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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-14

A crust OF Dreau IS usually regarded
In this country as the last stopping
place on this side of starvation. For
eigners like crusts, Americans do not;
therefore the foreigners buy hearth
bread, which is baked on the floor Of
the oven, and which consequently has
a heavy crust all over it, whereas we
buy the pan loaf, which has good
crust only on top. That is one rea-
son why our immigrants have better
teeth than native Americans, although
they take less care Of them and spend
less money on them. Not only to they
buy better bread, but they keep it
longer. They have learned what we
have still to discover: that bread fresh
from the oven is unfit to eat.-Youth's
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-14

Manchester Tenth
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Twelve Superb Addresses
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01

a dozen earlier publications, jefferson
replied with perfect wisdom and fair
ness, II did not consider it as any part
of my charge to invent new ideas alto
gether and to offer no sentiment which
had been expressed before"
1t is this fact that has led some his
torians to allege that Thomas Paine
may have had a hand In the writing of
the Declaration of Independence, for
without doubt there were expressed in
some of his previous writings ideas Of
liberty and Justice that of necessity
animated many of the sentiments en-
bodied In the document as written by
Jefferson. But there seems TO be no
adequate foundation for the truth Of
the statement that Paine had any di-
rect hand in its framing.
The original draft in Jefferson's hand
writing is now in the state depart
ment at Washington. 1t shows altera-
lions interlined in the handwriting of
Franklin and Adams.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01

The Universal Fourth

"a - -
Was our Declaration of In ~
~. dependence such a wonderful -
m event? Was our war for in -
dependence from England nee
essary? Did our forefathers -
of 1916 accomplish anything p
"a for the good of mankind? We. =
"a look about us and see col -
"a onies of foreign nations, ow- Fl
"a Ing and paying allegiance to r.
"a European powers, flying the "a
Va flags of such powers, yet yir- ~
y tually Independent and self rs
governing. Each of these -
countries is admirable for It's -
wealth, its freedom, its happi- p
NA ness-for the contented state p
"a of its citizens. Yet none Of =
"a them fought revolutions. Had p
pa we endured the tyrannies Es
pa which brought on our war and es
IA chung to England would not "a
ma u condition. be as desirable nz
h. as theirs? 49, No. Our rev. r
s olution was not useless; u -
ancestors did not suffer and -
die for nothing, because with
A out the freedom they gained p
pa for IS there would have been -
"a no freedom elsewhere without p
pa bitter warfare. We suffered NJ
es not alone for ourselves, but ps
n. for all the world. Political m
freedom is almost universal -
today because the thirteen
A colonies showed the way, and F
pa once the way was plain the Fz
- world was forced to follow. e
"a We think of our wal for indie "a
"a pendence simply as a national p.
IA affair. It was greater, more IA
pa sublime than that, more far n
ma reaching. The Fourth Of July M.
might well be celebrated in -
every civilized land on the N
globe.-American Boy.
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
TWO RECIPES FOR THE FOURTH

To Make Red. White and Blue Salad
Mix well together Il quart of chopped
cold boiled beets. a quart of chopped
raw cabbage. a cupful of grated horse
radish, two cupfuls of brown sugar, n
teaspoonful of salt and Il scant tea
spoonful of black pepper. Turn into a
jar and owe with cold vinegar. Later
remove the beets and cabbage and
serve on a white paper dolly on old
blue china.
For flag cake take a cupful sugar,
one-half cupful of butter, whites Of
four eggs beaten to Il stiff froth, one
half cupful of milk, two cupfuls of
flour, two t%easpoonfuls of baking pow
der.
For frosting a cupful confectioner's
sugar, a teaspoonful melted butter.
Flavor with vanilla, cup chopped nuts
md decorate with Maraschino cherries.
Stick tiny silk flags in a circle around
the edge and in the enter place a lar
ger flag.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
The Spirit of Liberty.

