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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
"A COMBINED DESK AND BOOKCASE8z

between the two end uprights and an.
other between the rear one and the
bookcase, as shown in Fig. 2, the top
of the desk will make a good book
shelf.
The writing desk should be- divided
on by vertical and horizontal parti-
writing paper, letters, and miscellane.
GUS matter. Cigar boxes, with one
lions into pigeon holes for envelopes,
end removed, and the covers nailed
on, will do excellently for the top row
4 Of the pigeon holes shown In Fig. 1.
Fasten together the cover boards OF
the desk box with two battens placed
near the ends, 70, "a drop-leaf. Fit
narrow strip between the bookcase
and the front end support, close
up against the desk bottom, for
hinge strip, and hinge the drop leaf
to this. The outer portion Of the drop
leaf must be supported by means of
chains fastened to small staples driv-
en- into the under side OF the desk top
and into the drop leaf battens.
Tack either a piece Of oil cloth or
heavy wrapping paper over the inside
of the drop leaf, to cover the joints be
tween the boards and makes smooth
writing surface. s IA. S|$
~ When you have finished the con-
struction Of your desk, drive all nail
heads below the surface Of the boards.
then putty up these little holes, and
all joints and cracks. II the boxes are
stamped with manufacturers trade
mark or other printing, remove 1t with
sandpaper-that ID, in case you wish
to stain, shellac or yarnish the wood.
II you use paint, this will not be nee
essary, because two thorough coats
will be Opaque enough to conceal the
printing. n h.
The desk stool in Fig. 3 has soap
box seat, and the legs are construct
ed similar to the end supportsSof the
writing desk. Make the uprights
one and one-half inches wide and one
inch thick, and the base strips about
one and .one-half inches wide and one
half inch thick Fasten a crosspiece
between the base supports fora brace.
The top of the seat should be pad
/ ded with cloth or excelsior, and then
covered with denim, cretonne or Inn
itation leather. the covering mate
rial should be brought down over the
sides of the seat and be fastened with
tacks with large heads. Finish the
woodwork to match the writing desk
and bookcase. 5.:.
Copyright. 1919. by A. Nicely Hali.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
MUCH SUSTENANCE IN THIS.
Durham Pie" Recipe Well Worthy to
Be Called One Of English
II 2:'ss Clty's Wonder1. t5r & Il,

The city OF Durham is said to be;
built on seven hills, to- have seven
churches, and to be famous for seven
things. Regarding these seven things
for which celebrity is claimed, while
there is no doubt about six Of them,
the seventh is somewhat uncertain.
The SHARE wood and water, law and
gospel, old maids and mustard. In
quite recent times, however, mustard
has gone" The old maids are still
with them.
Coming across an old manuscript
one could perceive
among other recipes a very unique.
one which was termed the Durham
pie. Thissis a compound Of SO many
good things that II 1t is not named
among the seven things for which the
good old city is famous 1t certainly
should be. The recipe Is as follows:
Take seven pounds flour. one;fourth-
pound suet, two pounds butter; form
into5a paste, mold 1t to fancy, SO as to
make handsome ornamental crust,
and bake IN a slow oven. Then take a
goose, a turkey, q grouse, wood
cock, pheasant, part of hare, a
partridge, ~ pounds Of bullock's
tongue. Cut these in small pieces.
stew gently, and then place in the CEN
ter Of crust with the gravy and some
grated ham or beef, season to taste
and bake in a slow oven. OF course
the top Is covered with paste, orna-
mented, with feet of birds in aNcen-
trail crown, and foliage. ETC., around
them.-Tit-Bits. = "A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
SAVED BY A BIG BULL MOOSE
Thrilling Escape Made by Minnesota
Youth Who Grabbed Horns Of
Unwilling Reseuer.

international Falls. NINA thrill
ing escape from drowning in Rainy
river near Fort Francis Ont, by catch
ing hold Of the antlers OF a big bull
,mopse, which was swimming across the
river, was the experiences Of Clyde w.
Buell. OF Minneapolis, a junior aca-
demic student Of the State university.
Buell. was out on raft OF logs which.
after striking jam, disentegrated,
and clinging to a piece of timber, Buell.
was carried toward the rapids. He
had given up hope when he saw the
moose with It's head and antlers above
water, swimming from the rapids.
Buell. let loose of his logs and grabbed
The moose, shifted himself to the ami
mails back and rode it to shallow wa
ter. (: 81 5s
The moose fought hard at first, but
soon gave up and swan ashore.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Water Used in the steel Industry.

