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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
Ready with Answer,

The prevalence Of hog cholera in
central Kansas recalls the meeting of
the state Y. M. c. A. which was held
in Salina a few months ago, and is
giving Dave Bean, big ranchman,
merited distinction as prophet. Eff
forts were being made to raise money
by subscription, and noted worker
from New York was telling the audi
ence what they should give. you
Kansas people spend your money for
farms to raise corn to feed more hogs.
to buy more farms to raise more corn
to feed more hogs" etc. After he had
gone over the rotation Of words
dozen times he cried out at the top Of
his voice: And where is it all going
to end?" Mr.. Bean, in the center Of
the auditorium, who knew by expert
ence, spoke up quickly. More hog
holera!"-Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
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Stale Bread or Fresh Bread.

Most persons don't like stale bread
SO well as fresh, though many con-
slider it more digestible. As matter
Of fact, fresh bread Is Just as digest
ible as stale, If it be chewed as much,
but its very softness is temptation
to chew it too little; hence it is swal-
lowed without the. admixture OF
enough saliva to digest Z its starch.
Stale bread, on the other hand. Is diff
ficult to swallow unless thoroughly
chewed. The difference between fresh
and stale bread is merely matter OF
water. In bread as it comes from
the oven the crust Is dry and crisp
and the crumb is moist and soft. be-
cause all the water is in the crumb.
AS hours or days pass the crust abb
serbs water from the crumb and be-
comes soft, while the crumb becomes
dry. A loaf can be made fresh again
by slightly moistening it and placing
it for a few minutes in a hot oven.
The heat drives the water from the
crust back into the crumb.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
the local merchants. They would stanu

the local merchants They would stanu
by their subscribers and would not
prostitute the columns ,of-their news
papers to inveigle the people in their
community to send their money to my
mail order house.
haven't recovered from my aston.
ishment yet. To think that the poor
est paid and hardest worked men in
every community should decline a
good business proposition out of senti'
ment. I couldn't understand it.
And even yet insist that was the
most chivalrous act, taken with per
feet accord by thousands of men scat
tered all over the country, that I have
known Of. Honest and loyal to their
home communities could not fail to
admire their disinterestedness while
deploring that a great scheme had
failed of accomplishment. ~,.,
What was their recompense? Did
the merchants in their home towns
spring to the support Of those newspa-
pers as a reward for their declina-
ton to introduce competition. / don't
know. Ask the editor.
OF course, this plan failing it was
necessary for my success to evolve a
new plan. I must get into close touch
with the people in the country. I had
my appropriation of thousands of dol
lars, and more, so I worked out an
other plan.
I'm not going to tell you just what
it was, but If you will remember that
a few years ago there was a great
flock of mai, order journals flying all
over the CONTEMPORARY every read
er of this article has received many
copies, samples and otherwise-you
can guess what became Of thousands
of dollars.
Here's something that the business
men in every small city should give .
careful thought to. Perhaps you.
do not know it, and perhaps you never
heard of it. I give the tale out of ad-
miration for good enemy, good and
fair fighter. There is nothing in
the story for me to be proud of, be-
cause was the loser. ~.
But you business men in the small
towns were the gainers> It was worth
millions Of dollars to you. It is worth
millions to you every year.
What did the newspaper editor get
for this service to the business men
of the community? Ask him.
II he had rendered similar service
for my mail order house he would
have been handed pocketful Of ad.
vertising contracts that would have
made his newspaper a very profitable
business indeed. 1t would have been
worth it.
What did the business men Of his
home town do for him after he had
chased the mail order magazine COM
petition away?
Ask the newspaper editor in your
town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
curlouaI Army Toast.

OF all the British regiments the
Welsh fusileers have the most curious
army toast 1t forms part of the cere-
mony of the grand dinner given annu-
ally on st. David's day. After the din
ner the drum major. accompanied by
the goat, the mascot of the fusileers.
bedecked with rosettes of red and blue
ribbon. marches around the table. car
rying plate of leeks. Every officer
or guest who has never eaten one be-
fore is obliged to do SO, standing on
his chair with one foot on the table,
while the drummcrs beat a roll be-
hind his chair. He is then considered
a true Welshman. All the toasts are
coupled with the name Of St. David.
1t is much the same way that the
toast with Highland honors is drunk
Each guest stands with one foot on
his chair and one on the table. and
the pipers, a-piping. parade the room.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
new ! LEASE | {. Q 0 LIFE L
! BY ESTHER LEE UPHAk.
"G'lang''-Whack!

