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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
Fest Market chicke .,s.

A prominent Chicago commission
merchant, in ii paper on Poultry Rails
ing" before the Illinois farmers lnsti-
tute said: THE best kind of chicken
for the market is a plump fowl with
yellow skin, such as the Plymouth
Rock. Wyandotte, Light Brahma, Leg
horn or. in fact, almost any chicken
with light feathers. Stock of this kind
dresses out yellow and always will
bring the top of the market. Dark
featllered poultry when dressed out
always sells at lower price than light
tcolored stock"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

Subsidies can only be paid to ship
builders and shipowners by first taking
money out of the pockets of all the rest
of the people who are not in that line
of business. A subsidy system to be
just must substitute every class of cti-
zens, and equally. And nobody would
care to have such system.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
was all that was put OH pastel blue cloth
in the nictllred nxnmnle But Ii is in

j was tsAt Shot " 40 put oit Vusltl uiut SlOtu
in the pictured example But ii is in
the cut that most novelties appear Next
to the skirt just described is a new one
that had inverted plcats Mt one side. This
was sketched in oyster colored cloth aud
gelatine embroidery. Beside this is
sample of the layer skirt, a distinct class
that furnishes many new variations. The
goods of this one was black broa,lcloth,
green silk outlining its layers. The layer
arrangement OF its bolero and the cut Of
the skirt at the waist We're as novel us
the other portion. Two other examples
of new skirts appear in the concluding
picture. The first had a pleated tonnce
for all but its front breadth, and was
pale gray broadcloth stitched in silver
and finished with cut steel buttons. The
other had draped overskirt, aud was
found In brown cheyiot.
Fancy waists of lace.encrusted white
satin arc the prettiest vet, They arc all
blessst 10 front and are deeply dipped
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

cross sncr1os OF STONE nnA,x.

that 1t will not fall in, and that the
water will not flow, in behind 1t, and
wash out the foundation. The accom-
panying cut shows how the stone
should be laid to be safe. AA are two
fat stones placed as shown, one up
right and the other sloping; the rest of
the drain, B, is filled in with small
stones and on top is laid some BRUSH.
Drains have been put in according to
this method and have been found to
work well. better than the square stone
drains.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
More Extravagant than Ever.

Signs are accommodating that this ses-
sion of Congress will be the most ex-
travagant on record; that millions will
be spoken of and appropriated with as
little ado as II they We're thousands,
and that there is likely to be very
large hole eaten into the governments
money bags by this process unless a
careful and systematic account be kept
from the Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
Storm Apples in Winter

The Canada experimental farms
made experiments TO ascertain the best
methods of storing apples in winter.
Specimens wrapped in paper kept bet
ter than those not wrapped, and there
were few rotten apples, and they lost
lenst by evaporation. The ground floor
storeroom did not preserve them as
well as the cellar. A tight package
preserved the fruit best in stoleroom,
but not in cellar. Per contra, ventl-
lated package did better in cellar than
in stOreroom.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
May Make a Record.

The Democratic minority in Congress
may not be able to defeat the subsidy
grabbers, but It can make record for
the party which will serve 1t in future
campaigns as an evidence of its tidel-
ity to the. peoples real interests Buff
falo Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

. semi-circle, and ut one side are Sc
cured metallic straps which fasten with
= latch and form with the stool a circu-
lar well into which the pail is lowered
The milkman may now seat himself ON
THE stool and draw the latter forward
until the pail is catching the streams of
milk. This invention should prove use
ful when the pail is nearly full, il at no
other time, as the weight is then much
Increased and fitting the pail must also
be avoided.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
By What Authority?

Turkey is to pay the Cramps $780,
600 for cruiser, the price to include
f23,000 due the United States as an in
damnity for the Armenian outrages
Who authorized the Cramps to act as
collectors for this government? This
settlement is undignitied and absurd
Buffalo Courier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
No DillydalIyine with TRUSTS.

