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Why Milk Sours.

We are told by those who study the
ways and ravages Of the mischievous
microbe that he is very. fond OF sugar
and that he delights to crafty this
liking by turning the supply in milk
into an acid which sours the milk.
These microbes are constantly In the
air. alive though invisible, and ready
to drop into the milk when they can.
II IT were possible to keep the milk
from the air after the COW Is MIXED
It would not turn sour. Warm milk
is particularly inviting to the microbe
and favorable to his operations. He
does not get along well under chilling
conditions, and that is why the sweet
ness OF milk can be preserved II It Is
kept cold. Boiling fresh milk changes
the sugar in such a way that the mi
crobe cannot feed upon it-Baltimore
American.
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Poetry Of Wnrd.

When / feel inclined to read poetry
I take down my dictionary. The poetry
of words Is quite as beautiful as that
Of sentences. The author may arrange
the gems effectively, but their shape
and luster have been given by the at
triton Of ages. Bring me the finest
Gimfle from the whole range Of imagi-
native writing and I win show Jon a
single work which conveys a more pro
ro1nA Q more accurate and q more
elOque1t analoU.-Holmes
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Mnthar Rrnok-

zfter nearly three centuries Of use
fumes Mother brook, the first canal
ding IN this country, still finds itself
utilized % some extent, though the re
Quirements which brought it about
have long since passed Its construc-
ton was undertaken and completed by
the hardy citizens Of Dedham, Mass, in
1850, to provide water for mill pur-
poses. The artificial waterway was
constructed to connect the Charles nv
- with East brook, covering distance
Of about a mile 1t was a great IN
dsrtAk1ng for those days, when every
foot had to be excavated laboriously
by hand. but the work was carried out
with the usual determination marking
the settlers OF the day. The canal
winds round the highlands Of the
town. and on both sides, extending al
most to its border, may be seen well
kept gzrdens--Exehange.
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A TrouhIaaonna carno.

An elephants shoulder Is never
still" is a Hindu saying with refer
ence to the restlessnesS Of the animal
An Englishman tells how the elephants
passion for moving about once came
near wrecking a ship.
A number Of elephants were taken
on board a vessel at Calcutta, and the
steamer went down the Hugh river.
At night It anchored OF Sanger point.
The sea was as still as oil, but the
ship rolled so much that she was in
danger Of going over. The elephants
had found that by swaying to and fro
all together they could produce pleas
ant rocking motion. As the ship had
no other cargo and rode light the cap
tain was much frightened. The ma
bouts, or keepers, were hurried down
into the hold. and each one, seated on
his own beast. made him "break step"
but they had to stay there for a long
time.
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rh.i,. Nithnrrt sunahina.

The doctrine that sunshine is neces-
sarily helpful and beneficial to the
health Is not always>true. The Turk
ish men and women upset this theory
completely. Across every window In
a Turkish home are lattices to keep out
curiosity and sunlight The Turkish
women get as little sunlight outside Of
their homes as they do inside.
At the age Of twelve the Moslem
woman takes the ven and she Is never
seen without It The only chance she
gets to let the wind blow on her face
Is when she Is seated In the court
yard and within the walls OF her own
home.
In spite Of the fact that the men and
women get so little exercise and fresh
air they are strapping big and hardy
people. Few Americans can match
them In physique or powers Of en-
duranee.-St Louis Republic.
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canes a the National Mu,.un

A collection Of canes made Of prscj.
cally every kind Of suitable material
and representing forty-fve forelu
countries, as well as twenty-One states
Of the Union, forms one Of the most
interesting exhibits at the National M.
scum at Washington. Forty different
kinds Of wooden canes are on ezhibt
ton, as well as canes made Of ivory,
bone, horn, skin, paper, tin, wire and
other substances. In this collection
are many canes that are artistic and
others that are merely curious in
shape, as well as some made for emer-
gency uses. Among the latter are a
sketching cane with drawing materials
stored in the handle, a number equip
ped with match safes, mountain climb
ing canes with sharp spiked ferruleS
an officers ''swagger stick and swOrt
and gun canes Of various types. The
most interesting feature Of the eI-
hibit perhaps is the historical element
Popular Mechanics.
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Precious Manuseripts.

