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This Large Reed Rocker has full roll
extending the entire length of the leg
and a heavy back and seat. 1t is strong
ly braced and is finished in the natural
color shellac. You may have the fumed
finish at 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
FASHION HINTS

q
Coats are sack and fulled into long
WASTED belts, yet many short, smart
coats are seen. .,,
7 The general tendency seems to be
in favor Of darker colors for suits.
L Many of the conservative winter
coats are made of blue or black zibe-
line. 1870 % g.,
Black is the leader for afternoon
costumes of broadcloth. ~
Satin-faced silks continue to hold
first place. F-
Double frills Of net make; a pretty
sleeve finish.
Cut jet is frequently used for shoe
buckles.
Shaded velvet roses in sprays are
seen on muffs.
White plated tulle is much used for
sleeve frills. a
For afternoon dresses strips are
combined with plain charmeuse.
Broad hens on handkerchiefs are In
vogue. IS. l.ss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Japanese Superstition.

If q guest leaves a Japanese hotel
without paying his bill broom is
dressed up, his name is attached to It.
and it is inverted as sign Of disre.
spect. w. L. Hildburgh said in lee
ture on Japanese popular magic before
the Japan society, q London CORE
spondent of the New York Sun writes.
Complaint, he added, is then made
to the figure, and it is ordered to bring
the money next day. Farmers heat
beans to find out what the weather is
going to be, and sacrifice a black
horse II they want rain. Paper anu
let's are used during thunderstorms
and shopkeepers at the end Of each
year conduct demon dispelling cere-
monies. %IiT< 5Sitg 81
To avoid litigation the person who
fears it bathes in the twilight on the
fourth day Of the fourth month. In
villages wells are covered over during
eclipses Of the moon, as the people be-
lieve that poison drops from the sky
at that time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
BUTTONS ARE OF ALL SORTS
Choose Your Own, Providing It Is
Pretty and Matches Your Costume (,
Becomingly. .F

Amber is very much favored In
beads, hair ornaments and buttons.
Amber buttons are effective with a
cluster of rhinestones in the center.
Celluloid buttons are notified to
match every kind of cloth worn, show
ing from two to five shades.
Jet faceted buttons are plain and
also in combination with rhinestones.
The stones are on the rim. in the
center, and scattered in the same way
as jewels are set.
Small crystal buttons in bright blue,
green, red, pink, yellow and lavender
shades show up prettily with the crys.
tai sparkle over them. They give a
gayness to wolfe, crepe de chine, chif-
fon and lace waists that some of these
white waists need. From three to
five large buttons, resembling jew
els, are used to fasten girdles.
The fashionable plaid skirts now
wcrp are much impoved by the addi-
ton CT buttons down the side or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
clipped feathers in colors true to ma.
ture.
PUTS vELvETEEN in SHAPE
Method That Will Take the Annoying
Wrinkles Out Of This Rich and
Popular Material.

AS the winter advances quite q
number Of women are looking over
their velveteen blouses and coats, and
wondering how to get the crumples
out of them. q I;
A velvet or velveteen coat always
brushes very badly where you sit on
it. But never mind, you can get 1t
right II you treat it in the following
way:
Hold the crushed bit out tight be.
tween your hands. and pass it to and
fro over the steam OF boiling kettle
till 1t is thoroughly wet. Then, still
keeping It stretched, turn 1t upside
down, SO that the pile part is to-
wards the floor, and give it thor
ough shaking, to bring out as much of
the damp as possible.
Now, turn It right side up again, lay
1T fat on the table, and peg it down
at the corners. leaving 1t there till it
Is dry. Don't let anything touch 1t,
for fear Of leaving mark.
When it Is quite dry, you will find
that 1t has come up all soft and thick,
just as II it was new, and that every
single crumple has disappeared from
It g.E
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Lean Men.

