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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27

The failure of A. o. Ingraham of Mus
catine, the largest merchant in that part
Of Iowa. is developing sensational fea-
lures. 1t is now stated by the creditors
representatives that the liabilities are
fully $4,000 and total assets not over
$4,000. In the three weeks before the
failure Ingraham decided away a store
at Shannon City, another at Allendale,
Mo-, besides lands and buildings which
he held. The creditors announce they
will undertake to set aside the convey
ances. The store has required protection
of officers to prevent people who had sold
produce to Ingraham from going in
and helping themselves to stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27

ing to have been responsible for the st.
Louis equivocal gold plank were wab-
blers also. That they are preparing to
wabble again, should wabbling seem
expedient, is manifest.-Ch Chicago Chron-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Getting Ready for Another Flop.

GettinS Ready Tor Another Flop.
Republican politicians and newspa-
pers are discriminating and recrimina-
ting one another over the financial
plank of the st. Louis platform. When
rogues fall out. etc. A little truth has
already emerged from under the bushel
of fustian and fiction.
They all acknowledge that William
Mckinley was WARBLER on the cur
rency until driven to an equivocating
gold plank by the pressure of "clrcum-
stances before and when the st. Louis
convention met. That William McKin-
ley will wabble again on the financial
plank Of the next Republican conven-
ton Is equally certain. That William
Mckinley is by nature WARBLER on all
questions is now known not merely to
all Americans, but to all living people
of the civilized world That William
McKInley's mind is putty lump upon
which the largest or most voclferous
and best pursed portion OF his party
may engrare any plank they please
upon any question is ont of debate. 3
Mostot the Republicans now profess
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27

The Republican currency bill is sim
ply and plainly designed to make
money dearer andSwhatever money will
buy the products of earth, muscle and
brain-cheaper, and to give the nation
al banks a still greater lever by which
they may control the volume of the
country's money. Wheeling Register.
II blood win ten, perhaps that is why
murder VIII out,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27

T. : - u
The people who are obliged to pay
about twice as much for new broom
this winter as they did a year ago will
probably put the blame on the trusts or
combinations, but we do not see any
grumbling letters in the papers from
farmers who are getting eight to nine
cents a pound for their broom corn
tops, instead Of selling them for four
to four and a half cents a pound. A few
who sold too early do not feel happy,
but tho price went up SO quickly that a
large share of the crop was in the
growers hands. We are glad to know
that the farmers profit, and we hope
they will also profit by it so far as not
to plant SO much broom corn next year
as to throw the market down below a
rate that will repay the grower
American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Good Flowing,


What used to be called good blowing,
the turning furrow over smoothly and
leaving the upturned surface perfectly
level, Is not thought as important now
as 1t was when we were young. The
blowing match at agricultural exhibi-
lions does not draw the crowd 1t once
did, even when there is no counter at
traction Of trotting horses. bicycle
match or baseball game to draw the
people away. The Improvements in har-
rows, horseshoes and cultivators enable
the farmer to pulverize his soil, as 1t
could not have been done by the pillow,
and to leave 1t level IL he wishes,
though 1t may have beer but poorly
plowed. And many Of the farmers are
beginning to think that the best plow-
ing Is what our fathers would have
called a poor job, the furrow set on edge
instead Of turned over, and then worked
mellow afterward. The land SO han
died gives better crop than that
which has been turned upside down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
cur,rg Mon. ~ .hs r.,,n

XIII your hogs early in the morning
and let them hang till after dinner, then
cut them up. AS fast as you cut the
hams and shoulders up salt them well
and lay them out on boards to cool.
Leave them there about forty-eight
hours, then commence packing In a
large tank or barrels. Put hams in
first, skin side down, pack in tight. The
shoulders go in next and the side meat
on top. Weight down with large rocks
and then you are ready for the brine.
Use about eighty pounds of salt, four
ounces of saltpeter and six pounds of
brown sugar to 1000 pounds of meat.
Take what water you think you will
need to cover the meat, put in the salt
and saltpeter, and bring to boiling
heat; skim, and then let 1t cool before
putting over the meat. Let the meat
remain in the brine about three weeks,
then hang 1t in the smokehouse Let 1t
hang two or three days before building
smoke under 1t. Use hickory wood for
smoking. Smoke till the rind has light
chestnut color.
Now, as to dry salt. To each green
nam OF eighteen or twenty pounds, one
dessertspoonful Of saltpeter, one-fourth
pound Of brown sugar, applied well to
the deshy side of the ham, and about
the hook; cover the fleshy side with fine
salt, half an inch thick, and pack away
In tubs-to remain four or five weeks,
according to size. Before smoking, rub
of any salt that remains on the meat
and then cover with ground pepper.
about the bone and hook. Hang up and
drain twenty-four to thlrty-six hours
before smoking. Smoke the same as
the brine meat.-Kansas Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Potatoe. for Fatteninr Hou..

