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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
DEVIL DANCERS Of cEYLoN
Natives Have implicit Faith In Their
Ability to Cure Al Forms OF
m Disease. g.. -se.. t. +

Despite the advance OF medical
knowledge throughout India, says =
writer In the Wide World Magazine.
devil dancers are still called into re-
QUESTION in many parts Of Ceylon for
curing all kinds OF sickness. When
native is taken i'll his relatives first
apply medical treatment. II, after
some days, this appears to be ineffec-
tive, 1t is concluded that the sickness
ness is one incapable Of cure in this
manner, but Is caused by some inim-
ical influence, and must therefore
be due to either q glance Of the evil
eye. the action Of demon, or some
evil planetary action. The soothsay-
er is then sent for, and this worthy,
after examining the patient. names
the demon or spirit responsible for
the malady. An Offering Is then made
to the demon in the form Of food,
coin, or a piece Of cloth. Then fol-
lows the professional dance, carried
out by the devil dancers. Two men
clad in gorgeous garments and wear.
ing strange headdresses and masks 60
through number of grotesQue and
extraordinary eyolutions to the beat
ing Of the tomtoms. making weird
noises the while. This is kept up
for hours, sometimes all night, and is
always performed within sight Of the
sick person. In the, complete cere-
monies OF the demon called samni
Yaka, who causes commissions, severe
toothache, headache, ETC., no fewer
than 80 different masks are worn in
turn by. the dancers. Curiously
enough, observers state these strange
ceremonies usually have favorable
effect upon the patients Illness. 9
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Co,r,nmeal.

According to the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, cornmeal
constitutes very nutritive and cheap
food. In fact, for three cents one can
get more nutrlment out of cornmeal
than he can out Of five cents worth
of flour. That is, so cents worth Of
meal will give a man more bone, mus
Gle, nerve and brain than 81 worth
of flour will. -
( That Is the commercial aspect Of
the case, but for Joy, satisfaction.
health and hope the cornmeal Is as
far ahead OF -four as It is in the
economic estimate. A good bowl of
mush and milk-how good it sounds
and how good it Is! Take a great
spoonful OF 1t, and it twangs the
strings Of the harp of health till every
little fiber and nerve. falls into
. beautiful melody Of life. Exactly so,
too, with corn bread, pone and dod-
ger. 1888. $40. } ~
In these progressive days one can
find bricks of cold cornmeal mush at
the grocers. ready for slicing and fry
ing, as much in a brick as will do
for three or four persons, the finest,
happiest, nutritiousest eating under
the sun-for five cents a brick. 1t
is said that the trouble these days is
with the cost Of high living. We
deny it, Here is the highest kind Of
living at the very lowest cost.-Ohio
State Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
WILEY in DEFENSE OF BABES
"The Providence Adore Has Never
Vet Killed a Baby" Says
Doctor. .E ..a-..

DR.. Harvey Wiley recently made .
strong plea for methods Of education
and for the sort OF legislation that
would insure to every child born into
the world its rightful heritage OF
health and vitality.
He said that the Biblical words,
"The sins of the father shall be visit.
ed upon the children. even unto the
third and fourth generation" should
be changed to read that the sins of
parents are visited upon the children
forever, and that likewise the virtues
of the parents are also transmitted.
A good heredity, he said, means. u.s.
ually, long and happy life.
Above ALL said Doctor Wiley. Il
would like to live to see all the chill
dren of this country come into the
world with good heredity. The
problem of youth and age goes far
back into that Of heredity. and in the
interest of society the state should
recognize this fact"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
THE HOMEMADE skArE-sA,La

