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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Alfonso's Second Daughter Born
Deaf and Dumb?
Reports Indicate There 10 Course"
Upon Spanish Royal Family De-
spite Failure Of Many to Assas-
mate Young Monarch.

Madrid.-It may be. as believed by
many, that King Alfonso leads q
charmed life, but If reports are to be
believed. there Ia curse. upon the
Spanish royal family despite the fall
ure OF the many attempts to assas-
sinate the gay, young Spanish mon
arch. It is said that the kings second
daughter. Infanta Marie. like his
majesty's second son, Don jamie. Will
be deaf and dumb. This has been Of
hcially denied, but SO at first was the
deafness and dumbness Of the lnfanta
Don Jamie.
Pity poor Alfonso! Forever dodg'
ing anarchists and maniacs. Ever un-
certain OF just what moment another
attempt may be made to kill him.
Then. in addition to this, which 1s
enough to make the average mans
hair turn gray, he has many Other; bur.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
HAVE AN oLD-FAsHIoNED AIR
Stylus In Nantes Have Gone Back to
Those Popular With Our Grand
&Ns mothers.

The old world fabrics have aided in
producing the real old-fashioned air
In the prettily draped mantles of silks
and chiffons and fascinating nets.
with stiff little punches of flowers
scattered over the filmy surface A
thin China silk or chiffon, matching
in tone one OF the flowers, may be
used as lining, the color glimmering
through the creamy yelling In most
artistic manner On some of the more
unusual nantes the designs are de-
veloped on a coarse net in crewels.
These nantes are very vague In
outline, being wound or. wrapped
around the figure with the fullness
falling between the shoulders and the
knees. The sleeves-when there are
sleeves-are Of kimono cut, or at least
are kimono at the top, with a hint
of the bishop sleeve at the cuff. Quite
as often there are no sleeves, Sits in
the goods serving as an opening, or
drapings falling in such way that the
arms may be released. Some OF the
nantes are fastened at the waist
line, even lower at one side, and 9TH
ers are wound around the figure and
held, up in the front in a seemingly
careless fashion. There is a certain
informality to this latter style which
seems to appeal. for the latest models
for winter are arranged in this way.
the fastening If there Is one-not be-
ing noticeable
The feature of the new mantles
which are heralding the styles for fall
is the collar. according to a New
York Tribune writer. There is no at
tempt at fitting in the collar After
the many. many years when the fit of
the collar made or married the gar
ment, it Is bit startling to learn that
the collar would hot At. The bunchier,
thicker and clumsier the collar is, the
smarter the wrap becomes. Natural
ly. 1t gives a very thickset look to the
back of the neck. The effect can be-
produced in fur very easily, and.
strange to relate, it does not look as
clumsy in the fur One naturally ex.
poets fur collar to be, thickset. The
new fur collars are straight pieces OF
the fur which very often only cross
the back Of the wrap. Occasionally
they roll toward the front and join
band of fur that Is used to outline
the edges. Mi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Workmens' Picks Strike Nuggets Hid
den by Dead Miners In an Ancient
Building.

Denver, Colo.-The moving OF .
building fifty years old, in Brecken-
ridge, resulted in workmen finding .
rusty coffee pot containing gold mug
gets worth more than $1,000. The
building was being moved to the rear
of the lot on which 1t stood by Henry
Evans, who intends to erect . modern
brick structure on the lot. Immediate
ly after the report of the find hun
dreds of persons rushed to the scene,
and, because of their activity with
picks and shovels. workmen win not
be needed to finish the excavation.
The Landmark, one Of the oldest
buildings in Summit county, was built
Of logs. In the early days 1t was occu-
pied by Edward J. Collingwood, who
has since moved to- Denver. Since
then 1t has been occupied by various
individuals and firms as store.
among them being G. B. Watson of
Breckenridge.
f Evans was advised to tear the an
cient structure down, and thus save
expenses; but, because of sentimental
reasons. he decided to move 1t to the
rear Of the lot and to use the space
which it had formerly occupied for
his new building. The moving Of the
building entailed much digging, and
a force of laborers was put to work.
One OF the workmen unearthed the
pot. and cast it on pile Of dirt When
1t struck, the lid few of, and yellow
gold nuggets rained over the ground.
The contents were weighed and placed
In a local bank
Evans says that unless some one
claims the find, the proceeds Will be
devoted toward building his new store.
Enthusiastic fortune hunters crowded
the site all afternoon, and Evans, after
watching them for while, decided to
dispense with the services Of. the
workmen. 2sz.
Various theories have been ad-
vanced to account for the treasure, the
most popular one being that OF the
old-timers, who declare the gold was
hidden there by high graders years
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
REST HOUR MOST IMPORTANT
A. Preserver Of Health and Beauty II
Must on No Account Be
Neglected.

