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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
ADAPTED TO MIDDLE AGED
Foulard anc Taffeta Probably Best
Materials for the Woman Advan-
cling In Years. e.

Some of the new designs in foulard
and taffeta materials are very at
tractive for the elderly woman's dress.
They are neither old-fashioned nor too
conservative-indeed, there are some
futurist designs among them, but they
are not the large, snowy ones
There is something of the Chinese
in their primitive yet rich decorative
quality. The colors, though bright,
are, by their clever combination,
robbed of their gaudiness.
With a trimming touch of some tone
Of the bright color used In the design
the background is always a quiet
tone-such dresses are ideal for sum-
mer afternoon wear. Bright satin
trimming is used very cleverly this
season. rs "
For instance, a corsage is cut so
that the fronts form a "V' to the
waist. This is outlined with . shaped
rufae Of the foulard or taneta about
four inches In width at the back Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
following the lines Of the short coat
A big turnover collar having points or
the shoulder is of white linen with
bias bands, embroidered in black and
| red floss, '*&f ~
PLATED SKIRT WELL LIKED
Made Of Many Materials, Though
Probably Tartan Leads All Of
~ Them In Favor.

Plated skirts are much seen They
are in fine serge, in silk, satin and
crepe de chine. the plaits iattened with
much pressing Of the great irons used
by tailors. Tartan skirts are plated in
this way and worn with black coats
turned back with the tartan. or per.
haps with q tartan waistcoat instead
Of trimmings of the Scotch material.
They are incorrectly called "plaids"
in England. The plaid is the shawl or
rug. Tartan is the pattern of it, and
the Scotch would stare astonished at
some of the tartans woven in France
and Belgium and America, without the
remotest reference to clan.
Plain wooden materials. very soft
and fine, are worn in plated skirts,
and this is a favorite form for travel
ing on account Of the very high step
to the carriages on French and other
continental railways. which cannot
easily be negotiated in a tight skirt.
These nne wooden materials are ideal
for gowns and costumes at this g .
son. Long coats are made OF them.
lined with tartan or plain silk, very
coy and extremely light.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
EASILY MADE AT HOME:
NEckWEAR NOVELTY REALLY
PRESENTS FEW DIFFICULTIES.
Gladstone Collar, Expensive II Pur.
chased, Not at All Hard for the
SkiIful} Needlewoman to FASH
s& ion-Artifictai Fruits.

The big neckwear novelty is the
Gladstone collar, high in back and
pointed over the ears. Although they
were worn by all the well-dressed
women at the Auteuil races in France,
and consequently attained their popu-
larity and price, they may be easily
duplicated by using a fine organdy
handkerchief and a half-yard OF fine
wire boning.
Put a dot in the center of the hand
kerchief with a lead pencil and cut on
a straight line from two corners OF tho
handkerchief SO that they meet at the
center dot. Then cut a small semi
circle with the former. dot as center.
making a place for the collar to fit the
neck snugly. Sew. strips Of wire col
lar supporters from the neck circle d.
agonally across to both n OF the
back and bend SO that the collar, stands
up and out. The raw cut front may
be neatly hemmed or bound with a
bias strip Of the same material.
Little artificial fruits are used ex-
tensively this season. A certain red
and yellow silk apple Is especially pop
ular and may be used to trim hats or
as corsages and in many instances has
been used in place Of flower trimming
on evening gowns.
Artistic as they are. they may be
made with little din Guilty by the girl
who wants to look "chic" this season.
Roll small bits OF cotton wadding
into a hard ball and cover over with
a small circle OF brightly colored
silk-red and green and yellow are all
appropriate. Tie together at the bot
tom with strong thread and cut away
all surplus material. With a coarse
needle, threaded in black darning cot
ton, make aSlarge French knot on the
top OF the apple, and draw the needle
through to the other side. Pull tightly
so as to make q slight i~ndentation
where the knot lies, and fasten with a
few strong stitches. Where various
colored silks are used, the knots may
be made in corresponding shades OF
cotton; for example. green thread may
be used on the yellow apple and yellow
thread on the green or red apple.
They may be punched together for
hat trimming or branched along a
strip Of narrow ribbon when used on
evening gowns.
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eulm-and for the rest you can attaaa=
me every minute OF your working

