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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
WHEN REN0vATING IS NEEDED
Proper Application Of colors TO s.
E& cure the Best Results on Il. e.
Furniture. VIZ

Brown-Use turpentine colored with
burnt umber, yellow ochre or burnt
sienna. according to. the depth de-
sired. ~ r, w
Gray--Mix gray In turpentine. allow
ing one ounce OF liquid japan drier to
ono pint Of stain. Apply with brush,
and in hve minutes wipe over with a
soft cloth. BY adding little terre
verte to this formula you will have
green; or by adding very little white
lead you will have silver gray. 80
Violet Stain-One ounce of cudbear.
one and half ounces Of carbonate Of
potassium. one pint Of hot water. Ap-
ply with sponge saturated at one end
with the color. ,.g
White Enamel-One pound of white
zinc. one pound of white lead and var
nish. Add the varnish to the zinc
and lead until it is the consistency of
zinc or thin cream. =
+ Ebony Paint-Dissolve dry lamp
black In turpentine. Use one ounce Of
japan drier to q quart Of paint.
French Polish - Shellac, three
ounces; benzoin, three ounces: boiled
linseed oil one and q quarter ounces:
methylated spirits. two pints. DIS
solve and filter. Roll flannel into q
ball three inches square, Saturate this
with polish. then put about it piece
Of very thin muslin. then put a drop Of
linseed oil upon this pad and rub upon
the article with circular motion.
Sandpaper down the polish when dry
and go over 1t once more. Ia. srt,ly4
Shellac applied to natural wood I'm
1shes covers marred spots. ls{t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
SHOULD GET LARGER CROPS
American Farmers Might Largely In
crease Their Production Through
Scientific Methods. s12.l 49,

Z Our Pennsylvania Dutch arc good
farmers. but not 10 good az their relar
t1ves in Germany. For every bushel OF
wheat Pennsylvania farmer produces
from one acre the German grows two
and tenth bushels. :
His farm Is small, but the man who
delves beyond the Rhine makes each
acre produce exactly twice - many
potatoes as do our farmers. 81.
Z The man who bows to kaiser in
stead Of president extracts just .
half more oats and over . third more
barley and about go per cent more rye
from each acre than does the improvi-
dent American. .55 ~ Z
The man who has but . dollar can
live for long time on 1t, whereas the
prodigal can waste SO bill on ono
dinner. Tho German has 10 little
ground that he makes 1t work doubly
hard. -
When the United States has 200.-
100000 population our farm production
an acre will likely have doubled from
sheer necessity.-Public Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
HAD TO RUN HUSBAND, TO
Burden on Mistress Of Farm Was Not
Lssssned by the Presence Of =
$r~ Hubby. .

A traveller was taking his dinner
one day at q mountain farmhouse on
the headwaters OF the Cumberland
river. and the lady, Of the house, who
had four children playing around the
front Of the establishment. was in
clined to repine at her hard luck in
having 20 much work to do. ~
II run this here whole farm" she
said, in tone which indicated that
she was ready to resign. se$
How many acres have your the
traveller inquired. (, !
"A hundred and forty: twenty in
wheat, sixty in corn. ten in medder
an paster. an the balance scatteEin'
an woods x #&4 - H
"Got any stockf ~
Ten head Nv cattle. two cows, SIX
hogs and work critters for the place. "
"And you run the whole business?"'
= Indeed I do; every hide an hair Nv
It." she sighed. y q;
"But you have hired help?" - a
In course. but faint hired help that
takes the load often q body" There
was philosophy in that statement, and
the traveller paused minute. "a
Haven't you got husband?" he
next asked, with good deal Of sym.
pathy. "a *" - 2}$ ~. - !.
YES" she responded. very slowly,
but l have to run him. too"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
AIR AFFECTED By / SOUND
Ventilation and Acoustics Of Public
Places Seem General Matter Z
&,4.E Of Controversy. .7& IN