Skate sailing is one Of the most ex-
citing of winter sports. AZ any boy will
tell you who has had the experience
and knows: and it is a sport in which
any fair skater can become expert as
soon as he learns the proper handling
of his sail. OF course it is necessary
to have slight knowledge Of sailing,
because the angle at which the sail 10
held to the wind must be adjusted for
every change In the direction OF sail
ing. The sail is held between the
to one side, according to the direction
of sailing and the direction of the
wind; and the skater preserves his
balance by throwing his weight
against the sail Gig. ~. In order to
change the position OF the sail in
lacking" against the wind, the skate
sailor swings dead into the wind, with
the wind full on the sail: this frees
the sail from his body. Then he quick
ly raises the sail, fiat. above his head.
and lowers 1t on the proper side to
carry him. upon the opposite tack"
When sailing before the wind, the
skater holds the sail squarely behind
him 80 that the wind pressure is equal
on all portions. To stop up, the
skater swings around facing the wind.
and lifts his sail, nat, above his head.
As the sail is not attached to the body,
the skater can let go Of 1t at any time
in case OF any emergency such as the
avoidance of a collision with another
skater. or hole in the ice.
Skate-sails that fold are of the most
convenient form both as regards car
rying to and from the place OF sailing,
and storing them at home. In the IL
Illustrations have shown two common
forms OF skate-sails, designed with =
special provision for folding COM
pactly. @4 ss.s k
Fig. 2 shows the plan Of a skate-sail
with "T'' shaped framework. The.
poles Or "spars" can be made any
length that you wish to have them.
The long center spar or boom" Of the
sail shown in Fig. z is nine feet long,
and the end cross spar Is six feet long.
This makes a medium sized sail that
Ia about right for boy four feet six
inches or thereabopt in height. Bam-
boo is best for the spars because of its
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kiss and who slapped your face for II?
Well, she's my wife's sister-in-law.'s"'
"Don't!" exclaimed Tom Blake. ut
isn't true. And Il. !.ss Isl. q. ! Is
And" pursued Wanda. would your
sister call on me at my boarding
house? Would she ask. me to come
and see herr" Fl
Would she 2" cried Tom, clustering
to drowna twinge of reasonable
doubt I" You bet she would! You don't
know Grace. She's all right. AS white
as they make them. If she knew l
loved any girl at all-no matter who
she'd be the very first to put her arms
around her and-and-"
Then" said Wanda gently, don't
tell her; and keep your ideal"
"Oh!" he scoffed, nettled. "you
think? "sS4 y
II think" she finished, I'VE belong
in the twentieth century and not in a
Laura Jean Libbey novel. | like you.
You're all right-except what hap
pened to YOU. But I'm not in your
class. Il had an education. A real
one. "A pretty good school and all that
before father died. But it's hard
cash that scores every time over edu-
cation. All education can do for girl
today is to make her sick to get out
Of the class her bank account puts her
in. That's why I'm here and why I've
got to talk and act like this. 1t makes
it easier. It's sort of armor. Things
don't hurt so much" fz
Don't say such things. They hurt
Isn't there any more congenial work
that you could take up? With your
education. you could
II could starye in dozen daintily
genteel ways. started my profession.
al life as stenographer. But sooE
found it was pleasanter to work for &
corporation. You see, a corporation
doesn't try to kiss you or want to take
you out to lunch. Don't look Disguised
please. I'm right in not marrying
you. I've got as much pride in my
own way.%I guess. as you have. Maybe
more" s.9$ 5 ". ,s5s. ass4 .s5z
Pride doesn't come on in this scene
at ALI" he protested. Look here.
Wanda. hate to repeat myself SO
often and to make "a specialist of my
self on single subject But you've
got to marry me- n I love you. Just
say yes and save us both whole lot
Of trouble. Please i$r5;S =
She shook her head until the metal
band that held the receiver, to her ear
threw Off dozen silvery reflections
from the dusk Of her hair.
Then" he demanded, give me one
good sane reason for saying mo.
4 oh. haven't given you enough rea-
sons o.. ss d S "a 4
Punk reasons, every one of 'em. A
good reason, I said"
There is one great reason" she
said slowly. "One that haven't told
YOU" 5s i Ia
.".You mean you don't care for me?"
Il didn't say so. We needn't go into
that, But -"
BUZZ! st., 49,
With little sigh she turned to the
transmitter. Co. s g5s
4 "Yes,". she droned. eyes. Mr.. Stand
ish is stopping here. MOL don't think
he's come back from the capitol yet.
No. I'm sure he hasn't. Shall tell
him to call you up when he comes in ?
No? ARR" .la's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
CHAPTER III.
The Machine.

