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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
NOTHING GOES TO WASTE.
ny-Produet. of Petroleum Ar
Sources of Front

nS-Products of Petroleum Are
Sources Of Proat.
Paraffin wax, so long an 4unconsid
cred by-product of the Eastern petro
leum, grows in importance each year
The big oil company manufacture.
more than s0O.OO0,OO0 candles Of 7o(
sizes and kinds yearly. Tallow ane
wax (beeswax) candles have disap
peared and r12.O00,00O pounds Of para
mn wax is sold yearly to candlemak
ers. 1t Is used for making waterproof.
paper for wrapping, for preserving
stone surfaces from weathering ant
crumbling, for making colored cray
ons, for blanching linens and cottor
cloth. for chewing gum, for sealing
canned fruits and as substitute fol
beeswax, for sealing wax and as insu
lation for wires.
New uses are discovered every day
The last available figures for the Unit
ed States production of paraffin wa,
are those of the United States censu.
for 1905. In that year. the total out
put was 25s,o72, 100 pounds.
Petrolatum, product not general
lly known under that title, is disposed
of to the extent of 100000 pounds
a year. It serves as the basis for vas
cline, ointments. shoe polish ant
SO on.
Asphaltum, the basis of heavier
oils, Is another most imnnrtant thine
in roadmaking. Coke, the final resid
uum of the distillation of petroleum
has proved valuable. 1t sells for 81
a ton. and is used for fuel as vel
as for making the carbon points O.
arc lamps.-Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
ToNas OF CHINATOWN.
Eleven Secret Organizations Come
posed of Criminal Orlental..

Eleven Secret Organizations Com.
posed of Criminal Orlentals.
The tongs of San Francisco's Chi
natown are made up of "highbinders, .
or bad men. says the Bohemian, and
their names are as follows: Ping Kong,
Suey Sing, Hop! Sing, Bo On, Bo
Leung, Suey On, Quong Tuck, Hip
Ying. Hip Sing suey Wing and Jok
Lin.
II these eleven tongs have any quar-
tiers in the new Chinatown it is not
known where they are They are Sc.
cret bodies and move In darkness. Inc
Six Companies five months ago APP
pealed to the Chinese consul general
to stop a war between several of the
longs The best he could do was to
get them to declare truce, which
lasted until the Chinese New Year.
But as these lines are being written
the New Year festivals have ended
and the tong war has again begun.
1t must not be inferred, however.
that the tongs typify the mass of the
Chinese, who are generally peaceable,
The tongs seem to be bands of crimi-
nails working something like the
"black hand" among the Italian popu-
lation Of New York. To show how
they work, the Hop Sing Tong has Of
fered reward of $1,000 for the death
Of any officer of the suey Sing Tong.
These rewards are not printed in the
American or Chinese newspapers, but
are placed on the walls of Chinatown.
There is no special animosity against
the particular Individual.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
WrltInr Hard ~ Re.a

Speaking about handwriting which
is hard to read an old-tlme conductor
on the Louisville g Nashville rail-
road tells story about James Guth-
rle. says the Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal. Mr.. Guthrie, besides being Sec
rotary of the Treasury under James
Buchanan, was also president Of the
Louisville q Nashville railroad and a
resident of Louisville.
In the early days of railroadtng
there were no printed passes as at
present, and Mr.. Guthrie would fire.
quently write pass for a friend on
"a scrap of paper. The conductors on
the road would honor these, of course.
but one farmer carried piece Of pa.
per purporting to be a pass for a
friend on scrap of paper. The con.
ductor honored 1t. but later grew sus.
picious and one day took 1t up. He
carried 1t to the office Of President
Guthrie and said:
"a farmer has been riding on this
pass for about. year. Do you want
him to continue to use it?"
President Guthrie put on his
glasses, looked the paper over and
said:
why this is not a pass. 1t is a
receipt gave fellow for a load OF
wood about year ago"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
MATRIMONIAL DIARY.

