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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

What better monument can a man
leave than tree he has planted?
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Ii Is IMPERATIVE

that you keep a bottle of Mississippi
Diarrhoea Cordial in your medicine
chest. In constant use for fifty years.
Price Csc and 50c-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Limited.

Unless she has voice to match.
the woman with sad face had bet
ter express her troubles in looks
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
Hereditary

Hereditary. ~
She doesn't seem to mind the sub
way crush at all Crowds nevEr both
er her bit 49,
No wonder, Her ancestors came
over in the Mayfiower"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

ing gentle friction with a piece of soft
leather to which some jewelers. rouge
has been applied.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

If an honest man is the noblest
work of God it might be well to keep
an eye on the self-made man.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

bloom in the greatest profusion. This
class is extremely low in price and
offers untold enjoyment to the orchid
lover of limited means.
The odontoglossums are the most ex-
tensively grown of all orchids and re-
quire an even. cool moist tempera-
ture throughout the year. They are
among the most easily cultivated, and
will reward the grower bountifully.
The flowers are fairly bewildering in
their beauty and their unlimited va
riety of color and markings. Many of
them are very low priced, making it
lection.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
ORCHIDS EASY TO GROW
BY |. M. BENNINGTON.

Contrary to the general opinion or
ehids are by no means difficult to
grow to their fullest perfection. An
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20
lnnortantt to Mothars

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

Antarctic ice covers much copper.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

with female troubles could do anything and our doct1r
said would have undergo operation ceua haiuY Mi
without help read about the Vegetable Wa
had done for others thought would try It, got qote OF
Tvda e PnRham Vegetable Compound and package of Lydia
Rnkhams Sanatve and used them according to dreeon
Tev helred me and today able all work and Well
Mrs Hos DwYER $50 Milwaukee Ave, East Detroit Mich
Bellevue Pal suffered than tongue can tell with terrible
hearing down pains and Inflammation. tried several doctors ana
they that could get Te W te
good many other that 70 me ana none
Of them helped me until friend adVea me 70 b bejnd kent
taking know what is to be sick any more ana
It viii be greatest pleasure to if can have the 9ppo
tunity other suffering IRENE
FRoEICHER St, North Side, Bellevue, Pa
you would like special advice write to lydia "a Pinkham
Mass. Your letter Will be opened
road and held in strict confidence
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A Secret.

A Secret.
Does anybody know how Van Geld
made his money!"
Evidently not. Otherwise Van
would probably be in jail"
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. SO cents
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

Marinette, Wis.-"I went to the uoetor anu
he told me must have an operation for ba fem hsae
trouble and hated to have 1t done as ha 4o paen
pains and S ny i hands and eod al the
time took lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was cured and feel better nm e ps
hecause 7 am so thankful that feel well agar"
Mrs FRED BEHNKE, Marinette, Wis.
Detroit. Mch.-"When I first took Lydia E.
pinLbam,s Vegetable Compound was SO run down
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
GENEROUS AND TRUTHFUL com.
MENTS.

(From the Register and Leader) 4
No democratic platforms view
with alarm this year. They all point
with pride. The democrats have a
candidate for president who can hold
his party together, and who is in
fact the party's strongest asset in the
national campaign. All Of the good
things which the Iowa democrats say
OF Mr.. Wilson will be said from the
heart. There will also be an unwrit-
ten plank in the platform congratu-
lating Wilson upon his skill in. get
ting out of tight places. He is q
hard man to chang anything on. Few
men could have gone through the last
three years without making some mis-
takes that were irretrievable- Wheth-
er from luck or sagacity, Wilson has
steered the democratic boat without
snagging it.
The democrats are fortunate also in
entering the state campaign with a
candidate for governor who is clean
minded, honest, energetic, and who
stands for better state. No matter
what the results Of the election this
fall the democratic party will profit
by takig position at this critical
time in the states history, which is
in line with the highest moral senti-
ment in Iowa, and with the spirit Of
progress
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
FOR a BIGGER, BETTER AND
CLEANER IOWA.

