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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
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Wee Elsie had been told,
By some hobgoblin bold,
To hang her stockings neat
And then this verse repeat:
ssTwickledee, brickledee, fee & 70 fun,
Stocking, oh, stocking much bigger be-
come"
On Christmas Eve, therefore,
She said these lines thrice DER.
Lo! hardly were they said,
When right above her head
A pair Of stockings were
That surely seemed. to her
A giant to belong
Goodnight to you," she said,
And clambered into bed,
Quite sure next day would show
Them filled from top to toe.
swhoa there! my Jupiter, Gallant and
Gray!
Quietly. r. ndeer, moment here stay"
And leaving them his sleigh,
Old Sanity made his way
Quick down the chimney fus
And through the fireplace, too.
@Dear me, what's this 1 sect
1t surely cannot be-
None but greedy miss
Would hang such things as this!r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
Hard to Belieye


More than half the surface of the
globe is hidden beneath water two
miles deep; 100000 square miles lie
at depth of $4,000 feet or more. Many
places have been found FIVE miles and
morein depth The greatest depth vet
sounded Is 81,2O0 feet, near the Island
Of Guam.
II Mt. Everest the worlds highest
mountain, were plucked from Its seat
and dropped into this spot the waves
would still roll 1900 feet above its
crest.
Into this terrible abyss the waters
press down with a force Of more than
10000 pounds to the square inch. The
staunchest ship ever built would be
crumbled under this awful pressure
like an egg shell under steam roller.
A pine beam IL feet long. which held
open the mouth of a trawl used In
making cast at a depth of more than
$4,000 feet, was crushed nat, as Ii it
had been passed between rollers.
The body Of the man who should
attempt to venture to such depths
would be compressed until the desh
was forced into the interstices of thu
bones and his trunk was no larger
than rolling-pin. Still, the body
would reach the bottom, for anything
that will sink in tub Of water win
sink to the utternost depths of tn
ocean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
Stock on Hand.

Bradds-Going to make any new res
olutions this year. Spikes7
spikes-New ones? l should say not.
I've got a lot of old ones I've never
used, by Jove!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

Mrs. Cobwlgger-while it's true that
women wear mems neckties, you surely
couldn't expect me to appear in public
In such "a monstrosity as this. Where
In the world did you ever get such a
tie?
Cobwigger-My dear, that's the one
you bought for me last Christmas
Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
UNCLE SANS PROD|GAL GIFTS
FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Government Has Given to Settlers Acres and Has
More than Enough Left to Make Four States as Large
as Texas-Yast Projects Of Irrigation.

No wonder the world calls US rich.
What other country could make the
prodigal gifts to its people which I'm.
Gle Sam has made from the public do
main. This government has already
given to settlers 100000 acres Of
land.
But what the government has given
away ls only small garden in COM
parison with what 1t has to give. The
public domain, taking into considera.
ton land of all sorts, good and bad,
amounts to the colossal sum of 7b4,-
S95,2S6 acres-more than enough To
make four states as large as Texas.
1t Is true that almost half Of this vast
area is in Alaska, where farms viii
always be about as valuable a. as they
are at the north pole. But It II also
true that there 26O,OOO,0OO acres Of
public land in the United States proper
that, sooner or later, Will be devoted
to agricultural purposes. In the arid
West 1t Is all matter of getting water
on the land. In the cut-over timber
regions of the numbering states all that
10 needed is to keep Off the forest fires
and give the soil an opportunity to re-
cuperate.
Water Did Il All.
The United States government owns,
In Utah, for instance. more than
enough land to make another state as
large as Michigan. Nobody who has
ever climbed the foothills of the wah-
satch Mountains and seen what Brigh-
am Young and his followers did for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
So SANITY sadly took
The stockings from their hook,
And in their place he put
One meant for smaller foot,
Nor did he leave behind
A gift of any kind,

Next day, at sunrise. little maid sobbed,
Bitterly crying that she had been robbed,
When right before her the goblin ap-
peared-
"Greediness robbed you," he said, a. he
leered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

