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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
SnObS, and a
Gentleman!
~ - By
Mildred Caroline Goodridge |


Copyright. 1915. by w. q, Chapman.)
Don't bring that man into the
house, Robert Meade!" ordered Mrs
Meade. stormily. e. AZ.
"My dear Maria," expostulated her
husband. IS ~" =, -
I II won't hear word. Keep him
outside. Get rid OF him. %5$
/ ut will hurt the mans feelings ter
ribly, Maria. He is a poor, hard-work-
ing fellow but gold all through. He
happened to ride out this far on the.
trolley looking for mushrooms. and to
invite him to dinner
Y s%""Never!" and Mrs: Meade noisily
slammed the kitchen door, and her
visitor and sister-in-law, Mrs. 4 Lucy
Walters, who understood the situation,
glanced sympathizingly at the dis
turbed husband. ~, 81 30 -
The latter had seen coming down
the shaded suburban street upon that
holiday afternoon Martin Brill, who
operated an elevator In the building
where he had his office. Meade had
taken q liking to the humble honest
fellow. He had encourag ed him in
going to night school. He had started
q small savings account for his one
child: He was friendly and kind to
him. In his generosity Of heart he:
had invited him to call upon him II he
ever came out to Hillside. The art
less fellow had appeared. Robert
Meade was always doing these fool
sh things and his wife had sat down
on him In this instance hard. Z
The man was at the door. Per
.haps he had overheard the talk. Rob-
.ert received him warmly. & ;"
What q nice place you have,"'. said
the caller, and Robert led him through
the three front rooms. Z,
a / 5 MY wife, :" he began, about to. rake
up some apology for her not being in
evidence. when Martin bowed politely
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
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Work for Women.

Necessity is forcing women into all
the so.called "gainful; occupations..""*
There is hardly an occupation listed
in 1910, census for the United States
in which woman is not represented.
Woman's presence in some comes with
the effect of a shock to those who
fondly dream that every woman has .
home and her place is in it. There
are, fer instance, II woman lumber
men craftsmen and woodchoppers) n
the United States. There are 1850
woman stock herders and raisers. As
quarry operators, 81 blacksmiths, IS !
brick and stone masons and A long
shoremen. Many women have trav-
'eled far up the road to success IN
their work. Ten women head iron
foundries. There are 1926 woman
bankers and 1,347 bank cashiers.
Nearly thousand women are whole.
sale dealers. One woman is listed as
q railroad official. Three are proprie-
tors Of grain elevators. IL 4;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
VALUE OF MANURE sPREADER
One of Great Advantages Of Impte-.
ment Is That II Can Be Used Any
H. Time During the Year. 5}f-E

One Of the great advantages of the
manure ,spreader over the old way Of
spreading manure by hand Is that it
can be used throughout the growing
season. The spreader can be adjust
ed to give light or heavy. applica~
ton Of manure.
During the growing season, When
ever there is a little time to spare
from the regular field work, the ma
nure pile can be worked down and put
on to the fields, where it will be feed
ing crops instead of wasting away In
the barnyard or in the pile. &'h
With the spreader, manure can be
hauled out any time of the year. For
this reason alone, saying nothing Of
the time saved In unloading and the
even manner in which the manure is
distributed, the spreader is worth
many times its cost. 1t is just as nee.
essary as wagon on the farm where
live stock is kept.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
Child Interrupts Fierce Battle.

~ Child Interrupts Fierce Battle. ~
I During a battle fought on a hilltop:
in France the attacks of the Germans
became SO fierce that little ground re-
manned between the two enemies.
The French finally were compelled to
retire and sought refuge in neigh.
boring village. From small house
a little girl came out with cat
clasped in her small arms. With
surprised eyes she looked at the SOL
diers. When the Germans entered the.
village captain, observing the child.
carried her safely to the other side
of the road. The French had hidden
behind fence and noticed that the
Germans were surrounding the child.
Suddenly a shot was fired. A German
fell. His comrades pushed on. The
fight continued. Two days later the
German captain wrote to his wife:
"The guns of the French, the heroism
of the enemy did not stop us, but an
innocent child. believe that If men
could retain the innocence and purity
of child we all would be best pro-
tected." s-f q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
STUDY A CHlLD's INCLINATION
Parents Should Place Children In Con.
genial Employment, 10 opln.
z r ion Of Authority. ~,

