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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Easter Perfumes

With the world waking up into
woman's thoughts ttirn to her
toilet table, and she makes haste to
replenish her refreshing perfumes
and toilet waters that she may be
in harmony with the joyous spring.
These perfumery and toilet water
specials will interest you, madam, or
mademoiselle.
Hanson-Jenks Brut Violet
Water, two sizes, 75c and. N.25
Hanson-Jenks Wood Violet
Water. two sizes, 75c and. .$1.25
Hanson-Jenks Ilys Toilet
Water, two sizes, $1.25 and. 1926
Hanson-Jenks Perfumes, all odors,
put up in 1-ounce bottles.
at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5Oc
Piver's, Azurea, LIE Trefle,
F1oramye, SafranOr Sachet, an
ounce 40c
Pinaud Vegetal Lilas or Vio-
Hudnut Violet Sec Toilet
Water, bottle. 75c and. ....$1.4O
Williams Toilet Water. S-oz.
bottle: regular S1.OO size for. 49c
Dora Face Powder, all tints,
per box. Observation-Disclosures. &c
Roger & Galiet Rice Powder,
flesh or white. a package..... zoe
Roger & Gallet Toilet Soap,
all odors, cake. 25c
Maxine Elliott Toilet Soap. 6 cakes
in a box. assorted odors, buttermilk
....buttermilk and violets.. butter
milk and rose. .buttermilk
and glycerin, per box. SOC
Toilet Dept.-First Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Easter
Beltirgs
(Boxed)
for Csc

Some entirely new effects in Silk
Beltings offered tomorrow, and
We'll box all belt lengths without
charge. They make inexpensive
but good Easter gifts.
Choice of all the staple plain
shades, such as brown, navy, law
ender. black: tan, gray; combina-
tons Of black and white and white
and black, also white with law
ender, pink and light blue.
Enough to go around your waist
for only quarter.-First Floor,
end Of Trimming Section.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
EASY CHANGE 4
When Coffee Is Doing Harm.

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A lady writes from the land Of cot
ton Of the results of four years use
Of the food beverage-hot Postum.
Ever since can remember we had
used coffee three times a day. It had
more or less injurious effect upon
US all. and myself suffered almost
death from Indigestion and nervous
ness caused by it.
Il know 1t was that, because when
I would leave it Off for few days /
would feel better. But it was hard to
give it up, even though realized how
harmful it was to me.
AT last found perfectly easy
way to make the change. Four years
ago abandoned the coffee habit and
began to drink Postum, and also in
fuenced the rest of the family to do
the same. Even the children are al
lowed to drink It. freely as they do
water And it has done us all great
good.
Il no longer suffer from Indigestion.
and my nerves are in admirable tone
since began to use Postum. We
never use the old coffee any more.
we appreciate Postum as a de.
lightful and healthful beverage, which
not only invigorates but supplies the
best OF nourishment as we'll" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read tho above Letter, A,..
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine true aAd full Of Aunsa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

speak fluently 90 languages native to
the provinces Of his vast empire. Yet
he was cruel barbarian.
A we'll known peripatetic elocution-
list and reciter still living declares that
he can repeat without further prepa-
ration about 5000 selections in prose
and poetry. He probably tells the
truth. since he has been training his
mind in this particular direction for
many years.
On the other hand, such men as Sir
Walter Scott. Maaaulay and Gladstone
were not only the possessors Of excel.
lent memories, taey were also men of
good judgment.
Among huma,. beings children have
the most remai kable memories. I'm
der favorable circumstances they will
learn three. and even four languages,
SO as to be able to express their
thoughts with equal ease in any one
Of them by the time they are six or
seven years of age.
And they accomplish this remark
able feat without any aid from the
mnemonic devices to which adults
are compelled to resort when they
undertake similar task. They learn
words and phrases unconsciously, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
VALUE OF A GOOD MEMORY
its Possession, However, 10 Not Al
ways Proof Of Great
Mind.

