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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Twenty Trusts n Day.


In one day twenty trusts were incor-
Dorated at Trenton, N. J., ranging in
capitalization from $32,0O0,OOO to
$4,000.
Among these trusts were those in
tended to control whisky, milk, but
ter, cheese, gas and electric light
power and heat.
Never before in the history of this
nation We're so many trusts given legal
existence in single day. The situa-
ton is indeed alarming when twenty
combines, all intent on reducing the
cost of production" and consequently
resolved to cut down the wages of
labor, enter upon the field of their en-
deavors at the same moment.
That the United States law against
trusts is n dead letter needs no argu-
ment. Facts speak louder than words,
and the attitude of Attorney General
Griggs is a confirmatory commentary
on the facts. This officer, sworn to en-
force the law, has notified the trust
managers that his office is not "hunt-
ing business"
But the trusts are hurting business,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Nut-Benrins Trees.


All the nut-growing trees do best
when planted where they are to stand
permanently, and all must be planted
in the fall, as once the nuts become
thoroughly dried their vitality is de-
stroyed and they refuse to terminate.
The nuts should be planted only two
or three inches deep in order that the
frost may get to them and break open
the shell.
Among all the nut trees none makes
so quick return as the chestnut when
planted where conditions are favorable.
The American chestnut Is as good and
sweet as any from any country, but the
size of the nuts do not compare with
the Japanese varieties.
The best way to secure Japanese
chestnut trees is to plant native chest.
nuts and afterward graft japanese
scions on them. A similar plan was
followed with chestnut grove in New
Jersey. The native trees We're cut down
and allowed to sprout up, and these
sprouts were grated with sciona
from Japanese chestnut trees. In ten
years each one of these CRAFTS was
yielding crop which brought from SIS
to 81 to the tree, and this yield will in
crease every year for twenty or thirty
years, when the yield from one tree
will be as much as $50.
Walnuts, hickory nuts or pecans are
easily grown, the first two in the North
and the last in the South. Walnut trees
come into bearing in a few years where
they are cultivated, and in course of
time produce lumber of the most valu-
able kind,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

So much mischief can be done by APP
plying manures of the wrong kind in
orchards, says the Agriculturist, that
doubt If we do not lose more by ma
nuring than by neglecting to manure.
Fruit trees do not require at any time
barnyarl manures or their equivalent.
What they require is supply of inor-
ganic food. You can do no better for
apple trees than to supply them with
coal ashes in which there is n liberal
admixture of wood ashes. The coal
ashes loosen the soil; the wood ashes
. furnish the fertilizer. If you can get
supply of old mortar you have just
the thing you need. A mixture of lime
and salt, when so mixed as to leave no
All such manures should be applied as
a top-dressing. A peach or plum Or
chard needs nothing better than swamp
muck or earth from the woods, with
slight addition of phosphate and pot
ash.
If barnyard manure is applied Mt any
time. it should be thoroughly decom
posed and applied as n top-dressing.
Such manure, II placed about the roots,
when planting pear or apple tree, will
kill it. Grapes, of course. want phos-
pilates and potash. They will also re-
spond to free application of liquid
manures during their periods Of rest,
both In winter and in midsummer. All
the tall growing berries, of the bramble
sort, will use large amount of organic
manure. But be careful about dress
ing your raspberries with rank unde-
composed barnyard manure. The prob
ability is at any time you will develop
fungoid disease that you cannot cas-
lily master. If you use barnyard manure
in raspberries it should be thoroughly
commlnuted with the soil as COM
post. In fact, prefer to compost every
manure before it is placed on my gar
dens. Equally important as the manure
is the mulching of our fruit trees and
bushes of all Sorts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
THE STATE OF IOWA.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Coal Combine in Des Moines District
Store and Two Dwellings Burn
Fire at Coal Mine-Safe Blown
Open by Robbers.