Within recent months we have
noted that more and more frequently
diaries have been Introduced into
divorce trials kept by one or both
parties to the suit. Sometimes these
diaries were begun long previous to
any open disagreement between man
and wife. when one or the other may
have ben unconscious of any infelicity
between them. In such case the un-
suspecting one, all unguarded in his
or her innocence. has been daily re-
cording In the accusing book, everyact
that would be prejudiced in the eyes
Of court or jury set down in black
and white and in cold blood There is
no distinction in law between divorce
sought in hot temper and divorce
with malice aforethought.
We sincerely trust that the "holy
bonds Of matrimony" will not become
generally vitiated by the practice Of
keeping diary dating from the we'd
ding day. and that bride and groom
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
as stylish" But in my office when
g girl comes in shabby, painfully SEN
tsttive' as ] was. bear her company"
until the better times shall come
Deltneator.
CAUGHT IN A STORM.

/
The following is an account of
sailing experience had one after
noon last summer. My father owns
a large sloop, equipped with a pow
enful engine. and one Saturday after.
neon last year he. friend and l
went out fishing. AS do not enjoy
fishing, l took along my model yacht
to sail after had cleaned the large
boat up.
We got away about o'clock noon
and after leaving the harbor of this
town we decided to fish near the
southwestern end OF Captains Island
We reached the island after fifteen
minutes sail and anchored in among
some very large rocks.
As soon as we were anchored faith.
er and his friend began to fish and
j to clean the boat up. had quite
a Job doing this. as father had drop.
ped the sails in a hurry and had
gotten the ropes all snarled up, but
finally l finished and, taking my model
yacht in the tender. put off from the
boat
l had very enjoyable time sailing
my boat until about o'clock, when
the sky began to grow dark. causing
me to return to the sloop. When /
got there. found that quite collec-
ton OF fish had been caught. In about
fifteen minutes the sky was black and
father decided to return home. This
was very agreeable to his friend, who
didn't like the idea of staying out and
getting wet, and also to me. who was
somewhat afraid.
In about five long minutes the lines
were in and pu. away and we all
were working at the anchor. We were
thus engaged for about forty-five sec
onds. when suddenly the wind began
to blow and the rain to fall and then
the thunderstorm was upon US in
earnest Father saw that we were
nearly on the rocks and so told me
to let go the anchor and run aft and
lash the steering wheel as tight as
could While j was thus engaged
father had started the engine and let
go the large sea anchor, which was
the UTSC plIllS he udu udu oCSdoioH
to use it since bought the boat
three year., before. You can there
fore see what position we were in
with rocks on every side OF us and
the shore twenty-five feet astern.
AS soon as this was accomplished
we all retired to the cabin, and for
six hours, which we shall never for.
get. we let the storm roar without
us. Al 10 o'clock the storm had abat-
ed enough to allow us to stop our
engine, which had been working
steadily throughout the storm. and to
go out on deck. We saw from our
position, five or six different fires In
different directions. and we wondered
how the boat had stood the storm.
We soon were under way, and at
1910 we reached our anchorage IN
the rivsr. after very severe expert
ence.-R Robert F. Brundage, in the New
York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
will not feel that reasonable preca,

will not feel that reasonable precau-
lions should be taken against emer.
gencies. A diary in the possession of
either one of the happy welded pair"
may be regarded with suspicion and
may introduce the first. serpent Into
their Eden. 1t is carrying concealed
weapons into the connubial state. and
diary toting of this sort is as repre-
hensible as gun toting.
The distrust of humanity that is
often so marked in the ordinary rela-
lions between man and woman APP
pears to have extended itself to the
relations between man and woman.
1t is not only when poverty comes in
at the door that love flies out at the
window; when doubt comes in at the
window, love slips out of the door.
Modern marriages with their mental
reservations" and their diaries may
give the grieving contenders against
"the divorce evil" another phase Of
the question to ponder over-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