/. The trouble with old men usually is
that their memories become overload
ed with actual and psychic facts.
among which they are unable to dis
tinguish those that have value for
the present and those that have be.
come obsolete. Generally speaking,
an old man knows a great deal more
than a young man, but. says the Diet
etic and Hygienic Gazette. 1t does not
necessarily follow that he is wiser.
While. therefore. strong memory is
a great convenience, 1t is not neces-
sarily an advantage.
Cardinal Mezzofanti, whose memory
for words was SO retentive that he
never forgot one after hearing It
once. and which enabled him to &C.
uuire more than hundred languages.
was in most respects very ordinary
person. Pliny relates that Mithri-
dates. king Of Pontus. had SO excel
lent a memory that he was able to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

II was my stepmother who gave him
the entree. You know she was once
engaged to him. but broke 1t OF so
she could marry dad. He felt very
sore over 1t at the time. but after
her marriage he was seemingly as
friendly with her as ever-to serve
his own ends, of course. It is simply
wonderful what influence he has with
her. He exercises over her the same
fascination that he did over me at
college. He has sort of hypnotized
her. / don't think it's case of love
or anything like that, but he simply
holds her under his thumb and gets
her to do anything he wants. She
invites him to her house, introduces
him right and left, got people to take
him up. Everybody laughs about 1t In
society. Underwood is known as Mrs.
Howard Jeffries' pet. Such a thing
soon gets talked about. That is the
secret of his successful career In New
York. AS far as know. she's as
much infatuated with him as ever"
A look of surprise came into An.
MES face. To this young woman,
whose one idea of matrimony was
steadfast loyalty to the man whose
life she shared and whose name she
bore, there was something repellent
and nauseating in woman permit
ting herself to be talked about in that
way.
Doesn't your father object:" she
asked.
"Pshaw!" laughed Howard. "He
doesn't see what's going on under his
very nose. He's too proud man, too
sure Of his own good judgment. to be-
lieve for a moment that the woman
to whom he gave his name would be
guilty of the slightest indiscretion of
that kind"
Annie was silent for minute. Then
she said:
What makes you think that I'm.
derwood would let you have the
money!"
Because think he's got 1t. L
obliged him cnce in the same way
myself. l would explain to him what
| want 1t for. He will see at once
that 1t is good thing. I'll offer him
a good rate of interest. and he might
be very glad to let me have it. Any.
how, there's no harm trying"
4 Annie said nothing. She did not
entirely approve this idea Of her hus-
band trying to borrow money of a
man In whom his stepmother was SO
much interested. On the other hand
starvation stared them in the face.
If Howard could get hold of this $4,000
and start in the brokerage business
1t might be the beginning of new
life for them.
We'll, do as you like. dear" she
said. When will you 60 to him?"
THE best time to catch him would
be in the evening" replied Howard.
well, then. go tonight" she sug.
gested.
Howard shook his head
NO. not tonight. don't think 1
should find him in. He's out every
night somewhere. Tonight there's an.
other big reception at my fathers
bouse. He'll probably be there. i
think I'll wait till tomorrow night.
I'm nearly sure to catch him at home
them
Annie rose and began to remove the
dishes from the table. Howard non.
chalantly lighted another cigarette
and, leaving the table. took, up the
evening newspaper. Sitting down
comfortably in rocker by the win
dow, he blew cloud OF blue smoke
up in the air and said:
Yes. that's It'll go tomorrow
night to the Astruria and strike Bob
Underwood for that $1,000
ITO BE CONTINUED.y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
AlmanLa,cs.

The history Of almanacs goes back
to very ancient times. The Greeks
Of Alexandria certainly had them. al
though the date of their first appear
ance in Europe is not known with GER
tainty. In the British museum there
are specicens OF manuscript almanacs
dating from the thirteenth and
the fourteenth centuries, but
the first printed European al
manac that anything is know about
was complied by the astronomer Pur.
bach, and appeared some time be-
tween the year 1850 and 1851. It was.
however. Purbach's pupil Regiomon-
tanus who brought out the first alma
nae Of real Importance. It gave the
usual astronomical information not
merely for one year ahead, but for the
81 years 1475-1531. Regiomontanus
(whose family name was not SO big
a word, but simply Johann Muller, or
John Miller), besides being great
astronomer was bishop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

