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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Where Nurserie. Are unknown.

Nurseries are unknown in France,
and year-old infants take their place
at the dinner table, eating whatever
they take fancy to. my daughter
adores fish," said the proud mother
of tiny baby to her d'hote neighbor.
French babies are never supposed to
be in the way. OF course, there are
seldom more than two in the same
family. A hard working professional
man confded to friend that his wife
and he had given up attending the the.
atre because their little boy cried
at being left behind. When in Lon
don Nine. Alphonse Daudet was as
.tonished to find that children were
not Invited to luncheons, dinners and
receptions. A clever Frenchman at
tributes the amiabllity of his nation
to the fact of early Indulgence, chill
dren's tempers never having been
spoiled by contradiction Dundee Ad
yertiSer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
steel In Place Of leather.

Steel bands or belts, as substitute
for ordinary leather belts or rope
drives. have been introduced by a
factory of Charlottenburg, Germany.
Such belts may be reduced to about
dne7sixth of the size required Dor
leather belts. they do not stretch, pull
leys may be made narrower and in
some cases shafts may be smaller.
Either ordinary pulleys or pulleys with
special covering to increase fric-
tion may be used A belt four inches
wide and one-ifth of an inch thick
transmitted 200 to $50 horsepower at
belt speed Of $500 feet minute,
and tests have shown that steel belts
may run 10000 feet minute. -Phila-
delphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
1 heavy heart for she loved ne teach.


h heavy heart for she loved the teach
.er,S and loved school, and this first
cloud was black.
&, She went on her fathers shoulder
as she told her troubles, and then
dear, patient Papa Smith, in his own
bright way, made his little girl see
what the matter was.
The clouds cleared away and long
before nine O'clock the next morning
the little Smith skipped away to
school, her black eyes shining. and
ran to her teacher, saying, "U-U-U.'-
o. o. B.. in Christian Register.
TWO JACKETS AND TWO GIRLS.
There was an uneasy stir at one
side of the closet. 1t was Louis jack
ct. Finally. 1t spoke. in tired, ner-
vous voice.
oh, dear! Lou has left me hang
Ing by loop and my shoulders sag
so that can hardly get my breath.
don't know how can ever look nice
and fresh II get no rest"
Mays jacket reused itself to an
swer:
sYou poor thing I am so sorry for
you. Now, my shoulders are resting
SO nicely on this coat frame. May is
never In too much OF hurry to slip
me we'll on it. Tomorrow some one
will be sure to say to her. How fresh
and nice your jacket looks!''
That's Just IT." grumbled LOUIS
Jacket.
"And they will say to Lou. How
.wrinkled your Jacket isl 1t doesn't
seem to keep its shape at all WE'LL
while all the time 1t is not my fault.
How can rest, hung only by a loop
and that not strong one? There's
button of, too, and three-cornered
tear in one elbow that makes me very
uncomfortable. l suppose when 1t is
torn bigger her mother will see it and
mend 1t for her. Oh, dear! This loop
Is giving way, and am going to fall
TO the floor. l suppose that means
dust and more wrinkles"
With gasp the jacket sat down,
falling directly upon pair OF muddy
overshoes.
Mays jacket ,peered down through
darkness to where the other lay for a
moment, then settled itself for quiet
nap. 1t looked so fresh and bright the
next morning that no one ever dream
ed 1t knew all about the troubles OF
Louis Observation-Disclosures Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