Water Used In the Steel Industry.
Great quantities of water at me-
dunn pressures are used In a steel
plant, most of it for cooling purposes.
The following gives a good idea of the
water required by the several depart
ments of a steel plant.
4 The total consumption Of the plant,
including six blast furnaces, seven
rolling mills, bessemer and open
hearth steel mills, twenty-four gas en-
gines and about 100 gas producers,
was 57,5O0,000 gallons per day. The
average daily displacement Of the
pumps for one month during the time
these measurements were taken was
60,S77,0 900 gallons, no allowance be-
ing made for slip.
The pumps used for pumping this
cooling water in steel plants are about
the same type as those used in city
pumping stations, steam reciprocating
pumps with compound or triple steam
cylinders, or motion-driven centrifu-
gal pumps. The usual water pres
sures are from forty to sixty pounds.
Engineering Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

outfit of your friend. There is the
small protector. outfl: used to test
films. It Is light. portable, with 2
simple calcium attachment II you
could make slide of this photos
graph q.
Eyes; what then?' demanded in
hopeful eagerness. n
Then 1 will show you q way ito
save your friend. There must beS .
second slide-see," and Fooching
handed me double line Of Chinese
characters written out in their hero
glyphic form. ..,,y,..
4, Looking back now, that secret fur
tive tramp to Annoy, constantly men
aced by wandering train bands, the
midnight arrival at the great temple,
the scaling Of a broken wall. the find
ing of a suitable hiding place up near
the roof-it is all like dream now,
but then Fooching and / shared a
thousand perils.
y The mostivivid feature Of that retro
spect in the event of the second night.
We looked down at the sombre robed
priests, at the victim, Arline's broth
%er, whom they led in. Then, as the
sacredestal rites were about to take
place. Foochlng spoke the quick
word: t,5i
N Ready" .3s.
Whir-rr! Flash! There was broad
blank wall at the front Of the temple,
affording an, admirable screen. I'm
masking the protector threw the pic
ture OF Honghi upon 1t in a broad
clear disc. There were atfrlghted
cries from the priests. 5 +,
THE script-the message!" spoke
the quick-w1tted Fooching, and l fared
out the sentences that ordered the
priests to instantly release their vic
tim or 5encounter the wrath Of Honghi.
The idol had spoken Trembling with
superstitious fears the chief priest re.
leased the. captive and babe him de-
part. IN .ss 81
l do not know what the priests
thought If they ever found the outfit,
for I'VE a bandoned 1t to join the res
cued artist to regain his sister-then
Canton. 5
The faithful Fooching piloteA us all
that dangerous Journey. Affairs at
the great Chinese metropolis were
less involved and stormy than in the
interior. We bulked our energies. ran
quite a profitable photo playhouse for
a few months and by that time; had
received a remittance from home
My loves brother went of to Aus.
itralia, where a good business pros.
pect was offered, and took Fooching
with him. .5
airline and myself returned ia
America. Why not? My latest let
liter from my dear old mother had con.
clud ed We are all waiting to vel
come your dear, sweet little wife," :
| copyright, 1913 by, w. G. Chapman.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
insect Sandow.

III II you were as strong, proportionate-
", as the beetle is, and were a man
weighing a couple of hundred pounds,
you would be able to lift with ease
100000 pounds. For beetle can lift
a weight that is just 200 times its own
weight. Il e.,
.s Or, II you could jump about with
the same ease as the grasshopper, you
could spring over the tallest building
in London without much effort,
Or, again, If you wanted to be as
strong as the bee, you would have to
drag after you a load weighing 1000
pounds. 5 81 Il. II
1t seems, apparently, from such OBJ
servations made by naturalists, that
the greater the size of the animal the
greater is the muscular energy needed
to move 1t about, and that there is, not
much left for outside force.-Ideas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
in them, and replace them with boards

from another box. 5s =
Set the boxes Of the bookcase one
on the other, end to end, and screw
them together. Then divide each box
with shelf fastened half way be-
tween the ends. Cheats may be nall
ed to the sides OF the boxes to sup
port the shelf boards, or you can nail
through the sides into their ends. Nail
strips three inches wide around the
bottom Of the lower box for; a base.
The end Of the writing desk box
should be screwed to the side OF the
bookcase, with its back even with the
back Of the bookcase; and the top
about eight inches below the top OF
the book case -4
Fig. shows how the outer end Of
the desk is supported upon uprights.
These uprights should be three inches
wide and as long as the book case is
high. Before mailing them to the
desk, fasten the lower ends at the
proper distance apart with three-inch
strips nailed to their sides and across
the ends. This will form a base uni
form with that around the bottom OF
the bookcase, and at the same time
will make a more solid support than
the two ends of the upright would. A
board may be extended from the top
of this end support to the bookcase
base. By fastening a horizontal strip
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

