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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

Ger claims $4,000 victims every year
In the United States.
The board of health gives some ex-
cellent suggestions as to the best way
to avoid cancer. The most important
of these are not to permit any irrita-
ton of the tongue by contact with
broken or decayed teeth, and not to
neglect any swelling of the skin. lips.
tongue, etc.
Y A wart on a child Is rarely anything
but a wart; on an adult it is likely to
be the beginning Of cancerous
growth. i Z: y ..s.s.4,i,s.i5..,4y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

limited to the opening of the petals
alone, for In not = few cases the sta
mems will actually bring their pollen
to perfection. All this goes on al
though the soldanellas have not felt
the sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
WAYS OF AVOIDING CANCER
1Nsw York Board Of Health Has Issusd
/ Warnins Which 10 Worth Careful
ii 3. ri s Attention. e..

e The new York board Of health has
ISSUED q circular warning the public
lot the increasing danger from cancer.
From this 1t appears that at the pres
emit time one man In every fourteen
and one woman in every; eight over
1.-THE age5of forty die OF cancer. Cant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
First Gold Found In California.

First Gold Found In California.
The first discovery of gold in Call
fornia was made in 1s4S by. James
Marshall, who happened to pick up q
glittering nugget In the bed OF .
stream. Since that time the state has
yielded more than one and one-half bill
lion dollars In gold. Marshall died
Door man. ~ s.rEs-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
Humorous Childish Errors

The literary mistakes Of children
are perennial and perennially amusing
In character. A public school teacher
who recently has compiled book Of
first aid" information in behalf of
her pupils says. for example, that the
allusion "Dan to Beersheba" brought
forth the amazing transformation that
Dan was q man who was confined In
q lions den for mistreating his wife,
Bee=sheba, and that another eager, II
inaccurate student described Canaan
as the mother Of Cain. }al"4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

Blrds Of thePanama Zone.
It is estimated that there are shout
800 varieties of birds In the canal zone
"a larger number of species than Is to
be found In any one state in the United
States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

!
whole story, and I shall let him tell
it." 49, IT x - ~ IL
""Then everything is all right" cried
Hill. Come on, let's get out OF this.
Let's go to your house." IL
"Yes," assented Iris, wherewith the
lovers went away, unheedful OF the
lonely man who babe them Godspeed,
or of the bear, who had fallen asleep
in a dark corner. l5;s. "A
So 80
Meanwhile, Leigh. his heart like to
burst with a hundred eliminated emo
tons, sat BY the balcony rail, and
scanned the crowd in eager search for
Pedro. From this vantage point he
saw Iris and Samuel take their de-
parture, and then the music stopped.
There was fluttering of hands, the
ripple of applause died away, and
the crowd broke up into groups, who
laughed and ate with as little concern
as though the world had not been
changed forever for Leigh. Suddenly
a strange thing happened.
The center OF the floor was for the
moment clear, and the musicians had
returned, their instruments. ; Then,
above the gay murmur OF the, human
voices walled the voice Of the violin,
the accompaniment throbbing softly
below" For moment or two no one
danced, held back by that unwilling
ness to be the first which always fol-
lows the opening strains Of new
measure. Then Leigh became con-
scious that a hush had fallen. upon
the crowd. rtr
The street door had been thrown
wide, and from the darkness without
there emerged the figure of woman.
Her garments were Of .frail silks torn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
In the Soup.

Bacon see a Spanish family OF
seven persons boasts 1874 fingers, one
member having 20, another II and
the other five IL on each hand. $
Egbert-In the interest OF pure
foods hope they'll not become walt
ers. ~ III"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
American chesse Liked.

American cheese 10 regarded by con-
noisseurs as equal to the imported.
The states Of New York and Wiscon-
sin lead In cheese producing. From
these states each year large quantity
of this dairy product II shipped to
Central and South America, ~ well q
to Europe. 10. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

In it's earliest stages cancer can
generally be cured by , simple eop-
GRAFTON; in Its latsr stages u Is gen
orally incurabls, though some forms
Of it in some parts OF the body have
been eradicated by the radium treat
ment, Ut. ,5-E
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
Flowers In. the Alps.

