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New-York tribune., 1900-05-20

MR. WHITE AND VICE-PRESIDENCY.-A
bassador White. referring to the cabed here
connecting his with the Vice Presidency. in
formed the representative of The Associated Press
adding that he attached no importance to the mat
ter, which was mere campaign talk"
LEX HEINZE OBSTRUCTED-Obstruc
is something in German Parliamentary life
hence the great excitement coupled with amaze
ment, of both the press and the Reichstag major
ity itself the subject of obstruction as prac-
tised now in the Reichstag defeat if possible or
in any case to retard the passage of the Lex
Heinze. Both the majority and the minority are
determined to the matter out if 1t takes all
summer The temper in the House yesterday and
to-day rather hot. For the purpose of exert
ing moral pressure upon the Reichstag the So
called GOetherbund-that is TO say the federation
Of opponents of the bill throughout Germany-will
hold immense Indignation meeting early next
week here Inc argument Is made now that if the
be Unconstitutional because part of the delib-
erations within the Reichstag were conducted
iicty iy.''' win '''' '''9'' u any N'''0 u pu'-
DEPARTMENT STORE PROFITS-The Prus-
sian Diet is about ready to pass the so-called De-
rartment Store bill. the Conservative and Centrist
majority having rendered the provisions of the orig
ina Government measure more severe. increasing
viii claim from the department stores to 20 per
cent. DIR, Barth. leader of the FrelsinniSe party
ingy.
TRIBUTE TO THE EMPEROR.-The wiesbaden
Festal Week, which has become an institution OF
late years with the Emperor present. this time
took the shape of British and American ovation
to His Majesty. This especially noticeable al
yesterdays flower corso. when n large number OF
stylish English women and some American women
paid floral tribute TO the Emperor in filing pa 81
him on horseback or in carriages.
CZAR'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.-Whle the
weather in Berlin has been bad, in Wiesbaden since
the Empsrors arrival there, IL has been splendid
The Cars birthday was celebrated both here and
at Wiesbaden. AT the latter place there was a
fine parade. gala dinner and afterward a per-
formance OF Gear und Zimmermann'' at the the
atre.' a delicate compliment. The Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Count Won Bulow and the Russian
Ambassador Count Won Osten-Sacken, with the
members Of his Embassy, spent the day with the
Emperor, at His Majesty's special invitation. This
was meant to demonstrate that the relations be-
tween the CZaF and Emperor William were OF the
best and most intimate description. In Berlin this
forenoon divine services conducted In the Rus
sian Chapel In honor Of the Czar. and the Emperor
for the same purpose. the Gear being honorary
colonel of this regiment
EMPERORS PLANS.-Emperor William. In .He
mean time. has changed his plans He will not re-
turn to Berlin before May II. He will stay at
New-York tribune., 1900-05-20

EMPERORS PLANS Emperor William. In .He
mean time. has changed his plans. He will no. re-
to Berlin before May 81. He will stay at
New-York tribune., 1900-05-20

Wiesbaden. May is-in honor of the Gzar's birth
day Emperor William. wearing the Russian ribbon
OF the order of st. Andrew. reviewed the garrison
in front OF the Kurhaus. The Austrian Ambassa-
dor, Connt Osten- Sacken, was present. His
Majesty subsequently. placing himself at the head
Of the color company, returned to the castle,
ciferonsiy cheered all along the crowded route.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-20