After the adoption Of the Democrat.
ic state platform, which indorsed
Mr.. Merediths position on the liquor
question. he addressed the conven.
tion. The followinp is an extract
from his address:
sThe democratic party is now on
record for a bigger, better and clean
er Iowa. We are going to work
now with that as our end. The
party is to be congratulated for the
propositions with which it can now
go before the voters Of Iowa l
pledge you my honest effort to
deserve the confidence you have
demonstrated in me-" '''..i -
Senator Clarkson, candidate for
attorney general and a member Of
the committee which drafted the
platform, followed Mr.. Meredith. and
during the course Of his speech he
said:
81 his has been a great day.
The Democracy of Iowa has every
thing to look up to and nothing to
look down to. want to say to you.
elect Mr. Meredith and there will
be no more republican misrule In 10
wa for many years to come"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
THE IOWA DEMOCRACY.

ne democratic party Of Iowa this
year Is going before the people as q
forward party. It is no longer to
be Just party Of opposition, nor is
It to longer be considered party Of
negatfon. It is going to stand for
something, this year and ever after
ward. It is going to stand for q
greater Iowa in every way It is go
ing to lead the fight in Iowa for
business management Of state af-
fairs, for local option in good roads
building, for majority rule in the mat
ter Of liquor and Tor enforcement Of
the law.
Perhaps the greatest feature Of
the convention was the enthusiasm
displayed for the candidacy Of 3. 7.
Meredith, for governor. Mr.. Meredith
is a platform in himself as Mr.. viii
son is a platform in himself. Wilson
and Meredith are names that will APP
peal to the electorate Of Iowa, the
men standing for the greatest good
Of nation and state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
BRYAN IN MANCHESTER

William Jennings Bryan passed
through Manchester one day last
week, and according to the Press, ex-
pressed his delight to those he met at
the depot over the position taken by
the Democratic party on the liquor
question.
No man In America has more reason
to rejoice over the defeat Of Old John
Barleycorn than Mr.. Bryan. For years
Mr.. Bryan endeavored to make 1t cas-
Ter for men to escape from the snares
Of the Old Booze vender and hard
er for him to trap them And for
those endeavors John Barleycorn
kept Mr.. Bryan from being president
Of the United States.
Speaking Of Mr.. Bryan. 7. A. Car
penter, in : letter published in the
Register and Leader. aptly says:
His work has been like that OF
the pioneer breaking up the tough
prairie pil. He can only drop In the
seed, and the first sod corn crop Is
light In weight or value. oftentimes
the pioneer gets little or no return for
his labor. but others come in and
gather large crops where he has
prepared the soil. Bryan has been
the pioneer Of many reforms that
we're laughed at and ridiculed BY the
wise ones Of the time in Office, but
the seed took root among the people,
and new elections brought their new
:deas and new men to the front, and
though Bryan is not in Office today.
we are having largely Organized nd
ministration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
COsSON PRESS BOLTS.