~ " AAUS ~W0aCA: s,... 3. I ~ ,,.... ID
!. It was q cruel man. Jasper Woods,
who shouted the word and delivered
the blow. He brandished a club heavy
enough to brain an or, rightly direct
ed. Just now, however, it landed on
the flank of old Firebrand-poor, pa
tieut, WORKOUT horse. SO used recently
to neglect and abuse that he ex-
pected it regularly and accepted It
with true horse sense and philosophy.
Firebrand-what a travesty! Yet
once that name had suited. In years
agone Woods had. been proud Of the
splendid stesd that had done double
duty, and, therefore, had worn out the
more quickly $500 -
! @"shame!" piped = prompt. expires.
siye voice, and as the old horse squirt
ed down the road to get away from
further torment, Jasper Woods glared
1t the source Of the denunciation.
who are you. anyhow" he scowled.
locating youngster up in tree near
by. filling his hat with hickory nuts.
I'm Benny Tascott, Of course" re-
piled the urchin. s>3 VI 'o~ ,.2:s -
Are? Humph! A good deal OF IN
science. I should say. seeing as your
folks owe me lot OF money" savage
~ blurted out Woods. 4.
II say shame! just the same" per-
sisted the audacious youth. sliding to
the ground. % 1.s. 90 :.
TITS my horse, I reckon"
"Then you ought to love him.. r.
sponded the big-eyed. earnest-faced
lad. Poor Firebrand!" and he hur-
ried after the animal, who halted at q
kind word and pillowed his nose az
fectionately on the shoulder of his lit
tie friend. OK 3a2.@ ~ W. ~ f.@2
''Well, he's turned out" remarked
Woods, $50 let him 60 his way"
you mean he's anybody's to pick
up!" cried Benny, joyfully.
Eyes, l mean just that" snapped
Woods. gruffly.s .sG5,a>5+,.T .as...'
"Oh, my-then I'll take him!" ex-
claimed Benny, rapturously. y y.
"Say, you're in a fine fix to saddle
yourself with an animal that will eat
his head OF. aren't you!" sneered
Woods. 49, =. ...[stI I,
But Benny was on ,Nrebrand's back
In a jiffy, petting and coaxing him for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
Unused to That Voice.

A sweet little child is Frances. but
but there are moments when her busy
mother finds her reiterated questions
and repeated requests somewhat try
ing. One day, receiving a rather inn
patient reply to an innocent remark,
Frances, who sat out of range of her
mothers countenance, quantity ex-
pressed her surprise and perplexity
over that dear mothers unwonted
brevity and crispness. rs Your face
smiling, mammal" she naively in
quired. "Your voice sounds awful
strange,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

So cold-blooded and invincible. in.
deed, are they in a bayonet charge
that it frightens even the most fear.
less fighters, who lose their nerve
when confronted by the merciless
steel in the hands of these dauntless
and determined Indian troops.
The Sikhs make equally good caval.
that is to say, in clearing forests,
cutting roads, making bridges. sinking
wells to provide water for the army,
laying and neutralizing mines, etc..
they cannot be beaten.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
Physical Facts.

The faculties of the mind are rem
dered active by heat, under whose tn
fiuence thought, talkativeness, versa
tility are increased. Cold and phlegm
produce apathy of mind and torpidity
in the members. So alleged the Syrian
author, who approved Hippocrates'
dictum, Excessive sleep and excess
sive ,wakefulness are. equally bad"
Pain in the brain is caused by some
change in it's composition, or in that
of the arteries leading to 1t, or by
increase of moisture in the brain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
ward, while the man of money and self
will went back to his home, growing
at the horse, the boy and all the world

