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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
.BLAMES HIGH MEAT
COST FOR PELLAGRA
Says Poor In South Eat an
Excess Of Fats.

Washington.-The spread Of pella-
gra in the south in the last seven or
eight years is largely due to the high
cost of fresh meat, which has led the
poorer classes to eat too large an
amount of carbohydrates and fats.
This is the conclusion announced by
Edgar Sydenstricker, statistician of
the United States health service.
I'm the northern states" he says,
1.-The average family was found to con-
sumo between 1000 and LOO pounds
of protein, while in the southern states
the protein consumption averaged be-
tween 700 and 800 pounds.
1.-THE southern family consumed
nearly pound week less Of fresh
beef nearly half as much milk, very
much less of other meats and hardly
any salt beef, as compared with north
ern families.
while families in northern states
were found to consume larger quaint
ties Of butter, families in southern
states consumed over 60 per cent more
lard and nearly three times as much
salt hog products"
The lower wages in the south, even
in the mill districts, put the people
down there at an economic disadvan-
tage with the west and north, he as
serts
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03

Photo by American Press Association.
EMPRESS ALEXANDRA AS RED CROSS NURSE
summer palace Of the car is located.
is credited the relief which has come
to her mentally.
The czarina and the grand duchesses
took a thorough course In training in
the care of the wounded soldiers. The
czarina threw herself into the organ
ization Of the hospital with enthusiasm
and had it equipped In the most per-
feet manner.
1t was placed under the direction of
the Princess Gedroyc, one of the high
est nobility and who has won a ma
tional reputation in Russia as one of
the foremost women doctors. The
czarina, with her daughters, works at
the hospital every day from o a. m. to
p. N. and often later.
So impressed are they with the seri-
BUSINESS and the humanity of their
services that they often return In the
evenings, and when they have danger
ously wounded patients they stay all
night. The czarina has also equipped
a bath train and presented it to the
soldiers in the field.
The court hospital has accommoda-
lions for 200 soldiers and thirty Off
GERS. The regular nurses uniform
which the royal nurses wear is made
of white with a red cross on the left
arm, The example Of the czarina and
her daughters has induced many wom-
en- of the Russian nobility to devote
themselves to Red Cross work.
Some of them have turned over their
residences in Petrograd as well as their
estates In the country to the soldiers
for hospitals. The Grand Duchess Olga
is twenty years old and her sister,
Tatiana, seventeen. Both of them
have been gazetted colonies of two
crack cavalry regiments in their ia
theirs service.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
PLAN HOLIDAY FOR APRIL 80.
Would Commemorate Inauguration of
Washington as President.

washington aS FTeSioSHt'
New York.-One of the last things
done by the late constitutional conven-
ton was the approval of number OF
recommendations for the enactment of
measures by the legislature, and one
of the things approved was the sugges-
ton that April 30 be made legal hol-
iday in commemoration of the inaugu-
ration of George Washington as first
president of the United States or April
30, 1889.
Delegate Peter Donovan, one Of the
members representing the Twenty-frst
senate district in the Bronx, submitted
the proposition, doing so Oh the Lesis
of letter written him by George j.
Clark, a journalist, who urged that
Just as July was the holiday of
American independence and Decora-
ton day was the anniversary of the
saving Of the Union, so April 30 should
be commemorative of national unity.
When the state legislature meets in
January one Of the two Bronx SEN
ators, either Senator James A. Ham,
ilton or Senator John j. Dunnigan, In
the upper house and Assemblyman
Fertig in the lower. will introduce the
necessary bills.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
HOPES TO REACH 18TH YEAR
Uncle Abe Saw General jackson and
Talks Like History Book.

Atlanta. Ga.-Uncle Abe Coulter of
Lafayette, Ga, is going strong for his
one hundred and twelfth year. He was
born Jan. I, 1904. at Jasper Tenn.
He remembers seeing General An
drew Jackson and his army He saw
the Indians corralled at big Spring
at La Fayette in 1887 and tells strange
stories of happenings when the section
was occupied by Indians. To hear
Uncle Abe talk is like turning the
leaves of history.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
CORNSTALKS STOP PHONE.

