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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
talked The m selves TO Death,

The old Roman senators lost their
lives because oneSof them was an.
noyed and talked. @ The barbarians
were hesieging Rome and someone
told them about the senate. One Of
them said
Boys. let's 60 in and throw their
whiskers out on the scrap pile" Y
In they went, without passes, after
tossing the doorkeeper out OF the
window. The senators, In their au-
gust, imperial dignity. overawed the
barbarians as they rushed into the
chamber, till one of the wise men
spoke in anger when vandal touched
his beard. Then the rude. unlettered
ones lost all reverence and put the
venerable company to the sword. II
this man had kept still 1t might have
delayed the death Of the entire SEN
ate more than twenty minutes.
Someone once said OF Marshal Won
Moltke that he knew how to be silent
In seven languages. h. &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
RIGHT TO PLACE IN HISTORY
Young German Discovered Error IN
Constitution That Had Hitherto
S{s Evaded AL. b.

II .,aA.- I z . u r.
An error, 50 patent as to be termed
glazing. has existed in the very first
sentence Of the Constitution of I; the
United States since it's adoption, I'M
detected, as far as can be ascertained.
by lawyers or rhetoricians. Strange
to say, the error was only exposed by
9 foreigner applying for citizenship.
whose ability to understand this foun-
dalton stone OF our government was
being called into Judicial question.
4 A young German. who, five years
ago, had taken out his FIRST papers
that Is, declared his intention to be-
come an American citizen-was re-
Gently taking out his final papers"
IN . court OF the District. One Of the
essential steps in this procedure is the
examination OF the applicant by the
Judge as to his knowledge Of the Con-
;stttution. The form Of the question 10.
by tmmemorial custom, as follows:
Have you read the Constitution of
the United States, and. II 80. do you
understand it,"
b In this instance the young German,
to the establishment OF the examining
Judge, replied:
RS Yes; your honor, and think the
men who wrote 1t did not know how
to write correct English. The, very
frst sentence 10 defective"
y What do you mean7" queried the
Judge, bewildered by this foreign at
tack upon the bulwark Of our liberties.
Why" replied the German, "the
first sentence says: We, the people
of the United States. in order to form
. more perfect Union Now, accord.
ing to the best. or indeed, any author.
,ity, the word perfect means some.
thing that is by its very nature gu.
.perlative; 1t cannot be improved upon.
How, then, could the people OF the
United States form q more perfect
Union? II it was perfect before. they
could add nothing to increase its per.
lection. It might be made more effec-
tive or more binding, but certainly not
more perfect" 4
y The young German got his papers
without more ado. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
RECORD *. Of WORK WELL DONE
Antl-Tuberculosis Campaign Fruitful
| OF Results for the Good Of s.-
a,g5 All Mankind.

Some comparisons showing the pro-
gress of the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign in the last eight years and the
present needs OF this movement are
made by the National Association for
he Study and Prevention Of Tubercu-
!osis in brief report OF its work re-
:ently issued. During the eight years
II Its work, the national association
las assisted in the organization OF
over 800 state and local anti-tubercu-
'osis societies located In almost every
state and territory Of the Union. Over
500 hospital and sanatoria have been
established. with more than 10000
beds for consumptives. About 400
iispensaries. with more than 1000
physicians In attendance and at least
$50 open air schools for tuberculous
and anaemic children. have also been
provided. Laws dealing with tubercu-
losis have been passed in As states.
and ordinances on this subject have
been adopted in over, 200 cities and
towns. An active field campaign Of
education against tuberculosis has
been carried on in 40 states and ter
ritories by means of lectures. exhibits.
the press, and the distribution Of over
l00.000,000 pamphlets on the disease.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
BABY IN MISERY s /: WITH RASH

Monros, Wis.-''Whsn my baby was
six weeks old there came . rash on
his face which finally spread until Il
got nearly al over his body. It form
ed crust on his head. hair fell out
and the itch was terrible. When be
would scratch the crust, the water
would ooxe out in big drops. On face
and body It was In q dry form and
would scale OF. He was In great mis-
cry and at nights would lie awake
holding his hands 10 that he could not
scratch and dishguro himself. tried
simple remedies At hrst. then got
medicine. but 1t did no good.
finally . friend suggested Cuticura
Remedies, 20 sent for a sample to
SEQ what they would do. when to my
surprise after, q few applications ]
could see an Improvement, and he
would rest better. bought box Of
Cuticura Ointment and cake Of Cuti-
cura Soap and before had them half
used my baby was cured. His head ID
now covered with . luxuriant growth
Of hair and his complexion 10 ad.
mired by everybody and has no dis.
dgurements." (Signed) Mrs. Annie
Saunders, Sept. -. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L Boston"
ADV. - lS slSS5 Si.-EEf2S AZ ID "a. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
um.,alnlan Tobacco.