Liberty is a wonderful thing-how
great we, who have never known re
straint, may not realize. 1t too often
d~eteriorates into license, when people
follow only the bent of their own de-
sires. Independence is self reliance,
but the self should be worthy of the
trust or its liberty is worthless. Our
~forefathers, TO whom we are indebted
for the independence of this country.
felt it TO be n solemn thing, this break
ing away from old ties, from a mother
country beloved by all, and unless they
had had in their hearts the meaning of
liberty. as st. Paul puts it, Where the
spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty"
they could not have brought about the
American nations birth.-Dolly Wayne
in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
An English View of July a.

The following view of the American
Independence day was printed in Eng
land about the middle of the last cen
tury:
when a country or a government
has been baffled in its efforts to attain
or preserve a hated rule over another
people 1t must be content to see its
failure made the subject Of never end
ing triumph and eXultation. The Joy
attached to the sense of escape or
emancipation tends to p%erpetuate itself
by periodical celebrations, in which it
is not likely that the motives of the
other party or the general justice of
the case will be very carefully consid-
cred or allowed for. We may doubt If
it be morally e%xpedient thus to keep
alive the memory of facts which as
certainly infer modification to one
party as they do glorifcation to an
other, but we must all admit that it is
only natural and in a measure to be
expected"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
GOOD READING FOR JULY d.

The time is near at hand which must
probably determine whether Americans
are to be freemen or slaves; whether
they are to have any property they can
call their own; whether their houses
are to be pillaged and destroyed and
themselves consigned to a state Of
wretchednesS from which no human
effort will deliver them. The fate of
unborn millions will now depend, I'M
der God, IN the courage and conduct
of this army. Our enemy leaves US
only the choice of a brave resistance or
the most abject submission. We have,
therefore. to resolve to conquer or die.
Our own, u country's honor, calls
upon us for q vigorous and manly eX-
ertion, and if we now Shamefully fail
we shall become infamous before the
whole world. Let us. then, rely on the
goodness of our cause and the aid of
the Supreme Being, in whose hands
victory is. to animate and encourage
us to great and noble actions. The eyes
of all our c~ountrymen are now upon
us, and we shall have their blessings
and praises if happily we are the in
struments of saving them from the
tyrannymeditated against them.-From
Washington's Address to His Troops
Before the Battle of Long Island.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
Celebrations In July,
1916

The first Fourth" was celebrated in
Philadelphia, of course, for it was there
on July T., 1776, that the Declaration
was signed and the signing proclaimed
by the ringing of Liberty bell.
But it was on the Sth of July that
the first official celebration occurred.
The intervening time was necessary to
prepare for the ceremonies. From a
platform in front of the %statehouse
John Nixon read the Declaration of
independence to a large %concourse of
people.
When the reading was finished the
kings arms over the seat of justice in
the courtroom We're torn down and
burned in the street. Bonf1res were
lighted in the evening, houses were il
Illuminated and men and women and
children paraded the streets singing
and cheering until a thunderstorm at
midnight halted the celebrating pro-
cession.
On the 9th New York heard of the
signing and started celebrating the
memorable event
Boston, the hub of knowledge"
learned about it on the 18th, and the
leading citizens gave a banquet, while
liberal quantities of liquor, according
to the old customs, were distributed
among the populace. A goodly num-
Der of the '%'populace'' became quite
drunk. All through the summer in
land towns and villages were hearing
of the signing and Immediately started
celebrations of their own.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
Fourth of July Luncheon

