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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
UNCLE SE7A's SON \
Thought He Was Feathering His
Nest; Careless Ambitions
H. Brought Disaster.
ey eEoRGElELMER COBB.

"Randal can 60 to college now,
Uncle Seth. All the arrangements are
made 1t is the happiest thought of
my life, to realize that it ia in my
power to show you some appreciation
of all you and your family have done
for me-"
boy, there never was truer, bet
ter man than you! can't think. l
can hardly speak. Somewhere along
the line, though, blessing will come
to you for your noble sacrifice and IN
selfishness."
David Prescott walked slowly across
the Burton farm. His heart was pref
ty full. He loved the old <pan who
had been his best friend since he was
left an orphan at an early age. The
flush and thrill of good deed, how
ever, were robbed Of some Of their
glamour as David thought Of the per-
BON most benef1ted-Randal Burton.
In his own mind David did not be-
neve the old mans son worthy of the
sacrifice he was making for him. Ran
dial had always had glorifed ideas of
his own ability. He had never pro-
crossed at school. He was a laggard
and failure about the farm. His IA
Their wished him to seek his natural
level, clerk In general store In the
village, but Randall insisted that he
was "cut out for a lawyer
Things were alta tight pinch at Bur
ton farm, with little or no cash re-
serves. Then David, the worker, the
faithful, had stepped into the breach.
He saw that the old man was grieving
over the complaints of his son that
"he had no chance in life like other
fellows" :
'.you see," David had explained to
his uncle, there's a reclamation pro-
ject to drain Rock Valley. and no one
knows every crook and turn Of the old
river as I do. have convinced the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Illuminated Address.

my dear sir said the city mag
nate to his actor friend. "artistically.
the stage, no doubt, is very fine pro-
fession. But where does 1t leave you
in your old age? In the workhouse
Now, lin forty-flve; already I've
retired from business, with fortune:
I'm an alderman. and respected by my
fellow-men. Why. only yesterday l
was presented with an illuminated ad.
Dress"
The actor smiled.
"Why do you laugh?" his friend ask
ed angrily. Have you ever had such
thing? Have you ever had an illumi-
mated address,"
I Once" replied the actor. "My
lodgings caught fire only this morn
ing!" a..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Stops Work Of Lice.

The poultry department of Ohio
Agricultural college is recommending
a lice powder which it Is said poul-
trymen will find effective in Kidding
the poultry of parasites. .'..
Directions for making the powder
are: Put two and a half pounds plas.
ter of paris into a pan. Then mix
threequarters pint gasoline and quar-
ter pint Of cresol. Stir the plas-
ter of paris while adding the liquid.
When ready the mixture should be
rather crumbly. After drying it
should be sifted, when it will be
ready for use.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Indicates Sour Soil.

If any one of the several kinds of
sorrel is found growing on piece
Of land it is pretty safe to assume that
the soil is sour and needs sweetening
with an application of lime. Besides
this, it may be that the tract is not
properly drained, in which case 1t
should be tiled in addition to being
sXeetened.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Crushing Rejoinder.

A workman sat on a curb nursing an
injured foot which had been struck
by an iron casting which had fallen
from the top of building.
did that big thing hit you?" asked
4 sympathizing bystander. AZ
The workman nodded.
"And is it solid iron?"
mo-" replied the victim, half Of 1t
Ia only lead" ...
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Economy of Misunderstanding Cows.

Economy Of High-Producins Cows.
The highest producing cows are, on
the average, the most economical pro-
ducers. 1t is true that the cost of feed
eaten bys these cows is considerably
higher than for the low producers.
but since the products obtained are
much more valuable than the feed
consumed, and since larger portion
of the net energy in the feed eaten
can be used for the production, in
the case of such cows, the net returns
secured are increased to far
greater extent than the increase in
cost of feed. r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Left Her in Charge.

ri was under the impression that a
man was in charge of this Office" said
a government inspector, entering a
country postofice and seeing woman
at the delivery counter.
"And so he was," replied the woman
sharply, "but married him. am In
charge now. What do you want?"
But the government inspector had
fed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Women Bankers.

