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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
HOW MODERN SHIPS SINK.
Times When Water Tight eulkhsads
Arc q Menace to Life.

Arc q MondCO 70 Iuos
Nearly every class or design of vessel
sinks in a particular way. For IN
stance, the old type Of single bottom
steamer. with few or no bulkheads-
that Is, in the modern sense Of the
term-almost invariably founders on
more or less of an even keel. which
means that it sinks level and not with
it's bow or stern up In the air.
This Is accounted for by the fact that
at whatever point the water may en-
ter it practically finds its own level, as
there are no subdivisions to obstruct It..
Now, In the case Of modern yes
sci, which is built with numerous sub
divisions. it invariably happens that
she founders with her bow or stern
high out Of the water, or else she sinks
with a heavy list, or cant, to one side
or the other. The reason for this Is
that the bulkheads prevent the water
which enters the vessel from finding
its level Consequently when one par
ticular portion of the ship is full OF wa
ter, while the remainder is practically
water tight, that part which IS water
laden sinks first. owing to its greater
weight.
1t Is for this reason that such terri.
BILE loss of life frequently occurs In
modern shipwrecks. Owing to the un'
even sinking it is often found impossl'
bic to lower the majority Of the life
boats, as they would fail to reach the
water-London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
HONEY CREEK.

John Billhorn purchased a new
binder and is doing excellent work
with the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kimber and
two children were Wednesday visit
ors at the VIM. Budy home.
Henry Schmidt of Manchester, IS.
sisted his son Frank with the harvest
ing on the farm the past week.
Frank Fisk purchased a new binder
Of Frank Zemanek in Dundee
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Hebron and two
children were Sunday callers at the
Frank Schmidt home
Wilbur Baldridge sailed for France
July 23d from New York City harbor.
There was a nice attendance at the
M. E. church services at Thorpe Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Lehman of Mime
apolis, visited at the Nicholas Lehman
home the past week.
The Thimble society will meet with
Miss Helen Smith August 9th.
Frank Schmock, wife and Mrs. Eliza
Barr visited at the Edmund Hooker
home last Sunday.
The Larkin club will meet with Mrs
NJ. ]. Fitzpatrick Wednesday, August
22d.
O. C. Lehman was an Elkader visit
or one day the past week.
Mrs. T. B. Jewell left for Scales
Mound, Illinois, for visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Freda Hesner visited Saturday
in Cedar Rapids
John Elder and daughter, Miss Rose,
went to Buffalo, Wyoming. Tuesday.
The Rev. Father Casey of Straw
berry Point spent few days of the
past week with his mother in Mason
City
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. ]. F. Mace Tuesday, August T.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moser were in
Dubuque Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stamp and family were
Elkader visitors Tuesday
The majority of our neighbors are
about through harvesting and can
boast of very good crop of oats.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
WAR SURGERY WINS SUCCESS
1000 of 1850 Soldiers Whose Bones
Were Broken Return to Front,
Says U. S. Surgeon.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. S.-Out of
one detail of 1850 wounded men sent
for special treatment to Il London hos
pital suffering from crushed and
broken bones, 1000 We're able to return
to active duty at the front, according
to Maj J. Z. Goldthwait, an Ortho-
pedic surgeon of the United States
army medical reserve corps, who ar
rived here from EurOue.
Major Goldthwait is one of 20 Amer
lean medical officers |ho have been
in France and England observing and
studying new methods Of treating
wounded.
He said he returned to the United
States to recruit surgeons who could
be given the advantage Of similar
study In order that the American
army when it gets into action may
have the benefit of the modern treat
ment of wounds from its own sur
geons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
ONEIDA.

Several from here attended Dairy
Day at Delhi Thursday.
Mrs. Kate Cox spent Sunday at the
Will Hennesey home near Greeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kenyon of Chi
cago, were the guests of Mrs. Chas.
Ferris Thursday evening.
At the beautiful farm home of Frank
Seger on August was held reunion
Of the Seger family. 1t was the first
time in several years that the broth
ers and sisters were all together at
the old home where they were born
and raised. The old house burned
down few years ago and Frank, who
owns the farm, built beautiful bum
galow just west of the old home.
Those present at the reunion were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Box, of Lavina,
Montana; Mr.. Ed Seger, Lavina; Mrs.
]. L. Schulz and daughter, Mary, of
Lone Pine, Nebraska; Mrs. ]. F. Ber-
mele, of Chicago; Fred Seger and
family of Waterloo and Mrs. J. j.
Lynch of North Dakota. The family
was all together with the exception Of
one sister, Rena, who was unable to
be present >,r.iiNS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
UNIQUE AMONG ANIMALS.
Raccoons Have a Curious Habit Of
Washing Their Food.

