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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
Chicago Chronicle.

that is money Of all which must be
redeemed on demand in gold. If this
new principle is to prevail the real
money will be four billions of gold, and
the credit money, including the silver
money, will be ten billions. And upon
the gold and credit money are to be
built all the checks and other credits
in trade throughout the world. How
broad the summit and how narrow the
base.
1--WE want the real money of the
world to be eight billions of dollars in
coin. They want it to be only four
billions Of dollars. The difference
means injustice. injury, suffering and
distress to millions of Gods poor peo-
pie the world over; while the gold class
is to wax fat at the cost of their help
less victims. The Republican party
ought not to burden us with gold mon
ometallism, but to renew in unmistak-
able language our oft-repeated pledges
to remonetize silver"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
Remoyinc smaii stu n, M.

Attach stout piece Of timber to the
stump by chain and twist 1t around
in circle until the chain Is taut. Then
hitch a pair of horses or yoke Of
oxen to the outer end Of the timber
and twist tile stump out of the ground.
1t will be necessary to stand by with
an AK and chop off the roots as they
appear when the earth is disturbed in
the twisting process. Enormous pow
er can thus be applied to stumps, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
English Cross Bred Lamb.
silage crops.

The reports concerning sweet corn
for silage are quite conflicting, says
Hoard's Dairyman. Some say that it
has a tendency to make very sour
silage, and others claim that it is as
unobjectlonable in this respect as any.
If we had the sweet corn growing, we
would not hesitate to put it in sllage,
but we would not plant it especially
for this purpose; neither would we
plant Kattir corn for silage when the
ordinary maize grows to perfection.
Kattir corn is especially adapted for
seml-arid climates because of its
drought resisting capacity. We are
not aware that teosinte has ever been
tried in the silo, but alfalfa has been,
and successfully SO, especially in Cali
fornia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
Old Fashioned Rotate Cake.

Sift with two cups of flour half tea
spoonful of salt, one heaping teaspoon
full of baking powder, and one table,
spoonful of shortening, roast-beef drip
pings, if obtainable. Have three small
boiled potatoes cold mashed fine, mix
in with the other ingredients, add sweet
or sour milk enough to make medium
stiff paste: form into gencrous-sized
biscuits and bake on griddle over o
moderate fire. Bake on both sides.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07

1t is much easier to destroy birds
than insects, but as the number of
birds is reduced the insects multiply.
The wren is II very useful bird and
may be induced to remain near dwell
ing houses il boxes are provided for
them, but as they are unable to con-
tend against English sparrows the en-
frances to the wren boxes should not
be over an inch in diameter, as the
wren is very small, and can protect 1t
self by going where the sparrow can
not follow. Every encouragement
should be given birds by feeding them
and providing suitable places for their
protection and accommodation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07

Il
of mustard seed in cheesecloth bag
and put it in the barrel.
Lemons and tomatoes should not be
used daily in cold weather; they have
a thinning and cooling effect.
Cellars under kitchens and living
rooms are usually too warm for the
perfect keeping of vegetables.
Potatoes. beans and peas are heating
vegetables, consequently should be
eaten sparingly during hot weather.
All stone fruits are considered to be
injurious for those who suffer from the
liver and should be used cautiously.
Bread pans should never be heated
before putting in the bread or the loaf
will have a raw, doughty taste when
baked.
Try wrapping baked potato in
napkin as soon as it Is done aud press
ing slightly until it bursts open and it
will be sure to be mealy.
Oatmeal water favored with lemon
Juice, cold cocoa, chocolate cream or
cold bouillon is not only meat as well
as drink, but Is even more cooling than
Ices.
Decaying matter will vitiate the at.
mosphere of the cellar and IL allowed
to remain will spread through the
whole house and cause sickness in the
family.
Prunes afford the highest nerve or
brain food, supply heat and waste, but
are not muscle-feedlng. They should
be avoided by those who suffer from
the liver.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
steepinr Oats for Hor.e..