DESPITE MARK Hanna's notorious as
sertion, "There are no trusts the
question of dealing with Illegal aggre-
cations of capital will not down" 1t
is vital. 1t is of mouse to deny the
existence of evils which are patent to
thousands of business men and tens of
thousands of wage-earners. Even
though the Republican party has been
given new lease of power it cannot
afford, were 1t only because of its hope
for the future, to dilly-dally with that
very much "alive' issue-the issue of
the trusts.-Boston Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
Draining Low Lnn !.

Stone will make an excellent drain
for low, wet land if it is laid carefully.
1t has the advantage of being indie
structible, and once made the drains
will be permanent. The extra cost of
digging the larger bitches will be more
than repaid by the use of the stone.
But the stone is to be laid carefully SO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

A great many Republican members
of Congress are between the devil and
the deep sea. They fear that they will
have no political future If they vote for
the ship subsidy bill and Hanna as
sures them that they will have none If
they don't.-Alhany Argus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

The trusts always have been fostered
and favored by the Republican party
and that party will continue to promote
their interests without any regard
whatever for the true interests of the
people.-Syracuse Telegram.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

So much damp and warm weather as
we have been having nay injure some
of the seed cora II it is not well looked
after. 1t may pay to bring 1t into the
house and dry 1t well before freezing
weather comes. II it is thoroughly
dried freezing will not hurt it, but il it
freezes while damp, it may injure the
terminating power. or at least reduce
the vitallty5so that it will produce but
a weak stalk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
STYLES FOR MY LADY.
ANKLE SKIRT eREATLYFAvoRED
BY FASHION,.
Cloth Dresses Made on the Walking
Plan, bnt with Long Skirts, Have APP
peared "A Showing of New Gar
mcnts-An Odd Goa


ASHIONS favor
the ankle skirt
greatly, and 1t is
being worn a deal.
Some of the liking
for it is due to the
fact that other
skirts are so long,
and many of them
heavy with pleat-
ing and kindred
Celebrations. The
women who take
delight in the I'M
usual comfort and
freedom afforded
by the ankle skirt
should look sharp
lest they lose it. A
good share of the
women who wear ii
now do SO merely
because the fash.
ions indorse 1t, and
will drop it quick
~ if the tide sets
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
THE STATE OF IOWA.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Gigantic Stealing Operations Revealed
Safe in E.wocd Postoffice Blown Open
Mrs. Broadbent hi lNotAttempt:sui-


The private detectives of the North
western Railway believe that they have
discovered gigantic thieving plot. The
scheme, which has been in successful OPP
GRAFTON for number of years, they say,
extended over IL large portion of Iowa
along the line of its road. Thefts have
occurred for Il number of years in a sys-
tematic manner. goods being taken from
cars in transit and in the various rail
way yards and from stations and ware
houses. They believe that two men re-
Gently sent to the penitentiary from State
Center for burglary are members of the
gang. Another man, who is believed to
have been the fence through whose
means the stolen property was disposed
of, has been arrested and is being held
for examination. The detectives feel con-
fidcnt that they are on the verge of I'M
carthing one of the biggest schemes of
thieving operation in the criminal his
, tory of lowa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

cnce TO using nitrate of soda, or any
other of the fertilizing materials that
contain nitrogen, as tankage. dried
blood or fish waste. But 1t is one of the
pecullarlties of this meal and of linseed
meal, that when used as food for
mich cows, 1t increases the milk, i'm
proves Its quality, and then returns to
the manure heap almost as much nitro
gen as it had before being digested.
Much the same thing may be said Of
the phosphoric acid in wheat bran, and
In this way they are cheap foods when
properly used.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

4NVW tFut EIeCtfOH IS OVer.
The all-around 10 per cent reduction
in the wages of the employees of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company at Steel
ton, Pa, announced to go into opera
tlon on Jan. i. will affect 1000 men.
The salaries of officials and the pay Of
day laborers are all 10 be cut to the
extent of one-tenth. The reduction
comes at the season of the year when
the cost of living is the highest and
1t will be noted by those who are i'm
bued with the notion that business af-
fairs are largely shaped by political
exigencies that wages were not reduc-
ed until after the election hiladel-
phia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