M ~ 1900 e i ne M1Cnlne.
"The reason!" insisted Tom. "you
haven't told me YETI 3 y !.
"The reason" she answered quietly,
"is that you are Jim Blake's SON.
What's that, got to do with it," he
asked, puzzled.
Everything. When met you;
didn't know he was your father. II !
had" e. .g5l VI
"But what difference does 1t make ?
He's one Of the biggest men in Wash
ington Just now. of course. Perhaps
the biggest. But if you're going to
rake up that silly subject of social
standing again s3.5$5 {.
I'm not 4
"Then why does the fact that I'm his
son" t953i945 II Ia @5s
"Did you ever hear your father
speak of Frank E. Kelly?". she asked !:
and the slangy light manner had fallen
away from her.
Frank E. Kelly?" repeated Tom.
mo. Not that I remember. He's q
novelty to me. Who was he? A white
hope. Orr. s.. \ n
t'He was my father M.
"Oh, didn't mean to So dad
knew your father. did he?"'
Yes. My father was congress
man. From New York. Just abont
the time when Mr.. Blake's organiza-
ton was 9rst getting its teeth into the
country's throat. Unluckily for my ia
Their, he was honest. OF course Mr.
Blake and the rest didn't know that
when they put him in Office, or they
ooh, come now! That's rather
rough on. at
when one of their crooked bills
came up-a bill as crooked as this
Mullins bill that every one is so ex-
cited over, this session-when such a
bill came up, father refused to vote for
1t. 1t was a close fight. and fathers
vote, with a few more that he influ-
enced, beat the bill. So Blake and the
others made an example Of him-'for
the good Of the party as they ex-
pressed it." .5.5 n.
She ceased speaking. And a little
silence rested between them. Then
Tom said in voice none too steady:
81 wish I could tell you know
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
FIND !. USE FOR DESERT PLANT
Excellent Quality Of Wax 10 Being
Produced From the Wild Can a$
delilIa Of Texas.

Several factories for making wax
out OF the wild candelilla plant have
recently been established in western
Texas.
Experiments in making wax from
this desert plant were started IN
Mexico few years ago. On account
OF the ditiiculty of,ref1ning the crude
product its value was not Immediately
recognized. sf:
The weed is found in many parts OF
northern Mexico and the first factories
were established there. Not long ago
process was discovered for refining
the crude wax and regular shipments
are now being made to New York and
to European countries.
The candelilla weed grows upon
land that was formerly considered
worthless. 1t Is harvested by Next
can labor at low cost. The method
81 extracting the wax is simple and
cheap.
Large tracts Of land owned by the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

Z The skate-sail with tho framework
made in the form of an inverted letter
A.. Gig. 81. is a splendid type Of fold
ing-sail. Fig. shows the framework
folded, without the sail attached and;
Fig. Z shows the framework extended:
The framework is best made OF square,
poles on account of the hinge connec-
tons. ''Furring-strips" will serve ex-j
cellenty. The two spars "a and B OF.
the framework are hinged together,
with the end Of A overlapping the end
of B Gigs. & and y. The hinge may
be fastened directly to both spars. but
it Is better to cut . triangular block t.
fasteu one Zap Of the hinge to. and
nail this to one spar. say spar A Cd
Fig. 81, for by doing this your frame
work viii fold up more compactly.
Gig. g.. With spars nine feet long.
the spread at the open end should be-
about six feet six inches. You Will
have to lay the poles upon the floor In
their proper. position to get the dimen-
sions OF block D. The center apreader
&C, Figs. IS and y keeps the frame
work rigid and the sail taut. II
should be fastened about midway be-:
tween the ends Of spars A and 3.
Hinge one end to one spar. and nail .
metal plate with a hole punched
through it to the other end Of the
spreader. as shown in Fig. 8. The
plate should project beyond the end
OF the spreader, SO it will overlap the
spar, and hole must be bored
through the spar TO receive q nail for
plnning the spreader plate to It.
The sail should be made and fas-53
tened to the spars in the manner de-
scribed for attaching the other sail.
and screw-eyes should be screwed into
the free ends of the spars to tie the
corners to. E 81 5s.3;
iCopYriKht by A. Neely Hall.l -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
HAS NEW CURE. FOR OBESITY
English Physician Has Formulated
Theory Which Seems to Be
q Founded on Fact. =

Dr. Galisch, an English physician.
in recommending new treatment for
obesity, states a new fact. His treat
ment is dietary as follows: In the
morning the patient takes a cup OF
tea, with buttered bread. and If he Is
too hungry to wait for luncheon he
takes an egg. with small piece OF
bread and butter, at 10 o'clock.
At i O'clock the meal consists OF
meat, vegetables, salad and a COM
pote. In the afternoon he takes cot
fee, with little biscuit or white bread
with butter In the evening he gets
simply small piece OF bread and but
ter. .ls..
At the first breakfast and the mid
day meal the amount taken must be
sufficient for the patient to leave the
table completely satisfied. For the
first two or three days the, patient
feels very hungry in the evening, but
this quickly passes off. and he soon
gets into the habit of eating more at
the first two meals, this excess OF
alimentation being counteracted by
the exercise and work done during
the afternoon.
The whole idea Of the treatment Is
that it is the food taken in the even.
ing and followed by the repose Of
night which particularly contributes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