would be the best way to express what were doing
then Then the minimum of time required between shots
OF the heavy pieces was two and half minutes Now
the maximum is about 20 seconds
The improved gun mechanism permitted OF a vastly
increased rapidly in firing The telescope sight brought
about vast improvement in accuracy, especially when
firing at long One observer had become so much
impressed with this accuracy that he sought to tell
about 1t in this wise The captain peerng through hs
binoculars at ship just above the horizon says to the
bridge In the eye Aye, ave. says the gun captain,
which eyer"
Among the numerous other improvements the Ad.
mira noted the advance In armor construction prog
ress SO great that the II inches the new Connec
cut carries has greater resisting power than the 10
inches which the Oregon and her class carried still
another Important advance the smokeess powder with
which our magazines supplied this being vastly
superior TO the old smoking brown hexagona with which
we fought out the war with Spain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Give me the money that has been
spent in war. and I win purchase ev-
cry foot of land on the globe
] will clothe every man, woman and
child In an attire Of which kings and
queens would be proud.
b will build a schoolhouse on every
hillside and In every valley over the
whole earth.
& l will build an academy and endow
it, and college in every State. and
I'll 1t with able professors
! will crown every hillside with a
place of worship consecrated to the
gospel Of peace.
l will support In every pulpit an able
teacher Of Righteousness, SO that every
Sabbath morning the chime on one hill
will answer to the chime on another
around the earth's wide circumference,
and the voice Of prayer and the song
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
MADE OF MATCHES.

A coal miner named Wilhelm Lem
pertz arrived here few days ago with
a Cathedral cathedral made of
matches. He came from Port Arthur.
Texas, where he had been employed
until recently. The cathedral repre-
SCENTS two years of Lempertz's labor,
such painstaking labor us few men are
capable of performing.
For 20 years Lempertz has been
coal miner. He worked In the mines
of Germany and America, but a few
years ago he had to give up mining on
account Of III health. While he was III
he did various things to while away
the time. One day he started to build
toy cathedral patterned after a pic
ture he saw in magazine. His build
ing materials were matches and glue,
his tools a pocket knife and glue
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
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I'M A GIRL.
I'm eLiz'beth; and you needn't think
Just accuse am girl
That Inn a-scared to romp and play
Fear my hair'll come out O. curl.
I'm girl. l low no boys
On our porch, cause they'd rather
Track up mud than wipe their feets-
(All 'cept Sammy-he's my broth
er.)
I'm girl-you don't catch me
Braggin' bout my mustle-pooh! i
I'm no boy what fights! and, sides,
I've a dress what's most brand
new
It's betten n muscles any day;
And there's Lucinda-she's my doll.
The folks next door. they has bird
What screeches out plain. Pretty
POLL"
I'm girl, and can skate
On rollers. good as any boy.
When mother goes down town to
shop,
She fetches me funny toy.
Father buys me Ice cream; then
I've an uncle what writes rhymes
And lovely stories. tell you
1t takes girl to have grand times!
* Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Soon after the close of the Spanish
war Admiral schley visited Bangor,
Me. General Joseph Smith rendered
him reception, to which many Of the
townspeople were invited. The people
gathered from far and near, and the
streets were filed with those who WISH
ed to get glimpse at the admiral
Mrs. Pearsons lives directly opposite
General Smiths house, and the piazza
and the steps Of her house were crowd
ed when up the steps came Mrs. Ca
sey, comedy Irish woman, clutching
something tightly In her hand Coming
up to Mrs D.. who was seated On the
piazza, she held out her hand, audit
the palm lay bronze medal, which
was given to her son for services rem
dered at Manila.
III ye please. will ye read what It
says?" she asked. and Mrs. D. read:
ITO the Man Behind the Gun"
THAT'S him." exclaimed Mrs. Ca
sey; that's him; that's my son! He
got there for safety, and could ye
blame him, now T-Boston Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
BOOK THAT SAVED a LIFE

Affecting Meeting Between Two Old
Union Soldiers.
When Andrew French was mere
youth he resolved to become a soldier
In the Union army. He thought that
as he was only nineteen, the
parental authority might intervene,
and 30. in common with thousands of
others, as 1t has turned out, he went
In under another name, that of An
drew Page. He enlisted in Company
D. Third Maryland Infantry, and prov
ed himself gallant soldier, says the
Baltimore American. He was wounded
ut Charlottesville on May 8, 1863, and
subsequently received an honorable
discharge. Some time after the war he
applied for and secured a pension Of SO
a month, and under, Of course, his
army name. The special pension exam
liners found, among other things, that
no one knew Of any Andrew Page at
the address given, but did know An
drew French. The "alias" made an
Identification requisite under the rules
of the department, and French was
Identified as Page by Colonel ]. NJ.
Ludsburg and two comrades. Here ID
where a story comes In.
Previous to Charlottesville Page, or
French, had given comrade named
George Wannall e diary. and, as It
turned out. 1t was lucky gift for
George. At Charlottesville wannall
had the book In side pocket, and
stuffed in with It was a-towel. A Con-
federate bullet struck him in the
breast and penetrated through eight
thicknesses Of the towel and part way
through the diary and then stopped.
When French wanted witnesses to the
fact that he was Page In the army, he
hunted up William a. Walter, whom
he knew as a comrade. and the latter
brought with him Mr.. Wannall also,
whom French had not see since the
war French didn't recognize wannall
until the latter called to mind the diary
given him and which had saved his
itfes Then the meeting became AFFECT
Ing between the two old soldiers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
ALEXANDER ESCAPED.

