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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Real Test Of Friend .hip.

The Hottest test OF friendsiip-un-
derstood as companionship- lis the
power to dc without ii. And in this
world of external confusions and sep
arations, there is often such need.
We do not yield the friendship. but
must forego the companionship. Then
comes the proof of our capacity for
sacrifice. our loyalty to the highest OF
ALL We turn our faces from each
other but never our hearts, and walk
our opposite ways. Gradually the
heavens widen and deepen above us;
we find ourselves breathing new, yet
strangely familiar atmosbheres, sweet
with the breath of the old affection;
we see ourselyes-eacb sees the other
met once more in Presence which
has never forsaken us--the presence
Of one who puts his cross into the
hands of all hottest friendship, saying
Conquer by this" There is no dan
ger of losing love, here or hereafter,
If ii is only "erI;' for love is the one
indeStructible ement in the universe.
Lucy Larcom
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
JOIN A "THsSx YoU' CLUB
No Initiation Ere and No Dues, and
Membership Is Open to Every
Person,

It's great, sthe "Thank YOU club
No Initiation, no dues, no long-drawn-
out meetings, and no reports. Anyone
can make quorum to do business. No
stated meetings nor any stipulated
place of meeting. Anybody can start
"Thank YOU club. Beats Overall
clubs all to piecesl Lasts longer, does
more good, and spreads sunshine.
One carries the bylaws around In
his head. The password is THANK
You" And that's all there is in the
whole book of rules. That's all 1t
means, the "Thank You clYb-just q
thank you for the little services per-
formed daily as well as the big ones
A thank you is more appreciated by
many people than a tip, which, by
some. might he considered an insult.
Start a club some morning. Watch
your club grow. Good IDEAS spread.
Try the club for one day. 1t may make
Won a life member And the thank
you EXCHANGES viii increase ana radi-
ATE like ripples from a stone thrown
into the 'millpond.
There's big field in this world for
"Thank You clubs. Their members
take the edge off rough places. df
"Thank Yen. is the password, the
genuine smile of service Is the open
reward for its application.-Haverhill
Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
IS WORLDS LARGEST ISLAND
Distinction Undoubtedly Belongs 20
New Guinea, II Australia Is to
30 Excluded.

New Guinea, also called Papua, is
the largest island in the world, ex-
GLIDING Australia. 1t lies north Of
Australia and south of the equator,
and has an area Of. about 215,OOO
square miles, with an estimated ma
tive population of about I.0O0,O0A Ut
the total area in 1914, the southeast
portion, 10000 square miles, with
population Of 100000. was a territory
of the Commonwealth Of Australia;
the northeast portion, 10000 square
miles, with population Of 10000,
was the German colony OF Kaiser
Wilhelm's land, and the west portion,
$4,000 square miles, with a popula-
ton of 100000, was part of the. Meth
erlapds, East Indies. An expedition
of Imperial Australian troops took
possession of the German territory on
September "a, 1914, and the former
German possessions in New Guinea
have been allocated to the Australian
commonwealth. The area of the fer
ritory under British control has thus
been Increased to about 160. 600 square.
miles, with an estimated native popu-
lation of $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Fake "Josses" for Travellers.

Canton and Annoy supply travellers
and cuiio dealers with quantities OF
hideous idols known in the trade as
"josses.' They are fakes pure and
simple, having no relation to any orr
entail religion. Ingenious designers
have produced 4 great variety, OF hob
goblins-such, for example, as the
''hunger god" with the face Of IL
ger and ferocious fangs.
Most of them are Of clay. turned
out from wooden or metal molds,
dipped in molten glass and allowed to
cool. A fairly expert Chinese work
man can make 100 in day at cost
of cents apiece. The European or
American tourist pays So.
Real josses may be worth a lot OF
money, especially If carved out OF
jade. This is material greatly
priced in the orient. and jade idol
Is inches high, and as many centuries
old, has been known to sell for $4,000
in Canton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
TIRE KNOWN BY MANY NAMES
Not Including What It Is Called by
impatient Autoist When 1t
Punctures.

