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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
Germans Halted by Flood.

Berlin. via Amsterdam, Nov. Ill
Though temporarily halted in their
campaign to gain the French coast by
the floods caused by the cutting Of
iykes In the User valley, the Germans
are meeting this emergency. Bodies Of
engineers numbering seven thousand
men have been taken to the Dixmude
front during the last week and are en-
gagged in closing the gaps in, the dykes
and constructing fpontoon bridges on
which the infantry can cross the mum
dated country and resume the often
sive against the enemy. - - I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25

, eruptions in the great volcanic chain
which girdles the Pacific on both sides.
It il curious fact that an eruption at
one point in this belt Is apt to be fol-
lowed by others not at adjacent points,
but at distance In the same chain.
The scope of the disturbances now go
ing on can be seen by taking map
OF the Pacific and tracing the enor-
NOUS chain marked by the New He
brides, east of Australia, Sanguir,
north Of Celebes, the Philippines,
where violent eruption occurred two
years ago; Japan, where great destruc-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
i. DOCTOR KNEW
Had Tried It Himself.

The doctor who has tried Postum
knows that it is an easy, certain, and
pleasant way out Of the coffee habit
and all Of the ails following and he.
prescribes 1t for his patients as did .
physician Of Prospertown, N. J.
One Of his patients says: s
During the summer just past I suf-
fered terribly with q heavy feeling at
the pit OF my stomach and dizzy feel;
ings in my head and then . blindness
would come over my eyes SO I would
have to sit down. would get 20 nerv-.
GUS I could hardly control my feelings
FINALLY I spoke to our family physt-5
clan about t.and he asked II I drank
much coffee and mother told him that
I did. He told me to Immediately stop
drinking coffee and drink Postum In
its place, as he and his family had
used Postum and found it a powerful
rebuilders and delicious food-drink.
II hesitated for time, disliking the,
idea of having to give up my coffee, but
finally got . package and found 1t 70
be all tho doctor said. u 5;.5s
01uC0 ulAAAAA8 Il OoS0A4A IA PASSSISS
coffee my dizziness, blindness and
nervousness are all gone, my bowels
are regular and am We'll and strong.
That is short statement Of what
Postum has done for me"
4, Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville." In 4pkgs. 81 s. s
Postum. comes In two forms:
Regular Postum ~ must DO wen
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. a teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In . cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes q delicious beverst
age Instantly. soc and b0c tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds u
about the same. gsi: u
There's Reason" for Postum.
3 81 st Is. s;s5 --scld by Grocssk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
THING COULD BE OVERCOME
Influence Was All Right, But colorsd
Man Showed How There Might
Be Too Much Of II.

Senator Simmons Of North Carolina
served one term in the house OF rep
resentatives, away back in 1885, and
was defeated for reelection This is
why: Simmons had secured a post
Office for James City, solid black
town, got an appropriation for q pub
lie building at Newbern. across the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25

Mr.. J. NJ. Sinclair. cd for four. years
and was in q nervous state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi-
cine didn't help me-, SO l decided e
try Dodds Kidney Pills, and cannot
ray enough to express my relief and
thankfulness. as they cured me. Ddar
mond Dinner Pills cured me Of Con-
stipation." 81 e. s!. 5.s
Dodds Kidney Pills. SOC. per box g
your dealer, or oodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
(English and German words) and rec
ipes for dainty dishes. All 8 sent fres.
Adv 81 n. isS }SS & 81 nj ?ss{S5t d F$sl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
French Arrest German Spies.

Paris, Nov. 21.-Half a dozen Ger
man spies who hid in a madhouse in
Lorraine have just been arrested.
They gained admittance to the asylum
while the modified medical staff were
transferring authority to the, civil adj
ministrators, and pretending to be lun-
atics, they obtained information.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
n r II 80. = ? .
SYNOPSIS.

Pedro and the dancing bear. Mr.. Jones.
fady'9 purse. Pedro'u ambition to become
. painter spurs him to QUIT Old Mia and
tho strolling bear dancers Pedro. Old
Nita and the bear trainers start for New
York. Pedro paints a portrait for . lunch
wagon man and so earns q meal for the
company. Miss Iris yanderpool quarrels
part She discovers in her fathers desk
portrait which she recognizes as that
of Pedro, who rescued her from the purse
snatcher. Hll. the Respondent ioyen
ton 81 square. Hill discovers talent in
Pedro drawings apd in mad desire to
Lose hinoself. gives his STUDIO and all IN It
to Pedro I'm exchange for Mr.. Jones.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
Armentleres Seem. Of Next FIaht.

