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Knowing of the mischevious things which are
liable to block his pathway, early begins to
prepare for them. Against tlio afflictions of
poverty you often find him buttressed with a
well-filled bank account. Many such accounts
are on our books.
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A Billion and a Half of Us.
Tlie latest German estimate of the
population of the world is 1,503,
200,000. Of this billion and a half
of "souls," Asia has more than half,
819,556,000 Europe, 302,204,000
Africa, 140,700,000 North America,
105,714,000 South America, 38,
482,000 Australia with Polynesia,
0,483,000 and the polar lands, 91,
000. Europo has 104 persons to
the square mile North America, 13
Australia and Polynesia, 2. A very
thinly settled world as yet.
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^""Plenty of Gold in Iowa.
Burlington Hawkeye And now
there comes to the front ono William
lieeson, who thinks that ho has dis
covered gold in Monroe county. No
doubt he has. There is gold every
where in Iowa. An old German
poem tellB of an old man who gath
ers his sons about him as he feels
death approaching. Ho tells them
that a treasure is buried in the vine
yard. When asked to explain more
definitely he replies, "Dig," and he
died. And the boys toil and dig in
•the vineyard, and they prosper amaz
ingly,and in the course of time they
learn to appreciate the old man's
wisd m. Thus, there is gold in ev
erv acre of Iowa soil. All that it re
quires is steady digging, and it will
bo sure to be found.
Reduced Life Insurance for Total Ab
stainers.
Somo life insurance companies
are pioposing to oiler a reduced rate
to men who are total abstainers.
Referring to this proposition, the
San Antonio, (Texas,) Express says:
"It may prove ta be some induce
ment to total abstainers to insure
against death when the insurance
companies make a specially low
rate for the teetotalers, and it may
be an inducement, also to total ab
stainers from strong drink by those
who may reap their reward in the
lessened cost of life insuranco. But
above and beyond it may be the
moral effect of disproving by
unerring statistics the shallow fal
lacy that modern indulgence in in
toxicating fluids is conducive to
long life. This will afTbrd a text
for the temperance people and en
able them to successfully meet an
argument which has heretofore
stumped them tosomeextent. With
out intending to discourage in the
least any effort that may possibly
advance the cause of temperan«e, an
interesting story may be appropriate.
One negro approached another and
remarked: "Dat.eye dibfitor says I got
to stop drink in' or I'ee g'wn'e stone
blind.' The second negro asked,
'What did you tell him?" The first
negro replied: "Well, thought about
it awhile and den I said, Well, Doc
tor, 1 spec' 1'se seen 'bout all dere is
to be seen in dis world.' SiSS
Child Labor
In BKNIGITTED UUSSIA the employ
meni ot emiuren under
iz
years of
age in any industrial establishment,
public or private, is absolutely pro
hibited. Children from 12- to 15
years of age may not be employed
more ^han 6 hours in each 24, ex
clusive of meal-times, school at
tendance, and rest, with not more
than 4 hours continuous labor at
any time aud-no work permitted be
tween 9 p. m. and 5 a. m., nor on
Sundays arid legal holidays. In es
tablishments which are operated for
more than 18 hours per day, with
two shifts, children may be em
ployed for 9 hours per day, provid
ed not more than 4$ hours con
tinuous work is required. The ob
ject of this is to encourage estab
lishments to do away with contin
uous work for 24 hours, and thus do
away with night work nnd shorten
the hours of daily labor to 9 hours
per day.
In Russia the law of 1882 pro
hibits the employment of children
under 12 in factories, etc., and
limits the hours of labor of children
from 12 to 15 to 8 hours per day,
and with provision for factory in
spection and other protective
measures. The law of June 3,
1885, prohibits night work for
women and children under 17
textile industries.
Furthermore the ministers of
finance and of the interior are di
rected to designate the kinds of
work recognized as dangerous to
the health of children not yet 15
years of age, to whom such work
accordingly prohibited. 30 cate
gories of industries were thus in
dicated by the order of May 14,
1893. F. J. Stimson, Report United
States Industrial Commission,
Vol, 10.
In comparison with which, accord
ing to a magazine published by the
Iowa State Federation of Labor in
November:
In Iowa, FAIR IOWA, there is no
restriction of age in the employment
of children, except that boys under
12 can not be employed in mines.
Girls can be so employed. Chil
dren under 1C can not clean dan
gerous machinery while in motion,
nor operate or assist in operating
dangerous machinery. There is no
limit in the number of hours a child
of any age may work in any 24. A
school attendance of 14 weeks dur
ing the school year is compulsory
for all children under 14.