A thing which ties Is tire SAY
makers OF the dictionary. The first
purpose of the tire was to tie or band
the wheel together. AS time passed,
the original meaning of the word has
been lost sight Of and now the tire
is the part of the wheel which touches
the road and stands the wear and tear
OF travel.
England and her possessions, ex-
lcept Canada, spells the word tyre"
No less an authority than England's
own Encyclopedia Britannica is on rec
ord with the opinion that ''this spells
ing is not now accepted by the best
English authorities yet tyre" per-
sists.
In some Of the Spanish-speaking
countries, such as Chile and the Ar
gentine, tires are known as "neumati-
Co.'S In Mexico they are "llanias."
In other places where's Spanish is the
language, notably, Cuba the correct
word is 'gomas." In Brazil, where
Portuguese is spoken, the name is
''pneumaticos."
The French have the short name
''pneus" for tires" This is. a contrac.
ton of pneumatiques. In practically
all the Scandinavian countries the
Danish word "gummriginger"- rubber
ring-is used.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10


July was originally the fifth month
of the Roman year. In the Alban cali
endar it had complement of SO days,
which was reduced to 81 and then to
80, and it stood thus for many centu-
ries.
At length julius Caesar restored 1t
to 81. He felt personal interest In
July, as 1t was his natal month. After
the death of this great law-giver and
reformer Marc Antony changed the
name from Quintilis to July, in honor
of Caesars family name, in order to
note that as the sun was most potent
at this time SO was Caesar the most
powerful potentate who had ever lived.
Our Saxon ancestors called July Hey
Monath" because they usually moved
their hay at that period of the year,
Chicago Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
MODERN MAN OF BUSINESS
Wiss Success With Ideas That Would
Shock the Very Soul OF His
Grandfather.

A business man tells, in Peoples
Magazine how he commits suicide at
stated intervals
81 die every little willie, ne says.
II pretend that the end has come and
i ask myself what i am doing that
some one else could not do just as
well--or better. Since l contracted
the habit Of killing myself off, ! have
droppeds one kind of work after an
other. Keeping In mind that ! may
drop OFF any minute, / have UNDER
studies ready not only for myself butS
for the other important men. We are
all unnecessary. The result is our
business never was, better. We are
all principals. Every one Of our men
carries marshars baton in his hay-
ersack. The men under me seem to
keep on saying every little while,
Here. you, get out Of the way. And.
In self-protection, ] scramble up to 2
higher place and all the rest of the
men move forward at the same time.
.sNot only do LsIlare authority, but
| share profits. The II idea of busi-
ness went out of our place years ago.
Now. it is always We 1t hurts me
every time hear one of our men say
I will do this or that when speaking
with customer. He is supposed to
say We will do that The We spir.
1t Is what we have cultivated because
weShave realized that Il Is q pretty
small individual.
$50, my advice to my fellow busi-
ness man is to commit suicide every
little while. II they do the job hon
estly and in workmanike manner,
they will find themselves constructing
the ladder that will land them In
heaven. not after they are in the
grave, but right here on this good old
earth of ours"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
The cockade.

The cockade, an ornament or knot OF
ribbon Or rosette of leather, was origi-
nally worn as military or naval deco
ration or as the badge of political
party. Cockades made OF ribbons Of
the national colors were worn by SOL
diers Of the national wars of the eight
eenth century. In England after the
expulsion of the Stuart dynasty the
white eockade became the badge of
the adherents of the exiled house in
opposition to the orange of Nassau cpd
the black of Hanover. From the hats
of the military ii passed to those. of
the civil servants of the crown. Then
as headgear changed the use of the
distinction was confined to servants.
The black cockade on the hats of off,
GERS servants was introduced by
George ].
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
SHOW LOCATION OF WATER.
Signs on Painted Desert in the South
west Guide Travellers to the
Precious Liquid.