'The entire future happiness Of a
child" says George W. Jacoby of New
York, according to the Pittsburgh Dis
patch, depends upon the successful
bringing out Of his capabilities, for
upon that rests his choice Of life
work. And the community suffers as
we'll as the individual If the boy or
girl is not properly employed to con-
genial work. g.. H.
This is a phase too generally over
looked by parents and guardians The
usual practice is to pitchfork a child
into any promising opening, without
much consideration Of whether he is
capable or suited for It. In many
cases, perhaps most, the necessity OF
finding employment overshadows any
question Of taste or fitness. The re-.
suit is, of course, round pegs In square
holes, labor that becomes task, a
veritable slavery. Some achieve sue
cess in spite of the uncongeniality of
their labor, inspired by ambition to
get on, but too many feel that they
are tied to the wheel of uncongenial
labor and eternally regret that they
could not or did not have an oppor-
tunity to take up some work in which
they would have found satisfaction.
How much Of the .slipshod work, the
clock watching and general shiftless-
ness in the world is due to this mis-
mating Of the man and the job. 1t
is not a question of youthful desire
that should be considered, but study
of the child's Involuntary inclinations,
that may give a clue to life work
that would be a pleasure and sue
cess instead of drudgery and a
failure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
HOMES, AND HOUSES
TERMS THAT ARE NOT BY ANY
Sd MEANS SYNONYMOUS. !.
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Most Women Understand the Differ
snce and Know It 10 Their Task ::
to Create Atmosphere Making If,
' for Happiness. u II

Home-making is an exquisite art. Let
US hope that we are not in danger Of
losing it. When people live in fiat for
eight months of the year; in shack
or cramped boarding house for four;
change their legal residence every few
years, and spend most of their hours
Of recreation in getting as far away
from home as possible in an automo.
bile home seems like q vanishing
memory. ~ ~, al So, /. +. : \
Apparently some people do not even
come into your living room and say.
what beautiful home you have!"
They mean what beautiful house you
have; they know nothing about your
home. ''re" 49, 80 -, " :
A home Is not merely house; 1t la
an atmosphere, a feeling. 1t is place
full of beloved associations, where you
can: wear old clothes, and think old
thoughts, and hear familiar voices
without hearing them. You can be
happy there, and be comfortably un.
happy. be thoroughly unpleasant even,
and know that those you love will
think no worse of you than they do all
ready. $3.50. ( - .: 5-yS "A
Luxury cannot make home, nor
can books, or pictures, or rugs, or
bric-a-brac. "A cat, a canary, two ger.
aniums, q Bible, and an old rocking
chair may make one of the loveliest
homes in the world. At the same time.
a home is not necessarily happy be-
cause 1t is the house OF poverty, al
some would have US believe. Z.
@ The art Of creating home atmos-s
phere is wholly the art Of woman
and she has none more charming.
Mere care will not do it, or mere neat.
ness and tidiness; indeed, those things
sometimes work the other way. The
love of prettiness will not do 1t; good
cooking will not do it, although it. Is q
mighty help. Even being gay and
merry and kindly yourself Is not quite
enough, although it helps even more
than the cooking. .e~ .s5ss @#@ Il s ,.ys
Success in ome-making, as in every
thing else, requires that you shall feel
a real Joy in your work. II it Is =
drag, If 1t Is an irksome duty. If your
mind is on 1000 outside things that
are not home, you cannot make home
what it should be- + ts,$ |.,. .z5 Z;
Not that the home-maker should
think of nothing else. That Is neither
desirable nor possible. But the wom-
an whose first pleasure is to create
that beautiful thing, home. will be .
precious and permanent influence not
only to her own family. but to all her
household, to all her guests, to the
whole community in which she lives.
Youths Companion. 7. sri
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
PREVENT WASHING OF SOILS
Frequent Crops Of Glover or Grass
Which Is PIowed Under, Making
Soils Spongy, 10 Best. ="
(By e. H. FRANKLIN.)


