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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
.Harbor No Breeding Place for the
Little Pest.
Rain Water Barrels Are Abundant y
Bringing Forth Hordes of Them
Yellow Fever Mosquito u Most
Dreaded Of lts Species.

Washington.-The probabilities are
that the most dreaded Of MOSQUITOES,
the yellow fever mosquito, originally
bred in water In holes In trees. but II
has 80 perfectly adapted itself TO the
human family that it has become q
true domestic insect and Is practical
ly dependent for its existence upon
the conditions that surround human
shabitations, says L..8O.%sHoWard. This TINS
adaptation is undoubtedly OF very an
cient development. The yellow fever
mosquito is essentially town mosqul-
to, and the larvae I found practi-
cally exclusively In artificial receptar-
sclesa In and about houses.
It can be said that its larvae are
never found IN swamps. In pools, Or
even In temporary puddles, even5Whe
these are In close proximity to houses
In the tropics the large earthen jars
IN which drinking water is kept are
the most frequent and unfailing habi.
tat OF the larvae. Rain water barrels
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05

yourself 1 answered. 1T may d
ceiye the gay millionaireSfok the Great
White Way, hut It doesn't 70 down.
mean this literally-with one who has
enjoyed the correct article8at the Cate
Napoleon. Now, listen. Alphonse!
Monsieur Napoleon wants you to re.
turn. He Is pilning for you a
"a h.. mon Dieu, the scoundrel stole
my sweetheart" said the chef. Since
thengI have vowed never, never TO
cook the correct omelette Tartarin--s
aAlphonse." I answered, you are {
married man i" So n
Monsieur! he gasped. How do
you know" ISL. ssSs .3sSS
SPY the furtive look insyour eye" ]
answered, Shy the come-homerearly
atmosphere that you are shedding
around this former home Of bright
bachelordom. Come. Alphonse. out
with It" ss S s
Monsieur, / I'M married three
months" he answered. adore. !
worship" 8 II
Never mind that! How about
Mademoiselle Dubois, now Madame
Napoleon?" ssS
Monster. a passing infatuation,
truly: ! never cared for her. Il was
merely that .S4
Then you will taka your wife to
Paris and restore the Cafe Napoleon
TO It's former 8splendoii." I told him.
Come! They will embrace you: They
will double your salary. They Will
loyeyou as the long-loft prodigal." /
a.Alas, monsieur. it Gls impossible"
he answered, sadly. 4,
"Alphonse, I said, there is some
mystery about that omelette Tar
tarin-""
Monsieur, will confess" he
blurted out. IT was not whoSmade
IT.: It was Mademoiselle Dubois"
What" / exclaimed. VII
Truly, monsieur. And ] had to pre-
tend to love her, that$she should not
betray me and lose me my position.
But one day Monsieur Napoleon, who
was alreadyElealous. ordered her from
the kitchen. Then I cav that discoy-
cry was imminent. l fed to America.
III canFneverS go. back. But tell him the
truth, monsieur; tell him that$he has
married the real creator Of the ONE
1ette Tartarin. In his delight he will
forgive the double deception. And
now I must 60 home. for2I was mar
ried three months ago nd
you may go.&Alphonse," answered
sadly. For human nature 10 very fraii,,
and the thought OF the black=eyed
mademoiselle's deception overcame
me. However, I brought her to the
confession point when I was last in
Paris.
The Cafe Napoleon has recovered
its pristine splendor. The omelette
Tartarin secret seems likely to be
come hereditary Alphonse cooks ex.
cellent planked steaks at the Hotel
ST.. Charless
Copyright. 1914. by ". G. Ghapmaa.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
Rerunas Seaport

Germany proceeds steadily with tho
development of her canal system, and
in the near future a number of Inn
iportant extensions will be open for.
traffic. The Berlin-Oder canal is .
noteworthy engineering feat: It starts
on the west side of Berlin and runs
in q rough semi-circle to Olderbergs
where 1t falls into the river. It 10
about six miles long, and has cost
something over E2,OO0,OO0 to build
1t connects the capital OF the IN
pire with the greatest Prussian port;
it binds Berlin and Stettin. Berlin
and Oder have, OF course, been united.
for some considerable time by the
Finow canal. but that waterway, with.
its score of old-fashioned locks. and
the fault of narrowness, has long been
out Of date. The new canal will carry
cargo vessels OF 600 tons, and that
vessels Of such size will now go d.
rect from Stettin to Berlin really
means the opening Of q new epoch In
German internal traffic development.
It makes Berlin virtually a seaport
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
NEW FACTS ABOUT Po,IsoMs.
Certain klnds. Arr Found 10 % More
peadIy When Diluted With
2&s$ & WatoP. l