his private life's got Saint Peter and
Anthony Comstock dashed to the mast
and that his politics are so pure they'c
make Abraham Lincoln feel like a
ward heller. He's no man. He's a
bloodless saint. don't believe he
ever so much as squeezed woman's
hand in his life or swigged anything
stronger than sarsaparilla. How are
we going to get the hooks into fell
low like that?" @
II don't know howl" flared Van
Dyke. &""But it's Jim Blake's business
to know. He was supposed to be rum
ming the house and holding our men
together. What's Jim been doing to
let things get away from him like
this ?" y s5.gig H.
2"Ah, can It'll snarled Neligan, at
once up in arms in defense of his
adored leader. Throw the blame all
over the shop if you've got to. Rub it
into our hair. But don't spill any of it
on Jim Blake. Tell me this, before
you hand out any more kindly criti-
cisms: S Did Jim ever lose a trick that
any mortal man could have takeng
Did he? Isn't he the best house lead
err the organization ever had? Hasn't
he put you people into the way of
grabbing millions?'s e
"'Cool off. Neligan,' laughed Van
Dyke t.Why. good lord, Tim. think
as much OF Jim Blake as you do. He's
a splendid upright man and Y
she is mott" fiercely contradicted
Neligan Hes CRATER And every
body knows it. But. by the powers,
he's the very best CRATER in the bust
ness And. what's more. he's my
friend. And g,
"AndSthe best way to show we agree
on at least one thing" said Van Dyke.
rising and laying hand on each Of
his companions shoulder, lis to ad-
journ to the bar and see what effect
three or four cocktails will have on the
department Of the interior. Come
along. We can leave word to be sent
for when Jim comes in .r5 n.
Having thus Gained the storm in
the one possible fashion, he led the
following amicably enough, AS they
way toward the bar. the two others
passed the switchboard Wanda Kelly's
voice was droning:
."H'lo No. Mr.. Standish isn't In
yet. Yes. ART" al, e
(TO BE cONTINUED.) Ri
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

extreme lightness. and old bamboo
fishing poles can be used IL you have
them; otherwise, strips Of square
moulding such as is used in the wood
finishing of houses. or what are known
az Turing strips'-strips one inch
by two inches in size-will do. You
will be able to get the latter from any
carpenter or building contractor. or
at q lumber yard. Il,
Fig. 3 shows how the end of the
boom is Joined to the cross spar by
means of screw-eyes and small bolt.
Screw screw-eye into the end Of the
boom and another into the exact CEN
ter OF the length Of the cross spar, and
use short "stove-bolt" with which to
bolt the two together. A washer will
have to be placed beneath the bolt
head and another beneath the nut,
unless the screw-eyes used are very
small, to keep the head and nut from
pulling through. Screw a screw-eye
into each end of the cross spar as 4
provision for attaching the ends Of the
sail. M
Almost any closely woven cloth will
do for the sail, although lightweight
canvas Is to be preferred IL you can
get It. An old sheet may be used.
Cut the cloth 80 that the selvage ex-
tends along one edge. and make q
wide hem upon the cut edges 50 they
will not ravel. Also reinforce the
three corners with an extra thickness
Of the cloth, as indicated by dotted
lines in Figs. 8 and 4. The edge which
comes along the cross spar may be
tackled to it, but 1t makes more ship
shape Job to. provide the sail either
with tapes or metal gromlnets, so 1t
may be dashed to the spar. The or
binary hook-and-eye eyes used by
dressmakers have been employed very
satisfactorily in place of grommets.
They are cheaper and more easily put
on. Sew belt buckle, strap-buckle,
or a vest-buckle, to the corner OF the
sail which lays along the boom, and
tack a piece Of strap with holes
punched through it to the free end OF
the boom, with which to pull the san
taut and buckle 1t In position.
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Chanaed the See.

