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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
THE COURAGE OF HORSES.
They Become as oblivious to DANCE,
as n Man.

They Become as oblivious to Danger
as Man.
1t has often been remarked that by
constant association the horse readily
imbibes many of the characteristics OF
his master. Nowhere has this been
more manifested than in the armies OF
the world. In times of war the horses
seem to take as deepan interest in bat.
ties as do their riders.
One of the most curious sights to be
seen in a cavalry charge is the various
riderless horses galloping In the line in
perfect order. AT the charge of Balac.
lava the front rank of one regiment
was composed to great extent of rider
less animals, their masters having
dropped one by one. 1t would seem
that in the excitement of the moment
the horses lose all conception of what
is happening around them and prob.
ably fail to notice the fall of their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
original If Not Accurate.

This is genuine extract from a
schoolboy's recent Essay on Nelson:
ooh! Harding, kiss me again." were
the buteful words Of heroik mortal
who won crate battle with one eye
and wooden leg. Before the bloody
context this motto was uttered by him,
1.-THE queen expects every man to do
his duty" Nelson was q brave man
but his MORALS was not respectable.
Once q lady whose name was Mrs.
Hambingtop. nursed him, and he said,
"Oh. heavins heavins why do love-"
When he died the queen met him in a
boat and he went to st. Paul's and was
buried. This is marvellous lesson
to me and all schoolboys. Do your
duty to your parsters and masters and
then even with a single leg you can
say. with this simple thing l will do
my duty" AS Nelson himself said
Gwen though you are only man you
can do your duty" Scottish Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Snake.Worsf,ipers,

AT recent meetins. of the Anthro-
biological Society in Washington, DR..
Matthes described the snake worship
of the Navajos. New Mexican tribe.
A Navajo, he said, never kills snake.
If he finds one coiled in his path he
gently lifts 1t with stick and losses 1t
aside. The Navajos think snakes are
very wise and understand the language
of men. AT the same time they believe
snakes are evil, and will employ the
information they get by listening to
men for their disadvan1 Accord
ingly, the Navajos hold their most sa-
cred rites, and recite their myths only
in winter. when the snakes are hiber-
mating and cannot ovcrhear them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Sanitary Dairy Appliance,


The thorough cleansing of milk cans
by hand is a difficult operation, and
vet the cans must be carefully attend
ed to each day or the milk will sour
quickly. CRADLES Marwitz, of Oak
Park, ILL.,, has designed a portable
washer, which can be readily trans
ferred to each can and operated by
hand, cut of the device being shown
below. The object of the invention is
to provide n scrubbinS brush which
will fit closely to the interior of the can
and-be easily rotated from the exterior,
and at the same time be folded to per-
NIT insertion and removal from the
can. A clamping mechanism is pro-
vided to center the vertical shaft in the
neck of the can, and the upright rod
extending above the gearing is used to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
riders. The return Of riderless horses
to camp is an almost certain sign Of

riders. The return Of riderless horses
to camp is an almost certain sign Of
defeat. When cavalry charge is sue
cessful the horses will, us have said,
all keep together, even though they
have lost their riders. But when a
force Is routed the first news Of i'll
omen to those in the rear will be the
return of the horses with empty sad
dies and stirrups dangling free. To H.
lustrate the callous feeling these ami
mails have under fire. case which hap.
pened at Ladysmith during the siege
may be cited. A farrier sergeant was
engaged In shoeing an officers horse in
the open ground behind the stables of n
hotel, and had already put one or two
nails in the shoe when a shell came
screaming through the air. The next
moment the missile burst five or six
yards away from where the sergeant
and the horse were standing and the
splinters few around both, but failed to
touch either. When the smoke had
cleared the horse was to be seen with
its foot still in the mans apron, quite
undisturDed by the incident. -Pearson's
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