f. Witter, president of the Iowa Loan
and Trust Company, has transferred to
William f. Wyckoff of New York City
more than 1000 acres of coal land near
Dcs Moines. The consideration was
$134, 73426. Mr.. Wyckoff is president of
the Carbondale Fuel Company. The
property was transferred to the company
by mortgage. The transfer is part Of
plan to consolidate the coal interests of
the State. Wyckoff and r. D. Sears Of
Marshalltown have been in the East for
some time perfccting financial arrange
mcnts for the carrying out of their plans
for consolidation. A deal has been CONF
pletcd by them for bond issue of ST.
100000, and about dozen of the prin-
cipal mining properties in that part of the
State will be operated under the one man
agcmcnt. 1t is estimated that the saving
in the annual expense of operating the
mines will be decreased 100000 by the
consolidation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
ventilating the Cellar,

A great mistake, says Medical Class
les, is sometimes made in ventilating
cellars and milk houses. The object of
ventilation is to keep the cellars cool
and dry, but this object often fails of
being accomplished by common mis-
take, and instead the cellar is made
both warm and damp. A cool place
should never be ventilated, unless the
air admitted is cooler than the air
within, or is at least as cool as that or
very little warmer. The warmer the
air the more moisture it holds in sus-
pension. Necessarily the cooler the air
the more this moisture is condensed
and precipitated. When cool cellar
is aired on a warm day the entering
air being in motion appears cool, but as
1t fills the cellar the cooler air with
which 1t becomes mixed chills 1t, the
moisture is condensed, and dew Is de-
posted on the cold walls, and may
OFTEN be seen running down them in
streams. Then the cellar is damp and
soon becomes moldy. To avoid this the
windows should only be opened at
night, and late-the last thing before
retiring. There is no need TO fear that
the night air is unhealthful; it is as
pure as the air of midday, and is really
drier. The windows should be closed
before sunrise in the morning, and kept
closed and shaded through the day. If
the air of the cellar is damp it may be
thoroughly dried by placing in it peck
of fresh lime in an open box.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

Dissolve in pail of hot water one
cup rock salt, one-half tablespoon salt
peter one cup sugar Tor one-half cup
molasses). Pour the liquid over the
pork and let 1t soak for several days.
Remove, dry and smoke; place in a
barrel with pan Of sawdust, fire the
sawdust and cover alright, or buy es-
sence of smoke In tight vessel or
brick oven. When smoked hang in
cool place. Another method of cur
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
To Pollenize strawberrie,.

A writer i'll the Rural New Yorker
says that in raising Strawberries to as
sist in securing polarization, either
for fruit for consumption or for the
seed, swish an evergreen bush back
and forth, just touching the plants
lightly, doing this every day while in
bloom. The most favorable time is at
midday, beneath clear sky, and when
the plants are free from excess of
moisture. Avoid drenching the foliage
with water when the plants are in
bloom, if satisfactory polarization is
desired.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

vention of bloodshed. And of these
the greatest is that which the senate
minority has been upholdlng in insist
ing upon its constitutional right to
pass upon the treaty, undismayed by
the cutlery that has been raised against
them. And as to the responsibility for
bloodshed, it will remain for future
history to determine whether that
should be borne by those who have op-
posed or by those who have promoted
the policy of subjugation.-Baltimo
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Covering a Wagon Seat.