Raccoons Have a Curious Habit Of
Washing Their Food.
Few American wild animals are more
widely known or excite more popular
interest than the raccOon. which occu-
pies most Of the wooded parts Of North
America from the southern border Of
Canada to Panama, with the exception
of the higher mountain ranges.
Its diet is extraordinarily varied and
includes fresh water clans, crawfsh.
frogs, turtles. birds and their eggs.
poultry, nuts, fruits and green corn.
When near water raccoOns have a curl
GUS and unique habit Of washing their
food before eating it. Their fondness
for green corn leads them into frequent
danger. for when bottom land corn
tempts them away from their usual
haunts raccoon hunting with dogs at
night becomes an especially favored
sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily
intelligent animals and make interest
ing and amusing pets. .''-'--
They began to figure in our frontier
literature at an early date. Coon
skin caps, with the ringed tails hang
ing like plumes, made the favorite
headgear of many pioneer hunters, and
coonskins were recognized articles of
barter at country stores. Now that
the increasing occupation Of the coun'
try is crowding out more and more OF
our wild life it is pleasure to note
the persistence with which these char
acteristic and interesting animals con
tinue to hold their own in so much OF
their original range.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
FIND YOUR COURSE.
Tread the Road Leading to the Gsal
"a Life We'll Lived"

Tread the Road Leading to the osai
"a Life We'll Lived"
There is only one best conduct Of
life for you. and that is the one that
is best for you. Those who wander
uimlessly in quest Of the single right
formula for existence grope in a maze
through which they must thread their
way endlessly in search Of the center
which does not exist.
There is no one recipe which will
serve for all mankind. Each must
learn not his neighbours but his own
best way Of living. To one it may be
the routine task. the daily round, to
curb the wandering will and bring con-
tent. To another it may be the forti-
tude to escape the sheltering care OF
habit or the lassitude Of sloth. To one
1t should be the abandonment of phi
losophy or introspection to rub elbows
with his fellow men; to another. the
willingness to let the soul awaken and
breathe amid the sky trimmed prairie
and under the deathless stars; to one.
the seven seas, the aurora borealis and
the Southern Cross; to one. society;
to another, solitude; to one, the quiet
which stills the passions; to another.
the eternal restlessness which brings
achievement.
The best rounded life contains some
thing Of each and all. There are but
two attitudes to avoid-the level line
Of least resistance and the rigidity Of
self distrust which denies every i'm
pulse simply because it is impulse.
Somewhere between the two lies your
course. Many are the thickets to be
hewed down, many the crags to be
scaled. But beyond stands the Inn in
the Clearing. where faithful travellers
may find the refreshment, the rest and
the kindly words of welcome which
form the goal and reward Of life we'll
lived.-Collier's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
RYAN,.
Big Harvest Home in Ryan August
8 and 10. Everyone welcome

Big Harvest Home in Ryan August
8 and 10. Everyone welcome.
The Red Cross social is indefinitely
postponed for some future time.
P. F. McElliott and family were in
Manchester Saturday and while there
visited at the Britt home.
Mrs. Margaret Hahesey and daugh-
ter, Minnie. and Miss Conroy, of st.
Louis, were visiting friends in this To-
cality.
Anna Swanson is visiting friends at
Oneida.
Myrtle Gilchrist is visiting friends
north of Manchester for week.
The Red Cross society is now busy
at work in the Houlahan apartments
on second floor All ladies are ex-
pected to come Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons of each week.
Mr.. Bemis, the conductor on the I. c.,
is having vacation and is spending
his time in the east.
| Mrs. Charles Gilchrist and family
had as their guest last week Mrs.
Hansel, of New Hampton.
Miss Irene Nash and nephew James
Ware, spent few days in Anamosa.
last week.
Mrs. Joe Cody and children are
spending a month with her parents at
Council Bluffs. Her sister returned
home with her after a pleasant visit
here.
| Chas Swindell, who was in business
here several years ago, but who now
lives at Cleghorn, was visiting home
folks last week.
| Mention was made in this pa
per last week of the serious illness
of Mrs. John Mullen. She passed
away at the hospital at Des Moines
Tuesday and was buried in the Fonda
cemetery Friday.
Miss Mesetta Foley was in Manches-
ter Friday.
Mrs. Lizzie Hennessey was visitor
at Oneida last Monday and spent the
day with the Hennessey family at that
place
Mrs. NJ. J. McEnany and two chill
dren of Cedar Rapids, are spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Turner.
Miss Eileen Molloy of Waterloo, a
. -ece Of Father Molloy, is spending
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Church Theaters.

