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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17

birth Of Time have shown to be the
only safe one. Conventionality's path
may seem to the near-sighted to be
twisted foolishly, and unnecessarily
long. 4 But each OF those twists repre-
sents the place where the Man in,
Front wisely stepped aside. to avoid
the pitfall into which the man.
ahead of him, had tumbled. And the
short cuts in the long tortuous road
are white with the bones Of failures
Sim going to walk over those same
whitened bones in my short cut from
one point OF Conventionalitys twisted,
path to another. I'm going to walk
back from a union that would mean,
misery to me--back to the pleasant.
home life and social life I love and
don't mean to lose. Don't worry. No
whitened bones will turn under me
and bring me fall. l can defy the
bogy, Conventionality. and still live
happy n = ii s!j 5.ss. 81;
"Others have defied the $bogy. You
are not the first nor the millionth. To
most Of them it seemed as safe as 1t
seems to you 5s e & ,;ss ~ y!
Yes? + should like to meet them
and compare notes." q s; llS$[
you will not meet them," he an.
swered grimly, "but you will tread on
their bones-in the short cut. Even
as some future challenger of Conven.
tionality shall one day tread on yours
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17
PROPER STORAGE OF FLO DUR.
Easily Taken Precautions Will insure re
the Absence of the Pestllent
& t.Gt White Worm. ea55 III

When flour is stored In quantity. Or
even when bought in small supplies,
care is needed to guard against the
presence OF that pest. the little white
-four worm.
Before putting away new -four, thor
oughly clean the receptacle, being
sure that not !. particle Of the old
flour remains. It is the old flour iL1s'tl
IL left, even; though it may be 9 very
small amount, that causes these sl'l
marauders. If 4 Il Il Il 81
II the -four is kept in tin the III a.
must be washed with absolutely clean
water and good soap. and great care
must be taken that the tin Is entirely
dry before putting in the -four. Il 2 ;,
wooden holder, or bin, il used " must
be cleaned by brushing and airing
z When -four is bought in paper bags,
it is well to look carefully in the
creases OF the paper 1t top Of bag be-.
fore; untying, for here are found tho q,
white -four worms, II there are any g
ali, and these can be removed without
their getting into the -four. But. when when
I bag Is simply opened and turned
into bin, they are in this way in the:
bottom, and in short time will work
their way all through the flour. -3 s.s {;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17

Blake's son-in-law. More-he was the
man whom the machine, at Its masters
orders, had slated as next speaker Of
the house. Yes, and perhaps If all
one heard were true, for q far higher
office later on. l5.,5
Wanda Kelly knew this. And, thanks
to overheard scraps Of amen.corner
talk, she knew much more. She had
often seen Robertson. Now and then
she had received careless nod from
him or from his stately young wife.
Blake's only daughter, who 80 often
while congress was in session ran
down from the Robertson house in
New York for a sojourn OF day or
two with her; husband and father at
the capital. 4s s:,. 4 Il 4 Yt.s II Z.
$ Yet Wanda wasted fewer thoughts
lust now on the celebrity than on the
much younger man with whom he was
talking. And perhaps her thoughts.
had telepathic power. For, as Robert
son strolled out into the foyer. his
companion crossed directly to the:
switchboard rail and stood looking
down at the girl ,.s.,f
Wanda did not see him. Or, II she
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17
IMMENSE STORES !. 81 or COAL
Supplies for the Ships Of All coun-
Il tries Are to Be Kept Con-
stankIy at Panama.

IA When the Panama canal is opened
two years hence there will be coal
on hand for the ships Of all the world
"a tremendous supply---which Will
be added to as fast as It is taken
away to the seven seas. *.
There will be two great coal-storage
basins lone at Cristobal. ! for the At
lantic entrance, and, one at Balboa.
for the Pacific. At the former place
200, 900 tons will be kept on hand: at
the latter 100000. In each the stor-
age will be In huge basins OF rein
forced concrete, In which about half
the coal will be stored under water.
for use in time Of war, and the
other half above the sea level, to be
taken from and added to continually
for the ordinary uses Of commercial
and government vessels. An I'M
mense plant Of cranes, cars, buckets
and other machinery will be installed
to handle the coal as economically as
possible.
The cranes will unload coal from
ships; a conveying system will trans
fer 1t to bridges spanning the storage
basin and dump 1t at any place de-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17
VALUE OF CARD cAT Z q 4 j
systen, Makes for Efficiency IN HOUSE.
work and Also 10 Of Great AID
5 to Economy. y 6 iS

