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The Daily Missoulian., 1909-10-10

fnn and very likely another under that
of laae being added Each of these
sleeve layers is separate from the
other on the weil-built Paris frocks,
the foundatton-or upper portidn-ot
each layer being Il chiffon or thin
liberty silk. So that Il clumsy or thick
effect liz avoided
. Bridge Costume by precoii.
Before actual cuil weather makes
the heavy tepcoAt and long fur coat
actual necessities, coat and fracis suits
are being worn L. afternoon functions,
and these effective costumes will very
likely be worn alI winter by women
WIN have carriages or itmeastHes Al
their command. The handsome gown
matched by coat is always Il rather
expensive item OF the wardrobe, for
such n costume IS not interchangeable
with others. and with its accompany
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-10-10

violet beaver tnrbaut fUf-he 1t noted
tho hat is always retained at formal
bridge gatherings and IL an important
reatur. nf tne costume. This. Of
course, means u supply uf picturesque
headgcar In addition To 4 number of
more or less elaborate frocks: sn the
bridge devatee not equipped with a fun
nuekethoak has a rather disconra sing
proposition 10 face.
Linht Frocks Are Worn.
The friendly shirt waist Is out of
the question tnr bridge wear in COM
munities where smart dress is the rnle,
Al infornlal bridge afternoons Ia the
stna1lers tsNns pretty lace. chiffon nr
even silk hlouses are often worn with
the tailored suit. the coat, Of unurSe e.
b.ing left in tho dressing room. hut
bridge meetings In town are apt 10 he
more caremnnious affairs. and often
very costly and elaborate costumes are
in evidence. and the woman who at
tends in separate waist. however
dressy I'm character. viii be very muah
'out of it, as far as costume is con-
rnrned.
The long. warm tnp-cnat. covering
the trnck beneath from collar Ia hem,
makes ii possible Ia wear very dainty
costumes IL the bridge club. even II
nnc does not own limousine and has
not IA convenient taSieab always with
In call These pretty bridge dresses,
however, never approach the evening
toilette In character. Laces. ehiffons
aud lingerie stuffs are Worn only by
the hostess nf the occasion; all the
other women attending in tailored
cloth gowns ar one- piece frocks of
light silk and wool fahrics-ar the
silky nermo mohair. which is as soft
-at-A I.t.t.....t.. ....--.-.. L.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
CLAWS oE BIRDS.
The Toes of Those That Perch and of
Those That Run.

The Toes of Those That Perch and of
Those That Run.
Let MS note that the art of standing
began with birds. Frogs sit. and. us
far us know. every reptile. be it liz
ard, crocodile. alligator or tortoise lays
its body on the ground when not actu-
ally carrying it. And these have each
four fat legs. Contrast the tiamingo.
which. having only two. and those like
willow wands. tucks up one of them
and sleeps poised high on the other.
like tulip on its stem.
Note also that one toe has been alto
gether discarded by birds as superau-
GUS. The germ or bud must be there,
for the Dorking fowl has produced q
fifth toe under some influence of the
poultry yard. but no natural bird has
more than four.
Except in swifts, which never perch.
but cling to rocks and walls. one is
turned backward. and by cunning
contrivance the net of bending the leg
draws them all automatically together.
So hen closes its toes Mt every step
It takes. as If it grasped something.
and. of course. when it settles down on
its roost they grasp that tight and hold
it fast till morning.
But to birds that do not perch this
mechanism is only an incumbrance. SO
many of them. like the plovers. abolish
the hind toe entirely. and the prince of
all two legged runners. the ostrich. has
got rid of one of the front toes also.
retaining only two.-London Strand
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
BETTER CITIES THEIR AIM
Members of American Society Of Nh.
nicipal Improvements Are in
eession at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 9.-Hun.
dreds of experts in the management
of cities and hundreds of other per.
sons who want to be experts met here
today when the sixteenth annual con-
vention of the American Society OF Mu.
nicipal improvements was called to
order by its president, James Owen Of
Montclair, N. j., in the city hall. Act
ing Mayor John H. Touhey and H. l..
Kennel, president of the board Of
trade, welcomed the delegates, and
the society heard the address of the
president and the reports of its ON.
GERS.
At the second session this after
noon, many committees reported and
papers on public parks were read by
William Solotaroff of, East Orange.
N. j., and p. A. Harper of Kansas
City, and on water supply by Morris
r. Sherrerd of Newark. N. j., and
Lucien Buck of Canton, N. G. All
kinds of municipal problems will be
discussed during the succeeding SEES
sions which will continue until Thurs.
day evening.
The local committees have arranged
for number of entertaining events,
the first of which will be a tour Of in
dustrial plants tomorrow morning.
Friday all the visitors will be enter
tanned in Memphis by the city ON.
cials and the Business Mems club.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
INDIANS GET. NO REDRESS
supreme Court Decides Against 49,.
600 complainants Who Aiiege
Fraud in Land Cases.