Travel off the beaten paths in the
famous Painted desert of the South
west would be dangerous matter
were it not for the stone sentinels, set
up by the Navajo Indians to direct the
stranger travelling through that coun-
try, where once there was water in
plenty, but where now are only the
dry beds of rivers.
These sentinels are piles Of rocks,
as high as man, located on rises of
ground where they may be readily
seen. In the body Of the monument
is placed a projecting rock which Is
arranged to point the direction to the
nearest spring or waterhole If one
follows the direction indicated, al
though he may have to proceed con-
siderable distance, the precious wa
ter will always be found.
Frequently 1t is only a very weak
seep supplying no more than a few
cups in an hour. Or 1t may be a pool
located deep in the recesses Of a
rocky ledge and collected from the
SHOWS Of the past winter. Sometimes
1T Is situated in an ut-of-the-way
place, and then there may be two, or
even three smaller monuments erect
ed along the route designated.
Also along the way there may be
arrows cut in the rocks or crooked
grooves symbolizing the windings OF
a brook or signs Of various kinds
which will attract attention. These
directions all help to make the way
palmer and reduce the chance Of the
traveller becoming confused.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
BIRDS HAVE VARIOUS NAMES
Get cognomens From Habits or Plu-
mage Though Not lnfrequentIy
From Song or Call.

Birds are given various names In
various parts OF the country; some
get these names from their habits,
others from their plumage, while the
song, or call, in other cases is respon-
sible for the nickname of the bird, &C.
cording to London Answers.
The cuckoo has two mates. The
meadow pippit is known as the cue
koo's mate in some parts Of the coun.
try, because of its habit Of always ac-
companying the cuckoo from place to
place throughout its stay in this coun-
try. The wryneck gets the same name
for different reason. 1t arrives in
the country about the same time, or a
few days earlier than the cuckoo, and
therefore the name has been given it.
Little observation-disclosures is per-
haps rather a mouthful, but the name
is given to the yellow bunting on ac-
count Of the fact that its simple song
resembles these words more than any
thing else In the world.
'YaHe" is the name given to that
laughing bird Of the woods, the green
woodpecker, also known by the less
cheerful cognomen of rain bird, be-
cause whenever it laughs the glass
goes back and the rain comes down.
In other words, the laugh Of the green
woodpecker, like the "hee-haw" Of the
donkey, is considered by many to>be
sure sign Of wet weather.
The whitethroat has a habit Of
creeping along the lower parts of the
hedges, where the nettles grow, and
therefore it has acquired for itself the
name Of "nettle creeper"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
MAKING a Citizen.


You make the citizen by giving him
intelligence. He must learn to see
things as they are. He must also learn
to see the possibilities and rise in
power to put them to the test. There
is no place for the coward in the march
of progress. We need men, 'brave
men, who dare while others fly" And
this means they must have brains and
Drawn with which to fight life's battles
and hold their own In the world. And
to intelligence we must add constancy.
It avails little to be brilliant If you
haven't the power to stick to your job
until you make a success of it. Per-
sistence will help you win, when you
put your head to work. These. are the
first things in the making of citizens.
The home and the school must, work
together to produce it.-Grit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Velocity Of LiQht.

Physicists never tire of efforts to
increase the accuracy of their knowl-
edge of the fundamental facts of
science. A REORGANIZATION of the
velocity Of light by the Fitzean toothed
wheel method was made at Nice.
These experiments were remarkable
on account of the great distance over
which the beam of light employed was
transmitted. Previously such beam
had been caused to travel about fifteen
miles but on this occasion the reflect
ing mirror was so placed that the total
distance traversed by the beam, going
and returning, was fifty-seyen miles.
Tile mean of 1,109 observations gave
for, the velocity of light 1S6,225A
miles a second.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Race Won by the sIowest.

At Saint Cloud, Paris. there was
once novel cycling race. The course
was laid down very steep hill, and
the contestant who came in last was
declared the winner. Brakes were
prohibited, and riders were not per
mitted to set foot on the ground or
to tack across the course.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
orinin of Johnny canuok.

The word "Canuck." as applied TO
Canadians, is Of North American In
dian origin, from the word Ca-nuck-er
or Kannuck With the term Canuck
Is sometimes associated the word
Johnny" as Johnny Canuck," prob.
ably because Canadians are sons of
John Bull.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
casus Bell.