~ Few women outside of business ana
academic circles realize the sconveena-'
icnce Of the card catalogue system:
One energetic woman who nad
been very successful y secretary.
made an efficient housekeeper ana kll1
homemaker because she remembered
In her married life the devices that
had helped her In business. She had 40
q number OF catalogues to indicate
the state of her household supplies.
linen, etc.-but the most interesting
OF all was her card catalogue cook
book and menu index. It was JUST
like a library catalogue, being com
posed Of a couple Of little drawers,
in a little cabinet filled with CARDS
on which were typed recipes. These le'aa
cards were grouped under appropriate
heads and made readily accessible SSH ;!
through q number II of guide caYos
headed, Dinner, Soups, Entrees
Salads, Meats and Desserts. When
faced with the awful problem What
shall we have to eat tcday?" she sim % !:
ply, ran through her cards for tno
meal in question and often found tne
recipe for a dish she had quite Tor
gotten about. For use as cook book,
this arrangement is much more con-.
venient than the old book form. The ne
collection OF recipes grows rapidly too.
as 1t is $50 easy to paste on 9 card z 2
suggestion or x n q recipe
from q. household magazine, and sup
the card into its proher place where l''
1t does not get lost, as loose papers
have a habit Of doing. he catalogue
outfit is quite inexpensive and the
utility OF the scheme will certainly
repay the original trouble of making
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17
fine e: LIVING ON sHIPBoARD
How the Menu Has Been Improved
Since Charles Dickens Crossed
. the Ocean.


When Dickens came over to Amer
lea Il years ago, there was one large
table In the dining room for passen'
gers. The first officer sat at the head,
carving the turkey with all the grace
he could command between lurches OF
the good ship. trusting to Providence
that the gravy would not slop over.
The passengers sent their plates along
the line and waited for their helpings.
Today the dining room Of a large ship
looks like the dining room OF a line
hotel, Harold Chester writes In Les
Hes. It is just as exquisitely appoint
ed and has every good thing to eat that
can be found on land. In fact, one OF
the new ships has restaurant named
after 8 famous one in New York, and
the two keep in touch by wireless 80
that the menus, day by day, are the
same. Think of having your dinner
arranged by wireless-your macaroni
by Marconi! II
The dining room is divided up into
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did, 1t was not with her eyes. And And
before he could speak. the telephone
buzzer rasped out. A e.
"Wanda!'' said the young man who
was leaning over the rail. III
1t was the third time he had broken
in. But, busy rafting the switch pegs,
she did not hear. - B. r.
wanda Kelly!"" he exclaimed, ex'
asperated. u. H
She looked up with suddenness
that startled him. I Il ).
=%"Well?" she asked sharply.
""Will-will you marry meg! ne
blurted, her unexpected word and look
driving the speech from his lips as
though he had been struck between s
the shoulders. *. 80
.What?" she queried in polite sur
prise. u: 4. !. +
ST asked" he said, trying to cover
up his impetuosity with q weak show nc
Of Irony, Il asked II you are going 70
marry me or not"
q "No." she answered, unrufied. Il am
not. That's the answer. Same al
when you asked me before. And the
time before that. And SO on back to
the beginning. And then some-until
you can learn to take No for an an
swer.''''s5 III
81 can't take It," he returned glumly'
"and / won't take it. Maybe you think 2
j get q lot of fun being thrown down
ike this. 1t means more to me than
,vvo,,,va cot 5natience to hear. I'm going
ali to smash. oh, you needn't laugh
It isn't SO funny to me.
80 "A CrO BE CONTINUED.) AK a
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I cite. Queer Precedent 3,

Mr.. Justice Holmes has the Treputa-
ton OF citing more peculiar cases from
the old lawbooks than any other mem
Der Of the Supreme court. He dug up
an additional one Saturday to the
amusement OF his associates. when It
was contended in q libel suit that the
declaration was Insult cient because
the offense was not stated properly.
THAT leads me to recall case IN
the old books said the Justice.
where an indictment set forth that
the accused struckta man on the head.
splitting the skull until q portion fell
down on; either shoulder, and the court
held the Indictment defective because
it did not allege that the man was.
killed" IL
The justice observed that 1t was .
hair-splitting decision, and he didn't
intend it as pun. either New York
Times.
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z ~. FF777E', \ - q " -
s<,,f6no tha5 Goose.