a
This is the name of an acute febrile
disease in childhood, one of the group
to which belongs scarlet fever, measles
and mumps. 1t differs from measles
and other eruptive fevers in that there
Is no rash, the local manifestation be-
ing a swelling of the glands in the
neck, about and below the angle of
the jaw.
The disease is not OF common occur
renee; and this is rather curious, for
1t seems to be emlnently contagious,
all the members OF the household, at
least all under IA or 10 years, being
affected when once the fever gets into
house. Children are the ones Who
suffer chiefly. infants in arms or very
young children. Adults or those above
is years are not often attacked.
The attack begins suddenly. usually
week or less after exposure to the
contaglon. with fever, sickness at the
stomach or actual vomiting, coated
tongue, constipation and stiff neck.
The appetite Is gone and swallowing
Is painful. Any attempt to move the
child's head causes pain and is strong
ly resisted. Pressure on the side Of
the neck from the angle of the Jaw
to the Adams apple is usually also
painful.
The fever rises gradually for two
or three days, reaching It's highest
point about the third day. At. this
time also the enlargement Of the
glands of the neck becomes manifest
to sight and touch.
The enlargement may be on both
sides, but appears more often, per.
haps. on the left side first, runs Its
course there and then begins on the
right. It is usually also more severe
on the left side.
The disease lasts week or ten DAYS
as a rule. but may be prolonged ito
two weeks by successive crops OF
glandular engagements
There Is no real eruption, although
sometimes the flush Of the fever NAV
take on a dusky red hue and simulate
rash.
The fever continues so long as the
swelling of the glands persists. and
after its subsistence the little patient
is usually weak and pale for time.
Glandular fever is almost never ia.
tai. but 1t may make the child pretty
sick while 1t lasts. The treatment Is
simple. The patient should be kept
in bed in a well ventilated room as
long as the fever lasts; and when
the disease is over he will need good
food. lots of fresh air and possibly
a tonic to overcome the anemia and
debility.Youth' Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
A DEVOTED FATHER BIRD.

For several summers pair OF Bal
timore orioles had nested in an apple
tree near my study window,
Last summer, when the nest was
full of young ones. the mother bird
was killed, and the father bird had a
broken wing. When discovered this
tragedy. the father was carrying food
to his family.
There was grape vine growing I'M
der the tree, untrimmed and lawless.
Some hayward branches had caught
hold of the lowest apple boughs, and
a pole, leaning against the trellts,
formed continuous roadway from
nest to ground. Down this road the
poor bird would hop and forage for
food. He never went far from the
grapevine and kept a sharp lookon,
for enemies. After filing his mouth
with food, he would commence his
tedious journey up the grape-vine, one
hop at a time-and thus cared for his
family until Sthey reached their flying
age and were able to care for them
selves.-Jean Martin, in Bird Lore.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
FAN woMANHooD.

= * ID V q IS +
So gentle and so bounteous doth ap-
pear
My lady, when she maketh q salute.
That every tongue. trembling. be-
cometh mute;
The eye to look upon her doth not
dare.
Though conscious that her praise per-
vades the air,
In beauty clothed. she moveth mod
\. If she were being from on
high,
Come down to earth to show marvel
So grateful seems the vision from
above,
The heart drinks sweetness from the
entranced eye
Which would mock Fancy II it, were
not proved:
And from her lips 1t seems assthere
were moved
A delicate spirit, breathing full of love,
Which ever biddeth the rapt soul to
sigh.
Dante
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
the American Review of Reviews saws
Make this accessible and develon locol

the American Review of Reviews says.
Make this accessible and develop local
markets and the farmer will come-if
not from the States. then from north.
ern Europe, region which has al.
ready furnished many good citizens to
Alaska. Finland supports 5000. 900
people and exports agricultural prod.
ucts. Yet the Finnish colonist will
find in Alaska better climate and
soil than in his native land. Be it re.
membered. however. that Alaska is far
from an Ideal farming region. fhe
growing season is short and the win.
tiers long and severe. 1t will probably
never furnish agricultural products ex.
cept for local consumption, but that
such a market will prove a lucrative
one is shown by the success Of the
many small farms and gardens al.
ready under cultivation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
MsttHMbr Children
AM Home q
Wanted, a Map.