Roumania, the dark horse Of the:
Balkans, may be said to have been
waited into good government on .
cloud Of tobacco smoke. For 1t was
the tobacco monopoly established BY;
the degenerate ruler Couza that
brought about his compulsory abdica
ton. Every Roumanian smokes, and
Couxa came up against national
habit the usual result. It was
IN 1866 that the present ruler. Prince
Charles Of Hohenzollern-S igmaringen.
was invited. IN the teeth Of the con-
cert Of Europe and the sultan, to be-
come Couza's successor, and nothing
Amer ever happened to Roumania-ex.
cept Its queen, Carmen sylvia But
the good fortune Of Roumania is also
due to Bismarck, who counseled the
young prince to accept the offered
throne. remarking: III you fail you
will at any rate have pleasant remt.
niscence for the rest Of your life"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
= Z. a Z. El-t5.lil I. IS : .1sIjIf
Standardization.

Standardization is not BY any
means the new and revolutionary
thing that efficiency engineers and
scientific management takers would
have you believe. Standardization
81, In fact, as old 40 the hills. "A
Take eels-buggy wheels, for; ex.
ample. They are all the same stand
ard size. and they are painted In just
. few standard colors. When q bug.
~ wheel breaks, you don't have to
get one made to order. You replace
h it at any shop-it's standard size.
All circus rings, the world over, are
precisely the same diameter to an
inch. no matter what may be the size
Sof the tent itself, Thus the circus
rider knows the angle At which he
must lean-the angle Of safety In Osh-
kosh is the angle OF safety in Copen.
hagen. z,f.5 7, Is. ~. as.
Ladders are standardized. The hod
carrier, with his heavy load, need new
ser watch his step-for every step, or
8rung. on builders ladder is seven
inches. 81 @tE NJ 4, 3s =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
CHANGED A / HER 4 Mind ! n
One Way Lay Fame and Joy; the
Other Duty Consecrated e
\ by Love.
BY John A. PHELPS,

Lettie's voice rose high and clear
above the accompaniment that she
played upon the cracked old piano.
When Lettie sang she lost herself In
the ecstasy Of the melody. It was a
song from "Rigoletto." but she did not
know that; she had found the music
among miscellany left by the last
summer boarder. w.
Drat that girl" exclaimed Mrs.
French, setting down her pans. She
emerged from the kitchen into the
parlor where Lettie sat.
IS" I wish you'd have little consider
alton for the boarders, Lettie," she
said querulously. Didn't you know.
Miss Latham,s gone to her room with
sick headache And you must choose
this time to screech like a sick owl
In the woods" III. 4
Lettie came back to earth with =
sigh. "l'm sorry. mother" she said
and. turned from the piano. Mrs.
French went back into her kitchen
again. n. II. "a s4.s,., j u, ss
Just then the parlor door opened
and Miss Lathem entered. She was
dressed In her peignoir: her hair,
hanging loosely down her back, gave
sher$a singularly youthful appearance.
Nobody would have guessed that this
was the famous singer Of the opera
house, who was proudly displayed
upon the billboards nightly during the
season. n; 5sj N Il 81. ( "a S*s Il
Don't stop for me. Lettie." she said.
Wont you sing that again? Who
taught you to sing
;5'Oh, 1t just comes natural, reck-
on" said Lefty. with an embarrassed
laugh. s,S t,55,
ii But, my dear. that was wonderful.
Don't you know that you have a re-
markable voice" Miss Latham asked.
IF that were trained you might have
q great future before you Il
Lefty left the piano stool. you
mean that might get to sing at con-.
certsf" she asked breathlessly. do
you really think ! ever could?"
o. Lefty anybody can sing at con-
certs. mean something really big.
Wouldn't you like tor"
"Oh. wouldn't I !" exclaimed the girl,
clasping her hands. This had been
her vision since her earliest years; as
though remembering some previous
existence, she saw the lights, the au-
dience, she smelled the perfume from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Altered His Idea.

