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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

the block. Connect one of the upper
ends of the magnet-coil wires to It,
and connect, the upper end Of the
other coil wire to the screw which
holds the armature to block "A. i1.. zs.
Mount the bell from a broken alarm
clock upon tin silt made as shown
in Fig II, using a long enough screw
to extend we'll into the base block.
The armature must not strike the bolt
heads, because just enough magne-
tism Is likely to remain in them, after
the electrical contact has been broken,
to hold the armature fast. Place the
bell in such position that the ham.
,mer end of the armature cannot be
drawn closer than 1-16 inch to the
bolt head. s5s
A splendid homemade push-bntton
can be made with a shoe-polish can
Gig. $12). Cut a block A-inch thick
and OF the inside diameter of the can,
and to 1t screw the tin contact plates
p and f Gigs. 10 and 14) .5$ Use a
brass rug tack for button: File OF
Its end short. and drop enough seal
ing wax or solder on the remaining
end to keep the tack from slipping out
out Of the hole. & ;fstS H -.
You can operate your bell with q
homemade salammoniac battery. Use
a Mason fruit jar to hold the solution,
and zinc pencil, and a carbon from
a WORKOUT dry battery, for the zinc
and carbon elements. "a
After connecting the battery, push.
button and bell. you will have to- adj
Just the contact screw to the point at
which the armature vibrates the
steadiest and strongest. ,5 y
Copyright. by "A. Nicely Hall) ti-E.4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

smashes your enemy and thatt means
millions Of dollars to- you! That's
what the telephone number means to
you, Mr.. Blake. That and q mans
career-a woman's shame-a girls
self-respect. Throw all that into the
balance and the price won't look SO
fancy AZ. Il, !; +, < 81 N il. g.
my dear young lady,. counseled
Blake with his most fatherly air, be
lieve me when ! warn you that there
is such a thing as being Just trifie
too ambitious. Still, there's no time to
argue. Stand1sh ought to be here by
now. Shall we say q thousand dol
lars ?" "A, 4 5.s
g''I-I''ll have to think it over said
Wanda confusedly. ttAnd, anyway, =
she added, there's no use making q
price till I've got what you want, Is
there? Besides with an easy lapse
into sweet innocence. "Mr. Standtsh
seems to be such a nice man. It's q
pity to II S N! u; ,sas.sl
ooh, he's nice man." laughed
Blake. ".Hell's full Of nice men But
there's no time, now, to haggle about
prices. You get that number for me,
and you won't lose by it. And every
word you can overhear, is worth a
three-carat diamond. Steady there!
He's coming 5a d "a Il s:s5-
Standlsh came toward the switch.
board, from the dining-room whittier
a page had at last tracked him. He
saw a most unruffled telephone girl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
ONCE a WIDESPREAD FANCY.
Custom Of "Philopena" at One Time
General Throughout Europe
Stories Concerning 1t.

There is a story about the "Philo-
pena" custom which shows how wide
spread it is, or once was, in Europe.
Some years ago, according to an
%anecdotist Of the time, the Grand
Duke Michael of Russia, visiting Paris,
CHANGED to dine in the company OF
Rosa Bonheur, the great animal
painter '.They got on every well.
and at dessert they ate a philophenes
together; that is to say. they shared
a double almond. But the prince
forgot to say 'philopena' and lost the
bet. He asked the artist what pres
ent he should give her. and she laugh
tngly5 replied ANY pretty little ami
NAL that will do to paint The prince
smiled and departed. Nothing more
was heard of him, and the lady had
forgotten the whole affair when the
royal forfeit arived-to wit. enormous
polar bears. ". 4 - ,,5Sa,,siy Z,
Several correspondents refer to a
variant OF the philopena custom. Ac-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
Pat Meant Well.