The nutrltiye power of oats, Herr
Kalff. German agriculturist says,
may be considerably augmented by
sleeping the grain In water before CIV
ing it to horses. This Is his plan: He
has three troughs, each Of which holds
as much oats as will be required for
one days feeding. The first day the
first trough is filed with oats and water
at a temperature Of degrees @. poured
over it, and the whole mass is we'll
stirred. The water is left in the trough
about six hours, after which it is
strained Off through hole in the bot
tom Of the trough. The next day the
operation is repeated in the second
trough, and again on the following day
the third trough. The oats thus steep
ed in hot water get up Fermentation,
and at the expiration of forty-eight
hours are ready to be given to the
horses, and will then, according to
Herr Kalff, produce the maximum
nutritive effect.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
In a happy household there should be
no room for doubt.

An ounce of silence is sometimes
worth more than pound Of talk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07


Dry atmosphere is necessary for the
successful wintering of bees in cellars.
New forest reserves or additions to
those already existing are proposed,
about fifty in all.
A German authority is said to have
predicted that German sugar will be
driven out Of this country within three
years.
The Rough Rider is a new straw
berry, for which 1t is claimed that it is
extremely large and productive and the
latest and best shipping strawberry
ever produced.
Cherry culture does not seem to
thrive in Rhode Island. owing largely,
no doubt, to the moist climate, which
renders damage from fnngous disease,
particularly fruit rot, frequent and Sc.
we're.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
Pumpkin Pancakes.

To each cup of cooked pumpkin allow
one beaten egg, one cup milk and pre-
pared flour TO make batter as for or
binary pancakes. Season with salt and
pepper, and fry like other griddle cakes.
If prepared flour is not at hand, use one
teaspoon baking powder to each cup of
flour
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
Pruning I'M Winter.

Some successful fruit growers hold
that fruit trees should not be pruned
in winter, while others pay little atten-
ton to the season and ''prune when the
knife Is sharp" About one point, how
ever, there can be no doubt, and this is
that 1t is not advisable to prune when
the wood is frozen. Other conditions
being equal, winter pruning is practic-
ed by many for the reason that more
time and care can be given to the work
in winter than is practicable in the
hurry of the spring work. Grapes can
be pruned any time during winter. If
the wood is wanted for propagation, it
should be cut just before the severe
frosts arrive,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07

Floating Power of Cork.
A pound of cork will sustain in the
water man weighing 154 pounds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
Marketing Apples.

If the warm weather has injured the
apples 1t will be of advantage to over
haul them. Examine each apple and
reject all that are not perfectly sound.
If 1t can be done conveniently, wrap
the apples in tissue paper, singly, and
place them on shelves. II the apples
are for market they should not be dis
turbed unless necessary, when they
may be assorted, the imperfect ones re-
jected and the sound ones repacked in
the barrels. They should then be sent
to market as soon as the weather per-
mits. 1t is waste of labor to send
apples to market that are in the least
degree injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07

churnuz Small Quantity of Cream.
At certain seasons Of the year in
many cases there is very little milk,
and in order to get enough cream to
churn it has to be kept too long. Keep
cream until there is quart or so. and
put it into two-quart jar, screw the
lid on tightly and then shake till it is
churned. We have often churned in
five minutes in this way, and can of
cream will produce pound or more
Of butter.-Ohio Farmer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07