Washington. Nov. 9.--In an opinion
by Justice Holmes. the supreme court
OF the United States decided against
tho compliments the case of the 49,
900 Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians,
who asked for redress for being ex,
cluded from the citizenship rolls of
those nations when they were pre-
pared by Secretary Hitchcock of the
interior department March A, 1907.
The suit was instituted by j. q.
Fleming, and was very sensational in
Its charges. 1t was alleged among
other things that the citizenship rolls,
had been prepared on fraudulent lists,
that the citizenship court had been
bribed, that $750.O00 had been paid to
an Oklahoma legal firm as the result
of unlawful conniving, and that, not.
withstanding these charges had been
brought to the attention of Secretary
Garfield, he had failed to Investigate
them. 1t was also asserted that the
secretary had withdrawn vast areas
of land for reservation purposes and
for other uses contrary to law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
CLUB WOMEN AT OAK PARK
Annual Meeting of Their Illinois Fed.
Grafton Attracts Throngs to the
Chicago Suburb.

Oak Park, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-This suburb
of Chicago is swarming with club
women to-day. for the annual meeting
of the Illinois Federation of Women's
Clubs opened in the Congregational
church. Mrs. Francis D. Everett,
state president, is presiding, and the
delegates were welcomed by Mrs.
David W. Beggs, district vice-presi-
dent.
An attractive program has been
prepared. The nomination of dele
gates to the general federation at Gin
cinnati will be made tomorrow morn
ing. Then will follow committee re-
ports. including legislative. civic, in
dustrial and library extension. James
A. Rose and Francis G. Blair will
speak in line with club work on these
subjects. General federation dele
gates will be chosen Thursday morn
ing.
Mrs. Henry Solomon, Mrs. Ellen NJ
Henrotin and Mrs. G. j. Charlton will
report on care of delinquent girls, in
dustrial schools and state institutions
and civil service.
Mrs. Eugene M. Bacon will speak
on efforts for legislation sought. The
Oak Park Nineteenth Century club en-
tertains tomorrow night.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker speaks
Thursday afternoon. Conservation will
be a subject discussed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
TOO COMPLICATED.
The Reason We Say "You" Instead Of
Using "Thou." e

The Reason We Say you" Instead OF
Using "Thou." tsss
The reason commonly given for the
substitution of the second person
plural for the second person singular,
''you" instead OF thou that it origi-
mated as fad of courtesy ex-
plain its origin, but its universal .adop-
ton is due to deeper reason-namely.
that the second person singular OF the
verb is n complicated and difficult
form. while the second person plural
is simple to the last degree.
With every principal verb in the Ian
guage and with every auxiliary except
must the pronoun thou requires Il
special change In the form Of the verb,
which is often the only break In an
otherwise uniform series. Thus In the
present tense of every verb. with the
single exception of the verb sbe.' the
tpronoun you" employs the unchanged
root form of the verb, as ::.you love.
have. can do. shall. will. ETC.. while
thou" requires change of form, as
thou lowest, hast, canst, Gost. shalt.
wilt" etc.
In every such choice the unchanged
root form has always the right OF way.
Thus you" has become everywhere
current in The busy activities Of life.
while "thou" is carefully laid mp In
the museum of antiquity or the shrine
Of religion.-James C. Fernald In Har-
per's Magazine. t9f
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
BREAKFAST FRUIT.
Tho Best Said to Be Oranges, Grapes
and Fresh Olives.