If the snow happens to be very deep
in the Alps 1t Is not at all uncommon to
find plants which open their flowers
before the surface Is reached. Thus
the flowers blossom in small cavity
OF frozen snow. This Towering Is not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
~< %=. ~; &T& IT,
IMPOSSIBLE lSlf},(.. !; ); / Il. BOY o
&lNLNA WILCOX PUTNAM
ILLUSTRATIONS MC D d; H
old me plainly, right out plainly

told me plainly, right out plainly H.. !.
:. and, l. didn't care " st.. and at
last he had to confess he was girl
;. ,.fis.s and. oh! Mr.. Leigh, do you
think Sam viii ever forgive ms for BE-
ing such q wicked fool? And do you
think he viii ever come back 20 that
I can tell him how sorry / am that l
ever picked that silly. wrons-headed
quarrel with him? Oh. do you
Leigh's voice shook with emotion
,as he answered her, and he was glad
that she did not look him In the face
as he> spoke, for he knew that at the
moment its expression had got be-
yond his power Of control ~. =
Yes" he said unsteadily, 1T win
all come right!"'1 = ~ ~ IL 49,. Il
He got to his feet, and took an un-
certain step or two, the words she had
just uttered concerning Pedro still
ringing in his BRAIN The pace or two
had, however, brought him facing the
door. In it his eyes met q sight that
would ordinarily have been sufficient
to I'LL him with amaxement, but Leigh
was too much stunned by Iris unconr
scious confirmation Of his own secret
knowledge to feel any further emotion
Just then But he managed to speak,
and the words aroused Iris like magic
YES" he said feebly. II think you
will have the. opportunity OF apollo
giving. for here comes Sam Hill now!""
Then they both stared hard at the
door, where, sure enough, Sam was
standing, disguised az q bear trainer.
every detail OF his costume complete.
down to the very bear itself. Iris gave
little cry. He was smiling at her.
and behind him shsdowed the tall
figure OF her father. She turned to
her lover. her hands outstretched.
Samuel" she said brokenly, and
was gathered into his arms
Samuel, beloved Of the Lord" NUT.
tered Leigh, as he reeled out on to
the balcony like a drunken man. From
the door below came the rhythmic
stamp OF many heels, and the tinkline
tune OF the Spanish" w. 5sgsq .
ss%As -
In the little room few explanation
were taking place. :. ,,
Sam, my son+o-be," said Wander
pool. 1T seems to me that you needed
neither my presence nor your docu
ment-" s q Es e 4. .j;;3,5 e Y, - !;
And Iris. still clinging to her lover
was sufficiently curious to ask: -. =, I
What document, father?'
why. this!" explained Hill, taking
her pledge from his breast pocket
with his free hand, and showing it t
her. .tys... IL
4. THAR" exclaimed Iris. &'-S
"Of course, dearest!" beamed Sam
Your father here will explain every
thing and help me fulfil the con
ditions--but you seem surprised
Didn't you send it to me?" g.
With slow-dawning understanding
she looked from the document to hi
happy face. gfse' = VI. ss5Ssgs
"Of course 1 did, dear" said she
uttering her first wifely fb. "And ar
you really safe. daddy u I, .'st
II am in no danger OF which an
aware" said Vanderpool. "Hill has the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
Quite n Problem.

do you consider reading Browning
a good form Of mental gymnastics?
why, yes. But I find my mind
stimulated almost as much BY try
ing to figure out how to make botr
ends meet" y4.$s Is 4...j
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
; Might Be Useful.

"Have you had any experience with
guns?" asked the enlisting ofdcer.
q; "Oh, yes" replied the applicant.
what have you done? StS
II have shot pigeons and rabbits. :
well, we'll put you in the com
missary department" +;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

two hours, and then rub it until clean.
Finally rinse the leather In warm
soap water, Wiring the leather In q
linen cloth and dry quickly. 1t can
also be rubbed dry and brushed unttl'
aO<f r4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
American Indians.

There are about 125.O0o Indians in
the Dominion Of Canada. In the Unit
ed States the Indians number $685. 900.
more than third of them being in
the state Of Oklahoma. H 2$s&5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
To Clean chamols Leather.

Chamois leather Is rather expensive.
SO that 1t is just as we'll to know how
to clean it. Put 1t into a weak solu-
ton of soda into which you have
thrown some grated soap. Leave It for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
Truly Pathetic.

There is no sight more pathetic than
a couple of timid, well meaning par
ents who are in constant fear that
their children are about to reprove
them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
No Place for Fido.

