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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
THE WEDDING CEREMONY.

minister of the gospel is standing guard
on one side of the clerks desk ready to
unite those who wish the approval of
the church, and justice of the peace
is on the bridge on the larboard side of
the clerk ready to steer those who wish
d civil marriage into the matrimonial
sea.
When d couple go to County Clerk
Needham's house to be married they
are waited in at the front door without
a moments pause. The Justice of the
Peace on the bridge has n view down
the street from where he sits and he
"sees 'em coming" The bride sits
down. the groom goes out to the Clerks
desk, the blank spaces in the license
are filed in, he chooses between the
preacher and the Justice of the Peace,
hard matter, as they both look so
wistful; hurries back to the parlor, fol-
lowed by the County Clerk, who also
serves as witness. The fateful words
are spoken by the preacher or the j. p,
whichever is chosen. The bride says
II do" the groom says 81 do" the
pIedCIel VI tuc 81. :. says i pronounce
you man and wife," and the County
Clerk turns around and says, They're
off" The couple are married, the
groom pays 81 for everything, and the
County Clerk bows them out and tells
them to call again. That's the way
they do 1t in st. Joe.
1t is not hard to pick out the people
ON the boat who have marriage in their
hearts. They sit close together all tile
way across and usually have little to
say. They get on the boat early and
secure seats removed from the mob.
The mob pours on to the boat and hens
the devoted couple in so they look dis
gusted and get up and hunt new Sc
Guided place. This place is also ulti-
mately carried by the enemy, and the
young couples stand around the smoke
stack or Turk in remote corners and
wonder how many people on the boat
would ever guess that they were going
to st. Joe to get married. Sometimes
the couples are very mysterious even
ut the County Clerks home and do not
really want to give up their names
sven to put on the marriage license.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26


The full treatment recommended by
the Ohio experiment station for worms
in sheep or lambs is TO put gallon of
flaxseed in cheesecloth sack and
place this in kettle with two gallons
of water and let 1t steep for two hours.
Then remove the bag and let it drain
thoroughly into the kettle. When the
faxseed tea is about as warm as fresh
ly drawn milk, put ounces into bot
tie and add a common tablespoonful of
gasoline for each sheep of 60 to so
pounds weight. Shake well for min
ute or two, then turn into the drenching
bottle and give to the sheep. Have
the sheep set up on its rump and held
between the knees, taking care not to
throw the head farther back than the
line of the back. The sheep should be
soused in the evening and not fed be.
fore 10 o'clock, when the dose may be
given. Allow them to remain three
hours longer without food or drink;
then let them feed until evening. Re-
peat this treatment for three days. and
In weeks time give three days more
of the treatment and again repeat ut
end of ten days more, always giving
the medicine after about sixteen hours
fasting and fasting about three hours
after giving it. The faxseed tea need
not be made fresh each time, but should
be warmed every time, as the gasoline
mixes better with 1t and passes down
from the mouth and throat to stomach.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Tonics and Disinfcctant..

The Douglass mixture, composed of a
pound of copperas, two gallons of wa
ter and a gill of sulphuric acid, is one
of the best disinfectants, but if pre-
ferred the acid may be omitted. A tea
spoonful of the solution to each quart
of drinking water is sufficient us "a
tonic. A few drops of tincture of iron
in the drinking water of chicks will be
found excellent, and tablespoonful Of
lime water in each quart of drinking
water has often been seryiceable. When
the growing chicks are debilitated d
teaspoonful of mixture Of chloride Of
iron and phosphate of soda makes an
excellent invigorator, and If given in
the drinking water they will not use
too much. American Gardening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
A Queer Old Geography.