One of the gravest problems Of the
farmers of today who are living on
billy lands is how to prevent soil ero-
sion. Much of the washing of farm
lands can be prevented by blowing
deep, so as to make subterranean
reservoir for the storage of precipita-
ton. The water penetrates readily
through the loose soil, and its move.
ment through the underlying soil is
very much slower than over the sur,
face.
Frequent crops of clover or grass
which are plowed under make the sur
face soil spongy with humus and re-
tard the washing of the soil. All billy
lands liable to wash should have q
cover crop during the winter. A war
ranty deed will not keep the soil Of the
careless farmer from washing away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04


| The next morning, with all the other
curious people of the, city, I went to
see the smashed houses, which were
surrounded by cordons of troops
| While l was there the usual cry Of
Spy! Spy!" arose. The police arrest
ed five persons, three men, one wom
an and one boy of ten or twelve years.
Two of the men were disguised as
women. 1t was q dramatic moment
when the police tore of their wigs and
clothes and revealed the fact that they
were men. = a&jH'
Immediately the crowd broke out in
hoarse roar Of anger. Knives were
brandished and it was only with the
greatest difficulty that the police and
troops prevented the mob from fin
ishing them on the spot. ~
Renegade Venetian Shot. >,l
In the morning we also learned that
the engine Of the second aeroplane
had been SO damaged by the gun fire
that the machine was forced. to come
down In the public garden at the ex-
treme north end of the city. near the
arsenal. ~ 1.a:.@: v 49,.
On landing 1t struck a tree. The
pilot was thrown out and had both
legs broken, but the officer accompany
ing him was uninjured. He was imme-
diately arrested and discovered to be
a renegade Venetian, from very
prominent family of the city. He for,
merly had been an officer In the Ital
ian navy and stationed for several
years at the Venice arsenal. Through
a fast life in the navy he got deeply
in debt, resigned from the service and
went to Germany. where he engaged
in business. ~ tgr.z $6f'r
With the outbreak Of war he enlist.
ed in the German flying corps, and his
Invaluable personal knowledge Of Ven
ice caused him at once to be detailed
as observer attached to the Austrian
air feet designed to attack the city.
Within an hour after his capture he
was court-martialed and shot as a
traitor to his country. Before his
death he begged the officer In com,
mand of the shooting squad to notice
that he had strictly followed his or
ders. made no attempt to destroy life
or art treasures in the city itself and
simply s dropped bombs upon the
arSenal. e. as 1T as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04

Miss Hannah Wessling Is the bread
making expert Of the United States
department of agriculture and. this
photograph shows her at work in her.
laboratory in the department at Wash
ington. ANY standard recipe" says
Miss Wessling, twill produce good
bread provided care is taken in meas
uring the ingredients and securing
the correct temperature in which. to
set the sponge, for the yeast which
causes the sponge to rise grows best
at from rs to 80 degrees Fahrenheit"
Miss Wessling advocates the use Of
scales for measuring and declares that
housewives should have recipe books
that give the amounts of ingredients
in figures Of weight and not "a half
cup of -four ETC., as is the ordinary
custom. According to her directions
anybody can bake bread as good as
mother used to make" by the use of
a good recipe book, a pair of kitchen
scales and a thermometer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
Great Moment In History,

Napoleon Bonaparte had just picked
up the crown Of France out of the
gutter. well, l declare" he ejacu-
lated as he polished it off on his coat
sleeve. Here's richness! I've always
felt that the man who could turn last
years silk hat into a wastebasket was
something Of genius, but I'll have
him beaten to fragile, as another
great soldier will observe in hundred
years or so. I'll turn this old tile into
a telephone, and address the French
people through It," Whereupon he
placed the bauble upon his head, and
in time even as he had tntimated, it
became the recognized central ofl< !
for all the switchboards of Europe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
,Lluhtninu Steals Wrench.