4 Tho effect of ventilation on the
acoustics OF public halls has been q
subject of investigation. Architects
have found that currents. or layers OF
air Of different density interfere seri.
ously with the passage Of sound. but
that mass of moving air-if homo.
geneous-may have little influence.
Heaters in front of the stage give o.
pecial trouble. st. s.s%.7 Z ": .hglvls
A book by c. GARNER mentions .
new Paris theater in which air 10 i'd.
mitted near the footlights. forming .
kind Of curtain between actors and
spectators, and much interference re.
suits. the sound from the stage being
weak, while that from the orchestra 10
intense. ID IN 4s55s
In another theater with ventilation
by heated air passed across the stage
into the auditorium there was i'm
provement In the acoustic qualities
when the ventilating apparatus was
working. y %4 = -. I II s3t.t ,,!tbl b.
Another inquirer concludes that ven
tilation can have only slight influence
in improving acoustics. that parallel
layers OF air may be particularly harm
full. and that q single column, Of uni.
formly heated ascending air viii affect
sound very slightly. VI p! }}$$ssi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
HAD BUSINESS in HIS MIND
Scotch saloonkeepsr Wrongly Credited
~ With Proper Reverence for IF
Holy Thlnas. ., s = Sc,

Miss Jane Adams said ut Hull
house In Chicago apropos Of the recent
criticisms Of the Illinois women's vote:
"The ants were. Of course. deter.
mined to be dissatisfied with u. Be
cause we elected men instead OF WON
en- they were dissatisfied with that
Because we voted . lot of towns dry
that, too, dissatisfied them. 4
They misinterpreted everything In
their desire to arrive at dissatisfac-
ton. Yes. their misinterpretattons
verb - complete AZ the tourists.
"A tourist one Saturday evening In
Glasgow entered saloon for lemon
ade and saw in huge letters behind the
bar, Remember the Sabbath J+a.S,
"Quanng his lemonade. the tourist
told the landlord that it gave him very
great pleasure to see a man Of his
profession show such becoming rev
erence to the day Of rest. nj
! -" Oh said the landlord. that amt
my reason for putting that there sign
UP there. The idea Is to remind my
customers Of the Sunday closing law.
SOS they'll bring their TASKS to be
filed on Saturday night" ,..iy-.:.5, 1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
Ravaoed Eastern Coast.

One hundred years ago the British
blockaders were committing many
depredations along the New England
coast. Their method was to land boat
crews from the vessels at nightfall,
surprise the Inhabitants OF one Of the
smaller towns, and after plundering
the storehouses and burning the ship
ping at the wharves. retreat to their
boats before the villagers fully com.
pretended the blow that had fallen
upon them. Such occurrences took
place at many Of the coast towns and.
in most cases, the militia proved pow
erless to check the enemy. All up and
down the New England coast, from
Maine to the mouth Of the Connect
cut river. the people were kept In .
state bordering on panic during the
greater part Of the summer Of 1914. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
SCALP rTcHED AND BURNED

1873 South scioto St.. Circleville.
Ohio.-"My little girls trouble first
started on her head in bunch Of lit.
tie pimples full of yellow-looking mat
ter and they would spread in large
places. In q short time they would
open. Her scalp was awfully red and
inflamed and the burning and itching
were SO intense that she would scratch
and rub till it would leave ugly sores.
The sores also appeared on her body.
and her clothing irritated them 20
that / had to put real soft cloth next
to her body. She would lie awake OF
nights and was very worrisome. At
times she was tortured with itching
aud burning. = g.4Ss:, Z
I Il tried different remedies with no
benefit for months. had given up all
hope Of her ever getting rid Of 1t. then
I concluded to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, The second application
gave relief. In = short time she was
entirely cured" (signed) Mrs. Alice
Kr1in, Nov. I. 1912. .5.-.$ T y
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston."-Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
.TRlTE REMARK STIRRED Him
9upsrfluous Remark UnwsIcoms 4
@ Man Who Know Very Well That
- Il Was Raining.

Its quite heavy shower we're
having. hs said. cheerily. to tho man
who had entered with his clothes
soaked and his umbrella dripping.
Eyes, SIR" replied the stranger, testi-
ly, ut is q heavy shower; but you have
failed to remark also the interesting
facts that the shower II falling down.
ward from above, that it's wet show
er, and that 1t is raining on both sides
OF the street. Also you have neglected
to observe that this 10 the year 1914.
that the earth is round, and that there
are four seasons each year. But I'm
obliged to you for your information
about the weather" "E&E d.
h. And the stranger walked away, with
a glitter Of vindictive triumph in his
eye. ,s,s - -. >
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
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The New OAnca1.


