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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
HOW TO TREAT. PIMPLES AND
BLACKHEADS

ri sS f-tRst . . 81 -.
For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is a most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura ONT
ment, ON the end OF the finger, but
do not rub. Wash OF the Cuticura
Ointment in Ave minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat
ment is best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath. to as
sist in preventing Inflammation, irri-
tation and clogging Of the pores, the
common cause Of pimples, blackheads,
redness and roughness. yellow. oily
notify and other unwholesome condi-
tons Of the skim f5;
Cuticura Sap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept L. Boston. ADV.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Rats Are Wholesome.

Three Chinese restaurants have
been established in London, which
fact leads a writer to remark that
Londoners ought to be able to enjoy
the pleasure Of feeding OF rats, which
form a favorite dish in China. Split
open, dried. pressed and powdered
with finely ground white bark, they
look somewhat like haddocks as they
hang in long strings over butchers
stalls" DR.. Arthur Stradliung once
declared that rats would be not only
wholesome, but very nice II properly
prepared-not common sewer rats,
but such as I ate, barn fed animals
shared in hop garden. The flesh,
though perfectly white, was dry and
tasteless; but then they were only
skinned, cleaned and submitted to the
IRE without any Of the etceteras which
make other meats savory. Admiral
Beaufort and other arctic explorers
speak highly OF rats as a welcome ad-
dition to their supply Of food in these
dreary ATTITUDES" a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Rig cATAsTRoPHiEs in 1e147
Nine. Thebes Takes . Bilious Squint
Into Europs's Futurs-Flood
Is, 3 IS 3Fs for London. 1919

II Paris.-A Among Nine. Thebes's pre-
dictions Of 1914 are b, s3 ,lt;.;
Il The planet Mars will predominant.
with war always menacing. ;. 81
England will suffer critical perils in
India. Is s55.s rs fs 4
" London will be threatened by floods.
terrible catastrophe taking place as .
result Of the foundations, which will
arouse the pity Of the whole civil
lied world.
Portugal is to see a restoration Of
the monarchy. s3 .S
Is Austria will be sorely tried with
rioting; there will be bloodshed and
fire in the streets Of Vienna; the stu.
alton will be even worse than that IN
Hungary, and the Austro-Hungarian
dynasty will be in grave peril.
NJ Germany will experience 9 severe
upheaval. bringing profound changes
In the character. Of her national life.
Italy will witness q new pope, who
will be friendlier to the monarchy.
1t will be the good fortune OF Rus
sia to promote peace in the. Balkans.
France is to be afflicted with scan
dals, riots. bloodshed and industrial
troubles In the northeast.
VI Paris will have q favorable year.
No disaster is prophesied for Amer.
lea. ~ 5I s 5s4 XII r. 81 ...;sl,,{
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
$4,000 A YEAR; IS ANY MAN WORTH
MORE, IN SALARY, THAN THAT SUN?
Charles s. MeNen Brings Down Upon His Head Perfect Torrent
Of Arguments, Abuse and Rcue by His Recent Declara
tion That No 0ne in His Opinion, Be Worth More
to Any Corporation.