Whenever potatoes are very cheap
farmers are apt to try TO get something
out of them by feeding them to stock.
Every year there is a certain proportion
of potatoes too small or too scabby to
be marketable. and some Of these are
Nhely to be given 10 the fstsnlns hogs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27

with the idea that their starch can be
converted into fat. But only 20 per
cent. Of the potato is starch, the other
80 being nothing but water. Even
when cooked the potato absorbs as
much water asst loses, and is much too
bulky in the small stomach of a hog to
serve as its principal feed. Beyond the
small amount required to keep the
bowels open, potatoes are no advantage
to the hog. and for this few beets
which the hog will eat with greedineR
are greatly to be preferred.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Iown,s Official Count.

The official count of the votes on Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor at the
last election was completed by the Sec
rotary of State, as follows: Governor
Republican. 239,543; Democratic, 1885,
1876; Prohibition, 1860; Populist, 1854;
Socialist-Labor, 1853; United Christian,
4s3. Lieutenant Governor-Republican,
239, 094; Democratic, 1916; Prohibit
ton, 1862; Populist, LAT; Socialist-La-
Dor, 1856; United Christian, 403. Gov.
Shaw's (Rep.) plurality, 56,217; majority,
45,627.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Brief State happening.

Brief state happenings.
A daily mail route has been established
at Hohenzoiiern.
A movement is on foot at Audubon to
build an armory.
ed up near Muscatine.
The b., G.. R. and N. is completing
new stock yards at Clarion.
Tho Iowa Masons, Benevolent Society
Mt Oskaloosa has disbanded.
There ore f;fty-eirht pupils enrolled at
the normal school Mt Woodbine.
m. p..,,,,ta,;.s ~ xy;ns.,d have do
.. s,n ,,nn aLn.a,,
e'1eu " e.e.s A" $780,
Herds OF SWINE IN tne vicinity OF 1h-
man nave peen oepieted oy some uisease'
An eight,stall round house is TO be
erected by the " 3. q Y. at 'es MONIES
The lumber shed of Thomas Bros. at
Sheffield has been destroyed by fire.
Cause unknown.
new sidetrack to the Orphans home
at Davenport has been laid on the ground
recently acquired by condemnation for
that purpose.
Several Des Moines people had consid-
cradle sums invested in the Franklin
syndicate in New York, which closed its
doors recently.
The police at Burlington have a female
tramp on their hands who refuses to give
her right name and tells contradictory
stories of her life.
The old Union Church north Of BerwicI,
has been moved into that town and will
he occnnied nv the Conprepat;onol;sts
who have purchased it.
Fed ReoI 4he man who a+temnted n
staal tray ~ d;amonds 81 Das Mo;nas
recsntly bss heen conyicted
1ha n,ercbo nl;se house ~ n n,
gram at Mount AYR has been closed by
creditors, and the business is now in the
hands of two trustees.
ua,,ov R.rnbu, .rad 90 :. n,
xfa;aa h.ai.on. 90 NJ. Des
Graat S Was+arn fol, ,,nSa, +ha ,san,. as.
= cor and Lost b;s laft foot -
An extra train ON the Ch;cayo f,rea,
we.tern was wrecked near Valeria Inv
the oyerturnine of way chr and eight
men injured. but none fatally.
The snloonkeepers Of Town Civ have
Organized for the enforcement Of The
strongest provisions in fine mnlct law
Fedarol Jndpe Sb;ros has sustained +be
decision that in bankruptcy case . IL.
Dor lien has priority over a landlords
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Profitable sn,aIl Fruit..