Tho Best Said TO Be Oranges, Grapes
and Fresh Olives.
OF NIL breakfast fruits the orange Is
descrvcdly the most popular. 1t is a
food that is distinctly health giving.
Orange juice aids greatly in reducing
the amount Of putrefaction found in
the intestines of nearly all persons
who are submitted to clinical iabora.
tory tests.
Grapes are another fruit that should
always he eaten freely when obtainable
Apples are preferably eaten before re-
firing. and two are about twice as good
MS one. The apple habit. persisted in,
often works rather surprising results
with persons who are naturally, list
less. Lemons can hardly be eaten rs
fruit. but lemonade is "a valuable
beverage. When used us a Laxative
fresh figs should form the dessert.
When not obtainable the dried fgs
form good substitute. il}tf
or the value of bananas there seems
some reasonable doubt. Aiany persons
complain that they find them indfsesti-
bic. They are quite likely to reach
this conclusion If the banana bc eaten
frequently ns the needless complement
of an already hearty meal On The
other hand. there can be no doubt TINT
the growing popularity of the fresh
olive is fully deserved. 1t surely r;Inlss
with the orange and the grape adds,
Of course. much ahead of either in
cases of sluggish intestines or cohstitu-
tional thinness.-H. Irving Hancock in
Good Housekeeping
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
QUEER ANIMALS.
The Harry Eagle, tho Aye.aye and the
Tasmania Devil.

The Harry Eagle, tho Aye-aye and the
Tasmania Devil.
The world has been SO thoroughly
explored that one might imagine It
impossible that any noteworthy spe-
cies of mammal or bird could still re.
main unknown. Yet every now and
then something new turns up. For ex-
ample, it was not so very long ago that
a first acquaintance was made with
the harpy eagle, a fowl native to the
region of the Amazon, which feeds
chiefly on monkeys. Another curiosity
not long known Is the aye-aye of Mad
agascar, a mammal which has one fin
ger Of each hand most curiously skel-
atonized and elongated for the purpose
OF dragging from their burrows the
earthworms on which it feeds. AS is
Well known. 1t Is from Australia and
New Zealand that come the flightless
birds, some of which readily breed in
captivity:
The fur seal rebels in captivity.
The seals which one sees captive and
which do such intelligent tricks are
hair seals, belonging to quite differ
ent species. So opposed is the fur seal
to the very notion Of deprivation of
liberty that 1t will Invariably starve
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
NINE LIVES LOST IN FIRE
EIGHT MEN AND A BOY PERISH IN
FLAMES.
Panic Ensues Among Workmen-
Many Jump from Windows to
Escape Blaze.

New York, Nov. 9.LTrapped in an
Inferno of exploding and laya-like cell
luloid, nine persons persisted in a
100000 fire which destroyed the Rob-
ert Morrison & Son comb factory at
l52 Columbia street, Brooklyn.
Many others were injured in the
panic of employees and in the attempts
to save the injured. An entire block
was endangered by explosions and
fire, although all Brooklyn was drawn
on for apparatus and Fire Chief Crok-
er rushed from Manhattan to take
charge himself.
Twelve of the injured were hurt
when they jumped from the windows
OF the upper floors, all escape by 9TH
er means being cut off. Both mem
bers of the firm were victims. Will
liam Morrison, the son, being killed.
His father was badly hurt. A dozen
firemen swelled the list of injured as
they fought to hold the blaze in the
confines of the four-story factory where
ii started.
Six bodies were found while the fire
was still raging 1t was first reported
that these were all the victims.
While the police struggled to keep
the crowds in place the occupants of
the surrounding tenements fled in
panic, trebling the confusion. The
tiremen tried vainly to work their way
into the building. So terrible was the
heat and SO dangerous the gases Gre
ated by the destruction of the cellu-
loid that again and again the flremen,
in their attempt to run hose into the
blazing structure itself, were driven
back.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
ONE OF IowA's FINEST BAR
GAINS IN LAND.

No. "A.
200 acres of land, 1874 acres in
cultivation, and balance is timber
and pasture, has good house, with
six rooms, barn &c it X "A it., gran
airy IA it X 20 it., corn crib and
machine shed 25 it X 80 it. and
many other out buildings all in good
repair, has two wells and living
spring, and this farm is all fenced
and cross fenced and lies miles
from town, and one and one half to
a church and one mileto school, and
can be bought for $1,000 per acre.
This land is cheap at $50. per acre.
but this man is bound to sell on
account of his health, have many
other bargains arranging from 40
acres to IT'S acres and arranging in
price from $4,000 to $1,000 per acre.
Write for anyssize farm you would
want and l vi send you same.
/ also have1.. SO barrel water pow
err grist mill all in the best of re-
pair, will trade for a good farm, OF
sell for cash, this mill belongs to
a widow woman whose husband has
just died and she is unable to run
it, and does not care to rent it.
The mill can be had for $4,000, and
this is less than half what the mill
is worth. Enquire of
c. ]. WAGNER,
Lansing, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
TALL AFRICAN GRASS.
Beautiful Scenes at Night on the Weld,
When Fro Spreads.