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ward. while the man of money and self
will went back to his home, growing
at the horse, the boy and all the world
) In general. - a: H.
/. He should have been merciful, for
life had brought him full COM
spetence in wealth. He should have
been happy, for he had contented
wife and pretty, prattling little
daughter who had come to bless them
after four preceding children had died.
But Jasper Woods had become
avaricious: He had found way Of
putting out his money at, high rates Of
interest. He had sought opportuni-
ties to close out unfortunate creditors
The lust Of gold had taken possession
of him. In the case of the father Of
little Benny he had mortgage on the
poor Tascott homestead. Mr.. Tascott
had become i'll, there was no one to
attend to the produce raised, and al
ready the money grabber saw himself
in possession of the goodly acres rep.
resenting a value five times in excess
Of the loan granted. " IL E&s5a (.
It was piece of his grasping,
changing nature that he had turned
Firebrand out to die, now that he was
of no more use. But Firebrand had
found loyal friend, and Benny rode
into the home farmyard proud and ex-
cited. Sz
Hes mine!" he crowed delightedly
to his astonished mother. %a -" -
n VIZ eyot mr.
Benny told. The mothers face cloud
ed, however, at the mention of the
man who held their destinies within
his grasp. S %.s r.
R You see; since Dobbin died we've
had to hire all the carrying to town
and back. Now we've got a horse OF
our own" 3!'.s i
But who will drive him, Benny"
81. 81 ,"'Why, will. Firebrand and me are
great friends, mother" %t.'.
'tThe poor creature doesn't look very
promising remarked Mrs. Tascott.
ooh, I'll soon fix that" insisted
Benny, and he did. After giving Fire
brand a good feed he rode him bare
back down to his famous old friend,
Tom Dobbs, a retired farrier. =,
Shod, rested, well fed, we'll curried.
at the end Of a week decrepit old Fire
brand seemed to have taken new
lease Of life. Hitched up to the farm
wagon and the wagon loaded with
garden truck, the grateful animal
whinnied at his kind young master
as though anxious to show his willing
ness to work for him.
55 Il declared" cried the delighted Mrs.
Tascott at the end of a week. as Ben.
ny handed her a well-filled purse, I'm
proud Of you, my boy!"
She might well be. Diminutive as
Benny was, he had solved the problem
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

'1et us to say it, first, second, third
The French officer had purpose. It
is a well-known fact that sometimes a
-
German, however we'll educated, has
difficulty in pronouncing in French the
words "vingt-neuvieme" (twenty-ninth)
without revealing his nationality. The
two VS. with the 1t" between, them
proved stumbling block. When the
staff captain pronounced the words
the colonel drew revolver and or.
dered the sentry to arrest him.
A few hours later the German was
shot,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
New Phonooraph.

A New Jersey Inventor has adapted
a photograph for use with various
kinds of records, such as those in
which the groove is laterally undulat-
ing, and those in which the undula-
lions are vertical, by supplying plu.
rality of reproducers, any of which
may be brought into operative posi-.
ton and communication with the in.
terror of the sound conveyor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

enthusiasm lord protector of England.
He wore no kings crown, but he held
a Bible in one hand and golden scep-
ter in the other, and he was clad In
royal purple lined with ermine. But
only eight years after this great honor
the protectors body was dragged from
his grave in Westminster abbey and
thrown into a pit at Tyburn, while his
head was exposed on one of the pin
nacles of this Westminster hall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

When Won Kluck's army was near
Paris, a large number of artillery
pieces were collected in the north Of
the capital to resist the attack. Early
one morning the French colonel in
command was shaving, when the SEN
try entered his room saying an officer
who had forgotten the password had
pushed him aside and entered the ar
.illery park. ,1
The colonel hastily finished his toilet
and walled out to the grounds, where
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
sikhs Are Cool and Fearless Fighters.

Sikh clan, consisting of tall, stalwart
fellows who are distinct contrast to
the Mazbis, who are short, rather in
clined to be stout, and have very dark
skin and irregular features.
50 All the clans, however, are noted
for their great powers of endurance,
fighting qualities and skill in handling
gun and bayonet Indeed, 1t has
often been said by military experts
that there is no more cool and effec-
tive soldier in the world than the Sikh.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
American Invented the Torpedo.