Procure flannel, either black, blue or
green, two dozen buttons for the top
of cushion, and the same number for
the bottom, black oilcloth for lining the
fall" Il spool of stout linen thread
and n long dnrning needle at least five
inches In length. Using the worn fall"
as pattern, cut the oilcloth of the
same size and the flannel three-fourths
inch wider all around. Bind the edges
of the flannel over the oilcloth, basting
firmly with firm silk thread, stitch the
two together, the line Of stitching being
very near the edge of the bound-over
flannel.
For the seat cut narrow strip of
oilcloth-buckram is better if you have
it-for use rs stiffening. Lay narrow
tucks in the flannel, both lengthwise
and crosswise, stitching them in. This
forms squares, and the lines of tucks
should be very regular and about four
inches apart. Cover the bottom of the
seat with oilcloth, cutting it of the de-
sired size. Cut the tucked flannel three
fourths inch larger, and stitch as for the
fall" with the stilfcning in place
along three edges. Slip this cover over
the chair" or "spring" foundation and
fasten the end firmly.
Place n stout Irvine in your long nee
die. to it fasten one of the larger but
tons, put the needle through the COW
cred cushion at corner of one square,
draw down into. the cushion as far as
possible, pressing the button with
some wooden object from the upper
side to force it into the yielding ma
terial of the foundation, tie slip knot
in your thread Mt the lower side, put
on the small button, and cutting the
thread three inches from the cushion
wind the end between the button last
added and the cushion around the eve
of the button. The tension will hold
it if drawn tight enough through the
cushion. At the four corners of each
square place buttons.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

The suntlower is a native of North
America, but it is more largely cult
waited in foreign countries than in the
United States. In Russia the seeds
are to to some extent parched and
eaten in this country. Sunfower seed
weighs about thirty pounds to the
bushel. The lAlnt has been utilized in
malarial districts as protection
against feyerS,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Facts Not to BE Forgotten.

Stirring events in army circles at
Manila must not be allowed TO inter-
fere with the Investigation of the beef
scandal and the charges of General
Miles. The country still has an incom-
petent Secretary of War and there is q
state OF affairs in the management Of
the army which is exceedingly danger
GUS us well as unsatisfactory to the
country.-Peoria journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

Administrations have been wrecked
before this on smaller rocks than those
in President McKinley's course to day.
His work has in many respects com
mended itself to the people. but they
have had more than enough of the eff
fort to gloss over and hide the iniuui-
ties Of army administration under
Alger, Eagan and the beef contractors,
and they do not relish the present at
tempt to change the issue from beef
to Miles.-Rochester Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

1t is nearly time for some genius in
Congress to invent IL new way of raid
ing the Treasury. The river and har-
Dor bill as method of legislative bur-
glIry is overworked. Included from
year to year in the ridiculous items
that make up the bulk of the measure
are always projects of genuine merit
and Importance. But the time will
come when the larceny will cease to
bea joke. and then projects which have
merit will suffer the fate of those
which have not. st. Paul Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
IuexhaustlbIe Cement SUNNY

1t is stated that the deposit of Port
land cement discovered near Owen
Sound, Ontario, and the manufacture
of which was begun in 1889, is prov
ing practically inexhaustible, ana the
daily capacity of the factory will sool
be increased to 800 barrels. The pre-
vailing price is $2.10 per barrel OF $50
pounds net. The product is claimed
to be fully equal to the English, Ger
man or Belgian article. and it is said.
will eventually take the place of Inn
portations to Canada, at least.-Phila.
delphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

An Eastern paper suggests in a semi
jocoSe vein that manufacturers trust
should be organized to control the en-
tire business of the country with one
corporation. There is in such sug-
gestion something more than cause for
Il laugh. The idea may seem absurd,
hut was not the scheme of the first and
greatest combination of all regarded as
utterly impracticable before its present
almost universal scope was even
dreamed of?-Clevcland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

ing bacon Is to simply salt and dry Il
without smoking, using more salt and
fresbening it piece by piece when used.
Our grandfathers rubbed tho salt and
sugar into the meat with their hands.
Hams are better sailed and smoked
without sweetening or saltpeter, and
much more healthful without the lat
ter.--Farm and Home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

General Miles maintains that he is in
possession of official reports and atiida-
Wits fully proving his charges of the
use of chemicals in the preparation of
refrigerated beef and of the lack of
nutritive qualities in the canned beef.
He should be required to produce these
proofs before an official investigating
body. If they sustain his charges the
officials guilty of allowing such meat
to be issued to American soldiers in the
field should be punished. If the charges
are not sustained General Miles should
be punished for having attacked the
War Department without just cause
st. Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

The citizens of Prairieburg were star
tied by an alarm of fire. The blaze was
found to be in Brookman Bros general
merchandise store, which was total loss.
The flames communicated to small resi-
dence owned by the same man, Mr..
Crouch. Another residence owned by Mr..
Finkson was also consumed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
New Road for Iowa.