Considered one Of the finest manu-
scripts in this country, the "Evangel-
istarium sive Lectiones ex Evangeliis, I"
Illuminated and Of French Carlovingi-
an origin, may be seen in the New
York Public library. The manuscript
Is Of veIlum and consists OF 200 leaves.
Its date Is set In the neighborhOod Of
so A ID. The late twelfth and thir-
teenth centuries are also represented,
and among the works from the four
teenth century Is the Oldest extant
complete manuscript OF the Wycllhite
version Of the New Testament IN Eng
lish.-Argonaut.
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xsrxss and the HeIIespOnt.

Xerxes was furious when storm
wrecked his bridge Of boats IN me
Hellespont from Abydos to SestOs. No!
content with having the engineers Dc.
capitated, he ordered the inhietlOn o.
800 lashes upon the strait and ue
letting down into it Of set Of feTterS.
Herodotus diScredits the story tna1
Xerxes also sent irons to brand me
strait. But the historian does give us
''non-Hellenic and blasphemous terms
which the scourgers were ordered U
use: Thou bitter water, this Is us
penalty which our master mdicS upon
thee because thou has wronged LIN
though he has never wronged Ilse.
King Xerxes win cross thee, Wnelns4
thou wilt or not, but thou deserves
not sacrifice from any man, DecauI.
thou art a treacherOus river OF SlA
water"
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A Morbid Desire.

Two Octogenarian darkies at White
Sulphur Springs, having been employed
by one hotel management since old
time war days. are now retained as
pensioners. though they occasionally
do light and pottering jobs about the
place.
One day not long ago they were
languidly raking leaves on the lawn.
As lady passed she heard them quar-
reling and stopped to listen
Niger" stated the older Of the pair.
~does you know whut i wish't?
wish't dat hotel yonder had a thousan'
rooms in 1t and you wuz laid out daid
In eY'y roomg'-Saturday Evening Post.
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A ArtIrt.. Impromptu Solo.


Pierre Carat, the singer and exqui-
site OF NapoleonIc France. was not
merely a glass Of fashion and a won
derful, self instructed singer, but an
artist devoted to his art But is the
following" asks Bernard Mail In his
biography, ian example OF sincerity In
art or OF love OF attracting attention.
Coupigny had supplied him with a
romance TO be set to music. When
ever the two met Carat replied, Il
have not hit upon an idea as yet"
One day Coupigny was walking down
the Rue Neuve des Petits Champs
Hearing a sound OF some one running
ND behind him, he turned 1t was
Carat, who seized him by the arm.
dragged him up the stairs Of a neigh
boring house and, halting on the first
landing, exclaimed, I've got itr At
once he began to sing the romance
through at the top OF his voice. The
inhabitants Of the house began to
open their doors, heads were projected
over the bannlsters, finally they began
to approach. But Carat, having finish
ed. tore down the stairs Ike a monkey,
dragging the bewildered poet with him.
Youths Companion.
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W Rod For Trout e;,.


- KO Sa,. Of split bamboo an 'F D':,
y cementing together a HI p'0ducsd
cann ta strips split from - tSa q
car cane e.l 60 form each joint; tS Sa' EAOs
SIX strips is the choice ~ ro NE rOd t
, Weight for weight-and, ' 81 a o
Wltnin reason, the lighter tS ~ @OrSe
Oetter-Split bamboo rods a r,s . 10 Tie
ana nave more casting power s sGSGss
Ter action than rods OF an arv and be-.
terlal, Very properly coDeadina ' !! "a
the choice Of a fly rod i ING that
limited to the rod Of split ba p,Scuealy
cannot go far wrong in seIact,. !OO
nine feet in length. Such a roS =. one
ngnt work of our average trout , ~ tae
should not weigh over five and ID ' .
ter ounces. uu quar-
Any rod seriously Worth oo.,,
ton has snake guides parro r-'.e =.
reel seat and ferrules and a sofia a.Ie'
hand grasp. 'Onu eofk
1t Is very we'll when makir.
selection to try out several "a 'OI
sWering to the above speciscat,o rs ID
order to avoid, if possible -, 80, y
a rod that is either too sti- es'Nns
hexible.-Outing. " w
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cornmaal For The E..t.