Interfere With Service In Kansas,
Causing Short Circuit.
Leavenworth. Kan.-The cornstalks
are so tall in some parts of Leaven-
worth county that they are interfering
with the telephone service.
South of Lansing, at Dan Monroe's
place, stalks pressed against the tele-
phone wire and caused short circuit.
The linemen had considerable trouble
in discovering what was wrong.
The wires were on low poles. Two
rows of corn had to be cut on each
side to keep the wires clear of short
circuiting at Mr.. Monroe's place.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
White Man with Black Liver

The liver is a blood purifier. 1t was
thought at one time it was the seat Of
the passions. The trouble with most
people is that their liver becomes black
because Of impurities in the blood due
to bad physical states, causing bilious
ness, headache, dizziness and consti-
patton. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
will clean up the liver and give you
new life. 25c at your druggist.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
His Ashes In Parcel Post.

West Palm Beach. Fla.-The ashes
Of A. Ninoniya. a japanese who died
here several days ago, have been start
ed for japan by parcel post. Shortly
before his death Ninomiya requested
that his body be cremated and the
ashes sent to Ehima. Japan. where he
was born. The ashes were placed in
metal receptacle, which was hermeti-
cally sealed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
GIRL FIGHTS WITH BURGLAR.
University Student Leaps From Bed
On to lntruder's Neck.

University Student Leaps From Bed
On to lntruder's Neck.
Berkeley, Cal.-Miss Edna l.. Reeves
of Ukiah, student at the University
of California, battled for fifteen min
utes with burglar In her bedroom.
Miss Reeves, awakened, saw the bur
glar crawling on all tours. She jumped
from bed and landed on the mans
neck. She called to Miss Laura Hamp-
ton, her roommate, to guard the win
dows and then gave her undivided at
tention to the burglar.
They fought through a glass door to
a sitting room, into the dining room
and then into the kitchen. There the
burglar got away through window.
Miss Reeves was considerably bruised,
but was able to attend classes later in
the day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
SQUASHES FROM ASH PILE.
Seeds Dropped Aimlessy, Receiving No
Attention, Bring Large Harvest.

AttentioTJ DTi19 GdTSS Ilai NSSe'
Franklin, Ind.-As a result of plant
ing four squash seeds in an ash pile
early in the summer II. c. HOFFMAN
gathered more than sixty large squash
es from the vines. The squashes have
attracted the attention of half the peo-
pie here, as Mr.. Hoffman lives only
two squares from the courthouse.
The seeds, thrown carelessly on the
ash pile and receiving no attention
whatever, except an occasional pan OF
dishwater, grew SO rapidly that they
soon left his yard, entered the neigh
bors' yard and then climbed a wire
fence and covered 1t half block from
their planting place.
Mr.. Hoffman delivered to all neigh
bors where his vines had trespassed
large squash. Most Of the squashes
were more than three feet long and or
fine quality.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03

the Indianapolis Manual Training high
school and was awarded a scholarship
at the university. He is enrolled In the
Junior college of philosophy.
Perk follows In the footsteps of Har-
old Fishbein, who came from Indian
apolis a year ago at the age of fifteen
and has continued his remarkable rec
ord at the university. Perk Is the
youngest student ever matriculated at
Chicago
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
FINDS DIET CURES CANCER.
London Doctor Reports Seven Complete
Recoveries With Natures Aid.

London. - Seven patients suffering
from cancer have been completely
cured "by assisting natures efforts"
according to DR.. Robert Bell, head of
the cancer research department of the
Battersea General hospital.
1--WE have" DR.. Bell recently said,
been able to demonstrate beyond
doubt that the healing power of ma
ture, if sufficiently assisted by regu-
lating the diet regimen of patients,
together with the administration of
therapeutic agents, has proved in many
instances quite competent not only to
overcome the disease, but to bring
about complete recovery"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
PIONEER IN NEED.
1iscoverer of Finlayson River Files APP
pIication For Pension.


Seattle.-John Finlayson, aged 103,
discoverer Of Finlayson river and Fin
layson lake, in Yukon territory, has
applied to the board of trustees Of the
Pioneers home at Sitka, ALASKA, for
pension under the Alaska territorial
law providing for aged pioneers.
Finlayson prospected and mined gold
in California and Oregon until he was
sixty-six years old, then went to Brit
ish Columbia and Yukon territory and
explored large areas into which white
men had never penetrated.
He retired with what he supposed
would be enough money TO care for
him all his life, but had not expected
to attain such great age, and the
years have now exhausted his hoard.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
LETTER ON WAY THREE YEARS.
Addressee Gets 1t With Twenty three
Postmarks on Envelope.