So, thinks the Boston Transcript
Moreover, 1t Is impressed with the
gravity of the questions to be solved by
Republican Congress. The matter
comes up in the Porto Rico tariff,
which is not Of itself momentous, but
Is ''rather the entering wedge charac-
ter of the proposal, the far-reaching
effect of decreeing that territory may
be held by the United States as part
of Its domain, and still be not entitled
to American rights. that will give Vi
tally to the discussion. Aside from
our obligation to Porto Rico on account
of her pressing needs, President Nc
Kinley was displaying that shrewd-
ness which always characterizes his do
ings when he recommended free trade
with the island, for in that way the con-
stitutional question might have been
postponed till the status of the Philip
pine Islands came up for settlement,
and by that time the Presidential cleo
tion would have been passed, and the
American people besides might have be-
come more accustomed to a colonial
policy.
"Just now the projection of this ques-
ton Is most unfortunate. The issue in
VOWED Is really that between expansion
and Imperialism. Heretofore, the Re-
publicans have insisted that they were
not imperialists, that no sane man
thought of Imperialism, that they were
simply expansionists, and that expan-
sion had been the settled American pol
ley since Jefferson's day to this. Now,
the distinction between the recommen-
dation of the Republicans on the Ways
and Means Committee and Of the Dem
ocrats. REINFORCED by Mr.. McCall's In
dividual report, is exactly the distinc-
ton between expansion and imperial
ism, or between the policy which has
accompanied our territorial growth in
the past and that which 1T is said must
necessarily go with our more recent
acquisitions"
All of the signs portend that Mr.. Nc
Kinley will soon occupy the position of
a traitor to his own party. Free trade,
forsooth! not while there is a suffering
trust to be protected.
Ship Subsidy Steal.
| 1t Is said that the fate of the Hanna
Payne ship subsidy bill is in the hands
of Senator James Mcmillan of Michi-
gan; that he 1t is who will decide
whether or not the bill is to so before
the Senate in Its present form. The
dispatches also state that Senator Nc.
MILAN is opposed to the bill in Its pres
ent form, and that the conclusion Is
therefore reached that the bill will
not be reported out of committee dur.
ing this session. This bears out the
prediction that the Republican sub
sidy thieves have grown frightened
at the tempest which is being stirred
up in the country over the proposed
passage of this bold-faced steal, and
that 1t will not be pressed at this SEES
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07

~ oYoU think 1t will look ct to be
Ill u seen, after 1t Is turned?" asked,
holding up to the light my old
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

The composite chairman Of the Popu-
list Democracy, Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas, is still resenting with considerable
heat the charge that since he is such an
important officer of the American Cotton
Company Capital $7,OOO,OOO; John X.
Searles, lately treasurer OF the sugar
trust, grand moguD, it must be that he
is high priest in the trust temple, or,
at least that he is Il reckless, abandoned
plutocrat. To do Mr.. Jones entire JUS
tice, we suppose that the American Cot
ton Company is not vicious trust which
deserves to be destroyed any more than
a number of other corporations of ST.
100000 capital in the hands Of former
officers Of more monopolistic trusts. Pre-
sumably the American Cotton Company
will make all the money it can, will make
dividends, indeed, upon its $7,OOO,0O Of
stock. Mr.. John e. Searles can be trust
ed to look after little thing like that,
even if Mr.. Jones devotes all of his at
tention for the next three months, or for
the next three years, for that matter, to
Populist Democratic politics exclusively.
The phase of Mr.. Jones connection
with the American Cotton Company
which we would like him to explain is
this, rather: How much of the $1,000
600 of the stock of the company has he
got, how did he get it, and what did he
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
JONES AND HIS COTTON BALE.


give for it? Is his name, undoubtedly
an eminent one in some quarters, used in
the board of directors as a bait to catch
investors? Did Mr.. Jones himself pay
par in leash money" for the stock that
he holds? Is his possession Of it, or any
part Of it, due to the fact that he is in
1uential in the finance committee of the
United States Senate, and by virtue Of
his position there could do his company,
or Mr.. Searles', or almost any company
Of the kind in which he or Mr.. Searles
might have an interest, very important
service at very critical time?
We have never known gentleman of
Mr.. Jones' financial prospects to grow
rich suddenly except by some means of
this kind. In other words, and to be
plain, it is fair to infer, until Mr.. Jones
denies it, that he is ''it," neither on ac-
count of his cash, nor his property, nor
some invention of demonstrated value,
but rather on account of his pulp or his
swing We say that it is fair to infer
this until Mr.. Jones denies it, because
Mr.. Jones, by reason Of his unjust at
tacks upon leading Republicans puts
himself very much in the public eye and
invites attack from any quarter. Mr..
Jones has no business to live in glass
house with perfect safety if he is going
to keep throwing such large stones.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
$3.50, 452,312
S1,06I, 6j7,21S