Men as well as women are finding
eonmeal very beneficial to aching and
sore feet Simply soak the feet In
warm water into which a handful Of
meal has been thrown. and the meal
when rubbed over the feet opens up the
pores In such a manner as to stop the
very disagreeable annoyance Of painful
feet It "a Tar superior to salt baths
for the feet-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
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Inner Life IN constsntinouIs.

Constantinople has a deleterious ef-
feet upon Europeans So at least de-
clared great and highly gifted lady, "
mentioned by Grant Dun. She had the
honor Of being received by the sultan.
81 hope you like Constantinople7" In
quired the monarch YES" said she,
but 1 find great difficulty in leading
my inner life here" The sultan start
ed, but, recovering himself, said suaye-
~, ~Ah, no one should drink water
hare without having It previously bOfl-
ed."-London Chronicle.
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Overcharoed.

In a western town the attorney foE
the gas company was making a popular
address.
Think Of the good the gas company
has DONE" be cried. IF I were per
mitted pun l would say in the words
Of the immortal poet. Honor the light
brigadeP"
Whereupon shrill voice came from
the rear, +Oh. what a charge they
madeF-New York Times.
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For remarkable memory It would be
hard to Guido q stroIling player Of the
eighteenth century. Of whom Sir WI
liam Robertson HlcOll has written For
q wager he once undertook to memoriEe
the whole Of the next days Daily Ad-
vertiser and accomplished his task by
repeating every line In the Journal.
news, headings. advertisements and all
IN perfect order and without q Slip
London Taller.
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No book collector should be "llnU1'
a bookplate, and a bOokplate one =
serted In a volume should never De lE
moved. When the plate is that % :
good collector 1t constitutes an lndOfSs
ment and adds a certain interest sn- -
value to the volume. l was once sO-1
through the collection of a friend, AN AN
observing tie absence of a DOOAp, ma
I asked him why it was. he rephs.'
agrhe selection Of a bOOkplate IS su'H .
serious matter. Atlantic
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The Oldest medical book in the world
was found in a rock tomb By the Nile,
dating from about 1000 B. @ 1t IL a
ron about sixty-six feet long and car.
ries prescriptions for al sorts Of an
mentA Castor on Is one OF the rene
dies prescribed II has been used pref
u steadily ever since.
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There's a Reason For Everything

wouldn't you try to get a divorce
from a woman who abused you and
neglected your home and thought more
OF her club than she did OF your thun-
dered the big man.
Il don't think would" replied Hen
~ Peck. Il am afraid Henrietta would
not let me."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Knitting is a Scotch inyennon ' ~ ~
fifteenth century. Soon atter l's -, -.
ton a guild Of stocking knitters So, -
formed, with st. Fiacre as Us p -.
saint Hand knitting was supplenssn
ed by machinery as early as lOT S,, ~4
WIIIiam Lee invented the kniI'
The broad ax., 1915-05-08

Coral reefs and islands are formed
By the coral building polyp. These
animals only live in clear water, the
depth OF which Is not greater than
twenty-five fathoms, and the tempera-
ture OF which does not sink below IS
degrees Il.
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'Wm the gentlemen please move up
forward a littIeY' called out the polite
conductor Of the trolley car.
Il won't" grOwled Mr.. Crouch. who
hung 10 strap near the door
@oh. didn't ask you" said the con-
ductpr.-Bunalo News.
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Traveller = Waiter. get me q lamb
chop, quick Ny train goes In eighteen
minutes. Waiter-Yess sir. Fifty cents.
TraEeler-Whatl Do you expect me
10 pay IN advanced Waiter-R you
please. SIR. You may be gone before
IT'S ready.-Boston Transcript
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Teacher-Is there no way can IN
duce you. Johnny, to take some inter
est In your algebraf Johnny-CertaIn-
y, Mis- Jnks. In fact, ! do take an
interest, but somehow don't seem TO
be able 30 get hold Of the principle
Richmond Times Dispatch.
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How did your cake turn out. my
dearr'
Pretty badly, fear. Even the CHI
dren wouldn't have a second piece
Louisville Courier-JournaL
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Knicker-what became OF the boy
who vas kept IN at school7 Boeksr-
Grew mp to b TIE man who was de-
taiasd At TIE ofhcs-Nsw xsrk sua.
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o.,s...;o,s Furnished