II you are wise woman and wish
to preserve your beauty you will not
neglect to take rest hour during the
day.
Go to your room, don comfortable
negligee and stretch out on the bed
with the lightest and frothiest of nov
els guaranteed to induce slumber.
Or. II by chance 1t doesn't why lie
still aud relax in mind and body any
how, and you'll rise feeling years
younger and ready for anything. But
somnolence is sure to come as soon
as you get In the habit OF taking an
afternoon nap.
The best rest hour Is in the after
noon just before dinner. You feel the
need Of 1t most then, and there is
always dressing to follow, which will
cast aside the last trace ef heaviness
that some people have for a short
time after the unusual daytime nap.
Oatmeal made into paste with
sose water and then smeared all
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Subject for Contempt.

The New York assembly committed
James G. Garrison, a we'll known
newspaperman, to Jail for contempt.
The incident recalls the action Of the
country justice who was met one day
on the street by a neighbor and ac-
costed none too respectfully.
Il fine you five dollars. Ill teach
you to commit contempt of COURT" n
"a tits worth It," replied the neighbor.
TN pay it, though you couldn't collect
1t, because your court is not in SEES.
sion, and you can't fine for contempt
unless it is"
THAT may be your opinion" said
the justice, "but it isn't mine. My
opinion is that this court is subject
for contempt at all times Rochester
Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Fold the Curtain.

To iron sash or long scrim curtains
easily, fold the curtain lengthwise and
iron with the selvage to the right,
within about an inch Of the center,
being very careful to keep the selvage
straight. Unfold and iron without
stretching, the two inches in the CEN
ter which were omitted when the cur
tain was folded. This will make the
curtain look like new. There will
be no fold In the center. and it will
hang perfectly. II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
TO GET KNOWLEDGE
EVERY MAN SHOULD EXERCISE
MIND BY THINKING.
Learning Comes Through Our Senses
Which Are to the Mind and
Body What Reporter Is to
Newspaper.

