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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
WOMEN Of LILLE ARE HAPPY
SO Says German Officer Who Spends
Hours or Duty Watching Them
on Streets. a%i.

Vienna.-A German officer stationed
at Lille. France, writes an interesting
letter to the Prague Daily News, in
which he speaks OF conditions in that
city, and becomes quite enthusiastic
over the pretty girls and their ele-
:gance of attire. g,sc @,,5.... EE$.;a
M: when I irst entered Lille" he
says, Il was amazed at the devasta-
ton wrought by our shells. Street
after. street of ruined houses met my
gaze, but, nevertheless, the inhabitants
are happy and gay. y,
II marvel at the elegance Of the
women OF Lille. In the Rue Rationale
there is every afternoon a regular
parade of women the like of which I
have never seen. Low shoes appear
to be the fashion-shoes, OF q gold
en- bronze, with marvellous stockings.
For hours l sit in the cafe Of the
Restaurant de Strassbourg and watch
these elegant women. Y They are gay
and happy, despite the fact that the
roar Of cannon is constantly heard,
and their demeanor is such as II there
was no such thing as a dreadful and
horrible war right in their midst.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
!? SEATED ii ACCORDING TO RANK
strict Rules Regulated the Positions
VI Of the Spectators In the Old s&
35ss:ssS Roman Theaters. & ~ 5Sss

When Rome was in her glory and
the theater most popular, distinctions
between spectators long remained I'M
known. When distinctions were made
the best seats were not assigned to
the priests, for the drama had no such
religious significance for the Romans
as it had for the Creeks but were set
apart for the more aristocratic portion
Of the community. The orchestra was
by law set apart for the senator's
later, perhaps after 81 B. c., the first
fourteen rows back of the orchestra
were, by the law Of Roscius Ohio, re-,
served at Rome for the knights. says
Art and Archaeology. Similar arrange
ments obtained in Roman theaters out.
side Of Rome, though in provincial
town like Pompeii as many as four
teen rows Of seats can hardly have
been necessary for the knights. Au-
gustus regulated the whole matter
afresh.. He confirmed the special
privileges already granted to senators
and to knights; he relegated the low
est classes to the highest seats and
made the women sit apart, likewise
in the uppermost places. It is pos.
sible that he was sponsor also for the
more exact regulations laid down con.
corning places of honor for magis-
trates, priests, etc. The seats of high
est honor were those on the tribunalia.
Here the editor and the emperor sat,
on the right side; on the other tri-
bunal the vestal virgins had their
places, and with them the empress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
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lceberns and Sea Water.

That the temperature of sea water
rises slightly near an iceberg, rs one
man Of science has asserted, Is . con-
clusion not borne out BY the investiga-
tions OF the bureau Of standards. Dur
ing the summer patrol Of the United
States steamships Chester and Biz.
mingham in the North Atlantic, mem
bers of the STAFF Of the bureau took au-
tomato records Of the temperature Of
the water. The records show, that
changes; Of temperature in the sea, far
from icebergs are at least as great
and sudden as the changes near them,
and that they do not point to the
presence Of icebergs. They find also
that an iceberg more often lowers than
raises the temperature Of the water
near it. These conclusions are iden-
tical with those arrived at by the OBJ
servers on the Scotia, which was sent
out to the Newfoundland banks by the
British Board OF Trade in the summer
OF 1913, except that they more often
observed small rises of temperature in
the neighborhood Of icebergs.-Yo uth's
Companion. 5,!i. Fad s45.} 81 ssss 4,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
COOKED L IN T'ALL|0|||W|||I
German Soldiers Make Potato
Flapjacks in Trenches.
Prefer Wet Feet to Missing Their
Crisp and Delicate "Puffers''---com- \
pany Barracks Built Entire
< Iy Underground. T.. s89}&