A good story is told of Bishop Gore.
turning on the exceptional energy
with which he has always addressed
himself to his pastoral duties. This
relates to a period shortly after he
had been appointed to Worcester. A
clergyman OF the diocese, of the old
fashioned and sleepy order. was stand
ing talking with a cleric from an ad.
joining diocese in the Cathedral Close.
when the new bishop came hustling
by. How do you get along with
your new Diocesan" asked the strang-
er. For goodness sake, don't ask
me-" said the other, with groan.
They used to call Worcester the
dead see; they may as we'll call it
the red see now, for there's Gore all
over the place.'-London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
BELGIUM Preparing Tor War,

Some time ago Holland decided to
fortify herself against the danger of5a
possible and real Armageddon. Now
Belgium Is; to do the same. She recog-i
nizes very wisely that the treaties that
are supposed to guarantee her integ-i
rity in the event OF war are not worth
the paper they are written on and that
in the! event Of clash she would be-
inundated, swamped and obliterated.
So she proposes to build forts. enlarge
her army, and 80 bring herself abreast
with Christian civilization. Evidently
Belgium thinks little of treaties, and
it may indeed be taken as an axiom
that no countr keep q treaty IL It
be to her interest freak it. Belgium
has more people he square mile
than any other country In Europe. She
has also more clericals and more So
cialists. sure signs of an undeveloped
political system r. a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
Diseases ct Metals,

; Metals suffer from contagious dis
eases analogous to those Of living
beings. Among these diseases one Of
the most striking Is that called "tin
pest" Sometimes block, plate or
medal Of tin attacked by this disease
crumbles and falls into dust, and
sometimes warty protuberances APP
pear on the surface of the metal.
Various other metals suffer from ;.
disease that manifests itself by .
spontaneous disqualification. Ths
most remarkable cases occur with lead
and hard drawn brass. These dis
eases are not due, AZ has been
thought. simply to moisture. Temper
AZURE plays part in producing them.
The most extraordinary fact perhaps
IL that the "tin pest" IL capable Of
spreading by contagion.-Harper'si
Weekly. fr5.u
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weaker stupider insurgents around
him, till he has formed an obstacle the
machine can't override. He's done
more. He's reused the whole people.
And the people are watching their rep
resentatives so closely. at last. that a
lot Of crooks have to play fair or lose
their jobs. Oh, I'm following Standish's
work! When he clashed horns with
Jim Blake over this Mullins railroad
bill it did me good all over. For when
Standfsh defeats the .ilin5 bill he'll
break the backbone Of Jim Blake's po-
litical power. Yes. and he'll smash
Jim Blake's plan to put Governor Rob
ertson in the speakers chair. He'll
keep Robertson out. And he'll sit
there himself And when he does
his gayel blows will beat the Jugger-
naut car into scrap-iron.
Wanda" protested Tom. amazed at
her TRADE, Haven't we better things
to talk than politics? I'll tell dad
about your father and !, see II he
womb IN j
mo! You mustn't. You must prom
Use not to tell him who I am. PROMISED"
"Oh, promise, il you like. But
can't bear to have you 60 on hating
dad. He's the kindest. dearest old
chap alive. Maybe he didn't know
docs the organization do anything
Jim Blake doesn't know and dictator.
Mister Thomas Blake!" PACED a
liveried boy, at the far end of the cor
ridor. Mister Thomas Blake!"
Tom caught sight Of a telegram on
the tray the lad carried But before
he could signal the boy himself. the
latter had gone out Of sight. y.
He's carried it to the bar with all
the unerring instinct of homing
dove!"" grumbleG Tom. t"'And he'll
bawl Mister Thomas Blake!'s in that
disreputable place for solid hour if
don't 60 and choke him OFF,
Wanda watched her sutton hurry
away in search of his quarry, and her
dark eyes took on a tenderer light
than ever he had seen in them. Then.
at sound of chance word behind her,
she became all at once her alert bust
nesslike self again. She glanced into
a little mirror that swung obliquely
from the top Of the switchboard. In
this bit of glass. without turning, she
could command full view OF the
amen corner a few feet to the rear Of
the switchboard rail
Three men had aated themselves
there. One she Recognized as the Hon.
Tim Neligan; and second as the
Hon. Silas Gregg. a leggy and tow
headed representative from Kansas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24

have been at each others throats. Five
years-no. six. Ever since Robertson
ran for governor and Standish dug up
that smelly franchise deal against
him. Robertson's had 1t in for him
ever SINCE ~ 49,
Just when I'm all loaded up to the
guards with perfectly good stock that
win 60 to. pieces like card house
when the bill fails!" walled Gregg. y
"Cut out the whine!" ordered Nell.
gan. you aren't the only man who's
bought stock that Standish will turn
into waste paper. Oh. that man Stand.
ish! He's got the country running
after him like a flock Of hens after the
farmer at feeding-time. They think