In an Irish case of domestic riot
Involving much injury TO person and
property, a witness in the course of
vivid narrative swore as follows: HE
says to me. IS that your fatherT And
/ says to him, st is me father And
he. says, TT is well you told me, for
thought he was an ould gorilly,' and
then the fight began, me lord."-From
the Argonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
DUNDEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Long were Man

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Long were Man
chester callers Saturday.
j. L. Gilbert was Manchester
business visitor Wednesday forenoon,
Y Mr.. and Mrs. George Coon and Mr..
and Mrs. John Coon Of Manchester and
Miss Francis Knickerbocker of Del
vein were guests at the Frank LARA
bee home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds moved their
house hold goods in to- the Grandma
Lawrence house this week, Grandma
will visit among her children this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Larrabee wish
ted with Mr.. and Mrs, w. B. Robin
son Friday at Silver Creek.
Roy Russell OF Stockton, Illinois,
came Monday to visit at the S. r. Rey7
nolds home.
DR.. Parker Of Lamont was here
Sunday forenoon to examine several
candidates to be taken into the Royal
Neighbors Lodge.
Earl Wat was in Manchester several
days last week attending jury.
The Commission Company shipped
car load Of hogs to Chicago Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Troop of Forest
Vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Troop OF
Pleasant Valley were guests at the
George Edmonds home Sunday.
August Kleinsorg Of Lamont was
Ii e,o,, Lrnd Fri6au I'd
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. G. Sieberling Friday afternoon,
November 18th, everyone invited.
Mrs. L. Boardman returned home
from Delhi Sunday after spending
week with her mother Mrs. Tharp.
Our Superintendent, Mr.. Rummel
went to Des Moines Wednesday to
attend the State Teachers meeting.
Mrs. Ed. Kelley was called to the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Fired Els
bury Saturday night on account OF the
serious illness Of her little grand
daughter.
Rev. Miller OF Lamont and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Jennerjohn and daughter Mae
of Mount Hope spent Sunday at the
George Heyer home.
Charles Chambers of Dubuque came
Sunday to see his wife who is very
ill at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. l. Chamberlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Boil and daugh-
ter Vera went to Manchester Fri
day, Miss Vera. had dental work done
Ellis Aimers went to Lamont FRI
day to visit his sister Mrsa Dale Jones
and returned home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. o. NJ Schneider and children
returned home Tuesday from Meeken,
Illinois where they had been visiting
"a few days with her parents.
The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran
Church wish to express their thanks
to the people Of Dundee and vicinity
for their kind patronage in attending
the supper given by them in 'Schroe-
.der's Hall Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 4th, the proceeds being nearly
seventy dollars, they expect to hold
bazaar in the near future.
Art Schroeder was business caller
in Manchester Friday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Pruessner of Cedar RAJ
bids visited her friend, Mrs. Fred
Kleinsorg Sunday
Mrs. ]. H. Firman, Mrs W. G. First
and Mrs. T. w. Meyer were Oelwein
business visitors Friday
Carl Pruessner of Cedar Rapids is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs Art Schroeder and daughter
Marion were business visitors We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Firman and
daughter LaRue of Lamont spent Sun
, day at, the parental ]. H. Firman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ricard Smith attend
ed the birthday party of their grandson
Clifford Legg at Pleasant Valley Sun
day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Determining Height of Mountains.

The height of mountains is ascer.
tanned by barometric observation,
showing the pressure Of atmosphere
at the lower and higher levels. An
insVument called the mountain barom-
eter is graded especially for this pur-
pose. 1t can also be done with a lev.
cling instrument and theodolite, but
either way requires technical knowl-
edge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Quite a Send.On.

From an English paper: Rev. e.
Thomas viii preach his farewell ser.
mon on Sunday next The choir
will render an anthem of joy and
thanksgiving specially composed for
the occasion.-Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
That lie Same Men

Before marriage man has been
known to declare himself unworthy Of
his sweetheart's love, and after mar
riage to spend about two-thirds of his
time proving it.-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Dissertation.

