats In rows fac.
ing each other. Then the boy at the
head Of his row would rise and walk
toward the centre OF the room and
the girl at the head OF her row would
do likewise.
As they approached the boy would
bow and the girl drop courtesy, the
established feminine saiutation Of
those days. and they would pass on.
At other times they were taught to
stop and exchange verbal salutations
and the usual formulas Of polite In.
quiry. ne
These exercises were varied by
meetings In an imaginary parlor, the
entrance. introduction and reception
Of visitors, with practice in common.
place chat
Then came the ceremony Of intro
auctions. The parties In this case
would walk from opposite sides OF the
room in pairs. and upon meeting. at
ter salutations Of the two agreed upon.
would begin making known to each
other the friends accompanying them,
the boy saying. ALLOW me. Miss Mary.
to present to you my friend. Mr..
Smith. Mr.. Smith, Miss Jones" Al.
ter Miss Mary had spoken to Nj.
Smith she would In turn introduce her
friend.
/ These exercises. trivial as the de-
scription may seem. the vice-president
OF the Confederacy says, were of
great use to raw country boys and
girls, removing their awkwardness
and consequent shyness and the pain.
ful sense Of being at a disadvantage
or the dread Of appearing ridiculous. z
Youths Companion. =,
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TRUTHFUL
TOMMY

81
Tommy is the pride Of his mothers
heart and the bane Of everybody
else's existence. When his mother
invited Miss Perkins to luncheon the
latter devoutly hoped that Tommy
would be away at school or consigned
to some relative for the day. e
But the first object that greeted
her eyes as she entered the small
apartment was Tommy sitting on the
piano stool, one leg curled under him
and the other swinging back and
forth, while both chubby hands were
employed in bringing forth discordant
sounds from the instrument. Here,
Tommy, take Miss Charlotte's purse
and gloves for her." called his moth.
er. her voice raised high in compe.
tition with Tommy's musical efforts.
"Oh, I'll Just lay them here on the
couch" said the visitor, who remem-
bered we'll that the last time Tommy
had performed the gentlemanly task
for her q small penknife. memoran.
dunn book. two foreign coins and a
stamp book mysteriously disappeared
from her purse.
Tommy seemed disappointed as he
let himself from the plano stool. ]
Have you got a kiss for me. Tom
my?' asked Miss Perkins, smiling at
him ingratiatingly.
Il don't kiss girls" he said, short
~. Then. SEEKING whistle which
hung round his neck on string, he
blew a series Of long, piercing shrieks.
Tommy. talk to Miss Charlotte
while go see about luncheon" said
his mother. Nov, be mammals own
boy and tell her all about what you
saw when Uncle Jack took you to
the circus" Then she left the room.
won't you sit on my lap, dear?"
asked the visitor.
Git on my elephum.' Tommy said,
shaking the arm OF her chair. ..You
are sitting on his tail"
Miss Perkins arose hastily, Thea
she noticed several appendices tied
to 1t by strings two pieces Of card
board. long strip Of tape and razor
strop.
Dear me! hope haven't hurt
your elephant" she said.
No" returned Tommy, you're too
skinny he couldn't feel you"
He proceeded to turn the chair for.
ward until the front Of 1t rested ON
the door. Then ne climbed upon the
rung. .Are you going to stay here
to eat?" he asked. Then, without
waiting for an answer. he brought the
whistle into service again.
Here Tommy's mother returned.
"Come to luncheon now" she said !.
"Come. Tommy. and remember that
little boys should be seen and not
heard"
"Yop!" answered the pride of his
mothers heart, turning a somersault.
During the luncheon Tommy an.
piled himself with diligence to the
contents Of his plate. r
Won't you have an olive, dear,.
asked Miss Perkins, passing the dainty
cut-glass dish.
Tommy took the dish, looked Mt It
curiously. then put II down. He
glanced quickly toward his mother,
then at the visitor. who smiled reos.
suringly. Next he elevated his eye
brows with peculiarly knowing ex.
preston. looked toward the ceiling
Is II to draw Miss Perkins. attention
to something and then gave deliber.
ate wink. Miss Perkins looked at the
ceiling, but saw nothing. =
Drink your chocolate. sweetheart,
said his mother.
Tommy took up the tiny. gold-bowl-
ed spoon. gazed at It as II fascinated.
tasn PLUNGED 1t into his chocolate.
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A MODERN MAUD.

