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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
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"Whom DO 1 Call This Timer"
II this game is played by a large
company 1t adds to the fun.
A stake is set up in the middle Of
the room or on a lawn. A grace
hoop" stake will do. There must be
ling for each player and name Of
a player attached to each ring.
There are two sides and captain
for each side. The hoops lie in pile
and the captain OF one side takes a
hoop and losses 1t toward the stake,
exclaiming, Whom do l call this
timer" If the captain fails to. place
the ring over the stake, the captain
of the other side takes his turn. On
the other hand, If the ring goes over
the stake, number one, next to the cap
tain Ct the other side, has a guess as
to whose name is written on the slip
attached to the ring If he guesses
correctly, he can choose one from the
other side; II his guess is wrong, that
side loses player, and SO on till one
side far outnumbers the other. Prizes,
of course. add to the charm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

about 1t begin to roll in on Miss Me.
hitable-the postofice being CON
venient place for making remarks.
That poor. dear Mrs. Cox is Ill
this morning, ] hear" one of the sum
mer people informed Mehitable the
morning of the 5th. "she overworked
yesterday. Why, it seems she had
everything toFattend to. and SO much
to do. She told me herself that she
had to make over half the sandwiches.
OF course, she said, she was perfectly
willing. but 1t was very wearing"
st must have been," responded the
postmistress, dryly.
Mrs. Cox had appointed Mrs Cra-
mer, the sl0west worker in the So
ciety, on the sandwich committee,
whereas Mrs. Mclean could have
made the sandwiches quickly. AS 1t
was, Mrs. Mclean was committee on
decorations. a position in which she
was a signal failure.
what sacrifices that Mrs. Cox does
make!" remarked another lady, en-
Enthusiastically. why, / understand
that she donated fully half the food
furnished for yesterdays dinner"
YES" returned Mehitable, ambigu-
ously, II don't doubt that you receiy.
ed that impression"
"Mrs. Cox told me yesterday" men
toned third boarder, that her term
as president of your aid society ex-
pires in August, and that she will SO
gladly lay down the burdens of office.
She says she has served SO long that
she hopes the ladies will see At to
give her complete rest. But Of
course" added the boarder you could
not get along without her., which was
also Mrs. Cox's opinion on the sub
ject.
Behind the speaker stood two ladies
who had long ago been members of
the aid society. They raised their
eyebrows at each other, having heard
Mrs. Cox make these remarks for
years. but at Mehitable's confident re-
ply they fell back astonished.
yes, she goes out of office at our
next meeting. She certainly has work
ed hard and has earned rest and
It's time she took It."
The two former members departed
speedily, and called on other former
members.
Later in the day Mrs. Cramer swept
into the postoffice, Indignation written
on every feature. II won't stand 1t
any longer!" she stormed. II work
ed at those sandwiches with all my
might, and now hear Mrs. Cox is
supposed to have done 'em all. new
er could make sandwiches fast. but
could decorate the tables beautifully
If ever ] got chance! I'm not going
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05


Prof. Brander Matthews. the brill
liant essayist and scholar Of Colum.
bia, said at a dinner party, apropos
Of changes in the meaning of words:
"At the height Of our mayoralty
campaign little boy, looking up from
his adventure book, said to his father:
"'Father. what's a cormorantg
"a cormorant,' the father answered,
as he turned the huge pages of his
newspapers. is corrupt and hoggish
politician
But the lad objected. I thought
1t was bird
"'Oh. yes, to be sure the other
agreed. The word is used in that
sense now and them"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
Is Proud Of American Accent

At dinner given this week at the
Hotel Ritz. in London. some one com.
mented on the fact that Lady Paget,
despite her years of residence in Eng.
land, had not lost her American &C.
cent. To this Lady Paget replied:
No, and thank God never will"
1t is curious fact that the three
most popular American women In Eng
land-Lady Paget, the dowager Ouch
ess of Manchester and Mrs. Cornwallis
West-retain their American accent.
and that their popularity with the
king and queen is largely due to the
fact that they have not endeayored to
ape the English mannerisms of speech.
New York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
Ena!lshlna Of Mr. Cody.

