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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Sure Of One Thinu.

The Town Council of thriving
Scotch burg recently acquired a piano
for their town hall, and appoiated
three of their number to inspect and
report On, the purchase The coun-
cilors were not musical experts, but
one-a Understanding down and APP
plying his eye to the several corners
of the instrument, remarked: I'm
nae judge O. music, but III warrant Fe
a. the boards are plumb
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
New Australian Gold Field.

The minister for mines Of western
Australia has received = report from
the inspector Of mines at Coo1gardie
notifying a new find of gold between
Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. The in
spector states that the ore obtained at
a shallow depth is phenomena1ly rich,
but sufficient work has not yet been
done to enable him to form definite
opinion as to the extent of the find.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Safety First Aboard.

. There is a heavenly chance in the
American colonies in Paris and Lon
don to be somebody-if you have a
little nerve, and can keep your head
and hide behind a cab shelter when
you see somebody approaching that
really knew YOU in America. You
don't even need to have on a clean
collar. All you need is not 10 have
harelip.-J. Montgomery Flagg in the
American Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov 30.
CATTLE-Steers. good to choice, s.. 156
10. 20; yearlinss good to choice. $7.75@10.5O;
inferior heifers. S. 1854 good to choice
heifers, $5.75@90o: good to choice cows.
s47506.s5; cutters. 50. 6o94.5e; Gamers, 81 80
G3.s5 butcher bulls, $5.5o07O0; bologna
bulls. s475G5. 40: good TO prime veal calves
80 OO@105O: heavy calves, $7.0OG9.O0.
HOGS-Prime to light butchers. $500
CTS: fair to fancy light $6.00@6.45: prime
medium weight butchers. 24O0270 lbs. $655
6695; prime heavy butchers. 27OG31O lbs.
S. 4N@6 IS: heavy mixed packing. $6.05@S.40:
rough heavy packing $5.7596.5: pigs. fair
to good. ss5O96.OO: st"g s. s5.5og6.25.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
East Buffalo, N. Y

East Buffalo, n. Y. Nov. 80.
CATTLE-Market active and firm; prime
steers, $9.OO0950; butcher grades. $500
S25
CALVES-Marke active; Gull to choice.
$4oO611.50
choice lambs. s9OO69. 30: Gull to fair, 5000
SIS; yearlings. sG.OO@7.5O: sheep, s3Oo16.0o
H0GS-Market active; Workers., $500
705; pigs. s6.25@65o; mixed, $7.oo@7.1o
heavy, s7.10@7.2o; roughs, $60O@6.1O; stays.
A5O655O
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Serious Street Car Collision.

Waterloo-Twelve persons were in
jured, three probably fatally, when a
local street car collided with switch
engine on the Illinois Central tracks
here today. Flying glass caused most
of the injuries.
The seriously injured included Mo-
torman Renslow, Conductor Drilling,
and Clifford Pratt, H. G. Conrad, and
Mrs. o. Burg, passengers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
ALI Seek Man of Efficiency.

If man can make a better book,
preach better sermon or make bet
ter mouse trap than his neighbor,
though he build his house in the
woods, the world will make a beaten
pathway to his door.-Eme-aou.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Grammar.

Grammar is the science, or art, OF
correct speech. 1t is quite true that
some people are able to speak and
write correctly without having stud
led the rules as laid down in gram
mar, but it is none the less true that
but for a knowledge of the rules the
majority of people would write and
speak in a most barbarous fashion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Book Of Mormon.

Joseph Smith published his work
known as THE Book Of Mormon" in
the year 1880. He claimed that the
work was transcript, under divine
guidance, of. certain golden plates
buried in central New Y ork, the exist
ence of which had been supernaturally
revealed to- him by an "angel from
heaven"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
DORMAN BROS.

DENTISTS. Office on franklin st.
north of the Globe hotel, Manchester,
Iowa. Dental Surgery in all its branch
es. Make frequent visits to- neighbour
ing towns. Always at, office on Sat
urdays. IA
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Omaha.

Omaha, Nov 3d.
HOGsMarket steady; heavy, $6.2506.5:
light, $6.4O@655: pigs. $5.25@6.40: bulk Of
sales, $635G6.45.
CATTLE-Market slow: native steers.
s6OO@1O0O: COWS and heifers. $5.2S96.7 Is:
western steers, 36.0O9S.00; Texas steers.
s.. 7507. 90; stockers and feeders. $500. Is.
SHEEP-Market higher; yeaIlings. 5000
$50; wethers. BIOLOGISTS: lambs. $S0o08.&
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Sure Sign.