Billy Sunday, the remarkable evan
gelist, was asked after his successful
Philadelphia season what he thought
OF the new dances. sY;H s$sSs. NIL: &: III
&5g What do ], think Of : tho new
dances?' said Mr.. Sunday. with :
laugh. "Well. let me tell you q story.
"A young man and . girl In evening
dress sat in q conservatory. A foun.
tain trickled and gurgled IN : marble
basin before them. Palms dropped
their long leaves over them.
THE light was dim. Distant music
sounded softly. h. ;s. MI :, H ].
Suddenly the young man. overcome
by the girls beauty. seized her. in his
arms and crushed her madly to hts
breast. zy 5.4sS 5IS NJ stss q. 4
\ (. Why, Mr.. Trevanion.' she said,
putting her white hand on his shirt
bosom and pushing him coldly away.
you forget yourself. Il This sort Of
thing isn't proper here :8$ y. 81 FL I.
$50 saying, she took his arm and
they went out on to the ballroom floor
and INDUCED In q maxixe. :"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
Tuberculo,is "cured' in sun.

tuberculosis "cured'' in Sun.
Remarkable sun cures" of tubercu-
losis and bone disease were shown at
meeting just held Of the Vienna
Medical association It was asserted
that serious affections such as abb
scesses, ulcers, bone assure, deep
wounds, and burns, which surgeons
had been unable to cure, were COM
pletely6 healed by exposure to the sun
Children treated In this manner were
said to be restored to health.
The doctors declared that the sun
cure could be carried on without ref
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
Remarkable Balancing.

IL, Norah. fresh from old Ireland, stared
at the baby's toy balloon, which wa
vered at a place two or three feet
higher than her head. and was an
chored to the back Of a chair. IT'S
quare and wonderful entirely!"'' she
said, raising her hands. ITO see it
up and balancin' Its own self-and it
shtandin' on string! YOUTHS Com
panion. Sst
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
A Better Plan.

: "The people next door play the
graphophone necessarily" s5.%55
/ "still they seem kind-hearted. They
have offered to loan Us any records
We like" ,s r. K. 2
+ II should prefer to borrow some, OF
those We don't like. and thus get them
out OF commission for q few days. =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
sinq God Be With YOU on ship

Montreal, Que, May 30.-When the
liner Empress Of Ireland steamed away
from here Thursday. she carried 1e5
members Of the Salvation Army from
the United States and Canada, bound
for the world convention in London.
To the accompaniment Of the army
band, they we're singing. God Be
With You Till We Meet Again" a.
This prelude to the accident in the
st. Lawrence made the disaster, . near
parallel to the sinking Of the Titanic,
whose passengers sang, Nearer, MY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
&c
Right.

According to this paper" observed
Mr.. Goodwin, "a man has lived a year
on beer alone" "Well, that's as it
should be" observed Mrs. Goodwin.
ANY man who lives on beer ought to
be compelled to live alone. - Chicago
American. IF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
-. II2 ~ : - 10
AT 1880 p. M.

j. 5.s,i,... .5At. 1850 p. M. %$S .,SS
Wife. why does that young cub
stay out 50 late ~ y ;ss55 t..s
II believe he's pleading with Mabel
for goodnight kiss" 5t5.e=.s (,
well. II that Is the only way to
get rid Of him, authorize her to be-
stow It ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

a 5es lts Place. 1%s, s;ttt. 4
This 10 4 rasping sort Of letter.
Where shall ! put it7'' "a .ss !.
4 ION the flo, Of course. = M: Il M.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

!, erence to the altitude, as the local
destruction of baccilli is Of less con-
sequence than, the. invigorating effect
OF sunshine on the whole physical
system 5As 5s{s.s s;.... 49,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

Misfortune 10 no respecter OF per.
sons-and neither 10 fortune, for the
matter of that. u FL y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
Nav Has the Last Word.