The Sympathetic Friend-It must b
very hard to lose money at the races, Z
Smith "a plunger) -Hardl Hang 1t,
old chap. its the easiest thing in the
world London Opinion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

A man is only deceiying himself
when he thinks he is deceiving his wife,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

The Mlnister-would you like to
come and be my little boy, Roberto
Bobby (promptly1-No, sir. ;
Minister-Why not?
Bobby-Mamma says you get about
twenty pairs Of slippers every Christ
mas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

Clarlssa-I'm always glad when New
Years day is safely over.
Fidelia-Yes; it is saddening anni-
yersary.
Clarissa-oh, don't mean that.
Clarence and l always have horrid
quarrel suggesting improvements in
each others conduct.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
Hi. Plant.

His Plaint.
The Christmas cynic's here again
To irritata the soul.
BE says that he gets neckties when
He needs a ton of coal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD

haul freight train Of $50 cars two miles long, carry
ing 10000 tons Of freight at speed of eight miles
hour II this freight consisted Of grain 1t would repre-
sent the harvest from tweaysx square nlss q farm
land
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
ON THE LOOKOUT.

Fraidcats Among Those Who Inhabit
the Region of Tornadoes.
In the region where tornadoes are
common, which is pretty large terri
tory, nearly every family has one men,
Der who has highly developed fear
Of storms, says western newspaper
writer. When warm weather and the
cyclone put in their appearance the
scary one begins the preparation Of u
safe retreat, probably In the cellar un-
der the house; or If he happens to be a
33d degree member OF the Amalgamat-
ed Order Of Fraidcats he has a cave
lined with REINFORCED concrete con.
structed somewhere in the back yard.
In his cave or cellar retreat the COW
ard puts bed, and If he has 1t bad
he is apt to lay in stock of provisions
and barrel Of water. During the day
the other members of the family have
good deal of fun chatting the coward !;
but he gets even at night by disturbing
their sleep.
Among other peculiaritles Of the cy-
clone coward is an optical Illusion
which possesses him about the time the
bass begin to bite. From then until
harvest time every cloud he sees as
sumes funnel shape and he is sure
we are going to have twister. And
he never misses cloud. When he sees
one he gets up, gathers up his clothes
and the insurance papers and proceeds
to try to herd the family to safety.
If the coward happens to be the man
of the house he sometimes succeeds in
dragging the sleeping wife and children
to the cellar while he looks out the
door until a gentle summer shower be-
gins to fall. But IL the coward is the
wife she never has much success with
the old man beyond getting him angry,
and because of her duty to the children
she takes them to the 'fraid hole, aban-
doning the husband to his fate-and
sleep.
About once in 100000 times the cy-
clone coward makes good bet, and
then his name is numbered with the
survivors. But 1t costs him a lot OF
good sleep.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

There is no sentiment about a hen.
she is an egg and meat machine, and
nothing else.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23
&eaaa@ss

One farmer recommends quarter
pound doses of baking soda for collie
in animals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

Pigs will fatten rapidly when fec
corn alone. but the fattening will be
at the expense of health and growth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

Poultry manure is worth not less
than SIP ton. But II you. store 1t
where 1T will get wet, 1t will not be
worth much of anything.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

Hercules cleaned the Augean stables
by flooding them with water from the
river. You can clean and sweeten the
atmosphere of yonr stables BY flooding
them with sunlight. =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

1t is an excellent plan to whitewash
the trees, filling the cracks In the bark
with lime, 30 as to flll up many hiding
places Of fruit pests, as well az to de-
stroy many which are in hiding.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

The present cotton output of Brazil
is estimated at $1,000 tons, and, ac-
cording to reports received from Uni.
ted States consuls living In that coun-
try, the industry is increasing rapidly.
Primitive methods arc still in vogue.
however, and the quality of the prod
uct is poor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