A prominent Methodist bishop is
quoted as having warned the people OF
q certain congregation against put
ting their trust in lean men. The lean
man, he says, takes himself too seri-
ously, is inclined to be hypercritical
and to regard himself self-appointed
inspector OF the universe" ~ "4 e,G
The good bishop draws conclusions
too sweepingly. There are lean men
and lean men, some lean, perhaps.
through meanness, others through her
edity or chronic illness. We protest
against the generalization that be-
cause mans waistline is scant his
character Is warped. The old dictum
that nobody loves a fat man" should
not be reversed SO abruptly, as II there
was nothing to be said on the other
side. 3, s[fs
Girth, like, bald head, lis but a poor
index Of what is in the heart. One
greatly fears that the bishop is a ro-
tund gentleman who falls into the
quite natural error of believing that
some necessary relationship exists be-
tween his own physical proportions
and his own undoubted qualities OF
grace. It has always been hard for
a crosseyed man to understand that
any beauty or virtue attached to eyes
that were straight. 49, f
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
BLACK TO DISAPPEAR
WILL NOT BE FASHIONABLE FOR
Fl, SPRING HATS. ,1<
Radical Readjustment Of Shapes Not
ProbabIe-Upturned 5rim to Con-
tlnuo to Be Feature-TWo
Z Models Shown. e

The vogue of the black hat, SO evil
dent for winter wear, will not appar-
emily prevail in the models for spring.
All colors seem to have a place, and
the change OF style Is more in the
materials used for developing hats
than In any decided readjustment OF
shapes. The upturned brim-a fea-
ture of the late winter hat-has a
place among the straw models. A
striking hat. with brim that stood
up, had the straw edge made in a
square. with the points adjusted in
a way that resembled a crown when
placed on the head. This idea was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Billiards Extraordinary.

Harris Merton Lyon, the author, has
a number of gross and earthly friends.
He says that the other day two of them
began to play billiards. AS drouth
overlook them they took the necessary
steps. Toward evening one Of them
closed one eye and looked at the clock.
Then he left to telephone his wife. The
other remained stolidly to pursue the
balls about the table. After Is min
utes the first returned.
"How-hic-many you made?" he
asked.
Ain made none." said the other.
drearily. .E545 & +.
WHAT" demanded the first friend.
"You been shootin' all thish time and
ain made none?" NM .S5 II
"Yesh," said the other, with some IT.
ritation. Il ain made none. An lemee
tell you, l been shootin' for you, too
and you ain made none either!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

figured cotton weaves and trimmed
with silk or. velvet ribbon not over
one and a half inches wide. Single
flounces or punches of stiff, queer lit
tie colored blooms are as much in evi.
dence on the new straw hats as they
are on the winter chapeaus.' The
soft crown is another feature that has
been passed from one season to the
next. White chip and leghorn show
soft crowns Of colored satin or chiffon.
High trimming at the back or side
back is still seen, but on the new
models it. seems to be more part of
the hat than the decoration worn at
present. Feathers, bows and other
stiff trimming hug the crown closely,
instead Of being placed on the tip Of
the brim at ridiculous angles. s
The new hats are neither large nor
small, but of medium size and are be-
coming to the majority of women.
The turban is leader, and many Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
GO AS THEY PLEASE NOW
Mrs. De Vote No Longer Attempts 3
ST Make Her Family Eat
$S HypienfcaIiy. y

