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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Among the hardy breeds Of poultry
that thrive well in winter may be men,
toned the Brahmas. Cochins, Plymouth
Rocks and Wyandottes. Some breeds
may excel them as layers in summer,
but in the winter season they will prove
as profitable as any from the fact that
they are very heavily feathered and
have combs that are not excessively
large, which enables them to endure
severely cold weather. The breeds
named are Of large size and are also
excellent market fowls, having yellow
skin and legs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Only ono way to "call. Him,

An exchange has observed that Mr..
Hanna's Endorsement of trusts has
demoralized the Republican leaders and
that he will have to be called off,"
Who will call him? Mr.. Hanna is boss
and has sole possession of the club.
The only way to reach him is through
the ballot.-C Cincinnati Enquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
He Gave His Consent.

It was at a society wedding. lAa
clergyman after proclaiming the banna
Of matrimony between the young cou-
pie concluded by saying: "If there be
any objections they can now bestnted."
A fashionable youth, an old admirer
Of the intended bride, noticing the eyes
of portion Of the congregation fixed
upon him, rose up and exclaimed: 81
have no objections for my own part"
and then quietly resumed his seat as If
he had attended to mere formality.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Mckinley talks about Churches and
schools" about American patriotism,
about peace, about our reasons "for
profound thanksgiving" and yet as a
consequence of his personal policy, or
lack of policy, the power of the United
States is being exerted to compel the
submission Of people who have never
owed us submission, In violation of the
very principles for which our Ameri-
can forefathers fought in King
Georges day. To talk about peace at
such time as this is the cant of a
whining hypocrlte.-Buffalo Enquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

How long will it take a farmer to
acquire a competency under system
that constantly depreciates the price
of what he has to sell and as constantly
Increases the price of what he has to
huY?-Omaha World-Hernld.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Try Winter Oats.

! would advise farmers who live
Where the spring is backward to try
sowing some fall oats. We have been
raising this variety of oats now for six
years and are in every way satisfied
with them. Sow them the same time
as wheat putting on two bushels to the
acre. They ripen earlier and are much
heavier than the spring variety. OF
course one has to pay more for winter
oats than the spring oats, yet when a
good start is secured they are invalu-
able to the farmer and are without
question the best oats to raise.-J. w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Hean. Of Cold n New y.r,,

Bigger heaps of gold than ever were
buried by Captain Kidd or carried by
pirates on the Spanish main ars hauled
around New York City every week,
says the Scientific American, to and
from banks and wharves, In common.
place trucks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Are Both Wrong and Afraid

zRre bUt1 WFbHE ana Afraid.
Now, why is it that all the imperial.
lists from Mckinley down-or up-with
one accord seek to make people believe
that nothing whatever was possible in
the case of the Philippines except
either to subjugate them or else "sail
away like stated pirate" and leave the
inhabitants to domestic anarchy and
foreign spoliationY" There can be only
one reason. They are afraid to let the
people know the truth. They are afraid
to let the people know that by adopting
the Cuban alternative all this costly
and bloody war of .subiugation might
have been avoided without either do
nestle anarchy or foreign spoliation.-
Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
German Rape,

The new forage plant-German rape
which has been praised SO highly for
stock is now known to be one of the
best and cheapest garden crops that
can be used for greens" being su-
perior to kale In rapidity Of growth and
yield of leaves. 1t can also be used for
successive crops. as the seed may be
sown from early spring until quite late
In summer. 1t belongs to the kale fam.
ily, and when seeded thickly in rows
y produces small. tender stalks aud
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
For an Amateur carpeuter.