e - = IL ~ -
Sage and onion is the usual stufhns
for a goose, but the method Of max max
ing the stufang varies. The sim;
plest stufing consists Of parboiled
chopped onion mixed with 9 little
sage and seasoned with pepper and
salt. 1t Is easier to chop the onions
before they are boiled than after
wards. The amount required for e
medium goose Is four medium-sized1
onions and eight sage leaves finely
mixed. To vary the stufnng, the sage
and onion may be mixed with an
equal quantity OF mashed potatoes or
white bread crumbs. and bound With
wellbeaten egg. Many people OBJ.
ject to the seasoning. so that Il -
we'll for the carver to inquire whether
It Is liked before serving it, II 5F9
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the glass door OF Mr.. Bransforth's OF
fee. He ushered him inside and dis'
appeared. Mr.. Bransforth looked up
and, rising from his chair, gripped the
young man warmly by the hand.
Il can't tell you how glad am that that
letter found you,"" he said. II hope
you can come back to us, Mr.. Baldwin.
It will be a serious disappointment TO
me If you can't, and something OF 9
loss to the firm. To think that after
trying to locate you all this time the
name of your old address should SUD
denly have come into my head!
First OF ALL" he continued, Il must
apologize frankly to you for my treat treat
ment Of you. The fact is, Ranger
came to US with the best OF creden'
tials from his old place. I took the
trouble to look them up after he left'
and found that he had written them
himself and signed the name to them,
too. 4 !. 4.
II well, 1t didn't take long after your,
disappearance for me to find out that
he was absolutely incapable for the
work He was simply a blum, MT.
Baldwin, and imagine that he want t.
ed to get rid OF you because he knew knew
that you saw through him. Dear me,
how blind was Well, want you
to take. his position. The salary IS
fseventy-fve dollars week. nope
can count on you. You would have TO
start in tomorrow. If you could epossl..
bly, manage it, for the whole depart
ment is simply in confusion.
II can come" said Howard quietly,
ION September the fifteenth"
Mr.. Bransforth looked disappointed.
WELL he said, s''of course, il that
Is your ultimatum must hold the po-t
sition oren for you. But If it is the
matter OF holiday, perhaps q little
later would do" .5 5!b.
mo, sir" said Howard. "You see,
well, I'm going to be married
tomorrow" 55s5 q &, 5.53 Il,
q And that was the best prophecy that
Howard ever made. -5
4 Copyright, 1918, by W. G.. Chaphaan) s
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BEAT. 81: WORLDS EGG RECORD
English Hensin Philadelphia Laid 2 2 :.
II q Year, and Occupies Niche 5S
i Of Fame. hi /. 5ss5S

Princess Didit, q White Leghorn,
belonging to Tom Barron, an English
man who has brought poultry raising
down to an exact science, is the cham
pion competition hen OF the world.
having laid 282 eggs in one year.
This means that she has smashed
all previous records; has added hun..E
dreds OF dollars to her individual
value; has shown all poultry raise alrs
that, after all, it. 10 blood. breeding
and care that tell" and has added
the finishing touch hoped for%in the
North Americans second information
al egg laying competition which has
Just closed. ist;-
Princess Didit is one of a pen OF
FIVE White Leghorns entered in this
contest by Mr.. Barron These hens
were received little more than 2
year ago by those in charge OF the
competition. They quickly recovered
from the effects Of their long journey
across the ocean and were in excel
lent condition when the competition
opened, November I. IL 912. Between
that date and the closing time-365
days, to be exact--Princess Didit laid
more eggs than any other bird ever
entered in competition. beating the.
record made last year in the Mis-.
souri, contest by but one egg, It 10
true, but beating It. neverthe less.
~ The four other birds in the Barron
pen supported Princess Didit nobly,
the total yield, including that Of the
record-breaker, being 1,190 eggs. an.
average Of 238. This pen thus be
comes probably the most valuable In
existence. Princess Didit along be-.
ing worth much more money than the
average poultryman can AFFORD TO
give. 81 sF III h y.
One Of Princess Didit's sisters was
not far to the rear OF the champion,
producing 262 eggs In the 1865 days
and stands third in the competition,
Another laid 823O, still another FL and
the lowest 2oe.-Philadelphia North
American. III
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LAPSE: :. OF MEMORY.
j., s,ts.al. =, ,i3if =
~ CARL FURN.