II did not see you at the domestic
science lecture yesterday" said Mrs.
Twinkler. S5,. X
NO." answered Mrs. De Vote.
There is no use in my studying do
mestic science" "J~
"Why not? They tell you just what
foods are to be fed to children to make
them grow in a healthful manner and
develop properly" SCI II
my children don't want to hear
about foods that are good for them.
Neither does my husband. I don't dare
tell them that q certain food is good
for them. They will never touch it II l
do. They think 1t in the medicine
class. &s..,.. ~ " =
II used to feed them rice. Rice, as
I learned when ! attended the lectures,
In rich in protein, and the body re-
quires certain amount Of protein. y
II explained it all to my husband and
the boys and that settled the rice ques-
ton forever. They said they didn't
care for drugs with their meals. They
said they ate for the fun Of the thing;
not for their health. -.
"They made all sorts of fun of me-.
Mr.. De Vote would say: Have some
proteids, boys and the boys would re-
spond, 'Sidetrack EN-, dad se5 -
"It was the same with albuminous
foods. They wouldn't eat eggs. They
said they didn't care for albumen. I
quit Just in time or they would have
abandoned their cereal in the morn.
ing. 49,. .rE 4
Some people want to be i'll, anyway.
1t would be a deprivation to them not
to be i'll. Suppose old Uncle Witter-
kop should cure himself of all his all
ments by eating proper foods. What
q lot of good fun he would miss!
Uncle Witterkop likes to take medi-
cine. He can have more fun with such
symptoms as he can extract than he
can with Japanese puzzle or a cheml-
can experiment. It is science, philoso-
ply and mental exercise to him to find
out his symptoms. They are his COM
panions morning, noon and night.
when he discovers new symptom
he feels that life Is worth living. He
hurrles to the medicine chest with an
elastic step. He Is anxious to see what
his favorite remedy will do to that new
symptom. If the remedy wins he
smiles with delight. II the symptom
wins heNrubs his hands. It is splen-
did game. -~-ar
1T would be shame to feed Uncle
Witterkop properly and thus deprive
him Of all that sport. III,
80 have decided to drop the lee
lures and let things take their course
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
front opening. Shaded celluloid but.
tons can be matched up to harmonic
with the plaid.
Scented Bows,

Have you noticed the fetching bows
Of satin peeping through the lace of
a lingerie blouse? These bows have
a deeper purpose than that Of decora-
ton. Pretty as they are, they are
constantly giving forth DELICIOUS fra
GRANGE, for each of the padded loops
is scented with sachet powder. The
sachet used is scented with one Of
the popular bouquet odors and is par
ticularly lasting. The bows may be
bought in different colors. =
There are stunning roses scented
with the same fragrance which add
an effective bit of color to any cos;
tune when thrust carelessly through
the sash or belt. These roses ara
made of satin and have the long stem
and foliage. The scent, the shape and
the color make them an excellent i'm.
itation Of the real thing. n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
bryan HALTS Bills. !.
LEGISLATION IS
CALLED OFF TO PREVENT
FRICTION WITH JAPAN. 5s4
MEXICO ALSO IS INVOLVED y e:
Secretary Of State Stops Measure to
Prevent Involving United States 81
Diplomatic Relations With Mika-
do and Southern Republic. " B

Washington, Feb. Secretary
Bryan shut of all Asiatic exclusion
legislation at the present session OF
congress with statement to the house
immigration committee on Thursday
that any agitation Of the subject would
involve present diplomatic relations
between this country and Japan and
Mexico. -
AS an indication that the Japanese
and Mexican problems are directly re-
lated and extremely acute, thesecre-
tary Of state pledged members Of the
committee to secrecy before he start-
ed to tell of the Japanese complica-
lions and the work Of state depart.
ment to preserve peace. The COM
mittee stenographer was excluded
from the ROOM q.
Mr.. Bryan made personal plea to
Representative Raker Of California
not to press his Japanese exclusion
bill at this time because it would ems
barrass the administration IN its eff
forts to allay anti-American sentiment
in Japan. q # htSS i iili.& S@fi Is
The committee, through Chairman
Burnett, told Mr.. Bryan action on the
Raker bill and on all Asiatic exclu-
sion legislation propositions would be-
suspended until recommendations
shall be received from the state de-
partment. s&
An agreement with Governor john
son of California, under which no hos.
tile legislation against the Japanese
by that state shall be enacted pending
diplomatic negotiations, was quoted
by Mr.. Bryan. He told how he had
been sent to California last year dep,
utized by the president to get this
agreement He cQntended this agree
ment still held good. II. \. 81 ..5
" "Our interest in negotiations con-j
corning the question Of immigration
exclusion, is worldwide - the secre-:
tary is reported to have said. I'VE CAM
not move in the matter of Asiatic exclu.
sion without affecting all our treaties.
Offending the Asiatics with special
legislation opposed to them, this coun-;
try may run into trouble with other
nations. I speak specifically Of Mex
leo. We want peace with that troubled,
republic, and we are not inviting COM
plications.' III. 4 S.55
Secretary Bryan, said he would not
tell the committee the extent of the
Japanese influence in Mexico. The
government, he said, watched with
concern the recent reception In Mex
leo City Of naval and diplomatic rep.
resentatives Of the Japanese empire.
There is no serious trouble in our
relations with Japan at this time, !"
Secretary Bryan assured the commit
tee. Our negotiations are moving
along smooth diplomatic channels. 1
ask that nothing be done by this COM
mittee to disturb the diplomatic rela-
tions." 55Iss 5ts2 n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

