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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
uNsIGHTLY PlMPLEs ON FACE

New Sharon, Iowa.-""Two or three
years ago pimples began to come on
my face and l had dandrun. The PIN
Pies made q very unsightly appear
ance. They were red and numerous,
some came to a head and festered and
tho itching caused me to scratch them.
The dandrun. on my head could be
plainly seen.
II tried several remedies but they
only temporarily relieved me. had
been bothered with the trouble two or
three years when I decided to try Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment. So sent
for q free sample and I noticed relief
from them, and l bought more. ! used
two cakes OF C%uticura Soap and two
boxes Of Cuticura Ointment and am
now free from pimples and dandruf."
(Signed) Clyde Firebaugh, May lila.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free.with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. I. Boston ADV.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Mark Of Culture!

r. FEFs - 49, ~ b. AHFgfEH
In the land Of the Niger, says Mr.
p. Amaury, Talbot in the London
Times, little or no stigma attaches to
jaflbirds.
In fact, prison residence is often re-
garded as comforting the mark Of.
culture and distinction. The last gov
ernor Of southern Nigeria once COM
plimented q chief of the interior on
his knowledge OF English, to which
the man replied with a proud air,
"Of course I be fit to talk English
mouth! / learn all that when I live
long time in prison" :;
Such residence Is indeed looked
upon as giving a sort Of I ncial status.
At Calabar some prisoners were out
cleaning the road, when q clerk,
dressed in the height Of fashion. high
collar, patent leather boots and the.
,smartest Of suits, went by. In pass
Ing, he ficked onetof the bending la
borer with q little swagger cane he
was carrying. At once the aggrieved
party sprang erect. WHAT" he ex-
claimed, with splendid contempt."You
dare touch me. you factory man!
Look-a-me!" Here he pointed to the
broad arrows prominently displayed
over his simple best and loin cloth
II be government man! See here!"
And the dandy passed on sabashed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
DISCUSSING THE WoRkMjENI
Contractor Declares the Town Msn
Won't Work Regularly, ans. They
Shirk Heavy Work.

A downtown contractor way dis
cussing the labor problem as it came
under his personal observation. I
don't know what is the matter with
town men,. he said. They won't work
regularly and they shirk when there
Is, any heavy work to be done. This,
Is especially true OF the men who
have entered the ranks Of the wage
Gamers during the past ten years.
One wonders how general this COM
plant is. Are city men unequal to
hard labor: Have modern urban CON
ditions weakened the stock to the ex-
tent indicated? I, Il
There is a good deal more to the
problem Of unemployment, as 1t ex-
lists at all times, than the mere ill
ingness on the part Of some to per-
form hard labor Some are unem-
ployed because unemployah.e. That
is the more serious aspect Of the mat
ter.
It would be an unfortunate situation
II what the downtown contractor says
Of city workmen were true of any
considerable percentage OF them. One
prefers to believe that this particular
mans experience was !unfavorable,
and that what he says applies to no
large proportion OF those who must
labor with their hands for their own
and their families support. There IL
opportunity here. however, for an In
teresting inquiry into the relative
stamina of city and country work
men.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Faithful Unto Death.

"One Of the bravest acts I witnessed
during the whole war;" said an officer
Of the Army of Northern Virginia,
was that of a young soldier, who was
probably not over sixteen. We had
thought Of him as only a boy, although
he went with the regiment on all OF
It's marches, and lived with it In all
Its encaNpments. Is
"One day there was a fierce engage
,ment. In the midst of it a. bullet struck
this boy in the breast, and he fell. Our
colonel ordered his men to dismount,
and as he himself sprang from his
horse. the boy called out in a weak
voice, I will hold your horse, colonel
Stopping in the midst of the storm
OF bullets to gaze In pity on the white.
boyish face. the colonel said, But you
can't do that, lad--you are dying
81 know 1 am, colonel the gallant
boy replied. But I can hold the reins
when l am dead " &gsl
"The colonel placed the bride in the
trembling hands and went forward.
When the fight was over, he hurried
back, and found the boy lying dead,
the bride reins still wrapped tightly
round his limp right hand."--Youth's
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
FOR ATUBERcUL0sls CENSUS
Arrangements Made to Have II TAKEN
In Churches Some Time Dur
a 4 ina September. {