There is no prohibition of night
work, nor of labor on Sundays and
legal holidays. There is no re
striction of the number of consecu
tive hour that a child may be com
pelled to work, nor stipulation for
intervals of rest. And last, Iowa
recognizes no occupation as being
dangerous to the health of chila
laborers of any age.
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Why Hot?
If fretllox would help, when U'« wot
To dry up tho puddlps. I'd frot.
And 1? sighing would help, when It's diy
To moisten the pastures, L'd
High.
If scolding would help when lm cold, "V
'Po make the sun sliluo, I would soo -,"1"
mournlim would help the forlorn
lo have joy And good fortune, I'd monrn.
If grieving would mrr relieve
1 heir burdens who slave. I would Brieve:
if weeping would sliorteu (he steep .......
Way up to success, I would eep.
itut to frown or to scold or to fret =.
Serves only to lengthen regrni:
Why not give up grieving awhile .v.:^
And try the brave heart acd the sinHcy.
5—S.
E. Kl.er
Concerning Weather Fo.e:asts.
Some of tho ablest scientists of
this country and Europe have de
voted much time and labor to the
study of this problem. They have
consulted weather records of all
countries, taking note of the dates
of heavy storm?, making compari
sons with the position of the moon
and planets, to determine if there is
any discoverable connection be
tween the movement of those minor
bodies and the sweep of storm
eddies in earth's atmosphere. The
consensus of opinion has been that
there is no foundation of fact or
philosophy for that stystcm of long
range forecasts. So thus far, there
has been entire failure to establish
a scientific and practical basis for
any kind of trustworthy predictions
as to tho occurrence of storms, floods
or droughts in specified localities
and at certain dates in future
months or seasons. Though such
foreknowledge is very desirable,' yet
at the present Btage of human
progress it is beyond possibility of
realization. In this field of scien
tific research the wisest students
have been most deeply sensible of
the limitations of human knowledge
but charlatans and pretenders claim
to hold a key to mysteries in earth
and the heavens that are hidden to
the balance of mankind. Quackery
in meteorology as well as medi
cine, is indicated by the extrava
gant pretensions of its practitioners.
Modern astrologers following
closely the lines of their ancient
prototypes, give the sun a minor or
passive role, while the moon and
planets form an all-star aggrega
tion in the ever-shifting scenes of
fearth's drama. To each planet is
assigned some specialty act on the
stage, each producing a different
type of weather and when two or
three act in conjunction tho com
plex results are startling. In the
program as presented by a long
range weather almanac, the leading
role in developing jegular storm
periods is given to "Valcan,"
though that hypothetical planet
modestly-keeps out of sight. The
almanac says: The Vulcan period
is the foundation and frame work
around which all storm disturbances
grow."
According to this almanac, the
planet Mercury, is in control of the
sprinkling apparatus, causing mists
and drizzles in summer, and damag
ing sleet in winter. Just how mer
cury produces such an effort on
earth is one of the curious things in
occult science. The almanac says:
Mercury moves and operates at
such distance from the sun as to ad
mit of much vapor and humidity.
At the same time its nearness to the
sun causes perpetual evaporation
and steam and vapor in its atmos
phere and skies, and this is in some
yet indefinable way communi
cated to our own and other planets
in our system.
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This pe­
culiar infection infused into the sun
by the Mercury perlubation, we
hold, may reasonably take on such
forms as to be thrown out by the
solar energy, being reconverted into
something like its original elements
in our own globe and atmosphere.
Hence our thick, prolonged cloudi
ness—our mists and drizzling rains
and sleet storms during the Mer
cury disturbances."
Now this abstruse statement be
translated into plain English signi
fies that the planet Mercury when
its gets into a "disturbance throws
water into the face of the sun, and
that body retaliates by turning his
hose on the whole planetary family!
That relieves great Jupiter Pluvius
from some measure of blame for ex
cessive humidity.
Another extract from the almanac
will throw more light on this
problem. It says: "The disturb
ances of each and all the planets are
communicated to all the rest of the
planets, not directly, but through
the perturbations caused by the
planetary equinoxes to the sun
a When the plane of each
planet's equator cuts the sun, this
force is violently antagonized,
MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1904. VOL. XXX-^0. 52.
that ho must bo too intelligent to
believe in his absurdly fantastic
theories. They are no more be
lievable than the myths and legends
of the ancients. It is inconceivable
that a learned astronomer and
meteorologist actually believes that
the sun is passive except when it is
"perturbed" by some planet's
equinox that mists and vapors are
injected and infused into tho sun by
Mcrcurv's perturbation, and then
thrown out by solar energy to form
mists and sleet on earth and that
during the so-called "Jupiter
period" the carrying capacity of
earth's atmosphere becomes dis
ordered and weakened, BO that it
cannot transport and diffuse humid
ity, thereby causing consuming
drouths in places and destructive
cloudbursts in other localities. One
who actually believes that kind of
absurdity is really beyond the reach
of influence by evidence and argu
ment. The bare statement of such
propositions is a sufficient refuta
tion.