An Irishman made his way to
county jail and asked to be allowed to
see the governor. On being ushered
into that functionary's presence he
begged for the favor of an interview
with prisoner who was to suffer the
extreme penalty of the law In the
course Of the morning. -'-
''No, my man." said the governor, on
being appealed to, you cannot see the
prisoner. He is to be executed In half
an hours time, and it is not allowed
for visitors to see prisoner on the
day of execution. But what might be
your business with him?'
.'Shure, sorr," answered Pat, its his
birthday. and was afther wishing Kim
many happy returns av the day."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
HANDY. ]. FOR HOU SEWIFE.
COOKING TABLE ABSOLUTELY
THE BEST OF, ITS KIND.
Especially to Those Whose Pantry .
Cold One This Device viii Be
Found to Make for Economy
In Steps, Time and Fuel.

Not long ago saw cooking table
Or cabinet that would be appreciated
by every housewife who has a cold
pantry opening out OF her kitchen.
It is next to impossible to keep such
. pantry warm enough to be able to
handle the -four. eggs and dishes used
in cooking. with any degree OF com
fort. III h 3;.s 81 II Is. l#3 a u s3;
BY this device one can economic,
steps. time and fuel. u
The cabinet is nine feet long. two.
feet and four inches wide, and two feetI
eight inches high. .ss2, q NJ 1,
It is divided into three compart-.
ments OF three feet each. In the right
hand cupboard is the -four barrel. Tho
cover to this section has hinges, so.
that 1t may be raised to reach the
-four. The bread board is kept on top:
of the barrel, and there Is space at the.
sides for bread tins, mixing spoons.
and various small articles.
In the left.hand cupboard or section
are kept food, mixing milk, molasses
and vinegar Jugs. sugar box and tin
/ dishes. sss III 53 s.3 Y, II
In the center are four deep drawers,
the upper one being made into two. In
these are kept eggs, spices. soda, and
whatever else Is needed In the cult
nary department. 5 5si
One drawer is devoted to towels.
dischcloths, etc, and another to such
things as are to be mended, together
witch the necessary materials for do
ing the work speedily and well.
In small space, here. Is found nearly
everything that 10 used every day In
the pantry. n lilss ;5
The housekeeper who owned It told
me that. having used the cabinet one
winter, she would not part with it for
many times its cost. II she could not
get another. 3s..3 81 ID t5s5
This one was made without any
door. to save expense. OF course, one
must vary the size according to the
space In which the cabinet is to- be-
placed, the main object being to have
the aour where It will be warm.-fcx-s
change. sFSss y M }.. y, #
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
SIMPLE LIFE FOR THE YOUNG
Washington Children Are to Be
Brought Up Amid the strlctest
Surroundings. =

washington children at least those
whose mothers are members of the To-
cal branch OF the National Congress
OF Mothers, are preparing to return to
the social simple life. The rules
were adopted at meeting in which
the housekeepers' alliance also partici-
pated, and, In part, contain the fol-
lowing commands: - i
/ THAT all entertainments in our
homes, including dances, stop at IL
midnight, or earlier, and that it be SO
announced on the cards of invitation.
THAT the 'nameless' dances, not
only be discouraged, but be forbidden
in our homes and to our children.
When Objectionable dancing III
commenced, that the music cease at
once. The orchestra leader may an
nounce that he has been SO instruct
ed. ~ I
THAT simplicity and modesty In
dress distinguish our girls.
"That we teach our sons that smok-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