Place a large toy cannon in the cen
ter of the table. Make a quantity Of
tents either by folding napkins in their
shape or by laying striped cotton cloth
over small frames of wire or, easiest
of all, by buying toy tents. Arrange
these on the table.
Buy also a box of tin soldiers on foot
and on horseback and scatter them
about among the tents. Put small
flags at the top of each tent and among
the bonbonS.
Use tall vases filed with red and
white carnations and blue bachelors
buttons either intermingled Or grouped
in colors separately. A bunch tied
with narrow red, white and blue rib
bon may lie at each place.
Give each guest a bonbon box repre-
Senting a common firecracker filled
with small scarlet candies. The name
may be painted in white on the side of
the cracker to serve as a guest card,
as also a souvenir.
For your menu serve
Iced C%urrants.
Iced Bouillon. Watercress Sandwiches.
Cold Salmon, Sauce Tartare.
Tongue in Aspic.
Tomatoes With French Dressing.
Raspberry Lemonade. Pineapple Salad,
Cheese Straws.
Olives. Almonds.
Ice Cream In Drums.
Cakes. Bonbons.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
THIS STATUE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE WORK OF KARL
BITTER, ADORNs THE FRONT OF THE COUNTY COURT
HOUSE IN CLEVELAND, o. IT IS CONSIDERED A WORK
OF EXCEPTIONAL vIGOR AND FINE MODELLING.

- ATE in the afternoon of the Fourth
of July, 1776, the old bell in
IL the statehouse at Philadelphia
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01

Sapltal 5O,0oe
Surplus and Profits. ........ $4,000
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
IN BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
A Paean and a Warming.

Spread your bunting, hang our wreaths,
Let your banners be unfurled!
Shout until the welkin seethes
All about the deafened world.
Get your cd time speeches out;
Cheer until you split the skies,
But be careful, while you spout,
OF your eyes.
John kendrick Bangs in Harper's Weak.
ly.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-01
"a
Two Interesting Fourths

= On the fourth day of July. =
q 1913, the treaty of peace with =
u Mexico was proclaimed at =
"a Washington. And on the same 2
20 day the cornerstone of the p
"a Washington monument was -
=. laid with great pomp and cere- p
~ mOny.
Money for building it had
- been subscribed by individ-
uals, but the sum obtained F
"a proved SO far inadequate that
= the structure remained a mere =
a stump, only about one-third e
p its present height. until 1881, p
p when congress appropriated =
"a the amount necessary for its =
"a completion. 1t cost in all y
about 100000.
"a There was a similar and u
even more important cere-
mony in Washington on July =
4, 1851, when President Fill p
= more initiated by the laying p
of a cornerstone the construc- =
a ton of the two great white -
a marble wings of the capitol. p
"a There was an impressive as "a
Pa semblage of d~ignitaries. and z.
"a an Grafton was made by Dan u
"a iel Webster, then secretary of p
= state. OF special interest was e
the presence of a few persons V
who had witnessed the laying =
of the first cornerstone of the E
capitol by Washington on the -.
18th day of September, 1893.
VA ~ - "A = p - ~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17

fact that passengers have votes and
freight has not would be to pander
to the passengers.
Probably the trainers of the Con-
stitution in Oklahoma had no thought
that the freight earnings of the rail
arods might be made to carry a def
icit caused by low passenger rates.
1t may even be that &c is compensa-
tory for passenger business in Okla
homa. The interesting thing in the
situation is the defense of the litiga-
tion on the theory that the people
who ride on trains are saving money
many times greater in amount than
the people who pay the taxes are
contributing to keep the litigation
going.
IL is Interestingly worthy OF note
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has held that rates may be
made on the principle suggested. It's
ruling has been that each branch of
the service shall earn its own in
come In view of the gradual recess
sion of State control throughout the
Union and of the gradual growth of
centralized regulation, It would seem
that there can come any
permanent construction Of rates In
Oklahoma based upon the opportun-
ist theory of the politicians.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
oATs LOOKING ElNE

A representative of the News
spent some time in the country the
end Of the week, and is glad To be
able to report that in the section Wis
tied oats are up and looking fine. In
most of the fields visited the stand
is good and barring treeze. good
yield ought to be made this year.
The oats are needing rain, how
ever but can go a lfttls while longer
without 1t and viii nos suffer much
damage. The acreage, according to
the best information az ha u" is ful-
ly fifty per cent more in the county
thar last year. The corn acreage
will also be large.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17