Berlin has what Is said to be the
only bank in the world owned and run
by women exclusively for women. This
Is the Mutual Bank of Self-Supporting
Women. 1t was established about
three years ago, the board of control
being composed of four women. II
employs seven women clerks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
sparrows for Food Users.

The English sparrow is good food
bird. That's all he is good for. In
Scriptural times the sparrow was
used for food, and in st. Matthews
day two were sold for a farthing. The
department Of agriculture in recent
bulletin tells how to catch. cook and
serve them. This food use may solve
the problem.-Farm and Fireside.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
4He Must Be pretty Smart and Brave

commissioners Of it, too. They have
offered me a two years position as
superintendent Of the upper dam. l
N to get $500 a year. Half Of
aat for two years will carry Randall
through the city law school. can
pare something for you out Of the
balance, and wind up still to the good
That's my plan, and I'm glad and
proud to carry it out. just for your
sake"
So it was settled. With great
flourish OF trumpets Randall Burton
departed for the city. His direct fam
lily proudly anticipated his future fame
and fortune, and David went to work
on the reclamation project.
The best that was in him came out.
He had said that no one knew the riv-
er as he did, and David now demon
strated the fact. Within month the
engineers on the project found his
knowledge a valuable adjunct to their
technical processes. David was su-
lperb swimmer While 1t was his duty
to direct a gang of men. In deep calls
son work, in diving or exploring the
channel under water, he was not afraid
Of risk ;or labor. He wore high rub
Der boots instead of low tie shoes,
was wet and muddy most Of the time.
At the end of six months the engi-
neers reported that his discovery of
a sha1e obstruction and saved them
ten thousand dollars. The commits
sioners promptly advanced his salary
twenty-five per cent. ve
Time wore on. David found time to
take up engineering and study eve
nings. At the holidays Randall came
home. He was gaudily dressed. pert
and braggart as ever. He did not
seem to realize that he was pension
err The next vacation David was dis
appointed to see how little real law
education the boy was acquiring.
"Contidentially, between me and
you," said Randall, Il don't think as
much Of the law as l did. A smat-
tering will be enough to help me put
up my single. Truth is, Dave, I've
made CATCH" r@
What kind of catch?" inquired his
cousin. ~ y
Miss Dorothy Vance. Father mil
lionaire. She dotes on me. Next va
cation she's coming to visit the Del
combes here-you know, high-up peo-
pie. I'm going to propose to her then:
You'll see her when she comes"
In due time vacation days came
around, and Randall returned to the
farm. He had failed to pass the exam
ination, and limited vaguely at trying
some other line. Mr.. Burton was
grieved, and Dave disappointed. In
his volatile, irresponsible way, how
ever, Randall claimed he knew how to
Feather his nest" and he was ar
rayed in grand style as he went down
to the depot one morning to escort
Miss Dorothy to the home of the Del
combes.
The little lady insisted on walking.
AS they crossed bridge, her atten-
ton was called to gang of workmen
sinking hollow wooden tube in mud
hole at the bank of the river. The
man who was guiding it stood below,
half sunk in. the Shiny clay. 1t was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
What CabbaQeS Need.

Cabbages are gross feeders, and it
takes manure or fertilizers, of the lat
ter especially potash (muriate), to
produce big heads and big crop. On
most farms a piece Of land can easily
be set apart to raise such valuable
crop as late cabbages, says the Farm
and Fireside.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
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seeway and Plain Sections, Unfolded.

corners where folded, they are
stronger. 90 Some markets, being
accustomed to the larger cases neces-
sary to contain a given number of
heeway sections, object to the smaller
package containing the same number
of plain sections. simply because it is
smaller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
CAUGHT Himself in Time.