YOU'RE sure the Number Viii Give
You the Clue TO the Woman Z"
absorbed in novel. Jim Blake was
leaning negligently against the switch
board rail, looking with dreamy half
shut eyes along the nearly deserted
corridor. Standish hurried across to
Wanda. NH, Il. &
|: Some one wants me on the phone?"
he asked. f.. s,5 Y Ell & Il H. ~
NO. drawled Blake, before the
girl could reply. Some one wants
you over there In the amen corner for
O minute or two. II you can spare the
time. took the liberty OF sending
that message about your being wanted
on the phone. because" leading the
way to the amen corner, IT have mat
ter OF private business to talk over
with you" 81 a. ssS ~ s$
Private business? p echoed the pnz-
lied Standish, instinctively following
Blake to the corner. 4" Private busi-
ness? Between you and meg"
Blake looked 4 at him with gentle
pity, then shook his head.
my boy" said he, "the game is up.
The whole show is over. We've found
out all about that pretty little affair
of fveSyears ago. 5ss. 8$.: 5a
& what affair 3" asked Standish, un-
moved. please explain. My time is
/ limited" 81 Z.
II you're referring to your time in
politics, 1t is. B It ends tenight. There!
There! Don't get huffy. You've got
nerve all right. grant you that.
What affair. hey! Why, the affair
with the Woman whom you registered
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
SHARPENING a Pencil.

An expert manual training man
talked with the writer about so sim
pie thing as sharpening lead
pencil. II.
In the first place, he says, the
knife should not be over sharp. but
should be little dull, as If too sharp
1t will cut quickly through the wood
and cut away the lead. r. Il.
Z Then again, he says, 1t is best to
hold the pencil in the left hand with
the end to be sharpened pointing
away from you and to cut away with
a pushing cut, rather than toward
you with drawing cut, as then the
point Of the pencil is rested against
the side of the thumb. and is sharp
ened by draw cut stroke of the
knife blade.-Scientifc American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

Walworth. Bill was declared to be
all that donkey should bewell
groomed. carefully "manicured" as to
his hoofs, and his inclination to cor
pulency was accounted in his favor
rather than against him. At once he
secured the cup, Q silver medal, a set
OF harness (given by Our Dumb
Friends league, which organized the
show and q silver watch presented
by Lady Shaftesbury. Bill, 1t was lde-
,clared, has little. II any, Of the OBJ
stinate characteristics Of his species.
He shakes hands, is very sociable,
walks into his masters dining-room.
takes Jumps OF sugar from the table.
and (if nobody is looking) will appro-
pirate a joint Of meat or any other
small item Of that sort which may be
left unprotected. In addition it may.
be added he only cost his master $40.
harness and all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
GRAND 6; FORM OF EDUCATION
Museums Of the Country Have Done.
Much for the Real Advancement
I'fl Of the Student. IS

One OF the hundred representatives
Of as many American museums IN
this country holding three days
conference expressed the opinion that
objects Of are and otherwise on exhi-
bitlon should not be labeled. Fortu-
nately, he was combated by another
delegate, and the opinion Of the mem
bers generally seemed to be with the
latter. There is no doubt of the
growing value Of museums of all sorts
as educational factors, but their inn
portance and usefulness would be
hampered If there were no labels. In
fact, the general comment Of the pub
lie is that there are not labels enough.
Few visitors are profound students.
They go to learn, and a stuffed ami
NAL, a picture or an chronological
specimen is to them nothing until ex-
planned. Some museums are issuing
not only catalogues for every sec
ton, but putting extensive placards
wherever needed. Fl
Philadelphia contained the first
museum in this country. Charles Will
son Peale collected interesting works
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
three Living Major gene raIs.

Gen. Granville M. Dodge, whose
home is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, 10
one OF three surviving army corps
commanders, the other two being Gen.
,eral Sickles and Gen. James H. VIII
son. General Dodge is the last sur
viving general commander. however,
having been in command OF the Army
OF the Tennessee and the Department
of Missouri. He was major general
at the age of thirty-two years, reach
ing this rank in 1864. At that time.
he says, he had in his command q
.brigadier5 general in command OF .
brigade who was barely twenty-five
years Of age.-Magazine Of American
History. Il Be 3 \ 4. gss Z, s.
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OF art, archaeology and ethnology, and
this city refused the whole as gift
some eighty years ago because Of the
slight expense Of maintenance. In
consequence the collection was brok-
en- up, and most of 1t went to Boston
In these days we have the museum in
the art gallery in Paramount park.
the University museum. the CONNER
cial museums, the Academy of Natu-
raj Sciences museum and some 9TH
ers, all of which are growing rapidly.
and are being conducted scientifically
for the education of the people.
: Although attendance on these is
large, 1t does not compare with what
1T should be. For mere delight, for
usefulness and for broad education
these museums offer objective and
satisfactory exhibits which make for
knowledge and culture. 1t is pleasing
that our distinguished visitors find
so much here to commend-Ph iladel-
phia Inquirer. 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
AN EAslLY;MADEsELE BELL
g:r- ~ a OUTEiT.8 s2i