American Invented the Torpedo.
Submarine torpedoes, which have
played the most important part in the
present naval war, were invented by
student in Yale college. In his Me
MORALS of Eminent Yale Men" Mr..
Arson Phelps Stokes, secretary of the
university, records of the inventor
David Bushnell, that lin his freshman
year he conceived the idea of the mod
ern torpedo, which he perfected short
" before graduation" Ezra Stiles, af-
terward president of Yale, described
tn 1naehine in q Latin letter to Tutor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
French Word Proves Fatal to a German Spy.

there were about 100 guns of all cali
Der. There he met the stranger and
asked him his regiment.
"You see by my uniform (Which was
new belong to the military staff and
I am attached to the headquarters at
Paris" he replied. '.E
well, let us count the pieces" the
Frenchman said.
'fUn, deux, troise -. the spy
started.
mo. no" said the French colonel;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
Anatomy and Physiology,

Anatomy and physiology, while init.
mately related, are yet clearly distinct
In their functions, anatomy treating OF
the structure OF organisms, while phys
iology deals with the vital phenomena
manifested by animals and plants. An,
atomy and physiology are both
branches of the science of biology.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

London-In several respects the
Sikhs, who. are with the Indian forces
at the front, form a unique fighting
force. Unlike the Gurkhas, however,
they do not belong to single race.
There are several types of Sikhs, the
force being divided into clans. There
is what is known as the "Khattaries,"
or "Kshatriyas,. clan, consisting of
representatives of the old military
caste of the Hindus. They are not
such big men as the "Jats," another
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
/ History Of Westminster Hall.

&& History OF "SstnilnsseT 7a"'
Westminster hall is used as vesti-
bule to the houses of parliament, but
in it were held some of the earliest
English parliaments. Edward II and
Richard II were deposed in this his
toric hall. Here English monarchs
gave their coronation festivals. Here
Edward II entertained the captive
kings, John of France and David OF
Scotland. x,
In this hall Charles I was con-
demned to death. Here also Cromwell
IN 1861 was saluted with wonderful
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
ForeWarned.

'If were musician said Mr..
Growcher, Il believe I'd like to play
the drum and cymbals."
'Why?" .s- D. ~
$50 that I could know when the
crashes were coming, and not be star
tied by them" - ..r, (. 81 ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
Novel Means Of Communication.

Wounded British soldiers In the
hands Of the Germans have hit upon a
novel way, of communicating with their
families and friends at home. They
subscribe small sums of money to, the
German Red Cross society. but as few
of. them have any cash they fill up a
draft or sign a check to be sent to
London and honored.. On the back Of
the draft the banker is requested to
communicate the news of the drawers
safety to his home. Tommy Atkins
thinks it is well worth dollar sub
scription.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

Lewis while Bushnell was a senior.
Mr.. Stokes adds that 1T was, there
fore, on the Yale campus, and proba-
bly, in Bushnelrs room, that the tor
pedo was invented"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
The Right Thing.

Mrs. Bridey-I admire the man who
says the right thing at the right time,
don't you?
Spinster Friend-I'm sure could II
ever had the pleasure Of meeting
such a man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
The price We Paw.

There is no sadder sight than the
direct striving after. the unconditional
IN this thoroughly conditioned world.
Goethe. syss s$S,,,. s 4 5s5 Fl g5s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

To keep an army personally clean Is
one of the immense tasks that con-
front the II commanders. The photo
graph shows a shower bath contrived
in the French trenches north Of Sois-
sons, only hundred yards from the
German lines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06

Never love a man-Enless you cal
do without him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
His parents live in Medford.


Frank Rembeski, Frank Milczwek-
sWski and Joseph Szypubski we're ar
rested by Undersheriff CaElin and of
ficer Berg at the outskirts of the
city ON Grand Avenue yesterday af-
termoon. The men We're taken be
fore Judge e. N. Ponlainyille and
each sentenced to ten days in the
county Jail on a charge of vagrancy.
Complaint reached the officers from
a farmer living near the city limits
that the three men were sleeping
in the neighborhood and were looked
up as undesirable characters. Zach
OF the three seemed well supplied
with money and their records will be
looked up while they ere serving
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