The honesty of handmade furniture
fs always attractive. particularly If it
is made without glue in the good, old
fashioned style, with wooden bolts to
hold the supports together. The ac-
colnpanying design for bench is artis-
tic in its simplicity and might easily
be copied by any amateur carpenter.
The ends are cut in a pattern out of n
thick board, as in Fig. 2, and are held
together by beveled bar, which, pass
ing through the supports, is firmly held
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

1t would not be at all surprising to
find the administration represented by
big fleet and an army Of 10000 men
somewhere on the coast of China some
fine morning. 1t would be there quite
Unexpectedly and provldentially, we
may depend. 1t would reyerently rec
ognize the fact, of course. that duty
determined Its destiny or destiny de-
termined its duty to seize and benevo-
lently assimllate large section of
China, with 100000 inhabitants,
more or less.-Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Krupp buys from an eighth to a tenth
of all the iron ore and pig iron i'm.
ported into Germany from foreign
lands, and this gigantic enterprise is
the largest producer in the German en-
piTe,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Now that frost has come It will be
noticed that the corn is yet standing in
some fields, not having been cut at the
proper time. Such corn is dead loss
to the farmer, SO far as the fodder is
concerned, and reduces the profit of the
crop. 1t is such farmers who abandon
their farms because farming doesn't
pay" and they go into debt or mort
gage their farms because they do not
know how to manage their business.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
More Honorable Part.


1t is easier and pleasanter to applaud
the gallantry Of American soldiers and
to swell with pride over the resources
of our country, but 1t is the duty of
Americans who are not blind to Justice
TO take the harder part Of opposing the
exercise of our national strength in a
bad cause. American imperialists are
quick to see this point when it is illus
trated away from home. The American
press is almost a unit in condemnine
Great Britain for the Transvaal situa.
ton and in applauding Sir Vernon Har
court, Nh. Morley and the body of jus
tice-loving Engllshmen who withstand
the disingenuous appeal to their patriot.
ism and show themselves patriots by
trying to put their country in the right
Buffalo ENQUIRER.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
To Destroy cabbax, Worm,

40 Destroy tabbaEe Worms.
Pests of the cabbage family are best
controlled by the use of the following
insecticide: Pulverized resin, 5 pounds;
concentrated I've, / pound; fish oil, 1
pint; water gallons. Make this into
a stock solution by placing the oil,
resin and one gallon of hot water in
an iron kettle, heating until the resin
is softened. After this add the concen-
trated yecarefully and stir the mixture
thoroughly. Add four more gallons of
water and boil the whole mass until
the mixture will unite with cold water.
making clear, amber-colored mixture.
Ihis mixture should make five gallons
OF stock solution. When this is used.
+. A. Shrine, of the Geneva Expert
ment Station, advises preparing it by
combining one gallon of the stock solu-
ton with sixteen gallons of water,
three gallons of milk of lime and one
fourth pound of Paris green. The wa
ter, resin and milk Of lime is added. In
every case where this mixture is prop.
el'y applied good results were obtained,
American Agriculturist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The Globe Democrat is very much
afraid that Mr.. Bryan will hearten
Aguinaldo. But what is the matter
with our gifted Republican admlnistra,
ton? Doesn't it propose to smash
Aguinaldo before Mr.. Bryan is nomi-
mated? Really, the organs are becom-
ing incoherent.-Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
Way Is Clear for Bryan.

The election result in Nebraska will
have a tendency to deter any other
Democrat from making an attempt to
compete with w. j. Bryan for the
Democratic Presidential nomination
next year. There is no other candi-
date for the nomination in sight nor is
1t probable that any other candidate
will appear. On a broad platform of
Democratic time-honored principles
on a platform like that on which Tilden
or Cleveland stood, with the issue of
anti-imperiallsm added-he would lead
q united party to the polls. His elation
over his success In Nebraska Is natural
and amply displayed. He sees no rival
for the leadership in his own party.
This triumph he has gained by great
labor and it is not disputed.
There seems now to be no possible
doubt as to who will be the opposing
candidates next year for President.
The campaign of 1896 will be repro
duced, with the results to be deter
mined by the votes. Save that Mary
land may now be counted in the Demo
cratic column the battlefield of 1900
will be substantially that of 1896; the
standard bearers will be the same, but
the issues will be different.-Ch Chicago
Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
grows wherever kale can pc produced.
1t is really a valuable acquisition to the,
list of garden plants, as well as being
a profitable crop for field culture.
Fighting Hog Cholera.