When a woman begins to show i'm
terest in political reform, that is an
indication the debt on her church has
been cleared off.-Toneka Cauitsl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
GEO. S. LISTER

JUSTICE OF THE. PEACE. ALI COLI
lections given prompt attention. . Real
estate loans and insurance. Office City,
Hall Block Second floor. 81. 1. e
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Moose Teeth of Great Value.

The teeth of a gigantic moose skull
found in the sand of a Wisconsin
creek bottom have an estimated value
Of $50 apiece.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
Worth While Quotation.

Worth while 0uOtaIIoH.
r. Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes
from the dirty tobacco pipes OF those
who diffuse it; 1t proves nothing but
the bad taste of the smoker George
Eliot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01

DR.. c. Nj. M0RGAN .....
VETERINARY SURGEON. Hospital
on Delaware Street. Calls answer
ed day or night. Phone 414.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01

ARNOLD 4 ARNOLD
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office owe
Delaware County State Bank. hanchss
ter. Iowa
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Optimistic ThouQht,

Optimistic 1hou9ht.
It is we'll to remember the multi
tude is versatile, the Dopulace forget
full.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-01
THE MARKETS
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat, patent. Mime
apolis. wood or cotton. $3.50 to retail
. trade: Minnesota and Dakota patents.
$51o@5 80 jute. straight, $4.S095.0o; first
clears, A206I435: second clears. jute. $500
@325: low grade, jute, $2.9o@310: soft
wheat, patents. s4.9o@5.15: rye flour. white.
patents. s51005.3o: dark, 81. 60G4.70.
HAY-Market steady: choice new tim
othy, $17.OO91S0o: No. I new timothy. $500
@1600: NO 2 timothy, $l3.00@14.00: light
clover mixed. $13.O@14.oo: heavy clover
mixed. $40. OO11e.00 No 3 red top and gras-
sy mixed timothy. sl00OD12.0O; threshold
timothy. $6OO0rS.O0: clover, sS.00@10.00; heat
ed and damaged. $3:0o6s.o 90: alfalfa. choice.
$15 O0@16oO: alfalfa. No. 1. $13.000140o; n
falfa No. 2. $10.00@11.00:
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THEODORE SHELLY.

n IHEUOORE4 SHEIIIY Vs
sIICENsEDH UNDERTAKER -sANO'
Embalmer. Telephone, office 1874;
residence. $50. Manchester. Iowa.
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THoS.. r.. CARKEEk

ARCHITECT AMID BUILDER SUP
ERINTENDANT,: S. E., corner Sth and
Main streets, Dubuque, Iowa. .,-.s
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loans and Insurance. Office in Post Of
flee Building. Manchester. Iowa
TORAN 4 TORAk.

ATTORNEYS AT LAY. Office in
First National Bank Building, Main
Street, Manchester. Iowa.
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chicago, NOV. ~.
RUTTER-Crea merry. extras. SIC: extra
firsts, 31@311ac: f1rsts. 26@2Oc: seconds. q
@24hc: diaries. extras. 30c: f1rsts. 25@27c;
seconds, 2o@22c: packing stock. 1920;
ladies. 21@2rkc.
EGGs-Firsts. 2s3t@2sMc: ordinary frsts.
26h@27hc: miscellaneous lots. cases in
cluded. 2o@2sc: cases returned: 1914@2Shc:
extra. 34G35c: checks. 15@1sc: dirties. 160
19c; storage. Aprfls. 21A022c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 14c per ID:
chickens. fowls. s,8@11c: springs 12@12hc:
ROSTERS. &c: ducks. 11011kc: geese. 11@
11kc.
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys.
springs. SIC per h.: chickens. springs. II
@121zc; fowls. 100111kc: ducks. 10012kc:
geese, 1O@111zc.
POTATOES-N1inneso white. 6o0e6c
per bu.: Wisconsin. white, 6o065c.
New York. Nov. 80.
WHEAT-Easier. inquiry fair; No.
northern. $1.17A: No. red, $1.2519: No. z
hard, $1.25h; December. Slip; May $1.H.
CORN-Higher. business checked; No.
yellow S0kc.
OATS-Stronger. dealings fair: No. 2
white. nominal; No. white, 44k@45c; No.
white, 4S@43Nc.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
10DAY'S BEAUTY
SUGGESTIONS