Few people know that plays in Eng
land, Germany, Italy and France were
fostered for religious purposes by the
church centuries before they were TAX
en- up as separate secular business.
Moreover, few visitors to st. Pauls
cathedral, in London, realize that the
church during Elizabeth's reign and
the first years of the reign Of James l..
set aside one Of its adjacent buildings
for use as "A secular theater. Its little
stage was famous, and the company of
choir boys as actors presented many OF
the great plays OF Shakespeare's time
They acted from about 1893 to 1908
under the management of Edward
Pierce. their great master in music.
who, as church almoner, had business
control of these adjacent buildings
owned by the church. London Stand
ard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
TAFT TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL
Former President, Victim Of Stomach
Trouble, Unable to Leave Clay
Center, kan., for Nebraska.

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. S.-Former
President William II. Taft became i'll
at hotel here during the night and
is under the care Of physician. The
nature of his illness was described
only as being stomach trouble. He
will be unable to leave Clay Center to-
day for Lincoln, Neb., where he has a
speaking engagement. He delivered
an address here. Mr.. Taft's illness is
not serious and he probably will be
able to leave here for Lincoln this af-
ternoon, the attending physicians
said. However, on their instructions
Mr.. Taft remained in his bed all day
yesterday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08

several days at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall are spending
few days at Center Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ward and
daughter, Mary Lucille, were in Man
chester Wednesday.
D. E. Kehoe of Hopkinton was here
on business last week.
Miss Margaret Ryan of Sioux City.
spent her vacation at her home out
in the country with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Ryan.
Buford Donelly was business Wis
itor at Parkersbusg last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Wright were call
ers at the Houlahan home in Man
chester Friday.
Mrs. r. Houlahan and daughter,
Dorothy, spent few days last week in
Dubuque, the guests Of relatives.
R. NJ. Merriam was business visit
or in Waubeke last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
PROPER BREATHING.
Plays a Large Part In the Promo.
ton of Good Health.

ton Of Good Health.
Proper breathing is one Of the great
nix factors in promoting and retaining
coed health.
1t is no great number Of years since
Ne subject Of deep breathing has en-
gagged not only the attention Of physi-
clans. but trainers Of athletes and the
public generally. Recent authorities
give special emphasis to the efficacy OF
deep breathing for estimates and for
children and young adults who are pre-
disposed to tuberculosis.
Professor Arnold Hitler in the Ber-
lin Clinical Weekly notes that 1t In
creases the passage Of blood through
the liver; that it increases the secre-
ton and excretion Of bile; that the
stomach when filed with food may
likewise be favorably influenced be-
cause the movement Of the stomach
contents through the pyloris Is facili-
tated.
Deep breathing" says the New
York Medical Record, rs the most sci.
entifc resource for the prevention Of
uric acid disease. One must begin
with diaphra gmatic breathing, which
naturally precedes RIB breathing, The
respiratory movements are now slowly
Increased until all the muscles involved
In rib breathing gradually participate.
One begins with three daily periods Of
fifteen or twenty minutes each. The
position of the breather Is immaterial
He may do his forced breathing while
standing or walking.
'In some individuals very deep
breath appears to arrest the pulse be-
cause of the compression Of the sub
clavian artery; hence inspiration
should be limited to certain number
per minute"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Learn to Be Thrifty.