Wanted, Map.
Another map. an please you, sir!
For why, we cannot understand.
In all your great geography
There is no map of Fairyland.
Another map. an please You. sir! &
And, afterward. describe in full
How Fairyland is famed for pearls.
And fleeces made from golden wool;
And prancing. gold-shod. milk-white
steeds,
With brides set with jewel eyes;
Tell how the fairy rivers. run.
And where, the fairy mountains
rise;
And of the fairy-folk. their ways
Aud customs, If 1t please you, sir;
Then of the journey there, how long
For any speedy traveller.
Another map. an please you. sir!
And would you kindly not delay:
Sister and would dearly like
To learn our lesson there today!
Mary E. Wilkins, in the Christian
Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
POOR John.

A Philadelphia who was formerly
resident of town in the north OF
Pennsylvania recently revisited his
old home.
What became Of the Hoover fam
ily?" he asked an old friend.
"oh." answered the latter, tom
Hoover did very well. Got to be an
actor out west. Bill. the other broth.
or, is something Of an artist in New
York, and Mary. the sister, is doing
literary work. But John never
amounted to much. 1t took all he
could lay his hands on to support the
others" Lippincott's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
Hi. Last word,

I Man-1'm getting to have my life
insured.
Woman-Don't. 1t costs too much.
Man-But what would you do II I'd
die?
Woman-Marry again.
L-an-You couldn't IL / didn't have
a good big insurance policy. -Cleye-
land Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
CoNU,NDRUMs. !,

Why is the wick of candle like
Athens: Ans.-Because it is in Greece
(grease).
Why is a fire fender like Westmin
ster Abbey? Ans.-Because it holds
the ashes of the crate (great).
What is that which a coach can
not move without. and yet is of no
use? Ans.-Noise.- Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
MOTHERS BODY IN HOG YARD

Mrs. Lizzie HES. 81 years old. liv-
ing near Omaha. ILL.,. was found dead
in lot near her home. Hogs had
mutilated the body. She had prepared
dinner for one of her sons. saying
she would leave 1t on the table for him
while she went to see neighbor. The
boy came from work, ate his dinner
and waited awhile for his mother to
return. Going out in the lot, he dis
covered the hogs about his mothers
hody
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
A PER GALE.

thought that possibly you might
like to hear about the little pet calf
had last summer. BY the time II
was four weeks old it followed me
everywhere 4 went. even to town. It
used to go into the house, where it
would stay until / took piece OF
bread and called 1t out again. For
seven weeks 1t was great pet,s bu.
after that IT grew too large for me
to handle SO had to put it in a
pasture. where 1t had other little
calves to play with.-Huston Gordon.
in the New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

Meteors prove that the air is still
dense enough to make those little
bodies incandescent through friction
at height Of 100 miles; but up to
the present man has succeeded in ex-
ploring the atmosphere to height OF
only sixteen miles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
suited to the Place.

well. this is certainly crazy man
agement!" cried the chairman of the
committee investigating the State in
stitution.
But you must remember" pleaded
the superintendent. shat this is ar
insane Baltimore American
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
REYERENcE FOR BOYS.

1 feel profounder reverence for a
boy than for man. never meet
a ragged boy on the street without
feeling that / may owe him salute,
for know not what possibilities may
be ibuttoned up under his coat. said
President Garfield.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
small Farmer in Al..lsa.