a. Armentlereo scene OF Next Fight.
London, Nov. 21.-Forces are gath
ering for decisive events in. Flanders.
According to unomcial dispatches from
the front the Germans have been
forced to quit Lille and the British are
now said to be IN the town. There is
no Official confirmation of this report
ed success, or of the report that the
allies have occupied Douai Nd e! ; IS
Both armies are moving troops with
great rapidly and in great numbers.
y The movement is southwark and 1t
is believed that the next great effort
of the Germans will be made to the
south of Ypres, probably at Armen.
there's. \. z n. ;.sS II. Il, +.
The midnight official statement
from Bordeaux was barren of news
from the front. but the afternoon
communique related a remarkable
story of the valor Of the half-savage
French Algerians in repelling furi.
GUS attack by the Germans in the vicin-
ity of Tracy-le-Val. ss2 -ESt jl5.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
Volcanic Activities

The great outbreak Of several vol
canoes in the Dutch Talautse islands,
south of Mindanao. must. be taken in
connection with notable series Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25

prefer Of a cigarette. which was &C
cepted, stood beside him at the bal
cony rail. x
( This new acquaintance was a thick
set young man, blond and rugged OF
feature. He was not in evening clothes
indeed, only two or three of the
men were-and he did not look over
prosperous. But he fairly radiated
energy and enthusiasm. and his face
was strong and arresting. For several
moments they stood looking down into
the crowd. ~ ,e:E&-5 IL. H E<%
ro BE coNTINUED.) r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
Got ,fr,. j ~ W {,
OIMcuit'

Paw. what's q physical imposd-s
bility p 4 F X, e 4. n Us
"For the butt OF Joke to See ito
point, my son." .; 5s7. ;S%3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. J. NJ. Sinclair of Olivehill.
Tenn, writes: II strained my back.
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad backache and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25

inflammation Of
the bladder. La
ter I became 70 70
much worse that q;
I consulted 2
doctor, who said ID
that I had D D {:
betes and / that q
my heart was at
fected. I suffer
4 ..-Ht| H|.t1a ii {
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
influence Of Moral Good.

Moral good is aspractical stimulus;
it is no sooner seen than it inspires .
desire to practicA.-Pluta
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
CHAPTER VI.
The People Downstairs

1t has been said that as Leigh en-.
tered the front door Of the studio
building in Muldoon place, the sec
ond, and to him unknown, OF the two
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
Austrian Steamer sunk by Mine.

Venice, Nov. 21.-The Austrian
stec 1er Josephine has been blown up
BIZ mine. Six Of the crew were
81 .sas 81 Z * 81 q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25
CHAPTER v c continued.

You ought to push the hind quar-
ters Of the tiger back OF the woman,
I sol : said he, giving an illustrative
twist OF the hand which nearly sent
the cup flying. It doesn't quite look
look solid. Won know. Z s3ssS
Lsigh brought the fryingpan over
whom he came 70 inspect He 2cronched
for moment before his model. Then
hs turned 10 Pedro. IA
= believe you are right. i" he said.
TN here 10 & where you mean, Of
course. !, Arc you : sculptor !" "A
Painter" said Pedro. at least z !
am going TO be. X Y 4. b; !.
n sKlsam OF amusement crept into
those strange eyes Of Leigh. 81.
Going toy Be = he quoted. "Ahl I
- n The novice q always the sever.
ct critic 4 # III \
'-.But I am right about IT," persisted
the boy, not ia the least abashed ct
\ bsins made fun Of. :5 VI ss3s Il
II did not say. you were wrong" r.
marked Leigh. Come and eat. You
are In no need OF championing your
views { 4,f
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