would coax Mr.. Elliott away from them
IL they did. Mr.. Elliott is said to get
10000 a year-and William Rockefel-
Ter, ]. Pierpont Morgan, the younger.
and several other shrewd gentlemen
who sit on the New Haven's board, Of
fered him that to coax him out Of a
position at the head Of the Northern
Pacific which itself brought him much
over Mr.. Mellen's upper limit.
So, as economists agree that the
worth OF a thing il what 1t will bring
there you are!
But old Chauncey NJ. Depew, who
was president Of the New York Central
railroad SO many years ago that most
of us have forgotten all about 1t, has a
shrewd analysis Of the situation.
Mr.. Mellen's statement would be all
right il there was asuperabundance OF
$25. 900 year men," said the famous
senator and orator recently. But, 40
q matter Of fact, the kind of talent
needed by big corporations Is exceed.
ingly rare. .7
The question Of salary is not the
paramount one. .s5:st@5
The real question is the worth Of
men Of extraordinary genius. The
great executive who can put a corpora
ton on its feet is genius. There
ought not to be any limit to the salary
Of such a man.. Some men with good
regulations have sent promising cor
porations to the wall The man with
the real capacity would have put them
on their feet. Why, then, should there
be any limit to the financial worth of
the latter? ts.1f,544
Take Colonel Goethals, for instance.
There's man who expedited the work
on the Panama canal and saved the
government probably $100,000,O 900. An
other man would have delayed the
work 1--WE years and added 800. 000.-
900 to the cost Think Of the value Of
such, man to a private corporation.
In fact: S5Gs.
Salaries don't cut any ice!" al
And they don't When corporation
of great size wants worthy execu-
tive the problem isn't "how can we
pay his salary" but where can we
find such a man" And the 100000 a
year man could usually induce his
company to double his salary rather
than let him go. But that kind OF
man doesn't ordinarily deal in such de-
mands. Il 81 t Ss t n; .lls tsfs
Back in 1905 there was a great ex-
posture Of life insurance workings. It
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
SAVING LIVES OF ( INFANTS
Movement One Of the
+ Most Successful OF Present $5
"A Day Endeavor. .@

Among all the humanitarian move
ments of the time, there is perhaps
none which has been more free from
the spectacular and the sensational
'thantthat for the reduction OF infant
mortality. 1t has been steadily prose-
cuted, quietly and patiently though
with vigor and enthusiasm, both by
governmental authorities and by pri-
waite agencies. When there has been
anything wild or noisy in connection
with the matter. it has come from
all-round world.refor1hers whose
tongues the mere fact that there Is
such a thing as infant mortality Is
sufficient to set wagging, and who
think nothing Of saying that there
has been an appalling increase in an
evil that exists. when they haven't
taken the slightest trouble to find out
whether it has increased or dimin-
tished.% ,,..t: - Z Is HI 55s. s&.#s.
The workers go about the matter
very differently. They fight infant
mortality neither because it is great
ier nor because it is less than it was
so years ago, but because they know
that by the taking OF proper measures
the lives of thousands Of infants can
be saved. But they unquestionably
do find great stimulus, as well as
great satisfaction, in such figures as
those presented by DR.. L. Emmett
Holt OF New York, president OF the
American Association for the Study
and Prevention Of Infant Mortality,
at the annual meeting OF the asso-
citation in Washington the other day.
$""In 1890, in New York city" he said,
{"the ;death.rate was 28.S per cent. OF
infants; in 1908 it was 1873 per cent. !;
in 1912 only q little more than 10
per cent" 555sSss1l:
\ This means that In New York city
alone, for every infant that now dies
three would have died under the con-
iditions Of quarter Of century ago
that $1,000 or 10000 little ones are
saved to; their parents every year IN
this city through the improvements
that have taken place.-New York
Evening Post. 4. 81 &,s.S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
- BETTER i. NAMES FOR INNS
Revival OF Old Colonial Nomenclature
10 Urged BY Leading New Eng
5Ez land Journal.

Once New England named Its inns
and taverns, like its towns and cities.
in the good old English way. With
the cutting OF railroads and the
growth OF centers at the cost Of farm
and village, the ancient hostelries
were stripped Of sign and bar; they
came into quiet uses; their names
now are lost In old almsnacs and ga
zetteers. y.
But with the coming Of the touring
car, inns and taverns and wayside re-
fectories are opening in all the little
places, and at slightly points between.
Unhappily their new names are not
often as good as their tables, remarks
the Boston Herald. Here and there.
to be sure, the old English names are
creeping back. Hyannisport has it,
"Crab and Lobster" apparently adopt
ed straight from Ventnor; Sycamore
has its Bradford Arms; "'"At the sign
OF the Motor Car" and TOY Town
Tavern" too, have something OF an
English flavor. But for the most part
our New England inns are taking
names less picturesque than those
that meet the eye on old English
roads. We have forgotten those tint
ed beasts-the blue board, the golden
lion, the white hart; those counted
lgroups-the three swans, the three
salmons, the seven stars; those in
separable couplets-the star---the star
and garter, hand and spear the lark
crI 10 he hn child and HnO 80 z
Our innkeepers would give Yaca-
ton land another touch Of pleasant
color were they to revive the quainter
names OF the old colonial taverns. or,
better still. were they to- seek out in
the brown leaved books the more mu-
steal and uncorrupted OF the near by
Indian names. fs Ne
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
RoTHscHlLDs IN NEW YORK
Two Of Richest Young Men In World
Make Visit to America Ri III
NepheWs Of Baron. II,

