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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11
THE VERDICT
(From the New York WOrld)

(From the New York World)
Nothing could be more gratifying to
Americans than the response OF
European democracy to President
Wilson's address to Congress.
It is not with the material advantages
to the Allies that the press and public
of Great Britain, France, Russia and
Italy are concerned, but with the NOR
al aspects of the Presidents ringing
message to mankind.
AS LIE Temps OF Paris eloquently
sums up the full significance OF the
address,:
When the starry banner of the Union
will be unfurled on our battle-fields
it will be something more than mill
tary, naval or financial cooperation
it will be the verdict of the conscience
\ of the human race before the tribunal
Of history.
In Petrogard improvised meetings
were held at the House Of Parliament
in which speakers explained the Presi-
dents action to crowds Of soldiers and
civilians amid scenes Of extraord-
mary enthusiasm.
The London Times doubts If in all
history great community has ever
been summoned to war on grounds so
largely ideal" The London Morning
Past refers to the address as proof OF
the solidarity of civilization" The
Daily Mail compares it to "Lincolns
greatest speeches" and calls it IAN ap-
peal to the American people to take up
the task for which Lincoln laid down
his life"
The London Daily News expresses
essentially the opinion of LIE Temps
when it says:
In this great utterance we seem
to hear at last the authentic voice OF
humanity stating the issue, pronounc-
ing Judgment and awakening the con-
science of the world to the mighty
things at stake.
The Evening Star, like the Daily
Mail, turns to Lincoln for comparls-
on:
A second Lincoln: Lincoln inaugu-
raj in these simple words our emotions
find expression as we read the ma
istic closing words of President Will
sons message. We are not ashamed
to- say these words are destined to
echo through the ages and to be read
by free men with grateful hearts.
They fill our eyes with tears of pride
and gratitude. Here and now the fu-
ture of humanity Is being shaped and
moulded for all time.
Even the German newspapers, ap-
parently without access to the text
of the Presidents address, have begun
to understand the moral effect that it
must exert in France and Russia, and
while they continue to belittle the
military resources of the United States,
some OF them already perceive that a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11
MY AUTO TITS OF THEE.

My auto, tbs Of thee,
Short cut to poverty,
OF thee l chant.
I blew a pile of dough
On you two years ago,
Now you refuse to go,
Or won't or can't.
Through town and countryside.
You were my joy and pride:
A happy day.
l loved thy gaudy hue,
Thy four white tires so new,
Now down and out for true,
In every way.
To thee, old rattle bOx,S
Came many bumps and knocks.
For thee I grieve.
Badly thy top is torn,
Prayed are thy seats and worn,
A cough affects thy horn,
l do believe.
Thy perfume smeels the breeze,
While good folks choke and wheeze
AS we pass by.
| paid for thee a price.
'Twould buy mansion twice,
Now all are yelling Ice"
| wonder why.
Thy motor has the grippe,
Thy spark plugs have the pip,
And woe is thine.
I, too, have suffered chills,
Ague and kindred ills,
Trying to pay my bills
Since thou vert mine
-.Candol
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11
GOVERNOR HARDING APPEALS TO
IOWA FARMERS TO HELP FEED
THE WORLD.