p Nav Has the Last Word. e
Willie-Paw, is there man In the
moon? 2,A - -. ~<' r., =.
+, Paw-No, my son. It Is woman.
" Willie-But NAV says there II .
man in the moon. "
Paw-Your nav Is wrong. II It
was q man 1t wouldn't change 80
often. ID. Eas,s + ~ 81 F' g. Isl
Maw-You 60 to bed. Willie y. .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

washervomena in Alabama arc COM
PEELED to register their names with
the city health departments.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

God, to Thee" as the White Star liner
went down. 2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10
NJ Quality Car Company

On 500 BABY Bs 1:s11e ySs e
ally They sre tho present popular form of invset:
rnent for careful Investors: Thousand, Of men :pd
Bonds. ol0doWn and ol0a month for nonehs Bond
delivered on nnt payment Nail postal send your
American Finance b Bond Co.. Birmingham Al
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

state board Of health has been APP
pealed to for help and a member Of
the dairy department is there making
archaeological examination Of the
milk.
The little daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
A. w. Johnson Of Waucoma was kill
ed when team ran away with three
children in a wagon. The little girl
attempted to get on at the front end
and when her father grabbed her
both fell down, the little one falling
under the wagon. &
Mrs. Faber was found dead at her
home in Cherokee. Death was evi.
IDENTIFY caused by chloroform, which
filled the room. 1t IS thought to be q
case of suicide though no cause is as
signed. n. 9.E Il .4.s
In the district court in session at
Glenwood, Judge Thornell presiding,
the jury in the case of Earl Perkins
brought In verdict of ''guilty Of
criminal assault" es.'t' q {.
Despondent over the death Of her
husband, two years ago. Mrs. Mag
dalene Pruittet, aged S.. committed
suicide at Davenport, Mrs. Pruittet
burned herself to death. 2s
AS John Myers, aged IS, was cross
Ing railroad bridge near Maurice he
was struck by train and thrown In
to the creek. When taken out of the
water he was alive, but unconscious.
He suffered scalp wound and inter-
nal injuries. .ss
Elizabeth Lidgett, 6 years old,
daughter of Mrs. William Maine of
Council Bluffs, died from injuries
:aused by having been run over by
IN automobile. q
Oscar Steddon. aged 50, dropped
Head in the city park at Oskaloosa OF
heart trouble. Hs was an old time
sarhsy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10

aged %, was drowned. 555gs H.
While inspecting a charge OF dyna-
mite which failed to explode, James
Smith, employed by contractors build
ing the spur to the, Olmitz mine at
Charlton, was blown Is feet when the
fire reached the explosive.
The farm Investigation tour con-
Quoted by Ames experts was made
with sixty automobiles in line and an
average attendance Of near 300 at five
farms visited On frty mile tour.
Adam c. .Halden, carpenter OF
Centerville, was killed during thun.
der storm while working on house
in that city. Two other workmen
were injured by the bolt.
John s. Dodds. engineer in charge
Of the educational phase OF the state
highway commissions work at Ames.
has been appointed chairman of the
committee on roads and highways OF
the American Society OF Agricultural
Engineers g,G
;, Construction work on Delhi's new
Catholic church was started last week.
The building will stand in the south
western part Of town and will be 81
feet in length. When completed the
edifice will cost 1000. " ~
Charles F. Dodge has been appoint
ed postmaster at Buchanan, Cedar
county, vice A. R. Stout, resigned.
The Iowa commissioners to the
Panama-Pacifc exposition in an all
day session at Des Moines perfected
an organization and set in motion ma
chinery which they believe will prove
broad and enduring foundation for
the building of greater Iowa. In ad'
dition to the appointment Of commit
tees 1t was definitely decided to run
two great special trains. one for live
stock and the other for agriculture to
the San Francisco exposition,
Emil Sohn, northeast Kossuth
farmer, has purchased q 20-acrs tract
OF land adjoining Gilmore at $500 per
acre and will occupy 1t next season.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
CITY TO ACQUIRE
STREET TO River.
Council also Turns. Down Plan
to Abolish Office of City
Physician.