Students in the primary class in
meteorology learn that the ever
changing phenomena of the weather
are all referable to the action of the
sun upon the earth and its atmos
phere, vapors and gases that the
constantly radiated energy of the
sun supports heat, light and electric
forco in tho solar system. The
planets possess no form of indepen
dent energy whereby they, may
"perturb" tho sun and increase its
potency. Gravitation is only a
name given to the statical relation
of all matter in the universe, and it
is a physical constant. There is ab
solutely no proof of any "perturba
tion" or increase in storm energy
when the sun crosses the equator of
the earth or any other planet. That
is morely a hypothesis, supported by
apriori assumptions and occasional
coincidences. Peoplo often con
found coincidence with consequence.
Planetary weather forecasts are
too-far-fetched to be practicable.
The prophets in that line work at
the wrong end of the problem.
When there is a little more than
the usual degree of heat, or storini
ness, they peer into the nebular
spaces to 6ee what caused the dis
turbance on earth, and then allege
that it was done by Jupiter, or was
the malign work of Saturn, which in
their philosophy causes epidemics
and pestilential contagious diseases.
Possibly also they may in time dis
cover that it is due to Saturnian
potency that we have rings and
stonn'TCpmfcines in human affairs why
not?
True science, in the last analysis,
is plain common-sense applied to
the study of nature's problems. In
erecting philosophical structures
the, foundation should rest on the
earth. Begin with facts as the solid
basis of theories. Reason from the
known to discover the unknown.
In forecasting a storm, observe the
good, old recipe of the cook book
for cookiug a hare—first catch your
storm, and then predict its future
course and time schedule. A storm
in hand (i. e. on the map) is worth
two in some nebular hypothesis!
It's mighty easy forecasting storms
if one is allowed a broad range as to
the exact locality and a long range
as to the exact locality and a long
range as to the date. Storms are
coming and going all the time,
somewhere on all dates as well as
the specified days of the almanac's
storm period.
It is probably..true that cyclones,
or storm eddies, are practically as
much in evidence one day as
another, considering the earth as a
whole. So one may safely predict
storms for every day in the year
with the certainty that they will
rage somewhere. It would- keep
the moon and planets mighty busy
with their equinoxes to maintain the
continual stream of atmospheric
eddies flowing over the face of the
earth. But really the moon and
planets are not charged with that
duty. In respect to light, heat and
power of gravitation these bodies
are infinitesimal as compared with
the sun, which is the prime cause
of weather phenomena on earth.
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center of energy is put out of bal
ance in the great solar orb, and
perturbating waves react upon all
budies in our system, resulting in
the phenomena which we witness in
our earth and skies and which wo
denominate as meteorological."
In reading over this almanac's
dramatic story of how the planets
are continually "perturbing" the
sun, and how the sun hurls it back
at all creation,, one is reminded of a
lot of boys poking sticks into a
mammoth hornet's nest, and the
stinging "reactionary disturbance"
issued from that previously passive
body.
Really, it is difficult to treat such
ludicrous matter with becoming
dignity and seriousness. The
chapter of the almanac descriptive
of "Each planet's peculiar phe,
nomena" is absolutely irresistible as
a mirth-provoker to any reader who
possesses a sense of the ridiculous
and some elementary knowledge of
meteorology and astronomy. One
is impressed by the evident earnest
ness of the author, and yet it seems
blllty in the reader. "The voice, like
the face, betrnys the nuture nnd dis
position nnd soon indicates what is tho
range ot the speaker's mind. Many
people have no car for music, but every
one 1ms an car for skillful reading.''
John Qulncy Adams was said to be
so good a reader tlint no man In his
time could rend the Bible with such
powerful effect Mr. Emerson, who
henrd tho ex-president speak when his
fine voice was broken by age, records
that "the wonders he could achieve
with, that cracked and disobedient or
gan showed what power-might have
belonged to It In early manhood.'
The Compromise.
She—How sweet of you to own that
yon were in the wrong! He (absent
mindedly)—Yes mother always taught
me that It was easier to give In to
womnn than to argue with her.—De
troit Free Press.
A Hint Por Health.
Physicians sny that those who sleep
with their mouths closed hnve the best
health. If you awake in the night and
And your mouth open get up and close
It.—Kansas City Journal.
Among all forms of mistakes proph
ecy Is tbe most gratuitous.—Eliot.
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WE HAVE
A very large slock of Felts.
Overs, German Socks, Lea
gons and Overshoes bought
at the right pi ice
W E A E
The Exclusive sale on E. E.