eum-and for the rest you can attach
me every minute OF your working
hours. 3
"Ah, you young men!" he resumed
1T is SO easy to crush your enemy
isn't it? But when you have lived
as long as l have you will have come
to see that magnanimity pays-yes'
sir, pays, because you never know
what is going to come into your own
life, or what you will do under temp
~tation. Mr.. Brainerd.
you saw my wife? sent her In
to you. sc that you should be able to
judge. She knows nothing about II.
She thinks I am the best man in the
world. And it Is thirty years ago
my God! didn't think anybody
would have found that out against
me. OH
Il was a young fellow OF twenty
two. It was my first and only crime.
/ put my employers name on a check.
They gave me six months in states
prison for it. And I escaped-like q
fool, I escaped, wearing the stripes,
too, and +Ishad only three months to
serve. have been a harricd and
bounded man all my life In conse-
quence.""
The boss sunk his head upon his
hands, and Brainerd. amazed at this
confession. stood still, not knowing
what to do. It was quite a few MI
nutes before he realized what had
happened. Jones had connected the
cartoon with the secret in his past
life, and he read in 1t q threat Of ex-
posture which Brainerd had never
meant, and for a crime Of which the
artist had been entirely ignorant.
."'Well?''. asked the boss. raising his
head. Are you going to break up
my home and ruin my life, young
man, to crafty your hate; or are you
going to let bygones be bygones and
take $4,000"
That was where Brainerd did the
right thing. II he had told Jones that
he had not known about that episode.
he would have left the man crushed
and Inundated by his folly In betray.
ing It. He stretched his hand out ana
5grasped the boss.
Mr.. jones'" he said, II was,a young
fool and you have taught me a much.
needed lesson. There Is no question
OF molney-and the Eagle will never
again publish a cartoon like the Con.
vict."i
He kept his word.
'"You see" Brainerd explained to.
me afterward. II was really quite cap
able Of doing such a thing with de.
llberate design, IL I had known. But
nobody knew, and the man had been
the victim Of his own conscience. And
after + had seen him in his home, and
learned that all men are made more
or less out of the same clay---why.
the thing came home to me. And
somehow I could never put my heart
into my work again. The managing
editor thought had been fixed So.
do the public, I guess. I'm going to
New York-and, I say, l want you to
let me have a couple Of hundred to
keep things going till I get started"
Copyright. 1914. by w. g.. 4Chapman.)
49, G-E ~ f 100 III Il k. HN HR ftErE IF=El HalS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
'WOR[D CONTAINS NO COUNTRY So
full OF CONTRASTS AS MEXICO
Although a University Was Established There Before John Har-
ward, Ehu Yale or William and Mary Were Born, the
Masses Of Its. People Are HopeIessy Ignorant
Parks Victim Of Poisoned Cigarette.

Of tough meat the Juice attacks the
fber and softens 1t.
mo other country south of the RIG
Grande is SO well supplied with rail.
roads. Prior to the Madero revolution
It had 10000 miles of u%p-to-date Ameri.
can railroad, which carried II, ZOO, O0O
passengers annually and handled
about II, 900, 900 tons Of freight. TheiI
total revenues amounted to about $4O,-
0OO, 000. The government owns a con.
trolling interest in the major portion
Of the mileage OF the railroads.
Mexico produces one.third OF the
worlds silver, a considerable percent
age of Its gold, one-ninth of its lead,
and one-twentieth of its copper. Tbs
country's mineral production, e1clu-
sive of iron. coal and petroleum
amounted to $158, O0O, 900 In 1910. The
famous iron mountain at Durango u
estimated to contain 900 million tons
Of iron ore, which is worth seven times
the value OF all the gold and silver
mined In Mexico in two centuries. The
Santa Mario graphite mines are the
largest and most important in the
Western world. The region around
the Gulf Of Mexico is very rich In Pc,
troleum. One company at Poterf del
Llano struck a gusher which flowed
100000 barrels OF oil q day.
THE drawn-work Of the Mexican
Indian is Justly famed throughout the
world, and deserves to rank with the
finest of Spanish and Italian slaces.
The Indians make all sorts Of small
objects to attract the centavos of the
tourist. The little dolls Of Cuerna.
vaca. q half-inch tall and dressed in
finely embroidered raiment, are the
admiration OF every one who sees
them. The small clay animals, per-
sfectly fashioned and ranging from the
peaceful dog to the charging, bull and
the bucking mule. would do credit to
the genius OF many a sculptor whose
name figures in the art publications
OF the world. But perhaps the most
wonderful Of all are the tiny dressed
fieas. which may be bought in Mexico
City. Another wonderful work OF the
Indians is the making OF feather pic
lures from the plumage Of humming-
birds, now almost a lost art.
THE Indians Of Mexico eat many
curious foods. One OF the most re-
markable Of these Is made OF the eggs
of a species OF marsh fly. This fly de-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
ENGLISH AND cELTs. TOP LIST
Mother Tongue Bulletin Of Census
Bureau Shows Number In
America lnS1s1o.