.what does our party stanu
asked the machine senator. au-
sYou, for one thing repI sSs hail.
eous voice from the rear OIL
Philadelphia Record
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Bslle-HoW silly men act when thsy
WoDosei Why, my husband acted Ike
q perfect fool NeIle- That's what ev-
sEybody thought when your engage
msnk was announced -Exchange.
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Talking is IKE playing on the harp.
There Is as much IN laying the hands
On the strings to stop their vibrations
a. IN tWanging them to bring out their
musies-Holmes.
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A Gentle Request.

Jessie-PIease. auntie. the Lev and
next door says. her cOmpllp s.uss be-
WIN yOu play very low, beeaI. SD
husband Is extremely mu'
ney Bulletin
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Hope b the principle Of activity.
Without holding out hope. to desire
one TO advance il absurd ana ssnst-
ioss.-Edmund Burke.
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~What is the principal diferenSs
tween modern and ancient times 81. the
zone Of the main points was -. .Ss an.
modern earn their living Wune
cient urned their dead"
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sPoor cd Jiegsi He found tais =
hard word"
-D1sd IN poyertyT
7So. BE fen ont Of an atrship."-
BuGhio Express.
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Alice-Trust herI You surely don't
think she could keep a secret7 Marie
well I've trusted her with other
things. and she kept them--Boston
Transcript
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ne loss Of NE oceaaioned b. earth
annks senern1ly depends upon Ne fen-
80 q populaticn rather fi1nn tho -.
ElZ.lZ e lhe shoeIA
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Almanacs are in existence that were
compiled IN the fourteenth century, but
they are only In manuscript. The frst
printed almanac was issued about the
year 1875. =
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-1s your son anything Of 4 Eprintsr
since be went 70 colleger
~WeIl. he holds the family record for
running up a bIlLs-Baltimora Ameri-
can.
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Men Of loftier mind manifest than
selves IN their equitable dealings, su,sIl
minded men IN their going after gnin.
-ConfucIna
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This = very confidential. Marian
Yes. dear. I shall Be- most careful
70 whom I repeat it"-Philadslphia
Ledger.
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he who did wen IN war lust earns
ne right to begin doing ven n peaoa.
-Brownfnk
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Cynical.

Payton-A bachelor Is SS.,Ssr-IS
has been crossed IN love. Psr.Is Oobs
s 1od s married man has been
crossed. Lila
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Copyright, 1915. by w. q. Chapman.)
"And so-1 am going away. Juan.
tia" 49,. ,,...s =
The girl looked at him in dim, un-
comprehending way. During the six
months that he had spent In New Mex
leo, at the hotel where she assisted
her father, Ralph Brunton had come to
mean everything to her.
Her indolent father, having amassed
. comfortable fortune as the landlord
of the most prosperous hotel along
the coach route, had had the means
to educate his daughter at the con
vent at Santa Fe. Juanita had all the
Spanish charm and grace; now, with
the education and refinement got from
the good sisters, she could have picked
her choice Of the wealthy suitors for
her hand. %,.,:-lsSS ..s ). vs. t.@g, = $
But Ralph Brunton seemed utterly
different from the rough ranchers and
prospectors who stayed at the hotel,
tried to flirt with her and went away.
He had never attempted any liberties
with her. In his presence, under his
respect, her high spirits were subdued
to a timid, wistful endeavor to win his
regard. -. ss. Nc. :, i,
And she, too, had come to mean ev-
erything to him, though he dared not
admit 1t to himself. Because y.f.a
II know why you are going" said
Juanita. There is some girl In the
East, isn't there, Ralph" go = 81. S:
He admitted 1t. He had not told
her, but she had always guessed the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-09
Eamoua Eeats Of Archery.


