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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

After all fat has been removed from
two pounds of n tender round of beef,
cut 1t into half-inch squares, inclose in
a glass jar, and screw the top on loose
ly. Wrap the jar In straw, being care
full to have thick mat on the bottom,
set in II deep saucepan and surround
with cold water. Boil for an hour and
Il half, from the time 1t commences,
then remove from the fire, strain off
the Juice and season with a little salt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

The national government spent $780,
100000 in celebrating Dewey Day Off
cially.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

Some women make continued story
of their troubles md recite II chapter
every tina they see q freud.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
Makine Sweet soap Greasc.


In many farmhouses all the scraps
of fat, cooked and uncooked, are
thrown together in large tub or Eet-
tie, where. exposed to air, it quickly
becomes exceedingly offensive to the
senses. One wonders how it can be
that such sinking grease can be
changed into good, cleansing soap. But
1t is, and the explanation is that the
thorough boiling which the grease with
the ley receives destroys all the offens-
i've germs. But 1t only does this after
much of the value of the grease has
been destroyed. Get cake of potash
and make strong ley of it. Throw
this over the grease and fat, entirely
covering it. The grease will be partly
turned into soap by this, and will keep
sweet without any waste,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

AS a rule individual firms get for
themselves, but the formation of trusts
means getting together.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

Ladies' who remove their bonnets in
church have every reason to expect in
creaslng blessings to fall upon their
heads.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
Algcr's Ideas.

The grasping 1--WE own them" policy
which actuated the Administrations
seizure upon the idea of territorial ex-
pansion was emphasized by Secretary
Of War Alger in n speech at his home
city of Detroit. He said: Surprising
the soldiers had n little beef spoiled,
what of 1t? If they had no beef at all
they would have more than Gen. Joe
Wheeler and had in that other war
Whatever else may be, we can be as
sured that as the flag has been raised
in Porto Rico and the Philippines there
1t will remain. These islands are ours.'
There is big lot of the theory of
benevolent assimilation and Christian
izlng of an unfortunate people In that
doctrine which measures the effect by
the extent of the gain.-Rock Island
Argus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

Nine Aelba keeps down her weight
by taking three cold baths day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
YOUTHFUL DEPRAvlTY.
Boys in the Argentine Republic Pos
na NTou NJ IA

Boys in the Argentine Republic Pose
as Men at IA.
We hear good deal said Of Young
America and his impudencc. writes
Frank G. Carpenter. The boys of the
Argentine are even more precocious
than those Of the United States. An
Argentine father seldom whips his son,
and children have much more liberty
south OF the equator than north of it.
The Sunday school is almost unknown.
and ideas of morality are 70 loose dat
children are brought UP in most per-
nicious way. AS to lying. this is com.
mon among men, women and children.
The polite lie is met with every where,
and father will sometimes say about
his little girl or boy in admirlny tones:
"Why, hear that child lie" or How
well it does lie;" "Why, could not lie
better than that myself" They do not
think II disgraceful to lie, and have the
Spanish idea of honor. You might,
for instance, call an Argentine IL liar,
and he would think nothing of it. He
might think 1t n compliment more than
anything else. But If you should call
him coward he could not consistently
rest until he had knocked you down or
stabbed you in the back
The young Argentine learns wicked
ness at IL much earlier age than do our
boys. Many of them have repraved
minds Mt IA, and alrcndy pose as men,
Boys begin to talk politics before they
are out of knee pants. Nearly every
college has its political factions. The
boys organize revolutions against the
professors, thus training themselves to
get up revolutions against the govern
ulent when they grow older The we'll
TODD young Argentine is not brought
up to any business. He has n preju
dice against trade and work, though he
will study for profession. 1t is the
fashionable thing to study law, and
thus get the title of doctor to the name,
though the young man may never eX-
pect to practice.
The children, as rule, learn the Ian
guages easily, and many young men
speak English and French. Girls are
also good linguists, but outside Of the
languages they know but little.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
Making Harnesses Convenient.