Washington, D. Cor the 32,243,3s2
persons of white stock in the United
States in 1910, the English and Celtic.
including Irish, Scotch and Welsh.
had the largest representation, accord
ing to the mother tongue bulletin Is
sued by the census bureau.
AS reported, the total foreign white
stock whose mother tongue was Eng
lish and Celtic numbered 1O,037,420.
This represented 1913 per cent Of the
total white population OF the United
States. In 1910. which was 8~1,731,957.
The German group numbered SSH ,271,
or 10.8 per cent; Italian, ~2,151,422, or
2.66 per cent; Polish, 1,707,640, or 81
per cent; Yiddish and Hebrew, 1876
762, or 81 per cent; Swedish. LAS
500, or 1.s per cent; French. ~1,357,169,
o. IL per cent, and Norwegians. 1.O09,-
1854, or IL per cent.
The number of persons in the Unit
ed. States Of foreign white stock e
porting other principal mother tongues
we're: Bohemian and Moravian, $780,
1872: Spanish, 448.19S; Danish, 446,473;
Dutch and Tristan, 324,930; Magyar,
320,S93; slovak, 2s4,444; Lithuanian
and Lettish. 211,235: Finnish, 200,688;
Slovenian. 183,4S1; Portuguese. 141.-
2es: Greek. 130.37s; serbo-Croatian,
129,254 (including Croatian. 93,O36;5
servian, 36.752; Dalmatian, 5,505. and
Montenegrin. 3,961); Russian. 95.137;
Roumanian. 51,124; Syrian and Ara
bic. 46. 1877: Flemish 44,S06; Ruthe-
MAN. $3.50: Slavic (not specified,
1916; Armenian, 30,021; Bulgarian,
1880; Turkish, SAL; Albanian. q
1855; all other and thoseSwhose mother
tongue was unknown, 1884.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
EARLY AGES OF LEARNING
Progress Throughout the Centuries
Has Been Of Consistent II Not
Rapid Growth.

About $50 B. G. there arose Thales
who, by his wide experience and the
persistent enthusiasm with which he
carried on investigation, earned the
title of father of science" And
shortly after him. Anaximander, BY
committing his knowledge to writing,
brought into existence the first sci
entifc manuscript. The sixth cen.
fury, like the seventh, a still a pc
Rod OF origins. It saw the physical
researches OF Pythagoras, and the his
torical studies Of Hecataeus. In the
fifth century, Greek learning reached
Its climax. This age was resplen.
dent with the names Of Thucydides,
who, wrote history with critical care:
Of Heraclitus, who conceived OF a uni
yersal reign Of Law, and Of Hippo
crates, the father of medicine" Its,
greatest character was Socrates, the
barefooted questioning sage Of the
market places OF Athens With ever
burning enthusiasm for truth, this
great teacher attempted, by quiet and
candid debate, to aid men to make
their concepts CHAR, and;to give words
definite meanings. trusting that
through the correct s of the rea-
son they would arrive at a~.recognitlon
of superiority of right actions. The
next century was both an advance
and a decline. 1t comprised the work
Of Plato and Aristotle; the one? elabo-
rating the concepts of Socrates with
poetic power, the other systematizing
knowledge in truly scientific form. But
in this age the demand for brilliant
superficial learning as an asset for
climbers, led to the rise Of the soph,
lists. These popular teachers, by
their careless sweeping generaliza.s
stions and their rhetorical embellish.
ments, turned the Greek mind aside
from the simple pursuit Of truth, and
entangled 1t in Improbable meta,
physical speculation. Engineering
Magazine! ri
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17

Washington. - Perhaps nowhere
else In the world is there q country
80 full OF contrasts as Mexico" writes
William Joseph showalter to the Ma
tional Geographic society, at Wash
ington, D. G. with q university e. 60
tabllshed before John Harvard. Elihu
Yale, or William and Mary were bo{n.
the masses OF its people r hopeless
ly ignorant With a hospital founded
before Jamestown vas ever dreamed
OF, It Is one OF the most backward
regions OF the earth in q medical way.
With natural riches greater than those
OF a thousand Midases, its masses are
Just as poor as the proverbial church.
mouse. With a constitution as per-
feet as any organic law In the civil
lied world. it is q nation whose rulers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
MUCH Vi GOOD IN, SALAD
APPETiZiNG AND HEALrH.GlvlNo5
AT ALL SEASONS.
Housewife Who 10 Proficient In Thsls
Making 10 Treasure to Her
Famlly-Thrse Recipes That
r. ~ Are<Exeelient. h S
BY Ida AMEs Wits.

