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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28

foreign air about him that added to
the mystery which the wind and sun
OF many lands had east In his eyes ana
blended In the tan of his face.
Hence II was that on certain night
not long after his return he accom-
panied his mother to the Ackland
School OF Art 10 view the annual
spring exhibit there. His mother was
a patron OF the school being n patron
Of something was a hobby OF hers
and Burke himself had contributed
largely 10 the museum from the fruits
lof his travels. Like nm automaton he
shook the hands OF dozens Of very
much alike young women, and boys so
evidently counting genius and lowing
iies-and then suddenly the hand he
found in his was not the stereotyped
nervous hand hut warm, flexible
hand ~ substance And ~ he straight.
cncd up from his rather low bow his
eyes took in her gown Of rolden-brown
simplicity
She herself was n living breathing
elastic thing 81 gold. II seemed Her
hair. almost black. with It's hint Of
golden shadows the ivory gold of her
skln--and her eyes, those oriental !.
could love. you eyes all reminded him
Of Taluno and Ahmeenah IN an in
slant he had passed and forgotten the
girl ~ the moment IN memory Of All
meenah. the girl of the past There
she stood high NJ on the rock above
dive Into the deep pool below. her
dusky hair waving Ike tanner IN the
wlnd--then his heart turned sick al
,hc memory 81 her faulty step. his mad
rush that was 10 late 70 break the
fan ~ her lovely body tn lay broken
and stir on the ro'ks % his fctt. With
a Tired slgh he slifpcd ont OF Tie noisy
chaticrins throng that filled the great
room aud sought The lower corridor
where he sal on stone bench aul
smoked deliberately 10 Violation II I'll
the rules
Twenty minutes later hc assembled
the STEPS again A. The landing as h.
turned the corner ~ The stair Dc booked
upward and there s,"od 'ho girl ~ la
ins gold with her hand 10 ~ \.
poised Il the act ~ descending For
moment she gagcd ~ Mn thus anI
then descended slowly. ana vhen they (
met OF the raj IA the rcnicr og the /
flghi--;h slailed
"You are so very young be sa'd. ar
n having uadc a s'rungc discovery
She halticrucd M inau BACH e-ln, /
The rail and ga4cd luto has eyes Wiih /
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
RED MEN AND RED CROSS
Why indians Broke Their Traditions
In Giving Weird Ceremonial Dance
in City Of Southwest.

That war and rumors of war should
reach even our most retired Indian
tribes is natural enough, but the fact
that the mission and the meaning OF
the American Red Cross have pene-
trated to them Is unexpected. Not
only the letter Of the word, but also
the spirit of It has been grasped and
accepted. Wentworth G. Field, In
"The Red Mans Red Cross" In the
Red Cross Magazine, says:
There appeared in Santa Fe some
of the few surviving Cochiti chiefs,
bringing with them their war bonnets,
dancing moccasins, their paints their
ceremonial blankets and, strangest of
ALL their katcinas, the grotesque,
highly painted doll images that play a
most important mystic part in cere-
monial dances. They said: We have
come 10 dance for you here In your
palace of the governors. We do not
want money for ii. We want you to
make much money and give ii to the
Red Cross y
Next night, with the moonlight
flooding the courtyard, they gave their
weird, beautiful Cochiti ceremonial
dance. Out of love for the Red Cross
they had broken their traditions and
Travelled weary miles to add their mite
to the cause"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
Tht
Vagrant Heart
~
BY INES MAC DONALD


y.4tns fay there shall ~ written the
complete history ~ the vagrant Heart,
and that history Will contain success
sion ~ strange episodes situated IN va.
ysous paris ~ The world However, "
win be- 40 swashbackling tale OF ship
wrecks. blood aud valiant deeds. but
,usi the simple narrative Of the almost
loves ~ Morgan Burke. & man oil al
ycnturous spin, and yet 80 gentle OF
heart that Ia the wake OF his wander
tbgs there ctidicd no tears OF bitter
mess. nor foAted single heart care
iessIy east forth as drifiwood by his
hand. For II women loved him, he had
left them somehow content with q
lesser love
sun, no man ~ his like could have
followed the strange paths he had irod
and returned unscatbed. Memory Is
tricky thing. sometimes she ~onld
draw him backward for five minutes
perhaps, or an hour or day-to Al
giers. or Paris ar petrograd or Singh
pore. Also there WAS Manila and Homo
lulu or Frisco. Sidney. too, knew nm
and Taluno liz might have stayed
on Taluno the island beautiful, but
,ha, il one Of the episodes.
Back In his home city Of Ackland
they hailed him as an adyenturer His
mother proudly exhibited him and Gun
ningly planned his marriage, hoping
thereby to keep him at home among
his kind Dutifully. though somewhat
bored, he escorted her uboui--to be
Inspected and quizzed and smiled upon,
Yor there was nn unconscious bit OF
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
How Fear Betrays.

