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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
LITTLE PLOT THAT FAILED
Maggie's Effort to "Show Up" Mac.
pherson Deserved to Succeed,
but It Didn't.

Maggie had been to an excursion
with her sweetheart Macpherson, and
on her arrival home she requested her
mother to make some tea, as she mad
had nothing to eat all day, and was
famished.
Had nothing TO eat!" exclaimed the
astonished mother. you dinna mean
tae tell me that Macpherson has taken
We for trip and not gaen ye yer din
ner?"
AYE, that | dae," answered the
starving Maggie.
"Well, of all the mean beasts" said
her mother, as she ministered to Mag
gie's wants. "Gang ava round tae his
lodgin's, and gee him back the haulf
dollar he paid fur yer ticket, and that'n
show him up in front O his landlady.'
So, after Maggie had filled the ach-
ing void, she donned her bonnet and
shawl and set off for Macpherson's
lodgings.
W Macpherson is in, tell him l Wad
like tae speak tae him." she said to
the landlady, who answered her knock.
A moment or two later Macpherson
made his appearance. Astonished to
see who his visitor was, he asked what
was the matter.
There's naething the NATTER SAID
Maggie. II only wanted tae gle We the
money fur ma ticket"
"Hoots, toOtS, wumman, there was
nae hurry. Saturday wad ha' been soon
enough" answered Mac, pocketing the
cOin.-LOndon Tit-BitS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
DECEPTION THAT IS COMMON
Nations Affected in Peculiar Way by
What May Be Called the Su-
preme Law Of Irony.

The Christian nations offer many H.
Illustrations Of the law Of irony. They
profess the citizenship of heaven, the
exclusive worship of eternal good; and
never has the hungry pursuit Of perish
able joys, the love Of this world, or the
thirst for conquest been stronger or
more active than among these nations.
Their official motto is exactly the re-
verse Of their real aspiration. Under
false flag they play the smuggler
with droll case Of conscience.
! Is the fraud conscious one? Mo-
it Is but an application of the law of
irony. The deception is so common
that the delinquent becomes uncon-
scious of 1t. Every nation gives itself the
lie in the course of it's daily life, and
not one feels the ridicule of Its posi-
ton. A man must be Japanese to
perceive the barlesque contradictions
Of the Christian civilization. He must
be a native of the moon to understand
the stupidity Of man, and his state
of constant delusiOn.-FrOm "The Law
of Irony" by Henry Frederic Amiel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
DADDY COULDN'T GET AWAY
Friend Had to Admire the Baby, Not
Knowing Mother Was Waiting
in the Street.

He is pretty nice baby boy, and
the parents, particularly daddy, are
proud of Billy. The three of them
were on a Central avenue car, on their
way downtown, daddy and Billy occu-
plying one seat; the mother another not
far away. Billy was attracting con-
siderable attention from the passen-
gers, which kept daddy smiling be-
nignly and quite occupied with his
heir. He did not seem to realize that
he would finally reach the street at
which he was to alight, but became
suddenly aware of the fact when he
noticed the. car had stopped and he
saw his wife leaving the car at the
front door.
Passengers enjoyed his hasty grab
Of Billy, with view to making exit,
but before he could get away man
he knew entered the car and, not
knowing of the fathers Intentions,
blocked the seat while he chucked the
baby under the chin. told the father
what fine boy he had, etc. In the
meantime the passengers continued to
be amused, but this time at the father,
the mother in the meantime standing
in the street.
The conductor doubtless thought of
many things he could say, but laughter
got the best of him, and, with the be-
lated theatergoers, he waited good-na-
turedly for the excited parent to break
away and let the car proceed.-Indian-
apolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
INSECT AS AGENT OF DESTINY
Theories to Account for Death Of
Enormous Creatures That Once
Roamed the Earth.