Some of the small fruits that offer In
ducements for growing them are entire
~ neglected. When the market is well
supplied with some kinds 1t may be
lacking in others. The currant and
goseberry are examples. With carloads
OF strawberries, blackberrles and rasp-
berries reaching the markets, currants
and gooseberries come in small lots, and
sell almost on sight. These fruits may
require a little more care than some
kinds, but It is the labor that gives the
price, and the grower should produce
anything that pays we'll for labor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
Diseased Cattle Are Killed.

The twenty-three tuberculous cattle
found in a herd of thirty-eight head at
the Soldiers Orphans Home few days
ago We're slaughtered at Davenport. They
passed ten head for beef and condemned
thirteen. Among the latter were two or
three animals in an advanced stage of
tuberculosis. The health of the more
than 400 children at the home had not
been affected, but the tuberculin test was
applied to the herd because of the sus-
pected presence of the disease. Dairymen
of this and neighboring States claim that
the remarkably good health Of the .uO
children at the home proves that the tu-
berculin test causes great loss to dairy
men and results in no gain to the com
munity. They say they will resist the
test with shotguns il it is forced upon
them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27

very deeply set or hard to pull out 1t
may be necessary to repeat the process,
slipping the moose farther down. Back
to the next post and repeat.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
THE STATE OF IOWA.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Double Tragedy Caused by Quarrel
Over Property-stockmen to Resist
Tuberculin Test-serious Failure at
observation-disclosures Becomes Wealthy.


Joseph Hutchins, farmer living two
miles east of Abel, killed his wife and
then killed himself. Mr.. and Mrs. HUTCH
ms had not been living together for some
time. The other morning Mr.. Hutchins
went to see his wife, saying he wished
to talk with her about disposing of their
property. Mr.. Hardison, the neighbor
with whom Mrs. Hutchins was staying,
left Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins alone. Upon
his return to the house he found Mrs.
Hutchins lying dead just outside the
house. She had been beaten with u heavy
stick, having one arm broken, tbs other
badly bruised, and her head covered
with bruises. She had evidently tried to
escape from the room, and been beaten
into insensibility after reaching the door.
After she fell Mr.. Hutchins finished his
bloody work with knife, stabbing her
twice in the stomach, four times in the
neck and cutting her face. He then went
to his own house, laid down and placing
the muzzle of gun under his chin, fired
it with his toe, blowing off the entire
front part of his head. His death was
evidently instantaneous. The parties We're
both Americans, were past TO years of
age, and had been married for more than
forty wears
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-02

A wildly turbulent peasant was once
witness in trial before Chief Baron
O'Grady, tells the San Francisco Argo-
naut. The counsel, after pestering him
tor some time, put question to him
which reflected on the witness charac-
ter. "If you ak me that again I'll give
ye kick in the gob!' was the answer.
The counsel appealed to the court, stat
ing that an answer was necessary to his
clients case, ending up with the query:
"What would your lordship advise me
to do?" "If you are resolved to repeat
the question:" replied the court, "I'd
advise you to move a little from the
witness"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-02

Sad about the war veteran who fell
off the trolley car"
"What was that?"
when they reached him they found
that his arm had been cut off,"
"Horrible!"
Eyes. 1t was cut off over twenty-five
years ago in the civil war"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-02
The Faith Preserved Despite all
Penal Enactments.
EDUCATION FORBIDDEN BY ENGLAND
A Summary of the OdioussLaws
- aTaken From. History.

His altar was an uncarvcd rock
The priest OF penal days.
His choir the waves upon the lough,
The priest OF penal days.
His incense rose from tlowcrcts wild
His templc-Nature undcfilcd-
Ills acolytc-a pleasant child
The priest OF penal days"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-02