Mrs. Nextdoor (angrily) 81 want you
to keep your dog out Of my house: its
full of heas. "a
Mrs. Naybor-Y FOUR house ID? Mercy!
| certainly shan't let Fido go in there
again. Boston Evening Transcript. ss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
That's All.

IT did not think you would assoct-
ate with such a man" II shan't asso-
cists with him much; am merely 50
ipg to marry him. yssz3- s 5. &. # +.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
WOMAN In !.
BAD CONDITION.
Restored To Health by Lydia
e. Pinkhaln's Vegeta.
# bic Compound. a.
Montpelier, Vt-"We have great
faith in YOUR remedies. I was very ir-;

regular ana WAS
tired and sleepy all
the time, would have
cold ehills, and my
hands and feetwould
bloat. My stomach
bothered me, I had
pain in my side and Z
: q bad headache most
of the time. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-,
table Compound has
14%~ ~ ~n<SS{
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
= no, ~, wan On small Me.n,,

It IL no small commentator to man
age little well. He .is good WAGNER
that can turn In q little room.-BishoD
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03

- Quite the Thing. $500 y
=. "How did the prima donna's appear
ance strike your" 80
IT thought she had rather . sing
song manner"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
What IL atanda z

Don't you think that head waiter
has expressive features?"
II do. TO me his face looks exactly
like a dollar mark.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
Locked Pretty.

/, Patience-Polly said they had .
highly-polished hardwood floor mp
where she called. T. .,. e
Patrice-And did she say it looked
pretty" ,., Is 1.' [....
why, Of course. She said she
~o,,Id COO havuo1f IN II - 5' .'f
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-03
CHAPTER xIx-continusd.

Then the first outside" guest ar
rived. lady in the character OF the
queen Of Sheba. Instantly she was
surrounded BY an admirinR, clamor1ng.
teasing group. AN 4. =. D.
Am I the first?" asked the lady.
4 mo, indeed" said Bell comforting
". with as much *inanity as the ques-
ton required. And then. just as the
situation was becoming unbearably
stupid, as such moments at the begin
ming of a party always are. the door
opened to an Apache, ull-painted for
war. "A wild twhoop went up at once,
and before 1t had subsidized, the crowd
began to stream in, many-colored,
noisy. gorgeous or humorous, hlling
the dim studio with a dream-hke
throng, alive with movement, fraugnt
with the delightful mystery Of "a
miliar friends In Disguise. ts sl5
The air was. full Of chatter; OF
laughter, of ! delighted screams OF
recognition. Good Lord! IFS Bill !!
Look what Bill has on !! Y \. Have you
seen Mazie's tights!!! Kitty has on 2
blonde wis! yes. It Is Ken = Ha 7 rils!
Well! look at Mr.. De Bush. will you!
Hello, Pell. old boy. feel as great 2
fool q you look q ETC., etc From n5 the l.'
corner where! the. musicians sat, came me
IN unsodly squeaking and scrapins.
The perfume Of burning incense, OF
hewitt cigarettes, o. heavy cosmetics
and camphor, hung In the atmosphere
Tho hungry violinist readtusted his
hand eschief and waved his bow;
I there was q blast OF melody, madden
Ing, enticing, and the crowd in the
center Of the room began to move
Fhythmically The guests continued
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09

"A movemeri Vas on foot FOR
the alliance ~ King Charles Of
WurttembCrg and the Grand Duch-
ess OLA Of Russia" said an artist.
AN emissary 81 the Russian cour.
came TO the Young king. laid certain
proposals before him and submitted
portrait in oils Of the royal lady.
King Charles, after close scrutiny,
said:
"'This portrait fatters over
much. The eyes are too large and
brilliant. the hair TOO abundant, the
complexion too fowerlike sud the
neck and arms too beautiful alto
gether.'
but, your majesty said the as
tonished Russian, you do not know
the grand Duchess
"'No.' said the king, but l know
SQUIRT painters ="
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09

II ray be convenient TO nos
tina; one quart Of -four weighs ons
pound; q quart Of cornmeal, one
pound and two ounces; a quart OF
best sugar, one pound; & quart OF
powdered white sugar, one pound
and one ounce; a quart Of best
brown sugar. one pound and two
ounces; that ten gs weigh one
pound, though this depends some
what on the size; sixteen large ts-
blespoonfuls make half a pint; a
quart Of butter, one pound ana OILS
ounce.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09