Wrote Tomkins, the novelist:
4...W oman Is indeed bright and beau.
:tiIul creature. Where she is there is
paradise; where she is not there is
aftdesert. Her smile inspires love, and
raises human nature nearer to the i'm.
mortal source Of its being. She is the
ladder by which we climb from earth
to heaven. She is the practical teach
;er OF mankind, and the world would
be void without her. Man Is .
wreck" 81 #
He left OF just here, and went home
and found that dinner, wouldn't be
ready for another hour yet; and the
-neighbors say his wife land he went at
1t 10 much that his left eye is in :
sling, and he's been compelled to wear
q wig till his hair grows. s.s AN
4 Aspoem in six cantos. commencing
Woman ID "a wretch" IL now In the
press. and will shortly be published.
Rumor whispers that the author 10
Tomkips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
! Queer lr'o,nIuna.

Aswriter In the Wide World maya
zine says that the most curious sight
he saw at Cairo was men ironing
clothes with their feet! The men
were employed In the native tailoring
establishments.
Except for the long handle, the
irons were shaped like the ordinary
nat-iron, only larger. a. solid block
of wood rested on the top. Of the iron,
and on this the men placed one foot.
guiding the iron In the desired direc-
tomb means Of the handle. For the
sake Of convenience. ironing boards
were raised only few inches from
the ground. and, however strange the
method may seem to us. the work
wss done very well and very sxpedi-
tiously. ,s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
! Llaht-Eooted SQUIRREL.

A story comes from Paris Of .
French scientist who claims to have
produced what he calls "a cold cleo
trio light" and as other scientific men
have examined his machine and testi-
fed to its efficiency. the claim Of the
inventor may be accepted, even
though it includes q statement that
his lamp requires 100 times less cur.
rent than an ordinary lamp. and that
current for a Acknowledgment lamp
without heat may be generated by a
squared turning the wheel In its cage.
This will be good thing in the days
Of July, when the mercury In the Their
mometer climbs to 100 degrees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
WAY. OF THE CHINESE DOCTOR
Queer Medicines Prescribed for the
z AIIlns In the Celestial ~
4 Z; Kingdom.

The Monaghan physician, after feel
ing one pulse, then the other. perhaps
both together. possibly may decide
that q little dried grasshopper il the
proper medicine to be used. On the
other hand, II the Celestial OF the ma
tive school supposes. by the action
OF the pulse, that the diseased 3condi-t
ton requires some other form Of
treatment, the Chinese drugstore near
at hand possesses almost everything
under the sun a. . prescription. Of
tentimes the debilitated patient Is said
to need a particularly rare and un-
usual medicine, IS for example. some
preparation consisting OF the pulver-
ICED dry bones of q tiger; treatment isY
considered very commonplace when
the native physician prescribes only
such ordinary things as dried leaves
roots, stems. dried flowers. the bark
of trees, etc. II III III III
The Chinese doctor possesses many
ideas particularly his own. There ts
much mystery and impressiveness In
his manner Of treatment. iiy
According to Monaghan medicine
the Cinnamon believe that the human
heart Ia more likely to become in
famed at moon during the summer
season than at any other time. Like
wise they, regard the human ear as
suggesting the condition of the kid.
.neys, while the mouth and lips indi-
cate the condition Of the spleen and
the stomach.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09