Mr.. Henry Knock. Box $50, No. 111s
s. Vista Ave. J8nesviile, Wis, writes:
II wrote you about four weeks ago
that / had n puin In my stomach. !
followed your udvico, aud used three
bottles Of your Poruna, and I an nl
right nov. / am very tnankfid for
your advice end your medicine"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
BACKACHE AND ouAcKERY

Reports from the European war
causes that in case the symptoms are
plolanged and painful it is the part
of wisdom to consult a good physi-
clan. Backacbe may be due to mus
cular strain % lack of balance. to
inflammation of the nerves. or to
Infection. Only a competent and
Trustworthy physician should be
consulted. Probably N oother por-
tion of the human body is more
pFeyed upon by quaGkeTy.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
Political Aspect of
Oklahoma Rate Fight

George McQuaid, in Dallas News,
IL has generally been considered
good politics to deliver benefits di
recuy to the people aud to collec
tribute indirectly There is a polit
icai theory in Oklahoma to the ef
feet that the &c passenger fares
which the Constitution of this state
fixed upon the railroads. are calcu.
lated to please the people, regard.
less of the minor item of Justice to
the railroads. Every once in a while
this theory gets bolstered in a per.
suasive manner.
Some figures have recently been
compiled by the Corporation Com
mission, and given circulation which
1uafe what seems to be a sophistical
argument for prolonging the &c rate
litigation that has been pending in
The Federal Court at Oklahoma City
almose seven years These figures
bring out the conclusion that the
people Of Oklahoma who ride upon
passenger trains are saving a great
deal Of money while the case is un-
decided, for The reason that the &c
passenger rate remains in effect
pending a decision
Shippers Are Exercised
shippers in Oklahoma have be-
come somewhat exercised over the
apparent status of the rate litigation
and especially since the railroads
have amended their bills to bring
freight rates into issue The ship
pers have noted that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has granted
an interstate rate Of 26c q mile in
Kansas and Missouri territory con-
tiguous to Oklahoma and they be-
iieve that such "a rate would be JUS
tifled in Oklahoma The political
feature Of the rate situation may be
assumed to have caused same OF the
anxiety that is present in ,he minds
OF these shippers. The freight
charge is indirect, while passenger
fares are paid right out of the pock-
e,s OK the passengers.
THO ctatemor. issued by the Cor
por2t.o3 Commission is to the effect
that any person who has ridden on
the trains in Oklahoma during the
period in which the &c fares have
been in force. for a distance OF eight
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
lACCNATTNG MANY mn:s

Farm Agent /. II. Fash is receiy-
ing many requests to vaccinate hogs
against cholera. Sunday he vert to
tn efarm of DR.. Calvert, whare' he
vaccinated forty head. and l1t.r has
rendered immune several hundred
head for others in the county. 1t Is
recognized fact that v5cc,no ON is
the only sure preventive fer cholera.
and farmers having many hogs will
do the wise thing to taxi this preven-
tive measure. The cost is light and
1t is mighty good insurance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
CAEONIEL DYNANIITES, A
SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes into sour bile, making you
sick and you lose days
work

sick and you lose DAYS
work.
Calomel salivates! les mercury.
Caiomel act5 like dynamite on a
sluggish liveF: When caaomel comes
into contact with sour biie it crash
es into it, causing cramping and nau-
sea.
If you feel bilious. consafpated,
and all kn0sKed out, inst go to the
druggist and get fffty-eent bot
tie of DodsUn's liver Tone, which is
a harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous s1lOmel: Ttalfe teaspoon
full and If 10 doesn't start POUR liver
and straighten you up better and
quicker than nasty cslOmes and with
out making you sick, yo1 just gC
back and get your money.
If you take calon0el today you vii
be sick and nauseatsd tomorrow; be
sides, it may saliVate you, while 4
you taNe DodsOn's Liver Tone yoI
viii wake up feeling great, full OF an
bition and ready for work or play
It's harmless, pleasant, and safe t.
give 60 the children; they like 1t
Advertisement
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17