To account for the death Of those
enormous creatures which once roamed
our western country and peopled its
swamps and forests, the older geOlo-
gists devised convenient theories,
such as changes Of climate, volcanic
disturbances, warfare among the spe-
cies.
AS information accumulated, it be-
came harder and harder to make the
theories fit the case. Given time and
animal life adapts itself to changes of
climate. Movements of the earth are
seldom so widespread that flight can
not be taken from a disturbed area to
one of safety. If giant lizard fought
mountainous mammal, why did the sur
vivor go? Theory, it was seen, must
be in keeping with the law Of probable
tiles. A new and more reasonable
hypothesis has recently been brought
forward.
At the time that nature was expert
menting with monsters, there existed
lake in Colorado. 1t was surrounded
with forests which were tenanted by
hosts Of insects. A volcano buried the
lake and its shores in ash. This hard
ened into stone. Scientists go to this
ancient graveyard, split the stone and
bring to light the petritied bodies OF
the butterflies and moths, the beetles
and bugs. Among these insects are
two species of tsetse flies. There is
nothing like them in America today.
But in Africa they abound. They are
known as the carriers of the sleeping
sickness, one Of the deadliest OF dis
eases. It is fair to assume that the
tsetse flies of Miocene times were the
hosts or distributors of disease bacilll
as they are now. Upon that assumption
new theory can be constructed: The
tsetse flies developed into a terrible
pest. AS they flourished, their victims
grew less. In the course Of centuries,
the bulky citizens of plain and marsh
gave I'D the warfare. They could fight
one another and yet live. They could
not deal with merciless insects.
The theory has this merit whatever
else it may lack. 1t is plausible where
it's predecessors succumDed to clearer
thinking.-Toledo Blade.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
When You Thread a Needle.

You may deny that your eyesight IS
falling or not so good as it should be-
but when it comes to Notwithstanding
you are given away. Don't try to fool
yourself and waste precious minutes
thrusting a refractory thread into a
needle-eye which you do not see. Do
it this way: ".
Thrust the needle through a piece OF
cardboard or stiff paper just as far
as the eye. The paper holds the needle
securely and throws the eye into re-
lief.
Another method that will help one
out Of the difficulty is this: Some day
when the light is good, thread whole
package of needles upon spool OF
thread. Then instead of poking over
one needle at a time, while you are
sewing, all you have to do is to break
off a needle and thread until the whole
pack has been used.
There is contrivance now on the
market consisting Of small magnify
ing glass, which fastens on the spool
and magnifies the needle-eye.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
the big money is. He relates his eS
perience in this way:

the big money is. He relates his ex-
perience in this way:
81 plant tomato seeds Feb. 10 in shall
low boxes in the greenhouse. making
trench half inch deep with the edge
Of trowel and dropping the seeds in
it One-half inch apart. The trenches
are one and One-half inches apart.
scatter fine dirt over the seed with a
sitter and then spread a damp cloth
over the box and leave the seed to
terminate, which takes five or six
days. When the plants have two or
three leaves they are transplanted to
the hOtbed. either being planted d.
rectly in the soil or else in cheap wood
en- boxes, four inches each way and
four inches deep, with loose bottoms.
The boxes are convenient for the Sec
ond transplanting, but am undecided
whether they are worth the time and
trouble. If these boxes are not used
a clump of dirt six inches in diameter
Is taken up with the plant when it is
transplanted out Of doors. which takes
place as soon as the danger of frost is
over. BY this time the plants are in
blossom and sometimes the fruit has
begun to appear. Great pains must
be taken with this second transplant
ing. A good way to do is to dig
trenches four feet apart and place the
plants in the trench four feet from
each other. tamping the ground firmly
about the roots. Water should be used
in this TRANSFORMING. especially If the
soil is little dry. Most Of the dirt
that was thrown out of the trench il
left lying to be turned in by the cul
tivator, by which time it is warmed
blythe sun and will hasten growing.
1.-The chief enemy to watch in toma.
to growing is blight. which will make
itself apparent when the ends Of the
leaves turn brown and wither. This
can be successfully overcome by spray
ing with bordeaux mixture. usually
dip my plants in a weak solution be-
fore the second transplanting and then
aim to give them second spraying.
Don't be afraid Of getting it on the
fruit. 1t won't injure It,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Whales.