Los Angeles, Gala registered let
ter mailed three years ago from Van
couver by J. A. Fitzsimmons to D. O.
King, Ocotian, Oaxaca, Mexico, was
received recently in Long Beach.
Twenty-three postmarks showed the
trail of its travels.
From Vancouver to Mexico and back
It went. The second time the letter
was received in Mexico Postmaster
Gomez directed it to Los Angeles.
Finally 1t reached its destination at
Long Beach
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
Some Forms of Rheumatism Durable

some FOFms OIL Hnetmhtlsm OuTaDIe
Rheumatism is a disease character
lied by pains in the joints and in the
muscles. The most common forms are
Acute and Chronic Rheumatism, Rheu-
matte Headaches. Sciatic Rheumatism
and Lumbago. All of these types can
be helped absolutely by applying some
good liniment that penetrates. An ap-
plication of Sloan's liniment two or
three times a day to the affected part
will give instant relief. Sloan's lini-
ment is good for pain, and especially
Rheumatic pain, because it penetrates
to the seat of the trouble, soothes the
afflicted part and draws the pain.
"Sloan's Liniment is all medicine.
Get Csc bottle now. Keep it handy
in case of emergency.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03

When our own people do not car to
invest in water power, railroad and pub
lie service enterprises, we ought to
make our laws friendly to outsiders
who are willing to invest money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
EATS PORK AT EVERY MEAL.
Hoosier Farmer Says 1t Is Sweet Diet
and Good For Longevity.

Hoosier Farmer Says 1t Is sweet Diet
and Good For Longevity.
Columbus, Ind.-Do you wish to live
long and be strong? Then eat pork
three times a day, says Samuel Reyn-
olds, farmer here, who is seventy-fve
and can carry a sack of grain with the
best.
Reynolds eats pork three times every
day, and If he wishes a little snack of
something between meals he eats a
piece of pork. If he happens to need a
bite of something before going to bed
he eats a piece of pork. He never ate
an apple in his life, and he never tasted
any sort of fruit, butter or jelly.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03

Word has been received that the
Okanogan irrigation project will be
fnishe next spring. This valley has
shipped 800 cars of apples this season.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
BOY, ts, ENTERS UNIVERSITY.

indianapolis Sends Second Young Gen.
ius to Chicago.
Chicago-Students and faculty of the
University of Chicago are expecting
much of Benjamin Perk of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, thirteen years and four months
old, who has registered as a freshman.
Perk was graduated last spring from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
Iceberg Lake.

The lakes in Glacier National park
that are fed by glacial water are milk
white, but others are clear and pure
and reflect all the varying aspects Of
the sky and clouds above. On clear
day the water is beautifully blue, but
when storm clouds gather it assumes
darker shades, which make it appear
dangerous and forbidding. One. of the
most attractive lakes in the park is
Iceberg lake, so called because the
glacier at its edge discharges bergs
into its waters at intervals, after the
arctic region. The crest Of the wall
around this lake is as high above the
water as four buildings like New
York's skyscrapers atop one another.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
"Sardonicn Smiles.

The expression "sardonic smile" is
as old MS Homer. 1t means literally to
"grin like dog and bears reference
to the hideous contortion Of the facial
muscles produced by eating the sardo-
nian, plant Of Sicily, which was said
to screw up the face Of the eater, Civ
ing it horrible appearance.
Mahan, in his history Of England,
says: '"The island Of Sardinia, consist
ing chiefly Of marshes or of mountains.
has, from the earliest period to the
present been cursed with noxious air,
an III cultivated soil and scanty pop
ulation. ], The commissions produced, by
It's poisonous plants gave rise to the
expression Of '..sardonic smile. (which
Is as old as Homer" H., ss.s,n & - 5s*g
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
The Use Of Iron.

Iron has been known to men for a
very long time. In the time Of the AS
syrians it was extensively used. iron
saws, knives and other tools having
been found by Layard at Nineveh.
Homer refers to the forging Of iron,
while the hardening and tempering of
steel appear to have been operations
In common use among the early
Greeks. The employment Of kind of
bellows for the forging Of tools, pre-
sumably of iron, figures in Egyptian
sculpture of 1900 B. c. Cast iron ap-
pears to have teen discovered about
$50 B. G.. Through the agency Of the
Romans the manufacture of iron was
Introduced all over the then known
world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
QYERSNllIE.