Editors Democrat
I realize that it is rather late tt
call upon you for what l am goins
to ask, but l hope you may do it il
your issue of this current week.
Our country is at war and the cal
is upon us to do everything in ou1
power at this time to help our coun.
tryn,, We need more foodzsAuff and
more men;sdYou thaYeo already become
familiar with the movement for in
creasing agricultural products in the
state. Favorable comment has already
appeared in many papers, am there
fore encouraged to ask more. Your
important one because the farmers
are in the midst of their plans and
planting. I believe it will be mighty
helpful if you can give your leading
editorial to the cause of7intreased agri-
cultural products. Kindlyfbmake it
plain that this is not a movement to
increase products and decrease
prices. Prices will be high enough
under any and all circumstan-
ces, to satisfy all Winter wheat
in Kansas and Nebraska is a two
thirds failure. In Nebraska, spring
wheat is being sown and preparation
are being made to plant corn where
the wheat has been q failure. The
Canadian wheat prospect is not good.
| do not suggest the sowing OF wheat.
but corn is a substitute, and corn
planting time is not yet at hand. AS
you know, there was food shortage
in the United States last year as
compard with the year before. There
is nothing in the situation in Iowa to
Cause an anticipated failure. Patriot
ism requires that we attempt and do
all we can to feed our own peOp.e
and for food to ship to our allies
abroad.
We are trying to fill up the ma
tional guard and young men are want
ed for soldiers. These men will be
drilled thoroughly. The federal gov
eminent has asked for 1000 and it
will no doubt ask for more. l ask
you to remember this phase of the
subject in this issue. You can help
to inspire patriotism in the commun
ity as no one else can. The country
needs every patriotic endeavor at this
time. My first thought was to ask
committee of editors to do what I
am now doing, then l concluded I
had better make the request myself.
It is not in fact request but sug-
gestion No one can predict the scope
of this war. Trouble may come to
us through Mexico. At any rate, it
will be big war and we are going
to need food and men. Because of
YOUR leadership in the community,
you can render exceptional service
We have appealed to the mayors and
they have responded with enthusiasm.
We will be glad to cooperate in
any way we can and trust that you
will take this in the spirit in which
it is sent.
Cordially yours,
w. l.. HARDING
Governor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

A large loan to France and big
bond issues by the United States will
tend to harden the money market in
this country or at least put an end to
further imitation of the circulating
medium and further increases in the
prices of commodities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11
PLANT EVERY ACRE TO SOME
THING.
(FrOm The Iowa Farmer)
Governor.

The approach of the planting sea-
son ought to nerve every farmer to
vigorous action. Prices of all farm
products are unusually high. 1t. is
not likely that there will be any mat
erial reduction except such as nat
urally follows large crop yields, but
even with this possibility there ought
to be an unusual activity in planting
and cultivating the coming season. We
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

America asks nothing for herself, but
what she Mas a right to ask for human
ity itself-Woodrow Wilson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
(By Joseph Rodman Drake.

height ..
Unfurled her standard to the air.
She tore the azure robe of night,
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with it's gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
And striped its, pure celestial white
With streaking of the morning light;
Then from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle bearer down
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land.
Majestic monarch of the cloud,
Who rear'st aloft thy regal form,
To hear the tempest. trumpings lous
And see the lightning lances driven,
When strive the warriors of the
storm,
And rolls the thunderdrum of heaven
Child of the sun! to thee It's giver
To guard the banner of the free
| To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke,
And bid it's blendings shine afar,
Like rainbows on the cloud of war.
The harbingers of victory!
Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly
The sign Of hope an dtriumph high,
When speaks the signal trumpet tone
And the long line comes cleaning on,
Err, yet the life-blood, warm and wet,
Has; dimmed the glistening bayonet,
Each soldier eye ! shall brightly turn
To where the sky-born glories burn,
And, as his springing steps advance,
Catch war and vengeance from the
glance f'l7
And when the cannon-m outhings
loud. -
Heave in wild il Eaea ttln's's 44l the battle
And CORY sabres rise and fall
Like shoots of flame on midnight's
pail,
Then shall thy meteor glances glow,
And covering foes shall shrink be-
meath
Each gallant arm that strikes be-
low
That lovely messenger of death.
Flag OF the seas! on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
When death, careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail
And frighted waves rush wildly back,
Before the broadside's Keeling rack,
Each dying wanderer of the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee
And smile to see thy splendors fly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag Of the free hearts hope. and
home a.
By angel hands to valor given;
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in
heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe, but falls
before us,
With Freedom soil beneath our feet.
And Freedoms banner streaming
DER US?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

No call to arms is Of more i'm
portance than the call to the farmers
of America to rally to their fields
and do their best to help feed the
world during the coming year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

To the slaves of autocracy Presl-
dent Wilson's message means as much
as Abraham Lincoln's emancipation
proclamation meant to the colored
race in this country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

The Federal Trade Commission sert
a letter to the big coal producers
and forwith they reduced their
April prices so cents per ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

1.-THE world must be made safe for
democracy. Woodrow Wilson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
PLAcER.G GOLD REGION.