he was buying, the pigs, the COW. the
apple crop that would not bear fruit
for the new bride. He took the ring
clumsily. 4. III
,'''If you change your mind, Lettie---''''
he began heavily. But Lettie had left
him. She wassin Miss Latham's room.
upon her knees, sobbing.
you must take me with you" she
wept, Il can't stay here-I can't. I
want to live in the town. to see the
faces of people, TO cultivate myself
Miss Latham laid her hand on the
girls head. IF d. I; =. 5sS..$
There is another side to the Pic
.ture, my dear she said. DO you
realize what you will have to 60
,through-the days Of labor, the nights
OF suffering, the loss Of every ideal.
the bruising Of your heart. the shat
tered hopes OF life and the promise
of what might have been, vanishing
with the passing years? Lettie." she
said, earnestly. III ! could have the
past ten years over again they would
have been different. But I'll speak to
the friend l. told you of when I return
III you ask me again tomorrow. 4 .5f5
Lefty went slowly down the stairs.
Her mental poise had come back to
her. She thought Of her mothers
dreary round of days, of her real love
for herself, hidden though 1t was be-
meath the load of petulance. She
looked out into the village. There
were the friends whom she had always
known; 1t, was peaceful tonight and
the moon was rising over the apple
orchard. A sudden revulsion Of feel.
ing came over her. The tears ran
down her cheeks. 81 I, ". y
A man stepped lightly out. OF the,
darkness. ma q .s 4, 4 4:
4 '"Lettie," he said, II want to say
don't want to stand In your light. :
want you to goI want you to be. hap
py. Perhaps you'll think Of me some
tines & X s3Sfs I'll II 3!s 5$8 B.
Lettie stretched out her arms and
drew his head down to her own. ti'm
going to stay, William" she said.
And Miss Latham, at her window
above, heard and was glad.
Copyright. 1913. by W. q. Chapmanj "
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
2"i'm Sorry, Mother

women's dresses and saw the Jewels
upon their necks as they bent forward
to- listen. And she was singing to
them with all the Joy Of youth, pour
ing forth her beautiful soprano voice
In sheer iexuberance and as naturally
q q bird. i, : Fl !, q
Would you like me to speak to q
friend Of mine In the city!" Miss La
than asked. when 60 back, i
mean. Something might come Of it.,
you know. OF course you would have
to mention the matter to your mother"
Lettie sighed. Yes, there would be
the trouble. Her mother and-Wil-;;
liam. What would he say? She felt
BY instinct that II ever she left the,
farm she would never return; she
would never stand with William before
the minister. as they were pledged to
do, and supplement the slender ring
upon her finger. with its half-hoop Of
pearls, with q plain gold band.
The two impulses drew her in differ
ent ways. One way lay fame and Joy
and beauty: the other duty, but duty
consecrated by love and wifehood: 4,
She looked at William more criti-,
cally than usual that evening. His
hands were coarse and clumsy, his
shoes shapeless; he took no care Of
his appearance. William did not shine
in the external qualities. But he was
good. His very goodness irritated
her. 4 s 81 KS
William, how would you like to go
to town Z" asked Lettie. II mean, for
q couple Of years: maybe. before we
get married" q FL ssi
] Williams brow clouded.t He looked
sullenly at her. You mean that you
want to put OF our marriage?" he
asked. III s::s t
Don't you want me to have q little
happiness before we! are married ~
asked ,Lettie. .s.5 u;
She spoke sharply. conscious, Of the
intolerable struggle. William an
swered her thoug hts. sssis
II know II you leave stapleton you
won't never come back, . he said. Then,
with a burst Of passion, Its that Miss
Latham, isn't II. with her notions. Do
you know who she Is? She's singer.
Just plain singernot even q type
writer or office girl. There isn't much
good to be said Of them, reckon
II reckon you're too mean to live!"
cried Lettie angrily, and stood before
him with flaming cheeks. Take your
ring back II you want to talk that
way"
William rose duly; he was only con-.
scious in his heavy mind that the in
evitable had happened. He saw the
tragedy, but his unframed mind ran
upon mundane things: the home that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Exnlainlnn the Needle.

"A A typesetter in . printing house DO.
came very adroit in explaining the
large number Of misprints for which
he was responsible. Even when he
changed his work and became await
'er In restaurant, says Das Echo. his
skill did not forsake him. 5sS;
One day he had served . guest with
plate Of soup, and was turning
away, when he was called back
sharply nh II, ~.
.'This Is an outraged" cried the In
dignant diner. 81 find q needle In my
soup! What does this mean 2"
Just q misprint. sir" explained the
former typesetter. 1T should have
been a noodle."-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Policemen In silk Hats.

Savona, Italy, is probably the only
town in the world where policemen
wear top hats. One cannot help Won
derinE what the policemen's '.toppers''
look like after the officers have had
q rough and tumble with hooligans.
Perhaps. however, Savona lives up
to the level of respectabiNty indi-
Gated by the silk hats and does not
possess hooligans.---Wide World Mag
azine. M fsY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Unalterable,

81 love you, my daughter, although.
the light from his eyes was as tender
as that Of a June dawn, and his tones
caused her heart to dance in billowy
ecstasy OF joy-"you are woman
with past"
And with smile the theosophical
bridegroom pressed another kiss up
on the brow Of the bride he had wooed
and won long ago when the world was
yet damp from the creation IN the
evenings and on the holidays after
carrying the he'd on King solomon's
temple. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Profound critlcl.nn.