The Moulton, Abba and Des Moines
Railroad Company has filed articles of in
corporation at Dcs Moines. 1t will build
the connecting link in the Wabash from
Des Moines to st. Louis. Its capital is
100000 and its headquarters are in Des
Moines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Shot While Breakinp Jail.

An attempted Jail delivery at Fort
Dodge, in which the jailcr was assaulted,
resulted in the shooting of G. Graft, a no.
torious crook, by Jailer Flint. The pris-
oner was dangerously wounded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Perhaps President Mckinley
other OF

and as long as Griggs of New Jersey,
Griggs, the greatest trust attorney in
the nation; Griggs, the friend of COM
Dimes, remains Il tine head of the at
torney general ssaspartment trusts will
go right on defying the law and rob-
bling the people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
from the threatened scrfdom to cor

from the threatened SUrfd0m TO cor
porate control of Industrial activities.
Within the last two years corpora
tons aggregating Il capital of $4,000
100000 have been organized for the
purpose of controlling the manufacture
ing industries of this country. In com
petition with these, individual enter
prise is paralyzed, when not brutally
beaten down. The employer becomes
the employee, and-if not by wise laws
obvlated-in the near future all the
rcople will be mere hands" in the en-
! play of these monstrous corporations
What would be the character of citi-
zenship under such social regime?
The Democratic party must formulate
and advocate measures to check this
Generalization. The Republican party
is powerless to do so. Its organization
is controlled by the managers of these
market forestallers--thes bloodless
and soulless combinations.
The single gold standard is n weapon
in the hands of those who support these
combinations. Wise craftsmanship by
the Democrats will lead to the broadcast
organization of those who are opposed
to having the entire credit of this coun-
try resting on gold alone. No man
should be barred from participating in
this war against the single gold stand
ard by any barren declaration.
In 1896 the Republicans were still
claiming to be bimetallsts. They make
no such professions now, but openly
declare in favor of measures designed
to fasten on us forever the single gold
standard.
The Democrats stand now for the
joint standard Silver and gold at any
ratio is infinitely better than gold alone
The fight must be made in that way,
and in that way can be won.
The Democratic party will always re-
main opposed to the protective tariff
robbery, and cannot consistently wage
war against monopolies and truss
without waging war against Il system
of taxation which is always unjust to
the mass of the people, and is often
instrumental in seating and strength
ening monopolies.
If the Democratic party should rise
above the level of mere legendary ira
ditions and frame n platform consist
ent with the existing vital problems to
be solved, it will be triumphant i'll the
next national election.
Then will come conditions when the
humblest may compete With the high
est for wealth and distinction-when
the results of prosperity will not be
confined to corporations and the lorldly
few, but will extend to the many
handed form of toll in factory and
field.-Chicago Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
WORDS.

I cannot tell what l would tel thee,
What l would say. what thou
shouldst hear:
Words of the soul that should compel
thee,
Words of the heart to draw thee
near.
For when thou smilest, thou, who
fillest
My life with joy, and would speak,
TITS then my lips and tongue are
stillest,
knowing all language is too weak.
Look in my eyes; read there comics.
sion:
The truest love has least of art;
Nor needs 1t words for its expression
When soul speaks soul and heart
speaks heart.
Madison Cawein, in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Coal Company Suffers by Fire.

There was bad fire at Foster, the
tower and tipple works of the Deep Vein
Coal Company being destroyed. This will
close the mine from thirty to sixty days,
and this means heavy loss, rs the op-
orators are crowded with orders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Robbers Wreck a Buildinc.