TO REVIVE AN IRISH PEERAGE.-The Barry
more peerage will be revived in favor of the Right
Hon. Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, chairman of the
National Union of Conservative Associations 1t
became extinct In 1924 with the death of the six
teenth Earl Barrymore, who of the larg-
est land owners in Ireland. Mr.. Smith Barry main
tans that he is the rlghtfuI Baron Barrymore. 1t
is one of the ancient Irish peerages. and was in
existence long before it formally recognized
The Rgh, Hqp. Is9g Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, who
Of IN M ho Ge ded ia I G sn in 5 G
married Mrs; Elizabeth Post of New-York, widow
of Arthur Post and daughter Of General Wads-
worth United States Army. Of Gepeseo, N. Y.
TURF NOTES.-Amercan interest in the Derby
was stimulated this week by the excellent reports
of James r. KeeHe's Disguise IT, Those who recall
the tragic end of Tod Sloan's mount on Holocaust
IN 1893 watching with renewed interest the de-
veiopments of his Keene mount this year. While
the Prince of Waess Diamond Jubilee has won
the distinction of being less than a to l
favorte and T. r. Dewars Forfarshire is second
favorite those looking for longer odds note with
interest the good reports about Disguise H. The
Sporrsmans" well Informed Newmarket eorre-
spondent says to-day:
Very useful Sir Fretfu was bought for slO guineas
10 lead Disguise ii for the next days. and, more
important still the American owner of Rensselaer,.
pose Of trying Disguise II: while observation
ssdffens the belief ,tnat Forfarshre will win, we
danger than Chevening
ABYssINIAN EXPLoRERs.-Fresh advices re-
ceiVed from the expedition to Abyssnia headed by
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse. of Newport r. L.
show that the party will probably divide Lake
Rudolf. If II found that in the country to the
north, between the lake ana the Nile, there is Diff
nculty In obtaining supplies. This is regarded as
probable, the country has not been explored and
Is reported to be continually raded The exped-
ton nad, according 10 the last news received, sixty
four cameis but there "a insuffiaegey Of
'ooa' which may make necessary only portion Of
New-York tribune., 1900-05-20

CRIME IN SCOTLAND.-Scotland is fast losing
It's reputation for stolid piety Last years statis
tics, just issued show that prisons were full TO
overiowing, and that the officials were at their
wits ends to know where to confine the culprits
The number of prisoners shows increase OF over
six hundred chiefly due to husbands attacking
their wives and indecent assaults. which, the Com
missioners declare, spring from intemperance
New-York tribune., 1900-05-20
THE NIAGARA AT OUEENSTOUS.

Queenstown. May ls.-Howard Goulds yacht. the
Niagara with its owner and party board, ar
rived this morning. All are we'll The Niagara will
remain until Monday, when she will proceed for
the Continent.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-20
KING LEOPOLD IN LONDON.

London, May is,-The King Of the Esigians has
arrived in England a visit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
~ N April IA just thirty-three years
III will have passed since President

lfaARNN ~ <APkA Az JUDI thttty tAASS ' Ses~
will have passed since President
" Lincoln was shot down in Ford's
Theater, Washington. by John Wilkes
Booth. The excitement all over the Unit
ed States to-day, caused by the war scare,
brings to mind the thrill of horror and
excitement that passed over the country
thirty-three years ago, when, just as the
minds of the people had become settled
after four years of war, the country was
startled by the announcement of Lin
coins assassination.
Announcements had been made In
Washington papers that President Lin
coin and Gen. Grant, accompanied by
their wives, would visit Ford's Theater
(now pension ottice) on the evening of
April IA.
Gen. Grant found it necessary to visit
Burlington. N. j.. on that memorable
14th of April, and he accordingly sent to
President Lincoln note of regret at his
inability to accompany him to the the
ater that evening, leaving Washington on
the 9 p. m. train.
To Schuyler Colfax, then Speaker of
the House, the President extended an in
vitation to attend the theater as late as
6:15 p. M. for 1t was not until then that
, the Presidents party left the White
House. President Lincoln manifested a
curious reluctance to going, but stated
that the papers had advertised that him
self and Gen. Grant would both attend,
and, since Gen. Grant had left Washing
ton, he did not want to have the audience
disappointed, as the people would expect
to see at least one of them.
The theater was crowded. The box
reserved for the presidential party was
the double box forming the second tier on
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In the winter keep the COW warm and
dry
Never use rusty cans under any con.
sideration.
Don't keep a hard-milking COW, If you
value your time.
Always milk as quickly as possible,
and do it with clean, dry hands.
Cream should be taken off the milk
while it is still sweet, if possible.
Clean, bright food, in sufficient yari.
ETY., is what is needed for the dairy.
Two or three degrees of temperature
will make great difference In churn.
ing.
Be on friendly terms with the calves
from the very first. Talk to them and
pet them.
Never disturb milk when cream is
rising or the butter globules will sink
never to rise again.
The good-looliing. round-bodied COW
is never good one. The best dairy
COW is hardly pretty.
Whenever COW drinks water that
you would not drink yourelf she is rob-
bling you of profits.
The COW can have no better food than
shredded corn fodder, If 1t is good fod-
der, or ensilage.
First rinse cans in cold water, then
wash them in warm water, then scald
with boiling water and dry.
A COW is both machine and n very
sensitive, delicate organism. DO not
make the mistake of supposing that she
is simply an inanimate machine, Nest.
ern Plowman,
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~ :
II thank sou for the assurance you give
me that shall be supported by conserva-
tive men like yourself in the efforts l
may make TO restore the Union so as to
make it, to use your language. a union
of hearts and hands us well as of States"
Over all the members of that presi-
dental theatcr party black and awful
fate hung menacingly.
The fate of the assassin, John Wilkes
Booth. is too well known for repetition
shot down like dog, us he was, in a
burning barn.
! Many have not followed the end of 9TH
ers indirectly associated with the tragedy.
The stricken widow of the martyred
President passed the balance of her days
in melancholia and madness. OF the
guests who We're with her in the box that
night, one slew the other and ended his
own life maniac.
BY curious coincidence. even Sergt.
Boston Corbett, who shot Booth in the
barn, became insane and was afterwards
confined in a Kansas asylum.
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1tnco,n,s Fondncss for Graut.