y
Among the interesting old books and
papers belonging to the late Edw. w.
Wells of this city was geography that
let's In some light on the state of gen.
eral information in the world a CEN
fury and a half ago.
America is "the last quarter Of the
world" and the north part Of the con
tinent is very little known" The map
of North America gives all the region
northwest of California as "parts un-
known" The great lakes are down as
Superior, Illinois, Huron, Erie and
Frontenac. IN. England" is all one lit.
tie patch reaching up to the st. Law.
renee. Louisiana occupies most of the
middle country. The "Oyo" river ID
the name of the Ohio. The chief town
of New jersey is said to be Elizabeth
Town. Ytc climate is thus explained:
I'm the north are vast unknown Noun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

out: Breathe upon me, breathe upon
me, and my soul shall live. Kiss me
with your mouth upon my mouth and
l shall be strong" We doubt it. The
young gentleman's nerves areNevidently
badly shattered, and nothing but quiet
and a regular and long course of tonics
Will tend to restore his strength. The
poet may not have gone too far. If he
has not and can calm himself long
enough to write to Ella Wheeler Will
cox perhaps she will give him some
good advice. Meantime he might try
the effect of shower bath or employ
Mr.. Muldoon to harden his fiber.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

ted States. Mr.. Manning was then on,
of the lending men Of Albany both in
wealth and influence. He was Sc years
old, and widower, while his bride had
reached the age of 49, Her maiden
name was Margaret Fryer, and she
was the daughter of William Fryer, of
Albany. During the TWO years her hus-
band was Secretary of the Treasury
she was looked upon as one of the So
cial leaders at the capital. In tact and
brilliancy of mental attachments she
had and still has but few equals.
Mr.. Manning died in December, 1887,
leaving her a large fortune. She has
been honored by her countrywomen in
many ways, and is now the head of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, which organization she represent
ed at the Paris Exposition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
NEW NURSERY cARRoUsEL
Invention Which Will Give childre,
Many Houra of Ar,uac,unr+

Invention Which Will Give Children
Many Hours of Amusement,
If the. invention shown in this illus.
tration does not serve to give the chill
dren many hours of thorough enjoy
ment then we miss our guess. Almost
every child is ready to ride on a merry
go-round as often as invited, and with
this machine set up in the nursery the
invitation can be given many times a
day without squandering nickel. The
inventor is John w. Hile, of Kansas
City, Kan, and his intention is to have
one of the older children propel the
carrousel by means of pedals located
as shown. The seats are adjustable,
in order that children of different ages
may be accommodated, and the baskets
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

Zone of the things that strikes one
most forcibly in this country" said an
English observer, who has been spend
Ing some weeks in the United States,
lis the way in which your young men
not only support themselves but push
on into positions of trust. Our English
boys certainly seem to be better edu-
Gated, but the American boys beat 'em
hollow in self-reliance and horse sense,
as l believe you call 1t here. Perhaps
1t is owing to the different way in
which the American young man looks
at things. The English boy, starting
out in life, obtains berth'-which is
something to sleep in-or he finds sit
uation.' The American boy either gets
a job or goes to work. for somebody.
There is whole revelation of mental
attitude in those different phrases"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
NEEDS NO DECORATION.
Mrs. Manning Was Refused the cro

Mrs. Manning Was Refused the Cross
of the Legion of Honor.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, who, with Mrs.
Potter Palmer, was refused the cross
of the Legion of Honor, though recon-
mended for 1t by Commissioner Peck,
is well known in the society circles of
the East, especially in Albany, New
York City and Washington. She was
married to Grover Cleveland's choice
for Secretary of the Treasury only a
short time before the appointment was
made in 1885, and she had the distinc-
ton of receiving a magnificent wedding
present from the President Of the Uni.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

over portion of the unplowed ground.
Some prefer to fasten the chain farther
back on The plow beam or Mt the stand
ard. In turning under very heavy corn
stubble the chain is sometimes found
too light to do Its work well, and an
extra device is added. This is a round
stick of wood one foot long and two
inches in diameter, one end pointed and
the other flattened, and wired to chain
ut point chain leaves furrow to fasten
to plow beam. The earth as it leaves
the moldboard falls on the stick and
causes it to hold the chain always in
the right position, drawing to the bot
tom of the furrow the heaviest corn
stalks or weeds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Brief State Happenings.