cikHthHS dOS NnOIeras
If the hog cholera should break out
on our farm. then all the pigs that have
been exposed to 1t should be confined in
small lots so as not to spread the dis
ease ON the farm. The pig that has the
cholera should be confined In a pen to
itself, and 1t should be sprayed three or
-FOUR times each day with chloro-naph-
tholeum, twenty parts water to one of
the chloro, and the floor of the pen
should be white with Stacked lime, and
II the pig dies. If it can be done, haul
some logs and wood and burn 1t in the
pen where 1t died, but If not, be sure
that every cholera germ is killed on the
way from the pen to the place where
the pig is burned. By using such vigor-
GUS measures we have succeeded in
stamping the cholera out several times
on our farm.-James Riley, in Farmers
Advocate,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The Court and the Boss Don't Agree.
Mark Hanna is likely to denounce the
Illinois Supreme Court; it has plainly
declared trust to be in operation in
that State and that it is illegal Mark
says there is not trust in the country.
Manchester Union.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
a Pointed Question.

The Presidents commissioner says to
interfere with this institution Of slav-
cry would bring on "a bloody and
wholly unnecessary war" Perhaps so.
But was 1t necessary to bring under
American jurisdiction slave territory,
in the first place? Was it necessary
to add to American dominions territory
which could not be held in peace with
out trampling upon the 18th amend
ment, that sacred heritage of the most
awful sacrifices in the nations blood
and treasure ?Springfeld Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

A mirror was once simply something
to be wondered at. The first looking
glass undoubtedly caused great ast9p.
ishmept. 80
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Wiltshire. England. She is very large
for her age, being wide and deep in.
front. She was first at the show Of the
Bath and West Society at Cardiff.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
SIX MILITARY GOVERNMENTS.

When the White House syndicate,
trading OH a lucky deal in bankrupt
notes, made the war with Spain II pre-
text for imperialism the United States
had an army of 81, 900 men and Il navy
whose combined cost was 54,OOO00O
year.
Look at the difference now. This re-
public is now maintaining six military
governments. The revenues of the
captured territory are not sufficiently
rich as yet to defray the cost, and much
of it is taken from the pockets Of the
taxpayer. Cuba, Porto Rico, the Phil
ippines, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam are
Civil government has been wholly elm
mated in the six possessions, and the
bayonet and the sword are the final ar
biters. Save in the Philippines, there
has been no open attempts to dispute
bayonet government But the inhabit-
ants of the six military-ruled territories
have appealed to Congress for relief
from the burden. The situation in
Porto Rico is especially intolerable, for
the natives of that island, who met
with flags and acclaim the American
army of occupation, are ruled with an
iron hand more unbending than that of
the Spaniards we chased into the sea.
For purposes of his own the Presi-
dent has made no attempt to have civil
government established In Porto Rico.
Under the guisc of controlling through
the military arm until Congress would
have time to act, the administration
has been perpetrating series of sys-
tematic robberies in connection with
the form of government 1t proposes to
establish there. The administration
proposes no immediate change in the
form of government for Cuba. Until
forced to give up this tempting plum,
the War Department will maintain a
military despotism there. Profitable
fields for speculation for the War De-
partment's pets are made available by
continued bayonet rule in Cuba. The
rich revenues Of the island are used
without question from higher author
ity. Until Congress actually takes a
hand and asserts its unquestioned right
to terminate the War Departments
tenure, there will be millions spent in
questionable ways.-Verdict.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