Face powder simply covers up an
unattractive complexion and leaves
no lasting benefits. Those who
have tried a simple spurmax face
lotion fnd it much better. as 1t re.
moves skin discolora tions. such az
freckles and tan. and makes the skin
smooth. white and velvety. This To-
ton Is mad by dissolying four ounces
Of spurmax In one-half pint hot
water, then adding two teaspoonfuls
slycerin. This complexion beautifier
does not rub off or show like powder,
and gives a more refined appearance
1t removes both shininess and sallow =
ness. rapidly giving the skin a per-
manent healthy. youthful appearance
An especially fine shampoo for this
weather can be had at trifling ex-
pense by dissolving a teaspoonful OF
canthrox in a cup OF hot water Pour
slowly on scalp and massage briskly
This creates a soothing. cooling lath-
er that dissolves and removes all
dandruff. excess oil and dirt. Rinsing
leaves the scalp spotlessly clean. soft
and plant. while the hair takes on "A
glossy richness of natural co,or. also a
much heavier. than 1t Is. After a can
throx shampoo arranging the hair is a
plsaSurs--Advt
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Thin Folks Who Would
Increase Weight
SIMPLE DIRECTIONS EASY TO
EOUI,0W.

Thin men and women-that big.
hearty. filling dinner you ate last
night. What became of all the fat
producing nourishment II contained?
You haven't gained In weight one
ounce. That food passed from your
open CRATE. The material was there
but your food doesn't work and stick.
and the plain truth is you hardly get
enough nourishment from your meals
to pay for the cost of cooking. This 10
true of thin folks the world over.
Your nutritive organs. your functions
Of assimilation are sadly out OF gear
and need reconstruction.
If every way you've tried to put on
weight has failed try these simple d.
rections. Cut out everything but tho
meals you are eating now and eat with
every one of those a single Sargol
tablet In two weeks note your weight
mixing with your food it's purpose Is
to help the digestive organs turn the
fats, sugars and starches Of what you
have eaten. into rich, ripe fat proiuc
ing nourishment for the tissues and
blood-prepare 1T In an easily assim-
liza ted form which the blood can read
lily accept. A great deal OF this nour-
bodies as waste. Sargol ls designed to
stop the waste and make the fat pro-
ducing contents of the very same
meals you are eating now develop
pounds ani pounds OF healthy flesh
between your skin and bones. Sargol
is non-injurious. pleasant. efficient.
and inexpensive. James ODonnelrs
Drug Stores. and other leading drug
gists are authorized to sell 1t In large
boxes-forty tablets to package
on q guarantee OF weight increase or
money back.-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
HE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
Gas Gangrene Becomes
Ne7p Terror in War Zone
With Huge Death Toll
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG,
Copyright 1875 by Newspaper Feature ssryics Incl

In thirty-six hours. and with the ex.
certion Of lockjaw It. has killed more
soldiers than all other causes com.
bined. -
This new disease IL liable to infect
cut from an explosion. So rapidly
has 1t spread that the English secre.
tary or state for war made 1t the
ing. -
Even amputations offer no surety
OF saving life. for this malignant gas
extension would abruptly break out
IN distant part OF the anatomy. even
sfter the diseased structure, hand.
arm. ankle. or knee had been ampu.
| tated. T.
The gas and vapors which arise
| from Victims OF gas gangrene 10
worse In odor than the poison belts OF
the German gas cylinders. Isolation
hospitals and concentration lazareta
are employed to take care OF the gas
plague victims.
! Vision Of the Pasteur Institutes Of
Nancy and Paris are busily engaged
In the search for a soluble toxin and
unti-toxin serum with which to COM
bat this gas Rangrene. Lockjaw anti
| toxin Is analogous to the one sought.
and II IL to be used as a preventive
and not q cure. The intention is to
inoculate 1t at once into all wounded
soldiers without waiting until the
hold Of the damaged fabric. Perhaps.
be fore this appears, the Pasteur In
stitutcs will have triumphed over the
very few difficulties which remain to
be completed before this anti-toxin
will be made commercially available.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19

