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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
4 HUNDRED YEARS r q NOW.

a HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.
There's.A picture in the window
OF . little shop i know.
With boys and girls dressed as they
were
A hundred years ago.
And since l saw it, l have thought,
And keep on thinking how
Nhe children, maybe, will be dressed
4 hundred years from now.
Will girls wear caps or farthingales,
Or hoops in grand array?
Wil they wear bows like butterflies,
Just a. they do today?
VIII boys wear jackets short, or tie
Their hair in queues? Just how
They'll really lcok, I'd like to know
A hundred years from now.
What do you think the girls and boys
VIII eat in those far days?
Wal they be fed on breakfast foods
In many sorts OF ways? u
WIN all the good and tasty things
Be worse for them than rice?
Will ice-cream soda make them sick,
And everything that's nice?
wail ohildren's books have pictures
then.
Or Just all reading be?
Perhaps they'll be hand-painted and
Most beautiful to see,
But when think of those ! have.
truly don't see how
They can be any prettier ~
A hundred years fnom now.
Sarah Noble-Ives in st. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
Thanksgiving. Of the Revolut,on.

Thanksxivings OF the Revolution.
There were eight Thanksgiving days
appointed by the Continental Congress
for observance among the colonies dur
ing the war for independence. After
the one called for the purpose of cole
brating the peace treaty, which was held
in 1874. the day was allowed to lapse
until 1889, when Washington took his
seat as President The idea in these
early days was to offer thanks on some
special occasion. That our ancestors
could find eight such occasions during
the dark days of the Revolution shows
that they were ready to be thankful on
somewhat slim proyocation. But 1t also
shows that the gobblers shed their blood
for the country as well as the men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
wanted to Re prenarea.

Il want to get a turkey, and bottle
of paresoric, and some mincemeat, and
some pepsin pills, and some cranberries,
and some furniture polish, and quart
of oysters, and package of court plaster,
and some sweet potatoes, and FIRE in
-surance policy"
Here the marketman smiled merrily and
inquired, Going to eat all that?"
No." responded the customer; "but
the family Thanksgiving dinner occurs at
my house this year."-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

| glasses at something which wouldn't pour
out OF the cream pitcher, turned the ar
ticle upside down and bunch Of bank
notes dropped upon the table.
Then the old couple saw 1t all and soon
the three were clasping hands and no one
t,could say word until John managed to
murmur Father. mother, it's part of
my repentance"
The dishes clraned and isput away,
Anna took the mystified Mrs.. Warren
into the little spare room" and John
asked his father to walk up to his room,
and there, spread out on the bed, was a
splendid new, warm suit of clothing and
shoes and fur cap and handsome great
coat.
The old man melt down by the bed
and murmured, Il thank Thee, Lord, for
my son." Then arising. clothed himself
in the first well-ftting suit he had ever
worn. John, too, arrayed himself in his
best, and soon they walked down into the
parlor. where John saw a sweet, matronly
woman and pretty young woman, both
smiling and both having evidences of re
| cent tears.
During the week, that followed John
| engaged hired man to ease his fathers
work and trusty girl to relieve his
mother. He also hired a carpenter to do
some needed repairing and set in rlotion
many plans for the future comfort Of his
parents.
One day he and Harry Scott hunted
through the woods, and when, tired and
loaded with trophies of the days hunt,
they CINE to Mr.. Warren's they found
Jennie Nellis and Anna seated before the
"great-hearted fire." What merry sup
per that was, and how the old people
laughed at the bright sallies Of the young
folk !!
Then they roasted apples and told
stories. and John felt that he had faith
fully carried out the program of the trav.
cling men.
When he left for the West he carried
In his memory not only the dear faces OF
his parents. but the gentle voice Of Anna
as she said: &
Eyes, but not until June. john" Chi.
cago Post. ~. &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
MosLEM BELIEF IN Jim.
Various Methods Of Protection Against
These Bad spIrIts.