cal men make useful. The investiga-
tons of Franklin into the nature of
electricity, apparently useless at the
time, opened the way for the inventions
Of Morse, Bell and Edison. One inves-
tigator or one teacher may accomplish
more in the line of agricultural i'm
provement than hundred sent back to
labor with their hands or even their
brains in the every day duties of a
farmers life, therefore let us not think
the work of the college is in vain be-
cause all its graduates have not gone
back to the farm.
Topdressing After Hayinr.
There are many cases where an appli-
cation of fine, well-rotted manure di-
rectly after the first crop of grass is
taken off will do much to start a good
second growth, but this year it has
been SO dry in this section that there
seems little benefit would have been
found by such topdressing. We would
wait until after the cutting Of the sec
ond crop, if there is any, or until about
October, and apply it then, not consid-
ering 1t SO important to have the ma
nure fine, as it will become so before
next spring, or can quickly be made so
by the use of light harrow or brush.
But If manure is all needed for hoed
crops, do not make the mistake of ap-
plying commercial fertilizer this fall.
Wait until early spring and then make
miytllra ON Dn,,pdc nf INV, howe
400 pounds each of nitrate of soda and
muriate Of potash, or in that proper
ton, and use from go to 400 pounds
per acre. according to whether you
want heavy or very heavy crop. For
a clover field one-half that amount of
nitrate of soda would be enough, or on
land which has been lately heavily
MANFRED with stable manure.-Ex-
change.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Poultry in the south.

A large poultry farm is being devel-
oped near Hamilton, Va. Throughout
nearly all sections Of the South poul.
try is receiving more attention than
heretofore. This is particularly true
of the nearby southern sections, which
are sending poultry in carload lots to
this and other markets in larger guam
titles than ever before. The quality of
the poultry is much improved over
what it was in previous years and
shows that the standard is steadily be.
ing raised in all the leading producing
sectiOns-Southern Field
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
COUPLING LAW A BOON
RAILROAD OFFICERS AND EN-.
PLOYES FAVOR MEASURE.
Cost of the I'm provement to Com pnnies
Is s5o,OoO,o cO-Heavy Penalty Pro-
vided for Failure to Comply with
the Act.

Cost of the I'm provement to Com pnnies
Is $5o,OOO,O Penalty Pro-
vided for Failure to Comply with
the Act.
The last brakeman has been killed
and the last one injured in coupling
freight cars together in Chicago, says
the Chronicle. Recently there went
into full effect the United States law
requiring every railway car employed
in interstate traffic to be equipped with
automatic couplers. From the myri-
ads of freight yards of the twenty-five
railways entering Chicago will come no
more reports of brakemen being
bruised and crushed in their efforts to
do coupling by stepping in between the
ends of two cars and dropping in the
coupling pins with their hands. 1t now
means a fine of 500 for any railroad to
require 500 for each
and every offense.
AS the law is national in its scope it
applies to all rolling stock operated be-
tween the different States. 1t would
be possible for road to operate the
old-fashioned cars within the borders
of State having no automatic car
coupler law. 1t is said that it is now
question of but a short time when
every State in the Union will have such
law. and then the original crude way
of coupling cars will disappear forever.
However, it is said that despite the
fact that it would be possible to oper-
ate cars not equippd with the new de-
vice in some States the railroads will
nevertheless improve all of their cars
With appliances at once, as it would be
more trouble than 1t would ne worth
to endeavor to keep cars within the
limits of single State. The roads
entering Chicago own in the neigbbor-
hood of 100000 freight cars and 1t is
asserted by railroad authorities that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
AROUND A BIG STATE
INTERESTING ITEMS OF LATE
IOWA NEWS.
Sold wife's Property and Then Left
Her-storm Damage at Davenport
Girl Accidentally Shoots Her Sister
Struck by Train.