Where more than meter issused the same dis less g cents month each additional meter be applied to total consumption of single in the premises.
 company anticipates that the establishment of this schedule will by reason Of increaseduse gas nechancal manufacturing operations enlarge the sales that it will enable them reduction n the base rate to the smaller sIner which it purposes to dov0untarily the volume of busines to the point where the effected handling larger quantity the cost be sufficiently reduced to justify such reduction.
 This policy to all the benefit to be derived the quantity vho1esaleH business of the company It will place the of gas within thereach of for various mechanical and siess Company benefit the small consumer by making possible reduction in the base rate. 4
 exact that this price be reduc- ed depends entirely the quantt consumed Based today's material and labor it would qre total annual sele of thousand million cubic feet The company selling approximately hundred
 million feet annually It is the intention of the gas quality considered at the lowest possible price
 judgment of the officers of the Company that this graduated scale will increase the sales rapidly that to soc be made in the very future
 THE BRIDGEPORT GAS LIGHT CO
 .DeVer H. Warner, Pres
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The members of the Bridgeport Art League were given another Of the in teresting talks on keram1cs yesterday afternoon by their first president, Mrs.
 Fannie Powell, now of New York city.
 Mrs. Powell usually comes hack once a year to talk on her faored subejct,
 having something new to say and ex-
 hibit each time. She was abroad
 again this summer and brought back with her many charming little pieces. E of keranfc work which were shown at yesterdays meeting
 In her talk she dw welt principally up- on the necessity for Individuality in
 art. Tn this country there seems to be an inclination merely to follow what others have done. but in most l of the European countries Individuality lis evident even in the small lesarticles (which are used only for ornament or souvenirs for tourists. Even on the rocky island of Mediera, Mrs Powell found decided Individuality in the graceful form of the water containers
 which are a peculiar kind Of pottery. In Algiers, also,7 where tiny figures l of a white sort of bisque representing the natives in their interesting cos 1 tunes, delight the tourist, the tndivid-
 uality of the people was apparent Mrs Powell remarked in passing. that she considered the particular costume of the woman represented, the most mod
 est which she had ever seen. The wide, gathered trousers. when stretch ed to their fullest extent. reach from l fifteen to twenty feet. When out side their home, however. the entire
 charming costume is covered with a plain white material which is swath- | ed about them thus preventing the Ieyes of strangers from gazing upon 1 their beauty.
 1 In Oberammergau Mrs. Powell stay ed at the home of Anton Lang, who
 has twice portrayed the Christ at the wonderful decennial festival which at tracts the whole Christian world An
 ton Lang is a potter by trade, but ac- lcording. to Mrs. RoweI it is not his
 great work, as he shows little talent or originality in that art. No induce
 ments have so far been able to make him come to this country where his
 gift as an actor would mean his for Hume. Mrs Powell added that only
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
PerpetuaI Motion

A discovery which seems to be tha equivalent of perpetual mot1on was described by Professor Whitehead at meeting of the American Institute Of Electrical Engineers. He declared that by s1bjecting closed coil of lead wire to practically absolute zero tempera- ture, and startingea g flow of electricity therein by some external means, Pro lessor Kamerlingh Onnes of Leyden, Germany, succeeded in maintaining q. continuous current without the ex- penditure of energy. To obtain the extremely low temperature necessary to make the experiment success the coil was immersed In liquid heliun. The current was started in the wire by magnetic induction, the flow of cleo ticity persisting, 1t is declared, for four and one-hah hours after the mag nettc influence was removed It was stated that if the experiment had not been terminated when 1t was the cur rent would probably have continued to flow indefinitely Electrical World
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
Boots and ,a aisI3op.

The bishop of Yukon says that on one of his longest journeys he and his companions were reduced to eating their sealskin coats. They set out to visit the Eskimos along the Arctic coast and, having accomplished this stage of the journey, hoped to cross the great divide over the Rocky mountains in order to reach Dawson City. The sick ness of an Indian guide delayed them, the winter set in earlier than usual, and the travellers had to pass through q region which offered scarcely any ganne for food When they began to cat thelr gealskin boots they had less than two pounds of flour. little bacon and handful Of rice. The boots they toast ed, and the bishop remarked that they found them palataDle enough. When they came to eat the tops of the boots the bishop recorded the fact that they
 were +not as good as the soles. New York Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
STORIES OF THE ORIENT TO
 BE TOLD AT UNIVERSITY CLUB

Stranger than fiction are the stories of the Orient known to Hon. Amos F. wilder, former consul general to Chi. na; Robert R. Galley, general secre- tary of the '. M. c. A in Peking. and c. V. Hubbard. general secretary of the T. M c. A. at Darien, Manchuria, night.
 They went through the Japanese- Russian war, the Boxer siege and the Chinese revolution. They will tell of their experiences. the significance of these events and their relations to the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
OF INTEREST TO EVERY CONSUMER OF GAS
 IN BRIDGEPORT
Announcement by the Bridgeport Gas
 Light Company
TO THE CONSUMERS OF THE BRIDGEPORT
 GAS LIGHT GO. :sMf

The Bridgeport Light Company is to establish January 1st 1915 schedule of rates based what is considered the most modern gas practice which is abso ute1y equitable both to all and the owners of the Company.
 It will be readily seen that while the manufactur- ing may nearly uniform for all gas made, cost of distribution and selling will not vary in exactly the proportion the quantity furnished example, it costs the much to read the meter and do the clerical work for the using hundred cubic per month for using thousand times To sell fifty thousand cubic feet twenty-five 2OO0 cubic it. each meters 25 street connections 25 monthly readings of the eters clerical to keep the and the collections To sell 500O0 Gu. ft to single consumer only connection, meter, reading account is required As these items impor- the total cost of serving the consumer the compans adopting this schedule, is taking account of decreased proportional cost Of selling quan titles to single consumer. The larger the proportionay is this cost to the company, the price charged the should be governed accordingly.
 It will noticed that the schedule is worked out for the quantity of and the steps in the
 The maximuIn net price to the smallest user will dollar ($i0O thousand cubic feet at present price meant the price if bill is paid by the 10th cubic feet discount of 1o cents per theusand for counts will be allowed for quantiti used single meter in of ten thousand 1OOOO) cubic feet month follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
"a atranna AIemeriaI.