Somebody has sent this clipping
from an evening paper on the recent
Englishing of Mr.. Cody:
The band played God Save the
King. and Cody. the Englishman,
standing in the middle Of an admir-
ing group, saluted. isf
Grasping the hand OF his nearest
countryman. he said. Il am pleased
to be. and honored to be. one OF
YOU"
The prospects for flying were not
favorable.
Poor nearest countryman! Lon.
don Daily News. ss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
TO CORRESPONDENTS

An serauunioss,ous for this paper shoad b aeesaA
pansd b the mama OF he suthors not necessarily to
pahcaou. but evidence Of good faith on The PAT
& he wriAse Wits only ons sids Of The paper b
paxfs1iay careful In diving nass and dAtss - h.ss
~ lsetsus and hsurse plain and distinct
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
substitutes For snikea.

The American League at it's next
annual meeting will take up the mat
ter of abolishing spikes from the
paraphernalia of the diamond.
President Johnson makes that
statement in discussing the probable
problems which will be considered BY
the league magnates. He said it
was hoped a suitable substitute for
the spike now in use on the shoes
OF players would be discovered and
agreed upon. for the purpose Of ell
minating at least portion of the ac-
eidents which have marred the sport
during the last season. I;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
FASHION NOTES.

Green is the dominating color Of
the hour.
The prevailing hat is the large
black velvet.
New waists are built upon the
most generous lines.
Stripes prevail in the latest French
fannels, and some OF them are highly
effective.
Muffs are to be as large as they
have ever been. 81.
New materials are rough for.street
and crepe and dull finished for the
house.
Fur is to be generously used on
many of the afternoon as well as UNI
dress tailormades.
The newest muffs are finished with
dangling heads and tails that almost
sweep the ground.
Black will be much used, not only
in daytime but evening toilets dur
ing the coming season.
Braiding upon coats has lost none
OF its vogue. and all manner or orig
maj !esu''s " 10 eoii :.
Dination WIN SIX coraines. rattan
buttons and made ornaments.
New stoles are of chiffon, edged
with;-l ur 10 maoch Ine nun rms Is
the first season tnat inns type OF
stole mas appeared ana y Is expected
that II w'ii ne very iash1onaole.
Inc tucked sleeve rs smaiier tnan
the one when ~ pla.h anu eith a,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

weighing Smoke.
Did you ever hear the story OF how
Sir Walter Raleigh made a wager with
Queen Elizabeth that he could weigh
the smoke that came from a pipe full
of tobacco? How do you suppose he
did 1t? If you can guess you are more
clever than Queen Elizabeth. and yet
the solution is simple. Z.
He weighed the tobacco carefully on
some scales before he put It In j his
pipe. and after he had smoked it he
knocked out the ashes and weighed
those The difference. Of course, was
the weight of the smoke.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
{ IS ~ NZN9M1zA LAM Il

BETTER THAN MODEL CORSETS.
There is no question but that lat
ter day stays give women's figures
the lines decreed by fashion, but they
cannot make as symmetrical an effect
as when the individual is willing to
do something toward improving her
figure. If 1t requires changing. After
trying all sorts of fads and isms ex-
perts who have given the matter at
tention have come back to certain
old, even time honored, exercises for
producing symmetry, and woman
who is willing to work as she would
In a gymnasium can benefit herself
without using any other apparatus
than that in her own room.
For example, her waist line may,
be reduced several inches by exer-
cising with, a chair back. Before put
ting on any restricting clothing she
sits astride chair, facing the back.
That part of, the furniture she
grasps firmly, and then, without NOV.
ing in her seat, she twists her fig
ure around one way just as far as
she can make 1t go before repeating
the motion toward the other side.
The object OF this is to pull the cords
and muscles about the waist line and
abdomen, an effort which moving on.
the seat would counteract. The twist
must be made far enough to feel a
muscular pull.
It may seem simple matter to
stand on one foot, and, raising the
other by bending the knee try to
bring that knee up to the chest when
clasping 1t by both hands. 1t is sim
pie, too. Tor those who can do It, but
woman who can may be rather
sure that she has a good figure. And
one who cannot. but struggles vali-
antlv to accomplish 1t. may be equal.
ly certain that her effort will be re-
warded with improvement in her
shape, for. If she works long enough
the knee will grow more and more
Timber. and her waist line begin to
get beautifully less.
1t may seen silly to say that to
raise one foot as high as is possible
will affect the size OF the waist to re-
duce 1t. but such is the case. One
lies fiat on the back. and straighten..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
Proved by the Proprietor.