"A tuberculosis census OF thousands
of churches In various parts OF the
country will be taken In September,
Under the direction Of the National AS
.sociation for the Study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis. The census Will;
be part Of the preparation for the
fifth annual tuberculosis day to be
observed during the week Of Novem-
Der 20.
The ministers Of several thousand
churches will be asked to report on
the number Of deaths from tubercu-
losis in the last year. the number OF
living cases In their parishes on Sep
TEMPER 1, the number of deaths from
all causes, and the number Of mem
bers or COMMITMENTS. These figures
will be made the basis of an educa-
tionalt campaign, which will culminate
In the Tuberculosis day movement, for
which occasion sermon and lecture
outlines and other forms Of tubercu-
losis literature will be distributed free
to ministers, {
Last year nearly $4,000 churches.
schools and other bodies took part IN
the Tuberculosis day observance. The
movement had the endorsement OF
leading church officials Of every de-
nomination. More than 1900 anti-tu'
berculosis societies scattered all over
the country will work this year to
make Tuberculosis day a success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Euos FROM China.

The important e%gg-producing district
Of China comprises the Yellow river
and the Yangtze river provinces. The
season of greatest production is Feb
iruary to May. Eggs r either sold IN
p market or collected by interior
agents and delivered to the factory or
to the exporter. There Is a local desic-
Gated egg factory at Marking which
purchases eggs much below the mar
ket price--it paid eight to ten cents
per dozen last October. For local ship
ping, eggs are packed in bamboo
crates with sawdust or straw. Eggs
are canned at Marking and Hankow by
: foreign corporation and shipped to
Europe. l am informed 4thatsa all grades
of eggs and all kinds from domesti-
Gated fowls are used for this purpose.
{Workmen in these factories receive
about ten cents per day. Refrigera-
ton service can be obtained from
China to the United States. The egg
factory at Marking will be completed
SO as to begin operations this year. In
the meantime eggs have been shipped
to the Hankow factory. The corpora
ton above mentioned also handles
game, poltry, feathers, beans and
skins. thus keeping in operation the
year round.--Consular Report.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

OF the evening. The next morning
they went away In their automobile
for On all-day trip. The group upon
the piazza was lamenting their alb.
sence.
Started at six, before anybody was
up. to see the country" said Mrs. Bel.
loves. isn't that queer! But OF
course. when one is a millionaire, he
can do what he likes. BY the way, has
anybody seen that Wentworth person
about this morning." Z
Nobody seemed to have seen her,
and tho group, always interested IN
the doings of the other guests. ques.
toned one another. When lunch came,
and she was still absent, the curiosity
became overwhelming.
do you suppose she has skipped
out without paying her bill?" sug.
gested Mrs. Higginson.
"SheE brought q good-sized trunk
with. her. answered Mrs. Believes.
1T might have contained bricks."
suggested little Miss Jones. although.
OF course It isn't exactly right to
think such things. Still, there was
something queer about her. wasn't
there?" q Il r
Its my belief" said Mrs. Believes
with conviction, that we have seen
the last OF that person. Anybody
could tell that there was something
wrong about her. What was she! A
school teacher masquerading asa lady,
! should say"
But they were destined to see Miss
Wentworth again, and that very eve
ming, for she zane back In the Alpen-
stocks a about six o'clock. And the
group on the piazza, seeing the young
man help her to the steps, stared in
bewilderment.
It was Mrs. Believes who broke the
Ice.
How do you do, Mr.. Alpenstock!"
she said, advancing with outstretched
hand. Don't you remember me? l
met you here. three summers ago"
Cant say / do" growled the mil
lionaire, but I'm glad to know you.
What's your name?"
"Er-Mrs. James Believes" faltered
the lady.
MY dear, this is Mrs. James Bel.
loves" said Cyrus Alpenstock to his
wife. MRS. James Bellowes--my son.
Mrs. James Believes, my sons fiancee.
Madame Ricardo" 2
"Eh!" stammered Mrs. James Bel
loves, staring into the face Of the
famous singer.
Mr.. Alpenstock and / have been
engaged to be married quite some
time" said the singer. II must apol-
ogize for having been known to you
under my maiden name. You see, the
court gave 1t back to me when I had
to divorce Mr.. Ricardo. But ! didn't
pay him anything to leave me-he
went away with another woman. And
that story about Mr.. Alpenstock wasn't
quite true. In fact, Mr.. Alpenstock
seemed quite pleased with his sons
engagement"
Katie, you're the best thing that
ever happened to the boy" growled
the millionaire with conviction in his
voice.
rAnd MI. A%lpenstock has given me .
pearl tiara-not diamond. Mrs. Bel
loves But I didn't ask for 1t, and
there wasn't any trouble.SI Just wanted
to set. you right. you knoW-for the
! sake OF Miss Jones'" Il.
The party entered the hotel, leaving
the group on the piazza looking with
amused interest at Mrs. James Bel
loves. X,
"In my opinion it's all a pack Of
lies" snapped Mrs. James Believes
w%rathfully. sEs
, Copyright. 1914, by w O.. Chapnano
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