At the regular meeting OF the city
council on Tuesday night the council
found that all that was needed to ac-
quire title to the Lemon street en-
tension to the river front was an
agreement as to terms of payment
between the city and the Griffin es-
tate. This property had been offered
to the city for $1,S00, and the city
has consented to take the property at
that figure but
Palatka hasn't the money on its
inside pocket to pay cash down. 1t
must buy, if at all, on the installmenI
plan. The Hart estate, which also
claims an interest in the title to this
property, has notified the city au-
thorities that they would give the
city a quit claim, thereby not stand
ing in the way of full and free ii,
tie to the property. The question OF
Arranging terms of payment was left
to the city attorney.
Alderman Hicks introduced an or
dinance entitled ian ordinance to re
peal an ordinance providing for the
employment of city physician" DR.
Chandler is the present city physician
and he is not seriously overworkeC
at the present time; but the counci
thought the safe plan would be t
keep him on guard against the timt
when his services might be needed
and needed badly. The ordinance wa
voted down.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06

following action, indicated by these
resolutions:
"Whereas, Few if any, mortgages
are shown on the tax books of the
state of Florida due to the fact that
the state law fixes no penalty for their
non-return by owner or holder; and,
Whereas, 1t is state law that this
class of property shall be assessed,
but as this is not done; and,
"Whereas, The state of Florida is at
this time in stage of great develop
ment.
1--WE, the tax assessors of the vari-
Gus counties of Florida in convention
assembled, believe that it will be to
the best interest of the state to en-
courage capital in the shape of loans
to aid this development; and,
"Whereas, We believe that the as
sessments of mortgages is a double
tax any way it can be figured; there
fore, be it
"Resolved, That we, the county taH
assessors of the state of Florida II
convention assembled, endorse to thu
Legislature of Florida, at its next ses
'sion, the passage of such act or acts
or amendments to the constitution OIL
laws of Florida as will exempt mort
cages from any general or specia
levy tax in the state"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
TAX ASSESSORS
HOLD CONVENTION
And Agree on a so Per cent
Basis of Assessment.

Tax Assessor Bullard, who for good
and various reasons has opposed an
assessment at full valuation and thus
been out of harmony with the State
tax commission, has seen his own
plans better than adopted by the State
Convention of County Tax Assessors,
which met in Jacksonville last Mon
day.
This convention agreed on so per
cent basis. Mr.. Bullard had advo-
Gated a 60 per cent valuation as a
compromise between the demands of
the State Commission.
Mr.. Bullard introduced a resolu-
ton to adopt 60 per cent valuation,
but the convention finally adopted a
SO per cent basis on a resolution pre-
sented by the assessor of Volusia
county, S. B. Wilson.
M. Bullard explains that many of
the counties are even now operating
on the so per cent valuation, and he
therefore thinks that Mr.. Wilson's
plan is preferable to his own.
The convention also adopted a res
olution asking the legislature to so
amend the law as to exempt from
taxation personal property to the
amount of $3.50.
On the subject of the taxation of
mortgages the convention took the
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
tom WILLIAMS
TO HANG AT NOON
Ceremony to Be in Presence
of MuItitude---Tom to
Make Confession.

Tom Williams the Welaka murderer
will be hung in the Jail yard at high
noon to-day. The scaffold has been
erected SO that any one standing out
side the yard can see the ceremony
plainly. In fact it could not have
been erected in any other way. Of
course there will be crowd present.
Somehow the MOI bidly curious like to
see these things. Funny, but they do,
as so also do some others who would
be offended if referred to as among
the morbidly curious.
Williams has gotten over feigning
insane. He now talks and eats and
acts like any normal negro would on
the eve of an ignominous exit.
Yesterday Sheriff Kennerly said to
him: tom, you were convicted on cir
cumstantial evidence, and your death
sentence is sure to be carried out ON
Friday. You ought to tell all you
know; you ought not to go into the
presence of God with this crime un-
confessed"
To this Williams replied that he
would tell all on Friday. He has al
SO sent for clergyman and is seek
ing spiritual counsel. He eats hearth
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06

ly, realizes his position, and Sheriff
Kennerly believes he will go to his
death without giving him any trouble.