Beautiful Scenes at Night on the Vcldt
When Fro Spreads.
Unlike Il coed deaf of South Africa.
RhOtleSia is largely wooded. In some
places the forests are of value. hut IL
large proportion is not valued for Its
timber. rhe grass In this part of
Africa grows 10 Il phenomenal height
in the valleys. and especially in the
valleys of the Sabi and Zambezi rivers
1t reaches It's greatest height. To say
that the grass is often twelve feet high
is no eNaggcration. Naturally it Is
very easy to lose ones way in this
grass If one is unfortunate enough to
stray from tine beaten track 1t Is the
custom there to burn this grass of
each year when it gets dry. This is
usually in Au-ust and September or
even i'll October. Fires burn for miles.
and as the country is largely wilder
ness little damage is done by this
method of destroying the grass. 1t is
beautiful sight at night in the fire
season to see the hills for miles around
encircled with flames.
After the grass has been burned the
rainy season usually begins. and 1t is
then that the country is at its pretticst
The grass is then green, and the foil
!. on the trees is beautiful. The old
rs drop off gradually. and the new
ones>, e their place before the trees
are bare. The new leaves are of al
shades of the rainbow. and it is much
like the fall scenery in this country
when the dead leaves are falling from
the trees. Waterfalls are numerous in
the mountains, and there are many of
great height. although the rivers are
usually small in volume.-Springtiel
Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
NAPHTHA.
The Natural Products and Those oh.
tanned From Petroleum.

The Natural Products and Those OBJ
tanned From Petroleum.
Naphtha Is an infiammable liquid
which exudes from the soil In certain
parts of Persia. Subsequently the use.
of the term spread to include some
volatile oils found in Europe aud even
America. The product of the oil folds
of southern Russiu is usually c;lll,st
naphth;l. although it differs in no way
from the ordinary grades Of petroleum..
Saphtha properly includes the light
er oils which pass OF first In the dis
tillation Of petroleum.. the gravitips
ranging from 30 to IL. degrees Renun,e.
Pennsylvania crude oil contains from
8 to 20 per cent Of nnphtln. IN the
refining OF such nnphtha several prod
ucts are Obtained by fractional distilia-
ton. Those which piss on firsi-
namely. rhigolene and cyrnoEene-ure
gases ut ordinary temperatures and
are seldom saved. The next product
Is known us gasoline. Il material large
ly used in machines and for illuminate
Ing purposes. After this come stove
naphthn and gas na2htha. the latter
being the base of much OF The iliuiml-
mating gus now made.
Petroleum naphthu is often treated
with chemicals to deodorize 1t. Naph.
tina may also be made In the distiliu-
ton of wood and coal tar.-New York
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
EARTHQUAKES.
Great Shocks Alrnes. Always Followed
by After Shocka.

Great Shocks AInes. Always Followed
by After Shocks.
Although seislnologists have not vet
succeeded in finding out any means of
definitely predicting tue occurrence of
an earthquake, they are very hopeful
of finally arriving at this desired goal,
and already they can discern danger
by the pulsatians which are always
gently agitating the surface of the
earth. y sudden cessation of these
heart beats is IL danger signal. extreme
stiffness invariably preceding I'm earth.
quake. whereas constant tremors are n
good sign.
\ great earthquake is almost always
followed by weaker ones. and when 1t
is violent aud destructive the number
of minor shocks following II may
amount to hundreds or even thousands
and continue tor several months or
years.
The occurrence of after shocks is
quite natural and necessary for the set
thing dow, into stable equilibrium of
the disturbed tract ut the origin OF dis
turbance. each of these shocks remov-
ing an unstable OF weak point under
meath.
Further. us II very great shoc.. would
remove CORRESPONDENCE great under
ground instability it is probable that
such Il shock would not for Il long
time he followed by another of Il mag
nitudc comparable to its own in the
same or Il nciglboring district.
When. however, the initial shock is
not very great it may be followed by
another like it. but even in this case
the position of the origin of the second
shock would usually be quite distinct
from that of the first.-Wide World
Magazine,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
The DIGESTION.
Treatment That Will 30 Found More
Helpful Than Medicins.