Stout's Patent Snag Proof
Footwear.
H. L.
Main,
Hopkinton, Iowa.
Buy your Lumber, Soft
Coal, Mill Feed, Etc.,
of
AD ELBERT CLARK,
Dealer in General Merchandise,
Thorpe, Iowa.
F. E. RICHARDSON.
Real Estate, Loans nnd
Insurance.
Office over the Racket Store
Manchester, Iowa.
DELAWARE COUfcTr
Abstract 1,11
Xanchester, Iowa.
ABSTRACTS.
REAL ESTATE.
LOANS AND
CONVEYANCING.
Office In First National
Bank Building.
Orders by mail will receive careful
attention.
We have complete copies ot luV recotffl
of Delaware comity.
ENNIS BOGGS,
HANAOBB.
W. N. BOYNTON,
HAS 1
Ladies and dents dold Watches
in all sizes kinds and sly lee,
Ladles, Qenta and Childrens Rings
from DIAMONDS, OPALS, EMJSR-
ALDS, PEARLS,ETC., down
PLAIN GOLD BANDS.
WEDDING RINGS.
SOLID STERLING SILVER FORKS.
TABLE, DESERT and TEA SPOONS,
NAPKIN RINGS, ETC., ETC., ETC
AIBO large line of Best Brands of—
SILVER PLATED SPOONS, FORKS,
KNIVES, TEA SETS, WATER SETS
CAKE BASKETS, BUTTER DISHES,
have not space to list.
J. R. SACK.
An Orator'* Voice.
"In the cliurcb," sn.vs Emerson In hJs
essay on doquence, "I call him only a
good reader who enn read sense and
poetry Into any hymn In the hymn
book." The test Is a severe one, for there
are hymns which are wanting both In
sense nnd poetry. The essayist doubt
less Intended to call attention to that
charm of a good voice which enchains
attention nnd indicates a rare sensl-
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CARVING KNIVES
and
FORKS, LADIK&
GUARD CHAINS, GENTS VEST CHAINS,
EMBLEM RINGS, CHARMS, LOCK
ETS, GOLD SPECTACLES, MAN­
TEL CLOCKS, SILKUMBREL
LAS, GOLD PENS
Come and see the many things
from
jlny
Flour
S-you
W. N. BOYNTON®5
jlny
Woman
can make
Batter
Brtad
with
Yeast Foam is the yeast
that took tho First GYftud
Prize at the St. Louis Ex
position, and is sold by ull
grooers at 5 ots. a paokuye—
enough for 40 loaves. Betid
a postal card for our now
Illustrated book "Good
Bread: How to Mako It."
NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
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sii Commencing to-day, we place all our mag
nificent yard and a half CARPET SAMPLES on
sale at less than cost.
flours contain more nutriment than three times their weigot
of "health foods" and are the best fuel for all mankind.
IDOL FLOUR
is still winning friends every day. It's such a good flour, Mid
sells for $1.35 per sack. The quality of the flour will please you.
QUALITY OF FLOUR, THAT'S THE THING.
Our buckwheat flour is as good and pure as ever, and it makes
cakes that taste like buckwheat, too.
Quaker flill Company.
Holiday Headquarters
Never have we had such a fine collection of Holiday gifts, A
& our shelves and counters present an inviting appearance and
will find there
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Toilet Sets, Traveling Cases,
Manicure Sets, Work Boxes,
Smokers' Sets, Mirrors. Choice Perfumes,
Fine Art Stationery,
jg Special Christmas Books including the latest copyrights. A
$ fine assortment of Bibles, Juvenile Books, Works of Fiction,
Historical and Miscellaneous, suitable for all purposes, hand- 2?
somely bound.
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DENTON & WARD.
"BEEN HEKE SOME TIME"
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ..
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL
DELAWARE CO. STATE, BANK.
Belter call and get one of our 1905 colanders. If you
cannot do this, drop us a line and let us send you one.
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These samples are all new and bright, the
edges bound, and they make the nicest kind of
a rug.
r' This is a rare opportuninty to buy a rug at
a very low price. Come quick, before the as
sortment is broken. .j»
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Business cards, not exceeding six lines *5.0
per year.
Hutilncss locals, ten cents per Uno for th« firs
lusertlon, and five cents per line for eaota subse
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To our complete line of
Heating Stoves
and Ranges,
The best on the Market.".
Car hart & Nye,
TELEPHONE 139. FRANKLIN STREET,
&&&? v«Ae the human machino is stoked so will it go.t
BREAD MADE "FRtiiL-
White Pearl or White Sating
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SPECIAL SALE
ON LADIES'
Patent Leier Ms.
Heavy and light soles,
new and pretty styles,
regular price $3.00, your
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