MINIMIZING eeQs
There is yet much to be learned
about the matter of Increasing crops
by obtaining seed from other sections
than that where It is to be planted. At
the Iowa Experiment Station they OBJ.
tanned potatoes from Canada and plant
ed them by the side of seed grown up
on their own soil, from the seventh
crop of that variety grown there. They
obtained I54 bushels per acre from the
Canada seed and 100 bushels from the
home grown seed. Yet the results are
not always that way even with pota-
toes. 1t may be said that generally
home grown potatoes do not produce as
much as seed grown farther north, but
1T Is not an invariable rule. and some
successful growers would not trust
their crop to seed which they had not
grown and saved themselves, and say
that when they have tried 1t home
grown seed has always produced the
best crop. The result of one expert
ment do not prove a case, and we need
more, with n thorough knowledge of
how the crop was grown. and seed Sc
lected in each case. We need to know
If forcing crop to grow and mature
ina shorter time, either by richer soil
or cooler climate, or both, will make
the seed more prolific.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

Something should be done to liven it up
bit, IL nothing more, to get away from
the everlasting oxford gray and monot-
ony OF its pleatings at the back.
What may fairly be considered warn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26


Years ago, when animals of pure
breed were scarce in this country. farm
ers used to grow some very good COWS,
although both the parents were of such
mixed breeds that 1t would hive been
difficult to tell what predominated.
Why was this, and If 1t was so why do
we so often insist on the use of pure
bred sire? Because such animals were
accidents thatd did not often occur, while
we desire in breeding not to take
chances, but to know with u certain de-
gree Of surety what we nre to expect.
Those animals of our fathers days had
a strain of pure blood in them, and per-
haps of more than one breed, and they
were liable to breed back to the best
when they We're from the best animals
they could select, as now we find one
Of so-called pure breed revert back to
some unknown and far-away ancestor
of inferior blood. The care in selecting
the best to breed from had as much to
do in determining the character of the
offspring as the length of the pedigree.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

mas steamship subsidy scheme in its
present extravagant shape. A year
hence when the new Congress shall
meet the unwisdom aud extravaganza
of the measure may be revealed clear
~ to all eyes. To prevent the passage
of measures of this kind, therefore, the
employment of such legitimate means
of parliamentary obstruction as the
Senate possesses would be justitiable
in the public interest Philadelphia
Record,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
with marvellous rapidly. Its huge
branches interlace and form surface
as solid as earth.

The immense vine first grows under
water along the sand, and then, like the
coral rising upon itself, at last comes
above the sea. The sa,d stretches for
miles and miles beneath the surface of
the ocean, so that there seems no limit
to this monstrous tree.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
Grain Ecrtilixerl

In the Southern States there are
many who use cotton seed meal as a
fertilizer 70 furnish nitrogen, in prefer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

There seems to be much truth in the
following statement made by Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson at Can
ton, Ohio, not long ago: with regard
to meat-producing animals, the prices
are high and will continue high, be-
cause the people west of the Mississippi
River who Craze their stock ON the
range country have been destroying the
grasses so Systematically that they are
not able, in many of the States, now to
maintain more than 80 per cent of the
meat-producing animals found there n
few years ago. The meats of the coun-
try In the future must be produced on
the farms of the country There is,
and always must be, n loss by grazing,
and probably the acreage that will feed
one animal running at large wouId-feed
three as well II the green product were
eut aud fed under sultnble conditions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
Their Indifference to Suffering ans