Various Methods Of Protection Against
These Bad Spirits.
Mohammedans believe implicitly in
the participation of spirits (Jinn),
both good and evil, in most of the
concerns Of daily human life. explain
ing that Jim become visible or in
visible at will either by rapid ex-
tension or ratification. and consequent
dtminution of the particles of which
they are composed, and that good Jim
are Immediately recognized by their
respondent beauty, the bad ones be-
ing correspondingly hideous and
shocking.
Many cultivated Mohammedans
even in this twentieth century, says
the Queen, profess not only to have
seen Jim but also to have held con.
verse with them, and to possess GER
tain talismans by which the services
of good Jim may be secured as well
as formulas by which bad ones can
be put to confusion.
Constant endeavors are made-ex.
cept during the Feast OF Ramadan,
when all evil spirits are supposed to
be kept In strict durance in the
bowels OF the earthly daily sprink-
ling the floors Of rooms, especially
empty ones, with SAT- or iron filings,
for which bad Jim are considered to
have especial aversion, to insure their
exclusion from the dwelling places Of
the "sons OF the faithful
The fayorite abiding places OF Jim
are supposed to be empty houses,
crossroads. baths, any uncovered jugs
or basins or food receptacles and
yawning mouths. So good tMoslems
not only lock their doors when
obliged to leave their houses but be
sprinkle and cover up in SO far as
they can every article Of domestic
use whose emptiness would tempt a
rowing evil spirit to enter into pos
session, besides making use OF the
special prayers ordered by the Koran
to keep such visitants at bay.
The words II seek refuge with
God from Satan the stoned" or "In
the name Of God the compassionate,
the merciful," are constantly upon the
lips of Moslems for without previous
pious calculations of the kind to dis
sipate evil presences they dare nd
undertake even the most ordinary
business Of their day. neither enter
nor leave q house, meet with or part
from friend, partake Of meal.
commence or complete any CONNER
cial matter or journey, take bath.
nor even kill any animal for food
lest the bad Jim take possession as
life ceases and work madness OF
destruction upon the sacrilegious NOR
tai who presumed to eat or make
other use of 1t.
Probably for the same reason is
the singing Of continuous antiphonal
funeral chant kept up by relatives
and watchers from the moment the
breath leaves a human body till IT
is safely hidden away under the sod:
usually as short period as possible
among Mohammedans, twenty-fours
hours on less being the customary
interval between death and burial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
out.id. Q. I'D. Prectice.

All that Is the matter with you, SIR =
said the eminent physician after thor.
ough examination. "is lack of nutrl-
ton. You don't eat enough
II eat oil l can hold, DOCTOR" said
the attenuated caller.
Then you need to have your capac-
ity enlarged. and that's case for
surgeon. Five dollars, please. Good
morning.''-Ch Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

your heart and your head keep up
Your hands and yonr heels keep
down,
Your knees keep close to your horses
sides.
And your elbows to your own.
This old bit Of advice for the would.
be horseman is quoted by \ writer
in Baily's Magazine and declared TO
be perennially sound.
! He quotes another old hunter on
the subject Of what he calls "the
divine gift OF hands" in riding. This
old hunter, John Darby, used to at
1 tach two pieces Of Irvine to the back
of an ordinary chair and draw the
same tighter until the chair balanced
on Its fore or hind legs, according
to his own position.
Then when balanced he would keep
1t. so to speak, on the swing by
gently manipulating the Irvine or reins
he held in his hand. A rough pull
would. of course, have upset the chair
one way. whereas the fact of not
checking 1t in its movements at all
would have caused total loss Of
control over It in the opposite direc-
tion.
"And that when the exhibition
was concluded, he would add liz
hands. gentlemen"
Jogging to the covert, continues the
writer. you may note one fine horse.
its owner fully equipped throwing its
head up and down like pump ham
die; another sweating profusely al
though the pace has not exceeded Ave
miles an hour since 1t left the stable.
and third snorting and prancing
about all over the place.
Why is this SO? Simply because
the rider of neither OF them is pos
sessed with the divine gift OF hands"
He also pays his respects to the
hideous American monkey on a stick
seat and sarcastically demands why,
II 1t really is such an advantage in
racing. those In authority do not place
penalty OF, say, Ell on each rider
adopting 1t to encourage others to
still ride as horsemen with an equal
chance OF success? How our grand
sires would laugh II they could only
take look at our illustrated sport
ing newspapers Of today.
THE riders they would compare, I
fancy. to the monkeys and the horses
as substitutes for the dogs they rode
round a sawdust ring in steeple-
chase performance In the days Of
their youth at some travelling cir
Gus or country fair.
THE old paintings by artists of an
earlier day. depicting steeplechasers
and racers extended like rocking
horses. are charming to gaze upon
as pick me up after shuddering
at contortionists on the backs of snap.
shotted horses limping along with
stringhalt in three legs and cramp
in the other"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
Spending II In Now York.