ut all depends on your circumstan-
ces," said Mcandering Mike.
"What docs?" inquired Flooding Pete
"The way thing is said. II big
corporation has trouble it meets with
reverses. If you and 1 have trouble we
get turned down."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following transfers Of real estate
have been filed:
VIM. H. s. Hamilton to VIM. A. Payne,
81, lot 1913 California avenue, Sunnyside
addition.
VIM. A. Payne, Jr., to Wellington Rid
dell, 81, same.
Michael Collins and wife to Fred Lud-
ington, 1915, lots 146 and Wabash ave-
nue. Milligan's addition.
]. L. SWEET to John Kircher, 1925. lot
6S1 and north u "a Harrison street, Wal
nut Grove subdivision.
Martha ]. Smith to Louisa K. Vaw-
ter, 5000, lots 7S3-5-7-9 Lane street,
Steele's addition.
Lefty Smith to John Dunlap, $500,
part northeast Il Gibbs.
John A. Bidwell and wife to John NJ.
Stansbury, $500, east II northwest Il
23-13-16.
Geo. ]. Washington and wife to VIM.
Kiefer, $500, lot 2506 Lincoln streetQuin-
ton & Steele's addition.
Geo. Alexander and wife to NJ. A. Nc
Kittrick $1,000. lots 27O and north " ~
Clay street.
Martha J. Smith to Louisa K Vawter.
81, lots 7S3-5-7-9 Lane street, Steele's
addition.
VIM. Turton and wife to Chas A.
Cuffel, 81, part lots 1868 -300-302 wabash
avenue, J. w. Morris addition.
R. Galloway and husband to Louisa
K. Vawter, 5000, lots in Steele's addition,
see record.
Tax deed to r. Galloway, lots 77O-2-4-
6-S-S0-2 West street, Steele's addition.
]. B. McAfee, administrator, to w. B.
Allen, $500, lot 1858 Taylor street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
MORE ABOUT J. w. KLINE.
The Young Kansan Killed at Manila
Son of Judge Kline of Quindaro.

(From the Kansas City Times.)
James w. Kline the young kanSan, who
IS reported having been killed in battle
before PaSig in the Geographic dispatches
of Quindaro. and was born and reared IN
Wyandotte county
When the war broke out he was running
q blacksmith shop in the little country
village just outside of Kansas City, Kan,
and at the first call he left the anvil and
offered for enlistment in company B, but
the limit had been reached and no more
men could be taken in The brave young
fellow was not to be daunted, however,
and he patiently awaited the second call
when the government sent back from San
the Twentieth Kansas regiment
He enlisted and was assigned to COM
pany L. and 1T was in this command that
he fell before the charge of AguinaldO' 5
insurgents.
Young Kline was big handsome young
with all who knew him He was just such
a boy would have made a good soldier
and it was expected if there was to be
any fighting that he would be in the
Ihickest of the fray.
Only last Thursday young Kline's father
received a long letter from the boy in
the far-of Philippines, in which he spoke
of his soldier life and the experiences he
had had He said that trouble was an
ticipated and that the men were expect
ing fight every day. but there was
nothing in his letter that would indicate
that he had any fear of the result of a
conflict with the enemy or that he had any
premonition of the fate that awaited him
Young Kline was warm friend of Gill
bert 2. Mayor. son of H. A. Mayor. of
and shared a tent with him in the Philip
pine islands,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
COAL FOR MANILA.
5000 Tons Being Loaded at Newport
News.

Washington, March '14.-The equip
ment bureau of the navy department is
now loading at Newport News 5000 tons
of coal to be taken to Manila. This coal
will be taken through the Suez canal
and thence to Admiral Dewey's fleet.
All the coal used by the navy in the
Philippines and the coal stored at Hon
olulu is sent from the Atlantic seaboard,
mostly from Newport News or Balti-
more The department has already
shipped 10000 tons to Manila since the
war began. The coal sent by steamers
goes through the Suez canal and that in
sailing vessels around the Cape of Good
Hope. The trip through the canal takes
about fifty days and the sailing vessels
make it in five months. The coal for
Honolulu is sent by way of Cape Horn
Nearly all the sailing vessels used are
American while most of the steamers
are British. Some suggestion has been
made that coal might be taken from the
Pacific coast, but the test made of coal
mined there has not been satisfactory
to the navy department. Some coal.
but not much, has been purchased in
Australia and sent to the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
PoTwIN ANNEXATION.
Final Action Deferred Until Next
Monday Evening