Their Indifference to Suffering and
Their Business Honesty.
The Chinaman is not wantonly cruel,
but he is marvelously Indifferent to the
sufferings of others. The cook will
cover rat with kerosene and set it
alight, not to enjoy its sufferings, but
because he believes its screams will
scare its fellows away. A magistrate
will fan himself gently on the exc
cution ground on which yelling male
factor is being gradually cut to pieces,
not because he enjoys the spectacle,
but because it is all part of his days
work A crowd of spectators will
watch a child drown because 1t is no
ones special business to save it, and
because to interfere in what does not
concern you may give rise TO trouble
From what has been already said MS
to the keen interest taken by the Chi
nese in money matters. 1t may be sur
missed that they should be, par excel
lence, nation of shopkeepers." And
so they are. To their credit be it said
that they have thoroughly realized that
bargains are binding. The tea mer-
chant may endeayor in every way TO
get the better of his European con.
frere, but. once the mystic words,
quite book'-that is, enter it in writ
ing-haye been uttered. the latter may
rely on the transaction being faithfully
carried through. This comparatively
high standard of commercial morality
naturally results in an elaborate sys-
tenn Of credit, greatly to the advantage
of both contracting parties, and. though
the squeeze" or perquisite. enters in
to every arrangement. it is not suffi-
cient to stop the wheels of commerce,
though undoubtedly 1t frequently clogs
them.
To so back on your word in bust
ness transaction. or to fail to meet your
liabilities. causes a Chinaman to close
face" and this is to him unbearable.
The sacrifices which he will make on
the approach Of his new year to enable
him to avoid being posted as insolvent
are as extraordinary rs they are adj
mirable. Nor would 1t be right to omit
all reference to the fact that to their
Justice they frequently add generosity.
l well remember a case in which an
American, who had failed after years
of labor, was supported during the re-
mainder Of his life by his 'compra-
dore," as the native employed by Eu-
ropean firms in their dealings with Chi
nese is ed.-Contemporary Review.
Taught to Swim.
Some years ago swimming was an I'M
known accomplishment to the average
Londoner, but this condition of things
is rapidly changing. In connection
with all board schools are swimming
clubs, and once week. at least. both
lads and lasses are taken to one of the
adjacent swimming baths and taught
the art of natatlon. In the st. Brides
Institute swimming Is taught as one Of
the subjects, and there are no less than
seven hundred who so steadily through
the course during the season,
-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26
Bodc, iii for Peaceful policy.

We have been told that the President
means to pursue peaceful policy, but
the scepter of peace is sometimes con
cealed under an iron hand. Certainly
none of the visible signs of a peaceful
policy are as yet apparent. The Presi-
dent wants the army and navy increas-
ed and would like to have discretionary
powers vested in him to swing the pen
dulum of war as he will. What kind of
a "werld power does the administra-
X oppose to have us be?-Baltimore
Sun,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

Obstructive Tactics Commend able.
1t does not follow by any means that
because the Republicans will have a
majority In the Fifty-seventh Congress
the majority viii be in favor Of Han
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-30
DUE HERE SUNDAY NOON.
Bicyc!ist Simmons Will Arrive from Hartford
Barring Accidents.

Edwin simmons Will again try. today
and tomorrow, to break the 300 mile
bicycle record, i'll spite Of his failure.
last year. He is in the best of condi-
ton and believes that. barring acct
dents, he will be successful in his at
tempt flc Will start from Hartford.
Conn, at I o'clock Saturday evening.
and expects 10 arrive in this city.
about loon Sunday. on arriving at
IN" bicycl" store Of Cyr & Michaud he
VIII Ic taken care of by the bicvclists
VINO Will be present and will be given
the best Of care. Two tandcms viii
be used in pacing him from Hartford
to Portland. Louis Tibbetts and Fred
CHron will pace him from Portland to
Brunswick. There Charles Thompson
Of this city, viii take Carons place on
IT," tandem ana the two will pace
Simmons into this city. There is no
doubt that he will - met by Il large
crowd here, as great interest has been
manifested in the event.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-30
PERSONAL MENTION.