An ingenious method Of smuggling
saccharin has been detected at ,Bre-
genz. Australia. where seven men
were arrested for importinglarge guam
titles OF contraband. When the Geneva.
Munich express arrived at Bregenz tho
station master had a coach containing
seven travellers uncoupled from the
express and detained for examination.
He had been warned by telegraph
from Zurich that seven smugglers Of
Geneva were in the train with large
quantity Of saccharin. After an ex.
haustive search the officials failed to
find any contraband and were about
to apologize to the seven travellers for
their detention when one customs in.
spector accidentally kicked hot
water pipe in first class compart.
ment and the secret was revealed.
All the hot water pipes in the carriage
were in duplicate. differing In no de.
tail as to length. breadth and color.
but one set was of metal and the
other set made OF papter mache con.
tanning saccharin. which is about
nine times as expensive in Austria al
in Switzerland.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
Painted While AsIean.

It is the craze of the pretty ladies
Of the, Ttergartenstrasse's plutocrat
society to be painted while asleep.
writes a Berlin correspondent. The
Austrian Countess Czivek started the
bright idea. The well known portrait
list who had given her an appointment
for the sitting has vivacious habit
OF making you wait. Tired of turning
over French novels in an ante-cham-
Der. the. beautiful countess fell asleep.
At last the procrastinating artist turn
ed up.
Entranced by the unexpected vision
Of sleeping beauty, he threw OF a
lightning sketch and as the countess
awoke. held it before her astonished
eyes. The drawing was SO dainty and
seductive that the delighted sitter In
sisted upon complete oil portrait
painting while she simulated sleep.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
A Transaction in stamps.

The stamp vending machines in.
stalled in many stores and shops about
the city are not favored by a woman
who hurried into drug store in Mas
sachusetts avenue several days ago
where there is branch postofiice.
How do you sell your two-cent
stamps?" she inquired Indignantly.
Two cents apiece" replied Bassett.
well. that's all right" she replied.
while she fished in her purse for q
coin. This is the fifth place l have
visited after stamps. At all the other
places they had those slot machines
where you have to spend a nickel for
two two-cent stamps. I made up my
mind not to be held up If l had to
walk all over the city. Give me two
stamps"
The woman laid down a dime and
hurried out with two two-cent stamps.
leaving six cents in change lying ON
the show case. She did not return
Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
KLEIN,
,IlLL,L.QSIkAIlO LONE .BY RAY WALTERS

she was not lady. Literally brought
up In the gutter, what advantages had
she had? Her mother died In child
birth and her father. a professional
gambler, abandoned the little girl to
the tender mercies of an Indifferent
neighbor. When she was about eight
years old her father was arrested. He
refused to pay police blackmail. was
Indicted, railroaded to prison and died
soon after in convict stripes. There
was no provision for. Annie's main
tenance, SO at the age Of nine she
found herself toiling in factory.
helpless victim Of the brutalizing sys.
tenn Of child slavery; which in spite
Of prohibiting laws still disgraces the
United States. Ever since that time
she had earned her own living The
road had often been hard. there were
times when she thought she would
have to give up the fight; other girls
she had met had limited at an easier
way Of earning ones living, but she
had kept her courage, refused to listen
to evil counsel and always managed
to keep her name unsullied. She left
the factory to work behind the coun-
ter in a New York dry goods store.
Then about a year ago she drifted to
New Haven and took the position Of
waitress at the restaurant which the
college boys patronized.
Robert Underwood was among the
students who came almost every day.
He made love to her from the start,
and one day attempted liberties which
she was prompt to resent in way
he did not relish. After that he let
her alone. She never liked the man.
She knew him to be unprincipled as
well as vicious. One night he brought
Howard Jeffries to the restaurant.
They seemed the closest of cronies
and she was sorry to see what bad
influence the elder sophomore had
over the young freshman, to whom
she was at once attracted. Every
time they came she watched them and
she noticed how under his mentor
Howard became more hardened. He
drank more and more and became
reckless gambler. Underwood seemed
to exercise a baneful spell over him.
She saw that he would soon be ruined
with such man as Underwood for a
constant companion. Her interest in
the young student grew. They be-
came acquainted and Howard, not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
Growth In the Levant.