= Luella Marston looked at Howard in
a dazed sort of manner. She could
not quite understand what he was say
ing; and she did not dare to under
stand. q
) Ranger never liked me. ), Old
Rransforth took his side. 81. had to
support him !. ;" The sentence We're
meaningless to her. :.
Patiently Howard, taking both her
hands in his. repeated the story. He
had held a position in. Bransforth's
company for six years. until Ranger
was made head Of his department
Ranger was an empty-headed man man
with the sole idea of being q good dis
ciplinarian. He had harassed the Of:
flee force until their work fell on IN
character and quality. And Howard
had been made the scapegoat, because
Howard was the most efficient man.
Bransforth had sent for both OF
them, and Ranger had stated positive
ly that it was impossible for them to
continue TO work together. He es-
teemed Howard personally, but It
was the old story Of an ignorant super
lntendent and an able subordinate. At
last Bransforth had turned to Howard.
& 'I'm sorry, Mr.. Gray" he said. But But
of course you understand must ap-
prove Of Mr.. Rangers course. 4.
"Then I'll send you In my resigna-
ton, SIR said Howard. ii:
4Bransforth certainly treated him
very fairly. He gave him two months
salary and a cordial letter expressing
his keen regrets at their separation.
Only, positions such as Howard had
.filled, in chemical house (which spe
'cialized on one or two articles OF pro-
duction, were almost impossible to Sc
cure. And Howard and Luella were
to have been married that May.
Never mind, dear. You will get a
better position than before" Luella
said consolingly.
Her fiance kissed her, but he knew
the awful difficulty Of the task before
him. He had been getting forty dol
lars a week, and the. position had
seemed SO permanent that he had
lived fairly well instead of trying to
save money. He had only three hun
dred in the bank, for their. first sup.
ply OF furniture. And this was lhelt-
Ing during the hot. dull summer
months, when nothing could be OBJ
tanned, with fearful rapidity.
July passed and August was half
way through, and the three hundred
dollars was now reduced to half that
amount. Luella was always comfort
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Z6ll'',hL'N!lil!e,
Io,l17Ced'on
.WIMalm G5:pe,
kkStaf6d 7I71QN2cZlW .I1fIzqI
.dH1 Z2a411y br5Hz:z1a1z1r

ship me at sight-or pretend TO, WHICH
comes to the same thing, It didn't
seem to Interest you that ] had money n
and that other men made fools OF
themselves over me. And then your
Quixotic ideas about politics and gov
eminent and all that sort Of thing, ap-
3pealed to me. These and other rea-
{ sons OF the same kind made me think M
I was in love with you
b GU didn't think. You were!
And ~ "a, ?} Il s n 5?Sa 4 & *
Perhaps. Perhaps not. Does 1t
matter now? Isn't that also an eff
fort to save the anchor after the
wreck? But never mind. I thought
II loved you. With your Impractical
high.souled ideas about political re-
form and the peoples wrongs you
seemed to me 3 modern Galahad; in
stead OF Just q Don Qui1ote.
4 All! = RI 9$a,5
'"'I'm sorry 1t makes you vince. But
it's the truth. And the truth is gem
orally painful. When you wanted to
marry. me, felt as though a demigod
had stopped to earth. That isn't the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17
WHEN RICHARD BACKED AWAY
Turn In the Conversation Evidently
y Was Not to the Liking OF the
Enamored Swain.

1--WE bought the ring, DEAR" exclata.
ed Dick as his fingers moved toward
his vest pocket.
well, Richard, before we become
formally engaged will you answer me
q few questions?" :&b 49,
Sure, sweetheart" $
First, you will always love meF
"You bet will"
And we will have dear little bun
galow?" & s&+ '' g.. rs
Exactly"
"One servant?" 1-
Eyes" %s ..... .r.4.
you will let me buy gowns and
hats whenever I need them?"
Sure"
Nor will you quarrel about my
spending money!" s-r :,
Indeed no."
"You won't smoke In the houses"
Never" 4-t.
"You viii always kiss me when you
leave?" =
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d number Of small tables. so that you
can have your own party, with only
half q dozen Of you, with your own
waiter, instead of sitting at long
table and passing your plate as Dick
ems did. ~
The development of the wonders OF
cold storage has done more than any
other one thing to make life on the
ocean wave one long round OF Joy.
Cold storage gives you the best IN the
world to eat, and every day OF the
year. A world traveller was telling me
the other day that he had eaten grape
fruit every morning all around the
world. The ship on which he sailed
put in large amount OF ice cream
made in New York, and 10 days later.
when he arrived In San Francisco, he
was still eating New York Ice cream
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-17
Mayonnaiss Dressing.