her. OF counsel his father got furious.
and threatened to cut him OF. The
end was that the woman disappeared
bought OF. ! suppose Those stage
women are clever at getting hold Of
money" VI 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
THE ri: HOTEL. G0sSjjIIPlS
81 MARGARET M'DoUeALL..

Ft9SF,y| EFNESt1NAs+ESS sFw.-f+s
Know Madam Ricardo?" inquired
one OF the group on the hotel porch
well, i should smile. at that! know
her MISUNDERSTANDING" And Mrs
Believes TOSSED her head and smiled
It the naiyete OF the question.
They. say there was dreadful
scandal about her lastisummer, wasn't
there? inquired little Miss Jones,
Not that / want TO hear 1t II it IL
true, you know.
Miss Jones played a part not un.
known at summer hotels. Posing %
q hater Of scandal, she liked to draw
out the worst Of everybody, and then
having revealed in what she heard. ~
sumo indignant virtue.
Mrs. Believes and Miss Jones were
The leaders atithe hotel. Nobody had
made thom 50, but they had assumed
that role. There was plenty Of COS
fsp1ng on the veranda, while the
speedles clacked. The only woman who
sdidNnot join in it was; the shy, quiet
little woman of thirty or /, who sat
ls'lone and unfriendod at the other end
IF
3uf the porch:
Nobody had ever troubled to take
any interest IinEdowdy little Miss Went,
worth, and nobody was likely 10
What aroused the antagonism or Mrs,
Believes and the rest was that she
didn't seem to mind being ostracized
lii. fact; she had been overheard to say
that she had come to The Pines for 9
long rest. (.
Well, to begin, Ricardo isn't her
name said Mrs. Believes. shes
some common American woman mas.
querading under an Italian name, they
say: And It wasn't 9 scandal. No, no,
] could hardly say that
|. am SO relieved to- hear you say
70. Mrs. Bellowcs," said little Miss
Jones.
z5Ss"It was about young Alpenstock, the
millionaire's son, you know" Mrs. Bel.
loves pursued. "Ho wanted to marry
EL EIEs# EE -I - - EE ~ E1#E "a IEa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
HOG AS MORTGAGE LITTER"
One Great Enemy TO the Industry u
g. choIsra-Etsrnal Vigilance viii
Control Disease.

By GEORGE H. GLOVER, Colorado
&f Experiment Station.) s%.
There should be, and usually 10,
more money made in raising hogs on
the farm than other animals. Aside
from cholera, hogs are less subject to
disease. reproduce faster. and make
better gains per pound OF feed con-
sumed. The annual increase OF
horses, cattle and sheep, ranges from
80 to 100 per cent. The increase OF
hogs should be from 500 to 1900 per
cent. The SOW has the advantage IN
bringing forth two litters q year and
farrows several at each litter.
Doctor Warrington in Chemistry
on the Farm" states that for each 1OO
pounds Of feed consumed, the diner
emit farm animals make gains as fol-
lows: Cattle, nine pounds; sheep. II
pounds, and pigs. % pounds. Pigs
then make nearly two and . half
times the gain over cattle for the
amount OF feed consumed.
The man who hauls hogs to market
instead OF corn is the n who should
make money. Because OF the fact
that hog raising, when properly man
aged. has been SO profitable. the hog
has been styled the Mortgage litter"
The one enemy to the business Is hog
cholera. No doubt much can be done
in controlling cholera by the farmers
cooperating In adopting measures
which will prevent the dissemination
iiof cholera. It Is up to the farmers
themselves. On last analysis, to con-
fine cholera on the n farm where It
starts, by strictly following the advice
Of sanitary authorities and all work
ing together to this end. ! know OF
a farmer who kept his hogs healthy
for four years, while the neighbors all
around him were losing their. hogs
from cholera. He did It by an eternal
vigilance In keeping infection out. and
this man made a regular chore Of
cleaning the hog pens every Saturday
afternoon. .s y#lGs1H5Fs t%r E5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Soul and Sole.