Burglary is rife in Jefferson.
The gate receipts at the State fair ag.
gregated $4s, 496.49.
The new Presbyterian church Mt Dowf
has been formally dedicated.
The postofice at Clutterville has been
discontinued; mail to Ackley.
There is scarcity of money in the
permanent school fund of the State.
The Congregationalsts at Toledo have
Louis Beewberk, young man of bows
lost his right hand in corn thresher.
The Union Scale Company with $40,
600 capital, has been incorporated in Des
Moines.
An S-year-old lad named Selma of Du
buaue fell backward off sidewalk in
such a manner as to break his neck.
Twenty thousand dollars was expend-
ed in the maintenance of smallpox hos
pitfalls by two townships in Polk County
Walter Keoppel, an S-year-old lad Of
Marshalltown, fell off horse and sus
tanned injuries which resulted In lockjaw
Laborers working on the new sewage
disposal plant at Marshalltown found the
partly decomposed remains Of an infant
j. @. Bentley of Burlington has been
debarred from practice before the Int
rior Department for demanding an lille
gal fee.
The annual report of the warden OF
the Fort Madison penitentiary shows
that the prison population of Iowa is de
creasing.
Harry Comfy of Sioux City, brakeman
on the c., NJ. & st. p, fell between the
cars at Tyndall, S. D., and was serious
ly injured.
The Illinois Central has large force
of men at work at Logan putting in the
stone piers for the big bridge across the
Boyer river.
A thief entered the residence of Henry
Myer near Homestead and stole pocket
book containing deeds, mortgages, etc.
aggregating $4,000.
The present term OF District Court ir
Green County is practically without lega
business of Importance, on account OF
the good crops and good times.
A fight will be made against the rura
saloons of Woodbury. County on the
grounds that the consent under which
they operate was insufficient.
A. j. Marx of Des Moines has sued
the Great Western Railroad for $25O(
damages for being elected from one Of
the company's trains.
Mrs. Lucinda Lapole of Des Moines
has sued number of Madison Count,
farmers for $4,000 damages, for alleg
ed insult and brutality.
A man named Alberts, living south
east of Pocahontas, had an eye blown
out and was otherwise Seriously injured
while blasting rock with dynamite.
NJ. H. Hoan, hardware merchant o.
Bancroft. was accidentally shot in tn,
breast while hunting. The gun was il
the hands Of his companion, David Gil
bert.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
MARRIAGE AT ST. JOE.
MlcHIGAN's aRETNA GREEN is
GROWING IN FAME.
Hundreds Go There from Chicago to
Have the Nuptial Knot Tightly Tied
Business Plan of Conducting the
Weddings.

st. Joseph, Mich, good old st. Joe,
is earning fame of which it is not too
proud. Marriage seems great ordeal
to many people, but like everything
else, It's easy when you know how, &c.
cording to the Chicago Tribune. County
Clerk John w. Needham, of Berrien
County, Mich, has made it so. Before
County Clerk Needham opened his
matrimonial department store IN st.
Joe, Mich, people that wished to gel
married had to look forward 70 great
many things There had to be church
and popular organist who could play
20, Promise Me" on the lower bank
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

when the rats die, you may know
the plague has come" is common say
ing in the East. Honolulusputs it DIFF
ferently. when the plague has come
the rats must die" is the Western ver-
sion. The physicians became convinced
that rats We're responsible for the dis
semination Of bubonic plague in Homo
lulu, and offered bounty Of % cents
head. Within two weeks more than
1--WE thousand were killed. The result
seems to have justified the outlay, for
1t is said that since the rats were de-
stroyed not single case of plague has
appeared.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Value of Skim Milk.