An important source of place
gold in Alaska is in the Solomon
and Casadepaga region, about thirt.
miles east of Nome. In this regior
dredge mining has yielded good re
turns. The region is part Of tn,
great tundra belt of northern Alask;
and is therefore without timber. i,
most places the bedrock is masked
by thick mat of moss or other vege
tation which has made it Difficult
to decipher its intricate geology
Nevertheless the area has been topo
graphically and geologically surveyed
by the United States geological sur
vey, department of the interior, on !
scale of one mile to one inch. TIL
resulting map, with descriptive text
has been published under the titl'
Geology and Mineral Resources o
the Solomon and Casadepaga Quad
rangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
(bulletin 493), by p. S. Smith. Thi
report can be had from the directo
of the geological survey, Washing
ton, ID. c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
NOVELS OF GREAT LENGTH
Modern Serials DO Not Compare at
Al With Those That Gave Pleas
ure to Our Ancestors.

The historian Freeman once said !:
81 never let man die at the end
Of a chapter" The modern serial,
OF continued story, exempliiles like
theory of pausing at the very brink
Of an absorbing event. We con-
slider a year-long serial one Of con-
siderable length; yet in France, in
1910, the first two parts Of the CAS-
tree" one of the most celebrated
Of Gallo novels, we're published four
OF five years before the third part,
and several more in advance of the
fourth and fifth parts.
About the same time fluorished
Mile. de- Scudery, memorable as the
author Of the first romances Of any
note written by woman. She COM
posed and published by installments
novels of a length unknown to the
readers of today. Every story was
originally issued in patches Of small
octaves, sometimes running to .
score or so. She has been described
as "the most pitiless writer Of fic-
ton that the world has ever known"
The same seventeenth century il
Illustrates, again, the willingness Of
French writer's to bide their time.
The poet Malherbe wished to console
friend on the death Of his wife.
By the time the poem was finished
the gentleman had been consoled,
remarked, and was himself dead
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
ALUM A VALUABLE REMEDY
Especially Good in the Treatment Of
Eruptions That Are Caused by
Poison Oak.

Experience seems to show that
alum is pretty good Household
remedy" for the treatment of poison
oak eruptions. Indeed, it is assert
ed by the Southern Clinic that the
poisoning may be prevented from de-
veloping the usual symptoms by the
early use of alum. The method Of
using it is to dip a small cake of
crystallized alum into warm water
and apply it to the affected surfaces.
Even if this does not prevent the de-
yelopment of symptoms it cannot do
any harm.
A better method of preventing the
development of symptoms is that of
sponging off the surfaces of skin
which are suspected of coming in
contact with the poison, with chloro-
form, benzol, or gasoline. This
seems to be an almost infallible
means of preventing the disease, due
to the fact that the poisonous SUBJ
stance is resin which clings to the
surface of the skin and irritates it,
and this resin is dissolved by any
one of the fluids just mentioned.
Chloroforfh also helps to allay the
pain and itching after the symptoms
have developed, and apparently
shortens the course of the disease.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
AID THE CAT CANE BACK
Experiment Which Shows Just How
Difficult " Is to Lose
Feline.

Did you ever try to lose cat? I
mean cat that your wife didn't
want hanging round the house and
had ordered you to carry OF eight or
ten miles and drop into the lap Of
nature, "Zim" asks in Cartoons Mag
azine. Maybe you think cats have
no idea Of the points Of The compass.
Well, you're wrong, for they have
the human race cheated in their pow
ers of orientation. Last night I
placed an unwelcome feline in bag,
babe il godspeed, and sent boy on a
bicycle with full instructions and q
bill Of lading as to his destination
and thanked goodness that not one
corpuscle Of its blood bad been shed
in the commission Of the act. This
morning Grimalkin sat in his accus-
toned corner on the porch. ready fol
breakfast.
No, it was not Grimalkin's ghost
II was Grimalkin in the flesh.
t"Be-n't you superstitious about
cats, misterp bel" said the boy
Il let it out of the bag head first
but think ought to've took it Out
tail first, so Pm going to try il
again tonight and take it out 'tuth.
err end to, and ride me bicycle home
hind end foremost, SOS to make tbs
cat b'lieve he's running back TRACK
and discumfuddle him SOS he won't
know where he's ati'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
ADVICE TO WORKERS.