Whatever knowledge we have We
have obtained it In two ways, Thomas
Drier writes in the. Nautilus. Tho
first is Inheritance. The second is ac-
QUESTION. With that which we OBJ
tanned from our ancestors we had
nothing to do. We are not concerned
with the past. We are vitality inter
ested in the present.
All knowledge must be obtained to-,
day by one or more of the five senses.
Through the avenues Of seeing, hear
ing, touching, smelling and tasting
come all our sensations. The quality
and number of sensations depend up
on the kind Of sense organs we have.
The man with weak eyes can never
obtain through sight the knowledge
obtained by the man with eyes that
are strong. Fhe man whose sense of
taste has been impaired, say, by indul.s
gence, cannot obtain the sense Of sat
isfaction of the man whose taste 10
cultivated and tfained to report ac-
curately. & .t
Our senses are to the mind and body
what reporters are to great news
PnPSA. CoNA Aoo d 6ROCAoA uOpol liAOAIs
One covers police. another the drama
and entertainment. and so on. Each
Is specialist. The more efficient,
the better trained, the more educated
each reporter Is in his special de-
partment of reporting, the stronger
will be the stories and articles he will
turn In to his paper.
y The strength and power Of the pa.
per is but combined strength and
power Of the work of the reporters.
The truthfulness Of the paper is the
sum OF the truthfulness OF reporters.
The new story written by the re-
porter with weak eyes will lack
strength and accuracy just as the eyes
OF the reporter lacked strength and
accuracy. AS the matter which Is
printed In the newspaper Is the re-
suit Of the work Of the reporters 80
is the matter printed on the mind the
work of the five senses. So,
To build the muscles Of the body We
require wholesome food and proper ex-
ercise. No matter how wholesome the
food, no matter how much or how liz
tie, we eat we cannot have strong,
healthy bodies unless we take proper
exercise.
So with the mind. No matter how
rich the mental food the senses may
bring to the mind, no good can be ,ac-
complished unless the mind is exer.
cised, is used in serving some pur.
pose, is employed in doing some work.
4 Let US use our newspaper figure to
illustrate. II a newspaper employed {
the greatest star of reporters in the
world, II each was q master in his
line, if each one had no superior any
where, If each wrote stories and arti-
cles that had never been equaled, II
the stories sent in were such as to
command the interest Of the entire
city-if these reporters did all and
were all things and these articles were
printed in the paper in the most at
tractive typographical manner and the
papers were then stored in a vault in
the basement, would that newspaper
have any influence, would its circula-
ton grow, would advertisers cIamor
for space in its columns? 8
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

again the grass started into ripples oi
fire under his horses hoofs.
In their cabin Nesta and John were
sleeping They had known nothing of
that remorseless enemy creeping near.
er and nearer, and already sending out
long streamers Of smoke through the
open door. 5s
John stirred in his sleep and NUT
tered. He caught at his throat, turned
over, and slept again. Nesta heard
him, but she did not know that death
was upon them, nor that this uncon-
seriousness which scrept upon her was
anything but sleep.
A hand pulled at her shoulder. She
muttered drowsily. She opened her
eyes. Barnes was standing over her.
but in her benumbed state it occa-
stoned no surprise. ia
She felt herself lifted In his arms.
A moment later, and Barnes was dash
ing away to safety, and, when Nesta
came back to consciousness, they were
safe over the river bank. and on the
opposite edge was an inferno of flame.
n John! joint" she cried, at last un-
derstanding. s. Y g
But Barnes was already gone. She
waited in an agony Of suspense, watch
ing the flames leap higher, and the
crackle OF buring wood sounded in her
ears like musketry. Then, out of the
forest horse came plunging, and on
its back were two figures. ~
One was Barnes, and before him,
upon the saddle. swathed in a smolder-
ing blanket, and supported by Barnes
arm, was John. The terrified horse
plunged into the cooling stream and
stumbled. Barnes flung himself from
the saddle and, tearing the blanket
from Anderson, carried him to the
bank. Neither man was badly hurt.
The blanket had protected John.
though he was still stupefied by the
smoke, but Barnes hair and eyebrows
were scorched, and his clothes were
finder. AS Nesta ran forward Ander-
son opened his eyes.
"Nesta1" he murmured feebly, and
clasped her in his arms.
Il Barnes turned quickly away. He
knew that he had atoned, and that the
he'll OF his heart was quenched in the
waters OF self-conquest. Still. he did
not want to let John and Nesta thank
him.
49, r,S - &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

dens and annoyances upon his shout
ders, not to mention the many heavy
cares of state In the face Of all
this, he somehow manages to remain
blithesome and gay, although it Is ru-
mored about Madrid that the gayety
Ia kept on tap by his majesty for pub
lie appearances. x &
One of the young kings greatest
worries is his mother-in-law, Princess
Henry Of Battenberg, who distinctly
does not like or approve Of Alfonso.
She considers him dissipated youth.
and it is said that the princess would
even sanction her daughter. Queen
Victoria, leaving her royal husband
Alfonso is said to be genuinely afraid
Of his mother.in-law. On a visit to
Osborn Cottage, Isle of Wight, several
years ago, Alfonso came into close
contact with Princess Henry. and act
ually fed in terror.
There is another load on the kings
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Bungalow Curtains.