New York.-Two of the richest
young men in the world, members OF
family whose name has been a
synonym for Aladdinlike wealth during
many generations. are here in New
York. They are Anthony. and Evelyn
de Rothschild. sons OF Leopold de
Rothschild, who Is brother of Lord
Rothschild. the present head OF the
great financial family.
The Young men-they came out Of
Cambridge only short time ago-are
here on pleasure trip, rather at the
end of it as they sail for England on
Tuesday. For the last three months
they have been travelling about South
America. The object CT their journey
ings, they explained, was purely the
quest Of interest and Amusement. and
nothing else.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
THOUSANDS OF &. I. 4.
AVAILABLE HokESIEADS
Western canada's Homestead
Area Being Increased.

The great rush for homesteads
whenever q reservation is opened by
the u S., government reveals the fact
that there is a great desire on the
part Of the American people to get
land. The fact that tens Of thousands
are on hand at every opening, and on
3ly few hundred homesteads are
available shows that the avail
able agricultural lands which are
in the gift Of the government are rap
idly diminishing. In addition to this
agricultural lands that are of proved
value have advanced in price to such
an extent that it becomes q serious
question to the man with moderate
means who intends to go into farming,
where he shall 60. Fortunately there
is yet to be had in Western Canada,
either in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or
Alberta, thousands of free homesteads
Of 100 acres each, which may be had,
by the simple process OF filing, paying
aften dollar entrance fee, and living on
1t for six months each year for three
years. There is no necessity to make
aflong, tedious and expensive journey,
only to find you have one chance in
fifty OF getting what you want. Al
though this demonstrating has been
going on in Canada for a number of
years, and hundreds OF thousands Of
! them have been taken by hundreds Of
thousands OF Americans, there re-
mains sufficient to last for. some time,
and Of as good land as any that has
yet been taken up. In fact, in the
opinion Of very many, those that are.
left are of the best. They comprise
lands that give the opportunity to in
dulge in the growing Of grain, wheth-
erE it be wheat, oats, barley OF hax,
but in addition these lands are admir-
ably adapted for mixed farming, .
class Of farming thatsis certain to give.
better returns than that Of all grain
growing. Cattle thrive and fatten on,
the nutritious grasses: dairying can
{ be carried on successfully; timber for
building IL within reach, and water 10
I easy to get These lands are located
! in the park districts Of any Of the
three provinces; groves Of trees in,
( tersperse the landscape and give 1t =
beauty that can only be attained in
! the more open prairie sections by the
planting Of trees. Tree culture by the
way 10 being carried on to q great ex.
tent. Besides these free grant lands
there are lands which may be had by
purchasing from railways and private
companies and individuals. These
lands have not increased in price az
their productive qualities and their To-.
cation might have warranted, and may
still be had at reasonably low prices
and on easy terms. The crop in West
ern Canada in 1913 was one Of the
best Of the number Of good crops that
that country has raised. Wheat has
been reported with yields of from 30
to As bushels per acre, and other grain
with like heavy yields.-Advertiss-
Fment. Y II 4 Z p
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