There are fully 10000 square miles
Of Alaska suited for grazing or agri-
culture-an area equal to three-quar-
tsrs Of the State Of Ohio. a writer in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

NAH goodness" yelled Aunty Chloe.
Dat 'splosion neatly scairt me to
def"
An nah goodness" piped up Uncle
Rastus. ut done neatly scairt me to
leafness. st. Louis Star
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

Prisoner-"Can ! speak with the
convict Smith for one moment?"
Jailer-"No; he has Just left. after
finishing his time. But ask me again
in about week. Fligende Batter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

: - = :
RX- Ohm D. ROCKEFELLER
E&8 giving Board making the
total
Of $530O0Oo0 bringing
R&4 efactions to the
gifts innumerabe
the final figures probably
Of money huge that its estimate
the gift
100000 amounts be home
adequately
Brooklyn
0oofamies His Board
would buy 10000 such homes The 100000
would buy such homes Five the
thousand
There where all the
homes Its citizens outlay the money
- -
Report has given Mr. Rockefeller $4oooooooo means
OF estimating wealth
100000 his income at would be ooOoOOoo
would be 20ooOOO This Education
Board Is single
for American boys girls anything else
eges all over the country the need ia
greatest are the bnecars Of the fund They $4,000
$l0oOoo $20OOOO
lieve they are entitled to.New York - ~ -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
SILVER LAKE.

Uncle Jack has been away on an
angling trip: we have been eating
what he caught for two dinners and
one luncheon, and Minkie has been
talking SO much about his expert.
ences that Arabella is just wild to
try her luck at fishing
But OF course you'd have to sup
ply the bait and stick 1t on" she said
to me. 81 never could do that"
"Oh. but Nd just hate to- demur
red ]; cant you go fishing with a
metz"
why to be sure she can" laugh
ed Uncle Jack; "rll take you two
Riddles where you can catch lots Of
nice creatures with net. Let's see:
i've day off tomorrow. Let's get
an early start. and go gold fishing
In Silver Lake. What say?"
Why what should we say but
"Goody. goody." And 9 o'clock the
next morning we were aboard the big
boat steaming across the harbor Ws
we're as close as we could get to the
front railing with the fresh breeze
most blowing our hair off; Arabella
was clutching mosquito bar fish net
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Thev wsra all inst a. tame, Araballa
Save tbev mnst have ra,d tho ,nscrin.
aoh On our nuinane LUZ Dut.ons-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

Talent feels its weight, tact finds il
way; talent commands. tact is obeyed
talent is honored with appreciation.
and tact is blessed by preferment.--
London Atlas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

Some people imagine that as soon as
they get married. they must kiss In
public.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

In order to do thing once somt
people have. 10 do 1t twice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01

Occasionally deaf person expresses
q sound opinion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-01
SHE BORE ME- COMPANY.

nee. II was no ones fault and no
onels shame that we we're poor-I
had intelligence enough to know
that knew too. what sacrifice
mother had made to pay for my tut.
ton at business school. STILL, the
knowledge of my shabby clothes
forced Itself upon me. particularly
my old black skirt.
Oh, If you knew how / hated that
skirt! Mother had cleaned it AMI
pressed 1t. pressed IT and cleaned 1t.
but it seemed bent with age. ana
all the Office girls looked so fresh and
pretty in their trim business suits.
imagined all the first morning
that they were plying me and felt
them looking at my shabb!ness, and
during noon hour was so miserable
But when ! went back the next morn
ing j noticed that one OF the girls
had on nearly as old clothes as
did, and she was SO nice to me
iancied she was glad l had come be-
cause of our mutual poverty.
Not until after earned enough
money to buy some suitable, nice
clothes did | realize that the .poor
girl" as j thought her. had drlfted
back into the prettiest, most tasteful
clothes worn by any of the girls
She had only borne me company al
most trying time. and she knew
because her fellow workers all ad
mired her. that the little object les
son would keep them from hurting
my feelings.
The day has come now when new
clothes are usual. when may ever
achieve an appearance that is knowr