Take a cord rope ten or fifteen feet
long, make moose in one end, tie the
other end to spring pole, drive stubs in
the ground in a circle, twelve inches in
diameter; make long trigger, say If
teen inches, cut notch four inches from
end and another notch near the same
end. Make short trigger four or five
inches long; slope both ends. Tie rope
back three feet from moose end to m u
die of short trigger, draw down spring
pole, let moose around circle of stubs,
set as you would trap. by having notch
in top of one stub for short trigger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The War of Syndicate.
The American branch of the Anglo
American China Development Com
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

The expected has happened. A ma
tive Hawaiian has been permitted to
land in New York. arriving by way of
London. OH the ground that he is an
American citizen. This is exactly what
Democrats have long asserted would
be the result of anneNing Hawaii.
There are 25,000 Chinaman in Hawaii,
and as soon as they understand that
the Island is part of this country they
will begin to swarm over to the Pacific
coast. Pauper labor will be imported
to the States to compete with the work
ingmen who are now employed at star
Walton wages and the results are too
distressing to contemplate.
But that is not the worst of it. With
the Philippines part of this nation,
the lowest-prfced laborers in the world
will be brought here. OF this there
can be no doubt, for capital is ever
anxious to reduce the expenses of pro-
duction" and the starvation wages paid
foreign coal miners in the East prove
this assertion. II the imperialists could
get their visions of glory out of their
heads and come down to q serious con-
sideration of the results which must
follow their ruinous policy some hope
might be had of the Republican party.
But such thing is out of the question
and the only salvation for the people
lies in the Democratic party.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

pany is the power that is behind the
President in his war upon the Filipi-
nos. They do not want peace in the
Philippines. They want war. They
want war for two reasons. One that
the army and navy of America may be
at convenient distance from China to
further their schemes in that quarter
OF the globe and second, as an excuse
to raise great army that can be used
in their interests in the United States
when the occasion requires it.--Wash-
ington National Waterman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

snorthOrn Heifer.
The 2-year,old Shorthorn heifer, Bap.
ton Vanity, Is a roam, bred and owned
by Mr.. ]. Deane Willis, Bapton Manor
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-15
THE END.
MONACO AND MONTE CARLO.
How the Gaming Capital of the World
Began-WOrkhngs of the
Institution.

Monaco is the name of the kingdom
well as of the capital and chief
- land Monte Carlo is a separate
ANoi lying also on the coast of the
yOurranean. The two places were
Nlly about mile apart, but the
street along the shore which
its them has been so built up that
ssy are practically one, and it is
p tell when you are in Monte
nd when you cross the line into
J. Monaco is the old town, with
Egs and shops and castles and
II market place like any other
European city, but Monte Carlo
VOC; and lives entirely upon the
ing There are few dwelling houses
righsw shops, few permanent resi-
beyond the hotel people and Ca
Mployes, and even the Casino men
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-15

that brings her the news. Never mind
dinner-give him ten minutes"
"Oh, how did you get at the truth 2"
~ didn't-l couldn't. They were shy
of me as though Id been a Pinkerton.
| knew Swinburne vas sore-smitten. |
knew he'd blow in his whole bank ac-
count if need be. told him the story
and my suspicious, and set him to work.
He found the engineer and got the
proofs. She owes her deliverance to
him."
"Then it was as you thought-as you
told Capt. Grafton?'
Certainly. Mrs. McLane No. died
two months after she got her 1000,
but the family couldn't afford to lose
so fruitful member. They had read
and written each others letters from
childhood. Either surviving sister
could write just as well as the young
est. They planned the game; they
fooled McLane completely, and they as
completely deceived poor young Jack,
she only reputable connection they had.
Fans all right now, thanks to Swim
burne. Let him be happy for ten min
utes-she'll make him miserable the
rest of his life. Let's go back and looA
at a picture of absolute bliss-Floy
Merriam's face. Isn't she an ideal army
wife?'
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-15