The more you dilute certain poisons,
With water the more deadly they be-,
come. This remarkable fact has been
recently demonstrated by DR.. F. Roux..
the well-known French scientist, be-
fore the Academy Of Science at Paris,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The poisons used In the tests were
principally Of the bacterial variety,
but there seems to be no reason to
believe that the proposition ia not
equally true of other poisons.
Some OF the bacterial poisons e1-
perimented with became doubly virile
when diluted with 100 times their vol
umes OF distilled water. When less wa
ter was used the poisons proved less
harmful, and when they were diluted
to an ven greater extent their poison
GUS actions Increased. The conclusion
was compelled that the greater the d.
luton the more dangerous the poisons
became, and the only explanation Of
|fered was that the resistance of this
blood stream was diminished by the
water. 2 E8
This Is notFfthe only paradox con-
nected with the action of poison that
has come under investigation at the
hands Of scientists recently. The
venom Of the cobra, the most danger
GUS Of all Indian serpents, has always
proved more or less Of a mystery. In
view OF the fact that II the poison
glands are cut out Of the neWly-killed
snake OF this species. their contents
may be swallowed with impunity3 by q
healthy human being, the poison being
digested In a perfectly natural way
while II the person swallowing the
venom happens to have any sore place
in his mouth at the time his death 10
almost instantaneous.
Just why cobra venom can be read
lily digested, but brings almost instant
death when the virus gets directly into
the blood stream Is one of the prob
lens now being investigated by scien-
fists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05

|qtyNG1T GNLlEEEzHa <tEF-.t 20. --=FG- -
lsledges resorted to, of course. But
not, until necessary. For the explorers
viii feel they are abandoning the com.
forts OF HONE when they say good-by
to the motors.
"Did the boss tell you of the hot cup.
board and the steam cooking plant?"
asked Lees, with a smile in his blue
eyes, TITS q Yankee trick that ought
tickle you folks in the States. You
always like clever things" +
The aerotractors are air cooled. In
order to keep the carburetor from
freezing. a hot cupboard has been
built around the heart OF the engine.
This cupboard has been made SO large
that when the camp is made at night
the perspiration-soaked underclothing
OF the explorers may be placed In It
and thoroughly dried out. No one but
a polar worker can Imagine the com.
fort Of this plan. V
F-IH WErH G@%Rt EA ~ FI#' Ht"E E&@ --EH E@L ~ r|a ANkG#A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
SSH s@SAsSy
Facts About the Heart.

The wight Of the average persons,
heart is only II ounces, yet 80 power.
full Is it that IT does enough work ev-
cry day ia, lift 100 tons q foot hight
Your heart is, intact, one Of the most
wonderful power machines for its size
IN existence. It beats about 20 times.
i minute, and with every beatsdrives
six ouncessof blood through the body.
IN s. year the heart beats 10000, 900
times, and drives over 5000 tons OF.
blood through the body! Three score
years and ten is q mans lifetime, and
during that time his heart has moved.
enough blood to outweigh half q dozen
Of the biggest ships In the world!a Let
us look at this In another way. ~,
pint OF blood weighs roughly z pound.
SO that s little over three gallons OF
blood are forced Through the heart
every minute, or over N million hve
hundred thousand gallons { year:
- - HNHD&- 81 esd nhNL NJ - EAE So " ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
IVA; PRIZE FOOD. !
Palafable, Economical, Nourishlno.i

"A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food in . few words, and that
from personal experience. She
writes:
AFTER our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, I cannot say enough in
Its favor. Wefhave used this food Al
most continually for W years.
W sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most
palatable. economical and nourishing
Of all.
VIXEN I quit tea and coffee and
began to use Postum and Grape-Nuts
I was almost a nervous wreck. was
so irritable I could not sleep nights,
had no interest In life.
"After using Grape-Nuts short
time I began to improve and all these
ailments have disappeared and now !
am . we'll woman. My two children
have been almost raised on Grape.
Nuts. which they eat three times .
day.
'aThey are pictures Of health and
have never had the least symptom Of
stomach trouble, even through the
most severe siege Of whooping cough
they could retain Grape-Nuts when all
else failed.
"GrapeeNuts food has saved doctor
bills, and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for us"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read '@The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. THERE'S q Reason"
Ever read the bow letterf A new
one appears from time t. tfae. They
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
sis.... .....s.....
0ME!Ll!E'Il!E! IAIRTl '!A|!R!'|!|
%syraEoRoE coBs. Or.