Good night, my sweet; farewell.
my love; my soul goes out to thee
But time is speeding fast, my love.
and l must quickly fee! It's but .
few short hours, my love, and you
must think OF me, till we meet again
tomorrow, love-my soul goes out
to thee!"
Thus spoke a lover to his lass.
Deep, in her ayes gazed he. Now, one
fond kiss, one fond embrace--how
sweet it. was OF thee!
Oh, horror! Then her pa appeared
What means this, SIR" said he.
Then, with an angry snarl, he roared:
my sole goes out to thee!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
/. Longevity In County Antrim.

Longevity In County Antrim.
During the course OF a local govern
ment board inquiry held at Ballyclare,
ireland, before the local government
board Inspector, relative to making .
closing order for Rashee graveyard,
a great many claims for the right OF
interment were made on behalf OF Q
large number Of people aged over
ninety years, and mi person aged M
hundred and four years. all residents
In the locality. In one case q man
made a claim for himself and two sis
ters, all aged over ninety years, and
for a third sister, whom he described
as the young one,"whose age he gave
as seventy-four. In many cases evil
dence was given Of four generations
alive in the same family. and evidence
of interment in the graveyard about
sixteen years ago of a person who had
reached the great age of hundred.
and elevensyears.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Lono "a pistInoulahed ~.

Charles a. Peabody, distinguished
10 q lawyer and jurist. was born in.
Sandwich, N. H.. 100 years ago. He
studied law at Baltimore and at the
Harvard law school and after being
admitted to the bar. began the prac-
tise OF his profession in New York in
1889. He was q member OF the con-
vention that organized the Republican
party in New York in 1856 and was q
Justice Of the supreme court OF New
York from 1866 to 1857. During the
period of the Civil war he was a Judge
OF the United States provisional court
OF Louisiana. and also served as chief
Justice of the supreme court Of that
state. After the war he returned to
the practise OF law in New York city.
In 1855 Mr.. Peabody represented the
government OF the United States at
the international congress Of com:
mercial law. He died In New York
city July 8, 1901.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
sPlck. APPLES TO SAVE THEM
Fruit Should Not BE Picked Until Il
Has Attained Full Growth-Dont
Shake Trees. s
(By A.

IA g.. (By A. CHAPIN.)
Apples that are expected to 60 In.
to storage should be picked just be-
fore they get mellow or fall from the
trees. ga4 &c.
They must not be picked too soon,
however. but should be left until they
have attained their full growth and
color. No orchardist Of any account
now shakes apples from the tree, but
picks them one by one and places
them in q basket or bag suspended
from the picker's shoulders.
Apples should not be packed untf1
four u five days after they have been
picked. They should then be kept in
. shed until freezing weather comes
on. II the apples are picked when dry.
and in season. they will stand a great
deal of cold, but of course the frost
should not be allowed to touch them.
The boxes or barrels in the shed
should be so placed that the air can
circulate freely between them.
When the freezing weather comes
on, the apples should be removed to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
HARD WORK SELDOM FATAL
Nervous Prostratlon and lite Attendant
lIis Generally Derived From 6
NJ Other Sources. &c.. .