A MODERN; MAUD.
Maud Muller carried the platoH away,
And swept the cloth with = silver tray,
The Judge looked up from his seventh
course,
And paused in the praise OF his sad
die horse. 4 +
70 feast his eyes on the blush ana
charm
OF her girlish face and her snowy
H. tu, med to his host, and = srsAly
who is your pretty serving maid.s
And his host, polite a . host should
SHAT Is my daughter. Iuds..s ..ld =.
"sinee.1 went broke IN the bucket
shop. Il SEA
me brsws my tea and fries ny chop,
'"she turns the buckwheat cake for me.
And my steak and chicken fricassee,
Saving the erstwhile plunks paid
To butler. chef and serving maids'
After cigars and chat were DER,
The Judge he fingered At the door.
And for 4 last dessert essayed
To kiss the hand Of the serving maid.
whispering low: -of the whole re.
past
The sweetest eopr.. Va. The very
last!r
4 year went ey. and The poor Old
VINO entertained the Judge that day
Was out q the sherlrs hands tor
tThs neighbors never understood
Just where he gathered the gold that
VI
Him up again, and out Of debit.
Forsooth he knew-,or the price he.
paid
Was the loss Of his little serving
maid.
The plunks rolled in from his bucket
shop;
But the hand that had Drowned his
morning chop 3.
Now turned the leg Of lamb to brown.
Poured out the tea and set her down
To feasts OF pastry. meat and fudge,
And fine desserts the folly
Judge
Just As the plans had all been laid
By the father Of the little maid,
When he told Maud Muller she should
play
The serving maid to the Judge that
Aloysius. Coll. in puck. +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
GRANDMOTHER.

OIL when . grandmother i sweet
How very sweet she isl
Three generations blending meet:
A triple grace In this;
For oil NO feel and all we know,
She too has felt and known,
And to the heights where we must grow
She long ago has grown.
Mothers are lovely, dear, and good
AZ ever good can be; Z
And yet 1t seems they never could
Be quite as quick as she
To find the good and miss the III
In all the children do;
But then. perhaps, at last they will
When they're grandmothers too.
Comparisons how can We make.
Since equal love We give
TO each for either,s darling sake
We'd gladly die or lire.
Yet one sweet truth u very clear vi
And by It ~ Withstand:
Mothers are lovely, good, and dear,
But grandmothers are "Grand''l
Sunday Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

$50 you want to marry my daugh-
teri" said the banker, eying the young
man steadily.
II do, sir"
@Do you love herr"
More than life. was the emphatic
reply.
The banker thought for a while.
Let us see," he finally said. what
are your prospects? You are poor. but
come Of good family. You have In.
telligence, honesty and ambition; and
you are now working at salary Of
fifteen dollars per week as assistant
TO Mr.. Stewart. the cashier. How can
you expect to support woman who
has been used to luxury all her life on
sum 30 small?"
II didn't think Of marrying at once.
cir. Iwould work hard, and be willing
to walt until could advance myself
to a better position In the bank
"And do you suppose a girl like
Gladys would engage herself to you.
and wait years for husband, while
there are plenty OF eligible young men
4 oAlOuK euET dCQudlllIHLEeSY
The rich man spoke mildly, but War
rem Lewis detected sneer in his tone.
He hastily arose.
.'Then you object, SIR" he said.
Il certainly do. 1 may as well tell
you now that Gladys will marry Mr..
Stewart. He is the man have picked
out for her. and they think good deal
OF each other So return to your work.
Mr.. Lewis. and let us hear no more
OF this presumptuous nonsense"
Warren went back to his desk, I'M
>bappy and disappointed. He was sure
that Gladys loved him, and Mr.. Wilson
had Aelways treated him so cordially
when he called at his house that be
hoped n6S objections would be offered
to his suit. But now all was suddenly
changed. stfXl he determined to see
Gladys, and asR her II she was aware
that her father vented her to marry
Mr.. Stewart.
He called on her that evening, and
came at once to the subject nearest his
heart.
GLADYS, do you know that your
father wishes you to marry Nix Stew
art7" he asked.
She colored and looked confused.
''Yes," she answered.
.But you don't Intend to accept
himf' 4,
Eyes" she said again 'srhs matter
Was settled By my father long asos
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Dinerent Opinions.

81 zee man intends to let rattle
snake bite him and depend on prayer
for cure. call that faith"
II call It cruelty to animals unless
somebody's going to pray for the snake
after It's bitten such a fool as that"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
NEW SPORT AZ TuxEpo.
Carp. With Which the Lake ls Stock
ed. Sneared hv Tonehlfnht