Whales are able to attain such an
enormous ize'because their bodies are
supported by the water in which they
live. A bird is limited to the weight
which it's wings can bear up In the air.
A land animal, if it becomes too large,
csnnot hold its body off the ground
or readily move about, and is doomed
to certain destruction. But a whale
has to face none of these problems
and can grow without restraint.
Because whales live in supporting
medium their young are of enormous
size at birth, in some instances the calf
being almost half the length of its
mother. l once took a 25-foOt baby
which weighed about eight tons from
an S5-foot blue whale.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
In Praise Of the Rube.

To get into Iowa Is to feel at home,
remarks writer in the Christian Her
aid. Iowa Is peopled by "Rubes." The
more l see of the smart New Yorker.
the more love the "Rube." A ''Rube,"
as l understand it, is man who has
not forgotten how to be human. l Wis
tied lot of them in Iowa and had the
time of my life. I rode behind three
horses and in a swift-running motor all
in one afternoon. Iowa takes its edu-
cation in colleges instead Of cabarets
and the effect is easily seen. 1t is
wealthy state and that is not so
easily seen. Iowans have learned
that a dollar in the bank Is worth two
in the earring and you may be condo
scending to an Iowan capitalist with
out knowing that he could buy you
out and use you for hitching post
for his horses. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Mrs W. c. Gloer left the latter

Mrs. w. G. Gloer left the latter
part of the week for Ames, where
she will be the guest of her parents.
Mr., Gloer also spent Sunday at Ames.
The last of the week Mrs Gloer went
to Chicago to spend the Fourth with
her brother and his wife.
The N. S. G.. and few invited
guests met with Mrs. r. A. Kerby, on
Friday, June Goth. This was treat
for the children, picnic dinner be-
ing served in place of the usual lunch
con. Mrs Kerby proved a very gra-
cious hostess, and all present spent a
most enjoyable afternoon.
Miss Mertie Hills, who spent sew
eral days last week with friends in
Manchester, returned to Des Moines
on Friday morning. Her mother,
who had also been the guest of friends
here for several days, went to Chi
cago Saturday morning to visit sis
ter, who resides near that city.
Frank Sedgwick Of Company L,
l. N. G., received orders last week to
report for duty at Sioux City on the
18th of July Mr.. Sedgwick tells us
that the Second and Third regiments
will have two weeks training in their
home armories, and then go to Waco,
Texas, where they will 60 into camp
for further. training. ~. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lane left
Monday night for Wadena, Mime
sofa, where they will visit for sew
eral days with Mr.. Lanes two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Jessie Baker. and Mrs.
May Demmon. From Wadena Mr..
and Mrs. Lane will go to Remission,
Sask., Canada, to spend several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Irl Lane.
Miss Julietta Pierce of Los Ange-
les, Calf, arrived in Manchester Sat-
urday morning, and spent two days in
Manchester with her brother, G. A.
Pierce, and sister, Mrs. w. ID. Nc
Intosh. On Monday night Miss Pierce
and her brother left for points in the
east, visiting among other places Of
interest their old home in New York
state.
Saturday was the twenty-fifth an
niyersary of the wedding of Rev. and
Mrs. w. H. Ensign. Friends tender
ed them an informal reception during
the afternoon, and even left a sub
stantial reminder. of the occasion.
Dr. and Mrs. Ensign are genuinely
appreciated by the people of the COM
munity without regard to denomina-
tional lines and the congratulations
were cordial and sincere from all
sources.-Hopkinton Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Samples Of Ancient Days.

Down to comparatively recent times
every little girl worked her sampler
and examples of mountaineering
work are still found and are the OBJ
jeCts of the collectors search. They
usually contain the alphabet. the work
er's name, the date, Bible texts, mot
toes and pious admOnitionS, the whole
surrounded by an ornamental border
of some conventional design. The ear
lcst sampler in existence is said to
bear the date of 1913 and is in the
South KensiugtCn museum, London.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
No Need to Tell Him That.