-EN years ago. in q research un-
dertaken at the suggestion Of
Prof. william H. Welch. one Of
Americas foremost medical men.
discovered that garden soil. farm earth
and ordinary street dirt. inoculated into
rats. guinea pigs and rabbits. caused
q serious malady. called gas invasion"
or destruction Of living tissues by the
WEIGH bacillus.
Now come numerous reports from the
field and base hospitals Of the English.
French German. and Russian armies OF
q new and friGhtful disease prevalent in
the war gone. called gas gangrene.'
Gas gangrone," II seems from all Of
the reports. claims a gigantic toll or
military lives. four times as many A. do
bullets and explosives. 1t IL the bans OIL
the hagEard-eyed. over-worked medicai
corps.
Many French bacteriologists have laid
claim to the discovery Of the cause of
gas gangrene" by the description Of
at least ten new germs of the sas form
Ing sort. but each claim IL refuted, ana
Prof. Welch's germ. called the bacillus
"aerogenes capsulatus.' or "encapsuled
gas maker" undoubtedly Is the cause of
most Of these gas disease wounds.
DR.. Sidney Rowland recently repeated
my own experiments Of ten years ago
and trenches and mixing It with boiled
water.
He injected a few drops Of this mix
ture into q guinea pig, and II was
dead in eighteen hours with widely
dtffused gas gancrene. The gas ba-
cilii were found there in abundance.
Soldiers have died from gas disease
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Three Minute JOURNEYS

- NE Of the strangest sights
that meets the eyes Of trav-
elers in the picturesquely
romantic island Of Java are
the kris" or dagger shops to be
round in every town. Just inside the
doors. seated tailor fashion, sit the
little brown Javanese kris" makers,
constructing and repairing the ma
tive daggers with swift movements
and an !ndefatigable industry that Is
truly amazing. Behind them stand
racks upon racks that bristle with
caggers and 'krises," enough, in
truth. to furnish out the town.
More like armories devoted to the
storing and repairing Of deadly i'm
plements of war than like peaceful
business stores are these kris"
shops. But they are eminentIy
peaceful in intent. for the kris" Is
not now as much a weapon as an or
nament.
Supposed to date back to the thir-
teenth century. when certainly its
use was most deadly, as Javanese
history recounts. it has come today
70 play an all-important part in the
toilet OF native. For no Javanese,
from prince Of the royal blood to
the most humble Of subjects, would
consider himself fully dressed IL he
did not carry in his belt or girdle at
the back-ready for instant use-at
least one kris"
Today the kris" as an ornament
cmblematic Of a custom dating from
the days of ancient glory, is made
In several varieties. Many of them
are veritabie works of art, with their
tewe!ed sheaths and gold or silver
hllts, but these are. Of course, worn
only by the members Of princely
families. The majority Of the
weapons are gemless and made Of
wrought steel.
sometimes the blades are made with
a sharp wavy edge, and this is the
type that Is most commonly bought
by travellers, who consider them
strange and odd and highly dec
orative. And sometimes the steel
blades are quite long and as thin as
stiletto with a very fine point
which can be dipped in poison and
Then replaced in its sheath until re-
quired
But the latter has gradually
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
That August Furniture Sale
Prospective Buyer Should Know Types and Periods
and Remember That Good Furniture Is Not Cheap.
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

Copyright. 1918. By Mrs. Christine Frederick
unless placed In specially designed
rooms Of corresponding period.
The smaller the homes and tho
rooms. the more simple should bo
the furniture. Also. unless a room
Is being developed in any particu-
lar period style. 1t Is best to use in
It . combination Of pieces rather
than q set piece in q particular
recognized style. That Is. the small
parlors and bed rooms Of our mod
ern house and apartment with
their rather low ceilings. straight
windows and indeterminate walls,
are best flled with a,few differ
ent but harmonious pieces. rather
than an entire massive set" or
suite" a reproduction OF shera-
ton or Heppelwhite will combine
with the best in wicker. or with a
large chair in upholstery.
While American taste seems to
prefer mahogany or mahogany nm
ish. from the housewives point OF
view. high finish furniture shows
dust and scratches most easily. and
children. All woods are being most
attractively made in "dull' or wax
fnish. which Is more serviceable and
to many even more beautiful.
Ornate carving, turned legs. balls
and other ornamentation, are also
dustcatchers and make the furni-
ture harder to care for than if tho
piece Is built on simple. straight
lines. The finish of the interior Of
many pieces. as the inside Of draw
ers. the way doors close. and the
way the back OF a chair Is finished,
are all points to consider in buying,
The Washington times., 1915-08-19