You can't count the wrinkles on the
horns OF the COW that has been de
horned SO as to tell her age, 20 1t is
Z good plan to keep record book Of
your COWS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

We are now cutting timber from the
forests Of the United States at the
rate Of 500 feet board measure year
for every man, woman and child. In
Europe they use only 60 board feet
At this rate in less than thirty years
all our remaining virgin timber will
be cut Time to change our methods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

Beginning thing Is easy, but 1t Is
the stick to 1t that is difficult. The
ability to go on and finish q thing be-
gun 10 the real test of character In
farm work or In other stations in life
1t 10 the man who sticks to the things
he has begun that is ahead in the
race.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

The government reports the hay crop
to be 1.52 tons. compared with la ten
year average. Total production, esti-
mated, 87,743.OOO tons, compared with
s.677 GOO last year. Average quality is
o4b. against 90.4 last year. Rye esti-
mated production. 8092l, 900 bushels,
against 81 500, 600 last year. Quality is
better.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-23

It is claimed on reliable authority
that corn-fcd horses are more suscepti-
BILE to weak eyes than those given other
grains. Corn may enter into the ration
without any serious results, but 1t
should not be made the entire ration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
ECONOMY. IND.

Economy, Ind. Dec. 12.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nate Study of Williamsburg
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Evert
Clark Thursday.
Ezra FRASER made a business trip
to Richmond Thursday.
Mrs. Mabel Gwin was the guest of
Mrs. Franklin Oler Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin were
calling on Nick Gamble of Greensboro
recently.
Albert Chamness of West River
made a trip to Richmond. Thursday.
Win Conoroe delivered a load of
chickens Thursday ito Greensfork
shippers.
Joe Haxton and Bill Swain were
out chasing the cotton tail Thursday
Lum and Miss Blanche Fenimore
spent Thursday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurlie LonM of Hagerstown.
Mrs. Reba Chamness of West River
has been on the sick list the past
week.
Erwin Segrist was the guest of Har-
old Fenimore Thursday evening
huSh lLetIllb CuI leu Tic llldII WI II
R. %, Thursday.
Mrs. Alice Fraiser is back from
Richmond and brought her grand son
with her for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byram PIERCE spent
Thursday in Richmond
George Canaday was pulling stumps
for Art Ballenger of near Williams
burg, Thursday.
Charles Harris. Lorin Lamb, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Cain and Miss Lucinda
Haxton, spent Thursday in Richmond.
Miss Edith Beard of Williamsburg,
arrived here Thursday evening to Wis
it Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Bowman a few
days
Elvin Oler arrived from Indianapo-
lis Thursday evening.
Silas Dimes spent Thursday in Rich
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Atkinson are
the happy parents of baby girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rakestraw of
Losantville, were visiting Mrs. Lamb
Thursday.
Mrs. Luie Atkinson OF Muncie, is
here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beard, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Bowman, Sumner Beard and
Byram Beard attended George Bow
mans funeral at Richmond, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Morrison
and children left for their home in
Wisconsin, Friday.
Mrs. Martha Atkinson who has
been visiting relatives in several of
the western states, arrived home this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse B. Stanley at
tended a funeral near Boston, Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
A COMMON AilMENT.

A quite common ailment with horses
which have been at hard and steady
work through the summer months and
of sudden are given a spell of leisure
between harvest and husking without
an accompanying reduction in their
food ration is Il stocking of the legs
sometimes the front, but more COM
monty the hind. This seems to be due
to a sort of congestion which takes
place in the system. resulting in seri-
Gus kidney and urinal disturbances.
In such cases about the only thing to
be done is to radically change the diet,
cutting out the tame especially clover
hay if it has been fed and substi-
tuting bran in the place of corn, giving
laxative medicines which will tend to
loosen up and clean out the system.
Turning horses affected in this man.
ner out to pasture is an excellent idea,
as they get needed exercise. which will
tend to reduce the swelling of the
limbs, while the grass will be an excel
lent corrective of internal conditions.
A bovine will suffer no ill from eating
an excess of rich foods, but it is diff
ferent with the horse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
A NEGLECTED INTEREST.