was shut out. After they were SEN
fenced it was discovered that they
were husband and wife. The female
prisoner appealed from conviction.
and not only did she fail to raise the
point Of martial coercion, but she Nm
sisted that she didn't know the CO.
defendant. In spite Of this the court
of criminal appeals felt bound to
quash her conviction on the ground
of the woman's relationship with Rus
sell, probably for the reason that the
woman was undefended and was un.
aware of her legal rights.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Rosebud Pendants.

To wear, with the open-necked
blouses, that leave no excuse for a
tie, soma one has invented a clever
little rosebud pendant, which adds
just the touch Of bright color every
blouse needs. yet is separate from
the blouse itself. :. &
This is merely a thin chain Of silver
or gilt, from which is suspended a
cluster OF silk or chiffon rosebuds,
silken leaves attached. They come in
any color-pink, blue, violet, laven-
der. rose, scarlet-or combinations.
They hang around the. neck like the
regular necklace and their price Is
only Is cents. ", !. 4s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
HANS SCHMIDT FOUND Z 6 UILTY
Former Priest Says He Married Girl
and Then Hacked Her
IA # to Pieces. 5ss.s!

New York. Feb. 7.-Hans Schmidt,
former priest, who killed Anna Au-
muller and cast her dismembered body
into the; Hudson river, was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree
on Thursday. This verdict will send
the murderer to the electric chair
The murder was committed on Sep
TENDER 2. Three days later the upper
part of the body Of Anna Aumuller
was found floating in the river OF
Woodcliff, N. J. Other parts of the
body were found by fishermen on
September Z.
{. Schmidt told the inspector that be-
fore numbering the girl he had mar
ried her, performing the ceremony
himself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
"sMlLlNG B0B'' PASSES AWAY
Representative Bremner Of New Jer-
sey Dies Before His Labor 5: IN
Bills Are Passed.

Washington, Feb. z. Representa-
tive Bob, Bremner Of New Jersey
died in Baltimore on Thursday, his
dearest wish unsatisfied. For weeks
Bremner, racked with the pain Of can.
Ger, had worked on his bill for the Gre
alton Of a bureau of labor safety in the
department Of labor. The measure was
to create new standards of safety for
workingmen. Bremner hoped he would
live to see its approval by the house,
Before he was taken to Baltimore the;
bill was introduced. His friends
realizing that the end was near for
Smiling Bob" sought to bring the
measure up for a vote and cheer their
colleagues dying hours BY it's passage.
Their efforts failed through technical
rules of procedure. 5. @5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

has q peculiar effect upon the senses,
and drowsiness and mental inertia
are likely to result. People are likely
to complain of a feeling Of dullness at
table, or that they have Indigestion,
when 1t Is, in reality, the effect of the
light. too brilliant light shining d.
rectly into the eye plays many curious
psychological tricks. Deaf people, for
instance, cannot hear so well If they
are facing brilliantly lighted room,
and, as for being able to see better by
bright light than a dim one. exactly
the reverse is the case. for details Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
EFFECT OF LIGHT ON EYES
When Illumination Is Too Strong, the
Optic Nerve 10 Subjected to q
Severe Strain.