A preacher in the reign OF
Charles III. was to receive $40 IL in
his sermon at the funeral Of Nine.
Creswcll lie said nothing but well
OF her. She was rather 4 bad char
acter and herself had dictated the
clause IN her sill. So. after gen
eral address ON mortality, he thus
concluded "Bv the viii Of a de-
cease sister il is expected that !
should mention her and say moth
inr but what was well Of her. All
that I shall say Of her, therefore. is
this: She was born well, she lived
well, and she died well, for she was
born with the name Creswell. she
lived in Clerkenwel, and she died in
Bridevell Minneapolis Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09
The OBJECTION TO John.


uhtt-N ~ - LhpiAintd-
The Ca,lo rds and Nelson's have
always been ucehhors and intimate
fricnd-. 50 whom John GAYLORD at
twenty-ioer, a. fine fellow as ever
was. be-en 90 see what an aIlogcth-
CT charming girl Molly Nelson was
there was naturally no opposition
Indeed, as the "arair" became Sc
rious il was evident to all, includ-
ing John and Molly themselves,
that the parents concerned were de-
lighted As yet there was no form
al announcement, but every one
knew THAT il was understood" and
evening after evening John talked
to Molly on the front porch, often
lingering after the other Nelson's
had retired.
The surprise Of the two was con-
sequently great when one evening a
shutting step was heard in the hall,
and presently Mr.. Nelson appeared
in slippers and dressing gown, can
die in hand. Quite evidently he
had gone 20 bed and then got up
for some purpose.
"Why, father, what is the mat
ter
Molly's cheeks were burning, as
her father stood there hesitating
and ewing John closely John, lean
inc AGAINST the doornost. where he
had stood for the last fifteen min
utes saving good NIGHT to Molly.
felt decidedly uncomfortable under
Mr.. Nelson S gaze.
In fact. ii was embarrassing al
around But John is a young mar
who goes straight 20 the point.
as ANYTHING wrong, Mr. Mel
,on." he leran. "Am 10 infer
that Won obJe ng here%
well, no, l.r ,A..tly, John"
Mr.. Nel.o9 couched slightly, hesi-
tatinr. Its only that mother and
would Ike to get little sleep"
FEATHER" cried Molly, quite in
dirnant. eve couldn't have been dis
turbinr any one, John has beer
talking verv low
81 don't doubt that. nv dear
Mr. Nelson was beginning to enjoy
the situation. Its not that, nor
have l any objection to Johns talk
ing to You. In fact, haven't an
objection in the world TO John nor
to his conduct, except
Mr.. Nelson is open to suspicion Of
having prolonged the matter unnec-
essarilv at this point
-"except in one thing. Mrs. Mel
son and 10 object seriously, nv
dear John. 70 the habit YOU seem to
have formed this evening Of leaning
against the bell push. Our bed
room is next to the kitchen. and
this continuous bell ringing is moi
conducive 70 repose."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09

The Gentleman with the Bonnet Boa
Don't stop me. old chap. Don't stoF
me. I've got a new hat for my wife
n here. ana n I'm not quick It'll b
out OF fashion before she's worn it,
Drawn by II. NJ. Bateman II Sketch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09

An interesting feature Of teleg
raPhers cramp is that certain let.
tiers are nearly always the stumbling
block. The most frequent are G
ard Y-that is, the code signals
used for these letters. When a
sender begins to be Conscious
about SO common a letter as G his
case soon becomes hopeless. Anoth-
Ct form Of cramp attacks the re-
ceiver Of the message. 1t takes the
form OF inability to write fast
enough TO take down a message
quickly transmitted. This is easily
understood when il Is remembered
that a receiver often has to write
continuously 70 code dictation, 50 to
speak, for hours at a time. The
strain involved is enormous and
leads fairly commonly to what Il
practically a form Of nervous bresk
SoEn.-DIndee ADVERTISE.
Esisrr rrosa Birds
In south America ls TO &c found
= bird from which a species Of but
ter can be obtained. This animal
Ia known as the col bird" and one
Of its favorite haunts is the island
Of Trinidad. 1t breeds in rocky
caves on the mainland, laying its
eggs in nest constructed OF mud
The young birds are eztraordinari.
ly fat, and tile fat, having been
melted down in clay pots, produces
q kind Of butter, SAYS LONDON Tit
Bits. This butter Is used by the
natives. The caves inhabited By
these oil birds are usually accessible
only from the sea, and the hunting
Of these feathered creatures fire.
qucnly affords exciting sport to
IL a1Un1uRpns in mil
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-09