hilt OF q sheathed sword. around which
are swathed scrolls. Just below. over
the corridor, stand two lions. Al
All the statuary. however. is not con-
!; lined to the symbolic. Four men have
been honored by busts. These are HUI
60 Grotius. who has been called the
pioneer Of international law; King Ed
ward VII. Sir Randall Cremer and Will
liam T. Stead, the English writer and
peace leader who persisted on the IT.
tanic. The bust of Cremer was the
gift Of the international Arbitration
league. NJ.
Within. all that modern art and skill
could do to symbolic the purpose Of
the palace has been devoted to the dec
Grafton. The grand marble staircase.
which forms the main entrance. Is IL
Illuminated from group OF stained
glass windows, showing peace she'd
ding rays of light on art and science,
land and sea, commerce and industry;
while on the left and right are other
stained glass windows depicting the
ancient horrors war, and above them
are companion panels OF terror and
death. ~, II
The great court is an imposing hall.
about "a feet long by about 40 in width.
and rising to the full height Of the pal
ace It will accommodate about 300
persons. At the rear, facing the
bench or presiding oficer's stand. is
an enormous arched stained glass win
dow. To one side OF 1t is a draped
figure OF justice bearing q sword,
and to the other truth surveying her
nakedness In mirror. Over the
throne, is a huge oil painting. a gift
OF France. To the left Of the great
hall are the arched galleries for the
use Of the public. The walls are pan
eled with oak. and the ceiling is OF
embossed oak in wonderful designs. !.
. !.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Bio Trees Practically Immortal.

Big Trees Practically Immortal.
Curious information on the habits
of the big trees of California is Civ.
en- in one of John Muir's books. Those
big trees, he says, seem to be immor.
tai unless they are destroyed by acci-
dent: There is no absolute limit to
the existence of any tree Death 10
due to accident, not, as that Of anil
mails, to the wearing out of organs.
Only the leaves die OF old age. Their
fall is foretold in their structure; but
the leaves are removed every year,
and SO also are the essential organs
wood, roots, bark, buds. Most OF
the Sierra trees die of disease, insects,
fungi. etc, but nothing hurts the big
tree adds the distinguished natural
list. II never saw one that was sick
or showed the slightest sign Of. de-
cay. Barring accidents, it$seems to be
immortal. It Is a curious. fact that
all the very old sequoias had lost their
heads by lightning strokes. All things
come to him who waits But Of all
living things, the sequoia is perhaps
the only one able to wait long enough
to make sure Of being struck by light
ming" is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
pif,erenc. Between "we" and a."

NJ Difference Between I'VE" and u. !"
"Teddie," said Mildred, with a con.
templative look, how much money
have we in the bank? 5
'We!" replied her husband in q
sarcastic mood. Il have about hun,
dred dollars. Why do you inquire :"
For second there came a CLINT In
the feminine eye; then TECHNICALLY:
i. IT just wondered, that's all. ! have
a letter today from the lawyer who
wound up poor pas estate, and I ind:
he had much more to leave than any
one expected" s 81
That's fine!" exclaimed hubby. sud
denly alert. How much do we get
from him, Milly?" "a III
1--WE! - surprisedly. II get few
thousand dollars! Why do you in
uuire n"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

81 i . T. x
It proved to be Miss Wilson, who
while out riding with her lfance, Fran
els b. Sayre, had been thrown FROM
her horse. Mr.. Sayre had been rid.
ing little ahead, and knew nothing
OF the accident until the riderless
horse dashed past him.
DR.. Worthen applied remedies, and
after about half an hour Miss Wilson
regained consciousness. Later she
was taken to the home OF Fred Smith.
near by. and word was telephoned to
the Cornish residence Of President
Wilson. MA Is, &.
The scene Of the accident was on
the New Hampshire side Of the Con-
necticut river. Just opposite the Yer
mont town OF North Hartland.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
ON GIRL VIA THE ROOF
Young Gotham suitor Who Drops In
at 3 a. NJ. 10 Arrested D.
}as Burglar. 33&