Stranger Gin strange restaurant)
Say, waiter. ! can't eat this stun.
Take It back and bring me some
thing decent.
Waiter Sorry, but that's the best
we can do.
stranger-It is. eh? Well, I'll show
you. Where's the proprietor?
Waiter-Gone out to lunch. hip
ptbcott's Magazine.
II a woman has nothing to worry
about her nappinesa ia fncomp,afa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
{ WIN BOYS BY lNTEREsT.

I remember two brothers who play.
ed on U,tu college, baseball team. says
Charles Francis Read in the Delinea.
tor. The. father was a retired Pres
byterlan minister. with a grave face
that looked very much as II he might
he repeating to himself the longer
Catechism. hut every game found
him right out in front OF the widest
crowd Of rooters. and he stayed there,
standing IN the greater part Of the
time. with his eyes glued to every
plav until the last man was out.
can't remember that his expression
changed percepttbly when Bob struck
out. or Ed hit It out for two bases,
but he was right there all the time,
ana the bows knew that his eye was.
ON them every minute. and the knowl-
edge lifted them along to the end Of
the game. Afterward they heard
the other fellows cali him a good
old sport. and that again lifted them
alone still more. There is nothing
that tickles the boy more than to feel
that the old man has sporting blood
In him. If we are not already Dos
sessed Of it we would do well to ac-
auire it, or at least to pretend to It.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

I'm sure dunno who she meant,
But anyhow I'd give cent
II ] was safe upstairs In bed,
And she'd forgot bout what she said.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

None of the railroad companies
which have adopted electricity in
the regular service Of moving trains
seems disposed to give out any fig,
ures showing the cost of operation
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
Their Inte,.nt

"You SO seldom see FIRE escape on
churches
sBut, come to think of 1t, that is
what the whole building is for."-Bal-
ttmore American. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
Dangerous

/ think I heard my mamma say
AT somebody's been bad all day,
An II "once more'' time cummed
around,
Shed get that switch out on the
ground.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

Says the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Agitation and publicity are potent
agents OF reform. II the advocates OF
improved highways can get the peo-
pie talking upon the subject their
campaign is sure to prosper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
PICTuREs oF GRAIN.

Mrs. Martin j. Vessels OF Spo-
kane. Washington. is said to be one
81 the few artists II not the only one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

whose work is devoted exclusively to
pictures of grain. Among her pic
lures are the frescoes In the rooms
OF the Spokane Chamber Of Com.
merce, and the decorations ON the
walls of the Spokane Building at ths
Observation-Disclosures exposition. Mrs.
Vessels is the wife of an artist and
it was her admiration OF hers hus-
bands work that first led her to try
her hand at making grain pictures.
New York Sun.
ORA'NGE JUICE AS A REDUCER.
Several women went into Broad
way restaurant after the matinee.
Tea was ordered by three OF them,
chocolate by another, clam juice for
two, and the remainding woman asked
for orange juice.
Orange juice!" exclaimed one O!
the party. 81 didn't know you coult
get that here"
Eyes, they have it in nearly all Of
the restaurants now, so many per-
sons are taking it to make them thin"
rs orange juice thinning?"
Indeed It is. Now, take my sister.
She was too heavy few months ago,
and somebody suggested oranges as a
reducer. She eats twelve oranges
for her BREAKFAST every. morning and
one or two more during the day. She
has gone down splendidly, and, of
course, the oranges did it. I'm not
too fat myself, but i drink orange
juice to prevent myself from becom-
ing SO. A great many OF the wom-
en- ] know have gone back entirely
on tea and are taking this. Here's
to you.' she added as the waiter set
the refreshments on the table. II
$: Have some more tea?" asked the
hostess of the woman on her right.
"No, thank you. But l would like
to have some Of that orange juice. y
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
THE NECK CHAIN.