The above table is worthy of careful
study. We have been hearing, for years,
from Democratic orators first, that free
raw materials would help the manufac-
turers, and. second, that protective
tariff destroys our chances in foreign
markets. yet it will be seen by this table
that the importations Of Articles in
crude condition for use in domestic in
dustries" amounted, in the three years
under the Wilson free trade law, to SOl5,-
400 52, while in the three years under
the Dingley protective tariff they amount
TO $72S. S21 .352 Look also at the narrow
column. which indicates the percentages
Of the total imports which these raw ma
terials form, and you will see that they
form a much greater proportion OF the to-
tai imports under the Republican system
of protection than under the Democratic
system of free trade. Why? The an
swer is simple enough. Under the Dem
ocratic low tariff, absolute free trade in
some particulars, many manufacturers
were compelled either TO close their
works or reduce their output owing TO
the heavy importation OF manufactures
from abroad under the low tariff rates.
Hence the small consumption Of raw
material in manufacturing. This differ
ence Of more than S1O0,000,OOO in the
quantity Of raw materials imported in the
three years means a difference OF several
hundred millions Of dollars in the amount
Of goods manufactured and hundreds OF
millions in the amount Of money paid to
wage earners in the various manufactur-
ing lines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
M'KINLEY ON THE WAR.
The Government will Carry Liberty
Into All Its Domain.

A. %Lo oxoro;sos II, oonraot;on with +ha
at ING
presentation ny Inc Navy department. 10
the city of Canton, Ohio, of a cannon
cantured Mt Santiago the President. af-
oa.oa o.us nosno,doa &C to,,ons
'er repea'eu cans 'e'p0"ueu 90 i''''"'
on July T. l9oo:
my Fellow Citizens-I will not con-
sent to prolong these exercises beyond
making acknowledgment for your gen.
erous call and expressing as well the
pleasure which / have had in participat-
ing with my neighbors and fellow citizens
in the observation of this anniversary
one of the most significant, if not the
most significant, in American annals. The
sacred principles proclaimed in 1776 in
tho city of PHILADELPHIA. advanced tri-
umnbantlv Mt Yorktown. made effective
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
MANUFACTURERS HAVE
A VERY BUSY YEAR.
Exports Under the Dingley Law
Show Vast Growth.
The Demand for Raw Material Is SO
Great that Imports of Manufacture
ers' Material Have Also
Greatly Increased.

MI. o,r,,o.rrors Of the United
c+otns o.a mot;ng thcir greatest record
T., th;s nIos;n, roar of the century. Busy
work sbons smoking chimneys, factories
running on double time and, in some
Eases Tho fuu twenty-four hours with
threo shifts of hands. are an evidence of
hi. hrt axoct nroof is found in the re-
nnrt -, tho ,biof NJ the bureau of statis-
TICS inst issued. which shows an enor-
nGns increase in the importation of the
row materials which they use in manu-
focturing and an equally enormous in
creosa in the exnortation of finished man
ufoctnres Jmnortotions Of manufacture
ers, materials in the fiscal year 1900
,,,|ro noro than doublc those in the fiscal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
WHO IS MARK HANNA 3?

Who is this Marcus Hanna. pa.
That people call him great?
Is he the man who holds the helm
Which guides the ship Of state?
is he like old Goliath tall
Like some steeple in the sky.
Or. is he that awful wicked man
Who winks the other eye?
Tut, tut, my son. he's just a man
Like good old Reuben Blue.
Who has his way of doing things,
And knows thing or two!'
But why does Bryan hate him so,
And Popocrats berate?
Is it because he's old and slow,
And isn't up to date?
Oh, no, my son, you bet your life
He's not so very slow,
For when his shoulders TO the wheel
The cart is bound to go.
The reason why the Popocrats
Now tremble at his name,
Is cause he did il to 'em once
Ans goin' to do the same
Again this fall. and bury deep
Bill Bryan and his host
In some dark place where Tagal clam
Forever more will roast,
Where boiling oil, bolos and spears
And Aguinaldos dwell
A place, my son, so hot and bad,
Its name l must not tell.
s l. G.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Failures Arc Fewer.