As young man Alexander the
Great escaped death in a curious man
ner. A great banquet was being held
at Pella, the capital Of Macedonia, at
which were present the future con.
queror OF the world, and his father,
RhHip.
During the feast one of the guests
proposed a toast and prayer offensive
to Alexander. who hurled goblet at
him. King Philip. angry at this out
rage. started up. drew his sword, and
rushed furiously upon his son, but he
had drunk SO deeply that before he
reached him he fell PROSTATE among
the terrified merrymakers.
Not whit perturbed at this extra
ordinary escape from death, Alexan-
der retorted: Here. Is man prepar-
ing to cross from Europe to Asia, who
yet cannot step surely from one couch
to another. New York Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
CHASE FOR TITLES.
Many Are Real, but Others Are
Merely Assumed.

Merely Assumed.
At least fifty titles, more or less au-
thentic, have been captured by Ameri-
can women in France. How many are
real? A good proportion. Others are
papal; others merely assumed. Since
titles were abolished in France the
"aristocracy" has Increased fivefold
There are five times as many dukes.
counts and all that In republican
France to-day, says Vance Thompson
In the Broadway, as there were In the
royal France of old. They spring up
like mushrooms. There ls no law
against your butcher assuming the tt.
tie of the Marquis de Tete de yeau if
1t so pleases him. And therefore comes
1t that many a girl does not get what
size phys for-poor child!
However. authentic titles-resister-
ed In the Almanach de Goth-are go
Ing cheap these days. One of the best
known American women In Paris
makes IN excellent living as mar.
rlnge broker. I have seen one of her
lists which was brought to the atten.
ton Of a girl with money-money
made, curlously enough, out Of wooden
toothpicks. Among the titled men Of
fered to the wooden toothplck heiress
We're Due de Montmorency, the Count
de Chateaubriand and the Prince Dc
.Lecsa. She hasn't chosen yet. rec
commended the Prince de Lecca. He
Is Of the Corslcan branch Of the Co
lonnas and has been trying to marry
an American girl for years and years.
OF course he has no money, but the
title is good one. He is known az
the knight Of the sorrowful visage,
he writes verses.
flake him." said to the heIress.
"Why7" she asked.
Because he looks like toothpick."
But she didn't like the reason.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

brush. The plan was laid out for a
building IA feet high, II feet long and
Z feet wide. He worked with remark
able patience, oftentimes putting in all
his waking hours at his task. After
two years of almost continuous appll-
cation the job was finished.
The walls of the cathedral, the tow
ers and turrets, the galleries and stee.
pies, the ornaments are of match.
es. 1t took more than 100000 match
es to build the church and more than
100 pounds of glue used in fastening
the 100000 matches securely.-New
York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Story of . War Trophy.

Bose Garth. of Clinton. probably
made the first corn shelter used in Mis-
souri,. Fifty years ago, In 1853, he
devised one from wateroak plank and
tenpenny nails. He used 1t on his farm
until 1861, when Prices men came
through there, saw 1t was good thing
and took 1t down to Jackson's mill,
where 1t was used to shell the corn
which was ground into meal for Con-
federate soldiers. The old corn shelter
was lost track of for a number Of
years by Its maker. but afterward he
was informed that 1t was being pre-
served ut Washington among other Gu
rlous trophies captured from the South.
Clinton Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