Prof. and Mrs. Pierce and two
children who have been spending the
summer months in Des Moines arriv
ed here the forepart OF the week.
Prof. Pierce .is the principal Of the
public school. H..
I Miss Lena Stockemer, who has
been guest of numerous friends
and relatives at La Crosse and Cal
in this city. BILL ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. D. Holbrook OF
Waterloo, are in Dyersville visiting
the latter's father, Mr.. ,Weidenbach-
er and daughters, Misses Marie and
Elizabeth. a, =, < i. ~ .
Dr.. +. !, ,Mtcs;cabe has returned
from Davenport, where he attended
a chiropractorsn convention. ~
Mrs. John Mueller and children re-
turned Tuesday, from a ten ARys'
visit with relatives in Waterloo and
Charles City. II. ~
Fred S. Gehrig of Dies Moines ar
rived in Dyersville Saturday after.
noon to spend Sunday and Monday
with home folks here. He also at
tended the Elks; banquet at Dubuque,
Tuesday evening"
Jacob friedman and children and
Miss Margaret Dietrich have return
ed from a visit with relatives, at
Haver Hill and at TDes Moines.
Miss Irma Gehrig spent last Thurs
cay in Dubuque
Miss Anna Lockwood of Cedar Rap
ids has been visiting her mother
and sister, Miss Nellie, for the past
five weeks. She. returned to her du'
ties at Cedar Rapids this week.
D.. C. Giassersof Dubuque, spent
Thursday in Dyecsville.
Mr.. Jos. Reynoluscn of Estherville
arrived here Friday morning and
will remain for, several weeks visit
with his father-in-law, Mr.. August
Muehe, and other ,relatives. Mrs. Rey
noldson has been, the guest OF rela
tives fer the past three weeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL


"A. J. Bruce, contractor, will
soon commence the work Of remod-
cling the front to the w. L. Drew
store building Mr.. Drew is to in
stall a strictly up-to-date front, with
large display. space. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Thompson and
son, and Mrs. Charles Webb of Spir-
it Lake, Iowa, were the guests CT
Mr.. and Mrs. ED. Duncan, a part OF
last week. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs.
Webb are sisters OF Mrs. Duncan.
George Dewhurst of Harrington,
Nebraska, was guest of Mr. and
Mrs. M. D.. Arnold on Tuesday. Mr..
0ewhurst accompanied the remains
of his sister to Epworth, where in
terment was made last week. He left
ON Tuesday evening for his home.
R. J. Robinson and daughter,
Grove, Nebraska, were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. W.. D. Work, several days
last week. Mr.. Robinson and fam
lily formerly resided in this city, and
removed to- Nebraska several years
ago.
Miss Ruth Reeves entertained
Ou LdSL utSudy SSSu1u6 dl AoA
home in honor of Miss Lydia He'd
lund, who has departed for Los An
geles, Cal. The home was prettily
decorated, and an evening of real
pleasure was enjoyed by the young
people. %E't
Voters in the Third ward will
note that the place to vote at the
special election on Thursday will be
at the w. J. Burk residence on
North Franklin street, instead OF
Park lodge, as formerly. The Sec
ond and Third wards will have their
polling places in the Firemen>s hall
and D. F. Hennessey's livery barn
;; respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brown have
been enjoying visits from DR.. and
Mrs. Edwin Cobb and baby daughter
of Marshalltown, Mrs. Herbert Don
eghy and daughter, Miss Dorothy, OF
Macon, Missouri, and Mr.. j. w.
Woodbridge of Mexico, Missouri. Dr..
Cobb returned to Marshalltown on
Monday, while his family renamed
for a more extended visit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
Marcy and His Patch.