One Of u readers delights in her
skill in salad-making. She declares she
a prepare salads that are her own
and her family's-greatest Joy and sat.
tsfaction In this life, If not their saliva
ton in the next Another reader ex.
horts US to preach salads to the outer
barbarian who will not adopt this
higher phase of development. Virtue
lies in the harmonious combination OF
q salad, the beauty and health-givfng
qualities that nature has impaired to
the delicate. tender green vegetables,
the oil of the olive, and other choice
ingredients used
Though salads vary with the season.
happily there is no month In our year
during which We may not obtain fresh
materials In greens or vegetables for
the production Of choice salads. The
American cucumber, dollhouse or out
door grown, should be eaten In all its
pristine freshness. sliced into Ice cold
water TO make'it tender and crisp, but
no salt added.
Dutch Salad.-The minced fish sal
ads originated with the Dutch, who
were famous for compounds OF fish.
cheddar cheese, and various roots and
herbs. "A herring salad Is made with
two broiled herring, skin and bones
removed and meat shredded: put In .
salad bowl a bleached head Of endive;
add to the fish and two anchovies cut
up q dozen minced capers, two boiled
and diced potatoes, two boiled and
picked beets cut In shreds. and some
minced herbs. Pour over all a plain
salad dressing; toss lightly together
and serve. M
@ French Salad.-Trim, wash and cut
up a head Of endive; drain perfectly
dry. Rub your salad bowl with q cube
or crust OF bread rubbed with garlic
or onion. Put In the endive and cover
with a dressing made Of olive oil. tar
ragon vinegar. salt, pepper. a little
anchoyy paste, pinch Of celery salt. and
toss lightly together and serve.
Spanish S~alad.--Not to France or
sunny Italy are our thanks due for the
glorious tomato salad. BY the law Of
eternal fitness It belongs to Spain, that
land Of vivid romance Blend the to-
mato with the ripe Spanish olive, q few
waferlike slices OF Spanish onion. and
shreds Of green pepper, and cap all
with q crown Of golden m~ayonnaise,
and you'll find Joy In the eating
thereof. 443 n SsS N
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
Meat Pie.

g. -r@teah tHCs = LAX Go HS"t- -N.t+ * ~
Select a couple Of pounds from loin.
OF pork. and a pound OF nicely sea-
soned sausage links; rinse quickly and
put to boil gently in SUM cient water:
to cover it. The water should be cold.
to begin with. and sailed. Add eight
to ten potatoes which have been
peeled and halved: Stew gently until
all is tender, adding water II neces-
sary; rub a little flour, butter and pep
per to a paste with a little Of the meat.
broth. Line a pudding or bake dish,
with a rich crust, turn in the stew:
with the thickening, cover with a butt
tered crust. leaving ashole in the cen-
ter for steam to escape. Bake in .
rather quick oven until crust is brown.
and 1aky. 2s5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17

When, You Sweep,

For sweeping . room neatly there
IL nothing like newspaper aid. Take
a page of newspaper or other paper
convenient, wet in hot water and
squeeze it until It ceases to drip Tear
Into pieces the size of ones hand
cast them all over the carpet. then
sweep, and most OF the dust in the
room, ii you use your broom Judi.
ciously. will be gathered into the pa
pers. After q velvet or other heavy
pile carpet Is thoroughly swept, q
.sponging with ammonia and water
will preserve it, brightness wonder
fully. @ si&F VI 5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17

string of jet beads lii graduated sizes
and alternating with pearls Is shown
on the upper left. To the right OF
this is q brooch in cameo effect with
decoration OF ~rhinestones. Anecklace
of Jet and rhinestones is shown at the
upper right, a novel effect is shown
in the center design, where from a sin
gle strand of brilliants + suspended
little squares composed of Jet beads;
the bowknot Is Of Jet and r%hinestones
with pendants Of small Jet beads. The
remaining bowknots and belt buckle
are Of cut Jet and rhinestones.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
THE HUMAN SIDE.
sy FRANK COBB.