New York.-Fred Arnitz, who boards
at the Young Mems Hebrew associa-
ton in East Ninety-seventh street,
has been keeping company with Miss
Pauline Hopper, q maid at 149 East
Ninety.second street, for some time.
About three o'clock in the morning
he went to the roof Of house two
doors east. lowered himself to the next
roof with a rope, then descended
through the scuttel of the house
where his sweetheart resided.
& His journey had aroused tenants
and soon police reserves were on
hand. In the basement Of the house
in which Miss Hopper lives, Arnitz
was found, sitting on washtub. He.
was taken to police station. charged
with burglary, after Miss Hopper had
identified him. She said she did not
care for any three o'clock calls.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

i "a
Wireless telegraph inside Cathedral.
4 The Rev. Father Alfani. director e..
the observatory at Florence. wondered
how wireless telegraph would work
il entirely inclosed in a building that
is, with no communication with the
outside air. He has installed In the
cathedral at Florence u an antenna
formed Of three wires hung from the
dome and falling to about thirteen
feet from the pavement, where they
were attached to pillar from which
the single wire joining the antenna to
the receivers departed. The ground
ing also takes place inside the cathe-
dral. for 1t is produced BY q branch
leading to lightning rod that rises
from a pit inside one Of the walls:
With this ingenious apparatus Faith.
or Alfani receives without difficulty
messages from the Eiffel Tower In
Paris, from Nordeich and from Toulon.ss
This experiment demonstrates the
penetrating power OF the Hertzians
waves, though it has been suggested
that the numerous lightning rods on
the cathedral intercept some OF the
waves and conduct them to the earth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Protestants Build Magnificent strue-
lures In New York Downtown
5& Section,

New York.-New York city il held
to be the most difficult church field
In the world because of its high land
values, its excessive salaries to
clergy, higher than any other city.
and its downtown problems. which
now extend to all OF Manhattan island
and fully half Of Brooklyn. For
Protestants It is held to be especially
difficult because 1,250.00O OF its Chris
tians are Roman Catholics. At the
same time there are 100000 Jews in
the city. 81 y f35
Yet this fall new edifces for Prot
estant work are to be opened to the
value OF $s,5OO,OO0. Almost all Of these
edifces are in what are termed down
town districts. What Is more. every
dollar is subscribed. Every building
opens without mortgage debt. While
the Episcopal cathedral Of st. John
the Divine is taking large sums. not
a dollar of the sum named is repre-
scented BY it. "a very small part rep
resents buildings on the, cathedral
grounds. but nothing Of the cathedral
itself, or any of its chapels. In al.
most all cases it represents only
buildings to be actually thrown into
use this October. Beside It. for future
openings, there are under construc-
ton downtown structures to the value
OF about $2,0OO,0O0, for which all the
money il subscribed. b,
In Brooklyn, in its furthest down
town section, the Beecher Memorial is
to be opened In October. in connec-
ton with Plymouth church. Its cost
exceeds $250,O00. A new Baptist
church fs building in Manhattan at a
cost OF 100000. The famous Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church is being
enriched at cost Of $4,000, and the
West End Presbyterian enlarged at q
cost Of 100000. One new Presbyterian
church is to be opened that is costing
5000, 900. A new choir school build
ing costing 100000. a new synod hall
costing $35O.O00. and new churches
costing $1.6o0.ooo. the last two Epis-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
CHILD IN A "cURFEW" ROLE
Little Girl Misses Footing on Ladder,
-is and Swings from 6o-Foo.
E.tts Tower. -

Slayton, Minn.-Dangling from 60
foot windmill tower, Hazel, the six
year-old daughter Of w. w. Taylor. q
farmer, chung to the edge of the plat
form until rescued by her father.
The child had climbed to the top
of the tower unobserved. When her IA
Their CHANGED to see her she crawled
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
LUCKY FOR AIRLINE I:
/. By
7s a |L.I q 1.I|l ny IIt FII 4!t 7II-I
FLORENCE LiLLlAN HENDERSON.