II was the custom in some parts of
India Ut one time to compel persons
suspected Of crimes TO chew dry rice
in the presence Of the officers Of the
law. The influence Of fear on the sail
vary glands was such 1t was believed
that if the suspects were actually guilty
there would be no secretion Of saliva
in the mouth and 1t would be impos-
sible for them 10 chew A conscious
ness Of innocence, however, it was
held, permitted n proper flow Of fluid
for softening the rice.
An illustration Of how fear acts
through the imagination was brought
out in the case of a farmer who, after
he had detected depredations in his
corn bin, summoned his men and made
them mix up a quantity Of feathers in
a sieve assuring them that the feath-
ers would stick 10 the head Of the
thief One Of the men betrayed him
self after short time by repeatedly
raising his hand TO his head.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
SOME CONTRASTS IN HOSIERY
Bars Down on Colors With Variety
Of Slippers-Dog Collars Again
Passing of Gloves.

We shall doubtless see many curl
Gus effects In footwear this season.
One Is permitted to wear the silver
slippers with any cOlored stockings
even black-or again any light-colored
stocking Is permitted with quaint
black satin slippers set Off with a sil-
yer or rhinestone buckle, says fash,
ion writer.
Still another fancy for evening wear
is the dog collar so long associated
with dowagers and stately old ladies'.
AS 1t appears just now IN little bands
u small flowers such rs tiny forget
me-nOts. wee rose blossoms ana vio-
lets, these little 'ancics are quaint, be-
coming and distinctive. Older women
Of course prefer the bands Of Jet or
pearl so tightly clasping throats and
so well suited to the simply made
handsome black dinner gowns with
their strings of beads and panels Of
Jet.
None OF US have regretted the pass
ing OF the glove Il is whispered that
they will not be generally worn for
evening occasions until after the war,
and indeed for the street. except in
TIE sO-csllcd wool channels. Of this
Ole cannot speak with fnalIty. but 1t
secms rather In line with The desire
10 conserve leather and therefore may
lie added 20 the patriotic things we do.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
What the
Christmas
Waits" Sing

CANTA CLAUS being about To de-
- sert the cit, streets for his annual
reindeer ride over the roofs. the
waits" prepare to sing their centuries
old carols.
In several American cities has been
revived the beautiful old custom of the
waits" going about from house to
house singing the familiar old songs,
window II you want them TO stop be-
fore your home
God rest you merry. gentlemen. LET
nothing vou Disney
they will surely sing that perhaps The
hes, known OF all old English carols.
And this too
Harm The herald angels stag,
Glory 10 the neuborn king
And, Of course, 20 Little Town OF
Bethlehem"
Perhaps too. they viii sing what ~
Snid 10 b. the earliest known Christ
mas carol, dating from the Anglo Nor
man days OF the thirteenth century,
"hlch p'slhS sv.'
LordiinOs, listen 10 our lay
We hare come from far quay
TO seek Christmas
In this mansion Uc are told -
He his yearly fedsts doth hoid.
It's t0ddyi 4
Nav 10Y come from God ADORE
TO al those ,cho Christmas ioue,
This carol ends with the toast OF
those days:
Here, then. | bid you oil wnssaii,
cursed be he who Will not say drink
hall" Wassail" meaning your health
and "drinkhail'' being the usual and
courteous acknoW ledgment
One of the hest known Of all the old
carols, although not one Of the oldest
was written by nahum Tate in 1908
and Is called The "Song of the Angels"
1t begins:
While hephcfds Uctched their focks
bB MINT,
All seated on the ground,
The angel Of the Lord came domH
And glory Sh0He around,
Many are the carols in which Brit
aims ancient holly figures. Then
drink to the holly berry pledges one
writer Of songs, while another in I'm
der the Holy Bough" summons "All ye
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
Copper in Canned Goods.