young fellow suffering intensely and
making an unusual amount of noise.
General Williams. In command, when
passing through the hospital quarters
approached the soldier and. in gruff
voice, asked, whats the matter with
.you2"
The soldier, pointing to his foot res
piled, I'm wounded"
The general said: "Stop your noise!
Stop your noise! There are men lying
around with their heads knocked on
and not saying word
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

known as our emotions All our emotions should be un
der control The choleric man, violent exuberant Is
feeble fellow, the mercy OF his environments With
him the dominate abolish individual In
tative He is creature Of impulse no matter where
1t originates. He IL moral and social slave
The that is too lively petulant dispenses his
forces quickly they produced. He never has
but small amount of energy concentrate on some-
thing really useful although he attacks his problems
with vim and with violence A man who wishes to
have strength for the right occasions must husband his
resources hold careful watch over his daily move
ments.
Such has the advantage in that by his vic
tory Of will power his emotional tendencies over
his animal centers and human instincts he purified
his Judgment reinforced his mental powers and given
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
FEEDING coaTEDERArHs.

Lees Soldiers Drew Three Days
Rations from Sheridan.
There having been some. controversy
as to the incidents connected with Cen
eral Grants issue of rations to Lees
troops ut Appomattox, General Michael
r. Morgan writes to the Washington
Post as follows:
was General Grants chief com
missary and was present In the room
during the interview between. him and
General Lee. After the terms of the
surrender had been agreed upon, Gem
eral Lee said to General Grant:
General, would like my army fed"
General Grant turned to me, as his
chief commissary, and said:
Colonel, feed the Confederate army"
1 asked: "How many men are
thereT'
General Grant asked: How many
men have you. General Lee?'
General Lee replied: "Our books are
lost our organizations are broken up !;
the companies are mostly commanded
by non-commissioned officers; we have
nothing but what we have on our
sbacks-r
Interrupting him In this train Of
thought, ! suggested, interrogatiyely /:
.tSAy $4,000 men,"
He replied: Eyes. say 25,O00 men"
I started to withdraw for the pur-
pose Of giving the necessary orders, and
at the door met Colonel kellogg, the
chief commissary OF General Sheridan's
command. asked him II he could feed
the Army Of Northern Virginia. He ex-
pressed his inability. having something
very important to do for General Sheri-
dan.
then found Colonel NJ. p. Small, the
chief commissary OF General Ord's
army, and asked him, as had asked
General sheridan's chief commissary,
II he could feed the Army OF Northern
Virginia. He replied, with consider
able degree Of confidence: II guess so.,
then told him to do II, and directed
Z him to give the men three days' RAJ
lions Of fresh beef, salt, hard bread,
coffee and sugar. He mounted his horse
Immediately and proceeded to carry out
Z. his order. lses
Both Colonies Kellogg and Small are
now dead.
That we had any rations on the spot
$ to spare may be wondered at when the
swiftness and extent Of the pursuit are
considered, but we had, and we soon
4 found sufficient to supply the famishing
army.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

lions. It is of the greatest conse-
Quence to that the final result should be the evolution
Of higher and nobler type of in America and not
deterioration Of the nation.
To this end the Of evolution should be carefully
studied and then controlled by suitable immigration laws
tending to eliminate undesirable clinical elements to
stimulate the admission of elements assmlated readily
BY population and that tend the standard Of
manhood here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
The Bible on the B.ttleaeld,

Among the dead Of one Of the battle
fields before Richmond was young
Confederate soldier who lay unburiel
several days after the conflict. AL
ready the flesh had been eaten By
worms from his fingers. but underneath
one skeleton hand lay an open Bible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
DavelcEs ONLY FOR THE cH11DIEss.
By Prot. Aisxander 0rahau

BY Pr0E AIexander Graham Boil.
Throw Wide the gates Of marriage,
and where children are produced close
tight the doors Of divorce. Every child
Is entitled, by nature, to a father and
a mother, and no people should pro
duce children who are not prepared
to give them parental care for life.
The grand spectacle is presented to
our eyes Of q new people being grad
ually evolved In the United States by
the mingling together of the different
races q the world In varying proper
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Where Works Count,