That part OF the Iowa daily press
pronouncedly in favor OF the candida
cy OF Cosson for governor has ap-
parently concluded to bolt the nom1-
nation Of Harding. on the wet and
dry issue. The Council Bluffs Nom
pariel says:
"The situation in the state this year
is somewhat confusing. Going behind
platform declarations, we shall find
that a lesser percentage Of the demo-
cratic party in Iowa is dry than the
republican. On the other hand, the
democrats have nominated a cagdi-
date who is sincere in his dryness.
The republicans have nominated q
candidate who is sincere in his wet
ness, according to the record, but
who, in the face of public sentiment
adverse to. his record, crafty shifts
his position to catch voters both go
ing and coming. Harding hopes to
hold the temperance vote through his
party affiliation. At the same time he
gets the wet vote with his record. Mr..
Meredith will, as a matter Of course,
Try to hold his party vote through the
party organization while he hopes and
deserves the support Of drys through
his excellently frank and manly es-
Ipousal OF the temperance cause in his
farm paper and elsewhere
The Marshalltown Times Republi-
can, whose editor was the real author
of the mulct law; the Des Moines
Register and Leader, Des Moines Cap
ital and the Sioux City Tribune, pub
lished from cities that were wet by
and with their support, have appar-
emily decided to join the movement.
That is their privilege. Only state
issues are involved. Meredith is as
suredly a standard citizen and able
business man and if elected will head
a businesslike administration SO far
as he may be able to control. In state
politics the republicans Of Iowa are
about as badly split as they were in
national politics in 1912. To defeat
each other and at the same time to
defeat the democrats the republican
factions have taken a rather large or
der. Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
THE ARNIOR PLATE COMPANY.

:, i W q
The Senate Naval Committee was
unable to agree upon the price Of ar
NOR plates with the Bethlehem Steel
Company The Committee finally took
the position that the government
would have to manufacture It's own
Armor plates unless reasonable
price could be secured. This posi-
ton reused the ire Of the Company
and they formally notified the Com
mittee that II any attempt was made
to construct government armor
plate factory, the price Of their armor
plates would be vastly increased. and
the government would either have to
pay the Increased price or permit its
naval construction program to come
to q standstill for year or more
while the government plant was be-
ing installed !.
This notice reused the ire Of the
Committee and the Bethlehem Steel
Co. was told to go to the bowwows, or
any other old place and the naval bill
about to be enacted contains an item
of llooo,ooo for the construction 81
an armor plate factory. And the
T9nttx1 49,. N ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
THE BATTLE OF vERDUN.

Five months ago today the battle OF
yerdun commenced. For five months
the Crown Prince has continued to
decimate his army in practically fruit
less assaults upon the defenses Of the
great French fortress.
For the year preceding the COM
mencemant Of this terrible battle, Ger
many and her allies were generally
victorious. But five months Of battle
before the defenses Of verdun and the
I loss Of upwards Of half q million men.
The flower Of the German army, seems
10 have turned the tides Of battle IN
favor Of the allies.
Everywhere, except at yerdun, the
armies Of Germany and her allies are,
being attacked and defeated.
Northwest Of verdun the English
ana French have fiercely attacked the
Germans and have reconquered more
than sixty square miles Of French ter
ritory and taken more than 10000
! German prisoners.
On the eastern front the great RUS
Sian drive is still going forward. Since
u commenced the Russians claim to
Shave captured upwards Of 100000
prisoners, most Of this enormous num-
ber, being Austrians. And the Iital-
ians are driving the Austrians back.
/ ana the Russians are giving the Turks
What they richly deserve in Armenia.
AT this distance It looks as though
I the Central Powers we're in the
throws Of suffocating squeeze.
AZ this distance It looks as though
conditions might be reversed had not
Germany thrown her splendid sol-;
diers against the walls and trench
4 81 Ysrdun and held them there ;un.s
ader the ITsnch curtain IRE until thsys
&ers weakened and decimated.
The Crown Prince may yet cAptnrs
tverdun. but the price he has already
paid may be the ruination of his coun.
nv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
Rural CREDIT BILL SIGNED BIZ
PRESIDENT.