Here! What dosyou mean by bring.
inx me this stun when asked for an
omelette Tartarin - inquired Of the
$waiter.w who served me in the Cafe. IA,
spoleon, 4 M% Nj. 1 II I
For whenever Twisted Paris went
to the Napoleon for n OF Monsieur
Duhamel,s famous 5omelettes, s:4 S:
The waiter shrugged his shoulders.
.s'Helas, Monsieur, we cannot provide
the original omelette 'Tartarin any
more" he said. Only Monsieur al.
phonse, the chef, knew howsto make
heem, and he is. gone to America. He
works now In the Hotel st. Charles
This Interested me. for thetH otel3 st.
Charles is round the corner OF the
downtown New York block In which
I live: And ] had never known that
the omelette Tartarin was to be had
there! x l
The waiter glanced toward the dark.
eyed Mademoiselle Dubois, st the cash
counter. #s I S$i | Il
3 see, Monsieur, he explained,
there was q quarrel between Mon
sieur Napoleon. the proprietor, and
Monsieur Alphonse, the CHEZ. over
sMademoiseIle Dubois. Of the cash
counter. Each wanted to marry hsr:
Eli bein1! Monsieur Alphonses was re.
sjectsd. and he entstosAmerica, And
Monsieur Napoleon. /
Married her?.sI asked
'sMais oni, monsieur. Mademoiselle
Dubois Is now Madame Napoleon,
Only this Is as;secret- understand, be
cause It would spoil business if ~
were known. But helas; OneScan only
Obtain the someletts Tartarin In New
York now5at the Hotel st. Charles" !;
/ spoke. to- stout little Monsieur Ma
poleon about the matter. \ did not re-
2vealstd him my knowlege Of the secret,
however. though saw. the pretty
cashier look .suspiciously at me-.
"Monsieur," said the proprietor,
verify. since Monsieur Alphonse left
me my custom has fallen Of sadly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
!. Electricity and Trees.

Prof: H. w. spang has been invests.
eating the decay and death. OF many
noble shade trees in Brooklyn. N. >Y.
and has discovered that electricity es.
Gaping from trolley and other wires
and entering the earth has killed the
roots Of scorek of trees. Yes--this il
= curious condition when IT. is remem.
bered that in some places gardeners
electrify the soil to stimulate growth,
In some cases In Brooklyn. according
to Mr. Spang. trees have been killed
by overhead wires running among
their branches. Yet. It is true that in
many other places such wires do not
appear to have done any harm. The
explanation? oh, it may be that in
Brooklyn the quantity OF electricity
reaching the trees is too great and
thus instead Of being stimulated the
trees are injured. It Is 2 matter which
must vary In localities, you know:
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05

The Only Condition.

Bernard Shaw, who. with charac.
~teristic t~mpetuosity, has jumped into
the music hall discussion, was once
asked by an American impresario to
60 on l~ecturing tour in the United
States.
There are" the impresario assured
him. only two great lecture attrac-
tions remaining to be exploited in the
United States. You are one Of them"
And who is the other 2" MI. Shaw
asked.
The German emperor" was the re-
ply OF the ~impresario,; who was en-
gagged on the process known as but
stering."
Then" said MI. Shaw, I'll go on
thisslecturing tour you suggest on lone
condition g$ 81
And that is?" asked the impresario
eagerly. s XS<
That I appear on the same plat;
form with his majesty" replied Mr..
Shaw firmly. Rs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
SWIFT

s}E. %2TsEETEI Y gEtfg - ESN,-Ea -F9a .ssEESG%. -. EE -
through the snow. towing mi OF two
sledges at low speeds. They are
geared to about eight miles an hour.
All have variable gear and friction
drive. "A fifth sledge will be used, but
1t is as yet q secret.
"",The air propellers are very large, in
CIDER to get the power required. rather
than the high speed OF an aeroplane.
On good surfaces the aero-motor
sledges have done % miles an hour
with three men up. upon q ten per
cent up grade.
saa4'..If we do IS miles to 100 miles a day
we will be quite satisfied with the
sledges," said Lees GU see, w will
have continually to be scouting ahead,
looking for q safe route"
When necessary these sledges VIII
be abandoned. and the man-hauled
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
FIRST W IN PULPIT
ParsonSAiIsn Of Northboro, N ass, Led:
the May; in Drawing the Old
Prejudice.