We hear . great deal today about
excessive brainworkss and we read in
the newspapers of frequent break
downs from that, cause. Every week
or oftener we are told of some clergy.
man, leading merchant or other busi-
ness man who col.apses and has to
quit work-perhaps take a trip to Eu-
rope and reside for months or a year
for that reason. College students are
reported from time to time as dam.
aging or killing themselves by hard
study. We doubt the truth of most Of
these statements. A knowledge ofEthe
facts would show, we believe, that In
nine-tenths Of these cases the cause Of
the breakdown was not an excess OF
brainwork, but the lack OF something
else, such as nutritious food, Sleep.
bodily exercise, and a cheerful temper.
The truth is, no organ Of the body is
tougher than the brain. Hard work
alone, pure and simple-apart from
anxieties and fear, from forced or vol.
.qntary stinttng OF the body's needed
supply of food or sleep and the minds
need of social intercourse-does far
more to %invigorate the brain than to
lessen its strength; does more to pros
long life than to cut Or fray It's thread.
It is the rarest thing in the world.
for a man to think himself to death,
unless his thoughts run for many years
lin a monotonous rut-which Is as det-
to vigor al a monotonOus
diet to the digestive functions-or un.
less his thoughts relate to something
very painful, irritating, or distressing.
1t has been justly said that thought
is. to the brain what exercise Is to the
physical organism. 1t keeps the chan
nels OF life clear, the blood vessels un.
%obstructed, SO that the vital fuid
courses along them distributing new.
ness of life and vigor of action to the
latest hour OF existence. On the other
hand. the want of thought starves the
circulation, and causes men to drivel
and sleep in old age-dead to every
thing but eating and browsing In the
chimney corner. . a3t $$z
So untrue is It that college students
break down from the stress Of study
on the brain that, other things being
equal. the hardest students enjoy the
best health. Where one young man. II
any, ruins his health b yfwrestlinS with
mathematical and psychological prob.
lens or with the enigmas Of Greek
and Latin syntax, bad habits, the
strain, and excitement Of athlettcscon-
tests. cigars, wine-drinking and other
forms OF dissipation, and heavy eating
at late hours, undermine the health Of
hundreds. The two little fingers Of
dissipation are often heavier than the
lines I 4Euclid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
10 Positive Proof.

Some little uptown boys were play.
ing Judge" a game invented by the
daddy Of two OF the boys. They think
it's lots OF fun. One Of the boys in the
game i~mpersonates a Judge, another
the district attorney, another q Grim
inal, while others are the foreman sof
the jury, a policeman, a jailer and the
attorney for the defense. Any that re.
main are iurymen. After n of the
youngsters commits a crime" he ID
arrested and brought to trial with all
the legal formalities the children can
remember.
This time nj Of the youngsters wa
supposed to have killed another, but
he protested his innocence vigorously.
Then up rose the victim"
,"Of course you did i'll" he said.
Cant you see I'm dead New York
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
PROPER PRUNING IN SUMMER
aSNs+ @pT&GS 5ErFss ESthF%p.N" FYRytfE ~ "fE
Thinning Out and Cutting Younger
Branches 10 All That 10 Required
4e-DanQer o. Sun Scald.

OF late years we have heard q good
deal about summer pruning and its
value Of inducing fruit buds to form
on unproductive trees. The Kansas
station has made some careful expert
ments with summer pruning Of ten
year.old apple trees which have borne
but little fruit and showed few fruit
spurs.
The new wood was cut back and the
heavy growth that shaded the two and
three year old wood: was sthinned out.
A lighter pruning was given the or
chard the next summer.
The orchard was In full bloom and
produced a fair crop two years later.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

y. EH- AZ 1rHH EA.fE yf4a~.I nqEM.- 81 - saiE4
the cellar, where they should be kept
dry. A cellar containing water will
quickly destroy fruit.
The best temperature at which APP
pies keep, is about SO degrees F.
OF course 1t is difficult to obtain
this exact temperature, but two or
three degrees above or below will do
no harm.
If apples are placed in bins in the
cellar, they should be examined fire.
,quently during the winter, aud II they
are not keeping well, the entire lot
should be picked over very carefully
and every apple showing signs Of de-
cay should be taken out. and the sound
apples wiped with q cloth and placed
iin<a clean bin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
NEW IDEA
Helped Wisconsin Couple.

It doesn't pay to stick too closely
to old notions Of things. New Ideas
often lead to better health, success
and happiness.
"A Wis. couple examined an idea
new to them and stepped up several
rounds on the health ladder. The
husband writes,
Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless, nerV-
GUS, sallow, weak and irritable. MY
wife and I both loved coffee and
thought it was q bracer."% (Delusion.)
Finally, after years of suffering, We
read Of Postum and the harmfulness
of coffee, and believing that to grow
we should give some attention to new
IDEAS, we decided to test Postum.
when we made 1t right we liked
It and were. free OF Ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the
change-fresher skin, sturdier nerves.
better temper, etc. +
These changes were not sudden
but increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee. '
MANY Of our friends did not like
Postum at first, because they did not
make it right. But when they made
Postum according to directions on
pkg, they liked it better than coffee
and were benefited by the change
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular. Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. Made in the cup with hot water
no boiling. soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds IL
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
2 sold by Gfocera