Caught Himself in Time.
"Your husband has taken to wearing
glasses, hasn't he?"
YES, and just since we are mar
RED"
Locking the barn after the horse is
-er-that is to say-marvelous wealth
er we're having, eh?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
HOG SCALDING is MADE EASY
BY Use Of Apparatus Described and
illustrate Animal May Be Hung
With Little Exertion.

F.. Make lever and hanging pole as
in illustration. To allow the lever to
work both ways bore two slanting
holes and chisel out the space be-
tween. Pull butt end of lever down as
low as possible, and tie securely to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Queen student Of Politics.

Queen Mary is a keen student, OF
modern politics and an authority on
matters pertaining to- the state OF
southeastern Europe As such her
repute Is so high that the king fire.
quently refers to her for information.
which she is usually dable to supply
without special reference to her
books. She is an ardent advocate OF
international peace and is bringing up
her children IN due appreciation OF
its principles. Her idea Is. that the
wkole aim of craftsmanship snouio
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Exclamation.

Name said the idea Of her mother
bringing home new husband made
her tired" II suppose that is why she
would not go a step er."-Balti-
more American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Part of the Dowry.

Housemaid-"Anda are you going to
your young lady's wedding?" Cook
5"Rather. Mistress has given me t.
her as a wedding present"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

Many young man is up with the
lark because he kept the lark awake
all night.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Ito Status.

II am compiling Pedicure man.
ual."
II suppose you have plenty of foot
notes."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

be to abolish war. aud she herself Is
said to possess no mean ability as a
diplomatist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

Mrs. winslows Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlng, softens the gums. reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie, 25c bottleLM
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Auto Suggestion.

DO not forget to carry pencil and
a PAL Of paper SC that You may take
iowu the number 1T the motor ar
that runs over YOU. ~;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

LEWIS Single Binder cigar gives you the
rich natural quality of good tobacco. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

ALFALFA SEED q. Timothy and Clover mi1ed.
N.6O. VIII ship o. d. Farms for sale and rent on
crop payments. J. Mulhall, Sioux City, Iowa. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

Women who marry for a home pay
big rent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

Advice is like bitter pill-easy to
give but uneasy to take.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
No Aroument.

"But we are too poor to marry"
what of that! Everybody is.-
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
CANNING FACTORIES

For sale, on time, per cent OF pack or cash.
Is sizes 3S5 to $3.50. For farms or 1args
communities. Write for booklet. THOS. NJ
BROWN. Springfield. Mo. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

To Her Incredible, Otherwise.
He-My brother is making more
money than he can spend.
She-Goodness Where's he work
Ing, in the mint? .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

.. Killed Despite Handicap.
Napoleon's wars were fought with
flintlocks; but he was a pretty sue
cessful killer, despite the handicap
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

It takes all the fun out of doing .
thing If you are paid for doing it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Flohtlnu Insects.

Fighting Insects.
The best and cheapest way to fight
insects is by good, efficient rotation
of croDs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15

.. A Receptive Maid.
A darling girl was Bella,
With suitors by the score:
She'd letta fella tella
All kinds of foolish lore.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-12-05
In the Sunday School Class
SEMlnR REREnM CSSuA
SENIOR BEREAN LGSSuN.