The homemade electric bell shown
In the illustrations is very simple In
construction, and is made of only such
materials as are easily obtained.
The working principle OF an electric
bell is this: When the push button is
pressed, the. current from the bell bat.
terry passes along the bell wire and
through coils of wire mounted upon
the bell base. These coils Of wire are
wound around cores Of soft iron, and
when the current passes around and
around through the many turns OF
wire the cores become magnetized
and together form a horseshoe mag
net" This magnet draws the bell
hammer arm, or "armature," towards
It. Then, the instant that the arma-
iture is pulled away from the little ad.
justment screw that presses against
1t, the electrical connection is broken,
the horseshoe magnet loses its mag
tnetic influence, and the armature
springs back to Its former position
against the adjustment screw. This
CLOSES the circuit" then the current
flows through the magnet coils again,
and the armature is drawn away from
the screw as before. "
U The horseshoe magnet is the first
portion OF the bell to make. Get two
Inch or 5-16-inch carriage bolts 3 Y
inches long for the iron cores, and X
pound of ordinary insulated electrical
bell wire. Also buy four " -inch bolt
washers for the ends Of the magnets.
Slip two washers upon each bolt, and
screw the nut onto the end, tempo.
rarily. Before starting to wind the
wire upon the bolts. slip four or five
inches OF the end through the hole of
the washer on the nut end OF the bolt;
then carefully wind the wire around
the bolt between that washer and the
one at the bolthead end. Wind back
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

ing during an entertainment planned
for their pleasure is discourtesy to
the hostess and her other guests.
THAT we instruct our, boys to end
a social call at ten or 1890 o'clock.
"The members also pledged them
selves to frown on Sunday entertain
ments and to refrain from having par
nights" 5,szs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
Baked STUFFED Han

After having soaked q small ham In
q good supply of water for from 12 to.
II hours trim of the UNBEATABLE parts.
from the underneath side and boil #
till it can easily be skinned. Remove
the skin. cash the ham to the bone
and fill up the cuts with a forcemeati
made of bread crumbs. little thyme
finely chopped parsley, a seasoning Of
salt and pepper and enough butter to-
mix these ingredients to . paste
Brush the ham over with the we'll,
beaten yolk of eggs. dust 1t with.
bread crumbs aid bake slowly until
quite done. S53 t33 n 35 3z{
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