About 5000 years ago Solomon
advised the sluggard to go to the
ant and learn lessons of industry
and thrift. Now some emulator Of
IsraePs philosopher-king, who writes
bulletins for the public health serv-
ice from the security Of his govern
ment job in Washington, advises
worriers to consider the birds, tho
foxes, the squirrels and the dogs
Chicago Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
Prehistoric Germs.

In these days, when disease mi
crobes are SO much discussed, 1t is
hard to realize that disease germs
have been on this earth for millions
Of years. The fact of their long ex-
istence isn't mere theory. for certain
minute forms discovered In lime
stone formation prove concluslvely
that bacteria lived and fiourished In
prehistoric times. These prehistoric
bacteria show many Of the character
istlcs common to our twentieth-cen-
fury germ.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
LIONS GIVEN a CHANCE.

Two of Colonel Roosevelt's big
game hunting companions in Africa,
Clifford Fuller and Kenyon Paint
er, are going back after lions as soon
as the British war measures are re-
Taxed, Fuller told the Northern Ohio
Fish and Game association at its con-
vention at Cleveland. Fuller said
the Germans and British have been
50 busy shooting each other that the
lions have been left alone and are
multiplying rapidly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
Eariy Saws and Knives.

The saw appears to be the earliest
HAsoa that has been traced in Egyptian
history II was found first In tn
form of q notched bronze knife in thc
ahird dynasty, or about 5000 year
Before the Christian era, and was fol.
Sa~ed in the fourth and fifth dynas
Ties hy larger-tOothed saws, which
were used by carpenters; but there
arc no dated specimens until the sew
~sHth century before the Christian era,
when the Assyrlans used iron saws.
The FIRST knives ON record were made
~ont Of flint, and were, In fact, saws
with minute teeth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
Influence Of Rome.

There are many customs which still
proclaim the ancient rule and influ-
ence of Rome that have persisted
through the centuries since the de-
parture of her glory. For instance,
there is the old Pyrrhic dance, the
robes with bells on sleeves aud girdles.
The Rounnnians stlll shout in unison
to prevent Saturn from hearing the
voice of the infant Jupiter; and even
their oxen proclaim the "glory that
was Rome" in their names, for here
you may see Caesar and Brutus as
yoke fellows. and there Cassius and
Augustus.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
Shotquns and Rifles.

When shotgun or rifle Is cleaned
a cork OF proper size should be inscrtc,
I'm cle end of the barrel. by prevent
Sng the entrance of damp this will Pre-
zesve its value as well as its useful
laess. This practice is not followed e
abe same extent as it should be even
among those who take special pride In
2<esrms. 1t is said that bit of cam
Nner inserted in the barrel will ais,
1sa.in preventing the accumulation
nxzEG- m .t
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
SUBSTITUTE FOR BETTING.

An American inventor asserts h,
has discovered a cheap and usefu
substitute for flexible leather belt
used for driving light machinery
this is piece Of, ordinary friction
insulating tape, such as is used il
any electrical shop. This is TWISTED
on itself, and no coupling is neces
sary, the ends sticking together wher
Joined and twisted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
ONE OF THE FEW.

''There's one thing i like about
Methuselah," said Uncle Bill Bot
tletop.
"What's that5"
"He's one Of the old fellows who
lived to be over hundred and never
Dragged about using liquor and to-
bacc0 all his life"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
olgFERsnT WAYS.

parents used to find great pleas
ure in explaining how the mechsn,
icsl toys work" ~"
''They used to. Now father stands
and looks on while the small boy
shows him how TO start the family
motorcar."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
ANOTHER WAY.