Because of the many duties indoors
and out which take up the parents
time there is tendency with the vast
majority to pay slight heed TO another
interest of equal or greater impor-
lance, the district school OF course it
is taken for granted by school patrons,
and is in most cases true. that a COM
petelt teacher has been hired who will
conduct the work in satisfactory
manner. but this Notwithstanding it is
better from the standpoint OF teacher,
pupils and patron if the latter get into
the habit when opportunity offers Of
visiting the schools in helpful,
friendly spirit with a view to encour-
aging the teacher and getting a first
hand knowledge of conditions which
prevail there. Were this done more
generally by parents many serious mis-
understandings might be avoided be-
tween themselves and teachers and a
spirit of cooperation developed which
would be beneficial from every point
Of view. Parents would understand
better than they do the trials and vex-
ations which the average teacher has
to put up with, teachers would come
to know their pupils better by being
acquainted with the parents, while
pupils would realize that an under
standing existed between teacher and
parents would make it impossible for
them were they so inclined to distort
Or misrepresent incidents or conditions
existing in the school. In the event
that the teacher was seriously at fault
i'm Der methods of government or real
ly Incapable the knowledge that pa
irons would get from visiting the
school frequently would enable them
to take such action as would b. just
and fair to all concerned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
News and Gossip Of Surrounding Towns
GREENSBORO, IND.

Greensboro, Ind, Dec. 12.-Mr. and
Mrs. Pickett Wisehart have returned
from a short visit with relatives at
New Castle.
Thomas Tarkleson and family have
moved into the property recently va
Gated by Albert Albertson.
E. NJ Snyder is working for John
Clawson. filling the position which Ed
Gunckle resigned few days ago.
Miss Lucille Jones left Friday for
Chicago, where she will be the guest of
relatives for some time.
Mrs Will Ellis has returned from a
short visit with relatives in Richmond.
Ed Porter of Hagerstown delivered a
load of poultry to d. w. Harris & Co.,
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Savage of Center
vile. attended services at the Christian
church here Thursday
Clifford Crump of Earlham college,
is spending Saturday and Sunday with
his parents, DIR. and Mrs. Crump.
Dean and Gentry shipped car load
of hogs to an eastern market Friday.
Mrs. Maraby Bennett is spending a
few days in Richmond with her son,
Charles and family.
Walter Beeson of Webster, delivered
65 head of hogs to Dean and Gentry
Friday, which averaged 21O pounds.
Albert Wickersham of Jacksonburg
spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Boyd.
George Borton has returned to ILL
nos after spending the week with rel
atives here.
There will be a Christmas entertain
ment at the Friends church on Christ
mas eve.
The Advance club will give its annu-
al reception in Keinzle's hall next Fri
day evening.
The wedding of H. Cyril Hiatt, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Hiatt. west of
town, to Cora Ellen Lumpkins, of Ha-
gerstown has been announced to take
place at twelve O'Clock, noon, Deem
her 30
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
MILTON, IND.

Milton, Ind, Dec. 12-Mr. and Mrs.
Stanford Fusion attended the funeral
of Mrs. Charles Slonegar at Lick
Creek church, Friday. Mrs. Slone-
gar was aged % and died of pneumo-
mia, Wednesday, after a weeks illness
at her home west of Connersville.
c. H. Galloway has a supply of the
Red Cross stamps for sale.
The threshing company east of Mil
ton had a reunion and banquet at the
Masonic hall banquet room Thursday
evening. The attendants were the
families of ]. B. Faucet, Jacob Wise.
Charles F. Hale. Benz. Wagner, Clay
ton Kimmel. Albert Saver, Chas. VOL
ford, James Dolan, Otis Crownover,
and Allie Urine. Oysters and all &C
companyihg good things were served.
After supper a social hour was en-
ioyed.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. Kneise have re-
turned from their wedding journey in
the South.
David F. Ball and family moved to
Richmond this week.
AL Needham of Dublin was in Milton
Friday.
Mrs. Ernest w. Doty entertained a
thimble party Friday afternoon in
honor of her guest, Miss Hazel Hatton
of Indianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
THE BEST REMEDY.