. During thundershoWer In South
Egremont, Mass. lightning stole .
monkey wrench from c. E. Chase, pro.
prietor Of a garage, and 1t cannot be
found. Mr.. Chase pickle. up the
wrench to tinker with an automobile,
when along came q terrific bolt and,
quick as a flash. tc k it from Lis hand.
While the bolt was "monkeying"
around in the garage it keeled over
Frank A. Chase, son of the proprietor.
The father and son, neither Of whom
was seriously hurt, have searched the
garage from cellar to roof for the
wrench without avail. A house and
several trees in the center OF the
town also were struck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
PAPER POT FOR VEGETABLES
Handy for Keeping Different Varieties
Of Seeds and Plants-Roots Of
A& Plant Undisturbed.

Very convenient little pots for vege-
table plants may be made from paper
-four sacks or any tough paper.
Cut piece eight inches square and
fold through the middle diagonally.
Gig. u. Fold in right. hand corner
over to left hand edge, like an en-
velope. Gig. ~. Then fold the left
hand point over in corresponding
manner. Gig. 81. Separate the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
Well to Avoid Louuaclty,

talk and when. to be quiet Many
kinds Of businesses are out of reach
Of the man who talks too much. A GER
tain agent for corporation was sent
out few years ago to get options on
several tracts of land. He got along
swimmingly until an inquisitive old
chap got after him. The old fellow
was something of a psychologist and
at once began to pour flattery upon
the victim. The fellow couldn't stand
it. He just had to have his say and
began telling the shrewd old fellow
about himself and his Importance.
Against his better judgment he talked
too much.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04

points and fold back to make q
straight line. Gig. ~. 1t now opens
in a small box. These may be filled
with rich soil and placed side by side,
thus keeping different varieties /, of
seeds or plants separate. This also
saves buying pots, for when trans
planted the paper can, be torn of and
the roots Of the plant remain undis-
turbed. - .-N ..' - 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
WAS A LUCKY BATTED BALL
eddie" Knocked Pill Through Car
Window-"E. f." Wabash Presi-
dent, Is Feted by Loaansport.

Logansport, Ind.-A high fly knocked
by Eddie Kearney, captain of the
Kerry Patch nine, in 1881 was pri-
marily responsible for making E. F.
Kearney president of the Wabash rail-
road. He told it himself here when he
returned in his special car, the st.
Louis, to be the guest at Kearney
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
II Won't Have Your Proteaes Here.''

$s7l y WoHtff 7dVe y OUT Ft0te9eS peTe.
Ito Mrs. Walters, saying: ~ am glad
4 to meet you, Mrs. Meade and then
4 passed on with Robert out upon the
\ porch. 9ss $-,$y (, $ss "A ! Va
Eve are going to have dinner"
i again began Robert, dreadfully EN-
5-barrased, "and have company x
5:4."Oh, I must catch the electric in
fifteen minutes. = interrupted Martin,
much to the relief Of his worried host
81 got no mushrooms" he added,
Elaughingly, showing a folded pillow
case from his pocket. L, M, 15 n
u " why, say, do you like egg toma-
!, toes, pickle cucumbers, squashes 2"
spoke up Robert. exuberantly, and he
rushed his visitor to the garden and
y filled the bag amid the profuse thanks
;sof Martin. l5& 4! 4 Tx :, Z;
He walked half way to the depot
With his visitor. He tried to obscure
!: his apparent act Of unhospitality, but
\ Martin left him grateful and pleased
8 at the attentions he had received.
Too bad, Maria!" said Robert, as
they sat down to dinner. "a little
courtesy to that good fellow might
be the means OF lifting him to the
better plane he is unconsciously
striving for."' ~ s'-.,' ss.f..
You're full of your wild, philan-
Ethropic ideal" fetorted his wife. II
won't have your: proteges here. The
Idea! Sitting down at the ,same meal
with an elevator conductor. Humph!"
u Robert sighed. His wife was good
4 woman. Her, home was her idol and
never a better housekeeper, but she
7 had never accepted his ideas of being
helpful to those struggling in the low
/ er scale Of humanity. She did not
know 1t, in her forceful set way, that
the tenderness and harmony that she
lacked caused her thoughtfully good
husband to seek an expression of his
love for humanity outside Of the home
{ life. ~, -.
The incident passed and was quite
/ forgotten by" Roberts wife and Mrs.
i Walters. Robert was kinder than ever
to- Martin, whose eyes glistened with
pleasure as he told of the glad recep-
tion OF the fresh garden stuff at his
humble home. r ~" j
Upon another holiday Mrs. Meade
] and her sister-in-law started out one
morning upon an excursion steamer
which made the rounds Of the lake
about ten miles from where they lived
They were seated comfortably on
camp stools on the shady side of the
boat, when man passed by. He was
neatly dressed, but his attire was not
fine of texture or fashionably cut. He,
however, lifted his hat most politely
to Mrs. Walters. r. y
"Who was that?" inquired her sis
ter-in-law. .... -. .,,,.
1T is the gentleman your husband
wished to stay to dinner that day, you
know
Gentleman" scoffed Mrs. Meade.
"That elevator conductor! The idea!
Recognizing us!"
Not to you, Marie. He bowed to
me, thinking l was Mrs. Meade
f"Humph!"
! Martin Brill made himself no fur
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04