Upton Sinclair, the noted young
novelist, said the other day of a
spendthrift poet:
HE is a very witty fellow. Recent
ly be became quite destitute. In his
garnet in New York he lived for
some weeks on bread and olive oil.
His friends talked OF taking up q
collection to send him to Canada,
where he had influential friends who
would give him work.
II reported this project to the
young bohemian. but he sooffed at It.
WHO would emigrate to Canada.
he said. II he had the money to emf.
crate within New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

Mr.. Crawford was proud father
when he returned fnom Oraibe. The
skins Of the jaguars-one with six
oullet-holes--are yet proudly exhibit
ed at mis- ranch in Preside County.
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

NatlOnn Vhank0s
For good that was and is to be,
On, Lord, we give our thanks to Thee.
we thank Thee for the thousand ways
rhy mercy guards our present days.
Great God Of plenty's waving fields,
FOR garnered bins and gracious yields,
For purpling vine and laden tree,
We sing our harvest song to Thee.
Great God of war, while other shores
Have echoed to the lannon's roars,
ana rivers Redeemed to their seas,
we thank Thee, Lord, for smiling peace
We praise Thee for the providence
Ihat robbed the baleful pestilence
VI Wet ries thatsit might have won
And horrors that 1t could have known.
We thank Thee for prouder seat
Where nations shall In future meet:
A wider field, fairer fame.
That gllds the Anglo-Saxon name.
But~most Of all Thy name we bless
For stern rebukes to selfishness;
For splendid vict'ries over greed
That fattens on brothers need:
For curbs upon oppressors laid,
And lashes for the trust betrayed;
Devotion to the common good
And quickcned sense Of brotherhood;
For flaming up OF olden fires;
hnel faith In pure desires;
nations vast awakenings
A bugle call to better things
>-Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
Hinaoo Confectionery.

Like the American girls, Hlndoo girls
are passionately fond of sweet things.
One of their candles, sadu, is very much
like our plain sugar candy. 1t is made
of sugar and milk and favored with
altar of roses. Buddhikabal, or hair OF
Buddha, is one of their most popular
sweetmeats. 1t is SO called because Il
is in fine, long strings like vermicelli.
This is made Of sugar and cream from
buffalo's milk, which is exceedingly
rich asll
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
THE M1Ncr PIE.

These are the apples 80 round and 40 red.
That grew on the tree by the old woodshed.
This is the beef that was boiled all the day
To make mince pie in thu. good old way.
This is the tray in which they were laid.
While the chopper so sharp Of them both
mince has made.
These are the raisIns and currants aud
dates,
The sugar and splces-both nutmeg and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

IF they're both deaf and dumb, /
don't see how they could make love-"
mo? I should say it was the best
kind-all handmade, you know."-New
York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

No matter how much woman may
care for one man there never comes
time when she isn't greatly pleased il
she hears that some other man has
made nice remark about her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
GOOD WORKMANSHIP.