'Prui IMAM Meotcino.
Digestion is seldom improved by
the taking of medicines. declares an
MD family physician. We all know
plenty ut I'D mnlles OF both srxcs
who have taken medicine enough 10
r"nt Il lmt,lcsiiii,-,aken II MS .s0rt
OF pious dnly." hc says. "but ,hcsr
old Indies han. on 10 life in spite III
their dosing. mt through II.
"A large glass of water taken In The
morning directly after rising and
cleaning the teeth are worth ali the
apericnt mixtures in the world. The
juice of me or two oranges. t;iken
as long before breakfast as possible.
is excellent for cleaning out the di-
gestive tract aud giving the appetite Il
tillip. II il well to follow the morn.
ing tub with ten minutes or so of ex.
ercises whcl, will stimulate the stem.
ach and liver. Stand upright. with
the hnnds above Tho head. then bend
down. keeping the knees straight. u,l.
I'll the tips of the fingers touch the
floor. Repeat this eight tines. then
put the hands Oh the hips and bend
from side to side. This messages the
liver and stimulates the digestion.
For breakfast cut porridge and brown
brend aud some fruit. Prunes are The
best II there is IL tendency to coi,sti-
patton. 4 glass of water taken just
before going to he'd Is excellent for
flushing out the stomach and keeping
the digestion In order."-New York
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
A Judicial R.proof.

A mellow old lawyer. who used to
live Oh the hunks of the AndroscOggin
was famous for his fine distinctions.
But often utter the slmdes OF night
had fallen the squire might have been
seen struggling home so booty that lie
apparently could not split IL shinslr.
to say nothing OF hnir. One night
when he was drunken thnn usunl lie
staggered completely out OF his course
and could not find it. Realizing thal he
was lost and drifting into unfamiliar
regions. he called ut ii house to ask for
information. Madam he gr;lvply
said to the ,lndy who came to the door.
candle In hnnd. ''can you tell THE, me
where Squire Blank lives:"
Certainly" she s8id and gave hin,
full directions. But us she talked and
looked aud as her candle gradually
brought out the features of the man
before her puzzled expression cnue
into her face. and she finally said. but
isn't this Squire Blnnk:"
Madam" replied the old lawyer. as
Stunning u judicial air. 'that Is entirely
(hicI iinmaterial."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
A CAMEL STORY.
Fooled In Its Revenge, the Animal,
Committed Suicide.

SohSo III 10 n0NStSC, Su0 SUltuAi
Committed Suicide.
Some years ago it CHANGED that
valuable camel working In an old mill
in Africa was severely beaten by its
driver. who. perceiving that the camel
had treasured up the injury and was
only waiting favorable opportunity
for revenge, kept a strict watch upon
the animal. Time passed away. The
camel, perceiving that it was watched,
was quiet and obedient, and the driver
began to think that the beating was
forgotten.
One night after lapse of several
months the man, who slept on a rails
ell platform in the mill, while, as is
customary. the camel was stalled in
corner, happening to remain awake,
observed by the bright moonlight that
when all was quiet the animal looked
cautiously around, rose softly and,
stealing over toward spot where Il
bundle of clothes and Il burnoose,
thrown carelessly on the ground. re-
sembled sleeping figure, cast itself
with violence upon them, rolling with
all its weight and tearing them most
yiciously with its teeth.
Satisfied that Its revenge was COM
plete, the camel was returning to its
corner when the driver sat up and
spoke. At the sound of his voice and
perceiving the mistake it had made
the animal was 50 mortified Mt the fail
ure and discovery of its scheme TINT 1t
dashed its head against the wall and
died on the spot. Sheffield Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
MAKING Sure of the Architect.

Norman-Al-Oouar, an Arabian king
who reigned long, long ago at Hirah.
commanded the architect Sennelnar to
build him wondrous palace. This
the architect did and when 1t was
done single stone fastened the whole
structure, and the colors of the walls
changed frequently during the day.
The king was greatly pleased and
showered all kinds of rich gifts Upon
the builder with the lavishness OF cri-
entail kings. But monarchs were
treacherous in those old days. and it
occurred to the king that Sennemar
might build palace equal in beauty
or even superior for some rival rnier.
The more he thought over 1t the more
jealous he became until one day he
ordered the architect to3be thrown
from the top Of the palace to make
certain that no duplicate palace would
be made. After this the King was sat
isfled that his palace was the only
one, and the Arabians regarded II as
one of the wonders of the world.