inhabitants ul .~JtIicliu were probably
yet asleep. The fail Of Jericlo was
rightly regarded AS Il punishment for
evil doing, Her citizens were noturi-
Gus for their sinful eXceSseS. and it is
not surprising that there were some
who were ready for II change and also
willing to work for it. like Rahab and
her family. Gods hand can be seen in
this entire episode. shout. for the
Lord hath given you the city" This
was Il cry OF praise to Jehovah. who
had surely given them the victory.
The city shall be accursed.' "Devot.
ed" revisiom. The ban was pro.
nounced on persons. places and things
for sever reasons For instance.
when these objects are ahOminahle
they must he devoted to complete de-.
Struction. as in the caSe Of Jericho.
Other objects We're devoted or set
apart for sacred purposes. us was or.
dered to be done with the silver and
gold and vessels of brass and IRON
which We're holy INTO Jehovah" IRE
vision Of verse 1M. Yet other objects
were %unclean. and the ISraeliteS were
to have nothing TO do with them.
The lessons on holiness and purity
We're thus impreSSively and wildly
taught the people, "Only Rahah, the
harlOt. shall live" This woman md
her fnmiI:" were to be saved because
Of the excellent services that they haG
rendered the people of Israel.
Verse oo.-The capture of the city.
The lsrae,ites were to remember JA
hOvah and obey his commandments ut
every step of this invasion The Coz
Of battles was leading them. and sue
cess came to them by virtue of this
TACT. 1.-The people shouted" Their cry
in unison and with the ring Of ron.
quest must have startled the inhab
i.ants of Jericho. so that they We're
cast into panic and confusion.
1.-THE wall fell down fiat" How
! graphic and pictorial is the description
of the way in which the city yielded
to the invisible challenge Of her foes!
Every man straight before him." r"-
solved that he would show neither fear
nor favor, hut carry out the will of
God in a spirit Of zeal that forgot self
in seeking the honor Of Jehovah. They
took the city"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-12-05

Golden Text.-All things are possible
to him that believtth Mark il. 23'
Verses Sill. l4.-A circuit Of the city.
Joshua was again assured OF divine
guidance. The appearance of the an
gel as the representative OF JehONah
was most comforting. 1t was Il blessed
token Of approval from God. ana It
STRENGTHENED the heart Of Joshua as ne
realized that he would not he alone III
the conduct of the work. He WAS glad
10 know that the God who had as
sulned control Of this movement when
he first appeared to Moses ut the burn
! ing hush was to continue in supreme
charge. The people We're informed
how they were to lay siege to the city.
\ Great deal Of military strategy was
involved in the proposed attack. 4 j. =
The armed men, led the procession.
They were followed by the seven
priests bearing the seven trumpets.
The curved horns of Il COW or ram
were used as signals and alarms dur
ing war and also On important public
occasions. as in the present case.
PASSED on before the L.ord"-that is.
the ark, which was the symbol OF Je-
hoyah's presence and often used, rs
here, us the equivalent OF Jehovah
himself. Behind the ark Of the cove
nant,' so called because it contained
the two tables Of the ten words. was
the rearward." composed Of priests,
with trumpets, and the people. In
plicit instructions We're issued ~ u
what was to be done. Then shall ye
shout" The procession was to journey
around the city in Il spirit OF self pos.
session. The demand was to exercise
self control and have their wits about
them and calmly wait until God shall
lay bare his arm and give them the
victory. "Going about it once" Or
the first day Of the march they die
nothing but go around the city. while
the inhabitants Of Jericho looked OF
with feelings Of fear and anxiety. "St
they did six days" ***
Verses 1919. - The attack on the
city.
"They rose early" On the seventh
day more work than usual had to bt
done. and the procession started a!
!! soon as the day dawned. Many of thu
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-12-05