admitted 1t. I said that he was cruel
and inexorable. He smiled enigma IT,
eally and did not reply. I anaiyzed his
turn Of his nostrils. Oh, we had a glo-
rious time. we two, dissecting. analyz-
ing, theorizing. experimenting.
Here Is the man for me, thought.
But one day we began to talk abou.
II told him OF my loneliness, my long
struggle for something like real COM
panionship, and he told me of his life
and what life 1t was!
Adventure, romance. thrills. love,
sat, like a second Desdemona. and
trsmbied with fearful JOY.
the AaG fr,t thsn ~ess,ssI he came to the women
second In ireland. the third In France.
the fourth In Andalusia, the wife of his
youth. the wife Of his middle age, the
siren. the victim--all labeled. all an
mate detail.
And all at once I saw 1.-THE Blue
Beard chamber Of his mind.
There they hung, in row. the poor.
pltlful victims OF this mans egotism.
Each In Her Place. -
Pale and dead. the English girl. the
Irish girl. the French woman. the
Spaniard. the little Amercan-all in a
rowland I dropped the key. and the
blood was on 1t and could not wash II
OFF.
And cried aloud and called for
Sister Anne. and she came and helped
me. and here I am. alive.
But every once In awhile waken
from deep sleep at night and find that
l have been dreaming Of the Blue
Boards chamber Of that mans heart,
and there I am. with my red hair
knotted and thrown over a hook, with
the rest OF them.
."I think III choose a plain man, after
all.
These men who analyze too much are
apt to have too much to analyze."
And this is the story the red-haired
woman. who is very clever and very
fine. told me the other day. when we
sat at tea in quiet garden and watched
the water ripping in the little pool
where the amorous goldfish lives the
goldfish which is in love with the great
white Angora cat. and yet knows In
his secret heart that the cat will never
come and live with him in his little
liquid world that Is so clear and beauti.
fol.
II only the goldfish does not decide n
Jump out of the pool and try to live in
the cats world. I really must be a little
careful about that
I find the goldfish so pretty-in the
garden. Wv
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Tennis Toys

The question Of tennis attire is now
upon us. and 1t seems likely that the
changes which made their APPEAR
ance toward the end Of last summer
will be found TO have established
themselves and that there may be
even more to come. The wider
skirts. too. will make for greater
grace and freedom. Cotton poplin,
fiowered voile and crepon. the new
materials. as we'll as the new soft
piques, will come In for a full share
Of patronage. A distinct Rubicon
has been crossed Of late with regard
to dress for the game since the
passion for color invaded its sacred
domain. so long consecrated to white.
1t is neither likely nor desirable. of
course. that this will be the case to
any great extent, but the little
touches of color that are now allow
able on a tennis court are a decided
relief to the monotony.
One of the latest innovations Is the
wearing of gray shoes and stock
ings instead Of the traditional white,
with perhaps a pale gray hat and
tie. Delicate gray and white are,
strangely enough. a perfectly charm
ing mixture, giving a wonderful ef-
49, Of eoolnsss.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Soap Is Bad
For the Hair

Soap should he used very sparingly,
II at all. II you want to keep your
hair looking its best. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle. and ruins It.
The best thing for steady use Is Just
ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil (Which
Is pure and greaseless), and Is better
than soap or anything else you can
use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub
1t in. 1t makes an abundance OF rich,
creamy lather. which rinses out easily.
removing every particle OF dust. dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and II leaves
the scalp soft and the hair fine and
silky. bright. lustrous. fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can get mulsined cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy. it's very cheap. and
a few ounces will supply every mem
Der OF the family for months.-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-08-19

~ EvERAL reasons have made
- dealers concentrate on furni-
- ture sales IN August; the bride
anxious about feathering her
nest: the vacationist returned to re-
open the house: the annual fall
cleaning SO universal. are all oppor-
tunities for the sale Of furniture
during this month.
Some may be going to entirely re-
furnish-others may need only ono
or two pieces, and yet the same sug-
gestions govern the buying of all
furniture. In the first place. furnt-
ture should be regarded as a perma-
nent investment Unlike q pound Of
tea or even an article Of clothing.
1t may last for several years. Again.
upon It's choice depends largely the
expression of tastes and ideals In
furnishing and making a home. The
furniture must At the home; other
wise. the result will be ludicrous bad
taste.
The prospective furniture buyer
should first of all know something Of
the different types and styles or
periods in furniture. Many small
books are written giving this infor-
nation. the perusal of which will
save buyer from choosing the
wrong type Of furniture for his par
ticular style Of living. Unless he
owns an elaborate home. the more
ornate and peculiar furniture Of
Jacobean or Queen Anne, will be out
Of place. Indeed. such special suites
are not shown to the best advantage