In the presence OF numerous ON
GERS Of farmers organizations Pres.
ident Wilson signed the Rural Cred.
It Bill on Monday Of this week. The
President was warmly applauded BY
those present and he spoke briefly to
them, as. follows:
II cannot 60 through the simple
ceremony Of signing this bill without
expressing the feeling that l have in
I signing H." said the President. 1T is
. feeling Of profound satisfaction not
6nly. but Of real gratitude that we
/haye completed this piece Of legisla-
ton, which hope will be immensely
beneficial to the farmers Of the coun-
Try.
THE farmers, It seems to me, have
occupied hitherto singular position
Of disadvantage. They have not had
the same freedom to get credit on
- 4. o. ] E. e 4
their real estate that others have had
who were in manufacturing and COM
nercial enterprises, and while they
have sustained our life they did not
IN the same degree with some others
share In the benefits Of that life.s
Therefore. this bill, along with the
very liberal provisions Of the federal
reserve acts, puts them upon an equal
ity with all others who have genuine
assets and makes the great credit Of
the country available to them. One
cannot but feel that this is delayed
jusice to them. look forward to
the benefits of this bill, not with e1-
ravagant expectations but with conf
dent expectation that it will be OF ad-
vantage to the investing community.
Tor ! can imagine no more satisfac-
tory and solid investment than this
system will afford those who have
money to use"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
DEMOCRATIC LIQUOR PLANK.

The following is the liquor plank
adopted by the Democratic state
convention which was held in Des
Moines last week:
We commend the stand Of our
candidate for governor upon the
liquor question, and It being a
fundamental principle Of democ-
racy that the people shall rule,
we favor the resubmission Of the
revolutionary amendment to the
people and pledge ourselves, II
given the power, to SO submit It.
We further favor such legislation
as may be necessary, II any, for
the effective enforcement Of the
present pronibitory laws.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
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Sword Of the Bronze Ane.

Some years ago q sword In its
sheath, belonging to the bronze ate
the only known specimen of its kind
In the country was found In the bed
Of the Thames of Brentford. 1t dis
appeared for some years, but has just
been rediscovered among the antique
ties bequeathed to the Brentford pub
lie library by the late Thomas Layton.
=. s. A.-London Observer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
The River Raccoon
BY S. n. M. Byers.

~
There's stream that love by the beautiful town, B
When walk by its shores at the suns going down.
No nmult OF waves on its BOSOM IS seen
AS calmly it winds by the willows 50 green
Il have wandered afar, but wherever roam IN
No streams like the one stream that flows by nv home:
Beyond 1t the hills in the distance see,
In crimson .apd purple they're calling to me.
Last night, when the woods aight with the NOON
& stood the bridge by the pretty Racoon; &
Below the stream all flowing and free.
And thought OF its home in the beautiful
thought Of the days when the Red man was here; ~
| saw his tepee in the forest so near: &i$Sl%8s 55
s. In fancy saw 1.-THE days that are gone
The Indians canoe and the deer with itsSfawn
Forgottens the wigwam the and how,
And the deer and its fawn-they are gone long ago;
And the Red is gone, Ikea tale that is said.
And the grass has grown on the Of his dead
Then sudden thought in the moonlight alone,
Of barefooted boy in the days that have flown;
OF a bend in the stream where the fishing good,
And the day that swan to the old cottonwood. II
The path in the woods, the brown thrush's call
The shy quals that whist d. thought Of them all
But most, of the flowers gathered and pressed
For the who had said that she loved the
Where's bridge standing where the ferry was then,
At the end Of the street, where once was a glen;
And never the moon casts beautiful CLEAN
But lovers are there looking down on the stream.
lilFlllslll --AGHsaz.-ss.@s-
know not atsan what the future may bring
OF sunshine sorrow Of winter or spring;
But come as it may there is this that know
will still love the stream that loved long ago.
Change the name, you will your rl or your boy;
From the gold in your purse take the secret alloy;
From the words Of the song take the musical tune
But leave to its bigthright the pretty Racoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
NOW WHAT.

(From the Utica Observer
When the crisis was at its height
in Mexico. many Of his detractors and
critics said that the President ma
neuvered to bring on war with that
country to help in the election. What
do theyN think of the present sit
uation? =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19

Beware the Glossy pol!