Says Jimmy Shirreff. noted hockey
player Of the Crescent \. {. of Brook
lyn:
"The one deterrent of the yalne as
at present constituted in this country.
is the smallneSS Of the Kinks and the
consequent %crowding Of fourteen play
er~ Oh The ice.
There is Il remedy that is both SIM
pie and. | think. imminent. The Cana
dian hockey players are now playing
only six men to il team. leaving out the
rover. whose utility. as a matter Of
act. has always been somewhat uueS-
tionable. am safe in saying that the
great majority OF players here believe
with me that the governing body
should so change conditions OF the
game that the rover will be dispensed
with.
"Thp question is asked. Why this
change: Well. the answer is simple.
particularly in view of our small Kinks.
With fourteen players on the ice there
is almost no chance for any individual
or team %brilliancy There is Il crowd
ing that prevents real hockey so that
the game has Utmost become Skinny.
Take. for instance. a scramble in back
of the net. With the puck behind the
cage there are often eight players fail
ing over each other in an attempt to
get the disk. 1t results in a scramble
that Is neither interesting nor exciting
to player or spectator. Certainly 1T
isn't hockey.
"AnOther reason is that Il rover al
ways finds it hard to get in line. He
is usually offSide. All Of the big Ca
madam cams have dispensed with the
rover for the reason that it opens up
the games and prevents shinnying."
\ western football coach invented a
new football trick that required !: criSS
cross double pass and W forward
passes. He called it the ''howwow'
play. The trick proved II rank failure.
and when the boys in the street called
Observation-Disclosures" etc. after
said coach every time he appeared in
publ" he resigned. The coach lacked
perseverance. He was somewhat ca
nine. as we have seen. hnt what he
lacked was doggedneSS.
George Rothner. the worlds clevere>t
wrestler. says:
when an opponent fouls YOU. don't
ret mad. Wait a few moments and
show him how much better he could
have done the dirty work."
Shame on You. George. You're giving
away trade secrets.
The ice yachting center of the east
is going to he shifted this winter t.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-12-05

ManllaSStt bay. New York. Since the
deaths of Commodore lIigginson and j.
:. Taylor and the departure OF Jimmy
O'l>ricn from Long Branch, y. j.. the
glories Of Ice yachting on the Shrews'
bury have slowly dwindled away.
There has not been :: race of any con-
sequence on the Shrewsbury for three
years now.
Given Il hard winter with little nov
it Is expected that most of the best
known ice Nacht>men from Orange
Lake. y. y. and Long Branch will
make their headquarters ut the Man
hasset Bay Yacht club. Port Washing
tom. y. u. Already the owners Of
twenty-three boats have promised to
race on Manhasset bay.
Bonnie Aliens victory over De Orc
the national pool or pocket billiard
champion, was not Il fuke. yet the
great Cuban expert insisted that it was
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-12-05
By M SChRElBER.

Jpn New York newspaper recent
" appeared a striking cartoon.
1t showed the interior OF Il most
improved safety vault. with all
the protection and devices which have
ever been invented for the guarding OF
wealth. In the center Of this appar-
entity ~impregnable steel fortress was
placed Il miniature safe about the size
of your thumb nail. This was heavily
chained to the floor. On either side OF
the safe sat two giant custodians. Zach
I,oiJiting downward owe the safe with
huge pistols. The cartoon was entitled
I'm the Vaults Of the Newly Formed
Radium Trust"
This is a scene which one could ex.
pect to witness if all the radium in the
world should be controlled by a single
corporation. At the present time there
is only about a gram Of pure radium
in existence. and. taking into consid-
Grafton the fact that there are 1896
grams to: the pound troy Of the most
powerful mineral substance in the
world. one might easily be led to be-
lieve that the entire radium supply
could be m~onopoliZed by capitalists.
Yet the supply is SO small that the cost
Of a pound. if it could be had. would
make even a Rockefeller sit up and
take notice.
. Capitalists Cannot Control Supply.
: Repeated reports have been circulat-
J: ed throughout the world that capital
lists Of this and other countries Were
seeking to get a monopoly on radium
and were buying up all that had beer
. produced up to date and acquiring
ownership of the mines from which
the valuable product was taken. The
reports made good reading. but beyond
: that they amounted to nothing, as
reasoning person can readily see. Fol
one thing. the rndium now in use is
mostly in the hands OF physicians. hos
pitals. municipalities, philanthropist.
or philanthropic institutions. Very lit
tie is privately owned.
Already radium has worked cures il
greater or less degree. and it would b.
unwise for capitalists to try to corne
the market. as has been said. Shortl.
after the discovery OF radium by Nine
(1lrie and her husband Colorado wa
found 10 have the finest radium pro
ducing ores In the world. but most o
that mined has been shipped abroad
This expectation is now to cease. TN
United States has been far behind II
recognizing the possibilities whlch IN