Thriftlessness seldom if ever is able
to seize and detain opportunity or to
drive advantageous bargains.
What men call luck generally is a
combination of foresight. industry.
pluck and thrift in the lucky man.
To save Is to have, to own is to pos
sess power. Property speaks loudly
and largely sways the commonwealth.
The thrifty contribute most to the well
fare Of the state.
The purchaser on credit pays not
only for the property, but for the time
it takes to complete the purchase. 1t
seldom is the thrifty way to finance
deals. The extra expenditure is equiv
alent to the loss of so much interest on
ones principal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
A Bird Joker,

A most surprising Australian bird is
the kookoobulla, or laughing jackass
All at once in the quiet bush come loud
peals of uproarious, hooking laughter
One is not inclined to join in the mer'
riment-it all seems as foolish and
weird as if an idiot boy were disturb,
ing a congregation in church. When
the source Of the laughter is located 1t
turns out to be a silly looking bird,
with clumsy, square body and open
mouth, sitting unconcernedly on a
stump. - National Geographic Maya.
zine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Wardinq OF Cancer.

Nurses, particularly those engaged In
public health work, can do much to
prevent unnecessary deaths from can
Ger, according to bulletin of the
American Society For the Control of
Cancer. Many patients, especially wo-
men, it is pointed out, speak to nurse
about the danger signals Of this dis
ease. such as Jumps, persistent sores.
alterations and other irregularities,
when they would hesitate to call doc
tor. Attention to these apparently
trivial conditions, says the bulletin.
often means the actual prevention OF
cancer, or at least it's discovery in the
early stages. when cure is possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Big SHAkEUP IN
BRITISH navy
Admiral Sir Cecil Burney Is Re-
placed as the Second
Sea Lord.
SIR ERIC GEDDEs ALSO OUT
Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss
Takes Post Held by Sir Cecil,
and Allan G. Anderson Will
Control Building.

London, Aug. S.-Official announce
ment was made at the admiralty that
Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, second sea
lord, had been replaced by Vice Ad'
miral Sir Roselyn Wemyss.
Alan Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice
chairman of the wheat commission,
succeeds Sir Eric Campbell Geddes,
the new first lord Of the admiralty, as
controller of naval construction.
Alan Anderson, who will be respon-
sible for sthe admiralty's shipbuilding
requirements, has close knowledge
of both shipbuilding and railways. He
long was associated with company OF
shipping brokers and is director OF
the Midland railway. He Is a son OF
Dr. Elizabeth Carrot Anderson, we'll
known physician and the first woman
to be elected as mayor in England, be-
ing the chief magistrate Of Aldeburgh.
First Step in Reorganization.
The changes are attracting much at
tention and are interpreted as the first
step in a reorganization which 1T Is
supposed Sir Eric Campbell Geddes
was appointed to carry out.
In quarters where the existing adj
miralty methods are regarded as I'M
satisfactory the present step Is de-
nounced as a "procrastinatory half
measure" and it Is declared the change
ought to have been so complete as to
"give the country resolute and ener-
getic admiralty permeated by an Of
fensive spirit"
There Is no implication Of incapacity
against Admiral Sir Cecil Burney,
whose services as Admiral Jellicoe's
second in command Of the grand fleet
are recognized and an official an
nouncement states that he will be en-
ployed on special duty. 1t is assumed
that as his record was made in active
command he may welcome the change.
To Rearranee His Duties.
An official statement contains the
announcement that an opportunity IS
to be taken of the appointment OF
Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss to
rearrange the duties of the second sea
lord Of the admiralty, who will be re-
lieved of detailed administrative work
connected with the personnel of the
fleet. This is interpreted rs meaning
that the second sea lord will not be
trammeled by details which subordi-
mates can handle, but will be asso-
ciated more closely than was his prede-
cessor with the preparation of war
plans.
Another change in the admiralty Is
the removal of Sir William Graham
Greene from the permanent secretary
ship at the admiralty to secretary
ship in the ministry of munitions I'M
der Winston Churchill. Sir Williams
departure from the admiralty is re-
garded as of considerable Importance,
as the post of permanent secretary,
which he has held since 1911, always
has been largely responsible for the
continuity of admiralty tradition and
policy. 1t is this continuity which is
regarded by many as Il most danger
Gus factor in that it hinders initiative
and adaptability to current needs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
DELHI.