Berlin.-German soldiers In the
trenches have discovered a new deli
cacy. According to letter written by
the cook OF a company, the human
moles prefer potato pancakes to any
other dish the kitchen is able to fur
nish. They are bound to have their
buffers. as they call them, and they
are willing to forego the pleasure OF
chewing embalmed beef as long as
they may enjoy the crisp flapjacks,
consisting Of mashed potatoes and
something which tastes almost like
lard. (: i, .g-gs3 a. !. ,.5..5z z< y. 4
But, while. potatoes are plentiful.
there is sometimes a scarcity of lard.
One day when the whole company
was clamoring for. potato pancakes,
and not a chunk Of lard could be found
for miles around, not even with the
help Of a military searchlight, the cook
espied an orderly sergeant dealing out
tallow for greasing the boots. 4 4.
Z. Halt" the cook commanded, seiz-
ing the tallow. There were protests
on the part of the soldiers. Boots
should be well creased when the
trenches are half filled with water.
"a do you want dry feet or potato pan
cakes ?, the cook demanded. a,
z "Give us potato pancakes. never.
mind our feet" the answer came in
unison. IS; ( 1, w .II$4
So the cook fried fiapjacks in the
grease that was destined for boots.
I. l"How did they go? asked the cap
tain, after the last Of the cakes had
disappeared. Fine" every soldier an.
swered, licking his fingers and rubbing
the spot where the "sinker" had dis
appeared. "a. a,53.t l "a AZ IA. I Il
This particular company built q shell
ter entirely underground. It is about
thirteen feet square and ten feet deep
The roof consists OF several layers Of
planks, earth and straw. It will pro-
tect' the inhabitants against anything
but 21-centimeter shells. 5t3
The shelter is divided into two.
rooms, one called kitchen, the other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
RENT. FREE Fifteen YEARS
Widow Lost Rights by Remarriaae But
Won Out az Mother Of 3 BIZ. RI
Her Son. :, IL. ..gI

st. .Louis.-Pro5ate Judge Holtcamp
has granted permission for Mrs. 10
names Ruff to live at No. 1922 HILBERT
street for the next fifteen years with
out paying rent. This property was
owned by the late Charles H. Knoll
man, who was Mrs. Rulf's first hus-
band. 4 a.! pix ..s.., Z. .s%
Mrs. Ruff lost her homestead rights
in this property by marrying John
Ruff in 1912, shortly after Knollman
died.. She lived with Ruff about six
weeks and then divorced him. Then
she sued for permission to occupy
Knollman's home. :, Il
The court appointed Mrs. Ruff as
curatrix OF the estate of her son. Theo-
dore Knollman, six years old. This
appointment gave her permission to
occupy the upper fiat as the represent
alive Of one Of Knollman's minor heirs.
The rent Of the lower fiat will be paid
to Miss Minnie Knollman, step
daughter Of Mrs. Ruiz, who remains
as curatrix of the estate Of her broth
er William, sixteen years old. Vi.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
WORSE oFFTHAN COLLEAGUE
British, Indian Army Officer Not Well
Fl Treated In Matter Of Pay and
III Allowances. n !$lts

4 London When all the deductions
ordered have been made from the un-
fortunate Indian army officers pay
says London Truth, 1T will be found
that in many cases he is positively
worse OF than his British army col
league, inasmuch as he is not entitled
to draw field allowances, and this in
face of the fact that the majority Of
Indian officers are married, and have
had to break up their homes in India
and send their wives and children to
England at great expense. When the
war broke out, the principle laid down
by government was that no officer or
soldier ought to be in a worse posi-
ton during the war than he was be-
fore it, but the government Of India
has ignored this principle, and treated
its officers in a way which any civil
employer of labor in England would
be ashamed Of" ..%s's A. 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
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A Aorae'a Medal.

"A Russian artillery horse won q
bronze medal at Plevna. Orders were
given for some ammunition wagons to
be hurried to spot that meant Cross
ing the enemys zone Of fire. All the
time shells were crashing among the
horses, bringing them down In heaps
and frightening such as escaped.
Times without number did the Rus
sian drivers, sparing neither whip nor
spur, attempt to urge the horses for
ward, but they stood cowed and shiv.
ering with fright. Some were blind
folded; but the effect was the same,
and only one horse showed any willing
ness to 60. ;.s; 2,.f.i.
Thereupon the driver jumped down
and, cutting the traces Of the other
horses, drove the willing one at full
gallop through the fire. The wagon
passed through without exploding, and
after the war the horse was decorated
in the manner described and the
driver promoted. ]. 4s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
RICHES FOR BLIND 81 COUPLE
Husband lnherlts Half Million BY
Death Of Brother, = Florida
Orange Grower. Ii

