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TALKS WITH YUAN

friends. Then turning to Mr.. Lenfes-
tey he said that he was always pleas
ed to see travellers from other coun-
tries, especially from America.
When Admiral Tsai had interpreted
this Mr.. Lenfestey expressed his admi-
ration for the energetic way in which
the president conducted the affairs OF
state. we Americans said Mr.. Len
festey. admire you not a little for the
way In which you make enemies. We
know from experience that no one
can carry out a great reform move
ment without making enemies"
After the president had thanked
him for compliment, Mr.. Lenfestey
asked what the policy OF the republic
would be with reference to the invest
ment OF American capital in China.
The president answered that he appre-
ciated the friendly attitude Of America
toward the republic OF China and es-
pecially the stand which the American
government had taken on the loan
question. 4; I;
There can be no doubt" said the
president but that every encourage
ment will be given to Americans who
have share in the jcommercial and
industrial development Of China, &, ' a.
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cIu. /, sird..

Birds. in proportion to their weight
probably eat more than any other liv-il
Ing thing, 1t 10 . mystery to natural
lists how the ring-dove flies after it,
accustomed meal. One dove was
found with 600 peas in its crop; M
other, in captivity, was known to eat
1870; beechnuts at = time: and : third
.devoured so acorns. The robin often
eats ~ times its weight In twenty.
four hours, whilea barnyard hen with
chicks has been observed to resume
eating 475 times in the course of .
day. The diet Of certain species OF
hawk, Il composed Of about 1000 mice.
In the course OF a month, besides 9TH
er. food. In the mouth Of young
heron were found three trout, each
weighing three-quarters OF pound.
Another was found with seven small
trout In its mouth. mouse, and q
thrush, evidently on its way to its
nest. The growing bird seems to:
have an appetite equal to that Of the
adult,-Harper's Weekly. 5 ~
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Friends Of Spokane Pair Use Classified
FL Ads 70 Carry Out ;Thsir
"a Prank. a

Spokane.-An opportunity to sell
black cats over three months old 1T
rs cents to hve dollars each. and q
chance to buy q milch COW for 325. II
taken ut once. drew . throng to 100
East Liberty avenue all day. which
looked like David Harum's stable
yard in the height OF his .'hoss swap
ping activities. 81 4, ls
3 Wanted Cats over three months
old; black preferred; 75c to IS. Call
at 5109 E. Liberty. .ss 4. Il
That little want ad inserted In
the local papers was responsible for
part Of the early morning crowd Of
kitten sellers who called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Gray as early as six
o'clock. s.
Mrs. Gray, was Miss Lulu Carr. She
and Mr.. Gray were married at Our
Lady Of Loudres church, and the in
sertion Of the want ad was part Of
prank played on the 'newlyweds"
by their friends.
The cat ad had only email part
in. the deeply laid plot Of well-wishers.
lOI = Al luc& 6huS Ab6uo opQe11cO AAAS
offer Of sale: !. X;
Fresh mich COW. SIS. II taken At
once. 100 Liberty y
On top Of this crowd of junk deal
,ers who were requested to call at the
address at ten o'clock also caused the
'newly-married couple considerable
amusement, incidental to the annoy
ance, but they took the incidents all
as joke. as they stood OF" the va
rious callers during the day.
parties with . surplus
stock Of kittens were at the house as
early az six o'clock" said Mrs. Gray.
laughingly. Some Of them brought
whole sacks full Of cats. We didn't
stop to investigate. but there were
at least three or four to q sack. Boys
with cats kept coming at intervals
during the day. but we failed to
select one. 4
THE fresh milch COW for $25 nat
.urally appealed to lot Of people. and
callers to look at our COW were nu-
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BENEATH THIS MANS DIGNITY
Was Willing to Do Much, but Drsss
the Line at Acting 40 Secretary
to earnyard Fowl. 45f5

"A farmer in one Of the neighboring
townships, who had gone into scien-
tidc poultry raising, hit upon the
scheme OF marking each egg with
certain data in indelible ink. His
idea was to find which variety Of
chickens laid best, and then, when the
eggs were Matched, attach = tag to the
chickens legs. He soon found that
his hired man was negligent about
properly inscribing the eggs. One
day not an egg was marked. and the
farmer read him the riot act.
The hired man listened in sullens
silence until the boss finished. Then
he said: 53 n u VI S;S=,5
"see here. You'll have to get ~
other man.
why. Jim, you're not going to leave
me, after working for me for sig
years :" Il n ssS$s
yes, am. returned the hired
man. 1--WE done all sorts Of odd
chores for you without : whimper. but
I'm burned IL I'm going to stay here
and be secretary to any burned hen!s
In these days Of easy divorce It's =
wise child that knows Its own step
father is55s sif5 81
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source Of Strength.

We do not hatter ourselves that the
intellect OF our time, Judged by the
power OF individuals, is exceptionally
great. No doubt, men Of commanding
genius are still with us, but they are
not more numerous or more original
than In former times. What then 10
the popularity that has produced such
great results In my opinion what has
been accomplished Is due in great part
to the spread OF higher education.
which has evolved an. army of compe-
tent investigators possessing eAthusi-
asm for research which now, for the
first time, ii. led into useful paths by
the few great minds. whose powers
thus receive wider range and become
more productive. It is in this that our
great strength lies.-Prof. Arthur
Schuster In Science. {.f n,
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IN q corner OF the reception hall - he
was shown into. the house by serv-
ant. Then it dropped entirely from
his mind. A fine meal and the most
genial guest possible put Mr.. Angel
in his brightest mood. Magnate and
manager discussed some business. but
not much Sidney's inexhaustible fund
Of drollery and that infectious smile OF
his gave Mr.. Angel the pleasantest
evening he had spent for a long time.
according to his own spontaneous dec
laration. q rs i. ;$ 5s5. .5,.l a$@ L n.
When Sidney was shown up to his
room, to his surprise he found the
troublesome satchel on a chair. The
servant, evidently had supposed It TO
be an adjunct OF his all-night visit.
:3S'.I wonder what's in 1t Z" unused Sid
ney. rs it locked :? No. / declare!" "a
2 He stared hard as the Eatchel came
open. And no wonder! Suchsa con-
glomeration OF bright. neat, odd tools
came into view, and SO unusual and
unique in their shape that he could
scarcely guess their purpose.
"A burglars xiii" burst forth Sid,
ney.
There was no doubt OF that. There
was a silk and steel ladder, drills,
picklocks. fuses, deadly looking box
that might hold nitroglycerin. Sidney
fancied that its, owner, seen by po-
}liceman who recognized him, had left
with due. dispatch via the freight
route .55 81. X
Sidney put out the lights and sat at
the open window of the dressing room
OF the suite to think Of Della. He must
have fallen asleep nnawares. A CLINT
Of light in the outer apartment ava
kened him. Sidney saw two men, one
holding a dark lantern. its rays TO-
}cussed down upon the open satchei.
zone Of our kind, spoke one Of the
men. s35 .5...
Say" broke in the other, vehement
~, Il know who those tools belong to
DARK Derry. He's here, or coming
here, and it's his job.
What about the booty downstairs =
Hands Off won't interfere with q
king pail
Nh The two men left the room. A min
ute later Sidney saw them make on
across the lawn. He went down
stairs. Il
I. & Tied hand and foot, with a gag in:
his mouth, lay, Mr.. Angel on sofa. A
safe stoed open. and spread out on q
green cloth beside 1t was jewelry.
money. bonds. III;
Another ten minutes and I would
have chicken to DEATH" declared the
magnate when released, after Sidney
had explained matters. If they had
come back for that plumber would
have been $4,000 the loser. You're e
bright fellow, Ware. 3ti.5ss
Sidney only smiled. He was SO.
bright that. with papa's full blessing,
he welded winsome Della a year later.
He smiled then. in love with all the
world, but particularly with the happy.
lovely bride he had won. i
Copyright. 1918. by W. q. Chapman.)
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rlme,a ch.naea /, amtellnl,ted.,,.

45R IlmS8 manages IAm0nkSos IL
Talk Of the dog ~ beast Of bur
den IN England and one recalls the
Importance OF the canine help in the
nsh transit business Of the past. Tho
carriers from the south coast towns
to inland markets were once New.
foundland dogs. Thus the order Of
the team 40 quoted by Mr.. Parker In
Highways and Byways in Surrey:"
Teams of two or four were harnessed
together. The man would cock his
legs up along the sharves. They not
only went % fast a. the coaches. but
they gained time when the coaches
stopped to change horses. A dog
drawn carriage used to bring hsh
from Littlehampton to Godalming.
wher oysters were often to be bought
three penny" Oysters at three a
penny have gone with the dogs!----
London Chronicle. "a Il. Is Il. /
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
FOUND a WAY.
TO 20 Clear Of Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit, and finally his stomach
and kidneys got In such q bad condi-
ton that he was compelled to give up
4 good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow. and there didn't
seem to be an organ in his body that
was not affected.
Il told him felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided to give it up.
1T was = struggle. because Of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try It
and then 1t was easy to leave on
coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at last
he was q new man altogether, as re-
suit of leaving of coffee and taking up
Postum. Then began to drink it too.
although was never as bad Oh 40
my husband, I was always very ner-
vous and never at any time very
strong, only Weighing IS lbs. before 4
began to use Postum. Now / weigh
lis lbs. and can do az much work AZ
anyone my size. think"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet. '.The
Road to Wellville." a
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled.)
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
Ing, but is prepared Instantly by stir
ring q level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes 1t right
for >post persons. =.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put in .
heaping spoonful and temper it with a
large supply Of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way In the future
''ThareS q Reason" for Postum.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
ECZEMA IN WATER BLIsTERs

tr r. r 1,
74s Congress St., Chicago. III, my
eczema broke out like little water
blisters. Each one was full Of water
and would itch until / would scratch
It open, then the water would run out
and it would get sore. first got the
eczema on the back Of the hand and l
scratched 1t so hard I made it all sore.
Then got it on my legs just above
the ankle and above the knee.
Il used what they call - ------- and It
stopped the itch but It got worse.
Then i used - -----. In all had the
trouble for about two years. One day
saw the advertisement Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment in the paper. I
wrote for q sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and I tried them and
then bought some more. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment left my sores nice and
smooth. used them for six weeks,
and am now cured; the eczema left no
marks" (signed) F. w. Horrisch.
Oct. 10. 1912. 5 "A: IN
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world, Sample Of each
free. with SIP. Skin Book Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
DIAGNOSES OWN CASE; SAVED
Doctor, Stricken With Appendicitis on
Train, Sends Telegram for
Surgeon.

New York.-Dr. William H. vanden-.
burg of 30 West Forty-eighth street
diagnosed his own illness, on board a
train, as appendicitis. and underwent
an operation five hours later at the
Hahnemann hospital. He recovered.
Doctor Vandenburg had gone to
Lenox, Mass, to attend Mrs. George
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
BOYS PRANK KILLS TWO MEN
Engine Runs Wild Through 1ufsalo
Yards and Crashes Into 4 -l9
Freight Train.

Buffalo.-A small boy went into the
New York Central railroad round.
house here and climbed into the cab
OF m engine. He pulled open the
throttle and as the engine started for.
ward he jumped The locomotive
ran Wild through the yards 1t
speed OF As miles an hour and crashed
head on into freight train coming
from the opposite direction. The en-
gines met with terrific force. Fred
Ludoke. engineer, was almost instant
" killed and William Froelich. ire
man. was 90 badly injured that he
died soon afterward. ..5:. II 8
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Gay we're quite sufficient. "A man who
does not take enough exercise or who
does not perform enough manual la
Dor to enable him to digest and as.
simulate large quantity of food, and
particularly flesh food. should be
very careful as to the quality and
quantity of food he ingests. Such a
man does not require much meat"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

gdiGnided, 1t isn't business; lt'B-tt -
Its caught Miss Della Angel. just
- 1t has the whole OF US. chirped
winsome Nettie Darling, typewriter,
who overheard Grimths. Sidney II
everybody's friend and tries to be. and
you're Old Glooms.' and that's why
Miss Angel Joined the golf club Just
/ to meet . genuine smiling young man
once In : while 4. 4
sOh. she did, chr snarled the jeal-
Gus rival. well. I'll bet old Angel
doesn't know It. Why, he'd nre the
upstart In . second. II he ever even
suspected that Ware was making eyes
1t his only child and heiress.
It was dangerous pleasure sensible.
thoughtful Sidney Ware realized. the
court he could not help paying to the
sweetest girl he ever met. still he
could not resist the attraction. It
seemed a. II their souls mingled when
he was with Della ANGEL. He was
earnest, wholesome-hearted, happy
spirited, she unostentatious, lovely and
genuine. They were like two ingenu-
Gus children playing in q beautiful
garden. for everything in the world
was fresh and radiant to their un-
spoiled natures. q
Sidney never knew how much Della
was to him until she went away to-
visit some friends at quite distance.
i He kept on smiling. but there was q
vague longing in his heart that took
some Of the rare glitter from perfect
3 To, hprc{ vN<a aaa /, "
everything was going more than we'll
with this fortunate young man. Mr..
Angel had come to him one morning,
q he sat in his ONCE, with a, bulky
envelope in his hand. ,s
''See here, Ware."' he said, i've Just
received new audit of the books for
the year and some system suggestions
and costs averages from our auditor. /
want to 90 over them quietly and
.leisurely at home. Come up to- the
house to dinner at six-no formality.
mind you. It's pretty lonesome there.
and I'll value your counsel and enjoy
your company. and you can stay all
night" '5.si
Sidney was Immensely pleased at
the invitation. While on his way at
8: 80 that evening q man rushed past
him az he stood waiting for long
freight train to pass. He carried q
satchel and was constantly glancing
apprehensively behind him. Suddenly.
% II fear-inspired, the stranger ran
It the moving train and swung up the
iron ladder Of q freight car.
In getting a safe hold the satchel
slipped FROM his grasp. The man made
q movement a. II to descend after It.
Then glance around seemed to impel
him to the other alternative. A po:
liceman fitted into view, disappeared,
and Sidney, after waiting for min
ute or two. picked up the satchel.
II there had been flagman in sight
Sidney would have left the satchel in
his possession with an explanation.
Az. 1t was, he was due at the Angel
home, so he concluded to take the
.satchel along with him and leave It at
the depot on 8 chance that the owner;
might apply for it there In the morn
ing.
He placed the satchel unobtrusively
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

Westinghouse. at Erskine Park, and
was returning to New York city, on
board the Pittsfield express Of the
New Haven railroad, when he became
suddenly and violently i'll. Diagnosing
his trouble as a severe and aggravated
attack Of appendicitis, Doctor vanden-
burg caused the conductor Of the train
to send a telegram from a station in
Connecticut to DR.. George w. Roberts.
head Of the Hahnemann hospital staff.
to meet him at the Grand Central ter
minal with an ambulance.
When the train arrived in this city
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company line. in this city. His body
has been sent back here aboard the
Tivives of the same steamship line.
Mr.. Smith died at sea few hours be-
fore the Zacapa reached Colon, where
he intended to disembark for trip
across the isthmus..
The first day out Mr.. Smith became
so Ill that he was confined to his state
room. He never left it alive. When
told that the end was near he shook
his head.
I'VE should reach Colon soon," he
said. Where are we now?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
Half.Eoraotten Etnaneler.

London.-ln Chancery Lane, the
other day, 1 once well-known figure
passed along quite unnoticed. He was
no other than Jabez Spencer Balfour.
old and none too robust and who
looked as II the world did anything
but shine upon him. Not many years
ago J. Spencer Balfour was the wizard
1t touch OF whose wand dross turned
to gold-the ]. p. Morgan Of the Lon
don Of his day.
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Cumulative Possibilities.

Don't you think peace would be
promoted If nations could be persuad.
ed to talk things over deliberately be-
fore going to war;"
Possibly. But sometimes the more
you talk things over the more you
find to fight about"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
SHOWER CATS ON NEWLY WE'D

merous during the day. The tele-
phone was kept ringing most OF the
day by people who wanted to buy
the COW and also BY those who had
cats to sell. don't know how long
those ads are supposed to run. but
we don't want any black cats and
we haven't any fresh milch COW to
SELL si5iEg
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" I'll q = & ~ 55s53y ~
Looking for the Reward. s

A rural school had . pretty girl ~
its teacher. put she was much trou.
bled because many Of her pupils We're
late every morning. At last she made
the announcement that she would kiss
the first pupil to arrive at the school
house the next morning. At sunrise
three Of the largest boys OF her class
were sitting on the door step Of the
schoolhouse and by s o'clock every
boy in the school and four of the d.
rectors were waiting for her to arrive.
Ladies' Home Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

Employers Honor Their Cook.
New York.-JMr. and Mrs. Benz. B.
jacobson Of this city gave q party I'M
honor Of Miss Helena Schwartz. who
completed 25 years OF faithful service
q Mrs. Jacobson's cook.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
No Meat a Noon.

sS There was conference in London
recently under the auspices of the
Incorporated Institute Of Hygiene, to
discuss the health Of business men.
Many Of the greatest physicians In
England spoke, especially about the
diet of the ordinary man of business.
The New York Medical Record sums
up their conclusions thus: Most OF
the speakers expressed the opinion
that but little should be eaten In the
middle OF the day and some seemed
70 think that two good meals in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
BOYS Allowed Latitude.

The degree Of care q boy Of fourteen
ID required to use to avoid an accident
is passed on by the New York court Of
appeals In Jacobs VS.. H. ]. Koehler
company, in which the court says he
Is required to use only the degree Of
care and caution common to boys Of
that age and not such degree of dill
gence in avoiding danger as is ex-
acted Of an adult under the same cir
cumstances.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
Bride to Be- Gets Black EYE.

Paterson. N. Miss Mary O'NeilI
would listen to no excuse for delaying
the wedding, when her fance,, James
Pillar, explained that they would have
to obtain license at the city hall
and not from the minister who was
to marry them. Miss O'Neill received a
gayly colored. optic in the argument
which followed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
Good GuLe q,

"And what do you do at the hos
pital?" 6, Z.
Il am an interne."
"Oh. you have charge Of the inter.
nal disorders, eh p
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
GIVEN WISH It'd. biz AT SEA
Retired Capitalist Makes Strong Effort
to See Panama Canal Before
He Expired.

New York.-"If could only view
the Panama canal and then die at sea.
the supreme desire Of my life would be
realized"
This was the hope expressed by D..
H. Smith. retired capitalist OF Provi-
dence, r. l., as he went aboard the
steamship zacapa Of the United Fruit
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
countina the Cost.

Yeast-He says he thinks his child
hood days were the happiest.
Crimson eak-Of course he does. It
only cost him half as much to get into
q circus and on the street cars.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
1c,, IN, .Hit. com,merce.

tt-iS asVOpl0 f1sSO SVussSsSSsti sEge5.ai IS
Ossining. N. Y.----7As . result Of more
love-making on the beach near. the
boat line between this town and the
beach has been abandoned. and WON
en- bathers must walk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
.Conaiderate.

$50 you want to become my son-in-
law, eh?" IT
eyes, sir. That is, II you can at
ford it."-Boston Evening Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
Len,e.r AsyIuns.

Twenty-seven asylums for lepers are
maintained by foreign mission boards
of the United States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
Aa Had 10 Saw IL.

studious Maid-Here's a scientist
who says every person has special
afhnity for some tree. What tree do
you suppose is your afnnity?
Smitten Youth-Yew.
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In the Swim. 81
This society life 10 really some.
what tiresome.s Here have been
right In the midst OF the big swells--
Ah-been to Atlantic City 5s9si rs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

Doctor Roberts and an ambulance
were waiting for him. and he was hur-
ried to the hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

He was told that Colon was not far
away.
II guess will be able to last" he
said. Il am trying hard. though am
very weak"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

However. the self.made man never.
seems to suffer from ramorse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23
Their Goal

"They want to sue this aviator.
. Then literally, they are after the
man higher NJ"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

Cause Of u.
Baseball disputes get well aired.
That's on account Of the fans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-23

retirement Of ]. Bruce lsmay from the
presidency Of the International Ma
,rine Mercantile, company. When IL
may accepted Mr. Morgan's offer to
purchase the business he made it a
condition that on his retirement the
name OF Ismay be no longer used.