While there is much about the sub
ject of tuberculosis that is not yet
known, enough mas been learned to
prove beyond doubt that the malady
is in many cases induced or aggravat
ed by the close confinement of human
beings and animals in stuffy and ill
ventilated houses and stables. Pure
fresh air, which may be had for the
breS thing, is natures great antitoxin
for pulmonary complaints, and thou
sands Of cases of the malady have
been permanently cured through the
patients being in the open every posi-
BILE moment of their waking and sleep
ing hours. Time was when there was
a class of people who were as afraid
as death of pure fresh air and would
as soon think of exposing themselves
TO contagious disease as leave a win
dow up in the sleeping room. While
a person of this type may be found
here and there, the class is rapidly d.
minishing, the fear of fresh air being
a relic of bygone times that should be
dispensed with along with cupping,
bleeding and cauterizing with hot
irons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
CAMBRIDGE CITY. IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Dec. 12.-Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Boyd were in Richmond
Thursday.
Fred Bond spent Thursday in In
dianapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Worl and daugh-
ter. Eva, of Hagerstown, were Cam
bridge City visitors. Thursday.
Lieutenant Governor-elect Frank J.
Hall, of Rushville, was in the city
Thursday evening, the guest of his
cousin. Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Johnson.
The Friday Night club will meet with
Miss Elizabeth Wheelan, next Wednes-
day evening, instead of the regular
night
Jesse Green of Centerville, was the
guest of Brook Legg, and family,
Thursday.
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety met Thursday afternoon, with
Mrs. Will Harrison. at her home on
West Main street. Mrs. T. P. Walter
read an interesting paper on Our Lit
erature, Needs and Supply" followed
by select reading, on the same subject,
by Mrs. r. E. Frazer. Two new
names were added to the list of men,
bers. A report of the Conference
Convention at Peru, was read by the
delegate, Mrs. Lee Ault. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Charles
Loeb, the second Thursday in January
Stephen Ward, and family are max
ing an extended visit to Oklahoma. If
the country suits them. they will prob
ably locate there in the near future.
Rev Hawley and Daniel Smith at
tended a church meeting at Rushville
Thursday.
Mrs. Sophia Cokefair and son, Edgar,
after several years residence in Hart
ford City, have returned to this city,
and are living in their old home on
Carolina Hill.
Mrs. Dan Vanbuskirk spent Friday
in Indianapolis. shopping.
Rev. r. P. Walter was a Richmond
visitor Friday.
Mr.. Craiger and family who went
from this place to indianapolis sew
eral years ago, have returned and will
again make this their home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
ORIENTAL COURTESY.
An Incident In Which Miss Anna
Dickinson Figured.


Miss Anna Dickinson travelled every
where Independently and saw human
nature in all of it's lairs. Writing to a
woman friend once, she described re-
ception given by wealthy Cinnamon in
a restaurant kept by Chi Lung in San
Francisco, and she was the guest of
honor. She said that she saw a serv-
ant coming toward her with box di-
vided into many compartments. with
different kinds of nuts and candies in
the smaller trays. She picked out half
a dozen or more and laid them on the
arm Of the chair, which served as ia
BILE. AS the attendant passed on to
others she saw that each took only one
bonbon, and she was much embar-
rassed
But when the servant approached the
chief Chinaman, the one who had orig
mated the reception, he took a large
handful, and those after him did the
lieved. She wrote:
After | learned that | must have
shocked all of those educated, cultured
Cinnamon as much as you or l should
have been shocked if we had invited a
Chinaman whom We respected to dine
with us and he had taken whole fried
chicken and torn it limb from limb at
our table. In such an event would you
or | have had the tact and courtesy to
have taken other chickens and thus
dismembered them?'