After centuries the near east is in
the worlds race for growth and prog
ress. Port Said. SO years ago a small
Arab camp. now has a population of
$4,000. From one hut in 1880 Piraeus
has grown to 100000. Mersine, not in
existence when Ibrahim Pasha an
chored his feet where 1t now stands.
has $4,000; Beirut has multiplied 5000
inhabitants into 10000, GAIA In
creased from 1000 in 1910, with virtu-
ally no growth till 1887, to $4,000 in
1907. Americans living in Beirut can
remember when there was not a win
dow pane in the city. Twenty-Five
years ago there were no carriages,
women making their social calls on
the backs of donkeys. The city now
has 600 licensed victorias, besides the
private vehicles. with automobiles and
electric street cars. There are com
plete postal and telegraphic services.
newspapers. colleges and fine palaces.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
Miss the Light and Noise

Lord Lansdowne. at Bowood house.
has a mastering longing for the bus
tie and light of the London streets.
1T is very clear cose of nostalgia"
said the doctor. "A person suffering
like that has lost two everyday
friends, as 1t were-noise and light. 1t
is entirely due to the nerves. Our
nervous system gets into pro
nounced groove In accordance with
the everyday condition under WHICH
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
LOOKING eaekward

On the night following the Yale.
Princeton game last fall. young
man who had slipped and fallen was
assisted to his feet by passer-by.
Just q little shelebration OF vic.
try" the young man explained as he
waved bedraggled bit of orange and
black ribbon.
But Princeton lost" the other told
him.
The young man looked painfully sur.
prised for an instant.
How do you know" he asked.
why. it was on the bulletin board
an hour ago." the other said. yale
won to-day's game.
Il wash referrin'.' said the young
man with great dignity, ito tn game
of 19O3."-Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

realizing that she was older than he,
was Immediately captivated BY her
vivacious charm and her common
sense views. They saw each other
more frequently and their friendship
grew until one day Howard asked her
to marry him.
While she sometimes blamed her.
self for having listened too willingly
to Towards pleadings, she did not
altogether regret the step she had
taken. 1t was most unfortunate that
there must be this rupture with his
family, yet something within told her
that she was doing Gods work-sav-
Ing mans soul. Without her, How
ard would have gone swiftly to ruin,
there was little doubt of that. His at.
lection for her had partly, If not
wholly, redeemed him and was keep
ing him straight. He had been good
to her ever since their marriage and
done everything to make her com
Portable. Once he took position as
guard on the elevated road, but
caught cold and was forced to give
1t up. She wanted to go to work
again, but he angrily refused. That
alone showed that he was not entirely
devoid of character. He was un-
fortunate at present and they were
poor, but by dint of perseverance he
would win out and make position
for himself without his fathers help.
These were their darkest days, but
light was ahead. AS long as they
loved each other and had their health
what more was necessary?
Say, Annie. have an idea," sud
denly blurted out Howard.
What is it. dear?' she asked, her
,reveries thus abruptly interrupted.
q mean regarding that $4,000. You
know all about that $3.50 which once
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

lent Underwood never got It back,
although I've been after him many
times for it. He's a slippery customer,
But under the circumstances think
it's worth another determined effort.
He seems to be better fixed now than
he ever was. He's living at the AS.
truria, making social splurge and
all that sort OF thing. He must have
money. I'll try to borrow the $4,000
from him"
He certainly appears to be pros.
perous,' replied Annie. II see his
name in the newspapers all the time.
There Is hardly an affair at which he
is not present"
YES" growled Howard; 81 don't
see how he does 1t, He travels on his
cheek, principally, guess. His name
was among those present at my step
mothers musicale the other night"
Bitterly he added: That's how the
world goes. There is no place for
me under my fathers roof. but that
blackguard is welcomed with open
arms!"
81 thought your father was such a
proud man." interrupted Annie. How
does he come to associate with PEG,
pie like Underworld
"Oh, pater's an old doltH exclaimed
Howard impatiently. There's no fool
like an old fool. OF course, he's sen.
sible enough in business matters. He
wouldn't be where he is to-day II he
weren't. But when 1t comes to the
woman question he's as blind as a
bat What right had a man of his
age to go and marry a woman 20
years his junior? OF course she only
married him for his money. Every.
body knows that except he. People
laugh at him behind his back. Instead
Of enjoying quiet. peaceful home in
the declining years Of his life. he is
compelled to keep open house and en-
terrain people who are personally OBJ
noxious to him. simply because that
sort Of life pleases his young wife"
Who was she, anyway. before their
marriage?" interrupted Annie.
"Oh. a nobody he replied. "She
was very attractive looking dressed
well and was clever enough to get in
Productions to good people. She man
aged to make herself popular in tn.
smart set and she needed money t.
carry out her social ambitions. Dad
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