III. q. Frost, Waterloo painter and
paper hanger, disappeared with a check
for $695, the net receipts of the sale of
two cottages, which belonged to Mrs.
Frost, but which have been recently sold.
His wife told touching story. She said
she had supposed that her husband was
ut work in Hudson until some one told
her that he was missing. This drove
sleep from her eyes for the night. She
said that she married him about five
years ago. He was penniless and the
property on Jefferson street was left her
Mt the death of her former husband, John
Downing. Their domestic life, she as
serts, has been happy, although her hus-
band has not been n good provider and
seemed to spend great deal of money
down town. Mr.. Frost left absolutely
no money in the house and his wife is
pennilesS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

The big acreage under corn does not
necessarily mean low prices on the
farm. So healthy has been the live
stock industry the past year that the
enormous crop of 1899 has been easily
handled, and the opening of summer
finds farm reserves anything but I'M
manageable. Aside from the very
large proportion of the corn crop con-
sumed in the countries where grown,
our export trade is constantly enlarg-
ing, and so with new uses for CORN
American Agriculturist
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Killed by Fast Mil.

When the G., B. & Q. fast mail, No. 10,
west bound, arrived in Charlton the 9TH
er day, message was sent back over the
wire saying that it was thought by the
engineer that the train had struck dog
or some animal at Korn, a little station
east Of Ottumwa. For fear that it might
have been man the message was sent,
and m investigation proved that to be the
case. Lem Nelson was the name of the
unfortunate victim, and death was rem
dered INSTANTLY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
rakes a chair al cornell.

Prof. John Craig, head of the depart
ment of horticulture in the Iowa State
Agricultural College, has resigned and
will leave this fall to accept similar po-
sition in Cornell University, Ithaca, n. Y.
John I. Schultz, a graduate from the
Ames College in 1895, has been chosen
his successor. Prof. Schultz is now in
Paris in charge Of the exhibit of the
United States experiment stations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
IMPROVED M1LK-cAS WASHER.

turn the brushes opposite each other,
after they have reached the interior.
The brush frames interlock and grip
the shaft, which is rapidly revolved by
the gearing to force the brushes to
scrub the interior, the can being filled
with water previous to the operation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Trolley Roads Helping Farm.r,.

1f"ffey N0tus 11e1pIHR FArhcra.
Many Of the farmers of the neighbor.
hood surrounding the city of Toledo
have had special wagons built for send
ing the produce to market. The wheels
of these wagons are fitted to run on
electric lines. The farmers load the
wagons and drive them up to the near
est trolley line. when motor car picks
them up, one after another, and hauls
them to the city. The City Council of
Toledo has granted the right to run
these rail wagons over the city street
railway tracks. AS the hauling is done
mostly in the night time, 1t interferes
very little with city traflic.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
AN Accidental Shooting.

A serious accident happened about
three miles from Eldon. A party of
young people from Bloomfield We're
camping down the river. While target
shooting young woman named Miller
accidentally shot her sister in the head.
The sister stopped as the bullet passed
and SO received it in her head. DR.. Saw
yer was summoned and removed the bull
let and portion of the skull. The girls
recovery is doubtful. The campers all
went back to Bloomfield Immediately af-
ter the accident happened, taking the in
jured girl with them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

punched with half dozen or more
holes. The tip Of the other end is turned
over and drawn out to fit these holes.
The rod is then bent into a circle, the
ends tapping and a bent support weld
ed to it. By the side Of each grain,
apple or potato bin hole can be bored
in which to insert this support. Any
blacksmith can make it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
GREEN BUSHES.

I
The green bushes when first loved you,
When we met and my heart approved
You,
Tossed the gold and the scarlet high,
Gold and scarlet went drifting by.
Ochone, the wind and the weather.!
Days when you and were together;
Much we needed the leaf on the tree;
Twas hearts springtime to you and me.
The green bushes when we were married
White rose and red rose carried,
When You drew me your threshold DER,
Rose and white for our wedding floor.
Ochone, the days that are over!
I beloved, and you my lover,
Little we cared what the world might
say,
You and l on our wedding day.
The green bushes grow thin and SILVER.
You and we are lovers ever;
Cheek to cheek and heart to heart,
Still true lovers that none can part.
Ochone, winter goes signing,
Love in world of care and dying;
All, forget that made you sad,
Yet remember made you glad.
The green bushes grow gay and vernal,
Spring comes back and Love is eternal;
In your arms come kiss, forgive me;
Had you ever the heart to grieve me,
Ochone?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
prisouers Escape ut Albia.