Wilmington, N. c. Blind" johnson
and his blind wife, having lived for
years in comparative poverty; in q
New Bern IN. c. hut, have come into
wealth estimated at more than five
hundred thousand dollars by reason of
Johnson's brothers. death on the east
coast Of Florida, near st. Augustine.
Long separated from each other, the
brothers did not know OF each others
whereabouts. having parted at the lit
tie central Carolina home years ago.
: George went to Florida and started
in the orange growing business and
grew rich, while John met with an ac-
cident and lost his eyesight. He sold
newspapers in New Bern for years.
While there he met and loved a BLIND
woman and they married. Though
they have managed barely. to exist for
ten years or more. they will now live
in luxury on the Florida orange plan.
tation. n IS .. l:a .ss II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
BRITISH ARMY HAS GoLosHEs
improved Form Of Wader Keeps Sol.
: diers' Feet Dry In the Muddy
It. at@r.F Trenches. r

!. London.-During their war with
Russia, the Japanese troops were sup
piled with waders made OF mulberry
leaf as protection against injury
to health caused by wet feet in the
trenches. Particulars now come Of
an improved form Of wader, of British
invention. The new wader is made Of
fibrous substance much cheaper
than mulberry leaf. It is light, warm,
waterproof, antiseptic, and impervi-
GUS to attack by insects. A pair Of
waders made Of this material weighs
about two and one.half ounces. The
waders are made in two sizes-me-
dunn and large. The wader is kept in
position by buttons or braces. For
occasions like bayonet charge, when
the utmost freedom for the leg and
foot is necessary, the portion of the
wader worn over and above the knee
would be turned down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
INCREASES HEAT or COAL.
Sound Reasons Why the Addition Of
j, Little Water Should Produce
Good Results. 81 H.

| When the blacksmith desires the In
tensest heat his forge is capable of he
Invariably throws little water upon
the coal. The same course ia pur-
sued by the stoker who would get tho
utmost from his boilers s ,55 %Js
And the poorer the quality of the
coal the more imperative the neces-
sity for wetting it. " 2."sl hs, ~. 2 .ss'tT5
1t seems paradoxical, for from the
beginning all people everywhere have
regarded water as the one reliable
agency for extinguishing fire. 4. Suchs
indeed, 1t really is, II used In proper
quantity, as experience has amply
demonstrated. :5S II y
Chemistry explains the paradox very
simply. however, when it informs us
that water is composed OF oxygen and
hydrogen in the proportion of two to
one. That is to say, in every molecule
Of the fluid there are two atoms of the
former and one Of the latter I
Now oxygen is the chief, agent in
combustion. Oxydization is syno-
nym for burning. The rusting of iron,
the corrosion Of silver and the burn
Ing of wood are identical processes,
all due to the agency Of this powerful
element which is so widely distributed
through all nature. To feed oxygen
to flames is greatly to intensity them,
therefore. This is X. exactly what is
done, in fact, when they are famed.
Hydrogen, on the other hand, il .
gas which burns readily and with the
most intense heat. .5 5.s& IA +. ,:5Sj
Very evidently. If water is separat-
ed into It's constituent elements, the
oxygen and the hydrogen. no longer
bound together, are able each to per
form its natural functions. The for
mer adds greatly to combustion, and
the latter not only burns readily, but
materially intensifies the heat. .,;
This is precisely what occurs when
a small quantity Of water Is added to
the coal fed to the flames. There Ia
not enough of the fluid to extinguish
the fire. Instead the fire acts upon the
water, dissolving the bonds which
unite its component gases, thus set
ting the oxygen free to accelerate
combustion and converting the hydro
gen into fuel Of tremendous heating
power. ri. Is.. zta e sd
In throwing a little water upon the
coal therefore, the blacksmith attains
the same results as II he added mate,
rally to the draft produced BY the
bellows, and at the same time poured
a little hydrogen upon the. flames.
The resultant heat is not to be pro
duced from coal alone under ordinary
conditions. il ~ r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
The Budding Horns.

Charles M. Schwab has proved
afresh his financial ability by secur-
ing war contracts up in the hundred
millions from London-a success
which led Mr.. Schwab to say wittily
and amiably on. the journey home
from London that Lord Kitchener was
the best president the Steel trust ever
missed. g. VI, -, ~.
In Mr.. Schwab's native Loretto all
his financial triumphs are cherished,
even those of his boyhood. For in his
boyhood he already showed the bud
ding horns of the great twentieth
century f1nancier. (, e.,
This, at Christmas party in Lo-
retto, in the turmoil of game of kiss
in, the ring" little Charlie ischwab
seized calm hold of the prettiest girl
present and prepared to kiss her.
But" she painted, ''it was Jimmy
who caught me. It's Jimmy who is
to kiss me-" - ."'
"Ah, that's all right" said little
Charlie, Il bought you of Jimmy for
a cent"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24