All extra labor and time spent in
Harvesting the team is wasted. IL is
true economy to use snaps in place of
the clumsy buckle that takes three
times as long to fasten properly. But
be sure and have snaps with Il spring
strong enough to hold the lines in place,
or economy in time will be gained at
the expense of safety All the devices
to make small jobs easier and take less
time will be adopted by the enterpris-
ing farmer, who recognizes that on the
farm as everywhere else time is money
and should not be wasted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
The Season for Strawberries.

Small fruit dealers are more enter
prising in seeking markets than aver
age farmers, probably because they
have to be more intelligent and enter
prising to succeed in their business.
This is especially true of strawberry
growers, who begin very early in spring
to forward their fruit northward. BY
the time we get Virginia and New Jer-
sey Strawberries, the price comes with
in everybody's reach, though higher
than most of our home growers can
get for their product. Instead of u
season of three to four weeks we can
now have Strawberries four to five
months in the year, or even more
American Cultiyator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

MT. Bunk mhrrInse didn't come
off"
what was the matter"
Ills tailor was an old rival and
didn't get his wedding suit made in
time"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
Weigh the MILK.

The owner of this device, which was
originally illustrated in the Farm Jour
nal, is going to know hereafter just
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

Queen Elizabeth made her break
fasts and suppers off of salt beef and
ale
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

You don't respect person very much
If you are willing to play Joke" on
him
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
HoNoRs A HERO.
Pennsylvania's Tribute to Hartranft,
Soldier and Statesman,

The stntue of Gen. Hartranft, which
stands in front of the new Capitol
Building, in Harrisburg. PA. was re.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

The children, as n rule, learn the Ian
guages easily, and many young men
speak English and French. Girls are
also good linguists but outside Of the
languages they know but little.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
Forgctting our Promiscs

From the Boston Traveller: Now that
the war is over liberty seems to have
been relegated to the background, to be
superseded by an effort to bring about
annexation. Is this an honest fulfill
mcnt of our pledges? Annexation may
be advisable, 1t may be desired by the
majority of the Cubans, it may even be
necessary, but to appear to force it is
scarcely compatible with previous
proteStationS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

vain Plot Against General Miles.
The whole wretched attempt to cover
up the facts and to protect the men re-
sponsible for periling the lives of the
soldiers, even to the extent of praising
the canned beef ration and preventing
any reform, has failed. 1t has done so
simply and only because Nelson A.
Miles challenged the wrong situaticsl
In a way that had to he needed. Then
1t was purposed to "down him." That
attempt has signally failed, and out
of it all comes the order for n study of
how soldiers in the tropics ought to be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07

si 1HuiohI shS puSheScss
The decentralization of the Republican
party in Ohio can be traced directly to
the Introduction of bossism. 1t was the
boast of both parties in this State that
there was no State boss, either Repub-
lican or Democrat. In an evil hour the
boss made his appearance. But the
Ohio Republican boss was deficient In
tact and instead of union If the party
under an all-pOwerful leader there was
revolt against arrogant dictation. The
result is the present division and de-
alization.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

81 reckon" said the retired burglar
that we all have streak of sentiment
in us, If we only knew it. | remember
once going into Il house where
scooped in downstairs a miserable lit.
tie lot of worn and battered spoons
that looked as though generations OF
children had chewed on 'em, and then
going on upstairs In the hopes of find.
ing something better. | saw light
slanting out across the hall through a
partly open door and heard somebody
talking there.
when | got along to where | could
see in through the crack between the
door and the piano | saw young man
sitting In that room on the edge of the
bed, young fellow, maybe eighteen
or twenty, very much downcast lust
now, and sitting there on the edge Of
the bed, with his elbows on his knees
ana his head in his hands and lookina
very detected and listening to a WON.
an talking, who sat on the edge of the
bed, too, down by the footboard of If
She was dressed ia black. and she was
widow, as | could tell by looking al
her easy enough, and as | learned in
Il minute by hearing her talk.
And of course the boy was her son
lie must have come into the house
just before | did, and she was sIttina
up waiting for him; and now she was
talking to him. 1t was rum. of course
but she didn't growl at him, nor find
fault with him, nor pick at him at nil
She loved him, You know, better n
anything on earth, and it broke he,
heart, pretty near, to see him drink
and she talked "A long to him that way
and about how his father was gone
and he was all she had left now and
all that sort of thing. you know. and
the more | heard her talk the more /
thought | did not want the pesky old
spoons. Pooty darn thin and no no.
count they We're, anyway, but |
thought she might miss EN-. and when
| saw or imagined | saw. tear fail.
ing down between the boys hands
and his mother leaning forward and
laying hand on his shoulder. Won
knew what | did? | slid downstairs
and put the blessed old spoons where
l found em, and took sneak.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