From the window of a trolley car on a line that connects several small cities and large villages in central New York the traveller can see scythe swinging from the limb of q tall tree. To be perfectly accurate, it does not swing any longer, for it has hung there so many years that the tree has grown round at, and now holds it tightly in It's place.
 Tn the early days of our own great war a young man was moving in his fathers nelds with this scythe While } he worked his thoughts must have been on his country, for suddenly he hung the scythe on the tree with the words, Hang there until come back" He had made up his mind to enlist.
 He never came back. Like so many other patrIotic young men, he gave his life to his country and the gift was. accepted Having heard his words, his parents let no one remove the scythe. Year after year, on the sacred am niversary of his death, his friends have gathered under that tree and kept his memory green There is probably no other memorial in the world like the hanging scythe. Youth's Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
poaa of Wan

Dogs have gone to the wars from the earliest times. They parked at the siege of Troy. Tn those early days, however. they we're used as sentineIs and for purposes of defense. Tn the middle ages they attacked The track Ing mission of the Scottish bloodhound has been noted, bat the dogs were also used to attack cavalry. For this duty they were clothed in coats of mail studded with spikes and scythes to confuse the horses. And when fire brands were also attached to the mail the opposing camp looked for ire ex- tfnguis hers That these dogs played no mean part in the field is proved by the fact that Henry VIII. offered the Spanish king, Charles V, 40O0o auxil-i iaries and 1000 war dogs to help him against Francis I.-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

In business.
 During the depression of 1897, Keys and his wife, like thousands of other pioneers in Oklahoma, had to under go many hardsnips and sustain heavy losses. For days and days they had scarcely enough to eat. They had to so into the woods and gather acorns from which they made soup and DOT ridge. Today his rents amount to $1.o00 a month, from $1e0,oo0 worth of buildings, and his receipts from the sale Of groceries amount to ST. 20Osa day.
 Dr. Booker T. Washington as pres ident of the National Negro Business league, has urged his people to ..get off the defensive in explaining why the house that we live in so often has the gate on the hinge, the fence pal ings gone, windows and doors broken, and the plastering knocked off, Let us acquire wealth and intelligence so fast that the world will forget our poverty and Ignorance. Let us be so thrifty and industrious that peo- pie will have no time to talk abo1 our careIessness and idleness- l. .One big, definite fact in the direction of achievement and construction will go further in securing rights and re moving prejudices than many printed pages Of defense and explanation.''
 0pportunities
 pr. Washington points out the fact that 2,000,o00 negroes living in Ok lahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. though they control as owners and renters about s$30O, ,O00, 900 worth of farm propert-- and own 60.o0o farms containing some 5000. 900 acres of land, are wasting valuable opportunities when they do not raise. for example. all the stock and poultry that they might raise.
 They now have the opportunity Of owning and developing portion of the 133s0O0,0 1000 acres Of unimproved land in these six rich states of the South and Soi1thwest-a region of lov- CT 200. 900 square miles equal in area to all of New England, New York New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Ohio. They now have openings in this vast territory for 1000 more grocery stores owned by negroes. 500 dry koods stores, 300 shoe stores. 200 good restaurants and hotels, 800 mill Iinery shops, 200 drug stores .and 70 banks.
 Here Is a program of business de- velopment that is worthy of careful consid ideration by at least 10000. GOO negroes and a. very large number Of white men and women. The success of one race or class spells success for the nation. The lack of progress of any race either through it's own fn- difference or through hostile public opinion. makes it's people a burden to all the taxpayers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
crin.inaIs.u Used a Textbool<.

The late Sir Howard Vincent, M. P.. when head of she criminal tnvestiga- ton department of Scotland Yard, wrote very comprehensive book for the beneflt of young constables. It told them how to act on every possible occasion, from capturing burglar to consoling a lost child But, unfortu- nately, the information it contained as to police methods was equally valuable to criminals, who profted by its tips to such an extent that the book vas suppressed, and thenceforth constables were Instructed by word of mouth-- London Express.