&f&g,ELE l&EE#T - ~
Punsters had called Brainerd the
brains OF the campaign against Saul
Jones, the boss Of LawrencetoWn. His
cartoons created a nationwide sensa.
ton. and did much to turn the tide
OF public opinion against the ma who
had for SO long been supreme in the
city. The one which made the sensa-
ton Of the week depicted Jones In con.
i.vict garb, ascending the wall OF a
building marked Public Efficiency
The idea was not startling, but it was
the expression on the boss face that
did the work. S
And jones' won the election. Four
weeks before it occurred Brainerd
sseemedsto lose his grip. True, he drew
cartoons as Of yore; but they were
mild and milk.like in comparison with
his yitriollc contributions to the Eagle
during preceding issues.
After the election It got known that
Jones had seen Brainerd at his house.
the day following the appearance OF
the convict cartoon. The word went
round that Brainerd had been fixed"
He lost his post, OF course, and no
other newspaper would employ him.
That IS, with the exception Of jones'
sheet, the Clarion. Democrat. Brainerd
refused the offer, packed up, and left
Lawrencetown.
] happen to know what occurred.
because Brainerd told me. He told
me two nights before he left. He had
CONS to ask the loan of 5000 to take
him to New York. He Is doing we'll
there; but that doesn't look as il he
had been paid very much$for dropping
his attack on Jones', does It?
Brainerd was heart and soul in his
work. He was all for reform and good
government. The night the convict
cartoon came out was one of the hap
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
fashion as tamales, and in this form

fashion as tamales. and in this form
are eaten"
n The report that Private Parks was
temporarily insane from a poisoned
cigarette given him by a Mexican girl
when he rode straight into the Mexi-
can lines on the back OF one blooded
horse and leading another, is highly
credible to those who have travelled
in the ""land Of the greasers." The
Mexican women have often given this
poison to their lovers out of Jealousy.
e This herb. is neen. or toloachi, and
the plants spread in many slightly dit.
ferent species almost all over the
earth. It Is our Unison weed. { Tho
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17

~etHwE--FEFHa -Tahr2hx. EE'|4N u
Hindu women use 1t for the same
purpose as their Mexican sisters, to
cause their lovers to lose their minds.
Hindu robbers mix It in candy and
give 1t by some tricks to the inmates
OF. a house. The eaters Of the candy
are thrown into a deep sleep. under
cover OF which the burglars loot.
Toloachi is a low-growing plant with
white flowers and curious seed vessels
projecting much like the horns OF a
steer. The seeds are pounded and
mixed in the tobacco OF a cigarette.
Usually melancholic idocy and slum.
Der are induced. but sometimes there
is violent madness and even quick
death. It has been used by Mexican
men to kill q rival.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17

always have been a law unto them
selves, &@$
Here you will see a Mexican half.
breed, barefooted, wearing dollar
pair Of trousers, a ~ifty-cent shirt, and
q ten-dollar sombrero. There, at q
single glance and within the length OF
Z single city block. you may see an
Indian cargador. aIdonkey, an ox-cart,
. carriage. a railroad train. a street
car, and an automobile-almost every
type, Of locomotionl since Adam. You
may tread the burning sands Of .
tropical desert with the wet Of the
perpetual snow OF, towering mountains
still upon your shoes. You may take
q single railway Journey OF So hours
In which the people you see at the
railroad station will be dressed In four
different weights OF clothing. Every
where you turn there Is contrast, high
Lights and deep shadows;
Mexico probably has. a greater:
range OF remarkable vegetation than
any other country In the world. The
parrot fruit tree produces an odd
shaped fruit, bearing q close resem-
blance to green parakeets. When the
iparakeet is frightened It makes a dash
for the parrot tree, where 1t assumes
q position which makes 1t look like
the fruit itself. So close is the re-
semblance that their enemies, the
hawks, occasionally ny by q tree on
which a dozen or Of these birds
are sitting, apparently unaware Of
their presence. Another remarkable
tree is the 'Arbol de Dinamite'-dyna-,
mite tree-whose fruit, II kept in q
warm place, bursts with considerable
force and a loud report, scattering Its
nat seeds to a surprising distance. One
OF the most interesting fruits In Mex
leo Is known as the melon zapote, or
papaya. It contains considerable pep
sin. which reacts against both acid
and alkaline conditions of the stom-
ach, and 1t Is said that a diet which
includes papaya precludes dyspepsia.
Both the fruit and the leaves possess
the singular property of rendering
tough meat tender. When the pulp
OF the fruit is rubbed owe q piece
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
&, Z TN1I
Black Satin GirdIes.,

No matter how much or how little
color is used In any one season, black
always holds a place, sometimes big.
ger. sometimes smaller, in the esti-
nation OF the dressmaker. This is a
season, Of black hats. There are black
satin and taheta frocks, toe, in abun-
dance. This year black satin girdles
are used to give character to many OF
the brightly colored frocks, and they
are a usual note in wash frocks. both
white and colored. %.$5%.tE s