Modish women just home from
Paris are showing a new fad in Jew.
elry. which is fascinating in itself
and certainly the one to adopt il one
would be recognized as conversant
with the newest fancy The knell of
the long jeweled chain, excepting
those which are OF great intrinsic
value, has long been sounding, and
novel conceit has been adopted in its
place.
This consists of two jeweled slider
worn on silken ribbon, one on eth.
er side. These slides are OF great
beauty and costliness, the workman
ship and design being exquisite. Ont
pair worn by very well-known
woman. consisted OF star sapphires;
set in a triangular frame of dia,
monds, the point of the frame toward
the central jewel. This fancy will
hold its own as an exclusive one foI
some time, as 1t has yet scarcely
made its appearance at even the high
priced jewelers. on this side, and
will therefore, not be produced in
cheap limitations for months to come,
if at all. The simple band OF ribbon
holding clasps Of extraordinary value
is one Of those idiosyncrasies of fash.
ion which are SO often tremendously
successful. Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

Let not your right hand know what
you left hand giveth-a reporter, sug-
gests the Pittsburg Dispatch, can
write 1t UP better. e 5.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

There are men looking for their
ships to come in who never in their
lives built one or sent one OF, la
ments the Boston Transcript i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

From Cloyerdale, Ind. comes the
startling news that a lawyer-editor
there has been shot while in COM
mission Of burglary. Any Journalist
readily perceives, comments the
Philadelphia Ledger, that the legal
end of the Indianian's dual equipment
was in the ascendency during the
painful episode. s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

1t would be unfair. insists the Com-
moner, to Judge womankind by the
"woman's page" Of the average Sun.
day newspaper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

The application to flying machines
of principle similar to that used
in submarines would avoid a great
part of the dangers of aerial navl-!
CATION, believes the New York World.
A small, well protected gas chamber
would give bnoyancy and help the
motors in rising from the ground.
Likewise, by greatly lowering the
specific gravity Of the whole appa-
ratus, 1t would diminish the speed In
o fall. The combination would en-.
able an aerial journey Of weeks
duration, {. 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

Mr.. Taft's Endorsement of the ir-
rigation projects and his cordiality to
both Ballinger and Pinchot suggest
the suspicion, to the Dallas News.
that he is trying to carry water on
both shoulders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

There is such thing as the money
germ" admits the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. hut it has never caused the
slightest alarm in the Rockefeller
breast.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

When a mans business becomes
dull. as a result OF his own shift
lessness. muses. the Atchison Globe.
he is pretty apt to lay it on the town
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05

The Insurance company. warns the
Louisville Courler-Jo agrees to
pay a certain amount to one widow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
NbtQStQsto V9sIsskN
j WORTH QUoy'l.N''|'G
~ :

In an argument it's wonderful, to
the New York Times, how obstinate
the other fellow is.
Words fail the average woman, re-
marks the Boston Posts cynic, only
when she is about to attend her own
funeral.
A girl must, indeed. be mean, sighs
the Philadelphia Record, when she
wants to keep hammock all to her
self.
When mans business becomes
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-08
WHY WE LAUGH

Laughter seems to BE- q specialized form
of either the scream Of a startled or in
jured animal or the cry Of triumph com
mon to many beasts Of prey. Iu children
the cry of terror and the shout OF laugh
ter often shade into each other, aud the
young child escaping FROM pursuit will
scream with lrughier of fear, according to
his chances Of escape. Some unexpected
event that causes slight alarm short OF &C
tnal terror is the commonest cause OF
chiIdren's laughter, but in adults some
sudden event that gives q sensation OF
triumph over others has much more in
fuence. Really clever j rkes seldem
cause laughter, aud it hes been pointed
out that man chasing bis bat will pro-
duce laughter far more hearty in charac-
Ter than the best Efforts of the cleverest
wit. The sight OF i'll fortune in another
causes by contrast feeling Of triumph in
ourselves. The tieklish parts Of the
body are for the mott pars the sites Of i'm
portant blood vessels, aud the laughter
prodrcsd in children by tickling is even
more closely allied to the cry Of pain.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-08