For bungalow or shooting lodge or
any cottage in the country where the
daintiest effect with the least washing
is desired in the way of curtains, a
most useful article is the Japanese
towel. One OF these blue and White
towels hung at each side of the win
dow another tackled crosswise at the
top as canopy makes very attrao-
tive window decoration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Nature Fake7

The idea Of cat eating a cucum
Der would probably be scotfed at by
most observers Of animal life, but
such an occurrence is vouched for by
an attache OF the Maine state agricul.
tural department, in whose garden the
incident took place. A member of the
household was about to gather cucum.
bers for the dinner table when the
family cat was calmly seen eating the
largest cucumber In the lot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
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BARNES !. MADE GOOD
4 ey GEORGE HURsoN.

Nesta had one sorrow III her life
and that was the thought OF Jim
4 Barnes. She was the daughter OF set
tier in the forest region; Of Oregon
/ and Barnes and John Anderson had
1 both wanted her. Anderson had won,
He. was asuccessful sheep farmer, and
\ he and Neeta loved each other de.
votedly. They had been married SIX
months. ss
Jim Barne0 was in the government
service. He was forest ranger. He
was % lonely man, somewhat Older
than Anderson. All his life had been
spent in the forests and on the plains
He loved his work; and, when Nesta
rejected his suit, he went quietly back
to it, No one but Nesta knew bow
1 hard he took his failure to make her
y his wife. Il q
Barnes was successful because he
gave his flock all his attention. In
winter he kept them in the pens, but
in summer he pastured them in the
sweet grasses of the uplands. These
long, sloping ranges rise above the
surrounding forests. into which the
sheep will not stray. Thus q herd can
! be secured, SO long as the pasturage
holds out, within fifty acres, ringed
around with trees; and every: alter.
nate day they can be moved to another
\ OF the mountain slopes.
Nesta and John had q series OF lit.
tie cabins all along the edge Of the
range. Each contained only Q bed,
blankets, and cooking utensils. In
these they were spending the summer
I months happily While Nesta pre-
pared the meal In the day time, John
would lie on the hill slopes. watching
his flock, and smoking, and dreaming
&of his return to Nesta. 7s.$
It was during one of these days that
4 Barnes came riding up to Nesta's
cabin, where she was alone. B.
Can you spare me drink Of water,
ma'am 2" he began. II saw your fire
smoking and thought it might be-
Then she turned round and they
recognised each other. 1t was the first
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

back in Indiana. Hall was poor boy.
When he was sixteen he went bare
footed acquiring the girl Of his
choice. Later they were betrothed, but
the girls parents, who were wealthy.
broke the engagement Hall came
west, married and became owner Of
several rich Missouri farms. Then he
heard Of his former sweetheart's mar
riage to one OF the rich men Of Harris
vile. Many years afterward he heard
of this mans death. When Halls wife
died five years ago he received a let
ter of sympathy from Mrs. Carr, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Monoaramas

French knots make a very hand
some monogram, especially In old Eng
fish. No padding is required. and the
papier-mache letters cannot be used.
Stamp the monogram upon the article,
and then simply I'LL It in closely and
solidly with small French knots. The
result will be highly satisfactory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Thanksoivino Novelties.

Thanksgiving Novelties.
A dinner
For instance
All vegetables -s,.-
5 That is, In appearance.
Even the guests represent them.
Vegetable decorations are not novel
but carrots made OF yellow cheese are.
A garden basket of spun sugar with
Ice cream vegetables for dessert is an
other. .,
And women represent heads Of let
tuce and radishes, with crinkly green
tissue paper leaves.
The men are lanky ears OF corn
dressed in barred yellow paper and
they are also cucumbers and stalks OF
celery.
1t might be lot OF fun for week.
end party or some one looking for En
usual features for entertaining.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Postage Stamps.