Make weak solution Of soap
and warm water. Rub plenty Of
soft soap into the leather and le'
il soak for two hours. then rub ID
til quite clean. Afterward rinse
il well in a weak solution Of warm
water, soda and yellow soap After
rinsing wiring it well in a rough
towel, dry quickly and pun about
til quite soft. 1t will then be bst
ter than most new feathers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-04
JOHN T. WHISTLER is
NAMED ON COMMISSION
MAN WELL KNOWN HERE APP
POINTED AS CONSULTING
ENGINEER.

WASHINGTON. oct John t,
Whistler of Portland. for many
years engineer in the reclamation
service, will be appointed American
consulting engineer to the Interna-
tlonal Joint Commission which is ad-
iusting disputes over waterways
along the Canadian border. His sal
ary will be $4,000 yearly and his ap-
pointment for at least two years.
The joint commission. consisting
Of three Americans and three Cana
dians. will meet this week In ottawa
to take up the settlement of rights
to the waters of the MIX and st.
Mary's rivers, which flow across the
international boundary into Montana
and MIR. Whistlor, acting with the
Canadian engineer is to secure with
data on which ths commission nd
mately will determine how much flow
OF these streams properly belongs 10
each country
Tie question is important because
of great irrigation projects that util'
lie the waters of these streams. win
r King, OF Oregon, counselor of the
reclamation service, left for Ottawa
to confer with the joint commission
over the boundary waterway dis
putes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-04

SEATTLE, Wash. oct. 4.-Coreans
in Hawaii are traSning with wooden
guns, in the hope of being able to free
Corea from Japan, according to Miss
Sadie f.. Barrett a missionary to Ha-
waii, who addressed the national con-
yention Of the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society in the Methodist Epls-
copal church. y
Zone of the greatest difficulties we
have" said Miss Barrett, "is to keep
peace between the little Corean and
japanese girls, There Is a feeling Of
bitterness between them which some-
times causes trouble between their
elders.
THE Coreans are striving for mil.
itary power, although at present they
are training with wooden guns, and
hope to free Korea from Japan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-04
INDICTMENT RETURNED IN
A SECOND MURDER CASE

On the day that the trial of Lee
Dale for murder began, the grand
jury returned another murder indict-
ment Saturday afternoon the jury
returned a true bill against John
Richardson, who has confessed to
killing J. T, Owings. The indictment
charges second degree murder mas.
much as there is no longer first de.
gree murder in oregon since the abol-
ishment of the death penalty.
Six other indictments we're return
ed by the grand jury Saturday before
adjournment for the term Thomas
Swiftfoot, who was apprehended in
Moscow Idaho. is charged with the
larceny of horse from Carney &
Huey Mike Zennebyk is charged with
forgery and George Clark and James
Smith (colored) are accused of va
grancy These latter two were ar
rested at Athena for lettering about
the town. They We're detected once
entering a section house The other
three indictments were against two
persons who have not yet been taken
into custody
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-04

Prince Charles Of Rumania Will
lead his countrys troops should Ru-
mania cast her lot with Serbia and
decide to enter the war on the side
of the allies Berlin diplomats de-
clare that Rumania will remain
neutral in the coming struggle
against Serbia and into which Bull
garia practically has decided to
jump. Greece viii be likely TO fight
Bulgaria as soon as the Greek arml
is fully modified. This will leave
the position of Rumania a delicate
one to face and it is believed i'm
probable that she can remain ont OF
the struggle with the rest of the
Balkan states engaged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-04
Many see s1a 600 Theft

PHILADELPHIA. Oct Am at
tempt to steal jewelry valued at $1S,-
GOO from a show window at one of
the business corners in the shopping
district was made by two armed
men in full view of thousands of peo-
pie. After smashing the window
with a padded hammer, they seized
two trays containing the Jewels and
made a dash to escape, at the same
time firing their revolvers at pur.
suers.
Women shoppers were panic-
stricken and several tainted. One
of the men was seized The other
escaped through an office building
after one tray OF jewels had been
knocked from his hand. The other
tray was found intact.