Old Lady-Does this car go by
Central park5
Conduetor-No, madam 1t goes
by 'lectricityl
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
SERIOUS.

"She's only flirting with him"
tits more serious than that.
saw her looking up his rating
Boston Evening Transcript.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
EvERysoDVss SATISFIED.

Chestnut--H ello!sF What are yoni
gRobin-I'm a little bird. ~
Chestnut That's funny; I'm y
httls. haEredu too. q =. :. -. .
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
VERY BAD.

Hs-I'vs smoked an awful lot Of
cigars lately. ~ e 4
she-You're right, Il that one
you'rs smoking nov d ! lample.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10

The SOPHIA football player can
be any good if he has yellow Streak
The Jun:or-Yet football roote'
is no good unless he has '.yeller'
streak.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-10
'FREE-ssEurOpe at War;

A big book and over 800 pages, size lox7
inches. handsomely and durabiy bound in
cloth, containing the dramatic history of the
| great events leading up to the present time
os1r SO important and timely special article3
flict: hundreds OF graphic pictures. por.
traits. Photographic. diagrams. specially'
drawn war maps. illuminating statistical
'recofds, copies Of Official documents and dip
aomatic messages exchanged between the
powers-a clear. vivid. accurate, permanent,
Interesting and valuable record-a record
>aEkiok once seen you will NOT willingly be
1ithDu1 Earope's past and present are here
.tiramatcaily pictured and presented. Hun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
caroline WAR" WAS SHORT
Border Trouble Between United States
and Canada Threatened for Time,
However, to Be Serious.

The "Caroline war" was border
trouble between tho United States anc
Canada. i'm which a few persons were
killed, but the trouble did not last
long. In 1867 there was strong re-
publican spirit rife in parts of lower
Canada which eliminated in Decem-
her, 1887, in an unsuccessful insurrec-
lion in Toronto. The leaders of the
resurrection fed 10 the United States,
and one Of them, n newspaper man
named Mackenzie, with % or 80 men,
including few from the American
side who had joined him, seized an is
land in the Niagara river and Set up
consisted OF steamboat called the
Caroline. and one dark night while she
was lying Oh the American side party
Of Canadians crossed the river and
burned the boat. killing several men
on board Of her
The affair caused great Indignation
President Van Buren, issued proclama-
lions demanding observance IF the neu-
trality laws. The New York militia
was called out and placed under com
mand OF Gen. Winfield Scott Presi-
dent Van Buren, characterized the
burning Of the Caroline in American
waters as IAN outrage of most agra
waited character" and concluded by ask
ing congress for "such appropriations
as the circumstances in which our
country is thus unexpectedly placed re-
quire." The affair dragged along n
few years, hut was finally settled with
out further bloodshed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
Stevenson Planned Much Work.

Considering Robert Louis Steven.
sons short life. he wrote great deal
but he planned still more. A writer
who has been delving into his record
offers what he says is hitherto un.
published list of two novels and
tales which Stevenson meant to
write. hut never did. IL runs thus
The Indian Mutiny. Saranac Lake
1883; Cannanmills. probably Sarana,
Lake 1883; The Rising sun, at Sea
Pacific), 1890; Dyce of Ythan. Samoa,
1892 The Shovcls of Netwon French
Samoa, 1892; The BeachCOmbers. Sa-
moa, 1893; Sophia Scarlet, Samoa
1893; The Owl. Samoa, 1898; Death in
the Pot. Samoa. 1893; The Sleeper
Awakened, Samoa, 1893.
Stevenson planned other work not
in the line of fiction. They were: A
Biography of the Duke Of Wellington
Il Biography of Hazlitt. a history of
the Indian Mutiny. an English Gram
mar, to be Illustrated from the Eng.
lish Classics. He also began and. fur
one. reason or another. never coiIplet.
I'd these stories:
The Great North Road. Bourne.
mouth. 1854; The Young Chevaier
i 93; Hcatherc1t. Samoa. 1899 Tn.
Go-Between. Samoa. 1893: ST. Ives
Samoa 1894; Weir of HcriniSton Su.
moa, 1894.