Few schurch.goers who note the floral
decorations OF the pulpit on Sunday
mornings know who it was that first
brought flowers into q descendant OF
the New England church. OF course
such ! thing could not have been
sthoughtsof in Puritan days any more
than music, Or stoves, or anyGother
awe:reducins influence in the old
meeting house, as . ID fsf 80.
That makes it all the more curious
that the custom Of pulpit decorations
should have originated In Northboro.
Mass. sHs 4
The clergyman. Doctor Allen, al
though aasstrue preacher Of the old
school happened also to be = lover Of
flowers. He had q beautiful. old fash
Toned garden In frontso Of his house.
and one Sunday in 1884. he took 2 bow
quet to church and placed II beside
the Bible. n s
On seeing, It 4 Of the deacons
went Forward and removedSthe vase.
sremarkinx: Parson, I'll Just. take
them weeds out Of your way"
Thesnext Sunday Doctor&Allen again
placed : bunch Of his garden flowers
beside the, Bible. and this time It
NAMED. y ssss
Other churches took the matter up
and sermons ere preached about a.
It was sblasphemous. and 9 wicked,
worldly show, it was declared. But
the blossoms were there each Sunday.
and are there toSthis day.
It ii the custom 81 this Northboaro
church to use garden hrWers OF wild
flowers Or leaves when they are in
season; but: collections are taken up
to buy flowers through the seasons
when these cannot be had.
Even the churches whose preachers
once denounced the custom and con-
sdemned the originators Of It long ago
succumhed to the gentle missionary
influence Of the pulpit bouquet-New,
York Sun: i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
Hero Of War Of 1872.

One hundred years ago Capt David
Porter, . Of the naval heroes Of! the.
War OF 1912, was given a great pop
ular ovation by the people Of Philadel-
phia. Ten days previously Captain
Porter had reached New York after
a long and hazardous voyage from
Valparaiso, where on March 20. he
had commanded the frigate Essex In
her gallant, but unsuccessful fight
against the British ships Phoebe and
.Cherub. Upon their arrival in New
York. the surviving officers and mem.
beers OF the crew Of the Essex were
given an enthusiastic welcome. From
New York, Captain Porter proceeded
to Philadelphia, where another pop
ular ovation awaited him. On his ar
rival in the suburbs Eof the city the
horses were taken from his carriage
and It was drawn to the hotel BY the
populace.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05


breeding place for mosquitoes. lfyou
must have one, kesp II well covered
with netting . { screen, which admits
alrs shut keeps out the mosquitoes.
are abundant breeding places.Rain
water tanks; SO universally behind the
houses I'M SSouthern cities. archie
sourcesof most abundant supplies OF
these mosquitoes. The larvae are also
found "a sagging cutters containing
rainswater. In tin cans. ID cess pools,
In horse troughs,: In water-closet
tanks, fnlathe drain traps Of stationary
wash.stands, IN urns III cemeteries, IA
pools accommodating under the water:
tanks. In water|pans in the chicken,
yards, and in the water receptacles q
Sgrindstones.
The Observations OF scientists tndi-
cate that the yellcw-fever mosquito
breeds almost always in clearwater.
and seldom in foul water. These OBJ
servers always found It in artificial re.
7~ceptacles, except asfew times In tree
holes near houses. and in one case tnA
street gutter. In3s the last case ~ is33
probable that this larvae came into.
the gutter. by the emptying Of some.
household vessel. Discarded bottles
and tins about houses + %fayorite.
breeding places.
The larvae, when suspended from
the surface OF the water to take IN
air. hang almost perpendicularly.
They are very easily alarmed and
then go quickly to the bottom, where
they remain a considerable time with
out rising to the surface. When
water is poured from a receptacle in
habited by these larvae they quickly.
seek the bottom and their presence
may not be suspected, although the
vessel as in constant use. They cling
so closely to the bottom that unless
the Jars are rinsed and tipped up 50.
as to empty them completely, which
is not usually done, nearly all Of the
larvae will remainin the Jars. On
account OF this habit they are not
easily disposed OF by pouring out the
contents Of q barrel. 81
The larvae occur most frequentlystnt
clear water in rain-water barrels or
In drinking water receptacles In
houses. the water IN such receptacles
contains more or less animal matter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
Your Body Requires 1t

If you suffer from constipation or stom-t
ach trouble. drugs will notperlnanentlyI
cure You. In fact, they will make ou
worse. Eat every morning for breakfasti
three tablespoons Of LenfesteyH ygienic
further trouble. Large s at. bag sentany-l
where postpaidfor SOC. LenfesteyM Mill
ing Co, 1SW. Kinzie ST., Chicago, III. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
Glasses for AstIamatie Dog.