Mrs Gretchen Patterson of Cedar
Rapids. spent few days last week at
the Jakelin home.
Miss Nellie Moline of Littleton, spent
Dairy Day in Delhi.
Mrs. D. cia Pulver moved last week
into her new residence
Lawrence Pulver, Helda and Lin.
csln Bensley of Co. H., spent Dairy
Day in Delhi.
c. B. Phelps and children of Pana,
Illinois, visited relatives in town last
week.
Mrs. Charles Howard of Dubuque,
was guest of May Howard last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Most and daugh
ter, Lucille, of Mechanicsville, were.
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jakelin
last week
The Methodist ladies received $12S
proceeds Of the Dairy Day dinner for
the Red Cross and $50 for member
ship in the Red Cross, making a total
Of $1SS.
Jack Pulver was home from Stanley
few days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Furman and
children were over from Troy Mills
Dairy Day.
Miss Gladys Bancroft spent Friday
in Hopkinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Stone, Mr. and
Mrs. e. H. Fleming and son Francis,
were in Dubuque last week. H. L..
Stone and Francis Fleming were oper-
ated on at the hospital there for re-
nsval of adenoids and tonsils.
Mrs. Laura Fuller and son Albert,
spent Friday at the o. w. Smith home
in Hopkinton.
Miss Bernice Oehler is visiting her
sister and family at Canover, S. D.
Mrs. John Cruise and son, Maurice,
of western Iowa, are guests at the
Beal home.
Mrs. Smith of Des Moines, visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. Cliff Jackson,
last week
W. G. koppelo had business in Ona-
wa last week, going there to take the
medical examination for medical SER
vice in the army.
2 Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Barnes and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. P. Sloan spent Sunday in
Strawberry Point.
Miss Bessie Madison and Mrs. John
Williams spent Friday in Hopkinton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Friends may be affronted in fun and
lost in sober earnest
Cardboard as Cricr.

Chloride of calcium is sometimes
used to absorb moisture and keep GER
tain Photographic products dry, such
but a photographer has discovered that
cardboard of the heavy kind will act
as good drier. The card is used in
rough sheets, 1t being well dried by
heat and then wrapped in waxed pa
per so as to leave only the edge of the
board free and thus not absorb mois-
ture too quickly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Men who are so afraid Of doing fool
ish things that they lack the courage to
attempt wise ones will never do much.
The "WeIi Of Jacob"

The "well of Jacob" in Palestine Is
about a mile and Il half east of the
town of Shechem. 1t is also called
1.-THE well of the Samaritan woman"
1t is about 70 feet deep and of all the
special localities connected with, the
life Of Jesus Christ is almost the only
one absolutely undiSputed, and it is
eXcavated in the solid rock, is nine
feet in diameter. Sometimes 1t con-
tains few feet Of water; at other
times 1t is dry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Cats Have Too MANY Lives.

The nine lives Of the cat seem to be
more than pleasantly, and despite
everything that has been done. they
are said to be steadily increasing. This
is a cause for very real alarm, the
scientists contend. They point out
that the germs Of numerous diseases
are known to be carried in the fur Of
cats. The midnight prowler who goes
from yard to yard and ash can to ash
can puts in peril a whole neighborhood,
more especially children. ...... ....
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Deserved to Get Il.

Il want to ask you for bit Of ad-
vice." said the insinuating man.
"What is it?''
Il want you to put yourself in my
place and me in yours and tell me
how you would go about it if you
wanted to borrow $40 from me."-Ex-
change.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
His Color.

Little Ben ito gentleman caller)-
You aren't black, are you? Mr. MOO
ney- Black. child? Why. no! I sLoull
hope not! What made You think :!
was? Little Bench, nothing! Only
pa said you We're awfully niggardly.-
Eondon Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Chronic Consultation.

1t is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets and complying
with the plain printed directions
that accompany each 'package.-For
sale by A. C. Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Gottinu Bald.

Mr.. Sorrell proposed to me, mother"
"And you accepted him, I hope"
mo. mother I could never love a
man with red hair"
"But, my dear girl. you should con.
slider the fact that he has very little
Of it."--Chicago Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
To Be Accurate.

Cholly-Do you think it would be
foolish for me to marry girl who
was my intellectual inferior? Dolly
More than foolish-impossible.
land Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

No end of misery and actual suffer-
ing is caused by disorders Of the
ed by the use Of Chamberlain's Tab
let's. Give them trial. They only
cost quarter-For sale by A. c..
Philip.