The county jail at Abba was broken
by Charles Newhouse and another man
by the name of Reynolds. The former
was awaiting trial, accused of stealing
5000 of Mrs. Hollingshead, and the lat
ter was accused of burglarizing Abe
Goodman's clothing store. Their escape
was effected in the night by prying out
the bars above the door of their cell
enough to admit the passage of their
bodies. Thence they dug way through
tho hr;al,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

The case against Eddie Hopper. charg-
ed with setting FIRE to the Eall barn, and
under suspicion of setting other barn
fires, was completed ut Fort Dodge and
Hopper was dismissed. The evidence
showed conclusively that at the time Of
several fires young Hopper was else
where and could not possibly have been
implicated. In fact, an abb was proven
for all the fires except two. The evidence
us whole completely yindicated the boy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

You think you owe your friends moth
ing. Don't you owe something to A
for not repeating what you said about
B. and something to B for not carrying
your opinion to A?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Wind and Hail Do Damage.

A recent storm brought more wind, rain
and hail than have ever fallen in Dayen-
port in so short a space of time. Farm
ers report great damage to crops, much
corn being not only leveled but broken
off. The wind amounted to a tornado,
breaking large trees all over town and
pulling many up by the roots. So many
fell into the streets that street cars could
not run for an hour, compelling thou
sands of workmen to walk long distances
to their work. The steamer Eclipse was
blown from its moorings at Leclaire and
floated out into the Mississippi and sunk,
the crew escaping to shore. AT Bluegrass
nearly all the windows in town were
broken by hail and an elevator at Wal
colt was blown down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

China
Grand
oft
with this
40
until having the equilibrium
To
the bow The rivers
Illustration
devils" - - = - -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

At the imperial court of Austria the
chef of Emperor Francis Joseph esti-
mates that of $25O,0OO expended on the
tables every year, the unused repre-.
sents about 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Making Permanent Pasture.

Concerning permanent pastures a
Pennsylvania correspondent of Rural
New Yorker says: 81 am very strongly
in favor of the Clark method, thorough.
ly preparing the ground and seeding in
the latter part of August or early in
September without grain as he does
for hay, using such grasses as best suit
the locality. For pasture 1 consider
that we should SOW some seed on the
old sod each year."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

Since 1868 the corn production of this
country has increased more than 122
per cent, while the production of wheat
has increased nearly $50 per cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

Cuba the Greatest Sugar Producer.
Cuba is the greatest sugar-producing
country in the world and its FORMAL
crop Is about 100000 tons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
one child are asses. How can / OK.

plain?"
Suppose you leave the explanation
to your new secretary said Emily.
Let me suggest" said Spencer, with
a happy smile, that you leave 1t to
the junior member of the new firm of
Quarles & Grant"
And then the grim old man chuckled
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

The Farm Journal shows a bag hold
err that is adjustable to all sizes of
bags, and is easily made. A piece of
steel rod has one end fattened and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Paper.

Paper was first manufactured in the
East, and was introduced into Europe
by the Moors in the eighth century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

About 80 cities in Wisconsin are sup.
piled with water from artesian wc,ls.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

Inconceivable Speed of Light.
Between the ticks of watch ray
Of light could move eight times around
the globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
Expense Is Enormous.