How few persons realize that they
are actually suffering from snow blind
ness in miniature every time they
read or work over = white surface on
which a brilliant light shines directly.
Half-tone paper, for instance, which Is
the common medium for the majority
q books we read. will throw blind,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
MEANT FOR THE AFTERNOON.
OF Burgundy Duvetyn This 10 One Of
: ~, the Most Becoming Of the III
Recent Models e.. S$

A becoming gown of Burgundy duve-
tyn has been sketched here and offers
many pleasing suggestions for pretty
afternoon toilet. The simple blouse Is
cut to show a wide expanse of waist
coat, the latter heavily embroidered in
Burgundy and black silk. The rolling
fur-edged collar Of the material Is sup
plemented by an inner one OF lace.
Folds Of Burgundy velvet are laid just
under the edge of the blouse opening
and velvet cuffs show below band Of
fur on the sleeve. The soft girdle 10
of self-tone satin. The skirt slightly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

Billy" he said, you and have been together
for more than 20 years, and in all that time
we've never had a hard word. Will you let my
name stay on the old sign till I get back from
e Washington" y. - + -l=f'f.- y
The tears came into Herndon's eyes He took
the bony, prehensile hand Of the rail splitter in
bis own. s2 +a5
ABE" he said, ''Tll never have another partner
while you live," and until the day of Lincon's as
sassination the dingy 'shingle" before the Office
bore the name Lincoln & Herndon"
4 On January g. 1868, with the aftermath Of Fred
ericksburg on his hands, and the mooted appoint
ment of Hooker to chief command and a thousand
and one other things obsessingf his mind and his
heart, Lincoln telegraphed his wife at Philadel
phia:
'1Mrs. Lincoln, Philadelphia, Pa.
Think you had better put Tad's pistol away. I
had an ugly dream about him. ..7-. .,aa.4t.
In August Of the same year, the month after the
surrender Of Vicksburg we find Lincoln writing
to his wife:
TELL dear Tad poor Nanny Goat is lost, and
Mrs. Cuthbert and are in distress about it. The
day you left Nanny was found resting herself and
chewing her little cud on the middle Of Tad's
bed; but now she's gone! The gardener kept COM
planting that she destroyed the flowers till 1t was
concluded to bring her down to the White House
This was done, and the second day she had disap-
peared, and has not been heard OF since This Is
the last we know of poor Nanny" g. s
y The next year there were two goats, and Lin
coin incurred the cordial displeasure of. his
tourage by his fondness for the society Of these
animals. - &C.,
It seemed to be Lincoln's peculiar misfortune
to be surrounded most Of the time by people who
knew not the meaning Of the expression, "The saw
ing sense Of humor." The mere hint of an appro-
pirate parable, quotation from Artemus
Ward, was enough to excite Secretary Stanton.
s Senator Wade strobe in one day like a rotary
snowplow and wanted Grant dismissed. Grant
had been winning victories. sleeping on the
ground with no overcoat or blanket and with a
toothbrush for his entire baggage. Halleck and
Mcclellan had had him arrested for drunken
ness" Lincoln had often been asked to remove
him. and had replied Il can't spare that man; he
fights ~. 4!
So when Wade came in with the demand that
Grant should be deposed Lincoln caught eagerly
st chance remark of the irate and pompous sem
ator and said Senator, that reminds me Of q
story" ~ 3D. W" =,
Eyes, yes." retorted Wade. "of course; with
you it's always & STORY! You are the father Of
every military biunder that has been made during
the war. You are your road to hell sir, with
this government by your obstinacy; and you are
not mile OF this minute" ~
Senator aaid Lincoln very mildly, shat Is
just about the distance from here to the Capitol,
isn't it?" 4 $3.50
Wade, tn speechless indgnation-to use Lin
coins words" grabbed up his hat and cane
and went away" -. : ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

ing glare into the eye Of the reader
II the light strikes it at the wrong
angle, and 1t forms an excellent test
for the selection of proper lighting for
room and for the placing of the
lighting fixtures, for lighting diffusion
should be such as to allow comfort
able reading from half-tone paper in
any position.
A dome hanging above dining
table on which is white cloth causes
the light to- reflect into the eyes Of
those around the table at an angle
chat produces muscular strain. This