The Potwin P1ace-Topeka annexation
project has suffered a slight setback
but it will not prevent the union of the
two municipalities.
The two councils met in joint session
last night but the details could not be
completed on account of the indebted
ness of Potwin which aggregates about
$25, 900 exclusive of an Indebtedness of
$12 900 on account of school purposes.
The annexation ordinance includes
Capt. J. B. Johnson's home, the Bates
tract and Hartsock's addition
The limits will extend to the top of
the hill west of the DR.. H. c. Linn
home.
The ordinance was referred to the
joint ways and means committee of the
two councils for report next Monday
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
SMALLPOX STATEMENT.
Issued by the Health Officials of Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 1.-THE
niayor and health officials have issued
a statement regarding the smallpox sit
uation in this city. 1t is stated that
there have been 76 cases since the first
appearance of the disease in September
There are now fourteen cases and thir-
ty-three conva1escents under Quaran-
tine.
The statement says:
1.-The precautions taken by the board
of health to prevent the spread of the
disease have proved most successful and
the number of new cases each week is
now less than the number of those dis
charged.
There is no reason to apprehend that
smallpox will become epidemic in Los
Angeles and there is no occasion for
alarm among residents or visitors to the
city"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
5000 CATTLEMEN.
Assemble at Fit. Worth For the 23rd
Annual Convention.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 14.-Not less
than three thousand cattIemen are here
to attend the twenty-third annual con-
vention of the Texas Cattle Raisers' as
ISOLATION which opens tomorrow. Dele
cations have arrived from Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City and Denver. This
will be the largest attended convention
in twenty years.
This organization is the richest of its
kind in the world, possessing a million
and a half Of cattle, valued at $40, 100000
and having membership of 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
KILLED BY THE TRAIN.
Young Man Loses His Life Near
SaffordviIIe.

Emporia March 1.-THE Gazette says:
During the binding storm of Saturday,
Chas. Miles was knocked from the San
ia Fe track and killed near SaffordVille.
He and a young friend had started from
their home in Patterson, Ia, for Pratt,
Kan. They went broke before they
reached their destination and sold the
team and wagon they were travelling
in. Then they started to walk the rest
of the way along the railroad tracks to
Pratt.
At Saffordville one was ahead of the
other. He heard the train coming and,
with a yell, leaped from the track bare
ly in time to save himself. Chas. Miles,
the other fellow, was not so fortunate
and the train struck him. He was kill
ed instantly. The body was shipped east
last evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
SMALLPOX IN SUMNER.
Two Cases South of Geuda Springs
Reported to Health Board.

Wellington, March 1.-THE Journal
says: DR.. w. M Martin, county health
officer, received a telegram this after
noon from DR.. Geeslin of Ashton, in
forming him of two cases of smallpox
near Bitter Creek, four miles south of
Geuda Springs. 1t is not known wheth-
err the patients are children or adults
or if both cases are in one family. In
structions were sent DR.. Geeslin to keep
the cases under rigid quarantine.
These are the first cases in this coun-
ty. The disease appeared at Newton a
few days ago.
Bitter Creek is 81 miles from yelling
ton and is not on a railroad. The people
in that portion of the county do their
trading at Arkansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
that have been INSPECTED and condemn

that have been inspected and condemn
ed by the sidewalk inspector.
The new list is much smaller than
former ones and the walks condemned
will not cover more than five miles.
This is due to the fact that board walks
are fast disappearing and there are
very few left to be displaced by brick.
The contract for the new walks will
probably be awarded some time next
month.
A. A. Hurd and others want sidewalks
on Topeka avenue south of Fourteenth
street. Their petition with the general
sidewalk resolutions was referred to the
committee on streets and walks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
ON WITH IMPROVEMENTS.
Two Blocks More of Pavement Will
Be Built.

Petitions for two blocks of pavement
were received by the city council last
night Both We're referred to the COM
mittee on streets and walks.
On of the blocks provided for is that
between Topeka avenue and Tyler
street on Twelfth street. The petition
for the pavement is signed by Joab
Mulvane, Theo. E. Hurd and Howell
Jones.
The other petition Is for another block
of the Washburn college pavement. 1t
provides for the paving of Thirteenth
street from Lincoln to Lane streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
Postmaster General Goes to Cuba.

Washington, March 14.-Postmaster Cen
eral Smith will leave here next Wednes-
day on a hurried trip of three or four days
in Cuba He will be accompanied by Mr.
Clarence E. Dawson. his secretary. The
object of the trip is a conference with
Director of Posts Rathbone over num-
Der of postal matters that have arisen
on the island which require personal con-