Advertisement Wanted, modern
house. fiat. garage or barn to live in.
No objection to living over henhouse
If the ROSTERS are equipped with Max
i'm silencers.-Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says some of the peo-
pie who founded free libraries could
have made much bigger hit with the
populace by founding free motion pic
ture exhibitions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Chance of Time.

On her wedding day every woman
thinks that life viii be one grind sweet
song but later. when she has to sing
to pair of twins-well, it's different
tune.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
Fiuurino on a Crowd.

In designing structures which are
liable TO be subjected to stress from
crowds. engineers commonly figure on
a dead load of about one hundred
pounds to the square foot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-10
srack hole Of Calcutta.

This name was given to an apartt
ment in Calcutta in which party Of
English were confined on the night of
June 20, 1855. The garrison of the
fort connected with the English fac
tory at Calcutta was captured by the
Nawab aj-ud-Daulu, who caused all
the prisoners taken to be confined in
a room is by IA feet 10 inches. This
cell had only two windows, obstruct-
ed by a veranda. OF the $50 people
who spent the night i'm horror of
thirst, heat and agony from pressure,
only % survived the experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
HOW DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
AND THE FLU
First Step in Treatment Is a
Brisk Purgative With Gallo
tabs, the Purified and Refined
CaIomeI Tablets That Are
NauseaIess, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by experience
That no medicine for colds and influ-
enza can be depended upon for full eff
fectiveness until the liver is made thor
oughly active. That is why the first
step in the treatment Us the new, nau-
sealess calomel tablet called Calotabs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects of the old style
calomel. Doctors also point out the
fact that an active liver may go a long
way towards preventing influenza and
is one of the most important factors in
enabling the patient to successfully
withstand an attack and ward off
pneumonia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water-that's
all. No salts. no nausea nor the slight
est interference with your eating,
pleasure or work. Next morning your
cold has vanished. your liver is active,
your system is purified, and you are
feeling fine. with a hearty appetite for
breakfast. Druggists sell Calotabs only
in original sealed packages, price
thirty-five cents. Your money will be
cheerfully refunded if you do not find
them delightful.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only a. told, in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during 81 years., and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache. Neur lgia. rheumatism.
Earache. T othache, Lumbago and for
Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tab
lets cost few cents. Druggists also sell
larger packages. Aspirin is the trade
mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
Specials for Men

Mems Union Suits, heavy cotton
ribbed, closed crotch. all sizes. reg
Mems Union Suits. heavy fleeced
lined, cotton SUITS gray color. long
sleeves and ankle length, sizes SO
to As. regular $3.50 value, on spe-
cial Tuesday. ....Sf IS
Mems Underwear, shirts and
drawers. of medium weight. Derby
ribbed cotton yarn, all sizes, S1.25
values. per garment. .S5c
Chiidren's SIeepers, made of soft
heavy fleeced outing flannel. white
with neat stripe. sizes to years.
$3.50 values, for Tuesday. each, CSC
bargain Basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
Underwear Specials

Children's velastic Union Suits,
pure white. heavy weight, soft
fleeced lined. long sleeves. button
up close around the neck. these are
perfect for winter underwear.
2 to s years. each. -. .sf.f9
10 TO 16 years, each. .Sf.49
WoRnen's Union Suits, sleeveless.
ankle length. medium weight or
heavy fleeced cotton. tailored fin
ish at neck and arms. In white
only, all sizes, each. ST. 10
Boys Union Suits. gray color,
heavy fleeced lined material. well
made. warm and serviceable. full
range of sizes. Tuesday Special
4 to 10 years. each. .$f.49
IL to 10 years, each --... 1.39
Bargain Basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
Aprons

CoveralI style in light and dark
percaless in solids and neat. small
stripe and check. Slipover and
button front styles Trimmed with
braid or contrasting color Size,
So to Al. Values. s13e. s14s.
s1.69s and S1.eS, special Ct m
price, Tuesday ....... QxsVU
Bargain Basement.