1t is estimated that the railroads
have expended in the neighborhood of
$5O,OO0,O00 in eQuipping their cars with
the automatic car couplers and with
air brakes, which are also required by
the same law. The equlpping of each
car cost on an average $11O, 500 for the
air brake and $50 for the coupler. All
of the roads are of the opinion that this
great expense will be more than COM
pensated for by the great decrease in
the number of deaths and injuries
which formerly resulted from the acct
dents caused by the lack of these mod
ern inventions. In 1898 the number of
accidents resulting from coupling ears
by the old-fashioned coupling pin sys-
TEN was one injured in every fifty-sev-
en- trainmen employed and one killed
in every $50. The purpose of the law
was, of course. to prevent these acct
dents and to lessen the number of col
lisions by affording, through the air
brakes, better control of the train.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29

over 80 per cent of these cars are nl-
ready equipped with the new coupling
contrivances as required by law These
roads own almost 5000 passenger cars,
but Of course all or nearly all of the
passenger coaches in the country have
for years been fitted with appliances
for coupling which do not endanger life
or limb. From the platforms of the
cars the man coupling them is enabled
to accomplish the operation by levers
without exposing himself to accident.
Many of the roads have not a car
which is not supplied with automatic
coupling attachments. Others have
from few hundred up to couple of
thousand cars not yet fitted with the
safety devices. In recently published
statistics the Baltimore and Ohio road
was said to have 1902 which had not
yet been supplied. This was greater
number of cars without the modern
appliance than was charged to any 9TH
err road entering Chicago. The Balti-
more and Ohio officials Indignantly
deny the allegation and assert that all
their freight cars now have the auto
matte couplers. Although some au-
thorities make the modest estimate of
90 per cent of cars rs the number legal
ly equipped, there are others who saw
that scarcely more than one car in 100
can be found which is not supplied
with the up-to-date brake.
The law was enacted by Congress in
March, 1893, and was to have gone into
effect on Jan. 1, 1898. Reasons given
by the railroads that equipment of all
the cars in the United States within
the time allotted was impossible result
ed in an extension of time to Jan. i.
1900. Subsequently. the time was ex-.
tended to Aug. /. The extension of
time was granted on condition that the
roads Immediately begin to equip their
cars. In June, 1893 four months after
the enactment of the law, there were
1,O47,577 freight cars reported as
owned, Of which 229,2S9, or 90 per cent.
were equipped. In December, 1897.
the percentage of cars equipped was
80. On Dec. 1, 1898. the percentage
had increased to a. The statistics for
last July are that there are 1850, sos
freight cars owned in the United
States; that 1,137,aa99, or 81 per cent.
are equipped with automatic couplers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16
Coy. Mount Of Indiana Won't
Give Taylor Over.
He Cannot Get Il Fair Trial Is the
Reason for Refusing Gov
Beckham's Requisi
ton.

indianapolis, Ind, June 10
Gov Mount has refused TO honor
the requisltion of Gov Beckham
of Kentucky for the return of w
S Taylor.
Col Tom Campbell, Justus
Goebcl, brother Of the murdered
man, and Sheriff Sutcr of Franks
lin county, Ky, arrived here this
afternoon with the rcquisition.
Col Campbell insisted to the gov
ernor that he had been misin~
formed rs to the situation in Ken
lucky.
Mr. Campbell said Taylor could
get fair trial in Kentucky and
cited the fact that sever others
charged with the same crime had
not been molestcd. Justus Goe-
bel added to Mr. CampbeIl's ar.
gument, which lasted an hour, a
short statement urging the gov
ernor to have the law take its
course. Gov Mount asked for
the papers which included copies
of the evidence and said he would
consider the matter.
At 10 O'Clock tonight Gov
Mount announced his decision in
statement refusing to honor the
requisition.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16
Will 90 to South Dakota.

Columbia correspondence
Charleston Post: Senator Tillman
will hardly he with the boys
through the game this summer.
He will 90 to the first campaign
mee'ing-at Orangeburg-but, rs
he thinks his political fences are
IN satisfactory condition, he will
go out to South Dakota and help
Senator Pettigrew in his cam
palgn for reelection. PettIgrew
has been thorn in the flesh to
the Republicans, and they are
MAXI -; desperate effort to beat
him. Senator Tillman may attend
some of the meetings in this STATE
to show his gratitude, as he ex-
pressed 1t but he will not get
into half the counties. He will
aid in the national Democratic
fight in states other than South
Dakota.