She could only sit and brood and think,
and then, as the long, long day--the
second day-drew to it's close, pray
heaven for Randy's coming. There,
more surely than anywhere else, if he
loved her, his love would lead him.
What days of jubilee there were at
Sedgwick when at last Randy was con-
valescent enough to be moved, and the
ambulance brought him back through
the same old hole in the fence, Flor
ence seated by his side. Another pa
tient was out on piazza farther down
the row, taking the sweet fresh air and
listening languidly to the purring of
Minturn, who still worshiped at the
shrine deserted by Whitaker. Unde-
niably sallow looked the Widow Nc
Lane, and her eyes gazed but languidly
at the joyous little cortege entering the
westward end of the road. Capt. and
Mrs. Grafton, the Haynes, and other
sympathizing friends had flocked
thither to welcome the fugitives, and
SO it happened that there was no one
at home but Mrs. McLane and much
perturbed young battery officer to
greet two somewhat dusty civilians.
who had just driven out from the juno
ton, and now slowly assembled the
Grafton's steps. One = Mr.. Parry
came jauntily forward. The other--a
mutton-chop whiskered, plethoric-
looking party-hung reverentially
back, as though waiting permission to
venture into the presence of queen.
With swift, anxious, imploring glance
the invalid searched the impassive fea-
lures of her exasperating brother-in-
law and read no hope; but even from
the depth of her despond sprang some
thing of her old-time coquetry as she
languidly lay back in the easy-chair
and extended slender, bejeweled hand
to the adoring Swinburne. The bat
teryman bowed stiffiy and pulled at his
mustache in recognition of this new ar
rival, and Ned Parry almost audibly
chuckled his enjoyment of the situa-
ton. Then stable call sounded and
| tiSW TIC away anu iSlb thS
field in the hands of the civilian, and
then Parry decided he must "join the
gang. at Merriam's; and there pres
emily he was patting Randy on the back
and showing symptoms of desire to
kiss Mrs. Randy's hand, as he did Mrs.
Grafton's. Mrs. Grafton hurried out,
declaring she must go and order
more dinner, whereat Parry followed
her to the gate and called halt. She
saw the twinkle in his eyes and stopped.
you've brought her good news, l
know" said she, with womanly eager
ness.
More than that" said Parry, with
comical grin. "More than Fan deserves
by good deal-I've brought the fellow
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-15
Trials of an "AnimnI Artist

When one commences to sketch a
cow that animal invariably takes her
departure, the sleeping lions at Central
park always wake up after few strokes
of the pencil, and even the sluggish
snail becomes imbued with an amazing
degree of swiftness if an attempt is
made to sketch him. At least, this is
the way it seems to the "animal artist"
A Baltimore oriole acquaintance of
mine used repeatedly to come to the
edge of the cardboard on which was
drawing, and eye the rapidly moving
pen with the greatest interest; but if |
attempted to sketch him, he would fly
away Immediately. True, was once
fortunate enough to catch the bright
bird at his bath, when he was so thor
oughly engaged in scattering water
over everything as to be totally unaware
of my presence. Some animals are COM
paratively easy to sketch, and some are
very difficult. The great elephant be-
longs to this latter class. He always APP
pears to be in state of perpetual mo-
tion.-Meredith Nugent, in St. Nicholas.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-15
A Thrifty scotchman.

"Well, James, how are you feeling
to-day?" said the minister to one of his
parishioners, an old man suffering from
chronic rheumatism. "You are not
looking as brisk as usual"
INA, sir" replied the old fellow, sad
ly. "I've been gey unfortinit the day."
slow, James?"
"Weel, sir, got a letter fra Glasca
lawyer body this mornin', tellin' ma tha
ma Cousin Jock was deid, an that he
had left me twa hummer poun'."
1.-TWO hundred poundsl" repeated the
minister. "And you call that hard
luck? Why, it is quite fotune for you
James"
SAY" said the old man, sorrowfully.
''but the stipid lawyer body dinna pit
eneuch stamps on his letter, an had q
hale saxpence to pey for extra post
age."-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.