The Red Sea is perhaps the hottest
spot on the face of this whirlinp
sphere. 1t has been estimated that
only one steamer out of twenty passes
through without loss of life. The pas.
sengers are made to drink lime tuice
and water, and those in the steerage are
denied meat, in order that the blood
may be kept in the best condition DOS.
sible. All the bedding Is placed OH
deck; the port side is given up to the
men and the starboard side to the wo.
men.
Electric fans are used constantly,
and ice is left around in pals for those
who may want 1t, and even then men
women. and children die. But worst of
all Is the effect of the heat on the
brain, the sudden insanity and the
hasty suicides. No Captain ever
entered the Red Sea without dreading
the five or six days that it would take
him to pass through it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

A single chunk of gold weighing
ninetyeight pounds and worth $11,75O
This was the size and value of the mug
get that L. II. Virgil Of East Portland
found in French Gulch. near Gold Hill
Columbia county, Cal, in 1857.
Il tell you" remarked Mr.. Virgil, as
his eyes lighted up with the recollec
ton of that famous find, that was
the event OF a lifetime and caused
much excitement all over the country
Up to that time it was the largest mug
get that had ever been uncovered in
California. 1T was mere accident
and some one else might have been the
the lucky one.
| had a partner named West, and we
had been mining on French Gulch, bu,
were not doing much and we decided
to go over to the Franer river, and we
sold out the very claim where | after.
ward found the big chunk of gold
Well, | went up north, but that did not
pan out very well and | decided to re.
turn. West and | actually went bacl,
and bought back our old claim. We
went to work again on the old ground
One day | was working away with my
pick, taking out pieces of dull red
stone that was so light and porous
that it would float in water While |
was digging in the stuff my pick struck
something hard. | worked away and
finally the lump was exposed. Ny pick
had creased one side. exposing the
color of gold. I could not believe
my eyes. | took of my hat and threw
it on the ground and then tried to lift
the chunk, but it was too heavy. II
seemed fast to the earth. | cut my
finger severely. | called to West, and
as he came | thought could hang nv
coat on his eyes. Miners gathered
from all directions. 1t was custom
for miner when he found big mug.
get to sit down on it, and. with a dish
of beans, wait till he could make n
safe disposition of it. In this case we
formed procession and took the
chunk to the express Office, where the
amazement Of the officials was great
indeed The chunk of gold had some
quartz in 1t, but received S11,T50 for
it. suppose it must have been thrown
where found it from some distance.
! and others had passed over the place
many times. but never dreamed that
it was underneath. We sold out the
claim, but it never paid very much
afterward. Morning Oregonian.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
HATS.

When you think of Hats, think
OF US. Hats are not a side line in
our business. They form large
part of the stock We intend to
always have Hats, but we don't
intend to always have the Hats we
have today, We buy them to sell
them, and we are selling quite a
number.
One of our best sellers is the
Black Diamond Hat. 1t needs no
words of praise from us. 1t has
been tried here and elsewhere and
was found honest and true every
time. Your choice of a large stock
at s2.25 per Hat. No secrecy
about our price. Everybody pays
the same in this store.
We have Dunlap and Youman
Shapes at 81 each. With one of
these on your head you are in
style, and at no greater outlay than
you might pay in some stores for
an out-of-d date hat.
Fine Dress Hats at 81. 80.
Others as low as 81.
In Alpines, Fedoras and Crash
Hats you will find in our line
what you want.
For boys we have Hats and Caps
from I5c up. Working Hats, Ioc
up.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