Burglars entered the general merchan-
disc store of Levi Helm at Rock Falls,
blew open large safe and stole the con-
tents. The force of the explosion demol-
ishcd the side of the building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

There are principles more Important
to the country than the acquisition of
any territory or even than the pre-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

Reading person like, book to most
people means skipping the surface.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-11-03

How many times we find this express
sion in the Holy Scriptures. And It
is just the very thing we ar, practically
prone TO lose sight Of We know that
it is written: THE living God;" we
may speak about Him as "the living
God;" but in our daily life there is
scarcely anything we practically so
much lose sight of as the fact that God
is "the living God" and that He is now
whatever He was three thousand or four
thousand years ago; that lie has the
same sovereign power, the same saving
love toward those who love and serve
Him as ever lie had. and that He will
do for them what lie did for those two
thousand. three thousand, four thou
sand years ago, simply because He is
"the living God" the unchanging One,
the same as ever He was. o. how, there
fore. we should confde in Him, and in
our darkest moments and in our great
est trials and in our heaviest difficulties
and Affections should never lose sight
Of the fact that He is still "the living
God" and ever will be "the living God"
George Muller
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-11-03
EVERYBODY CYCLES.
Among the Natives of Africa the Use
of the wheel IL Fast Beeen-
ing a Positive Rage.

Nowadays, everybody cycles. The
difficulty is to get into part of the
world where folks don't. One has not
heard yet that the Eskimos wheel, or
that the Pstagonians have cycling
gymkhanas. But, no doubt, all that is
within measurable distance. Among
the native races in Africa cycling is fast
becoming positive rage. This is par
ticularly so In South Africa. The
Kaffirs are enthusiastic, and in King
williams Town and Grshsm's Town
they have clubs of their own. In Natal
there are three native clubs. A little
time ago, two blacks invested in BIZ
cycles, and started careering about the
streets of johannesburg, till an in
dustrious constable knocked them of
their machines and took them into Gus
tody. There was no Imprisonment in
flicted on them for daring to initiate
their white neighbors, but they were
told that cycling was for white people,
not for blacks. So nothing further has
been heard of the pair. In Zululand
the wheel is quite common. 1t is the
usual vehicle among traders going
round to the various stores seeking or
ders, and the outfit of no missionary is
complete without one.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-11-03
THE FIRST STEP.

"It IS the FIRST step which is hard"
She stood alone In the doorway,
Troubled and full Of alarms
As she scanned the long long distance
To her fathers open arms;
II was so easy TO stumble
She knew, TO her baby grief,
And the way seemed fraught with danger;
SO she breathed a sigh OF relief
When, after her first weak footstep.
Her father the path made clear,
And. safe at last In his keeping,
She remembered no more her fear.
So we, with many forebodings.
The untried pathway view
That leads from the world OF evil
To our Fathers love. so true
We often may falter and stumble,
And pleasures the goal may dim.
We may tremble and say: I'VE cannot.
So hard Is the way to Him.!
But the Fathers hand is saving.
And periis shall be forgot,
We're safe IN His wonderful keeping
Who life TO the sinner brought.
Grace l. Lane, In Baptist Union.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-11-03
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.

Of the kind which have been introduced
in a certain locality. The guide con-
ssts Of an iron post and framework
fingers, in which are set, also in iron,
the words which indicate the places
whose names are shown. The posts are
usually painted so that in the dusk of
evening they show up very clearly, and,
unless the night is particularly dark,
it is an easy matter>to read the words
without the aid of aflight. Even If
belated rider should'be left in this d.
lemma, by carefully tracing with the
fingers the shapes of the different let
ters, the whole word can be made out;
with an ordinary wooden post it is, OF
course, impossible to decipher the
wording. Another great advantage the
new post possesses is that the lettering
can be seen from both sides.