An amusing and possibly instructive an
ecdote, in which Lincoln and Grant fig
ure, and showing the latter's estimate Of
cavalry. is related by Mr.. William D.
Stoddard, for some time one Of the for
mer's private secretaries. The general
had not long been in command of the
Army of the Potomac, when one day
Mr.. Stoddard asked Lincoln's opinion Of
him. Grant" replied the President, lis
the first general I've had. He's the gen.
eralH' Remembering the high esteem in
which Mcclellan, Burnside. Hooker and
Meade had been held, Mr.. Stoddard ask
cd Lincoln to explain, and this is what
he said:
'You see. when any of the rest set out
on campaign they'd look over matters
and pick out some one thing they Were
short of and they knew couldn't give
'em, and tell me they couldn't hope to
win unless they had it; and it was most
generally cavalry. Now, when Grant
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Booth had been noted us leaper, hay-
ing become habituated to sensational
leaps in his repertoire of characters. He
leaped nine feet down on the stage, but
his spur caught in the flag decorating the
front of the presidential box and as he
reached the stage he fell, recovering him
self in wonderful way, though his leg
was broken. He bounded across the
stage, pushing past Miss Laura Keene,
who stood near the prompters desk.
striking her on the hand with his own,
still holding the dagger. AS he crossed
the stage Booth cried out, dramatically,
"Sic semper tyrannis~ and II have done
It'll" Once through the side scenes Booth
quickly escaped by the rear door Of the
theater, where horse awaited him, its
bride held by an employe of the theater
whom Booth rewarded with kick, his
agony from his broken leg being intense.
Meanwhile the shrieks of Mrs. Lincoln
made clear to the audience the nature of
the horrible crime that had just been per-
petrated. Pandemonium reigned. Won
en- cried, men followed and children
screamed. Miss Laura keene advanced
to the footlights and called out: For
Gods sake, have presence of mind! Keep
your places and all will be weFt.i
Miss Harris called to Miss Keene to
bring some water, which the actress did.
and afterwards accompanied Mrs. Lin
coin to the house opposite, TO which the
unconscious President was at once re-
moved. 1t was found that he had been
shot through the head, above the back of
the temporal bone, and that some of the
brain was oozing out and that death was
inevitable.
Within comparatively short time the
terrible news had spread all over Wash
ington, and by midnight every member
of the cabinet, except Seward, whose own
life was attempted, had gathered at the
bedside of their dying chief. Mrs. Lin
coin was present, Frustrated with grief,
and other members of the family, Sena-
tor Sumner, Speaker Colfax, military Of
tcials of the War Department, several
generals and physicians, the latter in
Guiding Surgeon General Barnes, who
had from the first assisted DIR. Stone,
the Presidents family physician.
President Lincoln never recovered con-
seriousness. As day dawned his pulse
failed and look of perfect peace over
spread his features. AT 1922 a. m. he
ceased to breathe. Rev. DIR. Gurley knelt
down and prayed and Secretary Stanton
broke the silence which followed with the
remark: Now he belongs to the ages"
The South lost, in Lincoln, one who
would have proved to be Its best friend,
as is, perhaps, now realized. In letter
written to Gen. Van Allen on the last day
Of his life. Lincoln wrote words that
strike the keynote Of his character, In
It hs said:
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the right-hand side of the stage. The
front of the box was decorated with flags
and in the center, on the outside. hung
an engraving of Washington.
As the Grants had declined an invita-
ton to attend, Mrs. Lincoln invited, in
their stead, Miss Harris, daughter of Sen.
ator Ira Harris, and Maj. Henry T.
Rathbone, the Senator's stepson.
The play presented was the original
version of Tom Taylor's Our American
Cousin" as 1t was always given before
the late =. A. Sothern's changes in it.
afterwards made to elaborate his still
remembered character of Lord Dun.
dreary.
The assassin. Booth. familiar with the
theater, visited the box about 8 p. M,
looking In for last survey of the various
positions of its occupants. 1t was sup.
posed. at the time. that 1t was due to a
mistake or the exercise of an imperti-
neat curiosity. Unknown to the presi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
Foundation Under a Building.