bed chamber. The walls are covered
with boards, decorated with postcards.
The bedroom floor is covered with
straw. In the kitchen they have a
range, pots, pans, kettles and lamps
requisitioned from the nearest: village.
The fire in the range is kept going day
and night 55;. =.
4 The trenches of the French and the
Germans. in this section are about one
hundred yards apart. The villages in
the rear of the German trenches have
been entirely demolished by French
shells. The Germans have to dig their
way in whenever they want to find
anything to eat in the. cellars Of de-
serted farm houses, now entirely in
ruins. Still they find occasionally large
quantities of wine and canned goods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24

+ ,"The poor old fellow will have ali
income of. Just six dollars week
when we;hand this back to him." said
Henry to me as we walked homeward.
We put the money in the stocking
in the chimney, and after that there
:" was nothing to do but wait. Three
weeks went by, and then we all got
invitations to be at Uncle Zeke's house
on Tuesday night at ten. So s...
When we got there we found James
and Jenny waiting in sort of'grim
silence in the parlor, with Uncle Zeke
holding out to them about Revela-
lions.
tive made mistake, children" he
says to u.s. II wasn't allowing for the
difference between American and ori-
entail time. The millennium will be-
gin exactly at three minutes before
midnight tonight" e. t2,.t. i,
And he showed us chart of the
sky, with which he had figured out his
theory s] - .{sssih4&&554.5 7.T5&3fy&
There was dollar and nine cents
on the table for the milkman, which
Uncle Zeke had set there because he
said that, though gold and silver
wouldn't be anything but dross, 1t was
mans duty to pay his debts. y
!. Suppose the millennium doesn't
come y suggested Cousin James, about
eleven o'clock. His words relieved me,
because I had been getting a queer
sort Of creepy feeling, sitting there
and waiting for the end of the world.
IL thought Uncle Zeke would get mad,
but to my surprise he looked quite
mournful. 4 Il
Children" he says, 81 don't mind
telling you now that I've had my
doubts all along. That was what made
me seem so sure l wanted to show
my faith, but somehow I've mistrusted
whether it wouldn't be in nine hun
dred years more instead of tonight.
You see, there's a passage in Daniel
which seems open to two meanings.
But anyway" he says, it'll either be
tonight or in exactly nine hundred
years, If you add on another times. :,
W / tell you, when it was five minutes
before midnight felt all shivery. And
the hand went round to the three.
S..sIt's coming now!" says Uncle zeke.
; But it didn't come, and when mid
night struck Uncle Zeke banged down
his hand on the table. N
NJ Gabriel can't be late" he says, like
La disillusioned man. 1t won't be for
mine hundred years to come, and-and
I'm a pauper." Il 5-$- &. j5 ~
mo you amt Uncle Zeke," :" yells
Henry, and shoves the seven thousand
dollars under. his nose. r !,
And, would you believe it?---What
did Cousin James and Cousin Jenny
do but pull out seven thousand apiece
and push it onto the table! III a n
'''Why, jenny" cried, II thought
you and James were trying to work up
uncle into giving each Of you every
thing and wanted to save It from
you. ~" :; .9 4. Z ,sS5 "a
Same here!" says Cousin James.
staring at%me. * 81 .es& .si ...s+.
But Jenny and we're kissing each
other so hard that I only saw out OF
the tail of my eye how Uncle Zeke
grabbed the bills and slowed them
away, s.: H 81, & IA . l;$s
Yes, human nature isn't SO bad as
some folks claim. 81
I'm s. x - s. : y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Bruaes az 4 Relic.