all. II Paul had arrived and kissed
Molly. how could he now be coming
up the hill In hack1 But his sense
OF indignation was too strong to per-
NIT his mind to work clearly He
reached his home and 5. p E
And on the step stood Molly, hat
less and wrap1ess, and crying desper.
ately. She was looking through the
window into his dark room. She turn
ed as he approached and ran to him
hnd threw her arms round him.
.1$.i"Walter!" she sobbed. Don't re-
pulse me like that. Listen to me. It
was Elsie. didn't know until she
Kissed me-" ss$i T. S5 6E B. y.
What do you mean" demanded
Walter, holding her at arms length
and looking into her woeful,, tear-stain-
ed face. 3 &, 3 Il ss:S
{ ut was a trick Of Elsie's to surprise
me and make you jealous" Molly fal'
tered. ut was your $oyercoat and hat.
Didn't you see that? She put them
on inside and went outside and then
rang the bell and came in. Thought
it, was Paul until she kissed
me" , lsl Il 4.
AZ light dawned upon Walters be-
5wildered brain. Ashamed and humili-
ated., he stood there, while Molly's
arms wound themselves lovingly about
his neck again. 81
Dearest dearest!" she sobbed, III
we are going to be happy we must
have faith In one another. Won't yo1
believe in me again 2 NJ 81
Molly" said Walter, i've been q
COMPOUNDED fool. I'll believe in you al
ways after this lesson. Heavens! II
you knew how I felt. Just now! But
how can l face your friends after
what has happened"
Elsie doesn't know you saw" an.
swered Molly. She thinks that you
took me outside to see-to see the
ring round the moon. You see, dear.
est, II believed in you.
4 Copyright 1913, by W. q. Chapman0
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

Z -. 40 ? Y
ard Oil company If the services Of the
wizard Of organization were for sale?
How much would a rival banking con-
Germ, or a foreign banking concern
have paid the late John Pierpont Nor
gan for seating himself at desk In
sheir counting room few hours every
day 54 !.s:5
How much could shrewd business
man pay to have the epoch-making
brain OF Thomas A. Edison at his beck
and call for So weeks?
Doesn't Woodrow Wilson earn his
salary Of $4,000 year, and good bit
more?- Isn't he worth as much as the
hereditary monarchs OF Europe whose
yearly incomes run far into the mil
lions? I'M Il .t z5S IN
Isn't Col. George W.. Cocktails. the
army engineer who has probably saved
the United States $500, 100000 In the
building OF the Panama canal. worth a
sum which would make $4,000 a year
look like an Office boys wages?
These and a thousand other search
ing questions are showing under the
bold Mr.. Mellen. So far, he hasn't
been able to find anybody to agree
with him--and probably won't.
Il believe the paying OF tremendous
salaries to corporation officials is a
waste OF money asserted Mr.. Mellen.
Il believe that no man in the country
is worth more than $4,000 a yePr. I
know that would work fully as hard
for the New Haven railroad for $780,
900 as 1 did for $50, 900 or 1000"
(, That last statement is probably true.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars a year
men aren't as a rule shirks. But the
New Haven railroad is tafraid-literal-
ly afraid--to pay Mr.. Mellen's sue
cessor. Howard Elliott. $25.000 a year.
They're afraid some other railroad
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

the combined. assets Of the largest
banks in England, France and Ger:
many. This last statement was found
to be accurate, but the remark brought
out some astonishing revelations Of
the Inconsistencies of the salary CUES.
ton. 5$ B n. 4 81 %2% \ 5 81 I, IN Z
1t. was found that the salary Of the
director Of the Bank Of England was
$4,000 a year, while the president Of
the Imperial German bank received .
modest $500. III u ..5s \. Il syS
Furthermore, II Mr.. McCurdy'a
theory that the presidents salary
she, ID hi proportionate to the com
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Eats Many Tons Of Food.