The postage stamp first made its
appearance In 1889. Its Inventor was
James Chalmers, printer Of Dun
dee, who diedin 1853. Endland Adopt
ed the adhesive stamp in 1889, and is
sued the first stamps for the use Of
the public in 1910. A year later stamps
were introduced into the United States
and Switzerland, and soon afterward
made their appearance in France and
Belgium
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

over the face and wiped on with q
sponge or flannel dipped in tepid wa
ter and one or two drops Of lemon
juice may be used by those troubled
with very open pores. The lemon
juice has. a tendency to close the
pores and the friction with the oat-
meal Is beneficial to the skin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

an to the tomb. When the vault was
opened and the skull of skeleton re-
vealed to thier astonished gaze a near
panic resulted. The ministers who
were present Gained the frightened
members Of the party and the tomb
was closed without further e1amina-
ton.
The skeleton was that of man.
The hair appeared intact and the bur
ial robe could be seen by the members
Of the party. The tomb in which the
skeleton rested Is one OF a long row.
about six feet from the ground. 1t L.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
4 Why, Papa Lost Consciousness.

Why Papa Lost consclousness. u
IT you marry him." said her papa.
who was exhibiting symptoms OF vio-
lent displeasure, II will not only have
to support him. but win have to pay.
his debts, too" 35s,t
But the pretty girl and petulant
young thing who was hanging to his
coat lapels was not moved by the ar
gument. F1 q;
Nov. papa" she, said, you know
well enough that Fred has to live, just
the same as other men. And, as to
his debts, I've heard you say hundreds
Of times that mans debts ought to.
be paid" & .s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Weaving the Web Of Life.

Life is the daily web of character
Se unconsclously weave. Our thoughts.
lmaginations, purpose. motives. love.
will, are the underthreads; our words,
tone Of voice. looks, acts, habits, are
the upper threads; and the passing
moment is the shuttle, swiftly, cease
lessly. relentlessly, weaving those
threads into q web; and that web il
life.-S. D. Gordon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
SKELETON HALTs A FoNERAL
Found. In Tomb, Nearly Stampedss
colored Mourners In New
Orleans.

New Orleans-A halt was called in
the burial Of Savanna Richardson, q
negress, in Louisa cemetery. when it
was discovered that the tomb in which
it had been planned to place the body
was occupied by skeleton.
A large funeral party had accompa-
MED the body Of the Richardson vom-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Believe Flying Snakes Exist.

The belief in the existence Of flying
snakes Is widely current in India, but
few people profess to have seen them.
It would be interesting to find out
how the legend came into existence.
These snakes are. supposed to live on
trees and make a flying dart at their
victims. Snakes have been known to
drop down trees and bite people but
1t is not these which are known as
flying snakes In India.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

trunks, to the camp. 16 miles away.
The trunks contained a carefully Sc
lected wardrobe, which tom" de-
scribed as Just as appropriate for the
woods as gas stove He was the
best dressed man in camp and will
probably never know that his style
blocked him for further invitations"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
Those GirdIe Ends.

Z OF course, girdles with long ends arc
being worn, and will continue to be
worn throughout the coming season:
but the obi bow is just little newer.
Now, to break the montony, why not
take the ends Of one or two girdles.
press them out and proceed to make a
nice, fat, loose Japanese obi bow Of
them? It's as easy as the traditional
spill" on the old log. The obi may
be worn front or back, and. has SIM
ply two loops with no ends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
( Saved

It was mignight. Lord Algy, attired
In full evening dress, was swimming in
the basin Of public fountain in one
IF London's squares. To judge from
he stroke he was using. Lord Algy
xas slightly Intoxicated. An Euglish
bobby hearing the splashing, ran up
to the fountain and flashed his pocket
lamp upon the swimmer. whereupon
Lord Algy exclaimed with fervent
gratitude: Thank God! The lights
If Dover!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05

believed the body was originally bur
led in valuable casket, which was
stolen from the tomb. The sexton In
charge could not remember that the
tomb had been employed there.
.nterment Of the coiored woman was
made In another tomb.