Bruges has been celebrated by poets
and mystics as a relic of the past, but
its medieval aspect is also due to
present design. One does not pene-
trate it far without discovering as
squalid, ill-cared for and poor. a town
as Belgium before the war could pro-
duce. But of Its outward venerable
appearance the authorities are not neg
lectful, and anyone building q house,
who is willing to be guided as to style
by the town architect, receives about
a third of the cost of the frontage
out Of the municipal chest One char.
acteristic Bruges still retains from the
days when it numbered 100000 inhab-
itants of all countries. It has large
cosmopolitan element, including nu-
lnerous English. 5 ..s5s Z Y s + NJ
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tS1 .This war;" said Uncle Zeke, wag-
ging his head solemnly is the begin
ming of the thousand years in which
Satan's to rule I've looked it up in
Revelations, and I'm sure I've got it
right. Why, the figures correspond
exactly. Times and times and half a
time it says, $3l ,El5 ...s
And hewent on to explain the mean
ing OF the mysterious prediction which
has bafled all the, students Of the
d Scriptures AS Uncle Zeke had com
Portable fortune, we listened respect.
fully. VI .,@ 5;E 5i$ g.,3
SO you see, Henry" he continued,
addressing my husband, IF the Holy
Book speaks the truth. which | believe.
with all my heart. the world, as we
know it, is coming to an end In three
weeks time at half-past seven in the
morning Of Wednesday Seems to me
! it ought to end on a Saturday night,
but that's what the Book says and it
amt for me to reason why. So, as I
was about to say, III wont need my
money after Tuesday night, except
enough to pay the milkman when he
comes at seven theAnext morning, and
I'm going to divide all I; have between
!; you and Nephew u James and Niece
Jenny VI. n 5iks. 4:$; .
Henry and ! had considerable
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
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Self-Defense.

Men have been known to kill rab-
bits In self-defense, but to kill hen
for the same reason is uncommon.
Yet a New England woman used this
unique excuse when her neighbor
trailed missing hen. -..S$. s3.. &
'The hen came at me like a fury
she told the judge. "She seemed de-
termined to scratch my eyes out. l
fell back, and she pursued me. Then
we fought and fought and 1 finally
killed her." H.. ..., - %%t;'s..
X Alas, for the theory of defense! The
hen was found with her feathers off.
gently stewing in the aggrieved Wom-
ans kettle. a.,. Il .,,a.~
And the Judge gravely shook his
head as he rendered Judgment against
the kettle owner. 80. ..F.a.,. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Fate's Perversity.

"One of my daughters has tonsilitis, >
exclaimed Mr.. Growcher. land the 9th.
er sprained her wrist" ~ ....
That's hard luck a~sg .-...
Eyes Nothing seems to work out
the way it ought to. The girl who
sprained her wrist sings and the one
with the sore throat plays the piano.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Unhappy BULGARIA,

1t was not until 1885 that eastern
Roumelia revolted from Turkish rule
and united with Bulgaria, and it was
not until October, 1908, that Prince
Ferdinand proclaimed Bulgaria an in
dependent kingdom. Thirty years
passed after the Bulgarian war for
independence before their freedom
was officially recognized in Europe.
Virile, laborious, thrifty. persevering,
courageous, and anxious for progress,
the Bulgarians are daring to dream
great dreams for their little country,
and today, as ever, their immediate
future seems to be beset by all man
ner of difficulties. 'as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
HOSPITAL SAVES WAR HORSE
Animals, Injured in Battle, Treated at
Model Institution Connected
With Army.

Insterburg. Germany.-One of the
best of the horse hospitals connected
with the German army Is that erected
at this place, which has handled near
ly 1000 horses since November. and
whose average number of animals I'M
der treatment is over 600. During the
last month "a horses were operated on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24

disappearance of the rubbers present
ed mystery until members of the
family found rubbers hidden in the
outbuildings. It was learned that a
pup had caused all the mischief. All
the worshipers were compelled to
wade through mud to their respective
homes. -.''- ~. r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Welded In Bank Vault,

Houston. Tex.---In haste to be we'd
ded in order to catch a train, Rev.
J. E. Jones of Spur, Tex, located his
friend, Rev. Mr.. Williams of the Star
of Hope Mission of this city at a
local bank and was married by him to
Miss Edna :Carraway. The ceremony
was performed in the safety deposit
vault of the bank to insure privacy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24

by the war in Germany. In Chicago
more than $4,000 of these rings were
sold at 81 each. The selling Of the
rings is a custom handed down from
the days Of Napoleon I. Then the
! wealthy women of Germany sold their
gold and jewelry to swell the war
fund. They bought iron rings instead
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
= ~. Nc al
fhat'a All,

The borrower. at, the phone: Is
this you, Miller? Yes, pretty well.
Say. Miller, I've got a half dozen books
of yours that you let me take last
spring. | wish you'd stop for, them %
you go by. And, say Miller. l want
you to bring over your set OF Plutarch
and that early edition of Pepys and
your French dictionary. II I'm not
at home you can leave them with the
maid. Yes, that's all. Good-by. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer. K