Here Fig.2) is a skeleton box which
you may conceive as made of wires,
outlining the sides. Now the front.
or side nearest, seems directed down
ward and to the left; again, it has
shifted its position and is no longer
the front, and the side which appears
to be the front seems directed upward
and to the right. The presence of the
diagonal line makes the change more
striking; in one position it runs from
the lefthand rear upper corner to the
right-hand front lower corner, which
in the other it connects the left-hand
front upper corner with the right
hand rear lower corner
Fig. 3 will probably seem at first
glimpse to be the view of fight Of
steps which one is about to ascend
from right to left. Imagine it, how
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

From the Philadelphia Record.
The Wade court of inquiry has put its
report in the haads of the president. It
is understood that the court vindicates:
The Refrigerated Beef;
The Beef Contractors;
The Canned Roast Beef; and
The War Department.
1t mildly censures;
The Commissary General of Subsst.
ence;
General Miles; and
Officers who testified in his favor.
And puts the weight of blame for all
miscarriage upon:
Tropical Heat.
What the administration will under
take to do with this particular offender
is not suggested. 1t is limited that Sec
retary Alger will insist on dismissing
General Miles as the most appropriate
means of vindcation.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

Don't Be Fooled on the Tax Question.

From the New York Journal.
The city administration in increasing
the taxation on great buildings anC
valuable real estate has done great gooo
to the community. You can reach the
busy Americans thinking machinery
only through his pocket.
Talk all you please about unjust tax
alton and nothing is gained. But let
the busy man wake up to find that his
business is taxed ten thousand dollars Il
year-his roars ill the air and HE begins
to talk of injustice.
In the first place, it is right that the
land real estate should bear as much
taxation as possible. 1t is hard
on the man who has put his honestly
earned money into land, of course. But
real estate investment
Who gave Manhattan Island to the
Astors? Did God Almighty prove it to
them? What man has right to the
surface of this earth that was created
for the entire human race? Why should
not he who says who shall and who
shall not inhabit this or that section of
the globe pay big price for the privi-
lege?
The trouble is that the land-owning.
non-productiye individual does NOT
carry the load
Mr.. Astor, who lives in England, rents
his Waldorf hotel to Mr.. Boldt MIR
Boldt has built up his fortune by hard
work and he has helped build up the
country at the same time. OF course it
is not the highest form of activity to fill
the idle with canvasback ducks and
champagne. But it is not wasted ac-
tivity. 1t gives work to many, it ad-
vances the art of cooking-which will
be important when we become civilized
and it kills off with indigestion many
of the idle.
Boldt's contract with Astor says thai
Boldt shall pay certain outrageou,
rent and that in addition he shall pay
ALL THE TAXES.
Consequently, when the taxes ar,
increased the load falls not on AStor
who is wasting his time running aftet
Englishmen who wisely desptse him.
falls on poor Boldt, who must wort
harder, chase his numerous creditor
more swiftly, and generally gn0Sh hi
teeth.
We feel sorry for Mr.. Boldt, sorry fo
every industrious business man wht
must pay more because the landlorl
shirks his taxes.
But we are glad the taxes are increas
ed. Next time Mr.. Astor will not b.
able to get the same rent for his hotel
and the taxes will fall on him And WI
think that the businessQmen who hav
the power will end by making it ilega
for the landlord to put the taxes on tn
tenant. The landlord should not b
able to rent land on any such conditions
He who does no work is the man to pa,
for the absurd privilege of owning land
The business man whose industry ant
brains make the land valuable shout
certainly not pay the taxes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
SHOES.