In the days when the buffalo was
found in vast herds on the western
plains there were Indians who. while
riding at gallop. could send an ar
row through butfalo'sr body. Re-
markable as this archery was, it did
not equal that reached by the archers
OF ancient times. It is Of record that
the MacReas OF Gairlock. Scotland.
were such skilled archers that they
could hit man at the distance Of
500 yards. In 1894 the Turkish am.
bassador at London shot an arrow In
q field near that capital AIS yards
against the wind. The secretary Of
the ambassador on hearing the ex-
pressions of surprise from the Eng
lish gentlemen present. said the sui
tan had shot 500 yards. This was the
greatest performance of modern days.
but q pillar standing on plain near
Constantinople recorded shots ranging
up to 800 yards. Sir Robert Ainslte,
British ambassador to the Sublime
Porte, recorded that in 1898 he was
present when the sultan shot an arrow
o72 yards.--Washington Star. A.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-09
Difficult to Please.

They had been engaged only few
weeks, but little GOODNESS had arisen
between them. @t stS.g ~
There is nothing that makes me so
thoroughly angry" she cried, tears OF
rage in her blue eyes, "as to have any
one contradict me. I just simply hate
to be contradicted." #& IL f.,
81 WELL" he said, in a conciliatory
tone, then I won't contradict you any
more, ISABEL.
+ II don't believe you love me-" she
asserted. Z r. =: = q, - ''5
Il don't" he admitted. afa r.
"You are a perfectly hateful thing!"
II know It." he replied. - is&1
You're trying to tease me. aren't
you, Sam q. she queried. .ee.
u "Yes," he conceded. .$gt3
She was silent for moment. Then
she said: well, certainly do despise
q man who is weak enough to let q
woman dictate to him. A man ought
to have mind of his own."-Harper's
Magazine. $. s., Ss5 !.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-09

r,.. mot Mrs. Lesson, but Miss MARY,
explained Ralph. "5@ f,$ s1
The butler did not seem to hear
him. Ralph walked into the parlor
and sat down. His heart was beating
fast, and there was an undefnable
sense OF change. Ralph thought the
butler had seemed less courteous than
formerly. The furniture was covered,
the room had not been busted for
some time. Ralph wondered-he was
conscious of something which added
to the. pain OF the approaching inter
view. When it was all over he must
hurry home to his folks in Albany,
stay awhile. tell them OF Juan
gn Mary stood before him. She had
come in SO quietly that Ralph had
not heard her. There was strange
look in her eyes. She shrank away
from him, staring hard. Z. .$,,s ' ss
II happened to be home, Ralph
heard her saying. ssSs$ ~
!".'But. Mary---Mary-''' & @$33 .:stt5 .s. ~
"'You have not heard?'' Nj y
Heard what?' @ n s. Ie5
"sit down." she answered calmly.
II see you do not know. am q poor
woman, Ralph. My father was In
volyed in the crash Of the banks last
month. I couldn't write-1 didn't know
what you would. think-"'
The young mans heart sank, his
hopes ebbed, vanished. He seemed
plunged Into an abyss from which
there was no escape. He understood
the GOODNESS OF her greeting now. She
was prepared to release him. She
thought he would not want to marry
her when her father was bankrupt
And that was what made his plans
impossible. How could he ask her
to release him now? The face OF
Juanita shone upon the background Of
his spiritual vision. :. Y
Mary, it doesn't make any differ
ence," he heard himself saying. as.
t She was staring at him. ANY DIFF
'ference?" she echoed. Nv
r. II lmean-did you suppose that l
would not want to marry you because
you are poor?" .r1 ~
~ She was still staring at him. She
rose and put her hands upon his Shout
ders. <<5 rs#.3 III
2 "Ralp, you-you have met another
girl you care for, haven't your" she
asked frankly. N. Nh I'M. 49, -
Why, the light Of understanding in
her Y eyes was amazingly sweet.
Shamefacedly he nodded.
Y Ralph, I was married last week"
she whispered. II know 1t was wicked,
Ralph. But IL loved him and I felt
that you didn't love me and were too
honorable to tell me so. You see,
your letters had grown different. And
i knew that we were not suited to-
gether. And as soon as--as father re-
covers from the blow We are going
somewhere upon our honeymoon.
Ralph caught her by the hands.
:"Mary!" he cried. 'You are tho wisest
woman in the world, and the second
dearest. And do you know where
your honeymoon will be spent? In
New Asexico, at The Miners Rest. 1t
is always open to wayfarers."