Il 45s $5 tet l3t s$ by 3jh2 lS. qsf ~.
FLORENCE LILLIAN HENDERSON.
ss'Hide MEL
The words were spoken in fairly
good English amid a jargon of many
tongues. He who uttered them came
boiling through the window of the lit
tie hut I had called home for a number
Of weeks. .s Il II, II n s;l-
5 had troubles Of my own-mostly
Airline as you will discern later, but
a chord Of human sympathy was
touched at the forlorn appearance Of
[ the man. q I. IS !. = MIL n
& Under the cot" I directed quickly;
Il will try and protect you. " #
Then II resumed reading a book,
and when mandarin and half dozen
soldiers fitted about the palace and
searched all Of its odd corners for the
I fugitive, my indifferen or quiet dig
nifty repelled q direct invasion and the
mob passed on. .js
4 planned 1t was from that moment
\ that he attached himself to my inter
ests- luckily for airline. $ VI.
The man was VI half native, his
father an Englishman. Left an or
phan In the Chinese principality OF
4 Motrio, he had been cared for by a
missionary relative. Educated above
the common, smart, energetic and
thoroughly familiar with the peoples
In the district and their dialects, he
had mixed IN political matters and
was prescribed in Tong. He had fed,
pursued. had enabled him to slip
\ the meshes and he showed his fidelity
ylstaying with me. " ssSS "a
That meant an added burden to my
& cares, for II was poor desperately
4 poor. had been part OF surveying
party stranded at Lochun. Boxers,
reyolutionists and adherents Of the
& Chang dynasty were embroiled in a
4 three-cornered fight. 1t was danger
& GUS to try and leave, 1t would be
doub1y perilous to remain. but-Ar
4 line! ,35 AZ 4. &. N. II.
She was a singer. What odd fancy,
reckless exp riment, irrational calcu.
Z lation led her brother Rupert Isle to
Jump from Canton, 80 leagues across
4 = desert, to try a motion picture ven
ture in the squalid poverty.stricken
\ province Of Lochun, = could never fig
L ure out. 4 III H is sss ssE y \
only knew that after "a week of a
vain attempt to work up business he
found his funds gone. The crude ma.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

a football. Mr.. Roudenbush was help
less: but his life was saved when the
bull rammed him through fence. !.
Mr.. Roudenbush's son, Edward. ap-
peared, but shared about the same
fate as his father. Then Rouden-
bush's wife and daughter came to the
rescue with pitchforks, but by that
time the son had hold of a ring In the
bulls nose, which enabled him to told
the beast until help arrived. Mr..
Roudenbush was carried home, wound
ed in many places on his body and
head
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

water. and when I got there, I'll be
hanged II he hadn't drowned himself.
j tugged and hauled, but when I got
him out he was dead.
Mr.. Minor asserts that 1t was i'm
possible for the horse to drown un-
less he wanted to, for the river at the
point in question is too shallow:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
HORSE THROWS MISS WILSON
Presidents Second Daughter 10 Found
Unconscious Beside Road by
Doctor. Il vi

White River Junction, W.T. be-
came known here that Miss Jessie
Wilson. second daughter Of the Presi-
dent, was thrown from her horse and
injured. She Is said to be suffering
from many bruises, but her injuries
are not severe.
AS DR.. Charles w. Worthen Of
White River Junction was on his way!
to visit a patient at Plainfield, n. H.,
the other day he came upon a young
woman lying unconscious by the road.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24
Put $1,000, 600 in Churc hes

copal. make up most Of the balance.
All Of these are exclusive OF church
buildings in the suburbs Of New York
which Ia going on at a normal rate.
and in part on borrowed money.
Sums named represent solely down
town districts-the Protestant inter
ests in some measure keeping pace
with hotel, apartment and loft con-
.str1lctinn 80. .Etsl. .Elas - sae .!s..l IS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

Ing constitutes the courthouse, and on
the fourth or west side are the quar-
ters of the library. The facade of
the second floor is adorned with stat
ues. the figures representing science.
agriculture, art, navigation. commerce.
industry, conscience. eloquence. will
force. study. authority. humanity. con-
stancy and wisdom. j "; ,5S$
All the main windows OF the great
court are guarded by statutes Of JUS
t1ce and law, and over the central ga
BILE above the main entrance stands a
figure Of peace, hands resting on the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-24

Horse from the river, where It is
only. two feet deep. He asked the
farmer what had caused the horses
death. 5y
Suicide, SIR" said the farmer.
THAT horse simply walked into the
river and drowned himself. He was
ambling around this morning as spry
as a colt, and there seemed to be
nothing wrong with him. Later. how
ever, he seemed to be AFFLICTED with
the blues and moped about Then I
saw him go down to the river and
look all around. He lay down in the