The case Of the boy who sees UP
side down, an account OF whom waa
published in q recent issue OF the
Pathfinder. has been paralleled BY
that OF a freak dachshund in San
Diego. Cal. The dogs sense of dis
lance is reversed, which makes him
60 away from his master when he
calls him, although heSis DESTROYS OF
coming to him.
An oculist became interested insthe
dog and after an examination discov.
cred that the canine was suffering
from astigmatic myopia. The oculist
then set to work and constructed 9
special kind OF spectacles for 1T The
dog gradually became normal after
he got accustomed to the glasses, al
though his appearance causes q great
deal Of comment.-Pathfinder. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05

Australians are to be given the follow
ing information:
Generally speaking, 'tils in the
United States should not be more in
the aggregate than In England, al
though the number Of persons who
have to be tipped isSfewer.
In restaurants or hotel cafes keep
the 10 per cent. rule. Bell boys
should get hve-possibly ten-cents
for a service. The maid at q hotel.
should receive a small gratuity-say
about SO cents a week.
BARRIERS in fashionable hotels ex-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
HOUSE IS A HOME
Ohio Supreme Court at Columbus So
Rules IN Deciding Build.
ing Suit.

!. Cleveland, O.-The supreme court
OF Columbus ruled that a double house
liz ! place OF residence
It threw aside all traditions that it
was Just q place of existence and not
Z home with homes privacy because
OF proximity of neighbors.
The ruling came In dissolving an,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
South Pole Vehicles Run Is
is Miles an Hour.
Sir Ernest shackleton's Lieutenane
Explains Equipment for Antarctic
Invasion to Herbert Corey
\. Can Do cookln0son$si Side.

London, England.-sWe win get#o ID
to a flying start with our motor
sledges,"" said Sir Ernest Shackleton
at the, Offices Of the Imperial TRANSMIT.
arctic expedition. We do not know
what the surface may be on the Wed.
dell sea side. But II It is as decently
smooth as that IN 1.-The Ross sea side.
from which all previous parties have
attacked the south pole---I can assure
you onhand 400 miles straight away
with them" Is. s !
Knowing nothing about polar work
or motor sledges i had perhaps shown:
a doubt OF his mechanical contrap:s
tions. rays Herbert Corey in Chicago
News.
Talk to Lees said Shackleton.
He is the man In charge OF the motor,
end OF the expedition, and knows more
about them than I do. Hi!---Lees. (
Capt. Orde Lees. r. n; opened the
door OF the outer ONCE. where*he had
been at work over his drawings and
correspondence. and I went out to look
over his plans. To our right as We
61L " OuA LU6 lHUlcA BID q AAS0VA ~
the Antarctic, SO far as It Is known.
and drawn to scale. Dotted black lines
across ths white surface showed the
routes Of former expeditions. A brave
little union Jack told where Captain
Scott had died,
There are to be five motor sledges,'
said Lees. One will have 55-horse-
power Anzani motoprand another a 40
orse power motor Of the same
make. Each is equipped with a dual
drive system When there Is no head
wind they will use air p%ropellers. just
as are placed upon aeroplanes. d
"In% seven days hard driving In Nor
way these %propellers proved thorough
" efficient. They are especially valu-
able during low temperatures. when
the snow becomes loose as dry sand,
because Of the intense cold. When q
head wind or, other condition prevents
the use OF these propellers q positive.
drive will be used. This Is q toothed
drum attached to the rear OF the.
sledge, although no weight rests upon
1t. "A system Of spring compensations.
allows for INEQUALITIES Of the surface
These sledges with 30Shorse pow,
er engine have towed 9 sledge weigh
ing 400 pounds. with two men up. In.
addition to their own load Of six men
and supplies, Al. fifteen to twenty miles
an hour. But on bad surface the en-
sine power proved insufficient. There;
fore the larger motors are Q being
ENTLBLLBNEbEArF -T4Ea
installed
Two other motor tractors, equipped,
with positive drive only, have been.
made ready. These will kick along
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05
those New Gowns.

Gaby Desleys said in New York Of
the 1914 fashions In gowns: \
These revelation gowns, evil ~
they are-for everybody says they're
evil, SO It must be t%rue--these revela-
tion gowns on . beautiful woman are.
alas, unuuestionably becoming.
but they're unhandy things. too. IA
bootmlaker showed me the other day
: slipper with a tiny purse-pocket hid
den in the heel.
"a absolute necessity he said,
for the present-day gown affords no
chance for the purses concealment on
any other part Of the person. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05

pect a ten-cent tip" the information:
adds, "and head elevator boys SHOULD
be tipped at the rate OF 25 cents
week. Sleeping a porters should
be paid about 25 cents a day, although
if the traveller feels exceedingly pros
porous this might be stretched to- SO.
cents"