Copper compounds are sometimes
gscd I'll canned goods, such as peas,
btans ana spinach, 10 give additional
c.rtb ID the green tint. Precaution-
8fv measures should be taken 10 de-
tee ,lia presence ~ these compounds.
yege,al les suspected OF containing
m.pfr should be- mashed In a dish, a
.tfr uurla;ic acid added and the con.
,spts warmed The residue h strained
rtt through tine cloth and thrown
aaay The resultant LIQUID Is kept
and ammonia water 10 excess ~ the
sand is added 70 t. The presence of
deem aue celebration shows tina, the
subsistence tested contains copper This
.itfo Test sin enahlr -" e avoid
eulasF pO.sonlng.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28

The design might be used for serv.
iceable school frock, using plain-color
wool fabric or yelveteen with a plaid
serge or taffeta.
The wide sleeves are pretty, and
unquestionably comfortable.
School frocks are the order Of the
day at present, and clever little
school dress that will prove decidedly
servlceable shows a skirt Of plaid
'vorsted, worn with a tailored blouse
of heavy white linen or fine white
pique, topped by little hip-length
loose jacket OF navy serge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28
,C0sgaNCg0ggEs
A Lesson In
Christmas Spirit
.RS,<,R<,k,Hg,s,g.Ggx

II was the day before Christmas last
year. All my shopping had been done
Cor 20 thoughU when ] suddenly re
nembered hearing my eldest son, a
lad Of eight years. say, "oh, hope
Santa will bring me harmonicon this
Christmas" says q writer IN the New
York Evening sun.
OF course could not disregard such
q wish. and, although II WAS raining, ]
put on my storm coat and rubbers and
with umbrella In hand started ont for
one Of our large department stores.
On arriving az the counter where this
particular article was displayed !
found every one so busy ] could not
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-28

who have scOrned each other or injur-
ed friend or brother, come gather here
Aud then there's that grand old hymn
"Adeste Fidelcs," sung in every church
ia Ills lnud and In others, II this
Christmas season;
on, c2we an pe fatthtul,
J0gjW and t5iamphdaH
Cone Nc, on, come ne 10 Refinement
Christmas would not be Christmas
Of course, II the waits were TO neg
lect one other of the most beautiful Of
old carols:
Holy uight peacetUl night!
ThrOugh ne ddrkneSs beans ii0hf
Holy Aight pegcefui ni0ht
Through me darkness bedBts a UNIT
YoHder, uhere they street. tiGls keep
DER me babe i0hO, in silent sleep,
Rests in hcdrenlg pence,
Reefs IN heaUenIy pcdce
II there are any 81 you who have
IN mind an after Christmas dinner even
Ing Of song 10 The accompaniment 81
harpsicb0rd. q .plnet, iuie or pinno
Or even The modern and much adyer-
Used disk machine. II might hc well 10
fry this on the company
"hark the Herald Angels Sing"
Harkf The herah angels aHg
Gi0ry 10 me ncw5orn King;
Pedce on earth and mercB mild,
GOD and siHHcrs rccoHcilcdi
JOVfui an Ne Nations. uise
Jain me triumph ~ me skies
wan me angelic host proclaim
christ "a barn IN Eeftiehem
Hark! The hcyah 1nGcs sing.
GLORY 10 the HeutOrH Ring!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
Died at La Grange

The sad message was received in
this city Sunday evening telling of
the death of Mrs. Charles Hugely, of
LAGRANGE. I'll near Chicago. death
following short illness of three
days of pneumonia followed by in
fluenza. Mrs Hugely is well known
in this city. she being before her
marriage Miss Adelaide Lear. She
was born and raised in this city
and her death was a great shock to
her many friends here. Her hus-
band, Prof. Charles Hugely was for
a number of years Supt. in the
Monroe City public school. A pri-
vate funeral was held Tuesday
morning at Lagrange. I'll. Besides
her husband and three children,
two daughters and one son. she
leaves her mother. Mrs Catherine
Lear. two brothers. Walter and
Lewis Lear. all of Colorado.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
White Paper Again