to the starting point, then 10 the bolt
head end again, and SO on back and
forth until the height Of the washers
has been reached. Wind an even
number OF layers on the bolts, so the
upper end Of the wire can be brought
out. through the washer at the nut
end. Fig. 3 shows the core with the
coil completed. II you now connect
both ends OF the coil wire to a battery,
as q test. you will find that the bolt
has become an electro magnet. The
two electro-magnets. connected at one
end with a metal yoke" form the
horseshoe magnet. One end OF q
horseshoe magnet attracts and the
other repels, and in order to make one
a positive" and the other a mega
tive pole" the winding OF the coils
must be done in opposite directions.
that is, the winding on one must be
done clockwise, and that on the other
counter-clockwise. 5 j b
Make the yoke out Of a strip Of tin
1 inch wide and inches long, and
with a nail punch holes through it 2
inches on centers, large enough for
the magnet bolts to stick through
Gig. AZ. Connect the lower ends OF
the wire OF the two coils together,
then screw down the nuts tight
against the Jokes. Figs. 5 and 6
show how the horseshoe magnet is
fastened to the bell base by a wooden
cleat. u 5]2.S
Details Of the armature are shown
in Figs.s7 and 9. It is made of tin
cut from tomato can, and the ham
mer from a broken alarm clock. Cut
the piece Of tin 5 inches long and i II
inches wide, over all, with q 1-inch
tab on the hammer end and y Inch
tab on the opposite end, as shown.
Fold the sides of the piece over onto
the middle portion Gig. 81, and then
fold the sides of the hammer end
over the hammer wire and pound 1t
down until 1t holds the wire securely.
Punch a hole through the opposite end
Of the armature large enough for a
small screw. and screw it at, this point
to small block Of wood "a, Fig. 81,
Then fasten block A to the base block
in the position shown in Fig. 2, with
the armature exactly parallel to the
magnet heads and about BIG inch
away from them. 55El
Fig. 9 shows the details OF the ad-
justment screw and a binding post.
Cut B out OF hard wood; tack the
strip of tin, D. to its top and face.
and nail B to the base block near the
pivoted end of the armature, as shown
in Fig. 2. Tack he-piece OF tin, G, to
the base block under the end Of D. and
punch a hole through both G and D
for the screw-eye binding post to run
through. Fold a small piece Of tin in
half, as shown in Fig. 10, for the sec.
ond binding post, tack the lower por-
ton to the base block, and pierce a
hole for screw-eye. This binding post
may be fastened almost any place on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
Cold Baked Bean Soup,

Three cups beans. three pints wa
ter, two slices OMEN. two stalks cell
cry Tor substitute celery salt If you
prefer one and one-half cups toma-
toes. Simmer all together for one-half
hour, then rub through a sieve: add
one tablespoonful chill sauce. or toma-
to catsup, salt and pepper to taste.,
and one tablespoonful melted butter,
rubbed into tablespoonful of -four.
Boil up once and serve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
To Removals. Mattlna.

Faded and worn mating still too
good to be thrown away can be made
to look almost like new by the follow
ing treatment: Scrub it thoroughly
and let it dry. Then 90 over the en-
tire mating with green dye. using q
soft, broad paintbrush. "A gallon OF
dye, Of the kind used for cotton goods,
may be made out Of one package cost
ing 10 cents. The results will be sur
prising. Both the crex and the fner
rugs can be treated in this manner. Ill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
Baked Hash.

One pound round steak chopped
flne, i've large potatoes. one large
onion chopped fine. Mix well togeth-5
er, add heaping tablespoonful -four,
season with salt and pepper. Put into
ibuttered pan and cover with water \
and bits OF butter: cover well. Bake
in oven until nearly done, then re-
move cover and let brown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
4 stuffed onions.

Stuffed onions give the paper bag
enthusiast an opportunity to try q new
dish. Parboil onions for Is minutes.
Drain and scoop out half the onion.
Chop this and mix with sausage or
ground meat (either raw or cooked:
Season to taste and put back in the
onion. Wrap each onion in. buttered
tissue paper or creased cookery bag
and bake in a hot, oven. Basic occa-
sionally with hot water In which 3 lit
tie butter has been melted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

To Keep Lamp Wlcks From smoking.
Soak lamp wicks in vinegar and dry
them thoroughly before putting them
IN your lamp; a much more brilliant
1fpht will result. Wicks treated in
this way will rarely smoke.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

cording to one lady. a native Of
Kent. when the double kernels have
been eaten by two persons of oppos-
lite sex each should wish a wish,
which infallibly comes to pass.
Whyte-Melville, in his story, "sister
Louise refers to a similar supersti-
ton about a double strawberry. He
makes one of the characters. Athenee,
say to Louise. the mistress of Louis
XIV: Have you eaten your philo-
pena? Then make up your mind.
Wish and you shall have