Carnegie that one While one Of the
Oil kings chief Witt has been 1920.
900 to the Institute Of Medical Re-
search. Mr.. Carnegie has given $15,-
100000 for pensions to educators.
Churches and missions have received
more from the oil king than they have
from Mr.. Carnegie The Rockefeller
gift Of $53,000,000 to the general edu-
cation board is the greatest single gift
one man has ever made in the history
OF the world, and 1t is said to be the
oil kings intention to increase 1t to
$10o. 100000 within the next few years.
Mr.. Rockefeller's big gifts. like Mr..
Carnegies are always made in bonds
of railroads, steel and oil companies.
1t has been many years since the
oil and steel king have met, but in
their early days they were frequent
ly together. They are about the same
aee-Mr Carnegie is 70 and Mr.. Rock
efeller II. Both started in life with
out a dollar. and both became mil
lionaires before they were 65. As
every one knows. Mr.. Carnegie made
his millions In steel and Mr.. Rookie
Teller his In oil. Both have given lib
orally to their home towns-Pittsburk
and Cleveland-and both now live in
New York. They have many other
points Of resemblance, including their
unnagging interest in golf.
Rivalry Of Masnlfieenee.
And now these two men, having ac-
cumulated greater Individual fortunes
than this country has ever before
known. and having retired from ac-
tive management of the great corpo-
rations in which they are the dom
inant figures. are engaged in unique
rivalry Of munifcence. Each is try.
ing to see how he can give away the
greatest amount of money to accom-.
plish the greatest good. The philan-
thropies of other rich men look almost
insignificant beside the regal gifts of
these two. though in proportion to the
wealth upon which they had to draw
other men may really have surpassed
them in generosity.
Today the live question in philan.
thropic circles is what will Mr.. Rookie
Teller do next? Other things being
equal, the man with the bigger bank
account should win the race. And
Mr.. Rockefeller is the richer Of the
two.
But If he tries very hard Mr.. Car
negie ought surely to be able to graf
lily his wish to die poor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

rarely forget them as long as they
live. On the other hand, grown-ups
rarely acquire an accurate pronun-
citation of foreign language, although
they may be able to use 1t with en-
tire correctness.
1t is common belief that the men,
DRY is more tenacious in early life
than In later years. That seems to de-
pend almost entirely upon the indi.
ividual
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

"A very similar case occurred with
a London housekeeper of mine. She
was sent away to the country and
simply couldn't endure to live there.
She missed the companionship of
noise SO much that she had to be
brought back to town again quickly.
for her health was beginning to sui.
fer."-London Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
Fortltude Of injured Man

Extraordinary fortitude was shown
recently by a.Swiss guide named Cen
oud, who. while driving diligence to
Bourg st. Pierre. was thrown into a
rayine thirty feet deep, breaking his
left arm and shoulder and several ribs.
The diligence was smashed. Despite
his painful injuries. Genoud walked
81 miles across the mountains through
Osieres to Geneva. refusing assistance
on the way, and declaring that he pre-
ferred to be treated in the Geneva
hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08

we live. "A sudden change in living
throws the nervous system out of
gear. Both light and noise are nerv-
ons stimuli to people who live amid
noise and light. Take away the COM
radeship of noise and light and the
nervous system loses two stimulants
necessary to its well-being and suffers
In consequence.
with the boy Collins the fact that
he does not see policemen troubles
him, because policemen to him have
become an important part Of the ma.
tural scheme Of things,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
Jealousy Over Gifts.

Among his friends Mr.. Rockefeller
makes no secret of his determination
not to let Mr.. Carnegie outgive him.
He confesses that he is Jealous OF Mr..
Carnegie's world wide philanthropies.
He refuses to discuss Mr.. Carnegle's
gifts publicly, just as Mr.. Carnegie re-
fuses to refer to Mr.. Rockefeller's. In
fact, the two gentlemen have tacitly