Credit is usually given to General
Jackson for saving, "To the victors be-
long the spoils." Governor w. l..
Marcy of New York actually made
the phrase which cut big figure in
the Tyler Cass Van Buren, battle.
Marcyfwas perhaps, the most bitterly
caricatured American prior to Lincoln.
He was usually represented with a
patch on this trousers labeled so cents.
That was the sequel to bill for that
amount which he rendered to his state
for having had his clothing mended.--
Philadelphia Ledger. . FIX. -. i.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
%
Life Amid peathr1ke Stiffness.

l. In the rainless interior of Australia
there is q ''silence Of the grave" This
deathlike silence has peculiarly de
pressing effect. II two men are camp
ed and one of them goes to distan,
township to get provisions while the
other remains behind to look after the
camp, the man who is to remain says
to his friend in rorcible, gold fields
language: "Now, Bill, don't be- long
away. You know what kind Of place
this is to live in by yourself" or words
to that effect. If his mate is away Tor
two or three days the silence gets on
the mans nerves and in the end ne
shouts to make a noise. And often he
is afraid of the sound of his own
voice.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Seth .Ha1nblin at.
tended the Central City fair on
Thursday of last week. r. \. 'EfS:
oliver H. Lewis of north Of this
city, was at Des Moines several
days Last week, to attend the State
fair. ~, = : 4
Miss Blanche Terri went to
Davenport on Friday evening for a
few days visit with Miss Jennie
Cleaves. ~ &:$$'i
Miss Alice Smith, of Waterloo,
Iowa, spent Sunday and Labor Day
visiting her friend, Miss Ruth Reeves
of this city. FRI, r#.@
Mr., and Mrs. John Cruise, jr.,
had as their guest on Sunday, Mel
Son Hersey of Cedar Falls, Will Bias
kervile, Of Earlville, and Miss Lot
tie Box of Greeley. r.,
Mrs. Lille Neil of Hopkinton,
was a guest in the A. H. Marshall
home in this city and the Henry
Hermann home west Of town, several
days last week., Mrs. Neil returned
home on Monday. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
uaelssa.

An ignorant negro had been pcrsuad-
ed to buy q thermometer by a glib
tongued salesman. and few days
later he came back with it, complaining
that it didn't give satisfaction. whats
the matter with, itg' asked the clerk.
'"Ah dunno, but 1t; amt made no dir
renee round nah place. Some days de
house am too cold an odder days it,
too hot. "AExchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
Hair. PULLING ! Dissass.

Hair pulling isn't confined to martial
disputes. There Is q curious affection,
more of nerves than Of skin, called
trichotillomania, which causes people
to pull out their own hair. In the
Journal of the American Medical asso-
citation specialist describes two cases
Which he treated.
A young woman Of twenty-seven was
in the habit Of pulling out her eye
brows; a schoolboy of fourteen tweak-
ed the hairs out Of the left side of his
head. The hair pulling r'.'"' '''olvn-
tary; irresistible impulse I'd
denly, caused them to {; s::~';tt
freedom from worry an, - con
tanning arsenic produced noticeable i'm
provement in both cases..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
l,Ie Ink Tree.

An int: tx tree, known to D0ta-
nfsts as .u-pus atnacardium, II
chiefly found in India. but grows also
m north Australia : the West Indies.
It's nut supplies the cultural marking
fluid. When dried for commerce the
aut is heart shaped and nearly black
and contains a black viscid Juice. For
marking linen or cotton this Juice IL
mixed with Quicklime. 1t can be made
into marking ink by treating the nut
with a mixture Of alcohol and sulphu-
rfc ether and is also used for black
varnish
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
ttt+. sESf%f III $Es 49, ir5ES
h Chief az Government Wireless.

When Captain wv. 81. G. Billiard, o.
ss..fN. chief Of the naval radio service.
took charge tof the wireless plant at
Sayville, n. r.. the only remaining
privately operated means Of communi-
cation between Germany and the Unit
ed States passed into control Of the
federal government. 1t is understood
that the government took the station
sass n precautionary measure. as con-
sdnued operation by; the German Off
scials might constitute violation Of
neutrality rHereaf ter. no code dis.
patches will be handled unless the Of
sdcers IN charge are provided with the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

Brotherhood Of American Yeomen,
meets regularly every LIST and Sd
Tuesdays. Visiting archers always
welcome. - >~';
w. D. HOYT,
,sv' &a.~ Nh Foreman. eas
....ss@, . ~. CHAS: H.yBUNKER,
4, ~ 45,aa-,* *ts Correspondent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
Al His Best.

Blobbs - The doctor told Guzzler
drinking was the very worst thing he
could do. Slobbs-1 guess that doctor
didn't know Guzzler or he would have
realized that drinking is the best thing
he does.-Philadelphi Record