Pror. Henry, IN Feed and Feeding,"
gives a table showing the value of
skim milk when fed to swine at the rate
of one to three pounds of milk with a
pound Of cornmeal, or when from seven
to nine pounds of milk was used to the
pound of meal, With corn at $40 per
ton the milk was worth 10 cents per
hundred pounds when tie smaller
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
who Knows, Indeed ?

d sue Wept.
"oh. you editors are horrid." she sob
bed.
what is the trouble, madam? 2" in.
quired the editor, as he blue-penciled
two paragraphs that had come as an
Inspiration to the young man who was
taking up journalism"
why, I-boo-hoo-I sent in an obtt.
uary of my husband, and-boo-hoo-
and said in it that he had been married
for twenty years, and you-oo-oo-boo
-hoo-your printers set it up worried
for twenty years."
She wept.
But the editor grinned:
Perhaps 1t was all right. all round.
Who knows?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Pillow Attachments,

When blowing down corn stubble,
green crops, tall weeds, manure or
straw, number of devices are used
to draw the stalks and litter into the
furrow and distribute along SO as to be
covered by the plow, the most common
of which is the chain arrangement
shown in the figure, reproduced from
the Rural New-Yorker. The chain usu-
ally is about five feet in length one end
fastened to evener and the other to
pillow beam at the place where the coul-
ter is attached, allowing the chain to
drag along the bottom of fulrow and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
No Short Cut to Success.

The man who attempts poultry rails
ing must learn the business. There is
no short cut to success. 1t must be a
steady, sturdy, persistent line purpose
to carry q man to the sure ground
where he can feel that lie is master of
the situation. Happy-go-lucky methods
may serve their purpose for time, but
these cannot endure. Learn the bust
ness.-Maine Farmer,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Roy Released ON Parole.

Tom futile, boy convicted of at
tempted murder of Miss Annie Hemming
last winter and sentenced to six years
imprisonment, has been paroled on good
behavior after serving scarcely six
months, and is once more in Charlton.
Tom confessed to the deed and implicat-
ed one Sandahl, whom the authorities
failed to convict, and it was this failure
that induced some sympathetic citizens
to secure TOMS release.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

A professor of geology has found
near Montclair, N. j., fossil specimens
of fish supposed to be millions Of
years old. The fish belongs to the Or
der of ganoids, of which there are only
few modern representatives. House
keepers who think their fishman is not
furnishing wares as fresh as they de
sire can at least comfort themselves
with the knowledge that his ice-box
contains nothing us old as this.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
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The prison population of Iowa is de-
creasing. The report Of the warden Of
the Fort Madison penitentiary for the
year ending June 80, 1900, shows de-
crease in the population of the prison
during the year Of nearly 8 per cent. The
number Of convicts in the prison on July
l, 1899, was 524. A year later it was
4S3. During the year there were admit
ted 223, of whom 219 were new conyicts.
One was returned by order Of the court
and three by order of the Governor. Dur
ing the year there have been discharg-
ed, by expiration of sentence, 210; by
suspension Of sentence, "a; by commute
ton, 2; by order of the court, 2; by trans
fer, @; by death, 2. The proportion Of
foreign-born cohvicts has decreased. OF
those admitted during the year SO were
Iowa born. A great many occupations
are represented among the convicts adj
mitted during the past year. There are
10 BARRIERS, AZ farmers, 90 laborers, 8
teamsters, Z cooks, while of bakers, car
penters, coal miners and painters there
are six. Other occupations have less
than this number. The result Of the ex-
pertinent of depriying the conyicts of to-
bacco has been very satisfactory, since
1t has been the means Of giving them
all the butter they want once day,
something which they never had before
and which few State penitentiaries pro-
vide. Those whose terms commenced be-
fore July 1, 1896, still receive small al
lowance Of tobacco, and of course the life
men will always get it. The graded sys-
tenn Of uniforms will 80 into effect this
month
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

China has borrowed from the for
eign devils" in recent years $500 ,O0O,-
600, and the larger part Of the money
has been expended to pay for modern
arms. China evidently believes in
fighting the devils with their own
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Nitrate of Soda on strawberrie..