1t is often desired to put tight foun-
dalton under barn or other structure.
already built. This is a difficult mat
ter, particularly il the building is close
to the ground. The foundation should
extend down below the frost line. How
shall the ditch be dug under the edge
of the barn? The Illustration, from the
New England Farmer, shows an excel
lent plan. Dig a trench close to the
barn, and then dig in under the barn
to the required distance TO accommo-
date the foundation stones. Exactly
under the edge of the barn. at the bot
tom of the wide trench, drive stakes
and put down n rough board. Now fill
In behind the board with loose stones,
put on another old board and continue
to ill in the loose stones until they
stand level with the surface of the
ground. The part of the trench outside
the boards can now be filled in with
earth, packing it down solidly, leaving
the old boards where they are. The fiat
stones above the ground can then be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
The Wheat Harvest.

We scarcely realize that the wheat
harvest lasts the year through, yet such
is the case. In January they are har-
vesting it in Australia and in Argen-
tine. Through February and March
they will be busy in the East Indies
and In Upper Egypt. April will find
them busy at 1t in the wheat belts of
Asia Minor, India, Persia and in Mex
lea. One might finish in Mexico in
time to help his neighbors in Texas or
Florida in May. but he could scarcely
reach Japan or northern Africa in time
TO do much. From June to September
he could, and many do, work north
ward within the limits of the United
States, and even into Manitoba. Peru
and southern Africa harvest 1t in No
vember, and Burmah in December.
So says writer in one of our maya
zines.
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put in and cemented. Perhaps they
can be put in more conveniently before
filing in the outside trench.



There seems to be lack of system in
renting farms in this country. The
owner seems to expect that the tenant
will make no improvement to land or
buildings, and to recompense himself
for the expected deterioration he
charges high rent, and to pay this the
tenant must take everything that he
can from it, and eXpend neither money
nor labor in making any permanent
improvement. In this way the rented
farm soon becomes rundown farm,
and after few changes of tenants is
likely to be an abandoned farm. 1t
would be well If some one would study
the system of farm leasing in Great
Britain, where certain Improvements
are to be made each year by the tenant
and certain others by the landlord, and
where the farm is kept improving,
while, in many cases, generation after
generation has lived in the same place,
paying about the same rent as they
would have to pay as interest, taxes
and repairs If they We're owners of the
farm. When landlord and tenant are
each trying to skin the other, it usu-
ally results in skinning the farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
VALENTINES OUT OF DATE.