Before ,cottonseed can become 9
suitable food tor human beings. the
igossypol II contains must be extracted
or neutralized. For gossypol Is a pol
son. Stock raisers in the cotton dis
3tricts know how cottonseed meal often
poisons their animals. Gossypol is q
substance allied to carbolic acid, but
its chemistry Is unknown. w. "A. With
ers and F. E. Carruth, in report In
the Journal OF Agricultural Research,
prove it ts gossypol that causes the
poisoning. -, as. :, y, 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
The Mystery Deepens.

You have heard Of the woman who
was shot between the kitchen and the
woodshed. But the EFie dispatch re-
Gently went that story one better, like
this: "The woman's body was found
with two bullet wounds In the bath
tub. - Associated Advertising.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
70 Avoid Smoke.

Simple way 81 avoiding the smoke
and gas which always pour into the
room when fire Is lit in stove,
heater or fireplace on damp day:
Put in the wood and coal as usual,
but before lighting them ignite la
handful Of paper or shavings placed
on top Of the coal. This produces q
current Of hot air in the chimney,
which draws up the smoke and gas
at once. iii
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
Mot az He Imagined II.

MOT az He Imagined Il.
When you bought your motor car
! dare say you thought it would give
you a great deal Of pleasure?" "Oh,
yes, replied the unhappy motorist. Il
was deceived by smooth-tongued
salesman. have since discovered that
1t forces me to contribute generously
to the incomes OF large number Of
people for whom have no affection
whatever. Birmingham Age-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
RECORD lone,s own Thouobt.

Record Ones Own Thoughts.
I'VE view the world with our own
eyes, each Of us, and we make from
within us the world we see" wrote
Thackeray. "a weary heart gets no
gladness out of sunshine; a selfish
man Is skeptical about friendship, as
q man with nd ear doesn't care for
music"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
How 1, Edison works.

] never did anything by accident, |
nor did any of my inventions come
directly through accident except the
phonograph. No, when ! have fully
decided that result is worth getting
/ go ahead on it and make trial after
trial until It comes Thomas A. Edi-
son.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19

Alterlnn the Man Without W.,

IN world where nations grow ana
decay. where forces change and tQnt
slations become cramped, ills not ios-
stble o. desirable to maintain The
status quo forever. II peace is to,be
preserved. nations must learn to tc.
cept unfavorable alterations Of tAe.
map without feeling that they md II
first be defeated In war. or that Ia
yielding they incur humiliation
Bertrand Russell in Atlantic Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
Proper Method for Eating asparagus

Proper Method for Eating Asparagus.
Grasp the asparagus gently but
firmly around the neck with the thumb
and index finger Tilt back the head
till the face assumes a horizontal po-
sition. Open wide the mouth. Lift
up the asparagus till it is directly
above the mouth with 14inch alti-
tude. Drop It quickly. Chew. Re
peat. Princeton Tiger
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
Patron Saint.

There is no complete Or authentic
catalogue Of the patron saints OF the
various countries Of the world. The
patron saints Iof the foremost coun-
tries are as follows: Spain, st. James;
Germany. st. Michael; Austria, the Viz
gin Mary; Italy has various saints for
her various provinces; st. Charles is
the patron saint Of Lombardy and st
Maurice of Piedmont.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
Some Achieve

There's nothing wonderful in the
story Of the man born without hands
who became an expert penman. Some
OF the most popular theories in the
intellectual world are started by men
who have lost their heads. Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
For Ailina plants.

As an antidote for fungous diseases
as well as scalicide, lime mixed with
q little sulphur and stirred into the
soil about plants is excellent. This
should be used frequently and when
the soil Is rather dry. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
Work and Leisure.

There is room enough in human
life to crowd almost every art and
science in it. II we pass mo day
without a line"-visit no place with.
out the company of a book I'VE may
with ease fill libraries, or empty them
of their contents. The more we do,
the more we can do; the more busy we
are, the more leisure we have. Haz-
lit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19

America asks nothing fors> herself.
Ut what she has q right to ask for
humanity itself.
WOODROW WILSON.