This week the Democrat comes
toyou printed on white paper which
we were able to procure after some
trouble and expense This paper
costs us $575 per hundred pounds.
or a little more than $3.50 per ton
laid down.
A ton of paper is consumed by
the Democrat in ninety days, so it
is easily seen that blank paper is
no small item in. the newspaper
Office. The paper was formerly
bought at 2 cents a pound and the
subscription price of the Democrat
ST 90 per wear.
This subscription price we are
endeavorine to maintain in spite of
the big advance OF paper and in
order to do SO we ask our readers
to pay up promptly at expiration
of their subscription Qlite a num-
Der expire the first OF the year and
we trust all will take time to attend
to renewals between now and that
time
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
Aged Citizen Dead

Mrs. Mary Griffin, 81. years old,
passed away at her home in this
city early Monday morning, Decem
Der 16, 1918. after an illness of
several months About six weeks
ago she had the misfortune to fall
and break Ter hip and owing to her
advanced age she was unable to
stand the shock
Mary H. jackson was born in
Worcester County. Maryland Oc-
tober 20, 1877. She was married
to E. H Griffin, April 2, 1855, he
having passed away January 3,
1918. To this union four children
were born, only two of whom are
living.
In 1867 Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin came
to Missouri and after living several
years on a farm near Shiel. in Rails
County, they came to this city
twelve years ago, where they have
since made their home.
She leaves to mourn her death
two children, S H. Griffin and Miss
Annie Griffin of this city. Also six
grand children. nine great grand
children and two sisters and one
brother,
Funeral services we're held al
the family home Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. conducted by the
Rev. H. C. Bolen. Burial was il
DeMoss cemetery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
Public Notice

All persons ind ,bted to DR.. Mar
tin. deceased, either on note or &C
count. are requested to call on the
administrator. w. B. Fahy. and set
tie the same at once All books and
accounts are now in his possession
and must be closed at once.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

A physician suggests that. since
there is certain TO be much sickness
throughout the country this winter,
it would prove of very great value
if the farmers would drag the roads
now and thereby make them in
good condition for the winter The
argument of the physician is that,
unless the roads are in good con-
dition it is impossible frequently to
get to patients in time to do them
any good. and at times the roads
get so bad that the physicians can
not travel them at all The farmers
will readily understand that the
suggestion is good one, and that
it will be to their interest to drag
the roads and keep them in the
best condition possible.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
Whoever wrote that armistice

Whoever wrote that armistice
knows how to draw a contract
which would be proof against sny
thing the signer might possibly
think up. Even the American
army, with its big guns aud tons of
powder, could not possibly shoot a
hole through such a contract as
that one. 1t does not even allow
the other fellow the privilege of
breathing without first asking per-
mission from the allies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
McFarland-S Smith

Clifford W., Smith of near this
city and Mrs. Ursula Mcfarland of
this city were united in marriage
Wednesday afternoon December 10,
1918 at $3.50 o'clock at the home Of
the bride 800 Second St
Rev. H. C. Bolen of the Methodist
Church performing the ceremony.
After the ceremony the happy coup
lie left on the Wabash for few
days stay in Kansas City. The bride
is a we'll known Monroe City lady
who numbers her friends by her &C
quaintance Mr. Smith is a pro.
gressive and is a most splendid
young man.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Rev. R. A Mitchell, of Palmyra
President of the Hannibal District
Epworth League. preached a good
sermon at the Methodist Church
Sunday evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

W. A. Rinehart now has two large
machines at work on the ranch east
of town. one for the purpose of dig
ging two open bitches extending
from Heather Bay to the Rock
Bridge Slough. distance of about
four and a half miles, and the other
for excavating for fully fifteen miles
of tile. averaging twenty inches.
The money it takes TO do this work
would stagger most men. but Mr.
Rinehart is used to operating on a
big sale.-Palmyra Spectator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

A scale OF greatly reduced rates
for short overnight messages. as
distinguished from night letters. has
been announced by the Western
Union. The new rates are effective
January 1, Under the new sched
ule short overnight messages may
be sent a considerable distance for
as low as 20 cents. while the max
imum is so cents. 1t is hard to be,
lieve that there is to be a reduction
in the telegraph rates, but the news
above quoted has been confirmed
and it is time that rates to certain
points should be reduced.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