Peanuts are a sure feed crop of
great value, especially useful on the
farms where there Is no alfalfa. II
planted in May and June they ma
ture in the early fall. ,rhe crop may
be harvested, stacked picked and
sold But it is better, after saving
enough for seed and an ample sup
ply for the children, to let the hogs
do the harvesting. While gathering
the peanuts, the hogs should be fed
kafir, milo, feterita or corn to bal
ance the ration and to harden their
flesh. The Spanish is the variety
for Oklahoma and grows luxuriantly
in all sections OF the State.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
JOHNSTON nnEKsIE1Es

Henry Johnston will farm 400
acres of land this year He has $50
acres of wheat. will plant 100 acres
of corn and lot of ksfTr, oats. etc.
Extensive and intensive. farming is
the kind Mr.. Johnston goes in for.
He diyersifies his crop and runs but
little risk of failure. His next equip
ment will be an autom obife. Custer
Courier, (western Okiahoma).
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17
BENEFITS OF THE OPEN LIFE

Reports fro mthe European war
front are to the effect that exposure
to windless or stagnant air is more
harmful than exposure to cold wea-
ther. II is asserted as matter of
fact that variations of temperature
in which people are prone to protect
themselves are beneficial when Tea-
sonably indulged. 1t was found
that men accustomed to sedentary
lives in confined atmosphere, gain
ed in appetite, growth and color un-
der exposure.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-17

There's one satisfactory feature
to this defensively armed merchant
men discussion. The ex-Presidents
have contributed very little to it.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-27
BY WINONA WILCOX

win pOLdLOeS al % GEMS peck
and round steak at IS cents a pound
only optimists are fortified to marry.
And if all young men had the read
ing habit perhaps there would be no
optimists left.
Literary. fashions set by men who
write novels have lately included
much frank confession of the tickle
ness of mans affections and the fail
uTe of matrimony to satisfy his emo
tiOnal requirements. And just at
present the feminists and the suffra-
gists are not leaving many criticisms
of man for future generations to,
make.
Man has certainly had an Oppor-
tunity to learn the worst about him
self in the last ten years. That he
still considers himself eligible to go
to his own wedding is probably due
to his not having much time to ae-
qufre all this disagreeable informa-
ton.
And so he keeps ight on drifting
into marriage as irresponsibIy as his
father did in that glad day when po-
tatoes were only so cents busheI.
Marriage is the one investment a
man makes without estimating his
profits beforehand. Sometimes it
looks as if it would never pay any
dividends.
But it always does - though not
necessarily in happiness. Sometimes
it pays in power and pride, which
have ever been loves rivals.
A home is a visible evidence of a
mans place in the community. 1t is
a proof of success. It is a mans fin
est contribution to his time. Cities
boast that they are cities of homes.
Temperamental men who are
emotionally a bit unbalanced, have
often been kept from deserving their
families because they had a certain
investment in responsibility called a
- al
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-27

Matrimony also has other rewards,
irrespective of love, when its infiu-
ence is constructive. If marriage
makes a man ambitious it is good.
Not infreqnently a thrifty, exacting
wife who does not prove very pleas
ant to live with has spUTTed a hus-
band nevertheless to extraordinary
achievements in business.
1t is, however, through his chill
dren that marriages comes to mean
most to the average man. There is
no compensation to be found by the
man who loses the experience of
acknowledged fatherhood. This does
not mean much to young men. To
the old the pride of family is one of
the chief consultations in life.
For in the end when a man nav
fairly judge of the spectacle of life as
he has seen it, it is never the passing
emotions or the fleeting pleasures of
any day which he-YaIues most. It is
the slow growing joys which prove
permanent and which make him de-
eide whether matrimony has been
worth while or not.