OF cour. Q, there are many it'll prscar.
tinus which the Sise woman observes.
She always ehakes powdered seapstons
into new gloves before trying them on.
She observes certain way Of adjusting >
rev glove at any glove counsers and the
removal Of glove ID accompanied bY
turning the priss over she fingers and
speeliilen Il of fr5ni lhs baud.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-08

chair trembled as he stesdled
himself.
Do you want to see met
Are you Mr.. Briggsf
Yes.
/ want a job.
Gordon Briggs shook bis head.
Sit down, he said. What's
wrong with your
He had q quick, sharp way
about him, but his voice was not
unkind.
The stranger slid into the chair
with a little nod.
Drink, he answered. Plenty
OF it-three weeks Of it-just so,
bering up. Getting shabby, get
ting hungry. Must have money
He had q queer way Of express
ing himself as if he meant that
every word must count.
Are you newspaper man!
I've done newspaper work.
Where?
"Oneida Standard" and Other
papers.
Gordon Briggs hesitated a mo
ment.
Ready to do anything, l sup
poser
Anything-except drink. I've
got enough of that.
Good. If you worked on the
"Oneida Standard" you know
what the "Clifton Gazette" is
III try you for week. Here''
S. on account.
The stranger grasped the bill.
Fine, he muttered. Bite, wash
shave, shirt, shine. Back in al
hour.
He arose a little unsteady anc
made his exit, and Gordon Briggs
heard his uncertain feet umbling
down the stairs. He shook his
head and turned back to hi;
desk.
The stranger kept his word,
and came back much improved
in appearance. He had straight
ened up, his eyes were bright.
and the clean linen gave him g
renovated look.
Ready for duty, he announced
His voice was a little hoarse
and his hands still trembled.
Your experience on the "Onei,
da Standard" said Gordon.
taught you what an afternoon
country daily is like. Copy must
be in by 2 o'clock. You report to
me. In Clifton as in Oneida we
have to hunt for local news-and
the hunting is unusually poor.
I'll start you on an assignment.
A packet boat is to be launched
from the inlet boatyard. We are
going to run cuts Of the boat and
the captain. Make a column OF
1t. Our marine interests are dear
10 us.
The stranger solemnly nodded.
My name is Sherman, he said,
and if you don't mind I want to
thank you for your confidence
and your fver. That's all.
He turned abruptly and walked
toward the door, and Gordon
Briggs watching him curiously,
noted that he limped little. In
the doorway he turned.
You're too good a man to be
wasted here, he said in his jerky
way, and limped down the stairs.
Gordon Briggs chuckled as he
turned back to his work.
/ wonder how he found out ]
was wasted here? he murmured.
Probably he will want another
Eve when he comes back. Poor
chap. There's something very
likeble about him. Poor thirsty
humanity.
The busy hours wore along.
Gordon Briggs, managing editor,
editorial writer, city editor, re.
sponsible head, went through the
daily grind and wrote and cut
and trimmed and blue penciled
in the usual hurried fashion, and
130 came without bringing back
the new reporter.
But at LAS he appeared in the
doorway.
Hullo, said Gordon as he glanc-
ed away from his work. Stuff
ready?
Here it is, said the new man.
Stopped in the post Office and
ground it out. 1t was warmer
there.
Wait until l look it over, said
Gordon, fsttening out the
sheets.
The new man slipped into a
chair and waited.
Gordon presently looked up.
Got yonr newsnapnr nYDnri.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-08
SHOES AND FURNISHINGS
The Globe Clothing Store
Positive Bargains
for Holiday Buyers

Our prices are always lower than else
where and these specials make the items we
is going to overlook. The clothing we sell is
different from other kinds: better, more
stylish, more carefully finished, more perfect
fitting, more serviceable and reliable 1t is
made in the. best equipped shops in the
world, by the most skilled cutters and taiIors,
and there's reputation of fair dealing back
will be a mighty good Holiday if you take
advantage of these prices. Come to our
store from all directions.