See the fancy line of Christmas
Candies now on display at Chris
tian's Cafe All nicely boxed and
the prices are reasonable.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

The King business will soon be a
thing of the past Nova days no
one would want to be king when so
many are coming along and order
ing him to get off the throne or
suffer a few shots from a machine
gun Some day the people will rule
and no man can hold high office
of any kind until he has been elect
ed by the people land honestly
elected at that.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

James W. Haear received word
from Dallas Texas that his brother,
Elmer Hagar had died with influenza
following pneumonia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

The ladies of the Christian
Church held their annual Christ
mas bazaar Friday and Saturday.
A total of $4,000 was realized
from the sale
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

c. j Peters. of Peoria, III, spent
part of the week in this city trans.
acting business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

For Quick Sale-Household and
kitchen furniture Bell phone 2S3.
Mrs. 7. A. Finnigan
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

The biggest and best line o
Christmas Candies in Monroe Cit,
will be found at Christians Cafe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Mrs. W. W. TAFT went to Quincy
Thursday for few days stay with
her sister, Miss Maud Scott.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Miss Agnes Mudd was a Hannibal
visitor Wednesday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Nothing in the candy line but the
very best at Christians Cafe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21

while at the same time the power re-
CURED (and hence the fueD is re-
duced by a corresponding amount.
8. 1t has been more or less COM
mon, in introducing the skip-stop
system, to begin with one or two
lines and to reduce the stopping
points only in the outlying sections,
making all the stops as usual in the
business district. Such an arrange
ment does not give satisfactory re-
suits from the standpoint of either
fuel economy or improvement in
service 1t is in the effort to avoid
the introduction of the system on
such a basis in any future case that
we are calling especial attention to
the above principles which it is nec-
essary to follow in order to secure
the desired results.
The following gentlemen were
present at the conference: F. Her
bert Snow, Chief of Bureau of En-
gineers. the Public Service Commits
sion, Pennsylvania; C.. e. Fairchild.
Jr., executive assistant, Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company; Thomas A.
Wright, president, Wilkes Barre
Railway Company; Gordon Camp
bell, president, York Railway Com
pany, and c. L. S. Tingley, Ameri-
can Railways Company.
The representatives of the various
railway companies compose the ex-
ecutive committee of the Pennsylva-
MIA Street Railway Association.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM POTTER,
Federal Fuel Administrator.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21

which the cars stop at a given point
in both directions and skip the next
former stopping point entirely. There
are other cases. however, where this
arrangement is not practicable.
8. In connection with the intro
duction of the skip-stop system, the
matter of safety stops should be
carefully reviewed. There are many
points at which cars are now re-
quired to come to a standstill where
equally safe operation can be OBJ
tanned merely by having them slow
down to speed of five or six miles
per hour.
Saves Many Stops
z. Where interurpan cars enter
cities. 1t is desirable that they should
not be required to stop at every city
car-stopping point (since such cars
require much more power for start
ing than the city cars) but they
should stop not oftener than every
quarter mile. This can readily be
arranged for by the use of special
signs at the interurban car-stoppine
points.
8. By observing the above poll
eies 1t is ordinarily possible, when
introducing the skip-stop system, ia
reduce the number of stopping
points on city lines by from thirty to
forty per cent. This usually reduces
the number of stops actually made
by about 25 per cent. Under these
circumstances the schedule speed OF
the cars can, as a rule, be increased
from ten to twelve per cent without
any increase in the maximum speed)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
Cocoanut Oil Fine
For Washing Hair

If you want to keep your hair In
good condition, be careful what you
wash it with,
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and is very harmful. Just
plain mulsified cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and entirely greaseless), is
much better than the most expen-
sive soap or anything else you can
use for shampooing, as this can't
possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub it in. One or two
teaspoonfuls will make an abund-
ance of rich, creamy lather. and
cleanses the hair and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses out cas-
lily and removes every particle OF
dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive
oil. The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and it leaves it fine and
silky. bright, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut
oil at most any drug store. 1t Is
very cheap, and a few ounces is
enough to last everyone in the FAM
lily for months.