What Is Meant BY 4Hands"-rhe
Sloan Racing Seat.
Your heart and your head keep up,
Your hands and yonr heels keep
down,
Your knees keep close to your horses
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

And your elbows to your own.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

and confusion.
! Eunice watched the jaguars for
some. seconds. noting their fear, and
debatirs bow best to get rid of them;
and then, with resolution taken. she
i stepped back and closed the door upon
them. For a brief time she busted
herself in quleting Essie and Pearl;
then she locked them safely within
the sitting.room. got her fathers re-
peating carbine and returned.
She drew a chair to the door, set
her lamp upon It. opened the door.
and pushed her light forward so as
to Illuminate most of the space with.
in the storeroom. Il
At first she could see nothing of
the jagiars, but their snarling voices
indicated their hiding-place. Both,
inttmidated by the howlings of the
hound and Aunt Silver. had taken
refuge under the high, old-fashioned
bed.- where they lay fattened upon
the floor. seeming to feel at last to-
erably secure
They Kissed. spat and growled oc-
casionally. but only in the warning.
familiar fashion of common cats.
Eunice sat down upon the door-sill
to obtain steadiness Of aim. One
head could be seen under the foot
rail of the bed. and at this Eunice
fred, fortunately killing the jaguar
instantly.
Terrified by the shot, the other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25

We thank Thee for prouder seat
Where nations shall In future meet:
A wider field, a fairer fame.
That yllds the Anglo Sarop name
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
4 Round the Capital
+ information and Gossip Picked Up Here
+ and There IN Washinston.
Attorney General Is a Stay-at-Home

Mrs. Bonaparte has been a sufferer
from a peculiar digestive trouble for
many years, and she frequently has
been ordered to the German spas for
treatment. Mr. BOnaparte has urged
her to 60, but has refused to be per-
suaded into accompanying her. AS
she is a devoted wife of the old-fash-
Toned type who would not appreciate
a sOjourn In Europe without her hus-
band. Mrs. Bonaparte has been COM
PEELED to get what aid she could at
American springs.
All the world knows how keenly
disappointed the indomitable Eliza
beth Patterson was when her only son
decided to marry an American. Miss
Williams Of Baltimore, when she had
chosen his princely cousin Charlotte
Bonaparte for his consort. Rumor has
it that Miss Williams, afterward moth
er of the present encouragement Of
the United States. had reason to know
of her august mother-in-law's senti-
ments regarding her. Charles Bona
parte emphasizes the fact that he at
least of the American branch Of the
great Corsican's family Is proud Of
being the only American. and he is 50
deep-dyed In his love Of his native
country that he will not leave her
soil even for q brief visit.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
LaFollette's Wife a Real Help to Him

Mr.. LaFollette's great gift was
that of oratory. He tried for all the
prizes in sight, and had the air of a
man who thought he could win. Miss
Case had some oratOrical talents of
her own, and began to cultivate them
early and late. She won in the end,
for the special prize for oratory at
graduation came to her and not to the
man who later became her husband"
1t was not long, however, before the
would-be winner of the prize won the
winner. and they were married short.
ly after their graduation from the uni
versity in 1879.
Mrs. LaFollette is very domestic,
and the social life at Washington has
little or no attraction for her. She
spends much of her time in works of
charity and education.
When her husband was elected to
congress Mrs. LaF0llette spent her
first winter in Washington taking a
course in the law school of the George
Washington university. Should 1t
ever happen to be the part of this Wis
cOnsin woman's duty to aid her hus-
band in his campaign for the presi-
dency, it is said he will have at his
command assistance he will In no wise
neglect
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
And His Good Wife Always Knows
What Bait He Used.

The oil mans been a-fishin' right
frequent sence prohibition" eaid the
oil woman, "an'zI kin tell by his &C.
tons after he gifts home what sorter
bait he fished with When he cusses
out the whole fishin' business as no
good. an says the river nights we'll
be as dry as the state. know by
that that he hain't had nary q dram:
but when he swears ter ketchin' a fish
as long As the lie he's tellin'. well
knows that his train come in!
Last night he come from the river
lookin' like drowned rat, an lowed
that a sturgeon-ten feet long eff he
wuz a inch-had pulled him In the
river. an eff it hadn't been fer q friend
ly alligator. he'd a-drowned shore
enough. The alligator, havin' jest
woke up from his long winter sleep,
wuz maxim fer the shore to swaller
q lightsrd-knot fer his breakfast, an
he got s.-addle of him. an come clar'
o the water. Now, that didn't mean
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
Senator'S Neck Broken IS Year. Ago