Carp, With Which the Lake is Stock
ed, speared BY Torchlight.
A new form OF sport for this part
OF the country has been introduced at
Tuxedo this spring with much sue.
cess. It is the spearing Of carp by
stnrchlight.
Carp were introduced dozen or
more years ago from Germany and
many lakes and rivers have been
stocked with them. They are more
or less nuisance. have multiplied
exceedingly and have destroyed many
smaller edible fish.
In Germany and France. says Town:
and Country, the carp are considered
excellent eating, but even there they
are served with sauces which dis
Euise their nat, rank favor. They
have made their appearance in this
city as articles OF food in the smaller
restaurants. principally in those on
sthe east side. The carp at Tuxedo are
said to be very large and quite gamy.
a In the bayous of Louisiana favor.
lite sport is to spear the saculait, 4
- IL q
species OF trout which abound there
and which cannot be taken by fly or
bait. These bayous are sluggish. mar.
row streams running through cypress
;swamps and half submerged forests.
The fishermen paddle about in pir.
sognes or dugout canoes. Is
Some manage with extreme dexter.
lily to hold pine torches in one hand
,ind Hash the flame on the water. The
fsh rise to the light and they are
3speared by others OF the party. The
IAcadian-as the native in the adopted
land Of Evangeline Is called-serves
these fish baked In caret and covered
with spices and favored with a lit
tie onion and the small green pepper
with tomato sauce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
Easy Enough.

81 cannot live but a week longer wiz
out you !"
"Really, duke! Now, how can you nx
on specific length of timer"
( We landlord Ak on It, miss, not To-
Louisville CONVERSATIONAL.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

Commercial apple growing ID attract.
Ing much attention during the past few
years and we know Of no business thai
oders better inducements to the future
/ generations than this business. The;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

In London tipping has become ],
public scourage. On West Err
restaurant II you pay "a for yo,-
dinner and do not leave NTH a
that sum as q tip you are look. i
upon ~ skinhint-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

~ -
Every now and then the old question
crops up as to the adylsability OF heavy
applications Of common salt for aspars.
gus This question has been quite DEF,
initely settled In the negative, it was
thought, long since !; but the claim (end
practice) seems still to persist. Some.
thing over year ago, Professor ..
Walker Of the Arkansas Experiment
Station announced that he had found
4 distinct benefit to accrue from the
,ise Of heavy doses OF salt on small
harden plats OF asparagus presumably
planted broadcast--a benefit which he
seemed to think could be but. made
qustely accounted for BY the dsstruc.s
tion By the sslt of the weeds in the
bed.
Some years since experiments 1T the
Georgia station on half an acre indi.
.ated benefit too under heavy appli-
cations Of salt, but there was not Il
,unicient difference to pay for the salt.
nor was the Increase under salt sdual
70 that with kainit. where even hair
the quantity Of the latter was used
In neither case did the excessive apuli.
cations pay.
II is possible that the Increased bene,
At from, large doses Of salt on garden
beds Of asparagus for which walker
.annot account, may be due to the
effect Of the salt In attracting moisture.
thus keeping np continual develop.
nent Of the plant throughout the sum.
iner days. Asparagus Is conmoditys
hat must be fertllized year ahead
FOR results. In other words, the de.
'elopment Of the present years root
system, or stool, Z limits the capacity
4 the stool to push up robust and viz.
rous shoots the following spring
tence strong and vigorous summer
srowth insures a corresponding yield
he next season. This cannot be made
without abundant moisture. q
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Th. stl.ws.r-z R..,ssrry.

RE Strawberrys naspbefry.
Tho strawberry raspberry IL not one
Tof Burbank's productions; II il NOT
new It ls not q valuable fruit. and IN.
stead Of being cross between the
strawberry and the raspberry It ~
Distinct species. This species has been;
crown IN America In a limited way for
q great many ysars, and was reintro-
lduced from Japan, where 1t 10 native.
about twenty years ago. It was quite.
widely disseminated a few years later.
but It has never developed any com,
mercial Importance. s.3st 81
The plants are attractive In an orna.
msntal way, as they make dense masol
OF foliage. and flowers are produced
through q long period. The berries are
large, red in color, and quite apt To-
crumble. and they are dry, seedy and
insiph. 8. 81
The plants are unusually nnproduc-
tive. their fruit bearing habit rsesna.
bling the wild thimble berry Of tho
foothills. and as commercial sort they
have been no more profitable. &
II e usually the safest plan to test
novelties in a small way at nrst. IN
Colorado. In particular, except for To-
cal market the trade demands large;
quantities of well known, staple kinds.
Ail these varieties Will no doubt b.
displaced by better ones, but such
things take place slowly w. Paddock.
Colorado Agricultural College q
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that which Is at the moment the popular general
~ held to be the wsest This confusion ID the chief
danger to which democracy is exposed What men want
often what men ought to have and to bring
the into harmony IL the supreme task alike Of edu
cation and statesnanship.
5 Not the camor OF the crowd however angry or how
ever emphatic. but what Sir Thomas Browne quantity
called the Judgment Of the Judcious s the true stand
ard Of merit. To 1t must constantly and hopefully
and resoutey repair We should never for any reason
be tempted caJoed frightened into deserving It
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
coNcRETE JACKETS on LEvEEs.