"Yes," said the young wife proudly.
"father always gives something expen-
sive when he makes presents" 80 l
discovered when he gave you away"
rejoined the young husband. And with
large, open-faced sigh he continued
to audit the monthly bills of his bet
ter half.-Stray Stories.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Diplomatic BURGLAR,

"What have you to say for your
self?" asked the indignant household
err, carefully covering the burglar with
his revolver. "After thoughtfully con-
sidering the situation in its several
aspects" said the burglar, Il am per-
force inclined towards a policy of ar
bitration."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Where Birds Have Advantage.

Birds have no transportation prob
lens. Embargoes, blockades, auto
cratic commands of traffic officers are
unknown to them. When it is sutfi-
cient for the human traveller to get
Il good breakfast and start for the
worlds end forthwith, he can begin
challenging the migrating birds, but
not before,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Are Real Neiqhbors.

There are people who simply en-
Irvine their hearts with our lives. They
assume our burdens, share our cares,
tighten our gloom, or carry our mes
sages, so that, depending on them as
on rod or a staff, we get to require
them. we think. as spiritual if not
physical support.-Zion's Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Good Work Done by Amateurs.

Do not leave experiments with
plants to professionals. Much of the
best work in the Improvement of plants
and flowers has come through the
work of amateurs. The latter class
travelling abroad have also been first
to send valuable plant introduction to
the home land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04

Father-"You have been running
ahead Of your allowance, Robert" Son
II know it, dad. I've been hoping
for a long time that the allowance
would strengthen up enough to over
take me-"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Compensatory.

Life is compensatory to this extent:
When a man reaches the point at
which his wife is compelled to make
the living for the family he has also
reached the point at which the fact
ceases to humiliate him.--TOpeka Cap
ital,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Looked as II There Mioht Be.

ACCkSO do II lUSTS "ISUS DE-
'"There is NO. royal road to learning"
said the. Wise Guy. II don't know
about that" said the Mutt. did you
ever notice the number of liveried
equipages that wait outside Of a pri.
vate school in a fashionable district
around letting-out timeT-Buffalo Ex-
press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
The Chinese.

Marquis O'Ruma says: "Tndividual-
~ the Chinese are honest and ef1-
cient; but collectively they are not
only unable to organize with skill, but
there are mysterious leaks Of funds
and shifting of responsibilities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Little Thinus Count.

Life is made up, not Of great sac.
rifices or duties, but Of little things
in which smiles and kindnesses and
small obligations, given habitually, are
what win and preserve the heart and
secure comfort.-Sir Humphrey Davy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Daniel Webster's WARMING.

The last hopes of mankind, there
fore, rest with us; and if it should be
proclaimed that our example had be-
come an argument against the experi-
ment, the knell of popular liberty
would be sounded throughout the
earth.-Daniel Webster.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
United States Has No "Penny.n

The habit of calling the one-cent
piece Of our American coinage ''pen-
ny" is utterly without foundation or
excuse. We have no penny in our
coinage. At one time half-cent pieces
were coined but now the unit is one
cent, the hundredth part Of dollar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
. Hard Position.

Demonstration (after the spilD-
"How can I explain to him that it
wasn't the fault Of the car while he Is
quite senseless. After that it will be
too late"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Daily Thought.

What we want to see is one who can
breast into the world, do mans work
and still preserve his first and pure
enjoyment of observation-disclosures
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Plant Mentioned in Bible.

The common garden plant called
coriander is found in Egypt, Persia
and India. 1t has globular, grayish
seedcorns and is mentioned twice In
the Bible, in Exodus 1881, and In
Numbers I'LL.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
Meat Preserved Without Salt,

Lean pork strips are sun-preserved
without salt in Spain. Deer, buffalo.
caribou, bear, goat and tuna meats
are preserved in much the same way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04

Being in demand for canning pur-
poses as well as for universal table
use when fresh picked. tomatoes
have become recognized as lead
Ing staple, Few garden products
are SO widely used. and 1t would be-
hard to name one that pays better.
Illustration shows tomato pickers
at work -'. 80. ~,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
SUMMER CORSETS.

SUMMER CORSETS.
Enjoy the warm days with net
corset. Just the same styles as re-
gular corsets. Hose supporters at
tached, lace trimmed top, long hip,
medium bust. Sizes 10 to 80. Priced
at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
STEEL MACNATES AGREE TO DIVIDE
 THE WAR ORDERS
Manufacturers Will Give
 Every Assistance To Government.