Kin Hubbard, the Indiana humorist
one of them. that is to say-once
was assigned to cover a. performance
Of uncle Toms Cabin" Hubbard
had his brain.child. ABE Martin"
report the play. This was the critique:
= !" Uncle Toms Goblin played down t
Melodeon hall las night. tn dogs
was good. but they had poor support
-EverybodyIs Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Good for Small Towns.

A few big shoe manufacturers arc
fighting us because we have always re-
fused to give them better terms than
we give to the small manufacturer.
The little fellows stand with US be-
cause we treat III manufacturers
alike. no matter how many machines.
they use. Hence. competition In the
shoe business and prosperous factor.
les in small towns! 5fs3 ~
Write US and we will tell you all
about it. 49, Il.
The United Shoe Machinery Co., Bos..
ton, Mass.-Adv. rs FIX
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
u, n
Personality.

Personality is just ones centralized
experience Of the world, and there is
no way OF making 1t greater except by
making that experience greater and
more centralized: in other words. be-
ing bigger. broader. better man or
woman. Every intellectual achieve
ment, every moral victory. every bit
Of solid work, will leave personality
richer. profounder, more delicate. In
fact. to cultivate 1t. the plan is don't
cultivate It. Let It alone and do your
duty and 1t will grow.--E, B. Andrews,
In the International Journal Of Ethics.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Peculiar natural Fact :.

One Of the puzzles of nature is tho
fact that many springs show an in
creased flow Of water several hours
before coming rain begins to fall.
Various explanations have been at
tempted, the most plausible being
that the weather, before storm ID
often Of the kind which checks loss
of moisture from the ground by
evaporation and hence leaves more
to feed the springs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Mischief.

The head Of a bureau Of the federal
government is called chief" It has
become uniform custom among gov
eminent, employees. when writing to
such an officer, to address him as
Dear Mr.. Chief" Consequently, off,
cial Washington was thrown into con-
sternation when Julia G. Lathrop was
placed in charge of the new children's
bureau; for there seemed no escape
from the salutation, Dear Miss
Chief"-The Survey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Tired Of Fancy Eatlna.

The eldest daughter, who was TAX
ing cooking lessons, practiced on the
family by preparing the Sunday din
ner.
On another day the mother was
complimented at meal time by tho
son for the palatableness of = certain
dish. 1s f
"Um-m, just wait till Sunday" said
the eldest daughter.
"Oh, mamma" pleaded her little
sister. cant We have just . plain
dinner Sunday?" ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Ancient Romeo Manlcurea.

The fluffy haired girl that holds
your hand in a Broadway barber shop
for a half hour and puts your nails
in tip-top shape for a half-dollar is
practicing an art that antedates
Caesar himself. Excavations in old
Rome have disclosed that hot and
cold water service like that in big
town apartment house. manicuring
sets, razors, toothpicks and hooks.
and eyes we're as common in the first
century as graft Investigations are
in New York today, The diggers found
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
The MIser.

Here" said Teddy's papa, showing
the little boy coin, .is penny 300
years old. It was given to me when I
was little boy" Gee whiz!." ejacu-
lated Teddy, lust think of anybody
being able to keep a penny as long ~
that without spending it,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
counterThrust.

"A very good retort!" said Senator
Lodge in an argument In this city
over the immigration bill. "A very
good retort indeed! 1t reminds me Of
Weeks.
Weeks and his wife were quarrel
ing. Weeks. with . hard, scornful
laugh. you acted like nsh out OF
water
Weeks sighed.
but a very cleverly landed fish.
he said. with a musing voice."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
No Fasting.

No, Stree" said Uncle sheepskin.
"yeou don't ketch me takin' a fast
train right threw tew Chicargey;
kin dew without most anything else
on the keers' except eatin'."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
Somewhat Contradictory,

---.-T- -. e-0V1te' ~ -----I
have often wondered how it is that.
while each man loves himself more
than his neighbors, he yet pays less
attention to his own opinion Of him
self than to that Of others.-Marcus
Aurelius.