The making OF mayonnaise dressing
IL usually q laboriouss and tiresomes
task 90 the oil must be used drop by;
drop. unless the person Is fortunate
enough to possess mayonnatso
mixer. BY using hot water with segg.g
the dropping is eliminated, when the
task is {lightened and the time CON
sumed shortened. Mix with the yollk
OF an egg, q tablespoonful of hot wa
ter, beat them well together, then add
the oil in as large quantities ~ de-
slred, 4 pint may be added at will Il
desired, without curdling. Use pep
per and salt and vinegar to taste. a
pint OF olive oil IL the proportion TO-
use with an egg. i:
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Z y, ~. 8iII7737
CHAPTER I.
1 Five Years Before.
GapNRl0a7 L2Z2 l. ~. !.
zzN6Q66S7ZRRlX G0lalW

Five Years Before. III f%s.3s
The Nv oman looked up from her task
92of fitting the trunk tray into exact po-
VI sition. 4 Standish oted i vaguely that
U the effort Of packing had not made her ll.s
Il red OF frowsy. Even as she sal. there
son, the floor beside the "a nearly-f vi
trunk, with 9 litter&of garments about
her, her pose was not ungraceful.Ss = et
her face was oddly! tense. and her
Ssclenched hands spoke of sell -con't MOL
hard Ito maintain. 55.ss
4. ""5 she said patiently, as though
\ trying to teach q lesson to some rather
stupid child, that isn't what y mean,
1t ali. ! mean, til over. Cant you
understand? ;5 q L.
III tt..tW hy, yes,"! answered Standtsh. "of
course I understand. Why shouldn't
i!3I u Its over. Youswill be safe at your
4 aunt's house by six o'clock this eve
ming, and you will start for Europe 70
morrow, Just as you arranged. ] And
B our Wonder-week Ii ended. And for
sthe next three months I'll be counting
V every t5s II: G,
Oh! Uninterrupted the Woman, her
i hard-worn patience going to pieces.
Wont you understand? said It was
over. Over! Not for three months
\. or for any other time. But for always.
II Why do you make me put It this
way? I tried to say tt more IN
\ You don't mean he began thick
his throat sanded and sore. | u AZ 5.ais
The Woman nod ed. X
he protested lamely, lit
4 can't be. Why, girl, you love me-!
n !1ss1 thought I did. oh, Il was so sure
did! But little by little, for days,
rye begun to understand. Don look
At me like that! Do YOU suppose |
u enjoy talking SO? It has to be said.
And you're not making it a bit easy
4 for me- N. HI f, .,{g5 II
Forgive me" he answered. bitter
mote creeping into his heavy voice.
Ff..You. are wrecking y me. You are
u smashing all hold dear. You are
i making my future as barren as q
y y rainy sea. Forgive me for not making
4 The process bit easy for you. !" a'E
gu have no right to say such
+ things !" she dared. 1T is cowardly.
\ III Is ungenerous. f:
3 .'..Why.?s Because you are Q woman?
B VA woman, won may fay a man. She may
4 break his life to pieces for her own
4 AN amusement II he dares to protest, he
is cowardly and ungenerous. Because
q she is a woman. IA mans hands are
tied behind him by that asinine old
tradition. How about the woman who
pommels a man when she knows his
A hands are SO tied? Isn't she as cow
N ardly and 'ungenerous' as would
be IL j thrashed a cripple? And yet
women clamor for their rights e
Rights! With one-tenth Of the rights
{ that silly chivalry showers upon WON.
en-. / could conquer the whole world"
"But you could not conquer one
ga woman. II I begged you to avoid
scene 1t was as much for your own
S sake as for mine. Since you will have
one. let's get it over with as quickly
4 as as We can. Here Is the situation In
handful OF words: I met you. You
weren't like any other man I'd ever
known. You didn't fall down and wor'
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way to feel when one marries. didn't
know it then. i do, now. And per-
haps the knowledge that would not
be allowed to marry you just yet, or
even acknowledge our engagement,
helped strengthen the infatuation.
Then when found must go to Eu-
rope so soon, and you begged me to
give you just this one perfect week.
it all seemed so natural right-so
beautiful" IA
4 II was wrong!" he cried Il was in
sane. had no right to suggest 1t.
had no right to let you consent"
But, womanlike. she would not let
him blame himself. = III ss s
1T was not your fault" she cried
"Or II there were fault at all 1t was
mine as much as yours. / say you
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crvptlc "PersonaI."

Why were you SO excited on Waffle
day evening, and why did you walk in
the dark, in line and PAGES to the
right on Westbrook front and-sorra
a word? Maybe you will turn your
face to the left instead OF the right
the next time you overtake me on the
Putney path. Wondrous wooing. you
think. creepy "coorting" find! Don't
be anxious, lassie. for through storm,
through sunshine, on land, on sea, In
the air, brakes drum is still a-rolling,
SO we are in the right train, you see.-
London Morning Post.