ed my the City on the street and all
The labor and services necessary to
10 ali OF said works strictly accom-
ING TO the plans and specil cations
herein before referred 10, and TO the
satisfaction OF the City Engineer OF
said City.
Payments VIII be made on the est
macs OF the CITY Engineer from time
to time UP 10 eighty lS0J per cent o.
the amount OF material furnished anu
labor and services performed at the
zine OF estimate until work is nnany
completed and accepted by the CITY
Engineer, when the balance will De
paid.
The City reserves the right TO re-
JeoJ all and any bios ana the right
TO buy the sewer pipe andHater pipe.
Dated this 9Th day OF May, A. D..
1915.
]. A Cohen, Mayor.
Chris GetzIaf.
J. J. jeffrey.
H. Plinke.
F. H. Jackson.
3tW. Board oof Public Works.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Notice of Final Account and to De
termine inheritance Tax.

Notice of Final Account and to DE-
termine inheritance Tax.
County Court-Wood County, Wis
cOnsin-1n Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF
John Graither Deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
at a regular term of the county court
to be held in and for said county at
the court house in the city of Grand
Rapids III said county on the 1st
Tuesday Cbeing the LIST day. of June
A. D. 1915 at the opening of court
On that day the following matter VIII
be heard and considered.
The application of John R. Raglan,
,dlninistrator of the estate of John
Graither, deceased, late of Grand
Rapids in said county, for the ex-
animation and allowance of his final
account, and for the assignment OF
the residue OF the estate of said de-
ceased to such persons as are by law
entitled thereto; and for the deter
mination and adjudication of the
inheritance tax, if any, payable in
said estate.
Dated April q, A D., 1915.
By the Court;
W. J. Conway, County Judge.
]. A Gaynor, Attorney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
COUNTY BOARD
IN SESSION

| The county board met Wednesday
morning at o'clock and Chairman
J. F. Seidl appointed the following
standing committees:
Finance E, Bennett, F. L.
Rourke, A. B. Cotey, John Ulmer, H.
A Thomas
Equaization-Wm Hooper, E. Eich-
steadt, Joseph Pflum, F. G. Gilkey,
Hams Jensen, NJ. A Heath, John Her
ron.
Delinquent Taxes-Wm. H. Peters,
W. e. Wheelan, j. A. Chapman, Geo.
L. Ward and Knute Knuteson-
Printing anad Stationery-W. j.
Schimmelpfenig John Nottingham,
w. j. Berdam, John Heruon Bart Calf
ney.
Public Property-Peter McCamley,
j. F. Esser, o. j. Leu, Simon Wor-
und, kmute Ka4uteson.
koads and Bridges. F. Phillips
| D. j. Kilday, Joseph Kundinger Louis
Rustad, Paul Zimmerman, John III
mer, Mike Krings
Poor Farm and Poor Accounts -
J. w. Leis, NJ. A. Heath, Andrew
King.
General Claaims-F. P Henrichsen,
| E. q. Gilkey, John Nottingham, ".
| h lTNfo Michael
Education-O. }. Leu, VIM. Berdan,
j. A. Chapman
Judiciary-B. R. Goggins, w. Il.
Wheelan, A. B. Cotey c. A. Krasin,
}. T. Esser
insane and Insane Acoounts-H. /
L homas, Joseph Plum. Geo. l.. Wa
Joseph kundinger, Bart Gaftney.
! immigration and Agricul ture-Si-
mon Wormnn F. P. Henrichsen H. F
Mason, ID. }. HTney, Christ Witt.
Town Organization and General
InlusUry-Louis Schroeder, Paul Tim
merman, Christ Witt, NJ Krings, ID.
j. kilday.
State Aid HighWay-Ge Brown, l.
| Schroeder, d. j. HaTney.
SIP cial State Equalization Z.
Eic hsteadt, Peter McCamley, II. F.
Mason.
tract ndicea-F. l. Rourke, w.
Hooper, A. Krasin.
Fer Diem and Mileage-Hans Jen-
sen, Louis Rustad, Michael Wagner.
| The bills were read and given to
the different committees to report
on There was AN unusually large
number OF bills presented. After the
reading of the bills and communica-
tons, the board adjourned until 2
O'clock.
Mike Krings was appointed memr
Der from Minadore town in place of
G. Kolsta.