"A An English scientist with a passion
for statistics has been computing the
amount Of food that the average man.
eats IN lifetime. He asserts that
In the process OF attaining his three
score years and ten he eats about
flfty-four tons OF solid food and fifty
three tons OF liquid. He will have.
eaten 10000 eggs, 400 pounds Of
cheese, about four tons Of fish, and.
could it have been all baked at once,
a loaf Of bread equal in size to an or
binary family hotel. But think Of the
vegetables devoured! Our scientist
says q train three miles long would
be required to bring 4 lite's supply to
the average man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Observation-Disclosures
BELIEVED B IN Fin.
sRx CHARLES ELLIS.

j ~ u,
Walter Gray had never understood
1 the depth Of q woman's love until he
I was engaged to Molly Purvis. There
: was some discrepancy In their ages
3 he was thirty and she only twenty
one; it was not. enough to count but
enough to make . difference III their
outlook upon life. Molly was q aprite
mischievous, and merry,
while Walter was serious beyond his
years. That seemed to make no DIFF.
ference in their love. When Molly
played SOME Of her madcap pranks
Walter learned to enter into the
spirit Of the fun. He was actually
1 growing younger. q. Hem t:55s35 "a
Perhaps an unhappy love affair In
his earlier days was now having Its
wholesome reaction. When Eleanor
Jarvis Tilted him, three days before
that set for the wedding, he had vowed
never to believe in any woman again.
And he had kept his vow for seven
years-until he met Molly. VA
He soon learned that her lightness
! OF manner only served to conceal
depth Of nature of which he had never
believed any woman to be capa BILE.
Their. love was mutual and almost Inn
mediate. Their, engagement was warm.
4 yswelcomed on both sides Of the fam.
lily. They lived in one OF those little,
old-fashioned towns were families
! have dwelled together for generations
There was nothing to mar the happi.
K = ass tth ~ ao~una Al In atnrn for 1h en-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

A caller investigating the case was
shown into a white ROOM, containing
bed In a wooden alcove closed by
white curtains, like sepulchre.
The family objected to the visit,
saying that she was in a bad humor.
and her authoritative voice. strong
and healthy. gave evidence Of the fact.
She then ordered dinner radishes.
mutton and black coffee.
Several doctors who have visited
her report that her digestion is ad-
mirable. Her lungs are only slightly
feeble from disuse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

grass and search by dozen netghbors
and by Mr.. and Mrs. Gaal for hours
failed to reveal trace of 1t.
A short time ago it was found at the
very spot lost by a daughter, Miss
Viola. who was but three weeks old
when the ring disappeared in the
weeds.
TITS now treasured beyond anything
in the world" said Mr.. Gaal. with the
happiness of child over a new toy.
THE ring is just as pretty and shiny
as it ever was. It's long slumber in
the ground has not hurt it a bit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
WELL, BUT IN. BED SIS YEARS
Mysterious Case Of a French Woman
Whom Doctors Say 10 IL II
Perfect Health.

Paris.-Mlle. Lecaux. who has for
fifty years been living in the environs
OF Paris and in perfectly good health.
has remained abed for SIS years. The
reason Is unknown. Some say It is
hypochondria, others assign love af.
fairs as the cause, but be that as it
may, in 1858 she made her decision.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Unreliable Doctor.

q Mr.. Seabury come home from the
Office one night and told his wife he
had been to see the doctor. "
HE said l was all tired out" said
seabury, and he thinks I ought to
60 away on q fishing trip" 4 S,.
"But Of course you don't believe
him, responded the wife.
why not. quefied seabury. in
surprise. tSs
\ WELL" said Mrs. Seabury, you
didn't have any. confidence in him
when he told me I ought to go to
Europe" ri "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

New York-Twenty-fye thousand
dollars year--Is any man worth more
than that? 55. Sis !. ..sss e.
Charles S. Mellen. recently retired
IS president Of the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad, has brought
down upon his head a torrent of argu-
ments, abuse and ridicule by his recent
declaration that no man. in his opin-
ion, can be worth more than $4,000 a
year to any corporation. al
How much would John D. Rockefel-
lei. be worth to some rival OF the Stand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
J Remarkable Wanderlust.

They tell me you've lost . our hired
man 4, Yep, best farm hand I ever
had .'Sho! What wuz tn matter"
.'Nothin' Johns a German, you know,
and these here Germans hev what
they call the wanderlust. It's some
thin tibet keeps 'em movin' from one
place to t'other, an don't let 'em stay
long anywheres." How long had
John been with your Only eleven
years. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.