c. Nj. Gliddcn left. yesterday. for Old
orchard.
Walter Carey Of IIoulton. was in this
city, yesterday.
y. +. Chase of Brunswick was in the
city, yesterday.
Charles TAYLOR Of Sidney. was among
Fridays callers.
George Ellis Of sidney. made the civ
Il business can. Yesterday.
George u. Swift Of Sidney voq in thu
city on business. Yesterday.
y II Di,,.p,,,., II pi+,.faIt ,, J..
town, yesterday. on business.
Dr Juli,n V.iIIn,. b,, oo,, -, ,,oI,is
,,h.,, H., u.iu .,,.,,i IT,, t,.,,,..h
hi.. 1,r,+tr ,,.,h,,r . Di,,I.1,
i'S '7"il'',ur I. = iioh'psoil Iad
- ;" ""t'' NIi''' Sca'elud!.
~ ~ ''Sct "I " d.ei Niii'' was
III my oi'S' SVS''i" '9' W " S"'it l'iIi''
+. Pope Of RodinGton Mills was
called to the city by business Friday.
II. Chcrnowsky has returned from his
trip to market where he bought great
bargains.
4. T. FIynt ana wife Of Augusta, Me.
are registered at Hotel Albert, New
York City.
Miss Russell of the Fowler & Ham
len establishment, il visiting friends at
Squirrel island.
DENNY United Statos Marshal Hastv
,f D. ,,Ia,d ,,,e n, tbis city Yesterday
for a short time.
M, ,r;e,os. rtotort bo,.o ,oro to
c.,,t, I,a;,,, ,,.l,o~, tho,. ,ra !. h,,.a
,,,,.,,.,,l. ~ th,. r,sino
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-30

N .824 blis: sales. 1900 pkgs; moderately
tive al Id prices but sold somewhat
'i-ner at lose. Winter patents, $4,000
4 N. Minnie .li patents. A.I5G5.l0.
ItYE-Ir' .rlar: No. Western, 651s
roh atoat tte rye, 6la62 elf. New York
car lots.
4,s75,000 bushels futures, 24,oo0 bushels ex-
ports; spot MN; No 2 red, Selz fob.
Northern Duluth, 9l7s fob offoat prompt:
No. hard Duluth, 1874 fob. ahoat
prompt.
CORN-Reccipts. 233. $50 bushels: ex-
ports. 96,2>i bushels: sales, $1,000 bushels
futures. 10000 bushels exports.
OATS-Receipts. 1900 bushels; exports,
555li bushe sales, 1000 bushels spot.
white. %: >u. white. :lIs: rsgk mixed
Western, - tia.. track white, 3lN35l2
BEEF-St !r. cut meats. firm.
LARD-Stta .'.- Western steamed,
SLIP. refined. quiet. continent, $3.50; 8.
A., 500; compound. 6lG6%s.
PORk--Steady.
BUTTER-Quiet; creamery. 17@20; fac
tory. liUl6l. state dairy. 1918.
CIEESE-Weak; large white, 91s49l1;
large colored, 9iEmg1.; small white 9f914
small colored. 9li9I4-
EGGS Steady; state and Pennsy lvdnia
13nl5; Western. 1913.
TAI.LOW-Fir
COTTONSEED OIL-Firm.
FETROLEITM-Quiet.
Itp:. N-Quict. Al
It .IgT,NTI NE,-Steady.
gre -! irm.
SSES-Firm.
FEt t;UTS-To Liverpool. slow.
.-.t Raw. firm; fair refining,
Y g -ifugal, 1-1t; refined. firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-30
Last OF the Course.

Tn" fourth ana last Of the talks On
music by Miss Estcllc Neuhaus of Rns-
ton, was given at 1 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. at the residence of Mrs
Daniel Williams, . Myrtle street. As
many people have gone to their sum
mer cottages ANA through the prcp4-
rations FIR the lawn party for the
benefit of the Augusta city hospital
there We're not rs many present. per
haps, as during the previous talks
For all that the talk was none the less
enjoyable. Miss N,uhaus took as her
subject: Modern Composers and the
Russian School" AZ during the previ-
Gus talks, she illustrated her points on
the piano by playing with her wonder
full technique, selections from Brahme
Dvorak. Greic and TcharkOvsky. The
course mas proven Of great interest to
the people who attended. ana the nusi-
Gales Will hc marked As the events in
musical circles If the season.