day celebration held here in honor of
the rise of local boy. The ball
broke the window. of a passenger
coach and Kearney hid in the Penn
sylvania telegraph office. The clicking
of the instruments fascinated him and
he vowed he would learn telegraphy.
He did, and he is still railroading.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
FENCES MADE. vERMlN PROOF
Birds Require Protection From Varl-
+, Gus Natural Foes az Well az
From Human Persecution. %&

Protection is the prime requisite for
increasing the number Of birds In any
area, and the results Of protection are
In direct proportion to the amount CIV
en-. Besides insuring birds against ev-..
cry form Of persecution by human
kind, we must defend them from vari-
Gus natural foes. The most effectual
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04

the tree June 20, 1914, and pick cher
ries. A branch broke, threw him to
the ground and fractured his spine.
He says the tree owner should have
warned him of "the dangers incident
to the work of gathering cherries"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
FALLS FROM CHERRY TREE
Boy Berry Picker Sues Owner OF
Property for Damages-Wants
$4,000 for Injured Spine.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Fifteen-year-old
Addison F. Ferris Of Stamford. who
fell from a cherry tree, wants $4,000
damages. He has brought suit through
a guardian at law against Harriet h.
Miller of Stamford, on whose property
the tree stands.
g. Addison says he was told to climb
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
To Care for 1000 Children,

Oakland, Cal.-Mrs. Emma J. Mel
lette, the Oakland philanthropist, has
purchased big ranch here, on which
she will furnish care for 1000 chill
dren. She will herself mother the
1000 youngsters of all ages and see
that they find health and happiness
and be filter for future usefulness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04

b r 81 at,S. d..
single step is to surround the proposed
bird sanctuary with vermin-proof
fence. Such fence should prevent
entrance either by digging or by climb
ing, but will serve its greatest use II
it cannot be climbed, and is therefore
cat-proof. 1t is impracticable to build
an impenetrable fence. the next best
device is to put guards Of sheet metal
on all nesting trees and on poles sup
porting bird houses. This should be
done In any case where squirrels or
snakes are likely to intrude, as It is
usually impracticable to fence out
these animals. Tree guards should be
six feet or more above ground. At
tacks by hawks, owls, crows, jays, or.
other enemies are best controlled by
eliminating the destructive individuals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
It Rained Fish In Hancock.

Hagerstown, Md.-The queerest fish
story of the season comes from Han
cock. During heavy thunder show
er Mrs. Mary ]. Perkins and several
members of her family were sitting
on the front porch when there ap-
peared on the porch tiny, wrig.
Cling fish. The fish has been care
fully preserved e.