tered the senate. Neuralgia had taken
firm hold of him and his eyesight
had grown 50 bad as to approximate
blindness. He was advised to try
oste0pathy. He went to New York.
accompanied by his son. Almost the
doctors first remark was:
Why, senator, you have had your
neck broken. would say you were
thrown from q horse and sustained
the broken neck"
THAT is just exactly what did hap
pen" replied Senator Money, recall
ing the injury at Franklin.
Il can cure your neck" said the
physician; 1T will require but q mo-
ment's time"
The osteopath laid the senator on
q table. took hold of the misplaced
vertebra with both hands and put
1t into proper position.
The physician told Senator Money
that he must take precautions until
the weakened muscles regained their
normal strength. He was cautioned
not to turn his head in looking at
anything, but to move his entire body
These instructions were observed and
the neck apparently became as strong
as it was IS years before the opera
ton. ,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
: SENATOR MONEY of Mississippi has

CENATOR MONEY of Mississippi has
- lived IS years with a broken neck
and did not know it until the other
Cay. Not until he went to a physician
for treatment for neuralgia, from
which he suffered for years. did he
learn of his real condition.
At the first battle of Franklin, in
April. 1863, Mr.. Money was a cavalry
man In the confederate service. While
riding through the streets he was
struck by bullet that circled
around his ribs. doing no other in
jury. The shock was such that Mr..
Money was thrown from his horse
and struck on his head. Being help
less he was captured and taken with
in the federal lines. He did not ask
for hospital treatment, was exchanged
later, rejoined his troop and fought
until the war closed.
Years passed and Mr.. Money en-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

w ASHINGTON. = Attorney General
w Charles J. Bonaparte is an Ameri-
can who never has passed out of the
dominion of Uncle Sam and who has
registered a vow never to do so.
When Mr.. Bonaparte accepted a po-
sitiOn in President ROosevelt's cabi-
net he made known this limitation on
his usefulness and took the place only
on condition that his Official duties
should never oblige him to leave the
United States. Just why the attorney
general has determined never to visit
an alien land no one can say positive
ly, though 1t is easily surmised that he
makes this protest against the way in
which his maternal grandmother was
treated by the great Corsican During
the lifetime of the elder brother, Col
Jerome Bonaparte, Charles Bonaparte
frequently was invited to Paris by the
head of the family, then in his prime.
Napoleon ILL.,. but he always disdained
to notice the invitation to join q
family circle which frowned on Amert
can afnliations.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
France Maintaining Her Sea Power

France Maintaining Her Sea Power.
France proposes to maintain her
sea power. The new French Dread
naughts which are building are to
have ornaments which, It is said, will
place these vessels in class superior
to that of their British namesakes. A
Paris paper states that the new bat
tleships, six in number, are to be
armed with the heaviest types of naval
artillery used in France, each ship car
rying 16 guns. Great improvement in
the rapidity of fire has been made, and
competition among French naval ar.
morers for improved devices for the
rapid and efficient handling of heavy
artillery On board ship has resulted
in an automatic mechanism that will
keep the guns trained on any fixed OBJ
ject as at first laid, in spite of the
roll of the ship. 1t is calculated that
the new battleships will be able to fire
liz tons of shot minute.
Several powerful armored cruisers
will also soon be added to Frances
navy. Thus, while army reduction
is favored, the sea power of the ma
ton is to be strengthened.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

1T is quite the ordinary thing to say
I that the wife of a politician is his
adviser. The politician likes to have
it said, for there is sort of sentiment
which attaches to 1t which appeals to
the people. The statement is not al
ways true, but in the case of Senator
and Mrs. LaFollette of Wisconsin it is,
for Mrs. LaF0llette is keen Judge of
conditions.
Clear in mind and sound in judy
ment. it was Mrs. LaFollette who pur-
suaded her husband to choose law
and politics and to give over all idea
of stage career.
The wife the senior senator from
the Badger state met the man who be-
came her husband at the University of
Wisconsin. She was Miss Belle Case,
and her Intellectual attachments first
attracted Mr.. LaFollette. A story told
of their student days is as follows: