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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Stats Stylish for Women.

n Any nervousness on the part of hus.
bands and brothers that wife and sis
ter may appropriate the walking
sticks Of ( said masculine relatives.
since fashion has decreed that the
stick is the thing for the stylish femi-
nine person, is quite uncalled for. F
The feminine walking stick Is quite
a different implement-not like the
brothers or husbands by a good deal.
To be exact, there is a difference Of.
about foot The walking sticks the
dear girls are carrying to set off the
directoire features of the fashions Of
the hour are about forty-eight inches
in length and are usually carried
grasped about the middle. They add a
dash and jauntiness obtainable in no
other, waya jauntiness absolutely i'm
possible with the dwarf walking
sticks Of the men folks. No maid
would carry one Of these chopped;on
canes, There is no occasion for fear.
on this score. @. @s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
MANY DELIGHTS TO THE EYE
Beautiful Fabrics Turned Out by Man
ufacturers for the Delectation
OF FemInlnity.

Satin-faced silks are In q wide vari-
ETY. Of designs and various effects.
sCharmeuse has not lost Ia popularity
in brocaded designs, and jacquard
messalines In new designs are very
beautiful, some with a pressed brocade
design on black velvet and others Of
soft silk, with design OF silk plush.
The new crepe de chimes and crepe
meteor, satin-faced crepe, besides
being in plain colors and weaves, are
in printed patterns. plain1colored JAG
guards and jacquards in combination
with prints. Canton crepe is slightly
heavier than crepe de chine and is q
great favorite. n
Matelasse silks are in a great vari.
ETY. Of colors, in weights suitable for
the making OF costumes and coats.
Those in jacquard designs stand out In
prominent relief.
MORE silks will be used for coats
for wear with almost any kind of
skirt, or in combination with other ma
terials for dresses. Silk eponges In
plaids OF blue and green with over
checks of red, will be used for sashes,
separate jackets, separate skirts and
for trimming purposes. Roman striped
silks will also be used for sashes and
belts and for various combinations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Made Actor Feel at Home.

Frank Moulan, the comedian, Is
golfer and he tells very amusing
story of an experience in Chicago.
He was to attend a dinner and had
been told that he was to \be seated
between two prominent judges. 81
must thing up something profound to
say to them," said Moulan to himself,
"and maybe will be able to get a
story across during a lull in their
conversation"
After an exchange of greetings and
the usual platitudes the comedian
seated himself between the two learn
ed jurists, and this is the conversation
which he heard:
j Did you get out today?" -4a
mo Very unfortunately, had a
case which detained me. Did you get
away?" es T..
Yes. Had a good round, too-an
SO, which. is very satisfactory, in
deed"
And during the entire dinner golf
monopolized the conversation and fur
nished a topic which enabled the
actor to participate freely and to his
entire satisfaction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
CARE FOR ) THE ROSES NOW
Attention Will Well Repay the Lover
Of the Most Beautiful Flower
That Grows. Eiiy

~
This month and the next is a good
time to root rose.cuttings For the
tender teas, no trouble will be had II
they are either packed in wet sand,
several inches deep, leaving two or
three joints above the sand and the
sand kept wet (not sloppy. with the
box set in the sunshine, laying pane
OF glass over the top, or set in the
ground, q glass jar turned down tight
ly over them, and the soil drawn up
about the sides. s.35 s..s5,'s n: +,
The soil around the Jar should be,
kept moist, and the jar should be left
in place until next spring, II the slips
are put into the ground.
II rooted in sand. they will be ready
to transplant to pots in six weeks or.
two months, sitting and packing soil
about their little white roctlets.
They can be wintered in cold.
frame, or a pit. Hardy roses can be
Slipped" the same, or started by lay
ering
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

are being picked up very quickly.
Long ago, busy mothers stopped max
ing their small boys clothes and
turned with relief to the good looking
ready-made garments which the manu-
facturer had learned to turn out. Lat
er, the little girls needs commanded
the attention Of those same clever
manufacturers, and now comparative
ly little home sewing is done for the
small girl Of the average family.
To be sure, a little frock may be
achieved at home more cheaply than
an equally good frock can be bought
ready-made, provided the mother her.
self does the sewing or helps in doing
it. You can be absolutely sure Of the
material used, can see that 1t is prop
erly shrunk, can have it made up
more carefully with no careless sew
ing and finishing such as characterize
many of the read -made garments, but
1t is doubtful whether, in most cases,
the homemade frock will have as styl-
ish an air as the ready-made garment,
and II the mothers time and strength
have value, the home sewing is per-
haps expensive in the end. 4.
The manufacturers employ the best
designers they can get: and II you do
not always get honest work in the
.ready.made articles, you do get effect
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
A MOVING PICTURE TOY.

A boy may have his own moving
pictures at home by making the sim
pie little machine shown in Fig. 1.
This toy consists of a cardboard cylin-
der with slots cut in it's sides, which
is mounted upon wooden base fast
ened to the end Of stick, while the
pictures are made on strips of card
board and represent man, horse,
dog, or whatever the subject may be,
in action, drawn in just the positions
in which it would appear In = series
Of photographs taken in rapid sue
cession. The strips of pictures are
placed, one at a time, inside OF the
cylinde close to the sides and facing
In, then the cylinder Is whirled around
by means Of the stick upon which it
is pivoted, and by looking through
the slots in the sides you see a num-
Der of men, horses or dogs, as the
case may be, moving just as they
would appear upon the screen at a
regular moving picture show.
III The wooden base for the cardboard
cylinder is the first thing to make
Gig. y. Upon a piece of board one
half inch thick describe a circle FIVE
and one-eight inches in diameter
with compass, or if you haven't a
compass hunt up a jug or china saucer
of this diameter and mark out around
its rim. With scroll saw or cop
ing saw it will be easy to follow the
circle in saving out the base, but
with large saw it will be necessary
to cut OF first the four corners. Of the
board close to the circle, then the
eight corners thus produced, then the
sixteen cornerg and SO on untilfit is
as round as you can get it, and
then finish on the edge with coarse
file, chisel or sharp jack knife and
sandpaper it, until perfectly smooth.
\ Bore a on4quarter inch hole in the
center Of THE base, then get lead
pencil six inches long. Tor Whittle q
stick to the same size) and three
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
APPEAL TO CHILD's REASON
Corporal Punishment Unknown In
Japanese Households, Where
Better Methods Are Used.

That the family virtues can flourish
in other than Christian countries, and
that the English language can be used
with quaint effectiveness by an intelli-
gent oriental, has been shown by
Yoshio Markino in his book, when |
Was a Child" He ts a Japanese art
list now living in London, and has
risen to success only after a long
struggle against loneliness and starva-
ton. A
When I was child was never
spanked. Both my mother and father
believed Confucius so faithfully. Con.
fucius said, "You can teach and lead
any human being who has soul. Only
those wild beasts you may beat" They
begged my nurse not to spank me.
They always said to them, "Our child
has q brain to understand the reason;
so If he is naughty, pray explain rea-
son until he becomes good, but never
spank him" They always brought a
looking-glass in front Of my crying
face. I hated to see my own face so
ugly with the tear-marks, and ! imme,
diately began to laugh. Very often,
when wanted to cry little longer,
used to scream, ooh, don't show me
the glass for few moments!" was
never scolded severely. They always
told me, you are a very nice boy,
but Just at this moment some evil Il
trying to dwell in you. How pity the
evil is making you bad boy and CIV
inc some trouble to vOur dear par.
ents!" And I began to feel SO sorry
for them, and used to cling to their
necks and say, "The evil is gone long
time ago. am your favorite boy"
1t is a general rule in Japan that
the youngest child is spoiled by the
parents, and was not an exception
from this. OF course my sister and
brother loved me SO much, too. But
as soon as I was grown up enough
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
mono 1lnbar RuIldIno.

/, y
The high cost and the difaculty Of
securing lumber in large sizes long
ago eliminated wood as a structural
material except in falsework. temper
airy construction and structures Of
small stzet Machinery hall, now be
ing built for the Panama-Pacifc expo
3sition, Is. therefore. of more thar
usual interest, since its frame is en-
tirely Of wood. 1t has floor area Of
over eight acres and an extreme
height OF 1s5 feet. Using as 1t doea
about 100000 feet (board measure)
OF lumber, 1t is fairly safe to venture
the prediction that it will be the hast
great monumental structure to be
built OF native timber, and we may
even hazard the statement that never
again will its equal be erected OF such
material in this country. Engineer
ing Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
sawmlll.in japan.

There is being erected by an Ameri-
can trading company for the Comet
Kaisha Fujita Gumi at Osaka a mod.
ern sawmiIl that is to, be fitted
throughout with the latest, American
machinery for saving logs into vart-
Gus dimensions of lumber, also with
the automatic devices for handling 1t
from one set of saws and planes to the
other as required. BY the use Of this
modern machinery the daily output
will be greatly increased and the labor
cost lowered. gsaS
AS the sawmill referred to will be
the first to be erected in Japan on the
modern American plan 1t is believed
that it will be the forerunner Of many
more, or the modernization in part at
least of those nov in operation where
the work is done by hand or where
only ripsaw is used. 4y} X ,s# +, 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Given Cross Of Legion.

Nine. Cecile Charminade, the com
poser and pianist, who is among those
just given the Legion OF Honor dec
grafton, was born in Paris. She stud
led the pianoforte with LIE Coupy and
composition with Augustin Savard,
who counted among his pupils such
distinguished musicians as Saint
Saens and Massenet. The great num-
Der OF her published compositions tes-!
tify to her love of hard work. She
has not limited herself to songs and
pianoforte pieces only, but has written
duets for violin and piano, violoncello,
and piano, trio for piano, violin and
violoncello, and solos for the organ.
Her compositions are marked by q
freshness Of ideas that compel all to
acknowl edge her as an original COM
poser. Nine. Chaminade was married
ten years ago to M. Carbonel Of Mar
settles, the leading music publisher in
the south of France. "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

The endeavor was futile. He could
not bulge the stout withes at wrists
and ankles. However, he managed
to crowd upright, and then to his de-
light mouthed the gag to one side so
he could use his, lips. E2@2
Jim looked out through the little
slot at the top Of the front of the
wagon box The we'll trained horse
stood patiently awaiting further or
ders. A brilliant idea came into
Jim's mind.
"Rustler!" he spoke softly Rust,
Ter, old fellow!" f..s
The horse pricked up his ears. he
recognized his masters tones. 3
Home, old fellow-home! home!" J
Rustler started up, made direct
turn, strobe down the road. Jim's
heart was in his mouth. He feared
the burglars might notice the maneu-
yer. Luckily they did not. One min.
ute, five minutes-ff fifty yards, one-half
a mile! fF
And now he gave the familiar a.
rection to the splendidly trained AMI.
NAL
"Go!" aes
e The intelligent steed speeded up
just as promptly as though his mas
ter was holding the reins. Every
mile advanced Jim's heart beat high
er and higher as he thought Of the
precious treasure beside him.
He laughed in glee at a memory of
the discontinue of the mint hooters.
He laughed louder, as nearing Pros
pect the horse instead of going
straight home, made for the Penny
packer house not unused to carrying;
his master there "courting nights"
How Jim's voice rang outsupon theI
still morning air as Rustler came to-
q halt directly under the window ut
the room of the girl he loved!
A sash went up, then another-tlle
sweet alarmed bird tones Of Elsie, the
gruff, challenging voice Of the judge
Then, hurriedly dressed,
both came down into the yard.
There was rapid story to reveal
when the doors Of the wagon were
forced open and Jim was rescued. The
town was alarmed and posse soon
formed.
At noon that day word was brought
to Prospect that the burglars were in
Jail at Golden Gulch, that the mint
people had a $1,000 reward waiting for
jim and the tender Of a good posi-
ton. y g,
B"The little home is reality at
last" he said to the happiest bride ex-
pectant in Christendom.
Copyright, 1913. by w. G. Chapman.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
When Pope Wac Broad.

Alexander Pope, the deathless poet
Of England, had a large and intimate
experience of the theater. In his time
he was a welcome visitor behind the
scenes and most of the contemporaries
GUS dramatic authors and actors were
proud to be on friendly terms with
him. Mean and little and contemplate
as he was in many of his personal re-
lations (recall Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu's estimate Of his infinite lit
tleness) he nevertheless had a
broad streak. This, OF course. from
the viewpoint of the Intellectual. He
was in ready sympathy with the strug.
glers on the stage, and he wrote this
apology for imperfections that are in
separab1e from plays, no less than
from other works Of finite, therefore
imperfect beings: {E5
whoever thinks a faultless piece to
s,,,s see, ssz%
Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'el
shall be-" '&S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
spools, two Of which will fit tight up.
on the pencil and the third loose
The holes in spooIs Of different shapes


on the pencil and the third loose
The holes in spools of different shapes
vary a little in size, SO you probably
will find that mother or sister has
just what you want. Push the upper
end Of the pencil through spool A SO
that about one-half inch projects Gig.
-, cover it and the top OF the spool
with glue and stick 1t through the
hole bored in the base Gig. ~ press
spool A against the base until 1t is
glued fast to it. Slip the pencil
through spool B and stick the lower
end into spool c Gig. u. II spool G
doesn't At perfectly tight put q little
glue on the end of the pencil before
sticking it INTO spool G.
For the cylinder get some light
weight cardboard that will be easy
to cut, mark out a piece 31z inches
wide and 16% inches long Gig. ~,
and mark of the ten slots at Sequal dis
tances apart. Cut out the cylinder
with a pair Of scissors or q, sharp
knife, then tack its lower edge to the
edge OF the wooden base, as shown
in Fig. s, and glue the ends of the
cardboard together. 5.Sa
n The ten views OF the circus horse
and hound in> Fig. 6 show the posi-
lions of horse while making one
complete gallop and the posi-
lions taken by dog while leaping
through hoop. Cut out the four sec,
tions OF this set of pictures. and paste
them end to end upon a light weight
piece Of cardboard SO as to make a con-
tinuous strip. To hold the picture
strip against the sides of the cylinder.
drive several small brads into the top
Of the base just far enough away
from the edge so the strips will slip
between them and the cylinder Fig.
y. III
TO work the moving picture. toy,
hold it by the middle spool with one
hand and make the cylinder revolve
by turning the bottom spool with
the other hand, as is show In Fig. l.
Copyright, 1913. BY A. Nicely Hall)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Some Famous Echoes.

~ tf Z q ~.
Among the most noted echoes is that
heard from the suspension bridge
across the Menai strait The sound OF
a blow from a hammer on one of the
main piers of the structure Is re
turned In succession from, each .ot the
cross beams that support the roadway
and from the opposite pier at the dis
tance Of SIG feet, in addition to which
the sound Is many. times repeated be-
tween the water and the roadway at
the rate of % times in five seconds. $5
Outside Shipley church, in Sussex, II
an echo which repeats 20 syllables in
the most remarkable manner.
The famous echo at Woodstock,
when awakened, answers no fewer
than so times.
u In the whispering gallery Of St
.Paul's cathedral the faintest sound II
faithfully conveyed from one side OF
the dome to the other. but cannot be
heard at any interme diate point w
In Gloucester cathedral gallery Of
an octagonal form conveys "a whisper
10 feet across the nave. Manchester
Evening News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
l.I7IuH7sFT 80 rs. ~ !,
ais Royal 'lQhness. :,

An amusing story of King George
when he was a young prince is related.
His majesty always greatly liked the
old-fashioned London horse-bus, and as
q young prince knew and patronized
every route. He himself has recounted
this adventure. Seated Immediately
behind tho driver. he heard the latter
say ito q troublesome horse: Come
up, yer royal ighness; come up" s5.
'sWhy do you give him that name?"
asked the unknown prince.
well, y see guv-nor,'' answered
Jehu, that 'oss is 50 'aughty and lazy
and good for nothing that well. !
Just calls i'm Is Royal 'Ihgness-there
amt nothin' else for it."-London Tele
graph. n s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Takes Time to Get Bank Account.

Takes Time to Get Bank Account.
> A banker had been lunching in .
one-arm restaurant. Incidentally he
has been looking out for No. l by
industriously soliciting the deposit OF
the restaurant keeper for his bank.
While paying for his lunch today the
request for the deposit was repeated,
as it had been at various times before.
The restaurant keeper listened to the
request, looked at the bankers lunch
check, and then casually remarked: II
haven't any money to deposit.
People don't eat enough nowadays"
The bankers check represented the
magnificent outlay of five cents.-1n-
dianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
WOULD TRAIN ;SL.EUTHS.
VIEW OF, MANAGER OF NOTED DE-
TEcTivEa AGENCY.
Only Highest Trained Men, He De-
ciares, Are Competent to Deal "
"a With the Glass Of Criminals
That Exist These Days.

Zone Of the great needs OF the day."
declares a manager of one of the
great detective agencies, sis q school
in which young men can be trained
for the calling OF detectives. I con-
slider this profession equally as i'm.
portant as that OF !, q physician. the
teacher and the lawyer. because the
man who has to- ferret out crime
shoulders many responsible He
must not only be able to catch q
crook, which sometimes Is "a difficult
task, but at times he holds the reputa-,
ton Of prominent men in the hollow
OF his hand. II an amateur sleuth.
not qualified for his work and placed
in charge of an important case,
should fail in his duty, some very
damaging consequences might be ex-
pected.
3 "The course in the school should
cover period OF from two to three
years. The length OF time required
would, Of course, be determined to
some extent by the knowledge the
pupil had at the time of enrolment. "A
college graduate who decided to take
up the detective course could complete
it sooner than one who had very little
education In the subjects which COM
prise a collegian's course.
In school for detectives there.
should be courses OF foreign languages
because linguistics is a valuable asset
to a detective The more languages q
sleuth can master the better equipped
he Is in pursuing his work. Then there
should be courses in mathematics,
science and psychology. as well as the
special work which deals with crime
and how criminals are apprehended:
Science and psychology play an inn
portant part today in the apprehen-
sion Of law-breakers. The Bertillon
system Of anthropometric measure
ments the study OF finger prints, the,
microscope for examining blood spots.
the handwriting expert. the dicta-
graph, the sphymograph and other
modern inventions all play their
parts in locating a suspect and deter
mining whether he Is guilty or not.
The criminal of today is different
from the criminal of yesterday. Among
the present types Of the underworld
are classes Of men who are intelligent
and educated-men with a college edu-
cation who have prostituted their gifts
and turned from the paths OF right
eousness and honesty. To catch crooks
of such calfber requires men OF equal
mental ability. 1t is a case Of brains
against brains. and the shrewdest will
win out whether 1t be the criminal
suspect or the man who is to catch
him. You can well see why under such
detective must be
well fortified with knowledge that
has a bearing on the criminal and
his operations" Ell
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
oS>ooooooooooooooo
jim AND The ROBBERS
a. eEoReE ELMER COBB.

Is . .e
When Blinky Rogers, loafer, claim
i Jumper and mountain pirate, rode into
I Prospect on stolen horse and out
4 of it on rail, aancifully adorned with
tar and feathers, the town considered
i that they had seen the last of him.
Jim Tousey shared the hope. 1t was
his horse that had been stolen down at
! Golden Gulch He had trailed his
despoiler, finding him in the midst%o of
led to brief session of the vigilance
committee and the prompt expulsion
Z OF Blinky. The judge, old Cyrus
Pennypacker, invited Jim as law
D abiding strang ger, up to the house.
4 There, Jim met his fate in the shape
of winsome, wondrously lovely Elsie
Pennypacker. He fingered. Golden
\ Gulch had no further attraction for
\ him, and he went 7 to work at Pros
pect. q II Il s.8 B 5. Fl ::
Ut was bad time to- try and carve.
4 out his fortune in that second-rate
burg. The mines had become skinned
\ out and nearly all the old workers
had gone over to the new diggings at
Amar. Jim would have gone, too, only
for Elsie. His present mission was
ito drive the mine wagon with what
bullion there was over to the branch
mint at: Dorseyville. His recovered
horse was staunch and equal to the
long, heavy run up hill and down dale.
The wagon was heavy one, its box
! top being made of sheet iron with
two back doors and tiny slot over
the drivers seat. ..a
I've told you love you" he said
to Elsie one beautiful moonlit eve
ming, and there will never be an
other woman shall tell the same
thing to"
81 believe that, Jim" responded Ell
sie---..that is why lam so happy"
es, but we can't live on moon
shine" intimated Jim. Things are go
ling from bad to worse here at Pros
$pect. i haven't dollar ahead, and
that doesn't look very booming for
\ that wedding trip Of ours. :
U Jim" observed Elsie, "it's heaven
as it is to have you near me.
don't ask much-a little home Of any
1 kind, and you, and me working all day
long Just to make 1t comfortable and
cheerful when you come home
y gu blessed girl" cried Jim, you
deserve a palace and I'm going to try
and get one for you 81
x 1, Jim did a lot of thinking all the
way to his lonely shack over near the