The total liabilities Of firms that failed
in the year ending June 30. 1900. was
500. ST9.SS0. In the year 1896 the fail
ing firms owed $22G,O9G, S34. 1t will thus
be seen that the amount lost is only
about One-third what it was in 1895. II
tells the story Of prosperity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

Growth of Foreign Commerce.

Our foreign commerce under a Republi-
can administration in 1900 was worth
s2.244. 1858; under q Democratic free
trade administration in 1895 it was worth
only 81. $50. SOS, 139. an increase OF seven
hundred million dollars a year in favor
Of the Republican party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Exports Incrcaoe 5000. 900, 900.

We exported $1,394.4T9,214 worth of
merchandise in the year ending June 30,
1900. That was under a Republican
administration. In the year ending June
80. 1895. under a Democratic admins
tration. we exported goods worth $685.
800. $50. The increase favoring the Re
publican policy is almost exactly six hun
dred million dollars in the year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Plenty OF Money Circulating.

President McKinley's letter Of accept
ance called attention briefly but effective
ly to the per capita circulation Of money
in the United States. This per capita
circulation marks the high water of
American prosperity. 1t is now $2G.SJ
for every man, woman and child in the
country. To show its growth, in spite
Of the predictions OF the calamity free
silver cries, this table is appended:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Total -. .sG74,2O2, 191 s9s5.211, 2eC
American Railway Supplies Abroad.

A 4,OO0-ton steel rail contract has just
been booked in Pennsylvania for the
Cape Colony government railways. This
follows another order OF 1900 tons of
rails delivered before the war began. An
other recent shipment is 5000 tons,
which have been sent to BorneO. This
is good commercial expansion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
once a Deflcit. Now a balance.

There is a surplus Of ISL .229, al in the
United States treasury. Five years ago,
under the Democratic free trade policy,
there vas a deficit Of So. so, 223.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
France Disapproves of Mckinley.

1t appears that President McKinley's
letter OF acceptance has met with a very
frosty reception in France. President
MeKinley's ground with respect to the
Philippines does not meet the approval
Of the French press. All the better rea-
son for sustaining the President.
Frances attitude during the Spanish war
has not yet faded from memory.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
Demand for Hog and Cattle Products.

Demand IOr hog anu SatUie ffOluctss
Through the Republican policy of open
ing the mills and of restoring confidence
to general business, practically every
workman in the United States has be-
come able, since 1896, to have all the
fresh meat he wants. The fact that the
city workman can afford to eat more
roast beef chops, hams, veal outlets,
bacon, pork, sausages, etc, than he could
in 1896 means of course that there must
be more money in the farmers business
of raising corn to feed to cattle and hogs.
Take the many other products derived
from cattle and hogs, which had been
raised on corn, like lard, glue, gelatine,
isinglass, curled hair for mattresses, ETC.,
brush bristles, felts, soap, glycerine, am
monia, fertilizers, hoofs for button mate
rial, cut bones for knife handles, ETC.,
poultry foods from dried meat scraps, al
bumen for fixing colors and finishing
leather, neatsfoot oil, etc.,-all these have
naturally more extended uses when times
are prosperous than when they are not.
For instance, lard-nearly every cracker
made is about One-eighth of it lard. In
prosperous times the families of work
men go on picnics, travel, eat oyster
stews, and do other things which great
ly increase the consumption Of crackers.
As a result of such increased demands
for the products from slaughtered hogs
and cattle, which in turn means better
demand for corn, there has been an en-
hancement in the value Of live hogs and
cattle rs follows:
Jan. 1, 1897. Jan. /. 1900.
60, eEO- 900 401 eGCO sQR Oc0
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

tically all within the operations Of the
Dingley tariff.
Imports of manufacturers materials
and exports of manufactures under the
Wilson and Dingley laws, respectively:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28

Imports OF inaterlaIS EApoI
for manufacturing. Inanufa