Z DE faith cure" said Uncle Eben.
may be good fob some ailments,
but hates to see man standin'
roun' tryin' to mend his fences an
lif' de mortgage wifi it."-Washington
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

sENAroh DEfEw that the banks Of the country
fcered md managed by wise. leyeheaded exceptionally
able and patriotic men.
No better public service be rendered by bank Of
fcers and directors than to keep the machinery Of COM
merce going and to maintain strong solvent the in
situations upon which the credit and business the en-
ployment and the living of the people depend
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

DR.. Fernando E. Guachalla, who
is candidate for President OF DO.
livia, Is well known in this country
having been Minister to Washington
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

After an affecting scene at play
the men all blow their noses vigorous
", and the women pat their eyes. A
mans way Of crying Is to blow his
nose.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
BANKERS SERVICE TO THE couNrRY.
BY Senator Depew Of New York.

Bankers do not claim that they are
In business for philanthropy or their
health. They do not deny that they
desire to make all the money they le-
ultimately can, to pay good dividends
to their stockholders, and strengthen
their institutions by adding to their
surplus. But no student Of finance
can rise from study Of what the
bankers, not only of New York, but
Of Chicago and other large cities, did
In the recent crisis without feeling
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

General willians' Silent Mon. :,
Among the wounded after fight on
James Island South Carolina, was q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
EMOTIONAL CONTROL BRINGS POWER.

s When we yield to an emotion our sentiment
always transforms itself into a movement.
Joy, fear, love. anger are expressed In un-
conscious gestures. In perfectly clear man.
ner The strong man is master of his emo
tons and his unconscious movements In or
der to expend our strength to the best adyan-.
tage is is needful to give out as little as
possible under that base form of energy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Can such as he be left unknown7n

With happy eyes she sits alone,
This latest Of Memorial days;
Outside, the march, the thundertone
OF cannon. music, garlands, bays,
She smiles, .My love comes to his own
Only his grave is left unknown"
Charlotte Whitcomb in Boston Tran
Rrrfnt - =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
THE GRAND ARMY.

Day by day their ranks are thinning. one
BY one they disappear. 3
And at each succeeding roll call fewer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
of praise should ascend like suniver.
sal holocaust to heaven.
"Unknown.,

H
She stood, that immemorial day,
Within the shelter Of his arm.
Grief bowed, and heard him rev'rent say /:
God keep my little girl from harm!"
And then his column marched away.
He fell with broken blade in hand,
Upon his heart pictured face,
His generous foes could understand
They left the trifle in it's place:
They answered thus his eyes command. s
He lies within grave unknown
Somewhere beneath the Southern stars;
She sits with whitened hair, alone,
His wound was death-hers shows no
And all the burdened years have flown.
The frightening years have gently flown;
God keeps her. in his own right hand.
She says, Fame sometimes finds its
Some men are great-my love was
grand!
Can such as he be left unknown"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
In Guarded Tone..

Is IklcHuIi|4NOHey lHIkS, you Know.
Poorun-Yes. l know; but when 1t
conyerses with me 1t never speaks
above whisper. Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
himself the capacity for discrimination many ohse
matters between the important and the inssi6nf -
useful and the idle.
THE oHURcH,s INTEREST m 1ADoa,
BY Rev. Charles Sickle,

BY Rev. Charles Stslsle
] !
a The labor union Is not the labor question.
IN II all the unions were wiped out Of exist
III cnce the question would remain. This IL the
III era Of the common man. The common man,
~ the workingman, is coming to his own. I'm
less that victory is based on sound principles,
II the last state will be worse than the first
IN The square deal for every should be our
- ideal We are making mistakes, but We are
making progress II the church did not about the
conditions of labor tell you right now I'd get out
OF the church But the church does Christ gave
no social SYSTEM He set out to better the Individual
Josh Bilings once said Before you can have an
honest horse must have honest human race
and guess there lots Of horse sense in that state
ment 1t Is not much question of mans surround
ings but what he is within. within himself that has to
do with composing the social unrest
The church herself has created increased social
unrest In showing people the heights which they might
attain That is Jesus Christ would it-a health.
full dissatisfaction with conditions to teach men
how to rise higher.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Sometimes there is trouble brewing
in brewery.