New Method Of River Protection
Promises to Be Successful.
A new use for concrete is in the,
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china and sverware, and she has an idea Of them In
the absence Of other ideas she will think about them
talk about them, have her whole mind absorbed with
them The mind must act and this Is all the material
has to act upon.
It is the same Of dress. Her soul ID engrossed In
dress since It Is her most Important object experience
II you wish to make her forsake It you must give her
something else to think of Give woman an Interest In
great subjects and she will abandon small ones II
she knew much about the great OF history
her age she her neighbors she would
cease to talk about the latter and talk about
Teach her science philosophy law politics. and You will
do much to put an end to gossip Islander fashion
ship.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

Some mems affairs are always in
critical condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

Did you know that turpentine applied
lightly with a brush on noors and walls
Of closets will destroy mothsi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07


lions for and Exclusive Of pensons) have
aggregated $l62eooOO00 over the prior ten
years of $1119O0O0O0 This is why we have not paid
the national debt Is this nation better or with It's
magnificent feet Of ironcads and Its larger army than
It would have been If 1t Ind paid Its national debt and
stood day the great nation the face Of the
earth not owing dollar?
The surplus excess Of our military and naval expend-
ture for tho last ten would have reclaimed every
arid mere within the limits Of this country and would
have given ns magnificent canals stretching from the
North to the South Every school in the country has
is military company We all craving for war and
We cannot be craving for and not have war
contend that the principles of right and justice are
eternal and can be depended II we can trust God
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

II you bny seeds from the grocery
man mako him swear that thsy are not
left over from last years stock.
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WHY WOMEN SEEN FRIVOLOUS.
BY Or. Lester Frank Ward.

It often Is remarked that women a. 4 rule
are more frivolous and trlhing than men.
Where the only objects with which woman
comes in contact are those Of the kitchen, the
nursery, the drawing room and the wardrobs
how shall she be expected to have broad ideas
OF life, the world and the universe7 Her
ideas are perfectly natural and legitimate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

to that dollars paid think we can trust Him
to make good His declarations that righteousness win
exalt tile nation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

There Il sometimes danger In NOT
getting scared enough.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
assaeNaaaH

Tho world sdmires good fighter and
i cheerful loser. sss ~ \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

II You have bad any contagious dis
ease in the house follow the dirsctions
Of your physician implicitly In tho mat
ter Of fumigating the room after the
patient has been removed. II Ii gem
orally cheaper to destroy all bed clothes
and clothes worn by the sick one than
TO run tho Risk Of another outbreak Of
the disease.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

We can starve COW into eating most
any old thing on the place, but. Ike
the Irishman's horse. whose owner fed
him shayinss and put green spectaclat
on him to make him believe II was
grass, she - likely to die q soon %
she gets used to It.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

IS
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Tho world admires good fighter and
cheerful loser y;
Did you know that turpentins applied
lightly with d brush ON foors and walls
q closets will destroy mothsi
II you buy seeds from the GROCERY
man make him swear that they are mot
left over from last years stock.
The farm wives Of America have
done more toward paying the national
dsbt than all the other women put to.
gsthsr.
Push the lambs along a. fast 10 you
can. The sooner you get them to mar
ket the more money there VIII b. In
them.
It 10 estimated that the honey pro
ducsd in the United States last year
would load string OF freight cars
.lom onlcsso 70 Now YORK.
a Nav Jersey farmer = - that chen.
| ping wood Will be made easier and:
with better progress II the cutting IL
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Next time you paper the house. srape.
svery particle Of loose paper from the
walls first, then cover with thin coat
Ing OF glue water before putting ON the;
rs "a. :.
A small family should leave few
table scraps, hut i large family VIII.
cause more The fowls. old and yo,ine.
appreciate these, IL tres from bones
and not sour. 81
Hens ard chickens like alfalfa. II
must, a usual, b clipped several:
times first year. To prevent it being
dug up cover with 4 lattice. through
which II IL picked by the fowls.
: -, :.
never BE- used for breeding purposes.
as yices arc transmitted. BY careful
breeding in this respect the disposition.
Of the animals oan b positively con-
trolled.
livery wal ored COW tnat Y kept on J
- ready and able to assist In giving
additional value to all crops grown on
the farm II We only surround II, with
the right conditions @
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cosTI1HEss OF NATIONS WAR SPIRIT.
By U. s. yastice BreweIll

At the close Of the civil war we owed
about q. 10000. In the twenty-five or
thirty years following that We paid two
thirds Of that debt. Since then, although
during the last ten years we have had I'M
exampled prosperity, We have not paid a
dollar, and we owe to-day, ms we did at the
end of the Spanish war, 81 900, GOO, COO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

IS A small family should leave few
table scraps, hut q large family Will
cause more. The fowls. old and young.
appreciate these. II fres from bonss
and not sour. 3 n ss..sss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

The farm wives OF America have
done more toward paying the national
DEBT than all the other women put to
gsthsr.