Arrangements have been complet- ed by the steel interests of the coun- try to supply steel to the government for war purposes. The government will require this year between two and three per cent of the output, which will amount to between 900,- 900 and 1,3O0,00O tons.
 The arrangements were made at a meeting of steel men, in the office of the United States Steel Corpora tion, presided over by Ebert H. Gary, and it was decided to appoint a com mittee to apportion among the steel manufacturers, according to the ca pacity of the various companies, the government contracts. After the meeting MT. Gary gave out the fol- lowing statement:-
 "It was unanimously decided to ap- prove the action of the general com mittee appointed by the American Iron and Steel Institute with respect to prices which had been agreed upon with the government for the commo- dities above named. These prices are $2.90 base per hundred pounds for plates and $2.50 base for structural shapes and bars.
 "All of those present announced tne1r willingness 10 comply with the request of government officials to have the tonnage covered by the gov- ernment program for 1917 for war materials distributed among the man. ufacturers in proportion to their ca pacity. The meeting approved the suggestion of the Iron and Steel In- stitute committee to have the total requirements of the government for steel products managed through a clearing house committee, with of fees in Washington.
 "Sub-committees have been ap- pointed as follows:-On alloys, B. H. Gary, ex-officio; James A. Farrell, E. G. Grace and B. A. s. Clarke; in gen. eral charge of the Washington office and division of orders according to capacity, B. H. Gary, ex-officio; J. A. Farrell, John A. Topping and E. A. S. Clarke"
 Among those present at the meet ing were James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corpora ton; John A. Topping, chairman of the Republic Iron and Steel Com pany; W. B. Dickson and A. c. Din- key of the Midvale Steel Company, and B. A. s. Clarke. president of the Lsackawanna Steel Company
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
.AIRMEN FEAR DESERT

The land has it's perils for the avia- tor, and so has the sea; but the Brit ish fiers in Egypt have learned to dread the treacherous desert more than anything else. In the May ''Wide World Magazine" there is an intensely interesting article on the Adventures of the Royal Flying Corps in Sinai,' in which are re- counted some weird stories of avia,- ton in the desert. One will suf- fee.
 Last June Lieut. S. Bordon Ridley of the B. F. C., went into the desert alone in his machine as escort to an other pilot, who had with him a pilot named J. A. Garside. Engine trouble" developed when Lieut.. Rid ley had been flying about an hour and they decided to camp for tn, night Next morning Rid1ey's engine still proving obdurate, the second pilot de cided to fly back alone to the base and return with help.
 A. search party was organized and tracks were soon discovered, but il missing plane was found. Beside i, lay the dead bodies of Lieut.. Ridley and Garside. Garside left behind g diary in which he said that lat 10:3( on Sunday MT. Ridley shot himself while my back was turned" It 1. supposed that Lieut.. Ridley shot him. self in the hope of saving the me. chantc, the water they had being in sufficient to last the two of them un- til help arrived.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
STOCK MARKET
.O~~~~N~

New York. April 30-Opening- Market conditions showed no material alteration cn the resumption of trad ing today, early tradings denoting a continuance of the irregularity that attended last weeks later operations. Gains in special issues of the several classes represented by Atlantic. Gul & West Indies, Indubtrial Alcohol, American WooIen and Bethlehem Steel new stock were balanced by re- sessions in Marine preferred, General Motor, Ohio Gas, Texas Co. and Beet Sugar, United States Steel moved within a narrow radius and railroads were only occasionally quoted.
 Noon-Litt1e more than 100000 shares changed hands in the profes- sional dealings of the first hour, the rest of the forenoon being in keeping with this meagre output. Prices re- peated their recent ebb and now, Steel declining to 115 M then rising to 116 k and promptly falling back. Coppers again served in part to counteract the dropping tendency elsewhere and oils, especially Texas Go. developed marked strength with General Motors common and preferred at gains of three to four points. Irregularity of bonds resulted rom the lower trend shown by indus trials.