We intend to make our name
synonymous with good-value Shoes
shoes that will wear and give
the buyer satisfaction. We carry
nothing but Mems andsBoys' Shoes
IN this department, and we feel
satisfied that you will find our
stock as complete and as we'll as
sorted as any in the town. For
few weeks past we have been
adding to it daily, now we want to
dispose of all we have bought.
Our goods are seasonable-in fact,
everything here is new.
A detailed description of the de-
partment will be given at another
time. At present we will only say
that we can fit man or boy with
Fine or Cheap Shoe, for dress or
working purposes, at very low
figure.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
FOUND BUSHELS OF PEARL S.
Precious Gems That Were Buried in Some
Prehistoric Enrthworks.

Precious Gems That Were Buried in Som.
Prehistoric Enrthworlxs.
Immense quaint les of prehistori,
pearls have been discovered during the
last few years in the ancient mound.
erected by n forgotten race In the Mis-
sissippi valley, especially at certaiL
points in Ohio, and the evidence thus
obtained proves that some of tht
chiefs whose people formerly inhabit
ed that region Gid actually possess
treasures in this form which far ex
ceed in value those owned by the rich
est crowned heads today. In fact there
are no collections of pearls in existence
at the present time that would com
pare at all with those gathered by ths
aboriginal connoiSs curs referred to- IL
some OF the mounds pearls have beer
round, not by hundreds or thousands
but by .bushels-large numbers OF
them approaching or even exceeding
in size hazelnut
How such enormous stores of them
were gathered Is q problem not easily
solved. The pearls We're most certain.
ly obtained from O. species of mussel
called the "unio," which is still found
in great abundance in many Of the
streams OF this country; but in those
days the shelltish in question must
have been far more plentiful than
now. No more beautiful pearls exist
in nature than those yielded by the
unio, and the collections described
must have been mnnificient indeed. in
the periodof their glory. Unfortunately
all of them have been ruined by decay
due to long burial, though an occasion.
n L., Al;
pristine beauty when its outer layers
are peeled Off.
In the famous Effigy mound. nea,
Chillicothe. Ohio, was found more
than IA gallon of pearls, with two skel
etons All had been drilled with holes
made with a heated copper wire. This
drilling was undoubtedly for the pur
pose of attaching them to clothing OF
belts, as illustrated by the fact that
400 or 800 had been sewed originally
upon shirt worn by one OF the skele
tons. In other places in the same re-
gion more than forty bears teeth with
pearls set in them were discovered
From mound in the Little Miami
Valley Prof f. w. Putnam obtained
over 10000 pearls NEARLY two bushels
drilled and undril.ed Two other de
posits yielded upward of 100000
pearls.
Plenty of evidence as to the posses
sion of great stores of pearls by the
early aborigines of this country is af
forded by the writings of the first ex
plorers of the new world. The atten
tion of Columbus and other Spanish
discoverers was attracted to the mat
ter, and story having a bearing on
the same subject il told by the follow
ers OF De Soto, who came upon an In.
dian town near what is now Tampa
Bay. At one end of the town was a
temple. on the top of which was
perched wooden fowl. with gilded
eyes. In these eyes were pearls of
huge size. When the Indian queen
whose name was Ucita, welcomed the
strangers, she drew from over her
head long string of pearls and threw
it around the neck of the leader of the
expedition. The Spaniards returned
this courtesy by robbng the tombs in
the neighborhood, obtaining from them
about $50 pounds of pearls.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
FIG. |,

If we view outlines only without
shading or perspective or anything to
definitely suggest what is foreground
and what background, it becomes pos
sible for the mind to supply these de-
tails and see foreground as back
ground and vice versa.
A good example of this is secM in
Fig. |. which represents in outline a
truncated pyramid with square base.
Is the smaller square nearer to you
and are the sides of tie pyramid slop
ing away from you toward the larger
square in the rear? Or are you look
ing into the hollow of truncated
pyramid with the smaller square in
the background? Or is it now one
and now the other, according as you
decide 10 see it,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

Russian battle songs are written in
minor keys and instead of being bril-
liantly martial are sad, telling of the
soldiers fate. The Turks have no
war songs except those they have
translated from other tongues. Ger
many has much military music and
that those in power appreciate the in
fluence music has on soldiers is shown
by the fact that the German army con-
tains 10000 musicians.