Nitrate of Soda on Strawberries.
In dry seasons nitrate Of soda on
strawberries often gives surprising re-
suits, says Rural New-Yorker. 1t prob
ably pays better to use the nitrate alone
rather than complete fertilizer. You
can use 100 pounds per acre in late
July or August. This will force a
heavy growth before fall. 1t would
be mistake to use only nitrate this
summer. You will then have fine,
thrifty plants, but few fruit buds. We
would prefer complete fertilizer for
late summer and fall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

arc for the babies The vertical post is
piyoted IN standards secured 10 the
ceiling ani isoor, aud the horizontal
arms are r..idlg attached to tl!is cen
ira! post. The pedal shaft is connected
to a shaft parallel 10 the supporting
arm by cl!ain Or cord running over
:iie pullcys.- aud power is thus trans.
mitted from lie pedals to the inner en.l
OF tho shaft. where gear wheel
meshes viii, tootllcd disk attached
to the standard, the revolution of the
shaft driving the machine around.
A little Hour Us any other namo
would doubtless smell az wheat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

geese will get the most of their living
on grass pasture and the insects and
other water food in stream, they are
quite cheaply kept. One breed of gos-
lings will sell in the market at many
times the price of as many chicks, SO
that on the whole geese, If properly
kept, will be the most profitable of all
kinds of poultry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

tains, parpetually covered with snow,
from whence the Winds blowing the
greatest part of the year these Coun-
tries become much colder than those in
Europe in the same latltudes."
1t is interesting to note that this work
that is more than century and a half
old should advocate quite vigorously
the construction of canals across the
Panama and Suez isthmuses.-Hart
ford Courant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

The enterprise OF the American
breeder has again been exemplified by
d western live stock enthusiast import
ing some cattle from the Philippine
Islands, Says the National Stockman.
AS no specially valuable features have
been found In the breed of cattle found
on these islands it is doubtful whether
lmportations of this kind will prove
profitable or popular. 1t shows enter
prise, however, atid demonstrates that
there are but few things beyond the
reach of the wide awake breeder. 1t
will be long time before classical
ton will be made for Philippine cattle
at our fairs, but they might be n valu-
able adjunct to our cattle shows by way
of comparison and as curi0sities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
ton the immense throng of delegates
and spectators seemed carried heynnd

ton the immense throng of delegates
and spectators seemed carried beyond
themselves with enthusiasm, and the
applause was simply deafening. He at
tempted two or three times to speak,
but his voice was lost in the noise be-
fore 1t had travelled yard. Just at the
height of the excitement he turned his
head and caught sight of the smiling
face of his wife in the gallery at the
right. Instantly there came over his
countenance an indescribable express
sion of recognition of her presence, and
he gave her smile and wave Of his
hand which said, as plainly as words,
"You share the honor with me!'-
Woman's Home Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Keeping Geese.

The accompanying illustrations will
give satisfactory idea of the Toulouse
and Embden geese. The Emblem is
all white, but the Toulouse is much the
larger bird, and will mature one-half
heavier bird for the markets. 1t will
have one-half more feathers, and, Ms
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

The maharajah of Bharaptur became
intoxicated and lost his job. 1t was
considered absolutely necessary for a
man who had to pilot that title through
the streets to remain strictly sober.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26

American women don revolvers and
American men take to shirt waists.
Real life affords cases of Vice Versa"
us amazing as the imagination of Ans
tey ever created.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Flouped by White Caps.

Elmer Cray, a farmer in Middlefeld
township, was fogged and treated to a
coat of tar and ordered out of the coun-
try by Whitecaps. Cray recently assault
ed his father. He recognized several of
the Whitecappers and will have them
vroaocutod
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
He1d Up ond Robbed,

Three masked men, armed with revoly-
ers and coupling pins. proceeded to hold
up the night operator, Mr.. Daugherty, at
the G., R. I. & P. depot in Newton. AT
first Mr.. Daugherty thought it was a gag
some boys were trying to work on him,
but he soon changed his mind. A small
baggage check window, opening into the
Office, was open and the gang very swift
~ followed their artillery through 1t.
They rihed the safe and money drawer
and then went through the pockets of
Mr.. Daugherty, securing in all between
$50 and $40. They then marched Mr..
Daugherty outside and locked him in a
box car, where he stayed for about half
an hour, until liberated by the vigorous
use of his feet,