Original Verse, Flowers or Caudy Arc
Now TIL, Proper Gifts.
Valentines nre out of date. That In
the edict of society. When the 14th of
February comes around now the proper
cnper is to write TO your lady fair q few
choice stanzas of valentine verse, or, in
case of your inability to construct proper
rhyme, send around n few punches of vio-
lets or sweet roses or a nice box of candy
"A heart shaped box preferred of course
all tied up with pretty silk ribbons. The
flowers and the candy may not Inst as
long as the poetry. but the flowers will
be prettier. the candy will taste better and
both will be more appreciated.
When it is said that valentines are out
of date the statement has to be made, of
course. with some reservation. They are
out of date as gifts between fashionable
adults. but among children they are popu-
lar still. Every little lad and lassie
watches for the postman on the morning
of st. Valentines day, of course, and is
disappointed If the mail brings no love
message, no little embossed and painted
Cupid. What is meant by the statement
that valentines are out of date is that the
day of the three-story, fused and fuzzy,
q
hand-painted. lint and nonsense creation,
over which young ladies used to go into
ecstasies of delight and young men used
to go into bankruptcy, has long been pass
ed. The custom of sending that sort Of
remembrance is as dead as the custom of
New Years calling. 1t was never SEN
sible custom anyway. for no young man
felt really repaid in putting weeks sal
airy into gift to young lady when, be-
cause of the mystery and secrecy that
have to he observed in sending valentines,
he could not accompany it with his card.
1t was altogether too discouraging to
have his hated rival get the credit for
sending sentimental lot of poetry all
done up in fluffy expensivcness for which
he had cheerfully emptied his pockets and
gone broke" Valentines of that sort
have had their day and belong now to the
swcctly remembered past.
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took hold, was waiting to see what his
pet impossiblity would be, and l reck-
oned it would be cavalry, us matter Of
course, for we hadn't horses enough to
mount even what men we had. There
were $4,000 or thereabouts up near Har-
per's Ferry, and no horses to put them
on. Well, the other day, just as ex-
pected, Grant sent to me for those very
men; but what he wanted to know was
whether he could disband 'em or turn
'em into infantry! He doesn't ask me to
do impossibilities for him, and he's the
first general I've had that didn't" Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14

There is large difference in the prof
of foods are given. The majority of
dairymen are well satisfied with cow
that will give as much as ten quarts
of milk a day for 300 days, and, allow
ing fifteen quarts of milk for each
pound of butter, she would produce
5000 quarts of milk and 2OC pounds Of
butter. Many cows do not approach
such yields of milk and butter, but
there are cows which give twice as
much milk as the quantity mentioned
and also produce twice as much butter.
The profit is therefore large, because
the greater the yield of an animal the
smaller the cost proportionately.
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dental party, Booth had, during the day.
bored hole through the door of the box
for observation or perhaps to fire through.
At 10 p. m. Booth again entered the
box. quietly holding pistol in one hand
and knife, or dirk. in the other. Maj.
Rathbone rose aud asked this intruder
biz business. Booth rushed past the
Major without making a reply and, plac-
ing his pistol close to the Presidents
head. actually in contact with it. fred.
and Instantly sprang upon the cushioned
baluster OF the box, when he made a
backward plunge with his knife. aimed
g the face or breast of Mr.. Lincoln.
Nai. Rathbone, springing forward to pr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
whitewnshinp Peach Trees,

Those who have peach trees will do
well to remember that in Missouri they
have decided that spraying peach trees
two or three times during the winter
is an efficient protection for them
against the early starting of the buds,
and killing afterward by frosts. Use
a thin whitewash and cover trunk.
branch and twigs, and renew when the
weather had washed it off. They say
that 1t makes the fruit but little, If any,
later, but makes sure crop of 1t,
which is what peach growers most
want
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
nestruction of Rirds

There is complete failure of the
olive crop in Southern Italy and in Sic
lily this season, owing to the ravages
of the oil fly, which appeared in I'M
usual numbers on account of the pro
longed drouth of last summer and fall.
The loss to the provinces of Bari and
Lecce alone Is estimated ut 60,000,000
lire, or $12,000,O0O. There will be a cor.
responding scarcity of oil. of course,
The country people are having their
eyes opened to the consequences of the
wholesale destruction of insect-devour-
ing song birds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
Farm, Accounts.

January is the month to begin with
farm accounts. 1t is just as important
for farmer to keep books as for a
merchant to do so, so he will not be
able to estimate the profit or loss at the
end of the year unless he knows how
much has been expended and for what
purpose. BY keeping accounts the
farmer will be more interested In the
market reports and become better in
formed. He should charge himself
with articles consumed on the farm
and also keep an account against each
animal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
shade Trees

1t is not the lack of means that some
farmers fail to ornament their farms
with trees, evergreens and paint. 1t
costs but small sum to plant ever
greens to serve as wind brakes, and
they very much beautify home when
placed along the roads. Even around
the barnyard, evergreens are useful
and are superior TO fences on the di-
yiding lines of farms. Cattle in the
fields, both in summer and winter, will
seek shade and protection, and these
and evergreens will serve them admira.
hIy